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LAS VEGAS TIMES
VOLUME II. . LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. SEPTEMBER 1. 1906._NUMBER 24.
THE WHIRL STILL ON
There le No Let Up In the Green
water District—Prospectors
Are Very Active.
COMPANIES ARE OPERATING
The Furnace Creek Company Has At
tained 240 Feet Depth and En
countered New Ore Chute.
THE ANTICIPATED MILLIONAIRES
I visited the famous Furnace Creek
property last Wednesday. It is the
property which has done so much to
bring attention to this promising cop
per tone. The property is prominent.
From its elevated point it can be seen
first, owing to its very prominent lo
cation on the mountain side. It is
but a mile and a quarter to the west
from Oreenwater by trail. It has the
beat of wagon roads leading to it from
the valley below. The distance by
road is longer. The property is neat
ly equipped with a gasoline hoist ca
pable of sinking to the 500-foot level.
There is an air of cleanliness about
the whole works. At present there
are eighteen men sinking. The shaft
is down 240 feet and still they are go
ing down. The old proverbial oaken
bucket here is a matter of the past
and in its place is a nice little cage,
of about the same sixe they used in
the old "Wake-Up-Jim” in Butte in the
very early days. It is a really ideal
little hoisting works. It will soon be
replaced by another larger and more
In conformity to the magnitude of the
property.
Here as with all of the other places
on the desert tents are the only
structure. The exception is the build
ing That surrounds the boTst and’ k
few scattered boards stood on end
lengthwise answer for its shelter.
Here the only lady in the camp pre
sides over the culinary department. A
gasoline stove does service to prepare
the rustic meal.
Butte is well represented. Every
body here pricks the ears to leaward
when the word is used. Then there
is a self introduction and an inter
change of courtesies and good will, for
it Is well known that here as well as
elsewhere the Butte boys have a fel
low feeling for one another. It Is
needless for us to say that we were
never more cordially greeted.
The shaft Is down >40 feet. They
are sinking on the vertical and the
shaft is not now on the lead on which
they first commenced to sink. The
lead has dipped away to the east, but
another lead has dipped into the
shaft, which, too, carries good values.
The company will continue sinking for
some little distance yet before cross
cutting, and what these cross-cut val
ues are will have to remain a matter
of conjecture until they do. While
the shaft continued in lead matter
the values were very regular and so
continued until the ledge passed
from the shaft Into the country rock.
From the Indications of the dump,
the shaft Is In a brown Iron stained
granite. The streak which dips
toward the shaft shows red oxide of
copper, for which this country has
become so much noted.
"Jim" Harvey, the manager. Is
hourly expected at the mine. Mr.
Harvey Is one of those whole-souled.
big-hearted mine managers. wmie
away the mine and property are In
^harge of others. A short distance
to the eakt we dropped down in Su
perintendent Teague's property.
There are a number of men working
here. There is no secrecy. Hospi
tality reigns as It does in any mining
camp. The boys are all laboring to
place another copper producer in line
with the others that are already
showing the best. The shaft has
been sunk 50 feet and a crosscut has
been run through the lead a distance
of 20 feet. The boys here , are not
deep enough: this is too much like
gophering. The shaft will have to
be continued as deep as that of the
I Clark shaft, which adjoins on the
north, before they can expect to en
counter any amount of ore. The
shaft ought to be continued to the
sulphide which can be expected at
water level, and we do not have the
least doubt of the existence of a cop
per sulphide ore in depth _ In—this
camp. The fact lies far beyond a
question of a dispute. Red oxide
abounds everywhere, even in the
Teague workings up to and into the
grassroots, and no one ever heard of
copper doing that before, not even
in the fabulously rich ores of the
Summit Valley district of Montana.
McDonald presides over the culinary
department at the Teague hostelry,
while Tom Sweeney, John Lawson
and Charley Brown are the boys who
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KENDRICK AND SHANNON, Props.
Our Stock It all New, Fresh,and especially selected for the market.
A complete line of Drugs, Medicines, Stationery, Brushes, Fine Soaps,
Sponges, Perfumes, Fancy and Toilet Articles.
OPPOSITE P08T OFFICE._.—
LAS VEGAS Ng Ng NEVADA
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GENERAL MERCHANDISE AND FORWARDING
Wholesale Dealers in
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labor and respond to the call of the
triangle rung every time McDonald
has the banquet spread Harry
1 Teague has the reputation of being a
i kind boss, and It is said over the din
trict that he can get as much work
done per man as any foreman in the
copper zone.
