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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
RAILROAD
SOON TO Be
FINANCED

Augustus ]. Tilden, engineer for
the Rawhide Western railway, is
authority for the statement, in the
Rawhide Rustler, that coterie of
eastern capitalists will be in Rawhide
the coming week to look over the
camp and mines with view of put
ting up the necessary capital for COM
plotting the railroad from Walker
Lake into Rawhide. While here 1t
is possible that these people will visit
Bovard and the Aspen-Lodi district
at the other end of Cabs valley, as 1t
is more than probable that the road
at later date will be continued on
into those places.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24

to show at present nice treasury re-
serve. They have accomplished fully
500 feet of development work on the
property.
Two shipments that have been sent
out by the Queen Mascot people since
the above article was written, amply
demonstrates that that property has
passed from the prospective to the
proven stage of development.
One thousand pounds of choice
highgrade which was broken from
the hanging wall side of the vein from
a stringer some two inches wide,
gives sampler return of $163.60 in
gold, $1317.93 in silver or total
value per ton of $14S1.5S.
A second lot which was shipped out
to the same place, of like tonnage
gave a return of $230.40 in gold
$76S27 in silver, or total Of
$99S.67 per ton. Manager w. w
Merriam stated that they have :
considerable tonnage of milling orr
on their dump and in sight in theil
workings, but that it would be hel>
for the custom mills here at Raw
hide Rawhide Rustler.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
give AWAY
SPECIMANS WORTH
THOUSANDS

PROENIX (Ariz.), March "a
Barker, Alger and Griffin, who made
the great gold strike near Vicksburg
in northern Yuma county, yesterday
gave an option on the property to
Charles F. Southwait of Prescott,
who is to pay 100000, of which
$4,000 must be delivered Monday.
The miners own six claims known as
the Arizona Northern group, includ-
ing a great mineralized dyke, mainly
diorite and schist, with the rich gold
streak just below it.
1t is idle to speak of assay value of
the ore, as some of it is half wire
gold and described as jewelry, rather
than ore. The miners are surrounded
by excited residents of the small
towns along the Arizona and Califor-
MIA railroad, who are for once salts
fed with the fact that the railroad
runs a Sunday train, giving the local
residents opportunity to surround the
strike with their locations.
Thousands of dollars worth of spe-
cimens have been given away. Every
thing that looks like ore has been
staked off for several miles around
The dyke of the gold discovery ex-
tends for several miles and in the vi
cinity are a number of similar for
nations that have all been located.
A swarm of outsiders from all ovel
central Arizona is expected on thu
ground by first train. The neares
railroad station is Vicksburg, five
miles to the southeast. Salome il
twelve miles to the eastward ant
Bouse fifteen miles west
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
Queen. Mascot
Company Makes
Classy Shipment

The Queen Mascot Mining and
Leasing company, formerly known as
the Jordan lease, operating blocks c
and of the Mascot No. l claim,
shipped out one and one-half tons OF
ore last week that will run between
5000 and $1,000 per ton. This ore
came out of a stope in their tunnel
workings and is one of the classiest
high grade streaks in the camp. The
vein is from seven to eight inches
wide, and at divers places, chunks OF
solid horn silver have been taken
from across the entire face and a
piece of ruby or bleeding silver OF
exceptional beauty, about the size OF
two fists was lately found in this
vein.
They also have a five-foot vein Of
ore opened up in their west crosscut
from the eighty-foot level of Their
vertical shaft that will average
around $40 per ton. This leasehold
has been one of Rawhide's shining
lights, so to speak, ever since it's pur.
chase last spring, as it has paid Its
way from the start, also being able
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
NEVADA LEADS
them ALL IN
HIGH VALUES

