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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-07-14
socialists in Convention.

The state convention of the Socialis-
tic party was held at Goldfeld on the
4th and 9Th inst, this being the first
convention Of that party held in this
State, and the following candidates
were nominated for office: For COVER
nor, Thomas Casey, Esmeralda county;
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, j. B. Hendrics,
Washoe county; secretary of state, w.
F. Kilker, Nye county; treasurer, j.
w. Smith, Esmeralda county; comp
t%roller, ]. c. Knust, Nye county; sur
veyor-general, j. p. C~osgrove, Esme-
ralda c%ountv; register of land Office,
Thomas Chambers, Nye county; attor-
ney-general, Emil Lorke, Washoe
county. Joel Nelson, Esmeralda county;
state printer, M. F. Richter, Esmer-
aida county; regentsof state university,
A. A. Hubbard, Washoe county; Frank
Merkle, Nye county; congressman, H.
Jardini, Esmeralda county: supreme
judge, A. B. Anderson, Esmeralda
county.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-07-14
THE C%LOUDBURST
AT JOHNNIE
The Storm One Of the Severest
Ever Experienced in that
Locality.

JOHNNIE, New, July 5. 1906. Great
clondbursts in the mountains thirty miles
from here caused washouts on the Las
Vegas and Tonopah railroad for a dis
lance of twenty miles at intervals Of
from 10 to so yards. The road, which
was new and had not had time to bal
last itself, sank beneath the weight of
a train that left Las Vegas shortly be-
fore the storm began and it was neces-
sary to proceed with greatest caution.
In several instances the passengers
were compelled to alight and assist in
repairing the road bed before the train
could proceed. The train was due at
Johnnie siding at half past four yester-
day afternoon but did not arrive until
three o'clock this morning.
The storm here was one of the sever
est ever experienced, ever by the Oldest
inhabitant. The wind began to blow
early in the afternoon while the Fourth
of July festivities were in progress.
The wind was tearing between the
mountains down the valley, where
Johnnie is situated and soon was blow
ing at the rate of eighty miles an hour.
Bowlerville, five miles from here, where
the Minnie Mae mine is located was
wrecked. Every structure in the place
except the restaurant was blown down.
l.. z. johnson, president of the Phila-
delphia Johnnie Minind Company was
buried beneath the ruins of Fred Bow.
ler's residence but timely assistance
rescued him with but slight injuries,
A relief expedition left here to go tt
the assistance of the unfortunate camp
and succeeded before night fall in erec
ting temporary tents to shelter the vic
tins for the night.
The terminal of the Las Vegas ant
Tonopah railroad was moved from
Johnnie Siding to Rose Wells thirt,
miles from here and twenty miles near
er Bullfrog. 1t is expected that tn,
road will be in that town by the first o
next month, and the rapid work o
construction indicates that this predic
ton will be fulfilled provided that pro
gress is not retarded by the inclemen
weather. Johnnie Siding will, however
be maintained as a station by the rail
road company as it is the distributing
point for the Johnnie district, Pahrum
ranch and the neinhboring country.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-07-14
Manhattan Strikes

Ten strikes of high grade gold bear
ing ore within a like number of days is
Manhattan's contribution to the
worlds mining history during the clos
ing days of June. The record is one of
the most remarkable established since
the early days of the camp and as a
precedent has few equals in southern
Nevada mining sections. Several Of
the discoveries were made at grass
roots and the remainder at depth, but
in each instance the veins are well
defined and the quartz highly mineral
lied. The roster reads as follows;
Seyler-H Humphrey, Manhattan Combi-
nation, Gold Wedge, Consolidated Ex-
tension, Manhattan Standard, Manhat-
tan Dexter, Indian Camp, Little Grey,
Wolftone. Mustang, Mustang Exten-
sion and Stray Dog.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-07-14
West End Stockholders Take No
tice!

