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TOXOPAII BONANZA
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15...
. 1903
Till: WKIKKISI.
Main Shalt to lie Sunk One
TIiounuimI Fe-t.
Important work is now being done
on the Desert Kinj; and Wedekind
mines, near Reno, and the manage
ment says it will shortly place that
property in the foremost ranks of
the bijf producers in the state.
The working force has been in
creased largely, and there are now
about 30 men employed. The work
under way is development exclusive
ly, and, of this, siuking the main
shaft is of the greatest importance.
This shaft will be put down to the
1 (MM)-foot point immediately and
drifts extended on the vein at regu
lar intervals. The ore showing in
the mine is immense and the average
value high. Governor Sparks con
siders these mines the equals, if not
the superiors of those in Tonopuh, in
which he is interested, and values
them highly.
The Consolidated-Nevada, owning
the proparties adjoining the Wede
kind mine, is meeting with exasper
ating delays in sinking, owing to bad
air in the shaft. This is iu the nature
of a gas which is troublesome during
the hot weather now prevailing.
Plans are being considered to over
come this by putting in blowers to be
run by electric power, which will
doubtless give immediate relief. The
company is also considering the de
sirability of purchasing a diamond
drill outfit with which to explore its
other properties in Wedekind. Ow
ing to the dip of the veins, this
should be productive of gmxl results.
The surface is such as to warrant
the conclusion that numerous good
veins will be discovered by this
means.
NEVADA Pit 1 SOX ISltKAK.
A Desperate A Hair of the Early
Seventies.
The excitement the Folsorn, Cali
fornia, prison authorities have passed
through the past week or more, re
minds all pioneers of Nevada of the
delivery at the Nevada State prison
iu 1871. A well-planned break was
started by several desperate men
dropping through the ceiling into the
guard room, where a pitched battle
followed, with pistols, rifles, lead pipe
in a stocking to be used as a slung
shot, and knives playing a prominent
part. Lieutenant-Governor Denver,
acting us ex-oflicio warden, was shot
through the thigh, several guards
were killed and one or two men from
the hotel adjoining were killed while
attempting to subdue the convicts.
The twenty or twenty-five desperate
men won the battle, took possession
of the prison, provided themselves
with food and arms, and started out
across the country. The whole of
the western part of the state was
stirred as it never was before or has
been since. The break at Folsorn
vividly brings to mind the startling
incidents enacted at tha Nevada
prison a generation ago. Reno Ga
zette. TOXOPA II - UTA 1 1 SAM PLUS.
Salt Lake Company Has Pros
pect of Having a Mine.
About fiix months ago a number of
Salt Lakers secured a block of min
ing ground some distance southwest
of Tonopah, and organized the Tono-pah-Utah
company to develop it.
Under the direction of J. L. Justice
of this city a number of men have
been employed for a number of
month in prospecting the surface
and determining at' what point to be
gin sinking.
Two or three days ago samples of
rock were received from Manager
Justice and yesterday Secretary J.
E. Gallagher got returns from the
assayer. In all six samples were
tested. The poorest went 17.6 ounc
es of silver and the highest 70.2
ounces, nearly all the samples show
ing a small percentage of lead. The
letter accompanying the samples re
lated that sinking had begun and
that the rock sent in came from the
bottom of the shaft, then ouly a few
feet deep. , As the average of all the
samples showud about 43 ounces per
ton, the management is congratulat
ing itself that the prospects of mak
ing a mine are firstclass. Salt Lake
Tribune.
MOKE MIXES TO ItESUME.
million. Alpha ami Exeliequer
to Be Workeil Again.
Work is to lie resumed in three
more mines in Gold Hill district at
an early date, through the Ward
shaft, viz: the Bullion, Alpha and
Exchequer. A. C. Kyle has been re
cently notified of his appointment as
superintendent of the Alpha and Ex
chequer, and he will begin an exami
nation of the Ward shaft tomorrow
preparatory to the resumption of
work on the 820 level, which corre
sponds with the 500 of the Alpha and
Exchequer, and this will involve a re
sumption ol exploratory work iu the
Bullion, which is also under his sup
erin tendency.
Former exploratory work in the
Alpha and Exchequer developed a
body of low grade gold bearing ore,
85 feet in width, on the 500 level,
which contained bunches showing a
value of f 100 per ton, and with the
present reduced rates of mining and
milling, due to the introduction of
electric power, it is highly probable
that the entire quartz body on and
above and below that level will leave
a margin above the cost of extrac
tion and reduction.
The examination of the Ward shaft
to the depth mentioned will be made
with a winch, and as the shaft was
sunk through good standing ground,
it is more than likely that it will be
found in good condition down to the
point where exploratory work will be
resumed. The resumption of work
in the three mines mentioned will
make a total of twenty-nine in oper
ation on ihe Couistock lode, and the
early .resumption of work in the St.
