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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16

p T. Finn, one of the best known
Colorado men in the camp and VINO
achieved considerable success as
leaser at Cripple Creek, has sold a half
interest in his lease on the Bismarck
claim of the Atlanta company, and
quarter interest in his lease on the
claim Of the Atlanta company, and
pany to c. H. Holbrook. California
capitalist and mining man. With the
advent of additional mining experience
and ample funds with which to prose
cute research, development of the
blocks is to be taken up on a much more
extensive scale and in their furtherance
a hoisting plant is to be installed
About the middle of last September
Mr.. Finn opened up promising ledge
within a few feet of C. o. ID ground by
lining up the strike on the Gold Bar and
it's bearing toward his holding. He then
began surface trenching and at depth
of 2 feet struck vein matter that as
saved from SIG to $50 in gold to the
ton. At a depth of feet values nearly
trebled and Finn began sinking on the
lead. Later he again prospected at sur
face and encountered a vein which re-
turned high grade assays at grass roots.
Resuming operations in the shaft ne
lowered it a depth of 80 feet and ran
crosscut south distance of 70 feet and
tapped the vein which gave such en-
couraging returns at surface. Shlpp,ne
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16
SALT LAKE PEOPLE BUY
CONTROL OF STRAY DOG

The lodges as rule are about feet in
width and holo a gold average of about
$500 per ton. There are FIVE leasers on
the property and four of them are
making shipments to the smelters
Mr. Vermilyea has also disposed of
the Indian Camp claim to H. A. McCor-
nick and d. H. Peery of Salt Lake, the
price in this instance being announced
at $4,000. These two properties were
the last and among the best holdings at
Manhattan formerly owned by Ver-
milyea. John Campbell, until recently
chief mining engineer for the Schwab-
McKane syndicate, has accepted the
mine management of the stray Dog. IN
dian Camp and Jumping Jack properties
On the Indian Camp four leases are
in shipping ore. The claim adjoins the
Little Grey. owned by sehwab, McKane
and Malcolm Macdonald, and side lives
the Union No. 9, one of the richest pro-
ducers in the district, The Stray Dog
and Jumping Jack are located within
200 feet of the Indian Camp.
ID. H. Peery, believed to be acting for
Sam Newhouse of Salt Lake, has opened
negotiations for the control of The
Jumping Jack Manhattan Mining com
pany.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16
COMMONWEALTH COMPANY
TO MAKE FIRST SHIPMENT

charge of development work, then began
prospecting at surface at a point well
up toward the apex of the hill. This re-
suited in the location of pay grade in
the S-foot outcrop of the ledge and
Winkler began sacking ore which be-
sides containing gold was more or less
coated over with grass roots, He
stripped the ledge to a depth of % feet
for length of some 80 feet and since
that time has never been out of values.
Resuming operations in the tunnel he
connected it with the surface workings
and in doing so encountered a small
shoot from which most of the tonnage
now awaiting shipment was mined. This
shoot extends on toward the northeast
and so far as followed has held shipping
grade. In appearance the rock resem-
bles Gold Bar ore.
Mr.. Winkler's partners in the venture
are Elmer Chute. the man who laid out
the Goldfield townsite; "Ole" Elliott,
who has made more than one winning
in the camp: Tom Murphy, a pioneer
and successful prospector; and Al
Meyers, one of the original owners OF
the famous Combination mine.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16

At a depth of so feet a 2-foot lead car
rying an average gold value of .s6e per
ton is showing and a drift has been
started east along it's trend. The vein
is similar in appearance to that show
ing in the Black Butte claim of the
Diamondfield Black Butte Consolidated
company and Manager W. F. Gray is of
the opinion that he has found the ex-
tension of that famous lead as he has
traced IL at surface from the collar of
his shaft to the Black Butte workings.
The quartz is well mineralized and lies
between dacite and dolerite porphyry.
ore is being saved and sacking is TO be-
gin as soon as the drift has been ex~
tended sufficiently to permit the segre-
eating of the shipping from the lesser
grade rock
In lowering the shaft four stringers,
each about / " inches wide, were cut
which carry gold values of from $50 TO
S60S per ton. The seams appear to be
converging and with greater depth 1t is
thought they viii make into vein of
shipping grade. At the 150-foot level a
crosscut will be driven to their point or
juncture and drift be extended to a
ledge on which an incline has been sunk
from surface to depth of so feet. Just
beneath the bed of the hoist we'll min
eralized ledge which returns average
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16
WELL KNOWN OPERATORS
SECURE PINE NUT CLAIM

