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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-10-19

for investment in good legitimate
mining properties, but there is abso-
lutely none today for the proposition
that will not stand Investigation.
People will no longer fall over them
selves to invest in Nevada properties
simply on the strength of a pros
pectus or advertisement.
Some time ago there was no
chance for legitimate mining invest
ments in Nevada, for properties were
SO unreasonably high. Your State
has great natural resources to devel-
op which viii require much money,
but everything that | have seen con-
yinces me that Nevada has mineral
resources, that legitimate mining is
on a good foundation and that the
mining future of Nevada is secured.
| have just visited the Ubehebe dis
trict and the large surface showings
of copper there, while they are yet
but a prospect, lead me to believe
that the Ubehebe district has the
making of a huge copper mine. The
copper carries much gold and looks
like a permanent thing, though that
cannot be told until more develop
ment work is done"
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-10-19
DIDN'T PURCHASE THE NINE.

The secretary OF an Eastern COM
pany that some time ago was anxious
to purchase a %silver-lead mine in the
northwest, tells Of an amusing Incl
dent In the negotiations for its pur-
chase. As the ore assayed well and
everything looked propitious, a min
ing expert was sent to examine the
mine. His report was favorable, too
favorable. in fact, and aroused the
suspicious of the would-be purchaser;
so it was determined to investigate
more closely. At this point a we'll
known mining man of Butte recon-
mended that a certain rough-and-
ready genius should be sent to look
at the mine. "You can depend upon
his Judgment" the mining man said.
you can trust to his report. which
in all probability will be brief and
very much to the point The adj
vice was followed. AS predicted. the
report was short and pithy. It read
substantially as follows: Gents,
| have made an examination Of the
x mine, and report that the ore is
there as represented; that 1t assays
high; that it is there in plenty; but
to get your supplies in and your ore
out, you will need a pack train Of
bald eagles. -Harper's Weekly.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-10-19
ARE Still Doing
Things UBEHEBE
JACK SALSBERRY WILL PERSON
ALLY ESCORT PARTY OF
CAPITALISTS.

They are still doing things at Ube-
hebe, and will continue to do them
through the fall and winter. Quite
recently there was a train OF burros
shipped to Ubehebe to pack ore, and
there was a big consignment shipped
in from Rhyolite. On the 26th inst.
there is a large party of capitalists
coming here by special car, and they
will be taken to Ubehebe by auto
mobile.
Jack S%alsberry, the copper king of
the Ubehebes, returned home yester-
day from Reno, and will personally
escort the Eastern party to the mines.
With the Fasteners are a number Of
capitalists from Londan, where the
fame OF Ubehebe has penetrated. 1T
will be a party Of note, and by far
the largest that has ever come this
way on a tour of inspection with the
purpose of investment.
This is another good argument in
favor of investment in the securities
Of southern Nevada. While the con-
dition of depression still continues
in the East, there are always to be
found men ready to invest in a good
thing, be it far or near, and there
have been enough experts into the
mines to pass on an entire country.
And there is yet to be made a single
adverse report. In the San Francisco
Examiner Of last Saturday there was
published in the financial columns of
the paper, IN interview with Frank
Peterson, wired from Goldfeld. Mr..
Peterson is the engineer who made
an exhaustive examination of the
properties of Ubehebe, remaining on
the ground for five days, and who
will make an elaborate report on the
mines. His interview is as follows:
"The present depression will be a
good thing for legitimate mining in
Nevada. Make up your minds to it,
the day for peddling wildcats in the
East is gone for good. l know that
there is plenty OF money in New York
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-10-19
sTIMLER A LAE ONE.
Values Are Improving in Quality
With Depth.

