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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28

At that time the shaft was only ITO
feet deep, with no ore of any note in
sight. Under the careful and ex7
perienced management which followed
systematic course of development
work was inaugurated and the shaft
was continued on down another 100
feet. From this point crosscut was
run for 70 feet in an easterly direction
and the big body of ore, from which
such fabulous values have been taken,
was found. The drift from the ITO
foot level was also run in the direction
of the same shoot and but few days
work disclosed the rich ore on this
lexel. This lease, since the time
Messrs. McKane and Campbell became
connected with it, produced in the high
grade ore approximately $5OO,OOO,
gross, which amount surpasses any
thing yet found in the district for the
time it was worked. Besides the high
grade ore that has been shipped, there
is an immense tonnage of milling ore
on the dumps which viii be treated
later, r,on, and which it is estimated will
yield $40, 900 or more.
Owing to the excessive railroad
charges of the Southern Pacific and
high smelling rates the 100000 ship
ment which was due to go out from the
Red Top this week was not made. c.
D. Taylor, president of the company,
is now in Salt Lake City taking up the
matter with the smelter people and un-
til such time as he returns the tonnage
will be held at the mine. The ore in
the various workings continues to hold
its values and in the bottom level the
drift is getting into better ore.
A good strike has been made on the
Red Boy, fraction owned by DR..
White Wolf, T. L. Oddie and "Dia-
mondfeld" Jack Davis. The property is
located near the Great Bend and adj
joins the Red Butte on the west. sii
three claims being in the Diamondfield
section. At depth of fifty feat fhe
ledge is showing the full Of tha
shaft with no vail ID sight Toe work
e of driftiHg "a ft i nov j progress
n with excersat lssults Il. as the leve
Y is extendoa galnes &c becoming NOR.
q pronounced and the vein is hardening
b considerably. Assays are being OBJ
e tanned ranging in gold values from $5'
to S85 to the ton.
n A streak of wonderfully rich ore ha
J just been taken from the January min
IS Of the Goldfield Mining company Pres
!. ident Johns showed a BONANZA repre-
p sentative a specimen of the quartz
ID which was fully one-third gold and cor
l. tanned number of coarse particles {
le the precious metal. The property is
n be re-surveyed at once and among otht
g improvements contemplated is the sinl
b. ing of deep shaft.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28
RENEWED ACTIVITY
AT GOLDFIELD

The Woodward tract, group of
claims located in the Diamondfield
section Of the Goldfield district and
about one-half mile east of the town Of
Diamondfeld, passed ;into-the hands of
party of Kansas City capitalists last
week. The consideration for the group
was $15, 200 spot cash and by many it
is thought the newcomers areYgetting
a rare bargain sat !. that Yprice, : Jas 7 the
property is located in.the..very heart,of
the mineral belt running through that
section.
Messrs. Gorst and Price, who are
operating a number of leases on the
Booth property on the east slope OF
Columbia mountain, have started a new
shaft on block 5. A good strong ledge
was recently uncovered and it is the in
tention to follow it down to depth of
so feet when drifts will be driven both
ways on the ledge. -Goldfeld Review.
Work is being rushed on the mill being
built on the Booth 7claim by George
Wingfeld, Senator Nixon and associates
The mill is a Kinkead of thirty ton;
capacity with cyanide plant in con
nection.
The Oddie-Gardner mill in Wes
Goldfeld has made connection with th'
Bishop power plant and everything IL
running like clock-work and with bil
bins of ore and large tonnage con
tracted for it expects to be kept bus!
for long time.
The Gardner lease on the Red Kinl
in which a strong three foot ledge o
good milling ore was encountered
couple of weeks ago, continues looking
good and promises to be even better.
H. c. Wallace, who is operating
lease on thr Cornishman claim of tn
Florence property, has secured bloc
of ground on the Florence claiI
proper, which adjoins the Reilly on tn
east and the Dougherty lease on til
north, and has put force of menIt
work starting a shaft which will
sunk 100 feet deep.
The Gray leases No. and 2 on Il
Red King claim of the Florence, {
which considerable work has alread
: been done, are to be e-thoroughlylopen'
up and to this, end 1.-THE sshafts lwhi'
3 have already been, started are to ]
: sunk to the 2O0Ifoot levels.
THE great Reilly lease held by Jol
McKane, B. J.tReillyi and Jack Cam
e bell has expired. Six months ago Il
It block of ground was secured by B.
is Reilly, it having been held by Lothr
/ & O'Keefe previous to that time a
was given up by them as being no goC
About the 25th of July Messrs. MeKa
5. and Campbell became associated wi
tn Mr.. Reilly, Mr.. McKane securi
IN a 7-16 interest and Mr.. Campbell 2
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28

