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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-10-05
INSURANCE COMPANIES WERE AFRAID ].
OF DEMOCRATIC HOUSE, SAYS THUMMEL

tribution by the Mutual Life Insur.
ance company to congressional com.
mittee?"
81 don't now"
How do you know 1t was nader"
Because + had personal knowledge
of it."
"To whom was 1t made?"
at was made to the chairman"
who was he?"
"Mr. Babcock."
made by you personality"
81 handed 1t to him."
Was a check?"
mo, SIR"
"Cash?"
Cash"
From whom did you get it?"
why got 1t from the cashier"
h "on whose authority"
"Mr. Granniss.r !
Did you initiate the transaction or
was Mr.. Granniss the one who told
you to do it,"
Neither one, they came to us
came to me and said they would like
to see Mr.. Granniss and L took him up
and introduced him and after some
talk they went away" 4
Were you present during the con-
versation?r
sirWhy. yes, was there"
What was the ground upon. which
contribution. was suggested?"
''well, the general ground was that
there was great danger OF Demo
cratic House and that that would
probably result in tariff agitation and
other legislation, attempted, that
would be of such character as to
upset business. That was the basis
of the argument"
And 1t would affect the interest of
the policy holders?''
sIt would very much"
Would It have anything to do with
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-10-05
CHARLES JONES CONFESSED
And COT MAXIMUM SENTENCE
THE TRuE-scENTEp MOUNDS
VILE 1LoopHouNps WE'RE
AFTER RIGHT MAN. !
.zED HEADLY ALSO ENTERED A
PLEA or GUILTY. AND GOT
PEN SENTENCE.

Charles Jones, the Mannington
blackmailer, entered plea Of guilty
before Judge Mason this morning and
was sentenced to 12 months in jail at
hard labor and $500 fine. Jones is
the man who attempted to extort
money from John Mason. a welIto.do
farmer living near Mannington June
Ii last. Jones wrote a letter. to Mr.
Mason recurring him to take $500,
wrap Il In a white handkerchief! and
ON the following Friday night at ten
O'Clock walk down the road and.
when he heard the words s.,s.prof, that
pac,sr. dron II and walk On sheriff
Furbee GOT bloodhounds from, Mounds.
Vile and laid in ambush for the
bIaclsmailer hut he eot wind of II and
didn't show nm. venture VENT the
bl6oabo,,nds were given me scent Of
the blackmailins letter and turned
loose a. tte rsatenosf "a wIIefS the let.
directIv "a b,s .ao5rs a., Jsa,ss MIN. ,e,if.
f,cnIty restrained from s5rIneine Iy, un.
on him as be sat m ttha sssten, This
nersorman ance sf5{s.tsa.. sso,,ntis. eonnfed
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-10-05
Case Z Continued.

The case of the City VS.. T. W. Fler,-
ing. on the paving controversy, which
was set for this morning before JUS
tice swlndler. has been continued two
weeks, the lawyers. being engaged in
Circuit. Court cases.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-10-05
FAIRMONT FIGURES LARGELY
in W, C. I. U. STATE CONVENTION
ADDRESS OF MRS. PARKS, THE
STATE PRESIDENT, WAS VERY
INTERESTING.
A ROYAL WELCOME WAS Ex-
TENDED THE WHITE RIBBON
ERs LAST NIGHT.

