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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-10-05
DISTRICT HAS
NUlIDE1 OF PRODUCERS

Searchlight, Oct. 1.-THE Mob Hill
section of the Eldorado mining district
is destined to become a bonanza pro-
Queer second to nom in this end of the
state. At the present time active work
is in progress in twelve different prop
critics, all in ore and producing.
The Silver Legion mine is easily the
leader in the matter of production and
in the showing of high grade ore. From
the S5-foot level on this property silver
lead ore is being sacked running be-
tween 800 and 400 dollars per ton. This
is taken from an 1S-inch streak next to
the hanging wall while the balance of
the vein, about -four feet, is thrown on
the ore dump. The latter will run be-
tween 35 and 40 dollars per ton and will
be handled, the management states, by
concentrating machines.
On the Mizpah mine adjoining, Super
intendent A. X. Wright is sacking high
grade ore and sinking a vertical shaft
intersecting the known riches at a depth
Of about 100 feet. Mr.. Wright has had
charge of this property only three
months and in this time has opened up
ore in four different shafts on two sep
arate and distinct veins. Several ship
ments have been made in the past from
here and one shipment to the Selby
Smelling works brought returns of $23S
per ton. net.
The Fortuna mine Is now working in
full blast. Since the resume Superin-
tendent A. A. Mcknight has been en-
gagged principally in planning extensive
development and at the same time to ex-
tract sufficient ore to make not only the
nroperty self supporting but to Law aside
sufficient money to pay for the installa-
ton of a large equipment of expensive
machinery. The last shipment on this
property gave such handsome returns
that the management are going to make
regular shipments from now on. The
ore is being sacked as it is taken from
the workings and very little sorting is
needed. The vein which faulted at the
1O0-foot level in the early development
was found by prosecuting back fifteen
feet and is now stronger and richer than
in any of the upper workings. Superin-
tendent f. Flynn on the Fortuna Exten-
sion will resume active work on the
property within a few days. Work was
suspended temporarily owing to the ex-
treme heat and from now on three shifts
of miners will be worked. This prop
erty is an extension OF the rich Fortuna
vein and will in all likelihood soon be a
producer.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-10-05

n following is a concise I'M interesting statements regarding the recent It'll
to prevent the syndcatefr from having the Tonopah Mining company guar
sntee thu bonds of the Goldheld & Bunfrog railroad It is worth quoting:
syndcatew which advanced about $40 200 with which to build the fold
field & Bunfrog railroad hal VOL a vctory and 70 has the Tonopah & Goldfeld
udg Archibald. of the United States circuit court for Eastern Pennsyl-
vania. has decided hat the after road may guarantee the sL25oooo bonds Of HI
former road, receiving for its guarantee 81 perc ent of III The stock of The Goldfeld
& Bunfrog ompan Louis Teller las rought suit to prevent the Tonopah &
Goldfeld Railroad company from making such a deal.
AS The Tonopah Mining company controls the Tonopah & Godfdd railroad he
stockholders of the former have been interested in thu case
A Philadelphia syndcatep ut u the money to build the railroad from ulfrog
to Goldfeld a distance OF 10 niles. At the after place the road connects with he
Tonopah & Goldfdd i'm. which is bout IS miles long m which extendsf from
|Sodavne through Tonopah to Goldfeld President Brock m he controlling in
fuences at Tonopah were he chief persons he syndicate which built tho Bull
line When 1t vas finished N paid for The syndicate offered to sell a con-
troll Of the stock of the new railroad to the Tonopah & Godfed ompany pro-
vided he latter would guarantee the interest IN principal of he 100000 of
bonds If the Bunfrog line. From the proceeds of these bonds The Philadelphia
syndicate would repa Itself for. the money advanced in construction.
The contention of the Tonopah & Goldfeld stockholders h objected seemed
to b. that Is he same sto OF men figured at both end OF the bargain IT was prob
ably more 10 tmr personal advantage than 20 tn advantage of the company which
woul do the guaranteeing
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is to appoint a committee OF representative citizens to 60 to Nevada n n out
lust what is what among the various mines, especially those which are held heavi-
est y Phnadelphians. The idea being to brng along with them a corps of skilled
engineers h would thoroughly examhe thu different mining properties
under doubt which, ouldt AXE in practically III from Tonopah Mining down tits
that the expense would not be very large and the money could De raised by
subscription mong the interested public al large 1t bdns tanned pon compile.
ton If the investigation to i@ue a report which would be printed am distributed
among thu contributors 1t being thought hat part OF thu expense could be raised
by charging a small sur for each report This idea is OF course only in its in
fancy. but is being fosteed by certain large intrestsw which ave no beens satisfied
with information given them recently
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-10-05
PHILADELPHIA NEWS LETTER
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE


Philadelphia Sept ss-The surprising slump in quotations on Consolidated
was the overshadowing feature Of the market he past week the meetings OF The
Belmont ans Tonopah Mining directors for dividend action being entirely rgo
en- as prices on the Goldh,ld stocks declined 10 owerL levels eah lay.
Calling of loans N tight money in thu west are the accepted reasons for the
drastic decline. umors of Baruch syndicate selling etc.. to the contrary. The
following statement relative to this latter will be found of interest," nm
ing as it does from wl informed sources:
September as, 1907.
A prominent uptown broker had a private conversation with Mr.. Bernard
Baruch, regarding oldheld Consolidate
Mr. aruch states shat the report that he received 10000 shares II stock and
s57s. IN interest nd principle on loan of 100000. is wrong
IL Estates that The loan was liquhaed " the turning overt him of stock at
81 a share.
He further states that neither himself Mr. Prick. Mr.. carstairs. Messrs c ID
Barney q q, or IN oil the Mitchell 4 Posey row nave sold a share OF stock
that he knows Of
He believe that a heavy short interests exists and tina the selling has come
from dtsgruntled ind dissatisfied AN Francisco M Nevada raider M brokers,
who had expected Is cent rs cent dividend
III furthera dd that tic ents a month will be paid or a year. as WELL rs Extra
from time to time ad that h believed that. somebody ws deavorng
TO buy haps stock
Consolidated stock from IS dow 10 s75. vas luz to the fact hat he and his
syndicate had secured stock al $450 in payment OF their loan I'M vas selling 1t
nut in order to raise necessary funds for their other commitments #
There was considerable selling of Tonopah stocks today in order to reinvest
he proceeds in Consolidated
There AN De little doubt but that whn thu western selling of Consolidated is
over The stock wfnl leap up to par with very little EFFORT
n dividend is payable October 25. books close October 15
n representation of this column were again vindGed when Belmont de-
clined sharply to sales at s2oo, after he board meeting on Monday. the Esd inst
dividend. T % AM one at all familiar With conditions at Tonopah this was a foe-
gone conclusion. however the omcial unce OF the directors, which fol-
ows will doubuessp prove of interest:
roNoPAH BELMONT DEvExoYxExr COMPANY
so7 Dunitt Building
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-10-05
Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. es, 1907.
To the Stockholders:

To In Stockholders:
OF the 1554oo shares of stock in The Treasury authorized to be sold at SO per
share in accordance with the circular Of une 25h, the stockholders. took and paid
for 1477so shares. leaving but 1910 shares which, were taken by thu Syndicate at
the same rice The sale of this stock placed $466200 cash in The treasury. from
which In loan INQUIRE in the building OF the mill has ben repaid with Interest,"
md the one-fourth interest," in the power plant of The Desert Power and Min COM
pany Ono separately organized nde tn corporate title of EsmeraIda Power
company has been paid for
The Nevada Power company which contracted to furnish power at Tonopah in
sufficient power to operate the hdst and compressor at he nine. which has m
power could be obtained iron thu steam plant it was at high cost ecause # the
to ar extent to enable tbs production of economical results The average
ing SO pei cent. ad during August only 40 per cent of its capacity. This condition
Tore regrets its inability to declare a dividend OF October LIST as expected.
BY order of the board.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-10-05
CLYDE A. HELLER. Secretary
ronorAx MINING DIVIDEND

The wnter hearst hat there is something pleasant going to happen soonm the
sumption of the old rateo dividend disbursement to IS cents This. however. he
axes with a grain of salt In the first place as pointed out before in thsc olum
the passing of onyo m extra dividend of 10 cents would not save enough cash to
the treasury to have warranted the market sturbanc am general dstrustt this
action enkndled Again,a as shown b. the omcials statement Of tn Tonopah Bel
mont directors, 1t is impossible to secure adequate power to rn the mills here
N without doubt The Tonopah Mining company is the heaviest sufferer from this
insufficient supply There are other reasons besides against The restoration OF
Tonopah INNINGS old dividend ate which space fohids dnatng on at this writ
ing YOU correspondent. among l-pose parties, will bem much surprised If
here Is an Increase in the dividend rate Of the I'D ompan when the directors
NEE. this week There was PM heavy selling of Tonopah Monday. which forced
the stock down to sl1. the stock rallied however. on Tuesday OF small sales Of
100 ad 500 share lotst % s150. Quotations have held very we'll on this stock,
however. especially in view of III severlw weak spells which have hit the big mar
ketl lately. Prices should slide OF just Al soon as official action is taken on thu
as here are unauesuonably several good size blocks which will con IN
the market unless the OLD dividend rate is restored.
Montana was badly bumped, especially IN Wednesday when the stock was
freely offered at $250 with 10 takers, until near the close of business whent the
Frisco market Frightened up som Inability to secure power to operate their new
is ndoubtedy the reason for the way quotations have faIhn way on ths
stock, although this break had been looked for recently
Jim Butler d Midway suffered somewhat in ympat with the balance OF
the list The nacousn with which idwa cung around the 30 cent mark.
speaks well for this stock N goes to show that as far as Midway is concerned
the hdufdatfo is bout over. The property is looking better each lay an the
will undoubtedly be anon the first to appreciate in market vaHue when the
turn IN
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-10-05

