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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20
Reyeille COMING to Front.l

George M. Anderson and T. w.
Duncan, the special field experts of
San Francisco and eastern capitalists
are in town on their way to examine
the properties of their principals at
Reveille. Mr.. Anderson is well
known in Tonopah and Manhattan,
and Mr.. Duncan was for years the
special mining writer for the San
Francisco Examiner, and more re-
Gently has been investigating the
camps of Nevada in the interests of
the Pacific Miner. Mr.. Duncan. in
his capacity of special writer and
mine inspector, has visited every
mine of any Importance in every
mining camp in the Western States,
and his opinions on mining matters
are highly valued by those who
know him best.
The San Francisco and eastern
magnates in whose interest Mr..
Anderson and Mr.. Duncan are now
out are heavily interested in the
Reveille and other districts OF
Southern Nevada, and fror their in
vestigations and information they
are of the opinion that 2eveille is
indeed the coming camp of the
Southern country. This is also en-
tirely in keeping with the views and
opinions repeatedly expressed by the
Bonanza, and while we have reaso
to feel gratified that it confirms on
own judgment, 1t is also pleasing to
note that prominent and Influential
outsiders in the mining world have
begun to see and take an interest IL
what we have so long and so wei
known. The Bonanza wishes Mr.
Anderson and Mr.. Duncan and theil
principals success equal to theil
an~ticipations. Our friends who ar
now rushing off to Walker Lake ant
other far off places on mere specula
tion would do we'll to acquaint them
selves with what is going on neare
home and see if they cannot get il
on the ground floor where SO man,
big people are planning Zig things
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20
ESCAPED FROM
MINERS HOSPITAL

While in a dilerious condition re-
sulting from an attack of pneumonia,
Edward j. Burger, jumped from
a window in the Miners Hospital on
Tuesday morning and was found
wandering along Brougher Avenue.
Shortly before 8 o'clock he feigned
sleep, and the attache of the hospital
thought it was safe to leave the
patient in order to get breakfast.
Hardly had the nurse left the room
before he leaped out of bed
and locked the door on the
inside; then opening the window
of his room he jumped to the
ground and started for the town.
While walking along Brougher Ave-
nue. he accosted several people and
asked to be directed to the Office
of a lawyer. His unusual attire
naturally occasioned considerable
curiosity. When in front of the
Brokers Exchange Building, Mr..
Charles Epstine, of the brokerage
firm Of H. E. Epstine, discovered
him and succeeded in persuading
him to enter the hallway of the
building.
AT the time of making his escape
he carried with him one of the
blannest which were on his bed.
This he had on his arm and it was
used to wrap around him. Mr..
Epstein endeavored to secure a We
hicle to take him back to the hos
pital but could only secure Simpsons
express wagon. In the mean time
Burger asked for a cigarette which
he lighted and c%onversed to those
present in what seemed like a most
rational manner. He claimed that
he was being held a prisoner in a
private house and that he wished to
return to Stockton. He said he had
been there six months and that every
day they had promised to allow him
to go back to California. Their
imagined refusal to keep their prom
Use so annoyed him that he decided
to steal out and seen legal advice.
Upon the arrival of Simpsons
wagon Burger evinced no unwilling
ness to go to a hospital. AS far as
can be learned Burger is about 40
years of age and married. He came
to Tonopah about a week ago from
Campo Seco Calaveras County, Cali
fornia. After being in town two
days he was taken down with pneu-
monia and removed to the Miners
Hospital. This is the third attack
of the disease that he has had in as
many years. His father is a wealthy
copper mine owner and smelter mar
at Campo Seco. Burger came to
Tonopah to engage in mining.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20
Mining Company.

