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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-09
DENMARK GIVEN
A JAIL SENTENCE.

Frank Denmark, an Italian. was
taken before Justice G. Ii. Gordon
Monday morning. charged with OBJ
aiming iewelry nom the Fairmont
Coal company store ut Meadow
brook under false retenses. case
was proven agaips him and The jus
tee fined Aiia ST." and sentenced
him todfteen days N the county
mil.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-09
Death in Glen Elk

William Wilson, infant son Of Mr.
and Mrs. William Wilson, died at
their residence in Glen Elk Satur-
dav. Reb. 8 at IL p. m. Funcrai
took place from the house and inter-
ment was made at the Odd Fellows
cemetery sunday at 3 p. ~.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-09
Child Dies

The six-yeor-old daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. ". Mccartney. died at
their residence AZ the Hutchinson
Fuel Company mines Sunday, Feb.
4. Of walnut poisoning. The
funeral took place from the home
Monday. Feb. ,. lnterment was
made at the Cork cemetery
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-09

Miss Rhoda Lowe returned Mon
day morning fromiSh innston, where
shc. spent SUNDAY.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1906-02-09
EMPEROR WILLIAMS GIFT
TO ALICE ROOSEVELT

Berlin. Feb. Emperor Wiz
liam's Wedding gift 10 Miss Alice
Roosevelt will be beautiful and "
tistically wrought bracelet.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
GOLDEN ARROW
OF The FRONT

Messrs Conway and Sheriden,
owners of the Madonna Fraction on
the west slope of Eftman mountain
and about 800 feet due east from
Dead Horse Butte, while prospecting
their ground recently found small
outcropping and upon doing a few
feet of work further found a ledge
which at four feet depth proved to
be twenty-five inches wide. The
values from this ledge will go over
$3.50 per ton, principally in silver
and fair amount in gold The ore
is literally honeycombed, with brittle
and horn silver. The ledge is an
extension OF the Page brothers lead
and runs north and south with an
easterly dip. Messrs. Conway and
Sheriden have been fairly deluged
with requests for leases and are
now considering a number.
Man Found Dead on the Road
While returning from the Walker
reservation, one of the men from
the Sly ranch at Cloverdale discov-
cred the dead body of man in the
road
Investigation proved the body to
be that of the man who had been in
charge of the grub wagon for the
Sly outfit. which had taken bunch
of cattle to the reservation. The
man is supposed to have fallen from
the wagon and broken his neck.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17

mence work on two shafts; he will
sink to the 100 foot level on each.
The captain has erected two houses
for living purposes, and has made
the necessary arrangements to stay
in this winter and to prosecute work
to finality on his claims.
The president of the Cavander
company made Bellehelen a visit,
and while here made a thorough ex-
animation of the holdings. After
his investigation he ordered Mr..
Cavander to increase to increase
Cavander to increase his force of
miners. Mr.. Cavander is complying
with instructions and putting on
miners as fast as he can find place
to work them.
Instead of Bellehelen going to
Golden Arrow for sustenance, she
will continue to make Tonopah her
point of vantage and will treat her
accordingly in the future, as she
has in the past.
T. S. OiDONNELL.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
ON HIS WAY TO
SILVER BOW
F. W. Day Speaks Highly Of tile
Camp and Its Prospects

F. w. Day of Carson City was an
arrival yesterday from the capital
city. Mr.. Day is interested in the
Cook, Dany and Laws lease on the
McGonagill property, Silver Bow
He departed yesterday morning for
the latter place.
Speaking of the lease, Mr.. Day
stated that it was looking exception
ally fine. Men are being added as
fast as room can be made for them
and big extraction of ore is be-
ing recorded. Another mill is con
templated and it's installation seems
but the matter of few weeks at the
farthest. This being the case, it is
proposed to treat the ore on the
ground
Silver Bow is enjoying a revival.
The camp is backed by merit and
though a rather lengthy lull has
held sway for a considerable time,
the awakening seems near at hand
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
new RAILROAD
TO BE ERECTED
Brock Guggenheim Interests to
Construct Line Into the
Town Of Ely

