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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-02-03

Mrs. Charles A. Garfield, wife Of
a very prominent oil king Of Cali.
fornia and a lady most highly esteem
ed for her many noble womanly quail
tiles, was shot and killed in Los
Angeles last Sunday by a former
coachman of the family named Buck.
Buck had asked for a loan of 81, 800,
which amount he claimed he needed
in order to go into a mercantile BUSH
cess. Upon being refused, Buck
shot the lady through the heart, kill
ing her instantly. An attempt was
made to lynch the murderer, bat the
sheriff succeeded in getting him to
the county jail before the irate citi-
zens could wreak vengeance on the
cold blooded, miserable brute.
General Joe Wheeler, one Of the
bravest men who ever fought for the
stars and stripes, is dead. The
brave warrior passed away at the
home of his sister in Brooklyn. He
was sixty nine years Of age and a
veteran Of two wars.
Senators Brougher and Dangberg,
who are heavily interested in the
Valley Hot Springs Resort Company,
are eager to begin work on the con
%templated improvements at the two
resorts, which include the erection Of
a $40, 600 hotel building at Shaws'.
A new company to be known as the
Masonic Mountain Gold Mining Com
pauy has been Incorporated under
the laws OF the State of Nevada.
Senator wills Brougher is President,
]. I. Shaw, secretary and treasurer.
John H. Giles, vice. president and
Samuel Platt, general counsel.
The great Burns handicap was
run last Saturday in Oakland, Calf,
and resulted in a glorious victory
for DR.. Leggo. The time 2:054 for
the distance, one mile and a quarter,
was remarkably fast. Red Leaf was
second and Proper third. The purse
that blooded horses gamely strug-
gled for on this occasion was $40, 900.
Elizabeth Lourki, a pretty servant
girl, vas arrested in San Francisco
last Sunday, charged with the theft
OF jewels and household effects valued
at 81, 600. She is a German girl and
only sixteen years OF age. 1t is be-
lieved there is a man In the case.
Frank Dexter, aged 20 years, once
one OF the strongest men of the Com
stock is dead. Dexter went to Vir-
ginia city from Rhode Island, in 1870
and soon became noted as a strong
man, and on several occasions won
medals and prizes. With aid of a
harness, which he constructed, he
was able to lift a ton.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-02-03
Edwards Brings Suit.

Tom Edwards, the well known min
ing man, has filed suit in the district
court against George Breiger, for a
one-half interest in all claims located
by said Breiger in the Manhattan
district during the past six months.
Mr.. Edwards says he grubstaked
Breiger and is entitled, under an
agreement, to a one. hall interest in
all claims located by Breiger, The
is a partner Of Mcnamara in
the ground on Contention hill that is
claimed by Messrs. Oddie, Raycraft
and others OF Tonopah.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-02-03
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the SOUTHERN
NEVADA ABSTRACT COMPANY is the duly
authorized agent for the sale, rental or leasing
OF the surface rights of the Tonopah Mining
Company and the Jim Butler Tonopah Mining
Company.
All persons occupy ing the surface ground OF
eth er of these companies must pay rental for
same to the SOUTHERN NEVADA ABB
STRACr COMPANY; no payments to other
persons will be iecognized.
Building upon or trespassing on any vacant
or unoccupied lots or lands OF these com panies
without permission in writing by their duly
authorized agent, is hereby forbidden, and all
persons disregarding this notice will be prose.
cuted.
TON0PAH MINING co. OF NEVADA
jim BUTLER TONOPAH MINING co
2-25 By +. A. Keith, General Manager.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-02-03
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

In the District Court OF the Third Judicial
District Of the State of Nevada, in and for
the County Of Nye.
In the matter of the Estate of
WILLIAM +. PATRICK, deceased.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that William
NH. Eddy was by said Court on the 18th day
of December, 1905, appointed Administrator OF
the Estate Of William +. Patrick, deceased
late of said County, and that all creditors hav-
ing claims against said Estate are required to
file the same, with the proper vouchers and
statutory affidavits attached, with the clerk OF
the above-entitled Court, at Tonopah, Nye
County, Nevada, within three months from the
date Of the first publication Of this notice.
WILLIAM H. EDDY,
Administrator
Dated December 10, 1905.
KEY PITTMAN, Tonopah, New.
Attorney for Administrator.
Date of first publication December 30, 1905.
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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-02-03
MISCELLANEOUS.
Belmont Extension MINING Company.

