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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
JUMBO LEASE
In FINE SHAPE

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Mohaw Jumbo Lease company has shut
down it's workings along with the big
operators of the camp, this lease is in
splendid shape at this time. The three
compartment shaft had at the time of
closing down attained a depth of 2l0
feet and sinking was going on rapidly
with the seventy-five horse power
double-drum electric hoist working in
excellent shape.
Messrs. Holleran and Macmillan OF
the Mohawk-Jumbo Lease company
state that they feel certain of encounter
ing the high grade ore such as has been
taken from the Mohawk Lease at a
depth of not more than 325 feet, and
since they were breaking ground at
the time of the closedown at the rate
of seven feet per day. the management
expected to be into high grade before
the last half of the lease year. thus
giving them six months in which to
hoist high grade with the best equip
ment to be found in Goldfield. The COM
pany has been granted an extension for
any time lost during the shutdown by
the Jumbo Extension Mining company
and in conquence the idleness there Will
have no material effect on the lift OF
the lease.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
GOLDFIELD STRIKE SITUATION REMAINS UNCHANGED
GOLDFIELD OPERATORS GET
BEST PROPERTY AT WONDER

Marvellous stories about the rich
mines of Wonder, in the northern part
of the state. continue TO arrive in Gold
field Should reports be true. another
city of gold has been discovered.
Though scarcely seven months old, the
camp is rapidly creating a record for it.
self as producer of high grade ore
L. b. Hahn. who has just returned,
states that he has purchased two
groups. the Pixies Peak and the Little
Pittsburg. for $4,000. Interested with
him are Thomas II. Condor and Walter
Jeske. He considers that his purchase
is a bonanza and that both groups will
prove dividend paying mines.
The former group comprise 80 acres
and adjoins the famous Queen property
on the north. There are numerous
lodges traversing the property and sur
face assays are obtained that range
from $50 to 5000. The Little Pittsburg
is close by, and adjoins the equally fam
Gus Jack Pot on the east. 1t comprises
80 acres
The Wonder mining district is con-
stantly expanding. says Hahn. New
strikes of exceptionally rich ore are
made daily. Prospectors and mining
men throng the outlying hills. The
proven mineral bearing area comprises
over 20 miles square. The wonderfully
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29

The feature of trading on the stock
market IN Manhattan during the past
two weeks has~bsen in Chipmunk. where
II was reported big strike had been
made in a crosscut from the f5o-foot
level in the shaft now being sunk by
the mana cement. More than 10000
shares of Chipmunk stock were traded
In during the excitement and the stock
advanced in price from IA cents to 80
cents, later reacting TO 26 cents.
J. II. Macmillan. vice-president of the
company, and who has the property In
control. was on the coast at the time
OF the excitement and In consequence
no information would be given out by
those in charge of the property In Man
haitian, thus the report OF the strike
could not be confirmed.
Mr.. Macmillan after inspecting the
property on Sunday and Monday. stated
that the miners had encountered about
three inches OF high grade ore assaying
better than $4,000 ton at a point
eighty feet from the shaft in the cross
cut at the 10o-foot level. Aside from
this high grade ore, the company hes
about three feet of milling ore giving
returns OF $50 to the ton. Two addi-
tionai shifts were ordered put to work
Immediately and the whim now In use
will be replaced by steam hoist. The
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
WILL BUILD 100000 GAS PLANT

having "a sufficient supply of petroleum
on hand at all times, the company has
made a three-year contract with the
railroad companies to deliver the oil at
comparatively reasonable terms.
In describing the benefits to be de-
rived by all householders in using the
gas. Mr.. Schloss states that the cost for
fuel purposes alone will cut the average
coal bill in two. In regard TO 1t taking
the place of electric lights at a lower
price. is hardly feasible though. he ad-
mits, for even in the coal fields in
Pennsylvania II is next to impossible to
oust electric lights on a monetary basis.
He deems gas lights are more suitable
and handler in mining camp and feels
assured that many will use it even at
the same price as electricity.
For power purposes he thinks 1t par
ticularly advantageous. both in regard
to cheapness in price and suitability. He
intends devoting his attention to the
construction of the plant. securing of
franchises for the laying of pipes, and
many other business details.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29

