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The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
NEW BUSINESS AND OFFICE
BUILDING FOR BRIDGE STREE.

The U 5. A. Construction company
will commence work Monday ON new
building for Grandon and Hueston, at
the corner of Bridge and Second
streets, opposite Jack Biggins saloon.
The building will be two-story struc-
ture, of cement blocks and will have
4O-foot front on Bridge street, with
basement the full width and length
of the building. The ground floor will
have two rooms, to be used for bus
mess purposes, and the upper floor will
be divided into office rooms. The build
ing will be heated by steam and fitted
with other modern conveniences.
The work of excavation will be
commenced Monday and it is expected
to have the structure finished within
60 days.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
RAILWAY OFFICIALS
COME AND GO

Yesterday afternoon Charles Har-
lowe returned from Deep Hole, ITO
miles west of Winnemucca, on the line
of the Western Pacific, bringing in
two auto loads of prominent railway
officials. Included in the party were
v. G. Bogue, chief engineer, and W..
II. Kennedy, consulting engineer, of
the Western Pacific; A. Ridgway and
j. G. Gwyn, of the ID. & r. c.; J. o.
Osgood, chief engineer of the New
Jersey Central; A. A. Robinson, who
built most of the Santa Fe system
and was for years chief engineer of
the Mexican Central; W. H. Watts.
If the Utah Construction company, and
c B. Ragon and II. G. Van l,us, a
Ir,vate secretar.et
During his brief stay in the city,
Mr. Bogue spent tne tim. at the Local
Offices of the road, looking over maps,
etc, and was inaccessible to citizens or
newspaper men.
The entire party, accompanied by
Mr.. Harlowe, left on No. 6 this after
noon for Palisade, where they will in
spect the tunnel work, and from there
will proceed to Elko.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
Tells OF EARLY DAYS
IN DUN GLEN CANYON
DAVID GRAHAM CLOSES
IMPORTANT MINING DEAL

United States Deputy Marshal David
Graham of Carson City arrived in
town yesterday for the purpose of
meeting Eli G. Bettis, of Canon City,
Colo, who represents the syndicate
that some three months ago took out
the bond and lease on his Camp Tobin
group of claims.
Mr.. Graham and w. s. Hill were
the original discoveries of Camp To-
bin, and a year ago located seven
claims, assays from surface rock run
ming as high as $4,000 to the ton. BY
the. deal just consummated between
Messrs. Graham and Belts, the prop
erty has been taken over by the Camp
Tobin Gold Mining and Milling com
pany, mention of which is made in
another column of the Silver State
News
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
HAVE YOU TAKEN A LOOK
AT 1.-THE BROILER' WINDOW?

If not, do 50 the first time you go
by and you will see a sight that will
make an epicure s mouth water. Lying
snugly packed on block of ice are
fresh fish, crab, shrimp, oysters in the
she'll and in cans, Porterhous steaks,
fianked with all kinds of fruits and
vegetables that the season affords.
Around the edges of the display are
stationed various bottle, with highly
colored labels, that would impress the
beholder with suspicion that they
contained something that would tickle
the palate of the ''bon vivant.''
All that the customer need do is
to make his selection, and Steve
Grcieh, the efficient chef, and Manager
j. w. Austin, with his corps of cour-
teous walters, will attend to the rest
of it.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
WINNEMUCCA PEOPLE BREAK
CAMP AT LAKE TAHOE

Deputy Sheriff G. w. Muller and
son Fred, Mrs. F. J. Button and Mrs.
+. Hoenstine returned from their
camping trip to Lake Tahoe this
morning. Mrs. Muller and son Leland
stopped off at Reno for few days,
while Mrsr. Fellows and Miss Cleary
will remain at the lake until next
week. Mr.. and Mrs. G. N. Shallen-
berger went on to their Redlands
home, accompanied by the son of
Mr. and Mrs. F. j. Button, who will
attend school at that place.
In speaking Of the outing to Sill
yer State News reporter, Mr. Muller
had the following to say:
Lake Tahoe is an ideal place at
which to spend the hot summer
months There are crowds of tourists
coming and going, and the day we
left the excursion steamers were load
ed down with sightseers. The nights
are getting very cold. ice being seen
at an early hour each morning.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
8. H. YOUNG REvISITS
SCENES OF EARLY MANHOOD
Busy Camp as Early a. 1863-Many
Indians Made "Goodn at Battle
of Battle Mountain