II W WIZ ts----NkOI0 IuIu
one hundred delegates from ali parts
OF the State arrived here yesterday
to attend the woman's Christian
Temperance Union. which Is in ses-
sion at the Fourth street NJ. e.
Church. The total number OF mem.
bers now present at the convention to
last night was 140 ana more are to
come. All are nicely being cared for
at various private homes and hotels.
Yesterday was busy day for the
union. Three meetings were held.
morning. noon and evening. The
morning session was opened by the
president. Mrs. Frances p. Park, OF
Fairmont, who called the meeting TO
order and spoke In part as follows:
II is thirty,two. years, the coming
christmas-tide, since that wonderful
movement known as the woman's
Crusade. was started at Hilleboro.
Ohio. and swept-east and west, reach
ing West Virginia in the early spring
Of 1874. The Crusaders thoughtonly
10 grapple with the saloon and It's Inn
mediate fruits in their own comiftees.
but out Of the crucade spranr local
and State Temperance Unions organ
king for home projection. and tbese
united In the National woman's Chris
titan Temperance Union. November 10
lisa This 4SiA story many times told
but one which can never grow old.
We must cherish and honor the pi.
oneers in the cause to which the
whole civilized world is giving
Thought.
i The record OF the early history of
the Woman's Christian Temperancs
Union Of West Virginia is iucompIete
and many women now enrolled as
members Of the organization are IL.
norant OF the fact that the preface 10
our BOOK 81 Deeds was made in this
city three decades ago
Having opened her river and rail-
roads to commerce.. founded bar
marts of trade and built her halls Of
industry. the city OF Wheeling crowned
| her life by erecting ON the HEIGHTS
her Justly celebrated schoo, for voune
women. To tbaS leadershtn ~ th,s
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-10-05

This afternoon Asberrs Floyd con-
fessed to unlawfuliy shooting John
Cline and his wife at Pennington,
May "a. and was sentenced to
six months IN jail and twenty
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
Bullfrog National Bank.

Walter Smith, general manager OF the
Bullfrog National Bank property, is in
Goldfeld this week and brings reports
from that mine. On the National Bank
claim the two-compartment vertical
shaft is down 80 feet and not a pound of
waste has ever been hoisted-the ore
averaging $50 or better per ton. At 80
feet depth 9-inch streak went over $500
per ton The bottom of the shaft has
been sampled at various times, and the
highest average has been $13S per ton
for the entire width and breadth. On
the Big Strike claim of the same COM
pany blind ledge, feet wide, has been
found, and the entire width averages $50
per ton, while specimens go way up. A
shaft will also be sunk on this ledge
With this fine showing and the fact that
it has 500, 1000 cash in the treasury, the
company contemplates the erection of a
mill
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
CAMP McCIBBON.
Returning Visitors Confirm Good
Reports From That Section.

w. A. Stevens, of the Butte-Goldfield
Mining and Reduction company, whose
representative made the sensational
strike recently at Camp McGibbon, left
with another outfit this week for that
point. He will keep good force OF men
in tools and supplies in order that they
may carefully develop the ground in as
thorough manner as possible during
the next sixty days. AS our readers
know the Butte-Goldfield company has
bonded Sherwood McGibbon's one-third
interest in the Gila Monster group for
500, 900, the life of the bond being sixty
days. Mr.. Stevens believes that in view
of the remarkable surface showing and
phenomenal values of the ledges at sur
face, that enough work can be done in
the sixty days to fully determine that
McGibbon's interest will be perfectly
safe buy even at the high price named.
James Meighan and W. j. Stoneham
returned Tuesday from camp McGib-
bon, and they bring back the same
glowing reports regarding the wonderful
strike. Mr.. Melghan says that the
ledge reminds him strongly of the
mother lode vein in California 1t is
from 25 to 80 feet wide and is a true fis-
sure vein, cutting the granite formation.
The ledge crops forth and can be dis
tlnctly traced three miles along It's
course. One of the features which
Messrs. Meighan and Stoneham called
particular attention to was thesfact that
apparently the ledge pans gold clear
across, while in different places the pan
nings and assays show exceptionally
high values.
Mr.. j Brown has bonded the south
west extension of the ella Monster
group from Messrs. Longhi Il Mcmahon.
This group consists of four claims and
work on the development of them will
soon begin.
Another feature of the camp McC'ib-
bon situation which has been lightly
touched upon, is the fact that there is
plenty OF water there now for present
purposes, and the assurance that a
plentiful supply can be developed ior
milling purposes, and there is also an
abundance of wood in the immediate
vicinity Of the camp.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
HARRY MANON SHOT
By Fleeing Holdups at Gold Center,
Bullfrog District.

