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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-06
WHAT'S A LEGAL
TEN-FOOT HOLE

In answer to an inquiry as to what
constitutes a legal ten-foot hole for an
assessment work. it may be stated that
on this point the law is very clear.
The impression that a ten-foot hole
put down at any point is legal is as a
matter of fact, wrong. says Ores and
Metals. The theory of the government
in giving its mineral domain to locators
Of mining claims is TO develop it's min
eral %our In exchange and as a
reward for the work of opening mineral,
the government will give title, after
the performance of $500 worth of work,
If the applicant can show that mineral
has been exposed.
The government requires that the as
sessment hole shall De sun on a vein
and tina ore must be exposed and in
place. On this point the law is very ex-
plicit. A ten-foot hole, sunk in soft
ground not showing the vein, in order
to save expense. is not legal, and it Is
open to adverse.
This is 2 case That has been passed
upon so often as to not leave any doubt
IN the minds of locators. but 1t as a
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-06
BRUNER TELLS OF IKE NEW
DISTRICT OF PHoNoLYTE

Fl. F. Bruner is the first man in Gold
field to register at one of the hotels
from Phonolye. New. Such a place is
not on the map and it was necessary for
The News reporter to find Mr.. Bruner
to learn where the town was located. He
recognized an old friend who has been
one of the huslting mine operators of
Goldheld from its early history.
Phonolye was laid out and plated the
first of the week and according to those
who own the townsite, is destined to be
the metropolis of the Phonolyte mining
district. The TOWNSHIP is IL miles
northwest of Midas and an equal dis
lance northeast of Lodi Tanks in Nye
county.
Mr.. Bruner had the following to say
of the new camp: Pay rock was dis
covered there three months ago by
Kramer. Fyffe and Bills. three prospee-
tors from Goldfeld. The district APP
pears to be 10 miles north and south
n 5 miles east and west in extent.
The formation is similar to that of
Cripple Creek and some of the ore shows
s%ylvanite. Such men as Frank NJ. Bene-
dict. w. w. Keith and John ]. Mullin,
formerly from Colorado, are interested
in the camp and all say it is another
Cripple Creek. The Phonolye mining
district has olso been organized n r.
A.. Baird, formerly of Columbia, was
appointed recorder. Ore that assays
we'll has been picked up all over the
camp and I know of seven places where
ore in paying quantities has been I'M
covered. The pay portions of the veins
vary in width from 6 inches to 8 feet
and / have seen assays running all the
way from $3.50 to as high as $1,000. I
believe it will turn out to be a genuine
camp. At present there are probably so
men in the district"
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-06

There is probably more money being
invested in mines and mining stocks or
all kinds than ever before. No doubt
some people are becoming impatient
that they are not getting quicker re-
turns on their investments, says Popular
Finance. There are some who imagine
that as soon as they purchase stock
even in a wildcat or prospect PROPOSE
ton that dividends ought to be paid in
a few weeks.
OF course such persons are
able-they can't help but being. Legiti-
mate mining. while it often times brings
enormous returns when a good thing is
struck or when a property begins pay
ing dividends, is not a thing that can be
rushed. 1t is true that a few capitalists
with unlimited money have a great adj
vantage over a company that has to in
corporate and sell enough stock to pur-
chase machinery and sink shafts. or drill
long tunnels to reach the real ore bodies.
No proposition of any consequence can
be successfully worked along up-to-date
and economical lines without installing
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-06
THE MINERS WORK
THE REAL BASIS

