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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31

Ramsey. New. Aug. a-.-This district
Is soon to "a cheaper power. A com-
pany headed by Nevada and California
capitalists has already commenced the
construction Of n large electric power
plant on the Truckee river. . few miles
west of Clark. a station on the Southern
Pacific main line. which IL the connect-
ing point for stages to and from here.
The plant win be less than IS miles
from this place. Representatives OF h
company have been In this field and have
put II down as one Of the places that IL
to be supplied with light and power. The
power line will probably be continued on
to Yerington from this point. II In OF
very great Importance to this camp In
asmuch as there are thousands Of MILL
ing grade ore to be worked in addition
to the shipping grade ores. and mills
may be constructed right at the mines.
1t win also prove OF very great benefit
In the operation Of the mines.
Great activity IL manifest on all
sides here and the last few weeks more
thorough prospecting of the district
generally a been going on than for
some time. A number Of companies
owning claims a. well a. individual
owners are keeping men regularly em-
ployed opening NY ledges and dykes IN
numerous places and the effect has been
the discovery of some excellent show
ings. Practically q new system II in
vogue and Is so arranged by some Of the
owners that the prospector 10 not only
under pay but IL further promised .
share should a rich find be made. There
IL certain to be much good come Of this
systematic exploration.
OF the older properties the Ramsey
Comstock mine IL buster than ever and
has been putting on extra men lately.
They ave just completed h construc-
ton of q lot OF new ore bins, chutes,
ETC., for the more convenient handling
of the high grade ores that are being
shipped. Rapid Roadway IL being mad
with the two-compartment shaft to the
fourth level. It having been lowered S.
feet from the third station in less than
three weeks. They expect to commence
prosecuting inside Of two weeks. An
other shipment IL nearly complete and
will be forwarded from Apache In a few
days.
At the walkover mine drifting has
beer done on the vein of shipping ore
for more thar 40 feet. A lot Of sacked
ore is on the dump and they will soon
have team hauling 1t out The vein IL
more than holding .ts own In width. the
last few days work showing II more
than two feet wide. All Of this high
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31
STRIKE ON EMPIRE

A strike IL reported on the Empire
Goldneld ground In the block under lease
to the Empire Goldneld Alabama Mining
company. on the 20o-foot level. 1ss feet
east of the shaft An upraise had been
started at this point and about 20 feet
from the level the ore body was entered.
The ore Is q gray quartz and assays
from sf4.<o to sfs2 q ton. The vein was
first encountered at a depth Of SO feet
but the values were not high and sink
ing was continued to the 20o-foot level
In order to undercut the vein at depth.
The ledge II supposed to be the same as
that traversing the Lone Star and Sim
merone ground. The full extent Of the
nnd cannot be determined until It has
been further developed.
The Empire Goldheld Alabama Min
ing company Is using the shaft in con-
junction with the Empire Detroit. but
the strike was made o tho Alabama
block of ground.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31

Munro Q. Brown 10 spending . short
vacation at Lake Tahoe.
A. A. Ccdd 10 spending a few days
with his family on the coast.
r. L. Bosqui. II registered at the Hotel
Casey from San Francisco.
DR.. Chilson has zen called TO San
Francisco on q professional errand.
Postmaster Collins has gone to Utah
and Wyoming on q two weeks trip.
Mrs. Sam Wall and son have returned
from a visit to Southern California.
A 1s-pound son was born to the wife
Of A. A. Codd In Santa Cruz Tuesday.
II. Luekman, the engineer. IL able to
resume his duties after a weeks illnesa.
N. J. Monnette. Of h Hayes q Nom
nette lease, IL here from Los Angeles on
q visit.
Charles 8. sprague. editor Of The
News. 10 enjoying an outing at Lake
Tahoe.
c. T. Moore. the mining engineer. was
called to Rhyoiits yesterday on ofncial
business.
L. Trevor Lewis has gone to New
York City. He will return to Goldneld
in about two weeks.
Ernest Kennedy mas gone to Los An
geles for ten days. He is opening .
brokerage once there.
George 8. Green. Of Campbell. Nelson
& Brown. was over from Tonopah yes
terday on legal business.
Mr.. n Mrs. L. Nadarasx have re-
turned from Dutch Greek where they
have been camping all summer.
Howard J. Ish has returned from Syl-
vania district. where he examined min
- a--AaA - 4
John I. Baxter of Los Angeles IL at
the Hotel Casey. Mr.. Baxter Is a well
known man and IL heavily interested in
Yerington properties.
H. J. Kurigan. the we'll known mining
man of Cuprite. was in Goldfeld on
business last Wednesday. Mr.. Kurigan
says there is considerable activity in
the Cuprite district.
p. e. Barbour. superintendent Of the
Daisy mine. leaves today for the east
on a months vacation. He will visit his
old home in Portland. Me-. and various
other cities In New England.
Frank Golden Is over from Reno in
speeding the progress of work on the
Nye & Ormsby County bank building.
the first four-story stone structure to
be erected in h camp.
M. B. Aston has one to Reno to con-
fer with Governor Sparks relative to
work on properties in which they are
heavily interested. He will await the
arrival of Mrs. Aston. who Is visiting
relatives in Texas.
C. N. Mordoch, the broker, has re-
turned from the east where he has been
for the last two months on business. Mr..
Murdoch visited Chicago, New York.
Boston, Philadelphia and many other big
cities in the east and succeeded in inter-
esting a number Of capitalists in Gold
field properties.
Henry Weber left Thursday morning
for New York City to bring back his
vulture car, in which he recently made
q tour Of the east. Mr.. Weber will have
fianges afixed to the wheels and Will
bring the car back to Goldheld on the
rails. He will trave as a special with
conductor and brakeman from each divi-
sion as travelling companions.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31