The new camp of StimIer is justi-
tying all the good things that are be-
ing said about It, and unless all signs
fail, II will be one OF the liveliest
places in the State before the chilling
blasts of winter are upon us.
A spirit of cheerfulness pervades
the atmosphere, and everyone who
has been fortunate enough to get a
claim or secure a lease is positive
that they have the long looked for
fortune within their grasp. And they
are not alone in their belief, as il is
shared by everyone who has visited
the camp within the past week and
have made a careful inspection of the
showings being made.
Some thirty or more leases have
been let and viii be at work within
the next two weeks, and applications
have been made for fully that many
more. About ten outfits are on the
ground at this writing, with addi-
lions being made daily.
At the present time the best show
ing is being made on the block of
ground being operated by the Nevada
Consolidated Mines Co., whose shaft
is down below the forty-foot mark,
n every pound of ore being taken
out is of a shipping grade and is be-
ing saved for that purpose. A high
grade milling dump is also being ac-
cumulated, the average value of this
being better than $50, while the ship
ping values will average in the neigh
borhood OF $3.50. The night shift on
Wednesday cut into a streak OF
Twelve inches on the hanging wall
which shows better values in the pan
than anything heretofore had in the
work. In general appearance the ore
IS somewhat different to that prey
lously had and seems to carry more
OF the yellow metal, the sample pan
ned showing a long string Of colors
with very few concentrates. At this
point the vein has widened almost
the width Of the new streak, and ia
now over four feet. Work on the
sinking has heretofore been pretty
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-10-19
MUCH RICHER THAN
FIRST REPORTED

MANHATTAN, Oct. IA. The
Cram-LaLime lease on Union No. 4
has turned out to be even richer than
it was at first thought. The seam
in which the rich stuff was discovered
is 81 inches in width, and was en-
countered at a depth of 70 feet. The
average assay was $792.24.
There are IN the dump, 500 tons
of high grade milling ore, and stow
ed away in a tunnel are sixty-seven
sacks which is estimated to be worth
in the neighborhood of $4,000 a ton.
The lease is owned and operated By
G. s. Cram and II. w. LaLime.
The Rose-Nash lease, which adj
joins this, has a lot of high grade
milling ore on the dump, and they
are going after the vein encounter.
ed by the lucky leasers.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-10-19
CITIZENS VIEWS
ON PROMOTION
Continued from Page 60

,nd II will not be long before the
..,,its of it are made apparent.
]. Poak-I was not at the meet
no Of Saturday night. but l will GER
tolnly be at the next meeting. 1t is
me right move in the right direction.
and the more that we can do for
manhattan, the nor we will be help
ing ourselves. Manhattan needs the
money just now, but with her mills
roing, there will be money and money
r. spare. Nobody can make any mis-
lake in getting in there.
C. C. Chapman have always had
the greatest faith in Manhattan and
the strongest recommendation for
the camp is the great faith that
everybody there has in it. 1t is a
sure conner, and in my opinion is one
Of the greatest camps in Nevada. /
am with the movement and would
like to see a plan of action mapped
ont which we could all follow.
Joseph Mccarthy, State Printer
This movement is the best dope that
has beer raised in the camp for many
a day. A better camp than Manhat-
tan to boost could not have been Sc
lected. 1t has, besides having natur-
al advantages, the mines, and soon
will have the mills which will make
the mines good. 1t will help Tono-
bah as well as Manhattan, and any
thing that helps Tonopah helps a vast
amount of country.
n. Carlson-This is getting down
to business. and the movement has
the proper ring TO it. II we all get
in and put our shoulder to the wheel,
we cannot have anything but sue.
cess, both for Manhattan and for
Tonopah. Not only this, but 1t will
help the adjacent country. Goldreei
and Klondyke are just taking fresh
starts, and capital is going into both
places. There Is a whole lot Of coun.
try here that only needs development
to rank them with the best camps in
the State.
James Conlisk, Tonopah Drug
Company-It makes n think of ole
times TO see a movement like this
That is just what we want. Let us
send word TO the outside world o.
what we have: don't wait for then
to come to us. Rightly guided this
movement will eventuate into {
boom for this country, and a restor
alton of old times.
Major Monteath-It isn't a case o
any old thing TO stir up the times.
it is a case of the right thing at tn,
right time, and the people have sure
ly found it in this movement. Some
thing surely has been started In thu
right direction. and the exercise 0
good judgment will lead to grea
= things in Tonopah and Manhattan.
Tom Risch-It is Just what wa
needed here; something TO GUS tn,
people to the knowledge of what the.
have, and to let the world know IL
The cry of hard times is only a buga
boo, as everybody knows. If we star
the people coming this way, you vii
see the world following in their train
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-10-19