From Ely comes the important
and positive announcement that
railroad will be constructed between
Tonopah and Ely through the Kawich
country. A. A. Blow, the noted
South African expert of Leadville
and New York, who is considered
the leading authority in the mining
world, on lead ore, made an exhaus-
tive examination of some properties
at Hot Creek, in which j. w. Crock
Of the Tonopah and Goldneld rail-
road and some prominent sugar men
arc interested. Upon Mr.. Blows re-
port depended the question whether
the road would be built. His report
was most favorable and the construc-
tion of the railroad between the two
camps named will rapidly proceed
Along the line of the road are the
big tonnage properties of the Brock
Keith interests, the development of
which in conjunction with the haul
ing of the silicious ores from Ton
opah to the smelter at Ely makes the
new road a certainty. The survey is
supposed to be. completed. The
building Of the road is the result Of
a working agreement between the
Guggenheim and Brock interests.
The vast Importance Of the new
line to Tonopah cannot be over-esti-
mated and the building up of an
enormous area will shortly be ac-
complished. Talk OF this project has
been current for sometime, although
this is the first definite information
that has come out It seems rather
peculiar that project so vital to
Tonopah and backed by interests
closely allied to this camp, should
emanate from point SO far distant.
Efforts to confirm the past rumors
have been met with evasive answers
and an apparent indifference to the
only natural interest OF the local
people. Mr. Brock was interviewed
on one or two occasions, but would
only admit that the road was thought
Of but would give practically none
of the details It would seem that
when the matter was definitely an
nounced that the local press should
feel that they were entitled to the
news first hand and naturally resent
its receipt through outside sources.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
THERE is PLENT OF WORK
THIS TIME o. YEAR

Now that there remains but a lit
tie over a month in which to do the
annual assessment work required
by law to hold title to mining
claim, there is a great deal of ae-
tiyity in the outlying portions of this
district. For several days past prop
erty owners have been procuring
men to do the work. As a result
there is not an idle miner in the
camp.
In addition to the assessment
work being done in this district. the
camps to the north, south, east and
west arecalling for laborers, in con.
sequence of which there is work fol
all who will.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17

trusts that by the time the repairs
have ben made that there will be
an abundance of coal.
The Midway is using wood. How
ever, there is precious little of even
that material at the mine 1t, too.
is being affected. Conditions must
improve or the Midway will have to
accept the inevitable and suspend
operations until relief is afforded.
The Tonopah Extension uses oil
almost exclusively. However, in
quiry there showed that but a
weeks supply is on hand and that
the liquid is as hard to procure as
is coal and wood. In the event of
failure to receive necessary oil
that mine, too, will have to tenn
porarily join the procession and sus-
pend operations.
Similar conditions exist through
out the camp. We will know where
we are at in the matter of very
few days
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
THE KAWICH CAMPS
ARE LOOKING WELL

Harry Redfield, known throughout
Southern Nevada as a successful
Mining man and prospector, is in To
nopah from the Kawich range out
fitting for another campaign in the
hills.
Mr. Redfeld speaks quite enthus-
iastically of the different Kawich
camps. At the present time there is
a great amount of development
work being done. In several in.
stances, splendid showines have re.
suited
Silver Bow, Golden Arrow, Cliff
ford and Bellehelen are looking par.
ticularly fine. There is every reason
to believe big, substantial camps viii
be the outgrowth of operations il
those districts.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
WILL LIKELY SELL
MINING PROPERTY

A deal is pending for the sale of
mining property at Willow Springs
to capitalists by ]. G. McCarty, the
local merchant, and associates. The
consideration is mentioned at $4,000.
Several deals have been consum-
mated at Willow Spring of late. Be
fore the San Francisco earthquake
there was considerable activity in
that section The disaster caused a
slump which has lasted up until re-
Gently, when the district began to
take on airs of its former self.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
MANHATTAN IS
GREATLY EXCITED

