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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
AND THE
FRANCES=MOHAWK in RACE

There is pretty in progress the Mohawk be-
tween the Hayes and Monnette the banner the
mine and the Frances Mohawk with the indications
that the latter will finish with its
rival There jealousy between parties
esed and when the wire reached January 1st which
will be in the lead will the looser
Makes Dividend n Day
The Frances Mohawk paid it's first dividend of
$4,000 the 9th of month that shipped
five carloads of the local
made the Sth The sampler sheets shown to The
News and this the value of gross: s9074.64
$90S005 s12,33165, $14,46SS2 and s17O1079 This is
total value of $696595 This netted the
after all transportation smelling and royalty had
been deducted $1,000 than the dividend called
This remarkable when
into consideration that particular effort made
make unusual showing 1t will be easily beaten
that before
Yesterday in the $50 bottom level the shoot
entered and the entire breast is in quartz that with
sorting clear a
picked samples of 1T that fairly covered with gold
if tested separately at least 100000 The width of
the shoot will be until
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
TRUETT LEASE GETS
BIGGER ORE THAN EVER

Another strike was made in what is
locally known as the Truett lease on
the Mohawk this week and there is now
ore enough in sight to keep the Mohawk
Leasing and Development company,
owners of the lease, busy getting out
the stuff before the life of the lease ex-
pires, which will be on January 1st.
In the crosscut at the 275-foot level
the ore shoot was entered Thursday and
the entire breast is in ore that without
sorting assays at the rate of 800 ton.
Also in the upraise SO feet from the
shaft the ore shoot has been entered
and the rock is running at the rate of
5000. In the incline winze sunk from
the 225-foot level the entire bottom is
in high grade and streaks of it run as
high as $12 a pound.
The first shipment was made from
this block of ground on July 23 last and
the first dividend of 25 cents a share
amounting to $52,25O was paid to
stockholders yesterday. There is no
richer piece of ground in the camp and
this leasing company has the ore in
sight to pay many more dividends.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
BE OPENED UP

that $500 acres will be given
them but that will leave for the white
man for his use something over 600,-
900 acres. The Indians will also be
given $3.50 in money each and agricul-
tural implements. They will not be
allowed to take up any of the mineral
land-that will be left for the white
gold seeker.
The fact that the hills around Walker
Lake were traversed by gold, silver and
copper lodges was known to the old
time prospectors of the state and since
the discovery of Tonopah, Goldfield and
Bullfrog the thousands upon thousands
of miners and investors who have amde
the weary trip across the desert by
rail either from Reno or Hazen had their
attention attracted to Walker Lake. The
railway runs along the east side of 1t
for a distance of 80 miles. This is its
length north and south and 1t varies In
width from to IL miles east and west.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13

AS developments progress and the
heaviest operators In the country in
augurate exploration work the camp of
Greenwater assumes the dignity and
Importance of great mining district,
with the hum of feverish activity on all
sides and the reports daily of newer and
richer discoveries Among other big
operators of Southern Nevada to enter
the new copper camp that prominently
looms up as a rival for honors against
Butte and Ely, is the L. M. Sullivan
Trust company, which owns the Anxiety
group, adjoining the Furnace Greek
Copper company's estate. the largest
and most extensively developed mine of
the district.
John d. Campbell, the trust companys s
general mine manager, has just returned
from a later examination of the dis
trict, with particular reference to the
trend of the ore veins that are making
history for the camp and proving the
Furnace Creek one of the richest cop
per mines of the country. Mr.. Campbell
states the deposits of copper strike
through the country in northeasteriy
and southwesterly direction, showing
vast quantities of iron gossan at sur
face, with protruding planes or copper
ore. The continuation of the main vein
of the Clark property has been opened
on the Copper Shoes, two claims of the
Anxiety group. Exhaustive develop
ment work is to be inaugurated at once
to thoroughly explore this great vein
of copper. At surface it shows from
eight to thirty feet of high grade cop
per ore. carrying from $3.50 to $3.50 in
gold.
1t is an interesting fact illustrative of
the rapid advance of prices of claims
in the camp that since the trust COM
pany bought the Anxiety group 1t has
been offered 100000 for the property
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
ANOTHER REILLY OPENED
ON THE FLORENCE ESTATE

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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
THE PIUTE INDIAN RESERVATION WILL SOON

