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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-01-19

Superintendent Sommers reports a
strike of rs feet of IA per cent COP
per ore in the Ludwig copper mine
this week. says the Lyon County
Times. This ore is encountered on
the $50 foot level, or SO feet below
the water level in the shaft. The
water is being kept out of the drift
In which the ore has been cut. The
Ludwig company will begin shipping
again as soon as the roads are navi-
gable for wagons, and the ore will
go to the Mountain Copper Company
at Martinez, California.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-01-19

G. G. Caperton and B. f. Fraser.
late Of the Copper Queen. at Bisbee
Arizona, has recently visited the new
copper camp near Dolly Warden.
While doing location work on a
group of claims there Caperton
struck a large body of high grade
copper ore. This ore is peculiar in
the fact that it also carries gold
from IS to 800 per ton.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-01-19

1ach O'Brien, a veteran prospector
OF Lander co1nty' struck his pick In
t a vein of quartz recently near
Battle Mountain, and uncovered the
entrance to a ave that contained the
skeletons of fifteen men, whose bones
had evidently moldered there for a
long number of years. BY the side
of one lay a shotgun, while in the
bony fingers of another was clutched
a sabre. 1t is believed that tho
skeletons are those of Mormons who
murdered by Indians in the
early sos.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-01-19

property, and we are rapidly getting
the mine in operation in such a way
that the forces will be larger. We
have 5000 feet in this vein, and much
other property in this group also, and
there is scarcely a doubt but that it
is going to make the biggest produc-
err in the Sagebrush State. The men,
bers. of the company, however, con-
slider it in this category already, in
fact, we are sinking a large working
shaft alongside the vein and will
c@osscut it at intervals of fifty feet
vertically, so that ultimately a big
force can be employed in extraction"
Mr.. Friedman is stopping at the
Kenyon Hotel, where he is known as
the possessor of the richest samples
of free gold ore of large sizes that
ever visited Salt Lake.
In some respects these Seven
Troughst ores resemble the ores of the
Mohawk and Combination mines, and
yet they are co~nspicuously at va
rance with the characteristics of the
bonanza mines of the big Goldfeld
camp, the phonolitic features being
absent in Seven Troughs, and there
is no indication of sylvanite or tellu-
rum.
Mr.. Friedman said that he would
visit Provo and arrange with Mr..
knight for the organization Of an
other company to open an extension
of the vein 6O00 feet long. The new
corporation will be called the Seven
Troughs Kindergarten Company.
1--WE adopted this name for the
new company" he said, because we
had a force of men working for the
Seven Troughs Company who didn't
know a thing about mining and yet
they were the best miners we could
get at the time. The name of kim
dergarten became a byword around
the camp, and inasmuch as it was a
pretty lucky crowd all things consid-
cred, we decided to keep it in perpe-
The Fine Gold Seven Troughs
Company was organized with a capt.
tai of 100000 shares, par value,
and with 100000 shares set. aside as
a treasury reserve. Judge w. H.
King was named as president, L. A.
Ray secretary and treasurer; these,
with J. E. Ray, c. D. Ray and S. A.
King, forming the board of directors.
The new company owns five claims
adjoining and adjacent to the Ivor
of the Owens group, that was
recently purchased by Jesse Knight,
[. A. Friedman and Lafayette Hol-
brook for $4,000. Within a short
distance of the end lines Of the Ivor
and toward the property of the
1ew company, s.. A. King, says the
Knight crowd sacked $4,000 worth
ore during the first ten days of
heir ownership.
Ben I. Lloyd and associates have
! very promising group of claims in
he same vicinity, which is known as
he Seven Troughs Vernon Company
property.
Altogether, it appears as though
seven Troughs was a new Nevada
district that is going to make a rec
'rd' and from which there is yet to
ONE great results.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-01-19
WALKER LAKE
DISTRICT IS GOOD

