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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-16
NEEDS MORE
EXPERIENCED MINERS

that is dropping down on the ore. and
that by the middle OF next week the up
raise will be completed. when the force
of men will be concentrated on the stop
ing and drifting from below. The main
tunnel was driven 300 feet without an
air shaft. but the air in the face will
no longer permit Of work there until
the connection is made with the sur
face. Good ore. and shipping quantities
of IL, is still in the shaft as it goes
down.
sTRATFoRD-MoRRIs WORKING
]. NJ. Stratford has started a deep
shaft on the group of claims owned by
himself and II. C. Morris: they secured
some very rich horn silver ore from
surface crosscuts on their main vein.
several months ago. and have been wait
ing for present good weather to start
sinking at the point of their best strike.
Their assays we're very encouraging,
and the property shows up as an exceed
ingly bright prospect. Mr.. Morris is at
present in New York, but will shortly
return to Fairview. by which time Mr..
Stratford will have the development
work we'll under way. The group they
are working lies southeast of the Sny-
der strike.
ORE IN MERRITT LEASE
Last Sunday some good ore was en-
countered on the Merritt Bros. lease, of
the Dromedary Hump property. A So
foot shaft was first put down about 100
feet from the line of the Golden oulde
and consado Fraction. and a drift run
to the north into the hill. Failing to
cut the ore in this drift. the owners
4 .tf.s-- L. ~ --A.4. lt.z.4aA. -
the 50-foot level, and have now run into
values, with the prospect of getting the
same quantity of shipping ore as was
encountered in the Golden Boulder
shaft.
The Herritt brothers are now in the
east but one of them will be here in a
very few days, when future develop
ments will be decided upon.
CYCLONE MAKING GOOD
More ore was cut in the drift at the
60-foot level this week. a %sampling of
which shove values OF 1912 in gold.
s239.62 in silver; the vein of quartz at
this point is full six feet wide, and
what is not ore is porphyry hat will
unquestionably make ore with greater
depth. 1t Is one of the most encourage
ing formations. while the values OBJ
tained are such as to put the ore in the
first-class.
The main tunnel of the Cyclone prop
erty is driving for this shaft, which will
be sunk deeper. in order to reach the
level of the tunnel lit is about 100 feet
from the face of the tunnel to the shaft;
while this distance is being covered the
old shaft will be Strengthened up and
converted into a big working shaft,
where a hosting plant will be installed.
The gasoline engine has been ordered,
and when in place the management will
sink 500 feet without stopping.
The Cyclone property is in the hands
of men who mine in a systematic and
thorough manner. and the fact that
shipping ore has been occasionally en-
countered has never caused them to
change their plans; for months they
have been homecoming the property
with a view to selecting a site for a
deep shaft, and they have just been
able to do this. At the same time they
have cut a vein OF ore that makes it
look as IL the Cyclone is showing up
as a mine at less han 100 feet.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-16
His Famous Diamond6eld Mines

Including the Daisy, Black Butte Consolidated,
Diamondfeld Triangle, Goldtield Belmont, Great
Bend Annex and Goldfeld Eureka, are known
throughout the land as among the richest in the
Goldield District. His discovery and acquisition of
this rich mining section was characteristic of that
marvellous mining acumen which has since won him
recognition as one of the greatest mining experts of
the day. 1t was this discovery that made him famous
in Goldfield history as ''Diamondfeld Jack Davis
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-16
RAILROAD 70. ROUND AounrA1H

The best news that has ever Reached
Round Mountain. was that brought by
James Travers. one of the publishers of
the Nugget. this week and it will GER
'tainly cause rejoicing not only in our
rich camp but throughout Smoky valley
for Mr.. Travers states that a railroad
from Austin south to Manhattan and
which will later be extended to Tonopah
will be built during the year of 1907.
Yes. I ave grand news for the peo-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-16

