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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
Capture of the President.

Capture OF the freS10ent.
Mr.. Davis and his party. consisting of
his family. Postmaster General Reagan.
Miss Howell, Mr. Davis wife's sister, and
Midshipman Howell. her brother, re-
manned at Washington about thrty-six
hours. and then. on May Z, with an escort
of twenty picked men under command Of
Lieut. Hathaway, made their way toward
the southwest. They were intercepted
and arrested at Irwinville. Ga. about 40
miles southwest of Washington. about
daybreak May 10. and the balance of the
coin and bullion was captured and carried
to Washington. D. c. In 1866 certain Vir-
ginia and Louisiana banks claimed that
this money belonged to them. and was
not the property of the COnfederacy. but
the authorities insisted on a particular de-
scription which could not be given. Sec
rotary McCulloch by order of President
Johnson subsequently directed Treasurer
! Spinner to turn the money over to the
claimants, but on consultation with Sec
rotary Stanton he declined to do so. and
shortly afterward the bullion was coined
by the United States government. At the
instance of Secretary Spinner Congress
passed a resolution, approved March %
1867, ordering this money covered into
the United States Treasury by warrant
which was done. In 1873 Judge Joseph
Carey, attorney for the Bank of Louisiana
made another attempt in the United
States Court Of Claims to get the money.
and had a rule issued on the Secretary
of the Treasury to show the kind and
amount Of coin captured whether or not
there were certain kegs of gold Spanish
and American coin. sixty kegs or less.
and boxes Of silver coin, and the authority
for the disposition. Secretary Boutwell,
referred the order to Treasur Spinner.
who furnished the information wanted.
but claimed that Congress. having by
resolution disposed OF the matter, was the
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11
HAVE RESUMED WORK
IN THE SLATE RANGE

In the Slate Range section, about
five miles southwest OF Hornsilver, a
number of encouraging discoveries
have been made of late. Three prop
critics, covering a series of lodges,
and situated about th~ree-fourths of a
mile from the old State Line mill.
have opened some good ore. At one
end a group owned by Lee Garrett
and associates shows shipping values
in places, with well defined veins and
prospects of a big mine. says the
Goldfeld Tribune.
Next to the Garrett group is the
Gray Eagle property. upon which
three leases are being operated by
the Hardy Brothers and Forman. aud
where some high values are geing
opened. This property y being
worked by E. NJ. Binford.' of Old
KaintuGk fame, and his associates
On the adjoining Mckinley group.
upon which II. F. Tillotson has been
! working at intervals for the past
, three years, three veins traverse tho
| claims for q great distance, the
quartz appearing at a depth of bu.. a
few feet under the broken slate GOV
ering, and mineral values being wide
ly distributed. A vein that shows a
constant increase in width has been
opened in a shaft at a depth OF
eighty-nine feet, and at this point is
five and a half feet vide, returning
average assays for that width of from
$39 to $74 a ton. A narrow stringer
was cut near the surface which as.
sayed $500, and in sinking fourteen
feet this seam has widened to eleven
inches and yielded assay values from
$500 to $500. On one Of the veins
cold-blooded samples we're taken al
the surface which gave $40 in gold.
A boring outfit left Goldield yes
terday for the Slate Range section,
where it will at once begin sinking
three deep wells at a point abou;
one-half a mile from the Mckinley
property. Considerable activity Is
noticeable in this section.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11

The manager of the company, who
also acts as its engineer, gives us the
assurance that the present systems
efficiency is more than ample, since
1t can carry of tenfold more water
than the water company can bring
into the city. The water COMPANY,
with its 100000 gallon reservoir fur
nishing water through 6 inch mains,
with a mean fall of 1S6 feet, as
against the sewer company's system
of 4 inch residence laterals, 6 inch
crosstown laterals and a 10 inch
main in Main street, with a mean ia !
of 1873 feet, cannot, it is easy to per.
ceive, supply water in quantities
great enough to overtax the sewer
system. From observations made
last fall by the engineer, at the tins
of greatest thaw. the present mains
were not troubled in controlling all
waters drained into them.
When n taxes into considerable
the vast amount Of water that i
drained from Florence avenue and
above, from Bryan avenue and above
and from Erie Main street and above,
coming into the mains, as 1t does
from these several watersheds, q.
Florence avenue and Erie Main
street, and at Brougher avenue and
Main street, one ought readily q
convinced as to the efficiency Of the
present system, since it is common
knowledge that the mains were NOT
overtaxed at any time last fall. II
the unprecedented amount of water
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
SUMMONS.