To do away with the vexed problem of
an inadequate and expensive fuel sup
ply, Goldfeld is to have modern gas
plant capable of supplying, if necessary,
10000 inhabitants with light, heat and
power for the running of machinery.
The plant when installed will cost
100000. Contracts have been let for
the generators, cleaners, scrubers, boil
ers and holders in San Francisco and
Los Angeles; and special instructions
have been given to rush the orders. A
like order for ten miles of 5, 4. 2, and
1-inch pipe has been sent to Pennsyl-
vania-
The entire undertaking is to be con-
Quoted on an extensive scale The stock
holders are wealthy San Francisco
capitalists who have been interested in
the proposition by Louis Schloss of
Kewanas fame. Among them are F. A
Greenwood of the Greenwood estate;
George G. Towle of Towle Bros. & Co.,
millionaire real estate investors and
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29

rich Nevada Wonder mine is reported to
have sacked on its dumps. 100 tons Of
ore, that averages $500 to the ton.
On the Jack Pot mine 700 sacks of ore
are stacked high around the main shaft
that will net $3.50 to the ton. Rich
$1,400 ore has been opened on the vul-
ture ledge in several places and ship
ments are to be Immediately made To
the northwest 4 and miles are many
rich shipping properties, including the
Spider and Wasp groups. Several leases
are working the ground and doing we'll.
The Toohy has opened an ore shoot
near the summit of hill and has 40
tons of $3.50 ore sacked. Other sacking
mines are the Ruby Wonder and the
Colorado. Big values have also been
found on the Stray Horse, Castle Rock,
Silver Dipper, Alice and Wonder claims.
The district is somewhat retarded by
long 20 mile haul to Hazen and its
general inaccessibility. This is being
remedied in a manner by the building of
railroad to Fallon and the new Renfro
auto line to run from Tonopah. saw
ing of two days time by the latter will
be made for Southern Nevada people
intending to visit the district. Provi-
sions and other necessaries of life are
reasonable. being furnished by nearby
farmers.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29

r. L. Colburn returned this week from
New York City wher. ne went with Tex
Rickard to list the stock of the United
Ely Copper company. The shares will
be called on the New York curb and on
the Boston Stock Exchange about the
18th of January, when the certificates
will be ready for delivery.
The company has already started
work upon it's twenty claims at Ely,
and intends for the present time to
make a thorough surface exploration.
1t has already opened up ore in three
places. Machinery is expected to arrive
on the ground about the LIST of January
Mr.. Colburn found New York greatly
excited over Goldfield and Southern
Nevada mines and ready tc put any
amount of money into meritorious enter
prises. He looks for the greatest spec
ulation in mines ever known during this
coming year on the part of New York
ers. who would rather invest their sur
plus cash in Nevada than anywhere.
There are only two cities talked OF
in New York." says Mr.. Colburn," and
they are Pittsburg and Goldfeld.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
WILD HORSE TUNNEL

One of the notably long tunnels in
the Goldfeld district, having recently
cut large vein 766 feet from the en-
trance, is that of the Goldfield Wild
Horse Mining company. two miles east
of town between the Commonwealth and
Madonna groups.
Besides the long length of tunnel
work there are three air shafts, respec-
lively fifty-two, forty-four, and ninety
nine feet each Miners are employed in
sinking a four by six-foot shaft on the
ledge through the floor of the drift.
In view of the fact that good milling
values are obtained in the quartz, the
management intends listing it's stock
on the San Francisco and Los Angeles
exchanges.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
coDD ON ST. IVES

Just before closing its workings peno-
ing a settlement of the labor dl1ilcui-
ties, the Codd lease on the ST. ives
broke into a three-foot blind ledge IN
north drift on the 10o-foot level the
ore is a gray sulphide and averages sloo
to the ton The shaft is down 15O rect
having been sunk with the aid OF a
whim. 1t will be continued when a
newly ordered twenty-five horse power
gasoline hoist arrives.
The ST. Ives company's main smart
is down 325 feet and shipments OF ore
made from the bottom of the work
ings pay for the cost of mining and
Incidental expenses.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29