0u0y OdAlP 90 marry - 1ooo-011uy
Indians Made "Good" at Battle
OF Battle Mountain
The early history of the rich mining
region known now as Chafey camp,
in this county, appears in the light Of
bonanza from it's earliest discovery.
According to s. H Young of Salmon
City, Idaho, who passed through Win
nemucca few days ago en- route TO
Chafey with the intention Of looking
over the scenes of the present excite
ment there, Dun Glen canyon contain
ed regiment Of soldiers in 1853 as
well as large population.
~ spent four months in the mines
on the south side of the canyon in
1861" explained Mr.. Young. "At
that time the owners, Elzie Brothers
& Higbie, were taking much ore out of
the Monroe mine which was worth
$500 per ton. 1t was hauled to Win
nemucca, where owners of a crude
stamp mill were charging $25 ton
for crushing. 1t was common report
also that the mill men were stealing
half the gold From one seam in the
workings Of the Monroe ore was ex-
tracted which was almost half gold.
l have wondered that this district did
not come to the front during all the
years since l have been away.
There was not much of the town
OF Winnemucca in those days |
came here in 1861 and owned ranch
about seven miles down the river
from which / cut hay and sold it to
the government; afterward I drifted
around the country and eventually in
to Idaho. Since hearing of the discov-
cries in old Dun Glen canyon / con-
cluded to come out and take look
over the ground again which was 50
active when l was but 90 years of age.
In many respects this country is about
as it was then. The railroad had not
arrived when / was here before, and
all our letters cost us 81 each. Wages
were but $3.50 per day and everything
we consumed had to be hauled froia
California.
81 had ranch in the Ok Spring
canyon, in Grass valley, which the
Indians burned. A crowd of the Sc.
tiers got together and we followed
the band over the mountains to the
place where Battle Mountain is now
located. We attacked them at dav
light in the morning, and when that
battle ended we found % dead red
skins among the willows, to say no.
thing of those who were wounded and
who were carried away by the
retreating tribe
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
CAMP TOBIN EXPECTED TO BE
STATES GREATEST PRODUCER
Development Work Being Rapidly
Pushed-Enough Ore in Sight to Run
Ten-Stamp Mill Average
Assays $3.50 per Ton

+. G. Belts, of Canon City, Colo,
Bettis represents the Camp Tobin Gold
Mining and Milling company Nevada
corporation capitalized at $1,500,00o,
whose principal offices are at Canon
City, Colo. The board of directors is
composed of Hon. M. S. Bailey, judge
of the Fremont county district court;
G. r. Rockefeller, cashier of the Ere
mont County National bank; j. B.
Williams, f. G.. Bettis, II. L. White,
all of Canon City, and A H. Hoyt and
W. s. Hill, of Camp Tobin. Deputy
United States Marshal David Graham
of Carson City, and J. II. Mccoy AMI
f. p. Waldo of Camp Tobin are also
interested in the project.
The company has a tract of ITO
acres, embracing five and one-haif
claims, and has already done consider
able development work on the prop
erty, with excellent showings. The
main shaft is down on the ledge to Il
depth of so feet, and they have drifted
for distance of 145 feet on another
vein. The company has begun work
on the main crosseut tunnel, which is
now in 120 feet and will cut all the
veins at depth of 800 feet, and
which, when completed, is expected 10
be something over 700 feet long.
The ore is all high grade, and assays
show an average value of $3.50 IA
gold, in addition to considerable siiver.
lead and copper of picture value.
Development work already done on
the property has exposed enough of
milling ore to keep a ten-stamp mill
running indefinitely II is the inten-
tion of the company to vigorously
prosecute the development work and
make Camp Tobin the greatest pro
dueer in the state.
The camp is most fortunately situ-
ated, having an abundance of wood
and water What will no doubt prove
of great Importance to Winnemueca is
the fact that there is an excellent
wagon road for the entire distance of
so miles between the camp and this
city.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
new RAILROAD FOR
EASTERN NEVADA