In the District Court Of the Firm IN
dleial District OF the state OF Ne
sada, In and for the County OF Nye
: frederick III. Bowler, plaintiff ~
Mary Eliza Bowler. defendant.
Action brought in the District Cour,
OF the Firth Judicial District of thu
state OF Nevada. In and for the County
OF Nye, and tho complaint nIcd M sai9
County OF Nyc, in the Office OF tho
clerk OF said District Court.
The state OF Nevada sends Greeting
TO Mary Bowler, defendant.
You arc hereby required to appear In
an action brought AGAINST you by the
aboFe-naincd plaintiff In the District
Court OF the Fifth judicial District o.
the state OF Nevada, In and for thr
county Of Nye. n TO answer tile com.
paint nled therein. within ten days
teNclusivo OF the day OF ~srrviceD after
the service on you of this n
served within this county. or. IL served
out OF THIS county, but In this distric,,
within twenty days; otherwise, within
forty days; or judgment by default viii
be taken against you, according TO the
prayer OF said complaint.
me said action is brought to recover
judgment and decree of this court dis
solving the bond of mhtrimony exist-
ing between you n said plaintiff Cor
IN that In IN year 1891 you, Disregard
Ing the solemnity OF your marriage
VOW, wiifuDy II without sufficient
aus deserted and abandoned said
plaintiff and 10 live separate and apnrt
from him against hia will and without
his consent.
And you are hereby notified that If
o fail to appear and answer said
complaint, an above required. saia
plaintin win apply to the court for the
relief In the complaint demanded.
Given under my hand and the seal OF
the District Court OF the Fifth Judicial
District OF the State OF Nevada, in and
for the County OF Nye. his sth day of
July. in the year OF our Lord 1905.
Attest: A true copy.
tSeal) j. W. LANDQUIST.
Clerk.
by l. DANIELS,
Deputy Clerk.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11
Boston Writer
On NewhOuSe

Newhouse mines stock has been
exceedingly weak recently on what
appears to be London selling. Adj
vices from the mine, however, con-
tinue favorable. The company has
a very large tonnage Of concentrate
ing ore, and is declared to be able to
make copper at q cost OF about 10
cents per pound, says George l..
Walker, in the Boston Commercial.
l am told that financial reversss
made it necessary for the largest
holder of Newhouse stock to sell the
greater portion of his holdings pri-
vately at low prices, and that the
new interests in the stock are taking
hold of the company's affairs with
the intention of making it a big sue
cess. 1t will be recalled that New
house stock. sold at $40 early last
year. The story is that some of the
insiders allowed their enthusiasm to
get the better of their judgment, and
that they bought too heavily at the
high prices. So far as car be learned,
there has been no change of opinion
in regard to the ultimate value of the
property. 1t was a case where the
future was being discounted too rap
idly, and this discounting occurred
just previous to the severe financial
panic and the disastrous decline In
the price Of copper. The Newhouse
company had a large amount Of con-
per on hand which was not sold AZ
high prices, and il was a heavy loser,
The concentrating ores OF the New
house company yield about 30 to IS
pounds Of copper to the ton. They
are mined at a low cost and treated
in the company's own concentrated,
which is Of 500 IONS daily capacity
The work of increasing the conceu-
traitor to 1900 tons daily capacity
was under way when the panic oc-
CURED.
The advance in the price of New
house stock last year was started By
the discovery of a large chimney, or
Tense, Of massive ~chalcoprite ore,
shipment from which yielded from
20 to rs per cent copper. The worg
of determining the extent Of this ore
deposit extended, but so far The ar
nouncement of its recurrence on ths
deeper levels has not been received.
II Is known that the gentlemen
who r very close to the manage
inent have been buyers of Newhouso
stock IN every reaction for several
mouths past. While they do not pre-.
tend to know just how much the
stock is worth, they believe in tho
property and have confidence that IL
will make a big mine. / feel con-
fident that Newhouse will continue
producing copper and that its stock
will ultimately sell considerably
higher than its present price.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11
important Catch BY the POLICE.