CEND IN YOUR STOCK CERTIFI-
- Gates Immediately to the Secretary
for transfer, and receive in exchange for
same, one and two-thirds shares Of
stock in the West End Consolidated
Mining Company for each share. This
is according to a resolution passed at a
meeting of the stockholders Of the Tono-
pah Extension Milling and Mining Com
pany, held at the San Francisco Office of
the Corporation, No. 101 Sansome St.,
San Francisco, CAL, on Monday, the 25th
day Of June, 1906.
The Tonopah Extension Milling and
Mining Co. have decided all their pro-
critics to the West End Consolidated
Co. in consideration of the is
to them of one million shares of
fully paid up stock Of the West End
Consolidated Mining Co. which is now
ready for distribution.
F. M. SMITH,
DENNIS SEARLEs, President.
Secretary,
Albany Block, Oakland, Cal.
First publication, June 30th 1t
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-07-14
Locks EIko sheriff in Jail

Entering the cell room of the county
Jail at Elko July 4th to feed the pris-
oners, Sheriff Clark left the key in the
lock and John Broughton, a confessed
escape from a California prison,
sneaked from his cell and locked the
sheriff in, making his own escape.
Brougnton has not yet been captured.
Sheriff Clark at the noon hour entered
the Jail to feed the prisoners.
Broughton waited until the sheriff was
well within the prison and then he
started to the door unseen. After he
had turned the key in the lock he
waved adieu to his former keeper and
fed. Virginia Chronicle.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-07-14

The Nevada Smeitlng an0 MINES cor
poration is preparing to commence
operations on a large scale. This cor
poration owns large controlling inter-
ests in the Gold Reed Mines company
at Kawich and the Southwestern Ne
vada Mines company at Reveille, and
owns outright the Adams group at
Eden and a second group of Is claims
at Eden, the White Cap group in the
Reveille range and groups of claims at
Bellehelen, Clifford and Golden Arrow
comprising in all los claims.
The officers of the company are NAL
colin L. Macdonald, president; M. R.
Ward, vice-president; Henry L. Friden-
berg, secretary; Arthur W. Joseph,
treasurer. The directors are Malcolm
L. Macdonald, Tonopah, New; M. R.
Ward, Philadelphia, Pa; Henry L.
Fridenberg, Tonopah, New. Arthur w.
Joseph, New York; Chas. R. Miller,
Philadelphia, Pa; E. A. Montgomery,
Nevada; Leonard A. Dessar, New
York; Donald B. Gillies, Tonopah,
New; Chas. E. Morris, Montana. The
executive committee of the board of
directors is composed of Malcolm L.
Macdonald, E. M; Donald B. Gillies,
E. NJ; and Henry L. Fridenberg, M. E.
The shares of this company have
been placed on the curb in New York
by Chas. Minzesheimer & company,
n of the Oldest banking houses in
New York City. The fact that these
bankers have never before fioated a
mining company is suggestive of what
their experts think of the various
properties included in the corporation.
Capital, s |, 1000, 900, par value of
SIS each. Four hundred thousand
shares in the treasury. No preferred
stock; no bonded Indebtedness. Regis
trar, Empire Trust company, New
York. Depositories, Charles Mime
sheimer & company, New York, and
State Bank & Trust company, Tono-
pah, Nevada.
The greatest obstacle which these
companies have to contend with, which
have greatly retarded the progress and
development Of this great mineral
field, have been the excessive railroad
rates, high smelling charges, and long,
expensive wagon hauls. With this in
mind, and knowing from experience
the value of a smelter in the heart Of
this great mining region, the company
has been formed as a smelling as wei
as a mining company. Most of thu
ores from Nevada are treated in Leaf
smelters at Salt Lake City and Pacif,
coast points. In the development o
the company's lead mines at Reyeille
a great many tons Of ore have beel
hauled to Tonopah by wagon a distanc,
of 65 miles; then by rail a distance o
about 100 miles to Salt Lake City an,
the Pacific coast, at a cost of about So
per ton, exclusive Of mining and smel
ter charges for treatment. The sill
cious gold ores Of Goldreed and the ore
of Eden, which are of silver and gold
have also been shipped to the sam
points at even a greater expense an
there combined for treatment with tn
lead ore from Reveille and other lea
ores. The great expense of transpol
tation made it impossible for the mine
to derive any profits from an ore les
than $50 per ton in value. The peopl
interested in this corporation, KNOWN
these conditions, and having both O
these ores to market with the neces
sary auxes to reduce them on tn
ground, have determined to erect
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-07-14
Order Your Coal and wood.

