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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
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In the column of political announce
ments this week appears the name of
w. M. Sawle, who himself
as a candidate for County Recorder,
subject to the decision of the Republican
County Convention. Mr.. Sawle is a
pioneer of Tonopah-he knows every
body and everybody knows him so there
is no use of our introducing him. He
was elected Justice of the Peace of
Tonopah township at the last election
and fulfilled the duties of that office in
a very creditable manner until he re-
signed a few months ago in order to
devote all his time to his mining in
terests. He is a man of worth and
ability, a good citizen and business man,
and one who would make avery capable
Auditor.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
TwORRENTIAL RAIN
CAUSES WASHOUTS

Two heavy storms have been ex-
perienced in Tonopah and vicinity, one
on Saturday night and the second on
Monday. Saturdays downpour was al
most tropical in its violence and not a
few feared that cloudburst was about
to take place. Main street was trans
formed into a swiftly flowing torrent,
and it could only be traversed by means
of planks raised on trestles. Many
ladies were storm-bonnd till carriages
could be brought to their rescue and il
was not until a late hour on Saturday
night that the rain abated its violence.
Little damage was done in Tonopah ex-
cept to adobes many of which were prac-
tically demolished. The road to Lone
Mountain, however, was washed away
for a distance of over four miles and
Superintendent Andrew Service, of the
Nevada-Alpine mine, who was on his
way to that property, only escaped by
the skin of his teeth, as he and his horse
had only just reached the high ground
before the full force of the cloudburst
came sweeping through the hollow,
across which they had just toiled.
Mondays downpour, though not so
severely felt in Tonopah, was more seri-
GUS in its results, as it caused a washout
for a distance of three miles on the rail
road between Tonopah and Goldfeld.
The afternoon train from Tonopah to
Goldield was stalled and had to return
with its passengers. A wrecking gang
was at once rushed to the spot and the
line has now been repaired.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
johnson is Back

A. 7. johnson, the well known min
ing engineer, returned Monday from an
extended trip to California, New Mex
leo and other adjacent territory. When
visiting Siskiyou county, California, he
was much struck by the condition Of
the many rich mines there. He
considers that they are very valuable
properties. In New Mexico Mr.. John
son examined a vast number of huge
iron deposits, which, he says, look
good. He states that New Mexico is
looking fine and that there has been
lots of rain and consequently there is
plenty Of water for the mines and
cattle-feed is abundant. He left for
G~reenwater early OF Wednesday morn
ing, where he has large interests with
other Tonopah capitalists.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25

turned to Manhattan Thursday
panied by Round Mountain Sc9t accom-
Scott has given up for the nresent Mr.
intention of making a trip to the ms
water country and will spend some ei zen
looking over his important interest ts'ne
Round Mountain. iesVs at
Harry Hedrick, the prominent Mo-
haitian broker, who has struck u
rich in the Sedan at Manhattan nasss 80
through Tonopah Saturday on bIs met
back to Manhattan from CnIdemosagy
where he has been looking after Waitoas,
Whitmore's brokerage business d,,r;Nr
the latter's honeymoon. Mr.. Hadr;as
is associated in the ownership Of tSA
Sedan and a brokerage business ' at
Manhattan, with G. R. Barry, late a.
Tonopah. VI
j. j. McSorley, the we'll known Toro
pah, Manhattan and Round Mounta;r
mining man, returned to Tonopah r.;
day after a six-weeks visit to Californ;a
whittier he went to look after his m;n
ing interests there. He was acconn-
panied by his brother, T. E. McSorIev
late superintendent of the Overla5d
mine at Gold Hill-one of the properties
of the Ohio-Tonopah Mining companv
He is looking over the ground with a
view of locating here permanently.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
War waged Against Touehs

