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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-06
FLAMES DESTROY
Mine BUILDINGS
HANNIPAH NINE HOIST AND
BUILDINGS GO UP IN
SMOKE.

The big Hannapah mine, located
about twenty-three miles to the east
of this town, was almost entirely de-
stroyed by fire last evening. The
news was brought to Tonopah last
night by two of the workmen, who
tramped the long weary way across
the desert to inform Frank Work, the
superintendent of the property.
The men started from Hannapah
at 5 o'clock last night and got in here
shortly before II, tired, worn and
weary. How the fire started they did
not know, but the flames destroyed
the hoist, the blacksmith shop and all
the out buildings.
The Hannapah mine is owned prin-
cipally by Sam Newhouse, the mill
lionaire of Salt Lake, and A. J.. Bet
ties, the cyanide man. 1t was a
splendidly equipped property, and
was furnished with the most modern
and expensive shaft, hoist, engines,
drills and compressors. The flames
swept down the shaft, and how much
damage was done to the underground
workings, it is impossible to estimate
at this time. To quench the flames
it was necessary to food the mine
and to undo this work ean a bis
loss in itself.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-06
RICHEST STRIKE
OF Them ALL
~~~%~~N~~N~N~~~

. The Thanksgiving mine has .
. made the richest strike yet, on .
. the west drift of the 236-foot .
= level. The rich rock was en- .
= ~countered last Sunday forty y
. feet west of the shaft and drift =
. toward the Breyfogle. Word =
= vas received here today that .
= the strike was looking even y
. better. .
= The Mustang has been closed .
= down for q few days, and it is .
. reported that the property has .
. been sold to Los Angeles par q
. ties. The departure of Jack .
= Humphrey for Los Angeles on .
. Monday morning gives strength =
= to the report. .
- There are now eve proper =
. ties on Mustang hill, all of Z
. which are working, and all of q
= which give good promise. These 4
= r the Mustang, Thanksgiving, 4
. Breyfogle, Wolftone, Forked 4
. Stick, Rocklin and Mustang Ex- 4
= tension. The Breyfolgle lies 4
= west of the Mustang and the 4
. Thanksgiving and is down 100
= feet. Sinking will be continued
- ~ am t-..-r f-c.- - In
= be attempted to crosscut. The I
. Mustang Extension, which is
. south of the Breyfogle, has a I
= shaft down sixty feet. The
. Wolftone. which is south of the
= Extension, has three fine lodges
= and the owners are contemplate
= ing the construction of a mill.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-06
SOUTHERN MONOIS
COMING TO FRONT

The Reno Journal in a recent is
sue has the following interesting ar
ticle regarding n of the famous
old properties of Mono county, and
goes TO show that the. mines of the
southern part of this county are at
tracing attention from both capt.
talists and p%rospectors:
The Indian Quartz mine, which is
n part of the history of the Southern
camp. has recently been recognized
and l.. S. Brown Of Springfield, Miss,
is president. Mr.. Brown is president
of the following corporations: Spring
field Facing company, Standard In
vestment company, l.. s. Brown Char
coal company and a director of the
Chaplain National bank.
The general management Of the
company is in the hands of George
Henry Hewitt. NJ. r.. a graduate of
the Massachusetts Institute of Eech-
nology and an engineer of large ex-
perience. Mr.. Hewitt has an office
in Tonopah, but a great deal of his
time is being spent at the Indian
Queen mine, which is eighteen mi, IS
from Benton. The mine manager is
S. j. Alderman, who has extensive
mining interests in Grass Valley,
Calf, and is a practical miner of
much experience.
The old Indian Queen mine has a
record output of between $1,000
600 and $4,000. 900 worth of ore
and one pocket in this property re
turned $750,O00.
Old p%rospectors and miners in
that section all agree that this is a
worry valuable property and that there
are still in the mine larga bodies cap
able OF returning great values. Even
a casual examination I'll this prog
erty will show stringers which show
values of from $50 to $3.50 per ton,
and 1t was customary to follow these
%stringers until they opened into rich
pockets. and it was from one of these
i, that the $4,000 was secured.