slow, as timbers have been hard to
get, and the hanging wall being bad
ly d~ecomposed it was necessary to
secure 1t for the safety of the men,
the shaft being an incline. Free gold
has made its appearance with greater
frequency in the last few days, and
the general appearance of things very
readily explains the air of complac-
ency which Manager Stimler has been
wearing of late.
Watson and Coburn have a splen-
did showing on the block of ground
being operated by them about two
hundred feet west of the other
works. Their shaft is down about
thirty feet where they have caught
the ledge and are taking out some
very good ore, and, as they have the
same general characteristics obtain
ing in the company shaft, they feel
they are Oh the sure road to wealth.
Between these two blocks ingalls, and
Shirley are working under the direc-
tion of Martin Vernon. The Arm
strong hoist was just being put in
place at the time of our visit, and
with that up sinking was to go ahead
with all the vigor possible in the
force employed. Efinger and Peers
are establishing a camp and expect
to be at work by the first of the COM
ing week on two blocks of ground
from which surface samples gave re-
turns of from $50 to 5000.
John O'Keefe and Harry McNam-
ara. whom the old timers will recog-
nize as having been in Tonopah dur
ing the early days. were so infatuat-
ed with the showings made in Slim
Ter that each secured a lease and re-
turned to their homes TO get outfits
together and go in again at the earli-
est possible moment. The blockade
on the railroad last week undoubted-
ly has kept a number of outfits from
being on the ground at this time, but
the next few days will witness an
activity rarely equaled and seldom
exeelled.
A gang of surveyors was taken
into the townsite this week and the
town of Stimler will soon be laid OF
in a regular and well ordered man
ner. There is a restaurant In the
town, conducted by Mrs. Cartea,
which is a guarantee that the meals
served are of the highest grade. Two
thirst parlors are in evidence, and
the familiar name THE Northern"
is already a conspicuous object. The
road now being used is one of the
hardest to travel on we have ever
seen and is about six or seven miles
longer than ii should be. This will
be remedied soon, however, as an eff
fort will be made to have the parties
interested contribute a days work
each. and this, with a road scraper,
which 1t is proposed to run from a
point on the Fish Lake Valley road,
will make a roadway which win be
much nearer and also much better.
Mr.. H. II. Burt. who is the Nevada
representative of the Aetna Explora.
ton Company, IA in the district
this week and expressed himself as
) very well pleased with the outlook
, Of the district, and states that his
company will become interested in
the new diggings. Mr.. Burt was, fol
several years, connected with the
t staff of Captain DeLamar, and during
! that time visited many parts of tho
country. but unhesitatingly states
that Stlmler presents the best oppor.
tunities of any camp he has known
Keep your eye on Stimler. It vii
: make good.-Blair Press.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-10-19
C%oMSTOCKER nEAn.

A. j. Mcdonald, for forty years
connected with the Comstock mine of
which for many years he was super
intendent, died Friday at Virginia
City from lung trouble, aged "a
years, Mr., Mcdonald returned about
four months ago from Carlsbad. Ger
many, where he had gone to be
treated for liver trouble from which
he had long suffered. While abroad
he contracted consumption. which
caused his death.
Mr.. Mcdonald was unmarried. He
was a member of the Reno lodge of
Elks.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-10-19

II you desire ruling or binding in
: frst-class n call up the b.
Ranza and u solicitor will attend
TO your wants.
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Advertise in The BONANZA.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-07-20

about F o'clock Saturday night, death being caused by ciot of blood on the brain. He was about D years of age, but nothing more is known of him, except that his name was Frank Mess. The remains were inferred in the Pennock Island cemetery this afternoon.
 Robert D. Jones, representative of the Alaska Yukon Magazine, is in town, in the interest of that publica- tion, and will visit the outlying camps for the purpose of gathering material for an article descriptive of this sec tion. If accorded sufficient encour- agement the publishers will favor the district by the publication of a special edition.
 B. B. Nieding, the able and ener- getic young manager of the Niblack mine, arrived up from nasty trip to the Sound this morning, accom- panied by his sister, and went on to Niblack without stopping more than long enough to say ''howdy' to a few friends here.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-07-20
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY

Mr. E. H. Brewer and wife, came over from Hadley in the Elk last evening, and will take the City of Seattle tomorrow for their home in Seattle. Mr. Brewer is assistant treasurer of the Brown-Alaska, and
 in his official capacity is likely to have occasion to make more or less frequent visits to this place and Had ley.
 The ''humpies'' are in evidence earlier than usual this season, 5000 having been taken on the seining grounds off the mouth of Ketchikan creek yesterday. The prospects for a very large run of this class of sal mon are most promising, and though they would prefer, of course, pre- ponderance of .'reds' which bring a higher p rice in the market, the hitherto dropping spirits of the can nerymen have been revived by the sure prospect of being able to secure all the humpies they will be able to take care of, and in which tn ere is promise of fair margin of profit.
 A fisticuff which occurred yesterday at the lower end of Main street, was drawn battle, though both the parties thereto claim the victory. The Miner will not add to what must be the shame of both by parading their names in prinS.
 No danger of starvation in Ketch- ikan for yet little while. The blue huckleberries and salmon berries are ripe and more than usually plentiful.
 The cable tells us that Mr. Mars den. the Saxman missionary, has been taking chatter at the reservation system to the endeayorers in conven- tion at Seattle. The Miner will re- serve any comment it may have to offer until it knows exactly what Mr. NJ. said, though it thinks it can guess pretty strait at the tenor of his re- marks.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-07-20

That difficulty has been overcome, however, and with pleEty of coke in sight no further hindrance to steady operation is anticipated.
 Mr. Minor Robe,ty, who went over to the Moonshine yesterday to look over the property preliminary to the inauguration of mining operations, returned last night very much pleased with the outlook He will go back to the mine with view to the com mencement of active mine work, as soon as he can secure the number of men he desires.
 Mr. N. O. Lawtop, manager of mines for the Brown-Alaska company, who is in town today, goes to Maple bay on the Marion tonight. The Marion will bring back the scow B.. D. Brown with a cargo of 300 tons of ore for the Hadely shelter, and will be kept employed at that work dur ing the remainder of the summer season, being able, it is thought, to thus handle something like l, 800 tons per month. Mir. Lawton reports the Mamie mine as looking we'll, and making good daily production, though handicapped to some extent by
 the prevailing scarcity of miners.
 The Dirigo not only brought a supply of coal and coke for the mining and smelting industry at Hadley, but also the news of another and larger cargo to be dispatched to the same destination on the 25th inst. These two cargoes alone will serve to keep the furnace fires burning for some weeks to come.
 Rohlfs Laid Up.-The Union Steamship management informs the Miner that, owing to their inability to secure coal for steaming purposes, for the Ella Rohlffs, they are con- pelled to take that steamer wholly out of commission for the time heinz The launch Alert has been thoroughly oyerhauled and will run to all east coast points on her regular schedule. The Pacific is now covering the west coast trade very satisfactorily, running on schedule and making good time.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-07-20

Washington, July b. A Jap nam ed Karaimo was arrested by the guard at the Washington navy yard last night on the charge of being within the lines after tire hour that visitors were required to leave. He was searched at the guard house and the discovery was made that he had in his possession complete draft of the interior of the works, every building,
 machine, and engine being shown and their capacity indicated. He was evidently intending to spend the night in the Qualifications as he had on his person the plans of the interior of the yards partially fuished sketch oi the Qualifications of the yard with pencils and brushes for finishing same and tase line 10 enable him to get distances accurately. He also carried two electric Hash lights and big bunch of skeleton keys. Owing to the fact that this Is the fifth or sixth discovery of the kind during the past month, the department is seriously contemplating the closing of all pub
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-07-20
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Mr. and Mrs. Theil are rusticating on their ranch on Carroll's Inlet. They will return home Sunday.
 The Ella Rohlffs sailed this morning for Niblack and other points, carrying mail and passengers.
 These are the days that fret the soul and tire the patience of the weary searcher after the elusive item of local news.
 More ill-feeling and strife is stirred up in town or community by ta ttling, slander, and exaggeration of gossip innocent in itself than an any other way. There are people in every town and community, includ- ing Ketchikan, who tattle necessarily whose tongues seem never to grow weary. who are familiar with all the domestic accidents the petty quarrels and shortcomings of all their neigh. bors. They have no evil designs anC do not intend to damage anyone's rep utaton or to hurt their neighbor' s feelings, but they betray their neigh bor's confidence and publish theil friends secrets, strirripg up strife ane causing wounds. It is almost impossi ble that a tattler should be free from circulating falsehood, and this surely is crime to those concerned.
 The Cottage City tied up to hel wharf here about 3 o'clock this after noon, with heavy passenger list three of whom-M. A. Crun, H. D. Taft and s. C. Fassett-were fol Ketchikan.
The Ketchikan miner., 1907-07-20
THE FOURTH AT SULZER

