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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
BIG MERGER IS REPORTED
FROM BULLFROG DISTRICT

Rhyolite, New, Feb. ga big Bo-
nanza mountain merger is reported to be
in process of perfection. though no local
confirmation of the matter can be OBJ
tanned. The properties involved I'm the
merger are said to be the Tramp Con-
solidated. the Victor. the Spearhead and
the Little Benny, and il is stated that
that merger will take the name of the
Bullfrog Victor Consolidated company
The reported capitalization is $500. 900
and John w. Brock of the Goldfeld Bull
frog railroad and Tonopah Mining. Sem
ator T, l.. Oddie and ]. II. carstairs are
said to be among the officers of the new
company. 1t is stated that s100 900
cash will be added to the treasures of
the four companies, thus giving the new
institution a developing fund approx
imating 100000. The local contingent
is not in a position either to affirm or
deny the report. but II is generally
thought that there is something to it.
The control of the Lucky Jack, situ-
ated in the immediate vicinity of the
Montgomery-Shosh has been sold by
H. l.. Moody and associates to eastern
capitalists for 100000 cash. The trans
action Involves 81 per cent of the stock
The chief purchasers are James Conner,
one of the owners of the Montgomery
Shoshone. and Edward j. MeCutcheon of
San Francisco The Lucky Jack is con-
sidered a very excellent holding. 1t is
equipped with a good hoisting plant and
the main shaft of the property is down
200 feet, with crosscuts from the 100
and 200-foot levels. A second shaft is
down 65 feet with 1866 feet of lateral
work. Numerous stringers on the prop
erty carrying fair values have been en-
countered. It. expected ltna1 the main
Shoshone ledge can be reached with a
small amount of additional vertical ex-
ploration.
The management of the Bullfrog
Teddy Gold Mining company has just
ordered n hoisting plant for immediate
delivery, and it is the purpose to under
take more extensive development work
at once. The estate is situated imme-
diately west of the West Extension and
contains the leads of this we'll known
property. The drift from the 115-foot
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23

Great interest attaches to the strike
in the Morton-Beesley lease on Com
bination Fraction, better known as the
Burns lease, announcement of which
was made in last weeks issue of The
News without going into details.
The Morton-Beesley lease was Sc
cured in May, 1906, and was originally
to run one year, but an extension of
time was granted in consideration of
the performance of a certain class of
work and by reason of the fact that it
was determined that the ore, If any,
would lie at great depth. In july, 1906.
for cash consideration, and royalty
the eastern portion of the block was
sublet to LOTUS, Davis and Sweeney.
who, on December 31st, 1906, secured
an extension of the lease directly from
the Combination Fraction company.
In July of last year the Burns half
of the lease, which had been originally
secured by E. ]. Burns, was taken over
by the Burns Leasing company, which
was incorporated for 100000 shares,
$4,000 shares in the treasury. Wells
Morton was elected president and c. I'll.
Besley, secretary and treasurer. The
tease has DttH thCli NiiC1tioh
since that time. The company was
promoted by Morton & Finnigan, but
the stock was almost Immediately pur-
chased by Mr.. Morton and Mr. Beesley
as rapidly as money was needed for de-
velopment work Owing TO the labor
troubles having caused cessation Of
work for a number of days, there has
been additional extension of time. so
that there still remain about seventy
days for the extraction of ore. An addi-
tionai fifty feet of ground has also been
secured.
The shaft on the block was sunk
as rapidly possible until depth of
365 feet was attained, three shifts being
constantly employed.
Discovery was made on the 360-foot
level, a crosscut being run east 200
feet to the point where the ledge was
struck, close to the Loftus-Davis-Swee-
ney ground. At this point connection
was made with the Ids. slopes. When
this connection was made it was found
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23

