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THE TOXOPAH DAILY KOXAXZA, TONOPAH. XKVADA. SKIT. 1:1. IOOT.
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TOXOPAII.
A definite move Is now on foot for
building a railroad between Manhat
tan and Tonopah, with the strong
probability that the line will be ex
tended to Goldficld to connect there
with the Clark road from the south.
It is also a part of the plan to ex
tend the road north to Round Moun
tain and Austin.
The name of the road Is to be the
Nevada Gold Belt railroad.
While information as to the iden
tity' of the builders and backers of
the road is withheld, it can be stated
on definite authority that behind the
Manhattan road is a well known
group of financiers who are now
pushing the building of railroads in
different parts of the State.
The first step, that of securing the
signatures of a majority of the tax
payers, asking the county commis
sioners to grant a franchise, has been
accomplished. This was done in ac
cordance with a State law which went
into effect last March. That law
further provides that the people de
siring the franchise shall make writ
ten application for same to the coun
ty board; that the board shall ad
vertise for thirty days for bids for
said franchise, and when granted, the
company must begin work within
sixty days and prosecute construc
tion steadily until the road is com
pleted. A permit must also be oh
tained from Washington.
The matter will come before the
commissioners at Tonopah at the Oc
tober session. Manhattan Mail.
PERSONAL MENTION
Sheriff J. J. Owens returned lu8t
night from Reno.
Thomas S. Carnahan of San Fran
cisco is a guest at the Mizpah.
Mrs. Charles McGregory of Bel
mont is in town visiting friends.
' Miss Lucas left last evening for i
short visit to friends in California.
W. E. Blair is here- from Sacra
mento and is registered at the Pal
ace.
H. A. McCraney and wife of Man
hattan are registered at the Mer
chants. '
W. H. Hunter and wife have re
turned from an extended camping
trip near Bodie.
W. D. Jackson, of the firm of Jack.
son & Edmonson, returned yesterday
after an absence of several weeks.
Jack McCrimmons of the Nevada
Smelter and Mines Corporation, re
turned yesterday after an extended
trip to the coast.
E. E. Knapp, well known as a min
ing man in this country, returned to
Tonopah yesterday, after an extend
ed trip to the coast 1
J. W. Langley left yesterday for
Manhattan to inspect the Breyfoglc.
In company with Frank B. Work and
Richard Walker, Mr. Langley made
a trip to Golden on the day before.
William Collins, manager of the
Tonopah Liquor Company, left last
night for San Francisco, to be pres
ent at an operation on his wife, who
is in a sanitarium in a critical condi
tion. E. E. Bertram and wife will leave
this morning for Millers. Mr. Ber
tram will have charge of the Rich
ards Branch Hardware store Just
about to be opened in that thriving
young city.
Owen McCraney, son of Editor Mc
Craney of the Manhattan News, ar
rived here yesterday from Blair,
where he has been with the Pittsburg
Silver Peak for some time past. He
is going to Manhattan to engage in
engineering work.
E. A. Montgomery, better known
throughout Nevada as "Bob" Mont
gomery, and who owns the controll
ing Interest in the Skidoo Mines
Company, and is one of the heaviest
stockholders in the Montgomery Sho
shone, arrived here yesterday, com
ing from Skidoo in his auto. He
will leave for the south this after
noon. Major J. H. Monteath left last
evening for a trip to Butte, where
he will be away for several days. The
last time the major went to Butte,
he came back by the way of Reno
At that place he was set upon by
thugs while in the Pullman, and not
only had considerable money and
jewelry taken from him, but came
near losing his life as well. This
time the major goes by way of Hazen
rutting Reno out.
DEATH OK CHRIS HALLER.
Word was received in this city of
the sudden death of Chris Haller of
Verdi. The deceased was one of the
oldest residents of Verdi and was
quite well known in the state. He
was quite a wealthy man, having
made a fortune in the lumber bust
ness at Verdi, when that town was
first founded.
VAST A.MOl XT OK MOXKV TO ItK
expended ox great
PKOI'KnTV.
E. A. Montgomery, who holds a
controlling interest in the Skidoo
Mines Company, is here for the first
time since he and Mrs. Montgomery
returned from their European trip.
Mr. Montgomery arrived yesterday
from Skidoo, coming up in his auto
mobile. While not a very great deal
has been given to the public in re
gard to the operations of the Skidoo
Mines Company, it is destined to de
velop one of the greatest properties
in this State, or in the United States.
