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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-02
JACK L~ONGSTREET
STRIKES IT RICH
ASSAYS SHOW VALUES AS HIGH
AS FIGHT HUNDRED
DOLLARS.

There is a rumor aioat that Jack
Longstreet has made one Of the
greatest strikes of the year on his
ranch in the Monitor range.
The old timer and rancher was do
ing a little prospecting work on the
ranch a few days since, and was fer
retting out the best spots for his hay,
his vegetables and the rest of his
garden truck. when he struck a piece
of rock that looked to his practiced
eye like the real quill.
He struck off a number of samples
and sent them into town by an Italian
hand to have them assayed. The
latter went out on Wednesday, car
rying with him the assay certificates.
The latter showed assays as high as
$500, and said that without a doubt
Jack would be in in a coupl eof days
to tell of his good fortune. Long
street will probably locate a few
more claims before leaving for Tono-
pah.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-02
UnCOVerS
Large Ore Body

What may prove to be the largest
ore body yet discovered in the camp
is IN process of being uncovered in
the Sphinx mine. Shortly after the
arrival of Mr.. J. L. Weber to assume
the management of the work, a winze
was started on the 110-foot level.
After sinking less than a dozen feet
the ledge began to come into values.
AT the present time the winze is
down fifty feet. The hanging wall
has been followed the entire distance,
but'as yet the footwall has not been
uncovered. There is eight feet of
ledge in sight through which the men
are working towards the 200-foot
level. How much wider this ledge is
will not be determined until the 200
foot level is reached and stopping be-
gun. The average value is about $25
to the ton.
While the width of this ledge is
still undetermined some idea of its
extent may be inferred from the fact
that it is believed to start in the
shaft on the side hill above the en-
CINE house and that the lodges which
show at the 10 and 200-foot levels
are shown by survey to be one and
the same.
1t will be remembered that it was
in the open cut on the side hill that
high grade free gold was sacked and
where the gold wall" which at
tracted so much attention was first
discovered close to the surface.
IF this ledge proves to be what
we belive it to be-" said Mr.. Weber,
I'VE have the biggest proposition that
has yet come to light in the camp and
we have every reason to believe that
we are not going to be disappointed.
Mr.. Weber. has also uncovered a six
foot ledge in what Is known as the
Cook drift" on the 110-foot level,
which runs about $40 to the ton and
is identical in its characteristics to
the Sunnyside ledge. This ledge dips
to the north.
Mr.. Weber stated that he believed
the Huntington mills were best
adapted for Round Mountain ore, and
that he believes a half dozen or more
will be working on the Sphinx ores
in the not very distant future is evil
dent to any one who may converse
with him.-Round Mountain Nugget.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-02

the very near future, either on the
Saucy Sal or Wigwam claims, where
good surface indications have been
found. Meantime the assessment
work will be taken up at once on all
of the other pieces of ground which
require it according to the law.
J. A. Shaughnessy of New York is
president of the new company, while
Edward Jones is the treasurer. The
directorate has not as yet been made
public as the company but recently
held a meeting in New York to deter
mine upon them.
The large acreage owned by this
company is rs yet practically I'M
prospected and it will take some time
before the possibilities of the ground
will become known even to the own
ers.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-02
.FdirVieW Bent
On Mine MdkinO

Since Superintendent Jesse Harris
of the Fairview returned from New
York he has started a new drift
which is aimed to connect with the
west vertical shaft No. 2. This drift
starts from the raise which was re-
Gently cut through to the surface for
additional ventilation.
The best values are now being
taken out of the Slope in shaft No. 1
where there is a twelve foot ledge
literally scared and scanned by rlcn
stringers of gold which runs up into
the hundreds of dollars to the ton.
Superintendent Harris PANIED a
handful of this ore during a visit OF
a Nugget representative. 1t was lousy
with gold. This expression while in
elegant is eminently descriptive of
the result of that panning,
President Reese Wampler is au-
thority for the statement that sink
ing will begin in the very near future
Tor depth. 1t is the intention to sink
a vertical main shaft 400 feet from a
point on the side of the Daisy hill,
which has already been picked out.
1t has been the unanimous opinion
of all mining experts that there is a
big sulphide body at depth as sui
phides have already been encounter
ed during the progress of the work.
The mill will be removed from
Shoshone and placed on the com
pany's ground near the main dump
which will obviate the necessity of so
much handling and carting which in
the aggregate forms a considerable
item Of expense. The Fairview pros
poets never looked brighter or more
promising than they do at the present
ime.-Round Mountain Nugget.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-02

