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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02
MANHATTAN MUSTANG HAS
THREE FEET HIGH GRADE

cubes and being generally distributed
throughout the ore.
The ore is being sacked as fast as
mined and the first consignment is to
go out shortly. Only the higher grade
is being conserved in that manner, how
ever, and as a result quite tonnage of
lower but yet commercial grade rock is
accommodating upon the dump. Much of
the latter could be brought up to value
of several hundreds of dollars per ton
by careful sorting as specimens are fire.
quently picked from the pile that show
liberal sprinkling of free gold The
presence of sulphides indicates the con-
tinuity of ledge and precious metal
values to great depth, and the grade of
the ore is acting as an incentive to other
mining companies owning acreage in
the vicinity of the Mustang to get busy.
Mining men familiar with the ore occur
rences here believe the Mustang Is in
the permanent zone.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

lions of dollars worth of ore If the ledge
is continuous, which it cannot escape
being.
Then there are depth and eastern ex-
tent to be considered. 1t is so feet to
the side line OF the next lease. known
as the Mohawk Ledge, of which Mr..
Monnette is president.
A visitor to the property at present
would see nothing in the workings to
indicate that strike has been made.
The shaft. is being extended downward
and the ledge is hidden from sight by
timbers, but developments will take
place a couple OF weeks hence when the
250-foot point is reached and crosscut
is run to the ledge. Stopping will then
begin and the shaft, which is a double
compartment. will also be continued
down to the next station. In the mean
time the carload or two of ore. a ,erng-
ing up into three figures, which vas ex-
tracted in sinking. will be sent {, the
reduction works and the Higs,,.son VIII
enter upon it's second shipping career,
which will be an enormous one.
r. c. Pentland, the secretary will
arrange for the shipment and reduction
of the ore as fast as 1t comes to the
surface, although there is no reason
for haste, as the lease has many months
to run.
Less than a stones throw to the
southeast the Mohawk Ledge people are
working in feverish haste to install their
new hoist and gallows frame. Their
bore is down nearly to the 800 mark and
all indications are that they have but a
few feet to sink or drift until they en-
counter the Higginson lead. In fact. it
is breathed that before Mr.. Kalfus dis
posed of the lease there was strike
made, which was not communicated to
the owners of the lease.
Activity also prevails on the Curtis.
Rumor has it that the same ledge has
been picked up there at the point where
it entered from the Mohawk side. AL
though this information cannot be cor
roborated, it seems reasonable from the
fact that the Curtis lease on the Mo-
hawk extracted practically all of it's
high values from the line of the Jumbo
Extension. -
There has all week been an eager de.
mand for leasing and company stock
the former being practically impossible
to procure, while Extenson rose nearly
dollar share in one day.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

I'VE made most thorough examina-
tion OF the Daisy property, a controlling
interest in which we have under option.
We went through, all the workings. ac-
companied by several experts who took
samples. and values of which have not
yet been determined.
''The option extends for several weeks
more and final action depends upon the
reports we receive from the experts.
ITO say that we were greatly inn
pressed with the camp is to speak mild
1y. This was not a junketing trip, for
all the members of the party have
heavy interests and are engaged in busi-
ness from which they can lily spend the
time required by this journey, but we
feel well repaid. even financially, for
many of us made investments while
here and we are prepared to sink vast
amount of money provided the experts
report favorably on the Daisy option
and smelter project
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

The sensation of the camp for the past
week was the strike in the Higginson
lease on the Wedge claim of the Jumbo
Extension. If 1t is not as great find
as on the Hayes G. Monnette lease or the
Loftus-D s-Davis-Sweeney block the proof
will be difficult.
The formation, however, is different.
1t is below water level and yet it is
oxidized The ore is red and brown. be-
sprinkled with peacock tints, due to
salts of iron. Yet, with the exception
of that honest, but underpaid metal,
there is no base mingled with the gold,
which tests up into the 900 finenesses.
When the vein was encountered there
was no rejoicing by the Higginson peo-
pie, for they knew what was coming and
had figured the point of contact down to
the inch The rejoicing came later.
when the extent of the find began to inn
press itself upon them.
Some weeks ago, several months In
fact, the apex of the ledge was encoun-
tered in a previous working at depth
of about 112 feet. 1t was discovered
within twelve inches of Mohawk ground
and was there at first simple line of
demarkation with only two dimensions,
but as it pitched downward at an angle
of 40 degrees, it gained the third. for II
began to thicken.
Where encountered, the strike of the
ledge was almost exactly north and
south trending into both the Jumbo and
Mohawk properties, now held by the
Goldfield Consolidated Mines company.
The pitch was to the east and there the
Higginson people went to find it, first
running a drift and incline from the 112
foot point. The workings seemed to be
more extensive to The News man than
they really are, for the hoist has been
removed and he was compelled, in order
to satisfy his curiosity, to climb down
a ladder for that distance, trusting that
Providence and other causes had not
loosened any of the rungs.
From this shaft and incline were pro-
duced more than enough ore to pay for
the workings, but the ledge was narrow.
1t was a true quartz where gouged out
in sinking and drifting, but the quartz
itself was of little value, as present
cost of production goes. 1t was the
filing that returned the bullion bricks.
This came from beneath 1t certainly
did not infiltrate from the apex or the
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