There are now five leases being
worked on the property, three of which
are in shipping ore, but the company
has reserved 800 feet of the vein, 400 Of
which Immediately adjoins the Manhat-
tan Consolidated companys property
and covers the extension Of its wonderful
ore body. On this ground specimen ore
has been opened up on the surface
showing foliated gold similar to the
best specimens obtained by the Manhat-
tan Consolidated and pronounced by
mining engineers to be the richest ore
ever shown in Manhattan and fuliy
eaual to the wonderful ore mined in the
Proncho. There is no doubt that the
Pine NM will prove to be as great a
nine as its neighbor.
The officers of the Pine Nut Manhat-
tan Mining company are: Bert l.. smith,
the well known Manhattan banker, pres
ident; {. ". Robertson, vice president
C. d. Porter and P. 0 Brien, directors,
while f. NJ. Benedict, a well known oper-
ator of Cripple Creek, is secretary and
treasu. ,er. These gentlement are deter
mined to lose no time in the develop
ment of the Pine Nut and have already
ordered hoisting plant which is now
on its way TO the property. 1t is the
opinion of all who have visited Man
haitian that the Pine Nut is destined 10
be one of the great mines of the camp
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16
VALUABLE
STRIKE ON
FLORENCE
Shipping Grade Opened in the
Bradley.McKay Workings
at Depth of l50 Feet
ORE BODY is TWO FEET WIDE
Lease Adjoins Block From Which Reilly
and His Partners Mined a Half
Million Dollars Worth of Ore
in Less Than Six Months

Once more the Florence estate, al
ways a generous yielder of shipping ore
and bonanza values. is furnishing addi-
tional proof cf the golden wealth con-
cealed beneath it's sombre covering of
desert sand and thirst parched sage
brush The latest find is on the Brad
ley-McKay lease on the Florence claim
proper-formerly the Doherty block
where at a depth of $50 feet 2-foot
streak of ore is showing which returns
ASSAYS of from $2S to S125 in gold to
the ton The higher grade is being
segregated and sacked preparatory to
shipment and a mill grade having a
value of about $35 per ton is accumulat-
ing on the dump.
The vein matter is a gray quartz.
streaked with the familiar blue quartz
characteristic of shipping grade in the
main Florence workings. and presents
indications of making into sulphides
with depth The miners are drifting on
the ledge and as work proceeds Ii is
broadening. The find was made in the
crosscut 35 feet south of the shaft with
the higher values lying along the hang
ing wall and no foot wall in sight.
Bradley and Mckay pinned their faith
to the camp with the pioneers and be-
tween them have expended nearly $14,-
600 at various points in the district in
an effort to make winning. Unsuccess-
full in their former attempts they and
their associates secured Doherty broth
ers block about two months ago and
with the zeal and optimism which in
variably characterizes the true miner
and which makes him impervious to mis-
fortune and a stranger to discourage
ment, began searching for the pay crack
at the point where the Dohertys' aban-
doned operations. They have succeeded
where the latter failed and it appears
probable that their success is to be COM
mensurate with their perseverance and
stamina.
Their lease adjoins that formerly
Worked so successfully by Is. ]. Reilly
and partners and there is reason to be-
lieve that the gold laden ledge from
which Reilly mined a fortune in one
hundred days extends over into their
territory. The dacite formation which
preceded the finding of high grade in the
Reilly workings was encountered by the
Dohertvs' in the shaft just at the time
when they reached the end of their re-
sources and were forced to quit.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16