Harry Manon, the well known dep
uty sheriff, was shot three times and
seriously wounded by Frank Crouch
near Gold Center Thursday evening.
Manon and other peace officers had re-
ceived word that Crouch and Jim Mad
ding, who were implicated in the
holdup of the Italians at Montezuma,
were on their way to Bullfrog, and
started out to look for them.
Manon was accompanied by j. X.
Mcdonald and ran across the robbers
near Gold Center. Mcdonald covered
Madding with his gun, but Crouch was
too quick for Manon and shot first, the
bullet taking effect in ManOn's right
arm, rendering it useless. Crouch kept
firing and two more shots took effect In
Manons body seriously, but 1T Is now
believed not mortally wounding him.
As Manon sank to the ground he
said 81 am done for" but at all times
he showed excellent grit. This same
can also be said of Mcdonald, who,
while taking care of Madding, fired twice
at Crouch but the latter escaped. Sew
eral posses are after him and there is
little doubt of his capture.
Jim Madding is under arrest but re-
refuses to say much.
Special to "The News"
Just as we go to press special dis
patch to THE News contains the infor'
nation that DR.. Turner considers Man
on's condition critical.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
THE TOKOP DISTRICT is RICH

ton but what mills will be erected in
the Tokop district in the very near
future.
Charles H. Treat of Los Angeles, who
is interested n the Tokop Gold Mining
company, has just returned from the
property, and believes that as they have
the extension of Hansen's ledge and one
claim lies within 800 feet Of the point
where Hansen secured the assay of 3d.
$40, there is every reason to believe that
with systematic development work a
shoot of the same high grade ore may be
found on their property. 1t is the in
tention of the management, which has
placed J. L. Buckley in charge as super
intendent, to thoroughly prospect their
holdings and start extensive develop
ment at the most favorable points. In
addition to its proximity to Hansen's
strike, the claims of the Tokop Gold
Mining company join and surround the
Tokop claim, which is the original loca-
tion in the district.
John Reynolds and l.. Bleakmore
bonded half interest in the Nirginius
group Immediately after the strike was
made, and were offered large sum as
bonus for the ten day option which they
took upon the property. This they re-
fused and later organized the company
with the following gentlemen as officers
and directors: Cal. Brougher, the well
known mining man and capitalist of
Tonopah, president; John Reynolds,
president; 5. ii. Kitto, treasurer;
l.. Bleakmore, secretary.
j. l.. Buckley, superintendent of the
Tokop Gold Mining company, left last
Monday with a six horse team of sup
plies and camp outfit and seven men to
commence active development work.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
P. E. O'Brien Buys More Property.

P. E. O'Brien is showing his faith in
Goldfeld and surrounding districts by
steadily adding to his holdings by pur-
chase. During the past week he bought
a three-fourths interest in the Morocco
claim which joins the Rams Horn and
lies close to the famous Red Top. Also
one-quarter interest in the Vinegarone
claim, which parallels the Red Top on
east. Also hall interest in the j. B.
claim which lies south of the Combina-
ton. J. w. Wagner, one If the old
timers of Goldfield was the seller.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
Coldiield Exploitation Co.

Work on the Frances group, owned by
the Goldfield Exploitation company, is
progressing satisfactorily. The main
shaft is down 20 feet and three men are
working on each shift. Crosscuts will
be run when the 1OO-foot point is
reached. The company has opened
Offices at room 4, Exchange building.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
RICH BULLFROC STRIKE

At a depth of 90 feet in shaft
on the Bullfrog Mining company
of Nevada's property on Ladd
mountain, a black sulphide ore
was encountered which assays as
high as $4,000 per ton and aver
ages well into the hundreds.
Manager Clark had received no
further particulars, but it looks as
if it was decidedly the most i'm
portant strike vet made on the
property.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
NEWS OF BULLFROG
Continued Good Reports Come From Coun.
try to the South.

ional Bank, Tramp and Denver, it is
sure to prove winner.
. The National Bank has been sinking
straight shaft to cut the vein on the
dip and the day Captain Thatcher WIS.,
tied the property the shaft came into
ore. At point on the surface, $50 feet
south of the shaft, some good ore has
been uncovered but from the limited
amount of work done it was impossible
to say whether or not it was continu-
alton of the vein disclosed in the shaft
or separate and distinct vein.
Captain Thatcher has secured 400
acres of ground at Crystal Springs,
about two miles north of Rhyolite and
has incorporated company to take
over this ground and organize town.
site There are three large springs ON
the property which will furnish SUI
ticient water for good sized town. A
force of men have been put to work on
new road from a point on the old
Bullirog road and will reach Rhyolite
by way of Coyote wells, thence to Bull
frog This will shorten the distance
between Goldfeld and Bullfrog about
twelve miles.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
The GOldlield Hub.

