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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-07
Ell PAso TO DRIVE Hxo
CRIPPLE CREEK TUNNEL

Colorado Springs, Sept. 6.-The Ell
Paso Consolidated Gold Mining company
was today awarded the contract for the
completion of the Cripple Creek drain
age tunnel. The Ell Paso people were
given the work over seven competitive
bids.
The Ell Paso c~ompany's price is SIS a
foot and the contract calls for Is, 1000
feet of work. This will bring the tunnel
to a point 1000 feet east of the Ell Paso
vide that 20 per cent shall be held back
cent on the second and 10 per cent on
the third. pending its acceptance.
1t was stated after the meeting that
there were no bids lower than $25 a foot
and special consideration was given the
Ell Paso company's bid because of the
interest Of that company in the project.
None of the mines is more vitality inter-
ested and few. If any. as directly con-
cerned in the completion of the tunnel.
as the future of the Ell Paso mine de-
ponds upon the drainage of that section
Of the camp.
The tunnel is now in about 400 feet.
The Ell Paso company will take charge
| Monday morning. William cambridge.
the superintendent of the company. will
direct the work, and It is ~nnounce that
1t will be pushed with all possible speed.
Lund & Stream. Cripple Creek lessees.
were originally awarded the contract
| and after they abandoned 1t an effort
was made to prosecute the work on COM
pany account. the Drainage Tunnel as
ISOLATION having been formed. Work did
not progress satisfactorily. however. and
it was decided to again try the contract
plan with the result that the Ell Paso
company put in a bid for the work.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-07
ROAD LOOKING
TOWARD SEARCHLIGHT

the road entering Eidorado and
the adjacent country, MANY may build
upon false hope and thereby loss.
From what I have heard. the feasible
route would be from Las Vegas. thence
to some point near Eldorado canon.
thence on into scarchlight. and possibly
out via Nipton.
"As soon as we can divert attention
from our present building operations we
will give consideration to the project
Mr.. Clark stated further that owing
to a lack of information as to tonnage
both at Eldorado and Searchlight. It was
hard to take up The proposition. He
made 1t plain that 1t would be necessary
for the citizens Of the district to supply
information of this character as well as
all other data necessary to bring the
matter forcibly to the attention of the
directors of the road. He asked for all
data touching upon the possibilities OF
the district, ore tonnage In sight and
possible tonnage once transportation
was obtained, as well as rights OF way
and easements.-searchlight News.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-07
BIG MONEY
FOR WATER

Final payments a~ggregating $4,000
have been made by Willard f.. Snyder.
acting for the Amalgamated Nevada
Mines and Power company, for the
ranches in Snake valley. owned by p. NJ.
Baker. Willard Burbank and e. w.
Clays and subsidiary water rights.
The paying out money right and left
to the former owners of the power and
water rights on South Weaver, Baker,
Lehman. Williams. Strawberry and
Snake creeks. the Amalgamated people
have come into possession Of the most
valuable water rights and ranches in
Nevada
The purchase just closed includes ex-
elusive water rights to q number Of
streams fed by one of the greatest water
sheds In the state. Baker creek alone,
1t is said. has q flow Of about $50 second
feet Of water. while the smaller streams
will bring the total to double that
amount. There Is a fell OF $500 feet on
Baker creek. making the power possi-
bilities something out of the ordinary.
1t is understood in the absence of
oficial figures that the final purchase
price for the creeks and ranches was in
the neighborhood of a quarter of a mil
lion dollars. This is larger than the
first figure agreed upon by H. 8. woolley
and the Snake Valley ranchers. When
Woolley, who was promoting the deal.
was unable to make regular payments.
he was granted several extensions, but
only with the understanding that a
bonus was to be added to the purchase
price.
with titles secure the company is
now in a position to go ahead with It's
gigantic power proposition. through
which it will provide power not only
ample for it's own mining and milling
projects in the Blackhorse n Osceola
districts, but enough to be able to furn-
ish the mines OF the Ely district with
something like 10000 horse power.
With such a power proposition within
easy reach of a camp like Ely. the
Amalgamated is not slow to realize that
it is a bigger proposition h most of
the Nevada gold mines. An examination
of the water facilities Of the company at
Snake valley by a competent electrical
engineer disclosed the fact that $780,
900 would be the yearly profit from the
power used by the different Ely mining
companies.
As is generally Known. Willard F.
Snyder. of Salt Lake, and John w. Cav
ley, a Boston broker, recently undertook
the reorganization Of the company by
displacing the H. s. Woolley crowd, and
turning the proposition over to a syndi-
cate of wealthy and experienced eastern
mining operators.
About two weeks ago Snyder and
Cawley, accompanied by a lumber Of
heavy stockholders. went to Blackhorse
and Osceola for the purpose of looking
over the company's various possessions.
and arranging for the Anal payment. and
discharge of the options held on the
water rights along the various streams
in the Snake range.-Ely Expositor.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-07