The News has received word from A.
@. wegener of Chicago that the new
Chicago Mining and Stock Exchange has
just received its charter from the secre-
tary of the state of Illinois. The list of
directors is almost identical with that
published In these columns last week.
1t includes Donald A. Campbell, Dudley
A. Tying, Wallace ii. Hopkins, Harry s.
Lewis, Howard A. Nill David II. Harris,
Norman Fl. Perry, Cyrus w. George,
Arnold G. Wegener. 1t is stated that
fully two-thirds of the applications for
membership were refused. 1t is the in
tention of the charter members and d.
rectors to complete an organization
equal In standing to any stock exchange
in this country. The new exchange is
supported by a number of leading busi-
ness interests of Chicago.
Goldfield hears with great satisfac-
tion of the formation of the Chicago
mining exchange. II is by such means
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29

builders; L. NJ Quigley, owner in the
Tonopah gas plant. The latter two are
also interested in the Kewanas l.. p.
Lowe of Los Angeles, who is the in
ventor of the new gas system which
bears his name, is also heavily inter-
ested
Should there be no delay in the ar
rival of material, the entire plant will
be completed and ready to supply gas
by the middle of April. The site has
not yet been selected, decision as to
suitable location being awaited until the
arrival next week of Charles A. Dick
man from San Francisco, a thoroughly
experienced gas man who has under
taken the building of the plant. He has
visited Goldfeld before and understands
local conditions.
The gas is to be made from COM
position Of crude oil and water, man
ufactured in a plant Identical to those
used in San Francisco, Los Angeles and
100 other coast cities 1t is said to be
of superior quality and can be man
ufactured cheaply. To make sure of
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29

In spite of various reports published
to the effect that all litigation on the
Dutchman mine at Walker lake had
been settled, interested parties state
that no settlement has yet been reached,
one set of claimants blocking proceed
ings by exorbitant demands. The feel
ing at Dutchman Creek is very strong
against these claimants, as a compro-
mise would mean great activity at the
old mine.
The Walker Lake and Goldfeld Min
ing company was incorporated this week
TO take over and work seven claims at
Cottonwood about four miles from the
lake. There are splendid groupings on
the property, surface assays as high as
$50 having been obtained. Dr. Il.
Chalmer Sangree, of New York is pres
ident; Major r. A. Falkenberg, vice
president; DIR. Cyrus Perillo, of New
York, secretary; Walter j. Kaufman OF
Philadelphia, treasurer. who. with Chas'
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29

The Silver Pick lease owned by Peter
son. Minter and Shannon will after the
new year be incorporated into COM
pany to be called the Peterson silver
Pick Leasing and Mining company.
The lessees have had new hoist in
operation for three weeks and are now
sinking to 200 feet. where they will
crosscut the formation. The shaft,
which is well timbered throughout. is
this week down $50 feet. At the 116-
foot point a ledge was crosscut, about
IA feet of drifting In each direction
being accomplished thereon. The vein
was found to have a width of feet and
yielded returns from Sc to $141 at the
2O0-foot point II is expected that 40
feet OF prosecuting should bring the
men UP to the ore body.
The owners of this lease are also
operating another. short distance west
on which depth of 100 feet has been
attained.
The shaft is being put down to the
20O-foot. The lessees anticipate cut
ting through big dyke which was
discovered in the west crosscut at the
100-foot level. 1t was then 80 feet wide
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
rrw Ho1sr ON B1sMARcx

The new 25-horse power gasoline
hoist of the Bismarck Mining and Leas-
ing company, developing block OF
ground on the Bismarck claim of the
Atlanta group. is installed, and men are
actively at work in sinking the proposed
sO0-foot shaft. having attained a depth
Of 100 feet One broken ledge OF quartz
has been encountered that assays S2S
to the ton. The management states 1t
has seven known lodges traversing the
ground which it intends prosecuting.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
EAsTsIDE LEASING

The new Eastside Leasing company,
composed of New York parties under
the leadership of Felix Gottchalk who
bought heavily into the Copperopolis
property, is rushing work on its block
north of the McLisle lease on the East
side claim of the Nighthawk Mining
eompany's ground The shaft is down
45 feet. and though the work has been
retarded owing TO the lack of timbers,
this difficulty has been overcome. A
15-horse power gasoline hoist is being
installed The shaft will be sunk 300
feet before erosseutting.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29