Rhyolite. Aug. 1s.-One Of the biggest
mining deals Of the season has just been
closed by Bush Brothers Of Rhyolite,
who have bonded the Orient group Of six
claims for q large consideration. They
also own the Rusty Pick. Richmond and
other claims on the north Of the Orient
group upon which they o al option
a year ago and have made all the pay
ments.
These properties are situated in the
lower end Of the Funeral range. about
lie miles from Rhyolite. in what IL
known a. the old hex mining district.
Several mines were worked in this dis
trict years 9 and shipments were
made to the coast by freight teams. The
groups are situated two N q half miles
from the hex mine. and four miles from
the Old Confidence.
Speaking OF the property Peter Bush
of the arm said:
NY attention was first called to these
properties last September on my return
from the East by J. b. Jensen. who IL
field engineer for h American Smelling
company Of Salt Lake. and who IL per-
haps ~ we'll known a. any other expert
in the west. He heard Of the strike on
the Orient, and made q trip to the prop
erty. He was well pleased with the as
say returns from the ore being sacked.
He visited Rhyolite at once. n he and
I made . trip to the district. Arrived
at the property we put in two days
sampling the claims very t~horoughly. I
took q bond on the ground. and had my
samples run here while Mr.. Jensen
checked me in Salt Lake.
Zone Of the locators dropped with the
heat a month before. IN It o some
time to have his interest appraised by
the courts and get the title cleared. We
were not permitted to do n work until
the matter was adjusted. However. a
settlement has been arrived at and 1t IL
our intention to establish a camp and
begin work this fall.
I'VE nave assay certificates from some
so samples taken from time to time.
These have all been carefully checked.
At the time h strike was made on the
property, the ~locators had one assay
which ran 32.104.5e. This Of course was
a picked sample. Our assays have been
from a trace to $1,000 a ton in gold.
silver and copper.
Shortly after the strike was made
the l~ocators made a shipment to the
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31

The constituting of the Goldfeld
Chapter Of the Royal Arch Masons took
place last night. The grand officers Of
the state were here for the occasion.
After h ceremonies were completed
the balance of the evening was given up
to the entertainment Of the guests. The
first floor of Carpenters hall was
turned over to the dancers. On the
second floor a whist entertainment ooh
place. The prizes awarded were the
most elaborate ever offered in the dis
trict for any similar event. The first
prize was a magnificent cut glass punch
bowl n stand and twelve glasses of
the same patterl. The other prizes were
also elaborate.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31

Rev. Byers. pastor Of the Presbyterian
church. will return from ireland next
week. Rev. 8. H. Jones. who has been
nlling the pulpit. will then begin work
on his own church in Columbia. A lot
has already been purchased and q con-
siderable sum raised for the erection of
the building. Mrs. c. c. Stanley will
sing at both the morning n evening
services in the Presbyterian church to-
morrow.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31

Los. Angeles people are here arranging
with the owners of the Red Top Extern
sion lease to expend $4,000 in further
developments on the property. The shaft
Is now down 210 feet. The engineers
who recently examined the property re-
port that at about 339 feet the ledge
trending into the ground will be cut.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31

