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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-11

United states Land Once.

Carson. New. April %. 1905.
Notice Is hereby given that FRED. q.
SNAPPER and THOMAS E. ENLOE,
citizens of the United States and resid-
ing in the States OF Colorado and Ten
nessee respectively, by II. w. BRUNER
thsir Attorney-in-fact, whose post Office
address is Box 19S Goldheld. Nevada,
have made application for a patent for
2aZ linear feet Of the NIGHT-KAWK
LODE. vein or deposit, with surface
ground 222.91 feet in width across the
east end. and 603.0S feet in width across
the west end of said lod claim, situated
in Goldheld Mining District, Esmeralda
ounty, Nevada. and designated by the
fleid Notes and Official Plat as survey
36, 7. 2 S. r. AZ E. NJ. d. NJ. said lode
being more particularly described as fol-
lows:
Beginning at corner No. 1. identical
will corner No. 3 of the amended loca-
ton and marked "1-2323," whence the N.
w. corner of Section So, T. 2 s. r. AZ
r. M ID. NJ. bears N. 90 So w. 1903
Thence S. 75s 55' E. 4ss.45 feet to
corner No 2, marked "2-2323;"
Thence S; 21' a., W. 222.s1 feet to
Thence s. So 81 w. $3.50 feet to
corner No. 4, marked "4-2323:"
Thence N. 21' a., f. s0s.Os feet, to
corner NO. l place Of beginning:
The total and net area is 1855 acres:
From the discovery the lode
lire runs N. ST. 26' f.. 367 feet. and s..
81 rs w. 200 feet. The variation at all
corners is 16o 40' f.
The original Certificate of location
was filed for record in the Office of the
Recorder of said Goldfeld Mining Dis
trict on February 81. 1904. and recorded
In book A. at page sos. and in the office
or the Recorder of said Esmeralda
County and recorded in book X. at page
20. The amended Certificate was filed
for record in the office of the Recorder
of said Goldheld Mining District on
April 18th, 1905. and in the office of the
Recorder of said Esmeralda County on
April 18th, 1905.
All persons claiming any portion of
the said Night-Hawk Lode, or surface
ground as above described are hereby
required to file their adverse claims with
the Register of the United States Land
Office at Carson City, Nevada, during the
so days publication of the notice hereof
or they will be barred by virtue of the
provisions of the statute.
LOUIS J. COIN, Register.
Date of first publication, May 4. 1906.
j. s: Shropshire. a Attorney for APP
plicants.
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Red TOP MuurNo co. or GOLD
TTELn

Incorporated under the laws of Arr
zona; capitalization, 100000 shares;
par value. 81; 100000 shares In treas
ury.
Principal oface-Goldheld. New. Local
ton OF property, Goldfeld Mining dis
trict, at the southern base of Columbia
mountain. and adjoins the Jumbo prop
one full claim, 20 acres. ]. +. Bradley
is developing 500 feet under lease and
the company Is developing the north end
of claim. Ledge is 100 feet wide and no
wall in sight at the 50-foot level in
company workings-practically all be-
Ing mill ore. with streaks of high grade.
Officers and directors-C. d. Taylor,
president; ]. b. Menardi, vice-president:
II. l.. ColLurn, secretary-treasurer; H
l.. Taylor, c. Il. Holt.
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GoLpr1ELD TREASURE MINING CO

Incorporated under the laws of Ari-
IONA; capitalization. $1,000. 900; par
value. 81; 100000 shares in treasury.
Principal Office, 500 Bullitt Building
Philadelphia, Pa; Nevada agents office,
Tonopah, New: ocation of property.
GoIdfeld mining district, Nevada, con-
sisting of thirteen claims-group No. !,
Ave claims, Columbia mountain, ddjoin-
ing the Adams; group No. ?, three
claims north of the Vernals, at Dia-
mondfield: group No. 3. five claims on
the north side of Banner mountain.
Company is now developing Nos. ]
and 3.
Oficers and directors = John S,
Doughty, president. Charles j. Suplee,
vice president, George G.. Thomson,
secretary and treasurer, all OF Philadel-
phia. Pa, H. II. Brown. Nevada agent,
Tonopah. New. r. w. Griswold. general
manager, Goldleld, New.
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SUMMONS

