Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-09-29
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Man Who Brought Money
ToBuyFirst Group of Claims
Tells How 1t Was Done

A bronze monument to Jim Butler
is the suggestion Of John r, Ander
son of Philadelphia, Pa, who put
Tonopah on the map by securing the
first money for development Of the
! Tonopah Mining company's estate.
The idea crystalized in a eonver-
sation with w. W Booth, manager |
Of the Bonanza, during his recent |
visit 10 Mr. Andersons home in the
east. The subject was broached in
conversation dealing with the early
days of the camp and the claims Of
others that Oscar Turner was the
man who got the first real capital
for the district.
The fact is that Turner did not
have any money of his own to buy
mining property when he came TO
Tonopah. but it is alleged that he had
the whiphand over Woodsides and
used it, who gave him later big
block of the company stock in the
newly organized mining company
when Anderson was away from Phila-
delphia. Turner should have retained
large fortune from the stock Wood
sides gave him, but he hypothecated
this stock to the American Snuff
company and was not able to re
deem ii Then Turner grew bitter
toward Anderson because the latter
! objected to the gift OF stock Early
timers will remember that as soon
! as Turner was placed in charge OF
the Tonopah property he started
bank and proposed organizing a com
+ pany store, where every employe
would have to trade. Anderson came
out with a statement in the Bonanza
!. in May, 1902, where he wrote "Th'
Tonopah Mining company is not en-
gagged in the banking business nor il
! the mercatile business, and will no
) sanction or allow the conduct Of sucl
business by any employe Of this con
10 pany"
This caused the closing Of tn
bank, which was intended to be a
81 entering wedge which would hav
= made Tonopah slave camp wit
,,a "pluck-me" stores for every minin
l. company operating here, just Il
- same as in the eastern coal countr
Turner was an attorney in the eas
having graduated from law sehoc
but he had hypnotized Woodside
and caused him to send him out
Grass Valley, Cal, to take charge
4 property that was purchased by a
sociates Of Woodsides that had be-
optioned to Turner The Philad'
mia hackers put up $15O000 on rt
- ommendation of Turner, who cont
l ned to draw constantly on them |
Ill $4,000 at time The mill was
failure The mine was worse than
failure, as it had no ore and the N
1M. was pounding away on country 70
that could not yield an ASSAY 4
ran only a trace, tie haa ho'
full of servants and was drawing u
month salary and all expenses,
con the company could not understa
ood- what was the matter They co
the not see why they should have 70
the nm more money every month WI
ler's the min was supposed to be gri
y to ing out bullion, and they reeei
oriet no reports Of receipts from the
ap- of bullion This was the condlt
when Mr.. Anderson was sent out
aiken the stockholders to investigate
the andit the books of the company
re, Grass Valley, At that time It
the broadly limited that a lot Of dunn
the were carried on the payroll.
d he that made no difference in the re-
Sc Of Mr.. Anderson found the property
not absolutely worthless and steps
IN OF taken to settle up all obligations
let the property go by sheriffs
This was done and that closed
chapter at Grass Valley.
'o1D While Mr.. Anderson was eXa
ing the accounts Of the Grass v
mo. company he heard of the diseov
the at Tonopah and sent Turner
Norris there to secure an option on a g
ntrib. Of claims. The story with the
minor fold details is best told in the
we're guage Of Mr. Anderson. as fol
and in publishing this statemen
editor Of the Bonanza knows
+. they are truthful facts, as ye
came to Tonopah when there
ay, 75 only few score of sturdy mine
this district:
hit. 46 ANDERsoN's STATEMENT
ain Nav. 1901 / was request