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t TonoIah Daily Bonanza WEATHER Fair Tonight and Sunday Today's Silver Quotation 52 1-2 VOL. IX. NO 130 TONOPAH, NEVADA, SATURDAY EVENING. MARCH 25, 1911. PRICE 10 CENTS. MUCH ACTIVITY ONOPAH'S PAilOUS NINES N DEPART FOR . OLD ENGLAND KELLY BROTHERS MAY RETURN TO U. S. WITH CORNISH BRIDES. Fred and Jim Kelly who, to gether with their brother 'Albert, are the proprietors of the Belmont bar, on Main street, departed this morning for PenSilva, Cornwall, England, ostensibly to pay a visit to their parents, who are both living, hale and hearty, and are upwards of 7 years of age. Rumor, how ever, has it that the Kelly boys are Journeying to the old country to return with buxom lassies to the land o their adoption. This rumor may be incorrect, but when asked the question point blank, Brother Albert simply winked knpwlrfgly. The Kelly brothers are among the oldest of the inhabitants of Tono- pah, having lighted here during the days of Jim Butler, many years ago All have made several trips to the native heath to visit the "old folks at home." This time, however, Al bert, who has his wife and family in Tonopah, stays behind to take care of the business Interests of the three brothers. Several months will elapse before the return of the wan derers to Tonopah. E. A. FRITSCH IS DISMISSED BY JUDGE The suit brought by the Tono pah Sewer and Drainage company against A. E. Fritseh, proprietor of the A-B-C saloon, was dismissed today by Judge H. H. Atkinson One of the witnesses called by the prosecution admitted that he had pulled the sack in the sewer com pany's pipe while in the employ of iruscn; nowever, the question as to whether he did so under instruc Lions or oi nis own violation was the point on which the decision mingled. It now looks as though a corporation has no legal status in this man's town of Tonopah. FORMER TONOPAH WOMAN IS DEAD AT MANHATTAN Mrs. May Young, for many years a resident of Tonopah, died at Man hattan early this morning. Mrs. Young came to this section of Ne vada from New York state in the early days, and was well known around the early camp and the lat ter city. She has a sister residing in Denver, Colorado. TONOPAH NEWS COMPANY IS UP-TO-DATE CONCERN The Tonopah News and Stationery company is now moved to its new quarters just below the new post office and has put in a fine new line of goods. The best of candles, a complete line of sporting goods and magazines, newspapers and books of every description. A visit to this store is well worth the time, as there is .undoubtedly some article carried in stock that is needed by everyone. CARRIE NATION IS IN SERIOUS PLIGHT LEAVENWORTH, Kan., March 25. Mrs. Carrie Nation, the mill tant Kansas temperance worker, who is at a sanitarium here, is gradual ly growing weaker. Her condition, which is due to a general break down, is regarded as serious. None of her mail is given her, but is forwarded to a daughter In Kansas City, who is managing her mother's business affairs. CASINO TONIGHT.- Remember the Harem Skirt dance tonight. Don't fail to see Agnes in "The Gibson Girl" act or the pic tures which will be shown every hour. HUBERT GUTHRIE PASSES AWAY OF PNEUMONIA Hubert Guthrie passed away at the Miners' hospital at 8-: 30 o'clock last night after a few days' illness with pneumonia. The dead man was but 19 years of age and was one of the best-liked youths of his age in the entire "city of Tonopah. The father of young Guthrie arrived in Tono pah, from Hazen yesterday afternoon in time to be at the bedside of his dying boy. Besides the father, Mr. Guthrie is survived by a mother and young sister. Funeral services will be held from the Presbyterian church at 2 o'clock tomorrow after noon, , under the auspices of the Miners' union. LEAVE ON HONEYMOON. Justice Lee Davis united in mar riage yesterday afternoon Henry Barrett of Millers, Nev., and Mrs Orpha Reynolds of Detroit, Mich., at his office in the city hall. The newly married couple left last night on a honeymoon trip to Pro- vo, Utah. Reno Journal. VOLUNTEERS MASS MEETING FOR MONDAY BOYS ARE ANXIOUS FOR 11USL NESS TO SHOW INTEREST. A mass meeting of the volunteer fire department is called for 8 o'clock Monday evening in the gym nasium and it will be well for all the business men of Tonopah who can possibly spare the time, to be on hand and help devise a way that new interest will be taken in the department. . From past experience the prop erty owners of Tonopah know wna; the volunteers have done, and can readily realize what may happen should the department have to dis band. The business men whq help to comuose the volunteer fire denart- ment and in whom it rests to elect officers that they can feel confident will lake care of the affairs, have been negligent in their duty, and the ltsult