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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-06-23
Fire Alarm

Last Wednesday evening about IL
o'clock an alarm of fire was sounded
which caused many of the Odd Fellows
and Rebekahs, who were enjoying a
most sumptuous repast at the Tonopah
restaurant, after the exercises which
concluded the session Of the grand
lodge in this place, to vacate the dining
room before they had finished their
meal to ascertain the cause of the
citement. 1t proved to be only the
burning of a mattress, which caused
much smoke but little fire, in a cabin
at the upper end of Paradise alley.
The loss to the occupants of the cabin
vas slight, but the gain to the restau-
ranteur must have been much larger, SO
1T is an i'll wind" etc.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-06-23
ORE
AT GRASS ROOTS

J. E. Phillips of Denver has returned
to Las Vegas, paid his money on the
Quo Vadis to Catlin Bros. and started
to work, not sacking ore from the grass
roots down, but sacking from the grass
up, says a dispatch from Las Vegas of
the 10Th inst.
Here a six-foot vein of silicious quartz
stands up above the surrounding country
rock for at least so feet in length and
ive to eight feet high, 18 inches of
which is reported to run from $500 to
$l,7OO to the ton. The remainder had
never been PANIED until this sale was
made, and now this part Of the vein
shows over 5000 to the ton in gold
values. A night and day force are
running a tunnel into the hill on the
vein and in doing this are getting and
sacking ore of shipping values, part of
which will astonish even Nevada.
The Golden Triangle company has the
same lead and is sinking a shaft on it,
which has shown 500 and over from the
surface, and is about IL feet wide.
Three Denver parties have come to
Las Vegas to buy the Quo Vadis, and
the two that failed have bought nearby
property, all on the same dyke. The
Greggs Investment company, buying
Bright & Seiders' Lucy Gray claims for
$4,000 at Lyons station on the Salt
Lake road, have refused an offer from
u. W. Clark, representing Los Angeles
investors, of a raise of 5000, 900, and all
expenses to date.
The Banner Mining company, a $780,
600 Arizona corporation, is the last
purchaser in the field, it having pur-
chased of J. W. Tuck and associates
seven claims, some near the Quo Vadis
and others adjoining the Golden Tri-
angle ground. They have started a
shaft on the Happy Jack claim and
have the characteristic red iron ore
with white quartz, highly stained, in
which good values are being obtained
but not shipping ore.
j. c. Cunningham, yardmaster at
Ogden, Utah, about three weeks ago
located with the aid of local prospectors
three claims at Railroad Pass, which at
nine feet showed a pay streak running
almost 1900 in gold and some copper,
the mere showing of which by Mr..
Cunningham in Ogden brought a quick
customer in the person of M. Leary, a
stockyards mar at Ogden. They will
form an Ogden company to exploit it.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-06-23
Trade and Traffic.

The burro, the freighter, and the au-
tomobile are the necessities in the
handling of trade and traffic in any
mining camp, says the Fairview Miner.
Few, if any mining camps are dis
covered where means of transportation
are adequate to properly take care of
the immense volume of trade that
necessarily follows the discovery of a
new camp. First comes the p~rospector
with his burro, then comes the freighter
hauling supplies to the new find, and
then the men who develop the property
in the automobiles. All these things
are absolute necessities in the making
of a new camp, and all these things are
invariably found in the customary
founding of a new camp. Without the
burro prospecting would be a hardship
indeed. Without the freighter the
necessities of life would be meager.
The man of wealth could perchance get
along without the auto, but time is the
n essiantial thing with them, there
fore these three means of ~transporta-
tion r absolute necessities in any
camp, and each should be respected,
and cared for after a manner that the
Importance of each gives to the camp.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-06-23
DISCOVERER OF
ROUND MOUNTAIN