Goldfeld is now the county seat of
Esmeralda. Wednesday afternoon the
assembly of the Nevada legislature.
following the senate. which passed the
bill by vote OF IL to 5. unanimously
voted to remove the seat of government
from Hawthorne TO this city.
a glance at the map will evidence The
wisdom of this act of the legislators
Hawthorne. hugging the California liue.
is a little village, remote from the cen
ter of population and far from line of
railroad
Goldfield has nearly one hundred tines
the population of Hawthorne and is sur
rounded by other mining camps
Furthermore IL has a permanent exist
ence the mineral showing guaranteeing
a life for the city of many decades
The removal of the county seat was
not encompassed without a battle.
Two years ago a strenuous effort was
made to remove the county seat. but 1t
was unavailing the permanency of the
camp not having then been established.
Besides. the Legislature was at that
time composed largely OF old-timers in
Nevada, who did not feel like disturbing
existing conditions, despite argument
and proof.
Now the scene has changed. The new
bloed has gained an ascendancy In gov
ernmental affairs and the old blood is
also falling into line.
But Goldfeld did not depend upon
ar, sment and documentary proof this
time. 1t held a mass meeting, called
by the ringing of the fire bell. 1t or
gerized a chamber of commerce. 1t
called special sessions OF it's two stock
exchanges. 1t subscribed a sum of
nearly $4,000. 1t hired special train.
1t went after the legislature with bands
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02
GOOD WORK ON MOHAWK EX

pany expects to strike a sulphide ledge
which runs from the Mohawk into this
property. The management believes
that the Ish-Sheets lead cuts through
the south end line and the drift is being
run in that direction. The drift will be
run back near the endline and a winze
will be sunk and an upraise run at that
point if the ledge is not cut in the
main drift. About ten feet from the
station in the south drift there was an
independent ledge cut. This ledge will
be caught again in the three hundred
foot level, where it is planned to upraise
and stope on the ledge.
The company has forty-horse power
hoist installed on the property and there
are sufficient funds in the treasury to
do extensive development work.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

The Mohawk vein, which passed
from the Frances into the LOTUS Davis
Sweeney lease. is believed to extend
through the Oddie ground into the block
of the Combination Fraction Leasing
and Mining company.
This latter company has shaft down
405 feet and will go to 44o feet, where
the us-Davis-Sweeney lode will
probably be cut.
In the meantime crosscuts will be run
on the 200. 800 and 400 level to inter-
cept the lodges from the south which
connect with the dyke
The company is now arranging for
the installation of a fifty-horse power
hcist to take the place Of the 22-horse
power now in commission.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02
WORK ON THE JuP1rER

Three shifts of miners are employed
on the Goldfeld Jupiter, which consists
OF the Red Light and Golden Fleece
claims situated just west of the Sand
storm. These are the first claims to be
located in the Goldfield district and are
situated where strong outcrop occurs,
denoting great strength and permanency.
The shaft is a three compartment,
equipped with a fifty horse power hoist
and is making rapid progress downward.
The gallows frame is one of the largest
in the camp. Included in the equipment
is cross-compound Ingersoll-Sargent
compressor of six drills capacity.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

days. The old lady has become pro-
ducer of ore at last, despite her position,
which at first was not deemed satisfac-
tory. No shipments have yet been made,
but investors seems to be in the fore
casting business.
St Ives took a notable advance. This
was due not OILY to the development of
orc in the st. Ives Leasing company's s
ground. but the finding of ore in lit
tie fraction at the northwest end of the
holding, known as tie Dick Bland.
The sensation Of the week was Jumbo
Extension. IT rose rapidly to the $2.79
mark and profit takers threw it down a
few points, where it remained station
airy.
any stock manipulation, but because OF
tremendous developments in the Wedge
claim, which lies between the Mohawk
and the Jumbo. When word was circu-
lsted that "a strike had been made in the
Higginson lease there was a scramble
for jumbo Extension sock and the
values urose IS additlonsI reports were
received from the NINE If 1t were not
that the claim is a narrow one, and
isolated from the Cti.er heicings Of the
company. Jumbo Extension shares would
now be ss'ling like those of a second
Mohawk.
1t vas expected that Goldfeld Con-
solidate6 would take leap in conse-
quence of the strike, but at the first
rise the profit takers evidenced them
selves. Their offerings were gobbled up
and a strong demand is now made for
that security.
Despite the hammerings that Gold6e'd
has recently received from eastern
magazines, the promotion stocks were
active during the week and a large
amount of money was received which is
to be expended for development work.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