level of the West Extension is within
$50 feet of the end lines of the Teddy
and contains a full breast of ore. The
West Extension is now assembling
shipment of its high grade product
which will go to market in short time.
\ recent uncovering in the West Exten-
sion showed values ranging as high as
$1,000 TO the ton in gold, silver and cop
per
Charles Snyder. manager of the West
ern ore Purchasing company, has sent
word to local people that 1t is the inten-
ton of the company to build custom
sampler in Rhyolite in short time. Mr..
Snyder says that when the mill is in
operation the ywill be in a position to
handle all the ores which may be
shipped from the mines of the district
and also from adjacent districts.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
BURNS LEASE PREPARING
FOR HEAVY PRODUCTION

that sixty feet of ledge had been cut,
showing from six to eight feet of gilt
edged shipping ore.
Assay returns ranging from $136 to
1899 were obtained, while picked speci-
mems showed coatings of gold and as
sayed many dollars to the pound.
The management of the lease is be-
ing very materially assisted in it's work
by c. II. Fenner of the firm of Booker.
Philbrick & Fenner, who is the engineer
in charge of the work.
Several of the original holders of
stock in the lease have disposed of their
holdings at a good price to Messrs. Nor
ton and Beesley, so that they now own
nearly all of the stock. Mr. Morton hav-
ing considerably better than a control
ling interest. This is his first promo
tion and the tremendous success which
will undoubtedly crown it is pleasing
to him, not only because of the fortune
he will clean up. but because it SUBJ
stantiates his judgment in mining af-
fairs.
new forty horse power electric
hoist has just been installed. Three
hundred and sixty feet of pipe has been
laid to the Oddie lease for air which is
Mr.. Beesley went to Tonopah last
Tuesday and made arrangements with
the Tonopah and Goldfield railway COM
pany for a side track and other ship
ping facilities. The company is already
engaged in grading and laying track.
This work will be completed in a few
days, when shipping will commence. The
ore bins are already completed. 1t is
the expectation of the management to
ship 200 tons day during the life of
the lease If an average of only $10O
ton is received from the reduction
works this will give Morton Beesley
and their associates the tidy sum of a
round million dollars to divide after
paying the royalties. They have enough
ore blocked out to make this probable.
Two well known and successful mining
men have been secured to act with Mr..
Fenner in the extraction of the ore.
There are forty miners now employed
and this number will be increased as
fast room can be made for them.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23

of vein hlling. The matrix is a conglom-
crate of semi-transparent whit quartz
and jasper, all ''bugholed" with iron
oxide and lead carbonate. All over the
rock are fibres of chrystallized gold,
almost chemically pure. This gold
equally distributed through
quartz, jasper and the oxides and car
Donates, ensuring it's perfect freedom
to water level. which lies deep in this
section.
The principal owners of the property
are c. A. Leager. j. c. Starr and s.. L.
Grant. Though the company is incor-
porated, the stock is closely held by the
incorporators. They will install an
electric hoist as soon as the power line,
which is at present being constructed.
reaches the camp. Assays obtained yes
terday show that the vein filling aver
ages $3.50 in gold with trace of
silver, while the specimen ore assays
between 1000 and $4,000.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
CONSOLIDATED MINES
TO PAY DIVIDEND

Although
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Washington
reserve
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
PROPERTY WILL BE OPENED

Arrangements have been made TO be-
gin work on the keystone property on
Knickerbocker Mountain as soon as tim
bers arrive. The company has ordered
thirty horse power hoist and viii
have the gallows frame in readiness
when it arrives. The shaft is already
down thirty feet and gives splendid
showing The many stringers cut run
from 81 TO se3. Milton Nj. Detch is
president; ]. b. o'Sullivan, vice-presi-
dent; w. j. Lynch, secretary; Nye &
Ormsby county bank. treasurer; sam
McMullen. additional director
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23

from $3.50 to $1.01440. In the language
of Mr.. Codd, The truck pans like
house afire.'
This strike was not made accident
ally and the location of the ledge had
been computed down to few inches,
for it had been picked up in the sixty
five foot level, but the amount of values
is astounding. On the sixty-five foot
level there has been large extrac-
tion both by the Codd leasers and the
former holders of the block, the ore
running better than 500. This multi
plication by ten is the strange and de-
lightful feature of the case.
While extraction and shipments from
the sixty-five foot level will be con-
tinued, stopping will alse begin at the
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
READY TO BEGIN sHIPMEN ,s

