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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-09

The 20-stamp mill at the Keane Won
der mine has been in operation for hve
days. the entire plant being in commits
sion.
Superintendent Lyon reports that
everything is working like a top. and
that the mill could not have started on
it's initial run and worked to better ad-
vantage.
While only one shaft is on at present.
about forty tons of ore are being treated
every day, and it is expected that the
company will shortly give instructions
to run the mill day and night. The gold
shows well on the plates.
Mr.. Lyon say that a fair grade of
ore is being treated. but not the best
ore in the mine. His assay Office is not
completed. so returns on the savings are
not available at this time.
The aerial tramway is working fine.
and the rock crusher, which is operated
by the gravity Of the tram. is doing ex-
cellent work. thus making a big saving
In the cost of power.
Mr.. Lyon extends an invitation to
Rhyoliters to take a ride on the first
sky railroad in the Funeral range. but
does not expect anybody to take more
tina one trip as in places the buckets
are 500 feet above the n with a
down hill drop all the way.-Rhyolite
Herald.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-09
COMPARISON OF
PRODUCTION AND
STOCK SALES

As to the number of tons Of ore
shipped the record for Goldheld district
on the week which ended November 2 IL
IS per rent above the average perform
ance of tbs "a weeks of 1907, closing
with that Saturday. For the sam week
the stock sales on the Goldield Con-
solidated Mining Stock exchange are the
slimmest Of the year and are 95 per cent
below average.
The second worst week Of 1907 as to
stock sales. ended on October Is. Is the
banner week OF the camps history In the
number Of ons sent to market. Three
of the four weeks Of the year whose
weekly sales of stock exceeded a million
dollars fell at the time of last springs
labor troubles, when not a ton OF ore
was shipped. and the remaining week OF
those four was the second one of the
year whose tonnage record wal below
the years weekly average.
Whatever Is assigned as the reason.
there remains the fact hat dealings on
change are no reflection of merits OF
the diggings which are represented by
the stocks. 1t IL refreshing. at rate
to note tina at this time. when the bears
control what Is left of the volume of
business on all the trading boards of the
country. the mines of Goldheld are In
the finest form Of any time since the
birth of the camp and are just acquiring
| the stride which means for the year to
come a tonnage record far in advance OF
past achievements. s
Below there are submitted figures
which tell the story of 1907 as to Gold
| fields mines and stocks:
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-09
NEW DISCOVERS AT
BONANZA MOUNTAIN

The past week has been one of con-
tinued activity around Bonanza noun
tain, each day witnessing the arrival of
new residents and visitors at the camp
at Bonanza well. until that portion Of
the district contains a good part OF the
population Of Crackerjack. and there
seems ground for the assertion that the
winter months will see the greatest ac-
tivity of the Crackerjack district CEN
tered about the rugged n In the
vicinity of the Crackerjack Bonanza
mine. Other development work has been
relegated to the background, and all In
terest certers on the great gold discov-
cries on Bonanza mountain. says the
Crackerjack News.
Regular consignments Of ore continue
to leave the Bonanza dump for Silver
Lake. and the Crackerjack Bonanza COM
pany is firmly established in the ranks
of the shippers Of high grade. The ore
Is going to Salt Lake. A rate OF $4.3o
per ton has been obtained by the Bo-
nanza company from Silver Lake to the
smelter. AT present the rate for hauling
to the railroad is a trifie high. but this
will undoubtedly be settled on a salts
factory basis.
Crosscuts at the 100 level In the Bo-
nanza mine have disclosed no less than
five well-deined veins. ranging from two
to eight feet in width. This remark
able showing has been made by cross
cuts running both east and west from
the main shaft. and at a distance OF
thirty feet from the shaft. All of the
lodges cut carry ore of a milling grade,
and some OF the assays obtained run
into sensational figures. A drift has also
been run from this level on the main
Arizona vein on which the incline shaft
was sent down. The main ledge shows
an average width of seven feet for the
forty feet which the drift has been run.
The showing at the 100 level In the
Crackerjack Bonanza is considered by
all mining men who nave entered the
workings as one of the most remarkable
ever seen on the desert. The big shaft
is being rapidly sent down to the second
level. where much prosecuting will be
done.
The Bonanza mine has been visited by
q large number of mining men Of the
and from the outside, and all
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-09
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1t begins to look like real and lasting
mining over at the COY Right at
the present time they are making an up
raise from the tunne level to surface,
and in a few days will have 1t finished.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-09