That the Police Department is ever
on the alert for suspicious charactee -
and that arrests will surely folio v
was again demonstrated yesterday.
Chief of Police Malley detailed offi-
GERS Ed Welch and Frank Walsh /,
watch several men who did not look
good to the astute Chief. The result
was the arrest of William Marte.l,
alias Williams, and two c~onfederates.
The charge brought against them was
that of having burglarious tools and
instruments in their possession, VITA
intent to commit burglary. Several
keys of a peculiar design and work.
manship e found in the ~possessio
of Martell. They are guaranteed "a
open almost any kind OF a lock. The
men were taken before Judge Bri5-
sell, and Martell asked for time to Sc
cur counsel. His Honor hxed tho
day for hearing on Wednesday after.
noon at 4 O'Clock, placing them under
$4,000 bonds each.
The police believe that they havo
made an important capture.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11
SUMMONS.

In the District Court OF the Fifth Ju-
dicial District OF the state Of Ne
vada. in and for the County OF Nye.
H. Il. Stedman, plaintiff, vs.. Stplin
virginia Stedman. defendant.
Action brought in the District Court
OF the Fifth Judicial District of the
state OF Nevadn, in and for the County
OF Nye. and the complaint filed in said
County OF Nyc, in the Office of the
Clerk OF said District Court.
The state OF Nevada sends greeting
10 Stella Virginia Stedman, defendant.
You are hereby required to appear In
an action brought against you by the
above-namcd plaintiff in the District
Court of the Fifth judicial District or
the state of Nevada, In and for the
County OF Nye. and to answer tho com
PLANT filed therein, within ten days
(exelusivc of the day Of servicc) after
the service on you of this Il
served within this county; or, II served
out Of this county. but In this district,
within twenty days; otherwise. within
forty days; or Judgment by default will
be taken against you, according to the
prayer Of said complaint,
The said action liz brought to, recover
judgment and decree Of this court dis.
solving the ond of mntrimony exist
ing between you and said plaintiff for
In that in the year 1906 you, disregard
ing the solemnity OF your marriage
VOW. wilfully and without suniciont
cause. deserted n abandoned said
plaintiff and 20 live separate n apart
from him against his will ana without
his consent.
And you are hereby notified that II
you fail to appear and answer said
complaint. MS above required. said
plaintif VIII apply to the court for the
relief In the complaint demanded.
Given under my iand and the seal
of the District Court of the Fifth Ju-
dicial District Of the State of Nevada,
In and for the County of Nyc. this Stl
day OF July. In the year Of our Lord
1908.
Attest: A true copy.
(SeaD J. w. LANDQUtST,
Clerk.
r. l.. DANIELS,
Deputy Clerk.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11
Consolidated Red
Top in Rich Ore
PROPERTY END LINES THE
GREAT BOOTH NINE AT
GOLDFIELD.

NO pent-up Utica confines m
bounds OF the central ore zone az thaJ
Goldheld district. On the heels =,
the discoveries to the southeast Il
the Commonwealth and Victor. CONE.
news of a most valuable find In thu
Red Top, nearly three miles to ~
northwest of the Commonwealth
The present week has Witnessed
splendid strike in the territory Of tha
Consolidated Red Top Lease Comm
ny, which concern holds minerol
rights on 500 by 600 feet OF the Roa
Top claim until August LIST Of nevt
year.
Notwithstanding work was done in
sinking the shaft on this property
While some values were found In N
ore running near the $50 mari.
the crosseut on the $50 level is whore
the best ore was encountered.
Wine has been sunk and Is being ev-
blended down, while crosscuttine 4
also In progress on the 225 to pic;
up the vein, which will give 100 feet
OF backs.
Eighteen inches of quartz In m
winze on June 29th returned s79
The following day the same width
gave s112.s0. Wednesday the as.
says for the same width wera
$l42.4o. while six inches returuej
s313.6o.
Already thirty tons Of ore are on
the dump. and shipments will begin
next week. This company was
financed through John Donnellan g
Co., who control the stock and have
absolute management Of the o
erty.
Arthur II. Lowry is the engineer
IN charge and his work has be..a
most creditable.-Goldfeld Review
This property cndlines the greai
Booth Mine and its lodges run right
into the propertv.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11
COMPARATIVE
STATEMENTS
and REMARKS
ON PRIyATE AND PUBLIC OWN
ERSHIP OF THE SEWER
SYSTEM.