The operations are being carried on
on a most satisfactory scale, and
there will have been spent nearly a
million dollars before a cent is taken
out of the mine.
This will come, or the greater ma
jority of it at least, irom the pockets
of Mr. Montgomery, for there is very
little stock of the company out, and
none at all has been sold for treas
ury purposes. Mr. Montgomery is
now figuring on putting up a mill,
and testa of the ore have been made,
and are still being made, for the pur
pose of deciding upon the best meth
od of treatment. Meantime, there is
a pipe line being run into the prop
erty, and the latter is being devel
oped by means of tunnels and shafts
There is a network of ledges on the
240 acres of the company's property,
and there is not a claim which has
not a ledge cropping out.. The pipe
line, when completed, will have cost
$240,000 in hard cash, and the mill
will make two items of expense which
will alone amount to more than
$300,000.
"I was in San Francisco recently,"
said Mr. Montgomery, "to consult
with Mr. Bosqui, who designed and
put up the Montana Tonopah mill.
He has a great testing plant, and our
Mr. McCormlck is going there to
make his tests. Mr. Bosqui is now
making tests on the ore of the Gold
field Consolidated, and I do not know
whether I can get our work done
right away.
"We have had tests made by Henry
Woods & Company, and Dr. Hendryx
of Denver. The former recommends
concentration, amalgamating and cy
aniding, while Hendryx favors only
amalgamating and cyaniding. Mr.
McCormick, who has been checking
up both methods, inclines to that of
Hendryx. The latter makes a sav
ing of about 98 per cent, while that
of Woods saves between 97 and 98.
Mr. McCormick's test was 97.46. I
will put up a unit of a 100-stamp
mill, and put up the rest as we pro
gress. "We have one shaft down 335 feet,
the bottom of which is looking fine.
We have been sinking this on the
ledge, which varies in width from
two and a half to nine feet wide.
The main working shaft is down 225
feet and has cut four veins, ranging
from three to ;ftve feet. The last
vein we cut was at a depth of 207
feet, and was five feet in width. The
ore on this will average from $15 to
$23 or $24 a ton. None of these are
the veins which we expected to cut
and only one of them crops on the
surface.
"We are in 100 feet on a drift on
the 100 level, and are making for a
big vein which crops on the surface.
We are crosscutting a vein into which
we are already four feet, with the
indications that it will be much
larger. I received a telephone mes
sage today that this ore averages
$22 a ton. Back of this there is still
another vein, which can be followed
on the surface for a distance of 1400
feet. We have " a tunnel in for a
distance of 460 feet, which is already
connected with the air, and which
will have to be run 1800 feet before
connecting with the main shaft. We
have still another tunnel which is in
500 feet and which cut a ledge at ;i
distance of 150 feet.
"Most of the ore on ledge No. 2,
which is the ledge with the long outr
crop, runs over $40 a ton. There Is
100 feet of it that will go over $70 a
ton; 200 feet that will go better than
$50, and 700 feet that is better than
$40. The lowest we ever got was
$8 a ton.
"Above the tunnel levels, we have
400,000 tons of ore that can be run
out of the mine by gravitation
through the tunnels into the mill.
One of the shafts is 160 feet below
the tunnel levels, and the other is
twenty-eight feet below. We have
in all 2800 feet of shafts and tun
nets, and this represents, really, only
a few months development. Vein
No. 3, which outcrops on the surface
for 1400 feet, is two and a half feet
in width and in one place six feet
wide. We sank on this for twelve
feet and got an average of $100 a
ton. There is, in fact, considerable
of the ore that will go over $100,
but we do not call this shipping ore.
Our production will come through
the mill.
"The pipe line has been completed
to within nine miles of the mine, and
the ditch has been dug to within five
miles of it. Most of the pipe Is ou
the ground, and we expect to have
water on the ground In thirty or
forty days. This line has been run
at an expense of $240,000 and will
furnish water to the Skidoo mines
and other properties which I control.
I can keep the mill going at the rate
of 300 tons a day, supply 200 tons
more capacity and have still enough
to work 200 tons more a day. We
were not down 100 feet in depth
when I ordered the pipe, and I knew
that it was going to cost over $200,
000 and that the mill would bring
the expense over $300,000, but I had
faith In the mine, and I anticipated
putting $800,000 Into the property
before taking out a cent in dividends.