In the District Court for the First Judi
cial District of the State OF Nevada,
in and for the County or Esmeralda.
VS..
Beanie D. Ryckman, Defendant.
Action brought in the District Court
of the First judicial District of the
State of Nevada, in and for the County
of Esmeralda, and the Complaint filed
in said County of Esmeralda, in the Of
fee Of the Clerk of said DISTRICT Court.
The State of evada Sends Greetings
to Beanie d. Ryckman. Defendant.
You are hereby required to appear in
above-named plaintiff in the district
court of the First Judicial district Of
the state of Nevada, in and for the
county of Esmeralda. and to answer the
complaint filed therein, within ten days
exclusive of the day of service) after
the service on you of this If
out of this count but in this district,
within twenty days; otherwise, within
forty days: or Judgment by default will
be taken against you. according to the
prayer of said complaint.
The said action is brought to recover
a decree of the above court dissolving
the bonds of matrimony now existing
between the plaintiff and defendant and
for costs of this action and such other
and further relief as TO the court may
seem meet in the premises. Said action
ton which viii more FULLY appear from
the complaint on file in this action, to
which reference is hereby made.
And you are hereby notified that If
you fail to appear and answer said COM
plant. as above required, said plaintiff
will apply to the court for the relief
demanded in said complaint.
Given under our hands in the county
of Esmeralda, state of Nevada, this Sd
]. s. THOMPSON.
J. G. THOMPSON,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
(ENDORSED)
I. s. Thompson and j. G. Thompson,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Residence, Goldfeld, Nevada
A-13-6t.
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THE BuLLFRoa NUGGET MINING
COMPANY

Incorporated under the laws of ART
zona: capitalization 1900 900 shares par
value $500; $4,000 shares in the treas
ury, besides ample funds. Private
stock pooled.
Principal office. suite 1914 Bank
block. Colorado Springs. Colorado.
Location of property Bullfrog dis
trict, comprising the Last Chance on
Bonanza mountain adjoining the Rush
group and the Sunrise adjoining the
Victor; also s claims in the East Bull
Beatty.
Tunnels are being driven on both Boz
nanza mountain claims.
Officers and directors: Joseph c.
Colligan, president; Edwin Arkell. vice
president, and Frank II. Huntington,
secretary and treasurer.
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TIGER MINING COMPANY

Incorporated under the laws of Ari-
IONA. capitalization, 100000 shares;
par value, $1.00. -Four hundred thou
sand shares in the treasury.
Principal Office, 107 Boston Building,
Denver, Colo. Resident agent, James l..
Lindsay, Goldfeld, New.
Location of property, Goldfeld Mining
viz: Union, Gold Buck and Jackass
claims, adjoining the Combination
Mines company; and the Gold Bug,
Gold Bug No. 1; Flood and Hub claims,
adjoining the Goldheld-Apex Mining
company and the Brooklyn Mining COM
pany.
Oficers: H. A. Riedel, president; f.
]. Amann, vice-president; James l..
Lindsay, secretary-treasurer. T.. ].
Garrison and J. Fl. Robson.
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THE BuLLFRoa ANNEX MINING co

Incorporated under the avs of Arr
IONA; capitalization 1000, 900 shares. par
value s1.00 each with 100000 shares in
the treasury. Principal office, Goldfeld.
Nevada. Location of property, Bull
frog district; consisting OF. 8 claims.
Cacti, Morning Star, Midnight, Dutch
Extension, Silver King, Horn Silver No.
!, Horn Silver No. 2 and Horn Silver
No. 3. Claims lie a short distance
westerly from the Original Bullrrog
mine. and contain several strong lodges
from which assays have been had in
gold, silver and copper as high as $3.50
per ton. Over 200 feet of work has been
one on the property to date. and on the
Midnight a shaft is down nearly 100
feet, with cross-cut of IL feet which Is
being pushed to catch the ledge. To
provide funds for continuing develop
ment. $4,000 shares of treasury stock
are offered at IS cents per share. All
private stock of directors and controll-
ing interest pooled
Considerable copper stained ore. re-
sembling that from the Original Bull
frog.
Officers: John A Hassell, president
Albert S. Watson, vice president; =. C..
Erickson, secretary. John s.. Cook Cook
Banking Company, treasurer: ]. IL
Schweble.
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CERTIFICATE OF coPARrnERszrz

