davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-19

A close observer will find always in
the behavio of it's citizens that con-
elusive test which stamps the future OF
a mining town. Whether 1t is to Jour-
ism for a day n wither as soon;
whether Il is advancing towards a
fuller prosperity; whether 1t has al
ready touched the peak of its success
and hangs awhile, motionless; or
whether It is already nipped by the
frost of it's impending decay, each and
all of these conditions show with alb
solute certainty in the faces and be-
havior of the men whose fortunes Tor
the time being are bound up with those
of the town and with the mining dis
trict which created the town.
For, let 1t be well remembered, the
city and the mine are one and the same
thing. AS goes the mine. so goes the
town. Their destinies are i~nseparable.
And since 1t is not possible for the
casual visitor to personally examine the
conditions of the surrounding mines
he fastens his eye upon the human
barometers he meets and taps their
opinions in much the same way as ne
might tap his barometer at home to
see IL atmospheric conditions were fav-
orable or otherwise.
There is indeed an atmosphere In a
mining town which has nothing to do
with the weather. 1t is not a fanciful
metaphor, but a positive fact, real,
tangible and revealing. 1t is as heady
as champagne, strengthening and ex-
hilarating as ozone, depressing as wet
feet, or destructive as dynamite. Under
whichever one of these four heads the
atmosphere of a mining town must be
classed be sure that 1t will be one of the
four, and that 1t will be a true re-
Election of the condition of the mines of
the district. For here is no deceit.
Poker is the national game, and to sus-
tain a bluff without turning a hair Is
often a fair test of a man, but this is
a matter of life and death, and in the
multiplicity of players there Is leakage.
The truth will out.
1t is therefore by no means out of idle
curiosity that 1 have taken pains to get
in touch with the personal atmosphere
of the Goldheld of today, comparing 1T
in it's essentials with the Goldfield of a
year ago.. Because the question before
my mind is: Unde which of the four
heads is the Goldfeld of today to be
classed?
A year ago Goldfeld was held by the
mining world to have established her
reputation as a mining center; a perma-
nent camp. But the human barometers
aforementioned did not confirm this
verdict when 1 tapped them on the
second button of the vest. Rather,
they pointed to doubt. uncertainty. un-
settled weather. There was much ex-
eitement. The fire blazed up fercely,
and died again. Men were hesitating.
Some made rapid fortunes: some went
away. This showed nothing. Phenom-
email values; rich strikes from the sur
face to the hundred and even two hun
dred foot level; news of these were
bruited about. and scattered broadcast.
Big prices for corner lots. Banks, hotels.
saloons. churches. schools, and money
to burn. 1t was glorious, exhilarating.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-19
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Columbia Mountain
Mining company, will be held at Gold
field, Nevada, at the office of said COM
pany, in room No. 8 in the Nixon build
ing, on Monday the 4th day of June,
1906, at 500 o'clock p. m, for the cleo
tion of directors for the ensuing year
and the transaction of such other bust
ness as may regularly come before
them.
BY order of the Board of Directors,
19-2t. J. NJ. FENWICK, Secretary.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-19
GOLDFIELDS RAPID ADVANCE MANHATTAN DISTRICT NEWS