The work Of Floating" undesirables
still goes on merrily and last week be-
tween thirty and forty were deported.
owe are trying to work the folk all the
hardship we can" said Officer Lorent-
zen to a representative of the Bonanza,
"and we hope to make tine town too
hot to hold them very soon. Of course
we are handicapped by lack of num-
bers, but we are doing the best we can
with the small force at u disposal.
We expect that after the fight a large
number of bad characters will take in
Tonopah on their way back from Gold
field, especially those who will be
stranded owing to the loss of money
over the fight. When they come they
will be dealt with d~rastieally."
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
~CLOUDBURST AT
HOT CREEK

jackson Rhines, a prospector, camped
last Saturday at the head of Hot Creek,
rs miles northeast of here. At 8 a. m.
he was awakened by the falling of
heavy rain and, fearing a cloudburst, at
once proceeded to drive his drills into
the ground and lash them to the wheels
of his wagon. He then took the hob
bles off his horses, let them go and
then climbed into the wagon. He was
only just in time. Ina second a twenty
foot wall of water struck the wagon
and Rhines had to hold on for dear life.
Rhines is an old sailor, but declares
that all the time he was afioat he never
encountered such a terrible rush of
water as that which came near to over
whelming him last Sunday. Rhines'
horses, before they could reach the
high ground, had to swim for about 400
feet and time after time he gave them
up for lost, thinking they would be swept
away. The head of Hot Creek is a
very likely place for a cloudburst to
take effect, as there is a long water
shed to the west, Box Canyon to the
right and another canyon to the left.
Mr.. Rhines reports that the road from
Stone Cabin to Hot Creek was washed
out for a distance of five miles, in som
places to a depth of four feet.
Mr.. Rhines has been prospecting for
more than year among the hills of the
Monitor range in the Chloride district.
He has succeeded in discovering an
enormous ledge which varies in breadth
from 20 feet to 100 feet and outcrops at
intervals for a distance of four miles.
He has located IL claims on it and re-
ports that this one ledge gives assay
values of S38 in silver and SO in gold to
the ton, 8 pounds of cinnabar to the
ton, AZ per cent zinc and 81 per cent
copper.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
THE GOSPEL FULFILLED

The poor colored man of street ora
tory and b%uffoonery who went to Man
haitian to enlighten the 'pooh ign't
white folks of that place on matters
of political economy but was rotten
egged, has, like the proverbial cat,
''come back" to his chosen flock, and
was again on his rostrum on Main
street Wednesday evening. The at
mosphere Of Manhattan was evidently
not to his liking and who can blame
him rotten eggs stink! We must give
this individual, who claims to have at
n time been a minister of the gospel,
credit for having lived up to what he
formerly preached, for, when he got
the lick with the rotten egg on one side
he turned tail and got it on the other
side. Thus having done all that the
gospel requires, he did not turn
again nor did he stop going until he
reached Tonopah. AS a gospel sharp
he is certainly all right but some pro-
fame wag asked us eff we thought he'd
ever go back"-to Manhattan.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
One Thousand Dollar Ore.

President Rakestraw, of the Wolf
tone company, returned to Manhattan
on Wednesday. He reports that the
vein which carries the thousand dollar
ore shows no signs of pinching out and
that work is also going on steadily in
the incline shaft where there is a ledge
of $12 rock. Mr.. Rakestraw was ac-
companied by Sam Warmbath, the man
who raised SIS, 900 of the $50, 900 purse
for the Gans-Nelson fight. Mr.. Warm
bath, who is n of GoIdfeld's leading
brokers, is W. F. Bonds partner. He
is going to look over the mining field at
Manhattan with a view to investment.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
Delegates Elected

At the Republican primaries held in
Tonopah last Saturday the following
were elected as delegates to the Re-
publican State convention, which will
be held in Tonopah on September 4th:
]. L. Butler, 7. L. Oddie, H. Buel, G..
A. Richards, P. M. Bowler, w. M.
Sawle, c. G. Hanson, M. r. Averill
and H. C. Cutting. The voting was
smart"-679 votes being cast.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
RUN OUT THE