the Walker Lake county, has the
following to say;
The various camps along the
western shore of the lake are still in
surprisingly large number of men
who were not in the initial rush are
going in. During a recent trip to
the reservation the writer visited
Dutch Creek, Cottonwood, Dry Creek
and Copper. In each case a great
many men, brimfui ol enthusiasm.
had just completed the assessment
work. At Dutch Creek there are in
the neighborhood of $50 tents, with
perhaps a population of 400 people.
The camp boasts of the usual amount
of saloons; there are several eating
houses and lodgings are now fur
nished for the visitor.
"A weekly newspaper has beer in
stalled, Messrs. Douglas and Web
ster, two enterprising young news
paper men from San Francisco. who
went in at the opening, having de-
cided to remain, and Mr.. Webster is
now in San Francisco securing the
presses and outfit.
There is much contention over
the old Dutchman workings, and at
least seven holes have been dug.
With the consent of all parties con-
cerned, several leases have been let
on the ground and showings are very
satisfactory. In the Hayden lease,
where a tunnel is being driven in the
old workings, a solid breast of ore
averaging about $50 is had. Messrs.
Keane and Dam have established an
assay plant at Dutch Creek and are
doing the assaying for all the sur
rounding country. A great many
assays have been had which run
well into the pictures.
At Cottonwood some fine gold and
copper showings exist. At Dry Creek
the largest values yet found in the
reservation have been encountered on
the ground of l.. X. Gregory and
associates. The values run from
$40 to $4,000. On the Lady F.
group, located by Hahn and assoc
%ciates, the location holes return val
ues ranging from S. to s74. One as
say carried Is per cent per p p
These claims have all been recorded
and it is the intention of the owners
to begin work as soon as the snow is
broken. All the country along the
shore is covered by from two
to six feet of snow, making it ex-
tremely difficult to get about.
At Copper and Granite, in the
gulches north of Dry Creek, the
showings to be up to the same
high standing found elsewhere. The
values at this time are mostly gold.
with the indications that with depth
large Dodles Will be found.
On the east shore of the lake.
about a mile from Walker Station.
great copper belt has been exposed.
There are places on this belt where
he average assay from fifty feet has
returned as high as six per cent.
When it is considered that most of
locations in the reservation are
n the hands of reliable promotion
and that everywhere the same
ceiling of satisfaction exists, it is not
1t all. difficult to predict that the
axe will have as great a boom as
my that has attracted the attention
If the outside world to Nevada.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-01-19

Much activity prevails in the Rail
road Pass and Colorado river see
tons southeast OF Las Vegas. Prob
ably fifty men are doing development
work in those sections.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-01-19

The new camp of Lyons, in the
southeastern part of the State, is at
tracing some attention. The lucky
Gray is the best property SO far 10.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
WEEKS HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON
DENsED FORM.
'sFirebug' in Terry-Dcliberate ran
TO Burn Entire Town DiscoVereu--
Mattress Saturated with Kerosene
and Ignited in Cd Cabin.

IT is believed that Terry haroors
"frebug" who is determined TO &c
stroy the town. The first attempt III
what is believed to be deliberate plan
to burn the town was discovered one
night last week when parties pasSil's
the most narrow point on Main street
noticed a suspicious blaze in caDin
formerly occupied by celebrated
Black Hills character known as
"Crookneck John"
Investigation showed that an Ola
mattress was on fire. The interior OF
the cabin fairly reeked with the odor
of kerosene, which apparently hau
been thrown against the walls ana
foor before the mattress was set OH
fire. By hard work the blaze was eX-
tinguished before the flames had
reached adjoining buildings. The rea-
| son why the "frebug" should wish TO
destroy Terry is a mystery.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
HAS lid, FOR STURGIs.
New States Attorney to Enforce Reg
ulatiOn of Saloons

John T. Mick. the newly elected
states attorney of Meade county. met
in conference with about forty of the
leading business men of Sturgis at the
city hall on Wednesday evening to
discuss with them the position he in
tends taking toward the saloons and
disorderly houses during his admins
tration. Mr.. Mick stated that he has
given the disorderly houses ten days
notice to close up.
On this proposition harmony pre-
vailed, there being no dissenting opin-
ion expressed, while several commend
ed in short talks.
Mr.. Mick was then asked what at
titude he was going to take toward
the saloons. He replied that he was
going to have screens removed, tables
taken out, see that the saloons did
not sell to minors or habitual drunk
ards and order them to close from IL
o'clock Saturday nights to o'clock
on Monday mornings. He hoped that
there would be no trouble with the
saloon men, as he wanted none; how
ever if they showed fight he would
be fighting back.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
SALOON LICENSES ILLEGAL.
They Had Been Granted on Tie Note
MT Willow Lakes.

