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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-23
ACTIVE WORK AT SEARCHLIGHT
Especial correspondence

Searchlight, New. June GOV. w.
Hurt of Los Angeles. has purchased the
entire interests of Francis Ormond in
Searchlight. This transfer is of much
interest to the camp as the Ormond
properties which rave been lying dor
mant for some time will now be opened
up and developed.
The property is among the most valu-
able in the district and consists or five
claims, plated out as an addition to
the townsite and includes the Water
spout claim upon which there is a ESQ
foot shaft uni for the purpose OF de-
veloping water. Besides these, there are
a number OF mining claims of merit and
promise that when worked may prove
good mines.
The condition of Paul Johnson, mill
superintendent of the Quartette mine.
whose pack was broken last week in the
Cyrus Noble mine. is improving.
The Searehlight Treasure Gold is still
sinking in ore. The shaft is pitching at
an angle of so degrees and is already
under the side lines of the Contact, the
adjoining claim, recently purchased by
the Doherty Investment company, who
are proceeding to develop same.
The ledge still holds strong and
values increasing as depth is attained.
The shaft is now over 100 feet in depth
Proceedings for a patent on the prop
erty are now under way.
The vanina-Searchlight company is
operating on the Dorothy group west OF
Searchlight, as well as on the Maple
Leaf group in FL Dorado canon. The
immense size of the ledge on the Doro-
thy will necessitate the sinking of a
number of shafts to best determine
where the richest ore shoots are located.
Sinking on the Cyrus Noble Extension
continues daily. The much sought for
extension of the Cyrus Noble ledge has
undoubtedly been found. The shaft
started three weeks ago is down to a
depth of so feet in solid formation
similar to that on the Cyrus Noble. and
between well defined walls.
The Quartette stamps are constantly
dropping on 20 tons of ore daily. The
crosscut on the 900 has cut through the
ledge just where it was expected to be.
The main shaft is in the foot wall and a
7o-foot crosscut is necessary to reach
the hanging wall.
The management of the Searchlight-
Broncho is prospecting the immense
ledge that is located on the c~ompany's
property. The ledge contains hematite
with average gold values of SIS per ton
and is over 40 feet in width. 1t will
take some time to put the property In
shape for production but 1t is the inten-
tion of the management to push the
work as rapidly as possible.
Upon the Searchlight-Diamond. prep
arations are being made TO more thor
oughly exploit the property. A force of
men are now sinking in the main shaft,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-23

which will be SUM to the water level,
before stations are established a'd
drifts and crosscuts run.
The Little Ell Dorado Mining company
are operating on their Little FL Dorado,
Keystone, Tholma K, Western Red
Butte and Soldier Boy claims in the
canon. and have struck rock that assays
$31 in gold on the surface. This com
pany also owns 100 acres of placer
ground, together with a millsite. The
water obtainable from the millsite is
the purest in the district and the flow is
increasing all the time. A townsite has
been laid out. surveyed. plated and re-
corded and work is being actively
pushed on the holdings of the ompany
! and the ground will be thoroughly pros
pected.
At the 150-foot level of the Silver
Legion mine belonging to the Ell Dorado
Nevada Mining and Milling company.
located in the Mol Hill district. six feet
of %sulphide ore. averaging better than
$40 has been opened up. In the center
of the ledge IS inches of the ore runs
better than $500 per ton. The ore is a
sulphide carrying gold, silver, iron and
lead. 1t is the intention of Superintend-
ent Roberts to drift in both directions
on the vein as he expresses himself as
being satisfied that the character of the
formation at the 150-foot level will
justify such a course of development.
The FL Dorado Nevada lies in a district
that has been proven to be highly min
eralized and a region that has been a
big producer in the early days. when
mining was being accomplished by the
very crudest methods and under the
most difficult conditions.
Considerable excitement was mani
tested in Searchlight during the last
few days when 1t became known that
rock assaying s1,474 had been struck
in the Searchlight Treasurer Gold mine.
This was found in a stringer several
inches wide, at a depth of SO feet, and
appears to run about in the middle of
the main ledge, which has been opened
out to a width of four and a half feet.
The main ledge gives a general assay
of $24 per tor. f.
President Hall. who is much elated
owe the strike has been following this
stringer down from the surface. At a
depth of eight feet 1t assayed sos. and
has been increasing in value as it has
been traced down.
Mr.. Hall states that the ore in the
Searchlight Treasurer Gold seems to
build up in value from the foot wall.
The shaft is now dipping almost per-
pendicularly. For the first rs feet the
dip was at an angle of As degrees and
a more perpendicular course was
adopted, the highest values found so far
in the mine are at a point where the
la60a hos fo1lon nvor In fha unhaaro1
Mr.. Hall is making arrangement TO
prosecute the work of opening up the
big ledge as soon as POSSIBLE
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-23

