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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-12-16
WALTER COBURN DEAD.
A Well-Known Young Business
Man Passes Away.

A telegram just received from Co
iumoa announces the death Of Walter
Cobarn OF the firm Of Coburn & Jar.
Wis. Mr. Co5urn was a pioneer resi-.
dent Of Tonopah and was universally
esteemed while resident OF this
city For oyes year Mr.. Coburn
has been in business with J. X. Jar.
Tls IN Columbia, and though the young
men suffered loss OF nearly $40, 900
oy lire few months ago, their many
friends attested their appreciation Of
their sterling worth by Offering all
the financial assistance necessary TO
enable them to again engage IN bust
ness
Mr. Coburn was a faithful employe
oI both Jerry Ahern and the Lothrop.
Davis Co. for long time and his host
o. friends regret his uutimely taking
of His death was caused by typhoid
fever.
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Manhattan.

S. Harris of Manhattan spent several
days in Tonopah this week. He has
great faith in the embryo mining Camp
and predicts great future for it.
Mr.. Harris tells of wonderful strike
made by Cole and Sinclair on their
lease on the Union No. 8 claim. owned
by the Manhattan-Dexter Mining COM
pany He says they have extracted 92
sacks of high grade ore from a six-foot
hole. The ledge is strong and the walls
well defined. 1t is one of the best
pieces of ground in the district
The Hudson lease on the Smith
ground is also big thing. Two hun
dred and eighty-fve sacks Of rich ore
have just been shipped from this block.
The Mayhower group, comprising
the Mayhower, Indian Camp and Bic
Pine claims, has been bonded by s. F'
Vermilyea and Frank Gendry at bic
figure. There is a good ledge on this
property that will average $500 on the
surface.
The Annie Laurie ground, owned by
Howard Butler, has been bonded t
Humphrey and Harris. Stofell& Co.
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mas been lowered to depth of 450 feet
and as soon as 20-foot sump has been
provided crosscuts are to be run out
and the ledges explored at that point.
Exploration will also be continued in
the upper levels as well, and to further
the breaking down of ore the working
force is to be increased.
Considerable delay has been ex-
perienced in the erection of the Nissen
two-stamp experimental mill, owing to
weather conditions and delay in the ar
rival Of material, but this difficulty has
IN part been overcome and from now
on more rapid progress win be made
It is thought that this plant will treat
successfully at least IS tons of ore a
day.
A dividend of 10 per cent on 700. 900
shares Of outstanding stock, aggregat-
ing $40, and made payable on the I'd
OF January, was declared at meeting
OF the directors of the Jumbo Mining
company neld at Jumbo Tuesday even
ing. The moneys being distributed at
this time have been derived principally
from the sums accruing from the
leases.
F. A. Price and company, who are
operating two blocks as lease on the
Booth claim at the east slope of CO.
lumbia mountain, have recently uncov-
cred very strong ledge in a crosscut
from the 60 foot shaft on block 5. The
ledge, which has been drifted on for
some distance, shows an average width
OF three feet and carries good milling
values. This same ledge, presumably
has been found in the shaft which is
sunk on block A, which adjoins No. s on
the south. Since the 18th of last NAV.
the owners of this lease have done
more than 900 feet of development
work in sinking shafts and drifting =
Goldield Review.
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The work Of timbering the shaft on
the Bullfrog Apex has been completed.
The shaft is down about rs feet and
after sinking % feet more, drift will
be run to catch the hanging wall.
Two shifts of miners are at work
under the direction Of r. L. Sunderland
on the Ohio-Bullfrog, which is located
just north Of the Great Eastern on
Bonanza mountain. 1t is announced
that the contract for 500 feet of devel-
opment work will be completed as
quickly as good mining methods will
permit Superintendent Sunderland
claims that the same ledge that the
Denver, Eclipse and other Bonanza
mountain properties have, runs through
the claims of the 0hio-Bullfrog.
The Pittsburg- Bullfrog Mining Cor
poration Utd.) is one of the latest
companies organized in the Bullfrog
district Those back of the new corpo-
ration are New York and Pittsburg
capitalists, who have, through their
representative, Frank S. Cotton, se-
cured a valuable group of six claims
within $500 feet of the well-known
Montgomery-Shoshone mine. tits gen
orally believed ny the best mining men
of the district that the Shoshone ledge
traverses the Pittsburg company's
property.
Frank S. Cotton is the energetic
young capitalist who, in the name Of an
eastern syndicate, took the $3.50, 600
bond on the Rush group of four claims
adjoining the Great Eastern. Bullfrog
Miner.
Foreman johnson Of the Gibraltar IS
manganese ore at that prop
erty. Ore bins are being erected and
other improvements are contemplated.
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GOLDFIELD PROPERTIES
ARE BETTER THAN EVER