Shipments of nigh grade ore froin the
Higginson will begin in few days.
The ore bin IS Co.nI,s led and he rai--
road will have it's spur track in before
many days, the surveys having been
completed and arrangements made for
the material and grading. This spur
will also be used for shipping by the
Mohawk Ledge people.
The Higginson company has put In
it's station set and will sink sump be-
fore drifting on the ledge and stopping.
Three shifts are employed and the new
hoist is in commission.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
STRONG DIRECTORATE,
GOOD SHOWING

With one of the strongest directoratcs
possible and with a splendidly located
territory, the Combination Ledge Mining
company has bright future The
shaft is now down 157 feet. sinking on
four foot ledge that shows good val
uec.
This property has for it's neighbors
such aristocrats as the Combination.
Portland, Milltown, C. o. D., Gold Bar
and other big ones. vigorous cam
paign of development work is to be
carried on. The whim is being replaced
by forty horse power electric hoist
so that there will be no difficulty in
attaining the depth where the values
lie. The property lies in a position to
pick up the lodges of the proven prop
critics.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
HAS STRIKE AND DIP

both the trend and dip of the ledge rut
in the HigBinson lease on the Wedge
claim OF the Jumbo Extension have
Teen licked up by the Mohawk I edge
company, Y hich is operating the adj
Joining tease on the Jumbo Extension.
no entire shaft is now in quartz, which
is fiattenins and losing it's oxidation.
The ledge ranges from nine to eleven
feet in width, as nearly as can be esti-
mated and good values are being re-
ceived 1t is the opinion of experts that
the Red Top and Mohawk lodges unite
on thfa p.sIerty.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
NEVADA AMALoAMArED

The secretarys Offlce OF the NeVada
Amalgamated Mining Milling and Leas-
ing company has been transferred from
Carson City to 525 Main street this city,
where the general offices of the COM
pany will be hereafter. Since the recent
change in management through which
G. " Burton was made secretary and
general manager sinking on the COM
pany's lease on Mohawk No. / has been
pushed, three shifts per day being en-
ployed. The shaft is now down $50
feet, and the present policy of sparing
no expense to rush the work will be
continued.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
WILL DEvrror. rHonouauLY

J w. McLisle. the genial superintend-
ent and president of the Goldfield Cop
nnrepolis Mining company, has just re-
turned from the property and reports
workings are all satisfactory. ledge
showing from $40 to $40 for width of
four feet, A six inch seam of bromide
and horn silver gives phenomenal Values
The lowest assay on this seam, and Mr..
McIsisle is willing to swear to anything
he says, gives 500. The management
has decided to put on fifty horse power
gasoline engine and sink, drift and
crosscut until this property is thor
oughly developed.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
BUYS CLAIMS I'M ROSEBUD

w. A. Crooks has purchased a group
of eight claims at Rosebud. They lie
on the same side OF the range as do the
Brown Palace and Dreamiand claims,
from which considerable high grade ore
is being extracted by leasers. During
the assessment work assays were OBJ
tanned running from $4.95 to s2s14
across the ledge on one outcropping
rock running S2s5.9o was broken. The
claims will be taken over by a company
that viii be incorporated during the
coming week. in which eastern money
viii be heavily invested.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
A RIcH DrscovERY