Incorporated under the laws Of Arizona;
capitalization 100000, divided into 1000 900
shares OF a par value OF s1.0O, 100000 shares In
the treasury.
Principal once, Tonopah, Nevada. Onicers
and Directors, John Mckane, Pres Geo. S.
Nixon. Vice-president; ]. II, Foreman, Score
tary and Treasurer; George Wingfeld and s. ID.
Foreman
The Company owns the North Star, Dipper
and Ralston claims, which adjoin the Tonopah-
Belmont mine on the East.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-02-03
All Headed This WAY.

State Controller Sam Davis has re-
turned to Carson after spending sew
eral weeks in the East. He says the
mining discoveries in Nevada are
causing considerable excitement
everywhere and that there will be a
big influx Of people to the state this
spring and summer.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-02-03
A NOIahIe VISITOR.

Capt. Finn, of Pittsburg, is spend
imp two weeks in town looking over the
camp. He is a personal friend of DIR.
Bowes and he is the son of Senator
Finn, of Pennsylvania, who, with other
capitalists Of the keystone state, re-
Gently purchased the Blair property at
Silver Peak.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-02-03
TOnOpah Standard Gold Mining Co.

INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF
4 ARIZONA, capitalization sl,OO0.0OO, divided
nto l,O0O,OW shares OF a par value 81.00, 100000
shares IN the treasury. Stock worcestershire.
Principal ONCE, Tonopah, Nevada. Oficers
and directors, Marius Duvall, president; VIM. J.
Douglass. vice president; 4. w. Kendall, secre-
tary, and George Wingheld, treasurer The
company owns five claims west Of Tonopah on
the trend OF recent strikes. Workings consist
double compartment shaft with steam hoist.
The company buildings are all new and up-to-
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
NEED NOT FEAR TO BUILD.

Some owners of real estate in the filled land
ection of the city between the line of the East
street docks and the old surveyed lines of the bay
shore are dubious about the stability of the land
and have expressed the fear that tall buildings
cannot be erected it without being subject to
damage from the gradual sinking of the tract.
Expert engineers have studied means of provid-
ing solid foundations in the section of filled land
and have proved that there is not the slightest rea
son why owners should not build to the height of
six to ten stories on their lots. The pile founda-
ton has held in every place where it has been tried
and the ferry depot, which is on a foundation con-
structed on the cylinder pier principle, is as solid
as the day it was accepted by the State Harbor
Commissioners.
Clusters OF long piles driven through the upper
crust OF soil and into the under-stratum OF mud
hold as firmly if they rested upon rock. The
suction OF the mud holds the piles in place and
sists the tendency to sink The cylinder pier is
nothing more nor less than buit-up pile. A steel
cylinder is driven to depth of fifty or sixty feet
and made to serve as the outer coating OF cluster
Of piles, about which is placed cement The whole
IL time makes solid column of steel, cement and
wood.
Upon such foundation the heaviest buildings
may rest A tremendous weight lies upon the foun-
dations of the ferry depot, and examination
OF them shows that the building did not sink more
than a fraction OF inch except where the exten-
sions rested on the seawal. Much valuable prop
erty for business purposes is within the filled-in
lands OF the city and it would be folly not to utilize
it. All OF the buildings in the district that were
built on pile foundations were the official grade
after the earthquake notwithstanding that Market
street sank two feet and other streets were
thrown little off grade
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
WRONG TIME FOR FRICTION.

