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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-02
SHEARS STABS
NUMBER SEVEN
Frank Lewis Former Portuguese Policy Writer Desperately
Seeks His Own Life, But Through the Timely Interference
Of His Wife Believed Likely to Recover From the Effects
Of His Terrible Wounds

Frank Lewis. aged IS of Al fremont
street, Portuguese stabbed himself
seven times with a pair~of shears at his
home yesterday noon, and is now at the
Rhode Island Hospital
According TO his wife Lewis mind has
been turned by religion, which. she de-
cares, was foreign TO his former habits
OF life as a policy writer
Mrs Lewis says that her husband form
erly used TO indulge in too much whis-
key. but for the past three weeks was
leading model life, and not In some
monthly has he engaged in the policy writ
Ing business. He has recently been en-
ployed at the Stevens street plant Of the
American Screw Company
Returning from there two or three days
ago, he announced TO his wife that he
had made up his mind to kill himself, and
had repaired to the coat room in the
shop for that purpose, but the presence
OF fellow workman prevented the act.
When he came back from the Portu-
guese church on Traverse street yester-
ay forenoon Mrs. Lewis saw her hus-
band enter a small room of the kitchen,
and as he was before crucifx praying
earnestly, she did not interrupt him.
Subsequently he went upstairs. Some
thing prompted her 10 send her boy, about
years old, up to look for his father. and
minute later Johnny came running down
crying out that his father was killing
himself.
Mrs. Lewis found her husband stabbins
himself in the left breast with a pair OF
shears. She seized the weapon and pulled
II out of a hole In his breast.
When she had disarmed him. she threw
the shears on a table In the kitchen.
Going upstairs again she missed her hus-
band. and found that he had again takon
possession OF the weapon and had driven
It's blades. which were about four inches
long, into the left side OF his neck. pene-
trating the throat. The woman threw her
arms around her husband and kept him
from further efforts at self-destrucuon.
Nelghbors summoned DIR. G. J. Mahoney,
% Gdsernor street who advised the re-
moval OF the man 60 the Rhode lsland
Hospital In the meantime Patrolman
Welsh and other officers arrived.
DR. Mahoney said that six wounds were
In Lewis breast. And one In the neck.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-02
PREPARING FOR
BIG CONVENTION
HERE IN AUGUST

The national convention of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union of America in
this city on Aug. s. 0 and 10 will open with
a pontihcal high mass at the cathedral,
with Rt. Rev. Bishop Harlxins as cele-
brant The delegates will then proceed
TO Infantry hall, where they will be wei
coined by Gov Utter and Mayor Dyer,
and routine business will begin.
On Thursday there will be a memorial
high mass for deceased members. Busi
ness sessions will be held morning and
afternoon, and in the evening a public
rally will be addressed by clergymen Of
prominence.
There will be an excursion down the
bay on Friday. with a dinner. probably at
Newport The delegates. who will mum
Der about 800. will return TO their homes
on Saturday.
A meeting OF the board OF government
OF the Catholic Total Abstinence Union
OF the diocese OF Providence yesterday ar
ternoOn was presided over by Rev. Austin
j. OToole who read a communication
from Rev. Willard &. Selleck. president OF
the Rhode Island Temperance League In
whicn was expressed the hearty support
OF that body and the Information that the
agent OF the league. Rev. A. Il. Cristy,
had been instructed 90 give what assist
ance he could IN its name 20 the further
ance OF the work OF the convention.
ON motion of Thomas O'Brien vote OF
thanks was adopted I'm response To the
communication.
Miss Bertha NJ Devlin. from the com
mittee on decorations, reported that a
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-02
MAGIC HAIR STAIN.

For brown or black. prepared by
GEORGE ORMSBY. Wig Maker and
Hairworker. ls9 fremont street. Boston.
II is simple. safe and easily applied. con-
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YOU will never use any other. BLAND
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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-02
S3359. FOR SILVER SERVICE

The fund for the purchase OF the silver
service gift TO the battleship Rhode Island
Is rapidly increasing. The amount thus
far contributed is sSS59l 10. The money is
being received by Henry w. Sackett of
Richa rdson a Clark
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-02

