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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-02

Sylvania G0ldfeld.

Mining Expert S. S. zones has just
returned from six miles east of the
mouth of Tule Canyon where he has
spent the past week in an inspection of
the Sylvania- oldfield property in
which Mr.. Knickerbocker and Mr..
Hatcn recently acquired half interest.
His report is unqualifedly enthusiastic
and he predicts great things for the
district as whole.
81 have never seen a better country
for mining purposes he says. "the
ground is well wooded, and most i'm
portant of all, and what is so unusual
in Nevada, there is plenty of water.
The country is historic in it's tales OF
famous fortunes made, notably that of
the great Fortunis mine, which earned
a million and half for its owner.
"There are many claims around
about that were never developed be-
caue of the necessity of hauling ore
800 miles on the back of mules before
a shipping point could be reached.
"The Sylvania Goldfield property
consists of ten claims stretching across
narrow canyon into the hills on
either side. There is deep spring,
and famous old cabin in this canyon,
and the hills below are heavily wooded.
A quarter of mile away the valley
widens into an ideal location for a
tOwnsite.
81 was much surprised and pleased
with the property, tunnel has already
been driven into the hillside and the
old shaft OF the lonesome miner who
worked in it is about 20 feet in depth.
81 took 10 samples, all over the
ground, nearly 200 acres, and obtained
results running from $63 to $500.
81 consider it the best proposition
that ! have seen in this district An
other expert who looked over the prop
erty for eastern parties, and endeav-
orcd to hold it for $4,000, has spent
the Netter part OF the last month in an
endavor to locate claims nearby. He
states that of 23 propositions he Wis
tied, taking his own assayer, that the
Sylvania- Goldfied was undoubtedly
the best. and the only one that he had
attempted to purchase. Mr.. Knicker
booker is on a trip to Los Angeles on
romuanV business
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-02
Black Butte Also Has
Good Strike

One richest surface strikes in the history of the
has been made by j. H. eFoe and T. c. McCluky ssees
block of ground the west end of the Gold Coin claim OF
the Jumbo Extension Mining company little week
ago LeFoe and McCuskey who Cripple creek miners OBJ
tanned 200 feet of ground the end of
the Gold Coin claim and adjoining the Triangle claim With
only few hours of surface prospecting they able to find
rich float rock showing free gold and the following day. by
tracing the float the ledge in place discovered The esse
made open about feet deep and in this the
ledge fully wide between well defined walls
Almost every piece of rock taken from 20 inches the ledge
shows god-some of it literally covered with godand
sample taken from this 20 inches gave assay values of
81 800 The remainder of the ledge eliminating each
every piece rock with free god showed the remarkable
average value of better than 500 per ton Much of the
pyry the walls shows splendid values when pannd but the
of the mnerazd porphry and the values therein have
fully determined The highest values obtained
coored quartz which oxides and sulphide
similar that found the other mines of the the
oxides showing free gold in abundance From practically the
the have been sacng and within days
the initial Shipment which will easily rank with any first
shipment made from this wonderful camp will be sent to
local sampler During the past few days there has been
of visitors inspect the discovery So
veopment work retarded Practical mining who have
Visited promise to of the richest surface dis
coveries ever made in Goldield district.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-02
The Sassy Sal.

Development work is proceeding on
the Sassy Sal, four miles west OF town,
and careful prospecting shows gold
values over quite an area. The shaft
is now down 30 feet and pannings show
free gold. 1t is believed that careful
prospecting viii soon open uP good
paw shoot
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-02
Biz Sale at Tule Canyon.

