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management shall be conducted un-
der the direction of a board that un-
derstands and appreciates the posi-
bilities and realities of its great flu
ture as a mine.
Very respectfully,
(Signed) j. P. SWEENEY.
Il have read the above and APP
prove of and endorse the same.
(Signed) L. D. GORDON"
1t is generally conceded that as a
mining engineer Mr.. Davis is compe-
tent, as the very successful outcome
of the Round Mountain property and
the Combination and Sandstone
leases in Goldfield testify, besides
numerous other mining investments,
both Lotus and Davis being large
holders in Goldfeld Consolidated.
There are many men in the country
who are willing to attest the fact
that they have followed Messrs. Lof-
tus and Davis in their investments
and have made money with them.
THE mining ability of Messrs
Sweeney and Gordon is not known to
the Nugget, but insofar as the prop
erty of the Round Mountain Mining
company is concerned we doubt if
the attempt to take the active man
agement away from Messrs. Lotus
and Davis and put it in the hands of
Messrs. Sweeney and Gordon will
find much favor. The former gentle
men, especially Mr.. Davis, have kept
in close and intimate touch with the
property, while as Mr. Sweeney says
he had been in the mine once dur
ing the previous six months, on ac-
count of absence from the state. :"
Mr.. Gordon has made but one or two
flying trips to Round Mountain in
more than year, and it is doubtful
If he has any practical knowledge of
what progress is being made in the
mine from day to day.
EN0n Inc purchase Vi IHe GOlu bar
at the time it was taken up by Mr..
Davis was not considered a mistake
in mining circles. Development only
showed that the property was not all
that was expected of it and at that
no fault has ever been found with the
manner in which it was mined and
engineered. The Sunnyside mine
speaks for Mr.. Davis. 1t has become
a dividend payer under his manage
ment.
The annual meeting will be held in
Goldfield on April 18th.
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Mining MAGNATES
VISIT RAWHIDE