When the strikes are really strikes
in Nevada there is little to do except
count the money. At Goldfield with
only fifteen-foot hole in the ground
the owners. of the Kendall mine took
out 100000. At Manhattan the big
Consolidated mine north of Timber
hill, the sacks of ore taken out went
many hundreds of dollars to the ton.
At Greenwater the Indian paid so
much, that miners lost their heads
and stampeded like cattle for places
near the lap of the Giftbearer. Just
think of this-for twelve months
there was between $2,00O,O00 and
100000 taken out of Nevada
mines every thirty days. Three years
after Tonopah was discovered the
state had already produced 100000
900 in gold. Five million of this
came from Tonopah the first year. No
wonder men went mad at the door
way of this treasure house!
And the territory's riches are but
scratched yet-according to the best
mining talent. Not scratched, and
already the famous Colorado strikes
are put in the shadow. The average
at Cripple Creek has been $50 to the
ton of ore; in California from S. tt
5000; in the Black Hills of Soutl
Dakota the operators are glad of al
average of So; in the Transvaal, SIT
Now compare: Tonopah, $40 to thu
ton; Bullfrog, $50 to the ton, ant
Goldfield (the center of the Search
light belt) $500 to $S0O.-Lincoll
Marchall in Van Norden.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
JUDGE pROUTY BELIEVES
THAT SPOKANE DECISION
APPLIES TO RENO CASE

Judge Charles A. Prouty of the in
terstate commerce commission is i'll
San Francisco and in an interview
with a representative of the Call said
in part: Il expect the results of the
Spokane decision to be felt in all
cities similarly situated on this coast.
"AlI these rates from the east TO
mountain districts are too high. They
were established at a period when
there was very little traffic and they
were necessarily made high. But they
have not. been reduced as traffic in-
creased. In a recent decision, while
we did not make a general reduction
of rates, we stated that the rates
from Missouri river points to Den
yer and from Denver to Utah points
were too high, and that, If the rail-
roads did not reduce them, we would
do so.
'In the Spokane case we reduced
the rates on the ground that they
were excessive, ana on the further
ground that the earnings of the roads
in question were too great. AS a
similar condition prevails with re
spect to Phoenix and Reno and othe!
cities similarly situated, do not SEE
how the point of the Spokane deci
sion can be prevented from applying
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24
PHILADELPHIA
CAPITAL To BUILD
RAILROAD

A. NJ Pennington, one of the most
noted financial and mining writers of
Philadelphia, writes in an article on
the investing conditions of that place
that when the railroad to Schurz
and Walker Lake is finished, Phila-
delphia capital will be back of it"
A prominent banker of that place
stated that in his opinion, the biggest
paying investment would be in the
railroad and that he had sufficient
reasons to believe that the demand
for it's issue will be greater than the
supply, and that if it should issue
bonds they would be oversubscribed.
This statement from one of the
principal financiers of the city that
backed Tonopah, leads one to reason
ably believe that the Rawhide West
ern railway will be built in the near
future as common milling point for
both the Rawhide and Tonopah ores.
Walker Lake is surrounded by
many favorable gold, silver and cop
per showings, in it's immediate vicin-
ity, and with the gold, copper and
lead ores of the Rawhide district, the
known ores of Hawthorne and the big
copper tonnage of Yerington, only
forty miles. away-with competent
railway facilities such proposition
would appeal to any intelligent CAPT.
tai.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24

" SihSAA'
With regard to the recent advance
in transcontinental rates, Commits
sioner Prouty said that the railroads
had always claimed that these rates
were suicidaly low, and his advice to
the shippers of this coast is to take
advantage of the actual water COM
petition.
"The salvation of San Francisco
and of the whole Pacific coast" said
he, lilies in actual water competition.
l am convinced that the present wa
ter rates between this port and the
Atlantic coast are so per cent too
high"
These comments made by the COM
missioner speak well for the decision
that will be rendered in the case OF
the Reno terminal that is soon to oc-
cupy the attention of the commission
ers and why should it.not, as the case
is without doubt, one well worthy
the full relief asked for the state by
the railroad commissioners.
The case is nearly all prepared ant
will be the most complete of any
that has ever been placed before the
commissioner. Every question tina
could in any way be brought up b!
the railroads has been fully covered
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24

Never seek to persuade yourself
that tomorrow is better fitted to the
accomplishment of any task than is
today. 1t is a vain and false idea
and will ever make against your sue
cess. If you have anything to do, do
it now. Time will not wait.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24

A Kansas City man undertakes to
prove that whisky is not cure for
snake pite Mean disposition, that
man has! In Nevada since the legis-
lature adjourned he would be adjudg-
ed insane.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24

