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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06
GOLDFIELD CAPITAL GETS
BEST In ROUND MOUNTAIN

The Round Mountain Mining COM
pany was organized in this city yester-
day with a capitalization of 100000
shares of a par value of 81 each. 900
shares of phich are in the treasury. The
incoroprators are Lewis D. Gordon, j.
p. Sweeney, j. r. Davis, John S. Cook
and j. P. Lotus. Organization was
perfected by the election of j. R. Davis,
president; Lewis D. Gordon, vice presi-
dent: j. P. Sweeney, secretary; John S.
Cook treasurer
The company owns the Sunnyside
group of claims located about fourteen
miles northeast of Manhattan, upon
which a strike of high grade gold
values was made about three weeks
ago Since the date of the find the acre
age has undergone considerable pros
pecting and this has resulted in a veri-
fication of the reports of the magnitude
of the find as first sent out Really
phenomenal assays are obtained at
times, the returns in several instances
being as high as $4,000 in gold to the
ton
Yesterday, specimens from the find
were shown a representative of The
which were easily worth from $40 to
$50 each, and none of them were larger
than a mans hand. The gold lies In
bands in the rock and the precious metal
resembles in appearance the sylvan1te
specimens of Cripple Creek ore after
they have been submitted to the heat
of the assayers crucible. Such values
and such specimens as those from the
Sunnyside have never before been mined
in Southern Nevada.
In both extent and values the ieuse
is indeed remarkable, the gold belng
found along the course of the vein for
a distance of over two thousand leet-
The leads occur in country rock entirely
different from that in the Manhattan
country, it resembling in its charac-
teristics the formation of the Goldneld
and Tonopah mineral belts. Tie vein
lies quite fiat and the ore body is from
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06

Pay ore was opened up this week on
the property of the Transvaal Nevada
Gold Mining company, and marks the
extension of the productive belt of the
camp over a vast area bounded by the
Great Bend company's holdings three
,miles to the north of Goldfeld. the
Rochester estate, five miles east OF
Goldfield and the Transvaal acreage, ) II
miles south of Goldheld.
The Transvaal people have feet of
5000 rock most of which shows lib
eral sprinkling of free gold. Picked
samples run we'll up toward the $1,000
mark. The ore breaks well and al
though but few days have passed
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06
BIG MONEY FOR
GOLDFIELD NINE
Commonwealth Changes Hands for $3.50, 600
in Good Chicago Money and New
Owners Proceed at once to
Make a Producer

One of the most important sales in
the history Of the Goldfield mining dis
trict was consummated this week by the
transfer of the Commonwealth group Of
claims to William II. Sills. Chicago
capitalist, and O. r Matkin, promi-
nent mining and hotel man Of Goldfeid.
the consideration being S350900. The
deal includes all the acreage on Com
monwealth" hill owned by that sue
cessful quintette of mining men. Messrs.
George Winkler. Elmer Chute. Tom
Murphy, Al Myers and Ole Elliott, and
the price paid seems fully warranted by
the value of the property.
Included in the transfer are all the
shares of stock in the Goldfeld Com
monwealth Mining company and that
corporation now ceases to exist The
new owners have organized for ex-
ploitation of the estate the Common
wealth Mines company. 1t is capital
ized in the amount of 100000 shares of
a par value of 81 EACH as against the
capitalization of the former company Of
1900, 600 shares, and is incorporated un-
der the laws of the state of Nevada
Thomas b. Hickey, president of the State
Bank & Trust company, is president of
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06
BULLFROG NATIONAL BANK
HAS STRIKE OF $500 ORE

turning values of from $40 to $50 the
ton. and the streak is widening.
1t is the intention of the management
to erect 10-stamp mill at the property
within short time and in furtherance
of the plans mill tests are being made
for the purpose of determining what
treatment process will best meet the re-
quirements of the ore. The 3-drilF
(Little Jap) compressor plant recently
ordered, is at the mine and is being in
stalled. 1t will be the first drilling
plant utilized in the Bullfrog district.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06