Another sensational strike has been
made on the Susie group claims. three
miles east of Roses Wells, on the Las
Vegas & Tonopah railway.
An eight inch ledge, one foot from the
grass roots has been uncovered, which
assays s4,29920 in gold and s10.96 in
silver. The ledge has been exposed for
a distance of twelve feet and shows a
widening tendency with depth.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23

point where the treasure vault was en-
eountered and drifting will be rushed
in both directions on the ledge with
three shifts.
Meanwhile the shaft will be continued
downward with all speed. The bore is
down 200 feet, where a station has
been cut. but no more crosscuts will be
run until the 30O-foot level is attained.
Mr.. Codd believes that the dip OF the
ledge will carry 1t into the shaft at
about that point.
Although the stock exchanges We're
not in session yesterday, news of this
strike caused scramble for st. Ives
shares and many certificates changed
hands at a marked advance over Thurs
day evenings quotations.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
PRoaREss OF WORK

The shaft on the Combination Exten-
sion is down two hundred feet. This
is one of the finest equipped properties
in the camp. compressor was In
stalled during the past week. 1t has a
capacity of six drills. Little Wonder
drills are used. The sulphide zone has
been reached. The formation at pres
ent is silicified porphyry, which gives
fair assays. Superintendent Gilbert is
doing the work ON the property in prac-
tical manner.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
pn1pE OF GOLD MouNrArN

President Blythe of the Pride of Gold
Mountain has arrived in camp. He and
Captain d. w. Moody are obtaining as
says from a recent shipment of ore re-
ceived from the property, which is To-
Gated thirty miles to the southwark, not
far from the Bonny Clare. They Will
go to San Francisco is few days to
list the stock.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
RED TOP FRACTION

The shaft in the Red Top Fraction
is now down fifty-fve feet. Good values
have been encountered and are improv-
ing with depth. The same company, of
which VIM. r. Christy is secretary, is
also developing the Lucky Boy Frac-
ton The shaft is down forty feet in
excellent formation. The third claim
of the property, the Daybfeak, will be
developed as soon as mine timbers can
ha secured.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
MAGNIFICENT VALUES
.eT In HIGGINSON LEASE

havebe made the
body in the
boulder ledge with the great
a
The quartz ASSAYS from s4z
There will be the but VIII be broken
die of the and tremendous will doubtless be extracted
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
FOUR HUNDRED FOOT
SHAFT FOR NIGHTHAWK

able exploration work has already been
done. The property is now equipped
with a 50-horse power gasoline hoist
which has proven adequate thus far,
but the new management proposes the
immediate installation of a hoist of
greater capacity, and it is the inten-
tion to develop the ore reserves as rap
idly as possible during the eighteen re-
naming months of the lease.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
WILL GO TO 400

The new 25-horse power hoist on the
Pollard Florence is now in operation and
sinking has been resumed with three
shifts The shaft IS down to 234 feet
and win be rushed TO the 300-foot point
before lateral work is done Operations
have temporarily ceased on the 10 level.
where a vein was cut which averages
$50, the assays ranging from So to s125.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
EncouRAa1NG VALUES

The Chicago Goldheld Leasing com
pany operating on the Pipe Dream, are
to continue sinking until depth of 25J
feet is reached. AT present the shaft is
down IFS feet and recently 4-foot ledge
was struck, showing very encouraging
values. III. G. Howard of Chicago, who
is now in this city. is one of the largest
owners. and with Manager o. t. Ross,
are confident that greater depth will H.
velopa shipping ore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
TO coNs1pER ExrENs1oN

A meeting of the directors of the c.
o. D. Mining company will be held in
this city early next month for the pur-
pose of considering the application of
the c. o. d. Mining and Leasing com
pany for an extension of the lease to six
months from next August, when the
present lease expires.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
TAKES ANorHER LEASE

The Mohawk Ledge Mining company
has acquired two years lease on the
Mary claim, Of the Imperial Goldheid
company which is situated between the
Blue Bell and the Kaiser. The block is
at the northern end OF the claim. where
the surface pans ar5 $40 assays '.e OBJ
taiIlable
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
NEARLY MILLING ORE