Malcolm Macdonald, accompanied
by Charles Kirehen and one OF his
field men, arrived in Rawhide Sun
day night last to keep an appoint
ment with Charles Wesley Reed.
president of the Rawhide Western
railway, who has lately taken an OPP
ton on the Coalition estate here for
eastern capitalists. On account of
important business engagements, Mr..
Macdonald was obliged to leave Mon
day morning, but he left his assoei-
ate, Mr.. Kirchen, here to visit the
mines with F. A. Gowing, an engi-
neer of San Francisco, who has re-
Gently been associated with Phelps.
Dodge and company of New York as
mining expert to Mexico and Peru,
and who is also a representative of
the purchasing syndicate.
1t is Mr.. Macdonald's intention to
return here the latter part of this
week, and he will probably remain
here several days to check up the
reports and observations of his field
men who it is stated will probably be
here from three to four weeks before
finishing their work. G. w. Reed, as
we'll as E. w. King, president of the
Coalition and Queen estates, accom-
panied Mr. Macdonald out as far as
Reno Monday, it being their inten-
ton also to return here the latter
part of the week
Before leaving the east for Raw
hide Mr.. Reed and associates asked
Mr.. King by wire if he would set a
40c per share on the control of the
Queen estate and received mega
tive reply in return, and it is very
likely that the Reno trip has some
thing to do with the Queen property.
Rumor has it that if the coterie of
engineers who are now here expert
ing the above mentioned estates re-
port favorably that the deal for the
control of the Coalition and possibly
the Queen estates also means the
building of the Rawhide Western
railway from Schurz or Walker Lake
to Rawhide and the erection of
mammoth 500-ton reduction plant to
treat company and custom ore at the
lake end of the railway.
Rawhide at the present time has a
reduction capacity in the mills now
operating and which are being built,
of around 800 tons per day, and
with the addition of the 500-ton ca
pacity plant proposed we would be
amply supplied with a place to treat
our milling as well as high grade
ores, and as the purchase of these
two large estates by capital sufficient
to develop them theoretically, means
the employment of considerable la
Dor, the future looks bright.-Raw-
hide Rustler.
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bring the total for the remainder of
the year to $31,629,O0O, without
taking into account the amount that
has already been reported, or at the
rate of $42,172,000 per annum. This
more than equals the combined pro-
duct of the two leading gold produc-
ing states of the union for the year
1907 This is the last year for which
official report of production has been
rendered. Figures taken from that
report credit Colorado with $20,S97,-
600, California with $16,S53,500,
and Alaska, SIS, 4S9,400. That was
the banner year for Nevada, as dur
ing that time the high grade ship
ments were going out from the Fran
cis-Mohawk and the Hayes-Monnette
leases on the Mohawk, but in that
time the entire state of Nevada was
represented by total product of but
SIS, 900 in gold.
These figures will serve to en-
tighten the investor better than any
mere statement of production, as it
will be seen at glance that Goldfield
| is outputting three times as much
gold as the entire state did a little
short of two years ago.
The tonnage segregated was as fol-
Howe.
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Fourth The acquiring of water
rights and privileges.
During the absence of
Messrs. Lotus and Davis in Europe
last summer the management of the
mine and property was left in my
care. l took charge about the goth
of June. I had only been in the mine
once during the previous six months,
on account of absence from the state.
1t soon developed that there was
something wrong; the mill was being
supplied with tonnage largely drawn
from ore reserves, and these reserves
were being rapidly depleted The
sinking of the incline shaft had been
abandoned and very little develop
ment work was being done in the
drifts and levels, except where the
best ore was found. There was a
constant encroachment on ore re-
serves, especially in that part of the
mine where the highest grade ore oc-
Cured. If this policy had continued,
the mine in my Judgment, would not
have paid more than it's second divi-
dend each week would have left the
mine with less ore in sight and the
property would have refrigerated as
result, until finally the output from
the property would not have been
more than sufficient to pay the run
ming expenses of the same.
The incline shaft was sunk another
! 100 feet down to the 700 level
Strengthened and enlarged the main
workings from the surface to-. the
600, taking out roof and sides,
Strengthening the track, etc., so that
entry and exist to and from the prop
erty may be had without danger to
life or limb All the drifts have been
extended, increasing the daily ton
mage, and it still leaves much more
ore in sight than there was a year
ago.
THE above is fair statement of
the physical condition of the mine
under the management of Mr.. ]. r.
Davis when he turned it over to me
before leaving for Europe last sum-
mer.
How would you like to have a
Quilted and depleted mine instead OF
a fine producer and dividend payer?
II have lost confidence
in the ability of Messrs. LOTUS and
Davis to protect the stockholders OF
the Round Mountain Mining com,
pany, and l trust that you will agree
with me.
IF so, please sign the enclosed
proxy and return the same to me
promptly. / will see that a competent
and conservative board of directors
is elected who will manage the affairs
of the company in an aggressive but
conservative manner. We wish also
to establish offices apart from the Of
fees of Lotus and Davis, where tn,
stockholders may call and be receiv
ed by those who represent the RounC
Maintaining Mining company, prim
arily. This can be done at practically
same expenses as we have at present
y "The offices of the com
pany will remain here at Goldfield
Pay no attention to rumor circulated
that the offices are to be moved tt
Salt Lake.
During the next two years very
important matters will develop il
reference to the future of our prop
erty. 1t is most important that thu
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-06
PROMINENT men
fight FOR CONTROL
OF Mines

(From the Round Mountain Nugget
printed cigcular letter has been
addressed to all shareholders of the
Round Mountain Mining company
signed by j. P. Sweeney and endors-
ed by Louis D. Gordon which indi-
Gates that a break has come between
these two men and Messrs. Lotus
and Davis.
The Nugget is unable to give space
to the entire composition as it is set
forth by Mr.. Sweeney, but can only
print such excerpts as have to do di
rectly with the mine. Mr.. Sweeney
goes at great length into what he
alleges to be gross mismanagement
on the part of Messrs. Lotus and
Davis. Into these personalities it is
not the province of the Nugget to
venture. There has been consider
able criticism in regard to the man
agement of the Gold Bar property at
Bullfrog is we'll known, but that
these men showed good business acu-
men in securing the property of the
Round Maintaining Mining company
has never bee denied
Aside from the failure of the Gold
Bar company Messrs. Lotus and
Davis have been highly successful in
their mining ventures so far as can
be determined The Nevada Hills
property at Fairview and numerous
leases in Goldfeld have shown up
Messrs. Lotus and Davis abilities in
a different light to that alleged by
| Mr.. Sweeney in his letter to the
stockholders of the Round Mountain
Mining company. The following are
some of the excerpts we have selected
as bearing directly on the property
and which is free of the personal re-
examinations against Messrs. Lotus
and Davis.
"Goldfield. New, Mar. Is, 1909.
ITO the Stockholders of the Round
Mountain Mining company;
I'VE desire to present to you a few
facts in reference to the managemen
of the Round Mountain Mining COM
pany during the past year. In MAX
ing this statement we wish to say
that we regret the necessity that de-
mands it. However, we are large
stockholders and our personal friends
are also largely interested and it is
merely for the purpose of protecting
our interests that we lay the facts be-
fore you. Mr.. Gordon and myself
own 21S,064 shares.
Lotus and Davis own 200,0S6
shares, as shown by trial balance OF
stock ledger, March Is, 1909.
'The most important matters con-
corning the life and welfare of the
Round Mountain Mining company
that occurred during the past year
are as follows:
First. The absorption of the r
NJ. Great Western Mining company
Second. The absorption of the
R. NJ. Extension Mining company.
Third. The practical develop.
ment work of the property.
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GOING AHEAD.

