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The San Francisco call., 1904-10-11
Hotel Guests Aroused by Fire.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 10.-As result of
a fire. which to-day destroyed an
amusement resort near the Worlds
Fair grounds and communicated to
the roof of the Forest Park Hotel, $50
guests in the latter were aroused
from their sleep and hurried from
the building. The loss was nominal.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-11
BIRTHS MARRIAGES DEATHS.

Birth, marriage and death notices sent by
mail will not be inserted They must be handed
IN at either OF the publication offices and be
indorsed with the name and residence Of per-
sons authorized 70 have the same published
Notices restricted simply to the announcement
free Of charge.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-11
TRAVELLED EXTRA THOUSAND
MILES TO REACH HOMIE
Chicago Odd Fellows IncOnvenienced
by Washouts and Suffer From
Short Food Supply.

CHICAGO, Oct. 10.-Seventy Odd
Fellows and their wives have arrived
here after a series of delays en- route
from the Grand Lodge Encampment
at San Francisco. Washouts in Texas
and New Mexico forced the party to
double on Its course and travel an ex-
ira thousand miles. Three miles of
track were out along the Pecos River.
Hardships were occasioned by the
failure of food supplies.
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-11
To SAN RAFAEL.
ROSS VALLEY.
MILL VALLEY.
CAZADER0. Etc.
Via sausalito Ferry

SUBURBAN SERVICE. STANDARD GAUGE
Depart from San Francisco. daily. at n .ox
i:35, 5:15. $50. $3.50. T:15. $500 and ~ 10 10
p.
Arrive at San Francisco, daily af &C.
T.35 Sis. $3.50, 9;35. 1850 a. M: an iS9.4O.
i:25, sos. 5:42. e:22, 1857. 7:4O and - 90.
p. m
tDaily except Sunday.
For Fairfax, daily, at 7:45 a. m: ala, g.
urdays at 3:15 p. m. and daily excenf e. sat
day and Sunday at 5:15 D. m. Saeur-
THROUGH TRAINS.
T:45 a. m. daily-Cazadero and vvav ....,
s:15 p. m, Saturdays only-For c. s~sdonnss'
etc.
5:15 p. m. daily. except Saturday ana s,,,
day for Tomales. etc 1 SUI
TICKET oFFIcE-650 Market st.
FERRY-Union Depot, foot OF Market n
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-11
BORN.

ALLEN-In this city. October O. 1904 to the
wife Of William Allen (nee Gatto). a son.
MEYER-In this city. October 10. 1904 TO the
wife Of Samuel Meyer a son.
REES-In this city October G. 1904 To the
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-11
SUFFERING AND sTAnrnnER1No.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

MELBOURNE Institute Van Ness and Market
cures: estab- in s. F. yrs. Hours to p m
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-11
z. P. CoLGAN. State Controller.

NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS. Helen Mining
Company Qncorporsted). San Francisco
California-At a meeting OF the directors and
stockholders OF the above company held Sep
tember 2 1904. assessment Of one Cd
cent per share was levied the capital
stock payable Immediately TO the Secre-
tsry. N. J. BROLAN. at the compsny's Of
hce. pier Z, Pacific St. San Francisco. Said
assessment becomes delinquent October IL
1904. and all unpaid assessed stock Will be
sold November .. 1904, TO pay the above as
LAM Secretary
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-11
ASSESSMENT NOTICES.