Mr.. q. 5. johnson states that force
of miners have been put to work on the
Bee fraction and that deep shaft will
be put down without delay This claim
is owned by the Goldfeld Hub Mining
and Milling company. 1t is situated be-
tween the Jumbo and Florence and as
stated by Mr.. Johnson, comprises four
acres of valuable mineral ground.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
Strike on Spokane.

A strike is reported from the Spokane
group of mines near Diamondfeld. Five
feet ON the ledge is said to average bet
ter than $50 per ton, and an order has
been placed for machinery to work the
property on much more extensive
scale.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24

The Bullfrog-R Red Mountain Minin
company was incorporated during
week by Detch & Mcmillan. The n1.o
company owns the Angelina and Sc ~
tor mining claims in the Bullfrog -
trict. Development work on these -.
be started shortly. VII
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24

The news of the recent rich strike on
claim and the Juno claim of the Tokop
Consolidated Gold Mining company, at
Tokop, is causing great deal of atten-
ton to be turned to that section of the
country AS briefly stated last week,
an average assay across feet of the
ledge on this property returned the phe-
nomenal value of $3.50 per ton. This
strike has been verified and samples of
the ore, which have been recently ex-
hibited, contain many coarse particles
of visible gold, which render an assay
unnecessary in determining that the
values are very high.
Tokop Geld Mining Company.
Another property lying near Hansen's
which, while not having yet found the
sensational values which were secured
on the latter, still has every earmark Of
making splendid mine. is that of the
Virginius group, five full claims, owned
by the Tokop Gold Mining company.
On these claims there are ten known
lodges, one OF which is 20 feet wide,
another 10 feet wide, the others varying
from to feet in width. Picked sam
pies from the ledge on the Virginius
claim returned values of $240 and $1,000
per ton. A sample clear across the 20
foot ledge showed the average value to
be $l6.7O per ton. A cold-blooded sam
pie taken across the 10 foot ledge re-
turned values of S24.70 per ton. In each
of the two latter cases the assays were
made from twenty pound sample,
which clearly indicates that if no high
grade ore is found on this property it
would still be a valuable find as mill
ing proposition, and there is little ques-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
Strike Near LOveloCk,

George W. Ladd, one of the prospect
ors in the Bullfrog country, has made
another rich strike, the scene this time
being near Lovelock, in Humboldt
county. Specimens of quartz taken
from the ledge and practically at the
surface were exhibited in camp this
week and showed many coarse grains Of
visible gold. The quartz is rather SINH
lar in appearance to the ore in the Grig-
inal Bullfrog and has very similar
stain. Don c. Aldridge is interested
with Mr.. Ladd in the strike and lett
Wednesday for the scene to make per-
sonal examination
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
Returns from the South.

Captain Thatcher, a Colorado pioneer,
has returned from an extended trip to
Bullfrog and surrounding country and
speaks in high terms of that district.
He was particularly impressed with the
bright prospects of the new town of
Rhyolite and says that being surrounded
by such mines as the Shoshone group.
otherwise known as the Montgomery
and Edwards property, Benson, Nat
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
The SandStOrm.

Vexatious delays in the matter of
getting machinery through the blockade
is handicapping the work on the LOTUS
Davis lease and it may yet be several
days before the management can get
matters shaped up for further produc-
ton. Meanwhile they are connecting
up the lrifts below and sacking ore
from the dumps and shipment will go
down to the local sampler as soon as
COMPLETED.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
WOlverine.Bullfrog.