gold values. The work is being
pushed at every point in the mine so
that the preceding statement is a
comprehensive one. The lodges from
which these values are obtained
range in width from four to twenty
feet. The assertion that these ore
bodies average better than $40 to the
ton cannot fail to impress any one
familiar with mining. Cabinet speci-
mems in the shape of nuggets are of
daily occurrence. They are of all
sizes and range of values. These are
usually kept intact and serve to keep
the citizens of Goldfeld duly Impress
ed with Round Mountain.
The foregoing is an old story to
the citizens of this community. While
the capacity of the Sunnyside mill
has been trebled within the past few
weeks it is spoken of as 'the poor
little MILL That additional Hun
tingtons or Missions will have to be
ADDED once more, and that in the
very near future, is not doubted by
any one. The output of the mine is
merely a question of the capacity of
the mill as the ore is only being
taken out as fast as it can be reduc-
ed, thus saving the extra cost of
handling which is a considerable item
when carried into the hundreds of
tons.
Mill Superintendent George Gruss
states that as oon as the additional
600 feet of pipe is laid in Jefferson
canyon his mill returns will be con
%siderably augmented, This pipe will
give an additional vertical fall of
fifteen feet to the water which is cal
culated to give the necessary power
for present requiremnts.-Round
Mountain Nugget.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-02
%SuRnYSide Values
Are Improving

The S%unnyside mine is becoming
more and nor the wonder Of the
camp as time goes by. That it was
expected to make a mine goes with
out saying but it has exceeded the
expectations of its most enthusiastic
boosters.
superintendent Mcdonald very
kindly showed a Nugget representa-
tive through his workings last week
and the variest amateur could not.
have failed of being impressed with
what was on view. That the men are
all working in ore cannot be ques-
toned. Pieces of the formation
picked at random from the various
places where the miners are working,
when Npanned, showed startling free
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-02
Mountain
Forging Ahead


At no time since Round Mountain became a community has .
evidence OF its material progress and prosperity been more APP .
parent than it is now. This camp has never experienced a boom. .
Its growth has been the result OF a steady and consistent develop .
ment. The town has simply kept pace with the mines. The hui .
man fotsam and ietsam which is characteristic of a mining camp .
has been conspicuous by its absence. Every individual in our COM .
munity has had his or her appointed place in working out the =
destnes of the camp and has attended to the business in hand .
There have been nc idlers, consequently we have no paupers. .
No better proof of this may be had than the townsite itself .
mine owner to the miner each has a cheerful and comfortable hab- .
itation commensurate with the means and needs. The we'll heaped .
wood piles dotted all over the camp suggest at once economy and .
a liberal provision for creature comfort. .
AS development progresses in the mines and new men are =
added to the working force extra accommodations and requisites .
fnappreciable quota. The gain from day to day has not been APP .
parent but the sum total of each month tells the story of growth. =
This growth has varied from month to month, but not in a .
single instance has our growth been checked. 1t has invariably .
been a forward movement and at no time has the atmosphere of .
things doing" been more noticeable than they are today and the .
fountain head 70. this are our mines. .
We do not believe that the readers of this paper subscribe .
for it on account of its chase literary style nor do they seek its .
columns for podgious display of wisdom. 1t is our opinion that .
they are seeking after facts unadorned. If we are correct in this .
surmise they must already be informed as to the many activities .
with which we are occupied and the projects in contemplation. =
The star of Round Mountain has only been started in its as .
cendency-Round Mountain Nugget. .
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-02
RAWHIDE The
COMING CAMP
POPULATION DOUBLES IN TEN
DAYS-LEASERS GETTING
RETURNS.

