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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
POTASH NOW
Being MINED IN
This STATE
GOVERNMENT ISSUES REPORT
OF INVESTIGATIONS IN SOUTH
ERN NEVADA

The results of explorations for
salines in Silver Peak marsh, Ne.
vada, recently made by the United
States geological survey are just pub
lished in short report by r. B.
Dole, of the survey, as Bulletin $50
r, an advance chapter from Bulletin
$50. Silver Peak marsh is a salt
playa or dried-up lake, of prehistoric
origin, about 20 miles west of Gold
field and % miles southwest of To-
nopah, two well known mining CEN
tiers of Nevada. The exploration was
made for the purpose of ascertain
ing whether deposits of potash salts
in commercial quantities lie within
easy reach of the surface. No ex-
tensive beds of such salts were dis
covered, although the salts in GER
tain samples of brine contain as
much as 349 and $50 per cent of
potash tK2O). Drill holes were sunk
at several points in the old lake
bed by means of small, portable
drilling outfit, operated by a burro,
the borings being carried to a depth
of about so feet.
Practically the entire surface of
llt playa, oQuulC ihlCoJ 10 WV
cred with salt that averages in
depth about one-quarter of an inch
The upper muds, averaging probably
10 feet thick, contain not less than
p per cent of salt 1t is estimated
that not less than Is square miles
of the northeastern part contains a
| 10-foot saline bed of which at least
| 60 per cent is salt. 1t is calculated
| from these moderate estimates that
| 15,000,000 tons of salt lies within
| 40 feet of the surface. The high
rate of evaporation, which would per
nit solar concentration of brines
| the absence of long-continued rain
! fall to interfere with operations, the
| nearness of a railroad, and more es
)ecially the high degree of purity
# the product as indicated by an
Ulysses of the brines are extremely
favorable features in regard to the
possibility of utilizing these products
Salt is now being produced on 6
small scale by Frank Porter of Sill
YER Peak, who states that about Isl
| tons has been bagged and sold II
| hree years
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
ORE SAMPLES
BROUGHT IN FROM
indian QUEEN Elk,
T. j. GRANT RETURNS FROM DIS
TRiCT THAT HAS PRODUCED
MILLIONS

T. ]. Grant, who departed last
week with load of supplies for the
Indian Queen Extension Mining COM
pany, located near Queens station
on the Keller road in Esmeralda
county, returned this morning for
additional supplies and after a few
days stay here he will depart for
the mine property Several Tonopah
people are interested in the Indian
Queen Extension company, which ad-
joins the old Indian Queen company
which has produced millions in the
olden days.
Mr.. Grant brought with him sew
eral specimens he secured from the
property. A sample from the ledge
that traverses the surface shows the
lead-silver-gold combination and in
dications are that it will go about
$50 to the ton. Specimens from shall
low underground workings will go
great deal higher than the figure
named for the surface ores. The
latter specimens we're secured from
a tunnel that gives a depth of about
so feet.
great deal of timbering will
first have to be done that mining
can be carried on systematically and
as soon as this is completed the
operations will be carried out on a
basis that will allow the extraction
of ore in commercial quantities.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
COmings and Goings of Local
People and Others.

HUGH HERD, the Manhattan mer
chant and booster of the pine tree
camp, autoed over from his town
last evening, returning this morn
ing.
MRS. FRANK MEYERS departed
for Reno this morning where she
goes on a short visit to friends.
B. M. ATKINS, brother-in-law of
John Kirchen, who has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John Kirchen
for the past week, returned to his
home in San Francisco this morn
ing.
JOHN. FOX and wife of Rattle
snake returned from San Francisco
this morning arriving on train "a.
w. H. GOODIN, the commercial
man, arrived from Reno this morn
ing and is registered at the Mizpah.
T. F. BONNEAU, president of the
Tonopah Mining & Leasing company,
operating the Cash Boy lease, re-
turned from San Francisco this morn
ing.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
Big FOUR HAS
OPENED UP ORE
On five LEVELS
ENTIRELY NEW VEIN HAS BEEN
DISCOVERED ON THE 100
FOOT LEVEL
Special to the Bonanza