Incidental with the proposed
opening of the Walker Lake Indian
Reservation on October 29th, a
strong company has been organized
by local business men. The capital
stock of the new organization, which
is known as the Walker River Pros
pecting and Mining Company is
$25O,000 at 81 par value. The SER
vices of William Ballantyne, prob
ably one of the best known and sue
cessful mine managers between here
and Cripple Creek, have been Sc
cured, which insures without ques-
ton the complete success of the
enterprise. 1t is the purpose of the
new company to send Mr.. Ballen-
tyne with a corps of competent men
into the district to be opened, where
they will locate, bond or purchase
such properties as Mr.. Ballentyne's
practical knowledge of conditions
shall prompt as safe and profitable
investments. The vast area of min
eralization offered by the Reserva-
ton and the high values which are
known to exist, make the opportuni-
ties for acquiring most desirable
properties almost limitless. The
personnel of the company, which in.
cludes the most successful mining
and business men of this State
guarantees the proper and most ad.
vantageous administration of its af'
fairs and its complete success is {
forgone conclusion. Among those
interested in the new project are
Gov. John Sparks, 7. B. Hickey
President of the State Bank anC
Trust Company; j. Fl. Neven, STATE
Bullion Tax Collector; William Bal
lantyne and w. w. Booth, editor o
the Bononza. The present allotmen
of $4,000 shares will be disposed o
at once at par. TIL incorporation
look for great returns, and it woult
seem that their sanguine mood wa
we'll founded.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20
A Birthday Party.

Harry Mcknight and Charles Cole,
who are associated with Myron A.
Champlin in business, rendered to
the popular young automobilist a
very jolly birthday banquet at the
Mizpah Hotel on last Wednesday
evening. The spread was in the
private dining room and was most
elaborate. The occasion itself vas
rated a great success, and was a
most jolly affair from beginning to
end. Harry p. Sheldon, the we'll
known broker, was toast master and
filled his position like a veteran.
Judge Brissell, Robert Goran, r. S.
Stockton and Dave Holland were
among those present. The festivi-
ties were kept up to the wee hours
of the morning when streaks of light
in the east forcibly reminded those
present of homes on the hill side
and the participants reluctantly dis
persed, not before wishing the guest
of the evening all kinds of success
and happiness, together with many
happy returns of the day.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20

Probably the new brick bank
bcilding being erected will proove of
practical civic value as well as a
hing of beacty. Some day it may
fall cpon the heads of citizens and
they will awake 0 the already obyi-
GUS fact that Tonopah is now prac-
tically at the mercy of every in
cipient blaze. How often before has
been witnessed the self same condi-
lions as existed last Monday night.
Many willing hands and brave hearts
but you cannot extinguish a fire
without propr equipment any more
than you can drain the can with
a teaspoon. Admitting the elasticity
rubber it is impossible to stretch
500 feet of fire hose so that it will
prove efficient at the length of 1000
feet. A casual observer would
readily suggest as a solution of the
problem the prompt installation of
more fire service plugs. Uufortu-
natey fire is no %respector of i'm
aginary lines, and even If it should
start just over the town line it
would burn just as f~iercely once it
entered the city limits, as if it
originated there, unless the neces-
sary means are at hand to properly
cope with its irery advance. Don't
wait until our fair city is reduced
to smouldering embers, but lock the
stable door before the horse is
stolen. Incorporate as soon as hui
man efforts can accomplished the
much desired result and then, with
out the aid of outside supervision,
we can take up the burning ques-
lions of the hour and settle them in
a prompt and satisfactory manner.
Incorporate at one always remem-
bering that "a stitch in time save
nine"
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20
PROPOSED OF NO
EFFECT

Without dwelling upon its merits
either pro or con and as the ques-
ton is to be submitted to the people
of the State, it seems a pity that
the proper provisions could not have
been made regarding the proposed
amendment to section l article X OF
the State Constitution. Even If car
ried he amendment will be uncon-
stitutional. AS long as there is a
defect, would it not wiser to drop
tn matter this year instead of carry
ing through the farce and have
prepared a similar bill next year and
have it properly advertised. AS h
matter now stands, through lack of
advertising the amendment, cannot
be legally adopted. The last legisla-
ture refused to amend section 1850
of tn Complied laws which is re-
sponsibie for the present tangle.
Under this provision any constitu-
tional amendment proposed, after be-
INK ~ dClVA uBOh W ~ .
lature, bust be advertised in a paper
having a general circulation. The
number of extra copies printed should
be the same as the polling list IN
the year 1886, These additional
copies must be distributed through
out the various counties by filing
them with the county clerk in each
county. The printing and circula-
ting to be done without expense to
the State. OF course, it is only
natural to expect that no paper in
the State will be willing to do this
work gratis. While every citizen OF
Nevada is loyal to the core it would
not be fair or just to ask anyone tc
stand this expense which would be
exceedingly high. 1t is to be hoped
that no attempt will be made to
place the suggested amendment or
the ballot, as no matter what the
vote may show the effect will be nil
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20
PITTSBURG
SILVER PEAK
Concluded from Page ~