)ss. :
County of Esmeralda.)
We, the Undersigned, do hereby GER
tify that we are partners transacting a
general banking and brokerage business
in the town of Goldield, county of Es-
meralda and state of Nevada, under the
firm name and style of Henry d. Norris,
Jr. & CO.. that the names in full of all the
members of such partnership, are Henry
d. Norris, Jr., John @. Richardson,
Charles p. Brady. e. A. McNaughton
and Thomas e. Adams. all residing at
said Town of Goldheld. Esmeralda
county, state of Nevada. and that said
partnership was formed on the 10th day
of April, 1906.
set our hands this sixteenth day Of
April, 1906.
CHARLES p. BRADY,
It. f. ADAMS,
BY his attorney in fact Chas. p. Brady.
JOHN G. RICHARDSON,
HENRY d. NORRIS, JR.,
E. A. McNAUGHTON.
STATE OF NEvADA,)
)ss.
County OF Esmeralda.)
On this goth day of April in the year
one thousand nine hundred and
six. before me. Chas. L. Hayes.
a notary public in and for
the county of Esmeralda personally
attorney in fact of It. E. Adams and
to be the person whose name is sub
scribed to the within instrument, as the
attorney in fact of T. f. Adams and he
the said Charles P. Brady acknowledged
to me that he signed the name of T.. r.
Adams thereto as principal and his own
name as attorney in fact; and hat as
such attorney in fact, he executed the
foregoing instrument freely and volun-
tarily, and for the uses and purposes
therein mentioned.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto
set my hand and affixed my official seal.
at my Office in Goldfeld the day and
year last above written.
(SEAL.) CHAS. L. HAYES,
Notary Public in and for the County of
Esmeralda, State of Nevada.
STATE OF NEvADA)
)ss.
County of Esmeralda.)
On this goth day OF April A. D. 1906,
before me. Chas. L. Hayes. a notary
public, in and for the said county and
state. personally appeared Chas. p.
Brady, John G.. Richardson, Henry D..
Norris, Jr, +. A. McNaughton, known
to me to be the person whose name is
subscribed to the within instrument,
and who executed the same. and he
acknowledged to me that he executed the
same freely and voluntarily and for the
uses therein mentioned.
Witness my hand and official seal at
Goldheld. the day and year in this GER
tiicate first above written.
(SEAL.) CHAS. L. HAYES.
Notary Public in and for said County
and State.
MY Commission expires September Is.
1908.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-11

t,ahe presumed general course or direc-
uon OF said lodes, as nearly as can be
~ from present developments,
Z Iasterly and Westerly in the case of
IN he violet and Northerly and Southerly
o ~ me case of the other claims, the
raih belng for the linear distance each
was from the several location points
sspouned above together with surface
SOUND on each side of the middle of
sar T Iodes as shown on said plat.
nlauhe adjoining claims, as shown by the
Virn.ol survey, are the Vindicator No. 2,
fssmulcator No. 8 and Vindicator No. A
Ms9iusvey NO. 227D-Goldfeld indicator
nntthhg company, claimant, on the West.
ou Utner adjoining claims, and their
are : SO far as known to applicant.
waaancy,, Raccoon Fraction and High
NOT. claimant unknown, on West and
pa 0pokane No, 3, Spokane Mining Com
rISSS, eialmant, on the North;
4 5GaSiark' Sunlight and Christmas No.
eionSolaleId Skylark Mining Company,
IIha5dnt' on the East;
Ant nuePendence and Black Ants, Black
Fasss Mining Company, claimant, on the
Ruha also kno ground on the East;
nuoy Fraction, Orchid, White Rose
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OHIO roNoPAH EXTENSION MINI
ING CO.

