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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-30
HOW TONOPAH
WAS DISCOVERED

Mr. and Mrs. Jim Butler, writes
Clare L. Douglas in Western Person
alities in August Sunset Magazine,
were wont to traverse the desert,
a donkey being part of the outfit.
On the 18th of May, 1900 the dom
key, FESTIVE little beast, was the
direct means of bringing the desert 5
mineral wealth to Buffers attention.
The latter, picking up a piece of
rock, was about to hurtle it through
space, with the intention of fetching
the Grant son of Balaam to his
senses, but the rock looked so much
like the real thing that instead of
throwing it at the donkey Butler
took it to town for assay. 1t show
ed values as high as $152 in gold
and 1855 ounces in silver, SO he and
Mrs. Jim went out to locate prop
critics. One day Mrs. Jim said
believe I'll locate a mine. Why
not? inquired Mr.. Jim, loosely
Just locate those boulders up yon'
der Mrs. Jim tossed her head {
bit indignant that her spouse should
make light of her desire to locate
mining property, and the next da.
she climbed to the spot where stoot
four ormidable-looking boulders ant
Clipped off some bits, which sh
Seems to me that looks like rocl
YOU got gold out Of
1t certainly does, replied jim
after critical inspection. Wher
did you get it?'
From off those boulders, an
the proud lady Strengthened perceI
tibly
Then she located the mine hel
SELF calling it 'Mizpah, in memor
of dear friend who always use
the word as a signature to her lie
ters. The Mizpah mine has prove
to be the most wonderful of al
Not only were those four boulde
full of gold, startling in richnes
but the ground beneath to a dept
of more than 1000 feet yielded Il
yellow metal.
The Buffers named the region
their precious discoveries. Tonopa
and a city of nearly 5000 inhat
tants graces those mountain side
while the busy hosting works
scores of mines bring forth the
treasures. The word Tonopah
indian for species of grass grown
near the water-holes on the desert
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-30
WHEN BILL TAFT
WAE A REPORTER
UNCLE JOHN HARKS BACK TO
DAYS WHEN PRESIDENT WAS
A NEWSPAPER MAN.

When President Taft goes to Port
Huron, Mich, in September, it is
likely that he will accept the invita-
ton of John Lusk, editor of the
Ulby Courier, to run up" and see
him. In the letter sent to the pres
ident, Mr.. Lusk reminds him that
they once worked together on a.
Cincinnati paper, at which time Mr..
Taft was getting salary of $12
a week and Mr.. Lusk $25.
LAS Will and the writer used to
work on the old Cincinnati Ga
zette-Deacon Smiths paper-it is
possible that the president may stop
off at Ulby for chat between
trains" says john in the current
issue of his paper. MY, my! what
changes there are in life! In those
days we little thought that one day
one of us would be president of
the United States and the other the
editor of the only great religious
weekly in the town.
AT that time we We're making
SIS to $50 per week on the case.
while Bill was holding down a sit
as court reporter at $12 per But
William saved his money, while we
invested ours in houses and lots,
and now he is drawing $4,000 Per
year, while we're clearing up on
an average about rs cents. Afte,
lall, we d)n't know whether Taft
has much on us if it wasn't for ih'
rheumatism. He doesn't get any
better eatin than we get at the
Union hotel, and he isn't well ac
, quainted with Judge Gibson and DR.
/ Holdship and George Griffith ant
Zen Boomhower, and even Der
| Tumble of the Elkton Review, ant
) lots of other prominent men tina
we know.
Oh, there's lots of compensate.
2 in life besiues being president. Al
: ne of them is that fellow doe "a
: hive to find out every morning hey
a Senator Townsend stands.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-30
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

President McClary of the fedora
ton of employees of the Illinois Cen
trail, said:
1--WE have as members of our eX,
ecutive committee three grand lodge
officials, and by virtue of this, We
are empowered to call strike.
should no agreement be reached in
our conference with the Illinois Cen
trail officials
w. G. Kramer, general secretary
and treasurer of the International
Brotherhood of Blacksmiths and
Helpers, disagreed with President
McClary on the right of the execu-
tive board to order a strike with
out the sanction of all the interna-
tional presidents.
IF President Parke and other
officials of the road recognize thu
federated body, the international
presidents of the different trades
involved will make a final appeal
for a settlement before as strike is
called" said Mr.. Kramer
At 2 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
/ the labor men had not called on
the railroad officials.
|
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-30
VOTE JOCKEYING
SHOWS STRAITS OF
MCCARTHY men