Two hundred and fifty thousand dol
LAYS for a Yerington prospect. That's
the record established thus far In this
wonderful red metal district. A quarter
of a million dollars; an enormous UNI
TO pay for eight claims and three frac-
tons. which, besides meagre SURFACE
workings, has a shaft sunk to q oeptn
of but rs feet.
Surely this monster deal places a con-
fdence in this district which cannot be
shaken. And, mark you, the sum IN
volyed in the transfer of the property 10
said by those familiar with the McCon-
nell property to have taken the hoiolnss
from the bargain ounter
The deal affecting the title to the
property was perfected some time SINCE
hut for some reason the public was not
apprised until a few days ago. The pur-
chasers are the Goldfeld-Nevada Re
duction company. The terms OF the SAFE
have not been given out. but
from a source considered reliable STATES
chat a good bull of the sum was cash In
hand. The former owners representeo
a group Of Salt Lake parties.
Immediately following the closing OF
the deal, the new owners set TO worA
with a vim, which has for its object tne
opening up of the estate at the earliest
POSSIBLE time. A three-compartment
shaft is being dispatched as rapidly as
men. money and machinery can accom-
plish the work. The past week saw th'
installation of much new machinery
consisting of a complete compressor
pIant. two electric hoists, etc.
The Mcconnell is one OF the eariies'
locations made in the Mason district
what is popularity known as the ferins-
ton district. Many years ago. peiore
copper had COM to occupy the posltion
IT now does in the mining world Jach
Mcconnell, a ~prospector. located tne
ground. At the time there were no All
road connections at Wabuska- some
idea Of the richness Of the ore may Dc
shown when it is learned hat McCon-
nell hauled the rock to Dayton n there
sold II, realizing Handsomely.
The Mcconnell II in the very heart OF
the proven mineral belt. Around ano
about are properties Of known worth
while just north lies the famous Blue
stone. the ten-million-dollar property o.
Captain DeLamar.-Lyon County m
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-07

Though nothing definite has been
given out Els to the plans of the Salt
Lake railroad for his district. a recent
interview with J. Ross Clark. first vice.
president of the road. indicates that the
company Is casting its eyes toward
Scarchlight with a view to entering this
and the Eldorado canon district. In
speaking OF the question Mr.. Clark in
formed a representative Of the News
tina other matters. such as extended
road building to the north. had prevent
ed the Salt Lake taking up the matter
of entering ~Searchlight, but in all like
lihood 1t would be reached I'm the near
future.
II would not like to make a statement
at this time saying positively that the
Salt Lake will enter that territory, as
we have not considered the matter thor
oughly. ard aside from having a couple
OF engineers visit the Eldora canon dis
trict and make a reconnaissance. have
taken no other steps. I would not like
to make a positive statement for the
further reason that. in anticipation OF
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-07
NEVADA HILLS LEASE
DUMPING 500 ROCK