Comparative statements are rem
dered below showing the benefits t.
be derived by the public ownership
OF the Sewer System, as well as re.
marks bearing upon the future earn
ings Of the system under public con-
troll, which viii conclusively prove
that its purchase will involve no out
lay of money or add one cent of ex-
ira cost to the taxpayers of Tono-
pah:
COMPARATIVE COST OF SERVICE TO
TAXPAYER UNDER COMPANY AND
CITY CONTROL BASED UPON THE
NUMBER OF PATRONS NOW USING
THE SYSTEM.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11
JUDGE BRISSELL HAS
A VERY BUSY DAY

Yesterday was a busy day in Judge
Brisselfs court. The case of j. KALI.
gurgevich against Nick Kuliacha, /,
which the plaintiff charged that Ku.
liahca had thrown him out of a cabin
and had hit him over the head WITH
a bucket and bottle, was discharged
as it was clearly shown that Kala.
gurgevieh had no business in the
cabin and had been requested several
times to move.
Tho case of e. w. Smith, charged
with tearing open the screen owe.
the pound wagon and taking his dog
out Of the meshes Of the law wa
continued until this morning, as the
defendant desired a jury trial.
George williams and Jim Ahera
were sentenced to GO days in the
county jail on a charge of vagrancy.
The sentence was suspended for tw i
hours to give the men time to get or,
Of town. At the end OF the time ]
careful search of the town failed 70
reveal the whereabouts of the two
prisoners, and it is a safe bet thu;
they left Immediately.
Tho case Of William Martell ALL.
Williams was continued. as there /,
no district attorney in the city a
present, and consequently there is n
one to prosecute the case.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11
Mc.,tanas win Oy Narrow Margin.

Mcstanas Win Oy Narrow Margin.
A full grandstsnd and a great
number of rOoters along the side
lines greeted the Elks-Eagles SUNDAY
in their championship game with the
Montana onopahs. The game was
not up to the usual high standard Of
ball that has been dished out to the
Tonopah fans of late. In all prob /.
bility II was due to the fact that
nearly All the ball players had en-
gagged in the various sports in the
past two days and were not playing
in their usual form. The Eagles-Elks
had on two occasions the game with
in their grasp, the work of Agnew
behind the bat being responsible for
the loss of the game by the hyphena--
ed orders. In the sixth inning Ag-
70 a replaced ~ Peck. Hurl
pitched a magnificent game and had
the backstop given him the proper
support the score would have been
different. His drive of q three bag
ger brought the enthusiastic fans to
their feet. On two occasions the de-
cisions of Doan, the umpire, were
questioned relative to the foul flies
the right and left of the lines.
Outside of this his work was fairly
good.
The final score was s to z, in favor
of the Montana-T onopah aggregation.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11
COmSfOCk Dies
pcnnileSS Nan
DISCovERER OF THE FAMOUS
LODE COMMITS SUICIDE
IN MONTANA.

