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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
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feature is that fact that, while the
the lower waterbearing stratas were
reached, at zoe feet, says the Las
Vegas Age.
However, at the depth of only
10 feet the drillers were surprised
at the tremendous flow of water en-
countered. A careful measurement
was made and it is reported that
sixty MINERS inches of water are
flowing from the twelve-inch casing.
The news caused considerable ex-
element in the city, everyone being
surprised at this unexpected de-
velopment, the largest we'll bored to
this time flowing only about twenty
five inches.
So far, in the water development
of this valley, every well has been
a success. Some of the wells are
small, but the least OF them are
worth far more than they cost. 1t
is supposed by many that this is the
first well that has been driven into
the main flow of the underground
waters, and that the wells already
drilled would have their flow won
derfu1ly increased by sinking to
greater depth.
The success of the Miller well
gives new encouragement to those
who are trying to build up the agri-
cultural interests of the Vegas val
ley, and will result in much more
rapid progress in opening up new
ranches. Not the least important
the cost of the new we'll was less
than $500, and the land on which
it is located was valueless govern
ment land only short time ago,
the property is this week worth be
tween $50 and $10o per acre.
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ten STAMP Mill
FOR The JOHNNIE
AL. MYERS PROPOSES TO ADD
ANOTHER PRODUCER TO
THE SOUTH.

IT was announced last night that
within few weeks another mill
would be built in the Johnnie dis
trict this county, on the property of
the Nevada Johnnie Mining com
pany, which lately passed. under the
control of Al d. Myers. The prop
en- was formerly the Bullfrog
JIMMIE, but within the past two
weeks Mr.. Myers succeeded in pur-
chasing outstanding stock sufficient
to give him the control, paying
therefor, it is said, the sum of $25,-
900 cash.
Work has been in progress on the
ground for some time, and a shaft
has reached the depth of about $50
feet. with considerable lateral work,
1t is estimated that there are about
1000 tons of ore already on the
dump which viii. be the first to be
handled by the proposed MILL The
average value of the ore being taken
out at this time is said to- be $35
with enormous bodies of it yet to be
developed. The property adjoins
that of the Johnnie Consolidated, in
which Mr.. Myers is also heavily in.
terested, having formerly been pres-
ident of the company.
The proposed mill is to be of the
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-08-24
DOCTOR Smith
thinks WELL OF
GEORGES CANYON

According to DR.. Smith, who came
in from Georges canyon yesterday,
that district is coming to the front
nicely. The doctor is one of the
owners of the Smith and Fancher
property which is looked upon as
one of the premier holdings of the
district He is also interested in
lease on the Stimler ground
which he reports as looking very
good. The shaft has now reached
a depth of thirty-five feet at which
point the vein is twenty inches wide
carrying values up in the hundreds.
This vein widened in that depth
from 9 to 4 inches on the surface.
The Stewart lease on the Stimler
ground is also looking good. Messrs.
Cutting and Averill of this city is
also interested in this lease. Work
here consists of tuneling for the
vein which at surface occurs in the
nature of stringer assaying well
| up in the yellow metal.
! On the Miles and Myers lease,
the ore body is from eight to ten
inches wide, returning from $500 to
$1,000 per ton. A shipment can be
made from this property any time
now
The ground of Tom Griffin shows
a ledge one foot wide of ore that
pans well.
AS depth is made in the district
horn silver shows plentifully in the
ore which is always taken as sign
of permanency.
Many people are beginning to ar.
rive in the district Those who
visit Georges canyon have the kind
Hest feeling for it and express
themselves as convinced of the
camps future possibilities.
The townsite of Marsh has not as
yet been formally opened. Despite
the fact that there is a demand FOL
real estate there, the promoters are
abiding their time. They do no
wish to take the public's none!
without having first convinced them
selves that the district will make
good 1t is an ideal place for ;
camp. Timber is plentiful, while ;
stream flows through the townsit
proper.
DR.. Smith looks to see big tow
in the canyon before another yea
rolls around.
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PLENTY WATER
At Las VEGAS

The last we'll to be drilled for ar
tesian water in this valley has prov
ed a wonder. AS reported in the
Age last week, the well being drilled
for F. F.. Miller, by Fox and Nc
Cullom, eight miles south of town,
developed a small flow of water at
the depth of 14O feet, and every in
dicatfun pointed to a good flow when
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ToNoPAH KIDS WON.