The Wolverine Bullfrog Mining COM
panv, owning seven claims two miles
west of the Original Bullfrog mine, has
Just been incorporated with the follow
ing well-known gentlemen as officers
and directors: Geo. kleyn, Holland,
Mich, president; F. NJ. Ish, Goldfield,
vice-president; K. W. Griswold, Gold
field, secretary; Geo. Steketee, Holland,
Mich, and Harry Ramsey, Tonopah.
Jas. Moss will be the superintendent OF
the work. The first issue of 100000
shares of the treasury stock was put on
the market at seven cents per share and
was quickly over subscribed.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
Bullfr0s Pedestal Co.

d. s. Johnson, who is familarly known
as ''Blue Bull Johnson left this week
to take charge of the Bullfrog Pedestal
Mining company's property, which lies
half a mile from Montgomery sem
sational strike, and a mile north OF
Sadi Mountain. being'also eioseto the
Denver claim, on which such high
values have been found. The showing
on this property is good one, and
those interested feel positive that they
will soon make a mine. The officers
and directors and directors of the COM
pany are: John S. Cook, the we'll
known banker, president; r. L. May
field, Of the Dixie Mining company,
vice-president; E. E. Aldridge, assist
ant cashier of the State Bank d Trust
company, secretary, George A. Fodler,
Geo. Ladd, Jr., and Don Aldridge, di-
rectors.
W. F. Bond & Co., the well known
brokers, are the fiscal agents of the
company.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
COldfeld. Belmont.

A twelve horse power gasoline hoist is
to be installed on the Nernal No. 2 claim
of the Goldfield- company.
There is good showing on this claim
which justifies the owners in putting up
the hoist and doing extensive develop
ment work.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
The P0tlatch.

The Potlatch Mining company has a
force of men doing surface trenching
and prospecting upon their valuable
holdings. This force will be increased
shortly and when the most feasible place
for sinking shaft has been determined,
the development of this company's
group will be begun in earnest. Already
the men have secured good colors from
paintings.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
The Great Quartzite.

The Quartzite, which is owned by the
Diamondfield Gold Mining company,
continues to output large bodies of ex-
ceedingly good ore. The lessees are
working with will to take out all that
is possible during the life of the lease.
The average of the ore as it is broken
down goes better than 5000 per ton,
while the screenings average between
$500 and 5000 per ton.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
Black Butte.

The Black Butte company have de-
cided to put down new 4x8 shaft to a
depth OF 200 feet. Work will be COM
menced Immediately and no drifting or
cross-cutting will be started until the
depth of at least 200 feet is reached.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
The WOnder.GOldfield.

The shaft on the Wonder claim, adj
joining the Dixie, is now go feet deep
and the bottom of the shaft discloses
the foot wall of the ledge and crosscut
has been started to more fully expose
the extent OF the ledge. Values of $50
per ton have been obtained from the
foot wall of the vein
Juno ,Goldfield Mining Company.
Fine showing has. been made the past
week in the company's tunnel. The
23O feet distance was completed the lat
ter part OF the week, cutting series of
stringers, veins and lodges, seemingly
net work, running in every direction,
showing increased values as the tunnel
pierces the mountain. A rich strike is
expected at most any time. 1t is evident
that the company is developing the
mine with experience and determina-
ton. A big quartz ledge was discovered
on the surface of the company's prop
erty the other day, and few shots
proved that it was we'll defined, carrying
good values. A shaft will be sunk i'm
mediauely to determine fully its size and
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24
Davis Lease on Kruger.

Parties owning the Davis lease on the
Kruger Monday refused a big cash offer
for the property, and evidently it is not
for sale. At a depth of Is feet they are
now lifting ore from a foot vein that
dips very flat towards the east. Wednes-
day they began sacking for shipment
making the Kruger the second shipper
developed on the Sandstorm ground
within three months. While not sensa-
tional the values are good. The last
sample taken running $491 ton.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-24

Six men are at work sinking a pros
pecting shaft on the Apex claim of the
GoldfeldApex company and three men
are working on a shaft. on the Brooklyn
claim owned by company of the same
name. Oliver Matthews is in charge of
the work of both mentioned companies.