the Commonwealth Mines company; w.
III. Sills of Chicago, is vice president;
J. l.. Lindsay, cashier of the local
branch of the State Bank and Trust
company treasurer; @. r. Matkin or
Goidfield secretary. The before mem
toned gentlemen together with s. e.
Nermilyea. a prominent attorney and
mining man. compose the directorate.
\ limited amount of the treasury stock
Of the new company is to be placed on
the market at so cents per share.
At the time OF sale WinlSler and
partners had developed the Tokop claim
of the group into a shipper, and there
are now piled on the property better
than one thousand sacks of ore. Rock
sufficient to fill two hundred sacks was
mined at the point where Winkler To-
Gated the ledge at grass roots and began
changing the topography of the hill
This rock has a value of 500 per ton.
After sinking on the vein some 80 odd
feet Winkler went down the hill and
drove tunnel to connect herewith. In
the course of extending the bore he
struck a shoot from which he has ex-
tracted ore ranging in gold value from
500 to 5000 to the ton
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06
IT LOOKS LIKE
ANOTHER REILLY
Deer and Pugh Open Vein on the Cornish
man of the Florence Company that
Will Rival the Famous
Reilly Lease

equally as strong, a condition which
augurs for their holding well up to-
ward the level above. winze is prov
ing the value of the shoot on it's dip
downward and the gold grade is not de-
creasing with depth. The foregoing
facts indicate that the shoot will be
continuous from the 100 to the 20O-foot
level and that high grade will prevail
throughout that extensive area.
AS fast as broken down the $4,000
rock is segregated from the other
feet of high grade and will form a sep
arate shipment when the entire product
goes out about the middle of this
month. While gold in the free prevails
extensively across the entire width of
the ledge, it predominates in the 12-inch
streak in its center. Picked specimens
from the high grade seam are nearly
one-half gold, and recall to the memory
Of the beholder the golden wonders that
Reilly opened in his lease on the Flor
ence.
One hundred and twenty tons of ore
having a total value of $4,000 went out
last week from the Peer lease to Miller's
siding.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06
FLORENCELESSEESIN BIG LUCK

Florence acreage, always prolific
source for mining news, affords more
than it's usual amount of valuable data
the present week. no less than three
leases on the estate standing out in the
foreground of general interest with de-
velopments of more than ordinary i'm
portance.
Within the past few days operations
on the Wallace block on the Cornish
man claim have greatly enhanced the
prospects for it's enrolment on the
shipping list before long, and presage
a future whose golden possibilities are
only surpassed by those of the Peer
Pugh and BradleyMcKay leases
In the drift from the crosscut at the
2OO-foot, or bottom level, Wallace is de-
veloping a big ledge containing copper
sulphides, and the characteristics of the
rock indicate that he is approaching an
ore shoot The general gold value of
the quartz is about $50 the ton, but in
the upraise from the roof of the drift
there is a streak of ore which holds an
average of $40O per ton. AS work pro-
ceeds the seam is widening and is hold
ing it's values and it appears probable
that they will be continuous to the 100
foot level where strike of moment was
made several weeks ago
In the upper level about three tons OF
high grade have been mined and stored
in the workings, and better than fifteen
tons of $3.50 rock have been broken
down and hoisted to surface. An ore
house is being constructed and as soon
as it is completed Mr.. Wallace expects
to be in a position to make regular con-
signmentS.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06

Within the next few days large
force of miners will be placed at work
on the properties of the Manhattan Key
Mining company, one of many merltorl-
Gus corporations engaged in mining IN
fbe Manhattan district The company
has acquired title to the Silver LOCK-
SILVER Lock No. l. Silver Lock NO. =
Niekali and Red Bull claims, compris-
ing one hundred acres of valuable min
eral land in the Timber hill section. The
prorerty is fully paid for and is free
from conflicts.
The veins occur in granite ana iiihe-
stone contact and their outcrops can De
traced throughout the estate On the
Nickali claim a ledge was uncovered
while doing location work and has oeen
intersected a distance of 30 feet from
the hanging wall without reaching the
foot wall. At surface this lead gives
ASSAY returns of s3s.7S in gold to the
TON. A shaft is 60 be sunk at the point
where the samples were taken as the
indications give promise of its tapping
an immense shoot of high grade ore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06