Owing to the fact that the vote upon
the question of granting licenses 10
Saloons resulted in a tie at the regular
municipal election at Willow Lakes
last spring, that place, after extensive
litigation over the legality of the IL
censes which, notwithstanding the tie
vote, were granted, now is without
saloons.
1t was the opinion of many resi-
dents Of Willow Lakes that the IL
censes were illegal and void, and TO
test the matter the question was taken
before Judge Marquis, Of the state CIR
cult court. who few days ago declo-
ed that the licenses were Illegal. In
accordance with his decision the TWO
saloons which have been doing bust
ness during the past six months have
closed their doors, the town council
having revoked the licenses imme-
stately after Judge Marquis rendered
his decision.
The status of a town where there Is
a tie vote on the license question has
never been established by the state
supreme court, and it is thought there
will be no appeal from the decision OF
Judge Marquis, so the question will to
some extent continue to be matter OF
6iSDute.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
DON'T WANT TO WORK
DISCLOSE REAL ISSUE IN WHITE
HOUSE POWWOW.
Express Desire. to &c Located in
Some Quiet Place, Where Rations
Are Furnished by Uncle Sam
President VIII Sec About 1t.

President Roosevelt Monday had his
powwow with the White River Ute In
dams, who are dissatisfied with condI-
tons on their reservation and recently
went to South Dakota. The Ute chief
tains were accompanied to the great
white father by two young interpret
ers from the Carlisle Indian school,
two United States army officers, Capt.
c. p. Johnson and Col. Rogers; the
commandaEt at Fort Meade and Fran
els e. Leupp, commissioner OF Indian
affairs.
The six chiefs discarded most OF
their war trappings, wearing plain
American clothes, but retaining their
moccasins and going bareheaded.
They declared that they could not
live on the allotments of land granted
them in the Uintah reservation in
Utah at the time their lands in that
state were opened to settlement. They
begged permission to transfer their
reservation to the Cheyenne river res
ervation of the Sioux Indians.
Ky careful and patient questioniaS
the president could gather nothing
specific except that there is a general
feeling Of unrest among the 1876 mer
women and children composing the
White river band. They were asked
what they expected to do if they were
allowed to go among the Sioux and
how they would earn living.
They said they would be good and
that a kind government would furnish
them with food and clothing. They
practically admitted that they did not
like work and that they had rather
be where free rations are given by the
government. They did not have this
beneficent treatment at their own res
erVation.
The president did not make any
promises to the big chiefs, but said
that he would give them an answer
later.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
Pursued BY ILL FATE.
Rock Island No. 30 Hits an Open
Switch.

SWITCH.
Running at a high rate of speed,
Rock Island passenger train No. 30,
which ldt El Paso, Tex, at $50 Satur-
day eveling for Chicago, dashed into
an open switch at Barney n. M, 100
miles nGth of FL Paso, early Sunday
morning Five persons were killed
and eight injured, none fatally. The
dead: T. F. Ackley, Almo Gordo, n.
M, engheer; E. ]. Redfeld, Almo
Gordo, \ M, fireman; Harley Spense
Corona, y. NJ, sheepman; Andrew
Heron, Bisbee, Ariz.; Mexican child
The Injured: Two Arabs who went
from Ell Paso and nine Mexicans.
When he train dashed into the
switch TIE engine left the track and
turned over, pinning the engineer and
fireman underneath and killing them
instantly. The express car, dining car
and a Pullman were thrown from tn .
track. O the eight passengers hurt,
none will die.
The tran wrecked Sunday was in
collision N Jan. at Volland, kan,
with No. 20 on the same road and
thirty-two persons, mostly Mexican
Iaborers OF their way to Ell Paso, were
killed ant over thirty persons were
injured.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
MUST PAY frisco LOSSES.
German Insurance Companies Lose Ia
Home Court.

The North German Fire Insurance
company. according to a decision p|
the Hamburg curt, must pay the
losses which 1t poured as result OF
the San FRANCISCO earthquake last
year.
The court he'd that the earthquake
clause in the plicy was too amoigu-
Gus to justify he company seeking TO
escape liability The court also or
dered the Transatlantic Fire .nsur-
ance companyto reimburse to English
companies which had reinsured san
Francisco risks with it for losses al
ready adjusted
The court REUSED to sustain the
Transatlantic company's contention
that the English companies exceeded
the limit of generosity in settling the
losses so rapidly.
The case against the North German
Fire Insurance company was won by
San Francisco lawyers, including Mr..
Sutro, who came to Germany in the
autumn for the purpose Of presenting
the claim.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
NEGRO'S FATAL BITE.
Rapid City Man Dies of Wound Re.
CeiVed in Fight.