In this era of consolidation to destroy
competition is of not that the metal
mining industry is one that encourages
and supports all others and completes
with none. A new factory completes
with established factories: an additional
farm tends to lower the price of farm
products: another store cuts into the
trade and profits of existing ones: the
miner alone enriches all n completes
with none. He creates the real wealth,
p~atronizes every other establishment
sumo, affords the best home market for
the products of others. says New York
Mining Reporter. The amount of his
purchases depends upon the amount Of
mineral development. His work sets in
motion and sustains a legion of other
industries, all operating to the common
good.
AS a promoter of railroad traffic, as
a creator of new enterprises. as a GUS
toner for manufactures of all kinds. the
miner is the best purchaser. vivifysng
a NluS Circle VI dCliNlNASc- IL has bccu
calculated that each underground miner
affords employment for 10 men above
ground, thus putting in motion indus
trial waves on which ride to profit the
merchant. the manufacturer, farmer
and railroad man. He asks for little,
but self-interest suggests to every man
in every capacity that anything that
aids the mining industry aids his WI
business.
The value of the miners patronage is
manifest, whatever helps the miner
helps all; whatever represses the min
ing industry Injuries to that extent the
welfare of the nation. The miner needs
no subsidies. concessions or antitrust
legislation: he does not need, however,
to have his Importance more generally
one-half of this entire nation would
still be wilderness and the other half
filled with people preying upon one an
other in the struggle for existence. The
miner has created the greatest home
market in the world and is thus the
foremost factor in all commercial de-
velopment.
1t might be further stated. without
departing very widely from the truth,
says Los Angeles Mining Review. that
the man who buys mining stock wholly
relying upon the statements contained
in prospectuses or advertisements, is a
fool who bids farewell to his money.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-06
GoLDFIELD HERCULES AT
WORK IN A NEW DISTRICT

The Goldfeld Hercules Mining com
pany is the name of a new corporation
which has been organized by Charles E.
Calvert the manager of the Goldfeld and
Columbia Ice and Cold Storage company.
A number of his eastern friends have
subscribed for $4,000 worth of the
stock in the past week and the work of
developing their property is now in full
swing. The corporation owns 126 acres
located seven and one-half miles south
east of town.
The surface showing on the property
is excellent and assays have been OBJ
tanned on loaf and from surface crop
pings that go as high as $40. The ground
is traversed by dykes similar in appear
ance to those that can be seen in the
choicest portions of the Goldfeld ds-
trict. In the event of ore being found
in this locality the Hercules people
would be in a position to dictate terms
for leases on blocks of their grounl.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-06
INVESTORS MUST USE PATIENCE

the proper kind of machinery. When 1t
is a home company with limited capital,
ii is necessary to take a reasonable
length of time to place the stock or
the market: 1t takes time to select and
install machinery and some times ever
a longer time to sink the shaft and drift
to the pay ore.
All of these conditions tend TO retard
the output of the mine; but they are
part of the necessary steps that have
to be taken. and all those holding stock
in any of the companies, whether It b.
in prospect propositions or in further
developed mines. should realize that as
a rule no unnecessary time is lost in
prosecuting the work. Those who are
on the ground are just as anxious to see
the good work carried along. as rapidly
as possible. and outside stockholders
should realize this.
Be patient. If you had to wait five
years to have your mine developed, and
you struck good ore. the returns would
simply surprise you in the dividends you
might receive.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-06
A COMPANY TO
WORK sEPTEMBER LODE

The Smythe and Roberts Leasing
company has been organized with a
capitalization of s5oo.oo for the pur-
pose of working the Smythe-Roberts
lease on the September lode owned by
the Goldfeld Mining company on a more
extensive scale. The shaft is down to
a depth of 103 feet on a wide body of
low grade sulphide ore. In doing the
work assays on picked samples of the
rock have been obtained that run all the
way from $3.50 to as high as 1854. A
hoist has been ordered and two shifts
will be put to work hunting for the
shoot which is believed to exist on the
ground.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-06