Manhattan's resurrection seems
to be near at hand. The revival
that has long been predicted is
about to be realized. Today the
town is wild with excitement over
a strike on the Consolidated which
promises to make that stock a sem
sation a la Mohawk.
Dick Taylor, one of the best
known young men of the northern
camp, a surveyor and engineer, ar
rived in Tonopah yesterday with the
news that the people of Manhattan
were falling over one another in an
effort to secure Manhattan Consoli-
dated stock
For some time past the company
has been driving drift from the
100-foot level following the ore
body. In the main ledge a stringeT
exceedingly rich in gold values has
characterized the vein. Now, ii
has widened preceptibly and is said
to be almost the pure quill. This
streak is described as nothing more
or less than specimen ore that
would excite the most conservative
Manhattan is of the opinion that
the stock will reach 81, provided
of course, the vein holds out and
maintains its present wonderful
richness.
There appears to be, from the
statement of Mr. Taylor, some
trouble between the management
and the union. The members of the
latter are demanding Sc per day
on account of the wetness of the
shaft. In addition they ask thai
the pay for last month be figured al
Sc per day Some little hitch has
resulted, but it is more than prob
able that an agreement will bt
Ireached satisfactory to all concern
ed Should labor troubles result
the stock may not take the juml
people think it will On the othe
hand, if the difficulties are amicabl.
settled, Manhattan believes the Con
solidated will pull the camp iron
the rut it has been in for severa
weeks past. A boom is predicte
that will put the former one t
shame
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
A REPUTATION
FROM BELLEHELEN

Editor Bonanza: in an article
which appeared in the Tonopah
Miner under the caption of Rail
road Survey emanating ostensibly
from Tonopah, but in reality from
Golden Arrow. written in all prob
ability by an enthusiast of that
place, caustic mention is made Of
Bellehelen. In his attempt to boom
his townsite, he was wont to place
Laurence's claims, the Horseshoe
group. and several other of Belle
helen's future paying mines in a class
separate and distinct from Belle
helen, and to get them as close as
possible to Golden Arrow ton paper)
to beguile people with means to in
vest in that place.
The Horseshoe camp, the Lau-
renee camp, the Witherell and the
Moody camps, are the first camps
encountered entering the canyon on
the Revelle road. From the desert
to the summit, a distance of five
miles, is the territory which consti-
tutes Bellehelen. From the summit
east, the country is known as Eden
The above mentioned claims are To-
Gated Immediately out of the desert
and in the foothills of Bellehelen.
This camp is holding its own Ii
every instance, where ledges have
been gone down on. to any distance
good results have been obtained
this is undoubtedly magnificen
recommendation to those who have
money to invest and who care t
have legitimate and bona fd,
formation on which to work.
What is damaging Bellehelei
now is the fact that the best proper
ties are held by people who are in
capacitated through lack of fund
and ambition to develop their hold
ings. They manage to 'gophe
around" and put in sufficient tim
to represent their claims. The bal
ance of the time they can be seel
at their teepe, possibly reading tn
Romance of Two Worlds" or tn
Appeal to Reason, waiting all tn
time for some one else to dig on
hoping 1t will benefit them, and hav
tendency to enhance the value O
their properties.
Captain Henry is about to com
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
ERTURNS FROM
OTHER CAMPS

Prof. W. P. Jenny, the noted geol-
ogist and mining engineer, has re-
turned to ronopah, after an absence
.of several weeks. The learned gen
tleman has visited number of
camps of late and reports that in
nearly every case there are promis-
ing showings He is very favorably
impressed with the possibilities of
Greenwater as a copper producer. He
will remain IN Tonopah several days
and will ,hen most likely depart
for Manhattan, where he has many
interests
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
Father of George wingfeld Dies

News has been received from San
Francisco of the death of George
Wingfield's father, which occurred
last Monday. For many years he had
a ranch at Burns, Cal, where he was
in the cattle raising business. 1t was
at this place that George Wingfield
first saw the light of earth. His
father had been suffering for a long
time from chronic stomach trouble
which finally resulted in his death
He was so years of age.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
Mining STOCK
TO BE LISTED

