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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15
MARKET FEVERISH

s3.02. Florence at $3.50. Atlanta at SO
cents and Red Hills at AS cents.
The market opened strong yesterday
but was unsteady throughout the day.
The leading stocks gained and lost from
ten to thirty points repeatedly, closing
somewhat under opening prices. Con-
solidated dropping TO s615. Jumbo Ex-
tension s1.65, Red Hills to 40 cents,
Combination Fraction to $3.50 and Flor
enee to $500.
The demand for Jumbo Extension was
not surprising. in view of the number
of rich strikes of large ore bodies that
have been made by leasers during the
last few weeks. The wonder is that
the boom in the stock did not start
before 1t did. The large shipments from
the Florence lease and the fact that
the Little Florence vein has been finally
proved to be a genuine reef of great
extent and richness, caused that stock
to move up with the others. While there
may be a slight reaction. particularly
in some of the weaker stocks, il is not
likely that the recent rediculously low
prices will again be quoted on the board.
Several brokerage firms failed to read
the signs correctly and were badly
squeezed by being caught short on
Jumbo Extension.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15

j. II. Neven, state license and bullion
tax collector. who left for Tonopah
Thursday night after spending eight
days in Goldfield is enthusiastic over
the development of the mining proper
ties in this district and the future pros
poets of Goldield. Mr.. Neven came
here to collect the state tax from the
mine owners and took away with him
s57.22719. which is the rate of $4.20 on
the 800. OF this sum the county gets
So so and the state 20 cents. The sum
collected represents only the tax on the
output of the Mohawk. the Frances Mo
hawk lease. the Red Top and the Com
bination mines The Mohawk has paid
a bullion tax of $4,000 for the six
months ending March 81 last.
Mr.. Neven has no patience with the
critics and detractors of Goldheld. Il
have heard a lot of talk about depres-
sion" he said. Think of talking about
depression in a camp where there are
mines that can produce 100000 day
and not make appreciable impression
on their ore bodies.
while here ! have visited a number
of big mines. / had heard big stories
about them before I came here. and
was prepared for big things, but I was
not prepared for as big things as I have
seen.
II visited the Florence-Mohawk yes
terday and saw some of the finest equip
ment ever saw in my life. They can
go down 1 1000 feet IL they want to. 1t
is simply astounding mean the entire
camp.
"These croakers ought to get over
into the mineral belt-it isn't far-and
see what the people are doing. / counted
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15
DONNELLAN'S
PRIVATE WIRE
Zadig & Co., San Francisco and
John DonnelIan & Co., Gold.
field Connected With
Private Stock Wire

A. s. Wollberg, of the San Francisco
brokerage firm of Zad.g & Company is
in Goldfield on business Mr. wollberg
arrived In the city Wednesday morning
and expressed amazement at the develop
OF the camp and the entire district
since he was here last.
Il was here last December" said Mr.
wollberg "and thouht at that time that
the town showed possibilities of becom-
ing a second Cripple Creek. was
amazed on arriving here Wednesday
morning to find city of over 10000
population. every one of whom was on
the qui vive and head over heels in busi-
ness, full of hopes and sanguine for the
future. II is as hard TO find a pessimist
now in Goldheld as II was to find an
optimist in San Francisco the day after
the great fire.
But with all the optimism and hope
fulness that l have observed, the peo-
pie of Goldfeld do not appreciate what
a great future is in store for them They
are so accustomed to the big things that
are occurring before their eyes every
day that nothing looks big any more.
They look at things in Goldheld through
a false perspective. They do not realize
how great they are and how great are
the mines OF the Goldfieid district. They
are continually looking for something
bigger and greater.
while have been here have had no
time to go under the ground and being
a business man and not mining expert.
think l did just as well in accepting
the reports OF others as to conditions as
they exist Big mines are showing up
greater than ever and / believe that the
future of Goldfield as the greatest min
ing center that the world has ever seen
is assured
"The growing Importance of Gold
field and the great value of her mines
and no where more than in San Fran
CISCO Financial coIaitions are improv-
ing in the East and the result will be
additional investments in mining securi-
ties in the near future.
Through the efforts of Zadig &
Company of San Francisco and John
rangements have been made for direct
wire service between the two cities. This
service would never have been inaugu-
rated were l not positive that the busi-
ness between San Francisco and Gold
field and the development of the mines
of this district were still in their In
fancy. l intend to return to San Fran
cisco Saturday night. Mr.. Zadig or my
self will make periodical trips to Gold
field and will endeavor to keep the pub
lie of the Pacific coast metropolis fully
informed Of the latest developments in
this district" - -
The wire installed by John Donnellan
& Co.. is the only private wire running
into brokerage house of Goldfeld. with
connections i'm San Francisco. With this
connection It gives Donnellan practic-
ally a private wire to Chicago and New
York. and gives this enterprising firm
decided advantage in the the brokerage
business.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15
HIGGINSON HAS IT