One of the largest sales of properties
ago. Everything was kept entirely Sc
cret until the purchase was cOusum-
mated and the buyers had acquired
complete control of that immense placer
ground in and about upper Tule canyon
Hytan x Mcclure, Jack Blake, Bill
Marmaduke, AL Lester, Carl Howe, Geo.
Austin, Geo. Radford, T. J. Summers,
Ernest Marlborough, and Charles Ayres
owning about miles of placer claims in
the upper Tule canyon have disposed Of
their entire interests in that district.
Webber 4 Wells have purchased Hy-
tan Il McClure's claims, consideration
$4,000.
Elliott and Fogg, the latter the well
known dredging man of Oroville, Calf,
are also interested in the deal.
1t is said that John Hays Hammond
and the Guggenheim Bros. have control
of the balance of the placer ground and
are negotiating for the quartz claims in
that district. 1t is rumored that J. M
Beck & Co. are conducting the deal fos
Hammond and the Guggenheims.
1t has been known for some time that
Mr. Beck, Mrs. Decker and their associ-
ates have been purchasing all available
property in Tule canyon.
Tule Canyon.
We have it on good authority that John
Hays Hammond and Guggenheim
Brothers have purchased the Oasis
Ranch, known as Piper's Ranch, in Inyo
county, California, % miles from Tnle
Canyon, for $75, 600 This purchase win
enable them to control Cottonwood
creek, which is used at present fo- irr,-
eating this ranch. The volume Of water
| flowing continuously is estimated at
1000 miners inches. This immense
quantity OF water will be used presuma-
bly, for hydraulic and dredging pur-
poses in Tule Canyon.
VIM. III. Lewis. secretary OF the Ida
Wisconsin Extension company, reports.
that at depth of II feet a large body OF
ore was uncovered, giving values OF $40
in gold and silver. The ore shows ab0nt
40 per cent in lead. Another shift will
be added to the force now at " Dirk.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-02
The Triangle

1t is reported that = Diamondtield
Jack Davis, who is now at the bed
side of his wife in San Francisco. upon
learning that the Triangle mine at Dia
monlfeld had reached SIPS ore, wired
his representatives here TO withdraw all
the stock of this company from the
market
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-02
Late News From Bullfro9.

The Amythist Mining company situ-
ated adjoining the north end lines of the
Shoshone is sinking two shafts with full
shifts of men working the "a hours. At
a depth of Is feet in shaft No. l, Cross
cut shows some very fine values. The
company has been incorporated, the
officers being; A. G. Cushman, presi-
dent; John S. Cook, vice-president; /;
Herbert 5. Cook, secretary and treas
urer; Nat Boas and c. ii. Elliott COM
pose the board of directors.
Major w. A. Stanton states that a
group of IA claims living between Beatty
and Gold Center has just been bonded
to himself and George McClennan. The
amount is not stated.
The Quartzite.
Reports from the Quartzite are to the
effect that steady production is being
maintained, about rs tons of shipping
ore being sent to the sampler daily.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-02
NEW STRIKE on THE SANDSTORn.

Developments Sansom for the past few days have
been something sensational Tuesday morning they broke into
the old glory hole the 50foo level 1t found that the
raise the whole distance had been made to feet above the
orebody particle of value showing the entire distance
Immediately the drills turned and the shoot opened
showing 10 feet of grab sample made yesterday at
this point showed value of 1904 per Paintings from the
drill hole this morning indicated $4OO ton and better They
lifting the surface by the and the
directly into the orehouse.
The working incline shaft is down 13O feet. 1t goes
down the between the quartz and porphyry For
the first hundred feet not particle of value found This
morning the bottom pans gold indicating the of
shoo matter of first Importance showing that gold is
certain to be found at depth
But the great sensation OF this remarkable ground
made almost simultaneously in the old vertical shaft 30 feet be-
meath surface streak about ~ inches wide has been
opened running into the thousands Paintings made in
icang high $4,000 the Pieces taken out
per 30 per pure gold 1t is quite possible
this streak will sack Just it out 81 900 to $4,000
1t impossible yet anything of the extent OF this
that in the SandstOrm the
has added another great mine to its list.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-02
North of Diamondfield.