Malcolm MACDONALD ana mrS' r. "a
Montgomery entertained party Of
friends at the Montgomery-Shoshone
mine last Monday. The trip from
Aeatty to the mine was made in Mr..
Macdonald's $500 Pope-Toledo car.
stops were made at Bullfrog and Rhyo-
lite and the handsome car pulled up at
the mine at 10 o'clock. There the visi-
tors were met by the genial Matt
Hoveck, the efficient manager of the
property, who escorted them through
the mine-and such mine-it is truly
wonderful, for with only development
work done and no stopping, there is at
least So, 900, 600 worth of ore in sight.
The main tunnel, which is virtually
passageway into Aladdin's cave, is in
$50 feet, with shaft through it from
the surface that is $50 feet from the
collar. The main ledge is fully 65 feet
wide and contains values running from
S65 to $500 to the ton. Crosscutting
and drifting on the $50 foot level is
going on and rich sulphide ore has been
encountered. The ore extracted during
the course of development is being
sacked and stored in the ore house. 1t
is a great property and promises to be-
come one of the best mines in Nevada.
The property is being mined in a
systematic manner under the able man
agement of Matt Hoveck, who has 35
men employed After viewing the won
ders of the great mine, all hands were
invited to a sumptous repast, Mr.. Mac
donald and Mrs. Montgomery doing the
honors. After more than satisfying the
wants of the inner man, the jolly crowd
again embarked on the Pope-Toledo anc
under the skillful guidance of Oscar
Rohn were safely and swiftly conveyed
TO Beatty, the Montgomery hotel being
reached at 2:30. Those who enjoyed
the hospitality Of Mr.. Macdonald ant
Mrs. Montgomery on this occasion were
Charles L. Morris of Pony, Montana
Jack Campbell and G. T. Mcmillan o
Goldfeld, T. d. Vandervort of Columbia
and Joseph Jordan and j. W. Traver
Of Tmopah.
H. F. Porch, C. II. Southworth an
L. v Lonsway have taken lease an
bond on the claims of Guthrie Bros.
vest Of Beatty, and have put men t
work driving a tunnel. H. F. Porch
general manager and j. c. Houtz SUI
erintendent. This is choice property
as it is only three-quarters Of mil
east Of the Montgomery-Shos o
the trend Of the big ledge Of that wor
derful mine.
The Lucky Jack -Shoshone Minin
Company is operating on its propert!
which consists of one claim and fra'
tion, in all about 30 acres, situate
about $50 feet northeast Of the Mon
gomery -Shoshonc Mines Company
property, and the present working sha
is situated within one thousand feet
where the fabulous ore production
going on in this great mine. The Sh
shone ore shoot dips under the Lucl
Jack, and shaft has been sunk to
depth Of 100 feet, and crosscutting
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28
Dores- Montgomery.

At the DoreS-Montgomery mine, sit
uated a short distance south Of the
famous Shoshone, the ledge was en-
countered this week in tunnel No. 2.
At a distance of 50 feet the miners
broke into a blind ledge, similarin every
respect to the Montgomery-Shoshone
ledge 1t is tale and pans we'll
While this is not the ledge which
prompted the owners to drive the tun-
mel, the values are high enough to
warrant its thorough prospecting. AT
present, work will continue with the
object of cutting the main ledge. As
soon as the ledge is encountered, a car
and tracks will be installed and shaft
sunk.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28
Nevada-Alpinc.

