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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30

A sensation was sprung in Goldfield
this week when it became known that
charges OF irregularity had been filed
affecting the Red Top ground in the
Goldfield district, and that a certain So
called confession had been made at the
hearing in San Francisco which might
put the title of certain of the Red Top
claims in jeopardy. The Red Top is
one of the great mines of Goldield and
has promise of being one of the biggest
producers in the state. The principal
owners are the Taylor boys, Hughey
and Colburn, pioneers and among the
richest operators of Goldfeld. who
located the Jumbo and other big mines
and now control their destinies.
The charges made are to the effect
that what is now known as the Red Top
claim, was in reality located for ]. 3.
Menardi. a L. S. deputy mineral sur
veyor, by w. S. Williams, and that
Menardi put the Red Top claim in to
Taylor and others for 100000 shares of
the stock of a company afterwards or
ganized as the Red Top Gold Mining
company. w s. Williams, who made
the survey at Minardis instance, it is
claimed, made a statement before the
inquisitors for the land office at San
Francisco, which the Examiner char
acterized as a confession duplicating
Minardi in a fraudulent transaction as
a deputy L. s. surveyor, and in conse-
quence putting the title to the Red Top
in jeopardy. Williams is a well known
broker of this city and Manhattan, and
in the early days of the camp was a
surveyor, in partnership with Menardi
the firm name being Williams &
Menardi.
Substantiating the story that there
must have been some crookedness in
the location of the Red Top, local
paper points out that all the other
claims located by the Taylors bore the
date of May 18th, 1908, and that the
Red Top was not located until August
20, same year; and that in fact this
claim was a relocation of the Alabama
No 2 And in addition to this very in
eliminating evidence, as if it was not
enough to convict, it cited as very sus-
picious that w. S. Williams, his part
ner, Menardi, and the man who held the
chain at the time of the survey-Dick
Colburn-all own a good sized block of
Red Top stock, thus conclusively prov
ing a conspiracy to defraud the Z. S.
government.
Claude Smith, district recorder, and
who has held the office from the time
the first locations were made in this
camp, and whose business it is to know
every foot of ground in the camp and
the circumstances under which it was
located was very indignant when he
heard of the story as published and de-
nounced it as one of the most vicious
and unjustified falsehoods ever uttered
in a newspaper.
Il know every days history of the
Red Top from the time of the first
location" said Mr.. Smith, and not a
breath of suspicion can attach to it's
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30

title. 1 was among the few who were
first upon this ground. l knew the
Taylor boys and everyone ever con-
nected with the property i'm any ca
pacity, and the full circumstances of
the early location of the claims now
embraced in the Red Top company. The
circumstances were these
Early in the spring of 1908, Tom
Ramsey, Harry Ramsey, Con Crook and
Tex Hall located ground now embraced
in the Red Top group. The ground was
then located and known as the Alabama
and Tin Cup groups, which also included
the St Ives claim. Charlie Taylor and
George Kernick were making locations
at the same time. in the neighborhood.
They liked the looks of the ground
located by Ramsey and others, and as
they had little money, made a prop
osition to Ramsey that if his crowd
would not do the location work on their
groups, permit their title to lapse and
let Taylor and Kernick relocate the
ground they should have $135. This Of
fer was accepted. The work was not
done within the 80 days and the money
was paid, whereupon Taylor and Kernick
went upon the ground and relocated the
claims under the names Red Top, Cler-
mont and Lucky Boy. They did not re-
locate the Tin Cup, thinking they had
enough ground, and this claim was
afterward relocated by ID. p. Williams,
and is now known as the St Ives.
After the three months were up and
the relocation was made, Taylor wanted
the claims surveyed Williams and
Menardi, surveyors, were engaged to do
the work. The Taylors were short Of
funds, and bargained Win Williams ana
Menardi to give him a half interest in
the Red Top claim if the firm would do
the surveying on all their claims, II
in number. Williams did the surveying,
with the help of Dick Colburn, whom
Williams engaged to carry the chain.
The work being done, deed to a one
half interest in the claim was made out
and turned over to Williams This deed
was made out by myself and in my own
office. Then Colburn had to be settled
with. and Williams gave him a deed to
one-third of his one-half interest for his
services as chairman. This was the
way that Williams and Menardi, both
U. S. deputy surveyors, came to be con-
nected with the Red Top. They simply
took an interest in the claim in lieu OF
cash for their services"
The facts above narrated explain the
discrepancy in time between the loca-
ton of the Red Top claims and the
Jumbo. The Jumbo was located May
10 Ramsey located the old ground
about the same time but let three
months expire before Taylor relocated
the ground, bringing the date up 10
August 90, the date of the location OF
the Red Top. Thus by the simple pro
cess of getting at the truth, the great
sensation of San Francisco ana cold
field camp is exploded, but 1t was a
oity that the fool-killer was not around
before the story got into print.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30
KENDRICK STRIKE IMPROVES