lOTICE-Tsxes due upon assessments made
by the state Board OF Equalization. Con-
rrollers Department, State Of California
sacramento. October IL 1904. In accord
snce with the provisions OF section 366S Of
the Political Code, notice is hereby given
that / have received from the State Board
Uf Equalization the Duplicate Record of As
sessments Of Railways and the Duplicate
Record OF Apportionment Of Railway Assess
ments," containing the assessments upon the
property OF eacn OF the tolloHing named
associations or corporations, as fixed by said
state Board OF Equalization for the year
1904, viz:
central Pacific Railway Company, South
Pacific Coast Railway Company, Southern
Pacific Railroad Company, Southern Cali
fornia Motor Road Company, Carson and
Colorado Railway Company, California
Northwestern Railway Company Oessees Of
the san Francisco and North Pacific Rail-
Hray), Southern California Railway Company;
the Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Company: North Shore Railroad Company,
Pacific Coast Railway Company, Pajaro Val
ley Consolidated Railroad Company, Nevada
County Narrow Gauge Railroad Company,
Nevada-C California Oregon Railway Company,
Sierra Valleys Railway Company. Alameda
and san Joaquin Railroad Company. Sierra
Railway Company Of California. Gualala Mil
Company. Lake Tahoe Railway and Trans
p0rtati0n Company, Boca and Loyalton Rail-
road Company; San Pedro. Los Angeles and
Salt Lake Railroad Company, and the Pull
The state and county taxes on all per-
sorsl property and one-half Of the State
and county taxes on all real property are
now due and paya bic. and will be delinquent
on the last Monday in November next, at
o clock p. m., and unless paid to the State
Treasurer. at the Capitol, prior thereto, 3
Per cent will be added to the amount there
Of and unless so paid on or before the las:
Monday in April next. at 6 O'Clock p. m, an
additional per cent will be added to the
amount thereof.
The remaining one-half OF the State and
county taxes on all real property Will be due
and payable at any time after the first
Monday In January next, and will be dclin-
Cuent on the last Monday In April next, at
o. clock p. m, and unless paid to the
State Treasurer. at the Capitol. prior thereto
per cent will be added TO the amount
thereof
The San Francisco call., 1904-10-11
TxPEwzrrEKs AND SUPPLIES.

Smith Premier, S25: other typsTr.tsrs at
higher and lower prices: rentals s. SO. The
2D-HAND typewriters sold rented, repaired.
Webster Typewriting Inspec. Co.. sos Market.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
win Shin Ore.
G. NJ. ScnwAR.

NJ. L. Effinger was in during the
week from the Palmetto district
sixty miles south of Tonopah, where
he is establishing permanent camp.
Mr. Effinger recently located a mum
Der of claims in the district, one of
which promises to become big ship
per. From three-foot ledge, which
outcrops 200 feet along the surface
ore is being extracted that runs $3.50
to the ton in gold. Mr. Effinger lett
Tor his camp yesterday prepared for
a several weeks stay. He took a
lot of sacks along and is making
ready for a shipment. The claims
are situated about thirty miles from
the railroad station at Coaldale.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
new MINING
MANAGER ELECTED
Frank A. Keith Succeeds
Fred ]. Siebert.
|. |. Oddie Is Elected General Agent
both Good Selections and
Satisfactory to All.

AT the annual meeting Of the Tono.
pah Mining company of Nevada held
IN Philadelphia last Tuesday after
noon, the directors appointed Mr..
Frank A. Keith to succeed Mr.. Fred
J, Siebert, resigned. Mr.. Keith as
sumes the title Of general manager
and Mr.. I. L. Oddie has been an.
pointed general agent of the com.
pany, which latter title carries with
IL the same duties and responsibilities
now performed by him. MIR. Odeie
VIII have the responsibility of the
financial and business end of the
company, besides his other duties
and Mr.. Keith will operate under
Mr.. John Hays Hammond, will look
after the technicalities of the oper.
alton of the various mines owned bv
the company.
Mr.. Keith has a very high stand
ing, both as a mining engineer and
as man, and those in Tonopah who
know him are highly pleased at the
TACT that he will be so closely associ-
ated with Tonopah, the greatest
mining camp today on the face of the
globe. Mr.. Keith viii arrive in Tono-
pah in few days and assume the
duties of the important Office to
which he has been elected
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
Railroad Progress.

Freight and passenger service was
inaugurated this week between Soda.
vile and Coaldale, connec ting with
the O'Keefe stage line at the latter
point. Good service is being main
tanned. although on account Of the new
road stages have not been enabled
as yet TO reduce the time. The C. &
G. have not been delivering material
for the past few days on account Of
heavy cattle shipments and movement
OF commercial freight and for this
reason the tracklaying forces have
been badly handicapped and have not
been able to make the usual progress.
Inc track is now past the thirtieth
mile and with promises Of better
movement Of material IL should have
at least five more miles added to its
length the coming week. The water
rs now running through the new pipe
line, atiording ar ample supply of
water for all purposes. Excellent
progress has been made on the depot
site and the various spurs at Tono-
pah, and the contractors will have
finished within the next ten DAYS.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
TOnOpah.Aiax.