The stock of the Baltimore-Gold-
field Mining company is to be listed
on the exchange next Saturday by
Messrs. J. w. Shelton & Co., the
local brokerage concern. The
ground of the company is most
promising and gives every evidence
of becoming at very early date one
of the important properties of the
Goldfield district. 1t consists of
over two full claims lying to the
north and close to the Hibernia. On
the east and in close proximity is
the Red Butte property and on the
west is the Watson group. The com
pany intends to start at once a thor
ough exploration of the ground and
development work will be pushed
without cessation. From it's ideal
location and in face of the discov-
cries recently made on the Hibernia
property, the company is sure that
the results from their work will be
most flattering, which belief is well
founded The stock will be listed at
10 cents per share on both the Tono-
pah and Goldfield boards and will
probably show at once sharp ad-
vance. The company is capitalized
for 100000 shares, of which num-
ber 100000 shares have been turned
into the treasury.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
The PURPOSE OF
SCHWAB'S VISIT
Abstract from the Journal Of
Commerce Denies McKane
Trouble

1t is the significance which Mr..
Schwab's visit to the west may have
in relation to the development of his
mining properties in Nevada that is
most interesting with his trip, and
he was asked about his observations
and intentions concerning them. He
said that he had been pleased by
what he saw in the mining camps Of
Southern Nevada.
Everything looks very well,
there, he said. eve cannot tell
just what is going to be done at
Greenwater. There is not a 100-foot
shaft in the district as yet, and the
methods of development will have to
be determined upon as to their de-
/ tails after we have a little better
knowledge of things below the sur
face Greenwater Is destined to be
one of the greatest mining towns of
the West. 1t is small as yet, and
hard to get to, but it is booming and
will grow with great rapidity. All
the other camps in Southern Nevada
are going ahead very fast and the flu
ture looks bright for them"
Referring to the construction of
railroads to the camps, Mr.. Schwab
said he was not financially interested
in any of them, but he thought they
would be great factors in the de-
velopment of the districts and the
Iupbuilding Of the towns
Asked as to the late decline in the
stock of Tonopah Extension, which
fell from IA to 5. Mr.. Schwab an
swered concisely. 1--WE came to an
interruption. But we have got
through that now, and everything is
all right with the mine. / believe
the stock is going up again. But, you
know, | am not interested in the
properties and in development"
1T has been asserted here that
there has been falling out between
yourself and Mr. McKane, and that
A1cKane no longer occupied the posi-
tion he has heretofore held in your
affairs Is there any truth in that?'
mo, sir; none whatever. Mr.. Nc
Kane has gone to Europe; that is all
He had something that called hin
there, and he has gone. That is al
there is to that. Our relations are al
pleasant and the same as they have
always been"
What will be done in the matter
OF developing the Midway Extension
and the Golden Anchor mines since
they have been consolidated" wal
asked
''Well, that depends on Mr.. Gillies
He has charge of that work, AM
whatever he may think best will b
! done.
Have the Patsy Clark propertie
and yours been consolidated"
i "No, sir; they have not"
! The Schwab party consists of MI
, Schwab, his father, j. A. Schwab G
Loretta, Pa; owen Wren, J. A. Spa
ford, DR.. S. A. Brown and w. A
Mitchell of New York.
q The elder Schwab is. like his sol
i q believer in San Francisco. H
a said, referring to the condition {
n affairs here: What can you e.
I pect? In two years YOU would ne
$ know this place. journal of Con
Il merce
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
A Great Trent

To the lovers of the fragrant weed
will come a great pleasure in the an
nouncement that the famous Espina
Havana cigars will be procurable in
Tonopah. Messrs. Willard Bros. of
San Francisco, the distributors of this
well known brand, will see that all
the local dealers are well stocked and
hereafter it will be possible to enjoy
the pleasures of a most delightful
puff. Like all good things, it cannot
be kept down, but will continually go
up in smoke-most fragrant smoke.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
Dies in Hospital