Louis D. Gordon, the young Nevadan
who won distinction in this State through
the discovery of gold in the Round Noun
tain district, has gone on a trip to New
York. In speaking of him the News
says that a year ago Mr.. Gordon was as
poor as the proverbial church mouse;
but today, he is classed among the
millionaire mineowners of the west, and
his rise to wealth came about only after
coming into contact with all the terrors
of the desert and bearing all the burd-
ems which usually falls to the lot of the
prospector when he goes out into the
hills in search of a fortune. Mr..
Gordon has been through it all; but he
played in better luck than scores of
other p~rospectors, for when he landed
in Round Mountain with his burro, laden
with his outfit, he built a campfire
within a stones throw of the ledge
from which he obtain the rich gold
quartz specimen that excited the citizens
of Manhattan and started the stampede
to the new camp. 1t was this discovery
that made Mr.. Gordon rich; yet he had
his troubles before he won the Goddess
of Fortune. Some of the richest ground
covered by his locations was jumped by
men to whom he had given a lease and
who based their claims on technicality.
The matter was taken into the courts
for adjustment, but the law moves
slowly sometimes, and rather than take
the chance of experiencing serious de-
lays that would hold back the develop
ment of this property, he paid the men
their price. Then followed the organiz-
alton of the Round Mountain Mining
company, which began TO open the
property systematically. Mr.. Gordon
says three shafts have been put down
to a depth of 100 feet, and all of them,
he states, show free milling ore.
Fifteen companies are now operating
in the district, Mr.. Gordon states, and
eight Of them are shipping. The camp
is very active and the town of Gordon
contains a population of about 400 peo-
pie.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-06-23
Presbyterian Services.

Services will be held at the Presby-
terrain Church Sunday, June "a, as fol-
lows: Sunday school 10 a. m; morning
service, II o'clock.
Subject of the sermon, Repentance,
the entrance to the Christian life" Y.
7. 5. c. E., Z p. M; evening service
I:AO p. m. subject of sermon, Life, by
me word out of the mouth of God"
Mr. Ray. Jones will sing 1.-THE Holy
City A cordial invitation extended
70 all TO attend the above services.
REV. G.. A. CHARNoCK,
Acting Pastor.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-06-23

Irib cures bruises and sprains.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-06-23
The Miners Railroad.

The Denver and Rio Grande Rail-
road besides reaching all the mining
districts OF Utah and Colorado, forms
a part OF the most interesting line to
all points east. Through sleeping
cars from Reno to Denver, Omaha,
Kansas City, st. Louis and Chicago.
Be sure your ticket calls for passage
over the Denver and Rio Grande, the
Scenic Line of the world. Tickets to
all points on sale at all railroad ticket
Offices.
W. J. SHoTwELL,
General Agent,
625 Market Street,
u San Francisco Cal.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-06-23
E~ntertains Friends.

Jack Burgess, a young broker of
@angattan and Goldfeld, on Monday
evening gave a dinner party at the
overland Cafe and entertained a num-
" MS Reno friends. The dinner was
an elaborate affair and consisted of
many courses. At the close Of the din
ner the party secured automobiles and
snJ9yed a delightful ride over the roads
~ me vicinity of the city.-Reno Ca
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-06-23
Reno's Principal Hotel

me attention Of our readers is called
TINS week to the space reserved for the
overland hotel at Reno, Nevada. This
wen known hostelry is one of the best
IN the State and for first class service
"aS W beer equalled. At the Over
,Snu IS where you find all people from
lohopah and the southern mines. The
40 Will appear in full next week.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-06-23
Hard Earned Wages

An old church in Belgium decided to
repair its properties and employed an
artist to touch up a large painting.
Upon presenting his bill, the committee
in charge refused payment unless the
details were specified, whereupon he
presented the following items:
To correcting the Ten Command
ments 5.12
Embellishing Pontius Plate and
putting ribbon on his bonnet 3.02
Putting a new tail on the rooster
of st. Peter and mending his
$40
Repluming and gliding left wing
of guardian angel- 5.ls
Washing the servant of the high
priest and putting carmine on
his cheeks 5.O2
Renewing heaven, adjusting the
stars and cleaning up the moon TIA
Touching up purgatory and re-
storing lost souls-- 3.O6
Frightening up the flames of hell,
putting new tail on the devil,
mending his left hoof and doing
several odd jobs for the damned TIT
R~ebordering the robes of Herod
and adjusting his wig-- 400
Taking spots off TIE son of Tobias 49, 80
Cleaning Balaam's ass and put
ting one shoe on him SIT
Putting earrings in Sarah's ears 5.26
Putting a new stone in David's
sling, enlarging head of Goliath,
and extending Saul's legs 6.13
Decorating Noah's ark and put
ting head on Shem--- 4.31
Mending the shirt of the prodigal
son and cleaning his ear 3.39
Total 1872. AZ
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-06-23