Is Better Thar
Ever at Mohawk
Five Assays From Lower Level
Give $500 to Ton-Average
From This Level to
Date, $285

The Mohawk estate is buster
than ever this week and indica-
tions are that ore will be coming
from three or four leases within
the next ten days. The Hayes
Monnette lease is keeping up its
output, the quantity and quality
of the ore being about the same
as during the previous week. The
quantity shipped is about 12O
tons daily, of an average of SIS
per ton.
Returns were received yester-
day from five assays. These as
says averaged over $500; the
highest ran $4,000. These assays
were mine samples for shipment.
The ore comes from the lower
level. The Ore is running higher
daily. Sixty tons are being
shipped daily from this level,
with an average value to date Of
$2S5 to the ton.
Mr.. Monnette says that the
Mackenzie No. 2 Frances-Mohawk
lease has a "'cinch" on the Hayes
and Monnette ore body and ore
shoot, as the shoot dips into No. 2,
and that he cannot see why this
lease should not encounter the
same great and rich body of ore
being mined in the Hayes and
Monnette. :.
The Mohawk company itself
has a 50-horSe power electric
hoist on the ground, and pro-
poses doing extensive work on its
own account. The company Is re-
ceiving bids to sink a shaft by
contract. The shaft will be sunk
directly north of the Mackenzie
No. 2 and south of the Lord
Iease.-Goldfeld News.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-23
FRANCES NINE

Through the ownership of the Frances mine,
consisting of the Frances No. /, Frances No.
2 and James, approximately three full claims,
the Frances-Mohawk is a combined mining
and leasing company with a permanent organ
ization. Development to the amount of over
1000 feet has been performed on the Frances
property, values being secured in the works
and on the surface as high as $4,000 to the
ton. The property was recently examined by
one of the most noted engineers in the west,
who stated in emphatic terms that he con-
sidered it one of the best properties he had
ever examined in the Goldfeld district.
Development is now in progress on this
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-23
MANAGEMENT

AS you will note above, the management OF
the Frances-Mohawk Mining and Leasing
company is composed of Goldfeld and south.
ern Nevada's leading and most successful
mine operators and business men-gentlemen
with regulations for honesty and square dear
ing excelled by none, and who have, in every
instance, taken their wealth from the GROUND
in honest mining operations or legitimate
business enterprises-men whose names are
synonymous with success and to whose expe-
many of southern Nevada's leading mining
and business enterprises.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-23

property for the purpose of locating the ore
chutes from which such rich values came, ana
it is estimated that the enormous DIVIDENDS
that should be earned from the lease during
the next six months, will be continued by the
production from the mine, thus putting the
Frances-hAohawk Mining and Leasing company
on a nermanent diYidend-paYing basis.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-23

conservatively, this lease alone should produce
81, 0O0, 900 before January 1st, 1907, or the
equivalent of 81 per share on the entire CAPT.
talization of the Frances-Mohawk Co., thus Of
fering one of the greatest opportunities for
rapid profits and enormous dividends ever Sc
cured by any investor, either large or small.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-23

s. Limited amount of stock for subscription at 20 cents per share ta
should pay dividends of 81 per share before January LIST, 1907.
6. Only sufficient stock will be sold to pay for equipment and develop
ment. Stock remaining in treasury not to draw dividends thus increasing
rate of dividends OIL stock issued. =
z First strike will put this stock to so cents per share; first shipment
will put it to par; first dividend will put it to at least $500 per share.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-23

l. Absolute ownership of the Frances mine.
9. Ownership of the Mackenzie Lease No. 2 on the Mohawk, estimated
to produce s., 100000 net, before January LIST, 1907.
{. All stock in pool for n year, with the exception of treasury stock.
A. Not a share Of promotion stock; every share purchased and paid for
in cash o. by property.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-23

Of the firm of Hayes & Monnette, mine owner,
engineer, leaser and operator, Goldfeld, New.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-06-23
Officers and Directors:

Cashier State Bank & Trust Company, also mine
owner and operator, Goldfeld, Nevada.
80 r. II HAYES
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-23
DISEASED HOGS AT BOISE.
Abattoir Quarantined by State Veteri-
marian.