MANHATTAN, Nov. 10. = Two
giant lodges, one entirely new and
never before opened up, have been
struck at the 100-foot level of the
Big Four mine. This completes
showing of ore ON practically five
levels, and big ore at that 1t is
opened on the 100, 200, 300, 400 and
a few feet above the 500 in raise
In each case the ledge or lodges are
of enormous width and good milling
grade, in one case phenomenally
rich.
The new ledge opened is north
westerly of the shaft. 1t is under a
a big quartzite dixie that traverses
the apex of the ridge between the
company shaft and the Tarash lease
The drift tapped ii diagonally at the
foot wall side and is in the ledge
for 80 feet. 1t will average about
SIS ton thus far with many high
grade streaks. The width is un-
known.
The other is southeast and is
probably the upper portion of the
old glory hole ore body. 1t will av-
erage about the same. samples run
ming from 1920 to SIT ton. It
likewise has many high grade string
ers 1t was missed by about 20
feet in the old stope of the leasers,
their crosscut having run almost
parallel to it. The drift is in it
about 80 feet also and is being turn
ed to the north to tap the old stope
for air. The width is not known
1t was tapped on the hanging wall
side.
w. e. Roeder arrived Thursday
from San Francisco and took charge
of the work on the Big Four mill
as foreman for j. H. Cahill, the sub
contractor. The work consists Of
excavating and preparing for the
concrete pillars of the foundation.
Advertise in tho R0na1lzu
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
MISCELLANEOUS
Nav YORK INpusTRIALs
ART SALE FOR BENEFIT
TONOPAH PUBLIC LIBRARY

Next Saturday evening an art sale
will be held in the public library
which will not only benefit the local
institution but afford a chance to
secure some rare and choice Christ
mas presents. The articles on sale
will include: Hand painted photo
graphs, hand painted china, holiday
editions of Christmas books, hand
woven art rugs, hand embossed
leather, hammered copper, fine
needlework and a number of choice
hyacinth bulbs.
The greater part of the articles ex-
hibited have been made in Tonopah.
Come and see what local talent can
do. You will be surprised as we'll
as pleased. The sale will continue
on Sunday.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
~. S. JOHNSON is lila
WITH HEART TROUBLE

w. S. Johnson, who has been con-
fined to his bed in this city with an
attack of heart trouble, will be TAX
an to a St. Helena sanitarium on to-
morrow mornings train. Mr.. john
sons condition is somewhat serious
but it is believed the change to a
lower altitude will prove benefit
cial.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
CANADIAN ELECTION SCANDAL

WINNIPEG, Man, Nov. 19.-Sir
Redmond Robin, premier Of Mani
toba, and Hon. Robert Rogers, lately
appointed dominion minister of pub
lie works, are named as principals
in a case alleging violation of Can
adas election laws in Mcdonald dis
trict
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
SEVERE EARTHQUAKE is
RECORDED AT MEXICO CITY


MEXICO CITY, Nov. ia severe
earthquake was felt here this morn
ing. Many walls and some small
houses were thrown down Water
mains were also broken There were
no casualties.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
ATHLETICS IN
GOOD HEALTHY CONDITION

NEW YORK, Nov. 19-Leaders of
the Amateur Athletic union gathered
here today in jubilee spirit for the
annual meeting which marks its
ewenty-fifth anniversary, declaring
hat the general condition of track
and field athletics in this country
was never better.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
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 1880 D. m.
w. G. HARDING. Agent.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
NOTED ORGANISE STRICKEN
ILL AT KEY BOARD

SANTA FEE, N M, Nov. 19.-While
giving an organ recital this after
noon as part Of the dedicatoral cere-
monies of the new Scottish Rite tenn
pie here, Professor c. H. Garrett of
Los Angeles became i'll. The re-
cital came to an abrupt end. Pro-
fessor Garrett was removed to a To-
cal hospital.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
osTEoPATHY

DIR. Emily Collar, osteopathist, has
opened an office in room 6, Sollen-
der building, Main ST. n18t6
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19

AT THE CASINO ToNIGHT-So-
prano solo by the famous leader from
Kolb and Dill's sb wv.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19

AT THE BIG notwithstanding
new tonight. Program changed every
night.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
STOCKS

The following are the closing stock
quotations, and the record of the
days sales, as received from the
San Francisco stock exchange this
afternoon by Broker II. e. Ep
slime:
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19

Advertise in the Bonapzp.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19
CLASSIFIED ADS.

LADY would like employment as ma
ternity nurse. Address Bonanza
office. Best of references. n16t6
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-19

HIGHEST cash paid for furniture
w. o. Dresser.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04
Lightning Stroke Is
From 1 to 10 Miles Long.