hope to run into a rich streak or pocket
from which they can extract a rev
thousand dollars and quit. Mining men,
however. and conservative investors Will
always be found investing in the stock
of companies whose ore bodies though
low are vast in width and extent. The
stock of such a company will climb
slowly but surely, until 1t reaches a
high level. 1t is from such companies
that large investors reap their enormous
profits in stock speculations. Could the
public realize this. 1t would be saved
many a heart-ache with the consequent
tightening of purse strings.
MANHATTAN COWBOY
Still another new ledge was found
day before yesterday on the Iron Queen
claim of the Cowboy company which
bids fair to become the equal or SUI
perior of any ledge so far uncovered on
the company's holdings. This ledge
consists of a black quartz similar to
that being found on the famous Georgey
group at Central, and gives values right
from the surface. Development will be
pursued steadily on this new find. The
company shaft on the Iron King claim
of the Cowboy company is improving as
depth is gained, so far as values are
concerned. The heavy iron ~sulphides
which were first encountered at a depth
of about so feet. are looking rich with
every foot gained. A combination OF
men leased the surface of the Iron King
claim for placer purposes. and will In
stall dry washers to gather the rich
gold. Already one machine is OF the
ground, and others will quickly follow.
MANHATTAN EXPRESS
The lodges on this property are look
ing better every day. and as active de-
velopment work is being carried for
ward, it is expected that a good body OF
ore will soon be opened up on this prop
erty. One ledge that was uncovered
last week shows a width of five feet, so
far as can now be determined. 1t is in
a porphyry formation, which bespeaks
very well of good values to follow.
Values from $50 to 500 per ton in gold
were uncovered on the Rocklin, nearby
to the Express.
MANHATTAN NEVADA GOLD MINES
Work on the company shaft and drift
is progressing rapidly, and they are
just about to run into the huge black
quartz ledge that can be seen so prom
inently on the surface of the Georgey
group of claims. Already four distinct
veins have been cut in this drift, and
now that they are about to cut the big
ledge, eager eyes are watching to see
phenomenal values, as the same ledge
on the surface gave forth very high as
says. The drift is now in 2S feet.
MANHATTAN MAMMOTH
This property adjoins the Consolidated
Manhattan or the east, and is an extern
sion of the same big ledge which crosses
the Consolidated holdings. This COM
pany is developing their property by
means of a tunnel, and will soon have
a compressor plant installed to speed
lily pursue the work. They are in the
same character of ore as found in their
neighbor. A contract for 200 feet of
work has also been let on the Manhat-
tan Mammoth.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-19
CONSOLIDATED MANHATTAN
OF EAST MAuu.u-

~ 4ASE mANHATTA~
The tunnel on this property is ba,r~
actively pushed forward, and is nor
the hill a. feet. At a distance ~ ~
feet in. a good looking vein was encous
tered which was found to be five 80.
across, and gave assay returns Of
$50 to the ton in gold. This rich vs,n :,
only one of a series of veins which -
through the immense ledge which -
erses the company's property, and !.
from $50 to 400 feet wide. At "a fec, a
the tunnel, he five-foot vein had h.
left behind and another formation
cohntered which looks even richer tba.
this. Samples of ore taken therefro~
pan very high. A contract was closos
the early part of the week to drive ,ha
tunnel zoo feet into the hill.
MANHATTAN MOTHER LODE
This property adjoins the Manhat,au
Consolidated on the southeast, and fro~
the excellent showings so far made =
the tunnel of this property. it is fair -
presume that the near future win A.
velop another property similar to n.
Consolidated. Everything points 10 :
producing mine in this property. Tha
luilIlci A . OCAH6 wv 1iOIu the DdSa ~
the hill, and every foot advanced Show
up better han the preceding one. VERY
high values have been cut In this tur.
mel. but the company is going RICH,
ahead to thoroughly develop the prom.
erty before endeavoring to sack
MANHATTAN CONSOLIDATED
The first min of the camp and tbs
best, is still holding up it's reputation
An extra force of men was put to work
on the Consolidated a day or so ago
and work is being pushed forward with
even more vigor. sack upon sack NJ
high grade shipping ore is being piled
on the dumps, and the Manhattan Con-
solidated will in the very near future
rival some of the biggest mines in Topo.
pah and Goldfeld.
ORIGINAL MANHATTAN
On the Monday claim of this COMPANY
an eight-inch vein has been opened an
from which very high values have been
obtained. Assay returns show $3.50 in
silver, $21 in gold and Is per cent cor.
per. This property lies directly to the
northeast of the Manhattan Nevada
Gold Mines, and adjoining. In all prob.
dDlllty lHey are WOThlHS On the same
ledge which crops so boldly on the
Georgey group.
MANHATTAN BUFFALO
This property lies directly to the west
of the Consolidated Manhattan at East
Manhattan. A large force of men are
at work on this ground, developing the
company's holdings by means of two /
shafts. Both shafts are in ore of a high |
grade and it will not be long before |
the little town of East Manhattan will |
equal it's rival, Manhattan, in the out /
put of the precious metals.
MANHATTAN DEXTER
The big hoist on the property of the
Manhattan Dexter is working to its
fullest capacity, and ore is being rap
idly raised to the surface and sacked.
The shaft is now down over 200 feet
and is in better ore than was encoun-
tered nearer the surface.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-05-19
BUFFALO
DEXTER

The big hoist on the property of the
Manhattan Dexter is working to It's
fullest capacity, and ore is being rap
idly raised to the surface and sacked.
The shaft is now down over 200 feet,
and is in better ore than was eucoun-
tered nearer the surface.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1906-02-01
Important To
Timing lien.
A Decision Handed Down
by the Supreme Court
of Colorado Relative
to Driving Tun-
nels.