Marvellous as it may seem. the mining
into it's main street by sinking of a
deep shaft on the Mohawk Annex ground
between Goldfeld and Columbia The
shaft is situated in the rear of 1920
Main street. a short distance from
Broadway. Pioneers who formerly
thought that all of Goldhed's mineral
wealth lay in the foot hills to the
east of town stand agast at this new
development.
The new thirty foot gallows frame
over the shaft, erected last week. towers
above numerous shacks and buildings.
The engine bed for newly ordered 10
horse power Fairbanks-Morse gasoline
hoisting engine, now on the road, is
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02
AnorHnn BANK roz aoIDr1EID

Goldfeid already has nine million dol
lars deposited in it's four banking in
stitutions, something unrivalled by any
other city of its size in the world. But
even with the splendid facilities of
these four splendid institutions, the
people of Goldfield demand additional
facilities and movement is on foot to
organize a national bank. 1t will have
a capitalization of half a million dol
lars. Four-ffths of the stock has al
ready been subscribed. The bank people
are now looking for site and will erect
a stately block.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

The shaft on the Goldfeld Bull Dog
has reached depth of 160 feet, and the
crosscut at the 135-foot level has been
extended Is feet since the station was
cut.
The former lessees left the property
in bad shape, but the shaft is now ex-
cellently timbered, and 15-horse power
gasoline hoist has been installed.
On block 13 the lessees have sunk a
shaft SO feet deep by contract work. and
another contract for so feet is to be let.
A gasoline hoist for this shaft has ar
rived at Goldfield.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

The market during the week was very
uniform. Few stocks were slaughtered
and in every case where there was
hammering and clawing by the bears
reaction occurred and values were re-
stored.
Some very notable advances were
made, and all upon merit. Combination
Fraction is very strong, due to the tre-
mendous production by the LOTUS
Davis-Sweeney lease, which is hoisting
one hundred tons of bonanza ore a day
as a starter, but that is nothing COM
pared with the production a few days
hence. when the plant is in perfect
working order. Another potent reason
for the advance in Combination F'rac-
ton is the showing made in the Burns
lease, a property that has recently
broken into formation that has caused
everybody to be mysterious. To add to
this mystery. report has it that Messrs.
a deal for the controlling interest. The
engineers have examined and the ex-
perts have reported. There is no reason.
when the trend and dip of the dyke are
considered with reference to the posi-
tion of this lease, to believe that at its
present depth it has not caught the big
pay shoot which passes out of the old
Frances-Mohawk. The company shaft
is also producing rock which assays
well and the Oddie people are the
verge Of picking up the ledge, while Mr..
Argersinger's company is right on the
trend, the formation apexing on corner
of his block if the ledge does not change
it's trend. At all events the LOTUS
Davis-Sweeney bonanza is sufficient to
preserve present prices of the company
stock for many months and even to
cause it to take a marked advance.
Grandma has had the cali for several
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

The Mohawk Extension Mining COM
doing extensive development work on
the Wedge claim that lies between the
Mohawk and Silver Pick properties
Yesterday they started to sink again
in the shaft and will work three shifts.
The station has been cut at the 130foot
level and drifts are being run north
and south. Both drifts are now about
thirty feet from the station The shaft
is down las feet and the company
will make about six feet each day. They
will push the shaft down with all pos
sible dispatch and will establish another
station at the 300-foot level, where
they will drift and crosscut again.
In the north drift at about sixty
five feet, from calculations, the COM
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02
Special to The News.

Special to The News.
Manhattan, New, Feb 1.-Three and
one-half feet of ore having a gold value
Of from $1,000 to $4,000 the ton was
opened MP in the Mustang mine last Sun
day. The find was made in the drift at
the 210-foot level and promises to
eclipse in Importance any strike hith-
erto made in this camp. Since the date
of discovery the ledge has been drifted
on for a length of IL feet without de-
probation in gold grade.
The ore is almost identical in appear
ance with that mined in the famous Mo-
hawk workings at Goldfield and speci-
mems of quartz from the two properties
are with difficulty distinguished from
each other. Tie rock carries consider
able sulphides and is well impregnated
with pyrites. Free gold is a predominant
ing feature in the quartz. occurring in
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02
SOME ADVANCES
DURING YEAR