Probably the most successful issue OF
Manhattan stock that has yet been made
was mat of the Manhattan Pine Nut
Mining company owning the Pine Nut
and Morning Glory claims adjoining the
Manhattan Consolidated company's Sill
yer Pick claim on the east The great
demand for this stock is accounted for
when it is known that the Pine Nut
claim covers 1900 feet of the Silver Pick
ledge
The property was purchased last week
for large sum by Bert l.. Smith, F. NJ.
Benedict and c. .. Porter after many
other prospective purchasers lad Aex-
hausted every effort to obtain a price
from the owners
The Manhattan Consolidated is az
kaowledged by ali mining engineers
who have examined it to be not only The
greatest property in Nevada but also TO
have the indications of developing into
the greatest gold mine in the United
States.
Sixteen feet east of this company s
shaft the shaft on the Pine. Nut claim IS
being sunk and according to survey will
cut the same vein of the Manhattan
Consolidated on the dip This vein has
been proven on the surface from the
shaft of the Manhattan Consolidated
through the full length of the Pine Nut
"a distance of 1900 feet
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16
EUREKA COMPANY GETS BIG ACREAGE

title to the balance of the claims on its
stones. Directly across the ravine from
our property are located the shafts Oh
the Consolidated and Pine Nut mines
and TO the north and nearby is the great
Union No. 8. To the south is the Dex-
ter No. Z.
eve have granted but two leases on
the Litigation Hill Fraction, whlch Is
nearly a half claim in area, and nave
reserved the remainder of the acreage
for the company Splendid paintings
have been secured at two points on the
o,o;n and we have uncovered a ledge OF
iron stained quartz identical in appear
ance with the rock which is rich In golu
wherever it is found on Litigation mn
or Consolidated ground.
"on the Mustang Extension claim on
mustang hill. with a little preliminary
nrosnecting we have uncovered leoge
that mans across about foot l nave
iust heard of a big strike on the Copeh-
hogan claim on Mustang hill. That is
oertainlv a promising section of the
camp. ao,,.
"The Eureka Manhattan Mining com
many will play big part In the history
of Manhattan. DR.. Bowes is presioeh'
of the company; Bert L. Smith Is vlce
president. and C. r. Barry, secretary
The directors are the gentlemen Jus'
mentioned, myself, George A. Bartiet.
r II. Monteath and Walter wn''nioie.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16

The first of the week marked the be-
ginning of stopping from the l5o-foot
level at the Peer-Pugh lease on the
Cornishman claim, one of the resources
from which the Florence Mining com
many is building up treasury reserve.
LAST week a strike of high grade at that
point was announced in The News and
further development but adds to the I'M
portance of the find. The pay area mas
been extended some 10 feet beyond the
40 feet of extent which marked its con-
fines last week and the end of the shoot
has not yet been determined. 1t is con-
tinuous from the 100-foot level down to
the bottom of the shaft, depth OF zoo
feet. and affords the operators 100 feet
of stopping ground.
A body of white tale is coming in at
the 150-foot level and it is well inn
pregnated with gold values. The shoot
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16

strong company has been formed
y Dr. Edward Bowes, j. II. Monteath,
george A. Bartlett, Bert L. Smith,
frank NJ. Benedict and w H. whitmore
. take over a big acreage of close-in
..Alns property in the Manhattan dis
mt Inc company, known as the
aureKa Manhattan Mining company, is
.e owner of the Litigation Hill Frac-
AVn' lying between and adjoining the
s'operly OF the Manhattan Dexter and
Aa' OF the famous Manhattan Con-
sTondated; and also owns the Mustang
aA'ehslon claim on Mustang hill, closely
1'acent to the property of the Manhat-
.. Niustang company. In addition to
se claims the Eureka has purchased
~ millionaire, White Wings and Snow
storm claims.
- an interview last night Frank NJ.
- euich a prominent mining engineer
~, cripple Creek. and well known in
~ s0cuon as the general manager of
said: iiiiie iii N"aii'ia 'AA''
Inc Eureka Manhattan Mining COM
as possesses an acreage as valuable
i IN the Manhattan distrist as 1t
ns.s lated In proximity to several ship
Fr.. ~ nigh grade. The Litigation Hill
az on Ts.s claim is located on the apex
IN .aiugation hill. but it is not involved
multiplicity of lawsuits affecting
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16