Incorporated under the laws of South
Dakota; capitalization. 1000, 900 shares
of the par value of 81 each; 100000
shares in the treasury.
Principal office. Tonopah, New: loca-
tion of property, Tonopah mining dis
trict, consisting of eight claims and
fractions. embracing an area of 108
acres, joining the Ohio Tonopah Mining
mpa on the west.
Officers and directors: Albert s.
Watson, president; A. G.. Raycraft,
cashier Nye and Ormsbv County bank.
vice president; Hugh III. Brown, secre-
tary; Fred w. Dulfer and III. c. Jones.
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Directory of GoldfieId Mining Companies


JUMBO MINING CO. or ooLDrxErsD.
incorporated under the laws of Ari-
zona- capitalization. 1,000,000 shares.
par value. 81 each: 100000 shares In
the treasury.
Principal once, Jumbo. eva Post
Office address, Columbia, Esmeralda
GoIdaeid mininx district' conslstine 81
four claims, viz: Jumbo, Clermont,
Lucky Boy and Grizzly Bear.
Offcers: c. ID. Taylor, president; H
L. Taylor. vice president. c. p. Holt,
secretary.
Directors: c. d. Taylor. II. L. Taylor.
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GoLDFIELD MINING COMPANY OF
NEVADA.

Incorporated under the laws of Ari-
IONA; capitalization 1000. 900 shares;
par value 81; 100000 shares in r.
Ofice-Goldfeld, New; location of
property. Goldfeld, New; comprising
seven claims, viz: January, Februar.-,
Jack and Henry Clay.
Officers and directors-R. l.. Johns,
president; II. T. Bragdon, v~ice-presi-
dent; A. c. Eisen, secretary and treas
urer; Geo. l.. Brown, w. M. Stansbury;
H. a. Bragdony mine manager; r. l..
Johns, attorney.
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Fraction and HeSperian, I'M
known, on the South.
Any person claiming, adversely the
mining ground, veins, lodes, premises, or
any portion thereof, so described, sur
veyed, plated and applied for, is hereby
notified tina unless his adverse claim is
dulv filed according to law, within the
time prescribed by law, with the Regis
ter and Receiver of the United States
Land Office. at Carson City, Nevada, his
claim will be barred in virtue OF the
statute in such case made and pro-
vided. ~ .
1t is hereby ordered, that the forego-
ing notice of application for patent be
published for the period OF ten con-
secutive weeks in the "Goldfeld News"
a weekly newspaper published in Gold
field Mining district, Esmeralda County'
Nevada. o
Date of first publication. May II, 1906.
CAMPBELL, NELSON & BROWN,
Law Attorneys for Applicant.
Brougher-Govan Bldg, Tonopan'
Nevada.
Crocker Bldg, San Francisco, CAL
ifornia.
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NO. 117s.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOE
PATENT.
United States Land Office,