"A cry Is now going up for more min
ers. and good ones: the work on many
of the Fairview properties has adj
vanced to a stage where the services of
experienced miners is necessary. and
the lack of such men is great. says the
Fairview News. At the same time there
is a dearth of any class of mine work.
ers. and several of the companies are
sadly handicapped. The great Increase
of work of the past few weeks has mads
a great difference in the aspect of labor
conditions, and there must be an influx
of many orkm before every prop
erty that is developing will be movI.g
along smoothly. 1t is nc ~exaggcration
to say that at least SO men could
find employment at this time. some
operators are paying better than the
scale in order to run full handed.
The Transfers that are hauling to
Wonder return by way of this camp to
load up with ore. and still the conges-
tion at the mines is not relieved. When
others begin to ship another prob,eGa
Will resent itself. These %inconven-
iene, ATE, however. but temporary. ard
win "sirst themselves. Such a condi-
ten of edairs may retard but NJ. top
~ Nbflttilui era Va BfOEitSS iid Is
.ust ,lawning on tho camp. On ever
hand she is moving forward with great
strides, and has an appearance of ac-
tivity that is only exceeded by the gen.
eral tone of ~permanency and substan-
tiability-qualities in which Fairview
excels all rivals. Fairview has mine
makers nd-th ore.
KIMBERLY CLAIMS TO BE WORKED
The Fairview Kimberly is now en-
ploying men to begin operations on the
two full claims II owns. under the di-
rection of +. a. Virtue, one of the prln-
cipal holders of stock. Associated with
Mr.. Virtue. are Dick Colburn, of Gold
field; ]. p. Riley, o fthe most successful
lease Goldheld has known, except tho
Hayes-Monnette. and Frank Lathrap, a
Goldfeld broker.
The property has an excellent surface
showing. consisting of good strong
lodges yielding values ranging between
500 and $50 per ton.
Mr.. Virtue has already started the
work. and will add more men as fast as
he can employ them. Just at present
he complains of a deplorable lack OF
miners, in common with a number of
other operators. At least & dozen works
here are short of men at the present
time.
FINDING RICHEH ORE
superintendent A. III. williams, of
the Nevada Fairview was in town yes
terday with a number of specimens
from a richer streak in the vein of No.
4 tunnel; the quartz is exceedingly rich
in silver. 1t is learned that the big rein
is now yielding much more of this high
grade, and 1t is being demonstrated that
depth will undoubtedly uncover a big
body of ore that will ship without sort
ing. The mine is looking more and
more like a high grade producer with
each days work. 1t is already a ship
ping proposition, and every indication
points to he conclusion that it will
eventually develop into the rival of any
mine in the entire district. The manner
in which this property responds to de-
velopment work is remarkable.
GOLDEN B0ULDER
Superintendent Harry Tibbits states
that but IA feet remains to be driven
before the connection will be made be-
tween the main tunnel and the shaft
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-16

Known throughout Neavda and the
United States at large as one of the
most successful operators in the mining
world today. Those who have followed
him in the past have made fortunes.
He is the owner and has developed more
producing mines than any other man in
Nevada.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-16
The Golden Hills Of Diamond6eld

The Golden Hills OF Diamondheld
The Diamondfeld mines, without a single excep-
ton, are located along a great mineral bearing
formation cutting the country due east and west,
marked by enormous outcroppings and mammoth
lodges. Among the great properties in Diamondfeld
originally taken up by Mr.. Davis is THE
AMETHYST, situated less than 600 feet west of the
GREAT BEND NINE, and on that great mineral
bearing zone which is the site of the DAISY, OLA
MONDFIELD TRIANGLE, GOLDFIELD f.
MONT and DIAMONDFIELD BLACK BUTTE
CONSOLIDATED-among the richest mines in Gold
field and every one an ORIGINAL DAVIS PROF
ERTY.
Yielding to solicitation of clients, brokers and in
vestors Mr.. Davis has finally consented to place the
AMETHYST on the market, and this great property
has been Incorporated as the
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-16

pie of our great camp" he said upon his
arrival Tuesday. Round Mountain is
to have a railroad and it will have it
rfsh, away. This I car state %authorita-
lively. $-
while In Philadelphia. I had several
talks with the men who are backing
the new enterprise and they told me
positively that the road will be built
and that work on 1t will commence
about May I and 1t will be rushed to
completion as fast al men and money
can build 1t.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-16
A v
Vice-President