1t was sorry day for Goldfield
Sunday. In the morning games be-
tween the Goldfield Newsboys' nine
and the Tonopah Midgets, the lat
ter carried off the honors after a
game replete with excitement.
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By Ida Little Pifer

huh warshboard an singin Egypt Laa'," he knows
she amt been tOle nothin bout Leander. He saws
he don't lax that Job much but he pulls his face
down night sad an gins break II 70 huh eaSy-ak.
Leander drOwndei.' she SAYS a-turnIn UP huh
nose LAX that. Huh, ! reckon il he's got drown
ded II was IN q barl O whisky An she Jerks the
do open an shores voS bawu. than was Leander
layin thah the flo sleepin' lax Dressed III chile
an Jake SAYS the onlies thing that KEEP him FUN
beIn Skyart inteh q NJ the smell OF Leanders
BRET
Vas m he stone daid in that river for TWO hull
hours fore somebody seen him drii'in' round an
feeShed HIM out. They rolled him round 70 git the
watch out n his inSides, but he never did member
nothln bout being in that river
Well, II was this way. l reckon He was So no
count they didn't want him in Heaven. an co'se
BEN so cole an sOggy VII al that salt watch they
wouldnt let him in m yOther place leSs'n he puts
Ine hreS out, SO they les sent him back we're 70
Nicely.
Nom, Nicely wasn't much disappi nted She says
she knowesi men long 'nOugh not 70 be SpriSed ~
nothin Women Is diff ent FUN mems. I reckon
they amt no man what Kin stan bein' SpriSe,i.
NOV. that Misteh Simms.-you knows how white
ms halr swell, he saws IL all turned white IN
one night count of copper snake s'priSin' HIM
a-ayln on the hay by his hand. But don't b'heve
that LAID a snake on the bald ClOSt up 70 Paws
hild once, an his hair didn't turn white Vas m IL
prlSed hum night much Paw Cert'n is mis- bic,
but he Kin smack real hahd l Sep' on ma stomach
Tor TWO three nights, but pears lax can't set down
leS good VT. | reckon il il hadn't been Tor him
leehn porely, Id be 'beeged 70 roOSt on a pole lax
the chickens does What does yo git 70 cure vo'
when yo feels LAX that
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Of the sea and the threshing flames. She held her
hands Clasped before her as II IN prayer
So like saint in a fiery furnace She drew away
from their aching eyes and horror WRITTEN hearts
The great topsails safe from the FIRE, shOne Ike
sheets of ruddy gold against the stars The smoke
and snowy volumes Of lime vapOTs beloved into the
air Ike clouds IN a summer sky, CrITnsOned and
giIded with the red element III their hearts And al
about the ship she sped nOrthward the turned
70 blood with the reflected glory OF her death and the
stars paled and her wake 70 the men IN the helpless
boats was a wake of FIRE Through tears and smoke
snartng ewes they beheld the shining. solitary figure
of the Captains wife moving from the stern
Eruptions Of fire and smoke encOmpassed her and
fiery showers OF sparks; great yardarm fell Kissing
into the
So they looked their last upon her until the Sera-
pis but a blot Of red against the cold, eternal
skies vanishing mass of floating hre. which finally
dinlIned 70 glowing coal the horizon and then 70
a spark that was lost amid the host OF sinking stars
Soon after immense clouds gathered IN the heavens
and poured their tOTTentIal rains on the
In TWO DAYS the boats made the broken coast Of
Chile And the Scraps. All, the Scraps
EARLY in The world 5 infant years when the Amer
- lean continents rose heavIng from the sea and
shook themselves drv IN the beams OF Younger sun
than shines to-day a resting place had been wrought
for the Scraps \ high rocky wall was thrust upon
part OF the south of the Isthus OF DaTen There
came an earth CONFUSION and rent II asunder from
the II the sunlight Ihl-her
after unthinkabe ages the Scraps blaCkened hulk
steered by Death Destiny came At last II day
70 Law her poor weary body on this rocky bed The
gap the ClIff had become a canon, the outlet OF
small rIver. Jungles formed either bank. and the
narrow estuary filled with smOthered
tangle OF tropical trees and rank rotous vegetation
The Scraps masked vagrant OF the desert seas.
blasted derelct but with her bulwarks mostly intact
and her manmast still standing proudly Crept north
ward 20 the equator erring and drifting. And ever
peeTing across the bows OF her. there moved and
fiuttered thin. pale figure a wisp OF wOTnanhood
with haggard face and eyes that cleaned with