Recent mining gossip includes the
reporter, rather, the revival OF the
old report-that operations on q
large scale are to be resumed on the
famous comstock lode. says the Ana
conda Standard. The world has
never lost its interest in the roman
tic stories concerning this famous Ne
vada bonanza. The history of min
ing has no chapter more interesting.
For years the region was the flnan-
cial life of the Pacific Coast.
Everywhere there has been years
of talk about the fortunes of the
Mackays, the Floods. the Sharons
and the Fairs. The stocks Of the
Consolidated Virginia, the Belcher,
the California. the ophir and other
Comstock lode properties ran un into
the hundreds of millions. It was
figured late in 1874 that the Ophir
had yielded $40. 900. the Gould
and Curry more than Sit, 900, 900,
the Belcher more than $25, 900, 900.
Men whose names have been for
gotten-Pete O'Riley and Pat Nc
Laughlin among the number--were
prospecting the Gold Hin region ia
1853. Comstock was operating in
the vicinity. It appears 70 be au-
thentic history that he was a benen-
ciary, rather than an original dis.
coverer, in the first important finds.
It is said that he realized the value
OF the strike made by the two men
just mentioned better than they did.
He claimed the ground, whether
rightfully or not, and to avoid trou-
BILE they included his name in the To-.
cation notice.
Comstock's net gains. as the result
Of the subsequent development Of the
wonderful field, were never accurate
ly known, but they are supposed to
be not in excess Of twelve or fifteen
thousand dollars. When he sold II
he invested his money In mercantile
operations which did not flourish
he was by no means a man of bust.
ness tact. lie vas poor whom others
we're accommodating tens OF millions IN
Comstock lode profits.
After years spent in vain efforts to
strike II rich again. Comstock drifted
into Montana. He tarried for a
time in Butte. While there he wrote
letters which are In the files Of news
papers which have their homes far
east OF the Rocky mountain region,
In which he spoke with enthusiasm
OF Montana's mineral outlook.
But there was nothing in It for
Comstock. He was always queer"
some Of those who knew him when
he was in Butte suspected that his
mental faculties we're impaired. Late
II the year 1870 he reached Boze
a He shared some of the expert
ences of the remnant of the Big Horn
expedition. One morning, late in
1870. Comstock went out of the cabin
OF which he was an occupant. walked
to the e a of a store fronting on
Main street, drew a revolver and shot
himself in the right temple. He died
penniless. In the Bozeman cemetery
a rude fence %encloses his grave
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11
Fircmen Hold Meeting.

A special meeting of the Tonopah
Volunteer Fire Department was held
at the fire house last night in order
that all bills incurred for the Fourth
of July parade could be acted upon.
That the volunteers are taking great
interest in work that is coming be-
fore them was demonstrated by the
attendance. 1t is the intention of the
organization to select different COM
panies throughout the city, so that
in Ease of an alarm, each fire fighter
will know exactly which hose cart to
respond to, and it will be his duty to
get that particular n to the fire. n
order to perfect this a special meek
ing will be called next Thursday
night at s O'Clock, and it is the urg-
ent wish of President Coble tn l,
every volunteer be at the fire house
at that hour. A banquet will be held
Immediately after the meeting. The
volunteers have determined to invite
representative business men to occu-
py seats at the festal board. 1t is
also the wish of the president that all
those who participated in the parade
bring back the uniforms in order tina;
they may be cleaned for future
events.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11
coNsIDINE WILL RETIRE.

The Reno Journal says John l..
Considine has stated that he will not
accept the Craftsmanship Of the Dem
oeratic State Central Committee an
other term, and his successor win 90
eleced at the Tonopah convention,
unless the executive committee shall
hold a meeting before that time and
name a man.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11
HOLD O SESSION.

At a regular monthly meeting he'll
yesterday the County COMMISSIONS
held a short session and adjourned
until this morning, when the regulas
routine work will be taken up. The
real reaso for the adjournment was
that it was the day after the night
before, and County Commissioners
McQuillan was still feeling tough
from that water bout.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11
MoItIIs A CANDIDATE.

J. II. Morris, the young attorney
who is a Nevada-reared boy and for
merly Assistant District Attorney of
Nye County, has placed himself in the
hands of his friends and will be 8.
candidate before the Democratic
County Convention for the position
OF District Attorney.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11

carried on by the system last fall did
not overtax it, it Is safe to venture
the assertion that Tonopah has a.
sewer system that will be adequate
for many years to come.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1908-07-11
West end BeginS
Upward Flight


. West End was a feature on I
. the New York and San Francis I
. co exchanges yesterday. While I
. the news of the rich and perma-
. nent strike had been known for 4
= several weeks, it apparently 4
= took some time for the investor 4
. to get next. At the closing of 4
= the exchanges. Sust before the 4
. holidays. the stock ruled at As 4
. bid and IS asked. In New York I
= yesterday morning on the open Z
= ing board it was chalked up at 4
= so, and at the close last night Z
. reached 65. q