The strike on the Gold Coin claim of
the Jumbo Extension Mining company
adds emphasis to the Importance of the
east and west ridge of hills north of
the town of Diamondfield. The shaft
the Triangle claim is near the west
line Of the Gold Coin and only short
distance probably 40 10 % feet
west of the discovery made by lie Foe
and McCloskey. The drift at the first
level shows three feet of pay ore which
with little sorting is worth over 800
per ton. Ore is being sacked for ship
ment and within few days the first
consignment of ore will leave the mine.
The gasoline hoist which was shipped
from San Francisco during the early
part of the month has not arrived but
is expected every day. AS soon as the
moist is installed work will be greatly
facilitated and steady production can
then be maintained. West Of the. Tri-
angle and on the same general east
and west trend is the Palace. This has
been mentioned before as one of the
substantial finds of the year. 1t has
an excellent showing and will soon rank
among the producing mines Of the dis
trict. Continuing onto the west is the
pfeat beRu property on WHICH SolHt
good discoveries have recently been
made. Good values are found but
it is believed that on this property
considerable development work will be
necessary to thoroughly define the
extent and values of the ore bodies.
AS before stated this east and west
ridge is proving to be one of the most
importan, parts of the district and
each days developments adds to its
Importance.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-02

Dan Driscoil, superintendent of the
Keane Wonder Extension Mining COM
pany, whose property is in the Funeral
- Range, was in camp this week. He will
:keturn at once and put force of men
developing the five claims which belong
to the company, and on which there is a
most excellent surface showing. There
are two parallel ledges running through
the property, one eight feet in width,
and the other three feet in width, both
of which have the same character
and grade OF ore. The average is high
grade milling proposition, but there are
streaks of shipping ore occasionally en-
countered. 1t is confidently believed by
those interested that the Keane Wonder
Extension will make big mine.
The Simmerone.
At the 12O-foot point in the shaft the
SmmerOne has come into a new ore
body that pans we'll, but the value and
extent has not yet been learned.
The management of the Big Elk Gold
Mines company are putting up horse
whim on the Union claim OF this COM
pany The shaft which is down - feet
will be sunk 80 feet further before cross
cutting.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-02
Lind Mines Company.
The Curly George.

The Curly George claim, lying between
the Jumbo and st. Ives properties, be-
longing to the Coming Nation Gold
Mines company is looking we'll. The
shaft is down 1O7 feet and at that depth,
after prosecuting about feet, have
opened well mineralized ledge running
from to 6 feet, feet of the center being
good quartz giving an assay of $500.
They are now in about Is feet and the
ledge shows up better as it progresses.
/ Work is being pushed rapidly
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-02
NEW STRIKE ON BLACK BUTTE.

important strike has been made the Black Butte
which promises greatly enhance the value of the
company stock In surface renchng ledge feet wide was
opened up this writing the values from $40 to $163
per ton enough work has been done to demonstrate the
full extent strike but is believed that rich oreshoot
will be opened up
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-02
St. Ives Sacking Rich Ore.

Although only development work is
being prosecuted on the st. Ives, in
two days this week 200 sacks of ore
going from 800 to $500 per ton were
sacked for shipment. The St. Ives is
being put in good shape and Will soon
be one OF the heavy producers of the
al triet
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-02
The Desert Rose.

The Desert Rose continues TO be pro-
tluct;ve ot surprises rs well as nigh
grade ore. We had each week most
Favorable news from the property, but
the ore encountered during the past
week surpasses anything yet discovered
and in richness is one of the greatest
discoveries ever made. In shaft num-
ber >, the lessees have q & inch streak
of ore that win average better than
1000 per ton and from this streak a
picked sample was taken that assayed
over S66,000 per ton. As before stated
the Desert Rose claim is owned by May
Queen Mining company. and is being
worked under lease by Messrs. Ken
dali. Lumley and Chadoan.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-02
The Black Butte.