shifting light Ike that OF the Then, caught the
tunult Of violent squau The ship was cast shore
ward and flung INTO the entrance OF the estuary
high and dry IN The MYERS bed Here the Scraps
sea that fOamed up the narrow blight Her single
mast charred bur still solid stood upright under the
festooning arches OF the that fourshed high
the banks The soft luxurianCe OF the teeng forest
surrounded her Once a heavy earthquake shoOk Up
the heated and unstable land and loosened u
earth and rubble from the cliffs above IL Numbered
Cc1.14s- g1gs g
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Like gigantic serpents the fires, freed once more.
burst forth from the hatchways and .darted their
fiery tongues toward the stars 10 ana no lltteQ te
forms of the crew in and out OF the depths OF the
mountainous pillows Of binding steam nan hiddeli
or blackly stamped against the crimson oackgrouId
of the flames soaring into the ngnt AIeao{ Ihs
decks were intOlerabe with heat; the pitch dubbed
from the seams The Scraps was hollow shell OF
seething lime and raging FIRE; she held her own de-
struction within her red and unconqueraDle
Heave to- shouted Captain Vance out OF the nm
penetrable limbo of white steam " Man the boats.
LIE picked his way toward the cabin. There in the
IL doorway face TO face, he met his wife. She was
ashen pale even in the glow OF the flames; an iron
and invincible conviction of the unforgIvaole crime
stamped on every hneanent Inc Saptaih
seized her hand and dragged her forward She FOL
lowed passively deaf 70 the things he spoke bind 70
the terror about her
Put Mrs Vance in of the boats he com
mauded the second mate
He staggered 10 the cabin again through the flame
and the smoke. When ne returned with the log and
roll of papers in his hand the last boat was ready 70
leave the side OF the burning ship. tie leaped INTO
it. and the doomed Scraps stood asterless upon the
sea a floating shuttle OF FIRE.
Sheer of, cried the Captain, and the boat shot
beyond the circle OF glazing light cast from the
Scraps Like a wounded animal the vessel began 20
turn Wrapping from the wind and setting her head
again toward the north The sails Mapped and hled
Where IS my wife: asked the Captain
In the second mates boat, sir, think replied
sailor
Mary" cried Vance in the direction Of the other
boats Are YOU there
There was no answer. The Scraps with swelling
canvas was moving swiftly away.
Mary cried the skipper again.
She ism Z here sir =" came over the water
At that instant as If in answer 20 her name. the
white figure OF Mary Vance appeared on the stern OF
the burning bark. Up from the boats rose npotent
curses and groans.
Pull Pull" rang the frenzied voice OF the
Captain, and the sailors bent like their
But the Scraps, steadily gathering headway, drew
her burning robes about her and slowly the gap OF
FIRE dazzed water widened between blazing ship and
straining boat.
Jump. Mary. jump" shrieked her husband.
For Gods sake. jump
Mary Vance turned toward him her wide open,
sorrow stricken eyes, and once more her face he
that look OF unutterable reprOach. Like
tyr her death pyre she stood there the mast Ike
gigantic stake behind her Centered IN the of
the brilliant of fre that spread the ship her
form made radiant and holy by the solemn spendorS
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burning with fever flames The vision that had
been his irsfferable torment through all the voyage
arose again, vivid grim, and ineffaceable
II was the dngy office OF Marcus Hood IN Boston,
where this crafty man urked like spider amid dusty
books dirty maps. broken samples, and freakish
things from the four quarters of the world and peered
from his Uttered desk through the griIny windows
the bright. brave ships III the bay. Marcus Hood was
the owner Of the Scraps. and Vance IN his agony
lived over again his temptation and his tall Hood
gesture had been deliberate and the tones OF his voice
by turns hard and Caressg he pointed 10 his beau
tiful ship through the dusty panes.
Burn her sink her wreck her before she reaches
Callao Vance said he. and a big share OF the in
surance goes 70 YOU. She Is underwrtten in Liver
pool for twice her worth cargo and bottom. | can
afford 70 be liberal. You afford to do it-and so
be master OF Your own vessel GU see, with what
you've saved YOU easily buy the Isandula.
Vance's ambition was like demon planted IN his