In an editorial recently published in The Call
Il was pointed out that the temporary municipal
building planned for the lot at Eighth and Mission
streets would be a good thing for taxpayers and
CITY officials if the building could be erected inn
mediately and without political intrigue and petty
official pickering 1t would seem that already fric-
ton over the building OF the hall has arisen between
the Supervisors and the Board of Public Works
as TO which official body has jurisdiction in the
matter of carrying out the work
The people of San Francisco do not care who
has the say in erecting the temporary quarters so
long as the work is done economically and rapidly
The charter provides that the Board of Public
Works shall erect all public buildings, although
there are techncalties OF law which give the Board
of Supervisors power OF approval of the work and
OF the expenditure OF certain funds. 1t would be
a simple thing to call joint meeting OF the proper
committee OF the Supervisors and the Board of
Public Works and arrange plan for carrying out
the desires OF the people. A much simpler thing
would be for President Maestrett OF the Works
Board to get into line or out OF it and not block
the business OF the city. A municipal headquarters
Is needed, and needed right away. This is no time
for idle argument and obstructionist methods.
Mayor Schmitz passed upon Andrew McCreery S
proposition to let the city have the of his lot
free OF rent and the Supervisors. on examination,
found that funds in the sum of $4,000 were
available for building the hall The suggestion was
made that work begin as soon possible. Now
President Aaestretti objects and refers the char
ter in support of his contentious Mayor Schmtz
ought to arbitrate the differences of the two official
bodies and let the city have the hall as soon as
carpenters can construct it
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
AN ELEMENT OUT OF PLACE.

Over in the San Joaquin Valley are tens of thou
sands of acres of the fertile land in the world
living parched and barren for lack of water West
OF Stockton also in the San Joaquin Valley, are
1900 acres OF farms from three to six feet under
water and 5000 additional acres threatened The
water that is flooding part of the fertile San Joaquin
has flowed peacefully past thousands of acres lying
barren for want of it.
Down in Southern California and Arizona are
hundreds OF thousands of acres which are now
covered with shifting sands that become once
water is got TO them, wonderfully productive In
these regions all tropical and semi-tropica fruits
flourish The date of commerce grows there as
well as anywhere else in the world The cultivation
OF this fruit would alone add enormously to the
resources, of the West But it has been said of the
date that to flourish it must have its head in fire
and its feet in water; that is to say it requires
hot climate and plenty of water for its roots 1t is
hot enough for all earthly purposes in the Southern
California and Arizona desert, as anybody who has
been there will testify, but there is water in the
soil for the roots of the date palm or for ANYTHING
else, for that matter And yet in that same desert
d food from the Colorado River is sweeping an
area as big as an Eastern State To turn these de-
stroying waters thousands of dollars are being ex-
pended with little or no effect
To say that the control of the waters of the San
Joaquin and the Colorado is beyond the engineer
ing skill Of man would be untrue and unjust Not
only is it within mans power to control these
waters, but to employ them to his advantage The
dRv will come-and it is by no means distant
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12

when not single drop of the life gising water that
falls on the highlands of the West will be permitted
tc. run to waste. Then such floods as are covering
the land about Stockton and the southern desert
will be unknown will be the barren lands of both
sections In the San Joaquin the solution of one
problem, the getting of the waters to the lands
where it is needed, will solve the other, the saving
Of the lowlands from food. In Southern California
and Arizona the situation is somewhat different but
the ultimate solution of the food and desert prob
lens presented will be practically the same. Once
the water is under control and carried over land
where tits needed there will be further food and
the desert will have become thing of the past
There is plenty OF water in the West, but none
to waste; properly placed the West needs every
bit of it. To make the people about Stockton and
in the way of the Colorado flood believe this would
just be difficult. But it is the waste of the
water that makes the trouble, trouble which will
end with the elements proper use.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
French Poet Designs
MauSOleum for Himself
From a Stair Correspondent

