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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-03
TONoPAH MINING.

The, result of the enforced shut
down on account of lack Of power
was plainly noticeable in the COM
pany's workings this week. Where
all was formerly life and energy, a
strange stiffness was present, not a
wheel turning for over three days.
Not only was the development work
in the mine retarded, but the big
mill at Millers, which is run by cleo
tricity, was also silent, the record
showing an average of only sixty
six OF the stamps dropping. crushing
200 tons of ore. Only a few feet
Of sinking in the Mizpah shaft has
been done since our last report, with
no change to note in the formation,
which is rhyolite. While the pumps
were stopped, the shaft filled up
with water, there being IT'S feet OF
water when operations began again
Tuesday. Owing to the small flow,
which is only one-quarter the capac-
ity Of the pumps, it took but two or
three days to pump the shaft dry,
and sinking is now in progress. The
only important change to note since
our last report took place in the
west drift from the north crosscut
from the 50O-foot station in the
Red Plume shaft. This prospecting
work has shown considerable quartz
all along, with lunches of ore carry
ing milling values appearing at
times, but the face Of the drift this
week shows from three to four feet
Of milling ore, which is a decided
improvement. owing to the fact that
it is going on in entirely new ter
ritory. and whatever ore is encount-
cred at this point is just that much
added to the reserves of the mine.
The regular stopping is being car
ried on last and west of the shaft
on the Silver Top claim, and a good
tonnage Of ore is being extracted
from both the Silver Top and Valley
View veins. AZ present no develop
ment work is being done in this
portion OF the property outside of
sending ont a south crosscut from
the main east drift on the 540-foot
level. This work is being done pure
" for prospecting purposes, and thus
far no values have been encountered,
the formation cut being andesite.
The mill report for the week
shows that an average of sixty-siS
cut of the 100 stamps were dropping
constantly. crushing 2200 tons OF
ore. The bullion shipment consisted
Of Rfty-two bars of bullion, valued
at $3.50 each, and twenty-three tons
Of concentrates worth $475 a ton
making total bullion shipments
amount to s55,t25. An average ex
traction of 81 per cent was recorded
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-03
MACNAMARA.

The inconvenience of depending
on other companies for air for power
has been done away with, and h
ten-drill compressor just installed
by the MacNamara people, was start
ed up early this week. Everything
is now running like clockwork, and
Superintendent Chandler will have
all the power he desires for the
proper development of the mine. For
nearly a week nothing was done I'M
foreground outside of a little hand
stopping. the oil having run short AT
the Tonopah Extension, which com
pany's compressor has been furnish
ing the power for the drills Tor
some time. During the temporary
hull in operations everything In ana
about the property was placed IN
trst-class condition, the mine being
shut down completely last Sunday,
in order to make necessary repairs
to the hoist. The regular develop
ment work in the mine Is now going
on, and little by little new prosDec'-
ing work will be taken up. opera
tions were resumed this week on the
765-foot level, which We're huns w
pending the installation of the com
pressor. The work on this level IS
among the most important now &C
ing on in the property, as II is
about $50 feet below the present
levels which are producing n ore
A strong body Of quartz, carryiaS
some values, was encountered IN
sinking the shaft from the op" 70
the 790-point, and the crosscut be-
ing sent out from the 765-foot sta
ton is for the purpose of tapping
this body of quartz and prospecting
it. The shipments for the past w'eE
consisted of four carloads of orr Oh
a total of 200 tons. While the pro
gress in development work falls TAI
short of the regular amount, VIVA
was done shows the ore bodies 10 Dc
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-03

looking as good as ever. The big
vein in the winze from the 200-toot
level continues to show a width Of
six feet, all of which carries good
milling values. When this block of
ground has been opened up and
Stopping begins there is no doubt but
that the extraction will be heavy, as
the Wine has exposed six feet of ore
for the past thirty feet. AS soon
as the raise from the 30O-foot level
taps the ore body lateral WORT "a
the vein will be commenced, when
the full size of the shoot will be de-
termined.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-03
Lack of Electric Power Retards
Progress to Some Extent

The enforced suspension in the properties of the Tonopah dis
. uNt occasioned by a lack of electric power for full three days,
: rendered the operations of the past week devoid of anything
. out of the ordinary. With the exception of the Midway, all the
> properties which have been working steadily were compelled to
= suspend until repairs could be made to the plant of the com
! pany furnishing power to this section. However, everything is
. now running smoothly and the mines are turning out their ores
: N good fashion. Subjoined is a report of operations in the diff
= ferent properties:
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-03
LARGEST GOLD NUGGETS
FOUND IN THE WORLD

Recent discovery of a gold nugget
weighing nearly a pound on the Gift
fen placer at Manhattan, has
brought up the question of what
were the biggest masses of gold ever
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-03
MONTANA.