The ladies' of Tonopah will have a
delightful place to make appointments
with and meet their friends when r. H.
Vail & Co. open their doors to the pub
lie and they will be welcome. If
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
RICH ROCK.

Charles Crane, an old-time and
well known citizen of Salt Lake,
has at his residence, 929 East
South Temple street, a forty
pound gold quartz specimen, the
sight of which is sufficient to
give any man the gold fever,
says the Salt Lake Tribune. Mr..
Crane has possessed this speci-
men for the past seven years,
but never until now has he given
its story to the press.
1t was in the summer of 1900, "
said Mr.. Crane, that an old
trapper and prospector left this
and a packload of rock like it at
my cabin up at the Bulldog
mine. near Seafoam, in central
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

Idaho. Who he was and what
his name have never learned.
l was not at home the day he
left the rock. I found it there
with note scrawled on a greasy
piece of newspaper and signed
The feler who got the flower
1t was week before this that /
had loaned a sack of flour to an
old fellow who came that way
with his cayuses, in quest of
game or gold in the vast noun
tains of that section. So, evi-
IDENTIFY, the ore was left at my
cabin by the same old man. We
were excited about the rock, but
supposed the old fellow would
return and tell US of his find, but
we have never seen nor heard of
him since.
My son and I are up there at
the Bulldog nearly every sum
mer. Two years ago we learned
from a man who had been in
there on the headwaters of the
Middle fork of the Salmon river
that he. in the summer of 1901.
had found N that region the
dead carcaSSeS of four horses
with hobbies on and that he
found two live horses which he
brought out. Leading up the
middle fork there are blazes
which seem to have been made
the summer that this strange old
prospector disappeared. Assays
were made on some of this ore at
Boise the same fall are $500,
SIS, $3.50, $427, $3.50.
We have been unable to locate
where the old man got the ore,
but some one will stumble onto
it some of these days. They are
excited up there in Idaho just
now about some one having found
what is known as THE Lost
Swim mine, about forty miles
west of the Lost Packer. That
is a great mountain country up
there, rich in minerals, and there
will be booms there in future
years like those now in Nevada.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
ANNIVERSARY DAY.

The 87th Anniversary of Odd
Fellowship will be observed in
Challis on Thursday, April Goth,
1906, with appropriate exercises
at the l. o. o. f. hall, at 2 pm, /,
consisting of an oration, recita-
tions, instrumental and vocal
music, ETC., and to conclude with
a grand ball at night.
Committee on Arrangements
VIM. Elder, Arch Howell, M. M.
Sweet.
Committee on Program-Mrs.
Arch Howell, Mrs. r. Brasseur,
Miss Hazel Paul.
Committee on Decoration-J.
G. Finnell, Mrs. VIM. Elder and
Miss Ruth Cameron.
Committee on Invitation-Wm.
T. Oster, Chas. Small, Charles
Short, Nal Rranca, II. E. Gil
bert, Jonathan Job.
Floor managers for ball-Jas.
H. Marker, T. j. Paul, Albert
f. Blume.
Tickets for ball (supper extra)
$1.50.
The above is under the auspic-
es of Custer Lodge No. q, l. O.
%. F., Challis, Idaho,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
DISTRICT COURT.