SALT LAKE CITY, Aug 2S.-Sur-
veying parties have been placed in the
field by VIM Ashton, chief engineer of
the Oregon Short Line, to run line
for a railroad between Twin Falls.
Idaho, and Wells, Nevada.
The proposed line will be about 80
miles long and will be built for the
purpose of giving the districts around
Twin Falls an outlet to Nevada and
California.
The Twin Falls region is reached by
a branch of the Oregon Short Line,
running from Minidoka. To get to
Nevada or California at present it il
necessary for the travellers from Twin
Falls to go to Poeatello and then south
to the Southern Pacific main line, or
west to Portland.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
MRS. DIR. BIRTCH VERY
SICK AT SAN FRANCISCO

This morning DR.. Birtch, the eye
specialist, received word from his son,
DR.. Fayette Birtch, head physician at
st Luke's hospital, San Francisco,
that Mrs. Birtch was lying very i'll at
the hospital, and would most likely
be required to undergo an operation.
DR.. Birtch Immediately set to work
arranging his business affairs so that
he may be able to take the first tram
for the city in case his presence at his
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
RENO COMMERCIAL CLUB ISSUES
CIRCULAR ON BUSINESS CONDITIONS

Under date of August 25 the Reno
Commercial Club has issued a four
page circular, summarizing business
conditions throughout the state. Not
withstanding the period of depression
through which the country has recent
ly passed, and the further fact that we
are on the eve of presidential election,
the several reports make remarkably
fine showing and would indicate that
the business of the state is in a
healthy condition. The reports from
Humboldt county follow:
Winnemucca
Business conditions in Humboldt
County are slightly below the normal
for this time of year, due to the fact
that the general business depression
has seriously affected the price of wool,
one of our staple products. The hay
crop, another of our staples, is below
the average owing to the unusually
dry season. The local money r.a-ket
IS easy. More than sufficient cash may
be obtained on advantageous terns t
handle the volume of business.
During the present season an III
sually large amount of building h.
cen done in Winnomucca. In aldit'
two business tuildirgs and scv
'e c $ etc, IIum, o,dt Co@nts
ectod new detached jail hull
r'ar the cour.house, asd
spitai IL aacshsr part Q tbs
IS wen as branch county jail al
town of Lovelock.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
NEWSY ITEMS OF
CAMP CHAFEY

News reaches Winnemucca this week
from Chafey Of an exceedingly en-
couraging nature. Progress is reflect
ed in each item detailing the activi-
ties in both mining and commercial
and building lines.
f. s. Chafey, owner of the bonanza
"Black Hole,' has returned from
California, with the announcement
that he has purchased a big power
plant, which will be installed on the
Black Hole' shaft, with the inten-
ton of sinking same to any depth
permissible by the subterranean con
ditions. In fact, it is said that this
plant will send the hole down 1000
feet. 1t consists of a 40-horse power
hoist, an S0-horse power steam boiler
and engine, skip and blower. The
extraction of ores will be increased
when this. machinery is in operation
to an immense extent. including two
ways on the vein from the shaft and
in the shaft as the latter is sunk
deeper These drifts will be run from
the 5ofoot station, and another sta
tion will be established at the 100
foot level. Altogether therefore the
Black Hole promises to soon be
employing hundreds of miners and
making an aggregate yield that will
be second to none in all Nevada.
Several of the leasers who have
been developing during the last month,
are expecting to begin shipping with
in the next two weeks. There is
strike of exceedingly rich ore on tn ?
Bishop lease, which is said to eclipse
the I" Black Hole. Bishop is shipping
already quite tonnage. McBee and
Palmer's lease is sending down sacked
ore to the Bixby mill, also has out
six to ten tons of high grade worth
500 to $50 per ton. Many leases
have been let within the last two
weeks on various claims throughout
the camp, and lessees announce readl-
ness to begin work as soon as their
accoutrements can be assembled.
The Lang Svne mine, on the summit
just this side of Chafey, which was
a rich producer in the early days, IL
is understood has passed to the con
t,ol of lessee. and he in turn will
sublease. several having already been
granted.
Building operations are proceeding
ON large scale. chief among them be
ing the new postoftice which E. s.
Chafey is erecting, and which is large
enough also to accommodate several
offices. There are four blocks already
assuming the aspects of business and
bounding the main street up and
down the gulch The commercial i'm
portance of the place is attracting
travelling men. who make the trip
from Winnemucca. There are alread,-
said to be four general stores, and a
fifth is going in, which will be under
the management of strong whole
sale house of the east; and arrange
ments are being made for many other
branches of trade to be represented.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
NEW FRUIT AND PRODUCE
STORE TO BE OPENED

