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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-10
Warned by Death Valley Scotty;
Skidoo Friends Apprehend Danger
and Wire Rhyolite for Relief Party

runs as high as 1870 at midnight. He
had saved others from death in the
valley and therefore felt qualified to
speak with confidence of his ability
TO cross the treacherous waste.
I'm going TO cross the desert or
die in the attempt" was all the an
swer Scotty received and ii is in
ferred from this and other circum-
stances that Busch had already been
affected by the hot weather of the
coast and lost to a sense of the
hazard he was taking.
He Travelled by way of Skidoo
and Stovepipe Wells, young man
scarcely more than boy, Ray
Shaw, about twenty years of age,
accompanied him. Shaw never had
been on the desert and knew moth
ing Of the awful journey that lay
ahead. He relied implicitly upon
Busch for guidance and went to the
threshold of death piloted by crazy
man without thought OF the hor-
rors that were to be his lot,
Warned Second Time.
The journey as far as Skidoo was
without incident, but there again an
other warning was issued One OF
the best known men of the district
T told Busch not to try to cross the
narrow arm of Death valley under
any circumstances. The heat at night
is but shade less than in day time
and the atmosphere is so oppres
] siye that it takes a man of nerve
TO undertake the journey Busch is
said to have insisted Then he was
urged not to go out from Skidoo un
til O'Clock in the evening This
+ was soon after breakfast when the
heat waves could be seen rising from
the valley like mist in early morn
ing
Then Busch repeated the words he
had employed in the presence o.
Scotty He was determined to make
the trip and he started at o'clocl
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-10
OFFERS AN APOLOGY.

WASHINGTON, July 1O.-on re.
quest of Bryan the attorney general
is trying to ascertain who tore the
Paraguayan flag from the consulate
at San Francisco July 4. Minister
Velasquez called today and Bryan ex
pressed regret
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-10

in the morning, the very worst time
of day. This was Tuesday morning.
The men at Skidoo realized with
greater force than did the victim
what Busch was going against, for
one of them wired Frank Busch al
Rhyolite Of the departure and told
hm TO send out relief party if. Pete
did not arrive in two hours.
A Fatal Delay.
Some delay occurred over the de.
livery of the message and death
claimed the headstrong desert pilot.
Ray Shaw the partner of Busch,
is chauffeur for the Buick com
pany at Los Angeles. He was found
safe and sane at the Hole in the
Rock yesterday afternoon, day later
than the discovery of the body of
Busch. In conversation over the line
of the Nevada Telegraph
company this morning he said they
had been warned at Rivers sheen
ranch, where they stopped the pre-.
vious night, not to cross Death Val
ley and everyone tried to dissuade
Busch from his purpose. However
he remained steadfast to his first de
cision and said he would cross OF
die in the attempt When the ma
chine stopped on the desert it turn
ed out that the only trouble was in
making progress through the sands
as nothing was wrong with the ma
chinery.
Busch must have died soon after
parting company with Shaw for his
body was found Tuesday noon only
two hours after Shaw had been told
to take another road to the Hole ii
the Rock. The canteen carried by
Busch was half filled with water
when the body was found.
Shaw was not found until Wednes
day afternoon. The rescuing party
that went out from Rhyolite headed
by Fred Klampt. passed the Hole il
/ the Rock without observing the laC
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-10