$3.50 ore and was consigned to the Selby
smelter Ore is piling up in the bins
at rapid rate and as fast as screened
is added to the tonnage that is to make
up the second shipment VIII ch is to be
made next week. All oros of grade
of 500 or less are to he treated ae the
mill of the Combination Mines COM
pany and the rock of higher gold value
goes to smelter.
The same ledge is being prospected
by the Combination company at a
point 20 feet south of the Kenif1ck-lsh
shaft. A shaft has been sunk on it TO
a depth of 20 feet and while goid values
are nominal they have improved from
surface down. Supcrin ,endent Collins
of the Combination mine, is convinced
that the ledge is identical with that on
the Kendrick lease
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30
GREAT BEND STRIKES GOOD
ORE IN THE l2O=FOOT LEVEL

This week records still another find
on Great Bend acreage, the property in
the Diamondfield section which for
some time past has attracted the atten-
ton of the mining interests of the
camp The strike was made in the
west drift at the 120-foot level of the
main shaft, about 60 feet in from the
station. A foot of ore is showing
7gIasch sacks at ae.tep +t~ase S4an ~ gold
to the ton, and is of more than ordin-
ary importance from the fact that the
rock contains tellurium, characteristic
which had hitherto prevailed solely in
the lower of the three lodges being de-
veloped.
The trio of veins continue to hold
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30

Each days development but adds to
the value of the strike made by Ken
drick and Ish some three weeks ago on
the Combination No. l claim of the
Combination Mines company. The
miners are drifting north and south on
the ledge from the 60-foot level and as
work proceeds there is no decrease in
the ore body and but little in it's values.
In each drift everything is ore and
the gold grade is never less than 500
the ton and good bit of the rock holds
a value much in excess of that figure.
The rock is easily broken and is sacked
practically without sorting. In the
south drift twenty tons were taken
from the ledge Wednesday that had a
value of S105 the ton
The first shipment was made last
saturday. 1t consisted OF % tons of
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30

tanning bromides.
In some respects the ore resembles
that mined on the Great Bend estate
which adjoins the Daisy on the west
and it is thought that continuation of
the upper of the three ledges from
which Jim Davis is extracting fortune
for himself and associates, has been en-
countered
The pay streak has value consider
ably in excess of 500 the ton and is
holding it's grade well under the test of
development. A drift is being extended
from the 125-foot level of the shaft for
the purpose of tapping the same ledge
at depth. This mode of procedure is
expected to result in the location of a
shoot of high grade ore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30
REVIEW LEASE

Quite an amount of sulphides Is
showing in the ledge being prospected
by the operators of the Review lease on
the Red King claim of the Florence
Mining company and the character OF
the rock is in other ways similar to that
mined in the main Florence workings
The vein was caught several weeks ago
in the drift from the 100-foot station
and since that time has been prospected
continuously. Gold values average
about $40 per ton and are increasing
slowly but steadily. Prospecting for
the pay shoot continues daily with the
chances in favor of it's being located
without much further labor.
GoLDFIELD NOBLE
Just south of Goldfeld Noble acreage
pay values have been opened up on the
Lone Star claim operated by the Ad
Astra Mining company. The Noble is
located between the Lone Star and the
Black Butte property and the trend of
the find on the former is toward 1t, a
fact which tends to the belief that the
Noble people will tap the same ledge at
depth with satisfactory results.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30
FLORENCE SHIPS RICH ORE
TO A BIG DENVER SHELTER

virgin territory were discontinued in
definitely. AT all points development is
kept we'll ahead of the output and
there is no intention of abandoning this
careful policy.
Both oxide and sulphide ores carry a
generous percentage of free gold and
at times the rock is plastered over with
the yellow metal as literally as a
youngster besmears piece of bread
with honey.
The bdllding which is to fouse the
sampling plant recently ordered by the
company is completed and the machin-
cry is en- route here from Chicago. The
plant is of latest improved pattern and
has a capacity of 100 tons every ten
hours
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30