Though somewhat weak from loss OF
blood. Lewis is reported at the hospital
as resting comfortably and apparently
destined to recover.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

some of the ore coming from the prop
erty would indicate values sufficient to
stand shipment anywhere. James Fin
len, Walter w. Byrne and other we'll
known and representative mining men
are behind the undertaking, while east
ern talent has been hustling to get in
during the past month or two. The
company is now well under way with
development. but considerable difficulty
vas experienced in getting material
with which to erect buildings at the
mine for the accommodation of the
men.
The Ely Resurrection is another Salt
Lake company that commenced opera
lions in the northern portion of the dis
trict about a month ago. There are
others, but most Of them have not yet
had time to get shaped around and
show what they have.
Camp Promoters Do Things.
The Phebe Brothers, bankers and op-
orators os Ely. control a great deal of
fine property in the district Several
companies organized during the year
are under their management, these in
Guiding the big Ely Central company,
the Ely Mines company, the Ely North
ern, the Turner-Ely, Velvet and others.
These men are hustlers; they were in
the game early, and it is only neces-
sary to consult the map of the district
to see that they have locations that
compare with the best in the camp.
The Butte-Ely Copper company, the
Robinson Mining company, the Ely
Nevada Copper company, the Boston,
Ely Copper company and a dozen other
propositions are undoubtedly deserving
of special mention here, but as data is
not at hand 1t is impossible TO give
them separate mention
In closing, 1t may be mentioned that
Ely, like all camps which have at
tTacted widespread attention, is not
without its wildcats. Ground has been
located for many miles around the
present known mineral limits of the
districts and companies have been or
ganized to catch suckers" AS the
world is full of them. the harvest is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
Rbyolite
DerdId

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Beatty, Transvaal. Death Valley, Funeral
Range HoOfigan, Lee, Echo Canyon
Skidoo, Emigrant Springs. Wild Rose,
Panamint, Greenwater POcopah, Tecopa
Bonnie Glare, Thorps and other southern
Nevada and northern California camps.
Pioneer paper Of the metropolis of the
Bullfrog mining district.
Twelve pages, all home print Profuse
with fine iliustra tons.
$500 per year. Write for sample copy.
Address CLEMENS Is KEENE, Pubs
RhyOlite, New. Present terminal of Las
Vegas & TOnOpah Railway.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
FLATTERiNG.

...--.4 ..-.-. (Judge)
How much postage will this require?"
asked the young author. 1T is one OF
my manuscripts
Two cents an ounce" answered the
postOffice clerk. That's first-class mat
ter
"Oh, thank you"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
Salt Lake { Ely and Others.

The Salt Lake & Ely company is an
other local organization that is doing
business in the camp with every pros
pect of obtaining substantial results.
It's property is north of the Jupiter
property end Lane City. Development
work is being pushed all the time and
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in the ground. and the word from camp
now is thai it is COINS to make one OF
the big bonanza mines of the district.
The properties of this company adjoin
the Nevada Consolidated company
Chairman group on The east. 1t IS the
closest and most accessible mine to the
town of Ely.
Ely Consolidated Operations.
At about the same time that the
Kearns-k Keith combination began
rounding up its properties Wizard 2.
Snyder, Walter G.. F'iIer and others got
busy and Logan the rounding up nf me
magnificent block Of ground that now
constitutes the holdings of TIE power
full and welI-financed Ely Consolidated
Copper company. This company owns
about 500 acres of ground adjoining the
Nevada Consolidated company's Ruth
group on the south and west. Three
shafts have been put down on this prop
erty and diamond drill hole. In all
of them fire ore has been encountered.
and for TIE winter operations are being
confined to development in the Amer
loan and Brilliant shaft workings. As
soon as weather conditions permit an6
it is possible to get supplies into camp,
two or three more shafts will be start
phide ore bodies are reached. The
American shaft workings are almost
due west of the Ruth shaft. while the
Brilliant is south of II something like
200 feet. In the spring the company is
going to sink on the eastern portion Or
its ground, which runs within z Few
hundred feet of the Cumberland Ely s
shaft workings. These mines are being
opened under the experienced direction
of CLAUS Jeldness, one of the best mine
nianaS gers in the west and a man thor
oughly posted on the mineral zone CT
the Ely district.
Small Acreage of Rich Ground.
Wedged in between the Ruth group
ard the Jupiter group is the Ely-Witcn
property. 1t comprises only sixty
acres, but it is said Of it that, with the
exception Of a small streak on the south
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
The McDonaId-EIy.

