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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
The Opera Ball.

The ball given by the Tonopah
Amusement company last evening,
as the dedication Of the new Opera
House, was a decided success both
socially an d financially, no less
than $50 couples being present be-
sides large number spectators.
Although the interior of the building
is still unfinished, It was brilliantly
lighted and presented very pretty
scene. The grand march was led
by Miss Lizzie Pepper and Billy
Grimes, and was an innovation in
Tonopah tersphicorean circles, each
dancer holding an American flag,
and arches were formed under which
passed 1.-THE brave and the fair. "
The music was all that could be de-
sired and the success of the affair
was largely due to the following
young people as floor committee:
Misses Elsie Scheneman, Doris
Arroe, Edith Hart, Daisy Lothrop,
Lizzie Pepper. and NJ, Howard, Billy
and Chas. Grimes, John Erickson,
J. Douro. Mr.. NJ. Howard, who
managed the social affair, deserves
credit for the splendid success of
the dance.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
SlXTY=EIGHT FEET OF ORE in
NORTH CROSSCUT OF BELMONT
The Bast Drift on Foot-WaII of this Rich LEDGE
Now i'm as Feet i'm Hieh-Grade Ore.

The monster ledge whic h was
struck 1852 feet north from the GA
level Of the Desert Queen shaft CON
tinues along its northerly course and
is now in SIXTY EIGHT FEET and
from the time it was cut the values
of the rock have all been very
high. The face of the cross.
cut shows a three foot vein of ore
that assays $3l8.60 The reader
should stop a moment and think of a
crosscut being run through a ledge
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
The Paper.

The BONANZA h a double the
amount of reading matter of any
other paper published in this section.
Its mining reports are truthful and
correct, its editor being in touch
with all the leading companies of the
district, makes personal inspection
of the mines each week and knows
whereof he writes. 1t is no guess
work, only facts and correct figures
are printed in these columns. The
BONANZA has the largest circulation
and will always keep in the lead.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16

At the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. H. Sullivan last Thursday evening
Judge Lindsay united in marriage
Mr.. Arthur Buckley and Mrs. Magma
Adair The newly mated couple will
leave for California in a few days on
their wedding tour, May happiness
always follow them
Miss Mary Sawle, who spent sew
eral weeks in Tonopah last summer,
and who is brother of our towns
man, VIM. Sawle, was married in
Truro, England, on Easter Sunday
TO Mr.. Thomas BENEFITS prominent
citizen of that city
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16

68 feet and no hanging wall yet in
sight. And further to cause mining
men to ponder and wonder a drift
has been driven east on the foot wall
of this great ledge which is now in
forty-eight feet with rich pay seam
or vein seven feet wide, the ore
averaging $3.50 per ton. At the
present time there are millions of
dollars in sight in the Belmont prop
erty, in fact there has never been a
discovery in the world that could
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
Shooting ARRAY.

A shooting scrape occurred at Joe
Tognoni's ranch last Monday, which
might have resulted seriously. For
tunately but one of the aggressors,
of which there were five, was i'll
lured, VIM. Mendez bein, wounded
in the foot. The cause of the trouble
was an old feud over water rights
at Duckwater, in this county
On the day named five Italians came
to Tognoni's ranch and begun to des-
troy stone dam which he had
erected at a considerable expense.
At this juncture Mr.. Tognoni, so
rumor says, fired a shot. The invading
party retired, but returned shortly
afterward and began firing into
Tognoni's house, where his family re-
side. The fire was returned and
VIM. Mendez is now nursing a foot
with bullet hole through it. Joe
Tognoni came to Tonopah to-day and
surrendered himself to the officers.
A complaint was filed and all parties
concerned will be summoned to APP
pear before Judge Lindsay during
the coming week, when the prelimin-
airy hearing will take place, Key
Pittman, Tonopahs prominent at
torney, has been retained by Mr..
Tognoni to look after his side of the
affray. 1t looks like those who at
tempted to take the law into their
own hands will regret having done SO.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
LOCAL LACONICS.
Advertise in the BONANZA.