The shaft on the Combination Frac-
tion is to be continued. This ground
adjoins the Jumbo on the southwest.
When depth of 800 feet is gained
crosscuts and drifts are to be run out
and the vein system thoroughly ex-
plored. At different points above the
5O0-foot mark levels will also be run,
but the greater depth is to be the scene
of the more extensive operations. The
electric hoist recently installed is work
ing smoothly andis great furtherance
to the work of sinking. At the 200
foot level prosecuting has resulted in
the finding of a water course and a
drift is being extended along it in the
hope that it will lead to a vein similar
to those opened at the 280 and other
levels in the celebrated January mine.
The strike recently made on block
No. 5-Loftus and Davis lease on the
Sandstorm, is proving to be the biggest
bonanza ever opened in those workings.
The average daily production is about
200 sacks carrying above $500 per ton.
The product is mined in the 3O-foot
level from 5-foot vein. Aside from
the fact that production has been
greatly increased, the new strike is of
more than ordinary Importance to the
future of the Sandstorm property. as
the ore is coming from an entirely new
vein, lying to the west of the old lead
30 feet, and in country that had not
hitherto been prospected Sinking is
in progress at the 160-foot point with
25O feet the objective depth, when
further exploration is to follow.
Arrangements are being made to
operate the Jumbo property once more,
on an extensive scale. President
Taylor's stock has been released as a
result of the compromise effected with
J. D. Ford and everything is now in
readiness for active work. The shaft
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-12-16
WORKS IS
READY FOR BUSINESS
New Plant of Western Ore Purchasing
Company at Millers Begins
Active Operations.

On Monday last, in the presence of a
number of the companys guests. the
power was turned on at the new samp-
ling plant Of the Western Ore Purchas-
ing Company, located at Millers, three
miles northwest of Goldfeld Junction
on the Tonopah railroad.
Mrs. Chas. Snyder, wife of the gen
eral manager of the company, turned
the lever which set the machinery in
motion. Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder were the
hosts at an informal luncheon, and
many were the expressions of good will
given in the toasts to the success of the
various members of the company's
staff and their friends.
The completion of this plant means
much to Tonopah mines. The sampling
plants at Reno and Mound House. which
are owned and operated by the above
company, have sampled the bulk of the
entire output of this district, including
the rich ores from Goldfeld, and are at
present sampling approximately three
hundred tons per day from Tonopah
alone. This tonnage will be gradually
diverted to the local plant which will in
addition receive two hundred tons more
from local mines, for which the sam
ping company has just found wider
market. A carload from the Montana
Ionopah mine was sampled as Lot No.
J. Ionopah Plant on Tuesday, and the
mlll will soon be running at its capacity
OF 400 tons in eight hours.
Mr. Snyder believes Tonopah to be
the business center of the mining in
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dustry in Nevada, and will make this
city headquarters for his company.
Their offices will be in the new Tonopah
Block and in charge of Mr.. J. r. Wood
bridge, formerly engaged in the samp-
ling business in Salt Lake City. The
nearness Of the plant to Tonopah will
enable the mines to make settlement
for ores within 48 hours after shipment,
instead of waiting for the ores to reach
more remote smelters as heretofore,
which is no small item.
The Mound House plant of the COM
pany will be closed down as soon as the
new mill is handling the larger tonnage,
but new mill will be erected at Gold
held within a few months. The
Reno mill will continue to run on ores
from the northern part of the state and
as an auxiliary to the Tonopah plant.
The new plant is first class in every
respect. The ore is dumped from the
cars into the hopper and carried into
two gyratory crushers 28 feet below the
surface. 1t is then elevated to the top
of the mill, 81 feet above the surface.
1t passes over Charles Snyder auto
matte sampler that takes but one-fifth,
the balance being elected into ore bins.
The one-fifth sample goes through rolls
and is again elevated and passed over a
second sampler. This is repeated four
times, the final mill sample being 1925
of the entire lot. This amount is
ground in rolls in the sample room and
again in coffee mill grinder to 100
mesh. Any oversizes from this grind
ing is worked down to 100 mesh.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-12-16
CLIFFORD is A CAMP
OF GREAT MERIT