The Tonopah and Goldfeld Fuel
and Feed Company are doing a
fiourishing business these days. They
have coal and wood sufficient to sup
ply several camps and are reasonable
10 their prices. Their telephone
number is 49,. Call them up and
place your order. IT
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-07-14
Grants Eight-Hour Day

A dispatch from Redding Of the 9Th
inst. says; The Bully Hill Mining COM
pany, one of the largest companies in
the district. has granted an eight-hour
day to all working underground.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-07-14

Write D. G. Doubleday, Merchants
Exchange building, San Francisco, for
market letter and sheets showing
actual market prices in all Nevada
free. You should read Mr..
Doubleday's market letter. If
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-07-14
LITTLE GREY MINING Co..
All Nevada Stocks Bought and
Sold.

Write for my market letters weekly and semi.
weekly free. And sheet showing actual market
prices. You should have my letters TO keep
check on all important field devolopmer. = and
actual trading from week TO week.
AL codes used. Private code on request.
Stocks held in trust subject to orders free
Buyer contracts carried TO any extent. I'm.
limited cash capital In my business.
Ofhces d. @. DOUBLEDAY, Banker & Broker.
Merchants Exchange Bldg.
San Francisco, Cal.
01s Adeline. ST., oaklacd
Correspondents on all Exchanges,
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-07-14

Lowney's candies, in great variety
and always fresh, sold exclusively at
the Miners Drug Store Inc.), Golden
block. d
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-07-14

Let us quote you cigars by the box.
We have the right brands and the
right prices. That Meyer cigar is GER
tainly great. The Miners Drug Store
(Inc.), Golden block. d
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-08-11

