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$3,237 INCREASE
over LAST YEAR
PERSONAL PROPERTY IN CLAY
COUNTY AS FORWARDED TO
STATE TAX COMMISSION IS
VALUED AT s1,5s7,742 - SOME
STARTLING FIGURES.

According to the abstract of personal
property of Clay county for 1909, just
forwarded to the state tex commission
by Auditor Houglum, the assessment
roll as equalized by the county board
shows the value of personal property
to be $1,597.742, an increase over last
board reduced the personal property
assessment of this county so this year
the local board has been guided by
returns of last year.
Auditor Houglum's list, in common
with other lists. displays some curios-
tiles. The gold and silver plate and
plated ware In Clay county is listed at
$1.720. There is much more than
that on the dining tables of two Moor
head homes whenever formal dinner
Is given. Diamonds and jewerly
throughout the county is put down at
the small sum of $2,s20, an amount.
according to good authority, which
would not cover the value of the jew
els owned by at least two wives of
farmers outside of Moorhead,e which
leaves the latter city without any list
ing of diamonds. ...y.a
In a commercial way the abstract
shows the following for the county of
Clay: -... ..
Stocks Of merchants. ........ $190,S71
Manufacturers' tools, lumber,
etc. .........s..ss..... bl,ZSS
Bank stocks ......... 184,412
Other stocks ............. 1861
Saloon and billiard hall fix
lures ...s..a...s... Az,6S4
Elevators and warehouses on
railroad right of way. ...... 104,S16
Cash and credits are listed ridicu-
lously small. .... ..
Nearly 10000 people have household
furniture a. d wearing apparel to the
extent OF $152,525. Farm implements
of the county foot up to $99.271, and
thrreshing rigs to the value of $4O,44S
are owned by farmers.
The 1922 horses Of all ages in the
county are assessed at $32S,212: 1916
head of cattle, $159,732: 2,502 hogs are
valued at So each. The total value
of musical instruments is placed at
$46,01S, represented by 466 pianofortes
and ATS organs.
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Chicago Recelpts.

Chicago Hocelpts.
wheat, ISL cars; same time last
year, 102 cars.
Corn. 422 cars; same time last year,
407 cars.
Oats, S32 cars; same time last year,
AIT cars.
Minneapolis Receipts.
Wheat, 22O cars; same time last
year, 2s3 cars.
Duluth Receipts.
Wheat, 154 cars; same time last
year. 363 cars.
Winnipeg Receipts.
Wheat, rs cars; same time last year,
90 cars.
Puts and Calls.
Minneapolis September Wheat -
Puts. 90Ac; calls, 941sc.
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GRAIN MARKETS.

chas. E. Lewis a Co., Grain and Stock
Brokers, Morton Block,
Fargo, N. o.
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compIimsnted By j q. Paulite.
Those Of tne visiting autoista from
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Stocks, Bonds,
Grain, Cotton

Reeve York Stock Exchange
All leading Exchanges.
Mew Work. and chicago Correspondents
BarsReaf. Pattem & Co.
O. I'd. Chaplin a Co.
III. o. MOTT Manager
Phone s15 Morton Block
Fargo, n I'D.
Mafm OHEace a12-A1s Chamber Of Com-
meKce. M1immGMpo1is.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-06
SILVER BOW
TAKES ON NEW
LEASE or LIFE
With the Advent Of the Railroad Into Camp,
the Mine Owners are Making Prepare
tons to Reopen Properties.