Advertise in the BONANZA.
Frank Golden has returned to Car
son.
Forged checks on the Fraction M.
Co. are in circulation.
w. S. Elliott, of the Butler, is WIS.,
iting in San Francisco.
James Woods and County Recorder
Rice are here from Belmont.
Miss Brown, of Virginia, is here,
the guest of Mrs. ]. H. kinkead.
The district attorney should put
stop to the dumping of dirt on Main
street.
A meeting of the Crystal Water
company was held in their office yes
terday.
The seventeen-year .old Candelaria
lawsuit, the Holmes VS.. Northern
Belle case, is on at Carson.
When the store of the Nye County
Mercantile company is completed it
will be model establishment.
Rob't Murdy, who has been con
fined in Mrs. Bates sanitarium, is
now able to be about the streets.
Carpenters are not plentiful in To
nopah, and those contemplating
building are compelled to wait their
turn.
Fl. P. Eastwood, of Northampton,
Massachusetts, in town looking
around. He is interested at Gold
Mountain district and has great
hopes for its future.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16

equal it, it is the opinion of many
that the Belmont will become "a
greater producer than the Mizpah,
and this is saying that hundreds of
millions will be produced. The editor
viewed this great Belmont bonanza
last evening and the above state
ment in regards to size of ledge and
assay values are correct. Why the
stock is not selling for $50 is a won
der to all here in Tonopah.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
THE T0N0PAH
WATER COMPANY
The Entrance Of Traction Engine and
First Machinery.

Wednesday the citizens of Tonopah
saw for the first time on the streets
of the city, a traction engine running
under its own power. The machine
was well loaded and was loaded for
the Tonopah Water company's wells.
1t was accompanied by two water
and supply teams. Whenever the
teams were stalled the traction en-
CINE would run back and hitch onto
the wagon. Mr. Craycroff said that
the only trouble experienced on the
trip to Rye Patch was from the fact
that there was not enough weight ON
the engine to hold the trucks down
to the road
The drill is now at the Rye Patch
and has begun the sinking of the
first well. Each well will be put
down to bedrock and in doing SO the
water will come from next to the
aolid rock and at the same time will
prospect the company's claims.
This ground will pay to work for the
gold in it with proper plant. The
stone and sand to be used in the
foundation for the pumping engine is
now being hauled to the pumping
station, A contract for wood for
the drill and pumping plant has been
let and teams are now busy deliver
ing the same at the wells. The ma
chinery for the pumping plant is at
Sodaville and will be loaded to-day
for Rye Patch. 1t consists of a six
million gallon centrifugal pump, a
large boiler and an engine, tools,
supplies, pipe, fittings, etc. This
material is simply for the testing
plant and will not be part of the
the permanent plant. The perma-
nent plant will comprise over one hun
dred broad gauge carloads or about
two hundred narrow gauge cars.
Mr.. Sutton is in charge of the test
ing operations and will remain
here only long enough to ascertain
whether the water supply will war
rant pipe line to Tonopah or not.
If favorable he will return to San
Francisco and the Tonopah Water
company will then take charge of
and complete plans to transmit the
water to town and then construct
the plant Mr.. Sutton is here in the
interests of the capitalists who are
to furnish the money to construct the
permanent plant if water supply is
deemed adequate. He will also sink
some dozen or two of prospect wells
above and below the pumping station
for the purpose of thoroughly pros
pecting the placer ground, as soon
as the wells at the pumping plant
are put down. With water every
thing in Tonopah is possible, With
water the immense ore bodies of the
camp can be treated at home. The
outside world has only the faintest
idea of the immensely and richness of
the Tonopah ore bodies. If man
were to even tell the actual facts as
to size, richness and length Of the
ore now opened up, the outside world
would vote him the greatest liar of
the age. Even in Tonopah itself the
real facts are not appreciated. Less
than one thousandth part of the pos
sible territory containing veins has
been even prospected, The fact that
the andesite which contains the ore
veins is covered with from 400 to 800
feet of rhyolite, will account in
measure to the outside world for our
otherwise unaccountable slowness in
opening up our rich ore veins.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16

