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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04

Mr.. Pugh says that they have obtained
rich paintings, which demonstrates that
there is lead somewhere in the big
ledge that will average about SIS to the
ton, but they have not located 1t as
yet. The ledge was encountered at a
depth of SO feet. The leasers are drift
ing and trenching and will soon find the
rich pay streak.
Almer Lowden, who is leasing on the
C. o. d. property, has great faith IN
the property and believes he will make
it great producer. The lead on this
lease gave an assay of $1,000 on the
surface and Mr. Lowden feels confident
that he will encounter the same pay
streak in the shaft. The vein matter
now being penetrated is brecciated
quartz and is as hard as flint.
DIR. White Wolf and associates have
encountered a fine ledge of SAT ore in
the bottom of the 50-foot shaft on the
Red Boy claim at Diamondield.
Sinking on the Portland lease, held
by John McKane and Donald B. Gillies,
will be resumed Immediately upon the
return of Mr.. Gillies from San Fran
cisco. Drifting is now progressing to
the east on the 250-foot level with the
expectation of encountering the Com
bination and Florence leads, both of
which are believed to trend through the
Portland ground.
C. A. Clayborne, Geo. A Welsh,
Allen T. Russell, Harry Benedict and
j. w. Smith, capitalists of Chicago,
accompanied DIR. Wheeler to the
Wheeler-Goldfeld property, in which
they are interested, few days ago.
The Wheeler-G Goldfield is a promising
property, located little over mile
northeast of the Sandstorm. Up to
date 300 feet of development work has
been done on it and in a drift from
6O-foot shaft, assays from $3.15 to
$21.40 have been secured. Another
shaft is down 100 feet and at a depth
of 80 feet it cut small but exceedingly
rich stringers.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04
SENSATIONAL STRIKE
NEAR STONE CABIN

terms him, was greatly in evidence.
One fellow staked, or made bluff at
stalking, "a claims in two hours Many
who came too late to secure any ground
in the neighborhood returned to Tono-
pah disgusted and it is supposed that
they viii do some tall knocking. But
whatever they may do or say, the fact
remains that the strike made by the
Cliffords is a phenomenal one and will
give rise to new gold camp Of great
Importance
''The discovery was made in a hill
which lies in the center of belt con-
sisting chiefly of porphyry and which
seems to have its greatest values near
Hot Springs, some ten miles northwest
of the strike. The belt for the greater
part is overlain by Rhyolite, lime, etc.
and intruded by granite.
The western slope of the belt is
covered by heavy wash, in which big
porphyry dykes outcrop in many places,
including on Clifford hill, where the
strike was made. The whole surface
of this hill pans well in coarse gold. Il
can safely be said that the surface
showing on this hill is one of the bes
in the state of Nevada. The panning
certainly rival, easily, the richest one
of the Goldfield district.
Locations in the immediate neigh
borhood of the Clifford ground hav
been made by Harry Redfeld, w. W
Booth, James and William Cahill, job
McGillivary, Thomas R. Bannermar
Grant Crumley, Fred Antonia an
Henry Cutting, Jack Vucovich, Dellir
ger and Ravitt, R. e. Smith, E.
! Lowell and others.
( Prospecting and locating is sti
} going on in the surrounding countI
with encouraging results and it is MOI
: than likely that Tonopah will soon hay
Y a new and valuable gold camp tributai
r to it."
: At meeting held October 9th Il
s Clifford district was organized al
James Cahill of Austin was elect,
4 recorder.
e There is plenty of water at Stol
|. Cabin and it can easily be piped to Il
t Clifford district.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04

