Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-10

and went back to Rhyolite with the
body. Next day piece of wire
with note attached which Shaw
had thrown across the trail was pick
ed up. This served as a clue 10
his whereabouts and another machine
was sent out to bring him in. He
was safe and sound in his shelter
and was hauled into RhyoIite yes
terday afternoon.
They had a good supply Of water
IN their canteens and set forth on
foot.
Shows Signs Of Insanity.
Shaw thought nothing of the affair
or OF his companions ability to guide
them to safe retreat until the lat
ter began to sing and dance along
the trail. Busch would run dis
tance and then execute Jig throw
ing sand and pebbles in the air. Then
Shaw began to suspect the sanity Of
his partner. but il was too late to
better himself
He was alone on the desert with
maniac, tortured with the first
symptoms of lunacy, but he could
not do anything but follow. To 90
back was to invite even a worse
fate. By advancing he knew they
were coming nearer the opposite side
of the valley and would be that much
closer to human life
That he was alarmed goes wiinout
further saying. AT one time Busch
ran back to Shaw's side and ex-
claimed:
81 want you to shoot me-"
After one Of these spells it seemed
as though reason returned for Busch
told the boy to go on In the direction
of the Hole in the Rock and he would
take another trail Whoever reached
help first was to send after the
other. That was the last Shaw saw
Of Busch until the dead body was
brought in by the rescue party.
The fact of the death was telephon-
I'd to Thomas F. Dunn, the undertak-
'r Of Goldfield, and Dunn went down
by automobile to prepare the re-
mains for shipment to Denver where
his parents reside.
Had Honorable Record.
Busch Brothers was the firm as
; 1t was known in the boom days OF
The Bullfrog country. The members
were Peter, Frank and Edward.
They laid out the townsite Of Rhy-
olite for Sol Camp and L. L. Patrick
} and then began to invest in claims
which established them as the lead
ing operators of that district. When
the slump came in the southern coun-
try the brothers paid every cent of
n their obligations nd were left pretty
}. near clean They had the satisfac-
d tion Of knowing they had met every
n bill against them and went back in
t business with clean hands. Pete
: of the Rhyolite National bank and
e was head of the boosters organiza-
tion which flourished when Frank
Mannix was editing the Bullfrog
Miner.
Pete was the soul Of hospitality
and was known for his genial dis
position He was rear six feet high
4 and weighed over zoo pounds He
y used to enjoy ths joking of friends
p about his massive size and would al.
g ways retort, "Tes, boys. Pm dying
m by inches" reerring to his growing
girth. He vas born in Ohio and
was brougbs to Aspen, Colorado,
when a child and remained there un-
til the cripple Greek discovery in
1892, WHEN he followed the rush into
g that camp and established offices at
= Victor. He was a member of the
= Victor lodge OF Elks and at one time
a was connected with the Woodmen of
= the World He married Miss Lizzie
a onerey of Cripple Creek and girl
= is the result of the union. He was
a s5 years of age. His father is man
= ager Of the Moose mine at Cripple
a Greek and maintains home on Clay
= ton street. Denver.
q The news was received last night
= at the Elks club by J. 7. Spratt, one
4 Of the oldest friends Of the family,
a who was quick to tender his services
= to Frank in taking care of the In
a dian Springs water plant during the
: brothers absence with the body.