District Court met in Challis
last Thursday morning, March
22nd, 1906, and closed Saturday
evening, the oath. Present =
Hon. James M. Stevens, District
Judge; Mrs. Kate Brown, Steno-
grapher; w. J. Lamme, County
Attorney; Geo. E. Keyes, Clerk
VIM. Elder, Sheriff. Members
of the Bar Chase A. Clark,
J. G. Sinclair, R. A. Pierce, L.
H. Johnston and Milton A.
Brown.
Whereupon the following pro-
ceedings were had
Jas. H. VanCamp, ct al. VS..
Daniel Q. Breyer. Matter tsken
to the Supreme court.
Jas. H. VanCamp, ct al. VS..
Estate of w. ]. Treloar. Matter
taken to Supreme court.
w. J. Waite VS.. Chas. B. Jen-
sen. Case tried by jury.
Verdict for Jensen.
R. A. Pierce VS.. K. D. vii.
liams. Judgment for the de.
fendant.
r. A. Pierce VS.. Estate of j
P. Spalding. Continued for the
term.
George MCGOWAN Co. LTD.
VS.. Golden Sunbeam Mining Co
Settled out of Court aud dis
missed.
G. V. Hanson VS.. d. E. Nc
Callum. Demurrer to be argued
at Blackfoot.
Nels G. Jensen VS.. Small Bros
Damage suit. Continued for tn,
term.
Richardson VS.. Richardson
Divorce granted.
Bradshaw VS.. Bradshaw. Div
orce. Continued for term.
]. c. Fox VS.. E. P. Huffman
Case continued for term.
Margaret Genser VS.. J. w
Cross. Administrative substitut
ed and case continued for term.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
VALLEY CREEK.

H. L. Benner, the Valley creek
merchant, came down from
Ketchum yesterday. He reach
ed Ketchum Wednesday evening,
having come from Valley creek
on snowshoes with the mail car
ries. Until quite recently the
road has been kept open from
his place to Galena, but he did
not think it worth while after
late storms to try to keep it
passable for teams. The mail
can be carried on snowshoes
much cheaper, for a while at
least.
He says there are only about
eighteen inches of snow on the
Salmon side of the Galena di-
vide. On Wood river side there
is not so much snow as usual un-
til Easley's is reached. At
Galena there is a foot less than
at Ketchum. In the vicinity of
Russian Johns there is a stretch
where the snow is less in depth
even than at Galena. The snow
gradually increases in depth as
one comes down the valley from
Easley's to Ketchum, at which
place and above it is about FIVE
feet Deep
Mr.. Benner states that this
spring the stage line from
Ketchum will connect with the
line from Custer county at Yam
kee Fork.
He is now looking after the
building of telephone line from
Ketchum to his place at Valley
creek. He will endeavor to get
a franchise for the line, which
will be private one in which he
will be heavily interested. He
says that for his own use it will
more than pay a good rate OF in
terest to say nothing of business
that will be done over it by the
general public. Wood River
! News Miner.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
TOM. CASSIDAY DEAD.

Thomas Cassiday died very
suddenly at his ranch on Salmon
river, just below the mouth of
Pahsamaroi river, on last Satur-
day, the 31st. Aged about 65
years. His brother, John, of
Challis, went down Sunday to
look after the remains of the
deceased. Mr.. Cassiday was
well-known and highly respected
and was an early pioneer of Gus
ter county. He was native of
Ireland. Rest in peace
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03

Notice is hereby given that at
3 p. M, on the Both day of April,
1906, at May, County of Lemhi,
State of Idaho, before Saloma J.
Cleveland proof will be submit
ted of the completion of works
for the diversion of 3 1-5 cubic
feet per second of the waters of
Pahsamaroi Riverand Big Spring
Greek in accordance with the
terms and conditions of certain
permit heretofore issued by the
State Engineer of the State of
Idaho.
L. The name of the person
holding said permit is John John
son.
9. The post-office address of
such person is May, County of
Lemhi, State of Idaho.
3. The number of such per-
NIT is 567, and the date set for
the completion of such work is
April 30. 1906.
4. Said water is to be used for
irrigation purposes.
5. Said works of diversion
will be fully completed on the
date set for such completion, and
the amount of water which said
works are capable of conducting
to the place of intended use, in
accordance with the plans ac-
companying the application for
such permit, is 3 1-5 cubic feet
per second.
6. The amount of lands fo1
which said water is available is
100 acres, particularly described
as follows WI of NE4, 81 OF
NW4 Section 81, TIP. Is N, r.
81 E.. B. M.
JAS. STEPHENSON, JR.,
State Engineer.
/ rnnn
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
CLAYTON SCHOOL REPORT