Construction work on the two-stamp
wet crushing gold mill for the Jumbo
mining company has commenced. The
stamps will weigh 1000 pounds and
there will also be 20 ton cyanide tanks.
The plant will be used exclusively for
treating Jumbo and Red Top ores and
if it proves successful larger plant
will be installed and the entire output
of the two great mines will be handled
there. Twenty men are now employed
at the Jumbo and the shaftlis down APO
feet
There are about 500 sacks of ore on
the Sandstorm No. lease awaiting
shipment. This lease is producing
about 81, 500 month.
The January mine is looking better
than ever. A few days ago three feet
of ore that goes $500 to the ton was
uncovered. In another place on the
property 500 ore has been encountered
and the ledge of $4,000 ore opened up
two weeks ago maintains its values.
Sacking is in progress in three distinct
places and the rock is sacked just as it
breaks from the lead without recourse
to sorting. The January is certainly a
wonderful mine.
Four thousand sacks of ore are piled
on the dump of the January mine and
six thousand at the Red Top. None Of
this will be shipped as long as the
Southern Pacific maintains its excessive
transportation charges to the smelters.
On block No. 8 of the Kendall $50 ore
is being extracted from the tunne
which is now in sixty feet.
Geo. Winkler, Clute and associates
are sacking shipping ore on the Com
monwealth, extracted from their 81
foot shaft. A tunnel will be run in tt
connect with the shaft. The values
being obtained from the shaft averag,
about $500 and the vein is four fee
| wide.
Charles Pugh was in Tonopah Mon
day and stated that the lease beini
operated by Mr.. Peer and himself o
the Cornishman is looking splendid
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04

Keith and Bamberger of Salt Lake
soye a shift at work on the Keystone
lain south Of the Denver.
Ioe Gault has started work on the
Starlight group of claims, adjoining the
MavAower. This is promising ground
md the Starlight will probably give
rood account of itself this winter.
The shaft of the Yankee Girl is now
aver 200 feet deep and is still in the
white tale which is very similar in
ornearance to that found in the Mont
romery No drifts will be run until
the contact wall is reached.
The Steinway shaft is being put down
as rapidly as possible and has now
reached a depth of 120 feet. The for
nation is porphyry and quartz and it
cans little. Stringers of ore showing
good values have been encountered re-
peatedly.
A force of men have been put to work
on the Poorman groupi of 1claims, To-
Gated a'short distaneeito the. northwest
Of the .Shoshones Montgomery. These
claims are crossed by SEVERAL quartz
lodges, which on .thefsurface pan re-
spectable values.
The Gold Bar strike continues to be
one of the leading Itopics Of Interest in
Bullfrog mining circles. The ledge or
this great property has been opened uI
on the surface for 1000 feet. The mair
shaft and several open cuts have un
covered a perfect hanging wall thai
dips to the west at an angle ofLnearly
60 degrees. The main shaft was sunl
vertically for 55 feet by the formeI
superintendent. When Mr.. Bedford
who is now directing operations, tool
charge he commenced following dow
the hanging ,wallland was in ore.all tn
way to the present 150-foot level, tn
values increasing with depth. Tn
north drift has ore that averages $40
The south drift which lis the one ol
which the recent strike was made is j
l55 feet and the values have average
s4l a ton right along. The strike tina
has caused so'much talk was made /
this drift, the rich streak encountere
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04

The returns from the 33 tons of ore
shipped by the West End mine on the
10th of October have been received and
prove the West End to be one of the
best properties in the Tonopah district.
The net returns of the shipment was
$40, 419.75, or $315.75 per ton. OF this
$50 was gold and $235. rs silver.
The West End camprises one full
claim which adjoins the Valley View on
the west. The shaft on the property is
down nearly 700 feet, but the workings
at present are confined to the 415-foot
level.
The ledge from which the big ship
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04
LONE MOUNTAIN IS
ATTRACTING NOTICE