Nearly year ago ex-senator Thomas
kearns ard David Keith. two of Utan-s
most prominent and practical min;nc
operators, decided TO get into the Ely
camp. y personal study OF the CAMP
and study of conditions by experts of
theirs let them to believe the property
q the old Ely Mining & Milling COM
pany, Known at camp as the ROBUST
mine, would be n valuable acquisition.
and they set about securing ii. Later
they TOOK over the Mcdonald and AIaceu
groups, adjoining it on the east, and
during the fall We're joined by Colonel
l.. A. Wall. who went in for a third
interest. Immediately after that SPLEEN
did water rights and over 800 acres OF
ranch land eight miles south Of the
mines were secured and the ective &C.
velOpnent of the mines commence.
Less than sixty days ago the Mcdonald
Ely company was organized. and loca
operators and investors were given an
opportunity to take up $50. 900 shares OF
the stock at S1.50 a share While moth
ing is being said about DEVELOPMENTS in
the ground by the mana cement, it is
an open secret that disclosures border
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side Of the ground, il IS all ore. This
ground has been opened by both shafts
and tunnels, and it was recently pur-
chased from r. II. Charming, jr., and
made to form the basis OF a big com
pany launched by Ernest Bamberger
and others in New York. The PROPOSE
ton has been sDlendidly financed, and
the probabilities are that the manage
meES will make preparation during the
next few months for The handling of the
ores in a mill of its own. Work is
steadily progressing at the property.
and with results. it is reported. that
could not be better.
FederaI-EIy's Possessions.
Directly north of the Nevada Consol-
idated companys Ruth group and the
CumberlanG-Ely's Jupiter is located the
great group Of claims OF the Federal
Ely company, another Salt Lake organi-
"a ton hacked By such well known one
RI tors as ". J. Craig. A. c. Ellis. jr,
r. J. Evans and Others. This is the
company that recently purchased the
Heusssr ranch and water rights north
Of Ely and on the west side OF the Step
Toe valley. This company is sinking "a
shaft at one point in its ground and
running Il tunnel from another, the in
lellllOn DetuS 10 connect Ineln at 4 YER
tical depth in the shaft of something
over 400 feet. The company has fine ore
III its ground, and development seems
10 be all that is necessary to make =
big producer of copper Of the property
The Nevada Consolidated company-s
railroad to its own mines crosses the
property of the Federal company at a
point just below the mouth of its tuu-
mel. and thus first-claSS accommoCa-
tions in the matter of getting trans
portatiOn OF ore from the mines is being
provided
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30

There has been so much said and writ
ten about what has been accomplished
by the Nevada Consolidated. the Cum
berland-Ely and the GirouX that it is
unnecessary to review their operations
here. great many people have invest
ed in other propositions In the camp,
and they will be interested to know
something of what is being done 1T the
properties they are identified with. Sc
rapidly have companies sprung into ex-
istence, and so little time has elapsed
since some of them commenced TO 90
business, that it will he impossible 70
take I'D more than a fraction Or the
rumber, but what is said of these viii
give most folks gen aral idea of what
is being done all over the camp. an
linking, at least, of the value or the
properties not mentioned No one is
here being sighted by design-The Her
aid would like to have a good word for
every legitimate operating company IL
the district
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Small Acreage of Rich Ground.

Wedged in between the Ruth group
ard the Jupiter group is the Ely Witch
property. 1t comprises only sixty
acres. but it is said of it that with the
exception of a small streak on the south
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-12-30
Permanently is Assured.

Ely is not camp of today or tomor-
row; it is q camp of the future Other
camps. camps of gold, silver and lead,
will rise and have their day, pass OUT
of sight and be forgotten, while camps
like Ely will continue through the years
and still be prospecting long after those
who know them now are playing
golden harps in the great hereafter.
Now for a glimpse at some OF the
mines that are making IN the camp.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-29
ORE FROM ST. GEORGE.
Dugway Property of Salt Lakers
Proves Permanency.

That the st. George company, In the
Dugwoy district. gives promise of bring
ing into the treasury OF this Salt Lake
company n comfortable fund before the
expiration of many months is eXemplifled
most surely by the nature of the develop
ments this property Is giving at tho pres
ent time.
At the office OF w. f. Snyder & Co. is
exhibited a specimen of ore from the St
George that gives some idea of what that
property is capable OF producing. While
this ore has not been assayed. Il is Ger
tain from all appearances TO run high In
lead and copper Ten feet so far of this
ore has been encountered I'm a drift run
from the 26O~foot level OF the mine, and
the face OF the drift Is still In ore.
The management will lose no time in
running this drift far into this body TO
determine oS nearly as possible It's extent
and richness. 1t established beyond all
doubt both the permanency of the ore
bodies Of the mine and district and the
Increased size as deDth ls attained
Director and Manager p. L. Cutler
brought the news and ore from the ST
George TO this city Wednesday morning
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ToNoPAH MERGER TERMS.
Ohio and West End Will Be Consoli-
dated With MacNamara.