unite in the praise of the great Cracker
jack gold producer. One Cripple Creek
man is credited with saying that were
the Bonanza mine in Cripple Creek. with
the marvellous showing and great
amount of ore in sight at the first level.
he could easily secure $4,000. 900 for the
property. However, it is doubtful If
this sum would purchase the mine from
the present owners. as they evidently
have a fair idea of the value of their
property. from the fact that all stock in
the hands of the company has been
withdrawn from the market. The only
shares of Bonanza o~btainable now are
those that are in the hands of specula-
tors. who are ready to seize the oppor-
tunity to profit by the recent rise in the
value of the shares.
President Oscar Wilson of the COM
pany is expected in Crackerjack soon on
a visit to the mir Mr.. Wilson is a
prominent resident of the Angel City
and has extensive mining interests in
the desert regions of the state.
Many other parties are preparing to
begin work on their Bonanza I'M
properties. and much material has been
freighted in from Silver Lake. George
Rose OF SILVER Lake mas q uutiott VI
men at work on a new find south of the
Crackerjack Bonanza ground. and is said
to have a fine showing. Gar and Flor
mann of Crackerjack are interested in a
group west of the Bonanza mine. and
work is now progressing steadily at this
point. where a good ledge has been I'M
covered. Several Los Angeles parties
have secured bonds on claims In the
vicinity and are preparing to carry on
development work. 1t Is said that some
heavy investments in Bonanza
claims were made by a number of Colo
RADIO mining men who visited the ground
recently. In addition to this. a number
of leasers are prospecting their grounds
and preparing to begin development
work in earnest as 500 as their mate
rial arrives on the ground.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-09

Price postpaid. paper covers---so
Bound in cloth- *
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-09

]. r. Woods. who returned the first OF
the week from the Johnnie district,
where he is operating the Del Orc prop
erty. reports a very rich strike on the
Dutch Colleen group owned by Beaure-
gard and Burke in the vicinity of Del
ORC. Mr.. Woods brought some of the
material back with him. 1t is sprinkled
all over with free gold. and judged from
it's appearance will return very high
values. He thinks it is one of the rich
est strikes ever a in the state.
The ledge carries a surface width or
Ave feet and has been traced across
three claims. In some instances, Mr..
Woods avs the gold appears in the
quartz the size Of a pea, and assays
from picked samples running into the
thousands have been obtained. The gold
is literally s~prinkled throughout the
ledge as far as it has been prospected.
Mr.. Woods is president of the Del Orc
company and owns four-ifths of the
stock. Associated with him are 8. H.
Barbee, secretary and treasurer, and
John Keystone. vice president. The Del
ORC mpa owns four claims located
four miles south of the big Johnnie Con-
solidated mine. The development work
consists of 20 feet of shafting. A con-
tract has just been let for 200 feet or
sinking. The ledge is two and one-half
feet wide on the Del Orc claims. and Mr..
Woods says that gold can be found
along the surface for 500 feet. One OF
the openings shows two feet of ore and
six inches of tale, while at another place
ten inches of ore and one foot of tale are
uncovered. These uncoverings, MI.
woods says will average $500 per ton.
Mr.. Woods drew crowds of people
around him at the hotel n on the
streets by exhibiting a specimen Of ore
sent him from his mine. The specimen,
weighing about six ounces, might be
called a sample of gold showing free
rock. 1t was certainly a beauty, and 1t
Is probably no exaggeration to say that
the yellow boy constituted at least SO
per cent of the whole.
This rich specimen came from a depth
of only six feet.
The mill of the Johnnie Consolidated
company is expected to start up in about
two months. 1t will be a 125-stamp
plant. Forty men are working at the
Johnnie Consolidated. the control OF
which was three months ago taken Z or
by d. G.. Doubleday. the capitalist Of
San Francisco and Los Angeles.
The Congress mine, located about
800 feet from the Del Orc group. Will
soon be equipped with a big milling
plant. it being understood that the COM
pany has $4,000 in the treasury for this
purpose. The mill will. 1t is given out,
cost in the ~neighborhood of $4,000. The
congress has attained a depth of 500
feet.-Bullfrog Miner.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-09
PRODUCES TEN
MILLIONS IN EIGHT MONTHS