Down in the historic Southwest,
that portion of the American continent
whose ancient civilization ~.antedates'
possibly. that of even old Egypt, a
wonderful work of transformation Is
going on. The magic of irrigation Is
again making populous and wealthy
the wonderfully fertile lands of All
iona. which in ages gone by supported
great cities and a dense agricultural
population. The most remarkable
single instance of this development IS
seen in the warm and sunny valley OF
the Salt River. where by means OF
irrigation the city of Phoenix has
arisen, and is soon destined to becom'
one of the large cities of the South
west through the construction of the
enormous Tonic BASIN Reservoir.
\ HomecrofterS' Village is now be-
ing formed near Phoenix: it IS the out
growth of and combines three great
ideas.
/. That the national government
should irrigate the deserts and drain
the swamps 10 create opportunities for
1aen to get homes III the land who
7fant only sufficient land each to oc-
.npy and use and intensiyely cultivate
with his own labor.
.. That the men who want such
homes should he aided TO get them by
IN organization which should work
-olaly for the benefit of the Home
seeker and aid him in every possible
way 10 get the best quality Of land in
mall tracts for the lowest possible
price with perfect titles and water
RIGHTS.
3. That the success of the Home
seekers who secure those homes should
hp promoted through an organization
which would plan to aid in building
village communities where the highest
possible ADVANTAGES of education. CO.
operation and social lie and he most
attractive rural environment woull
surround the homes and be a part of the
horne life of the residents Of the vii
la.
To carry into practical operation
theae three great ideas. three separate
examinations were in turn planned
and formed by George II. Maxwell.
The first idea was carried out through
Tie National Irrigation Association,
which conducted a great campaign for
national irrigation resulting in the en-
actment of the National Irrigation Ace
in June, 1903.
The second idea VAS formulated and
put into working operation through
The organization Of the Rural Settle
mentS Association.
The third idea has been embodied
in an organization recently formed
called the Homecrofters' Gid Of the
Talisman, an account of which was
eiron in the last issue of this paper.
Ia each of these associations Mr..
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every possible advantage and safe
guard. Mr.. Maxwell employed two Of
the most expert agriculturiStS in the
Salt River Valley, whose long resi-
dence there and familiarity with the
country peculiarly qualified them to
select land TO the best advantage.
These gentlemen, the BroomCll Broth
ers, spent several months looking over
land and finally selected a tract adj
joining the tracks of the Phoenix X
Eastern Railroad, one mile from the
street railway in the city of Phoenix,
Immediately under the Salt Canal, and
having the Oldest and best of all the
old water RIGHTS in the Valley. To
these old water rights will be added
the Government Reservoir Right as
soon ms the reservoir system is com
pleted.
The soil in this tract is the finest
alluNial loan. resulting from thousands
Of years of rich deposit from the Salt
River. hut above all danger of over
flow. For more than Il year the Rural
Settlements Association has been mt
work preparing this land for subdi-
vision and settlement. Ii has been all
leyeled and checked and distributing
bitches and cross bitches built, the
planted with palms and olive
trees. and everything done to put the
tract in the best possible condition for
BODYBUILDING and for cultivation in
vegetables. and melons II all kinds
OF truck gardening and small fruit
and berry culture.
SURE CROPS UNDER IRRIG ALTON.
For such products. the absolute GER
tainty of Il water supply always and nj
any time whenever needed without
amy human possibility of shortage is
the corner stone and the only sure
foundation for success. Any uncer-
tainty in the water supply means
failure.
Realizing this, and bringing to a
solution Of the problem his long eX-
perience and wide observation of the
essential elements of complete success
i'm the making of Such ZONES as il has
been planned should be made on thi'
tract, Mr.. Maxwell went still beyond
the assurance even of water from The
| river and the government reservoir
and there has been put dow ON the
property II group of wells, on which 4
pumping plant will be constructed
These wells have an ~ineNhauStihle sup
ply of underground water which will
furnish more water than can be uSet
for the irrigation of the lands in queS
ton. The pumping plant will be or
ganized as Il cooperative water com
pany so that each home owner in til,
tract will have his proportion of owner
ship in it, and the furnishing o
pumped water to adjoining land ma.
be made n source of substantial prof
to those who are so fortunate rs to b
co-owners in the plant. None will b.
allowed to become co-owners in it eX
cept those who acquire one of tn
tracts into which this Rural Settle
ments Association land will he sui
divided. 1t is therefore manifest tina
the tract of land which is now bein
suhdivided by the Association unde
the direction Of Mr., Maxwell. with NJ,
7. w. Rroomell acting as Local SuneI
intendent on the ground, offers tn
following advantages to the hom'
seeker:
First. n selection OF the very be'
tract Of land so far as quality of I'll
land is concerned. that could be foun
in the Salt River Vallev-rlch and II
exhaustihle alluvial bottom land. p
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-08-11

association known as the Salt River
Valley Water Users Association. That
Association contracted with the nation
al government for the construction
under the National Irrigation Act of
the great Tonic Reservoir which is
now being built on Salt River.
Some 20 miles above Phoenix, and
what was once an almost inaccessible
region. visited only by the murderous
Apaches aud the old-times outlaws,
the Salt River and its tributary, Tonic
Greek, emerge from Il frowning can
yon. Here 1000 men are at work on
the great Tonic dam. This huge
structure will rise PSI feet above the
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-08-11

foundation, and go feet above the
river level. EIGHT hundred feet wide
at the top or curb, it will form a giant
wedge connecting the towering can
yon walls, and become, as the en-
gineer's report states, as immovable
and everlasting as the adjoining rock.
1t will create a lake, backing the
water up the salt River II or ID miles
and 10 miles up the Tonic. When lAe
reservoir is completed the water will
flow in the river channel for II miles,
and then be diverted by means of
canals to the irrigable lands surround
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-08-11

ing Phoenix. This lake will hold II
times as much as the s million dol
lar Croton reservoir, which has just
been constructed to supply New York
City with water. and it will hold more
than the great Assouan dan across the
Nile. Many of the day laborers on this
work are Apache Indians, now peace
ful remnants of Geronimo's wild band.
\ Power Canal has been taken ont
above the reservoir which will carry
the water around the mountHin side
above the level of this artificial lake,
to n noint Just below the dam, where
1t will be dropped over in n water
fall 200 feet TO the power house. In
this way. and by other drops which
will be placed in the river and canal
system, twenty thousand horse power
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-08-11