breast He longed for the splendid ISandua and his
own freedom longs for the woman OF his
heart So in that fell hour three months ago the
hands of owner and master had met TO seal the IN
famous bargain and the doom OF the faithful vessel
then loading al the dock
Last week he had sought TO do the deed to which
the tempter had bound him. Then his wife had come
upon him like q Seraph with a flaming sword To-
night she had come again and held up his guilty
ewes the pure and radiant face OF their dead babe
mother and babe might plead with the tongues OF
clarions for the life OF the ship
A HEAVY step sounded without. then knock.
"a Monroe the first mate entered the cabin with
lantern The bloOdshot eyes OF the skipper looked
up a him from the berth
VIII YOU please come forward, sir'' asked the
mate Il fear there's trouble OF some sort.
The decks were warm TO their feet The Captain
ordered the forward hatch removed. column OF
foul smoke interviewer with dull struggling flame.
eaped into the air
shut the hatch'' he shouted II shut. all
but narrow orifice through which they thrust
hose. directing Il away from the dangerous lime.
The water shot the barrels IN the hold
Spontaneous combustion sir. said Monroe.
They could not SEE that none OF the water reached
the snodering woodwork nor the oil soaked, close
packed sails which had engendered heat and then
fre as easily as a sInothered Coalheap a pile OF
moldering straw. Within the ribbed body OF the
Scraps terrible commissions were bred The barrels
Of unslaked lime burst and their contents kissing
hot boiled forth like geyser and frOthing volcanoes
turning the hold Internal Caldron The cement
IN the barrels and slowly turned 10 stone Then
the matches blew up and the dense white fumes
veloped the ship with the snowy shrouds OF doom
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T'IIAT thah house That's whah
J I. I. |.
i Leander Wellington lives. 0Hefs
They's fourteen haid of chillun lives
that house. Some Of Leanders IsH
chiun is older'n his wife IS. WA =
Vas m. theys only room; but &
| reckon they plenty nough room I'LL
for EN- all. When its warm cose
nobody amt gwine 10 stay IN no -
house an when its cole the closter
they gifts 10 one anudder the mo
better II IS
That's Leander now, settin out -
side the do, playin the fiddle. ,<Has
Z. !. /. !. !. !. ::
Heah that nice song he's singin, MIN
He Jes makes EN- up he goes ifT5s.a
long (IIMu
| sets ma dawg a-huntin G~M
An he amt stalked game T. NH
An him aftch ~ NM IL
Dat ole Ant LILY Jane MI
An yo all knows she's raggity' nv
7 EANDER got drownded onct -
~ Yasm, dead that rooster
that's bin in the kittle 70 yo
dinner. His buryin' cert'ny was
beautiful He says he never knowed
how good he till afteh that
buryin'. an longs peoples thinks much OF him
they gotter take OF him now an low him 10
go wukkin' on mo- ole tugboats
Yasm, him an Nicely had a furss an Leander
goes OFF 10 wuk for Cap'H Damsen on the Juno
Co Sc the Cap has 10 cuff him round Ii l. lax they
allus does jes 10 git him limbered up ca Sc reckon
Leander amt no mo- count than yo' IS. Miss Mary
Well, Nicely says Leander's night techy. speshlv
when his eatins don't sassify him. or when he gifts
hit on the LEI laig Jes bout the knee int Leanders
right tender in them spots Nicely says. So when he
gifts hahd crack he Jes reaches out ketChes holt
of the Capns collar an busts his bran new speckled
shirt open down the back. My laws, but that Cap'n
Damsen was sprisedi They says they was blue
smoke a-putiin' outn his mouf when he got done
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big storepipe an pulls round I'LL thev mos wears
hole IN that river: but they don't see no Leander
so they knows he's daid an they goes on TO Baltimo
MEX day was Sunday, an Nicely saws longs they
can't never git no corpus 70 bury nohow thev's
no use waitln, an they mought as we'll git IL over
WI ca Sc she won feel lax she's wddeh till afteh
theys had buryin' no mon she'd feel lax She's
married thout n weddin' cake. So thew had a right
nice time only Leanders NAV didn't come AM
ev rybody talkin' bout that
axe Peters said he'd go long over 10 Nu,cbs
int on his way home an see what's ailin' Ant
July TO keep huh FUN that buryin He lowed
Inebbe she got risin on huh jaw az in. But when
ne gltS 10 the cabin, an sees huh rubin away on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29