% feet and the latter to the SS-foot
point. Both workings we're sent
down on parallel bikes and are sit
uated about $50 feet apart. Med
ium grade assays were secured from
shaft No. /, but on the surface,
prior to The sinking OF the second
shaft, values were found that
ranged over 1889 to the ton. The
Blue Bell claim is the most north
ern one of the company, but the
dikes can be traced from the other
sections and traverse several of the
claims.
THE ground has been gone W.
In a thorough manner said Mr..
Crumley in Speaking OF the prop
erty. and we are pretty well salts
fed as to the best places to CON
duct the working operations. The
tunnel on the Black Bear claim will
be pushed on, and if the showings
continue favorable, we will either
: start stopping or sinking, as is de-
handed. The ledge cut at the en-
trance OF the tunnel will already
warrant a shaft being started, for
it is almost certain that with a lit
tie depth the values will increase.
This has always proved so in the
different shafts. When the shaft
above the tunnel was being sunk.
the dixie pitched TO the south and
no endeavor was made to follow
up. The ledge we were sinking on
averaged the width Of the workings
and as the formation continued in a
solid manner, it is II belief that
a little prosecuting will prove the
- H. r. A1A ~. rf~f1th -F mt
wider, at the depth attained.
I'VE intend to resume operations
in shaft No. 2 on the Blue Bell
claim, as we had splendid show
ipgs there when the work was sus-
Bended. The two bikes that trav-
erse this claim show excellent vein
matter, and it will only take a lit
tie more depth to prove them up.
"All work viii be carried on in
a systematic manner and in a way
to obtain results. If there Is high
grade ore in the Silver Bow dis
trict, we intend to find it, for our
group is in the very center of the
section. Everybody in the district
is optimistic over the future aaI
those who own claims are employed
, in doing their annual assessment
WORK"
The question of the Transports
) ton of ore has always been a ser
ious one with the Silver Bow mine
owners, and a number of proper
s ties have been forced to suspend
operations on account of the higl
e charges for hauling ore to ~treatini
n points by wagons. Now that tn,
construction Of the Ely-Goldhelt
railroad is assured, the seriousness
is removed, for a spur track /
n promised Silver Bow and the or
q will be hauled at rates that vii
i be entirely within the reach of Al
r. the. miners. The survey stakes G
y the main road run within a doae
70 miles of the camp, and the grfi
of the spur will not be of a vfi
high percentage.
i The outlook for Silver Bow
most promising and already til
e camp is beginning to take on a ne
he lease of life and once more resen
IF BILE the place of old.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-06
Huh GRADE ORE
Encountered IN
COOPER LEASE
PARTY OF ToNOPAH MEN SPEND
DAY VISITING ELLEN
DALE DISTRICT

Tom w. Kendall, Billy Douglass
and Ross Congdon went out to Ell
lendale yesterday morning and al
Ter spending the day in the. camp,
returned last evening, All three
gentlemen were greatly enthused
over the appearance Of the district
and were firm in their belief that
the camp will be one of the great
est shippers in the outlying sec
tions.
Not only is the main strike inn
proving, but several of the other
leases are rapidly coming into the
money said Mr.. Kendall after his
return.
"The Nagle-Cooper lease is the
one which the people of the camp
ere watching with particular inter-
est, The operators recently en-
countered a pay streak, and the de-
velopment, as exposed yesterday,
showed fully 1G inches of high
grade ore. The find was made in
a 10-foot winze that was sunk on
the c~rosscut sent out from the 65-
foot shaft. This ledge pans freely
and as a conservative estimate,
WOulu luuEt INA lut Ipth VIII ~
between $3.50 and $500 to the ton.
The vein appears to run toward
the main strike, and it is my be-
lief that future work will prove II
to be an extension Of the big ledge
that has already produced a for
tune.
THE Cooper-Nagle lease is re-
garded as the best in the camp, out
side of the Clifford and Nay re-
served section. After the shaft was
sunk to the 65-foot point, a little
prospecting was INDUCED in and
then the operations were concentrate
ed in the running of a tunnel tC
tap the mountain side in order that
an exit could be effected, as this
would greatly lessen the work OF
handling the dirt. In running this
tunnel, a ledge was cut that shows
a width of about 80 feet, This viii
assay anywhere from SIS TO $50 tt
the ton. No work is being done or
this as present as the sinking O
the Wine will be continued in ordeI
to more fully open up the higl
grade ledge.
Several parties are trying to Sc
cure the Bowler lease. as prospect
ing has resulted in a number o
fine showings being exposed
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-06