A Boise dispatch says State Veteri-
marian DIR. G. E. Noble has completed
inspection of the slaughter houses
used by the butchers of Boise and
states that he found diseased hogs at
only one slaughter house, that in the
eastern part of the city belonging to
X. A. Book, of the Walnut Street Cold
Storage company
AS has been stated, this abattoir
was placed under quarantine a week
ago yesterday by j. P. Moon, livestock
inspector for Ada county. Previously
to being quarantined Mr.. Book had
the II diseased hogs removed from
the slaughter house to an adjacent
island, where five of them have since
died from hog cholera.
DIR. Noble states that the quarantine
will be kept on the place for 80 days,
the time stipulated by law, and if the
disease does not break out among the
hogs left at the abattoir the slaughter
house will be disinfected and the
quarantine raised. However If new
case should appear the quarantine
will be extended 80 days from that
time.
The quarantine applies only to hogs
it being permissible to slaughter other
kinds of animals at the abattoir
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-23
ALL PRAISE OREGON.
Creamery Men Discuss Their Industry
I'm Salem Meeting.

That Oregon can produce butter
cheaper than any other state in the
Union and that Oregon creamery men
are nevertheless figuring on import
ing cream from Minnesota, were start
ling assertions made at a dairymen's
meeting at Salem Saturday
Professor Mckay, of the dairy de-
partment of the Iowa State Agricultu-
raj college, was the principal speaker.
He said that although his state pro-
duces more butter than any other
state, he freely acknowledged that
this is a more advantageous region
for dairyinG. for the reason that the
climate is less subject 10 such extreme
conditions. He said Oregon should
not import a pound of butter, but
should be an exporter when that pro-
duct can be shipped to New York for
cents a pound and to Liverpool for
2 ~ cents. He urged the extension Of
dairying as a meanse of retaining
farm fertility.
Director James Withycombe, of the
Oregon Experiment station, said that
the dairy products in this state this
year will have n value of SS000,000
and in few years dairying will sur
pass numbering, which is now our
greatest wealth-producing industry.
He said that one creamery operator
is figuring on importing cream from
Minnesota, and deplored such a con-
dition, when the Willamette valley
will produce 10 to Is tons of green
corn feed or so tons of green alfalfa
per acre.
Dairy Commissioner J. W. Bailey
spoke in a similar strain, saying that
he has seen hay offered for sale this
year at S2.J0 ton in the field and
yet the farmer had no stock to sell.
Justice T. G. Haley told of his sue
cessful dairy experience at Pendleton,
but added that the Willamette valley
is superior to eastern oregon for this
industry. He spoke of the COW as
cream producer machine, and con-
demned the practice of many farmers
who put their harvesters under sheds
to protect them from the sun and
storm, but let cows stand out unshel-
| tered.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-23
SPOKANE FAIR ENLARGED,
Grand Stand Will Now Hold 1000
PeOple.

The enlarged grandstand at the
Spokane Interstate fair this year will
accommodate 1000 people and will
furnish actual seating capacity for ut
least 5000. This means its capacity
is nearly double what it was before.
The grandstand was crowded to its ut
most limits several times last year.
and 1t is bclicTeC. that with greater
accommodation in this respe u. the
crowds which witness the races will
be much larger than at any time in
the past.
Seven thousand dollars have been
expended in enlarging the grandstand.
The stairway also has been changed
so that 1t will come to the top of the
grandstand and avoid all the confu-
sion which usually prevailed last year
around the center of the building
where people were constantly COM
ing and going. Chairs are being in.
stalled to take the place of the
benches which were used last year for
reserved seats. This will be a big i'm
provement and will be greatly arpre-
ciated by the patrons
These improvements in the grand
stand will be enjoyed by the crowds
which attempt to see the races on
Derby day and on other special occa-
sions. With this grandstand filled
with 1000 cheering people. IL the
horses are not able to run, it will not
be because they have not enthusias-
tic hackers. In fact there is every
thing to indicate Spokane will have
the finest racing this year ever held.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-23
DEMAND TO RAISE POWER WIRE
Rock Creek System said to BE Dan
gerous Menace.

