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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
NYE COUNTY MEN
EFFECTIVE WORKERS

II has NOT been intended but 1t is
certainly a fact, that in giving credit
TO those who made the mineral eX-
hibit a success the proper eminence
has not been given to the work Of
II. c. Schmidt, member of the state
commission. nor to that Of Branch
n. Smith, one ~ the official collec-
tors. How this came, we are at 2.
loss 70 understand unless Il was that
their work was done at a distance
and not under the observation Of
the Goldfeld papers.
Both Mr.. Schmidt and Mr.. Smith
are from the adjoining county OF
Nye. Mr.. Schmidt Is president of
the Tonopah Promotion association.
He was the unanimous choice OF the
citizens of Tonopah for the Nye
county member of the committee,
and Goldfield heartily seconded the
choice, and the governor made the
appointment. He gave much time,
thought and work to make the eX-
hibit q success. sacrificing more thar
some others IN his attendance upor
committee meetings by reason of hi
distant residence. He made Tono
nah day a distinct success and wa
generous in his work for Goldfield
Branch Smith did much of thu
hard and effective work OF collect
ing the mineral exhibit. He trav
eled over many Of the northern
counties and by his good judgmen
and knowledge of the demands 0
the exhibit and by his wide popu
larity among the people he was abb
to accomplish much that would hav
had to be left undone had anothe
attempted his work. He brought I
the mineral palace the best indiyit
ual specimens of ore to be seen .
the entire exhibit; and his profe.
sional knowledge and gentleman
instincts and bearing were much al
preciated among the visitors durin
the exhibition.
Mr.. Smith has a large acquail
lance among mining men and wit
mining affairs. He was a memb'
of the last state legislature and gay
valuable aid in framing and passir
measures affecting mining and
would be a good thing for the mi
ing industry If he could be kept
the legislature indefinitely,-Gol
field News.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
preENT DEVELOPMENTS PROM.
,sE no MAKE PROPERTY
A BIG PRODUCER

RHYOIITE, Oct. 5.-The crosscuC.
ram the 200 foot level of the Keane
Wander shaft has exposed a width
If as feet of ore assaying s14 in
cold per ton, with the opposite wall
not as yet in sight.
The %cros5cut is a large one, IL
feot high, and this immense lateral
d All in ore of this quality. The
c%rosscut is being run toward the
hanging wall.
The shaft vas sunk on the first
ledge in place discovered on the es-
tate. and is proving up one Of the
largest ore bodies on this wonder
mi property. The greatest width Of
ore In the upper workings, where
no rock Is quarried out OF the side
~ the mountain, rs 81 feet, only two
feet bigger than the crosscut from
the shaft.
IN the drift from the 100 foot
level Che ore is continuous, and is
of about the same quality through
out. This shows that the ny body
Il one Of great magnitude. alone suf-
dcient 70 feed the mill for %. long
time.
superintendent Homer Wilson es-
timates that without the ore IN sigh,
IN the shaft workings, the old work.
ings will produce ore enough V
Keen The min running for two o.
three years.
II Is interesting to note in this
connection that several Of the quart
outcrops on the Keane Wonder es.
tate have not as yet been pros
pected or drawn upon for any ton.
mage OF ore, although q sampltng Q
the outcrops shows good values
The Whipsaw claim contains, Il i
believed, equally as much ore a.
the claim on which the princlpa
work has been done. The reserve
at the Keane Wonder present grea
possibilities.
The mill returns for August wer'
for only $4,000. the quality OF tn
bullion having been lowered on &C
count OF The s~ulphide ore which wa
then ia evidence. Mr.. Wilson eX
poets the September returns 10 be ~
10 the standard.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
HIGH GRADE ORE
IN MEANE WONDER

having been filed against Dick by
Henry Dillon in New York for $780,
600 for alienation Of Mrs, Dillon's
affections, and Dick returned to
New York.
Mrs. Dillon is a very beautiful wo-
man and for a time mingled with
the other members OF the divorce
colony; but after a certain dinner
one right at the Thomas cafe, and
which caused much comment, she
was seldom seen with other mem-
bers OF the divorce colony, and
lived quietly at the Riverside. Dill
lon IS at present in q New York
sa~nitarium suffering from a nervous
breakdown.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
nALL GANrE