Here as well as in every mining
country in the west they have or>
ganized a miners’ union. C. R.
Blount is president. Tom Casey is
secretary and J. C. Davidson Is the
dispenser of the exchequer The
union has a membership of «u. They
meet every Tuesday In a tent at the
mines of the Furnace Creek Copper
company The organization is com
posed of a very conservative member
ship and they are the best citizens of
the district. At the last meeting they
decided to raise the scale to corre
spond to the union scale at Rhyolite,
and considering the Isolated country
in which It is established. It is fair.
Just and equitable. The miners here
realize the question of harmony and
they lend their aid and Influence In
maintaining justice and equity.
Perry Umona. Billie Ciarey and
Clarence Lamb have located ground
all about the Clark properties They
were first at the game and they held
the cards and knew how to play them.
They ate looked up to as blue hlooda
of the prospecting fraternity, and they
are. One thing peculiar about them
is that they carry the responsibility
and the dignity of millionaires with
grace, and at this writing the abnor
mal dimensions of their cranlums have
not been a particle enlarged.
The stampede for locations is still
rampant; wherever there Is a piece of
vacant ground It Is immediately gob
bled up. Miles cut no figure in this
mad rush for gain Quartz locations
are made with perfect disregard on
alluvial deposits of hundreds of feet
In depth, and the newcomer comes
straggling along and claps a placer
location on the quartz and awaits the
quartz locator to relinquish to the
placer claimant. No doubt there are
rich leads of copper that underlie the
gravel, but the question remains, how
are many of the quartz locators going
to make the discovery of the mineral
in place as the law requires?
With every flowery report reaching
fJreenwater there are always manv
who ’‘hike” it out to the newly discov
ered fields. All that is required to
cause a stampede Is for one of the
old desert prospectors to come into
camp, purchase a bill of "grub.” look
wise, and when he leaves, many fol
low. They go considerably by Instinct,
as they do by touch and smell. You
can hear of "Lost Cabin” mines and
other mythical rich diggings her# as
well as in more thickly populated por
tions of the country.
urwiiwiucr, ui iyupyviuriu, an «r
now call it. Is not as lively as one
would expect, for the reason that
every body is out In the hills locating.
But there Is life and thrift in the
place. The cost of everything Is high
and there Is no grumbling. Every
man possessing a location ranks him
self among the millionaires of the fu
ture. A man in tatterB and possess
ing a location talks of the thousands
with the ease of a child asking for a
nickel. There is In Greenwater vivid
Imagination and reality of a bounteous
and prosperous future. There is no
thought of one black cloud. Adversity
has been forgotten in this wild -whirl
for a life of fame and ease. A man
with aught other than his prospect
here, in bis own mind, is on a parity
with Croesus.
All wants are amply provided for
In Greenwater. J. B.
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WILL BUILD A HOTEL.
John Wiener, With Confidence In Ve
gas’ Growth, Commences
Improvements.
The hotel accommodations of Las
Vegas are to be increased. Improved
business and increase of travelers ex
act this. John Wiener, “one dl the
loyal stand-bys of Las Vegas, has com
menced the construction of a commo
dious new structure on Front street,
adjoining his present hostelry. The
new building will have twenty rooms,
will be two stories, with thirty-foot
frontage'and fifty feet deep. It will
be fitted with conveniences and have
large, airy rooms.
H. M. LilUs, the well known builder
and contractor, has charge of the
work.
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Leo Schwab Is doing the act of as
sociate express agent these days. Say.
Leo Is a hustler.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Primary Election and County Conven
tion.
At a meeting of the Democratic cen
tral committee of Lincoln County,
held on the 11th day of August, A. D.
1906, it was drdered that a convention
be held In Callente at Warren’s hall
on the 24th day of September, 1908. at
10 o'clock a. m.. for the purpose of
nominating county officers; that the
primaries for the election of delegates
to said convention be held on .the 15th
day of September, 1906. The polls to
be held at the regular voting precincts
and to be opened at 3 o’clock p. m. of
that day. At these primaries the fol
lowing named precincts are allowed
the number of delegates set opposite
their names to represent the precincts
In the county convention, said appor
tionment being made on the basts of
one delegate for each fifteen votes or
fraction thereof cast in the respective
precincts for Representative to Con
gress at the general election held on
November 8th. 1906, vl*.:
Votes Delegates
Precinct Past. Allowed.