is 'that the department today is without anyone in charge and the affairs gradually shaping to a point where the department; must disband. ,- The holdings of the volunteers are the fully equipped gymnasium and a first-class ball park. These have cost the department about $10,000, all paid excepting $321. This small debt of $321 can be paid off by the volunteers in a' few months if a set of, officers are elect ed who will arouse the old spirit again. The records show that, with in terest taken during last summer, the debt of the department was low ered over $500 in the course of a couple of months. If the business men will show the proper interest to be on hand Mon day evening the boys will do the rest. 4 ORE SHIPMENTS OF PAST WEEK During the past week 8259 tons of ore was shipped from Tonopah and the surround ing mining section, carry Jng a total value of $206, 475. The shipments -were as follows: Properties. ' Tons. Tonopah Mining 3500 Belmont 2100 Montana-Tonopah 1035 Tonopah Extension.... 995 West End 500 MacNamara 50 Midway .' 80 ; Fresh Market. milk and cream at Palace 12-12-tf Weekly Report From of Tonopah Shows the Vast Progress Being Made Tonnage Handled and Values Realized. In the erection of new machin ery, in; the footage made and' In values, the past week is one that might well bear the caption of "banner" in the mining history of Tonopah and vicinity. Considerable machinery has been placed, or is still being placed, in several of the smaller mines which will be run ning full, blast within the near fu ture. . All of this machinery is of the most approved model and will tend towards the upbuilding of the mining property of this section. Belmont During the week the . machinery which comprises the timber framer and mill has been moved from the Desert Queen shaft to the 'new Bel mont shaft and is now in active and successful operation. The ore sort ing belts have also been brought to the new shaft and placed in position and a force of men put to work sort ing ore. Only one shift is at pres ent employed, but another one will be put to work in the immediate fu ture. When running up to capacity for two shifts the ore sorting plant keeps about 24 or more men on the jump, so with the other men who are employed in various occupations about the surface of trie Beknont the company keeps a small army of laborers engaged in service above ground. With these and with the number employed in the mine's un aergrouna workings the company now sustains a pay-roll reaching pretty close to the 300 mark. And when is added the number that is employed at the mill at Millers, it is at once apparent what a potent fae tor the Belmont company is to the wage-earners of the State. At the company's new shaft every thing Is now running in splendid shape and the cages are constantly employed In the hoisting of ore. The last week 2100 tons of ore were raised, the .largest amount that has been taken from the mine since be rore tne disaster or a month ago and 500 tons more than was hoisted at the last report. In the mine nothing of a startling or sensational character has devel oped during the week. The ore is maimainmg unirorm wiatn ana value- though the high-grade streaks heretofore noted come and go as us ual and add very materially to the company's revenue On the main ledge on the 900-foot level the hanging-wall drift is pro " "l nod I r Or -! ar K fnit rtr rP n splendid mining grade, while the stopes above are furnishing a small amount of smelting ore In addition t their usual quota of a milling character. 1000-foot level The east drift on the hanging-wall branch of the vein at this level shows 5 feet of quartz in the face, though here and there small bunches of waste material are encountered, but though this con tains little or no value the whole mass is broken down and shipped to the mill. The drift is now at a point which corresponds vertically with the low-grade stuff which appeared on the 1100 level, but which, when It was passed through, led to con siderably higher values, so by the same token it is likely that when the face on the 1000 is driven a few feet to the east the values will materially increase. From the stdpes on this level the usual tannage is being se cured and it is keeping up to stand ard as far as values are concerned. At the 1056 winze' on this level, at the bottom of which the late disas trous fire occurred, a new hoist and motor of 50 h. p. has been installed. It was at first believed that the hoist which went through the flames could by a little repairing be again util ized, but examination proved it to be in bad shape, so it was deemed ex pedient to install a new one. The winze at this point and clear down to the 1166 has been retimbered, and it is now in as good shape as ever. . 