Maxwell was and is still the active.
moving spirit, and those who avail
themselves of the opportunities he is
laboring to create for men of meder-
ate means to get homes on the land
will secure the benefit of his wide
experience, extending over more than
fifteen years during which time he
has given the closest study to every
element necessary TO the success of
the man who makes a home on irri-
gated land.
GREAT IRRIGATION DAM.
After the passage of the National
Irrigation Act, Mr.. Maxwell spent
several months in the Salt River Val
ley aiding In the work of organizing
the land owners Of that Valley into an
"a 49)
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large its Social Circle and add to the
charm of its social life. One quarter
section of land thus subdiyided will
add thirty-two families to the com
munity and correspondingly increase
the trade of the town.
This movement for the building of
Homecrofts or small garden homes In
the outskirts of existing towns or vii
lagos or in the suburbs of the cities
is "A logical enlargement of the central
idea around which the National Irri-
cation Movement was organized.
That idea was that the greater the
number of such small garden farms
the greater the general prosperity and
stability of the country. The success
of the Homecroft Village near Phoe-
nix will lead to its duplication in the
neich5orhood of many other cities and
towns throughout the country.
All inquiries or communications as
to the lands or matters above referred
to, should 10 addressed to
GEORGE H. MAXWELL.
Executive Chairman and General Counsel.
Rural Settlements Association, l4O5
Fisher Buildipg. Chicago, Ill.
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culiarly adapted TO the culture OF the
crops which yield the highest acreage
pronr with intensive CULTIVATION.
second, a wafer right in Tie Oldest
and best canal system in the Valley,
which will be added to by d water
right in the Tonic Basin Reservoir
from the national government, and still
further supplemented by IA right IN the
cooperative water company mat VIII
own aud operate the pumping plant.
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II have kept close track of the Honse
and Senate's action on the irrigation bill.
and the President signing the same, and
| congratulate you most heartily upon the
splendid success of the work you have put
in on that. 1t is certainly very crafty
ing"
CHARLES A. MOORE.
President American Protective Tarifr
ITO you, more than anyone else. is due
the honor and the glory of this achieve
ment. 1t will, | am sure, send your name
down to future generations as really the
author of a most beneficent measure. |
cannot express to you my delight on re-
ceiving the news that the bill had gone
through the House with so large a major
ity."
PARIS GIBSON.
United States Senator for Montana.
Accept hearty congratulations over the
victory won in the passage of the lrrlga-
tion Bill by the House of Representatives
yesterday, which assures its enactment
into a law. To your magnificent general
ship and indomitable energy and cease
less. persistent labor is due the glorious
victory, which means a new empire an
neXed to the United States OF far greater
value than our island possessions. Future
generations born in the happy homes your
efforts have made possible will rise up 10
bless and honor your name and memery'
Secretary Highland Orange Growers AS
ISOLATION.
'T do not hesitate to express nv con.
~iction that the National Irritation Ael
world not have been passed and that ie
"a tional government would not have In
oupurated the national irritation policy II
Il had not been for your personal work =,
orrani7ation and the great campalgn "a
education which you personally orlrInarrdp
In saving this I fully recognize and accora
to others who have co-operated win ,pn
the credit which Is dine to them for ,nr
great results which have been attnlneg.
e. p. RIPLEY,
President The Atchison, Topeka & SAINTS
Fe Railway System.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-08-11

ness men especially of every town
and village III the country. 1t will
lie a demonstration and a working
model for the subdivision of land now
held in large tracts ear every town
OF village INTO small Garden Homes
where the prosperity of the many
who will intenslyely cultivate such
small garden farms will contribute to
the yoIume of trade and prosperity
of the merchants of the town and Ell
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-08-11

''Southern California extends hearty
congratulations and pledges continued sup
port until work of National Irrigation AS
aociation is accomplished. As the leader
in one of the greatest successful fights
ever made on behalf of the people, you de-
serve the highest honors that can be con-
rerred upon YOU. but your work is not
completed until the provisions of the irri-
ration bill are administered and fully safe
guarded. -. BoOIhE,
chairman Southern California Section,
The National Irrigation Association.