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Newspaper
Tonopah Daily Bonanza
Location
Tonopah, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
1
Round Mountain furnishes a sensation again with the hydraulic company. The promoter’s forecast of enormous profits and untold wealth beneath the surface is now verified as debris removal exposes portions of ore ledges previously hidden.
Governor Dickerson today issued requisition papers for M O Reed after his arrest in Washington for passing fictitious checks in Goldfield months earlier. Reed fled at the time of the crime but was captured recently in Seattle and will be returned to Goldfield for trial.
In Denver on June 12, Charles Byers shot and killed Mrs. May Boren, the owner of a rooming house, murdered Edward Smith, then killed himself. The killings occurred during a jealous rage.
The Round Mountain Hydran Company, part of Round Mountain Mining, finds a vast gold ledge on Great Western soil. A 10 foot wide bedrock ledge yields over $100 per ton in some zones with a strong eight inch streak on the hanging wall giving about $20 per ton in gold. Overall, the ledge averages above $1% per ton with minimal barren rock, and operations are projecting continued high output as the source links to the Sphinx deposit. The find promises milliondollar daily harvests and questions the origin of placer dirt. The industry watches Round Mountain as a potential age defining mining site.
A Salt Lake City report states the Utah Democratic convention elected delegates to the Denver rally to back William Jennings Bryan. The article notes the party’s support and mentions the forthcoming campaign events as delegates move toward the national scene.
Frank Hitchcock, in charge of Secretary Taft's interests before the Republican national committee, issued a statement claiming 704 votes on the first ballot. He credits 227 instructed votes for other candidates and leaves 27 unaccounted for. The Republican committee later completed hearings on contests for 219 seats on temporary roll call, with Taft totaling 602 delegates. The allies issued a statement pledging to stick to the finish and that no nomination would occur on the first ballot.
New York June 12 The weekly review of trade notes gains in commercial and individual activity with fall demand from building permits about 25 percent below the 1907 level. Bradstreets cites irregular weather crop and trade signals while wholesale lines show tentative improvement. Business failures for the week ending June reach 253, down from 261 a year earlier.
The Prospector arrives at N W T with large gold cargo worth 92,000,000. Reported voyage included navigating the river and sand bars after a lengthy trip on the Thirty Mile and Fifty Mile rivers.
A damaged OCR note indicates a business named Thy Metal Market in New Work with mentions of Jone te Leed Heady and a boat near 04085 in Aeewile on 19 Te. The fragmentary text suggests an industrial or shipping context without clear dates or outcomes.
Los Angeles June 12 A Federal Court jury found the Pacific Coast railway guilty of twenty five violations of the United States safety appliance act. The verdict comes after instructions from Judge Wellborn and marks a significant enforcement step in rail safety compliance.
Fire destroyed the Continental GH Company's plant in Albuquerque
June 12 San Francisco. Wholesale salary cuts for top officials across multiple Comstock Lode mines including Sleera Nevada Union Consolidated Ophir Mexican Consolidated Virginia Savage Chollar Potosi Gould and Curry Alpha Bullion Jalan Exchequer take effect immediately. Total annual savings reach about 55000 while miner wages stay unchanged. Sturges of Pennsylvania urged miners receive a profit percentage. Mines will not operate more than six days a week with Sundays off.
The Dramatic Order Knights of Khorassan wowed Tonopah last night with a broad procession from the skating rink led by J. J. Owens on a charger. The Uniform Bank of Goldfield and a 20 piece band followed, flames and fireworks lit the parade, a tiger cage with novitiates preceded admission rites, and a banquet for 250 guests at the Miners' Exchange followed.
Morning after reports recount a revel event at a thirst emporium where several men were initiated into a group. A fire alarm disrupted activities as the chief refused to send firemen, claiming steam from his throat. Doctors note new bones and joints on display while several young businessmen face consequences and rest days. Names of initiates include J J Owens and Letton Rollins among others.
In New York on June 12 Associated Press reports Harry Thaw stays jailed in Poughkeepsie while counsel seeks a change of order to move him from Matteawan. Justice Morschauser suggested another asylum may be better due to tensions with Matteawan heads. District Attorney Jerome wants Thaw transferred only if it serves his good and escape danger is not present.
A Federal Court jury in Rochester found Standard Oil guilty on all counts in a June 12 verdict. The indictment charged 40 counts, each tied to a car of oil, alleging violations of interstate commerce laws by accepting concessions off tariff rates for shipments from Olean New York to Rutland and Bellows Falls Vermont. The maximum fine per count is 20,000 dollars.
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