As the time flies and the thirtieth OF
September draws nearer the wonderful
bowfn on the Nevada Hills Leasing
company works gets better with every
shift: results have justified the manage
ment in the elaborate preparation they
made for mining. and which were not
completed until more than half of the
time allowed by their contract had ex-
pired. Today they are handling the
greatest quantity of ore. and 1t is by far
richer. on the average h even in the
nrst days of the strike. when the assays
there were exciting so much comment.
The slopes have widened into great
bodies Of ore that yield so much at each
shot that a sufficient number Of muck
ers cannot work to remove the product.
This week the output reached the great
est yet. when the careful checking up
showed that rs tons In "a hours was be-
ing taken out of the mine. Not only this
but 1t lie a fact that so much rich ore il
being mined, that 500 ore IL now being
thrown into the dump, formerly the
lodging place of all ores under $50 per
ton; 1t will not be possible to remove
from the ground me output that goes
into the sack better han $3.50. and often
equal to $3.50. and from this on the 500
ore will go into the dump and avail the
period of 30 days after the expiration Of
the lease, in which the management Will
be permitted to remove the output.
The force of ore sorters has been In
creased to IS. while there are 8 men en-
ployed in seeking; the bins are full to
overlooking constantly. 1t now looks
as II the lease would, during the last 80
days It has to run. more than double
the average maintained for the month
Of August.
At present It is absolutely certain
that the stockholders of this company
will receive a dividend large enough to
make ZACH holder of a block a neat for
tune.
0oxD1W SIxYYBB
The exasperating delay of one month
in the operations on the Golden Slipper.
occasioned b. the overturning of the
wagon drawing the immense wheels of
the engine, and necessitating the return
of the same to the shops at Reno for the
adjustment of a new crank shaft, came
to an end Monday. when the immense
fiywheels pulled INTO camp. and were
quickly put in place at the works. For
tun6Iely cNcTytHlHB Wdo III
as the delayed parts were the last to go
into place in any event. and Superin-
tendent Fred Harris had the engine bed
set n everything adjusted. The gal
lows frame was completed two months
ago.
The manner in which the Northwest
ern Mining Company has taken hold OF
the Golden Slipper is worthy of mention.
First to arrive at the works was 10000
feet of mining timbers in one shipment,
a supply that makes the management
independent of ordinary delays In get
ting such material. A second shipment
followed, consisting of a carload OF
rails, dump cars. tools, and general
equipment of the heavy order. Then fol-
lowed the 40-h.p. engine. which is now
set up and in running order. With such
an equipment the bowels of the earth
can be explored at the will Of the own
ers at any depth down to 1.5oo feet.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-07
PERSONAL MENTION

Jack Byler is back from a visit to the
coast.
DR.. O.. B.. Dunbar is spending a few
weeks in the east.
F. M. Dorsey has zone to Los Angeles
for a brief visit.
]. r. Davis has gone to Los Angeles
on a business trip.
L. B. Starr has gone to Virgin river
to look over the new oil fields.
Edward Overfeld Of the Happy Hunch
has returned from San Francisco.
L. w. Pullen, the broker, has re-
turned from a visit to eastern cities.
r.. H. Wilson, the attorney, leaves
tomorrow morning for Los Angeles.
Capt. John A.. Hassell is in Inyo
county, California. on a mining lea.
Manager Dale of the Chronicle has re-
turned from a business trip to Reno.
George and Ed, sons Of Tim Connolley.
leave Monday for All Hallows college.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Scully have re-
turned from a summers trip to the east.
Governor Sparks is in camp for a
few days. He arrived yesterday after
noon.
Richard Miners has returned from
Carson City, where he had legal BUSH
ness.
George Summerfeld is over from
Tonopah looking after his property in
terests.
Hon. T. B. Hickey of Carson City is
here inspecting his many property in
terests.
J. p. LOTUS and family, including
Rab, the collie. have returned from a
visit to Tahoe Tavern.
Harry Stimler and F. c. MINIS are at
Silver Peak investigating a strike made
on one of the properties in which they
are interested.
E. s.. Van Dyke of the firm of Watson
& Van Dyke. who has been enjoying a
two weeks vacation in San Francisco.
is back in Goldfeld.
Senator Stewart has been called to
Rhyolite on legal business. He will
shortly locate permanently in this city
for the practice of law.
F. c. Hammond. who recently resigned
as manager of the Pittsburg-Silver Peak
mine at Blair. is in Goldfeld looking
over the field. Mr.. Hammond expects
to locate here.
Robert B. Todd a returned from a
| trip to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
MI. III Xhiieoh Sf Ash dho ~
and Mrs. Mervin Howard have returned
from an outing at Bishop.
Among the visiting marksmen who
made excellent scores at the tourney.
were Secretary Of State Douglas. Jack
Sharp, Peter Grove and r. T. Bright of
Carson City.
w. H. Clark spent several days this
| week in Salt Lake City attending a
meeting of the board of directors of the
| Nevada Hills company. at which the
third dividend was declared.
w. NJ. Hoagland. secretary treasures
of the Goldfield Daisy Mines Syndicate.
the Nevada Copper Mining and Smelling
company n the Tomboy Mining COM
pany, was in Goldfeld this week. He
left for his home in New York last
Thursday.
b. d. Freas, a banker of Berwick. Pa,
and d. v. Meusch. a banker of Schick-
| shiny. Pa, arrived in Goldfeld from
California last Tuesday and left for the
east Wednesday evening. They are both
| interested in the Daisy mine and other
properties in the Goldfeld district and
were greatly impressed with the devel-
/ opment of the camp.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-07
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The Silver King will become one Of
the greatest mines in California" said
Clint Kennedy. one Of the l~ocators of
that property. upon his return from
Quail Springs Tuesday. This statement
seems to embody the opinions OF all who
ave seen the bonanza to the west Of
crackerjack. which was the first dis
covery made in h now Gail district.
The Kennedy brothers returned to
Crackerjack this week after several
weeks spent at their mine. during which
they have lone considerable develop
ment work in the shape Of tunnels and
open cuts across the great veins. While
great depth has not yet been reached on
any Of the Quail Springs properties. the
work that has been one thus far has
the uniform values on all the claims
along the great dyke.
The Silver King group has been open
cd up with trenches and a TUNE at five
different points along the dyke. The
ledge at the different points ranges from
eight to thirty feet in width. Al aver
age assay from across the ledge II said
to carry values In silver. lead and cop
per Of $50 a ton. Assays running into
the hundreds in silver ave been re-
ceived from rich streaks in the large
veins.
One Of the claims owned by James
Mount of Crackerjack. which are located
on the extension Of the Silver King
strike has been opened up ny trenching.
High values are said to have been OBJ
tained from his property.
Several offers have been received by
the owners of the Silver King. but have
not been accepted. A large amount of
work Is being done by other claim own
ers at Quail, and the coming fall months
will see much activity in the district
Crackerjack News.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-07