The proposed Ely-Tonopah railroad
is sure to come. 1t will open up one
of the richest sections of the state.
Tonopah and Goldfield are both MAX
ing rapid strides industrially and
otherwise.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-06
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

Incorporation articles were filed at
the county clerks Office yesterday by
the New Bonnie Claire company
which names its principal offices in
Bonnie Claire and Los Angeles. The
company has a capitalization of ST.
100000, and is incorporated by w
G. Mulock, Lomar A. Harris, Fred
Heinzelman, Don w. Carlton and s
f. Owens.
Articles of incorporation were ais ]
filed by the Beach Yerington Cope
company, with the main offices of the
company in Tonopah. The capitali-
cation of the company is named as
100000. The incorporators are
F. K. Pittman, P. G. Fistler and
James H. Monteath, all of Tonopah.
Old papers 25c per hundred at
<nHF1
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-06

1t was announced by j. Frank
Adams of this city yesterday that the
Carson City, Virginia City, Gardner
vile and suburn lines surrounding
Reno have been consolidated and will
hereafter be operated by one COM
pany.-Reno Journal
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-06
INSANE INDIAN ARRESTED.

Chief of Police Malley placed in
Jail last evening an insane Indian.
He had caused stampede of his
tribe at the Indian village near the
Rescue mine by his shoutings that
men were trying to kill him.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-06

$4,000 ORE
PRODUCTION
The Tonnage Statement and the EST
mated Value for the Week Ending
Saturday Night.

For the week ending Saturday
night, Goldfield produced through it's
mills and shipments to smelters, the
grand total of 1911, 900, of which the
Western Ore Purchasing company
took away 1000 tons of high grade
averaging $500 per ton This in
cludes the seven cars, or 210 tons,
of high grade shipments of the Con-
solidated, which averaged $1,000 per
ton, a consignment of ore from the
Florence, and the regular average
from various other shippers in the
district. The entire railroad output
represents approximately twenty-five
carloads which went to the shelters.
To any one who doubts the existence
of a market for the rich silver-lead
ores from the Hawthorne district, it
must be remembered that it takes at
least two carloads of the wet ores to
serve as a bath for each carload of
silicious high grade gold ore from
this sections of the country. This
enables the smelters to balance their
accounts by securing two diverse
characters of ore from practically the
same district.
This output of gold ore, says the
Goldfield Daily Tribune, means a
production that, if maintained, will
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-06

WANTED-Clean cotton rags, with
out buttons-Two cents per
pound-Inquire Bonanza Office.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-06

The Sanctuary society will meet
at Mrs. Ed Malley's Tuesday evening,
April 6.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-06

above table will open the eyes of
many who have been declaiming
against the claims of Goldfield alleg
ing that they were predicated on false
pretenses.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-06

1t had been thought that the ban
ner week of production had been
reached, but the foregoing figures
dissipate that idea. For some weeks
the production has been sufficient to
astonish the world, but a cold-blood-
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-04-06

Old papers 25c per hundred at
Bonanza office.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17
Methodist Church Notes.