Forty-one tons of ore having a gold
value of s4OO per ton went out yester-
day from the main Florence workings
to the Globe smelter at Denver. Most
of the rock came from the sulphide
zone and some of it carries rusty gold
in the free, a characteristic of the
quartz ever since he sulphide first made
their appearance.
Work is being furthered in all por-
tions of the mine under the most salts
factory conditions and development in
new ground is proving it to be equally
as rich as tnat already opened up. Large
ore reserves are blocked out in all Sec
tions Of the property and would assure
continuous production of high grade
for long period even if exploration of
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30
GOLD BAR HITS HIGH PRICE
AND STARTS MANY RUMORS

of their Gold Bar holdings for NUN
her ne months and at this time hold De-
tween them upwards of 100000 shares
of the stock. -
II is of course possible that the
cotuoh interests seek a control of Gold
Dor securities. They already own
,,a1,,ohla mining interests in the Bull
frog country and are na'uiaiis no'
averse to the acquisition Oh o'ner pr
table assets in Southern Nesaua, oiu
the Bullfrog Gold Bar is proh'apie
set. However, whatever the piahs oi
Mr.. Schwab and his associates IN
gard to Bullfrog Gold Bar II can De
truthfully asserted that at TINS 'ii'e
thew have not been consummateo'
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30

The four assays made by A. l. Renick
from these specimens gave the follow
ing results: No. 1, s139,025.60 gold.
s2,274.54 silver; No. 2, s103,S1 gold
$1.690.66 silver; No. s, $317,6S1 gold,
s5,19S.40 silver; No. 4, $312.019 gold.
$5,359.70 silver.
These samples We're taken according
to Mr.. Scott, from two rich stringers
seven inches apart that run through and
parallel with a ledge that has been ex-
posed for distance of eleven feet from
the foot wall without encountering the
hanging-wall. Assays of the vein mat
ter outside of the rich streaks give
values three feet under the surface
from 5000 to $500 a ton.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30
BIG MINING MEN in GOLDFIELD

D p Posey H.
mini
the
Tom of
mines
min
whoi is
mines and mining dis
tricts in countr
H well known in con-
which resulted in the
the
connected with Clarence Mccormick and other
.
deals hand
of
San
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30

high grade treasure in sacking lots and
are standing well the test of develop
ment From the north ledge shipping
ore is being mined at a depth of 35
feet; better than 800 values prevail at
a depth of 100 feet on the middle vein,
and high grade is the rule in the south
lead.
At the latter point a shaft has been
surk 80 feet and drifting east on tho
vein is in progress. The ore carries
large percentage of tellurium and pre-
sents every indication of permanency.
Wednesday about 20 tons, divided into
two grades, went out to the sampler
The gross value of which lies some-
where between $1,000 and $4,000.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30

ne steady rise in the price of Bull
ra e 1oid Bar shares, the stock selling
t,9seruay .,'''Ny as high as So per share, is
ns rise to all sorts of rumors re-
a.uing the reason for the advance. The
,h ' persistent report is to the effect
.nat the schwab crowd has purchased,
" is about to purchase the mine, and
Ieu Io.I with 1T is the story that ]. p.
hus' ha..' ). 4. Davis and Judge Sherman
so ooo eaeh sold to the Schwab people
So shares of Bullfrog Gold Bar
s'1ek at $3.50 per share.
thos,n can be stated on indisputable au-
stor.s s that the latter portion of the
can., IS untrue Neither of the three
have parted with any portion
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30
LONE STAR DEVELOPMENT