IN the palmy days Of Silver Bow,
when the population numbered some
one thousand people. there were OPP
portunities without number for
those seeking profitable investment,
but when the Manhattan excite
ment was the sensation of the min
ing world. the Silver Bow district
was forgotten.
That there are still opportunities
in and around Silver Bow, was
made known to representatives of
the Bonanza, who spent yesterday in
tramping over the hills of that sec
ton. A party composed of j. Grant
Crumley, president of the Silver
Bow Mining and Milling company,
and w. w. Booth and Kenneth J.,
Booth of the Bonanza staff, jour
neyed to the district in an auto pill
oted by Shorty" Kutzkau, and
during the day had ample time to
inspect the showings on, the differ
ent properties.
Interest in the entire district is
conferred on the workings of the Sill
yer Bow Mining and Milling com
pany, and from the appearances this
concern has every indication Of
making the future of the camp.
The present operations are being
conducted on the Black Rear claim
at a point several hundred yards
east of the townsite. A tunnel is
being driven here and it is now in
As feet. 1t was started for the pur-
pose of cutting a dixie and the for
nation indicates that the face has
penetrated the wall of an ore body,
Assays We're secured and it is the
opinion of those who understand the
formation of the district that the
rock exposed Will go in the vicinity
Of $50 to the ton. A ledge about
two feet in width was cut when the
work on the tunnel was first start
I ed. This was of a quartz nature.
and assayed from Sc to $50 a ton.
IA number of small stringers have
also been encountered and all give
fair returns. About 100 feet tC
the north, a shaft was sunk some
10 feet some time ago and good
values were obtained. This WORK
was conducted on the dixie and fol
the purpose of cutting a ledge which
) shows strong on the surface. Thu
wall mentioned in the tunnel i
thought to be of this same ledge.
= The dixie can be traced severa
thousand feet and every foot of tn
surface will assay.
Y On the side lines of the Nellie L
and Mayf1ower claims a shaft ha
e been sunk so feet, cutting throug
the dixie which showed up on tn
: surface to a width averaging frol
n 9 to y feet. A number Of spec
mems have been assayed and the "
turns average around SIS to the to!
n A ledge of quartz four feet
width crops on the surface OF Il
Round Mountain claim and spec
mems have returned values similt
n to those received from the Ma.
le flower and Nellie B. claims. \
> sinking has been done on this Sc
ton but it is probable that oper
J lions will be started in the near +
IS ture to develop the ledge.
Y Some time ago two shafts we.
sunk on the Blue Bell claim. III
Ie first was SEN down to a depth
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-06
ATTEMPT is MADE TO
FIRE PUBLIC SCHOOL

That the Tonopah High School
building was not reduced to a mass
of embers and ashes last night, was
due to the vigilance of Prof. G..
Schoer, the principal, why by the
prompt use of a chemical hire ex-
tinguisher %quenched the blaze which
in a short time would have caused
the destruction of the building.
Principal Schoer was holding
night school when he first detected
the odor of burning wood. On
opening the door of the Don in
which he was holding the class, he
noticed that the hall was partially
filled with smoke. A thorough
search of the building was made but
no fire could be found until the
~searchers were examining the schoo
from the outside. The fire was
found to be under the real porch
and was burning in a pile of rub
bish. One of the emergency hand
extinguishers was used and in 3
short time the flames were put out
The cause of the fire IS a mys
terry but the origin points strongly
to incendiarism. There had been ne
fire in the building since the after
noon and when the j%anitors cleaned
the, building the ashes were car
ried several hundred feet away.
Chief of Police Malley was mott
fed and detailed a special office t.
watch the school house during tn
night in order to see that a secon'
attempt was not made to fire tn
structure.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-06

apparent by the broad smile which
James wore, and the bushes of the
lady. They will make their future
home in this city.
c. l.. Booth leaves today for Haw-
thorne and after spending a few
days in that camp will continue on
to San Francisco.
Miss Ida Fisher, who has spent
the last week in this city, leaves to-
day for Belmont, where she will re-
sumo teaching school in that dis
trict.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Clifford, who
have spent the last few days here
as the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. II. II.
Warburton, leave today for their
home in Glendale.
Attorney p. NJ. Bowler, who was
called TO lone last week by the ser
ious illness of his father. Mr.. Bow
Ter, Sr., is still in a |precarious con-
dition, but hopes are held out for
his recovery.
J.. J. Aylesworth, father of Man
ager A. j. A%ylesworth of the Ne
vada theatre, arrived yesterday
from Reno and will remain here a
week taking in the sights of the
southern country.
f. j. Forrest, brother of Cartoon
list Forrest Of the Bonanza stan, ar
rived yesterday from Dawson City
Alaska, on a visit to his brother
He intends remaining here for thu
winter. This is Mr.. Forests frs
visit to the United States in eigh
years, heretofore having spent thu
winters in the frozen north.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-06
NEW PYTHIAN SISTERS
TENDERED A BANQUET

At the conclusion of the initiation
ceremonies of the Pythian Sisters
Tuesday night a banquet was ten
dered the new members. Nine new
members were added to the roster
by initiation. The committee hay
ing charge of the affair saw to 1t
that nothing was lacking and pre-
pared a lunch that could not have
been surpassed. At the conclusion
of the repast, brief speeches were
INDUCED in by members Of the or
der, and this was added to by a
number of musical and vocal selec-
lions.
The Pythian Sisters order has
only been in existence a few months
and at the rate the membership is
growing Il will become me of the
strongest auxiliaries in this city in
a very short time.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-06
MEN PROMINENT
in MINING WORLD
VISIT TONOPAH.
Are Looking Over Mining Situation and
to Study Possibilities Of the Camp,