The Colorado Supreme Court
has rendered an important decision
relative to the driving of tunnels
through the property of snother.
The Ease tried in the Colorado
courts bears the title of Frank p.
Tanner VS.. Treasury Tunnel Min
ing and Reduction Company. 1t
lis held that parties working a
mining claim may tunnel under
property belonging to another if
they SO desire, but that the parties
30 tunneling must pay for the ore
taken out. The Supreme Court
sLeld that this right exists under
1.-The law of eminent domain. 1t
says that a tunnel SO constructed
can be used by other companies as
a sort Of quasi-public highway.
Parties who cause the construc-
ation of such a tunnel must pay the
owners whose property it pierces
for the orc taken out, and parties
susing the tunnel afterwards must
pay a reasonable sum for this
privilege.
The Treasury Tunnel Mining
and Reduction Company wished
to bore through the Corn Cob lode,
owned by the plaintiffs in error.
Litigation followed which resulted
in its favor and an appeal was
taken.
In the decision Chief Justice
Gabbart wrote:
For the development of the
mining of this State,
tunnels of the character contem-
plated by the petitioner are neces-
sary. The necessity of vesting
corporations of the character of
the petitioner with the right to ex-
ercise the power of the eminent
domain is apparent, for without
this, enterprises of the nature con-
templated by the petitioner could
be thwarted and the development
of the mining u of the
State be prevented"
"The use and benefit of this tun-
mel will be in common, and all
parties located near may avail
themselves of it,
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1906-02-01
Ton0pah and Man
haitian Stage Line

The Pioneer stage company op-
Grating the line between Tonopah
and Manhattan has $40 horses
in its equipment and overs the
distance between the two points IN
eight hours making an average
speed of ten miles an hour. The
vehicles used are concord coaches,
each drawn by six horses. The
company will add a fast freight
line next week.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1906-02-01
A Modern

"Truly miraculous seemed the recov.
cry of Mrs. Mollie Holt, of this place"
writes ]. o. r. Hooper, Woodford, Tenn.
she was SO wasted by coughing up puss
from her lungs. Doctors declared her
ED so near that her family had watched
by her bed side forty. eight hours; when,
at my urgent request DR.. Kings New
Discovery was given her, with the as
tonishing result that improvement be-
gan, and continued until she finally
completely recovered. and is a healthy
woman to-day" Guaranteed cure for
coughs and colds. SOC and $l.00 at Le-
MARIE & Sons. Trial bottle free.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1906-02-01
NO AGENTS.
TERMS.

Correspondence is solicited from the surround
ing country. Communications OF a personal
nature will be subject to a rigid scrutiny.
The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1906-02-01
Disbursements


Disbursements.
Paid from General Fund. ... .$15.s77 10
Paid from Hospital Fund 49,. 4.lS5 "A
Paid from Contingent Fund. 1,940 60
Paid from State Fund. ...... 10, 995 "a
Paid from Redemption Fluid s,492 10
Paid from Railroad Fund......8 ,4lS Is
Paid from District Judge Fund ,S29 %
Paid from Austin Road Fund. 973 81
Paid from Argenta Road Fund l.o5S IA
Paid from Galena Road Fund. Is 90
Paid from Lewis Road Fund.-. rs W
Paid from General School Fund 80 %
Paid from Austin School Fund 1865 IS
Paid from Argenta School Fund 899 81
Paid from Cortez School Fund 623 so
Paid from Walsh's School fund 800 90
Paid from Park School Fund 400 90
Paid from Galena school Fund 38 so
Paid from Smith Creek School
Fund. ................... $50 90
Paid from Silver Creek School
bbO w
Paid from Mill Creek School
Fund $500. .......... .. go 90
Paid from Big Creek School
Fund a........... ......... 45 90
Paid from Reese River School
Fund -. ............. $40 70
Paid from Kingston school Fund 500 40
Total................ $5S,35I IL
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-08-23
Gaiye eston'S Sea Wall