"We have other water which I pro
pose to use in developing electric
power, when I put in the second in
stallment of machinery Into the mill.
We have a telephone line connecting
with Rhyolite, and over which I can
talk to this city, and hear just as
plainly as if I were talking to some
one in the same town. We have two
hoisting engines, a boarding house,
lodging house, blacksmith shop, as
say office, and I had to build a road
that cost $12,000. Most of the lum
ber for the buildings cost, laid down,
$140 a thousand. We own the Co
copah, which adjoins the Skidoo, and
which has a very good showing.
"I stopped at the Montgomery Sho
shone on the way up and what I saw
there was very satisfactory to me a3
one of the biggest owners in the
company. The mill is complete and
waits only for the power, which the
company says will be in by the 18th
of this month. I expected to be there
when the wheels first turned over;
In fact, this was one of the objects of
my trip, but the delay in getting the
power will deprive me of the pleas
ure of seeing the mill start. But I
will return from Los Angeles as soon
as I can to see It in niotion.
"On the 400 level they have an ex
cellent showing with large bodies of
good milling ore. One ledge on the
500 is about eight feet wide. This
is the Polaris vein, the main Sho
shone vein not having been cut. They
tell me that they are shipping about
forty tons a day."
Regarding his European trip, Mr
Montgomery said that there was not
much to say.
"Mrs. Montgomery and I had plan
ned a long trip, but we got no farth
er than Paris and London, when bus
iness called me back. There were a
great many Americans in both Par
and London, and I met a number of
old acquaintances. I regretted that
we had not the time to go to Switzer
land, for there were some places
there that I strongly desired to visit
and I wanted to go all through Eng
land, Ireland and Scotland; but I
shall make another trip as soon as I
can, and take In all that I left out.
"I expect to return here in October
and will go on to Rosebud, where 1
am interested In some properties
with Malcolm Macdonald, Lew Park
uuiHt una oiner gentlemen. 1 am
proud to be associated with my old
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menus m me mines, ana 1 am
pleased to know that we have some
very fine properties. From Rosebud
I shall go to Idaho, where I have a
big property, and where there Is also
some fine hunting for big game."
PRKSI DKXT TO HUXT.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Sept. 12.
A wild boar hunt with javelins in
stead of rifles is. being planned for
President Roosevelt. An experimen
tal hunt with javelins will soon be
made south of this city. Several of
the president's acquaintances in this
city expect to take part in the nun
and declare that if the sport with
the primitive weapons proves good
the president has promised to Joi
in a hunt during his coming southern
and western tour. Boar hunting with
javelins is a favorite sport of the
kaiser.
WARNING.
The public is warned in regard to
the following checks which have
been lost and payment upon which
has been stopped. The checks are
from the Tonopah Exploration Com
pany upon the State Bank and Trust
Company an dsigned by D. O. Beach.
Thty ar6 dated August 31. They are
made payable and indorsed by the
following: '
J. Sorenson, $108.50; J. Bette.-
ington, $108.50; Toousaine Groulx,
$108.50; Rosle Lee, $100, and C. A.
Holland, $28.
In addition to the checks there
were also two of the company's
monthly statements lost. A suitable
reward will be given for the" return
of the papers to the Tonopah Explor
ation Company. 9-4-tf
Subscribe for The Bonanza.
VISIT MINE FOR
THE FIRST TIME
OFFICIALS OF GARDEN CITY
COMPANY HERE FROM
SAN JOSE.
George Keffel, president of the
Garden City Mining Company; Ed
ward Hersey, vice-president, and
Fred Cottle, secretary of the com
pany, arrived in the city last night.
The Garden City mine is six miles
to the north, in the Tonopah district.
and is a very promising looking
property. The three gentlemen, who
are among the heaviest stockholders
of the company, will see their prop
erty today for the first time, but
they have sufficient confidence in the
mine to put their money in it, and
do not expect to be disappointed In
the showing. They were met at the
train by Leonard Crane, local man
ager of the company, and shown
about the town.
"We were very much surprised to
see such a city on the desert," said
President Keffel. "We had no idea
that we were to find such big build
ings and such solid looking Institu
tions. As a matter of fact, the en
tire trip, after getting Into. Nevada,
was a continual set of surprises. We
saw mines and location stakes all
along the road.