Bachelors over As are to be taxed
$25 a year in Kansas. A man who
has escaped that long, and who
would then marry to save $25, might
prove to be dear husband.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24

A Michigan woman dropped dead
while attending a lecture by w. j.
Bryan. That man is continually say
ing things that take away person.
breath
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24

and so lucidly explained that the de-
cision will be easily rendered and will
be without doubt wholly in favor o.
the state.
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Pointed Paragraphs

Uncle joe escapes from the in
surgents in about the same condition
that the parrot separated itself from
the monkey.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24

WANTED Clean cotton rags, with
out buttons-Two cents per
pound-Inquire Bonanza Office.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24

Hot bread every day at 4 p. m. at
City Bakery. 3-19-tf.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-24

Try a Bonanza want ad.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
Railroads Win Rate Case.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-Manufacturers
and producers in the territory between
Buffalo, Pittsburg and Parkersburg
on the east and the Mississippi river
on the west are regarded as the great
er beneiciaries by the majority in the
United States circuit court today,
permanently enjoining the interstate
commerce commission from enforcing
its seaboard Missouri river bureau
rate in the Missouri river rate case.
The commissioners order of June
IA, 1908, reduced the rate on irstlass
freight from the seaboard to Missouri
river points from $1.48 to el.39. This
order was issued upon representation
of the Missouri river interests that the
seabo ard rate of S1.15 to Minneapolis
and St. Paul was q discrimin alton
against them, inasmuch as the Twin
Cities, using the cheaper water rate
of the Mississippi boats, we're able to
undersell them In their own territory
who would not share In the reduced
rate. According to aroused sentiment
in Chicago, Milwaukee, Detroit. St.
Louis and other central traff1ce cities,
the order was q Discrimination calcu.
lated to ruin their industries.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
New Placer Mine Near Helena.

HELENA, Aug. 25. = Drifting q
shaft distance of 25 feet through q
hard strata. which early day miners
believed was bedrock, and below which
they did not attempt to mine, Fish and
Potter, placer mining in Blue Cloud
Gulch, four miles west of Helena, uu.
covered q virgin gravel bar which
carried values on the surface running
from 10 to Is cents q pan. Several
nuggets we're also found, one nearly
as large as 10-cent piece. Old placer
miners declare that the two partners,
who have an option on 400 acres of
ground, will clean up q million dol.
lars.
The strike has caused great excite.
ment, and there has been scramble
to secure control of ground in other
gulches In the belief that there also
the old.timers worked only to q false
bedrock, and that rich values will be
found below. Fisk and Potter will
drive 400.foot bedrock drain to work
the property.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
Federal Building For Great Falls.

WASHINGTON, Aug. A.-The treas.
ury department at last has advertised
for bids for construction Of the Great
Falls postoflce and public building.
Detailed specifications of materials
to enter construction have been sent
to prominent contractors, and bids
will be opened September 20. II an
acceptable one is received, q contract
will be awarded within a week there.
after, and construction Immediately
begun.
Two hundred thousand dollars was
appropriated by congress for building
of which sl5, ,O80. 10 was expended on a
site on the north side of First avenue
north, between Second and Third
streets. Deducting this and a few
thousand more for cost of advertising,
specifications and contingencies, the
department estimates MAT sle5, 900 will
be available for the construction of
the building.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
A New Trotting Record.

: CLEVELAND, Aug, 25.- Hamburg
Belle defeated Uhlan in two straigh,
heats in the match at North Randall
today and also set new worlds rec
ord for q trotting race and for the
fastest two heats ever trotted. The
new record for a mile is 2:0l4 and
was made in the first heat of the race
The former record was 2:034 made by
Cresceus in q match race with the
Abbott at Brighton Beach In August,
1901.
Immediately after the fret heat Ham.
burg Belle was sold to 81. NJ. Hanna
of this city. for $4,000 by Edward
and Joseph Madden, owners Of the
mare and sons of John E. Madden.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
Attacks Montana License Law.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-The con.
stitutional rights of state to enact
laws discrimin ating against the hum.
BILE Chinese laundryman is to be in.
vestig ated by the supreme court of the
Unised States and tests are to be m ade
by Quong Wing OF Lewis and Clark
county, Mont. The Montana law, to
which Quong takes exception, pro.
vides for license fee of $40 per quar-
ter for hand laundries run by men. 1t
does not mention the Chinese race,
but it exempts steam laundries and
laundries conducted by women, unless
more than two are engaged.
Processing himself deeply concerned
about the maintenance of all rights
under the law, Quong voluntarily
takes upon himself the purpose OF
bringing the case to the supreme
court before paying another $40. The
Montana supreme court sustained the
law.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
Railroads Evade Laws.

NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-A. B. Stick
ney, long president of the Chicago
Great Western, who charged that the
railroads are still granting rebates,
just as before the passage of the Hep
burn rate law, is about to be investi.
gated by the interstate commerce COM
mission, outlined yesterday what he
regards as the proper method to pur-
sue to do away with the alleged abuses.
The favorite way OF granting rebates,
now, he said, is to allow claims for
overcharges, or for damages presented
by large shippers, which promptly
are paid by the railroad s3to favored
shippers.
Discrimin alton in rates is also prac.
ticed, he asserts, by putting obscure
rates in the rate schedules. The at.
tention of favored shippers, he said !,
was called to these rates. As q reme-
dy for rebate evils he suggested as
first essential the simplification OF
rates, and as means to this end, the
adoption of uniform classification.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01

BUTTE, Aug. 20.-Because his arm
was broken in eleven places, Wesley
Wiebuseh, miner. today began suit
against the Red Metals Mining COM
pany for 81, 5,0oo wiebusesh vs. ia.
jured while being loweredsin cage.
HBlESA, Aug. 2S.-Because Of the
alleged existence Of anthrax IN certain
counties Of North Dakota and Wyom-
ing. Governor Norris today issued
quarantine against importatious Of
cattle thefefrom. The proclamation
10 based upon alleg gations Of the stase
veterinarian as to the existence OF the
dread malady among the livestock Of
those states.
BozE1eAN, Aug. 27.=-An estimate Of
the value OF this years crop Ia the
Gallatin valley places It as a, ,000, 900.
The estimates of the harvest are that
there will be 100, 900, 900 pounds OF
oats. 90.00o. 900 pounds Of wheat, 10,-
0oo, 900 pounds Of barley and 500, 600
pounds Of rye. The hay crop 10
valued at halt million dollars.
GREAT FALLS, Aug. 27.-As the re-
cult Of saloon brawl 1t Armington
last night Ernest Dickson, saloon
keeper OF Knerville, is In dying
condition at Armington, while his
assall ant, 8. B. Gaskill, who rune
the Yankee Doodle saloon at the lat
ter pl ace. 10 in Jail at Belt and will be
brought to this city tomorrow.
HELENA, Aug. 28.-Alleging that
Aaron HershAeld, former cashier of
the defunct Merchants National bank
Of this city, had obtained three meals
day from her for period Of five
weeks, Dorothy Bungard filed com.
plant in the justice court today
charging him with obtaining property
under false pretenses. She values the
meals at $50. A warrant has been is-
sued for Hershfield's arrest.
BUTTE, Aug. 2S.-The inspection of
the Great Northern railway in Mon
tana by the railroad commission will
be made next week. The railroad
commissioners will leave Butte Mon
day morning They will be accom-.
panied by j. T. MEG aughey. assist
ant general freight and passenger
agent Of Helena. and L. B. Woods,
general freight agent of this city.
The party will go to Helena, where 1t
will be Joined BY r. E. Flynn, chtet
clerk in the Helena Office. From Hell.
ena, the Inspection VIII continue to
Great Falls and Billings, and later to
the northern part of the state. The
entire trip will consume nearly
week.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
The Automobile Death Toll.

CHICAGO, Aug. Automobiles
have killed 81 persons and injured
LOIS within the limits OF Chicago In
the first seven months Of the year, &C.
cording to figures compiled by
Sergeant Horace q. Elliott, gu.
perintendent of police records. The
figures cover accidents Of all descrip.
tions in which automobiles figure. July
leads, the deaths In that month being
16, with 1872 injured.
Sergeant Elliott points out that the
majority Of the accidents were due to
careless and incompetent chaudeurs
and car owners who neglect city ordi-
nances and warnings. The average
number OF deaths per month 90 far
has been 1928, and OF injuries 154.4.
There were 1,507 accidents of all class
es laet year.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
members of the board Yesterday stated
that they were we'll Satisfied with the
amount OF work that had already been
done.
Lucky Settler I. Embarrassed.