Crosscutting east and west from the
$50 foot level is being actively prose-
cuted on the Black Butte, the object
being to catch the extension OF the
Ouartzite vein. General Manager Oliver
B. Mathews reports that the showing
is decidedly encouraging, and expresses
himself as confident the Quartzite lead
will be found, and a rich pay shoot
opened up.
The January.
IL. 7. Bragdon, one Of the owners OF
the January and February mines, re-
ports that the large pump which has
lately been installed in the former mine,
is now working, and that a force of 22
men are cleaning out the shaft and cross
cuts. A force of so men will be at work
in few days. The lessees OF the Febru-
ary mine are pushing development work
in that property, and are very enthus-
iastic over the showings so far.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
INDIANS MONEY MADE SAFER.

,.,''- ma GO the Indians do with the money they
..1. ~ Iom the sale OF inherited lands2"
- " deposited for them in bank, and they
-. peIini-ted % draw on IT, as rule. at the
-. VI siO month. once in a while, II an
80 1. wishes TO improve his home or buy some
-. ave STOCK al a fair price. we authorize his
-. h'ls enough 10 pay these bills. but we guard
-. channel OF expenditure very carefully. 1
~. - moreover. entered upon another undertake
s !. which hope win bear good fruit Hitherto
oeen customary TO deposit such Indian
y IN government depository 10 his
m, Now. government depository Is sim
- national bank where the United States
Is-ly deposits fits surplus funds under bond.
Ins,-- -ank fala with Treasury deposit ana an
,.--- oeposit On its books, tho rich Treasury
- Az y gut IN while the poor Indian has
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09

shakable confidence in the Glover Leafs presi-
dent is expressed by thousands of other men
who have within the last twenty years been
brought within the sphere of his forcefuI in
huence. If Theodore Perry Shonts has not
greatly changed in character since accepting the
dictatorship Of the greatest modern engineering
task. his friends say that he will deliver the
goods in much less time and at considera bly,
smaller expense to Uncle Sam than most people
imagine possible at this juncture
The secret Of Mr. Shouts's success in life is
due to the fact that he goes after trouble instead
of waiting for it to come to him. He goes after
1t and overcomes it while most men would be
dreadng its coming" So said one Of his Oldest
friends the other day. and TO illustrate the state
ment told the following story:
Not long after Mr.. Shonts became president
Of the Glover Leaf Railroad he ran afoul of
quarrelsOme contractor. This man under Mr.
Shonts's predecessor had been enjoying a delight
full snap Nearly all the big jobs of work on
the road had been given to him and at his own
price. AS soon as Mr.. Shonts entered upon his
duties he proceeded to chop OF unnecessary ex-
penses and. among the first. his reforms struck
this contractor. In the future. the big boss was
told. he would have to bid for his contracts lust
like other men. and the jobs would be given
to the lowest and best bidders. To say that the
ex-favored contractor was mad would be putting
II very mildly indeed. He a great oath
that he would set even with ShontS' the next
time he saw him. and went into considerable
detail as TO the exact manner in which he would
deface his countenance. These threats reached
the ears of the Glover Leaf president but did
not secm to cause him much unrest Some men
might have loaded up with firearms and whls-
key against the coming OF the doughty avenger
but ne did not The only precautlon he took was
To can in his porter and say: George. when Mr.
- COMES TO the Office, show him into my
room and lock the door the outside
The contractor showed I'D In two or three
days 60 collect some money due him, ana tha
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
THE FUTURE OF OUR INDIANS.
OUTLOOK FOR THE 4BORIGINAL AMERICAN NOT A
GOOD ONE.
Commissioner Leupp Surrey the Situation Inertabe Deveo
ment-TTibaE Relations Doomed