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 30
Registration for the municipal pri-
mary election ended on Saturday
and the count last night indicates
that by far the largest registration
in the history of the city has been
made. Even the record figure of
1905 has been topped, and the indi-
cations now are that the total for
the present election will reach above
1913, 900. Complete returns will be
had tomorrow.
Friends of all the candidates have
been energetic in their efforts to
bring out the full voting strength
Of the city, and money and energy
have been used unsparingly for this
purpose.
! One of the sickening features of
the campaign to register all vot-
| ers is the act of Mayor Mccarthy
in raiding the beds of the city's
tuberculosis patients to move them
inside the city limits in order to
secure their votes. 1t is a curious
commentary on the character of
the citys executive that he could
for one moment consider such a
trick as anything but bound to re-
dound to the burden of his increas-
ing miscredit.
One hundred and fifty male suf-
ferers from the white plague have
, been ordered from their hospital
at Ingleside to temporary shacks on
the site of the new city and county
hospital in Potrero avenue. Hac
:, the move been made for other thar
i political purposes it is apparent tina
the women would have received thu
, same rigorous order. Such is no
the case. The men, many of then
9 bedridden, have been brought within
the city limits for the sole purpos
h of securing their votes.
If anybody, either the mayor him
self or the gangsters whose adyic
e he accepts with a wholesale gull
bility, believes that these men, sub
jected to this kind of treatment o
the eve of a titanic struggle to re
. deem San Francisco from the col
i, rupting forces that have dominate
is the city for two years. will cas-
= their votes for Mccarthy it is al
), parent that they are lacking in
knowledge of human nature. 1t ma
be that those in charge of thes
$50 sick men believe that the
q have other means of coercing the
votes, but this is highly improbabl
VS. in view of the vigilance which
at being maintained by both sides
as the figEt-a fight that will call oil
u hundreds of watchers at the poll
Us This unsavory incident serves
illustrate the desperate straits
III which McCarthy's men are placed
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-30
ED WALKER LOSES THE EAGLES

When Ed Walker of this city left
for San Francisco about a week ago
to participate in the Eagle festivi-
ties in that city he took two captive
eagles that he has had in his pos
session for some time. Walker
tried to carry them in the parade,
but they gave him quite a bit OF
trouble and he decided to cache
them. When he returned the birds
were gone. 1t is claimed that one
of the San Francisco lodges OF
Eagles secured one of the birds.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-30
READY TO START ON
S. p. DOUBLE TRACKING

Meager, but authoritative, news
has been received in this city that
the Southern Pacific company has
definitely decided upon its next dou-
BILE tracking move in this state, says
the Reno Gazette.
Within a few weeks work will
start on the contract to construct
the second track from Oreana hill
eastward. 1t will be sixty miles
in length.
The headquarters for the engi-
neering staff will be at either Love-
lock or Winnemucca.
1t is believed that Engineer Bar
clay will be in charge of the work.
After this task is completed the
double-tracking in the vicinity of
HaZen will be begun. Reno OF
Sparks will doubtless then become
headquarters
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-30
NEW YORK TAILORS
WANT MORE MONEY

NEW YORK. Aug, 30.-The mem
bers of the New York Tailors and
demand an increased wage from
their employers, who are for the
most part fashionable Fifth avenue
modistes. The demands involve 5000
men and women. The wages de-
manded are a minimum of $26 a
week and SIS a week for appren-
tees and helpers.
Our "Want Ads, bring resnltR
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1911-08-30
CONSOLIDATED AUTO COMPANY.

CONSOLIDATED AUTO COMPANY.
Carrying United States mail and
express makes daily trips from
Tonopah to Manhattan and Round
Mountain. Cars leave Tonopah
daily on arrival of mail and leave
Manhattan at 2:30 p. M.
w. C. HARDING. Agent.
Old newspapers for sale at this
Office 25c per hundred.
Subscribe for your home paDer
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Bonanza want ads bring quick
results. Try one.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-11
HE WAS HUMOROUS.