cussin'. Men folks don't lax bein'
s'prised. Some says the Cap'n
keeked Leander overheard. but
Cap'n Damsen says he mOught as
well keek an Try 70 hit the wind.
Leander's so naih nothin. an that
he les didn't bother wifi him no
mon 10 set him down right hahd
IN the stern OF the boat an tell him
20 STAY than.
Afteh while, Leander pulls out his
New Testament. an the Cap'n sees
him. bumped over, quiet-lak. a-read-
IN out of 1t. SO he don't paw no mo
tentIon 10 him till he hears him hol-
Ter out, | reckon | amt no good 10
nobody, Cap'n Damsen saws he
thinks that's bout so. an he amt
gwine to argify VIII him. when
splaSh'-oveh goes Leander out'n
the stern OF that tugboat inteh the
ice-Cole watch, an S'prises the
Cap'n ag'in.
Well they throws over a bay-Ss.r a.,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-11
Local and Personal

Misses Alice and Eva Carr are in
Misunderstanding Mr.. and Mrs. Delong
Rice.
w, w. Bowman and W. V. Default
returned from their Florida trip this
week.
J. r. Whisman left for New York
this week TO buy spring goods for
Whisman Brothers.
Mrs. Jerry Stone entertained at cards
on Tuesday afternoon, and also served
delightful refreshments to her guests.
Miss Kate Price, of Rogersville, Tenn.
who was the charming guest of Miss
Lillian Burbage, at E" Robin RoOst "
last week, has returned home.
Mrs. |. N. Beckner, who went to Wis
it her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Cudworth, of
Millers Falls, Mass, before Christmas,
returned home early this week.
Geo, l.. Carter, Mrs. Carter and son,
f. Font Davis and Mrs. Davis have
gone to Cuba for brief visit and made
a shori stay at Palm Beach en- route.
Judge Tyler Campbell was in the
city yesterday evening, en- route TO his
home i'm Bristol from Elizabethton,
where he had been holding court for
Judge Tyler.
J. + Crouch is in Nashville attend
ing Bible school institute at the Christ
ian church. He will visit his brother,
Rev. w. p, Crouch, at Athens, Ala,
before returning.
Charlie Bowman was called from
Washington to attend the funeral of
his brother, J. II. Bowman, two weeks
ago. He spent several days in the city
with DR.. 5. A. Bowman and returned
TO Washington last Saturday.
The friends of r. G. Staples will be
glad to learn that he is recovering from
an attack of pneumonia, contracted
since the death of his wife few days
ago. He is ill at Bluff City where the
remains of his wife were taken for in
terment.
Rev. J. w. Rogan, of Newark, N. j.,
accompanied by his wife, are visiting
his sister, Mrs. r. A. Wood. They will
spend month in the city and during
this time DR.. Rogan will fill the pulpit
of the First Presbyterian church Sun
day morning and evening,
w. B. Stubs, secretary State Lay
mems movement, with headquarters
at Nashville, will deliver lecture to
the laymen of the church in Johnson
City on Thursday night, February Is,
at o'clock, at the Munsey Memorial
church. A cordial invitation is eX.
tended to every one.
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NELSON LUMBER co.
LOSES BY FIRE.