Mina's ball team appeared Sum
day as per schedule, for a game
with Bishop. The afternoon was
gusty and dusty; still a fairly large
crowd gathered to watch q remark
ably poor game. Bishop won Fl to
9. The home team had so easy a
walk-over that IT'S careless playing
started many Of fits friends roofing
for Nina, in order to get the boys
to working seriously. Ingram, the
Nina shortstop, was retired from
the game by ca ball which passed
through his hands and struck him
in the face
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
any THEY

A slight earthquake visited nan
cities Of the gulf states some years
ago. The shaking of the earth was
distinctly felt all over state, but
especially in the state capitol. The
Legislature was in session at the
time, and nearly every member
thereof ran out,of the building when
the structure began to evince a dis
position to turn itself over. or
course there was then an end TO
Legislative proceedings for that day.
When the body had reconyened il
was fouid that some member Of a
grimly humorous turn had made an
entry on the journal Of the legisla-
ture in these words: "On motion
OF the house the Legislature adj
iourned."
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
PIONEER VALLEY VIEW
Will CONSOLIDATE

The annual meeting Oh the stock
holders OF the Valley View Mining
company Of Pioneer was held in this
city yesterday Considerable dis
cussion ensued regarding the policy
of the company and also relating to
the several law suits now pending
in the courts. A tentative agree
ment was finally adopted whereby
the company will consolidate with
what is known as the Cold Hill Min
ing company. This latter company
owns the Gold Hill and Conserva-
tive claims, over which several suits
have been brought. This %eonsolida-
tion, it is thought, will prove OF
benefit to the stockholders, and it is
probable that the suits will be dis
missed. Under the terms Of the
coalition the stock will be exchanged
on a basis OF five shares of Valley
View for one OF the Consolidated.
The stockholders decided on the
the following for directors: Cap
tain George w. Thatcher, George B
Thatcher. Malcolm L. Macdonald
r. G. Waterhouse. R. c. Moore. J
r. Bryan and w. H. Bryant.
Malcolm L. Macdonald was re
elected president, w. II. Bryant wa
chosen as yice-president, while ]. II
Monteath was elected secretary 70
the ensuing year.
Among those in attendance at tn
meeting were j. w. Fraser, W. T
} Tobin, R. r. Tobin, E. A. Herke.
rath and J. R. Bryan of Pioneer
j. Tenbrook of Los Angeles, Georg
/ Wingfeld and w. H. Bryant {
3 Goldfeld.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
HAD VISIONS
OF The BURNING
or old ROME
TOP MAN At THE SILVER TOP
HAD ILLUSIONS AND SOUNDED
FIRE ALARM

The top man at the Silver Top
mine was dreaming yesterday. He
had Just finished reading about the
burning of Rome and in his mind
witnessed the runs If the Rome vol
unteer fire department while Nero
sat outside the fire lines and played
the fiddle. So realistic was this
vision that he started yelling fire
at the top of his voice and at the
same time sounded an alarm by
blowing the fire whistle,
The paid ard volunteer DEPART
ments responded in record breaking
time and when they met on upper
Main street, after being unable 10
discover anything that bore the re-
hottest resemblance to a condagra-
ton. both departments started heap
ing benedictions upon the head of
the historian at the Silver Top. who
at that time was peacefully pushing
an ore car in the direction of the
ore house.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
SHIPMENT

Last week the Montgomery-Sho-
shone mine made another of its reg
ular shipments Of bullion, consisting
Of six bars aggregating about s1S,-
900.
Everything is so well systematized
at this property, and the usual rou-
tine so quietly maintained that there
Is seldom anything of a new char
acter to report. All departments are
working well, with the ore reserves
steadily increasing.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
GErs HER pIyoncE Avn NIGHT