ore having a gold grade of from 500
to $500 per ton across streak of
quartz from 12 to is inches wide has
been opened up in the National Bank
mine at Bullfrog. The high grade was
found in the winze sunk in the east
crosscut run out 80 feet north of the
shaft and as fast as mined is sacked for
shipment. At the same level 200 feet
north of the shaft. vein of tale from
5 to feet wide is being followed. When
first encountered the gold grade aver
aged about SIS per ton. but it is now re-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06
JOHNSON WINS SUIT AND $4,000

forced to work in that property in order
to secure funds with which to provide
food to continue the trip. At this time
Benson and Kendalls brother arrived
on the scene having been sent down to
see what locations had been made The
four men then headed toward Tonopah
and at the Davis ranch first heard of the
Bullfrog strike. Kendall and Johnson
continued on to Tonopah and Benson
and Ladd struck out across the noun
tains to the Bullfrog country.
Then came the betrayal of confidence
which resulted in the suit which was
compromised yesterday and under the
terms of which Johnson was granted
every point for which he contended and
received $4,000 in cash. Benson and
Ladd did not locate Kendall and John
son in on the claims at Bullfrog, but
instead posted their own names and
that of H. II. Clark. The properties
located included what are now the
holdings of the Bullfrog Mining COM
pany, the Bullfrog Midway company
and the Bullfrog Mizpah company, all
situated on Ladd mountain, the scene
of the original discovery in the BsnfI-
frog district. Those properties now
have a total value of about $2,000,000.
In the suit instituted by Johnson.
Lewis II. Rogers of Goldfield and others
were attorneys for the plaintiff The
defendants interests were in the hands
of Key Pittman of Tonopah and others
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06

I'VE intend to build our railroad into
Goldfeld and Tonopah as quickly as
possible" said F. NJ. (Borax) Smith, to
a representative of The News yester-
day.
Mr. Smith arr we'd in camp in his
private car Wednesday night and de-
parted for Bullfrog by auto Thursday
morning. where he is called on matters
pertaining to the railroad he is con-
structing from Ludlow to that point.
Accompanying him was r. c. Baker of
London who is interested in the enter
prise. Continuing Mr.. Smith said:
Construction work on our road IS
completed to point about so miles out
from Ludlow in san Bernardino county,
California. and the rails laid for a dis
tance of 40 miles. Steel is being placed
at the rate of a mile a day and every
effort made to push the work onward to
Bullfrog. We have been hampered
somewhat by delay in the arrival of
rails, due to washouts on the Santa Fe,
and other causes. but they are coming
along regularly now and we anticipate
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06

nown in the 15o-foot level OF their
80. on the cornisnman claim OF the
estate. Peer and Pugh have
- nm veritable vault of gold and
.,aeing its contents as rapidly as
~. sb,fts of miners can sack the
u. .s,re and il can be hoisted to sur
y. The ledge is showing feet wide
ne center lies a 12-inch streak Of
- .h,cb has an average gold value of
I. - "a the ton. Alongside of the high
- '.ss seam there is . feet of vein mat
N. saving an average value of 5000 per
n. "a IN the other side the average
=. ..sss across two feet of the ledge is $50
!. ,ss ION. The average value across
n. snt;re ledge is 5000 in gold to the
n. The rock carries about so per cent
-,,nb,des and about so per cent in free
gold
Tho shoot has been followed for more
Nan 10 feet and the end is not yet in
.isbt A stope has been started toward
~ lo0-foot level, the point where the
,sdse was first tapped, and has pene-
.,.tsi the roof of the drift about 10
,sst The same general width of vein
there maintained and values are
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06

