Show JOIN HANDS IN COMMON tl th review is in of a communication rom tonopah To nevadas nevada 8 latest wonder in the min mineral erril line which indicates that the knocker the claim jumper and the title clauder will be de barred from operation in this richly mineralized section according to a communication from J L butler the discoverer of tonopah To to the miners of the district in which he says the meeting of sunday evening brought about some feelings that I 1 did not suppose existed in our so far marvelously peaceful city one that has so far outstripped the record of anything in mining history the whole matter is simply this that rich mineral zones are apt to outcrop on a very small surface and in all cases other lands of great value lie near at hand and often some of the very best mines are brought out by the development of a once barren tract of land now no man will lay out money or labor without owning part or all of these grounds the law saying that a vein or lode must be had before locations are valid would have held back many a famous camp if it had not been that men did locate and search for such values now only one condition exists and that is that the locations will be made and that the men who make them are their owners lers so far as any title exists and no one can have any better title than the first locator As for litigation to settle such matters it is out of the question for not one out of a hundred of the men who make locations is financially able to fight figat a mining lawsuit on the other hand band it a small syndicate can with no great outlay v I 1 and a few henchmen hencha i on to lo 10 look 0 k up and start proceedings leech the life out of any new camp even tonopah Tono To the greatest mineral gem on earth today therefore Tha Tho it needs that one man feeling which tells the locator I 1 own this camp the people at large will support my rights and investments with their resources mines that are not now known will later on be the border jewels of tonopah To my opinion is that those rights should and must be recognized or else throw your tools in the bank and christen tonopah the one mine camp and not the great camp that it should be I 1 will call out eleven as good men as I 1 can think of and have six form a quorum with the chairman to act when needed I 1 will see that peaceful and gentlemanly conduct shall prevail among all brought before that committee cold considerations are often of more value than heated ones if any party or parties are doing wrong arong quietly inform them of the fact and that it will not be tolerated progress and development are the watchwords of all mining camps and prospectors are the advance guard which brings all the virgin wealth into the world grafters drafters Gr and claim jumpers were never known in a single instance to discover anything but lawsuits and heavy county indebtedness just what kills any camp instead of building up just what we all want prosperity and wealth right should win no matter if its interest has to be promoted by a committee of picked citizens greed and other underhand work are the causes of the measures we are taking and this makes the cause common and the enemy a common enemy whom cewill we will con test to the finish As per instructions received at sunday evenings we meeting eting I 1 have named the following gentlemen to serve as a committee L II conley conley J E C williams ben Pl plumber timber sam forman C 0 wells A E cushman isaac mckay thos R bannerman P E obrien II I 11 I M hasbrouck hasbrouk Has broue k frank everett I 1 would also suggest that W J I harris act as chairman |