II is not far fetched to say that
the recent find Of einnabar ore east
Of Nina is liable to upset the mer-
curry production Of the world Here
tofore the supply has been limited
and easy to control. In California
they were working rock only one
half OF one per cent in the liquid
mineral AT lone in this state, 65
miles from transportation they are
treating rock giving returns Of from
onehalf of one per cent to one and
one.half percent While in Spain.
the country that has supplied the
world with mercury for centuries. It
is reported that the mines from
which the supply is obtained are be
coming exhausted When the fact
is taken into consideration that, with.
out any exaggeration, the recent dis
coyery of Pepper and Keough Is a
veritable mountain OF cinnabar ore
which assays from six per cent to
20 per cent and the ore getting rich.
er with every foot Of development;
and add to this fact that the later
strike on the Shepherd, Summerfield
and Buck property shows ledge
six feet OF which gives average val
ues of better than ten per cent while
the lowest sample taken entirely
across the twelve feet at the surface
gave mercury values better than two
per cent. and the further fact that
we are only nine miles from rail
way transportation, our deposits are
more than likely to make the world
sit up and take notice. It is not a
stretch OF the imagination to pre-
dict that Nina is destined to be the
controller and center of the quick
silver industry Of the world, Her
enormous deposits and high percent
age OF values win eventually bring
this about The Nina deposits Will
also make II possible for Nevada tc
take rank as the first and greatest
producer of quicksilver
Recently George Keough and Dan
johnson OF Berlin, and e E, Saylel
of Manhattan inspected the new Gin
nabar district and put in severa
days examining the PepperKeougf
holdings A number OF shots were
put in at different and widely sep
arated points on the property ant
not one but what broke ore o
startling richness. Mr. Johnson II
an authority on cinnabar, while The
other two have been familiar through
long years of residence with the lon'
clnnabar deposits After mos
thorough examination of the deposit
here they had no hesitaney in stat
ing that It is the biggest discover,
ever made. Adolph Maier. the wei
known metalurgist and chemist o
Tonopah, after several days spent Il
the district, said the proposition /
so big and values running so higI
that to give conservative truthful
statement of the discovery ma
ran the risk of having his veracit
doubted. He said, ITS whale, an
gets bigger and richer every day.
Every man who has visited tn
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-10
DEATH MISSES
NERVY A|RMAN
IN A DESCENT
FOOT CATCHES IN WIRE AND
SOLDIER REGAINS CONTROL
OF MACHINE.
,Ry Associated Pres..D

tbE Associated Press.l
SAN DIEGO, July 1O.-Jerked from
the seat Of a biplane, Captain F. B.
Hennessy, military pilot, was saved
from death by one foot catching In
the wires His machine fell 500 feet
before he regained his seat and
righted within 200 feet of water yes.
Serday He reported today at the
North Island aero station.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-10
BLUE sky LAW
HELD Up FOR
A REFERENDUM
ANOTHER MEASURE TO REGu.
LATE STOCK SELLING WILL
BE OFFERED.
lnv AssoeIated Press.l

my
LOS ANGELES, Juy TO- Sufficient
signatures have been obtained to
hold up the operation of the blue
sky" law until referendum cleo
tion. according to the announcement
today of officials of the California
Association Investment company.
The association will submit an
other measure to regulate stock sell
ing by the time the law is submitted
to a popular vote.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-10
JAP NEWSPAPERMAN
BACK INTO OLD MEXICO
SEEKS TO GO TO SAN FRANCISCO
VIA TEXAS AND is
oEPoRTED.

IHy AHsOcIlted FreHH.J
EAGLE PASS. Juy 10.-Sechi Sag
itani, a japanese newspaper man of
San Francisco was deported today to
Mexico. He tried TO go through here
to the coast. Recently he offered
several thousand trained Japanese
soldiers to the constitutionalists but
Governor Carranza refused the ten
der.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-10
Teddy Tells Japs
Will Help Them
BY Associated Press

, BY Associated Press
B TOXIC, July 10.-Viscount
, Kaneko has received from
, Roosevelt a letter expressing
, his view that American public
= opinion win not permit the
, naturalization of Japanese be-
, cause II may lead to a similar
, claim by Chinese.
= According to the report
. Roosevelt promised to use his
= influence TO gain a solution
= Of the California land situa-
. tion.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-10
STRIKE A CLoUDBURST
ON SAN ANTOINE DESERT

Jim McQuillan and party OF
friends autoing down to Millers yes
terday afternoon ran into baby
cloudburst that drenched them to
the skin. They were not prepared
for the downpour as il was shining
brightly on leaving Tonopah Is min
utes before. The whole district
around Millers was under water for
time.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-10
johnson Quits
United States
. BY Associated Press

= BY Associated Press
. HAVRE, July 10.--Jack :
= Johnson arrived today and an I
y nounced that he would never
= return to the United States.
y He said he would make his
= home in Paris.
. WASHINGTON. July 1O.-
= Knowledge of Jack Johnson's
. assertion that he would never
= return caused the officials of
. the department of justice to
. consider steps to have forfeit
. ed his $4,000 personal bond,
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-10
TENNIS CHAMPION WINS
IN GERMAN FINALS S


NOTTINGHAM. July 10,-McLough.
lin won from Froitzpeim of Germany
the semifinals in the Davis cup
preliminary, three sets to two, losing
the first two. Williams won from
Krutzer, three to two.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-10
DEATH OF BouclcAuLT