Louis will make it an even thirty.
Virginia Report.
The Prospector.
To the brave and rugged prospec
tor, with cheap outfit for mining and
hopeful heart, is due the rapid de
velopment of the west. At the tap
of his pick the doors of nature's
treasure vaults open, but their
wealth is not for him. The stock
sharks, the speculators and the pro
moters rob him of his interest, and
the snow is no sooner disappearing
from the slopes of the foothills than
the poor fellow is wending his course
into new territory. He appears in
1 he rock fastnesses of the mountains,
and with no companion but his pick
and frying-pan, is lost to memory.
Suddenly comes the news of another
discovery and a city rises like a pil
lar ol flame in the wilderness.
"Lucky Bill has struck it rich,"
gambled away his pile and rushed on.
The bones of hundreds of the advance
couriers of civilization blaze the path
of progress in the west or moulder in
forgotten graves, while in their wake
are teeming cities they have founded
and the ceaseless murmur of the
money-seeking multitude whose for
tunes they have builded. Arizona
Democrat.
Nevada.'. White .Marble.
Dr. H. J. Faust has just returned
from a trip to Deep creek, bringing
with him a sample of white marble
from his quarries at KingMey, Nev.,
which contain, he says, mountains of
just such material. The marble
takes a good polish and is noted for
its hardness and fine quaiity gener
ally. It has been pronounced by Mr.
Edison, to whom a sample was sub
mitted, superior to everything but
the African, which is conceded to be
the best in the world. Mr. Faust's
property is situated at a point with
in six miles of a line surveyed some
years ago by the Denver and Rio
Grande, but which was checked by
the Central Pacific. It is hoped by
the doctor and his associates that
the line may be taken up by the
Goulds, in which event their proper
ty will be of great vale. Salt Lake
Herald.
Fatal Accident.
Yesterday morning, about 9 o'clock
Joe Mitchell, a miner employed at
Steamboat, received injuries which
proved fatal. He was working in a
shaft and it is supposed that he
fainted and fell to the bottom. He
was severely injured about the head
and the hot water in the bottom of
the shaft cooked his flesh. He was
taken out dead and the body taken
to Reno for burial. It is thought
that Mitchell was a former resident
of the Comstock, Enterprise.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Stewart's
Hotel
Sodaville, .? Nevada.
At Bailroad
Depot.
Robert Stewart
Prop.
oiu-t ime tttiu weii-KuoMfn uumh" t
Mprinirs. I Khali conduct the wm on hq up-to
..I.... Tl, luhlt. iu ummliri) Willi
The Very Best in the Market
The bar Ik a feature ot Mils house unci Is at all
tijueN Us patrons will be served Willi choice
Wines, Whiskies and Cigars.
Enterprise Lager Beer on Draught.
In conjunction with the hotel is the famous
mineral Sodaviille Hot Sprint!. These waterf
are fumed Tor their niwiieinal qualities. Hatus
at all hours.
WILLIAMS & TRABERT
CONTRACTORS
AND DjlLUtlXJ
BUILDERS
Job Work a Specialty
Lumber, Doors, V ndows,
Mouldings and Shingles
We Aim to Keep a
Stock on Hand.
Draying in All Farts of the Town.
MAIN STREET, Opp. Palace Hotel.
ROYAL RESTAURANT
Now Open for Business
Meals and Board
Day or Week
GIVE - US - A - TRIAL
FRANK & McDONALD, Prop's.
Kuhlman Hldg.
South Main St.
PALACE
HOTEL f
t'Pl'KR MAIN STREET, TONOPAH
i KlI.KY KitNDAI.I., Props.
Only First Class Hotel in the City
f.legantly Furn sh"1. Pleasant
arid Sunt y Kuomu.
Headquarter! for
Min n : and Commercial Men
The Car In Stocked with the Flnctit of
Winns, Liquors and CiKars.
Where Tonopah People Go
While in San Francisco
Kuckmeister & McClain's
RESORT
No. 10 Mason Street San Francisco
Cosy Club-rooms, Choicest Wines, Liquors and
CiKars. Good Peoule.
Tonopah Bonanza Always on File
Lane & Connelly
MANUFACTURERS Or
Fine Cigars.
Mall ordem recti ve prompt attention.
24 )()6 Market, St. San Francisco
AL. SMITH,
PHOTOGRAPHER.
Gallery: One door below the
Drug Store Main street, Ton
opah. Call and examine work.
Dr. GLEAVES,
Dentist g5jToiiopah, Nev.
Crown and Bridge Work a Speoialty.
Painless Extraction.
All Work Guaranteed. Prices Reasonable
Tonopah Bonanza ,5?I
MISCELLANEOUS.
The LHrfjost Stork of
JERRY
Wholesale and
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Groceries and Provisions, Glassware and Crockery, Wines, Liquor
and Cigars, Dry Goods and Furnishing Goods
The Most Complete Line of
This is the Place for Prospectors
Lower Main Street,
TONOPAH HARDWARE CO.
