Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-01-24 | Page 4 | Rich Tonopah Miner is Dead

RICH TONOPAH MINER IS DEAD SACRA SACRAMENTO IE TO Cal Jan 24 24 James J mes I L 1 Butler 67 joint founder with his wife of Tonopah famous Nevada mining to town n Is dead at hi his homo home hero Butler had hod been beon in fall fall- falling fall falling ing health for tor some oma time although I his decline Is said sold to have havo been moro more marked since the th death of o his Wife Ite here last June Mrs l Butler was wo IteI I known In the th Nevada mining camps camp campsas campsas as the th Mother of Tonopah Mr Ir Butler and his wife Ife came to Sacramento In November No 1921 Discovery b by the Butler of ot tho th Mizpah ledge which Mch made Tonopah famous as the th premier silver allver camp of tho e nest st Is a story which Is till told In the mining camps of ot California and Nevada Butler and his wife wit left l tt their ranch In Lake county In 1901 heading over over- overland land for or what wa wai s known lenon m ne the tha ton ton- Klondike Klon dike district of ot N The Mi e county Nevada They lot lost o t their w way y tour four milts miles north of Tonopah near I Springs Two burros which were pulling their buckboard strayed fron from their con camp For four tour da day dai the tho Butler Butlers searched for the burros or 01 help lp In finding their wa way to their destination The Th fourth day ot of their wearied b by their Mrs Butler eat at down don do n on It a a great creat on the hill hili known as Mount Oddle She SIe knocked a II place ploce of rock loose UI U I gleamed with virgin sliver When her herI I husband band appeared with the th ag vagabond bond burros Mrs Butler showed him herr find They y christened chil ten d the site MI- MI Mizpah pah pah from the old Hebrew phrase of blessing The Tho discovery mine mint was wa sunk slink there thero and yielded fabulous re- re returns re returns turns Butler according to friends was wason as one of o the N Nevada miners who ero successful In to retaining their fortunes He s nas os aa said vald to ha hate lia e made several so mil lion dollars out ot of the of the Mizpah ledge and friends hero bu- bu b believed his estate te c tat would approximate ot at least a II million dollar