Patrick Mullen died at the Dead
wood hospital Friday morning from
the effects Of a bite of a human be-
ing on his hand week ago, which de-
veloped blood poison. Mullen, who
was employed in Rapid City, got into
an argument with two negroes, and
one of them struck at him. They
clinched and the negro managed to set
his teeth in Mullens hand so firmly
that the marshal was forced to use
his club to make him loosen his hold.
The hand became infiamed and swoll-
en-, and two days later Mullen came to
DeadwOod and entered the hospital.
The sheriff and the states attorney
Friday took his ante-mortem state
ment and the authorities are looking
for the negro, whose name is I'M
known.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
LOYAL TO BIJOU HILLS.
People Angry Over Proposed DiscOn-
tinuance of POStOfiiCe.

The people of the little town Of B.
jou Hills, situated in the southern por-
ton Of Brule county, and one of the
historic settlements in the Missouri
river section of South Dakota, are all
"riled up" and all because of the re-
ceipt Of a letter from the postOffice
department at Washington which indi-
Gates that the department is cOntem-
plating disseminating the Bijou Hills
pOstoffice, which has been in existence
since the early days of Dakota terri
tory.
Protests against the discOntinuance
of the BijOu Hills pOstofiice are being
literally signed and will be sent to
Washington.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
DECLINE CHANCE TO ESCAPE.
Twenty-Four Men Go Down witt,
Their Shin.

The British ship Pengwern, Capt.
williams, from Taltal, Chilli, Oct. for
Falmouth with a cargo of saltpetGr,
grounded off Scharpon, about ten
miles north Of Cuxhaven, Germany
Sunday. Tweny-four men comprising
the crew were drowned, and her car
go is a total less. The tug Vulcan
went to the assistance Of the stranded
vessel, and passing close to her the
crew of the Penwern threw live dog
and a bundle Of clothes aboard the
tug, but disreg@ded the appeals to
jump into the water so that they
might be rescued The tug made re-
peateC attempts to rescue the Peng-
wern, but the htavy sea broke over
her and she disappeared from view.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
NO GUGGENHEIM INQUIRY.
Colorado Shuts OFF Probe of Alleged
Purchase of Senatorship.

Senator J. H. Crowley, Democrat IN
troduce1 in the upper house of the
Colorado legislature Friday a resolu-
ton providing for the appointment OF
a committee to investigate Simon
Guggenheim's alleged purchase Of the
United States senatorship, for which
he recently received the Endorsement
of the Republican caucus. The sena-
tor cited published reports concern
ing the use of money to secure the
election of members pledged to vote
for Guggenheim, and that for the good
Of the name Of the state action should
be taken.
This is not Democratic party
measure" declared Senator Crowley.
and I wish to declare that l have no
personal prejudice against Mr. Gug-
genheim, either politically, religiously
or otherwise, but 1 do not want to be
characterized as having been a MEM
Der Of a Legislature that was bought"
After a stormy debate the resolution
was tabled by a vote of Is Republicans
to II Democrats, strictly party vote.
Senator Fred Parks then moved that
the matter be expunged from the rec
ords, and this was carried by a viva
voce vote on the matter.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
TWENTY PERISH IN FIRE.

Disastrous Blaze Occurs i'm a German
Factory.
Sixteen girls and four youths from
15 to Is years old were burned to
death at the village of Geispolsheim,
near Strassburg, Germany. in a fire
at the Hubert company's factory Fri
day morning. A basket Of celluloid
scraps caught fire from spark and
exploded in a room where forty were
working The flames spread quickly.
cutting off exits.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
OUR MINISTER is ACCUSED.
Sensational Charges Against Herbert
Pierce, Representative in Norway.