News OF the terms OF the merger where
by the Ohio Tonopah and West End com
panies at Tonopah are TO come under one
roof has reached Interested parties of this
city. The new company VIII in all prob
ability be called the West End Consoll-
dated. having "A capitalizati tion OF 100000
shares. OF which 10000 are to remain in
the treasury. OF the remainder loo .OOO
shares are TO be exchanged for those of
the West End. 250Oo for those of the
Mcnamara. and 25O.C00 for those OF the
Ohio Tonopah company.
There being 100000 shares of Ohio Us
sued it's stockholders VIII receive one
share for each six Of Ohio they hold The
Ohio company will retain its Identity
and viii continue to operate the recently
acquired Logan mine In the ComstocR
district The present shareholders OF tho
West End viii receive one share Of new
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-29
MINE AT CACTUS PEAK.
Salt Lake Parties Will Begin Work on
Nevada Property.

e w Kelly of the firm OF Rowe &
Kelly OF this city, and secretary of the
Utahna Mining company, has returned
from 4 trip into the camps OF Nevada.
Tho Utahna company owns eleven claims
ot Cactus Peak, the old halfway stop
ping place between Goldheld and the
KaWiCh district. The Cactus country has
always been attractive on account of Its
abundant supply Of pure water, and not
until recently has gold been discovered 10
give the region additional attractiveness.
One OF the results Of Mr.. Kelly's trip
was the determination TO begin active de-
this end tho services Of Frank Jardine
have been secured. who will shortly pro-
ceed TO the Cactus properties and begin
an active and systematic development of
tho claims. The prospects for success
are most flattering, and the Cactus region
is expected TO soon give good account
Of itself through tho work that will be
done by the Salt Lakers interested there.
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James A. Pollock & Co. rece,vod

James A. Pollock & Co. recslved
the following Telegram from Gold
field. Nevada, yesterday:
"H. H. Clark, owner of Bull
frog Townsite and head of Bull
frog Mining Co., who paid Gig
price for lease number one on
Stray Dog, says entire width of
shaft at bottom, sixty-fve feet, is
in hundred and fifty dollar ore,
and footwan not yet encountered"
Mr.. Clark says he owns mines
all over Nevada, but is devoting
all his time to Stray Dog lease,
Has steam hoist on the ground,
just arrived from Union Iron
Works, San Francisco.
Estimated average daily out
put on his lease eight hundred
to thousand dollars.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-29
DAY ON CHANGE.
Good Prices and Large Sales Prevail
on Local Exchange.

The business on the local exchange con-
tinucs to connne Itself mostly To tho opcn
board tho activity being especially marked on
unlisted stocks Columbus Consolidated began
rolling upward carly In the day reaching $3.50
without much trouble. csrisG began an up
ward tendency on active saes. and this stock
deserves much better levels than IL Is now on
JoyinG
Thompson continues In demand higher
prices While there is mo work being done
on this Park City property at present, its To-
tivity In tho stock. the developments on It's
neishboOs the Dnly-JuJgs and tho Little Bell
being most favorable To tn" Thompson ground.
May Day reached = cents the open board
ond Wabash sold Tor 81 . There is good
market here, ana good prices generally pre-
vail. During the day 40 0e6 shares changed
hands. representing a market value OF SIS.
Ss2 80. The quotations for the day closed as
follows
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-29
FORENOON SALES.