Suffering from the same cause as
It's neighbors, the development work
In the Montana was cut down this
week to 100 feet, only a trifie above
half the usual amount, while the
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-03

The weather man is not always
The Bonanza Is.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-07-03

Advertise in the Daily Bonanza.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19

"Lcts hare u iook at yoi.," nc T0qtctl.
through the Indian village, but now
that he believed he had come to an
understanding with himself he turned
back toward his quarters. He knew
1t would lie hard to give her UP. but
he had irrevccaDly decided. and his
path began to unfold itself SO clear
and. straight that lie marvcled how he
col;ld have failed to see it. He was
glad lie had conquered. although the
pain was still sharp. He felt Il better
man for it, and. wrapped in this COM
placent optimism. he passed close by
the front of the traders store, where
Necia had crept to be alone with her
misery.
Burrcll had almost passed her when
he was startled by the sound of his
name breathed softly: then, to his
amazement. he saw herscome forth
like spirit into the silver sheen.
"Necia." he cried. what are you do
ing here Mt this hour?" She looked up
at him sadly. He saw that her cheeks
were wet, and something inside him
snapped and broke. Without a word
he took her in his arms. meeting her
lips In long kiss, while she, trem-
bling with the Joy of his strong en-
brace. drew closer and closer and rest
cd her body YEARLY against his.
little girl. little girl!' he whispered
over and over, hi tone conveying every
shade Of sympathy. love and under
starcing she had cravcd. He .sskalfW
whit h:d made her sad. AID she knew
that lie knew. There was TO need for
words. The anguish Of this long day
had Yhetted the edge Of their desire.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19
The Wrong Horse.

Bridget had been In America only a
few mouths, but she believed in the
principle of pretending to know what
she ought to know. She had been en-
gagged as lnundry Girl in IL small family
CT we'll To do people. When asked Ii
she Understood all the details Of her
work she unhesitatingly replied. "Sure
do, ma'am.'
Her mistress was not quite satisfied,
however, and While sic was busy with
her first washing looked III upon her.
Bridget seemed To be Gnin:s all right,
ard she left without Offering sugges-
tons.
Next morning the ironing was in or
der, ard Bridget was hard at 1t when
her mistress looked in to say, las you
get the clothes ironed just throw them
over the horse
".All right, ma am" the busy laundry
girl replied without stepping to raise
her eyes from her work in hand.
The laundry room was located in an
Clubhouse adjoining the barn, and occa-
sionally the neighing of the family
horse and the merry voice of Bridget
rcsounded throughout the house.
Returning to the laundry house u
couple OF hours later, the lady could
scarcely believe her eyes nor restrain
her mirth when she beheld the fam
lily horse. standing patiently beside
Bridget, loaded down with newly
ironed sheets, pillowcases, tablecloths
and lace trimmed waists and skirts.
| With an anxious look on her honest
face Bridget observed. I'm glad
you've come, ma'am, for I'll have te
have another horse"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19
The Popular Coral.

The dealer held up two strings of
coral. They We're of equal size. but one
was dark and dull iii hue, the other
beautifully pink and translucent.
"The dark one" he said, ais worth
so cents; the pink one Is worth $500
That is what makes coral so popular
1t suits all pocketbooks. All over the
world it goes. These strings of rough.
uncut beads are for the dead of India.
They are put round the necks Of the
bodies about to be burned in the CHATS.
These large and blood red beads go
to Africa. They are much liked by
the natives, whose dark skins they
perfectly suit. Here are n lot of coral
hands with fingers extended in n V
the gesture that wards off the evil eye.
The coral hands are for Italy, where
the belief in their efficacy is wide
spread. Buffalo Express.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19
propsicsl oysters.