This property, situated in Lone
Noun tain, is again showing mp in
very good shape, and from the present
indications there is no doubt but
what the stock in the Ajax will
surely crawl up to good fair figure.
At meeting of the board of direct.
ors Of the said company it was de.
cided to increase the force OF men at
work on the property and make a
shipper out OF it as soon as possible.
The present work shows that they
have encountered very good BODY
OF ore and that it is permanent.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
Excellent Work.

Last Monday evening Mizpah lodge.
No. 20, X. Of p, held an interest ting
session at their Castle hall. For the
hrst time the ampliied work in the
third degree was given. The team
work was grand, and Reno lodge
must look to her laurels or Toonpah
will have the honor of the "crack"
team OF the state. DR.. H. f. Piper
and VIM. Rickord were the candi
dates initiated last Monday evening
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
TOnOpah- Yellow jacket.

The Tonopah- Yellow Jacket mine
OF Lone Mountain is being worked
steadily with the best of indica tions.
AT a depth of 32 feet, in the present
shaft, they have encountered a BODY
OF ore the full width of the shaft, as
saying as high as $S7 in gold and sill.
yer. The company is sinking at the
present time and intend to sink to a
depth OF 100 feet before crosscutting.
Since the company have started oper.
ations on this property the value of
the stock has increased accordingly
The secretary, Mr. Fl. W. Scheld, of
this place, informs us that he will be
able at the end Of the present month
to give the stockholders in the cor
poration very good report on the
same.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
TONOPAH PAPERS
AT EXPOSITION
10 Advertise TOnOpah As
1t Should Be.
Citizens Subscribe q Liberal Fund TO
Send the Newspapers for
Six Months.

\ committee Of members of the
Mizpah Club, with Uri B. Curtis as
It's chairman, undertook a few days
since to solicit from their fellow citi-
zens subscriptions TO a fund to be
applied in defraying the cost of
placing, weekly, with the represent.
atives of the State OF Nevada at the
St Louis Exposition, a goodly sup.
ply Of the ToNoPAH BONANZA and the
Tonopah Miner, respectively, TO be
distributed gratuitously to visitors
during the continuance Of the Expo.
sition.
We congratulate the committee on
their success, and predict that they
have obtained only first installment
from the enterprising, up to-date
people Of our camp. No more timely
and substantial proof could be given
Commissioner James Yerington that
his able and devoted abors in behalf
nl Nevada are appreciated by the
citizens of Tonopah, whose interests
VIII De so vastly served by the distri.
bntion Of their local newspapers to
visitors at the Exposition.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
CHAS. M. SCHWAB
RETURNS THANKS
Sends Letters Of Appreciation
Of Reception.
Says the TOnOpah Railroad COmpaRy's
Track Is a Model of
Construction.

During the recent visit of Charles
NJ, Schwab and party to Tonopah the
Mizpah Club entertained the distin-
guiShed gentlemen and a very pleas
ant evening was spent by all present.
Yesterday the Mizpah Club and
Superintendent Alonzo Tripp of the
Tonopah railroad received the follow
ing letters from Mr.. Schwab who is
en- route 20 Mexico:
PRIVATE CAR LoRETro,
En- Route, May ], 1904
The MIzPAH CLUB,
Tonopah, Nevada.
DEAR SIRs:-In behalf of myself
and party, | wish to again thank YOU
for the reception rendered us on
recent visit to your club. The even
ing was a most delightful one, and
will long be remembered by us
Again thanking you,
| am, sincerely,
G. N. ScHwAB.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
LOCAL CONCENTRATES.

Dave Cohn after several weeks ah.
sence IN California has returned te
Tonopah
Edgar A. Collins, superintendent
OF the Combinat tion mine at Goldfield
is in town.
The Palace Cafe is the place To
dlne--that is what everybody saws
nowadays. m
Take your family tomorrow TO the
Palace Cafe for their Sunday dinner
1t will surprise them. m
Superintendent Tripp, of the Tono-
pah railroad, returned frsni San
Francisco last Tuesday.
G. A. Mills of New York will in a
lew days, open candy kitchen, two
doors below the City bakery.
Joe Carpenter returned from Bis
bee, Arizona, Monday night. Joe
says this section leads them all.
Ieb Kendall and brother, Roy, ar.
rived from San Francisco Wednesday
night and departed for Goldfeld YES.
terday.
Tonopah will soon witness a great
revival OF business. All of the mer.
chants report an increase in their
daily sales of wares.
The good times" in town are no.
ticable when there is few lodging
rooms to be had. Last Monday night
there was not a vacant room IN town
B. f. Shear, the prominent capi.
tallsts and mining operator of Den
yer, who is heavily interested in Tono-
pah, Goldfeld and Lone Mountain
mining districts, will spend several
days IN examining his investments.
Mr. Shear says that he knows of
several capitalists who will shortly
visit this section and will undoubtedly
make investments in mines.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
LOCAL LACONICS.