:. For a number of years the late
owner took out great values, but his
death occurred and the property was
tied up in litigation, aud this has
: only been settled a short time. II
. is said hat he shipped five carloads
a of very high grade material to Sar
a Francisco lust. prior to his death,
1t is probable that an expenditure
: of less than $4,000 would be need.
ed to place the proposition on divi
dend-paying basis and from the pas
n reputation of the property and tht
conceded enormous output, will
Q more favorable conditions for opera
6 ting on an extensive scale the Indial
Queen group gives promise to a yer.
a large earning capacity. It should b.
# remembered that formerly the or,
a had to be hauled eighty-seven miles
= and it was impossible to handle at
profit ore carrying less than 500 pc
ton, and the enormous amount of
RI lower grade on the dumps would pa
a handsome profit under present con
ditions.
ri A concentrating plant to cost some
thing like $4,000 is under consider
4. alton and in such a plant all excer
G. the very richest ores could b
ct economically concentrated and all +,
the ores on the dumps could be RI
~ through the mill.
Railroad facilities ara in reac
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-06
KISSES

CHICAGO, July 6.-Kissing a girl
when his whlskers showed two days
growth cost Thomas Mccarthy a fine
Of SIS in City Judge Sadler's court
today.
Miss May Ryan, is years old
brought the charge against Nc
Carthy. II did not so much obiecl
to the kisses said the girl, but
was angry when he scratched my
face with his whiskers.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-06
GREATEST Eat! 81 G, GOLD 3D.,
FRED w. BISHOP RETURNS TO
SAN FRANCISCO AFTER
TOUR OF STATE.

Fred w. Bishop returned t o Tono-
pah yesterday from a tour of the Sill
yer Peak, Goldfeld and Bullfrog dis
tricts. He r~eiterates what he has
said in regard to the Tonopah dis
trict. that the mines of Nevada will
add more mineral wealth TO the cof-
fers of the nation during the coming
years than any other part of this
worlds territory. He was impressed
with Goldfeld and also Bullfrog. Mr..
Bishop tells of a wild midnight ride
with Death Valley Scotty on his last
trip into the southern regions when
Seotty was taking a party of Cold
ielders to visit his famous mine. Mr..
Bishop left the party al Rhyolite and
1t was well that he did for the ma
chine broke down and Scotty's party
vas obliged to return to Goldfeld.
Mr.. Bishop, or more commonly
Fred as he is known among the news
paper men, in speaking Of the modern
development of Nevada said lin
the days of the Comstock the prospec-
tor had little chance to discover any
new regions owing to the almost total
inaccessability of the country. But
since the advent of the railroads and
%prospectors who understand the art
of mining many new mines have been
opened up and from Wonder 10
~Greenwater mine after mine will be
discovered yearly for the next fifty
years. To n man who has studied
the country from Wonder and Phono-
lite into the southern regions 1t can
be seen that there are thousands of
mines yet TO be discovered and that
mining in Nevada is just in its in
fancy.
"Goldheld is undoubtedly the
greatest speculative camp in the
worlds history and the development
of the big properties there will make
Goldheld q boom camp for many
years to come, / visited the proper,
ties Of the merger and believe Their,
is no question Of permanency. Full!
80 per cent Of the leases are workinl
and Goldfield seems to be surrounded
i, by a forest OF gallows frames. Thu
Kewanas. Daisy, Florence, Silve'
5 Pick and others are u%ndoubtedl,
great properties, but the development
work has not reached such a stage 2
to prove their real worth.
Il went ON into the Bullfrog dis
! trict and looked into the condition
at the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Home
stake and Tramps Consolidated
Schwab's pet has an immense qu9n
| tity of milling ore blocked out an
8 the new 150-stamp' mill, which, b
: the way, is a little masterpiece,
+ finished and working to its full ca
d pacity. The Homestake is anothe
big mine with immense reserves {
y milling ore. The Tramps has, OF ID
Denver claim, a rich shoot Of u
e which runs into high values. Thes
three mines alone will produe
e enough and furnish employment fo
enough men to make Rhyolite a bi
d camp for many years.
.e Il return to night to San Francisc
If carrying with me the remembrance
one of the greatest gold fields in q
If world. My trip, in many ways, he
Ie been a revelation to me. knew thu
Is the camps we're big and that the sol
discoveries covered n wide area, bt
Of never expected to find such rapi
n development and so many big mines
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-06

Write y. G. Doubleday. Merchants
Exchange, building, San Francisco,
for market better and sheets showing
actual market prices in all Nevada
stocks. free. You should read MI.