the property were obliged to give
up without accomplishing any rsults.
Finally, Martin L. Efinger, together
with several eastern associates de-
cided to acquire the property. Ne
gotiations were opened but little
progress was made as the Blairs
made rather stringent conditions.
Efinger then requested permission
to have the mine sampled. Per-
mission was granted provided he
would pay $4,000 for the privilege,
and in he event of the sale being
consumated this amount was to APP
ply on the purchase price. Efinger
at first %demurred, feeling that it
was a large sum to pay in order to
sample a mine. He was so highly
impressed with the property that he
finally persuaded his associates to
agree to the arrangement. The re-
suit of the sampling was highly salts
factory and the deal closed.
AS an example Of the method en-
ployed in handling the ore, it might
be said, that from the lowest depth
on the upper workings of the Mo
hawk-Alpine, the ore was hoisted up
an incline winze by mean of a
MINDLESS operated by hand. From
here it was taken up an incline shaft
by within to the side of the hill
where it was loaded into cars and
run about a quarter of a mile and
dumped into a chute to cars further
down the hillside. 1t was then
trammed by horse to a bin about
three miles away. From the birS
it was shovelled into wagons and
hauled several miles and then sacked
and placed upon burros who carried
it to the mill. 1t is the opinion o.
mining men that the Pittsburg-Silvei
Peak Mine will be the greatest ii
this country before two ear pass
nv
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20
Dwyer Guilty.

Patsy Dryer, the slayer of A. c.
Williams, was found guilty of muir
der in the first degree on Wednes-
day night and will be sentenced
later. The penalty is hanging.
The killing of Williams who, at
one time was employed in the Nye
and Ormsby County Bank in this
city, took place in Austin and was
the result of mistaken identity. On
the day of the tragedy Dryer had
a severe quarrel with two men
named O'Brien and Woolcock.
Early in the evening he started out
to locate these men in order to set
tie his r Standing in front of
the International Hotel was Williams
conversing with a friend. Dwyer
mistook him for one of his enemies
and shot him through the head kill
ing him Immediately. Having &C
complished what he thought was his
express purpose, Dryer had no con
Germ whatever when arrested. When
brought to the morgue to view the
remains he discovered the terrible
mistake he had made. Dwyer al
one time was employed at Man
haitian.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20
of Sale of Real Estate
Under Execution.
The Tonopah Mercantile Company,
Plaintiff Sheriff,
Walter Busby,


walter Busby,
Defendant
DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
ID out OF the District Court OF the Third Ju'
dicial District, County OF Nye, State OF Nevada,
wherein the Tonopah Mercantile Company, o
corporation is p~laintin, and walter Busby Is
defendant, upon a judgment rendered the Srd
day OF October, A. ID. 1905, for the sum of Five
hundred twenty.four and 42-l0O dollars, besides
costs and interest, / have this day levied upon
all the right, title, claim and interest, OF said
defendant, Walter Busby, OF, IN and TO the
following described real estate, to.wit;
Lot No. | in Block No. 0 in the Town OF South
Manhattan, County OF Nye, and State OF Ne
vada. Also, Lot No. 3 In Bl. q In Buyo Addition
to the Town Of South Manhattan, County Of
Nye, State OF Nevada, together with thatcer.
tain four room frame cottage building situated
thereon.
Public notice Is hereby given that / Will, on
the 10th day Of November A. d.. 1905, at 2 o'clock
p. M. of said day, in front Of the court house
door OF the County Of Nye, sell at public auction,
for United States gold coin, all the right, title,
claim and interest OF said defendant Walter
Busby, of in and to the above described prop
erty, or so much thereof as may be necessary, 10
raise sufficient money TO satisfy said Judgment,
with interest and costs, TO the highest and best
bidder.
Dated October 18th 1905.
r.. j. MCMAHON,
BY j.. w. LANDQUIST Sheriff.
Deputy Sheriff.
First publication Oct, 20, 9t
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20
@. 2. Harrison Wlthdraws.