With sheer the oyster opener point
ed to a brownisl smear upon Saddle
Rock shell.
Some foo,' said he, "has been try
ing to fatten up batch of Saddle
Rocks with cornmeal. You might as
well try to invigofate flowers with
corned beef hnsh. But it is a common
error TO believe that cornmeal or oat-
meal will fatten oysters. continually
find oysters with their shells stained
with those grains. 1t makes me laugh.
AS matter OF fact, there is no such
thing us fattening oysters. All you can
do is swell them up with water, pre-
cisely the same as water swells a
sponge You put them in fresh water,
which, being less dense than the soft
they are accustomed to, by the princi-
pie Of csIlosis penetrates and distends
their tissues gives them, rs you might
say, dropsy. For my part. don't like
fattened oysters. New Orleans Times
Democrat
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19
EoR SALE.

100 acres of land, rs acres in cult
walton and in all there can be 90
acres in cultivation, has acres of
fruit trees, and this land is clay
soil and raises the best corn, oats,
barley and clover, and lies miles
from town, one and one-half mile to
church and one mile to school; has
a fair house, good barn, with lean
tc it, which holds 30 head of cattle,
and granary and other out build
ings, cisterns and ponds with plenty
of water, all fenced and cross fenced
and has 100 rods of hog wire fence
and can be bought for $31.OO per
acre. This is very nice piece of
land and a bargain for any one.
Also have several good bargains in
lond ranging from 80 acres at $40. 90;
100 acres at $27.5O an acre; 1873 &C.
res at $4,000 an acre; 100 acres at
$1,000; 44O acres at $40 an acre; 545
acres at $34.50 an acre. Enquire Of
c. J. WAGNER,
ia Lansing, Iowa.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19
A Three Leaned Bison.

In 1867 Small Eyes. a Blacilfoot who
had come down from the north and
Joined the Arapahoes and lived with
them, told Black Kettle. a Cheyenne in
George Bent's lodge, about having
killed, between the Cimarron and
Beaver creek. Il tributary of the north
fork of the Canadian, n buffalo bull
which had only enc hind leg. Accord
ing to Small Eyes story, it did not APP
pear that the bull had lost one of its
hind legs, but rather that 1t never had
had more than one. The hind leg was
very large, seemed to be IN the mid
die of the body instead of at one side,
and there was no sign of any missing
leg. 1t looked as If the two hind legs
which the buffalo ordinarily has had
in some way fused together.
The war party with which Small
Eyes was travelling was passing along
near hollow when the bull came UP
out of 1t, and some OF the men ra1
ahead, got around it ard shot it with
a gun. 1t was not able to run fast
but rather hobblcd along.-Forest and
Stream. -
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19
CATCHING Rats.

The best way to catch rats is to put
any animal substance, well perfumed
with oil of rhodium, into n trap. This
induces them to enter readily and even
draws them from a considerable dis,
lance, as they are extremely partial to
this oil. All ounce of oil of rhodiunl
will cost you 80 cents. Catnip to a eat
is nothing like rhodium to Il rat. Oil
of rhodlum is made from species OF
'bindweed and is used in perfumery.-
New York Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19

There is a very pretty custom in
some of the northern parts of Europe.
There the white poplar in good soil
increases a shilling in value every
year. The trees are generally cut down
at the age of twenty years. rs they
are then supposed to have attained
their full growth. When a, daughter is
born in the family of a well to do
farmer the father as soon as the sea-
son permits plants thousand young
trees, and these are to constitute the
dowry Of the maiden, (which grow us
she grows and increases in height and
value as her virtues and beauty In
crease"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19
Saved by a Photograph.

A very remarkable incident occurred
at Rio de ,Janeiro.
A passenger on board one of the
large liners took a photograph of the
harbor. 1t included a small yacht
which had sailed in the morning with
two men in her, but returned in the
evening with one only. The survivor
said his companion had fallen over
board, but his statement was not be-
lieved. He was tried and sentenced to
death. The matter had by this time
come to the ears of the photographer,
who remembered that the picture had
been taken on the day of the crime"
Tor accident, and that the scene en-
braced a yacht, On examining the
print more carefully he noticed a small
speck on the sail and in order to de-
termine what it was had an enlarge
ment made. 1t proved to be the figure
of man falling. 1t was shown to the
authorities ut once, and the condemned
man was released.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19
fro BE coNr1surp.r
Rlunders CT tho Txnas.

