| Show WOMANS WOMAN'S WOltAN'S ZEAL OPENS RICHES OF TONOPAH The discovery of or Tonopah's bonanzas Wa was vat largely due duc to the thc zeal and perseverance perseverance perseverance perse perse- verance of a woman said C. C L. L Hansen Han- Han sea sen the well known known wel Tonopah operator this morning Had hind it not been for tor the Indomitable will wi of or Mrs James Janies I. I L. L Buther Butler Butler But But- ler her the gold might have remained hidden hidden hid hid- den cn for many years yet cL The tale is an interesting one continued con con- Mr Han Hanson Hansen en and 1 Is not generally genet gener ener- ener al ally known knon James j L. L L Duller Butter was a poor 1001 miner and prospector who lived hived at Belmont He lie had prospected with ur varying success lot for years cars but his hisle wife le alwa always s 's held firmly to the opinion that there was gold old in the time hills where the town of oC Tonopah now no stands no stands and In Insisted Insisted In- In slated that h her r husband not should bould give gl up uI the search h. h In If as Butler Duter w was going saint over the ground which Is n now nf f the tile site of the fa famous fa- fa Mizpah ah mine he picked up what he lIe thou thought ht was a promising pi piece of rock Ho lie took It IL to tn an assayer and anda a asked aked l. l d that it be tested but bul the assayer aC after r a casual glance threw the specimen men hlen out Olt of the door remarked in a tone of disgust that It w was s worthless Butler Dutler But Dut- ler then offered him 1110 a sixteenth one In Interest Interest interest In- In terest In the location which he had made made to test the rock and ld the assayer refused declaring that there was no value allic In the float foat Through the insistence of his wife Butler took the tile rock to 10 an assa assayer e at Belmont nt and und almost fabulous returns ere ere obtained The world orld knows tho the thorest thorest rest of at the tile story Butler Duler Is now no noa a mit- mit ml- ml but hut his wealth walh ha has not changed change his nature and he lIe g generously gave ave to the assayer who had reu refused his lila offer Orel an nn Interest in the thc Mizpah claims calmi One thing thinS should he be noted about Butler said Mn 11 n In conclusion lie He lc made malle all al his contracts with lessees scores cores of them without the scratch of oC a apen apen pen and there thi-re is not one to complain that he lie was ver ver defrauded o of a penny penn While he lie ha sold out much of his lila holdings hold hold- j In ings he lie still sUI has his interests in the tile camp that him thou thousands ands of oC dollars dolas ever every week I I |