The shaft of the Miss Hamilton
claim belonging to this company as
stated last week, became so soft and
seamy that it was necessary to stop
sinking and timber to the surface.
The last shots put into the north
edge of the shaft were in quartz.
The shaft has been timbered to the
surface and they are at work clean
ing out the shaft which will take
three days, then sinking will be re-
sumed If the quartz cut proves to
be ore the management will be much
surprised as the shaft was planned
to cut the ledge at about 100 feet.
The finding of the lode porphyry at
30 feet was u pleasant surprise.
Belmont Shaft.
On Sunday last the new 44.h. p.
gas engine for the Belmont shaft
was unloaded and laid on the already
prepared bed 1t was brought from
the railroad by McSweeney's heaviest
wagon, and it required twenty-five
animals to haul it up the ridge. The
40-ft. gallows frame and shaft gear
generally were all in readiness to re-
ceive and hitch on to the new power.
Hosting will be resumed and all
work expedited in accordance with
facility afforded by new machinery.
Mayfiower.
The May flower Mining company
viii shortly have perfected incorpor-
alton and commence operations. The
company owns four claims adjoining
the Mizpah Extension on the north.
Rescue.
The non-arrival of the smoke stack
has delayed the starting up of the
Rescue plant, but it is now on the
road and will be here and in position
in few days.
OhiO-TonOpah.
In ground full of ore bearing
stringers the Ohio Tonopah shaft is
down 764 feet to-day. Cutting out
for the station will begin in a few
days.
Valley View.
The east drift on the 440-level is
now in ledge of ore thirteen feet
wide, the ore being very rich and is
being shipped to Salt Lake.
Mcnamara.
The shaft is new down 800 feet,
the bottom being in quartz.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
Lawn Tennis Court.

Cal Brougher and others have just
had completed nice lawn tennis
court grounds on the south side of
his residence. Seats have been pro-
vided for the players, and each even
ing when the thermometer is not
down to zero the club meet and try
out for honOrs.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
A Cosy Place.

The Mizpah saloon, Brougher
Bros and Griffin Il Nelson, proprie-
tors, have had carpenters and paint
ers at work for the past two weeks,
giving their popular resort thor
ough house cleaning, They now en-
ploy three eight. hour bar keepers
and have four gaming tables in full
blast,
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
Prominent Visitors.

W. M. Burchalter, postmaster of
Truckee and H. L. Moody, attorney
of the same place accompanied by I.
$. Ford prominent lawyer of Ne
vada City, are here making mining
investments. They are the right
kind of people we like to see in Ton
Opah.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
Club Rooms.

The Butler, Cole g. Elliott, proprie-
tors, have partitioned off, in the rear
of their saloon, two large cosy club
rooms for patrons. Just the place
for quiet game of cards.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
Some Rich Ores.

Harry Clark, of the Original Pack
age, has had placed in his saloon a
nice cabinet case in which are some
very rich specimen of ore of this and
adjacent districts.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
For the Lucky.

The Palm saloon has placed roul-
cite table with a big bank in the rear
room and all who feel sporty inclined
can try their luck at the wheel of
fortune.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
Fraction Extension.
BostOn-TOnopah n.

Superintendent McCambridge re-
ports that the main shaft of the Bos-
ton-Tonopah is down $50 feet and
sinking is proceeding in the blue
porphyry. As the blue lies immedi-
ately over the pink or lode porphyry
the latter can confidently looked for
within the next few weeks, and ledge
matter will undoubtedly be found in
that
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
North Star.

Water was struck Thursday in the
North Star shaft at depth of 500
feet. The flow is small but seems to
be gradually increasing in volume
The price Of the company's stock
has been advanced to 81 per share,
and very little of it can be had at
that figure.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
HOme-TOnOpah.

The Home Tonopah company ex-
poets to commence operations very
soon. Recent developments in the
King Tonopah, in the Miriam and in
the Montana Tonopah properties has
greatly increased general interest in
the Home Tonopah ground.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
Desert Queen.

The shaft is now down Sl4 feet and
station is being cut out. A large
ore-bin, 22x20, is being built south OF
and below the hoist.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
Fraction.

In the Wine on the 600-level a
ledge known to be thirty-two feet
wide is being sunk upon. The ore
will average 500 per ton. Every in
dication points to big body of ore
being opened up
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
OhiO-TonOpah.