1t is very gratifying to learn that the
officers of this place are making Jan
heroic effort to rid the town of beats
and buns. In their efforts they are
greatly assisted by the railroad COM
pany which has provided a boxcar, free
of charge, for the deportation of all
those whom the sheriff and police corral
for that purpose. 1t is said that some
thing like 100 of these undesirable
characters were ~deported during the
past week and in their work the officers
have the hearty moral support of every
good citizen of the town. Heretofore
we had beats and buns ito burn"
The crop was arge-abnormally So
and was composed of individuals who
would beat anything from a mans
head to a gargotier's tom-tom or the
DEVILS tattoo, and, verify, the situation
actually "'beat the devil" These char
acters were everywhere present and as
they stood about here and there, it re-
quired no great stretch of imagination
to transform these shady figures into
the phantom host that watches and
waits about the portals of hell! But
thanks to the officers, we are rapidly
getting rid of the breed, and $50 mote
it be! These leeches are the bane of
every lively mining camp and the 0
they are run out the better for the com
munitv.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
A Speedy Ride

The brothers Harry and Louis LET
kovitz of the Manhattan company, Inc,
arrived in Tonopah Wednesday on their
return from a summer vacation which
had been spent at Los Angeles. They
left Thursday for Manhattan with Harry
Mcmillan, late editor of the Goldfeld
Sun, in n of Champlin's automobiles
the Red Devil. In spite of the terrible
condition of the roads, in consequence
of the heavy rains, the trip was made
in the fast time of two hours and ten
minutes.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
A PAPER AT A

The Monarch Tribune is the name of
anew paper just established at Monarch,
which is about five miles south of Bel
mont. The paper is being edited by
Lester w. Haworth of the Manhattan
Mail. The editor in his salutatory in
part says: 1.-THE Monarch Tribune ex-
poets to enjoy long life and a fair por-
ton of prosperity. 1t is not here to
boom Monarch. 1t is here to tell what
the people Of Monarch do and propose
to do" The paper is a four-page folio
and its initial number is a very credit
able one. May it's life be a long and
prosperous one.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
six Months in JAIN

Thomas Cummings was arrested last
Thursday on a charge of assault upon
the person Of H. c. Collins, the pro-
prietor Of the American saloon on Main
street. 1t appears that Cummings got
into a dispute with Collins, and going
outdoors and securing a rock threw
it with all his force at Collins. The
rock missed its mark but struck the
large mirror behind the bar, badly
wrecking it. After a hearing before
Brissell Friday Cummings was
given six months in the county Jail.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
GotwaIdt-Mitchell

In Tonopah, last Thursday at the
residence Of l.. C. Branson, of the Sun,
William M. Gotwaldt and Miss Rose
Charlotte Mitchell were united in mar
riage. The bride is a highly accom-
plished young lady. prominent in society
circles in Reno, and the groom is well
known throughout the State, having
for some time been editor of the Car
son City News. Their future home will
be at Manhattan where Mr.. Gotwaldt
will act as city editor of the Manhattan
News.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
Salvation Army Meeting

Adjutant Bryant and Lieutenant
Hamilton, of the Salvation Army, will
lead a meeting in Miners hall, Sunday
evening. 1t is likely the Army will
continue Sunday services there. until
they secure a hall for themselves,
where they will hold continuous and
regular indoor services. If you have
not been to church since the camp
started you are specially invited to
come Sunday night to the Miners hall.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
New Firm Established

George Mackay of Philadelphia, and
Morris Munroe of Pittsburg, are about
to establish an office in Tonopah to
serve their eastern clients with Nevada
stocks. Heretofore both these gentle
men were associated with large New
York and Philadelphia stock brokerage
firms and as each has a large following
personally, they concluded to organize
the firm of Mackay, Munroe & company
to serve their many friends and clients
with Nevada mining stocks. T. X.
Hauer was temporarily engaged as
manager for the firm pending the open
ing of Offices here and at Goldfeld.
Mr.. Mackay left for Goldfeld and Bull.
frog districts this week.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25