The rich Higginson vein dips directly
toward the block of ground that is be-
ing worked by the Mohawk Ledge peo-
pie, but it takes a sudden turn before
reaching the boundary line and runs
off almost at right angles, so that, even
should the Mohawk Ledge succeed In
enforcing their claim to the coveted
ground they will hunt in vain for the
vein that was opened up by their neigh
bors.
The Higginson people are prepared to
resist the claims of the Mohawk Ledge
owners to the last ditch. not because
the contested ground possesses any par
ticular value in mineral wealth, but as
a matter of principle.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15

of 260 feet. A crosscut was run at the
60-foot point to the hanging wall dis
tance of so feet, the entire crosscut
showing high grade of milling ore
with the rich streak which shows in the
cropping continuing on down. The 160-
foot crosscut is los feet long with ~
feet of ledge matter. AT a point 35 feet
from the shaft a stringer of black sui
phide of copper appeared which was
drifted on for ten feet and widened to
80 inches. The assays show general
average of 500 in gold and as high
as IS per cent copper with small amount
of silver. Next to the hanging wall
the richest ore was found-ore that
caused great excitement and a big in
fiux into the camp. The rich shoot is
seven feet wide and has been drifted on
for 40 feet and gets bigger and stronger
all the way. The ore is sulphide car
rying gray copper and carries a general
average of $500 to the ton. while picked
specimens give returns as high as $4,000
in gold and 16 per cent copper. A
winze IS feet deep was sunk in the drift
and ii is in the same rich ore on all
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15
TONS OF IRON
BY EXPRESS
Freight Embargo Forces News
to Bring in 70 Tons Of Iron
for the New Building
by Express

The railroads still maintain their
embargo against Goldfield, and 1t Is next
to impossible to get anything into camp
except perishable freight. The embargo
of the Goldfeld and Tonopah road has
been extended to the southern route
the Bullfrog and Goldfield road; hence
we are cut on from the Southern Paci-
fic on the north. and the San Pedro. Los
Angeles and Salt Lake road on the
south. as well.
This embargo Is working untold hard
ship upon the business men and mine
operators of Goldfeld. 1t comes es-
pecially hard upon builders and has
retarded the progress of some of the
large buildings of Goldfeld and set
them back many days. The Goldheld
News building is one of the sufferers.
The News had contracted with the
government for accommodations for
post office, the quarters to be ready
early in the spring. One delay after an
other, met with a corresponding extern
sion of time. The iron and steel for the
building had been ordered early in
February. and was finally hauled as far
as Reno. At this point. the railroads
refused to take it farther while the
the yards of Reno for weeks. Despair
ing of getting any action by freight
and wishing to house the post office
as soon as possible. the contractors.
Waugh & Henningson, for the News
company. arranged with the Wells Far
go Express company to bring the steel
in by express. Consequently. two car
loads of iron and steel, 10000 pounds in
all arrived last night, consigned to the
Goldfield News, and the work on the
new News building will now go on un-
interruptedly.
The Wells Fargo company say that
this is the first instance in the history
of the business that carloads of steel
for structural or any other purpose, for
that matter, were ever received by an
express company at any point far or
near.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15

J. r. Davis. of the firm of LOTUS and
Davis returned from Round Mountain
last evening, accompanied by Harold
Baxter, engineer of the Round Mountain
Mining company. the trip having been
made for the purpose Of preparing spec
ifications for the enlargement of the
mill that is now in operation at the
mine. They brought back in the auto
mobile. last months cleanup from the
mill. consisting of SAT ounces Of gold,
valued at $4,000. The mill is treating
90 tons of ore day. of an average
value of s31 a ton, making practically
a total extraction
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15

distance to the west of the Frances
Mohawk, which was recently purchased
by d. Mackenzie & Company, is being
thoroughly prospected preparatory to
the Inauguration Of extensive develop
ment work.
The Combination Extension mine has
uncovered five feet of ore in the bottom
of its shaft, which is down 375 feet.
The width of the vein has not yet
been determined but it is undoubtedly
of considerable extent and the ore car
ries good values. with free gold showing
in the rock and visible to the naked
eye. The shaft will be sent down to the
400-foot point before any prosecuting
is done. The water is coming into the
shaft so rapidly that pump is being
installed to handle 1t.
The Combination is on a direct line
with the Little Florence vein and Mr..
Mackenzie feels sure of getting ore
Of the shipping class before a great
while. number of rich stringers have
been cut in the shaft
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15
A ROUND MOUNTAIN BONANZA

boxes yesterday showed gold piling up
in a remarkable manner in every riff
he on five lengths of boxes. indicating
that the placer output viii be something
much beyond the ordinary.
Mr.. LOTUS stated yesterday that he
had closed a contract for mill at the
Gold Bar mine at Bullfrog. The ma
chinery must be on the ground. accord
ing to the contract, in two weeks and
instructions have been given to begin
work at once. 1t is expected that the
LOTUS and Davis people will have an
other mill in successful operation with
in 80 days.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15