Our lease is completely surrounded by paying
leases and these rich ore shoots can be traced di-
rectly into our grounds. This stock which is selling
today at 40 cents a share will share in the wonderful
advances that have been scored by our ~neighbors.
There is no better investment in the entire west to-
day. An investment in a lease on the Mohawk and
especially this lease of ours combines all the good
points necessary to a good investment. There is ore
all around us and we will get it next. When we do
this stock will soar and dividends will go to our
stockholders.
We have until July / 1907, to take out the gold
from this ground. We now have rich ~sulphides in
the shaft. just figure out what the profits of this
company will be from a production of from $4,000
TO $4,000 a day until July ], 1907. The Truett lease
paid 100 per cent in a few weeks. We have just the
same chance.
If you cooperate with us we will share the profits
of this lease with you. We guarantee a square deal.
We know the ore is there. 1t is not a gamble but a
certainty that the gold is there. We are going after
it every hour of the day and we want more funds in
the treasury to provide every equipment possible to
facilitate our work.
The company is capitalized for only 100000
shares of a par value of 81 a share fully paid and
worcestershire.
The first allotment of treasury stock was offered
at 70 cents a share and was snapped up as soon as
offered.
A large part of the second allotment of 25,O00
shares at 40 cents a share has been taken.
We now offer the remaining 10000 shares at 40
cents a share. This is a small block and will not
last long. Send in your order at once. Use the wires
at our expense if you want to be sure of a block OF
this stock and let remittances follow by next mail
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-06
CoMMoNwEALTH's
NEW MACHINERY

The Goldfeld Commonwealth has a
new gasoline hoist at the depot which
is to be installed or the Tokop lode.
The shaft on this property is to be
sunk 800 feet and will be of two com
partments. Some ore has been shipped
from the estate in the past. The com
pany's holdings lie strictly within the
mineralized belt and it is the opinion of
the owners that work is all hat is nee
essary to make the Commonwealth one
of Goldfield's big producers.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-06

matter of wonder that they should adopt
any other course.
Sinking an assessment hole indiscrim-
inately in the country rock does not con-
stitute a valid location.
This ten-foot hole must be sunk on
the vein. and it must show mineral in
place.
The exposure of mineral in place does
not necessarily mean that it must be
shipping ore-pay ore-the fact that it
shows naturalization shows it to be a
prospect. The law contemplates work
in an earnest effort to pen a mine
the development of pay ore. and with
the performance of $500 worth of labor,
title passes to the owner. when the nee
essary steps are taken to perfect it.. If.
when the $500 worth of work has been
performed. however, and patent has not
been obtained, then 500 worth of work
must be performed each year until it
has been obtained.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-06

The Gcldheid Velvet Leasing and
Mining company was organized here
wednesday and the following officers
were chosen for the ensuing year
President, George W. Coles OF Atlantic
CITY. N. j.; vice president. Dr. J. L.
Pennington of Goldfeld; secretary n
treasurer. +. b. Ross of Goldheld.
These officers with L. v. swisgett OF
Portland. Ore. and DR.. Phillip Marvel
of Atlantic City viii form the board OF
directors.
The company has secured a two years
lease on a block of the Velvet ground
400 feet square and have already started
work. There are seven carloads of lum-
Der and machinery on the ground ana
a large force of mechanics and miners
are working on the surface improve
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-06
First Dividend Repays
Original Price of Stock

The Mohawk Leasing an Development ompan operating tn Truettl lease
on the Mohawk. yesterday declared the largest dividend in rate, know to the
history OF the m The rate vas % per cent or the par value of the stock.
which is one dollar ad is payable October q The capital stock of the Mo-
hawk Leasing N Development ompan is 100000 shares. par value 81 There
are some 10000 shares still remaining in the treasury, hence the distribution
on the uttandn stock will be $4,000.
The Mohawk Ieasinga nd Development company was organized along the
first part If June; work was begun a once I'M ore was struck the lathr part of
JuIy, and the first dividend Of over 500 is declared the last Of September
This is going some" in the enacu of the day.
The lease is small in area andthe time is limited; but there is every
reason to believe that the ompan will IA several UGH dividends before the
first of January when the lease expires. The fotauon price of stock vas 25
cents, which is repaid by the first iWdend -Godfdd News Sept 20. 1906.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-06
MArHALER AND MURPHY LEASE
ON GOLDEN TREASURE GROUND