Glunacrs CT the Types.
Ever since the Introduction of tyne
setting errors. weird OF comical, have
emanated from printers Offices. The
mistakes are not always to be Shout
dered en- to the conpositor for bad
handwriting must be taken into ac-
count Here are II few Instances of
actual blundcrs collected by proof
reader in the course of his daily work:
His blushing bride WAS transform
ed into Ibis clustering bride"
A major was stated to hive "served
with destruction in the army" The
writer thought he used the word dis
tinction."
1.-THE Galley Love" was the, descrip.
ton of a picture entitled THE Galley
Slave"
Speaking of theatrical folk, critic
wrote that nearly all have husbands
or wives" The paragraph printed
read Hundreds of Wives"
"Thcy sailed for three days around
the cape and finally slaughtered 4
small Italian" should have been
sighted n small island"
One more III conclusion. HE takes
delight in talking on his family shame
was shameful thing to say whei
'favorite theme" was meant
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19

Wiggs-Poor old soul! She doesn't
believe as much in the efficacy of pray
er as she did. Waggs-You surprise
me. She has always been SO extreme
ly religious. Wiggs-Yes, but the 9TH
err day she got ready to go into the
city, and then she discovered that she
had only ten minutes in which to
catch the train. SO she knclt down be-
fore she started and for five minutes
prayed fervcntly that she might catch
IT, Catholic Standard and Times.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19
lie Mould Return.

NARROW was three years old. One
day his mother said to him, "Now,
NARROW, you may go outdoors to play
for awhile, but if see you crossing
the street to play with that naughty
little boy Willie Eurr again I'll give
you u hard, hard spanking"
Half an hour later the mother looked
out after her boy and saw him playing
with Willie Burr. She raised the win
dow and called with forced gcntleness:
NARROW, come here to met"
NARROW came, but as he did SO he
turned to his companion and said:
You stay wight here, Willie. Pm
dom in to Diet spanked. I'll be wight
back."-- Delinentor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19

"Sau arc these pcaplc hiddim mc9" he
Inquired.
"Dere she is" said the Frcnchman.
I'm blamed If it is. You moved 1t
since WAS here"
"l'll have i'm put back" laughed the
other
Say. It's grand thing to be rich.
amt it?'
Il don't know. i ain never try it."
"We!l. it Is. and now that I've arriv-
ed I'm goin' TO change my ways COM
plete. No more extravaganza in mine.
I'll never lend another cent"
WAITS dat?" calculated Doret in
Amusement
mo more hard luck stories and .hur-
ry ups for mine. I'm the stony heart
ed jailer, am, from now. henceforth,
world 'thout end, amen! No busted
miners need apply. I've been a good
thing. but tonight turn on the time
lock-.
.'Ba gosh! You're fonny feller,",
laughed Poleon, who had lent the one
eyed man much money in the past and,
like others. regarded him not merely
as bad risk, but as total loss.
"Mebbe you fink you've been spent
t'rif' all desc year"
Doret took the hero of the day by
the arm and led him to the rear of the
store, where he bedded him on pile
of flour sacks, but he had hardly re-
turned to the bar when Lee came vecr-
ing out of the dimness, making for the
light like ship tacling toward a bea-
con.
What kind of -four is that?" he
spluttered.
Oats just plain w'eat flour"
mot on your life." said the miner,
with the firmness of great conviction.
Its full of yeast powders. Why, it's
r'arin' and risin' like buckin' boss.
I'm plumb seasick."A He laid a zigzag
course for the door.
"W'ere you goin'?" asked Poleon.
I'm goin' to get somethin' for this
stomach trouble. It's fierce" he de-
scended into the darkness boldly and
stepped Off with CONFERENCE.-The time
too soon. Poleon heard him founder
ing about, his indignant voice raised
irascibly, albeit with note of trl-
umph.
''Nha'd tell you: You put that
step bacls while was ashleep." Then,
Eh!stlirG bllthelZ. il someMhat out Of
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19
Phenomena Of Hereditx.