VICE y DAVIS
Mine owner and MINE MAKER, whose record in developing
producing mines has never been equaled. His marvellous success viii
his Damondfeld mines has won him recognition al one of the greatest
mining experts of the day.
Treasurer L. LINDSAY
One of the best-known banking authorities in the west and at
present cashier of the State Bank and Trust Company, one of the
strongest institutions in the State of Nevada.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-16

treSldent II. ia
Principal owner of the world-famous Hayes-Monnette Mohawk
lease which expired in 1907, after netting the lessees more than $780,
100000; capitalist and mine-owner, heavily interested in many of
ioldfelds richest mines.
secretary A..
Capitalist and mine-owner; formerly vcepreident of the Gold
Exchange Bank of Nevada, and one of the original owners of Mont
gomery Mountain, adjoining the world-famous SHOSHONE MINE.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-16
DIRECTORATE OF FAMOUS MINING MEN

The officers and executive board the GoLDNELD AMETHYST MINING oMPANY comprise the same
GddfddH the greatest camp on earth mdv who have successfully directed thu. management of the woldhmms
MOHAWK LEASE which has produced almost 100000 month since ore vas struck mA lh las; the DAISY B
FIELDTRIANGLE QUARTZTE GOLDFIELD EURE and a score of the other great ms that have
million
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-11

Through window he watched her en-
ter the front room, take on her hat
and place 1t with chatetlaine bag on
the table. Burns Slid into the house.
looked into the bag, and found letter
there. In its place he put dummy.
This was easy, as there was no ad.
dress on the outside of the envelope
But this left Burns in the dark as to
whom It was meant foN
Later in the afternoon Mrs. Chew
ins came out and Burns followed her.
She crossed the ferry to New York
and went to Courtlandt street. As she
was turning into q doorway Burns
sent one Of his men to say to her:
BE careful! You are being watched" /"
She turned and left the entryway.
Burma Immediately entered. and sure
enough there was an engraver's ONCE.
or course Burns got the plates and
Cen. Fredsrico Mora and Ricsido a
ReQuisens ARE serving thsr tsflhs q
prison. n x sa
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-11

held out promise OF ultimate immu-
nifty every man jack Of them was will
ing to squeal.
1t looked easy. All things are easy
to those who know how. Burns has
not been doing detective work for
nothing these 20 years.
Tricks Of the Profession.
But how about the tricks Of the
profession that one hears SO much
about?" l asked,
"Oh, yes. there are tricks. can
let you seal . letter with your seal.
and ]. will take 1t out Of the envelope,
read It, and put It back, and you can
not tell that It has been opened.
I'm the famous hundred dollar bill'
case in Philadelphia intercepted .
letter to Taylor and Briddell, the en-
gravers WHO had spent 100000 In
copying thu paper on which the gov
ernment money II printed. They had
begun by eounterfslting cigar revenue
stamps. They made $4,000 at that,
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-11
THE STORY.

F ALL the daughters of the Philis.
" tines Delilah was the fairest.
None could compare with her in beau
ty of. face and form, and with the
physical charms there went vivacity
and cleverness which made her beauty
well-nigh irresistible. Many were
her suitors among the lords of the
Philistines, and ardently did they be-
siege her heart with all the wiles of
the lovers art, but to none did she
give special encouragement. With
bewitching coquetry she kept them
dancing attendance to her and main
tained her sway over them, so that
the beautiful valley, through which
ran the brook Sorek, where she dwelt,
became known as the enchantress
garden where the queen Of hearts
ruled supreme.
Now It chanced In the course OF his
erratic travels through the land, seek
ing here and there adventure, watch.
Ing the Philistines and curtailing their
power, and judging his own people,
the Israelites. that Samson one day
came into the valley of Sorek. When
his presence became known to the
Philistine lords who we're sojournine
in the place they we're filled with fear
condition Of mind which was lily
concealed from the eyes Of the fair
Delilah.
Tell me, ye brave Ones" she said
In tanta1izfn0 wav aa aoon an aho vor
ceived the situation. 'what there II tc
fear from this man. and he one Of the
despised lsraelitss? Are not the Phil
istines masters Of the land. and DO moi
the Israelites serve usf''
YEA" they exclaimed, 'but thou art
not ignorant Of what this man Sam
con hath already done 70 the Philis
tinesf How he hath singlehandet
smitten our armies. and hath de8o6
the stfougest 10 bind or 1old hi4f
"And that y ~ ail." tAey welR -
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Trapping a Boodler.