r. A. Davidson and A. L. Catching
returned from Rawhide yesterday
noon, coming by way of Luning. They
are both enthusiastic over the new
district, and think that it is one of
the corners, without a doubt.
we went there ten days ago"
said Mr.. Davidson, and must con-
fess that my first feeling was one of
disappointment. But after I had
looked over the leases and had seen
some of the stun that they have
sacked, l wanted to get in, and | did
get in with Mr.. Catching on three or
four leases.
They are sacking ore from twelve
of the leases, but they have high
grade in many more places than that.
Each lease consists of three hundred
square feet, and the royalty in most
cases is 22Aa per cent, although some
of the leases have better figures than
that. There are ten leases to the
claim. There is no employment to
speak of for regular miners, as most
Of the leasing work is being done by
the leasers themselves. Most of the
leases which give any promise have
been taken, but there is opportunity
for the man with a little money. All
the leasers are short of ready coin,
and they are willing to take partners
with some ready cash.
There are about six hundred peo-
pie there, l should Judge; the people
claim n thousand. The population
doubled While we were there and we
counted one day fifty new arrivals.
AS a town she is going fast. They
have a bank building in the course
of construction, several other frame
buildings. and about two hundred
tent houses. Lumber is being ship
ped in as fast as possible, going in
by way Of Fallon and by way of Lun-
ing. Lumber, at present, is worth
from $75 to $50 a thousand, which is
reasonable under the circumstances.
Wood and water are pretty high, but
everything else is as reasonable as 1t
is in Tonopah.
They We're shy of lumber when
we left, but were expecting some
more shortly. There is plenty of
gamblers money in circulation, and,
as might be expected, there are all
kinds of games going on. 1t is a
very busy, active camp, with plenty
of freighting going on, but l would
not advise anybody looking for work
to go there.
The formation of the camp is a
rhyolite and porphyry, and the ore
has a tellurium cast. The rich zone
extends for a distance of three-quar-
ters of a mile, and is half a mile in
width. Two strikes were made on
the Happy Hooligan claim while we
were there, and one ledge. three feet
wide, averaged $3.50. The deepest
hole is thirty feet, with rich ore in
the bottom of the shaft. 1t looks like
a poor mans camp, there is so much
rich ore. | have not met a man who
has been there, who has not declared
that the camp is the richest for sur
face showings that he has even seen.
There are two stage lines in there.
one from Luning and n from Fall
lon. The former goes in in a day,
and has two changes of horses"
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-02

Harry F. Sheldon, who has been
here from Manhattan for the past
two days, will return to the northern
camp this morning.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-11-02

Charles A. Wonacott is back from
Bishop, where he has been enjoying
himself for some time.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
KICKAPOO EXODUS.

lished bank at Eagle Pass, on the
Rio Grande, from which point they
propose to finance the migration, in
cidentally assuming management OF
what remains of the funds thereafter
1t Is highly benevolent scheme,
especially from the white mems point
of view. They acquire the lands they
want In Oklahoma; they secure pos
session of the funds belonging to the
Indians, and for part of the cash they
sell to the Kickapoos other lands
which they have secured for a small
price in Mexico. AS for the Indians
they are between the devil and the
deep sea. If they remain in Oklahoma
they continue to be subject to the dis.
tresses to which they have been ex.
posed. On the other hand, II they
so to Mexico. they lose all the rights
and privileges which they now hold
from our government; and 1t is alto
gether likely that within a few wears
they will find themselves exposed to
the same sort of crowding on the
other side of the border-the country
to which they are going being very
desirable for cattle raising.
If the Indians could be let alone,
they might be happy; but they suffer
all sorts of annoyances at the hands
of the whites. and at present their
one desire is to get away. Unfor.
tunately. the Mexican government,
which protects the so-called Mexican
Kickapoos in their reservation rights
already granted, refuses to extend
those rights to our Kickapoos or to
any of the other tribes which want to
move TO Mexico. Hence 1t is that to
provide for our Kickapoos in Mexico.
the white spectators aforesaid have
been Obliged to acquire a large tract
of land near the reservation of the
Mexican Kickapoos. Many of our
Kickapoos have already settled in
this tract, paying rent, and, if they
can get permission to use the money
belonging to them which our govern.
ment holds. they want to buy the
land.
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$50 California & Ret Salt Lake Rout,
Appropriate, but Cutting.