HotiiSHtiOIldt tIdrSeS Against HERBERT
Pierce, Representative in Norway.
Sensational charges against Herbert
pierce, United States minister to Nor
way, who was formerly third assistant
secretary of state, were made before
the house committee on ways ano
means Monday by Prof. II. w. Elliott,
of Cleveland, in connection with the
hearing on the resolution for further
protection of fur seals on the high
iseas.
Elliott stated that while Pierce was
representing the United States before
The Hague tribunal in the settlement
of claims growing out of the seizure
of the sealing vessel j. Hamilton Lew
is by the Russian government, on the
charge of piracy, he also represented
the owners of the vessel and even in
stituted action in the United States
district court of the District OF Column
bia to insure payment of his fee out
of the money awarded TO the vessel
owners.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
AUTO THRASHING MACHINE.
South DakOtan Has Patent on a
Mechanism.

Herman Cook and William Cook,
ranchers. Of Aberdeen, are attempting
to interest capital in the building Of
o. trial machine upon which Herman
Cook recently received a patent The
Cook brothers say that they have re-
}ceived several offers of royalty from
eastern firms.
The invention of Herman Cook is
said to be entirely new. 1t will do
away with the old time traction en-
gine and long belt. The new machine
As run by means Of a gasoline engine,
(which is placed directly under the
3cylinder of the thrasher. This engine
is SC attached that it not only oper-
ates the separator, but propels the
machine from place to place as we'll
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
HOMES FOR THOUSANDS.
Great Interest in Proposed Trip
County Opening.

Great Interest in Proposed Trip
County Opening.
Great interest is being felt as to the
proposed opening of Trip county to
settlement this coming season. 1t will
open up over 100000 acres of rich
agricultural and grazing land to the
white man. 1t will open the way for
the Northwestern railroad to connect
with it's Pierre line. 1t will open up
1000 900 acres of land and will bring
"a vast amount of wealth to the state
1T will add nearly 5000 voters to the
state and some 10000 inhabitants
When Gregory county was opened
with 416,000, acres 100000 persons
registered; Trip county, with its L.
100000 acres will have at least 800, 900
registrations
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
CHAMPION TRAPPERS.
Two Brothers Market 300 Pelts a.
Result OF Fall Trapping.

Without doubt the champion trap
pers Of South Dakota are John and
George James, brothers, about sixty
years of age, who reside about four
miles from GrOtOn.
They have just marketed a big
bunch Of furs which they gathered
during a trapping expedition of about
two weeks at Sand Lake ard the
neighbOring sloughs. In the "catch"
were $500 muskrat pelts, SO skunk.
94 mink, q badgers and 10 weasels.
The old men find their vacation very
profitable one, their profits being
greater from a few months work in
the winter than many farmers receive
from crops raised on their farms.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
LANDSLIDE BLOCKS ROAD.
Train Narrowly Escapes Avalanche OF
Earth in West Virginia.

Early Sunday morning tremendous
Clip occurred on the main line of the
Wabash railroad on the West Virginia
side of the Ohio river at the bridge
opposite Mingo Junction, O., which
will put the road out of commission
for several days, and in the meantime
trains are being operated via other
lines.
Just as the slip started a westbound
freight in charge Of Engineer Charles
McCabe was passing on to the bridge.
The engineer feltthe track collapsing
and opened the throttle wide. The
caboose and six freight cars Of the
train were demolished by the ava
lanche of earth.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
POLICE OFFICERS ACCUSED.
Alleged Conspiracy to Rob Express
wagon ut Butte, Mont.

A sensation has been created at
Butte. Mont, by testimony presented
late Saturday night to the council
committee which is investigating
charges OF grating among the police
force. Two police officers charged
that Capt. McGrath, sergeant of police.
had invited them to join in a conspir-
acy to rot a delivery wagon Of the
Northern Express company between
the depot ana the express office. The
robbery, it was stated, was to have
occurred or the night of Nov. II last,
when it was expected q large amount
Of currency would be secured. Some
one tipped the plan off to the man
ager Of the express company, who
Immediately telegraphed to headquar-
ters at st. Paul. A force of armed
guards was rushed to Butte with in
structions b kill If necessary to pro-
tect the company's property. This
precaution, Ii is alleged, frustrated the
plans of the conspirators.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1907-01-19
IIineman Falls.

II, E. DeWitte, one of the linemen of
the Dakota Central Telephone COM
Ipany, had a rather exciting experience
at WATERFOWL. He was at the top of a
I35-foot pole when his spurs loosened
and he came to the ground. He kept
a grasp on the post with his arms,
but could not get tight enough grip
to check his downward fall. He was
pretty badly shaken up and his ankle
badly sprained.