To the vast majority of the tourists
1t was a revelation. Such an immense
body of water and such a beautiful one
was difficult for them to associate with
the sage brush, brown desert and more
than one carload of gold seekers was
convinced by the News Butcher" that
it was nothing but a mirage.
For nearly fifty years prospectors
have been camped around that lake and
many of them have married the Minne-
haha's of the Piutes. Mark Twain wrote
of the 'Breyfogle" and Cement" won
derfully rich gold mines, when he lived
at Aurora thirty-five years ago, and
many are inclined to believe that both
are in the hills surrounding Walker
Lake. No one has been permitted to
thoroughly prospect the ground but the
mystery will be cleared up in the near
future. That rush of the 29th will be
a memorable one in the annals of the
state. New towns will spring up and
Hawthorne, the county seat of this
county, will see such a boom that any
thing in it's previous history will seem
tame.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
OPERATING ON
A LARGE SCALE

When n. III. Truett came back from
his eastern vacation the other day be
brought with him bag full of eastern
money to put into leasing operations,
and he is going into the business on a
large scale. 1t was Truett who OBJ
tanned the lease on the Mohawk ground
now owned an6 operated by the Mohawk
Leasing and Development company, and
this company was his promotion. The
success of this lease, which has just
returned to stockholders in one dividend
the full amount of their investment,
with plenty of other dividends In sight,
brought Mr.. Truett to the favorable mo-
tice of eastern monied men. and they
loaded him up for other ventures on his
return. As a result Mr.. Truett has or
ganized several companies of quasi
public character. and has taken on sew
eral leases which he will work with
vigor.
Before going east Mr. Truett had TAX
en- lease on the Night Hawk ground.
and formed a company known as the
Main Ledge Leasing company. He has
subdivided this ground, and put half Of
1t into the Goldheld-New York Leasing
and Mining company. Both leases are
being energetically worked already with
three shifts. 20-hp hoist has been
ordered for the Main Ledge company,
and 30-hp. hoist has been bought for
the New York company Shafts will
be sunk to depth before lateral work
is done
Mr.. Truett has also taken a lease on
the Florence estate. and put 1t into the
Goldfield- Florence Leasing company.
This lease Is situated about 800 feet
from the main Florence working shaft
This block of, ground had already been
worked there being shaft $50 feet
deep which he has to begin with. A
gallows frame and 30-h.p. electric hoist
is being installed for the purpose of
sinking to the 25O-foot level Three
shifts of men will be set to work ON this
property Monday.
Mr. Truett has also purchased from
Messrs. Brison and Keever their lease
ON the o. X. Fraction of the Combina-
tion, on which is already erected hoist
and gallows, in good working order.
Three shifts are at work on this ground,
to sink to the depth of ESQ feet. before
drifting.
Mr. Truett is the treasurer of the
Mohawk Leasing and Development COM
pany, which is still successfully operat-
ing. This company has taken lease on
the Velvet. formerly owned by a leas-
ing company of that name. He is also
vice president of the Greenwater Black
Jack Mr.. Truett has been in the min
Ing business in Goldfield but a few
months, but already has enlisted as
much money and achieved greater
success than many of those who have
been with the camp from its inception.
and he will probably add many other
successes to his record.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13

winze which has the level above This
winze the highest found
depth is gained quality quantity the shoot
is improving
Praying Machinery
The Frances-Mohawk management is praying for the
speedy arrival of the 50horse hoist and then
something will be doing. working shaft will then
be crowded another so will be
the They calculate so feet sinking
crosscutting another accomplished in weeks
1t will work but those leasing companies the
Mohawk doing wonders winze will be sunk the
from the 2s0-foot the
When this production will doubled the
Hayes Monnete people pace
keep lead.
Company Prepares to Take Hold
All the leases that will expire January
1 will that production from the mine wills
lessened the company has work months
putting biggest district will
ready take shipments the different
they expire Connections already
several of the workings of the leasing the
shaft being crowded down depth of 500 feet Stations
drifts will be every 100
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
WORK ON aoLDr1ELp HERCULES

The physical conditions on the Gold
field Hercules are steadily improving as
depth is gained in the shaft. This corr
poration owns a group of claims situ-
ated about miles due east of Goldfeld.
Assays are being obtained on picked
pieces of the quartz that run good pay
and the indications are that mine will
be opened up. In that event its import
ance to the Goldfeld district cannot be
overestimated as 1t would stretch the
limits of the known mineral bearing belt
several miles to the east. The surface
indications are as good as In the very
best portion of the camp.
Richard Rigby. one of the solid and
wealthy business men of Fall River,
Mass, visited the very promising pros
pect this week with Manager Calvert
and carefully sampled the dyke and his
assays went so good that he immediate
ly invested $1,000 in the shares of the
company.
The progress made on this property is
being watched by Goldfeld operators
with more than passing interest, as that
portion of the camp has never had any
deep workings. and the first assurances
of a mine would revive great activity
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
BIG COPPER FIND
NEAR GOLDFIELD