.sslim' Macdonald. better known ~
death Valley Slim" was in Golddell
this week. 'siim' IL an associate Of
"peath Valley scotty." He brought
with him some interesting specimens.
but would not state where he obtained
them. except to say that they were from
the rim Of Death valley. The specimens
are white quarts full Of steel galena n
showing yellow carbonate and bromide
of silver.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31

The home OF Jack Burke, lis North
Bellevue, was burned Monday evening.
Splendid work was done By the depart
ment, which was handicapped by lack Of
water. The nre. owing to the high wind.
would nave probably proven . dis
astrous one II II had not been for the
timely arrival Of . hose reel pulled by
Mackenxie's auto. driven BY Ike 0aiilac.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31
xxcxAxoz OF A,uxrrrns

T. F. Halloran Of the Hunter was
waited upon by a delegation of news
boys Wednesday morning n presented
with a handsome pipe and supply of to-
bacco by the youngsters. Not to be
outdone in generosity, Mr.. Halloran
marched the score Of newsboys down to
a h~aberdashers and had each and every
n Of them adorned with a six-bit
necktie.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31
WILL HANDLE rr wArzn

A Cornish pump with a capacity Of
800, 900 gallons a day will be installed
mex week on the Gold Crown Silver
Pick. Sinking then will be resumed and
the shaft sent down as rapidly as pos
sible to the 500-foot point. In the
meantime the various levels will be ex-
plored.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31

r. L. Harper. manager of the Gold
field Consolidated Water company. re-
turned Wednesday from San Francisco.
where he ordered the frst consignment
Of 81 hydrants to be installed under
direction of the board Of county COM
missioners. These IRE hydrants will be
delivered in about so days. The manu-
factory IL away behind in its orders. but
the Goldneld order was placed or the
rush list. Nj. Harper also ordered q
lot Of pipe and other equipment for the
company. He reports that the tests on
the line from Ida are nearly COM
pleted and that water from that point
will be arriving about the 18TH Of Sep
TENDER.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31
rxvADAxs WILL ArrExD

One hundred brokers and mining men
of Goldfeld n other Southern Nevada
camps are planning to go to Los An
geles by special train some time next
to participate in the formal open
ing Of the Los Angeles-Nevada Mining
and Stock Exchange.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31
1Axuu11s m sADDxx AaAxx

A lease on Golconda No. 9 has been
secured by Drs Durham and Won
Wedelstaedt and ". c. Rannells. The
company has been Incorporated with M.
j. Monnette as president. Mr.. Rannells
will be superintendent n manager. He
was manage of h world beating
Hayes & Monnette lease on the Mohawk.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31
wo1x on xswAxAs

Eighteen miners are employed in the
Kewanas on company account. They
are drifting on the 400 level. The leasers
are all actively developing. Until Man
ager Schloss returns, nothing definite
will be given out respecting the cop
per and gold find recently made.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31

An automobile load of brokers from
the new exchange rode out to Red Noun
tain Thursday to investigate the strike
that was reported to have been made
on that property. 1t was the general
expression hat the property will
shortly become an important shipper.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31
,uxung UNION xz.zcxzox

Local union No. go. Western Fedora
ton Of Miners. will elect omcers Tues
day evening. Many candidates are In
the field. A strong conservative move
ment has manifested itself. There 10
every indication that a tremendous vote
will be polled as the labor situation IL
at issue.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31
xAnnow zsoAY1 rnox DnA1x

Mr.. and Mrs. William Beals n Sol
Camp of Goldheld narrowly escaped
death several days 8 in an auto acct
dent near VALLEY Springs. Their ma
chine became uncomfortable while de-
scending the Kingsbury grade and
plunged over an embankment. The oc-
cupants were thrown clear Of the auto.
which turned completely over.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31
P1Ex1luxA1x 70 xrsrr1ro

Arrangements are being made to list
the Sandstone Leasing and Mining COM
pany. AS a preliminary step h COM
pany has purchased from ]. B. LaFon-
taine the Overland Fraction in Gold1eld
district.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31
ooxDxIxxD xE1cxAxx WEEDS

Adolph Arendt. one Of the proprietors
Of the A. & H. store, was married in
Oakland Tuesday evening to Miss Celia
Bresleau of Chico. Cal. They will visit
Lake Tahoe for two weeks before COM
ing to Goldfeld and beginning house,
keeping at Sundog and Hall.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31
1usxrxo wonx on NH

A large force of men are engaged on
the new Florence mill. 1t will be n
Of the largest in the camp and is rapidly
assuming proportions.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31
NATURALIZATION 1unr1xa