SPOKANE, Aug. Is. Edwin w.
Hyde, . bachelor rancher At Wilson
Greek, Wash., who won . homestead
valued at e16, 900 in the drawing for
Indian lands in the Flathead reservs.
tion in western Montana, TWO weeks
ago, is carrying his mail home In .
wheelbarrow these days and the local
postmss sster threatens to resign because
Of overwork. He is besieged by Wild
ows, spinsters and romantic young
women from various parts Of the
northwest and middle and esetern
states, who are eager for the position
as housekeeper on his new ranch. He
has also received halt hundred pro-
posals OF marriage from women in
New York, Chicago, Boston and other
large centers. To say that hyde is
embarrassed is putting it mildly. he
says the food Of letters was started
by the publication of his photograph
in q humber of eastern and western
newspapers at the time of the drawingi
when the correspondents announced
that he needed only helpmate to
make life complete.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
Gave His Life For Others.

SEATTLE, Aug. 27.-One man. a
wireless telegraph operator, gave his
life that more than 200 might be saved,
this morning. When Geo. w. Eccles.
of Seattle. according to meager de.
tails In wireless dispatches, went down
with the Alaska Steamship company g
steamer Ohio, while sounding the &C.
Q. D." for aid.
His calls for help brought the steam.
ers Wing Archer, Humboldt and Ru.
pert City to the rocks of Steep Point
in Hishkish Narrows, British Colum.
bia, and all but himself, the purser,
quartermaster, soldier and one
s,eerage passenger were saved. The
Ohio went down within 80 minutes
after it struck.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
Will Build Capitol Wings.

HELENA, Aug. 25.-The contract for
the excav alton for the foundation OF
the new capitol wings was awarded
yesterday by the state board OF ex'
aminers to Adams Bros. of this city.
Their bid was e4.883.50. Only one
other bid was submitted, that OF Louis
Johnson. Both bidders named q lump
sum for which they would do the ex'
csvating. Within ten days gang Of
men will be employed doing the work
Bids for the laying of the founda'
tion will be opened Sept. 6 and 1t is
thought by the board that the contract
for the construction of the wings prop
er will be let within so days. The
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
Pleased With Reclamation Work.

HELENA. Aug. 26.-''rhe senate
committee on arid lands has now com.
pleted it's tour of inspection of the
projects Of Montana" said II. N.
Savage. supervising engineer of the
reclamation service in Montana,
North Dakota and Wyoming today.
1.-THE committee made . thorough and
complete examination of ali works in
the four reclamation service projects
and the three Indian reserv alton prof.
ects now under considerations by the
reclama alton service. The secretary
Of the interior was with the party
through most OF the trip, while the
director of the reclamation service
and myself were with the party
through the entire trip. The chief
engineer also visited most Of the prof.
ects with the party.
"The results should be exceedingly
gratifying to the people Of the north
west. It was the unanimous declara.
tion of the members Of the party and
frequently expressed, that they were
greatly surprised and highly gratifed
over the great works, their completed
state, and the thoroughness with which
the work had been carried on. The,
committse endeavored to gain q de.
tailed knowledge Of the workings of
the reclamation act and also the
progress made by the settlers, and
the conditions under which the pay
ments for the land will have to be
worked out"
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1909-09-01
immense Grain Crops.

SPOKANE, Aug. Sixty.ave mil.
lion bushels of wheat, $4,000, 900
bushels of oats and 1900. 900
bushels Of barley is the OK.
tent of the grain crop predicted for
Washington, Idaho and Oregon this
season by millers and bankers who
have made q close study of the situa.
tion In the three states. The hay
crop, including alfalfa, will be the
largest in the history of the north.
west. and in addition the growers in
Yakima valley in Washington will
make $1,000 bales of hops. The crop
is high grade and free from defects.