Miss Ethel Barrymore said a
comedian at the Players club, lis con.
tinually besieged by painters. Her
Beauty makes her a desirable subject;
her fame, too, makes her desirable; al
sogther there is no one more sought
after for sittings than Miss Barry
more. And she is so gracious that
sometimes she sits to Indifferent art.
lists. This happened in Philadelphia
last year. A young Philadelphia i'm.
pressionist made rather ghastly yell
low and green portrait of Miss Barry.
more. When it was done he asked her
to sign 1t and write something or
other-some little sentiment-above
her signature. Miss Barrymore smiled
as she looked at the wretched portrait
and she wrote:
BE not afraid; 1t is I. Ethel Barry.
more"
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$50 California & Ret. Salt Lake Route
High Game and Fools.

IF we can't eat game" said an an.
tiquary, we can at least talk about
it."
Stirring his .uead and milk, the de.
vout old man, with longing look at a
haunch of venison, resumed:
Never eat game high. People will
tell you that high game is tender.
What rot! OF course it is tenderor.
but would you want your steak or
your chop spoiled in order that II
might be little softer to the teeth
mo. Never! Highness In game is
an anachronism, relic of the days of
stage coaches.
In those days It was impossible to
deliver game to the cities fresh-tran.
sit was too slow. All game was high.
and men ate 1t high because otherwise
they couldn't get it at all.
Hence, TO eat game high NOWADAYS.
when there is no necessity for it, is to
be fool. "-Detreit Journal
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est representative of mechanics
tool kit The hammer was originally
stone fastened to a handle with
thongs, and it was as useful as a
weapon as a tool.
Hammers are represented on the
left monuments of Egypt 20 centuries
before our era. They greatly resem-
Bile the hammer now in use, save that
there were no claws on the back for
the extraction of nails. Claw ham,
mers were invented some time sur.
ing the Middle Ages. Illuminated
manuscripts of the eleventh century
represent carpenters with claw ham,
mers.
Hammers are of all sizes, from the
dainty instruments used by the jewel
err which weigh less than half an
ounce, to the gigantic 5O-ton hammer
for shipbuilding establishments, some
OF which have falling force of from
30 to 100 tons. Every trade has its
own hammer and its own way of using
it.
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1907-05-02
ISLANDS FAR TO NORTH TEMPT
VISIT OF SCIENTIST.
Pref. Thomas A. Jaggar, Eastern Sci
enlist, Proposes to Study Section
Of World About Which Little
Is Known

Not the north pole, but Islands lying
on the borderland Of the arctic circle, is
the lure which is going to tempt an
eastern scientist In his effort to learn
more about n practically unknown
land The Aleutian islands off the
coast of Alaska have never been ex.
plored In the true sense of the
term, and Prof. Thomas A. Jaggar of
the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology, is about to undertake the task
Of studying the geological formation
of this group of islands. His party
viii include some of the most noted
biologists of the day, and II is ex.
pected that there will be plenty of
work for all, as the Aleutian islands
from geological standpoint, are mar
wells of possibility. Little or nothing
is known of them, and 1t may be that
from end to end they are composed
of auriferous rock OF the richest de-
scription.
This condition, though, has abso.
lutely nothing to do with the expedl.
ton, which is financed by Boston
men, and Is, as given out, purely a
private enterprise In the interest of
adding to the worlds store of geo.
logical knowledge.
Stretched along the shores OF Alaska
are the Islands of the Aleutian group
embracing hundreds OF miles of terri
tory The islands extend from the
mainland of Alaska westward, and
countless herds of wild cattle and
sheep roam unmolested across the vast
tracts. Many of them are devoid OF
even stick Of timber, but are rich
IN vegetation affording the finest pas
turage on the western portion OF
the continent for cattle and stock to
Craze.
volcanoes are constantly In state
Of eruption on many of the group. and
the vast upheavals of nature constant.
iy throw up to the surface of the
ocean other islands, while the same
force also destroys portions of the
archipelago at various seasons of the
year.
First in Importance in the group are
the Pribiloff islands, formed of vol.
canic upheavas. They are also the
newest of the group. The Bogsloff
group. also, are of first Importance I'm
size, and the value, of vegetation and
timber, Fire island and Castle Rock
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the officers of the Perry ventured
ashore and succeeded In climbing to
the summit.
The new island is of volcanic origin
and rises abruptly from the sea to a
height of about 700 feet In shape 1t re
sembles monster bee hive, with base
of about 900 feet in diameter. From
numerous crevices steam and sulphur
Gus fumes continually rise in columns
which combine to form a cloud which
is visible more than 80 miles away.
Kiska island is a lonesome dot of
land about 600 miles west of Dutch
harbor Even Dutch harbor conveys
to the popular mind some suggestion
of the jumping-off place, but glance
at map of the world shows that, so
far as latitude is concerned. it is not
more remote than nearly half the civ
ilization of Europe. Kiska island is a
little farther south than Dutch har.
Dor. In exactly the same latitude as
London.
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One Better.