Mrs. Charlotte Dillon, the beau
tiful chorus girl, who for the past
six months has been domiciled in
the Riverside hotel at Reno. has
been granted a divorce from Henry
Dillon in Judge Orr's court. The
divorce was granted on the grounds
Of ~desertion and non-support.
Shortly after Mrs. Dillon, who
was the wife OF Henry Dillon, one
of the most famous %equibrilists in
the world, arrived in Reno, she was
Joined there by Frank Dick, a New
York millionaire. There were many
wine suppers and many joy rides in
Dicks car, which cost him $3.50 ex'
press charges from the east.
Rumors reached Reno of a suit
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
STATE MINING INSPECTOR
DISCUSSES NEW DISTRICT

Among the districts of Me-
vada that are given complimentary
in the report of Nevada's
mineral resources, compiled by State
Inspector E. f. Stuart, and just pub
lished, is Georges Canyon. situated
in Nye county and from which good
reports are received almost every
day. Mr.. Stuart has this to say of
Georges Canyon:
"This one of Nye county's new
districts shows an extensive mineral
II nearly two miles in width by
four miles in length. Like Goldfeld
the malapai shows on the higher
elevations, but where erosion has
taken place, the porphyry is ex'
posed in a similar manner.
Several strikes of great impor,
lance have been recently made here
by George Coslett and his associates
on the west side of the Monitor
range. This is within a short dis
lance Of the recent strike made OF
the Stimler property. AS develop
ment work progresses In this can
yon the prospect of opening up sew
eral paving propositions are yer
~hattering. In all cases where tn
veins have been sunk upon, a decid
ed widening Of the vein is IN eyI
dence.
Several leases are now operai
ing. among which may be named tn
Stewart lease, the Ryan and Murph
lease. and the Mercer, Graham an
Bugbee lease. The whole distrit
presents a scene Of activity, wit
every evidence of making a permal
ent camp"
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
COUNTY BRINGS SUIT FOR
NYE AND ORMSBY DEPOSIT

IN an enort to recover the sum of
~s66,6S9.36 which was on deposit in
the Nye and Ormsby County bank
at the time that institution became
defunct, Nye county yesterday be-
gan suit against former County
Treasurer r. F. Gilbert and his
bondsmen.
The defendants in the suit are r.
f. Gilbert, A. G. Raycraft 7. w.
Kendall, w. j. Douglass, j. ]. Nc
Quillan, Henry G. Schmidt, Grant
Crumley, R. P. Stenson, c. A. Won
acott, w w. Booth, George s. Hall.
receiver of the Nye and Ormsby
County bank, the Tonopah Midway
Mining company and w. J. Doug,
lass as trustee.
The complaint states that w. ]
Douglass as trustee for the Tonopal
Midway Mining company holds
deed for the First National banl
building at Goldfeld, which is in
tended as security for the money de
posted in the bank, and asks tina
the building be sold and the pro
ceeds over $751; 900 be turned owe
to the county treasurer, as $500
is the amount of the Midway Mir
ing company's claim.
The bondsmen who are sue
: qualified as follows: A. G. Ray
craft, 100000; t. w, Kendall, SIS
900; w. j. Douglass, $4,000; j.. ,
/, McQuillan, SIS 5000; w. w. Boot
! McQuillan, $4,000; Henry ,
Schmidt, $4,000; r, P. Stensol
! $4,000; w. w. Booth, $4,000; {
A. Wonacott, $1,000. Gilbert, :
: principal, is also sued for $4,000
+ The suit will be conducted by A
{ torney Key Pittman, who has bee
secured as special counsel. The
appears to be some doubt as to Il
county recovering the amounts S
= opposite the names of the bond
linen, as the Nye and Ormsby Cou
ty bank was used as a depository
d order of the county commissioners
g The prizes for the musicians ma
=, querade ball, Friday, Oct. Sth, a
~ now on exhibition in the windo7
h. of the Tonopah Drug Co. and D
ID browsky's jewelry store. lO-5
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
WORK STARTED ON
RENo'S NEW THEATRE