1t is one of the phenomena of hered-
1ty that boy wants to be what his
father was-if a shoemaker. then a
shoemaker; If an ironwOrker, then an
ironworker; If an artisan of any line.
then an artisan in that line-and the
father and mother who lave come to
hate the smell of leather or the CRIME
Of the smithy, the oil waste of the ma
chine or the sweat Of downright hard
work cajole or coerce that boy into
something that is genteelly dull or
respectfully stupid and kill the germ
that would have produced the manu-
facturer, the mechanical engineer or
the capitalist.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19
The Wrong Shoulder.

In a timber yard two workmen were
carrying a large piece of wood when
the manager, who happened to come
up Mt the time, accosted one of them.
".Joc." said he, you've got that batten
upon the wrong shoulder"
II know that" was the ready reply.
at Should be upon yours"-London
Scraps.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19
Live Rat In Beer Bottle.

Up in prohibition Maine there's a
living rat in beer bottle. Wilbur
Meacy of Randolph has the curiosity.
The beer bottle has small neck and
the rat must have crawled into 1t
about as soon as he could move, for al
though he is only three inches long
now he cannot get out again. The
kennebec Journal vouches for the
Yarn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19
CHAPTER x.


MEADE BuRRELL FINDS PATH IN THE
MOONLIGHT.
"R 20 CREEK" LEE had come
N into his own at last and was
4 Y n hero. for the story Of his
long Ill luck was common
gossip now. and men praised him for
his courage. He had never been prais-
ed for anything before and was I'M
certain just how to take it.
Say, are these people kiddin' met"
he inquired confidentially of Foleon.
IVY? Wat you mean?'
"Well, there's a Teller maxim
speech about me down by the land
in"
wat he say?"
"It amt nothin' to fight over. He
says Pm another Dan'l Boom, leadin'
the march of empire westward. Cen
tainly sounds good. but is it on the
levelT'
sWaal, l guess So" admitted Poleon.
The prospector swelled with indigna-
ton. "Then why in HI didn't you
fellers tell me long ago?''
lC oSNhtS oliuCC VI lNO VI SOl0
from his miay in the scales at the
post, where every newcomer might ex-
anime 1t, and realizing that he was a
never ending source of information,
they fawned on him for his tips, brib-
ing him with newspapers worth 81
each or with cigars. which lie wrapped
up carefully and placed in his macki-
nav till every pocket of the rusty
garment bulged so that he could not
sit without losing them. They dwelt
upon his highest word and stood him
up beside the bar where they filed
him with proofs Of friendliness until
he shed tears from his one good eye.
Cautiously Mt first he let out his
wit, which was logy from long disuse
and as heavy OIL its feet as the jump.
ing frog of Calaveras. but when they
laughed at its labored leaps and sallies
his confidence grew. With the regu
larity Of clock he planted cigars ant
ordered "a little more hard stuff
while his rowing eye rejoiced in lachry
NOSE profusion, its overburden losin,
Itself in the fangle of his careles.
beard. by and by he wandered
through the town, trailed by trooI
of tenderfeet, till the women marked
him, whereupon he fled back to the
post and Rugged the bar. for he va.
bashful man. When Stark's new
place opened it offered him another
retreat, of which he awaited himself
for some time. But late. In the even
ing he reappearcd at Old Man Gales
store, walking bit unsteadily, and as
he mounted the flight of logs to the
door he stepped once too often.
whats become of that fourth
step?" he demanded sharply Of Poleon
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19
Workinn Too Hard.

The owner of the farm had been en-
joying himself ut the county fair, while
his hardworking' wife stayed at home
to see that the farm suffered no loss
in his absence.
"Well, Sarah," said the owner upon
his return, 'I'm about all tired out. Is
the cows in the barnW
YES; long SINCE" replied his wife,
barely looking up from the task then
in hand.
as the bosses embarrassed an fed?"
Eyes"
"chickens locked upy
Eyes"
wood chopped for morning"
Eyes"
Wagon heel mended an ready t
start i'll TIL morning."
YES"
"well, then" concluded the exhaust
ed owner, With sigh of relief "let me
have my supper. I'm goin' to- turn in
Farmln's beginnin' t. tell on me."-New
York Herald.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-05-19
Out to Work.

"What society needs is clearing
house."
"What do you mean!'
II wish didn't have TO go to the
Van Squawks' ball next week. The
Van Squawks wish they didn't have
to ask me. Why can't we exchange
certificates and call the thing even ~
Kansas City Journal.