In ground full of ore bearing
stringers the Ohio-Tonopah shaft is
down 764 feet today. Cutting out
for the station will begin in few
days.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16
Valley View.

The east drift on the 440-level is
now in ledge of ore thirteen feet
wide, the ore being very rich and is
being shipped to Salt Lake.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1903-05-16

The shaft is new down 800 feet
the bottom being in quartz.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-02
where His wisdom Showed.

Reports had reached the king from
time to time that Mustapha Murphy
was very wise man and was becom-
ing an oracle in his kingdom.
His majesty was no man to play Sec
ond fiddle to anything on legs, and one
day he sent for Mustapha to make a
holy show of him before the people.
The wise man arrived by trolley car,
and when he had come into the pres
ence of the king he was asked a num-
Der of leading questions, such as:
Why does a crab go forward back
ward? Why wasn't a hen born a
rooster? Why doesn't a man climb
a tree feet first?
To all questions he replied by a
shake of the head, and by and by the
king rose up and exultantly ex-
claimed:
"You can all see how it is. Instead
of being a wise man, our Mustapha
Murphy is simply fool. Let him go
hence"
"Why didn't you tall1?" was asked
of the wise man. when he had left the
presence of the king.
because wisdom kept me silent" he
replied.
Moral: He who disputes with king
loseth his head-BOstOn Globe.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-02
oId-Time Railroad wreck.

In the early days of the road there was
a smash-up and all were badly shaken up
into the superintendent office and said:
Mr.. superintendent, l came in to see
what you We're going to give me for shak-
ing me up so YESTERDAY" The superintend-
ent asked how much he thought he ought
to have for his injuries. ''Well, l think it
IS worth 90 cents, and | will settle for that"
The superintendent replied that it was quite
sum, but as the man seemed honest he
would pay him, and he did so, taking his
receipt in full. The superintendent said:
Il will be liberal with you and give you a
pass to take you home" mo, you won't.
As long as these pins (slapping his legs)
more. National Magazine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-02
LAWYERS QUEER BILL.
ne Was Good Listener, But He
Wanted Pay for Acting in
That Capacity.

Here is the story of an Ohio lawyer who
did not become a politician, as he was not
built on political lines. 1t is told by a
Washington man, who was his clerk at one
time, says the Washington Post. Lawyer
B was gruff sort of parsonage and be-
heved IN making every one pay for every
service. One of his clients was the presi-
dent OF bank, who, during the pendancy
OF his case, dropped into the lawyers office
very frequently and told stories. The law
yer was a good listener. and seemed to en-
JOY the stories very much, but after the
banker went out, Lawyer B would say:
Here, charge Mr.. Blank $40 for an nour of
my time. If | have got to listen to his sto-
RES he has got to pay me for it. Finally
the bill was made out and carried to the
banker. 1t was an itemized account stat
ing the date of each call He scanned it
closely and remarked:
hasn't he?"
Pay for what?" asked the clerk.
For listening to my stories"
And then he paid the bill-Washington
Post
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-02
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

yes, gentlemen, all I am in the
world [ owe to my wife" eff that's
all you owe you're mighty lucky
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Grumble-"Old Skinfint has just
had his picture taken" Gripe-"Is it
possible? Who took it?' "A sneak
thief. "-Y onkers Statesman.
Deceived.-'Does she love money
for its own sake or for what it will
buy?" Neither. She loves it for
what she thinks it will buy."-Brook-
Ign Life.
The Doctor-''You have bad cold,
Mr.. Jiggs. I'll give you some pills for
it." Jiggs-"Oh, never mind, doctor.
You can have it for nothing."-Har-
ward Lampoon.
Secret of Success.-Green-"What
are you doing now?" Brown-'Run-
ming a grocery" Making a
success of it?" Brown-''Well, yes
in small weigh. Chicago Daily
News.
Out of Politics-First Venezuelan
What has become of Senior MaZat-
LAMP" Second Venezuelan-'H is out
of politics." did he lose much in the
last campaign" 1.-TWO arms and =
leg, IN. Y. Weekly.
The Owner-'See here! You want
to handle that trunk more careful
1y!" The Porter-''I'll look out for
it. sir. 1 know a man who let one
fall on his toes last month, an he
amt out of the hospital yet.''-Town
and Country.
''What do you think of the new
boarder?" asked Mrs. Starvem. "Oh
don't know!" replied Starboard. Il
think he's very polite" EITHER that
or very sarcastic. Did you hear him
ask me if I'd pass the 'cream!"-
Philadelphia Press.
The Chief Hello! where
are you going with all those fisw-
ers?" I'm going to put them on my
wife's first husbands grave. oh, you
needn't look as though you thought
me a fool. I'm sorry he died, all
right Town Topics.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-02
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