Conductor Trip came in from the
railroad front Thursday evening.
Now is the time to clean up your
back yards and remove all rubbish.
Goldtield continues to pour upon
the market large 5000 gold ores.
Spring has come at last. The past
lew days have been warm ard pleas
ant.
The greatest nerve tonic is Sexine
Pills. Sold only at the Union drug
store.
The cleaning of Main street and
Brougher avenue once a week is very
commendable.
Albert S. Watson has opened a
mining and real estate Office in the
Sollender building.
Jack Hennessey yesterday placed
upon the BONANZA table a beautiful
bouquet of carnation pinks for which
he has our thanks.
Lowney's chocolate candies and
the Velvet molasses candy, sold ex-
clusively at the Miners drug store
Inc, Golden building d
California's choicest products IN
wines and brandies in sealed pack.
ages, on sale at the Miners drug
store, Inc, Golden building. d
II you take your prescriptions to
the Union drug store you are sure to
get fresh drugs, accurate work. with
10 years practical experience behind
it.
Mr. John O'Brien an old timer and
father OF P. K. and Jimmy O'Brien
is lying dangerously i'll at his resi-.
dence on north Main street in this
town.
The Tonopah Lumber companv's
2O.animal team arrived from the
railroad Thursday afternoon with bio
loads Of lumber for their Tonopa6
yards.
The orchestra at the Butler under
the direction Of Frank Marino. Is
drawing lovers of good music to that
place nightly. Mr.. Marino is a thor.
ough musician, besides master of the
harp he plays several other instru.
ments equally as well. Messrs Cole
Y Richards have done well in sec,Ir.
ng the services Of so distinguished
an artist.
The grand openingof the Barrel
Exchange of which Durham & White
ire the proprietors, was thrown omen
2 q the public last Monday evening |
The unique manner in dispensing
liquids was new to Tonopahans, being |
he first of its kind introduced here
when everybody is made his own bar.
ieeper. We predict success to the
lew hrm and continued prosperity
their new undertaking.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
Prominent Woman nere.

Mrs. Janet Mcdonald, a distin.
guished lecturer and magazine writer,
is here from San Francisco and will
remain few days, Mrs. Mcdonald
is looking up some mining properties,
and on her departure will take away
with her several propositions which
she will endeavor to promote. In
this line she has hitherto gained emf
nent success, and unquestionably her
visit to the camp will result in good
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
Bound Over.

The preliminary hearing of Doc
Sharp, who recently shot and killed
Curtis Kendall at Goldfeld, was held
at that place on Monday last. p.
NJ. Bowler, Jr., and S. 4. Vermilyea
appeared for the defendant, and w.
b. Pittman,. of Pittman & Pittman.
represented the state. Several wit.
nesses were examined by the state,
who testified to seeing the shooting
and the manner in which it was done.
The defense put in no evidence, al
lowing the defendant to be bound
over to the grand jury. Judge Col
Inns placed the bond at 10000, which
was procured in Goldfeld.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
TOnOpah-Belcher.

The new vertical shaft at this
promising property at Lone Noun
tain Is now nearly completed, and
within the next two or three weeks
the ore from the $50 level will be
hoisted through it. On the dumps
are two carloads of ore awaiting
shipment.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
PRIVATE CAR LoRETro,
En- Route, Nav l. 1904
Mr.. ALoNzA TRIpp,


Mr.. ALoNzA TRIPP,
Tonopah, Nevada.
My DEAR Mr.. TRIPP:-I sincerely
regret that ! did not have the oppor.
tunity to thank you personally for
your kindness in escorting US over
the desert on our recent trip to To-
nopah, especially as / understand we
had the honor of being the first pas
sengers over the Tonopah railroad.
As you have frequently made the
trip in a stage coach, you can well
understand our gratitude and ap-
preciation for what we were saved IN
the way Of tedious journey.
ln my opinion, the Tonopah peorle
are to be congratulated If the latter
half of the road, when completed is
as good as the first, it is really a
model of construction,
Again thanking you. believe me,
Sincerely,
G. NJ. ScHwAB.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
Their FIRST Visit.