while Burns was whirling by in his
automobile.
Look at him!" he exclaimed. HE
is as rlacid and dignified as a lord
in his carriage"
Burns was leaning back at his ease
In the rear seat of the big tonneau,
Immediately groomed, with look
of imperturbable boredom on his face.
The lawyers associated with Heney
in the prosecution of Abe Ruef and
Mayor Schmitz were in the room at
the time, and they fell into discus
sion of the man.
MsthodicaI In Everything.
what interests me most about
Burns is that he never misses
meal" said Cobb, Heneys partner
II never saw him in too much OF a
hurry to take his hour for dinner at
the regular time. He Is methodical
in everything. 1t Is all In a days
work with Burns, and when he turns
In at night he sleeps like top"
"Yet he never procrastinates,' put
in District Attorney Langdon. Il
asked him the other night IL he
thought he could get man we want
ed and bring him to the office In the
morning"
"What's the matter with getting
him now2' said Burns. Taking down
the receiver from the phone he call
ed up a saloon. His man was there.
Burns told him 1t would be better for
his health to surrender himself at
our office without delay. The man
came at once"
What interests me about Burns
put in J. Dwyer, another OF the at
torneys of the graft prosecution, is
his personality. He gets the men ne
is after to like him. Ruef likes him
now better than any of his own men.
Those two swap stories to each other
h until you can't believe Burns Is work
ing all the time to land Ruef In San
Quentin prison.
"He can mimic Frcnenmsn, IN
Englishman, q Dutchman to perfec-
ton. and the stories he tells sound
like good fiction. I believe 1t Is his
magnetism as much AZ his persist
I ence that wins for him."
His First Important Case.
I This is the story Of Burns first
important case, as told by himself:
'It was In 1890. in st. Louis. A num-
Der of frebuss had been burning
down houses for insurance money.
They rented these houses; then they
put IN velvet carpets. elegant. furni-
ture. pianos and 70 forth. which they
insured. A soon ~ they had their
policies, they would move out the
Z furniturl Then they would Hight Z
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-11

San Francisco.-William ]. Burns,
the United States secret service agent
who trapped every member of San
Francisco's corrupt board Of supervis-
ors into a full confession of their
guilt, is called "the king Of detec-
tives."
Although Burns has this interna-
tIonai reputation as a detective, 1t Is
hard for his intimates to remember
always that Burns is a detective.
Thus Francis ]. Heney, the prosecu-
tor with whom Burns has worked
through the land fraud cases in Ore
gon and in the San Francisco Doodle
cases, finds his associate a source of
continual surprise.
Burns amuses me-" said Heney
one day recently, as he looked out the
window of his Office in the unburnt
Western Addition" of San Francisco.
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-11
Museum Of Clothes for Paris.

Paris is to have new museum Of
an interesting character. It will Be
located on some unoccupied land bor
dering upon the Champ de Mars. an
will come into existence without stats
aid.
The musum owes its origin to the
painter, N. Maurice Lenoir. who u the
president Of the eociets dc lFIistoire
du Costume; n. Maurics Mamdrcn
the well-known writer. who nIls the
vice chair. and among other distiR
guished members Of the society-the
patrons o. the museum a n. Bdouard
Detai1le, the painter. The exhibita
Win coasist ol . wonderful eolIcotios
Of cootuueo, deploting tho var1ous CO.
tumes frpn ~ mi1olo oBoD ooVn -
~ ~ q Ne ninoteentA oonfuSx.
vAieA vill - dIsvlayea q nfes1.se
mo6e1a
The L'Anse sentinel., 1907-05-11
sERMoNET