general manager of the company visited
the mine Sunday and from a general
sample taken for 10 feet across the vein
obtained values of $685. in silver, cop
per, lead and gold The ore carries 8
per cent lead which with the large
amount Of iron and lime make it an
ideal tluxing ore and one that viii be in
great demand by the smelters. With
such a remarkable showing at depth
of lis feet, there is no doubt but by
sinking another 100 feet the mine will
develop into one Of the larger lead pro-
ducers Of the country The disclosures
at the Anaconda simply demonstrate
the condition that may be expected with
a little depth, and this should be an in-
centive to those operating in the dis
triet to go down. The great lead mines
Of the country have been found several
hundred feet below the surface and
while the surface showing at Lone
Mountain is very good there is no doubt
but with depth, just as great producers
will be opened up as the old ones that
have been producing for generations.
That this development will mark new
era in the mines of Tonopah, is without
question and that it will be a proven
condition within the next IL months is
just as sure.
John Labeta came in from Lone
Mountain Tuesday on flying trip. He
says the lie Roi and Azurite properties
are looking splendid and promise to be
come big producers of silver-lead ore
The work of sinking the shaft on thu
LeRoi win be continued with dispatch
A two foot ledge of high grade or,
was encountered this week on the prop
erty of the Columbia Gold and Silve
Mining company. The find was mad
in the drift on the 100-foot level, abou
fifteen feet from the shaft. This prop
erty adjoins the Argenta and is owne
by Los Angeles parties. James Parke
is presidedt and manager.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04

Lone Mountain is slowly advancing to
the position Of being Of great import
ance in the circles Of ore treatment.
That The mines of this section Of the
state have choked the smelters of the
entire country with their immense out
put Of silicious ores is a well-known
fact, and though the matter Of local
smelter treatment has been under con
sderation for months, the question of a
sufficient supply of huxing ores has
been the great drawback. The surface
showing Of lead ores at Lone Mountain
has been known for several years, but
with the fabulous strikes in other dis
tricts the more staple product of lead
has been passed up until the present
time. Even now were the demand not
imperative for fluxes it is scarcely pos
sble that but little attention would be
paid to the development of such mines.
The glitter Of gold seems to possess a
hypnotizing effect on the prospector
and miner and as most everyone Is
afflicted in the same manner, it is not
strange that Lone Mountain has prac-
tically been dormant until the last few
months. Several hundred men are now
employed in the district and almost
daily reports are coming in that are
most encouraging to the mine owner
and also the man with an eye open TO
future erection Of smelters in this dis
tric:.
The latest strike of Importance comes
from the Anaconda Tonopah mine which
is situated on the Silver Peak road, on
the mountain just east of Stone Cabin.
A shaft was sunk rs feet on the vein
and drift for hundred feet run
northerly on the vein which showed ore
the entire distance, but not in sufficient
quantity to pay for extraction. A
winze was sunk 40 feet and at this
depth the vein is over 10 feet wide
filled with carbonates, galena and cop
per ore.
j. w. Langley the secretary anc
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04
GOldyke.

The Gold Reef Mining company is
figuring on erecting 2O-ttamp mill on
its property at Goldyke. This company
has a monster ledge of free milling ore
that runs high in gold and silver values.
There is plenty Of water in Goldyke for
all purposes. j. Lautzon, Thomas Nc
Mahon, John Saunders and j. w.
Stitt have splendid properties and Frank
Everett's mines are improving with
depth.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04
The Kendall.

George Wingfeld came in from Gold
field Wednesday and says the strike on
the Kendall is phenomenal. The dis
covery was made in the crosscut from
the bottom Of the vertical shaft. The
vein.is only six inches wide, but it is
literally alive with the precious metal.
From the open cuts on the Kendall a
vast amount of ore is being taken and
sacked that will carry value Of $3.50
to the ton. Those who sacrificed the
Kendall stocks last summer feel like
kicking themselves, for there is now {
strong demand for it.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04
North Tonopah

Good progress is being. made in sink
ing the shaft on the property Of the
North Tonopah Development Company,
which adjoins the Manhattan-T -Tonopah
ground. This company is officered as
follows: Charles H. Balm, president;
A. M. Mcdonald, vice-president and
E. W. Elliott, secretary. ]. Lande and
Col d. II. jackson are, with the above
named gentlemen, directors.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04

ment Of black sulphide ore was made,
is a monster and its width cannot be
determined at the present time. 1t has
been crosscut over 20 feet already,
without wall in sight and the chances
are it will prove to be in the neighbor-
hood Of 100 feet wide.
The officers of the West End are w.
j. Douglass, president; B. F. Edwards,
secretary and manager, and James Nc
Quillan, director.
The machinery being used at present
is to be superseded at once by new
complete up-to-date plant.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04
Crown Point.