NEW YORK, July To- Aubrey
roucicault, actor and playwright,
died today of pneumonia. He was a
son of Dion Boucicault.
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TEMPERATURE REPORT

Highest temperature yesterday SO;
4 year ago. SO.
Lowest temperature last night 61;
a year ago, 65.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-10

A store that advertises must be a
store Of values-of "gargains or the
advertising would not pay.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-10
PETE BUSCH DIES EXHAUSTED IN DEATH VALLEY
BRAVES THE 1RROS Of THE man TRAP BY ATTEMPTING To CROSS IN DAYME
TWO WHALING BIG STRIKES OF CINNABAR
FOLLOW ARRIVAL OF EXPERT FOR STANDARD OIL
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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1913-07-10
THE WEATHER

fsiF ''''ss' .'s FFls'r.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-01-18
The NeW Placer LaW

following the law recently enacted by Congress amend ing the enn aws of Alaska: the their application to the Ter roy of Alaska, and for other claim shall
  until has been issued therefor shall performed
  ore thereof
  authorized by duly acknowledged and recorded any reco
 
  such agent or or locate mining principal during calendar n and mining located Alaska except under the nitat this shall hereafter locate procure to De To- claims month included assocaton claim.
 mining claim hereafter located Alaska shall be "hlch i greatest width attempted to be located h Voa- whole thereof he To- such attempt had been made
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-01-18
PRIZE WINNERS AT MASQUERADE

Following the prize winners at the Kennel Club querade given at A. B Hal, Iditarod, last week:
 lady, Mrs Claude Baker, black velvet book
 Best dressed gentleman Charles Marsh swell Stetson hat.
 character, lady Miss Woe Columbia fruit dish.
 gentleman, Mrs Byers scissors grinder, S10
 character lady, Mrs. Frank Larson, Sis Hopkins, leg of mutton.
 comic character gentleman, Ben Bromberg gipsy woman safety
 Best wazer, lady, Mrs. Swanson, cut glass.
 Best wazer. gentleman, Dan Campbell, box cigars
 Best twosepper, lady, Mrs J. c. Currin cut glass.
 stopper, gentleman, Dave Muchler bottles wine
 Best clown lady, J. E. Riley, candy.
 Be. clown, gentleman, Joe Enos, vest
 Best e-walker lady, Mrs Claude Baker: cake
 walker gentleman Domnick SOraci, cigarettes
 original character, marshal in uniform admin Istraon Capt. Albert Wie bottle wine Turk Domnick Sorac bottle wine.
 The following individuals kindly donated prizes:
 Hurst Bros, cigarettes; Wm Ansley books: A. E. Rome cohing Bayes Bros clothng Smiths gun Idit Meat Co., leg of mutton Jack Baird cut glass; Ramps Peter glass; N C. Co., cigars J. L. Sale fruit dsh Crowley & Porter candy Manuel Gularte bottles champagne Mer chants Cafe cake; M M. Bank sl0 Sam Wimer bottles wine
 management of the Kennel Club wish high appreciation of the willingness with which the business people came forward with offers of prizes
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-01-18
VALDEZ CORRESPONDENT TELLS
 STORY OF MAIL DIFFICULTIES

January 13The Interior Alaska mail which left Cor Copper River railroad December 2 stalled for nearly 2 days Mile 1O0H owing snoWside It reached Cna Saturday. The second to leave stalled Mile 92 having of oil fuel These all burners and wood consequently handseds a to be requsioned o bring oil fuel from Mile 01.
 rotary stalled Mile 99 there another weeks conslgn Tonight 48O0 pounds of mail will be despatched from Cor although the line cear but the Corova officials send the advise the Postoe department that all mail is From Mile 5 Mile 9l which mostly and trouble the line completely bockaded yet officials prome order to ward off criticism that all will be running schedule again within six days The mail that did reach Chna had through before the commenced
 The Mcintosh stages running regularly from Valdez al though travel light Had the mail which reached Chtna Saur- routed Valdez would have reached Fairbanks before the year.
 The foregoing statements guaranteed by the Valdez city officials and the Valdez Chamber of Commerce.
 VALDEZ PROSPECTOR
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-01-18
LAND OFFICE DOPE
 ON NEW PLACER LAW