Charley Wallace came in from Cliff
ford this week to buy an equipment for
meat market which he and Cahill will
establish at the new camp.
He says there is quite rush to Cliff
ford, stores are being opened, leasers
are hard at work and the future of the
camp is assured.
Mrs. Nay is doing a rushing business
with her boarding house at Stone Cab
in.
Three new saloons have thrown open
their doors at Clifford. One is con-
Quoted by O'Farrell, another by Breize
and the third by two pioneer Nevadans
from the eastern part of the state. A
hotel is also ready for business. Philip
Meyers and wife conducting it.
The leases are all looking splendid.
George Cole has a fine showing on his
block and is working like good fellow.
y Brlen Bros. have good shipping ore.
Wallace Bros. have a lot of ore for
shipment and Billy Coyne is in high
glee over the rich ore he has uncovered.
Gold has been found both east and
west of the Clifford ground and work
thus far shows that there are several
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To the Great Beyond.

Two weeks ago today VIM. Tweedie
left for the bedside Of his dying sister
Mrs. Steve Mitchell in Virginia City,
and be arrived there a few hours be-
fore she passed away. Just one week
later-last Sunday-he also passed
to the unknown world. Mr.. Tweedie
was ar engineer on the G. & C. rail
road for long time, but for several
months past was in the employ of the
Tonopah lumber company Of this
city. He was well liked by all who
knew him.
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ACTIVITY IN NEVADA MINING DISTRICTS
RICH LEDGES IN DENVER
MINE AT BULLFROC

Judge l.. 0. Ray arrived in TonopaF
last evening on his way from Bullfroa
to Salt Lake, on visit to his family
The Judge is enthusiastic over the Bull.
frog section and especially over the
wonderful showing being made by the
Denver The winze from the second
level to the third has been in ore all
the way. The ledge is very rich, three
feet Of it averaging from $500 to S4OO
to the t on. The ore is being extracted
and sacked and shipped at the rate of
% tons a week. A twenty-five mule
team arrived at Goldfeld last night
with another load of this rich ore.
Judge Ray says there is a seven foot
ledge Of $33 ore at depth of fifty-feet
on the Mayhower.
Tom Mechanics and associates will
commence sinking a deep shaft on the
New Hampshire ground on Rainbow
Mountain about Dee. Goth. The ground
is just west of the Steinway property
The shaft will be sunk on ledge which
was opened up some time ago and from
which medium grade values were OBJ
tained on the surface.
The National Bank is it. On the 200
foot level the miners encountered a
body Of ore between and feet wide.
nearly all of which is shipping grade
and is being sacked On the 1OO-foot
level, in an S4-foot shaft big ledge of
good grade milling ore has been opened
up. Manager Wedekind is elated over
the showing thus far made.
The Providence is improving right
along. Manager Badgett says it will
be some time before he taps the main
edge, but his drift on the brown quartz
which is now in nearly so feet, is look
ing better all the time.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-12-16
Lang Held For Embezzlement

W. H. Lang, formerly manager OF
the branch Office Of the Minis Sutro
Co. in Goldtield, was held to await the
action of the grand Jury at Haw.
thorne, on the charge OF embezzle.
ment brought against him by the To-
kop Consolidated Mining Co, of which
he was secretary. 1t was shown
at the preliminary examination before
Judge Bell, that Lang issued the
company's certificates of stock and
appropriated them to his own use.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-12-16