~. - - n-
Ouarles =. iiuDpara' near, z'
YEAR, a6o occupied tne Ieaaiai 9ench
as circuit Judge OF tAe unlled states
Tor a period OF nearly ~ Years
leaVlnG lhe state lot l~atlIorhla ~
the um9 iha present VISITOR 70 tAe
Guy WIS ABOUT ~ years OF age.
during the Tune Judge HQboard
was on the bench IN tni5 state ne
rendered decisions Which nave sihca
taken their place along lde ol the
most important u mlnlas natter
nov cltea IN similar cases. y vas
peculiar that in q lawsuit IN which
hi9 zen was ENGAGED not many years
ago, JHdge FarrinEton the present
federal Judge, decided the impoF-
tert sage upon tbe opinion written
hy Judge Hubbard many year
Nr H0bard said last night that
ne |as sGrprl,ea at tne aeNetoP-
n@ncriiar y eoco ai ~ tha FAY hat
his haywood was spont I'M 4 cour
which bad since become che most
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-06

Cbsrlas G.. Hubbard and Dr.. Ed
,rord /. Foster, prominent mining
@en In this country and Alaska, are
~naetg al the Mizpah hotel, where
i7bey arrived last evening.
Tbe gentlemen. who claim San
niaeo as their home. are here for
,ho nnrnose of looking into the min
= conditions Of the camp. and to
,tgdy fha possibilities of this end Of
.se state
Their interes IN mining has ex-
,onded from one country To another.
snaiIg copgummating i'm the sale of
Ibo largest area 81 conner ground.
sccordjng 10 geological reports. in
~ world
rbis nronerty is located In the
conner river district about f3O
,,iile from valdez Alaska and has
re- Neon ronsgerrad "a the
~. 81 ss Ieonold
mtr,e ~ apotbar Win
.ha sr- piernont Nor
~ reyelon tbe won1errpI de-
XVI eonrd
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-06
PHONEY COIN PASSER
TAKEN 10 CARSON

H. NJ. Mofht of the United States
secret service, Tom Rogers, deputy
United States marshal, and Deputy
Sheriff Oscar Olson, of the North
ern saloon. passed through this city
yesterday enroute from Goldfeld to
Carson. They had under arrest
Peter White, one of the recently ar
rested counterfeiters who was taken
into custody in the Northern saloon
at Goldfeld by Deputy Olson while
he was endeavoring to pass certain
of the bad coins. The party also
included Louis Polin, the pop
corn peddler, who will testify before
the federal grand jury at Carson,
and who were also approached, it is
alleged, by White, with some Of the
phoney stuff.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-06
NEW VENIRE OF
JURORS BEING DRAWN

Yesterdays session of the board
Of county commissioners was spent
in drawing a venire of 500 m
from the list of eligible jurors OF
this county, to serve at the coming
session of the district court. This
drawing was ordered several weeks
ago by Judge Averill. When the
board adjourned last night the full
list of the names had not been com
pleted and the work will be re-
sumed and completed this morning.
The approving and allowing of a
few county and town bills was
transacted during the morning, thus
cleaning up this portion of the du-
ties. The members of the board
expect to take an adjournment this
afternoon, as they have nearly COM
pleted their duties.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-06
HIGH GRADE SHIPMENT
FROM DOUGHERTY LEASE

A shipment of 25 tons of high
grade ore from the lease of Dough-
erty, Smith and D%anforth, on the
Jim Butler property, will be sent
out tomorrow to Hazen, where II
will be treated by the Western Ore
Purchasing company. The shipment
was extracted from the old Gold
Hill shaft, where operations have
been confined to the 50-foot level.
Drifting and stopping have resulted
in a fair amount of ore being
blocked out, and this consignment
will be closely followed by others.
The ore will have an approximate
value of $50 to the ton.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-06
NAMESAKE Of
BATTLING Nelson
is IN TROUBLE
.SWATS UNsVsPECTING cHINK
OVER BROW WITH
OIL CAN

Walter Nelson, who disclaims re-
lationship to the Battler, spent an
interesting half hour in Judge At
kinson's court yesterday morning.
The namesake of the illustrious
pugilist had engaged in a controver-
sy with a Chink Thursday night,
and in the argument that followed
had smitten the son of the Flowery
Kingdom over the south side of the
dome with an oil can.
Sam Lee appeared as the com
planning witness In the case, but
owing to the absence of an inter-
nreter several mouthfuls of his evil
dence did not go down on the rec
ords He made 1t plain, however,
that Nelson had attacked him, and
exhibited a badly bruised eye as
evidence of the assault. The only
reason he could give for the attack
was that Of robbery.
The court at the conclusion Of
the case found Nelson guilty and
sentenced him to pay o fine Of $75
and costs. In default Of payment
the prisoner was given a 50-dal
membership in the order of the
Great and Only Chain Gang. He
will be real useful in repairing The
streets.
Nelson is the person who fount
a gold watch fob lost by George Fo
ley Of Round Mountain. When Et
Malley went to redeem the property
he was told by Nelson that a party
had claimed it several hours prev
ious. It is thought that he sole
the fob, and if anybody has it, the!
win be paid a reward of IS by re
turning the gold piece to Chief Nal
ley's office.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-06
saturday mornings Daily)