makes life as safe In that city as on
the higher uplands. +. W. Goodloe
who resides on Dutton St. in Waco
Tex, needs no sea wall for safety.
He writes: 81 have used DR.. King 8
New Discovery for Consumption the
past five years and it keeps me well
and safe, Before that time l had a
cough which for years had been
growing worse. Now its gone.
Cures chronic coughs, LaGrippe,
Group, WhOoping Cough, and pre-
vents Pneumonia. Pleasant to take
Every bottle guaranteed at Hughes
& Co. Price SOC and $1.OO trial bot
tie free.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-08-23
Concerts each day by tn
Woonsocket Military Band.

2 There will a game of ball each al
ternoOn between two of the best
feams in this part of the state.
Some good racing is also prom
ised during the tournament.
With the great crop with which
Buffalo county has been favored this
<season the agricultural should by
z sir surpass any that has ever before
been shown. and our farmers are
urged to select their samples and de-
liver them to the committee on eX-
hibit as soon as possible.
ii Following are the committees:
8 President-E. +. Dye
Marshal of the Day-W. A. Wool
edge.
8 Treasurer-Arthur q. Hill
Secretary-J. V. Drips
Finance Committee. V. Drips,
IF. +. Swartout, A. q. Hill, III. n.
eleven, II. j. Sinkie.
Base Ball Committee-C. f. Oat es
c. &. Swartout.
Racing Committee-W. b. Mar.
shall, A. f. Mccall.
Exhibits-E E. Dye, j. c. Thull,
r. l. Hall.
Amusements-R H. Kinney, Ash.
4ey Dunham, F. W. Cilley.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-08-23

Boot and Shoe repairing, VIM
Lawson, Chamberlain. 5. d. All
" ork will be taken to Chamberlain
and returned to Gam Valley prompt
by the stage driver.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-08-23

G. 0. Reinke, fine watch repairing
at lie Blond's Drug Store, Chamber
lain, SD. Work sent and returned
by stage.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1906-08-23
@W@@@@@@@@@@ @@@@a @@@@@@@@@ W@0V0@@V
THE FAIR
Will Be a Good One--
The Committees and
List of Premiums

Those in charge OF the arrange
ments for the two days Fair and
Tournament to be held in Gam
Valley September 4 and 5 report
they are negotiating for number
of amusement features which will he
worth coming miles to see.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-08-16
For the Public Good.

An independent and ably edited news
paper which commands great circula-
ton is probably the most potent infiu-
ence for good in the United States to-
day. The power for the better things
in public affairs and policies, for in
stance, which is welded by such a
newspaper as the Chicago Record Her.
aid can scarcely be exaggerated, and
much of that strength comes in the
case of this leading Chicago daily from
the fact that it is absolutely indepen-
dent, fearless and fair. 1t is not the
mouthpiece of any interest except that
of the public The Record Herald
champions the cause of the good, the
clean, the beneficial in every matter of
city, state or national moment. 1t is
the knowledge on the part of it's readers
that it cares not whom it hits or what
enemies it makes, so long as it is bat
ting for the welfare of the community,
which gives to the Record Herald much
of the influence it enjoys. 1t gives in
it's news columns the most complete and
impartial reports of political events, an
other evidence Of it's splendid news
service.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-08-16

gether $4,000 will be paid for racing
events. Figures like these tell story
of progress and shows plainly the lead
ing position Wisconsin has taken with
its State Fair.
Such inducements, together with the
splendid program of speciality events
provided by the Board of Managers,
will attract an unusually large atten-
dance at this Fair. Each day of the
Fair win be notable for some spectacu-
lar feature. If the weather permits,
there will be an airship ascension each
day. The evenings will be brilliant be-
cause of gorgeous fireworks displays.
The relay running races in the after
noon with daring girl riders as the spec
ial attraction, the running races in the
evening with searchlight effects and
the Indian Village, all promise enter
tainment well worth travelling many
miles to enjoy.
One fare rates on all railroads, COM
mencing Saturday, September 9Th.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-08-16
FOR STATE TREASURER.
The Veteran Hero, John w. Thomas.