FORENOON SALES.
Alice. loo ~ 600
DAILY, Ron at 81 20
Little Bell, N at S. 81
MAY Day, 1900 at &c, IS at e6c; 1900 at 27Izc;
$40 at 2Ac
Sacramento. 5oo Mt l6l4c; 500 at Isac. $40 at
lie.
Uncls sam 500 at ioiso
Shares sold, 599S
Selling value. S25l795
OPEN BOARD
Carisa, go at 257Sc.
Columbus Con. 100 at s7.55: no al 81 20; go
at $40. - at s7.lO.
Little Bell, 100 al $3.50; 100 at sss5 seller
thirty day8.
New York. 600 PIC.
Ohio Copper. 100 at s1.1O, 100 at Sl05.
Sacramento, 800 al lie.
Yankee Cor. 1900 at 35c
Shares sold $3.50.
Selling value, S5C45.sa.
AFTERNOON SALES
Daly-Ju!gc 100 at so Is. loo AT sl0 30
Ma Day 1870 at 5Tpao ~, at g74sS
Sacramento. l5pl at 17i4c.
Beck Tunnel. 1850 at 9Sc; 100 ct 912sc.
Tctro, 800 at Ike.
Shares sold, 1907
Selling value, sI755. =,
OPEN BOARD
Carisn, 100 at 2Ssc. 1000 at 2oAc. 500 at sc;
1000 at t5Lc; 1900 ar 25hc. 1o0D al 26l7o
Columbus Con. so at $50. buyer thirty
dGys. +e) at 81 20.
Golden Crown. COO at i5c.
May Day 81 at sc. 200 277sc
New York. ZOO at 21Ac.
Sacramento. 5000 at 17i.c 300 at i71.c.
Thompson, 500 1t 2+isc. 2l00 at 25c
Wabash. 100 at ti2s.
Victoria. 1900 S2 %
Shares sold. =. ssS.
Selling rdlue. SO, 59l05
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RHYoLITE Is GROWING.
Railroad Building Stimulates Growth
of Mining Camp.

SPrclSl 20 IN" Tribune.
RHYOLITE March 2S.-,rhe news that
lthyolitc IL TO have three railroads has
been productive of a genuine building
boom here. The town of Bullfrog Rhyo-
ltt's nelghbOr. Is being moved bodily over
10 this town. Building after building Is
being carted over the line, one general
merchandise establishment the lumber
yard, printing office and residences have
been pulled mp by the roots and brought
over The Bullfrog water line has been
likely that the BullfroE poStoflcc viii be
discontinued
The strike on the Transvaal, a brand
new one. Is attracting more than ordinary
Interest The ore Is tale, and pans coarse
gold at grass roots. Manager Chafey has
taken out sacks and Will sack the ore
beginning at depth OF two feet. Tho
ore will run from S25 10 $500 or more nt
length OF 200 feet The entire country
adjacent to the TransVaal and Eastern
Contact has been staked for some miles.
This territory IS about eighteen miles
A townsitc. NvopolIs is being plated.
and quite settlement is gathered at that
point The first lcasers arc at work In
torcstcd parties believe that the Trans
Naal VIII start az nig n boom as ever
known in southern Nevada
The Tramp Consolidated company has
ordered 2-drill compressor to push work
in the long drift tunnel
The Denver is making a large ship
nlcnt OF high grade ore to Goldheld
The north shaft of the Pittsburgh is in
milling values at sixteen feet the assays
showing values above $50.
The Diamond and Amethyst are being
equipped with gasoline koists, and the
National Bank compressor plant Will ar
rive shortly.
The Bonanza Mountain has started
work on ground adjoining the Peerless
and Rush both of which properties are
being extensively worked.
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Mining Notes

Secretary-T 'ensurer C. W Iamhourne OF the
Dsly-Judgc property Ia back from the mine.
9. \. Van Pcct. the wcll-known mining en-
Sineer has returned from two weeks round
UP of. the mining camps.
". G., Filler. manager OF the Twin Falls Land
and Water company. Is back from san Fran
cisco.
Capt .. \. Tlbbitts OF the Mason Valley
company has left this city for Yerington and
other Nevada points OF Interest.
Superintendent Raddatz OF the Honcrlne was
IN this CITY "Wednesday. He will begin an nc-
tive campaign OF production Mt the end OF the
week.
Manager T, w. Mad-en OF the Century com
phny Is In the city. and states that by April
II Is expected TO get the mill In running or
der
The roads IN tho Tintic district arc reported
tn be In a most deoloTlble condition. Hauling
ore Is al most an imposslbity, and those in
terested thilking seriously OF putting n
f|W dollars into road-makirg
Mine Manager Louis s. Gates OF tho boston
Consolidated was In the city Wednesday II
Is said that this company contomplates In
creasing .ts air capacity at once.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-29
Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy,

The great success of this preparation
in the relief and cure of bowel COM
plants has brought II into almost uni
versal use, 1t never fails. and when
reduced With water and sweetened Is
pleasant to take. 1t is equally valu-
by all leading druggists