n number of tos of high grade ore shipped BY he mines IND leases II
oIdn district nj to the FIRST week IL November OF the present year is s1Iso
for the first six months $500 for The bird quarter. 2o2s5 for the month II
October I'M ARA for the first week of Novembe ended on November !, being a
total OF ss522 ton for IN veal to date
1t II a conservative estfmat to place thu average value Of the ore output at
500 pei ton. which means for 1907 to date a production Of sssss2oo.
In tn last half Of te year to late the mi II tons produced b thu sew
enl properties OF the camp are Black Butte. IS tons; Combination Fraction. ss4
tons: Godfdd Consolidated Mines mpa ss44 tons; Daisy, 10 tons Florence.
s7est ons; Jumbo xtensio 1851 tons. May Queen. . ons Sandstorm- 81 ons;
ST. IVES 12s tons md Velvet. IL tos a total II s77s2 TONS which is more han
vice the tonnaee of the first half of the year. with eight weeks OF hi yea ret
to be accounted for.
That Is the nGure estimated b. the director II The mint early in the year for n
entire state Of Nevada
Up to daet the leases of Goldneid have contributed so per cent? of the total
of ore am the mines IN company account 10 per cent
The following able shows in dean the tonnage production for the second half
of this year nd in aggregate tn contribution for this first six months:
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-09
GREAT ACTIVITY IN THE
RAMSEY COMSTOCK MINE

/ With that part Of the work complete a
hoist will be pulling ore to the top of
the shaft and the deep and permanent
mining planned for will be under way.
The walkover company is going to
sink hat shaft way down below water
level and is going to keep continually at
1t. Rich sulphide ores that have been
found In other mines along the north
belt are what they are seeking and from
the appearance of some Of the ore in the
bottom OF the shaft. they will not have
to go much further to get them.
The process of making the upraise
more fully demonstrates the richness of
the walkover dyke and the further fact
that it is in every way a grass roots
high grader. Just so much nearer the
upraise gets to surface. just that much
more is seen of the rich hanging wall
vein. In other words. there is being de-
veloped at the mine a vein of high grade
ore that will be stopped tut for shipment
right to the top of the extensive outcrop.
1ANsEY-ouEEx
1t ooks more and more as though the
Ramsey-Qucen was destined to be one
of our topnotch properties. Any time it
is desired to show forth one of the best
paintings obtainable anywhere in the
district, one from the Queen will surely
make good. 1t does not require a whole
lot of it either to do the trick. This may
be more appreciated when 1t is known
that a great many assays nave been
made running way up in the hundreds
and an assay of es.506.s0. gold. has been
made. With free gold ore a sensational
panning is sure to result in nearly every
instance.
"A shaft is being sun to develop the
ledge. on the hanging wall side. The
rich vein occurs next the wall and with
the depth obtained is gradually widen
ing. The quartz is becoming a little
closer grained as they proceed and the
wall continues to show very we'll de-
fined. The indications are most promis-
ing that they are working on a perma-
nent rich ore body.
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Development Of the Ramsey Ophir
mine goes on steadily. The is
having considerable underground ex-
ploration o at a point in the work
ings below water level. They have al
ready encountered sulphide ore, contain
ing the same dark metal that occurs
with the ore In the adjoining Ramsey
Comstock mine and are now ascertain
ing more of the extent of the vein. As
is the case at the adjoining property,
the rich vein occurs on the hanging wall
accompanied by a very wide extent OF
eouge. It's occurrence at this point on
Bonanza Mountain is further evidence
of the great ledge.-Ramsey Recorder.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-09