The shaft is the Diamondfield Mohawk
in the Diamondheld section of the Gold
field district is now down over forty
feet and has cut through four-foot
ledge, three feet of which assays an
average of $11.20. The gallows frame
is erected and all is in readiness for the
installation OF the hoist.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
STOCK WAS IN DEMAND

n A. Mick Darcy, of Hobson,
Darcy & Co, has returned to Wonder
to arrange for extensive work on the
Jumbo and View claims of the Wonder
View Mining company. The first issue
of treasury stock was largely oversub-
scribed.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
4 rnoMrs.nC paoMor1or

The treasury offering of the Goldfield
Cleary Mining company will soon be
oversubscribed The property is sit
uated in the heart of the Diamondfeld
district and has a splendid chance to
become a big producer.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
WILL INSTALL MAcH1NERY

A plant of machinery has been order
ed for the Red King company. The
hoist is expected in day or two Al
ready the gallows frame and permanent
buildings are erected Work will be
carried on extensively as soon as the
machinery is installed.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23

NJ. F. Kline, NJ. E., and membef Of The
chemical, metallurgical and mining soci-
ETY. of South Africa, is an arrival in
Goldfeld He was for three yeats chief
assayer for the Goertz group Of mines
at Johannesburg. He left t1e Dark Con-
tinent several months ago and made
tour of Europe and Asia en- route home.
1t is Mr.. Klines intention to remain in
Goldfield.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
BIG DEAL PENDING

c. B. Higginson Of Goldheld has gone
to examine the Groom mine near Pioche,
on which he has option for quarter of
a million dollars.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
aoLDr1ELD rRAnsvAAL

Work has been started on the Gold
field Transvaal. an S0-acre estate adjoin-
ing the original discovery. The COM
pany has an ample treasury and will
proceed with the work as rapidly as
IosSible.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
HOSTING WORKS INSTALLED

A 30-foor gallows frame has been In
stalled on the Waverly Goldfeld Mining
and Leasing company's lease on the c.
o. d. and a gasoline hoisting engine put
in place. The shaft is down $50 feet
and will be sunk to the 800 point as raI-
idly as possible.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
HIGH GRADE BASE ORE

w. II. Kline, president of the firm of
Power, Christy & Co, has gone to Ari-
zona to investigate a copper PROPOSE
tion, a controlling interest in which is
owned by the firm. Samples, showing
tremendous values in Copper and silver,
may be seen at the office of the COM
many
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
STILL ANOTHER LEASE

Eastern capitalists have secured from
Geo. F. Won Polenz Co, fiscal agents for
the Gold Bar Fraction Mining company.
a lease on that property. The shaft
must be sunk to depth of 800 feet. A
complete plant will be installed.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
HAVE TAKEN A LEASE

Messrs. Monnette and Truett, leasers
who have added so many millions to the
wealth of the world in Goldfield. have
taken a lease on the Fairview claim
of the Seven Troughs mining company
in Humboldt county.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
cRosscUrrING BOTH WAYS

Crosscuts are being run in both direc-
tions from the bottom of the Red Hills
shaft Crosscutting has already pro
ceeded twenty-three feet and neither
wall is in sight. The ore runs between
S5 and Sc TO the ton
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
READY TOE THE HOIST

A depth of 125 feet has been attained
by the shaft in the Mohawk Annex.
Several days ago a ledge twelve inches
wide was cut in the shaft. 1t assayed
s1736. The hoist will be installed in
few days.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
zuxzx1uG czrnAwAaD

The new twenty-five horse power gas
oline hoist on the vencendor is turning
wheels and the shaft is being hurried
day.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
INSTALLING BIG HOIST
AT THE GREAT BEND

Under
In
is TO
is feet an
The shat in Is No
mach
Extensi Gold Trail
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
GOOD LOOKING srREAxs

The shaft in the Great Bend Fraction
has attained a depth of so feet Streaks
in the ledge return splendid values.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
RICH DISCOVERY EXPANDS THE PRODUCING AREA
OFFICIAL FIGURES ON
MOHAWK PRODUCTION


up ght mill
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-02-23
KEwANAs EXPANDING

1t is rumored upon the street that
within a few days the Kewanas COM
pany viii absorb the Blue Bell.