s,d has a north and south trend,
4s in the north drift from the
If the winze sunk from the
of the s5-foot level and holds an
cold grade of s1sS.2o across a
ave.. e,ce The winze has an incline
~hort a. degrees and has vertical
- VI Of IS feet which would make the
ueps ,,,e depth from the collar of the
shaft 13o feet ,,ao
'' Immediately following the discovery
.,aments were made to utilize the
1...ant shaft as a main working me-
s s,,,n, Yesterday the work of widening
:. - +,vo compartments. 4x9 in the clear,
y storted and as soon as completed
s,.,,,no is TO be resumed until total
san,b of $50 feet is gained when cross
~. viii ne run out to the ledge and
stoping taken up.
4 meeting of the directors Oh the Gold
po- companv was held at Pittsburg, Pa,
-aaantlv at which time extensive deVel-
.ont Mans were made and consid-
o.,h,a sum of money set aside for the
purchase of machinery and the further-
ance of operations. A 25-horse power
hoist,ng plant is to be installed at an
r,,, date L. X. KoontZ, secretary OF
~ oonnanv. who assumed management
Of the property upon the resignation OF
Fred E. Browne, states that the mine
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16
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assays of $I2 to the ton was located
when the ground was being cleared pre-
paratory to laying the cement founda-
ton for the machinery. 1t is believed
that this vein will make into pay grade
once IL is tapped at depth and after
time a crosscut is TO be run out to it.
The main working shaft is vertical
and IL equipped with a 15-horse power
gasoline hoist capable of lifting ore and
waste from a depth of 500 feet. Aside
FROM the lease on the Lone Star the
Ad Astra company owns number OF
claims in the Diamondfield section. Ar
rangements are being made to list the
stock on the Goldfield exchange.
Although the find in the Lone Star
workings is not particularly valuable
from a commercial standpoint as meas
ured by the standard of the bonanza
producers of the camp, it Is yet one OF
particular moment when gauged by its
bearing upon future developments In
that section. The bare fact that prop
erty is in shipping grade, even though
that grade be somewhat lower than the
general average of the district, is in it's
self always a material factor In the
proving up of the camp, and the fact
that the Lone Star property is located
several miles to the east of what is
termed the recognized pay beit,s but
adds to the Importance of the strike.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16

showing fully justifies the contemplated
improvements and that the eastern
stockholders are convinced that it will
soon become one of the big producers
of the camp.
The pay shoot which was opened in
the winze about so feet in from the
collar of the shaft, continues to in
crease in both width and values. and is
now feet broad and holds an average
gold grade of 5000 the ton by careful
screening, and mill grade of from s25
to $50 per ton. A car load lot of the
first class ore will go out tomorrow.
In the lower levels drifts have been
run across and along the trend of the
ore body to good purpose as the grade
is holding we'll and the gold is becoming
coarser Streaks in the ledge show con-
siderable gold in the free and send the
assays well up toward the $1,000 mark.
In the east end of the incline the deposit
averages s400 per ton and assay ceturns
as high as $4,000 to the ton have beer
obtained.
No attempt has thus far oeen made to
stope on the ledge nor will there be dur
ing the course of development anG while
improvements are being mace. Ship
ments will, therefore, be curtailed for d
time as only such rock will be extracted
as is absolutely necessary in blocking
out the ore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16
xENDRIcK LEASE

Kendrick, Ish and associates are pre-
pairing to mine large tonnage OF high
grade from their block of Combination
ground In order to have plenty of elbow
room they are drifting on the lead from
the bottom of the 60-foot shaft with
the intention of upraising on the ore
body within a short time. As the shoot
extends almost to surface they have
practically so feet of stoping ground al
ready in sight to say nothing or the
vastly larger area which Will become
available with further sinking.
AS soon as the machinery is in opera
ton sinking is to be resumed and at the
10o-foot point further stopping will fol-
low. The ore is steadily accommodating
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16
zuLLrRoa GOLD BAs