NJ SuWSsh'y GovS 'SsS
are strange Inconsistencies In
the lives Of good and great men,
sometimes, just 40 we find In
this incident from Samson's
life. We marvel that one so
strong could be 80 weak; that
a man Of such faith az to win a
place In faiths gallery In the
eleventh Of Hebrews could fall
so low; that a man Of 30 In.
tense a patriotism could play
so completely into the hands Of
the enemy; and yet Il only re.
veaIs the frallties OF human ma
ture. II certainly proves the
scrlpturaI declaration that the
"heart 10 deceltful above all
things and desperately wicked"
and that without God, man can
do nothing" that 10 worthy or
enduring.
Samson allowed this unwor-
thy love to take possession Of
his heart and to exercise sway
over his life, and there was only
one Inevitable outcome, humlIIa-
tion, defeat, disgrace and an
guIsh Of body and spirit.
Samson loved Deillah. What
was there In this woman that
could appeal to the heart Of a
godly man? Nothing, surely,
Of the quality Of goodness. II
was a love based, not on char
acter, but upon the outward,
physical beauty which captivat-
cd the eye. Such love 10 al
ways dangerous.
There 10 no moro powerful
influence over a life than that
love which takes possession Of
tho heart, for tout Of the heart
are the issues of life" II that
love appeals only to the ma
terIaI and physical, high ideals
are absent, pure motives are
lacking and Inevitably that life
must sink to the level Of the
life on which that love Is be-
slowed. This explains the moral
decay and sad tragedy In many
a wrecked life. Step by step
the unworthy love gains ascend
ancy over the will until at last
the complete surrender Is made
az was the case with Samson,
: and one finds himself shorn Of
his strength and undone.
But II that love Is worthy
one, there can be no more po-
tent influence for good over the
life. II leads out from self. II
finds inspiration and help to
higher Ideals. II welcomes the
hardship and seIf-deniaI which
are necessary to the attaining
Of those ideals.
And say not that we have not
the power Of control over our
loves. We havel We can will
to love worthlIy. We can curb
the superficial emotions Of the
heart, and seek for those deeper
expressions which will interpret
the will and love Of God In our
lives. Tho affection that 10 be-
slowed apart from the Divine
will and purpose Is sure to lead
astray. God seeks TO share In
all earthly relationships, and to
the degree to which he 10 given
hls rIshtful place, to that degree
will the life be blessed and be
q blessing unto others.
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disguised in false whiskers and wear
ing blue goggles. never use dis
guise. except change of clothes. But
I can take one Of my men and let
you talk with him; then bring him in
tomorrow and let you see him and
you would not believe him the same
man. Here In San Francisco every
one knows meat least all the graft
ers do-so 1t would be useless to
try Disguise"
Burns methods all through the
Ruef case have been surprisingly open.
When he started out to capture Ruef
after his friends, the sheriff and the
coroner, had been pretending to
search for him In vain for week,
Burns assembled his posse In half a
dozen automobiles In front Of Heney's
office; with Ruefs lawyers offices but
half block away. He had ten men
with him. but the open way with
which he went about the job made
the attorneys for the CRATER think 1t
must be all a ruse, and no effort was
made to follow the party. They went
straight to the resort at the Troca-
dero in the outskirts of San Francis
co, where Burns knew that Ruef was
in hiding. Burns had the house sur
rounded;N y then he walked In and sur
prised Ruef at dinner. He had his
man back at Heney's Office within
three hours.
Surprising a Bribe-Taker.
or his present work Burns himself
says: This San Francisco case Is one
of the most interesting l have ever
had. or course municipal graft cases
are all somewhat alike. You know
who the men are who have got oficial
favors. The first thing to do Is to
single out the official who you think
will accept bribe, and then get
at him by inducing him to accept what
he thinks is bribe. or course your
him In the act. After that you have
him cold. Through him you get at the
bribe-givers.
When l started In on this work
in San Francisco I expected to get
after each of the supervisors singly,
but one Of the newspapers got wind
Of 1t and published the story how we
were working on one man. That spoil
ed things for us, and had to resort
to other methods"
What Burns had. done was to induce
the proprietor of la skating rink who
had fallen out with Mayor Schmitz to
have an ordinance in his favor intro
duced in the board of supervisors.
Then he arranged. to buy the vote Of
one Of them-Lonergan by name-for
$500. Burns was concealed IN the
room when the marked money was
passed. He pounced forth at the psy.
Geological moment when Lonergan
was taking the bribe.
Take the money" said the trap
ped boodler, pale as sheet. II am
done for"
"I'll take the money, and I'll take
you, too." said Burns. With that he
scared his man into a complete con-
fession. Previous to this he had Sc
cured another confession from one of
Lonergan's colleagues who was Ill and
thought he was about to die.
A eoodIer Trapped.
With the inside information of these
two confessions Burns got to work on
all the other supervisors. They were
so scared that the whole 18 came
through with rush. When Heney