One year is an epoch in the history
of Goldfield, where events tread on
each others heels. Twelve months ago
to the day there was no activity in
either stock market or mines. The
camp was as quiescent as an agricul-
tural village Strikes had been made,
but in no case had over a million dollars
been taken from any. A million dollars
is now NO money at all in Goldheld.
The Red Top, Combination, Florence,
Jumbo and one or two others were pros
ducing from the upper levels, but the
camp had not started
Here is an evidence of that statement
in the market quotations of a year ago
and today:
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02
on THE REILLY DYKE

There is indisputable evidence that
the workings of the Florence Leasing
and Mining company have cut the Reilly
dyke, but the formation does not contain
at the point reached the tremendous
values which made rich men of Reilly
and associates.
The shaft is now 400 feet deep where
a station is being cut preparatory to
drifting to the ore body which was en-
countered on the 2S5-foot level. where
there sill remains heavy tonnage. As
the formation dips towards the shaft.
1t is believed that very little work will
take the drift into the pay. giving it
splendid backs.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02
DEEP SHAFT NEAR MAIN ST.

completed; everything is in preparation
to install the hoist within twenty-four
hours after it's arrival
Down sixty feet, the miners at the
bottom of the shaft are delving into
an altered andesite formation similar
to that of the Mohawk. with traces of
marcasite, otherwise white pyrites of
iron. Two shifts of miners are steadily
employed and the management, under
the direction of Engineer Forrest j.
Swears, intends sinking 300 feet before
prosecuting to the side lines of the
claim. Like any other mine, in spite
of the fact that the shaft is being sunk
in the midst of residences, blacksmith
shop. house for the framing of tim
bers, and other out buildings have been
erected.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02
rrarsnArunn MAI VISIT cAxr

The Goldfield Chamber of Commerce
has sent to the Nevada legislature an in
vitation to visit this camp. Arrange-
ments for a special train are now being
made. The solons will undoubtedly ac-
cept and the trip will probably be made
next Thursday or Friday by special
train. The entire expense of transporta-
tion and Maintenance" while here will
be born by the Chamber of Commerce.
Milton NJ Detch. the president, states
that the invitation was extended in or
der that the Legislature might be per-
mitted to individually study the condi-
tions prevailing here in order that 1t
could act intelligently In the matter of
legislation that will be requested later
In the session.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

What other speculation or investment
would return results like these? Thou
sands of people, including yourself, who
did not purchase these stocks year
ago and hold on to them are kicking
themselves. You and the balance of the
thousands are liable to do the same
thing year from now.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

work will shortly be undertaken. 1t
also adjoins the property of the Joshua
Man company, the stock in which is
selling around 25 cents per share. Ruby
Hill shows as good indications as any
other property in the Diamondfield sec
ton and at the present time the work.
ings are in good looking quartz A gas
oline hoist will shortly be installed.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

While nothing definite will be given
out by the management. it is under
stood that very encouraging ground is
being pierced in the Truett lease on
the Florence. The shaft is down 800
feet and crosscut is being run on the
270-foot level. The rock that is being
brought TO the surface is an almost ex-
act replica of that found in the bonanza
workings of the Mohawk. except that 1t
doesn't carry the values yet.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

NJ j. Monnette, G. II. Hayes and H.
Benedict of the Hayes & Monnette lease,
went to San francisco Tuesday morning
to make final settlement with the Selby
Smelling and Lead company. They were
accompanied by Superintendent VIM. c.
Rannels and Mr.. Morgan.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

GOLDFIELD WINS THE
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02
FOUR STOCKS MAKE
NOTABLE ADVANCES


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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

Vancandor Mining. and Leasing COM
pany with capitalization of $500, 900.
Already one thirty horse power hoist
has been installed and another will soon
be in operation on the properties.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02
Buzz CLAIMS on RESERVATION

Sol. Camp of Patrick, Elliott d Camp,
and AL Vance of the Nevada Wonder
company have purchased half interest
In the Nevada and Montana mining
claims on the Walker River reservation
paying for them $4,000 cash.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02
ORDER OF EASTERN srAn

A chapter of the Eastern Star was
instituted Wednesday evening in Masonic
hall by Mrs. Trenmor Coffin of Carson.
About twenty-five names appeared upon
the charter list
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02
cErrrNo INTO VALUES

The shaft of the F. H. McWharton
lease on the Gold Banner is now down
10 feet and the formation is improving
The rock assays from so cents to $1.--0
and is steadily improving.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

playing and flags flying. 1t captured
the day despite strenuous efforts of
Hawthorne to retain the county seat
and Dutchman and Nina TO acquire 1t.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02
on TIE ExcxANoE

New Mohawk. a company fioated by
the Homer Wilson Trust company. has
been listed on the Goldfeld stock ex-
change.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-02

ANOTKE1 HOIST IUBTALLE0
The Goldfield Third Chance company
s installing a 3O-horse power hoist.