More than Il million feet of lumber
on the yard of the Nelson Lumber Co,
at Crabtree, Tenn, was destroyed by
fire last Sunday, entailing a loss Of
$4,000, fnlly covered by insurance.
The fire is supposed to be of incendi-
airy origin, as the mill is several miles
up the mountain. Several cars OH the
e. 7. & w. n. G. Ry. siding would
have beed destroyed but for the prompt
action of Superintendent Hardin in
sending an engine to the scene of the
fire.
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HELP WANTED

WANTED Responsible man with
horse and buggy i'll each community,
salary $500 to $40 90 per dav, to take
orders from owners of Farms, Orchards
and Home Gardens A splendid OPP
portuuitv for farmers sons, also fruit
tree and sewing machine agents, to
make business connection which will
become more profitable each year. Ad-
dress p. O. Box l07, YouDgs Island,
s. @. 79-13t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-11

A French scientist has discovered Que
secret of long life. His method deals
with the blood. But long ago millions
of Americans had proved Electric Bit
tiers prolongs life ane makes it worth
living. 1t purifies, enriches amp vital
ICES the blood, rebuilds wasted nerve
cells, imparts life and tone to the en-
tire system. It's a godsend to weak.
sick aud debilitated people, "Kibney
trouble had blighted my life for
months" writes W. M. Sherman, of
Crushing Me-, "but Electric Bitters
cured me entirely" Only SOC at Il. 9.
Millers.
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COAL RATES
COMING DOWN.

Traffic Manager J. ]. Campion, of
the c., G. & o. road, has announced a
rate of 80 cents a ton on domestic and
steam coal to Johnson City as starter
and is confined to cars Of thirty tons or
more. A lower rate is expected to fol-
low later when the condition of the
road is improved.
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MARRIED AT ERWIN.

At the home of w. Il. Davis in En-
win yesterday afternoon at 4.80 Miss
leila Davis and Mr.. James McCou
were united in marriage, Rev. r. #.
Johnston officiating Miss May White
of this city, acted as maid of honor and
u. G. Young as best man. The groom
is Virginian, but has been here for
two years with the c., c. & 0. They
will reside in Johnson City.
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WILL REMODEL.

The plans are now ready for the
building of the new frontier the Crouch
Book store. Anew 'front.' and the floor
lowered to the sidewalk will make this
one of the most attractive stores in the
city, Mr. Crouch will add many new
features, such as unit system for copy
right books, special show cases, shelves
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1909-02-11
CONTRACTOR WELLS
IN THE CITY,

M. P. Wells, of Philadelphia, the
successful bidder for the construction
of the new postotfice here, is in the city
looking over the situation preparatory
to beginning active work about the
first of the month. He will return to
Philadelphia this week to complete ar
engagements.