Contracts have been let for the en-
largement of the mill and a complete
plant OF machinery is now on the road.
The contract will be completed in 90
days and the new mill will have a capac-
ity of 60 tons day. which should the
ore continue it's present values, would
give a gross gold output of $500 day
or approximately $4,000 month. This
means that before December 1st, the
Round Mountain Mining company will
be paying monthly dividends.
Ground sluicing on the placer claims
is already underway and the sluiee
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15

The Diamondfield Red Mountain Min
ing company, owning the Gold Button
group of five claims. has it's shaft down
75 feet. Good ore has been encountered
at the bottom of the shaft. the assays
running $50 a ton. hoist will be in
stalled at once and sinking resumed.
The company has fine surface showings
ana manager A. A. Codd is firm in the
belief that he has the making OF mine
in the property.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15
ooLDrrELD JUPITER

The crosscut at the 200-foot level on
the Jupiter is being pushed forward
rapidly to cut the two big lodges that
were exposed on the surface and which
are believed to form junction at depth.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15
srn1xz on v1IvnT 1zAsn

A strike OF high grade ore Is reported
to have been made on the Bartine and
Hassell lease on the Velvet. The ledge
is believed to be a continuation Of the
one uncovered in the Codd lease on the
st. Ives. A large ore body is said to
have been uncovered in both leases on
the soo-foot level, but no assays have
been given out
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15
DC OF GOOD GOOD ORE
TO THE EAST
Mackenzie Adds Another to His
String of Successes by De.
veloping Ore ION the
Frances.MOhawk

= The Frances Mohawk mine prom Z
. ises to develop into the pioneer q
q producer of that section of the .
q Goldfield district lying about two .
q miles east of this city. From pres .
q ent Indications the popular belief .
. that all the rich veins of high Z
. grade ore are to be found in the .
. Horseshoe" belt will soon be .
. merely a worn out tradition. The q
. Frances Mohawk opened up two .
. big lodges on the 300-foot level Q
. a week ago and these two lodges .
. form a junction about 100 feet .
. from the shaft. The first of these .
. lodges. running in northerly and =
. southerly direction, stands almost .
. perpendicular and is twelve feet .
. across. while the other, running .
. at right angles has been opened q
. up for forty feet and the footwall .
= is not yet in sight. =
= A crosscut is being driven from Z,
= the 400-foot level to cut these .
2 lodges at that depth, at the point .
= of juncture. This crosscut is in =
. about sixty-hve feet and is pass .
2 ing through a fine formation. The .
q assay values are not yet known Z
. but the rock shows specks of free =
. gold and 1t is believed by all who .
= have examined the mine that an =
. immense body Of ore of good grade .
q will be opened up at depth. The .
. mine Is equipped with every mod .
= ern appliance for systematic and .
= intelligent mining and the shaft =
= and crosscuts are substantially .
= timbered throughout. .
= = = . = = . = . = . . . . = . =
The shaft passed through a large
amount of broken ground, which made
progress difficult and not without dan
ger. The same broken ground was also
encountered in prosecuting but the
difficulty was overcome by Superintend-
ent Farnum and the development work
is now being pushed forward with all
possible dispatch.
The shaft, although down 400 feet,
has not yet reached water level but
1t is expected that the sulphide zone
will be reached in very short time.
The Frances Mohawk is one of D..
Mackenzie & Companys promotions and
1t certainly looks like the real thing.
By opening up producing property
in this territory Mackenzie & Company
will have added an immense district to
the known producing area of the Gold
field district. The progress of the devel-
opment of the Frances Mohawk mine
is being watched with great interest
by every operator in the camp.
The Madonna mine. lying just east
of the Frances Mohawk, is also a
Mackenzie property and is traversed by
the same big dyke that crosses the
Frances Mohawk ground. The shaft on
the Madonna is down 200 feet and three
shifts are at work pushing develop
ment work as rapidly as possible.
The Mt Who'd group. lying short
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15
$4,000 NET
RESULTS OF A
WEEKS WORK
M0hawk.FIorence and Little Flor
ence Make Phenomenal Pro-
ductiOn and Fat Dividends
are Shortly Forthcoming