you see" said the dry goods drum
per out of job, ut came about
through my being humorous. ! don't
claim to be a funny man and a writer
of jokes, but when see anything
funny have to ha! ha! hal"
And did you see anything funny?'
was asked.
"Ohl two or three weeks ago You
see, had my salary raised on the
first of the year, and I was feeling
oolty. was more humorous than
usual. | went up the street one day
giggling at everything saw. BY and
by a man in front of me struck an
icy spot and went down. Say-say-!"
at was funny, was it?"
why, it beat a cart-load of mon
keys! He yelled out and paved the
air and struck with a jar, and l just
leaned up against a wall and went
ha! hal hal and Ho! no! no! Oh,
but l was tickled. A policeman had
to pat me on the back to save my
life"
well, you got over it?'
yes, next day, when l went down
to the store and the senior pard
gave me a bounce and said I'd better
start humorous sheet. He was the
man who did the tumbling act"
And you don't know him."
81 only saw his back, you know.
Ha- hal"
What are you laughing about
now?"
ITS humorous to think l am HUI
morous-ha! ha! hal"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-11

ka Those who have ALWAYS regarded
this territory M wealthy only from
the products Of her mines, fur bearing
animals or food fish, will he surprised
10 know that at the present time
great development Is being made In
agriculture within the Territory. one
article deals with products o, the Tan.
ana valley, illustrated with photo
graphs Of wheat, oats, rutabagas, cab
bage and potatoes successfully grown
in that valley and sold at excellent
prices in various mining camps near
by. Specimens Of these products have
been brought to Seattle where they
are displayed, and naturally create
much interest in the region.
"A real farm in the Copper river
valley, is another agricultural arti-
Gle, showing what James Fiske has
done with homestead on the Gakona,
which is tributary of the Copper riv-
err, fifteen miles north of Copper Cen
ter, where the Government has an ex-
pertinent station. On this farm Fisher
has successfully grown grain on
commercial scale, and several differ
ent vegetables. The ranch is close
to the Government wagon road to
Fairbanks, one of the large mining
towns, and on this road there are
many roadhouses for travellers, so the
owner has made his farm highly prof
table and has proved that he can Sc
cure gold by tilling the soil.-Alaska-
Yukon Magazine.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-11
The WAITER IN FICTION.

All the world loves a waiter, we are
told, and a recent American writer
actually attributes much of Dickens
popularity not merely because there
is so much eating and drinking in his
novels as because there are so many
walters. Find me a chapter in Dick
ems through whose pages there is no
waiter slipping in and out, where
Mr.. Weller senior fails to call for a
double glass Of the inwariabIe, and
there is no such incident as this:
Here, waiter!' shouted the strang-
err, ringing the bell with tremendous
violence, glasses all around-brandy
and water, hot and strong, and sweet
and plentyi'"
Ard there are the public dinners,
where the walters lose their serenity,
and "tureens of soup are emptied with
awful rapidity, walters take plates or
turbot away to get lobster sauce, and
bring back plates of lobster sauce
without turbot," and the sacerdotal
function of the waiter is interrupted
by speechmaking individuals, Nor do
We forget that in one of Dickens stor-
les the waiter comes from a long
line of walters; he boasts five broth
ers who are all practitioners Of the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-11
NO LATITUDE.

An Irish school inspector was ex-
aiming a class in geography. He
had propounded question regarding
longitude and received correct
answer from the lad undergoing the
ordeal And now" he said, what is
latitude?" After a brief silence a
bright youngster with a merry twinkle
in his eye said; please, sir, we have
no latitude in Ireland. Father says
the British Government won't allow
us any"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-11
TAu pEN A nlo rAAveLrR.

Many trades, sodehtary IN appear.
ancc, are the cause Of a vast amount
Of motion. The carpenter who drives
his plane over the plank, the polisher
who leaves II shining like a mirror.
the gardener who sweeps the patches.
the carpet-layer who drives his nails.
the cellarman who puts the wine in.
to bottles, the house painter who
sweeps the wall with his bruch, the
woodcutter who Yields his ak. tho
graceful typewriter who, i'm striking
the keys OF her machine, increasingly
raises and lowers her delicate fng-
ers-all these people move or cause
Add together these rapid and appar.
emily trivial movements, and you will
discover that they cover at least once
in the course OF lifetime the long
route round the earth. It has been
calculated, and the calculation is easy
to verify, that thewriter with a facile
pen who blackens the paper for FIVE
hours a day at the rate of thirty
words minute will thus cover dis
lance Of about 10000 miles a year by,
so to say, mere strength of the wrist.
That means a much greater distance
than the circuit Of the cath And yet
this unconscious hero has scarcely
quilted his desk.-Strand Magazine.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-11
WHEN A BOILER ExPLopEs.