George A. Miller and Mrs. Bessie MIL
'er' pioneers of the Goldfeld DISTRICT
Yesterday completed the sale to the
u0ldheld Ludwig Mining company OF
property in Goldfeld and Beilview IN
sne Yerington copper belt for casn
consideration of $4,000. The GROUND
aansferred includes six claims in Gold
aeiu and five at Bellview. One OF the
a.er claims. is an extension of the Dig
auwig property from which high grace
!. pper ore is now being shipped. ana
aso adjoins the ground Of the JACK
De,l Mining company.
Judge sandars of Manhattan acted
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
GOOD REPozrs FROM
NORTH END or STATE

Captain John Shay. veteran of the
Boer war and field man for Captain
Hassell, heavy local mining operator,
has returned from a long prospecting
trip in the northern part of the state.
He reports that the Jackson Creek
Copper district in Humboldt county
bears all the ear marks of great cop
per region and that development work
on the Nelson group is progressing rap
idly.
He also spent several days In the
reservation on his Journey homewards
and states that during his stay he heard
repeated reports of new strikes. One
strike on Reservation Will is said to
consist OF shipping ore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29

600 worth of ore already blocked out.
and the free milling will average better
than SIS. The lodges. which are being
developed by tunnels. as far as opened
up show width of twelve feet. Last
week big vein was uncovered when
sinking well in the valley about a
mile distant from the present workings.
The ledge was about twenty-five feet
wide, showing copper and panning gold
freely. As depth was attained the char
acter of rock became sulphide. Assay
returns have not yet been received. The
management Will probably turn this
well into a working shaft and make a
substantial exploration Of the new find.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
GOLD cnArEn PnoPERrrEs
TO HE coMsoxrDArED

Under the able managership of 7. d.
Murphy, one of the discoverers OF Gold
field, plans have been completed for
the consolidation of the Nevada Gold
Crater and the Gold Crater Mining COM
panies .nto a s2.o00.o00 corporation.
Both properties are well known. hav-
ing been developed extensively and sew
eral shipments of ore made. the former
by Leasers Ridge and Curtis. Among
those interested in the consolidation are
Sid Cary. and Marvin Ish, secretary and
treasurer. 1t is the intention of the
organizers to subscribe to a large block
of the treasury stock and to use the
funds for the purpose of sinking a
deep shaft on the main vein which
traverses both groups of claims. This
gives average values of from s15 to $40
to the ton. A new hoist has been ordered
to further the work
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29

The incline shaft of the Kewanas
company hes now reached the 30o-foot
point. No lateral development is being
done at this time, all work being con-
centrated in the shaft. The water diff
Guilty has moderated considerably dur
ing the past few weeks, and only about
1000 gallons come in per twenty-four
hours. The ledge was last crosscut at
the 200-foot level where 1t was found
to have a width of eighty feet. The
shaft is sinking on good milling grade
of ore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29

Activity among the mines situated
four and Ave miles east of Goldhed
continues unabated During the week,
operations have commenced on the Gold
field Montgomery mining mompany's
property. which comprises a group Of
eight claims. shaft has been started
in huge hematite of iron cropping.
which assays on the surface 81 to -
per ton. Lumber for a collar set in on
the ground and at depth of 100 feet
crosscut will be made to cut the vein.
The cropping is said to be sixty feet In
width.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
THE cEnrExHrAL

The Centennial mine at Ida is being
subjected to a vigorous development
by it's new owners. and the ground is
being explored by means Of a shaft and
two tunnels. In the shaft seventy feet
Of depth has been reached. The two
crosscut-tunnels are both in ore at the
present time, with returns showing good
milling and smelling values.
One of these tunnels, which Is in
sixty-five feet, was first excavated years
ago when the mine was originally
opened up, and the present management,
having cleaned ii out, are now running
It in to tap a big shoot Of copper-lead
ore. This ore body should be cut in less
than 100 feet.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
KEANE WONDER ERECTING
A FORTY STAMP MILL