The spark from an electric machine
is a baby lightning stroke. As the disk
of the machine is turned. more and
more electricity accumulates on the
polished knob, called the conductor,
until the surrounding air can no longer
resist the strain. and then a spark
passes between the knob and some OBJ
ject placed near. on which a contrary
charge has been produced by the Gu
rious property of induction.
But the spark from the most power
full electric machine is but a few inches
in length, while a lightning stroke may
be from a mile to ten miles long, No
sudden phenomenon of nature, except
perhaps a volcanic explosion. is more
startlingly suggestive of terrific power
than a bolt of lightning. Considering
the immense number of strokes that f1v
from cloud to cloud and from cloud to
earth during q severe thrunder storm. il
seems wondel full that lightning is not
more destructive than experience has
proved it to be. Our relative Security is
due to the fact that most of the dis
charges take --lace between clouds. and
that when the lightning strikes earth
ward it usually has an infnity of points
presented to it, which offer ready ways
for its escape and dissipation This is
why isolated objects especially if they
are long and pointed at the top. are the
most liable TO be struck. Tall, pointed
objects, especially if they are metallic.
serve to draw off the electricity from
the clouds without an explosive dis
charge
The danger from lightning at sea was
greater in the old days OF wooden ships
Then serious damage, or even destruc-
tion from lightning was not very un-
common occurrence. It has been
thought that some cases Of the disap-
pearance Of ships at sea may have been
due 70 lightning = British ship. the
Resistance. was struck by lightning in
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04
Thunder Increases
Grandeur of Electrical Storm.

The grandeur of an electric storm is
vastly increased by the thunder Many
persons find that more terrifying than
the lightning Thunder is due to the
rush of air to fill partial vacancies made
in the atmosphere by the sudden ex-
pansion produced by the passage of the
lightning. The heated air expands with
great force. and Immediately the vacan-
cies are filed again. thus producing at
mospheric waves, which impress the ear
as sound. If the stroke occurs near by,
the thunder follows almost instantly, in
sharp clap. If the lightning is at
distance from the observer. the thunder
follows the stroke at an interval de
pending upon the distance Sound
travels in the air about 100 feet per
second. The distance of the lightning
stroke can easily be calculated by OBJ
serving the number of seconds which
elapse before the thunder begins. 1t is
only necessary to multiply this number
by 100 in order to have approximately
the distance of the lightning Success
i've peais of thunder following a single
stroke are due TO the successive arrival
of different sound waves produced at
varying distances from the observer by.
the passage of the lightning. AS we
have said, a lightning stroke may be
miles in length. Variations of density
in the air tend to separate the sound
waves and make them arrive in peals
instead of in continuous roll.
1t is an Old adage that thunder sours
milk" If there is any effect of this
/ kind il must be due TO the electric state
/ Of the air rather than 70 the thunder
/ The great heat which often accompa-
MES a thunder storm may cause a sud
den development Of ferments in the
milk.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04
Time to Think, Now
That Engine Is Silent.

And now that the engine has sus-
pended its whistling and the people
their shouting, it is devoutly to be
hoped that conditions of political
feverishness will be so far abated
as to allow for a brief season. at
any rate, of temperate and serious
thinking.
Enthusiasm is not a state Of mind
to be utterly decried; at the same
time, great and complex problems
require for their solution delibera-
ton that is quiet, careful and free
from heat and passion, and that is
something which we have had little
or nothing of.
We can not suppose that the
great majority of our citizens are
SO destitute of patriotism as not to
desire what is best for the country,
or so intense in their personal likes
and dislikes as not to be willing to
take into serious consideration the
revolutionary and turbulent temper
of the times the world over, and in
view of that situation to candidly
inquire whether a leadership that is
itself effervescent and revolution
airy or one that is deliberate and
self poised is the safest ander
which to place the vast and COM
plicated interests of the country.
Any man who supports a candi-
date for the presidency Of the
United States for no other reason
than that he likes him is not fit to
have an opinion or to cast a
ballot.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04
What to Do in a Thunderstorm
Eliminated Proper Precautions Are Taken

the Straits of Malacca, the powder
magazine exploded and every soul was
lost except three sailors. If that had
occurred in the middle of the ocean, no
doubt the ship would have been added
to the list of the mysteriously missing
Modern iron and steel ships are in
little danger They present a broad,
conducting surface for the escape of
the electricity. The latter like water
is only dangerous when it is, so to
speak, crowded into a narrow channel,
with a steep descent and no ready way
to escape The flood that comes down
from a broken reservoir through a mar
row ravine destroys everything in its
path; but it spreads out harmlessly the
moment it enters a broad plain. So
charge of electricity dissipates Itself
without violence if many ways of es-
cane are presented to it.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04

particles were separate. 1t follows that
the combined charge on the surface OF
the larger drop is more intense than
were the charges on the separate parti-
cles In other words, the potential of
the charge is increased. The whole
cloud becomes heavily charged as its
countless multitudes of drops grow
larger and larger.
At the same time through the eff
fects of what is called induction" a
charge of the opposite kind is produced
on a neighboring cloud, or on the earth
beneath AS these charges increase in
intensity they strive to burst across
the intervening air. and if the potential
becomes sufficient they do so. The re
sult is a lightning stroke.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04
Now Is the Time For
Voters to Use Their Brains.