The Reno Gazette of Tuesday
says:
Laberers armed with picks and
shovels and two teamsters driving
teams hitched to big scrapers are to-
day at work on the site of the new
Acknowledgement theatre excavating
for the foundation. They are rush
ing the work with all possible speed
and before noon had quite an exca-
walton. Contractor Robb states tha'
this work will be hurried and that
the theatre will be open and raadJ
for business by the middle of Janr'
airy.
While men are at work on tht
excavation, other laborers are haul
ing lumber, brick, stone and othel
material and piling It around tn
site for the new building, so tina
there need not be an hours delay y
the construction Of the new build
J ing.
It is possible that while thi
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
FIFTY MEN ENGAGED
IN LAYING PIPE

Work was started yesterday on
the laying of the 10000 feet Of new
pipe for the Tonopah United Water
company, by j. f. McCambridge and
w. II. Hunter, who secured the con-
tract. The blasting for the excava-
ton could be heard throughout the
day and at the progress recorded
last evening, the task should be
completed within a remarkably linn
tied space of time. At the present
so men are employed and II nee
essary the contractors will employ
more men when needed.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
NEW MANAGEMENT

John Hin took charge of the Ar
hngton hotel this morning for the
proprietor. wills B%rougher. Stout
and McMillin, who have made the
house the best known hotel in the
state, retire, and their manager,
Fred somers, expects to go into bus
mess at Reno. Brougher is spend
ing a lot of money on the Airing
ton and will make it an up-to-date
house. Carson News.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
WANTS TO FIND HER son

Mrs. b. Lyons, of % Mansell
street, Agate, East London, Eng
land, has written to the constable at
Hazen, asking him the whereabouts
of her son, Henry Lyons. The moth
err describes the lost one as 29 years
Of age. six feet tall, fair, and tat
tooed on his arms, She has not
heard from him since November,
1907. He is supposed to be in To-
nopah or Goldfield,
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09

John Brouwers arrived yesterday
from Holland, Mich. He will re-
main in this section for 2 couple OF
weeks and while here viii be the
guest OF II. J. Hall.
Mrs. A. B.. Millett arriveN yester-
day from Los Angeles and leaves
in a few days for her home at MIL
lets in Smoky valley. She y ae
eompanied by Miss Lettie Daniels
who recently underwent an opera
ton, but who is now on the road t
recovery.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09

The Mason Valley Mining COM
pany has officially announced that
construction Of a smelter will COM
mence without fail at Wabuska on
December /. 1909. In the meantime
all material necessary will be ship
ped and properly piled in order that
nothing will delay its speedy COM
pletlon.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09

weather lasts the work will be con-
tinued into the night by mea Of.
electric lights SO that there will be
no delay in the final completion Of
the structure.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09

An ad in the Bonanza is sure to
bring results.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-10-09
BELMONT

The efforts of the management to
get below the water level in the
Belmont shaft, have been rewarded
at last, for several days ago the
dry zone was encountered. Work
has already started in the building
of a stump which will catch the wa
! ter and enable the operations to be
carried on in dry workings. The
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-30
MAIGHIlR GREEK AVgARns.

The lncOnalutehey OF the decision
Of The legislative homestead commits
alon Ia shown IN It's methods OF par
ceiling out the land claimed By set
Tiers IN the Marble creek district.
The settlers we're most All claiming
leo acres each ana the commission
has parooled the land out IN tracts
% from te 10 iso acres according 10
its Idea Of the merit of each claim.
ant. when the fact h that n a settler
10 entitled 70 any OF the land Il Is
10 al that he or she claimed 10 have
settled upon. and me action OF the
commission in parcsling Il out IN
driblets aubIects lie members 70 crit
ieism Is being unfair and unjust. and
having distributed the land &c 90
many political plams regardless OF
the rights OF any one. Those who
were actual settlers and entitled TO
Tie land have good cause for protest.
ms against being given 4 forty when
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-30