Charles p. Harrison, candidate
for a%ssemblyman on the Republican
ticket has sent a letter to the Chair
man of the County Central Commit
tee withdrawing his name from the
ticket. The ease given by Mr..
Harrison for his action is that he
intends to move to Goldfeld, where
he will establish the Nevada Wine
and Spirit Company. AS this town
is in Esmaralda County, of course,
Mr.. Harrison's withdrawal from the
Nye County election is most proper.
0. W. Macdonald, of st. Louis, a
brother-in-law Of w. l.. Garden, is
in Tonopah where he expects to stay
indefinitely.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20
HO! for Mannattan!!!

The Pioneer stage line, owned by
Summerfield& Johnson, is doing a rush
ing business these days, in fact it is
doing all the business as far as taking
people to the new mining camp is con
cerned. The stages leave the Pioneer
stables, nea the depot, every morning
and it is certainly a pleasure to ride in
them. Experienced, careful drivers
handle the ribbons and make splendid
time over fair roads. Make your re-
servations ahead. The phone is SD.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20
Alfred w. Waterberg Here.

Alfred w. Waterberg, of the firm
of Foster and Waterberg. prominent
New York Brokers, has been visiting
Tonopah for a few days. He is
known as the Pirate of Wall
Street." and from the way he has
been helping himself to the ore in
the mines he has visited will no
houbt earn for him the subsequent
king of the High Graders Mr..
Wattenberg's trip was made for the
special purpose of looking over
which, and his clients are largely
interested. He has expressed him
self in glowing terms and is not
above buying a mine at a fair Bar
gain.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20
LARGEST CIRCULATION IN TONOPAH
1S0SmEE6N
lM1
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET
CONGRESS

CONGRESS
OSCAR ]. SMITH Washoe
GOVERNOR
JAMES F. MITCHELL, Esmeralda
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
GEORGET. MILLS, Ormsby
SECRETARY OF STATE
w. G. DOUGLASS Storey
SUPREME JUDGE
E. R. DODGE Washoe
STATE TREASURER
EDWARD QUITS Lincoln
STATE CONTROLLER
JACOB EGGERS Elko
ATTORNEY GENERAL
GEO. SPRINGMEYER Douglas
STATE SUPT. SCHOOLS
ORVIS RING Ormsby
SURVEYOR GENERAL
ALBERT d. ELLIOT : Churchill
STATE PRINTER
JOSEPH G. MCCARTHY Nye
REGENTS STATE UNIVERSITY
(Long Term)
II. S. STARRETT Lander
H. C. CUTTING Nye
REGENTS STATE UNIVERSITY
(Short Term)
DIR. HOMER S HANSEN : Lincoln
]. w. PHILLIPS Lyon
DISTRICT JUDGE
First DISTRICT
NJ. A. MURPHY Esmeralda
Second District)
] IS. ORR Washoe
EUGENE L. WILLIAMS : Washoe
(Third District)
MARK r. AVERILL Nye
Fourth District)
No Nomination
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20

The Bonanza wishes tc apologize
for it's failure to issue it's Daily
edition this week as announced. All
arrangements were made and it was
confdentially expected that there
would be no hitch. Unfortunately
in the country man proposes but the
railroads disposes. Entirely new
type was ordered for the Daily, but
through freight delays is was not
received until too late to prevent the
first issue during the past week.
without suestion the Daily issue will
make it's initial appearance on Tues
day morning and it is sincerely
hoped that our readers will bear
with the delay that has been I'M
%avoidable.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20
order Your Coal and Wood.