News has just been received of a
strike in the Nevada-Alpine mine at
Lone Mountain that stamps that mine
as a wonder. The strike was made in
big ore body thirty feet wide and
consists of a chute three feet wide,
that is a solid true fissure of ore and
the values are phenomenal, Though
this mine has paid dividend and has
shipped considerable ore, it has al
been extracted in doing development
work.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28
BULLFROG DISTRICT
HAS RICH MINES

now IN progress to locate the ore shoot.
The crosscut is in thirty feet and has
encountered body Of tale and rhyolite
identical to that found in the Montgom-
ery-Shoshone property which carries
values in gold and silver in sufficient
quantities to indicate that the rich ore
shoot may be encountered at any time.
The company is organized under the
laws of the State of Nevada and the
stock is worcestershire. The officers of
the company are DIR. David Shoemaker
of San Francisco, president; W. F.
Wilkie of Truckee, vice-president and
treasurer, and H. L. Moody of Beatty,
secretary. The management of the
property is in the hands of H. L. Moody,
who has had number of years exper-
ience in the handling of mining and
other corporations, both in Nevada and
California. A hoist has been ordered
and upon arrival will be installed and
sinking resumed. The company is using
every dollar received from the sale of
stock in Systematically opening this
property.
A new tunnel has been started on the
south end Of Bonanza mountain by the
Gibraltar management. The tunnel is
being run, not only to open up the ore
in that part Of the company's property,
but also to connect with the main work
ings being run in from the east side of
the hill, in order that better air and
more convenient facilities for handling
ore can be had Shipping ore in liberia
quantities is being sacked. The Glib.
raltar is working force of eighteer
men at present.
A strike has been made by the Foul
Ace Mining Company on its property
northeast of Ladd mountain. Superin
tendent f. w. Griffith obtained al
assay of $14.44 from big vein Of quart
and tale The property was formerl.
known as the Arizona group. Worl
, was started two weeks ago Monday am
on Friday the solid formation wa
struck.
The Montana Bullfrog people are dc
ing the annual work on their propert
J on Ladd mountain. 1t is expected b
the management TO start active d'
i, velopment on this property in a shol
time.
w. d. Lawton, Of the Tonopah-GolC
field Trust Company, was in Beatty tn
. week and put force Of men to wor
n on his property just east Of Beatt.
! Mr. Lawton is interested in forty claim
in the Bullfrog district.
w. H. Wooding has decided the Mon
: gomery Tramp mining claims Nos.
, 2 and 3 to w. T. Brown the consider
! tion being $4,000
+ The work of running a tunnel in a
s feet on the Paradise group, owned
It Senator T. l.. Oddie and associates, VI
If commenced Monday morning. III
is property is situated about three-quarte
o. of a mile east Of the Montgomery-Sh
" shone and adjoins the Med. and t
a Guthrie properties, Senator Oddie sa
is the Paradise will make great mine.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28
Florida Has Receiver.

The famous old Florida mine at Ida
has been placed in the hands of j. P.
Marshall of Goldfeld, who has been
named as receiver. The mine has been
big producer but is said to have been
mismanaged by the new owners who
recently began expensive development
work and the erection of large MILL
TonOpah Home.
Work goes on swimmingly in tn
Tonopah Home shaft and stringers o
ore are being continually encountered
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28

Montana-Tonopah.

PresidentC. E. Knox of the Montana
Tonopah, arrived in town this morning
and he and Mr.. Kirby will confer at
once on the new machinery proposition,
the directors having appointed them as
committee to purchase such ma
chinery as they see fit to.
The Great Western.
The new machinery recently pur-
chased by Manager Joe Josephs of the
Great Western company, is being in
stalled and work will be resumed next
week. The new 30-horse power steam
hoist is a daisy and will do splendid
work. The shaft is at present dowr
200 feet and it will be continued to g
great depth.
The Silver and Cold.
Work will be resumed shortly on tbt
Silver and Gold property about two
miles north of town. There has beer
quite demand for the stock of th'
company lately and there are nov
ample funds for extensive development
work. Zeb Kendall is president of th'
company.
Sylvania.
c. C. Rhodes of Pennsylvania, who i
heavy stockholder in the Sylvani
Mining company, spent Tuesday i
Tonopah on his way to the Sylvani
mining district to inspect the propert
of the company. He is enthusiast
over the outlook for Southwestern
Nevada mines and especially those o
Sylvania district.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28
Little TonOpah.

There is nothing new to record in this
excellent property. Development work
continues and everything is being
plabed in shape for the sinking of the
shaft to a great depth. The Little
Tonopah is one of the best properties
in the Tonopah district and will moi
only catch one, but several of the big
lodges.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28
West End.

