The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-08

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the Sierra Nevada Mines Development
company are ]. NJ. Ellis, president ire
Gently deceased; ]. B.. Morgan. vice
president; a. E. Skinner. secretary and
treasurer; W. r. Cox, r. A. Marshall.
They have offices at Denver, Colorado,
in the Railway Exchange building.
They own about 120 acres in Goldfeld.
Manhattan and Bullfrog districts. None
of their claims are producers, perhaps
because little money has been expended
in developing them. The management is
all right.
L. c. H., Kelley's Island, o.-The Mo-
hawk No. | Leasing Co.. presumably the
company to which you refer, is the sub
ject of ommen elsewhere in this issue.
c. A. M, St. Louis, MOD. Macken-
zie is no longer president of either the
Heart of Goldheld or Goldfeld Noble
companies. Your other questions are
answered elsewhere in this department.
II. C.. T., Red Rank, N. 1.-The Mo-
hawk Lease company is operating the
Mackenzie No. l lease on the Mohawk.
ID. Mackenzie originally owned a three
fourths interest, which he sold to l.. c.
Van Piper. 1t is learned on good au-
thority that the lease thus far has been
operated at an expense of $4,000 and
has produced $4,000. The lease ex-
pires January 18th.
w. s., Los Angeles, Cal.-The Herald
Mining company was Incorporated in
Los Angeles last year for a million and
a half shares, 81 par. S. w. Butler is
president; w n. Howes, secretary, and
the Mercantile Trust company of Los
Angeles, registrar. The holdings is
about So acres. lying adjacent to the
Great Bend. 1t is located on malpi.
under which lies, or is supposed to lie.
the lode porphyry. The property is un.
developed, only about 100 feet of wolA
having been done.
II. H., Bakersfield, Cal.-Tbe Cold Hi,
Mining mpa II. w. Knickerbocksr
president, owns three full claims, about
so acres. on Knickerbocker mountain.
No work is in progress at present, but
there are several hundred feet of
trenches and assessment holes. Mr..
Knickerbocker is now out of town. but
he stated he would resume work upon
his return. Surface rock assays from 50
to $37. Very little stock has been
placed upon the market.
r., Scranton, Pa.-Heart of Goldheld
and Goldfield Noble are receiving con-
sideration by James b. Pratt & Co, of
Goldfield, who say: Our best efforts
will be used in, the interests of stock
holders who purchased stock through
our firm" Goldfeld Noble is in the
Diamondfeld section of the district.
Upon the surface are rose quartz crop
pings, assaying as high as $37 per ton
in gold. Mr.. Pratt, who is now on the
ground. hopes to arrange for a resump-
ton of development operations on a
large scale at an early date. The four
Midnight claims owned by the Heart of
Goldfeld Mining company have been
developed by the expenditure of between
$4,000 and $4,000, but water at a depth
OF 100 feet caused operations to be sus-
pended. Drainage of properties on
either side will make ii easier to handle
the flow and it is the intention to re-
sumo work. TIL property is favorably
located.
+. II. M. Livonia, N. Y-Goldfeld
has a population ~variously estimated
from 10000 to $1,000. 1000 of which
may be classed as ~fioaters. Business
conditions are gilt-edged. Frame build
ings predominant, but a number of ex-
pensive and substantial stone structures
aIe being erected. Stone and concrete
Viii be the building material for the
business section in the future. Artisans
engaged in the building trades receive
on an average 81 per hour. One railroad.
the Tonopah q Goldfield. reaches the
camp. Cost of living is naturally high,
although board may be obtained as low
as $35 a month. Rooms are 81 a night
upward. The climate is the average for
this parallel of latitude, a few very cold
days in winter with some snow, and
some hot days in summer The climate
10 healthful.
=. d. h., Los Angeles, Cal.-Two and
one-half years ago inside business lots
in Goldfeld We're sold by the Townsite
company at SIS or 500 each. Today
these lots sell for an average of $3.50
a foot front and sometimes as high as
500 a foot. The lots are 100 feet deep.
Residence lots. three to eight blocks out,
sold two and one-half years ago for $50
and now command from $500 to 81. 400.
In order to purchase a $500 lot, where
title is considered good. the purchaser
must go out some six or eight blocks.
The demand for both business and resi-
dence lots is greater than the agents are