Doubleday's market letter. If
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-07-06

Certificates of location for sale at
this Office.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26
OLD SOLDIER is FOUND
DEAD IN ATLANTA
Fought in German and American
Armies.

ATLANTA, Sept. 25.-(Special)-
William F. Schmitz, German, aged
IS years, once a soldier in Emperor
Williams royal guard, was found
dead yesterday morning at II o'clock
in his upstairs room at II IL South
Broad street.
A bottle of strychnine on the table,
coupled with the knowlede that he
had been drinking heavily the past
few days and was respondent over
the fact that his wife had sued him
for a divorce, lead his friends to be-
lieve that he committed suicide.
Schmitz, who settled in Atlanta
four years ago, was man of educa-
ton, and had just been honorably dis
charged from the United States army
before he settled in Atlanta. In his
youth he served in the German army
and was one of the royal guards at the
late emperor's funeral.
He left a will bequeathing an es-
tate of $4,000 in Germany to his s.
year-old daughter, who now lives with
her mother.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26
COST OF LIVING AND LABOR.

According to a report just issued by
the United States Department of La
Dor it is shown that while the cost of
many items of living has increased,
wages have advanced at a greater
ratio, while hours of labor have been
reduced. A great mass of facts and
figures accompany the report and
the deductions can be tested by any
who may be skeptical. On the aver
age labor, for fewer hours, is earn
ing more, with larger margin of
wages over the advanced cost of liy-
ing.
Employment was never more album
dant and idlers are few.
The comparison is for the year of
1906 with the average of the ten
years covered by the last census. An
advance in wages is shown of ZAP
per cent, an increase in the number
of employees of 44,9 per cent, with a
reduction in hours of labor of 4.6
per cent. by Iue SdlIlG COulpdI laOu
the retail price of the chief articles
of food have advanced 1871 per cent.
For an hours labor a working man
gets 10 per cent more food supplies
than in the previous decade.
Practical analysis like this dis
poses of the assertion frequently heard
that for the masses the cost of liy-
ing has Outstripped income.
Often the many articles that cost
either the same or less are over
looked. Flour and sugar are no high
er than in the last census ten years
Railroad transportation is lower. The
National Department of Labor goes
over the subject item by item and To-
cality by locality, and its conclusions
are reached with unerring eXactnesS.
This has been a perverse season in
vegetables and fruit, but the just av-
erage of prices can not be ascertain
ed from a few exceptional articles.
When the whole field of the income
and outgo of a home is covered, as in
this careful, unbiased report, the sit
uatiOn is to be favorable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26
THE PATIENCE OF NIMROD.

Mr.. Roosevelt is said to be eagerly
awaiting his release from office, after
which he will go to Africa on the
hunt of his life, Elks teeth adorn
his belt and bear skins of some of
his most finely marked wolves grin
at him from window recesses, and
deer and buffalo horns, the trophies
of his own hands, grace the walls of
his dining rooms. Every beast of
the chase to be encountered in the
temperate zone had contributed to his
collection before he moved into the
White House, and since his advent
there the hides of beasts no hunter be-
fore him ever dared to meet have been
hung on the fence to dry, and now
only await stretching and dressing.
Still like the Macedonian, he signs
for new worlds to conquer
While politicians charge him with
deep designs upon another term in
the presidency, he is counting the
days until he can let go with both
barrels at the Numidian lion in his
native lair, and lie in wait for the
Bengal tiger as he goes to drink. The
call of the wild is in his ear He hears
the trumpeting of elephants and the
believing of of whales. He may even
be contemplating the making of a
personal experiment to settle the vex
ed question of whether or not a
shark turns upon his back when bit
ing a man in the water.
But loud and persistent as is the
cry of nature to her son, he will neg
lect no present opportunity for a shot
in Washington, where there is a strict
game law, but where big game will
be found this winter. The octopus
can not hope to escape his aim be-
cause of his eager longing for game
farther afield.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26
WHITE HOUSE AGAIN
is. SHINING BRIGHT
Mansion Was Renovated In
side and Out.