Q. w, Spaulding, who has been in
business in Tonopah for several
months, passed away last monday,
after a lingering illness, Deceased
was about 36 years Of age and came
here from Baker City, Oregon, 10
which place his remains were ship
ped Tonopah Aerie, No. 271, f. o.
E., escorted the body to the train.
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parallel ledges traversing the country.
Peter Wyneken left for Clifford
Thursday morning to commence active
work on his lease, on the Clifford
ground.
Wallace and Cahill made new strike
few dpys ago on the ground owned
by them, located about mile north of
Clifford. The ledge is 8 feet wide and
can be traced on the surface for 5000
feet. The rock pans well and the lucky
owners believe they have rich prop
erty.
Good values are being obtained at
Golden Arrow, which is located between
Clifford and Silver Bow. The Golden
Arrow and Clifford lodges are believed
to be the same.
Milo Plamenaz and Andre Ragonevich
left for Clifford yesterday morning
They have one Of the choice leases on
the Clifford ground and also own some
claims.
Pete Samuelson returned from Cliff
iord today. He says that the Kawich
range and the camp of Clifford in par
Ocular is one Of the richest sections of
Nevada. He has secured two choice
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\. f. Brunbrook Returns.

A. f. Brunbrook of the Empire
Lumber Company, returned from
San Francisco last Sunday. Mr..
Bounbrook ordered several carloads
OF sugar Pine lumber from Sonora,
TuoIumne county, Calf, while away.
This is considered the finest lumber
in the market aud is always in de.
mand.
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HIVE Conc To Yeyns

J. w. Storer, w. M. C. Jones and
W. R. st. Claire left Thursday morning
for Las Vegas where they will open up
promising lead property that they
own. Mr.. st. Claire will visit Los
Angeles before returning, but Messrs.
Storer and Jones will return by team in
the course of two weeks.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-12-16
Death of Q. Kennison

Charles Kennison, a native o
Baker City, Oregon, and about 4C
years of age, died this morning after
a brief illness. He leaves brother
in this city aud other relatives il
Baker City, to which place the re-
mains will be shipped.
John McKane and Donald Gilies re
turned from San Francisco Thursday.
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who have lease No. on this ground.
have feet of brown quartz ore that
will run from $100 to 1925 to the ton.
Darrough and Powers have a promis-
ing property in the Jumping Jack claim
and the Silver Pick group just incorpo-
rated by Shelton and Boak. under the
name Manhattan Consolidated is also
choice ground.
Manhattan is improving day by day
and many new buildings are in course
OF construction. At present there are
at least rs frame structures. The pop
uIlatlon OF Manhattan is estimated at
about 700.
The news of the death of Dayton
Coleman, the veteran stage driver, was
received with profound regret in Man
haitian.
The Manhattan Consolidated is the
name of a new mining company re-
Gently organized by J. w. SHELTON and
associates. We understand that some
parties contemplate forming a company
and calling it bya similar name. This
should not be done, for it would cause
endless confusion, trouble and annoy
ance. There are certainly plenty Of
good and appropriate names and the
practice of using almost similar names
should be discountenanced.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-12-16

mo- Joseph r. Dufileld, the Godfed
siatIR ilnR magnate, accompanied by his
fonS, fser, arrived in Tonopah from Cali.
soa so,ula Wednesday They will spend
some time in this section.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-12-16

That the Belmont mine is one of the
best in the camp is daily becoming evil
dent. While the main ore body is a
monster and gives high values, rich
streaks have been encountered of late.
One in particular, that was cut last
week shows sensational values. The
Belmont is property of great merit.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-12-16

Gunther's celebrated Chicago candies.
the best on earth, in beautiful holiday
packages; only at the Union Drug
Store. u
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John M. Gearin of Portland has been
appointed Unitrd States Senator from
Oregon, to succeed the late Senator
John H. Mitchell.
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Belmont Ex.

AT meeting of the Belmont Exten-
sion Mining company, held this week,
officers were elected as follows: John
McKane, president; George S. Nixon.
vlce-president and j. H. Forman. sec
retary and treasurer. These with
George Wingfeld and Sam Forman
constitute the board of directors.
Messrs. Forman and Stockton are the
iiscal agents for the company. The
holdings comprise four choice claims.
which adjoin the Belmont on the east
and the rich Belmont lodges undoubted-
ly run through the Belmont Extension
ground. Active development work will
be commenced at once.
Silver Bow.
Wright and Newton made an import-
ant discovery last Sunday on ground
belonging to Clifford, Sr They opened
up ledge that was literally sprinkled
with gold and covering up their find
they left post haste for the new camp
ol ClHord IN order to secure lease
from the owner of the property. They
were successful in their mission and
say that they have the biggest thing
in Silver Bow.
The Aurora.
The new Tonopah Aurora company IS
preparing to develop its ground at Lone
Mountain. The directors Of the com
pany are DR.. G. S. Bachman. who is
president, R. W. Dennis, A. ]. Poak.
W. M. Abbott and f. G. Osborn.
SOdaVille.
w. w. Gilbert, who came in from
Sodaville this week reports a shipment
of II tons Of ore from the Cola. Range
property, to Stewards mill, fSis,a trial
run, The values are in gold. US
B0stOn-TOnopah.
The Boston-TdKopah mine was closed
down this week and nothing further
will be done with the property until
spring.
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Make him a Xmas present of a box of
cigars and don't forget to purchase
them at the Union Drug Store. u
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pa.r mr' and Mrs AL Revert and Master
avert ,vSert' who is just one month old,
Tuesday. "'s'''o ''''
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Town Bills Allowed.