The l.. s. land office at Fairbanks has received communication from the Secretary of the Interior giving the general land office interpretation of the new placer law. The interpretation is lengthy. but throws DO new light upon the act It does, however, make the following positive statements:
 The act does not apply to ground To- cated prior to August 1, 1912, either as regards assessment work, or in any other particular.
 An agent acting under power of at torney may only locate for two indi- vidual principals or one associate prin- cipal during any calendar month-that is to say no attorney can represent more than two individuals, whether acting independently or in association, in any one calendar month.
 All assessment work, en bunting to sl0O for each 20 acres or excess frac- tion thereof must be done in the same year as the ground is located.
 With regard 10 the latter provision, the Iditarod Pioneer is informed that this does not abrogate the right of 90 days grace allowed under United States law. For example, in the event of ground being located December 3l, it would be manifestly impossible to do the assessment work in the same year
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-01-18
COAL DISCOVERED
 ON THE EEK RIVER

Reports have reached Iditarod of the discovery of high-grade coal in a canyon of the Eek river, which flows into Kusk okwim bay below Bethel. It is claimed that a ledge 30 feet wide with a 2oo-foot face has been located, but how far up the Eek river the find was made is not known. The discoverers were Dugald Macpherson, Mcdonald and Bush, aud the find was made last summer. A sample of the coal can be seen at the Iditarod Pioneer office. It is apparently of excellent quality, and tests made in Yukon stove show it to leave very little ash.
 Outcroppings of coal are said to be quite common along the Eek river, and also on the Quichluk, but as little or nothing has been done to test the deposits, their value cannot be estimated. But the proximity of the deposits to water. and the accessibility of Kus- kokwim bay, are factors which should make for rapid development, and the discovery is on that ac- count likely to have far-reachiug effect upon the future prosperity of the region. With proper aids to navigation on Kuskokwim bay, these fields should be as accessible as the Boring river and Matanuska fields, ill Southwestern Alaska.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-01-18
PROTESTS WATER
 APPROPRIATIONS

s. C. Adams has filed two pro- tests against the appropriation of water rights made in behalf of the Yukon Coll Company last month.
 The first protest declares that the said S. c. Adams owns all undi- vided half interest in the North Butte placer claim, adjoining the Prospector association, at tue mouth of Flat. and that the appropriatlng of 500 miners inches of water from Cottonwood creek, as proposed, would divert the water from its natural channel and preclude the protestor from mining and working his claim. Another reason stated is that at low water the creek does not carry 800 inches.
 The second protest is against tue appropriation of 4,ooo miners inches of water from Otter creek, and the same reasons are given as in the first case.
 The protests were filed January l2; the water locations having been made ill November and re- corded last month.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-01-18
NO DREDGING FOR
 KUSK0KWIM MOUTH

Malcolm Mcdonald says one of the greatest drawbacks to the pro- secution of mining operations in lthe Aniak and Tuluksak is the difficulty and expense of getting ad- equate machinery on to the ground. One reason for this, he asserts, is that shipowners are afraid to ven- ture their vessels into Kusk ok vim bay because it is uncharted and abounds in shoals. Consequently freight rates are high.
 Last year it was hoped an ap- proprialion would be forthcoming for the charting, such having been promised, but the flowing dis patch proves that hope to have been groundless:
 Washington, January I7.-Sec retary of War Henry l.. Stimson has sent to congress all adverse re- port on the question of improving the entrance to the Kusk ok win river, and the projected survey, which has been under contem pla ton for a number Of years, has been dropped.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-01-18
INNOK0 DISTRICT
 SURE QUARTZ CAMP

Manager Joaquin, of the K. c. post at Takotna, reports business ill that section as better than last year. This is due i'll a measure tc the Cripple strike, but the Takotna itself is also looking healthy, and the same can be said for the old h. noko digglngs.
 Regarding the proposal to put dredges on Ophir and Canes creek in which enterprise the K. c. Go is heavily interested. MT. Joaquin says that will depend entirely upon the result of the prospecting now being done on the ground with a drill. The work has been retarded by the exceptionally cold weather but is doubtless going forward now.
 The quartz outlook ill the 1n noko district is very encouraging and there seems to be no doubt about quartz camp resulting Ill 8 year or two. At present several outfits are prospecting for quartz, and although they are hampered by lack of capital, work is progressing steadily. The Independence, on the summit between Canes and Yankee creeks, is showing up exceptionally we'll at depth of 15o feet A toy crushe! taken into the district did not prove satisfactory and is out oi commission, but MT. Joaquin as sures us the machinery necessary to work tLe Independence and other properties will be brought i'll.
 Charley Peterson says tue talk over there is that very good sum mer is iu sight for the whole dis trlCt
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-01-18
kotiCa of EOrfaitIIra