"We have never seen our own
mine, but we have had good reports
from it. Superintendent Hanson has
sent us the samples, which we have
had assayed in San Jose, and the re
turns were more than satisfactory.
We wanted to see the mine, and so
the three of us treated ourselves to
a little vacation. For the amount of
development work that has been
done upon the property, we have no
fault to find with the showing what
ever. We expect to put in a few
days here, and will take in Tonopah
and Goldfield most thoroughly while
we are here. Thus far, i must say,
we are very . well pleased with our
trip."
JUDGEoBRISSEL
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DECK
Dave Sullivan, who was arrested
Wednesday for being drunk and dis
orderly, appeared yesterday morning
in Judge Brissell's court and waH
dismissed with a severe reprimand.
Two small boys who were arrested
for stealing bottles from the roar of
several saloons, were also dismissed
on their promise to behave in the fu
ture. RACK HOUSES FOR KKXO,
' A carload of race horses from t!i
Sacramento state fair arrived in Reno
last evening and will be entered
in the races at the Nevada state fair
at Reno next week. They are all
fast animals and their owners state
that they will carry away some of
the prizes.
Another carload of horses Is ex
pected from Colorado today. Those
horses, according to W. D. Phillips,
have been racing on the tracks of
Colorado.
We guarantee every watch we sell
to give entire satisfaction. Geo. F.
Blakeslee. -
Call at Tonopah Livery and Feoo
Stable. -or. Main st. and Oddlo ave.
Carriage teams anil saddle horses can
be had anl hour day it night. Hay
and grain for sale. Horses boarded by
day. weeK or month. .IOIIX CM3
DEXXH . SOBS, Proprietor.
TONOPAH LUMBER COMPANY
I.iinr Crmnt, Bulldl.K and
Hooting; I'aper.
Mining Timbers and Round Poles
BEAUTIFUL
LAKE TAHOE
ONE OF THE MOST CHARMING
SUMMER RESORTS IN AMERICA.
Spend your vacation there. An
ideal spot. Boating, fishing and
hunting. Fine Clubhouse and Ca
sino, Just opened.
Excursion rates now on sale at all
stations.
Ten-day ticket, including trip
around the lake, Tonopah, $23.00;
Goldfield, $25.
Ninety-day ticket, including trip
around the lake, Tonopah, $25.00;
Goldfield, $28.
Ask your agent for illustrated lit
erature, and full particulars, or write
E. W. CLAPP, D. P. A.,
Ren, Nevada.
D. Ei BURLEY, G. P. A.,
Salt Lake City, Utah.
NARROW ESCAPE
WITH HIS LIFE
MAX STAXDIXO OVER GASOL1XE
KXJIXE WHEN IT EX
PLODES. William Copeland, employed at the
Tonopah machine shops, had a nar
row escape for his life yesterday
morning, when a gasoline engine
partly blew up. One of the cocks of
the engine, in front of which Mr.
Copeland was standing, blew out, and
the flames enveloped him. He was
severely burned about both hands
and arms and the body. -
The injured man was taken to the
hospital as quickly as possible and
his Injuries attended to. After hia
wounds were dressed, he walked out
of the hospital, and said that he
would return to work in a few days.
WARNING.
To all brother miners and citizen
of Goldfield Look out for the Ham
burg Gold Mining Company, located
at Silver Peak, headed by Patrick
Bros. They beat a poor old miner
out of $66 of his hard earned money.
Look out for them, they are no good.
9-1 2-3t BEN FISHER.
FOR RENT
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Twelve UNFURNISHED ROOMS,
over Ryan & Stenson's store.
9-9-07-tf
Journals, cash books and ledgers
just the thing the merchant needs
best that can be made. For sale at
the Bonanza office.
WATCH our show windows for
watch bargains. Geo. F. Blakeslee.
MISCELLANEOUS
WANTED To buy two or three
room house and lot; state location,
price and terms. Address W.,
Bonanza. 9-13-3t
FOR SALE L. C. Smith typewriter
and desk; $50. P. O. Box 522.'
Tel. 59". 9-1 2-1 1
SITUATION WANTED Young man,
American, good education and
habits, desires any honorable em
ployment. Address, Ray, care of
Bonanza office. 9-12-2t
FOR SALE A completely furnished
stone cabin; close in; price $300.
Address Box 102. 9-5-10t
FOR SALE Reception saloon; bar,
back bar and bar fixtures, piano,
safe, glassware and furniture; also
stock liquors. Enquire at office of
Dennis & Murphy, McKim buildg.