Frank Everett, who is prosecuting
operations on the Lone Star and Gold
Crown properties at Atwood, about 70
miles northwest of this place, was in
Tonopah Tuesday. He gives a very
favorable report of that district and
says that developments on the two
properties he is operating are bringing
most gratifying results. On the Gold
Crown the shaft has reached a depth of
1875 feet and the one on the Lone Star
100 feet. The ledge on the latter claim
is Is feet wide and at present the work
OF drifting on the ledge to cut the dyke
is in progress. The average of the ore
in both shafts is about SIS to the ton
though they have shipping ore that will
go 500 a ton. Of this ore there are
about 10 or Is tons on the dump. At
this time whims are being used for
hosting but if the properties continue
with the good showings heavy ma
chinery will be installed. In the Gold
dyke Reef mine in the Atwood district,
Mr.. Everett says that they have an g.
foot ledge that will yield $50 to the ton.
They are pushing developments as
rapidly as possible and grading for the
erection of a mill is in progress. Mr..
Everett says that a great future for
Atwood is now assured and that things
will be humming in a short time.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
Ely will Celebrate Railroad Da,

There will be a big time in Ely about
September 8th, which is the date fixed
for the entrance of the Nevada North
ern railway into the famous copper
camp. Arrangements have been made
for a public celebration that will make
White Pine ring from end to end. In
vitations are now being sent out, re-
questing the rest of the state to attend.
1t is intended to have prominent men
from all parts of the state participate
in the program.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
Saves Prospectors from Thirst

Jack Campbell, the famous mining
expert of the l.. M. Sullivan Trust
company, passed through Tonopah We'd
nesday on his way back to Manhattan
from Goldfield and the southern coun-
try. Mr.. Campbell had been down to
Greenwater and while passing through
the derert in his auto he was instru-
mental in saving the lives of three
~prospectors who had lost their way and
whose water had given out. '"They
were in a pitiable condition." said Mr..
Campbell, ''being, in fact, practically
on the point of death. Their lips were
parched and cracked with the intense
heat, and they shambled along, their
legs almost giving way beneath them
and with tongues lolling out like dogs.
1t was a good thing for them we came
along when we did,"
Mr.. Campbell still swears by Man
haitian and declares that it is bound to
turn out a winner. He pins his faith
on the Stray Dog, the Indian Camp and
the Jumping Jack.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
Bell and Miss Case Discharged

The examination of A. E. Bell and
Jessie Case, who were held in connec-
ton with the recent murder of Charles
Smith, took place before Judge Brissell
last Saturday. The people were repre-
sented by Deputy District Attorney
Hugh Percy and the defense by G. X.
Ford of the firm of Ford & Ford. Quite
a number of witnesses were examined
but the prosecution failing to show
sufficient evidence to establish the cul-
pability of the defendants, the latter
were, on motion of their counsel, dis
charged by Judge Brissell.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
Hunt Lands Mohawk Lease.

Frank W. Hunt of Boise City, Idaho,
former governor of that state, with
two associates, have secured a lease
on the celebrated Mohawk. The lease
is well located and the holders believe
they will reap a rich harvest. They
will Immediately spend about $50, 900 in
development.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
Mining Men From the East

j. F. Gaehring, vice-president of the
Pennsylvania onopah Gold Mining
company; DR.. John Phillip Mayer,
treasurer of the same company; H. C.
Jones director and superintendent, and
Albert S. Watson, director, all of Phil
adelphia, arrived here Sunday evening
on business connected with their mining
interests. The mine in which they are
interested adjoins the Ohio Extension
and is rated among the most promising
mining properties in Tonopah. A shaft
is at present sunk to a depth of 60 feet
on the vein and the prospects are more
favorable with every foot of depth.
The main object of these gentlemen's
visit was to make arrangements for the
installation of an electric hoist and
otherwise prosecute developments on a
larger scale. They left for the east
last Wednesday morning.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
WILL NOT ACCEPT

j. l.. Butler, whom nearly all Nye
county has been urging to accept the
nomination for governor at the coming
election, has given out the following
over his own signature: ITO all whom
it may interest: Keep my name off of
all places on any ticket at the coming
election. / will not accept. No public
office for your Nibs." j. L. BUTLER
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
Lightning,s Strange Freak.