The amount of coal mined in Brit
ish Columbia last year was 1,731,00O
tons.
Of over 100000 women employed in
the German industries, less than 25,-
600 are organized
Liverpool has decided to try the
suggestion of it's city engineer to
build workmens dwellings with con-
crete slabs made from dust destruc-
tor clinkers.
Fosters statistics of mineral out
put, just published, shows that the
United States produces more and the
British empire little less than one
third of the coal, while Germany
furnishes One-ffth.
A unique institution is the Patho-
logical museum at Berlin. This was
established by Prof. Virchow. and
contains 23,O66 preparations, of a
pathological kind, with elaborate ar
engagements for preserving, mounting
and studying the specimens.
The production of a vegetable sub
stitute for horse-hair is reported as a
thriving Algerian industry. The ma
terial is the fiber of leaves of a dwarf
palm, and it is prepared for such
uses as stuffing furniture, mattresses,
etc. The advantages of the vegetable
hair are its solidity, the readiness
with which it can be dyed, and its
low cost.
Electrical reaction have been found
by DR.. A. d. Waller, of the University
of London, to serve as test of life
in both animal and vegetable tissues.
In this way he has just shown that
bits of human skin for grating pre-
serve their vitality at least two days,
often ten days, and probably some
times much longer. AS confirming
this conclusion, it is mentioned that
carefully preserved skin has been
used after six months, 16 transplant
tations out of % proving successful.
Alloys Of aluminium and magnesium
are known to be superior to pure
aluminium in strength, but they are
less malleable and ductile. A more
satisfactory metal is obtained by the
Dutch Aluminium company. A mix
ture of aluminium with two to ten
per cent. of magnesium gives a metal
that can hardly be distinguished from
aluminium, and the qualities of this
alloy are modified by passing several
times through rolling mill while
heated to 400 to 500 degrees C. The
treated alloy can be easily cut and
filed, while it has much of the ductil-
ity and malleability of pure alum
inum
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-02
Owners Must Take Risk.

Housekeepers generally will be in
terested in decision recently made
in an English court. Awaitress broke
a very expensive plate worth about
SIS, and an attempt was made by the
employer to withhold wages for the
breakage. The maid brought suit to
get her money, and the mistress in de-
tense claimed that by the terms of en-
gagement the maid was to be respon-
sible for breakage. This contract was
ruled out by the court as manifestly
unjust. The mistress insisted upon
using these costly plates, and forced
the maid to handle them in the course
of duties. This handling, provided rea-
sonable care was used, must be at the
employers risk; certainly full value
could not be claimed. It was suggest
ed at this trial that fair per cent. of
the loss, perhaps ten per cent, might
fall on the employe.-N. Y. World.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1903-07-02
A WOman,a Back.

Dublin, Mich, June 29th.-To the many
women who suffer with weak back and pains
and tired feelings in the small of the back,
the experience of Mrs. Fred Chalker of this
place will be interesting and profitable.
Mrs. Chalker had suffered very great
deal with these back pains and although
she had tried many things, she could find
nothing that would relieve her. The pain
kept on in spite of all she could do.
At last she CHANGED to read the story OF
another lady who had suffered with the
backache, and said she had been cured by a
remedy called Dodd's Kidney Pills, and Mrs.
Chalker thought she would try the same
thing.
After the first two boxes had been taken
according to directions, she began to feel
some better, and she kept on till at last she
was cured.
Her pains are all gone, and she is very
grateful. She says: ''Dodd's Kidney Pills
helped me greatly, and | will always recon-
mend them as cure for Pain in the Back. -"