LONDON, June 27.-Frederic Mistral,
the great French poet. is busily en-
gagged at present in experimenting the
construction of his own tomb. A liter
airy acquaintance of mine, who has just
returned from France, paid visit to
Mistral, and found him hard at work
on the designs for his last resting
place, which is to be of marble and is
being made under his direction by one
of the most skillful sculptors in the
Provence district.
Not that Frederic Mistral is expecting
speedy release" On the contrary.
though now nearly so, the distinguished
comrade of Daudet and Lamartine is
surprisingly active. still. l shall re-
quire a tomb some day, he said to my
friend. "and it is my desire to have an
imposing one. After all, the tomb is the
house in which we remain longest and
1T should be as beautiful as possible"
So Mistral isnhaving his mausoleum
copied from the famous Pavilion de la
Refine Jeanne at Baux-though with
some variations which have occurred to
him-and when finished it will be put
up In the cemetery of Maillane. near
his home Meanwhile the extraordinary
pains he is taking with 1t are the
wonder and admiration of all the sur
rounding peasantry.
his tomb that he cannot find time to
write, and he confided to his caller
that his long promised Memoirs" were
finished and would be published in a
few weeks. Last year, 1t Will be re-
membered, he shared the Nobel prize
for literature with Echegary, the
Spanish writer, and since that time,
besides completing his "reminiscences
and translating the book of Genesis
into Provencal, he has written two long
poems, which will also be published
shortly.
Mistral was born-as writer's of liter
ature soon will be recalling-in 1880
In the same village at the foot of the
APPLIES where he now resides, and at
II was sent to AK to study law. His
father however seems to have been
liberal minded, for when Mistral had
taken his diplomas he was told to
choose his own career, and the poet
himself has recorded how he threw
his lawyers gown to the winds and
gave himself up to the contemplation
of his native Provence. Moreover, he
leaped into fame practically at bound.
for his poem 'tMireio," which he wrote
at 25, was the talk of all France and
caused him to be described by Lamar
tine as "a true Homeric poet of our
own time" Soon after Mistral went to
Paris, intending to make the capital his
home, but nostalgia soon overlook him
and he returned to the scenes which
he has never quilted since.
The companion from boyhood of Al
phonse Daudet, with whom he had
many youthful escapade, Mistral
kept in close touch with the author of
"Sapho," and it is not too much to say
that the revival of the Provencal lam
guage as literary medium grew out
of their acquaintance. 1t is needless
to enumerate Mistrars works--many of
which have been crowned by the
French Academy, but all lovers of
poetry will hope that the handsome
tomb he is preparing for himself will
not have to be used for many day.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
Chat of Literary Folk
From the Other Side
From a staff Correspondent.

PARIS, June 27.-Cardinal Matthew.
who succeeds to the vacant chair of
the French Academy is reported not to
be persona grata at the Vatican for two
reasons. 1t happened at the last con-
clave that the Cardinal sat next to
stranger who spoke no French-a Ian
guage which Popes are. as a rule, eX
pected to know.
You do not speak French. therefore
you are not eligible for the Papacy,"
said Cardinal Matthew in Latin TO his
neighbOr. who replied in the same Ian
guage: 1T is true, eminent domino,
1 am not eligible; God be thanked"
(Deo gratiasD But the stranger who
returned this answer is now Piux X
and is said to resent intensely the af-
front thus put upon him. Moreover.
Cardinal Matthew. who has been elected
to the Academy for his literary ability
alone. wrote for the Revue des Deux
Mondes about two years ago an article
on the conclave. in which he denounced
the Austrian interference with the
election and declared in no meas
ured terms that the choice of the con-
clave should have fallen upon Cardinal
Rampolla.
Oddly enough, there seems to be a
Gallo tinge to most of this weeks lit
erary gossip. for bookish folk in Lon
don have just learned for the first time
that Robert Browning. besides being
the author of some notable poetic work
once wrote a French grammar. This
fact is revealed by Miss Agnes Adams
In the English Bookman. and il seems
that even the late DR.. Garnett. whose
knowledge of literatus was encycIo-
Isaedic. had not heard of this early ven
tNe OF the poet. His surprise was
great. Miss Adams says, when a refer
ence to the work in question by Brown
ing himself was pointed out to him. 1t
occurs on page 203 OF the first volume
of Browning's letters to his wife:
Thus in more than one of the reviews
and magazines that laughed my Para
celsius to scorn ten years ago-in the
same column often of these reviews
would follow most laudatory notice
of an elementary French book on a.
new plan which / did for my old
French master and he published-'that
was really useful work."
Returned With Thanks is the novel
and suggestive title of a collection of
short stories which is being issued this
week by a London publisher.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
OUT FoR THE ~sTUFF.v

We have often been asked what thei
politics of the Times would be when
the fall campaign opened We do not
hesitate to say that we are for the man
that has the money. as that Is what it
takes to get this paper to boost any
political organization. We have seen
too many editors work and lie and help
get some stiff cat elected to a good Of
flee. When the editor would hold up
his plate for little political plum,
hoping to get a small recompense for
his previous labor, he would get the
horse laugh instead. 1t takes the cash
for US. 1t must be in advance too
We are not asking for any political
favors; we want the cash.-Skedee
(Okla) Times.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
ON THE HONEYMOON.

