Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-05-21

largest in tho schools history. There
are nine girls ANA twelve boys, repre-
sentinG eight counties. They are: Rob-
err WinGheld, president; Charlie Moses.
Robert Thornh:li. ioe l.cps a:I Misses
Annie oder. Susi" Caldwell. Pearl Cald-
should take. The district Of the upper
Chitina River was drawn by Clarence
Warner aud Jack Smith. 1t was they
who discovered The mines
Both Warner and Smith we're old
rrospeciors. ana jack Smith for years
had trampcd over the mountains Of
Arizona He was commonly known as
ire Arizona Csn,ipcdc' ! suppose the
name anne from, the miles he mad ira
vclcd. Warner ana smith had been
WORKING throughout III" SIMMER Of
1909. They had gone carefully over the
country, but had found nothing and
We're about TO leave in despair. They
had only a few days OF grub left. but
when they came 10 the KcuNecott River
ON their way out they dec!ded 10 GO
up that stream and prospect the land
het"ceu kcnnecott Glacier and Nikcias
Creek. named after Chief Nikolai. They
had gone only three miles when War
ner spraincd his ankle on one OF the
rocks. He sat down to rest and lie
and Smith there ate their lunch. AS
they did so. Smith observed a large
green patch tn the rocks Oh the side
Of. the mountain and called Warmers
attention 20 &: He said :. looked
strau@ and that they ought 20 20 UP
and see Just what it was. Warner
replied that Smith might 20 il he
would. he did not intend 10 climb up
there 20 look a, 7 thanked sheep pas
ture. He though. the green patch
was grass ard that, II Was one OF the
feeding grounds OF The mountain sheep
That arc often fo,siI ON me hills %: this
, part OF Alaska.
3 This objection of Warner discour-
aged Smith. ANA he WAS about TO give
up. lie then Went down TO the creek
10 get some water for himself and
g Warner, and saw IN the bed of the
! stream a piece Of float or chip OF min
> eral-hearinG rock. He picked 1t out
ana took II haJk 90 Warner. They
e studied il together. aud then hrok" II
/, i'll Two. The first fracture h"d Il sill
. very lo.k, anG they thought IL was
silver. They ,heu went down To the
=, creek 20 find more Of the float. I, in
. creased as they walked up the stream,
and gradually led them 10 the spot
which hey had thought was the sheep
pasture. !; proved to be the outcrop-
I pings ~ AN enormous deposit OF cop
y per ore, ana OF the richest copper mine
! eN,r discovered
QUESTION 0E N,ME
son THE NINE CAME Up
Nov. the first thing "a prospector
: does after making y strike is to select
!. a name for his find" Mr.. Birch is still
- Speaking The question was what
: they should cali the new mine. Old
r Jack Smith. who was ahead Of Warner
5 and first saw the possibilities. turned
10 his partner and said: BY Cd.
| Warner. she's a bonanza To which
o Warner replied: Well, Jack. that's n
good name for her. Wen call her
The Bonanza Nine The find
proved to be II bonanza. and up TO
= 1915, after only four and onc-halt
years operation. abe had already
yielded over $4,000 in dividends,
ANA she IS now earning ar the rate OF
more than $4,000. 900 per annum. SO
Y one knows the actual eXtcn, OF the
deposit. and II Is safe to say that she
/. VIII Ice paying dividends for genera
=, lions 20 come
r Tell me something OF how the nina
was devoloped?' said !.
After Warner and Smith had located
the claim they met the rest or their
rar'y They discussed tho situation.
and decided that they had not enough
u money 10 develop The mine themse!vea.
d and that II would lie best 10 sell &,
Y was at VALDEZ at tho time, looking
e for such properties on behalf of my
'eif ana certain capitalists Of Sew