The Tonopah and Goldfeld Fuel
and Feed Company are doing a -four
ishing business these days. They
have coal and wood sufficient to sup
ply several camps and are reasonable
in their prices. Their telephone
number is 483. Call them up at once
and place your order. tt
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20

For the cleanest and most quiet fur
nished rooms in town-apply at the Bo-
nanza Lodging House, Brougher avenue,
next door to Brokers Exchange. K
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20

Mrs. c. p. Harrison returned this
week from an extended ~sojourn to
Santa Cruz and is stopping at the
Mizpah.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20

Try the Mizpah Cafe and Grill.
AS the proof of the pudding is
eating the string of it," so and see
for yourself.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20

FOR SALE-A new cash register,
with tape. For further particulars APP
ply at the Bonanza Office.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20

Lowney's Candies; another big ship
ment received at The Miners Drug
Store, Golden Block. d
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20

Write Il. G. Doubleday, Merchants
Exchange building, San Francisco, for
market letter and sheets showing
actual market prices in all Nevada
stocks, free. You should read Mr..
Doubleday's market letter. If
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-10-20

Snator w. c.. Ration, President
of the Fulton Iron Works, of San
Francisco, returned from Green
water this week and took his de-
parture for the Bay City. We learn
that some of the men who fought
him at the last election got a very
hard setback in the last convention.
FOR SALE - First-class corner saloon
business complete. Cause for desire
to sell, i'll health. Address, Box 75e
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-10
DISAPPEAR: LOSE OUT.
WOOdmen Make End of FRAUDULENT
Claims.

Recently the Modern Woodmen
society has been experiencing large
increase in the number of disappear
ing members. 1t has been known for
some time among fraternal insur-
ance organizations and other insur-
ance organizations that frauds are
being perpetrated along this line
with great success. Courts have
ruled that after a person has dis
appeared and his whereabouts are
unknown for period of seven years
he is legally dead.' In this man
ner the frauds have been accom-
plished.
A member of a society or societies
will disappear suddenly. A friend
or relative will keep up his dues
and assessments and at the end of
seven years they will call for his in
surance. The matter will be taken
into court and the court, as it has
always held, will say the man is
legally dead" and the insurance
will have to be paid. The member
will then turn up unexpectedly and
get his insurance and the society
has no recourse.
The WOOdmen have had number
of these cases and at a recent meet
ing the executive council took steps
to prepare against it. Head clerk
Halves provided for the matter by
introducing suggestion aud a circU-
lar is being prepared to be sent out
to all clerks of camps as follows:
IF clerk of camp does not know
where neighbor is; if it is imposs1-
BILE for the clerk of the camp to COM
municate direct with the member
for the purpose of ascertaining the
condition of his health or for any
other official purpose; if his post
office address is unknown to the
clerk and cannot be ascerrained; or
if his relatives or closest friends
profess not to know or do not know
where he is, it may reasonably be
assumed that the neighbor has dis
appeared" and dues and assessments
on his account should not be accep-
ted from third party and if he be-
comes suspended reinstatement shall
not be permitted through the pay
ment of arrears by any third party"
This is thought will put stop to
the operations of some members.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1906-11-10
In Memorium

While the golden sunshine OF
these November days was filling
the earth with gladness, death cast
his grewsome shadow over the
brightest hopes and fairest vision.
The announcement Monday after
noon that hayes Farrand had
passed away was shadow casting
a deep gloom over the neighborhood
and filling his peaceful home with
sorrow. He was i'll but week
having contracted hard cold,
which resulted IN pneumonia; tho
all was done for HIM that could
be, human help was of no avail.
Hayes spent most of his days in
and around Lancaster. He was
married to Miss Minnie Bass, Oct.
"a, 1906.
He leaves to mourn his demise his
young bride, father, three sisters
and four brothers. The funeral
took place at Hurricane church,
Nov. z 1906, an unusually large
number of relatives and friends &C
companied the remains to the ceme-
terry and beheld with suppressed
emotion and tear dimmed eyes all
that was cherished in life and loved
in death, placed in that silent
sanctuary of the dead, where once
the Savior wept and assured the
weeping sisters with words of love
and promise, Thy brother shall
live again"