Wagner is the name of a new copper
Goldfield on the, southwest base of
Stonewall mountain. 1t is not marked
on the map of Nevada and there is no
postoffice there. In a year or two these
little oversights will be corrected, as
from all indications It will make one of
the best mining camps in this section of
the state. The rails of the new railway
tho Goldheld G. Bullfrog-reached
there a few DAYS ago and as soon as the
company has time to put in sidetrack
and spare a freight car or two a trial
shipment will be made to one of the
smelter and If the ore is found to run
pay there is liable to be rush to
Wagner.
The first locations were made In the
district years ago by Frank NJ. Ish
and associates of Goldfield. Ever since
they have kept force of miners at
work developing their IS locations and
during this time others have been en-
gagged in stalking territory in all direc-
tions from the first discovery and doing
location work. On the Ish ground 2
shafts have been put down to a depth
of 100 feet and Judging from the assays
obtained all of the rock taken out in
doing this work and now piled up on
tn edumps will do to ship. One of the
shafts was sunk on ledge that is 100
feet wide and feet of IL is ore that as
says from 10 to IS per cent copper and
from IS to So in gold In doing the as
sessment work on the Ish group ore was
found that went better than 20 per cent
copper and as high as SIS in gold.
general sample of the ore that will be
shipped was made the first of the week
and it showed that 1t would run IL per
cent copper and s5.45 in gold.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13

Four sets of lessees are systematical-
ly developing the principal veins OF the
Lou Dillon claim. belonging to the Lou
Dillon-Goldfield Mining company, and
as work progresses the mine showing or
this fashionable acreage improves ap-
preciably. 1t is noted that values show
a consistent tendency to increase as
depth is attained and in every respect
the property is proving up to the high
est expectations of the company's man
agement Plans have been perfected Tor
the extensive development of the COM
pany's estate on company account and
1t is announced that work will be begun
the first of next week. The recent
strikes of high grade ore on the Silver
Pick have given a stimulus to operations
In the immediate vicinity.
The L. M. Sullivan Trust company,
which put out this fotation is having
no trouble selling the stock on the Dill
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
ADVANTAGE OF GOLDFIELD
FOR MINING UNSURPASSED

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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
RICHARD MOHAWK LEASE
PAINTING THE SCENERY

The Rickard Mohawk Leasing COM
pany have decided to add little surface
beauty to the Mohawk. The two big
gallows frames that are now being
raised are going to be painted blue. A
number of scenic artists of the brush
will be employed to do the job and even
if 1t takes all the blue paint in Esmer-
aida county to do the job 1t will be
done right. The leasing company is
not at all blue over their prospects of
getting ore and as the lease has until
July next to run this outward sign of
prosperity can be excused. 1t is noz a
fashionable practice, however, in the
neighborhood
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
GOLDFIELDERS

but decided to retain and develop the
territory. 1t is announced that cor
poration is in process of organization
to take over and operate the ground. II
is said that more than likely the COM
pany will be named the Greenwater
Furnace Creek Amalgated Copper com
pany. In addition to the main vein ex-
tending from the Clark mine there are
several strongly defined assures ira
versing the group that show high cop
per and gold values at surface. In the
general plan of development these will
also be extensively explored.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
GETTING GOOD
ORE ON THE CORNISHMAN

The Nevada Leasing company operat-
ing on the Cornishman and joining the
Reilly block of ground have a splendid
showing in the winze which is being
sunk from the $50 to the 200-foot levels.
The ore is sulphide and assays are
being secured that run as high as
$1,000. The lease has been a shipper
for some time past and the indications
are that 1t will take its place among
the big ones in this section of the dis
trict
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13

ing the acreage. More would be en-
ployed if they could be secured. A gas.
oline hoist is on the road to the mine
and will be hauled from Johnnie at q
considerable cost.
The Greenwater Saratoga is also be-
ing worked by force of prospectors
and in two places on the dyke when the
iron Gaping was passed through high
grade copper ore was found carrying
enough values in gold and silver as by
products to pay for mining and treating
it. gasoline hoist has already been
ordered and working shaft will be
sunk to a depth of 200 feet. Assays
have been secured on the black and red
oxide of copper that run as high as 20
per cent copper and gold and silver
values SIS.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
RIG PLANS FOR
THE WHITE ROCK

