Show FIRST IN GOLD FIELDS FIELDSMan Man Who Made First Discovery Discovery Discovery ery in Tonopah After Is Here G. G G. G Davis ls of Brighton ono one of the first settlers In the Nevada district this dis now no noted for or Its flourishing gold camps and who wa was vas rt really all the first inn 1104 to 10 discover el gold there since the Ill fated made mal his famous find is in this city for rOI a a. few Cew days clays It 11 Is 11 now a about forty years ago said tid Mr 11 Davis DavK when seen last night at al the White House Howl that an ol old pros pros- named named l discovered er a arich arich rich ore body in the section now JIOW fa famous Ca- Ca amous a- a the world over o for fot its gold mines mines- Returning he attacked h Indian was by an nn In Iii In dian near Stump Springs hit in the head hen with lIh a n. hatchet robbed nn and left for fOI dead The mall mail carrl carrier r pissing n nOticed the victim an and hast hastened ned to lo Las Vegas Tega the nearest settlement ettlE with ho tho news cows 1 was still living auld and was brought to 0 Ia Las Vegas H Where u under tender tn l I care he was partially es to red Ills His mind did not seem to tobe be ie clear however ho and at al tunes times ho he hoost lost ost his reason entirely Couldn't Remember lie tho Place Iii In hi his pockets lOCketS ets he be had 1101 specimens f of f or ore which contained gold Ho lic I in the postmaster Ton Tony Dun Dun- J on i. i to t to togo go with him him to locate tho the The The went vent but hut old fogel ha had ad lost all recollection of the tho place ml th they returned without having foun found It About bout a year or 01 so later ter died 1 in iii Salt Snit Lal Lake from rein the tho effects of Ih he the blow the Indian had dealt him hit Later Latel Duncan took a prospector with him and tried again to lo locate claim but hut they were un un- successful When hn 1 I came out thieve there about nine years a ago o. o Duncan told mo inc It and later latet we went out to- to geth gether l' l We e went vent over o the country countr pretty thoroughly and aini I r was rewarded reward reward- ed d In hiding finding tom sonic alua valuable le ore bo bodies le r T sold fold the group of oC eight claims to io lh the Tonopah and anti Gold Cent Cen- Cen t ler tei 1 companies Mr dt II Davis is I Is a permanent resl resident ent of Brighton and says s-ays n s 's It Is IR the best boit countr counti for fol or all any enterprising young man than who ho wall to lo make a success of life |