Because of the death of Earl Willett
who was killed while attempting to
move a hay derrick on the Eppinger
ranch, ranchers in the vicinity of Ba-
ker. along the line of the Rock Creek
supply wires, are seeking to have
those wires raised, says the Baker
City Herald
2. Basche, Nat Cooper and Rancher
Myers, who own properties along that
line, have appealed to the county
court to see that the wires are raised.
They complain that their hay derricks
and threshing outfits are virtually
fenced in by the wires, and that it is
impossible to move them without en-
dangering the lives of those who at
tempt the work.
The county court yesterday issued
an order to the Baker Light & Power
company to come into court and show
cause why the wires should not be
raised. The hearing will be had on
August l.
Ranchers along the line allege that
the live wires are strung far too close
to the ground and that the danger
therefrom is great. The wires carry
the supply of electricity that fur
nishes power and light for Baker City
and in their present condition it is
charged are menace to life.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-23

RIVAL FOR ASTORIA.
James j. Hill May Found a New Sea-
port Town.

The Sunday Oregonian says that the
activity of the Northern Pacific sur
veyors and right of way agents from
Kelso to the mouth of the Columbia
gives rise to the belief that Hill in
tends to carry wheat from the inland
empire fields to a point opposite AS
toria and there load the grain on
ships, using the empty cars to haul
shingles from southwestern Washing
ton points to the east.
BY loading the ships nearer the sea
Hill expects to cut out towage and
pilotage and to economize In other di-
rections. Such a move on the part
of Hill may involve a contest between
Hartman and Hill for the control OF
the Astoria and Columbia river rail-
road.
If Hills scheme works out as it Is
predicted, it may be necessary for the
Hartman interests to follow the same
policy on the Oregon shore that Hill
will pursue on the Washington side
of the river.
1t is believed that Hill has an op.
ton on the Astoria e. Columbia River
railroad and there are indications thai
Hartman is attempting to secure con.
troll of the road. The fact that A. B
Hammond, owner of the Astoria
Columbia river, will arrive in this cit,
next week is believed to have some
bearing on these rumors.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-23
HOUSTON BURNED TO DEATH.
Probably the Result of Boise Mans
Intoxication,

The Boise Capital News tells of
tragedy occurring in that place Sat-
urday last:
Ed p. Houston met horrible death
at an early hour this morning by be-
ing burned alive in his little frame res
idence idence on the banks of the
river just west of Riverside park.
About o'clock neighbors discovered
the house in flames, and an alarm
was Immediately turned in. The fire
men made fast and hazardous run
to the scene, but the house was almost
totally destroyed before their arrival.
Chief Twogood entered the building
and found Houston face down on the
floor with his head close to the wall.
lying between the stove and the door.
He presented ghast,y appearance,
both arms being burned off at the
elbows, one leg at the knee, and the
other foot entirely consumed, while
his whole body was burned to a black
crisp until not a feature could be rec
ogni2ed.
Mrs, C. NJ. OFT, who lives next door,
heard Houston making considerable
noise in the night but did not think
much of it, as it was n common oc-
currence. Between the hours of l
and . o'clock this morning he visited
the home of F. r. Lovejoy, who lives
four doors west, and borrowed some
matches. Mrs. LoveJoy says her hus-
band went to the door and gave him
handful of parlor matches and re-
turning to the bedroom remarked
that he thought Houston was intoxi-
Gated.
Houston was n native of Linn coun-
ty Ore, where he spent the greater
part of his life. He came to Idaho
about IL years ago and had worked
most of the time as a plumber. He
owned a valuable SO-acre ranch near
Albany. Ore, and also owned the
house that was destroyed by fire this
morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-23
$4,000 FOR CASTLE ROCK.
Jury Awards Ladds One-Twentieth of
Sum Sued for