The mullins lie untasted,
The coffee's getting cold.
Upon the honeymooners
A sudden storm has rolled.
Her eyes are dim with weeping,
Her rounded cheeks are pale.
Across the flower -decked table
He grimly reads his mail.
You promised when we married.
She says with choking sob,
THAT l should have pin money,
And gives her eyes swab.
He scans a bill before him
With ghastliest of grins-
" 'Tis true, but who suspected
That you meant diamond pins?"
New York Herald.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
COR THE SAME REsuLrs.

Two farmers driving in opposite di-
rections met in the roadway a few
weeks ago, according to the Buffalo
Times. and saluted each other as fol-
lows:
"'Mornin', Sir
''How-de, Hank"
Say. 81. what'd you give your boss
for the rheumatiz?'
"Turpentine."
Tibet so?"
Cit ap."
Yep. git ap.'
And they both drove on.
A few days after they encountered
each other driving again. and after
passing the time of day Hank said:
Say. 81. 1 thought you told me you
gave your hoss turpentine for the rheu-
matiz."
'I did," 81 answered.
That's funny. 1 gave mine turpen-
tine. an he died.
$50 did mine. Git ap."
'Huh-git ap.'' Hank answered.
Both again drove their respective
ways.-Chicago Journal.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
SOMETHING IN A NAME.

The service rendered to San Francisco by Gen
eral Frederick B. Funston of character that
ought to have established for all time deep feeling
CT gratitude among the people of this city. Gen
eral Funston did his duty and did it SO we'll that
the praise of the nation we'll the State
of California has been accorded him. There is
no honor too great for the who met that
great emergency with the forttude of soldier
and the typical courage of the true-blue American
What San Francisco shall do to show its appreca-
ton of Funston will at some opportune day be given
the consideration that it richly deserves.
A delegation of well-meaning citizens has pre-
sented petition to the Board of Supervisors re-
questing therein that the Of Devisadero street
be changed to Funston avenue. 1t is doubtful
whether the naming OF what may soon become
uptown business thoroughfare alive with the spirit
and reality of commetcialism, would be an appro-
pirate recognition of General Funstons services to
San Francisco. Besides there is phase of the re-
quested change that has not been brought to the
attention of the good people of Devisadero street
Had they known the story of that thoroughfare
probably they would not have asked that its name
be changed.
In the early days OF Spanish rule in California
narrow trail separated the old Presidio from the
Mission Dolores. Over this trail the members of
the two little settlements and went and the
road became known the Devsadero-the
Division. When, decades later, the Americans oc-
cupied California and San Francisco was made the
entry port of the State, the Devisadero was fre-
quently used by the Presdo and Dolores settlers
as short cut across the peninsula and around to
the north end of the city. The Western Addition
was surveyed and the old Devisadero became a
street which followed measurably the winding of
the trail The city gave the street the name De-
visadero
There is, lamentaby, persistent tendency to
change the historical Spanish names of California
localities. The California Association for the Pre-
servation of Landmarks and the Pioneers Society
have done much to preserve those things that link
the State with the of the days of DID, the
quaint romances rich in human interest that have
made history and novels. General Funston him
self would not want to eliminate one iota of that
which has lent itself SO charmingly to Western
lore
Let us look about for some other means of show
ing the gallant soldier thankfuness and let
Devisadero street remain Devsadero street as long
as there is San Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-12
Badness GOES WITH BRAINS

The bald may be comforted in some
degree by the statement just made by
a high medical authority that badness
is more common among intellectual
persons than among any others 1t fs
of frequent occurrence among all who
are subjected to intense mental strain
and ii may occur comparatively early.
With the increase of civilization bald
ness has become more common and one
scientist goes SO far as to say that
since woman has developed broader
and deeper intellectual interests she
has lost much of the strength and
wealth Of her "crowning glory" Bald.
ness has become progressively more
frequent in women in the last cs~eurv
or more-BostOn Globe.