About September 1st Ebbett & Co.
will open a fruit and produce estab-
lishment in the store room in the
Bell building, lately occupied by Case
4 Co. Mr.. A. s. Ebbett, who will
have the active management of the
business, is well known to the public,
having been connected with Reinhart g
grocery department for some time. To
begin with the business will be con-
fined to the handling of fruits, veg
etables, butter, eggs, poultry, ETC., but
later on may carry other lines.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
THE SUPERIOR BAKERY
CHANGES HANDS

The Superior bakery has been
leased by Charlie Get, who is well
known to every resident Of W.nne
mucca. Mr.. and Mrs. Kleebauer, the
owners, are now interested in the
Glen hotel, at Chafey, and their Dusi-
ness has grown to such proportions
that it requires their undivided time.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
BOB EVANS AND HIS
FLEET SAIL AWAY

For the last two nights Fighting
Bob Evans and His Fleet in San
Francisco Bay" have drawn crowded
houses at the Isis Family theater.
Tonight and tomorrow night the pie.
lures will be GA Narrow Escape
Angel of the Village" "Tulla's
Dream" and "The Frog" while the
illustrated songs viii be "When the
Nightingales are Nesting, Sweet
lrene," and "Two Blue Eyes,
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29

The mining industry in Humboldt
county has received a great impetus
this summer. Several new mining dis
tricts have been established and town
sites plated The most important
of these are Red Butte, National, Gold
banks, Yellowstone and Sierra. In the
last named district are situated the
promising camps of Tiptop and Cha
fey. In the latter is located the May.
flower, which in the last two months
has produced more gold than any
mine in Nevada with the exception of
Goldfield and Tonopah.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
THE BOSTON BOOMERS
ARRIVE ON TIME

Yesterday the Boston Boomers
came in on their special car, and the
game of baseball scheduled to be
played with local nine was called at
$3.50. A large crowd was in attenl-
ance, which included many ladies,
who witnessed an indifferent game, the
visitors winning by the gr-d old
fashioned score of 9 to z. The follow
ing summary shows how it was done:
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
RICH Mines TAKEN OVER
BY new CORPORATION

l.. Barth, j. Brown and s. Mack.
Batteries for Winnemucca: Andrews,
Sanford, Dupont and Craig
Struck out by Boston Bloomers, z.
Struck out by Winnemucca, 5.
Home runs: j. Brown and 8. Mack.
Threebase hits: $. Mack and Du-
pont.
Two-base hits: s. Mack and Dupont.
Hit by pitched ball: Emery
Passed ball s. Mack
Double play: j.. Brown to Carrie
Nation.
Wild pitch: Sanford.
Stolen bases: Winnemucca 2, Bloom
ers 3.
Bases on balls: Off Boomers, 3; off
Winnemucca, 7.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
ESTABLISHING NEW MERCAN-
TILE BUSINESS AT CHATEl

Mr.. and Mrs. J. Kramer drove over
to Chafey Thursday morning, where
they have recently opened general
merchandise business. Mr.. Kramer in
tends to remain for the next two or
three weeks, until the new venture
has been firmly established.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
WILL HAVE CHARGE OF
IDAHO IRRIGATION PROJECT

Mr.. and Mrs John J. Carroll lert
for Shoshone Idaho, on Wednesday, al
which place they will make their fu
ture home Mr.. Carroll goes to take
charge of large government irriga
ION proi. e which it is estimated
Will take AT least four years to com
plete.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
WILL RETURN TOMORROW
FROM CALIFORNIA TRII

