Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1902-05-17
NOTABLE HAPPENINGS
ABOUT THE STATE.
The Carson Tragedy-.TonOpa Aspects
...Reno's Carnival..The Gardner.
vile Smelter -. Politics.
CARSON Cry, May Is, 1902

One of the saddest episodes that
ever occurred in this section was the
drowning of the two Vouderhyde sis
ters in the Carson river on Sunday
last. Lola, aged 20, and Ada. aged
Is. went with their brother and an
other young man by the name of
kattleman to Cradlcbaugh' 5 bridge
on the Carson river for an outing.
They procured "a boat and went down
the river to Gardeners dam. The
stream was much swollen from the
melting SHOWS in the mountains. and
when near the dam Il heavy gust of
wind swept the boat into the strong
current and over the dam into the
fOaming torrent among the rocks
below. Kattleman managed to swim
ashore and young Vonderhyde sue
creded in getting hold of rock to
which he chung for nearly two hours
until rescued. The boat was turned
bottom up aud the girls disappeared
in the wild rush of waters down the
river. The alarm spread rapidly and
hundreds FASTENED to the scene.
working night and day since to re-
cover the bodies The body of Lola
was found last evening near the
upper end of the Mexican dam, a mile
from the scene of the accident. and
the other is expected to be found
near by this morning The young
ladies' were highly esteemed in society
and their loss is severely felt.
Jim Butler came up from the Bay,
stopped over night, and is doubtless
with you in Tonopah now. Every
body here is well pleased with the
result of the Tonopah election in
Philadelphia, bringing as it does the
assurance that the dormant energies
aud resources of the great camp will
now be brought out in full force.
Renos biz carnival boom is boom
iug bigger than ever, aud Fourth of
July week will be the biggest old time
ever seen in the Riverside town.
Reno never does things by halves.
Plenty of money is being contributed
to pay all expenses, the best music is
engaged and the street shows and
open air entertainments will be splen-
did Everybody will be in to see the
fun and Reno will receive we'll
deserved benefit. Voting for the
queen Of the carnival is now going on.
Little is being said about the prize
fight other than that it will come off
at Reno on the Fourth. The fighters
win train near Carson. Gardner at
Shaw springs, and Root at Cook S
ranch Fitzsimmon old training
quarters.
The disastrous fire at Truckee
Sunday morning, whereby the box
factory, planning mill, lumber yard
and all other property Of the Truckee
Lumber Company was totally de
>troycd, comes in the nature of
public calamity. The loss is estimated
at nearly 500, 600
The machinery and material for the
big smcltcr at GardncrviIe is arriv-
ing, the requisite buildings are being
erected, and the concern will be in
operation by the middle of next
month.
The POGO TEMPO mine at Alkali
lake, forty miles south of Carson, has
a big lot of argentiferouS gaIena ore
out ON the dump that carries rich
values in silver as well as consider
able gold. The owners have secured
Il mill in Smith valley and are moving
it to the mine They have plenty of
water for steam purposes and expect
to blow their whistle ON July 4th.
Meanwhile the ore continues to i'm
prove as depth is attained, and they
expect to develop something like a
Tonopah bonanza.
Politics is being talked more and
more as the season advances. Judge
w. ID. Jones has withdrawn his can
didacy for District Judge of Eureka