United States Land Office,
Carson City, Nevada, March 10, 1906.
ance Of Chapter Six of Title thirty-two
of the Revised Statutes of the United
States, The Goldfield-Lone Star Mining
Company. a corporation organized and
Wyoming, by Oliver Matthews, it's at
t~orney-in-fact, whose Post Office adj
dress is Goldfeld, Esmeralda County,
patent for i47i.l2 l.nAar feet y - ,
Water Fountain lode, bearing gold, with
surface ground 200 feet in width on
2252, more fully described by the Of
fetal plat posted on said claim and by
the field notes of survey thereof now
filed in the office of the Register of the
City, Nevada, with magnetic variations
at IT, E. as follows. to-wit:-
Beginning at Cor; No: l. whence the s.
Bears @; roF S. s sss {? 81 / so" VI u. "a s4 & 3 TT; Cor.
No 8 Sur. 2231, White Horse lode bears
N. 45o 39' E.. 2O5.s5 IT.; thence N. 70 80
Fl Wh dss'f aor rs; l Iode at n ING 3s. 80 10. S W. 1881 Sssa;
fit. from Cor. No. 8; 579.46 #. to Cor. No.
2; thence S. S4o Is, E. 1474.13 #. to Cor.
No 8; thence S. 70 80 w. 6oo.O7 it.. to
32 T. 2 s.. R. 43 E. M. D. M. bears S.
32o so, L. 2919.60 TT; thence N. SO 27'
w. 1374.33 TT. intersect line 2-3 Sur.
1884 #. from Cor. No. 8; 147s.ss #. to
Cor. No. /, the place of beginning.
AREA.
Total area, Water Fountain
lode - acres
Area in conflict with Sur.
No. 1921, White Horse
lode, excluded 0.451 acres
Net area, Water Foun-
tain lode =. acres
This claim is located in the Goldheld
Mining District, Nye and Esmeralda
Counties, State of Nevada, in Sec. 32 T.
2 s., r. 43 E. M. d. M.
The amended certificate of location of
said claim is of record in the office of
the County Recorder of Esmeraida
County. at page 5S4. of Vol: ~" Mining
Locations; in the office of the County
Recorder of Nye County at page 143 of
Book 20" Mining locations: and in the
office of the District Recorder of Gold.
Book b" Mining LOCATIONS.
Adjoining and conflicting claims as
shown by the official plat:-on the south
and west, the White Horse lode. Sur.
1921, claimant unknown.
Anv and all persons claiming ad-
versely the mining ground, vein, lode,
premises or any portion thereof, SO de-
scribed, plated, surveyed and applied
for, are hereby notified hat unless their
claims are duly filed according
to law and the regulations hereunder,
within the time prescribed by law Win
Office at Carson City. Nevada, they WI
be barred by virtue of the provisions OF
the Statute in such case made and pro-
vided.
o. H. GALLUP, Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the forego-
ing notice of application for patent be
published for the period of ten weeks
consecutively in The Goldfeld News, a
weekly newspaper printed and published
at Goldfeld. in Esmeralda County,
State of Nevada.
o. H. GALLUP, Register.
Date of first publication, March 16.
906.
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MINING APPLICATION no. 1884.
United States Land Office.
$780, ~. AFa-.A 10

Notice is hereby given that the
oldfeld Mining Company,
by Fl. d. MacMaster, its duly authorized
agent. whost Post Office address is
Goldfeld, Nevada. has made application
for patent for 2S35.94 linear feet of the
Texas n Lone Star Lodes with sur
face ground $50 feet in width across the
Southeasterly end and 545 feet in width
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Total and net area applled
RECORDS
The original location certificates were
recorded on the 10th day of March, 1904,
in the records of mining locations of the
Goldfeld Mining district, and on the
29th day of March, 1904, in the records
of mining locations of Esmeralda coun-
ty, Nevada, as follows:
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(ENDORSED)
I. s.. Thompson and ]. c.. Thompson
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
Residence, Goldfeld, Nevada.
A-13-6t.
The Washington times., 1906-07-02
WAR DEPART MENT
AFTER ARMY POET
Private in the Philippines
Writes Poetry and Gets
Into Trouble.

The machinery OF the War Depart
ment has been brought into action TO
rid the service Of a poet. a. L. Price.
an enlisted man now doing duty IN the
army in the Philippines. He promises
to create about as much talk es Upton
Sinclaire. the Jungle man. Price
wrote about an officer. who is alleged
to have induced the band TO play AL
ways in the Way at marines funeral
a Olongapo, ?. l.. and which action IS
now being investigated BY the Govern
meut.
Price found soldier life in the Philip
pines rather irksome, so lie began to
write doggerel for the paPers. When
he heard Of the incident at the marines 3
funeral he turned loose. and his produc-
ton was printed in the Cable News at
Manila. The immediate result was an
investigation and exOneTation of the ofti-
Ger in charge OF the funeral Then Price
was charged with violation o. the thirty
second and sixty-second articles of war,
in that he wrote scUrrilous Things about
a member Of another branch OF the ser
vice. He was court-martiaIed. and the
case then sent 20 the department com
mandcr. General Weston, who has for
warded the papers to Washington.
The Washington times., 1906-07-02
CAPTAIN HANK HAFF,
NOTED BOATMAN, DEAD
Sailed the Volunteer and Defender in
International Cup Races-Fu-
neral Tomorrow.