7-19-tf.
FOR RENT Two-room house foi
rent. $15 per month, inquire X.
Bonanza Office. 5-5-tf
LOST A small Yale key tied with s
string. Leave at The Bonanza, tt
FOR RENT 3 room house. $25
per month. X. Y. Z., Bonanza, rf
Certificates of location for sale at
this office.
PETER HERTEL & BRO.
Agents Reno Itrewlng Co.
Sierra Beer ......
A new enterprise for Tonopah. We have just installed one of the.
largest and most complete Soda Water plants in Southern Nevada Caft
us up Phone 86. Free delivery to any part of the city
WILKES WAREHOUSE COMPANY
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COAL p&e
ROCK
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One-half Ton, delivered 10.50
' ' All Coal Cash
GOOD LUMBER RirHT pdUc
EMPIRE LUMBER COMPANW
Building Phone 1372 r:Below Railroad
LET US BID ON YOUR NEXT BILL0" PhoBe 1373
THE FUEL QUESTION
THIS WINTER.
jTO SAVE COST, the Gas Coin puny advises the UyinK of.ru,
pipe! to your houses before the g round freezes it 1 h ,
THRU-EH NOW. a.,oSt,lmossi,)I(. t.Vo.IVnlwiJr '
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Tonopah & GcTdlield Rail:
Bullfrog Gcldfiefd Railro
Company
Local or Pacific Time.
Effective May 1, 1907.
Train, tear, and are due to arrive at
Tonopah as follows:
Leave 7:20 a. m. for Goldfield, Beat,
ty and Los Angeles, via Las Vegas.
S.OO a. m. and 6:50 p. m. for Millers,
Blair Junction, Mina and all point,
east auJ west, via Hazen.
finest In Tonopah. .
9:20 a. m. and 8:20 p. m. for GoldV
field and way stations. Through front
all points east and west, via Hazen.
4:20 p. m. for Goldtleld and all way
stations, local.
ArrlT 7:43 a. m. and 8:28 p. m. from
Goldfield and way stations. Through
destination to all points east and west
via Mina and Hazen.
9:00 a. m. and 7:K5 n. m fram nil
points east and west via Hazen and
Mina.
10:00 a. m. from Goldfield and way
stations, local.
9:00 p. m. from Los Angeles, via Las
Vegas, Beatty and all way stations.
Trains leave and are due to arrive at
Goldfield as follows:
Leave 3:00 a. m. and 8:30 a. m. for
Beatty and all way stations.
6:35 a. m. and 5:20 p. m. for Tonopah
and way stations and all points east
and west via Mina and Hazen.
8:50 a. m. and 7:55 p. m. for Tonopah
and way stations, local.
Arrive 8:20 a. m. and 5:20 p. m. from
Tonopah and way stations.
10:20 a. m. and 9:20 p. m. from all
points east and west via Hazen and
Mina
3:55 p. m. and 7:45 p. m. from Beatty
and way stations.
For tickets, time tables and informa
tion call on or address local ticket
agents or the undersigned.
J. F. HEDDEN,
. General Passenger Agent.
BANK
SALOON
Under new management
HAFFERON & DRYSDALE
Proprietors
Service Enexcelled Goods Par
Excellence.
VALLEY VIEW HOTEL
BISHOP, CALIFORNIA.
Under New Management.
Entirely Renovated.
Table Unsurpassed.
GEORGE LELDY. MANAGER.
PROFESSIONAL CARD'
WM. F. ROSE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Room 8, Nyco Building, Tonopah,
Nevada. Chicago office: A. H. Put
ney, 160 Washington St.
KEY PITTMAN
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
F. A. STEVENS
Attorney at Law.
Associated with Key Pittniau.
GOLDEN BLDG.. TONOPAH.
L. A. GIBBONS
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office, Room 6, Bntler BlOg.
Tonopah, Nevada.
JAMES F. DENNIS
LAVYER
OFFICE, RYAN & STEXSOX BLIKJ.
P. O. Box 681. Tonopah. Xe.
C.C.GRIMES
COUNTY AND U. S. DEPUTY MIX
ERAL SURVEYOR.
BOX 689. TONOPAH. PHONE 2375
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SPRINGS COAL
OPwrte' Ton, deUrewd.
One Sack
on Delivery.
5.50
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