John 5. Doughty, broker, H. T..
Elston, vice.president Of the Tono.
pah Reduction company and the Gold.
field Water company, and VIM. S.
wilson, secretary and treasurer of
the Rocky Mountain Security com.
pany, arrived from Philadelphia Fri
cay night They are here to invest
in mining property.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
Presbyterian Church

Rev. G. G. Herriott will preach
Sunday II a. m, subject "The Pre-.
eminence of Charity" Evening, 7:3O.
subject "The Temptation. Sunday
school 10 a. M, and mid week lecture
Wednesday, 7:3O p. m. Everybody
welcome.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07

On Monday, the 9th inst, every
person making purchase OF 25c or
more at the Union drug store will re-
ceive a coupon for each 25c, emitting
them to chance on a first. class
strictly high grade bicycle which will
oe given away free on 4th of July to
the holder of the lucky number
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
Want a Bond Issue.

County Commissioners Rice and
Rogers are in Tonopah discussing
with the taxpayers proposition to
bond the county for $4,000, the
money to be used to meet all war
rants to be drawn IN the several
funds, all of which are about defunct.
There is considerable opposition to
the proposed bond issue, many claim
ing had the county seat been
moved to Tonopah that the several
different funds would now be in n
healthy condition. Under the new
law no warrant can be issued unless
there is money in the fund upon
which it is drawn to pay the same.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
Prominent Philadelphian Here

Clyde A. Heller, accompanied BY
ID. G. Brougher, arrived on a special
train from Carson Friday morning
and departed last night at II o'clock
for Coaldale, where their special
awaited them. They will arrive in
San Francisco Sunday morning and
will leave for Salt Lake Sunday morn
ing. The gentlemen are closing up
a very important mining deal.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
New Years.

James Meighan, formerly manager
OF the Mt. Jefferson mine at G rove.
land, Cal, and Jim Coleman have
taken bond on the New Years
mine, at Gold Mountain, and will
put force of men to work in a few
days.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
TOnopal,-Ontario.

This property, of which so far there
has never been much written, Is fast
coming to the front. 1t is owned BY
some of our best local men, who have
a world OF confidence in the property.
Ihey are at presentmaking arrange
ments to put on force Of men and
begin development work on the prom.
erty, there being some of the very
finest indications on the surface
where they intend 20 immediately
begin operations. This property is
situated In the Lone Mountain dis
trict and very close to the famous
General Thomas or Belcher mine; in
Tact 1t adjoins the Thomas. The as.
says so far show very good values in
gold and silver. Fred A. Montpom-
cry, our fellow townsman, is the sec
retary Of the Ontario, and he can
tell you all about the same.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
PIpe Line Survey.

II. A. Chickering and assistants
have been busily engaged for the
past three weeks in surveying the
pipe line from Rye Patch to Tono-
pah, a distance OF fourteen miles.
The company owning the water at
Rye Patch have ten bored wells. ali
connected by pipe, and a strong
pumping engine. II is the intention
10 pump the water to an eleva uion
sufficient to allow it to flow by gravity
lnto Tonopah. Mr. Chickering has
let contract to Oddie e. Overbury
to dig the ditch and lay the pipe.
The work is to be commenced within
three weeks.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07
New Cigar Store.

Oscar Jamison has opened a neat
and cosy cigar store next door to the
Original Package. His stock is an
high grade. Give him a call aud be-.
come satisfied that his goods" are
o. X.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07

II, l.. Taylor and wife of Kankakee,
Limos, arrived Wednesday night.
Mr. Taylor is here to commence
work on the Kankakee group of
claims at Gold Mountain.
Charles d. Lane, the millionaire
nlne owner of California, arrived las t
night in Tonopah. He will remain
several days examining mining prop
Our Cigars are popular because
popular brands. Sold at popular
prices; and, too, they are always
lresh r The Miners drug store, Inc,
Golden building. d
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07

The Merchants Cafe is the leading
hotel in Tonopah. m
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1904-05-07

Advertise in the BONANZA.