Mr.. and Mrs +. NJ. Muller and
daughter, Miss Viola, who have been
spending the past few weeks at
various California resorts, are on
their way home. They came as far as
Reno yesterday, and are expected home
tomorrow.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
COURSE OF STUDY
FOR SCHOOLS


adopted course of study for the pub
lie schools of Nevada, which is set
forth in a very comprehensive manner
in book of about hundred pages,
recently issued. Suggestions are made
as to the daily program to be adopt
ed by teachers, books to be used, AMI
other details. Lack of space prevents
us from publishing the work in full,
but we herewith give an outline of
the course:
Primary School.
First, Second and Third Grades
Reading, Spelling, Language, Numbers,
Writing, General Exercises.
Fourth Grade - Reading, Spelling,
Language, Arithmetic, Geography,
Writing, General Exercises.
Grammar School.
Fifth Grade-Reading, Spelling,
Language, Arithmetic, History, Geog-
raphy, Writing, General Exercises.
Sixth Grade - Reading, Spelling,
Language, Arithmetic, History, Phys
ology, Writing, General Exercises.
Seventh Grade - Reading, Spelling,
Language, Arithmetic, History, Geog-
raphy, Writing, General Exercises.
Eighth Grade Reading, Spelling,
Language, Arithmetic, History, Geog-
raphy, Writing, General Exercises.
High School.
Sixteen units of work are necessary
for graduation from four-year high
school course, of which the following
are required:
English a, b, c, 3 units; Mathemat-
les, a, b, units; History, d, l unit;
Science, e, l unit; Foreign language
(of the same language) units.
High schools offering less than four
years work must choose their unite
from the above minimum.
Definition of Unit.
BY unit is meant five periods per
week of not less than forty minutes
each, during a school year of not less
than nine months, with as much tim
devoted in school to preparation as tc
class recitation.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
GOES TO SAN FRANCISCO
no RECUPERATE

Sylvan Kramer left for San F'raG-
cisco last evening, on No 8, where le
goes in hopes of recuperating from his
recent attack of illness.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
Total. Al
Winnemucca.

Total A 8
Score by Innings-Boston Bloomers.
2 3 4 8 6 s Q Total
Runs 3 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 o. 2
Hits 4 2 0 | 0 0 / o. 8
Score by Innings-Winnemuc
l 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Total
Runs 9 l 3 0 O 0 0 o.
Hits 0 0 l 2 0 / 0 0 l. 5
Batteries for the Boston Boomers,
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29

Prof. and Mrs b. A. Perkins have
located in the Aiken residence at the
corner Of Second and Aiken streets.
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
Seven Troughs.

ocVcu 1AouSuS.
The camp is making steady and SUD
stantial progress. The two mills
the kindergarten and Mazuma Hills
are running steadily. A recent ten
days run of the latter on Reagan
lease ore produced results of $1,000
aer s-hour shift. Ground has been
broken for new 1000 strictly mol
GIN hotel in Mamma. Developments
IN the lower levels of the Mazuma
Hills mine have proven the ore shoots
continuous and values constant. Sew.
Ga Troughs Mining Go. has definitely
Caeidcd to construct mill as soon as
the best method of treatment is de-
t, rmined. Exhaustive experiments are
ow being conducted George Loudon
has acquired an interest in the George
4 English lease on Badger hill and
will undoubtedly erect five-stamp
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29

Mrs. G.. Alexander, of Cane Springs,
( nav'ne a visit to her sister. Mrs W
. Merchant
The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-29
WILL TAKE A WELL
EARNED MONTHS VACATION

G. A. Stephenson, night engineer at
the Water & Light company's power
house, will leave in a few days for
San Francisco on a months vacation.
Before returning he will visit Chicago
and other points in the middle west.
going as far east as Niagara Falls.
During his absence Mr.. Stephenson 3
position will be filed by F. w. Cor
nell, of the Doak Gas Engine company,
San Francisco. who has arrived in
the city.
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mill. A strike of much Importance has
been made on the Snow Squall, in
Victor canyon, one and one-half miles
south of Farrell. One or two trans
fers of property during the week are
reported.
Lessees on the Wild Bull have again
struck ore. The kindergarten COM
pany is sinking new vertical three
compartment main working shaft.
Lessees of the camp generally are
meeting with good results. A steady
influx of engineers, mining men and
investors has again commenced since
the break in the hot wave. Three al
dtonal automobiles have been plocPd
in service on the Lovelock- Seven
Troughs line.