Walter l.. Malone of the Tonopah
Drug company is in Reno,
Lewis A. Parkhurst has gone to
Reno for a several days stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w, Keith came
over from Goldfeld on last evenings
train.
G.. w, Roberts, an Glendale leas-
er, came in from that camp last
County Commissioner Sam +.
Lindsay leaves this morning for his
home in Rhyolite.
w. C. Humphreys, county COM
missioner from Manhattan, leaves
today for his home.
C.. A. Cooper left yesterday fol-
| Ellendale, where he is interested in
the Cooper-Nagle lease,
Malcolm l.. Macdonald, who has
been absent for the past month, re
turned to Tonopah yesterday.
John +. Davidson, the Rount
Mountain mining man, came in from
the south on yesterday morning
train. He has spent the last few
days in San Francisco, where h
was called on business.
Or. and Mrs. p. d. Mcleod hav
taken apartments at the Mizpah no
tel, where they will reside this win
ter.
G. L.. Shuppy, a prominent bus
mess man of Round Mountain, cam
in from the northern camp yestel
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Timlin al
rived on yesterday mornings trai
from San Francisco. That tn
couple was bride and groom wa
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-06
lruesday mornings Dailyl

TUESDAY mornings Daily
IS r.. stlmmen Dc Glendale is in
town.
Il. w. scheld came up from Nina
yesterday.
n. II. Mix, the Blairite, was in
Tonopah Sunday.
c. H.. Phillips left Sunday for
Reno and San Francisco.
d. +. Lane, formerly Of Glendale,
Is in from Round Mountain
Earle r. Clemens 81 the Rhyolite
Herald arrived yesterday from Cold
field.
Fred S. Cone left yesterday for
Troy, whore he has mining inter
ests.
ii. G. Rogers. the powder man,
arrived Sunday from the National
district.
Joe bert, one of the proprietors
Of the Frisco cafe, is back from a
business trip to the coast.
Attorney II. X. Cooke, after
spending a week on the coast, re-
turned to this city yesterday
II. II. Cookson returned Sunday
from a trip to the coast. He leti
AtHNtiudN hlltAipbh lOl hAdhAAaAAhh#
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Wilson have
returned from San Francisco, where
they witnessed the Portola carnival
William Andrews is back from
trip to the coast, where he witnessed
all that was to be seen at the Por
tola.
Tom w. Kendall, who has beef
visiting In San Francisco and SAINT
Rosa, returned to Tonopah Sunda,
morning,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Peterson
came in from Manhattan Sunda
and returned TO the northern cam
yesterday afternoon.
Judge and Mrs. II. ii. Atkinson
who spent the last month at l.
Jolla, near San Diego, returned yes
terday to Tonopah.
Mrs. Irving Macdonald came u
from S%pringdale last evening. Sh
will spend several days in town d.
fore departing for the south,
County Commissioner Sam J
Lindsay came up from Rhyolite SUI
day evening, to be in attendance
the meeting Of the board, whit
convened yesterday.
Dave Holland, Bert Gillespie an
NJ. T. Rowland left yesterday Il
southern Arizona, where Mr.. Roy
land recently acquired some val
able mining property.
Fred M. Fields, the designer al
engineer OF the Extension mill, AZ
who formerly designed the Mo
tana mill, leaves this morning i
Salt Lake and other eastern poin'
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. w. Conlisk a
back from their honeymoon tour
southern California. OF course tn
We're kept pretty busy yesterday
receiving congratulations. They W
reside in the Richards residence
Eureka street, where they VIII
at home to friends in a few da!
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1909-11-06
REV. II. WARREN NICE
LEAVES FOR CALIFORNIA

The Rev. IL. Warren Nice, who
has OBLIGATED as pastor of the Bap-
fist church in this city fo" the past
year., departed on yesterdcg morn
ing's train for Oakland, We're he
will remain for some time. Mr..
Nice leaves a host of friends in
Tonopah who wish him all the sue
cess possible in the next post he
accepts. His successor is expected
to arrive here some time this week,