1100-foot level The face of the east drift on this level shows 5 feet of low-grade ore that Is, low for the Belmont but it is not so devoid of values that it fails to make a good milling product. The stopes above the level, both to the east and west All the Properties of the new Belmont shaft, continue in a splendid grade of ore and are supplying their customary tonnage. Work still continues in the cross cuts that are being sent out from this level, but there has been no change of note. 1166-foot level The drift on the hanging-wall branch of-the vein is being driven to the east on this level and shows a 5-foot face of excellent ore. The stopes above the level are producing a small tonnage, but it is oof splendid grade and adds very1 materially to the product of the mine. The new shaft has now reached a depth 130 feet below the 1100-foot station, and is making at the rate of about 4 feet per day. Below the 1100, except for the manway, the shaft is bulkheaded and will be kept so until a station is established at the 1200. This will be done in the next few weeks and connection made with the 1166 level, thereby facili tating the method of drawing ore from that section of the mine. TonopaH-Mining With a full force of miners at work and no loss of time occasioned by breaks in the power line, as was noted last week and which caused a cessation of operations for nearly three days, the Tonopah Mining Co. was permitted the past week to bring production up to the usual maximum and the report from the mill Shows that the output compares very favor ably with any that has been made the current year. In the several mines of the com pany's estate the number of feet of development reached the standard that has been maintained the past few months, and more than doubled that of the previous week. In all 452 feet of work was accomplished divided as follows: Mizpah 196 feet Red Plume 51 feet, Silver Top 204 feet. Probably in the three working mines the best showing for the week was made in the Silver Top where, on the 440-foot level, a de cided improvement has been noticed in the size of the veins and the qua! ity of the ore. It will also be noted from the mine's report that the faulted section of the Desert Queen vein has been caught up with, and at the point of connection, on the hanging-wall of the fault, a foot of good milling ore has been encoun tered. Drifting is now being pushed on this ore and fayorable results are anticipated. In all the company's mines the us ual amount of stoplng obtains, and in almost all of the new workings there is every evidence that the veins are growing stronger and that they are becoming more productive. This fact is especially noticeable on the 300 of the Mizpah, where work Is be ing vigorously pushed on the Burro vein, and at this point it shows bet ter and stronger in every respect. On the Red Plume, between the 600- and 700-foot levels, an inter mediate level has been established, and from this stopes will be started. The vein at this point shows consid erable space between the walls and the ore is of an excellent grade. The report from the mill for the week ending March 20 shows that 98 out of the 100 stamps were drop ping constantly, crushing 3400 tons of ore of an average of $20.50 per ton. The. shipment of bullion con sisted of 48 bars, valued at $42,000. and 31 tons of concentrates, valued at $18,000, making the total ship ments for the week amount to $60s 000. An extraction of 91 per cent was recorded. The amount of ore received at the mill from the mine for the week totaled 3500 tons. The diamond drill is still operat ing on the west end of the Red Plume, but no announcement has yet been made of what is being accom plished. Tonopah Extension Eleven bars weight 1400 pounds, and having an approximate value of $14,700 was the result of the To nopah Extension's clean-up for the first half of the month of March. (Continued, on Page Three.) MANHATTAN BIG FOUR IS A BIG PRODUCER P. O. (Slim) Harris of Manhattan is in Tonopah for a few days and is telling of the rich developments in the Pine Tree camp. Mr. Har ris was one of the original loca tors in Manhattan and has seen Manhattan in the days of prosperity and adversity, i lie stated to a Bo nanza scribe that on the Big Four lease operated by Poak-Chapman-Steen lease at the 200-foot level a four-foot ledge of $70 ore is being mined and at the present time 200 tons of the ore Is on the dump ready for milling. The shaft now down 300 feet, and from which point a crosscut will be run to cut this high value of ore on the 200- foot level above. Mr. Harris' opin ion of Manhattan on mining is val ued by all mining investors, and he says Manhattan, with new cap! tal, will make good and i that the Pine Tree camp, Inside of a year will be producing over a million dollars a year. Mr. Harris returns to Manhattan tomorrow. ESPEE ROAD