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Con O'Donnell of the Homestake-King
company has just returned from .
Francisco. where he went with . party
Of Dallas. Texas. owners to make arr
engagements for the installation of .
loo-ton reduction plant 1t the property.
Representatives of several machinery
firms are now on the ground making
preliminary observations before sub
hitting figures. Five or six tons Of ore
are now being assembled for testing
purposes. This will be sent to .
Francisco and reduced before the treat
ment process Is finally determined upon
As soon as this matter ID decided the
contract will be let and work or the
plant started. 1t IL thought. however.
that treatment presents no dinicult
problem. and shat the ores will call for
crushing BIZ stamps. amalgamation and
possibly cyanidation.
The initial unit will be 100 tons, but
Manager o'Donneil states hat range
ments will be made for rapidly increas-
Ing the capacity just as soon ~ the 1rse
unit IL in operation.
The IL developing water
near sud Springs. and already . suf-
ficient supply for the starting capacity
has been secured. No diniculty in this
line IL anticipated. Seven men are be-
ing employed on the water and rs at the
mine.
Those who are conversant with the
situation regard the Homestaxe-King
as one Of the most promising mines in
the Bullfrog district.
Anthony Cadogan. Of J. /. Cadogan 4
Co.. has been appointed to take the place
Of Peter Joyce. who resigned the super
i~ntendency OF the property to take eff
feet the first of the month.
MI. Cadogan Is a graduate Of the Uni
versity of California, and q mining en-
gineer Of pronounced ability.-Bullfrog
Miner.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-07
STRIKE
AT ROSEBUD