J. r. Elgan returned Tuesday from a
visit to the Keane Wonder eompany's
mine in Death Valley, of which corpora
tion he is one of the officers. He
says that work is going ahead most
satisfactorily. and men are now exca-
waiting and putting in foundations for
the new forty-stamp mill which the
company will erect. Some material and
also machinery have already arrived on
the ground in sufficient quantities to en-
gage the attention of a good number OF
men. There are 25 men employed at
this time and more will be put on as
further machinery arrives.
The company states that 1t has $780,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
oppm LEASE

The main shaft of the oddie lease
on the Combination Fraction ground has
attained a depth of over 400 feet. break
ing through the country rock into a
body of good quartz. Its extent and
values have not yet been ascertained,
but the general impression prevails that
it means the opening of another leasing
bonanza. The lease is supplied with
compressor and drills and all modern
improvements in mining machinery.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
SILVER PICK I. Q N.

Having sunk rs feet through the
wash. the Silver Pick Mining and Leas-
ing company, operating on the extreme
west side of the Silver Pick group, Is
engaged in timbering its shaft prepara-
tory to sinking to a depth OF 800 IeeI
The work is being conducted under the
supervision of Manager ]. 7. Murphy,
who states that values are obtained
from the stratified quartz in the bottom
Of the shaft.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29

A new mining corporation is being
organized by local parties to operate
two claims in the Silver Peak district
1t is termed the Silver Peak Mohawk
Mining company. s. Morris. president
and A. Radius, secretary.
A four-foot we'll defined ledge trav-
erses both claims, carrying free gold
values. At the bottom of fifty-foot
shaft sunk on the vein, the ledge has
a tendency 10 widen and the values
show slight increase over those found
on the surface.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
HAYEs-MoNNErrE

Hayes and Monnette continue working
their famous Mohawk lease to it's full
est capacity. Men are crowded into the
three huge cavern-like chambers and
continued shipments of several hundred
of tons of exceptionally rich high grade
ore are made daily. 1t goes as formerly
to the huge sampler al Miller's station
and there has not been an instant's de
lay owing to local labor difficulties.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29

Fl. C. Peters, a local assayer, Is spend
ing several days investigating new
strike made by a prospector named
Lawrence in a mining section beyond
Pipers ranch, fifty-five miles south
east of Goldfield. The discovery cons
tains gold. copper and silver values. and
will. 1t is thought. prove to be bo--
nanza property. The ledge is wide and
well defined
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
Col DFIELD-LUDWIG co.
ACQUIRES FINE PROPERTY

for George Miller in the transaclion'
,rbe company acquiring these lanos. is
made up of Pittsburg and New forh
canitalists. and they are financially wei.
able to undertake the development OF
the holdings on a large scale. Tne re-
-. ~ the work already performed on
~ Ludwig Extension claim is such as
:. rarrant the belief that the territory
;. - made one of the most prolinc OF
Conner ~ PRODUCERS at no distant date
% The purchasing company win inau-
,,,ork nm this estate January End.
snd George Miller, who will superintene
az .e-a,ion' is now considering the letting
~ contract to sink 100 feet.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
aoLDFIELD GIANT
SINKING SHAFT

Toward the east end of Crook avenue,
within the suburbs of Goldfield. the
Goldfield Giant Mining company is sink
ing a deep shaft under the managership
of President C. W. Long on its Triangle
claim 1t has attained a depth of SS
feet having passed through the wash
and is now encountering the country
rock. stratified with stringers. Small
ASSAYS are secured and the management
intends sinking to a considerable depth
before crossc-tting.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-12-29
VELVET LEASING AND MINING

Sinking operations are proceeding at
good rate on the Goldfield Velvet
Leasing and Mining company on the
Velvet. The shaft is down 100 feet and
will go to the 300-foot point before
prosecuting is attempted. A twenty
five horse power gasoline hoist is run
ming, and sixty horse power engine to
operate a compressor is erected but
has not yet been in operation.
A heavy flow of water has been proven
somewhat of a handicap since the 1st
of this month, about 5000 gallons COM
ing each day. A pump has now been
ordered.
A station is being cut at the 150-foot
level and hereafter they will be cut
with every fifty feet of depth.