Those in the Clayton school
who averaged 80 per cent or over
on the monthly examination for
March were as follows:
9th Grade-Ruth Hosford and
VIII Webb.
4th Grade-Johanna Sullivan,
Elvira Campbell, Lizzie Leigh.
3rd Grade B).-Earl Marker,
Tom Gossie.
End Grade Blanche Marker,
Robert Campbell, Mable Baker
1st Grade-Ellis Baker, Laur-
ems Hosford, Joe Gardner.
JOSEPHINE O'DAY, Teacher.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
CUSTER SCHOOL REPORT.
ED. MESSENGER =

ED. MESSENGER -
Looking over your paper l find
it contains reports of graduating
classes of Challis and Clayton.
Thinking your Yankee Fork
correspondent, like Rip Van
Winkle, must be indulging in a
long nap,-and not wishing that
the bright young pupils of Gus
ter should be overlooked, l have
procured from Mrs. MCGOWAN
the following list of names and
standing of the graduating class
of Custer school district. Mrs.
MCGOWAN also informs me that
the entire Eighth Grade of the
Custer school passed the exam
ination with the following aver
ages
Lillian Sullivan 96 1918.
Lida Pfeiffer 96 2-9.
Ethel Westerholm 95 2-9.
Josie Malm 81 40.
Henry Thomas go 40.
Frank Caste 89B.
Glass average SO 2-9 per cent.
Their ages range from 13 to Is
years. Five of the class have
done two years work in one. The
sixth, Lillian Sullivan, having
spent just nine months on the
Eighth grade work. Twelve
grades of 100 per cent. were
awarded the class on the various
subjects.
Comments on the above would
be superfuous. The report
speaks for itself. All concerned,
consider the examination only
ordinarily difficult.
The patrons of Custer school
are to be congratulated in having
in Mrs. Margaret K. MCGOWAN a
conscientious, Efficient teacher,
through whose faithful instruc-
tions, the above named pupils
have made the unprecedented
record of two grades in one year.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Pfeiffer
entertained first in honor of the
success of the Glass; Mrs. Cross,
class and teacher on the 26th,
and other festivities are planned
for the near future.
With such bright material in
our schools, would it not be ad-
visable for Custer county to profit
by the suggestion embodied in
the address of ex-Supt., Miss
Martha keenan,, delivered before
the graduating class of Custer
in 1904, advocating the establish
ment of a County High School.
All interested in securing higher
educational advantages for their
children should give Miss Keen
ans suggestion their thoughtful
consideration.
PIONEER.
| CuStoT Ida March 9Qrd 1QO6
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
CARD OF THANKS.

1 desire through the MESSEN-
GER to express my sincere thanks
to all the kind friends who cared
for and assisted in many kind
ways during the last sickness
and death of William Branca.
NAL BRANCA.
Bayhorse, Ida, March 20, '06.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

You are notified that there is
litigation on certain Treasury
stock of the Horseshoe Copper
Co. LTD. } of Mackay, Idaho, and
my advice is not to invest in any
of the above stock until said
above litigation is settled.
Respectfully,
d. E. MCCALLUM,
Locator Of above Properties.
Mackay, Ida, Mar. 81, 1906.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the
Custer County Stock Growers
Association will be held in Chal-
lis, on Saturday, April 7th, 1906.
By order of
JONATHAN JOB, President.
L. HI. Johnston, Secretary.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
JAS. pTEPHENSON, JR.,
State Engineer.
First pub. April 3rd, 1906.

A young Evansville, Indiana,
couple has been married on top
of a smokestack, 222 feet high,
just to convince their friends
that they were every bit as fool
ish as they looked.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-04-03
Board
CHALLIs. IDAHO.

Mrs. J. P. Spalding has open
ed board and lodging house at
her residence in the northeast
part of town, near the Fox hotel
First-class board and lodging at
reasonable rates,