Sunday School at o.4o a. m.
What reason have you for not
attending Sunday School?
Preaching at HOO a. m. and
at 200 p. m. II was glad when
they said unto me let us go unto
the House of the Lord"
Junior League at 2.3o p. m.
Senior League at 6.I5 p. m.
Rev. w. A. Hanna was with
US Sunday night and preached a
splendid sermon.
Prayermeeting Wednesday at
700 p. m. Become a regular at
tendant at this service.
Owing to the conflicting dates
DR.. Mcconnell will not lecture
Friday night. We hope to- have
him for a lecture in the near fu-
ture.
The Banquet" given for the
men of the church at Uptegrove
Han Friday night was well at
tended. A splendid program was
rendered and all expressed them
selves as having spent pleas
ant evening.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17

EOkmet NOnt8Omcky OOe Aitt1cn DuOts
The police are investigating the
mysterious shooting of John Gar
rett, As years old, and employe OF
the Liggett-Myers Tobacco Co.,,
early Wednesday morning in the
basement OF his boarding house at
3708 Chouteau avenue. Garrett was
shot twice in the head, and the
woman who runs the house, Mrs.
Mary L. Shupe, and her sons say
Garrett shot himself. The char
acter of the wound in the back OF
his head, however, indicated 9TH
erwise. Garrett was taken to the
hospital still alive, but the doc
tors said there was little hope for
his recovery. An operation was
performed, but the wound in the
back of his head, which penetrat-
ed the brain, and the great loss
of blood, made his survival unlike
ly. A note found in his pocket in
dicated ne had daughter who
signed herself Mabel Garrett, liv-
ing in Montgomery City.-St. Louis
Star.
John Garrett was son of the
late Wilson Garrett, who lived fol
many years ON farm just north
OF New Florence. The daughter
referred to is living with Mr.. anc
Mrs. Matt Johnson. He has two
other daughters living with FREQ
Wagner.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17
HAPPY HOLLOW

Joe Oliver sold mule to A.
Wenneker for. $4,000.
Everett Johnson was the guest
OF relatives in Montgomery Sat-
urday. 80 ~
Grover Taylor was the guest
of his brother William Tuesday.
F. Mahane's family, who have
been tusling with the whooping
cough, are some better.
Vim. Taylor and Joe Oliver at
tended the Farmers Telephone
meeting near Florence Saturday
There is to be a Xmas tree at
Danville December 24th.
Gus. Minneker was doing the
inside work on Albert Glieser's
new house which is almost COM
pleted. Girls look out.
VIM. B. Taylor put in his tele-
phone box last Thursday.
Joe Oliver and wife was trans
acting business in Montgomery
Friday.
VIM. Burchfield of Buel was a
visitor in this vicinity Sunday.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17
CROSS ROADS.

Mrs. Fred Friei is quite i'll at
this writing.
Mrs. LIB. Wood visited in
Middletown from Saturday until
Monday.
We reported last week, w. E.
Holt as marketing a tom turkey
that weighed 81 pounds. This
was our mistake, it weighed sc
pounds.
w. H. Berg and wife were
shopping in Wellsville Thurs
day.
c. F. Kraft and son were
business visitors at Montgomery
Friday.
w. T. Sanders was delivering
turkeys in Wellsville Friday.
A. Grabenstein delivered a
load of hogs to Buell. Friday for
$50 per cwt.
VIM. Reading and wife oi
Springfield are visiting c. F
Kraft and wife at present.
Lon Willie and niece visited
at c. F. Kraft's Monday.
George Maupin, and Elberi
Wood were in Wellsville Satur'
day.
Clarence Weldon of Gamm;
delivered hogs at Buell. Friday
VIM. Grabenstein is on tn,
sick list this week.
Jacob Faulhaber sold a fiv,
year old mule to David Lehner
Monday.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17
SORGHUM HILL.

Well, we have had variety
of weather the past week. A
heavy rain Saturday night, ac-
companied b ymuch thunder and
lightning, Sunday much cooler.
Health generally good.
Crayton and Jesse Kirk were
helping their brother, John, kill
a beef to-day (Thursday.)
w. w. Wray was helping his
brother, ]. E. Wray butcher
Monday.
Mrs. M. J Kirk, Mrs. G. w.
White and Mrs. r. L. Hensley
were visiting at Leslie Parkey's
Monday.
G. +. Stansberry is erecting a
new cattle shed for Mrs. Dan
May this week.
Hez. Bethel and Edgar Alder
son delivered hogs in Wellsville
last Saturday at $3.50 per cwt.
That's prosperity.
Mr.. F. Belcher sold the farm
he recently bought of Job Moore
to Henry Pratt for $2,Ioo.
Quite number from this vi
cinity are delivering turkeys in
Wellsville this week at I8 and Io
cents per pound. That's Cleve-
land times, Nit.
The meeting at Midway con-
Quoted by Rev. Donovan closed
Sunday night with one convert,
Miss Maggie Floyd.
Last Saturday a very sad acci-
dent happened to little Theodore.
four years old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. F. Stanberry. He was
up stairs and started to come
down with an open knife in his
hand, when at the head of the
stairs he stepped On his shoe
string and pitched head first
down the stairway, landing al
the bottom with a scream. The
knife blade having penetrated
the right eye, DR.. Ford was
hurriedly called and treated the
injured member. But cannot say
at this writing as to the result oi
the injury.
The snow. Suppose we will
have to 60 rabbit hunting and
try to
o B Jolly.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17
FAIRvIEW.