When the 12 men composing the
jury in the case of the Portland G.
Seattle Railway company VS.. Charles
f. Ladd, ct al, of Portland, heard
the last of the evidence submitted
yesterday at Stevenson, Wash, in the
Castle Rock condemnation suit, they
adjourned to the jury room and re-
turned a verdict in favor of the Ladd
interests for $4,000, instead of from
100000 to 100000, as the defend
ants alleged the damage would be.
Not being willing to give up without
a further struggle, the defeated capi-
talists gave notice of a motion for a
new trial.
The owners set up in the hearing
just closed that they intended to raze
the mighty landmark. 1t was to be
reduced by means of giant powder
and other explosives and loaded into
barges and sold to the highest bidder.
The Portland & Seattle desired a
right of way for its line between the
rock and the river, but II this were
allowed, the defendants asserted, 1t
would forever preclude the possibility
of quarrying being done, for the rock
could not be blasted, owing to the
close proximity of the railroad; nor
could any part be transported from
the quarry across the right of way to
barges.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-23
JUDGE HUNT TIRED OF EXCUSES
Scores Witnesses and Jurors Who Be-
come "Sick" When Summoned.


Judge Hunt of the United States
district court has a suspicion that
Oregon physicians are altogether too
willing to certify that impanelled citi-
zens are physically unfit for jury
duty, says the Oregon Daily Journal.
In fact. the Judge made some re-
maj ks about it this morning from the
bench.
Mark Hurlburt of Albany, who
should have reported last Monday,
had Just showed up. Prior to that
he had written a letter. He came
into court armed with a physicians
certificate and explained that he was
to sick to act.
Then Judge Hunt expressed him
self:
81 am somewhat astonished," he
said, "at the free and easy way the
certificates. No one has a greater re-
spect for that profession than |, but
the number of certificates that come
to me is certainly surprising. l pre-
sumo, Mr.. Hurlburt. that your physi-
clan is reputable man and would
not have given you a certificate II
you were not entitled to it, Are you
ready to swear that you are Ill and
unable to do jury duty?'
Mr.. Hurlburt took oath that such
was the case and the court said
"I'll give you suggestion. When
| ever you are summoned by court
pay considerable attention to II. This
thing of sitting down and writing
letters and coming or not as you see
| fit won't do. You are excused fol-
the term, Mr.. Hurlburt."
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-23
PERSONAL
MENTION

James Hall and son of Gurdane,
have been in the city today
w. Roy saxton, of the reclamation
corps at Hermiston, passed Sunday In
the city.
Royal Sawtelle was visitor at
Athena yesterday, and returned home
on the evening train.
Miss Bertha Alexander has returned
from Spokane, where she visited with
friends for two weeks
Mrs. william Humphreys and chill
dren have left for Eureka, Cal, to
visit for month or more.
]. w. Watson of the Peoples Ware
house will leave this week for a 10
days outing at Skagway, Alaska.
S. A. Maloney, father of ]. w. Ma
loney, is very low with a heart trou-
BILE, at the home of his son on the
south hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norbourne Berkeley
will leave this week for their mines
near Olive lake, in Grant county, for
an outing.
Mrs. w. d. Fletcher, who is now at
Meacham, is very much improved, be-
ing able to sit up for the first time In
many weeks.
d. p. Dickson of Gurdane, has been
in town today having come in with a
badn of beef cattle, which he sold to
Conrad Platzoeder.
G. w. Jones, the well known o. r
& n. section foreman on the Spokane
branch line, is i'll and has been forced
to quit work for a few days.
Truman spaulding. lumber dealer
of Chicago, stopped off in Pendletor
Saturday for short visit with his
former schoolmate, DR.. l.. K. Blakes'
| lee
Frank C. Kelsey, of the engineering
firm of Kelsey & Young, who have the
contract for drawing plans for the re-
! building of the levee, arrived this
morning from Portland.
A. L. Hopson of Milton, was a Wis
itor in the city yesterday.
Judge and Mrs. w. r. Ellis left thi!
morning for Newport, where they vii
| remain for month or more.
]. p. Winters left last night fol
Portland to be gone until Thursday,
Mrs. C. ]. Ferguson returned tc
! Walla Walla this morning, where She
will be the guest of relatives.
Guy Hankns, former Pendletor
boy. who has been attending college
at McMlnnville during the past year
.g.,. 49,