Madam" brIskly spoke up the
gent in the check suit. when the lady
of the house appeared at the door, 81
have here an invaluable invention for
daily domestic use-a combination OF
useful utensils no housekeeper should
be without, combining. as it does, in
one compact tool. corkscrew, a pa.
percutter. tin-opener a nut pick. a
bodkin. shoe-buttoner, "a"
mo, thank you" she answered curt.
~; Il have all the hairpina / need"
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BUFFALO ROBES ARE SCARCE.
What Few There Are Sell Readily 'or
$50 Apiece.

"Ruffalo robes will soon be a 1hing
or the mast" said local dealer, VINO
has had six robes on sale this winter,
tbe property of citizen who couid
not afford to keep the precious SKINS
longer.
Five of them have been sold, ana
while $500 has been offered for the
last of the lot. the dealer is holding
it for 5000. the price demanded by the
owner.
The T., ,es are not unusually large
either. and were undoubtedly bought
nv rerple who intended to use them
for ruas. 10 retain as curios, or for
some such purpose.
Imagine a carriage being driven
about town. a $500 robe thrown care
lessy over the seat while the owner
stepped into a business house Tor a
lev moments
Few people would recognize the
robes as valuable. however, as they
have no more style than the ordinary
fur robe, but the value is there. as the
purchaser will learn who pines for
the skin of real buffalo!
Il remember well enough seeing but
falo robes sell here for $40 apiece ~
years ago" said an old'timer.-Kan-
sas City Star.
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INDIAN TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA
q SAYING FAREWELL TO STATES.
Dissatisfied With Treatment at Hands
r Of Whites, They Are Anxious
80 to Sell Lands and Go Into
r's Mexico.

The Kickapoos are looking toward
the land of Mexico as their Eldorado.
They are dissatisfied with the inter
ference and annoyance suffered at the
hands of the white residents of Okla
homa and are anxious to dispose of
their lands and move bag and baggage
into the land which promises to give
them larger liberties and opportuni-
ties. And the Kickapoos are not alone
In this desire to emigrate The Chero.
KEGS, Choctaws. Kiowas, Wichitas,
Caddos and Pottawattomies share
them in the feeling and are eager to
follow In their footsteps. They are
convinced that they would be much
happier In the land of "manana,
where they would be free from modest
alton. and would find satisfactory
hunting grounds.
The fact is undeniable that our gov.
ernment has not given to these In.
dams adequate protection against en-
croachment and annoyance by the
whites. So far as the Kickapoos are
concerned, fully half of the tribe drift.
ed to Mexico a good many years ago,
and, being established on a reserva.
tion provided for them In that coun-
try. has been prospecting ever since,
owning much cattle and other prop
erty. and increasing in numbers con.
siderably. On the other hand the
Kickapoos remaining In the United
States have dwirdled in numbers,
Meanwhile a number OF White men
with plenty of money to spend have
been urging the Kickapoos to leave
Oklahoma, in order that the lands
they now hold there may be gobbled.
With view to this end. they are try
ing to persuade congress to consent
to the REIMBURSEMENT of the lands in
question, and incidentally to pay over
to the Indians the money now to their
credit In the treasury-this money to
be used. at least in part, for the pur.
chase of lands in Mexico. These lands
have already been acquired by the
white men aforesaid, who have estab.