ISLIP. I. l.. J1ly Capt Hank
Han, the veteran yacht master. died
at his home here Saturday night.
He suffered from a complication OF
diseases and had been falling ever
since the death OF his wife about
year ago. His son. Capt Harry Han.
OF the sloop weetamoe. who had been
recalled from New London. Conn. and
the aged skIpper's other son were at
his bedside when he passed away.
Captain Ham was one Of the most
famous yacht handlers IN this country
He sailed the Volunteer and Defender IN
the international races for the America $
Cup. and was master Of the Vigilant
when she went 70 the other side He
was captain of the Independence and
had handled many other yachts Cap
tain Han was IN his slxty-ninth year
The funeral VIII take place az Islip
at = o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Sew
eral yachtsmen who knew the veteran
captain and many shippers of yachts
viii attend Captain Han had many
friends and the attendance at the fune-
raj VIII be quite large
The Washington times., 1906-07-02
WEDDING GIFT EXCHANGE
FL0URISHES IN LONDON

LONDON. July "A wedding present
exchange bureau has been established
In London to remove a ''botheration'
to which most newly married couples
are subject. The enterprise is due to
two young society men, who. being
younger sons. are seeking some profit
able occupation. Just now, the height
of the wedding season, they are doing a
busy trade
Too much silverware, duplicate dinner
services and suDerfiuous articles of all
kinds are received from young welded
people. who may choose something they
haven't got among the other people $
presents The business is one which re-
duireS tact and nice. adjustment OF
values. but the aristocratic agents man
age TO Please all their clients.
The Washington times., 1906-07-02
DISCARDING SILK HATS
FOR OUTDOOR FUNCTIONS

LONDON, July 2-Once again the
doom Of the silk hat Is pronounced.
Regularly every season the popular
daily paper that prides itself on its mod
ish intelligence announces that the
'chimney-pot'' hat. which has changed
little since the days Of Beau Brummel.
is 10 be discarded. at least FOR fashion
able outdoor functions.
At the great EPSON race meeting.
where the presence OF the King has
hitherto imposed the regulation top hat
and frock coat on all frequenters OF
the stands. a third OF the men this wear
appeared in gray or blue sack suits and
derby hats. The Fourth of June cele-
bration at EtOn was notable for the
number Of male visitors who dispensed
with the silk hat
II Is predicted that top hats will IN
future be seen only in the streets and
parks Of London.
The Washington times., 1906-07-02
POPE AGEING RAPIDLY
USES SEDAN CHAIR OFTEN

ROME. July Z-The truth about the
Pope's health is somewhat less alarming
than the rumors that have recently been
circulated. There seems to be nothing
more serious the matter with his holi-
ness than a general languOr due to his
increased age and his lack OF exercise
Piux Y IS now seventy-one years Old
and looks for from well and is very
weary.
He TO longer refuses to use the sedan
chair n which Leo XIII was carried
about The Pope undoubtedly feels
keenly the deprivation of the active life
he led before his pontihcate, when he
WAS simple bishop Of Mantua, and the
confinement imposed upon the occupant
Of the Holy See IS telling on his health
The Washington times., 1906-07-02
IN PERFECT HEALTH

feels forgotten like any other
part OF
just pleasant restfu we'll
The Washington times., 1906-07-02
ONE DEAD, THREE HURT,
RESULT OF EXPLOSION

CHICAGO, July 2.-When converted
into torch by an explosion Of gas on
the launch Topsy, a mile from Summit
on the drainage canal. William J. OFT
twenty-nine years old. jumped into the
water and was drowned. Three com
panions. two of whm were thrown
into the water by the explosion. cIt,ne
TO the sides of the boat and were res
cued- From the moment OFT entered the
water ne was not seen by his COM
panions.