More high grade ore, more miners at
work and a greater min in every way.
is the status of things at the famous
Ramsey Comstock right now.
The additional 100 feet depth. that Is
the completion Of the crosscut at the
fourth level. has exposed Just that much
more ore in the workings and the great
mine is assured Of that much more pro-
duction. They have enough ore now
blocked out to keep shipments going for
a long time to come. as well as an i'm
mense tonnage of milling ore that will
run from SIS to $50 per ton.
They do not find any kidneys of ore
In the big ledge. The high grade h a
Is being shipped occurs In several veins
the principal one being on the hanging
wall. The other parts of the ledge. the
ledge proper is a solid mass of milling
grade ore. constituting an immense ton
mage which will eventually be mined
and milled.
The strike on the foot wall of the
ledge was a decided surprise to the man.
agement. This vein is about a foot wide
100 feet above and there was no idea
that 1t would increase so extensively
with the additional depth. Average
values of SIS per ton are contained in it
so the mine has become just that much
more valuable with this further devel-
opment. The hanging wall vein is about
the same width as above, a little over
seven feet wide.
Stopping is now going on from all
levels of the mine a they are daily
taking out a goodly supply of shipping
ore. More drifting on the various levels
is constantly adding to the extent of the
ore shoots. thus creating a greater ore
reserve all the while. TIT ore teams
are on the go continually and because OF
the short haul to the shipping point get
rid Of the sacked ore very fast. but the
additional force of miners and another
level to work on keeps plenty of the rich
product on hand. An order for cars Will
be sent to the railroad company in a
few days and another shipment will be
loaded and forwarded to the smelters.
1t is surprising to note the
amount of free gold contained in some
of the ore obtained in the lower levels.
Some pieces are sensationally rich and
show gold on all sides. plainly visible
to the naked eye. All of 1t pans big
strings of yellow metal in the free state.
although 1t is sulphide in character and
is obtained at considerable depth below
water level
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It begins to look lik real and lasting
mining over at the Walkover. Right at
the present time they are making an up
raise from the tunnel level to surface
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-11-09

h chemistry of the cyanide process
still remains practically as originally
introduced by Macarthur and Forrest.
Its increased use is due to its develop
ment and Improvement along mechanical
lines-Mining Reporter.
Arizona republican., 1907-12-12
THE ARKANSAS METHOD
 OF HANDLING TRUSTS
The Recently Arrived Jefferson Davis De-
 sCribes It to the Listening Senators
He Illustrates the Futility With Which, In His Ab- sence, the Congress Has Been EndeavOring to Solve Great Problem.

Washington. Dec. 11.-Senator Jef- fersOn Davis. Os Arkansas. toda- de-
 livered an address on trusts. All the
 senators were ir their seats and gave strict attention to his remarks. The galleries wera filled with spectators. MT. Davis delivered a passionate ad- dress after declaring that his bill if vigorously enforced, would kill the trusts. and with dramatic effort he challenged any senator td step forward and contest tEe issue with him. A domestic corporation found fixing the price of any article would. bv his bill, he said. have its charter forfeited. and a foreign corporation guilty of such an act would not be allowed to do busi- ness in the United States. Of the Sherman antitrust law he asked. Has il proved effectual: has it destroyed a single trust? Under it's operation have they not grown stronger more defiant and arrogant" Said he. Almost sev- enteen years has the Sherman law been upon the statute books, and nearly seven years of Roosevelt's strenuous term have passed with all the machin- cry of the government at his back:
 with the great power of the chief ex- ecutive in his hands. Yet I ask, will tell me Of one trust that has been
Arizona republican., 1907-12-12
Was President Walker of the California
 Safe Deposit and Trust Co.
The Most Startling Development Yesterday Following It's Collapse Was the Suicide of the Manager of a Branch Institution.