Ptoche . 58 4
Pitnaca . 49 3
Spring Valley. 8 1
Ragle Valley . 14 1
Fay. 27 2
Clover Valley .,..10 1
Caltente .87 6
Power Plant . 9 1
Del.amar . 80 5
Hlko. 15 1
Stewart. 12 1
Moapa .. 12 1
Logan . 12 1
Overton. 15 1
St Thomas . 12 1
Bunkervllle .36 2
Mesquite. r. 20 1
Las Vegas . 73 5
pood Springs .. 11 1
Sandy . ....... 10 1
Searchlight .H»7 7
Crescent.New Precinct 1
Nelson .New Precinct 1
The test for all voters shall be, “I
am a Democrat.” The qualifications of
the voters at the precincts are the
same as those required by the general
election laws of the state. The elec
tion board of each district shall con
sist of three (3) judges, who shall be
sworn and who shall appoint two (2)
competent clerks, who shall also be
sworn. In all cases returns of each
precinct must be made to the secre
tary of said county committee. If
any of the persons named as members
of the election board be not present
or decline to serve, then those present
shall fill the vacancies as provided by
law. The attention of the boards, as
well as all voters, is called to the law
governing primary elections, page* 39
10 w, inclusive, oi me election laws
of Nevada.
The following judges are appointed
for the various precincts:
Ploche: H. J. Goodrich, George O
Sawyer, Charles W. Garrison.
Panaca: A. O. Lee, Geo. Syphus,
and John Dorrel.
Eagle Valley: Joe Hollinger, Rob
ert Hammond and Charles Lytle.
Spring Valley: William Hollinger,
Andy Delmue and William Warren.
Pay: George Moody, George Wright
and Phil Beck.
Clover Valley: Albert Woods, Law
son Atchison and L. L. Woods.
Caliente: Charles Culverwell, Sr., J.
Alphin, Hans Olsen.
Power Plant: T. E. Dula, J. Dob
lilna, C. Carson.
De Lamar: Walt Reeder, George
I toolvltck, John Reeder.
Hlko: J. F. Murphy, John Castles
and I. J. Starbucks
Stewart: W. T. Stewart. John
Wedge and Joe Sharp.
Moapa: Charles Cobb, George C.
Baldwin and J R. Hewitt.
Logan: J. H. Averitt, John Thomas
and W. C. Bowman.
St. Thomas: Harry Gentry, Levi
Syphus and Jacob Bauer.
Overton: John M. Lytle, T. J.
Jones and Ellis Turnbaugh.
Bunkervllle: J. I. Earl, Stephen A.
Bunker end T. D. Leavitt
Mesquite: Hyrum Burgees, James
Hughes and W. E. Abbott
Las Vegas: Prank Reber, Frank
Clark and J. O. McIntosh.
Good Springs: J. F. Kant Charles
P. Byron sad J. C. Armstrong.
Sandy: J. C. McClanahan, Dave
Lewis and D. F. Body.
Searchlight: C W. Thomas, John
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In Southern Nevada
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FANCY AND STAPLE GROCERIES
HOUSEHOLD GOODS
KITCHEN UTENSILS
Fine Line of CIGARS and TOBACCO
We have the agency for the delicious
Hazlenut Creamery BUTTER, every pound
guaranteed satisfaoiory.
Strictly Fresh Eggs.
W. E. Hawkins
The Leading Merchant
If You Get It of Hau?kins, It’s Good
Wheatley and John Howe.
Crescent: A. W. Short, F. Westfall
and George W. Morgan.
Nelson: Charles Gracey, E. J. Rob
erts and C. E. L. Gresh.
(Signed.)
J A DENTON.
Chairman.
ED W. CLARK.
Secretary.
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IN NEW QUARTERS. .
George Garwood, the Well Known Rew
taranteur, Will Be Found Here
after at the “Turf.”
Few n»en have such a clientage for
the good things to eat as George R.
Garwood, the up-to-date proprietor of
one of the best eating houses in Las
Vegas. George is noted for his
courtesy, good sense and the best that
the markets afford. This splendid ca
tering to the wants of the public
makes his place of business sought
after by those who seek the satisfying
things for the inner man. The result
of all this is that be was compelled to
acquire better and larger quarters.
This he has done. Hence In future
the popular Rainbow restaurant will
be lodged In the Turf, or McKntgbt ft
Farrell building, on First street. Give
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him a call.
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Boyce Turner, superintendent of
the Shoshone mine at Beatty, was a
passenger en route for los Angeles
on the Ban Pedro Limited Sunday
morning. He went to meet in the
City of Angels Mr. Donald Glllls. pres
ident of the Shoshone Mining com
pany.
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