The exploding boiler of a freight
locomotive rose from it's trucks on
the Pennsylvania Railroad at Altoona,
Pennsylvania, recently, and. falling
over the adjoining track, was struck,
while yet in mid-air, by the locomo-
tive of train coming up behind on an
adjoining track. The remarkable
wreck that was caused, brought death
10 three trainmen and probably fatal
injuries to the fourth. A freight
train, westbound, was just leaving the
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-11
BAND CONCERT

The Hawaiian band will give a pub
lie Sunday afternoon concert at the
Capitol grounds at three o'clock, with
the following program:
Overture -Murmuring Forest. Bouillon
Chorus-Lohengrin ...... Wagner
Gavotte-Hanako ........ Aletter
Selection-Il Bravo ...... Marliani
Songs Ar. by Berger
Selectior-Carmen ........... Bizet
Intermezzo-In Love and Life. Joyce
Wings ..... .Lestrange
Japanese Anthem.
The Star SDangled Banner.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-11
THIRTEEN

against the freight train, knocking oy.
CO. several freight cars Expcrts who
examined the exploded boiler Inn.
mcdiatcN after the explosion announc-
ed that the explosion was caused by
low atcr.-The Railway and Eneiu-
ooring Review
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-11

at and whose only sister is a wait.
rcss. "You Never Can Tell is, per
hpps. the ploasantcst Of Mr. shaws
comedies, because Of dear old "Wil-
Ham," a far more loyable parsonage
Than his son, the barrister.- Strand
Magazine
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-11
came along ON lhe neEl track.

came along on. Abe next track
Tho nrst engine struck the falling
boiler and hurled it over AN en-.
bankmcnt some distance from whore
n had left the engine trucks The i'm
pact derailcd both locomotives haul
ing the express train and threw them
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-11

c'ty helped IN the rear by two loco.
motives. when the boiler Of the sec.
ond Of the rear engines exploded Tho
boiler rose from the engine frame and
was hurled through the air just as nm
express train. which was also wes..
bound, and drawn by Two locomotives.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-02-11
FARMING IN ALASKA.

Two articles of interest in the Jan.
uary number of the Alaska Yukon
Magazine refer to agriculture in Alas
The Delta independent., 1911-10-06

DR.. w. S. Cleland returned We'd
nesday evening from pleasant
weeks visit with friends in the cap
ital city.
G. NJ. Gwynn, of the Sunny Side
fruit farm, transacted bushes in
the city yesterday.
J. Z. Shue, of the Delta Electric
Light company, expects TO visit in
Kansas City. Mo, a few days. leav-
ing for that point some day next
week.
John Heinck of Blackfoot, Idaho.
has purchased the forty-acre tract
one and one-half miles southwest
OF Delta, owned by G. II. Hark-
raider, and Is already in posses
sion.
Mr.. Nickel. a banker of Mont
rose, has just sold his forty-acre
tract of land on California mesa
but the Independent has not been
able to learn the name of the pur-
chaser.
The morning train from Grand
Junction yesterday, was annulled
because of wash-out on the tracks
NtbL VI ADib CITY. wac
reported as being between two dam
aged pieces of track and therefore
unable to move in either direction.
The Baptist women of the Gun
nison Valley association will hold
an all day meeting at the Baptist
church Tuesday. October 10th. be-
ginning at 10 o'clock a. m. A var
To- Int m
been prepared. Mrs. Martin of
Grand Junction, will speak on the
Source of Power" Mrs. A. G.
Fredrickson of Rangoon. Burma.
will speak from an experience of
nineteen years. She is fine
speaker and will be an inspiration.
A cordial invitation is extended
to all interested in mission work
to be present.
Thomas N. Stevens. the civil en-
gineer with offices in the Gale
for Boulder last Friday forenoon
in response to a telegram announc-
ing the death of his mother. Mrs.
Elizabeth Stevens. Mrs. Stevens
had been sufferer from cancer of
the stomach for two or three years
past and as last resort 1t was
decided that an operation be per-
formed last Thursday. The patient
passed safely through the trying
ordeal, but few hours later be-
gan to decline and breathed her last
that evening. Deceased had been
resident of Boulder for over 20
years.
The Delta independent., 1911-10-06
Notice of Public Sale.