Mathaler and Murphy, who are work
ing a lease on block / on the Golden
Treasure group are now drifting on
oxydized quartz on the foot wall of the
big ledge encountered at a depth of 125
feet. The ore has a lively look but up
to date the best assay obtained showed
that it would not do to save for milling
purposes. The sulphide portion of the
vein assays from SO to as high as $40.
A within is in use which is likely to be
replaced by a power hoist.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-06
FORM A STRONG COMPANY
ON CHOICE VELVET LEASE

ments. The plant of machinery is one
of the best yet shipped into the district
and consists of a 25-horse power gas
oline hoist and e0-horse power COM
pressor. There are $4,000 feet of min
ing timbers piled up on the ground.
The gallows timbers were framed in
Salt Lake and are all ready to be put
together but owing to the scarcity of
carpenters the work is delayed.
The company is a strong one fnan-
ciaIly and it certainly looks as though
ore would be found. The block OF ter
ritory is surrounded by some of the
very best shippers in the entire camp.
According to the terms of the lease the
shaft will nave to be sunk 800 feet and
royalties on ore will be 20 per cent on
rock running less han 500 and IS on
ore running better.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-06

J. Fl. Brownell was in from Golden
Arrow district this week and reports a
lively condition of affairs in this COM
p~aratively new camp situated some so
miles northeast of town. There are
about. 100 men in the town n scattered
over the hills. Ore that assays good
pay is being opened up all over the dis
trict which is some 6 miles north and
south by 3 miles east and west.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-10-06
ARE YOU SHARING MOHAWK PROFITS?

The first allotment of Treasury stock was offered at 25 cents a
share and was snapped up as soon a S offered.
A large part of the second allotment Of 5000 shares at 40 cents
a share has been taken.
We 10Y offer the remaining 10000 shares at 40 cents
a share. This is a small block and will not last long. Send in your
order at once. Use the wires at our expense if you want to be ue of
a block of this stock and let remittances follow by next mail.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-08-02

so far here, on the great Colorado
Desert. 1t does not look anything
like the old death valley of five
years ago. From one of the most
desOlate and deadly spots on earth
five years ago to a garden paradise
tO-day-One of the greatest
achievements of this age.
Would love to drop in on you for
dinner. VIM says she wonders
if you are as big a fool as ever. Is
Annie Russell still with you3 Tell
her she must he getting old and
ugly by this time. Anyway
she is and always will be a dear
good girl. Wife would rather see
her than any one else in old Mis-
souri,.
Cal and | haye $50 acres of as
good land as ever a crow flew
over. Carl has so also; and | ex,
pect to file on another 100 in a few
days. Lillis Smith, formerly of
Audrain county, has a large hold
ing here. Regards to all.
b. Hams.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-08-02
Order of Publication