When Col. Sherwood Aldrich was in
camp he and Oliver Matthews superin-
lendent of the Aldrich properties, went
over the Lone Star ground thoroughly
and were so much pleased with the
showing made by leasers, that it was
uecided to begin extensive development
oh company account. Immediate action
was taken. A gasoline hoist was order
ca and when it arrives, will be set up on
'ne Patrick claim. A big ledge traverses
'nls ground, upon which leasers are
getting good values. The Aldrich shaft
VIII be put down 100 feet before any
drifting is DONE
TIN CUP GRoUP
ledge 20 feet in breadth and which
outerops for 1890 feet is being devel-
oped on the Tin Cup group of claims
located about seven miles northwest of
uoidheld. The enterprise is backed by
~ Is. Glover and J. C. Mahanna of
butte Montana, George Meecham of
uoidneid, and John Winters. Assays
average about $11.65 the ton ana ere
improving as work proceeds.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30
KALFUs-MoHAwK

Kalfus and associates are drifting
and upraising on their block of Mohawk
acreage and while gold values are not
high they are sufficiently encouraging
to warrant further exploration. The
ledge is opened up on the sc and 140-
foot levels and is about feet in width.
At the latter point it is being stopped
and at the former drifted on.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30
SINKING ON LEDGE

Good progress is being made in sink
ing a 100-foot shaft on the property of
the Fawn Mining company located in
the vicinity of the Conqueror COM
pany's ground. The shaft is following
the ledge and at depth of so feet a
drift is to be extended along its strike.
At the 100-foot point the ground is to
be proved up more extensively.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30
GoLDFIELD MADONNA

Development work Is being VIgUr-
ously pushed by the new management
of the Goldfeld Madonna Mining COM
many on the Bonanza claim in the
Knickerbocker mountain section. AT
the 77foot level, some 400 feet north
of the old. or main shaft, large ledge
of quartz has been opened at It's poih'
of intersection with a strong cross Veiii'
Pay assays are secured ana shoi
tunnel is being run into the nil 10 Gu.
the intersection in solid FORMATION anu
locate the ore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30
urARr or coLDr1ELD

Operations on the Midnight claim OF
the Heart of Goldfield Mining company
continue without interruption ana
there is no property in the Diamondfeid
section which has better prospective
value. The property adjoins the Black
Rutte Extension on the north ana on
the south and west deep shafts are pe-
ing sunk. Strong veins are showing IN
the Midnight workings and the charac-
fer of the ore is favorable to the loca-
ton of pay values.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30

MINING TITLES
IN GOLDFIELD
ARE ATTACKED


s
fields charges that
with others Certain San Francisco been persistent the
all
has bee much
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30
VALUES IMPROVE

Gold values are increasing as Lessee
Goldworthy extends the drift along the
course of the ledge showing in his
block of February ground and are new
in excess of $40 the ton, pickel samples
raising that figure considerably. The
point of operation is the 1eo-foor level.
The vein is standing almost pe,pendic-
ular, is gradually widening aa7 is hard
ening.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30
pErcH-RREwEE

Detch and Brewer, leasing on the
Daisy have their shaft down a distance
of 100 feet on it's way to the 150-foot
level where they intend to crosscut for
the ledge from which Sol Camp is ex-
tracing shipping ore at surface. Ihe
shaft is being sunk in porphyry, but q
few stringers containing nominal golo
values have been cut.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30
GOLD WEDGE

Lessee Kalfus is proving up his
block of Gold Wedge ground by means
of a crosscut run out from the 112-
foot level. Contact with the vein has
not as vet been gained, but the rock
in the breast of the drift shows consid-
erable naturalization which leads 10
the conclusion that a ledge is pelng
approached
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-30

Miles and Lutz have sunk their shaft
on the Daisy to a depth of 80 feet and
at the 1O0-foot point Will cut station
and crosscut to the ledge. The shaft
will then be lowered another 80 feet and
the same mode of development taken
up. Values of nominal amount are be-
ing secured as sinking continues. Opera
tions are facilitated by means of a
whim The Miles-Lutz block lies be-
tween the Gold Coin claim of the Jumbo
Extension company and the Great Bend
property and is in line with the veins
cut in both, a fact which convinces the
lessees that they will find shipping ore
at depth.
Arizona republican., 1906-07-25