Whatever conclusion a patriotic
citizen may arrive at, this. at any
rate. is obligatory upon him-that
he do some solid thinking. that he
break free from the CONSTANTS Of
mere personal preferences. and
now that there is no more ap-
plauding just at present required
Of him-that he avail Of the oppor-
tunity to face the question in
manner Of cool calculation com
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04

Yum's job in the cafe held out until his voice
went back bit The boss came up one evening
and told him that No bloke with cracked pipes
could ehirp there, = so Yum given the gate
and forced to seek pastures new He was smart
young fellow, though, and knew that he could get
in around the gambling district. A fellow ddn
need to know the war was over to horn in there,
so Yum grabbed job as lookout and assistant
stick man in crap game.
All he had to do was to watch for suspicious
persons who might want to shoot craps. and then
when the stick man was out be. would handle the
coin and call the dice
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04

TIME season of thunder storms has
opened and in no country are
the electric marvels of the at
mosphere more imposingly displayed
than in the United States. They are
among natures most magnificent spec
tacles
We should learn TO look upon these
without fear They are full of danger,
but their perils can be almost com
pletely eliminated by proper precau-
tons All fatal accidents from light
ning are due TO neglect Of such precau-
tons Lightning rods, properly placed
and cared for. furnish an all but abso-
lutte protection for buildings Great
cities are so full of ready made tracks
for electric discharges that violent
thunder storms passing over them
seldom cause any serious damage by
lightning. The sudden gusts of wind
do more harm than the electric dis
charges.
Statistics show that the danger is
greatest in the open country, and par
ticularly in hilly and mountainous dis
tricts In the year 1900, T1S PERSONS
We're killed by lightning in the United
States, and the greater number were
in the Rocky Mountain district and
the upper Missouri valley. In the same
year 1,S42 domestic animals were killed
in the United States by lightning, and
1,S47 buildings were struck. Cattle
and sheep are apt to gather about iso-
lated trees. or along wire fences, dur
ing a thunder storm. and they are
sometimes killed in groups. A person
caught in a thunder storm while in the
open country should keep 100 Yards
away from any tree that may happen 10
stand in the field. In a dense woods he
is safer if he does not place himself
under some tell tree. Eight or nine
persons have been killed by a single
stroke of lightning while sitting under
an isolated tree Such a tree invites
lightning. and offers II a ready path to
the ground. one should also avoid the
neighborhood If a body Of water.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04

4 THOUGH the American mind
n is liable to violent spasms of
hysteria, it is naturally sound
in its operations and ordinarily re-
turns pretty promptly to its normal
condition.
It may do a good deal that is ir-
rational and silly while its intelli-
gence is out of commission, but is
thing that is, on the whole and in
the long run, to be trusted.
At any rate, that has been the
case in times past.
A whirlwind campaign, like that
through which we have recently
been passing. in which the two
most conspicuous figures in our
national life have met in combat
as critical as that of David and
Goliath of Gath, has been as fran
tic as it has been barren of sub
stantial results, and has thrown
the general mind into turmoil of
distraction, absolutely disqualify-
ing it for reaching well-thought-
out conclusions.
A man can not think and shout
at the same time.
The case is like that of a certain
big locomotive, said to have been
built for one of the Southern rail-
roads, in which the whistling APP
paratus was so immense and re-
quired so much steam to fill it that
when the engineer wanted to whis-
tie he had to stop the engine.
It wouldn't whistle and go at the
same time.
The nominating stage of the cam
paign is now nearing completion,
and it is to be expected that the
general condition of exhaustion
consequent upon the performances
of the past month will be followed
by lul precedent to the election
eering campaign proper.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-04
Electrical Charges in
Clouds Cause Lightning.

The cause OF lightning is the accuuu-
lauon of electric charges in the clouds
These charges grow stronger as the
particles OF water in the cloud coalesoe
70 form larger drops. Electricity re-
sides ON the surface Of the charged par
ucles. and as they coalesce the surface
increases proportionally less than the
volume The consequence is that the
electricity contributed by each particle
20 the united mass has less space TO
spread Itself over than it had when the