The l5-horse power electric hoisting
pant recently ordered for the Bradley
Mckay lease on the Florence claim, is
en route to Goldfield and should arrive
within the next few days. 1t will be
Paced In commission as soon as possible
ana immediately thereafter the shaft
VIII be lowered from the $50 to the 200
1901 point. The plant has lifting
sapacity to depth of 500 feet and it is
lhe purpose to push the shaft down to
NAY level with dispatch. At each 80
eot point en- route stations will be cut
md drifts run out to the ledge now be-
as 50 successfully exploited on the 150-
foot level.
Better than fifteen tons of 500 ore
ase been mined from the Pinch streak
ao~ing in the lead at the latter point
y" values are staying with the miners
= WORK proceeds. The tonnage is aug
nsa1ed daily and the initial shipment
VIII soon be made.
iae Bradiey-McKay block promises to
y One OF the most productive pieces of
inning realty owned by the Florence
A'aihg company and to establish a pres
~ iof gold values equal with that now
~ Dy the Peer-Pugh lease on the
: s~a,snman claim, also the property of
Il iiorence company. The ledge forma-
~ is identical in character with that
A. ne Ola Reilly workings, the lease
! "nich half million dollars worth
s0io was mined in less than a half
M sss IN fact there is every reason to
4. saese That Bradley and Mckay have
8, extension of that rich lead, and if
s,,s, ~ prove to be the case a fortune is
n'hin their grasp.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06

to feet wide Owing to the value of
the strike it is necessary to keep the en-
tire acreage under armed guard.
Nothing is yet known of the imme-
date or future plans of the Round
Mountain Mining company, but no
stock has yet been offered for sale, and
should there be il will probably be at
very high figure The locator and
original owner of the property is Lewis
d. Gordon, a young man and native of
Nevada.
Since the find was announced the sun
nyside has been visited by many prom
inent mine operators, but 1t was the
good fortune of ]. r. Davis to secure
the plum. He and his associates pur-
chased the acreage on a basis of more
than $150,000.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06
LEASER OPENS
ORE ON THE GREAT BEND

pie. He is following the vein down on
its dip and at a depth of so feet will
send out drift along its strike.
In the main shaft on the company's
block a splendid ledge is being followed
in the 120-foot level and values are
standing we'll the test of development.
The miners are sacking from TO 3
feet of high grade and stopping is to be
gin at once. Ore bins are to be erected
and a steady daily output of from Is to
80 tons maintained. To the north and
south of the main workings high grade
is being mined from two broad lodges
and adds materially to the total daily
output from the property.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06

Sam Baldwin has opened up the eX-
tension Of the south vein on the Great
Bend property from which Jim Davis
Is mining a fortune for himself and as
niaies, and is sacking ore at grass
roots Baldwin has a lease on a block
of Great Bend ground lying directly
sas q he compaay workings and this
week he located the pay crack at sur
face The ledge is showing 2 feet wide.
with The location of the hanging wall
yet to be determined, and holds a gold
control as high as $500 the ton. The
rock carries a generous per cent of tel
lurium and is identical in character
with that mined by the Great Bend peo-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06
TRANSVAAL FIND EXPANDS
SOUTHERN LIMIT OF CAMP

since the strike was made quite a large
tonnage has been mined.
The ledge has almost due north
and south trend and is composed of a
lime spar which is rapidly making into
hard, fiinty quartz. Tt was tapped on
it's dip in the shaft at a depth of 80 feet
ana is to be Followed down TO ehe So
foot level where a drift will be sent out
along its course.
About a quarter of a mile south OF
the Transvaal holdings the Barry Gold
Mines Corporation is preparing to de-
velop the 4-otter group of claims which
has the extension of the Transvaal
ledge.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06

ment of the strike there was rush TO
the scene from the towns OF Buena
Vista and Goldhitt, but as the entire
country bristles with location stakes
for several miles in every direction IL
is rot likely that the rapidly increasing
corps of prospectors now on the way IN
win be fortunate enough to stake any
thi-.G VOL, N while.
The discovery was made by man
named Brown, who kept the secret until
such time as the original location ex-
pired by failure of the owner 10 WORK
the claim.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06
---------77l--="-'-7=-"-
THE ORC ESTATE