Rumors to the effect that Charles NJ
schwab is negotiating the purchase Of
the Gold Bar mine at Bullfrog are cir
culating with Dersistency AMI on the
strength of the report Gold Bar shares
have advanced very materially in Ihiee-
j. p. LOTUS. president of the company.
would neither affirm or deuy TO repre-
sentative for The News, that deal Tor
transfer of the property is on, but did
state, however, that recent develop
ments at the mine were not OF a nature
to warrant the strong toward tendency
manifested by the 5toes.
The general trend of opinion in the
camp is to the effect that the rumors are
based on facts.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16
pay AREA EXTENDED IN PEER LEASE

contains 8 Y feet of 5000 rock, and IS
inches of $50 ore which is to go to mill
AS stopping proceeds these values are
holding we'll and the higher grade at
times increases to nearly $1,000 per ton.
The shoot is just being entered in the
lower level and so far as prospected is
not. showing up quite as well as in the
drift Immediately above. Yesterday an
entirely new lead was discovered there
and it's appearance is somewhat puz-
zling to the management. The strike of
the vein is northeast and southwest,
directly opposite from what had been
expected, but as it contains encouraging
gold values it's possibilities are to be
looked into. Sacking continues daily
and large tonnage of shipping grade is
accommodating on the dump. March ~
is the date when the next consignment
will go out.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16
JUMPING JACK

The Jumping Jack Mining compary
has started shaft on the o'ith END OF
the Jumping Jack claim at Manhattan,
i 600 feet from the main shaft, the lat
fer being or the Golden lease. The new
sbaft IS located 120 feet from the Union
No Q and the same distance from the
stray Deg. The engineers expect to in
.tersect the veins being worked in both
of these properties. j. d. CamppeH is
in charge of operations. Drifting mas
begun from the S0-foot level in the main
workings
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16
prAMoNprIELD TRIANGLE

shipment of 20 tons of ore is re-
ported this week from the Triangle
claim in the Diamondfield section. Ihe
rock was mined in the upraise In the
east drift from the 100-foot level where
a 4-foot ledge is being developed. The
nav crack is said to be widening and
the shipping grade more readily separ-
ated from the mill rock. sunday
sacks of the higher grade were plied on
the dump, and on Monday tons and on
Wednesday tons of like value were
mined.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16
THE BURLINGTON

Plans have been formulated for ex-
tensive development of the estate of the
Godfeld Burlington Mining company
and in their furtherance application for
United States patent is soon to be made.
The acreage is located about two miles
east of Goldfeld and consists of five
claims. Work done on adjacent hold
lngs has resulted in the finding of
meritorious values and as the same
ledges cross the Burlington property IT
Is probable that the company will meet
with success.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16
KTrKEAD MILL

An automatic sampler capable OF
handling a large ore tonnage is to be
installed at the Kinkead mill in the inn
mediate future An order has been
placed for the machinery and portion
of it is now at the plant. string OF
teams is constantly on the road between
the Sandstorm and Kendall mines haul
ing dump ore to the mill
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16
IMPORTANT FIND
4 EASTOF.PAY BELT
AID Astra Company Opens Up Two Feet OF
500 Ore on Lone Star Claim
Five Miles Out

a ind snnadeo
important tha the strike made
in
the
The
of
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-03-16
GOLD BAR HAS ma
NEW ORE BODY
arqe Vein OF Shipping Grade Opened in
the North Drift Gives an Average
of $l83 Across Five Feet

Developments is
a the Gold mine
0 a well
the
have
"a be in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-15

the crown In the perfection of artiess art Is
boquet of maidenhair fern and old-fash-
Toned pink moss roses and their buds. the
flowers fall In q shower effect quite To the
edge of the brirn. The caehepeigne is OF
blue m,aline dotted with rosebuds. Nothing
could he more refreshing than this vision
of q summer chapeau
Suggestive of the queen of flowers. the
Paris world of modes has paid graceful
compliment to the young King OF Spain In
christening a new rose the Alfonso XIII
This attention does not emanate from the
florists, and 1t Is hardly necessary for me
to add that the new flower is an artificial
one. The Alfonso XIII is larger than the
raul Neron and somewhat resembles the
Marechal Neil. although i, is the color of
La France. The petals OF the royal rose
are of silk and exhale delicious perfume
In the placing of flowers on the seasons
hats we are copying the methods of the
japanese, to whom we owe so many valu-
able artistic hints In the old dispensation
there was often heterogeneous massing OF
floral effects that was caution to behold
Now thanks to the oriental suggestion.
there is every effort made toward careful
grouping and artistic selection. The modi-