Eal Claire Leader.
That he should have been spared to
be alive today is one of the inexplcable
anomalies of war;" is statement con-
tanned in circular issued by comrades
of Railroad Commissioner John w.
Thomas, in advocacy of his candidacy
for state treasurer, says the Madison
State Journal.
And truly, it seems an anomaly when
one reads his story. He enlisted when
he was only II years old, in company
K, recruited from Chippewa and Eau
Claire counties, one of the most famous
of Wisconsin regiments, the Both, which
faced the enemy in battle almost at the
moment of its arrival on the Potomac.
Mr.. Thomas was with his company and
regiment in all its engagements, per-
sonally participating in every action
and personally sharing every danger,
privation and sacrifice Going direct
from Madison to the field of battle, the
S6th Wisconsin met with fearful losses.
AT b thesia church four companies left
80 per cent on the field. At Cold Har-
Dor its colonel and over one-third it's
number were left either killed or wound
ed At Petersburg. on the 18th Of
June, its loss was again frightful, both
its ieutenant-eolonel and major and
nearly all its officers were left on the
field severely wounded. Company X
lost over So per cent, including all its
officers. Mr.. Thomas was hit five diff
erent times, one bullet demolishing his
watch, which is now on exhibition at
the G. A. K. headquarters. Another
passed through his belt plate, but he
received only two slight wounds and
his escape seems to have been miracu-
lous. After the engagement at Reams
Station, August &c, only four privates
were left in company X. Mr.. Thomas
was one of these.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-08-16

already. We are not dancing around
with few postoffices in the scale and
nothing else. We want good, faithful
men for postmasters, but for the sake
of the coming conflicts we are bound to
meet, let us think of the larger things.
Such a man, we believe, who VIII
make faithful, able and manly repre-
sentative of this district, is Daniel y.
Mahoney, of viroqua. Look up his life
record, published in last weeks Tri-
bune, and read again. When you come
to the Primary election on the fourth
of next month do not forget that your
material interests are very much affect
ed by the kind of man you nominate for
congress.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-08-16
flow We Have Been Represented.

Milwaukee Fress Press
Babcock has been in congress contin-
uously since 1892, during which period
the Third district, except for the seeds,
maps and documents he has sent into it,
and few appointments he has made,
which would have been made anyhow,
would have been as well off without a
representative.
Babcock's name has never been con-
nected with any Legislation of benefit to
the nation during all these fourteen
years.
He has been chairman of the congress
sional campaign committee and the COM
mittee fat-frier since 1894, in which ca
pacity he has handled the money col
lected from corporations for the elect
ion expenses of members of congress.
He is today rich man, and he has
not done thing during his fourteen
years as statesman that might not as
well have been left undone.
Babcock has been in opposition to
everything that has been done in this
state in the way of reform legislation
since 1900. He has come on to Madison
and there lobbied against measures the
passage of which had been promised by
state conventions.
He talked two years ago against the
ratification of the primary elected law,
that had been sent to vote of the
people of the state by an unwilling stall
walt senate.
He was one of the leaders of the bolt
from the state convention two years ago
last May, and appeared before the "Op-
era house" convention and made a
speech, counseling the bolt.
He later did what he could to defeat
the state ticket, and by so doing, and
for other reasons, came within about
800 votes of being defeated for con-
gress in a district that has given 10000
Republican majority.
If Babcock is the best that the Third
district can furnish it ought to go UNI
represented; but he isn't.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1906-08-16

GOVERNMENT for and by the people
is the fundamental idea upon which our
republic rests. If you endorse this prin-
ciple give your support to D. O. Mahon-
ey, candidate fer the nomination of con-
gresham. Mr.. Mahoney has been fiat
footed in defining his position. He is for
the people, and his stand forms strik-
ing contrast with the congressional re-
cord of Mr.. Babcock, record of four
teen years duration.