White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-08-13
Promoter of Famous T0nopah
Mine Seeks Legal Separation
from Domestic Partner
MRS. TURNER SEEMS WILLING
ORIGINAL OWNER OF ELY GEN.
TRIAL AND HUB TUNGSTEN
MINES BRINGS ACTION IN
THIS COUNTY.

The Oscar Turner's are about to
air their family troubles In the
courts. One day we hear that Mrs.
Turner Is about to apply for separa-
ton on the grounds that Mr.. Turner
has found a soul mate; and the fol-
lowing day 1t comes to light that Mr..
Turner has, In the yernaeular OF the
divorce court, beat her to IT. Mr..
Turner, of course, is silent in his
complaint as TO the existanee OF
an affinity. while Mrs. Turner in New
York. declares that he has confessed
this much TO her.
Judge Dodge, formerly attorney
for the Ely Central Copper company,
slipped in here few weeks ago, and
made inquiry for Attorney Sam Bel
ford. To interrogatlons as to the
object of his visit, all the informa-
ton volunteered by the astute law
yer was that his visit was in no way
connected With the AFFAIRS of the Ely
Central This was readily believed,
for his connection with that company
had long since ceased. Mr.. Belford
was not in the district at the time
of the Judges arrival and so Mr.
Dodge filed the complaint for divorce
for o. A. Turner all by himself, and
gave instructions that II be placed
on the secret file. Then the foxy
jurist fastened back to New York.
Oscar A. Turner Is a national
figure In the world of mining. whose
assets one time were calculated in
the neighborhood of s3,000,0 900. He
has been known for many years as
prodIgal spender. and a mining man
who was always willing to take
chance. He is well known In this
district as the former owner or the
Ely Central company. and the present
controlling owner in the tungsten
mines at Hub. He is man who
goes in for big things, and has been
a promoter OF considerable note. He
has the financial nerve of Pierpont
Morgan. and he is the man who pro-
NOTED the Tonopah Mining company
which has turned out to be one OF the
-ichest silyer-gold mines in the state
When Jim Butler, in search oil his
stray burro, found the 'Washoe
canary" on the top OF Mt. odoie
grazing on ore that went $500 and
800 TO the ton. Oscar Turner was
mining in Gress Valley, California.
II was not only hard rock mining,
but II was hard luck mining. for the
output was nothing but outlay. Ihe
wonders of the Mizpah mine, as the
Tonopah was called, reached Grass
Valley, and Mr.. Turner. mastering up
enough to pay his expenses TO the
new Eldorado, set out for Tonopah.
He met Jim Butler. saw the iease's
taking out the ore, and Immediately
asked Jim what he wanted Tor ms
mine. The Father of Tonopah was
quite a wag In his way, ana he
clustered bit and spit a bit, ana
talked a great deal with his tongue
and his eyes, and said thai he wouio
not consider any proposition ou'
cash
Oscar A. Turner. with hardly a
bean with which to bless himself
drily told Jim that he did business
only on a cash basis. and Butter zen
for an option on the great mine' ana
Mr.. Turner got mighty busy with his
people in Philadelphia. with the re-
suit that an expert was sent out ana
the deal was closed; Turner peihs
made a millionaire through the tran
sactIon. His share was in the neigh
borhood of 100000 shares OF STOCK
In the new corporation when was
called the Tonopah Mining company
Some of the stock he sold IN ,he