WILL ALLOW STOPS IN NEVADA SOUTHERN PACIFIC TO GRANT five-Way stopovers to homeseekers. RENO, Nev., March 25. The an nual migration of homeseekers to the coast Is now under way and Southern Pacific trains passing through Reno are crowded by those who heed Greeley's . advice. The railroad company has made a help tin- concession lor Nevada by per mitting afive-day stopover to the travelers at any point within th state and many are taking advan tage of It JVM. Fulton, district freight and passenger agent, is doing good work for Nevada by distributing the handsome booklets of the company on irrigation and farming in the west to passengers who go through the state. John A. Gill, traveling freight and passenger agent, is also an apostle to the homeseekers, giving glowing descriptions of our resources. This movement of thousands of farmers from the wovked-out middle west agricultural region will con tinue until the middle of April. Tickets one way will he sold until April 10 in the east and there is a movement on foot in this state to make a bid for settlers. From Reno a stopover traveler might visit Mason valley, Carson valley and Minden easily. From Hazen he could take a trip through Fallon and the Truckee-Carson dis trict. If the cities could have a little booklet of their own to nut on the train a few stations ahead or at Ogden the trainmen would doubtless see they were distributed In time. Tonopah could well afford to get busy along this line and make an effort to bring to this section some of the many homeseekers who are now wending their way west. The Reno stopover privilege wojild allow of a visit to this section and there is considerable land in the vicinity of Millers that could be taken un by homeseekers. Now is the time for action and a booklet on the order of those suggested above would prove of great benefit to this section. CASINO TONIGHT. Remember the Harem Skirt dance tonight. Don't fail to see Agnes in "The Gibson Girl" act or the pic tures which will be shown every hour. Fresh Market. milk and cream at Palace 12-12-tf The Daily people. Bonanza reaches the SUPT.LOWE RESIGNS AT LIBERTY MINE C. R. OLSEN AI'POIXTF.D CHARGE OF TONOPAn LIBERTY. IN Superintendent A. E. Lowe of the Tonopah-Liberty mine of Liberty has tendered his resignation, and C. R. Olsen Is said to have been appointed his successor. Just what Mr. Lowe intends to do is not as yet knowii. Rumor has it that he will remain in this section and be come animated with some other mine. Mr. Lowe himself, however, refuses to give out any of his plans at the present time. PR ES RYTKItlAX 1 1 U I SCI I. Sunday services at the Presby terian, church, St. Patrick street. Rev. Herman L. Burnham, minister. follows: Evening service at 7:45, subject: "Salvation the Onlv Cure for Sin." This is the third in the Sunday evening sermons for Lent. Good singing by the con gregation and special selections by male quartet. Bible school at 9:45 a. m., W. L. Malone, superintend ent. Morning oreachinc service at 11 a. m. Yourg People's meeting at. 6:45 p. m. A cordial welcome to all is extended to all the services of the church. "Come with us and we will do thee good." GOOD BILL AT THE BUTLER IS THE PROMISE VAUDEVILLE TEAM WILL MAKE ENTIRE CHANGE FOR THE SUNDAY SHOWS. One of the best programs of the senson will be shown at the But ler this evening. "The Alvias" will appear In their clever up-to-date vaudeville sketch, having an entire change for Sunday afternoon and evening. "A Cowboy's' Devotion," "Carmensita the Faithful" and a splendid Vitagraph drama, entitled "The League of Mercy." Tomor row's program is as follows: "Max Has the Boxing Fever,"x (comedy) ; "An Imitator of Blondin," (comedy), "The Ransom of Red Chief," (In dian story), and "The New Sten ographer," (Vitagraph comedy.) PERSONAL MENTION L. R. Andrews is a guest at the Mizpah. O. U. Pryce of Goldfleld is a Miz pah guest. Harry Lelght of Kansas City Is a Tonopah visitor. Charles A. Smith of Liberty la in Tonopah to spend Sunday. ' C. L. Milward of Rhyolite is, a Tonopah visitor. He is stopp-lnK at. the Mizpah. A. E. Lowe is a Tonopah visitor from v Liberty. He Is registered at the Mizpah. - H. L. Keely of New York, rep resentative of the Mining and Engl nerlng Journal, returned yesterday from Liberty. . Judge Mark R. Averill left this morning for Reno. He is billed to return to Tonopah by April 3. B. M. Bateman, formeny em- ployed at the West End mine. has returned from a , pleasure through California. trip Judge J. S. Orr of Reno Will ar rive in Tonopah in the morning and will hear several cases duHng the next few days. Remember the Harem Skirt dance tonight. Don't fall to see-Agnes in "The Gibson Girl" act or the pic tures which will be shown every hour. r- Did you try the merchants' at the Frisco Cafe? 35c. lunch 2-7-tt b & O