A singular accident occurred at Como,
Lyon county, last week during one of
the lively thunderstorms that visited
that section lately, according to the
Carson Appeal. The storm was par
ticularly severe in the mountains, cleo
tricity playing around at a rate that
was anything but pleasant. However,
the men underground paid no attention
to the storm, imagining themselves i'm
mune from its force; but they reckoned
wrongly. A fierce stroke of lightning
struck the mine and, apparently at
tracted by the draft at the airshaft,
passed down the shaft, stunning four
men, n so badly that some hours
elapsed before he regained conscious
ness. These men were at least 500 feet
below the surface.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
Grade Completed to Rhyolite

Late arrivals from Rhyolite report
that the grade for the Clark road has
been completed to that camp and that
just as soon as the material can be
gotten on the ground tracklaying will
commence and be rushed through as
fast as possible. There yet remains
about % miles of tracklaying before
the southern camp will be connected
with the outside world by rail.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
A $4,000 House.

United States Senator George S.
Nixon has, according to reports, pur-
chased a block Of land on Rio Vista
Nights in Reno, upon which he intends
to build a $5O,000 house. The purchase
was effected last Wednesday.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
New Strike on Mother lode

Last Saturday some miners at Man
haitian, who were tracing a ledge across
the Muleskinner claim, which is the
property of the Manhattan Mother
Lode Mining company, into their own
ground lying close by, discovered a
large vein of high-grade quartz. The
vein was concealed by more than a foot
of wash and had not been noticed by
the management of the company but
Mr.. Wright, of the Pioneer Brokerage
company, who is in charge of the prop
erty, states that he will at once put a
strong force of men at work to open
up the new find. Surface assays from
this ledge show values of SIS in gold.
This, added to the fact that the Mother
Lode's tunnel has cut three strong
lodges, all carrying exceptionally high
values, makes the Mother Lode n of
the most promising prospects in the
district.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
Like Finding Money.

1t is like finding money, 20 10 80
per cent saved by buying now at
Mckim's Removal Sale. Special
offerings of Shoes, Shirtwaists,
Shirts and all summer goods.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
U. s. Department OF AgricuI-
ture Weather Bureau
Tononah. Nev.

Precipitation for week, TT Of an inch
Highest barometer, August %
Lowest barometer, August 10
Highest temperature, August Is
Lowest temperature, August 81
Weather forecast issued at San Fran
cisco: Fair tonight and Sunday.
J. c. PERCY,
Official in Charge.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
Gillies Leaves Golden Grown.

1t is announced from Salt Lake that
the local management of the Golden
Crown will be changed Immediately.
Owing to Donald B. Gillies, other duties
in connection with C. M. Schwab's
numerous properties he finds its i'm
possible to devote the necessary time to
this property and therefore begged to
be relieved of his position as consulting
engineer. The directors of the com
pany, realizing that this will probably
develop into a most valuable property,
have decided to place a mining man in
charge who will devote his time to its
development. Pending the appoint
ment of a superintendent, work has
been suspended, but thepumps are kept
working as the present flow of water
would otherwise quickly fill the shaft.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25

DR.. Thomas Price, one of the most
successful practitioners of veterinary
surgery. of the west. has his office at
the Palace livery. No one requiring
pr. Prices services will regret it, as
that profession has been his lifelong
study and practice. He was the gov
ernment's surgeon for a number of
years at Fort Whipple, Arizona. If.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-08-25
Tremendous Business in Sight

Brokers in San Francisco predict a
tremendous business in stocks this fall.
In fact, the boom has already, both at
the city and in Goldfeld, started, with
a strong probability that the fall and
winter transactions will be greater than
ever known in the history of stock
dealing in this or any other country.
According to the many interviews pub
lished in the newspapers in the metrop-
oils Goldfeld and it's unheard of pro-
auctions are the cause of this wonder
full state of affairs, and yet Goldfeld
has just begun to be heard of and the
surface of her gold-bearing ground has
been only scratched. When it will all
end no mans imagination a carry him
but Goldfeld's treasure vaults will
continue to yield the precious metal for
centuries after the present rushing and
scrambling generation has passed and
been forgotten.