To F. Morency, J. Pierson and Dave Cascaden, their heirs, assigns, successors or personal representatives;
 You are hereby notified that have expended in labor and inlpro ements for year 1912 the sum of one hundred dollars-$loo-on the Noun tain Home association placer mining claim, Sit uated in the Otter Mluing and Recording Dis trct, Territory of Alaska, which has been duly recorded at the commissioners office at Idlt- arod. The above amount has been expended in order to hold the said claim under the provi- sions of the law concerning annual labor upon mining claims, being the amount required to hold such claim. And you are further notified that if, within ninety-oo-days after the last publication of this notice, you i iil to contribute your proportion of said expenditure, your in terest in said claim will become the property of the undersigned, your co-owner
 C.I,. JONES. First publication January lS 1913.
 Last publication April I9, 1913.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-01-18
SECOND-LARGEST DIAMOND
 FOUND IN THE TRANSVAAL

The second-largest diamond in the world has just been discovered in the Premier mine, near Pretoria, Trans vaal, South Africa. It weighs 1,649 carats. The only diamond larger than this one is the famous Cullinan diamond, found in the same mine in 1905. Uncut the Cullinan weighed 3,O25 carats. The Excelsior diamond, found at Jagersfontein, Orange Free State, is now the third largest, being of S35 caratS.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-01-18
SUIT AGAINST THE
 CASCADE LAUNDRY

John R. Bingham is bringing suit ill the district court for the re-. covery of the sum of $25o claimed
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-01-18
COLLECT BIG SUM
 FOR MR. MARGRAFE'

As result of the appeal for aid is- sued in behalfof Oscar Margraff, threat ened with total blindness, sum of Sl,- O74 was raised by public subscription, and he was enabled to leave for the Outside to consult a specialist. The public appeal was not of Mr Margraff's seeking, but it was learned after he had been stricken that he was mem- Der of no fraternal organization in the territory, and therefore there was no other course open.
 The subscription lists were placed in the hands of Grant Murdock, who se lected John Novak and Thomas Me Ewen as assistants. That they did ex- cellent work the amount collected shows-John Novak's efforts alone re- sulting in s4l0.
 Following are the contribution lists by districts:
 Head of Flat Grant Murdock) .... s 49 Flat city and creek John Novak) 40 Discovery (Thomas McEwen )...,,... 23O Iditarod city Grant Mnrdock) ~... 2oo Masonic Club ' .. 100
 S1,O74 Of the total amount s700 has been turned into postoffice money orders on Seattle: $l00 draft on Fairbanks, and the balance has been paid in cash to Mr. Margraff (who receipted for same), for expenses enroute. The money sent to Fairbanks is in the nature of an emergency fund.
 Manager Wood. of the N. c. Co.,, gave Mir. Margraff letter to the N c. agent at Fairbanks, who will probably give special rate to Cordova.
 The subscription lists may be seen at the office of the Iditarod Pioneer at any time.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-01-18
WALKING DELEGATES EAR
 CNEWID OFF BY CONTRACTOR

Portland, December o.-Duri1g street fight between Charles Pot tage, Portland contractor, and Tom Conroy, walking delegate, the contractor bit of the walking dele gates right ear. Conroy picked up his ear and took 1t home. This morning tue ear was introduced ill court as "eXhibit A
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-01-18

Power of Attorney blanks Pioneer.
Iditarod pioneer., 1913-01-18
Notice of Forfeiture

You, your heirs and assigns. are hereby notl- fled that the sum of one hundred dolarS-Sloo- has been expended upon placer mining claim known as the Lucky Dog association, Arab creek, tributary of Willow creek, otter mining and recording precinct, Territory Of Alaska being assessment work for the year 1912. You are further notihed that If at the expiration of niuety-qo-days after the last publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure, your interest in said claim will become the property of the ull- dersigued and his co-owners under section 2324 Of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
 DAN HARTNErT. First publication January IS, 1918
 Last pllhlication Anrii la- LoL2.