On the Crown Point which lies just
north of town, the tunnel is now in 200
feet. At this point the ledge, which is
being drifted on, is six feet wide and
gives good values. James Healey is the
manager and one of the principal own
oers this property.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04
Montana-MIdway Ex.

The machinery of the Montana-Mid-
way Extension, which was recently in
stalled, was tested this week and
worked like charm. Manager Gillies
is still in the east and active work will
not be started on this property until he
returns, which will be about the 18th
inst.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04
Prominent oaklander Here.

George Z. De Cola, one Of the lead
ing attorneys of Oakland, arrived here
yesterday morning on legal business.
This is Mr.. De Golia's second visit to
Tonopah, he having been here about
three months ago. He is astonshed at
the many stone business blocks that
have been completed since his former
visit and predicts great future for
this city.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04
A Progressive Citizen.

James T. Boyd, the well-known at
torney of Reno, spent the week in town
on legal business. Mr.. Boyd is one of
the progressive citizens of Nevada and
he and DR.. Rulison have just purchased
the lots in Reno where the old gas plant
stood aud win erect a magnificent busi-
ness block on the site.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04
The Elite.

George Lewis invites his Tonopah
friends to make the Elite house their
headquarters when in Goldfeld. Mr..
Lewis has the best brands of liquors
and the best imported cigars on the
market
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04
Charley Richards is Better.

Ex-District Attorney Richards, who
has been dangerously i'll with typhoid
fever, is greatly improved, and DR..
Schick, who is attending him, says he
will soon be out again.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04
Manhattan-TOnOpah.

Work on the Manhattan-Tonopah is
being diligently prosecuted under the
direction of Superintendent Ben Pearl
man. Several rich stringers were cut
this week and Ben feels confident that
the Manhattan-Tonopah is destined to
become great mine. 1t is certainly
we'll located.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04
Will Invest Here.

W. Woodside and Morgan Tillinghast
capitalists of Philadelphia are visitors
IN Tonopah and will probably make
Some mining investments in this section
Mr.. Woodside is the son Of 0. W,
Woodside, who put up the first money
that was paid j. L. Butler, through
Turn er, for the great Mizpah mine.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04
Visited Flsh Lnlsc Vallcy.

James and William Forman spent
most Of the week in Fish Lake Valley,
Where they are interested in several
splendid mining properties.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-11-04
ORE SHIPMENTS

The ore shipments Tonoah railroad the ending yes
eray Tonopah Mining Company, Montana
65 tons Tonopah Extension ons Belmont tons; Midway
25 tons.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-05
COWS DAMAGE
THE LAWNS.
Residents on Lake Shore
Think OThat BoYines
Should Be Tied Up.

IS
Considerabl, complaint has
been heard oflate from residents
of the city who live on lake shore
at the practice Of some people in
allowing their cows to run loose
Several instances have occurred
during the past few days where
cows have entered the yards Of
lake shore residents and parti.
ally destroyed lawns besides do
ing other damage to property. A
prominent lake shore resident
said yesterday: "It seems to me
that those who own COWS should
provide means Whereby they
would be kept from resident dis
tricts, as in these sections of the
city large portion Of the resi-
dents own lawns and are trying
to beautify the city only to have
their efforts put to naught by the
invasion of cattle running loose. )"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-05

of selling liquor on the reserve to
fellow braves. 1t was alleged at
the trial that they secured cred
eye" from Thief River Falls and
Bagley, which they disposed of
at an enormous profit at their
tepees. Two of the eleven are
old time chiefs, being gray haired
and grizzly with age. They dis
claimed any knowledge of per-
sonal wrong doing and pat up
such a satisfactory story before
the court at Fergus Falls that
they and the braves who they
stood up for were released. The
names of the seven who escaped
conviction and the witnesses are
as follows: William Jourdan,
Kay tay gah bow, Kay-ke gay
ah.quod. Peter Jourdan, Bah
eo-nayke zhig, L. H. Ha!seth,
Thomas Gurueau, Bay baum
kwaish- kung, Kah-ke. gay.aun-ah-
quod, Paym- way way be- nails,
Kay. bay gall bow, Wah- bish- Ike
gwon-ay ausk, Aysh-quay gah-
bow, Louis Wigdale.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-05
Four Of Red Lake Bra yes Get
Sentences To Prison for
Bootlegging.
SEVEN OF THE ACCUSED Els.
CAPE SENTENCE.
Punishment And Pass Through
The City This Morning On
Their Way to Reserve.