his little store swept away. took this matter
up at once after entering Office and have just
made out a list OF banks which have agreed 70
give bonds for the amount Of Indian money de-
posted with them. and IN some instances to
pay the depositors small rate OF interest be-
sides. In the course. OF the next few weeks
hope to have every dollar OF Indian deposits Sc
cured by as strong bond as I know how to
get"
KEEPING THEM IN DEBT.
Under the present system Of making able
bodied Indians work for their living wherever
possible, Instead OF receiving gratuitous rations
the Indians are no longer dependent upon the
sale OF Inherited lands for money. are they?"
mo; but the money derived from their labor
rarely or never gets as far as a bank. It goes.
as rule. into a traders till at once. either for
the supply Of the necessares OF the moment or
for the payment Of a past due account. The
Indians who accumulate any money are rare in
deed. But 1 can hardly blame the majority OF
the poor fellows for that Those who work for
and paid by the government have to wait
so long for their pay. thanks to the red tape
which involves all governmental transactions,
that they have to get credit at the nearest
traders store in order to keep food in their
stomachs and clothes on their bodies Here Is
another place where am putting in some work,
and hope to get good results. am overhaul
ing the system Of payments for Indian labor
with view TO devising a plan whereby the
Indians who work for the government shall be
paid just as laborers Of any race who work for
private employers are paid, every week, or at
the outside every few. weeks. instead Of waiting
three or four months for their money. The ex-
listing practice is all wrong and morally damag-
ing TO the Indian. 1t leaves him without any
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
TALE OF A RUSSIAN sHELL.

The offending battery at st. Petersburg which
red case shot at the Winter Palace by accident or
design has recalled anecdOte OF another Rus
sian battery. II at the siege OF Warsaw
where Russian marshal ordered the battery 10
concentrate it's fire a certain point. Nothing
came of this and the marshal rode UP to the ar
ullerymen in great wrath. What imbeCile Is in
command here?" he demanded n 8m." said an
9hicer calmly. Consider yourself under arrest
1our shells no good what can YOU sN-
pectf' retorted the officer. ''They won't explode
Bee for yourself" lie took M she'll Hehted the
match, and held y out 90 the marshal who stood
with his hands behind him waiting the result. II
tne shell had burst both men would nave been
blown TO pieces. But tho match went out, ana
the marshal remarked slmpyi "N0u are quite
Hght"-dLondOn Chronicle.
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09
POSTCARDS THAT WHISTLE.

Picture post cards that talk and sing and whistle
may very soon find their way into American homes.
Then, instead of writing stereotyped phrases, the
next thing will be. says 'Pearson's Weekly" "the
chance TO send greeting that shall have all the
fervOr and animation of the voice"
Paris originated this idea Already post card
photographs of great singers and composers are
accompanied by extracts from their successes;
pictures of national flags by the anthems of differ
ent countries. and so on in endless variety.
To an ordinary pictorial card is affixed a very
thin transparent gelatin disk which is impressed
a gramaphOne musical record. Through the centre
OF the disk small hole is pierced enabling the
post card to be PLACED on an ordinary talking
Paris, too. has another novelty of this kind in
the Daily Post Card" or. more correctly, the
Carte Journal"
on one side is the usual SPACE for and
address. but the other is printed a reproduc-
uon OF a photograph or sketch illustrating the
most interesting event of the day, accompanied by
half n dozen brief kilograms giving the news of
the world.
The Carte Journal Is published at a penny and
Is on sale every afternoon at O'Clock. Some OF
the best known artists have contributed drawings
10 TINS newspaper post card
New-York tribune., 1905-04-09

'aehed to them where the boys can learn some
tninE more extensive in agriculture"
And in such studies as reading. for instance.
now far do you take themT'
AS far as they are capable of going intelli-
gently. But am trying to break up the prac-
uee OF training them to read about Paris and
FeKlng when they have never seen city
ABOUT how steamships are constructed. when
theV never saw sheet OF water bigger than a
creek and all that sort Of thing. What the
young Indian should have for his reading is
something that hooks on to his environment.
Give MIN simple nature books-the life story OF
a Wor' description of family Of prairie dogs.
the wonderful adventures of Mr.. Bear and Mrs.
Bear and the three Juvenile Bears-and he will