Development of Goldfeld Orc acreage
is to be furthered through the medium
of a new shaft which is being sunk a
short distance south of the old one, and
on the juncture of two lodges Vixen
it is down so feet the hosting plant now
at the old shaft is to be installed on 1t
and sinking continued until a depth OF
leo feet is gained. Both ledges will
then be drifted on in search of pay
shoots. Orc acreage is located north
and east of the Booth estate.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06

SALES AND CONSULTATIONS
NOW BEING ENGINEERED

had
4 lea by DR. Lyman
Posey
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formed
NJ NJ Johnson,
+ the
+ and Indian
q his
The Manhattan Dexter 90 claims chief
g.
organize eight different stockhoder
will
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and urn il o
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06
ORE ASSAYING $4,000 TO
TON IN WHITE MOUNTAINS

whi,s a.iies West of Buena Vista in the
nipsr.,sa.o ,aountain country a strong, well
saaples ieoge has been opened up
lso,eoo !, rom which assay as high as
ran A. - gold to the ton. Paintings
each ne rate Of from rs cents to 81
rst !. mplete data on the ind is not
s:sn f,o,s aana owing to its .emoteness
4 pnneid, but SO far as scertained
Esue = y De bona fide ard of great
ing thar was made on acreage adjoin-
sad Coz '"ned by Ward. Lusd. Warren
1'@'e'y following the announce
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06
THE rENENT LEASE

Tenent is drifting on strong ledge on
his block of Atlanta territory and gold
values are increasing as the breast Of
the drift is extended. He intends 10
lower his shaft another SO feet from
the 10O-foot point and will then once
more prove up the lead.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-04-06
TIE TAYLOR LEASE

~, er on the Daisy claim at Diamond
e,es. iayior, Dingee and Sears are
,,.sVsscutting \ for the ledge at a depth of
.,,ss. @ AT surface the vein gave ex-
t,,ras assays and paintings and when
/ Issa ,os,' rom the sO-foot level pay grade
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-11-24
HUEs OF WOOD.
Mahogany When It Is New Is of
 Light Color.


 Not all the mahogany which we see in use today exhibited as an heirloom is the real antique it is said to be, for heirlooms may be made to order, and even a furniture connoisseur will have difficulty in detecting the difference. Most people think of mahogany as deep red, while in fact, when new 1t is a light color without stain, and when treated with colorless liquids 1t be- comes a golden shade. This darkens with age, and at present all the genu- inc mahogany which we see must have attained it's dark hue through centuries of use. It is about the most expensive of the woods in general use, but Cir cassian walnut is valued even higher. Birdseye maple is next, a costly mate rial on account of the great difficulty . in treating it. It's grain is perhaps the most eccentric of all the various styles, and consequently it's working up and its lasting qualities are rather ua~er- Htain. The differences in grain make differences in it's density and hence it's disposition to crack and split. Vernis INluTIln IS u SJyiG WulCh WuS h luNOlIlO n the reign of Louis XIV, and it's pop ularity has not waned with the years. 1t takes it's name from a famous fam ly named Martin who were noted cab netmakers in Louis XV.'s reign. This beautiful spattcred gold dust decora- ion, with it's paintings by Vatican, is he real Vernis Martin style, unchang sd today.
 Oak is at the head of the lists of woods which have varied finishes. Bog ak is a brown green shade, caused by ong immersion in peat or marsh bogs bld English oak has q rich brown hade, supposed to be acquired by age nd the smoke from fireplaces. Both hese styles are, however, successfully Initiated by the manufacturers of to- ay Weathered oak and Flemish oak re both popular finishes, the former epresenting the color which rain and ln and wind would cause on the oak, nd the latter is black, representing he effect caused by centuries of smoke h overloaded rafters. Antwerp oak is he of the dark finishes like the others
 entioned, but varnish and shellac are sed. so that a high polish is the re- llt.
 Birch, natural or curly; maple and Fcamore are the original wood 1hel-
 cked and vanished without artificial W Wain.-Brooklyn Eagle.