The Begole Mines Syndicate of Mar
ouette. Mich, paid 100000 cash for the
white Rock group of claims adjoining
the townsite of Goldfield a few weeks
ago After the news of the sale was
made public through the columns of The
News local investors felt as though
they had made a mistake in overlooking
sueh a good thing. All of those who
are looking around for well located ter
ritory were acknowledging that a bar
gain had been secured by the Michigan
people and the Begole management is
going to show that one or more mines
and good ones VIII be opened up on the
acreage before many months have
passed by.
The Begole Syndicate has decided to
lease blocks of their ground to the
right parties and will at the same time
start work on an extensive scale under
company management. Two leases
have already been granted-one on the
White Rock to John T. Murphy, who
has organized the Keeweenaw Leasing
and Mining company for the purpose of
working the desirable block of ground
and the other is on the Red Jacket to
Henry Northy and associates.
The company will sink two large
working shafts and from them the
ground will be thoroughly explored.
Ordinarily a working shaft is not put
down until pay ore has been found, but
there is very little doubt that rock
that will do to ship will be found and
the policy of the company in pursuing a
thorough course of development and
prospecting is optimistic in this regard.
They certainly are justified in the course
as the territory has such good pro-
ducers as the January, Florence and
Combination as next door neighbors.
diamond drill which will be driven
by electricity has been ordered by
Manager j. K. Van Evera, which will
be capable of sinking hole to a depth
of 1000 feet and it is the intention to
thoroughly prospect the ground in ev-
cry direction in this manner. The drill
is being made by one of the big min
ing machinery houses of Chicago and
will be one of the best ever put
to work in the country. The drill
can be used in the working shafts also
to advantage as it will be an easy mat
ter. to string the electric wires to the
motor that drives for power.
The adverse suit of the Gold Flat
placer claimants against the White
Rock ground has been decided in favor
of the lode claimants by Judge Murphy.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
DAISY SCENE OF
A GOOD STRIKE

The Daisy Syndicate at Diamondield
is the scene of good strike. This find
was made over two years ago, but the
parties who made it did not know that
pay rock was being dumped out as
waste. The company at that time had
a number of lessees working on their
territory who had found ore and were
making occasional shipments. The di-
rectors decided to stop leasing and
purchased back from the different own
.ers their leases and paid the prices
asked.
The company decided to work the
ground on a large scale some months
back, and under company management,
and machinery capable of raising ore
from a depth of 1000 feet, was ordered.
1t ought to have been on the ground ten
days ago but owing to some hitch either
at the factory or slowness of the rail-
way company only the timbers for the
gallows frame have been delivered The
big electric hoist is missing but in the
meantime Superintendent Frank Horton
pecting the ground. A few days ago
it was discovered that the sulphide
quartz in the old Morrison workings
was ore and that IS inches of it assayed
at the rate of $40 ton. 1t was en-
countered at a depth of 125 feet. A
gasoline hoist has been installed for
temporary use.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
rnrn-ruox OH oonn1sH,xAx

The operators of the Peer-Pugh lease
on the Cornishman mine are engaged in
drifting north and south along the vein
at depth of ESQ feet. The north drift
is now in some 20 feet while the south
one has been extended over 80 feet
Small values are being encountered. but
the lessees anticipate having to go
about so to so feet in the southern drift
before reaching the ore shoot-a matter
of some three to four weeks work. The
ledge has an average width of about 8
feet
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
s1rvEx PEAKS NEW MILL

Work was started Thursday on the
excavation for the new mill to be erect
ed by valcalda mining company al
silver Peak. The pipe line was COM
pleted on Wednesday and an all sufh-
cient supply of water is on hand The
new mill will contain 10 stamps Tor the
present. but will be so constructed as
to permit of the addition of similar
number later on.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
oDDIE's BIG OUTPUT

The Oddie lease on the Mohawk is in
creasing production and the past week
from 40 to 20 tons day was the tom
mage sent out. The ore body is wide
one and the shaft is going down for an
other lift or to the water level. The
shaft is well equipped for heavy pro-
duction.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
LESSEES DEVELOPING ORE
BODIES ON LOU DILLON

lon. 1t is one of the best located prop
critics in the camp, and prospective
producer 1t would not be surprising to
hear sensational things about this piece
of ground after work is thoroughly un-
der way. In fact there are rumors that
a discovery of more than passing I'M
portance has already been made In pros
pecting the ground, but nothing could
be learned at the company's office.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13

the bottom one there is now showing
feet of quartzs that assays without sort
ing better than $40. Ore was found at
the go and 115-foot levels that was of
good milling grade. The whim will now
be replaced by power hoist and heavy
shipments will be in order.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
GoLDFIELD BELMONT Is
now IN SKIPPING LIST

The Goldfield Belmont company Joined
the procession of shippers this week.
The first lot consisted of 40 tons and
the ore will run in the neighborhood of
$3.50 if the assays taken on it while it
was being sacked is any criterion to go
by. The company is working the great
er portion of the force employed in de-
velopinent work.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-13
JUMBO L. q d. COMPANY
sHIPPrrG FROM CoRNxsHMAN

The Jumbo Leasing and Development
company has shipping ore on the Cor
nishman owned by the Florence COM
pany. In the 1s5-foot level which is