A rich strike of considerable magni-
ude of free gold ore, which meant
much to the camp, inasmuch as 1t in
creases the known mineral area, has
been made by Messrs. Dildine, Rogers
and Elmer, working on the Springfield
claim, which is one of a group of o
claims under bond and lease to them
from Charles Spencer. The scene of the
strike is abo a quarter of a mile from
overlooking the town of Rosebud, proves
that the gold bearing area lies to the
south and southeast Of the town. The
Golden Anchor, lying nearly east Of
Rosebud. has had ore in the discovery
shaft which assayed over 10 ounces in
gold, or about $3.50 per tor. The Flor
ence group, lying just over the hill and
esat of the Springfield. has a rich show
ing of free gold scattered through a vein
26 feet wide.
After three weeks spent in prospecting
and looking over the camp, Messrs.
Dildine, Rogers and Enne settled on
the Springfield group as a likely spot.
having obtained paintings OF free gold
from the vein cropping on the surface.
Many of the old timers thought these
gentlemen were trusting to luck when
they began sinking on the ledge in this
supposed barren area, but their years OF
varied experience in active mining
taught them the showing was well
worthy of development and they worked
diligently, telling no one of the most
favorable indications which they had
found. A shallow hole was sunk on the
vein to determine pitch and true course
and then a tunnel was started below to
intersect it at depth.
The tunnel is nov in SIS feet and with
out any attempt at exaggeration, they
now have 35 feet of ledge matter, IN
which free gold plainly shows almost
any spot from which n cares to de-
tach a piece of the rock. Dozens OF rich
specimens are being shown around town
by those who have examined the prop
erty.
A Mining News representative took a
grab sample of a handful of dirt from
the dump and panned it and received no
less than eight colors, three Of them be-
ing half as large as the head of a pin.
In four good sized pieces of rock. knock
ed promiscuously from the tunnel wall,
free gold showed plainly in every piece.
The footwall of this remarkable vein
is still 10 or Is feet south of the breast
Of the tunnel and as the best ore is u.s.
ually found on the footwall, the posi-
bilities Of this great strike are very
great.
Much credit is due Messrs. Dildine,
Rogers and Elmer for their diligent per-
severance against the opinions OF the
wise ones who asserted that there was
aotb;rg there-" and they have clearly
demonstrated that they knew hat they
were doing and labored not In vain
Rosebud Mining News.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-09-07

In addition to this great capacity the
equipment gives o facility for working
that can hardly be surpassed. Develop
ment should be rapid. thorough and
economical with sue a plant as has
been provided for the making Of a mine
OF the slipper.
The slipper management will search
for a vein that Is evidenced by ore in
place IN the surface having a maximum
value Of &17L. The working shaft.
which was dropped to the IS level. will
be continued to greater depth at once.
but just where the first crosscut will be
made is not determined to date. 1t is
expected that 100 feet per month can be
made in sinking from now on. and with
in the next ninety days there should be
some showings made here that will re-
fleet credit on the entire camp.
Nevada Hills
Rumors are persistent that the Ne
vada Hills company IL getting tired of
the wait for the railroads to move. and
tina II is contemplating the construction
Of an electric line from this camp to
Yerington. where there Is a certainty of
getting its ores treated quickly and
economically. The frequent visits of ].
T. Hodson, who is understood to be
working on this proposition may have
a bearing on the question
1t is also persistently rumored that at
the expiration Of the lease now operat-
ing on the property. the company will
continue the lease works on the present
scale, and keep up the enormous produce
ton now being made there. In order to
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dump the ore or rave three times as
many freight wagons as are now avail
able.
Inasmuch as the greater part Of the
Nevada Hills ore Is too rich to dump
that is out Of the question; moreover.
three times as many wagons as are now
running cannot be had for love or
money, owing to the scarcity of teams
in the state.
If there is to be great production
there must be a railroad. Which will
1t be?
CYCLONE
Superintendent Phil Harnan has made
preparations to start sinking on the 500
foot shaft of the Cyclone. and will put
on two shifts Tuesday. During the abb
sence of the superintendent work has
been suspended on the Cyclone for two
months. Readers of this ape will re-
member tha Mr.. Harna was called to
Mazuma at the time of the rich strike
on the Harnan property there, and that
a rich strike was made in the bottom OF
the Cyclone shaft the very day the
shifts were called; this new discovery
was near the 100-foot level, and con-
sisted of a vein of very rich ore. 1t has
not since been explored, but will be at
once, as it is the intention of the man
agement to continue this main shaft to
the 500 level. At the same time drifting
will be resumed in the main tunnel.
which has already been connected with
the shaft by means of a crosscut, giving
excellent air for all the works.
The Cyclone Is equipped with a gaso-
line hoist, installed but a few days be-
fore work was discontinued.
-Fairview News.