AS mentioned exclusively in the Bo-
MANIA, two weeks ago the West End
ledge is monster. No walls have as
yet been encountered and the width of
the monster ore body cannot as yet be
determined.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28
ORE SHIPMENTS

shipments the Tonoah railroad for the week ending
teray follows Tonopah Mining Company 1876 Montana
Tonopah Extension 6l5 Belmont 80 Midway
ton STAR Nevada-Apne 81 Columbia Samp
ling Co., lO2 tons
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28
Lone Mountain.

At the Richards Mcneil lease on the
Argenta sixteen sacks of ore averaging
q per cent lead and l3 ounces silver
are being sacked daily.
The shaft of the Columbia Gold and
Silver Mining company is down 100
feet on the vein which is already 5
feet wide between well defined walls.
The Anaconda -Tonopah commenced
sacking ore for shipment this week.
T. d. Murphy Of Goldfeld is now ar
ranging to put force of men to work
on the Treasury group, east of the
Columbia. There is strong vein on
the surface, on which a shaft has been
sunk 80 feet, showing values from $50
to $35 ton.
Albert S. Watson, president of the
Yellow Jacket Mining company, visited
the property this week and has decided
to commence development at an early
date.
Thomas r. Bannerman, President OF
bhs DOdTu OF lTduS, NlSltSu tiiS Aohe
Mountain district this week and says il
has wonderful possibilities as a pro
ducer of huxing ores. He visited the
Nevada-Alpine which a wonderful body
of galena ore at the end Of a 60O-foot
tunnel, the Anaconda, which is about
to make shipment and other proper
ties and speaks in the highest terms o
them.
Reveille.
There is a marked revival of interes
n the old mining camp Of Reyeille
With Tonopah and its railroad onl.
SIXTY miles away, new conditions hav
developed for Reveille, just as the
have for many other districts, both oil
and new, in Nevada. The veins Of tn
district are large and well defined an
highly mineralized The camp Of Rev
eille is about TO enter on an era Of grea
prosperity.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28
Low Rates On Ore.

The mines in the vicinity Of Caliente
are experiencing quite boom. The
San Pedro railroad has made rate Of
So for hauling the ores to the Salt Lake
smelters. A few years ago it cost $2e
to carry the ores to the slnelters.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28
The MOguI.

Tho new machinery installed last
week on the Mogul at Ray, is working
like charm. The main tunnel is being
driven with great speed with the new
air drills and the big ledge that out
crops on the surface, should be en-
countered within the next forty feet.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28
Receives Good News.

George F. Blakeslee, manager and a
heavy owner in the Dores- Montgomery
mine, which is located about 2700 feet
east of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., re-
ceived letter yesterday from Superin-
tendent H. Jeffrey, which states that a
body of tale, which is duplicate of the
Shoshone, has been encountered. 1t is
expected that big vein will be cut in
a short time. About $50 feet of work
has been done on this property, consist
ing of tunnels and shafts, and it has all
the earmarks of a good mine.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28
Tule Canyon.

Great excitement was caused in Tule
Canyon by the finding of some extra
ordinarily rich float in Upper Tule. Mr.
Burson, theldeputy recorder, has in his
possession a piece of this float that is
at least 20 per cent gold. Mr.. Webber
offered 500 for the ore but was unable
to secure it. At the Alice the company
has resumed sinking at the 10O-foot
level; fine body of ore was found at
this point.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1905-10-28
The Gold Center.

The Surprise claim, owned blythe
Gold Center M. & D, Co., on the south
slope of Bonanza, is showing up some
assays that are very satisfactory to
Manager Tobin, who only started woolk
last week. For the time being the
Gold Center company will give special
attention to the Surprise and its Crystal
springs HOLDINGS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-26
Harry Westcott.

Harry Westcott died last night at 10 o'clock at his home at Seventh avenue and Nnteenth street, after an illness Of several hours.
 MT. Westeott was an active member of the Masonic and other orders, and was one of Birmingham's most popular citi- zens.
 lie was bookkeeper and cashier of tho Al Campbell Catering company and was engaged in his duties until Tuesday noon The primary cause of his demise was acute kidney trouble. He had been in il health for several months but had not lost any time from his work Two days ago he was stricken with painful illness but continued steadily at his office duties until Tuesday afternoon.
 Mr Westeott was thirty second de- gree Mason and a member of the Elks and the Knights of Ppthias. He was born about 39 years ago at Lansing, Mich. He removed to Birmingham about fifteen years ago and had been engaged as book keeper for the Metropolitan Hotel com pany and the Al Campbell Catering com pany. He is survived by wife and one child, mother 70 years of age and one sister.
 The funeral will take place tomorrow morning The interment will be at the Enon Ridge cemetery. Tie Scottish Rite Masons will attend the services in a body.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-26
E. T. Shaw & Sons undertakers.
In Memoriam.