- . - Dealers In All Kinds of
HARDWARE, TINWARF, AGATEWARE, REFRIGERATORS, ICE COOLERS
STOVES, RANGES AND PIPING.
BIDS GIVEN. BEST OF WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED.
Everything Manufacturered In Tin, Copper and Bheet lrJU Line. A Well Equipped Shop If
Connection.
NEXT TO MINEKS' EXCHANGE. GIVE US A TKIAL.
BARGAINS OF ALL KINDS
For the Next Thirty Days in
Clothing, Furrjishing Goods, Shoes and Hats
AT THE WHITE HOUSE CLOTHING STORE.
A. J. CONDON Sz CO.
TONOPAH STOCKS AND MINDS
Men hers T. trior ah Stock KxchatiKC Cffce, Brougkr Ave. and Centra! Street
Reference, State Bank
MISCELLANEOUS.
The "Coeur d'Alene
W. II. ItKltTKAM), Prop.
Lower Main Street, Tonopah, Ntv.
Opp. Pioneer Food Yard
Choicest Imported
and Domestic . . .
Wines, Liquors
All tl-o Lot' Ht Vancy
and Mixed Drink.
Cosy Club Rooms. Private Entrance.
SODYAILLE & TONOPAH
TELEPHONE LINE
I IM OItl'OKATKIl.)
Telegrams Received and Kent
to All Parts of the World.
C0NNIXT8 WITH WESTERN
UNION AT SODAVILLE . . .
OFFICES AT LOTIIROP & DAVIS' STORE
Sodaville and Tonopah.
IDizpa!) Saloon
Cor. Main St. k HrouKher Ave.
. . . B ROUGHER BROS. . . .
Griffin & Nelson
Scotch Derby
Siiowflilke
CutlBr Tea Cup
Jessie Moore
Klka Pride
Roanoke
Cutter Kye Whiskies.
Bass Ale, Outlines' I'orter,
Schlltz, Enterprise & Buffalo Beer
lirundica. Wines, Cordinlg,
and Liquors.
j Ice Cold Steam Beer on Draught
i'onifortuhlft Ouarter
JmmI Treatment
Fop Sale At A Bargain
One Ten Stamp Battery , 0i
750 Pound Stamps . . . c,'m,lllo,,
Eight Iron Fans
Three Iron Settlers
Shafting and Frame Wood Work
One Five Stamp Iron Battery
360 Found Stamps
Three Iron Fans
One Iron Settler . . .
Shaft and Wood Work
INUUIHB
W. W. BOOTH, E
h
lira
mmIn In Southern Nevutla
AHERN
Retail Sealer In
Boots and Shoes in Tonopah
to Outfit. Everything in Stock.
Toiiopuh, Nevada
and Trust Company.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tonopah
Stage v V
tiort tHt koutu.
I.pvftt SODAVILLE on arrival of
:. & il. IC K tram frura littwtborne
and train from K'lt;r
TWICE EVERY DAY
Carrie tT. S. mntl. pa km? u vera and lifrt '.
rvipl.t. Arrive lu Tonopati
EVERY MORNING AND EVENING.
The proprietor of tills well equipped start
line have spared no cxp'-nse In the purchase ot
commodious coaches and tlrst clas stock.
HUY YOU It TIl'KKT KOil TONOPAH
FKOM THIS LINK
Careful Drlvmrii and
Quick 8rvk.
Faro F.nrli Way H OO.
JOHN O'KKKKK, Proprietor
" Tonopah Lc0Ay
Club"
Thomas Kendall Prop.,
3 TONOPAH, Nev
The lest of everythlnx In the way of liquid re
fresliments ran be found at this popular sport
Ing houso. Ouly tlrst clasa articles of
Liquors,
Wine,
and CljcurM
IN' 1 c o Cool Ljjr I Jeer.
"The Tonopah" Is an up-to-date saloon Ir
every restx-et. Card tables for lovers of wblsi
solo and other gunies.
A Ken tie TKllilV In club room.
A share of the pulillc patroliBKn In solicited
Couruous treatment extended to visitors.
oei
CAUL STOIUAKI O. T. SAXTON
Stoddard
- . . -- - - -
Saxton
I'. It. Deputy Mineral Nurveyora
Mineral Surveying a Specialty
Oftlre in Dulldlnir Formerly
Occupli.-d by Tonopah Alinlnij Company
THE PEARLMAN CO.
(IXC.)
The FAMILY LIQUOR STORE
THE PEARLMAN CO,, Prop.
A Cosy Place for the Thirsty
FINE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGABS
Case Goods a Specialty
Kaloons and Families Buppllcd
AUUINTS WHO TOP WVH
MAIN STREET,
TONOPAH

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