The 3rd a party of youngsters
came out from Montgomery
and held box supper at our
school house. They made $6.o5.
Miss. Nelson Hunter, our teacher,
will use this for the benefit Of the
school,
Mike lMoran's childrens,, the
little son of James Moran and
little Raymond Farnen have the
whooping cough.
Miss Josephine Kerwin visit
ed her sister, Mrs. p. Cunning
ham Sunday.
G. O. Britt was business
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17
THE ROCK.

Hog killing is the order of the
day in this vicinity.
B. A. Elliott was in Montgom-
cry Saturday.
Miss Susie Crews visited Mrs.
Dixons Friday evening.
Virginia and Ira Turpin and
Thelma Owen and Otis Braur
are all suffering with the whoop-
ing cough at present.
Fred Frank visited at Joe In
gram Sunday evening.
Mrs. Joe Ingram is on the sick
list at this writing.
Monkey.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17
CountyCorreSpondence
Interesting Items Gathered by our Correspondents

visitor YIN Montgomery Friday.
John Hagood was in Wells
vile Saturday.
VIM. Auchley has a new barn
most completed.
Mrs. Annie Kerwin Is building
a new poultry house.
Mrs. Travis has returned from
St. Louis but is still confined to
her bed. " t|tF
Mrs Mike Moran was at Larry
Farnen's Saturday morning.
Little Miss Esther Haight is
here visiting her grandmother,
Mrs. Sarah Haight.
VIM. Gillanl contemplates
building house on his land ad-
joining Wellsville, and in NOV
ing there in the spring.
Beginning Saturday, Decem-
ber I8, / will sell all my trimmed
hats for $I.a5.
Mrs. w. H. Beasley.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17
w. NJ. Sto,tIer Killed.

w. N. Stottler, a prominent far
'mer living near Middletown, was
almost instantly killed by being
caught between two freight cars in
Wellsville about noon yesterday.
1t seems chat Mr.. Etottler had
taken some hogs to Wellsviile that
morning, and after he had sold
them at the stock yards there he
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17

cided that his death was caused
by the negligence of the train
crew. Mr.. Stottler was about 65
years Of age. His wife, who was
with him, is prostrated BY the ac-
cident.
Mr.. Stottler was the father Of
Mrs. w. J. Ellis Of this city.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17

Teachers, Santa Clause & Co
before you decide upon your
treats, give us a look.
SHEETS g. WHEELER.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17
found the crossing blocked by a

freight train as he started back
up town. He walked some distance
up the track where he saw q car
detached from the train, and en-
deavored to cross the track at
that place. Just as he stepped on
the track the train backed into
the detached car and he was
caught between the couplings and
crushed to death. He lived about
ten minutes after he was taken
out. A coroner's jury was called
and after hearing the evidence de-
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17

Just received a Fresh Line Of
Christmas Goods. Candles,
Nuts, CiRals, etc. Box Goods
a Speciality. J. F. Hassler -:
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17

Miss Cecielle Turner, the fif-
teen-year old daughter of Mr.. ann
Mrs. H. G. Turner Of Montgor,-
cry City, former residents -
Wellsville, is fast becoming )
newspaper artist Of no small s6jf-
ity. She recently illustrated =
news story Of Mr.. Turner'S which
appeared in the Kansas City
Star. Ceciclle's many jfrien&s
here hope she will fully tmaster
the WelIsville Star.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17

( Persons Owing Me Accounts of long
standing will please prepare to settie
January 1, 1910.
Milton Jones.
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17

Silver Pruness Kidney Beans.
Black Eyed Peas, Apple Butter,
kraut, IN fact everything good
to Eat.
SHEETS & WHEELER
The Montgomery tribune., 1909-12-17
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

On all taxes not paid on Janu-
ary 1, 1910, the penalty will be
attached
LESLIE e. BLADES, Collector.