FOR ROOSEVELT'S RETURN
Exterior SpiCk and Span in New Goat
of Paint-..Furniture All Cleaned and
UphOIStering Replaced Reef
Over the East Wing
Reconstructed.
FOR ROOSEYELT'S RETURN

WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. 25.-
Especially when President Roose-
welt and family returned to the capt.
tai today they found the White House
spick and span, glistening with a
coat of new paint inside and out.
And not even Mrs. Roosevelt, far
famed for her housewifely character
istics and thrift, could find any ground
for displeasure at the condition of the
great white mansion which has been
her home for more than six years.
From the executive Offices, in the
extreme western end of the west
wing, to the lobby and cloak room,
in the east wing, and from the great
hall on the ground floor to the top
most rooms, the entire building has
been subjected to thorough cleaning
and renoyating.
Since the day the President left
for his summer outing at Oyster Bay
an army of painters, upholsterers,
craftsmen, and sweeps has been
busily engaged in the work of reno
walton without and within, and now
only a few finishing touches are re-
quired to put the place to the best
of condition for occupancy by the ma
TONS chief
Most of last years appropriation
was expended in interior renovation
and Improvements, and for that rea-
son the appropriation for the work of
this character this year was applied
largely to exterior improvement and
to such interior repairs as were ur-
gently needed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26
MARTIN is LIKELY TO
GET PLACE OF JUDGE
May Be Appointed to Vacancy
at Columbus.

ATLANTA, GA, Sept. 25.-(SpeciaD
The formal resignation of Judge w.
A Little as judge of the superior
courts of the Chattahoochee circuit,
was received at the officeof Governor
Smith. This resignation has been ex-
pected for some days, it having been
announced that Judge Little would
resign for business reasons. His
resignation takes effect October 5.
Before the receipt of the resignation
Governor Smith had received in
dorsements of Judge J. H. Martin, of
Columbus, and Solicitor General S.
B. Gilbert, of that circuit, as candi-
date for succession to the judgeship.
Those in position to know, say Judge
Martin is most likely to receive the
appointment. 1t is understood Mr.,
Gilbert will be a candidate for judge
before the people.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26
GEN. GRANT is JAILED
ON CHARGE OF DRINK
Negro of Distinguished Cogno-
men Here.

In the Americus police court a day
or two ago the name of General Grant
appeared upon the docket, and oppo-
site was written the charge of plain
drunk. But General Grant was not
"playin' drunk, by any means The
police had found him in a big dry
goods box over behind the opera
house and, rudely disturbing his
dreams, logged him to the lookup,
General Grant evidently thought him
self at home when he went to bed
in the box, as he had carefully depos-
tied his bundles on the ground before
crawling inside. Gen. Grant is of dis
tinct African hue and, like other ne
groes in Americas, bears distin-
guished cOgnomen. George Washing
ton died here recently, while John
the Baptist" was sent up in Sumter
superior court for shooting another
negro at the same term that Ananias
Jones had some slight trouble in con-
nection with a missing hog.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26
NO BUGS ON HARVEY
SAYS THE EXPERT
Boil Weevils Have Not Invaded
Georgia.

ATLANTA, Sept. 25.-Assistant
State Entomologist A. c. Lewis has
just returned from two days visit
to Jasper county, where he went to
make Investigations as the result of
a report that the dreaded boil weevil
had been brought there from Texas
and was to be found in the cotton
fields of President Harvie Jordan,
of the Southern Cotton Association.
Mr.. Lewis spent two days making a
thorough inspection of the cotton of
Mr.. Jordan and his neighbors, as the
result of which he is able to announce
that the reported appearance there
of the boil weeyiI is unfounded.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26

The Blue Room, the Red Room, and
renovated. Every piece of furniture
the upholstery of which showed the
least sign of shabbiness was placed
on the sick list and sent to the up
holstery hospital for treatment. New
shades ardorn the windows in all
these rooms, and the hangings have
been renovated or replaced, as their
condition warranted
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26
TRUSTEES TO MEET
AGAIN IN OCTOBER
To Discuss Further, the Affairs
of College.