. Returns from the shipments .
. made from the Little Florence .
. and the Mohawk Florence. re- .
. ceived during the last week to- =
q tailed 100000 gross. on $50 tons. .
. or about $4,000 net These are I!
. shipping between so and 100 tons =
. day and II is expected that the =
. output will be increased shortly .
. to at least 100 tons a day. Ship .
. ments to date have averaged $500 >
. ton. while some shipments ran .
. as high as $500 a ton. The ore is =
. being shipped without sorting or =
. sacking. just as 1t comes from =
. the shaft. =
. The great ore bodies are widen =
= ing and the values are increasing =
4 every day. The stockholders in .
= both the Little Florence and the =
= Mohawk Florence will be pleased .
= to know that both leases will soon =
4, begin paying dividends. A number =
= of well known mine promoters and =
= experts have visited the properties .
. during the week and they. with =
. out exception expressed the opin- Z
Z. ion that the ore body was the Z
. greatest In extent and richest that q
. has been opened up In the district. =
= The fact that every leaser on the =
= Florence and adjoining properties =
. and some whose ground Is located =
. some distance away, Is directing =
. every energy toward finding the =
. Little Florence ledge. Some of =
. them have already met with .
. measure of success and others are =
. hopeful of being equally success =
ful.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15

CO0UO1IOAT1 RUb8x00 WV8A
The Consolidated is pushing devel-
opment work steadily on its properties.
The Combination mill is pounding away
at its full capacity of 75 tons day on
the output of the Combination mine
and shipping about two carloads a
month OF high grade
The Mohawk is shipping three car
loads daily of ore that averages $3.50
ton and storing the high grade rock
away in the vaults in the mine.
The new shaft on the Jumbo is down
800 feet and will be sunk to the 50o-foot
level station is being cut at the
225-foot level to conform with the lower
level of the Red Top. Fine bodies OF ore
have been opened up in both the Jumbo
and the Red Top All the properties are
being equipped with the latest improved
machinery and the development work
is being done along scientific lines.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15
coMBIMArIoN FRACTION

The Oddie lease on the Combination
Fraction has opened up six-foot vein
of ore at depth of 612 feet. A drift
is being run on the vein which runs as
high as $25 ton. While the ore can
not be considered high grade, the pres
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15
CONFINED N. b L.
SUMTLOWER

On the Sunfower lease a station is
being cut at the 350-foot level and
prosecuting will be started as soon as
it is completed. The formation has
changed entirely during the last week,
the shaft having passed through the
andesite and being now in rhyolite
Some values have been obtained but
they are not high.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15

CONTINUED on Page Five.)
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15

The Mohawk Ledge lease has cut a
ledge in crosscut on the 310-foot level
which is believed to be the big east
ledge of the Mohawk. The rock assays
we'll and drifting has been started on
the vein The management expects to
open up a rich body of ore in a short
time
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15
0ATzEM LEASE
GOLD BAR AND VELVET

The Gold Bar Leasing company's s
shaft is down $50 feet and three shifts
are pushing the work as fast as possi-
BILE.
claim has passed the S50-foot point and
work is being pushed vigorously
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-06-15
0oLDFrELD RED HILLS

The Godfield Red Hills Mining and
Leasing company shaft is down 210 feet,
and will be sent to ESQ or 800 feet be-
fore prosecuting. The shaft has cut
several fine stringers and the manage
ment believes 1t has an excellent chance
to catch the Little Florence vein. which
trends directly toward them.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16
The Circus.

'"The circus must have taken S15,-
900 or $4,000 away from Charlotte"
said calculating business man.
"They more than earned it," de-
clared a man who understands. III
1000 children saw the circus and
the animals, l don't grudge the money
the show got
Where the return? Certainly the
mere two hours of pleasure under
the tent would not be worth so mucn
money to a few children. But it does
not end there. What immense treas
ures for a child's imagination! How
vivid will be his memories of some
of the sights, and how he will see
live forms in everyday objects. How
much longer his imagination may live,
and when that dies a great part OF
the beauty and sweetness has gone
out of life!
Yes, let the circus come, If 1t taxes
away twice s20,OOO.-Charlotte OBJ
server.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-01-16
Days Like These.

like the tangled brakes and briers,
The hazy smoke Of forest fires;
The misty hills soft robe of brown,
The ravished fields regretful frown;
The wrinllled roads unconscious
snare,
The free, unbreathed and fragrant
i. air.
>----
/ like the wide, unworried sky,
The resting winds contented sigh;
The rustic of the vagrant leaves,
The whisper of the standing sheaves;
The birds lament for summer lost,
The stinging challenge of the frost.
The sturdy life of stalwsrt trees
Thrills in my veins on days like
. these.
-E. E. Egbert, in Country Life In
America.