A very enjoyable and pleasant July 4th was spent at the Jumbo mine, west side of Prince of Wales. Mir. Chas. Sulzer, the general manager, gave the mine foreman NIT. Evan Jones one hundred dollars with re- quest that he get the boys together nd have good time as he had to stay home and be entertained by Mrs. Sulzer and Master Bill. A com mittee was appointed consisting of the following: Jim Hurley, w. Nc Carty and ". Carmic. The programe was arranged as follows:
 Tug of war s25 1 High jump 1st BIO Ind 8 Broad jump 1st sl0 2nd 8 1 Putting shot 1st Sl0 Ind 8 Old mens shooting contest 1st sl0 B Young mems shooting contest 1st Sl0 , It was also arranged that Mir. Evan Jones and Dr. G. E. Dickinson should climb the Jumbo mountain and hoist the Stars and Stripes and explode a shot of dynamite. The report of the explosion to be the cue for the competitors to start from the board- ing house ascend the mountain, go around the flag where they would be given piece of paper to show that they had been to the top and the first two on reaching the bunk house was to get prize. Owing to the day be- ing so wet and foggy this part of the program was abandoned. All the boys before commencing the sports sat down to a dinner fit for the Gods that had been prearranged by Mr. Sulzer and Mike the cook and was as follows:
 Chicken Soup
 Salads
 Roast Chicken, Mutton and Beef Mashed potatoes and all kinds of veg.
 etables
 Plum pudding
 Apple, Banana and Mince pies Almonds, Barcalonia, Butter, Bra.
 gillian and Monkey nuts
 The table was set until 30 p. Tn. After this the sports commenced. The winners of the prizes were as follows Tug of war-Val Klem, Tim Sul'i van, B. Mansan, K. Johnson, J, Lampart. G. Ingelbritsen.
 High jump J. P. Wold, K. John son.
 Broad jump-Simon Wells. J. P. Wold.
 Putting shot-Mike volorikilizmskQ Jim Wells.
 Shooting contest old men Will Me Carty, Will Cormic.
 Shooting contest young men-Fred Ishawara, Val Klein.
 After supper we all congregated ir the bunk house to enjoy the evening Mir. Walter Endy played the violin, songs were sung by Nick Bruner ant Chris Knuty step dance the Irish Commolia by Jim Hurley and the 1risf reel by Mir. Summerville better known to the boys as Cookoo. Stories of all kinds, finishing up at II p. m with "Yankee Doodle' and a goot hearty three cheers for Mir. Sulzer Mir. Evan Jones was the orator of tho day and Dr. G. E. Dickenson, tho company physician was marshal of th' day. The Jumbo is one of the fines camps in Alaska and Mr. Sulzer is ; god among men he feeds them off thu fat of the land, whatever they wan in the eating line they get or h' quickly knows the reason why.
 SCRIBO.
Graham guardian., 1907-09-20
viii Make Effort
To Locate OIL

The members of the Arizona Oil
Company, Graham county cor
poration, have decided to now go
ahead and make an earnest effort
to locate oil in this valley. Henry
Hill is president of the company,
George A. Olney vice president,
A. Il. Cotton secretary, Il. c. Prina
treasurer, and Petar Andarsan
general manager. A. r. Lynch
has besn engaged as solicitor for
the company and he will make a
tour of the county to obtain funds
by sales of stock to prosecute the
work Of drilling. Stock will be
sold on very easy terms, and the
gentlemen who are promoting the
enterprise are hopeful of obtaining
funds enough to develop the local
oil fields. They are all prominent
and solid business men and citizens
generally may rest assured that
whatever funds are subscribed and
whatever is done in the way of
development, will be utilized and
performed in a conscientious and
business like manner.