State OF Missouri In the circuit court
County Of Audrain September term
1906
Katherine ChlIders, Plaintiff,
Rudolph d. Chllders, Defendant.
Now on this nth day Of July, 1906,
comes plaintiff and Giles with the clerk Of
the Audrain county circuit court, in va
cation, her petition wherein among other
things plaintiff alleges that the defend
ant herein Rudolph d. Childers, has alb
scented himself from his unusual place of
abode in this State and plaiptih is in
formed and believes that the defendant
is nonresident OF the State of Missouri,
so that the ordinary process of law can
not be served upon him in this State
IL is therefore ordered by the clerk of
the circuit court of Audrain county,
Missouri, that publication be made here
in notifying the said defendant, Rudolph
| d. Childers, that suit has been com
menced against him in said circuit court
the object and general nature of which
is to obtain decree Of divorce from de-
PENDANT and such other orders as m ay be
| just and proper; and now unless you
said defendant Rudolph ID. Childers be
and appear at the next regular term of
the circuit court of Audrain county,
| Missouri, to be begun and held at the
court house in Mexico, Audrain county,
Missouri, on the 3rd Monday in Septem-
ber 1906, and on or before the first day of
said term answer or otherwise plead to
plaintiffs petition the same will be taken
as confessed and decree rendered as
prayed.
| And IL is further ordered that copy
hereof be published in the Mexico Mis-
souri, Message, a weekly newspaper pub
lished in Audrain county, Missouri, for
four weeks successfully, the last inser-
tion to be at least 10 days before the first
day of said next term of said court.
State of Missouri %,
County Of Audrain %
l, w. II. Morris, Clerk of the Circuit
Court within and for the
county and State aforesaid
do hereby certify that the foregoing is a
full, true and complete copy Of the order
Of publication in case of Katherine Chill
ders VS.. Rudolph d. Childers'as full as the
same now remains on file and of record
in my office.
Witness my hand and official seal
Done at Office in the City of Mexico
county and state aforesaid, this 18th day
Of July, A. ID. 1906.
w. II. MORRIS, Clerk.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-08-02
Growth of the University of Mis-

Growth of the University of Mis-
souri,.
The extraordinary growth of the
State University, at Columbia,
should be IL source of qualification
to every citizen. Since Oct. 1901
when the attendance first reached
1000, the enrolment at this great
institution of learning has more
than doubled. In the same period
in which the enrolment of the
University of Michigan has in
creased 25 per cent, the University
of Illinois so per cent, the Univer-
sity Of Arkansas % per cent, the
University of Nebraska 30 per
cent, the University of Iowa 5 per
cent, and the Uni versity of Kansas
40 per cent, the enrolment of the
University of Missouri has in
creased l07 per cent. In rapid de-
velOpmeut no state university can
compare with it. A number of
facts explain this growth No tut
ton is charged, a great advantage
offered by the University over
eastern institutions aud many col
leges. The expenses of living are
lower than they are at any great
center of learning in the union and
at he same time the equipment
and instruction ARE of the very
highest order. There are now
thirty large buildings of pressed
brick or stone, twenty three at Co
lumbia aud seven at the School of
Mines at Rolla More than 1877
600 volumes and pamphlets are ac-
cessible TO students in the various
general aud special libraries, The
value of books, grounds, buildings
and equipment is more than
So, 100000 Instruction is given
in almost every branch of human
knowledge, There are ten depart
ments: Academic or Liberal Arts,
Missouri Teachers College. Col
lege of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts. Department of Law, Depart
ment of Medicine, School of Engin-
eering, Agricultural Experiment
station. Missouri State Military
School, Graduate Department, and
Department Of Mines aud Metal
lurgy, at Rolla.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-08-02
To Abolish Hanging.

Elder Fred V. LoOs, member
of the state board of charities, is
having bill prepared to be intro.
duced in the coming legislature to
the effect that the governor may
commute the death sentence in
Missouri, but the communication
shall be life Imprisonment, with
ont privilege of pardon, unless
positive proof of innocence is es-
tablished. Ed. Loos has studied
the subject of crimes aud criminals
aud is conyinced that in Mo. there
is growing sentiment favOring
abolition of the death sentence. In
life Imprisonment, the danger is
the chance of pardon, as longer
term convicts are usually among
the annual pardons. He likewise
claims that the prevalence of CAPT
tai crimes is not sufficiently dimin-
ishing by the execution of this
class of criminals to justify the
brutality of the sentence. He fur
ther believes the statistics of states
using the life sentence will show a
decrease of capital crimes 1t may
take a constitutional amendment
to effect the result, but DR.. Loos
is enthusiastic iu the movement.
Judge Theodore Emerson, repre-.
sentative for Clay county in the
next legislature, will have the
matter in hand by the coming ses-
sion, it is stated.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1906-08-02
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