Yesterday afternoon about
o'clock r. Howard, aged 21, died
at the Miners hospital. The cause
of his death was pneumonia. Mr..
Howard came to Tonopah from Nc
Cabe, Ariz., about nine days ago to
mine AfCer working one day he
was taken sick and for two days lay
in his hut, where he was discovered
and taken 70 the Miners hospital
where he was an inmate for week
prior to his death He was a mem.
Der of the Miners union and un.
married.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
Blair Building Rapidly

Although much impeded by the
lack of material, the new town is
making gigantic strides. Already il
has been converted from grassless
desert into a community of many
buildings and in the very near future
will take her place in the rank with
her older sisters. 1T is estimated
that there are over 500 people in
the camp.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17

to be on hand at the opening. He
says that he secured a number Of
promising copper claims not far
from the town of Yerington.
According to Mr.. Melbourne, there
is yet plenty of room for prospectors
in the Walker Indian country. The
mad rushes made on the day of the
opening were for the most part di-
rected to but few localities. Con-
sequently but small portion of the
ground has been gone over. Many
good discoveries have been made
and many more equally as good will
be made from this time on.
Mr.. Melbourne will depart for
Manhattan within day or 50, he
having many interests there.
BANK FOR BATTLE MOUNTAIN
J. b. Morton, a memeber of the
Horton company at Battle Mountain,
states his company will shortly open
a bank at Battle Mountain.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
SCARCITY OF FUEL


The scarcity of fuel in this and
cthcr districts is assuming serious
proportions At the present time it
is a sci !ous drawback to the devel-
orment OF the mining interests in
tie larger camps of southern Ne
NADIA.
Tonopall is under the ban, as it
were Coal is about as scarce as
frog hair and many of the most
law abiding citizens in the camp
have been almost compelled to pay
nightly visits to the woodsheds of
more fortunate neighbors in quest
of fuel for heating and cooking pur-
poses.
Yesterday representative of
the Bonanza interviewed a number
OF the large operators in this dis
trict. 1t was found that nearly ev-
cry property is being affected by
the shortage and that If relief is
not forthcoming at an early date
operations here will be practically
at standstill until such time as
fuel can be had.
At the Montana it was learned
that advantage had been taken q
the shortage to close down tn,
mine for necessary repairs. Ther'
is very little fuel on hand at th
present time and the management
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
REPORTS A FIND NEAR
NEAR OLD CAMP OF AUSTIN

Barr Francis is in Tonopah from
Austin. He reports a strike near
the Lander county metropolis, which
promises to develop into large pro-
portions. The new flnd is a gold dis
covery located southwest of Austin.
There is a rush on and returning
parties speak very highly of the
district.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
Climbs Mountain in Auto

E. E. Knapp of Tonopah, accom-
plished the trick of taking his auto
from Silver Peak direct to the Val
calde clearinghouse Those familiar
with the country appreciate what this
means. 1t was practically the same
as a fly walking up window pane.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
Conflrms story Of strikc

W. G. Burton, who up to a few
days ago was interested in the busi-
ness of Cuddy, Stock and Burton,
was an arrival in Tonopah yester-
day from the northern camp, Mr..
Burton confirms the report of big
strike in the Manhattan Consolidated
and says it has caused considerable
excitement there.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
COMMISSIONERS TO
CANVASS THE VOTES

The board of county commission
ers will today commence the canvass
of votes cast at the recent election.
The work would have begun ere this,
but up to date there is one precinct
yet to hear from. 1t is not believed
there will be any great difference
between the official canvass and the
unofficial returns which have been
published.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
sim serrlnp summons

Deputy United States Marshal
Leopold Stein is still in Tonopah
serving notices of suit to be filed in
the United States Circuit court at
Carson against squatters in Tonopah
upon the land of the Tonopah Min
ing company. Owing to the large
number of defendants, 1t will be sew
eral days before Mr.. Stern can
conclude his labors.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-17
On the Way to Manhattan

F. G. Humphrey, one Of the best
known attorneys and promoters on
the Pacific coast. was in Tonopah
yesterday. Mr.. Humphrey is on his
way to Manhattan, where he has
many mining interests, being heavy
stockholder in the properties of the
Manhattan Nevada Gold Mines com
pany