Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-03-15
NEVADA HAPPENINGS.
State Central Committee Meetings..
Thunder Mountain Again...CarsOn
Prospects .a Sudden Death.
CARSON Cry. March II. 1902

va 'fAAAhh hAf 1T INflib anu diiillu lt'Al.
They refused to fuse at the last elec-
tlon but had little difficulty in coming
TO an understanding this time, more
over, their meetings were appointed
Tor the same day and place with that
! OBJECT IN view. All chickering's and
pulling and hauling was avoided by
1 the appointment of committees on
conference, who met amicaby and
soon settled the fusion question, and
both parties met in close convention !:
IN TACT 1t Is now perfectly consistent
10 call them one party. The atten-
dance was unusually good from all
parts OF the otate-hlko, Eureka.
White Pine and Nye counties being
represented. All the State officers,
including the Governor, were present
and great unanimity prevailed The
Newlands contingent was also there
in full force. The only contest was
as to the place Of holding the State
Convention, the Democracy going in
for Reno and many of tho Silver. men
for Ninnemucca but it was easily
decided in favor OF Reno. as it would
not do To have an apparent split in
the party, which Inc Republicans
would be quick to take advantage of.
Besides, 10th parties being uuanl-
nous for NewIands as candidate for
u. 5. Senator who is expected to
pull the whole ticket through to sue
ces perfect unanimity is imperative.
The cate Of the convention was set
for August 10Th, and the primaries
for election of delegates thereto fot.
July 10th. Apportionment of dele
gates was made, and after the adop-
ton of an address to the people of
Nevada and scalding rebuke to
Senators Stewart and Jones for trai
torousIy deserving the party and 90
ing back to the Republicans, The
meeting adjourned with three cheers.
to meet subject to the call of the
chairmen. And so ends the political
trouble for the present; the RepuD-
lican candidate for L. S. Senator.
whoever he may be-Jones, Cleveland
or dark horse-will have something
to say in the matter next fall
The most sensational reports con
tinue to come in from Thunder Noun |
tain, Idaho. The main vein is 200
feet in width of paying ore, all gold, !
with a streak six feet wide that |
averages over $1,000 per ton, other
streaka assay $1,000 per ton. About
four miles west, on Monumental .
creek, is another big strike, showing
ii huge ledge with rich streaks in it |
assayng away up in the thousands. |
But as before remarked, this wildly |
rich discovery is located in one of the |
most inaccessible regions west OF the
Rocky mountains. Pack trains do
the transportation principally, aided
by wagons in favored localities. but
a pOSt-oiticc is established and par
ties are doing their best to DIG and
blast out Il regular mail route to the
new Eldorado. Meanwhile the gen
aral public of this section feels more
'avorably disposed toward Tonopah
as Il more tangiby proven propo.
,ition aud very much more accessible
Carson keeps on in the even tenor
IF her way, nobody getting partcu-
arly rich but all making a comfort
able living, and all more or less
Interested in Tonopah and her pros
poets Some very good mining indi-
,ations are developing near town.
and Mr., John f. Unborn, the pres.
dent and manager of the Vulcan
Company near GardnervilIe.
larson valley, returned to-day from
/ visit to San Francisco, where he
vent to hurry up the smeIter which
) expected to be established and in
ull and secccssful operation inside of
TX weeks
The "litchered' drill in the east
,omstock workings, intended to tap
he lower levels at the depth of 1900
Get, still stays titchercd at the depth
# 470 feet and nobody seems to
Know what to do with it.
Renos smallpox scare is complete
y run out by the preparations being
made for the Grand Carnival with
'lidway Plaisance and Little Egypt.
tie, on the Fourth of July. Long
ways ahead, but big thing anyhow.
Joseph Budd, II civil war veteran,
lied very unexpectedly yesterday
fternoon in u BARRIERS chair He
sed to be prominent stage driver
ver the Placervile route in the
arly days and was an old resident of
larson He was about u years of
ge and had no relatives here He
ad received his pension money. $l2
month, the day before and was get
ing his hair and beard trimmed up. }
he barber noticed Uncle Joe becom- !,
~ very quiet and supposed he had
ropped of to sleep as usual under
is soothing manipulations, but when
e tried to arouse him for his pay he
ound he bad passed out into the I
lVthicaI bpVOnd What n nlaou,nt