oihce Of the County Clerk, Tonopah,
Nye county, Nevada, Dee. y, 1905.
! {. G. Bevis, County Clerk and ex-
oiiicio Clerk of the Board Of County
commissioners, Nye county, Nevada,
DO hereby certify that the following is a
true and correct list Of the bills allowed
by the said Board, at their meeting
heId IN Tonopah, New, in the Office of
he Clerk on Dec. II, 1905;
ionopah Water Co, water for
sprinkling Tonopah streets, 10
days in Nov & AZ AZ
Molinari, labor on streets lO6 90
a Mckenzie, salary as Chief
Of Police ion oo
eummeriield & johnson, team
hlre and man on garbage
wagon for Nov - 225 rs
y Mckenzie, salary as Chief
Of Fire Dept so 90
:, y Mckenzie, salary as officer 100 90
White Mt. Water Co., sprinkling
streets, presented for $287.O
allowed at OK M
y " booth, printing -------- 8 rs
ueorge McCabe, salary officer
ana asst. Chief Of Fire Dept 150 90
witness my hand and the seal of the
'''o Board, this 18th day of Dec, 1905.
G. G. BEvIs,
Clerk.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-12-16

Lowney's candies, IN fancy pack
ages for the holidays, are now here.
Not any can belre-ordered. We will
take your order now, for delivery ON
or before Christmas. The Miners
Drug Store Inc, Goden's Stone
Bldg. d
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-12-16

ooi, - " Boyken Of Baltimore is a re-
m5l, MI. arrival in Tonopah which he will
H'ake his future home.
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ORE SHIPMENTS

The ore shipments via the Tonopah for the week ap
were as follows Ionopah Mining Company TONS Montana
10 ton Ionopah Extension 400 TONS Belmont 28O tons Midway
81 tons North Star, tons. "''
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Get Kodak at the Union Drug
Store u
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Eureka-AIpine.

Mr.. Mushett, one of the heavy own
ers in the Eureka-Alpine at Lone Noun
tain, visited the property this week.
He was greatly pleased with the show
ing and predicts great results from the
Eureka. The shaft is now down ii
feet and the ledge is nearly four feet
wide. The values still average almost
800 to the ton.
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Mcnamara.

At meeting of the Mcnamara min
ing company, held in San Francisco
this week, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: w. R.
johnson, president, Dennis Searls, vice
president, and Emery w. Elliott, Sec
retary. John A. Bunting, the oil
king, A. G. Dodd, H. Dumont, w. P.
Johnson, Dennis Searls, George Ames
and j. H. Spring were chosen directors.
The secretary's report shows SO, ,021 on
hand. But little work is being done on
the property at present.
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Nevada Goldfelds.

James Jennings, who is s'sinking an in
cline shaft for the Nevada Goldfelds
Development company, at Gold Noun
tain, was in town Thursday. He says
the ledge has widened and at depth
of twenty feet, is about five feet in
width and shows splendid values. The
shaft will be continued to depth of
100 feet, on the ledge.
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OhiO-T0nOpah.

The men working on the crosscut on
the 400 foot level of the Ohio-T Tonopah
mine, cut what is believed to be the
Mcnamara ledge, last Monday. The
width of the ore body has not yet been
determined, but it is at least twenty
feet.
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West End.

They are still sacking ore at the
West End and another shipment will go
forward next Saturday in charge of
James McQuillan. The consignment
will be to the Western Ore Purchasing
company at Millers.