Crookston Times: Four of the
eleven Red Lake Indians accused
by the federal authorities for
selling liquor to their fellow Reds
and introducing fire water upon
the reserve received sentences at
Fergus Falls this week and have
been taken to Bemidji to serve
their terms.
Court Commissioner Brown of
Bagley accompanied the braves,
having them in custody.
Seven of the eleven accused
full bloods passed through here
this morning on their way back
to their homes near Red Lake
agency, and all were in good
spirits over escaping the ruth
less hand of the law. The names
of the convicted braves are as
follows: John Big Thunder, 4
months and 5000 fine; George
Winding Water, so days and 500
fine; Shaw Wan All Cumig Ish
King, 6 days and 500 fine; All
Sen 3 We Ne Nee, 4 months and
5000 fine.
The eleven Bucks were all ar
rested at the agency and taken
to Fergus Falls upon the charge
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-05
WE'LL DIGGERS
ARE NOW HERE
Work of Providing New
Wells for City Water
Works Will Begin Soon.

@. H. Brudly and John Calvin,
foremen for J. F. Mccarthy, who
has taken a contract from the
Bemidji city council to dig wells
to provide water for the water.
works in this city, arrived last
night from Minneapolis and are
making arrangements to com
mence the work at once. It is
expected that it will be neces-
sary only to dig one ten inch
well, but should it be found that
this one is inadequate to supply
the demand another will be dug.
Contractor Mccarthy has ex,
pressed the opinion that only
one we'll will be necessary and
that the depth will not exceed 1875
feet. According to the contract,
he is to receive as compensation
for the work $6 per foot for the
first we'll and $3.50 per foot for
the second The old wells will
not be used in connection with
the new system. After the first
well has been completed a
thorough test will be made and
should it be found that this one
alone will supply the demand the
work of the contractor will be
finished. The cost of this we'll
will be about $500, and of the
second, providing tits dug, about
$500.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-05
Taken To Poor Farm.

Ingmar Skatrud, a musician
who has been about the city for
some time past was taken to the
county poor farm this afternoon
suffering with inflammatory
rheumatism. Skatrud is Scan.
dinayian and came to the United
States about eight months ago.
Apple trees, crab trees, goose
berries and raspberries of the
Jewell Nursery stock to be dis
posed of cheap. Call at Tom
Smart's, 612 America avenue.
Attorney Henry Funkley spent
yesterday at Cass Lake on legal
business returning to Bemidji
last night.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1905-05-05
Masonic Hail to Be Erected
at Corner of Fifth and
Beltrami Avenue.
THE BLOCK WILL BE OF SOLID
MASONRY.
Dimensions Will Be 24X9O Feet
Committee Appointed to
Secure Plans.

The Bemidji lodge of Free
Masons have decided to erect a
block at the corner of Fifth
street and Beltrami avenue. The
plans now under consideration
are for two story structure of
solid masonry, the first story
of which will be rented for store
purposes, the second to be used
as lodge room.
The building will be "a feet in
width and 90 feet long and will
be provided with all modern con-
veniences, including steam heat,
electric lights and water works.
A com mittee has been appoint.
ed to secure plans and specifica-
tons for the building, and as
soon as the report of the conn nit
tee is made bids will be received
for the erection of the building.
tits expected that work on the
structure will be commenced
about Jure 1,
The lot on which the building
is to be erected is located on the
the corner north of the SWed-
back block and is one Of the most
desirable locations for lodge pur-
poses in the city.
The cost Of the building will
aggregate in the neighberhood of
S., 900.