In the death of w. R. Collins the hearts of the friends of the family go out in tender sympathy to the bereaved ones for the soul SO suddenly called to the home eternal in the heavens" Though bitter as wormwood. we should trust Him Who doeth all things we'll" We are all prone to question the justice of the Author of our being in removing from our midst our loved ones. but we should be eomforted in the fact that they are saved the fur ther bangs and heart aches of life's seas for it is at best one continuous warfare against suffering and sorrow. How, truly that In the midst of life we are in death and thus 1t Is that God in His infinite wis dom has seen fit to wait the spirit of w. R. Collins to a better realm. He was a loyal member of the Third Presbyterian church at Birmingham for number of years previous to his death
 He was born in Talladega county. Ala. on February IT, 1879, the son of MT. and Mrs. ]. w. Collins. He was married to Miss Aileen Steele of East Lake, Ala, on November 25 1897.
 MT Collins had been in the employ of the Southern railway for the past fifteen years. He was held in high esteem by his employees as well as by all with whom his business brought him in contact. Ee was killed at his post of duty on the 21st day of July, 1905 He was member of Iron City Lodge No. 60, Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America by which order he was buried on July 2S 1905
 I pray that God may mitigate the sor- row of the devoted wife. and when she, too, Is called from this vale of tears. may her bark glide into the peaceful haven and there. safely moored. find the loved one so suddenly taken from her, waiting to open the ''pearly gates"
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-26
.P|CKPOCKETS WILL FACE TRIAL TODAY Lilly Ray and Johnson Ray
 Tyler in Jail COULDN'T GIVE BOND Both Tell Conflicting stories-6. M. Allen Reta,ned for the Defense.
 L. B. Hanks Recevers His
 Pocketbook.

One of the pocketbooks found on Lily Ray the young woman arrested as pickpocket has been identified It is the property of l.. B. Hanks of 2l6 t1tty- seventh street. Woodlawn He was at the Union station Tuesday when the woman and the man in the case, Johnson Ray Iy- Ter. were arrested by Detective Bodeker and Policeman Baker The latter was in citizens clothes and helped to hold the woman when she showed fight At that time he little dreamed that he had just been the victim of the soft hands of Tyler who is alleged to have worked the crowd and passed the valuabes to the woman, according to Detective Bodeker, who caught them in the act of picking pockets.
 Mr. Hanks was too anxious to see the President to give much thought to the prisoners after he SAW they were In cus- tody. He wanted to follow Roosevelt. Later in the day however, he missed his purse containing something over eight dollars and recalled the arrests in which he took part Early yesterday morning he called at police headquarters and iden- tified the purse with iron ore worked into it by constant use. The money, or a portion of It. had, 1t was said, been mixed with the other loose silver in the womans handbag as only something over three dollars was in the purse when 1t was identified. MT. Hanks will be an im portant witness against the couple when they are tried.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-26
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.
Mrs. Charles E. Veitch.

The funeral of Mrs. Charles E. Veitch, who died at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday night took place yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the late residence, 2331 Fifth avenue. She had been Ill about nine days, suffering fromf blood poisoning large number of friends and relatives were present at the family residence during the funeral services and the floral offerings told of the esteem in which she was held by those who knew and loved her best. Besides a husband, she Is sur vived in the immediate family by a little daughter. Her father is N. C. Veitch, who Is connected with the police force, and her husband is connected with the Bell Telephone company The interment was in Elmwood cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-26
Acquitted of Robbery Charoe.

Anniston, October 25.-(Special.)-W. A Andrews, a white man, was acquitted this afternoon in the city court of a charge of highway robbery. The offense for which he was tried was committed last April. While going to his home T. L. Graham was held up in dark place on Noble street by a white man, who was frightened away before he succeeded in his purpose. Andrews, who was in the city at the time. was arrested the next day on the charge and has since been confined in the county jail. Andrews home is in Carrollton, Ga