The trustees of the Third District
Agricultural College who attended the
recent meeting in Americas left for
their homes yesterday morning. The
trustees will hold another business
meeting here on October 3d-one week
hence-when affairs of the college
will be still further discussed. BY
that date it is expected that the two
main buildings will be practically
completed.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26
POLICEMEN BEGAN
SERVICE YESTERDAY
Officers Tinsley and Powell On
Duty.

Mayor Hawkins at noon yesterday
administered the oath of Office to Off
GERS Tinsley and Powell, recently APP
pointed to the police force, and both
are now full fedged members of the
finest" Officers Willis and West
brook, who resigned recently to go to
the big tobacco farms near Quincy,
Fla, left this morning for their
new field Of duty. Both were excel
lent officers and citizens and Ameri-
Gus regretted to lose them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26
Painters Put to Work.

Unlike the policy followed last
year, Col. Bromwell, Superintendent
of Public Buildings and Grounds, was
not content to have the great white
sandstone building merely scrubbed,
but as soon as the White House was
vacated an army of painters was
taken there and the building proper,
wings, and executive offices were
given coats Of paint.
The most important work accom-
plished was the reconstruction of the
roof of the east wing. All Of last win
ter this roof gave trouble because of
leakage. During the summer it was
torn away and a substitute built
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26

The Mississippi plan for dealing
with the refractory railroad companies
is to hit them in such way that the
lawyers will be unable to dig up any
precedents.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26
NOT A BARGAIN.

"Gracious!" exclaimed Miss Passay,
Il know l must look a perfect fright.
can't do anything with my hair at
all"
No" replied Miss Peppery Sure
ly you can take it back and get it ex-
changed, can't you?"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26
A SLAP BACK.

We'll" said Mrs. Dolan, boastfully,
Mrs. Chancey, the wife O. the rich
grocer, was calm on me the-day"
well, we'll, dye mind that now"
exclaimed Mrs Nolan, "tis shame fur
Clancy to be maxim his wife collect
his bad bills"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26

The Pullman porters up in Penn
syIvania are in sore distress. The
recent order prohibiting the busting
of passengers has resulted in a decid-
ed decrease of tips
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26
New Roof of Concrete.

The new roof is of pebbled con-
crete and is constructed on a slightly
different principle from the one it
replaced To avoid the danger of
leaking, the new roof is raised in the
center so that the water may drain
from it. The old roof had no pitch at
all Then to, the old drain pipes have
been replaced
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26

The Washington Post thinks that
we have no more right to sell the
Philippines than we had to buy them.
The Flipinos are apt to continue our
burden for many years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26

If the United States navy consumes
all of the surplus coal in the coun-
Try it will have a fight on its hands
that viii be worse than a bread riot.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26
A RetOrt.

Seryant-Mr. Skinner is not here
any more.
Collector-Where is he?
Servant-None of your business?
Collector-O! he died and went
there, did he?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26

Hoke Smith continues to make
speeches intended to advance his
senatorial aspirations How long will
Tom Watson permit this? Has he
not intimated that the campaign must
not start until all pledges are re-
deemed?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26

The New York World says Sect
CorteIyou is aging rapidly. Recent
exposures as to his fat frying" are
not calculated to make the wrin-
kBes any less numerous
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26
A Man of Breadth.

q met Roller today. He's a room
mate of yours, isn't he?"
Yes
Bright fellow; wide awake, isn't
he?"
well, he seems wider asleep; at
any rate, l never get my full share
of the bed"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26

Cortelyou persists in his refusal to
discuss the $26,O0O,OO0 Hartman
raised campaign fund. Cortelyou pro-
badly realizes that he is in the posi-
ton where the least said the better.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26

One New York paper demands that
the Philippines be sold, and another
calls for The resignation of Secretary
Cortelyou. The weather is growing
cooler. and the end of the silly season
may be expected soon.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26

Nick Longworth denies the inter
view purported to be with him sent
out from Honolulu to the effect that
if the people practically unanimously
called on him Roosevelt would run
again. This gets Nick in the lime
light a second time.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-09-26

Bishop Gambler is right There is
no use in these, or any other days,
for Mandy, pamby, religion. A re-
hgion without virility enough TO stir
the conscience of the people and
awaken them TO a new life is a reli-
gion of no value.