to be placed in the same cell with his general manager. When shortly be- fore he was released he was placed in a cell on Ine women's side of the pris- c::, near Brown, the two officials of the insOlvent bank made no attempt Ito communicate with each other. Judge Dunne accepted bond of $75,0O0 given by d surety company. for the release of the aged bank president and set lis preliminary hearing for December 19.
 Walker avoided newspaper men but late this afternoon he gave out state ment through his Attorney. w. H. Chickering. Walker said he became president of the company in July. 1905. lat the earnest solicitation of Bartlett with the understanding taht he was not to devote his entire time to the management of the corporation. Dur ing large part Of the time since he has been absent in New York and Europe.
 Said he. Tn June I went east on business in connection with the San Francisco Bond and Mortgage com pany. The first knew of any weak ness of the bank was the receipt of tel egraphic information from San Fran cisco that the bank had closed its doors. During the few days pre- ceding this information I received let ters from Brown to the effect that business was in a flourishing condition and that in spite of the financial crisis the institution was doing we'll
 'I know nothing whatever regarding the Cotton securities. I have never seen those securities nor have I ever had possession of them. I am not a debtor to the bank in the sum of s75O.OOO or any other amount. On the contrary at the time the bank closed was a creditor to the amount of about $42. .0OO. Mrs. Walker is also a creditor. T. am ready at all times. in the event Nthe depositors and stock holders can bring about a reorganiza- tion to aid as far as l am able"
 Assistant District Attorney Cook stated this afternoon that the two men he set at work examining the books of the bank had gathered much infor- nation about its affairs and methods. but the nature of the information he declined to give out.
 Governor Gillett was in conference with the bank commissioners during the day with reference to the financial situation and the duties of the com mission. Later in the day the com mission took charge or the Citizens State Bank. a small institution in Fill more street whic suspended several weeks ago. R. F.. Ragland is the pres !dent and principal stockholder. The commissioners fOund that the hank had s5,000 in its vaults as against s90.- GOO owing to depositOrs. The princi- pal assets are notes for S90 0000
Arizona republican., 1907-12-12

been tanned, much less destroyed.
 What is needed by the trust mag mates oe the union. in order to make them respect the law. is that the.- be treated like Ordinar--. felons: that the strong arm Ot the law be laid against them just as it would be asainN a horse thief or any one else charged with crime. Land them in the peni- tentiary, the place for felOns. with the stripes, the 'dOxilOgy of a misspenr life upon them, and you will see that the trusts are busted and the people will get relief"
 Speaking O. the great expense Of government, MT. Davis said: Our prsident, besides his salary of $50. .OO0 year. and l say that is not excessive. is paid by congress s25.OOO a year for travelling expenses. This is enormous and unreasonable. The president has five children, and l believe it is true that he should live in accordance with the dignity of his position. I have the president skinned a cit- block in the matter Of a family: I have eight chil- dren, and it does not take $II3,OOO for my living expenses. The greatest pres fdent that ever lived upon this earth. that was ever inaugurated in this cap itOl. in my judgment, was old Hickory Jackson who rode his horse to the : White House, dressed in a suit of blue jeans"
Arizona republican., 1907-12-12
BRYAN NOT SURPRISED

Lincoln, Neb. Dec. 1l.-When told tonight that President Roosevelt had made a positive declaration that he would rot be 2 candidate for a third term, MT. Bryan expressed no surprise but declared that the position of the president was as he expected.
 Bryan said 'I have assumed from the beginning that the president would not be a candidate. The statement be issued the night of the election left TO room for 2 misunderstanding. I have felt that his friends were doing him an injustice in suggesting that he would change his opinion on the sub ject.