the riot, and three of the foremost leaders were arrested, marched over the river and lodged in jail Cutter the unlucky Indian, received six quite severe knife wounds about the body, none of which are considered dan gerous.
 The following morning the three ma Hgnant peace disturbers were given a hearing before Justice J. c. Evans. Two of them were severely reprimand- ed for their unjust conduct and re- leased, but the third, "S B. 13." was taken to the Globe county jail and given plenty of time to consider and regret his evil doings.
 Lieutenant w. H. Reed, forest ranger in charge here, and a small party of assistants are in the Sierra Ancha mountains for a few days.
 Chas. A. Stauffer, circulating man ager of the Arizona Republican. and Geo. II. Cook. the popular Phoenix jeweler, are in town for a couple of days.
 Edward g. Kirkpatrick of the. recla- nation office force left Friday morning via Globe for a six weeks vacation at his old home, Auburn, N. Y. Mir. Kirk patrick was accompanied by Assistant Engineer Hugh Redmond of Living stone, who will visit his family at Syracuse, N. Y.t
Arizona republican., 1906-07-25
OF LOCAL
INTEREST

A SUMMER ON THE COAST- Mrs. James H. Creighton left last even ing oyer the southern route for Holly wood California. where she will spend the balance of the summer. In a few weeks it is likely she will be joined by her daughter Mrs. Shirley Christy, who will spend the summer with her. Mir Christy is at present on the coast.
 MINING MEN IN TOWN.-Mr E. B. Gage. accompanied by w. F. Stan ton and Henry NJ. Robinson, passed through the city yesterday en route from Tombstone to Prescott. MT. Rob inson is the secretary of the Tomb stone Consolidated company and re- sides at Pasadena. He has been on a visit to the property. MT. Stanton and MT. Gage will return south in a few days while MT. Robinson will con- tinue his journey home from Prescott.
 THE ADAMS HORsEs.-The J. c. Adams horses are this week at the track at Windsor. Canada, where they have been entered in several of the events. The meeting started off we'll with several of the best stables of the country represented. One of the prin- cipal events of the week will be a free for-all pace with such stars as Hazel
 
 NJ, and one or two others entered. From Windsor the Adams horses will go to Cleveland where the grand circuit will be opened and the two great stakes of the year. thesAI. & M. and the C. of C.. raced for.
 THE HILL INQUEST.-The inquest into the circumstances of the death of Fl. H. Hill who committed suicide at the Denver lodging house on Monday afternoon, was concluded before Act ing Coroner Burnett yesterday morn ing. No evidence was adduced beyond the story of the suicide told by the Re publican yesterday morning, and it-was found that Hill had come to his death by morphine administered by himself with suicidal intent. It had been stated that Hill was not the right name of the dead man. What his real name was is not certain, but it is believed to have been Nelson Cranz. He was known in New York as Windy Nels."
 NEW MINING JOURNAL.-Number I of Volume I of the Arizona Mining Review. has reached The Republicans exchange table. This new publication was born in Prescott on the 21st day of July and is as clean a looking baby as ever appeared in the journalistic fam fly circle of the territory. It is to be issued weekly and its initial number is. in magazine form. on heavy book paper and is Geographically attractive. It is illustrated by a number of fine pie lures Of Prescott as the settlement was in 1868 and as the city is today. The paper is the legitimate heir of the Prescott Stock Exchange Publishing Company, and F.. C. Whalen as editor and manager is nursing it through its infancy undoubtedly to a life of useful ness and honor.
Arizona republican., 1906-07-25
BURIAL OF F. J. COYLE
 RITUALISTIC FUNERAL
The Widow Frustrated and Dazed
 by the Blow.

The funeral of Frank J. Coyle was held yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias, from the family residence on North Seventh avenue. The members of the A O. U. w. lodge gathered at the house, as did the Knights, in car riages, and the Phoenix fire depart ment turned out as an escort, together with he Pioneer band. of which MT Coyle was a member and the business manager.
 The services were entirely ritualistic and a long procession followed the body to the grave Three funeral marches were played on the way to the cemetery and during the burial service the band played "Cupid's Dream" The selection might seem inappropriate to stranger. but it was chosen by reason of the fact that it was a favorite of the dead man, who had been heard to express his delight in that composition on almost any or all occasions.
 The widow is prOstrated with grief and was in such a condition of col lapse that she was not able to go to the cemetery and in fact scarcely seemed to realize her surroundings. Her condition is not considered dan gerous but the suddenness of her hus- bands death after a seeming marked improvement, brought with it a shock from which she has not yet fully re- covered.