they we're entitled to leo. There ID
something wrong with the work of
the commission and many people be-
lievs Il 10 be a political scheme to
defrand the state Of timber valued
at more than $1,000. GOO. No doubt
many Of the settlers may have had
honest claim to the land. and al
these win protest against the par
ceiling out methods OF the commits
sion.
There Il one very important fea-
ture OF this whole transaction which
the legislature and all those con-
neeted with this questionable land
deal seem TO hare overlooked or
deliberately ignored: Our consti-
tation provides the only method OF
dlsposing OF state lands. and that Is
By public sale At not less than $40
an acre. Now the question Is that
u the state has 4 title sufieient 10
enabiG II 70 dispose OF the land. how
does it obtain the right to violate
the constitution aud give the land
away without compensation II Il
has not such title. what right has It
% assume authority to dispose OF the
iandf II the legislature may at viii
ignore the mandatory provisions OF
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-30
evils Of the liquor business through
strict regulatiye legislation.

An I. W. w. speaker declared on
the streets of Spokane last evening
that II he had his way he would tear
down the American flag and hoist
the red flag OF anarchy In its place.
He is a specimen OF the leaders of
the lawless element now giving Spo-
kane officials some trouble because
they are not permitted to openly vio-
late one of the city ordinances. II
would be eowardly and humillating
for Spokane to make any concessions
to such a band Of hOboes and tramps
whose motto is that the world owes
them living.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-30

the constitution, we have not law
which any individual Is bound to
respect and are actually living In a
state OF anarchy. While we would
be pleased to see the settlers who are
entitled TO relief, and made settle
ment in good faith secure title to
their land the decisiops of the gov
eminent and the organic law of the
state are against them; they have
had their day IN court. and we would
Be astouished if the supreme court
should ignore these facts in render
ing decision In the test case that
win be brought to save the land to
the state.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-30

The people of Alabama at yester-
days election decided by a majority
OF 10000 votes to reject the proposed
constitutional amendment in that
state. The result Is significant. be-
cause Il Is 50 decided against the
vagary that prohibition stops the sale
and consumption OF liquor, The wave
that has been sweeping the country
unchecked has had a setback that
win tend to bring people to their
senses and to a reasonable and eff
feetive method Of combating the
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-30

Bryan has Joined the prohibition
ranks and many of his former demo-
cratic admirers are turning up their
noses and saying that ghey have
come to the parting OF the ways.
They can no longer follow the foot
steps of the great commoner. Bryan
seems to have a faculty OF riding the
waves that sweep the country per-
iodieally.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-30
WELL KNOWN
WALLA WALLAN

Pays n Glowing Tribute to PaeIae
City by the sea"-says CondI.
lions Better Than Represented u
Local Representatives.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-11-30

Der. Thousands of acres of fine agricultural
usands of pounds of butter to San Francisco
al fields. Will have one of the finest fresh
large and deep enough to dock the American
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-01-14

friendly whites among the former
slave owners and their descendants
which has done so much to make
freedom effective and to emanci-
pate us from ignorance and poverty.
This practical philanthropy takes the
form of advice, encouragement and
financial help In every undertaking
made by the colored people for their
own general Improvement, such as
building churches and acquiring land
and erecting buildings for negro edu-
cational institutions. 1t takes the
form in many cases of definite en-
couragement to the thrifty negroes to
acquire farm and town property and
amt of long and indulgent conditions
of payment, where these are needed"
Nc more practical way of aiding
the race could be evolved in Kentucky
than that of making possible the in
dustrial college proposed by the trus-
tees of Berea College. The sooner the
negro is helped to help himself the
sooner he will be independent Of
white support. Such work as Is done
by the school at Tuskegee and Hamp-
ton is incalculable. and it is that wor
which is in contemplation here. Both
Tuskegee and Hampton are too far
away from this section to be within
reach of many negroes of Kentucky.
So the need for a Kentucky institu-
ton becomes the greater.
Whether the institution be realiz-
ed by some sort OF alliance with the
Eckstein Norton University, as has
been proposed, or by the establish
ment of an entirely new plant, the
argument is all in favor. and the duty
now confronts the public in general
and Kentuckian in particular TO
make it fact.