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY
GIVEN that on the tenth day OF
October. 1911. at 3 p. m. o'clock
of that day. at the front door of
Hammond & Harrington's livery
barn. in the City of Delta. in the
County of Delta and State of Colo
RADIO. / will sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash, the.
following described live stock; to
wit: "Cicily," dark sorrel mare,
and a light sorrel colt foal of the
sorrel mare, called Lady Dewey"
property of j. w. Vannice. pursu-
ant to the provisions of Section 40
IS, Rev. Statutes 1908, upon which
said live stock / have lien by
Section 4013. Rev. Statutes 1908
of Colorado.
Dated at Delta, Colorado, this
9th day of September. 1911.
JACOB MUELLER,
The Delta independent., 1911-10-06
AUSTIN.


Mr.. Briney's poem, Turn the
Water On got in its work. He
should write one about turning il
off as companionpiece and to
| use life preserver.
The mother of P. l.. Stanley died
at Earlham, Iowa, last week. She
was 81 years old. Mrs. Stanley and
Dean expected to arrive in Earl
ham in time for the funeral when
they left here.
Raymond Linscotte is attending
high school in Delta. He rides
his horse in and out daily. This
will read well in his biography after
he gets to be president, showing
that he was bound to have an edu-
cation even though he waded mud
up to the bride.
These are lively times in Austin.
The place is full of fruit buyers,
car leaders, ranchers, pickers and
with packers of both sexes. The
roads to town, the streets and the
railroad and association yards are
filled with teams hauling potatoes,
beets and fruit. The restaurant and
hotel are filled to overlooking and
nearly all the ladies who are not
packing apples are keeping board
ers. Every train is bringing in
more people and every mail several
thousand dollars for peaches, po-
tatoes and other stuff already ship
ped. The tracks are full of cars,
of which it is feared there will soon
be a scarcity. Telephones are ring
ing all day and most of the night.
The Delta independent., 1911-10-06
Florida Doctor Greatly I'M
pressed With Delta County,

G NJ Gwynn, proprietor of the
Sunny Side fruit ranch at Cory, met
DR.. E. Saxton of Tampa, Fla, at
Montrose last Sunday and gave him
a little side trip of two days to
Ouray, taking in beside the Box
canon and other scenic pacels near
the city, the Camp Bird mine and
mill. The Doctor saw snow for the
first time in twenty-five years, hav-
ing lived in southern Florida for
twenty-six years. Having had con-
siderable experience in prospecting
for gold in Spanish Honduras and
Yucatan in Central America, the
doctor was naturally very much in
terested in quartz mining and the
extraction of the various metals.
After this trip the doctor was
brought to Delta and shown around
the city and up the valley to the
state bridge and over the Surface
Creek country to Cedaredge and
on leaving Friday evening for Iowa,
via Kansas City, where he will join
his wife who is visiting there. The
doctor gave as his opinion that the
gold mines (orchards) of the Sur
face Creek country were more even
ly distributed and more generally
enjoyed than the mining at Ouray.
Enjoyed by home people and not
sent out of the country. He was so
surprised to find our wealth of
fruit and stock on the Western
Slope that he will be another booster
added to the big list of Delta coun-
ty enthusiasts. He took some nice
samples of fruit back to Florida.
Even a box of strawberries, of which
only the actual berries could have
convinced him that we can beat
tropical Florida down the line to
Strawberries.
The Delta independent., 1911-10-06

Residents of the city going to
and from the depot were confront
ed with huge pond well filled with
water, near the passenger platform
Immediately following the heavy
showers last Friday and Saturday
and several persons were heard to
remark that this unsightly, incon-
venient obstacle could be easily and
cheaply removed We now learn,
however, that the cavity will be
properly drained and filled with
cinders and coal slack.
The Delta independent., 1911-10-06

as two five-dollar bills. He was
given the book and signed a re-
ceipt for same with the name of
John Hollery OF Olathe.
The book left Tailed with that
found and contained two five-dol-
lar bills and nothing else.
AS the man who left the pocket
book believes his property was claim
ed by mistake of fraudulent intent.
he VIII pay a reward for any infor-
nation throwing light upon the
transaction.
In response to a call the post
master at Olathe stated that no one
by the name of Charles Hollery re-
ceiyed mail at that office.