The Goldfeld Bar association will be
r~eorganized at a meeting to be held to-
morrow afternoon at 8 o'clock in the Of
fee of Detch, Carney & Stevens. There
are upwards of 100 practicing attorneys
in the city.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31

Work on company accoun Is pro-
crossing steadily and rapidly II the 100
foot level of the Lon Star. under direc-
ton " Superintendent Charles Riley.
A number OF leasers are also at work
The lio-foot shaft on the Lazy George
Is being retimbered by the watterson
ieasers, preparatory to sinking deeper.
An engine and hoist are on the ground
and a gallows frame will shortly be
erected.
Two leases are being operated respec-
lively on blocks I. ?. 3 and 4 on the
Wildcat claim Of this estate.
The Gold1eld Stella has its eallows
frame up on the Minnevada claim Of this
holding. The shaft IL IS feet deep. An
engine will be installed ir a few days.
Truax 4 Nelligan are also operating
on this claim. They are starting a new
shaft on the east side of the big dyke,
which they hope to cut within zoo feet
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31


Arthur A. Housman. head Of the stock
exchange firm OF A. A. Housman q Co..
IL dying at his country place at Babylon.
L. I. He had been Ill for some time Of
gall-bladder. and 1t was said last night
that his death was q question OF . few
hours. His relatives and business ASSOC
ciates were at his bedside.
Mr.. Housman became senior member
Of the arm in 1903. his partners being
Bernard NJ. Baruch and c. J. Housman.
Later Bernard Baruch withdrew in
favor Of the brother. Sailing w. Baruch.
Soon after the firm was organized II be-
came noted through the extensive opera.
tions of Arthur Housman and Bernard
Baruch. Mr.. Housman was admitted to
stock exchange membership in 1890 as
a member of the firm of Burrell q
Housman.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31

w. T. juliet. foreman Of h White
Rock Nc. 6. which II operated by the
Begole Syndicate, was ~electrocuted
Tuesday morning at . o'clock. dying
within fifteen minutes. He was saving
a section Of railing around h trans
boxes when his saw touched the
fuses, causing q current of $500 volts
to pass through his body. Deceased
aged IS years and is survived by q
wife, son and two daughters at Park
City, Utah. The verdict of the coroner's
jury was that death resulted accident
ally.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31
HOTEL uAnxua oo1uxnr1ox

The walls Of the fourth floor Of the
New Hotel Goldneld will be erected in a
few days. In another month the roof Of
this. the most costly structure In the
state, will be completed.
1t Is the expectation of the owners Of
the building to open the hosiery on
Christmas eve. The event will be one
long to be remembered. The hotel will
be a blaze Of lights. 1t will o only be
the best constructed building in Nevada.
but. according to Mr.. Douglas. n Of
the owners. 1t will be furnished in as
sumptuous style as the Waldorf-Astoria.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-08-31
FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE

The accompanying map shows the exact location of the o X LEASE II thu
Goldhed Rosebud Mining Company with reference to the SYNDICATE ant LIT
TIE FLORENCE leases. where thu richest gold bearing veins in the known world
have BEEN iscovered
he leaders Of this paper Know of the phenomenal richness of these discov-
Vow lok at tn map M yu will see that tn course o. thu vdnsh the
SYNDICATE lease il in a northeastern n southwestery direction. T o the
ntha d least they pass intot the LITTLE FLORENCE lease and to the south and
west they pass toth 9. X LEASE
We are mid that III sam rich ore wMb b. found in the o K LEASE that
4. nov Welding IN its treasure to the forunate investors OF thu LITTLE FLOR
ENCE n SYNDICATE leases We advise you TO oy STOCK IN me I. n LEASE
vned b y III GoldfAd Rosebud Mining Company
only a few months g we promoted the Goldneds syndicate Mining Com
rany which, " q half interest In the SYNDICATE lease nd advised investors
to by stock w congratulate yu If you took vi advise.
We 10Y ask you to buy stock in the Colonel Rosebud Mining impair
which III Of tn O. X LEASE ant a valuableg group OF our claims at Rose
bud Nevada, and feelc confident that. The Investment will yu money
The o K Lease is thoroughly equipped wttha modern deep sinking plant; me
Of thu best in The Goldnsd district Sinking is 10Y in progress Thu shnt -
dow $50 feet 10Y ant IL gons deeper at the rate Of from three to nv fet per
dy At the loofoot level q station will b. tut ant a tunne started FOR the rcn
Ain. A. ta same time thu shaft will be sent down another hundred feet where
another station will be tut ant another tunnel driven to the veins i Is TIL
OPINION o r THE MANAGEMENT THAT THE RICH ORE SHOOTS o n
LITTLE FLORENCE AND SYNDICATE LEASES WILL BE FOUND ON FIJI
IN N soo-rOoT LEVELS OF THE X. LEASE. he lease does not expire
urtu thu nt OF July, 1905 W . therefore have ample time to gain the Tina
tenth At which rich ore Will be found an take put a fortune beforet the expiration
Of ow lease ~ -. 49,. ....
We arMni nvitey you to study he nap n noet hatw . have the direct south
extmdon OF III riches gold bearing veins in the known world We ire less ha
coo feet from III Little F1orence lease nj only 1875 Teeth from the rcn ore nooes
OF the Syndicate lease It does not seem possible tatw 70 could faM we nave
rtnNynine nance out o q hundred to succeed- VIII you fohow our LEAD th
umef
We oer the unsoldp portion Of $4,000 shares OF treasury stock Write. or bet
ter wire It our expense our Home once. 1875 Adams Street. Chicago III. II you
want a part of this block Of stock he price goes U p wen th block is one
The Washington times., 1907-05-13
REBEW ORCHESTRA
GUESTS OF ROBINSONS

Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Robinson. Of 500
Maryland avenue northeast, were the
host and hostess at an informal recep-
ton given by them in honor OF the mem
bers Of the Rebew Orchestra last week
The orchestra is composed Of about
iorty-hve members, with II. w. Weber
as director.
Upon arrival, each guest was pre-
sented with a bOutOnnier Of pink carna-
lions. A portion Of the orch estra. in the
library, rendered several selections while
other entertainment was in progress
There was a solo by T. L. Jones. who
sang For All Eternity and responded
TO several encores. after which all were
Invited to the dining rooms. where re-
treshmentS were served. Among those
attending were Mr. and Mrs B. J.
Wrightsman. Mr.. and Mrs Albert
Lindstrom. Mr.. and Mrs T L. Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. w. Weber. Miss Grace
Wilson, Miss Nan Dougherty Miss Mary
Dore. Miss Ruth Harvey, Miss Grace
Harvey. Miss Catherine Reich. Miss
Clara Dahis Miss Ellen Charnstrom
and Miss Emma Charnstrom: r. N
Hopewell, G. J. Weber. Ernst TAYLOR,
n. Beck, II. B. Schmidt. William ].
Hanschild. Edward Weber. J. Clinton
Hiatt, and Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ Robin
son.
The Washington times., 1907-05-13
CALVARY CHURCH
HELPS CHARITY

At Calvary, Baptist Church the As
ISOLATED Charities was given an Op-
portunity to present its work and 70
appeal both for volunteer workers and
for contributions. five-r1inute state
ment vas made by Secretary Charles
+. Weller. after which subscription
envelopes were filled out by the con-
gregation and collected by the ushers.
Persons who are able TO give an hour
or two once a week in some appro-
pirate form Of volunteer service TO
the needy We're asked 20 write their
names and addresses on the back Of
the envelopes. while these who were
willing to make a contribution, avail
able at any time before November /,
were asked TO indicate the amount and
time Of payment on the front Of the
envelope.
Mr.. Weller said that exactly $3.50 re-
mains 10 be raised in order TO sustain
the work until November /, and he
suggested that seventy-three persons
giving an average of so each would
exactly meet the need.
Calvary Baptist Church arranges for
Il presentation of the Associated Chart
ties work in this manner yearly and
the subscriptions have been very gen
erOus. The returns from yesterdays
appeal have not yet been made up by
the treasurer Of the church.
The Washington times., 1907-05-13
HOLY NAME SOCIETIES
PLAN CONSOLIDATION

Three hundred members of the vari-
Gus Holy Name societies Of Washington
yesterday afternoon held meeting in
St Joseph's Han. Second and c streets
northeast, for the purpose OF making
arrangements for the consolidation Of
these societies in this city.
There is a Holy Name Society in each
Catholic Church in Washington, and il
has been suggested that they join
forces. following the example Of similar
organizations in other cities. A tenn
porary committee was yesterday APP
pointed TO call on Cardinal Gibbons for
his approval of this action, after which
a permanent committee will be appoint
ed 10 complete the consolidation
The Washington times., 1907-05-13
MARINE BAND CONCERT
GIVEN AT BARRACKS

The Marine Band. under the direction
Of Lieut. w. Il. Santelmann. gave a
concert this afternoon at 2 O'Clock at
the United States Marine Barracks.