The Tonopah stocksw were undoubtedly hare hit the past few days by extensive
liquidation in order to raise funds to purchase Goldfeld Consolidated. Take Tono-
pal Mining for instance. this stock pays 800 a year OF AN investment Of abou
s1100 or about 9 per cent Will Goldfeld Consolidated is paying 800 a year on
an investment of $780, or over II per- cent. while the $110On ecessryto Tchae
100 shares of Tonopah would buy 1877 shares of GddfeId CONSOLIDATED at 81 a share
nd instead of only receiving 800 in dividends the mvestorw would draw approx
matey $1Ss, not taking into consideration the extra dividends which will un-
doubleday be declared from time to inn b. the Consolidated directors
One well known up town brokerage concern went to the papers with the an
nouncement of the Godfeld Consolidated dividend m urging thu public to sell
other securities to purchase this stock. Saying, in effect:
On a basis of $725 a share. this stock shows an earning power Of 1Gh per
annually; traditional to which W. have reliable nformauon,t that the ompany
from time to time. will declare extra dividends putting the stock on a dividend
paying basisu napproach by an other authentic security In tmsc country.
THE ompany has very nearly 100000 90 In it's treasury which is being added
to each month att the raeof 100000, with limited shipments from a small part
of it's evelopedp property.
w seriously urge the Immediate purchase of this stock wher under it's
rar value TO- n advise thu sale OF slow moving Nevada stocks IL it is neessary
to raise funds for this purpose"
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-05-01
The Boy on the Farm.

On more than one occasion The
Ranch has made reference to the ten
dency of farmer boys to leave the
farm. This tendency is always to be
deplored, for there is no nobler calling
than agriculture in it's various phases
and no better place than the farm to
rear noble, upright men and women.
The cause of the desire to leave the
farm is not far to seek. The remedy,
however, has come slowly and 1T is as
yet far from being generally applied
to the farming communities of the
northwest.
Constant work. says the Portland
Oregonian and long hours in the sum-
mer and season of utter loneliness
in winter are not calculated to beget
in boys a spirit of contentment and a
love for the farm. The boy wants
company, and to escape the loneliness
that at times becomes uncomfortable he
will walk miles through the mud to
the store at the country crossroads, or
to the village railway station, where
he is more than likely to meet vile
associates, and is practically certain
to become Injured to idle and vagrant
habits. Josiah Flynt has told of boys
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-05-01

Colorado also came in for a full share
of blighting influence from the storm
and her fruit crop will be very ma
terially reduced this year.
The storms and fosts throughout the
eastern and middle states mean that
the fruit growers on the Pacific slope
will have the best of prices for their
fruit crops the coming fall. 1t be-
hooves them to take the best of care
of their orchards If they want to real
ize the greatest profit while the prices
are good, as they will be this year.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-05-01
Have You Keen Kutter Tools?

You know in a general way the use
fulness of good tools, but do you real
ize the expense and Inconvenience that
in the house for storing the tools and
Keeping them where you can find them
instantly? This is what the Keen Kut-
ter tool cabinet does for you, and you
describing these cabinets. These cabi-
nets contain full sets of any tool that
may be required for general work on
the place. the tools being the famous
Keen Kutter brand made by the Sim
mons Hardware Co, of ST. Louis, Mo.
Write them for their booklet describing
these handy tool cabinets.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-05-01
That Big Market Number.

Ever since The Ranch publication
office was moved from Seattle to We
natchee to secure better printing facili-
ties the work of getting together data
for the big Market Number, to be is
sued shortly, has been going on. AS
our subscribers are aware, this num-
Der is to be absolutely free to all who
pay their arrears in full and one year
in advance. To those who neglect to
pay up and get in good standing on
our books the price of this elegant num-
Der of at least $50 pages printed in
double tone on the finest grade of pa
per, with numerous full page illustra-
tions, will be fifty cents.
We must know how many copies will
be needed and if you wish to secure
one be sure that you send the requisite
fifty cents for one years subscription.
in addition to paying any arrears that
YOU may owe at this time. When we
are ready to print the big special num-
Der the offer to send a copy free if you
pay up one year in advance will be
withdrawn, and we cannot guarantee
to have a spare copy for you after
once the presses have been set in mo-
tion We will print just so many
is in arrears, why, you cannot secure
a copy except by paying fifty cents
for it, and then only in case we hap
pen to have a copy to spare See the
point?
What is the Maket Number to be?
This was made plain to you in the
insert that was sent out with the last
number of The Ranch. Did you notice
the elegance of the printing on those
four pages? You certainly did. I'm
agine one hundred and fifty pages
printed in the same style, and bound
in a cover printed in several colors-
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Wouldn't you like to possess copy of
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curing a copy of this elegant book alb
solutely free? When once you have
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fund of valuable encyclopaedia in
formation. Then let's have your order
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subscription in advance for The Ranch
and the Market Number is yours.
A word to the advertiser: When you
read this look over the copy of The
Ranch for April Is, and consider whe-
Their you should not have your an
nouncement in the Market Number. So
far as can be estimated at present,
this number will go to twice the num-
Der of readers of the regular editions
of The Ranch Space is being rapidly
contracted for, as advertisers generally
appreciate the fact that the Market
Number will be a powerful fulcrum for
landing business. If you have not
already placed your order for reserVa-
ton of space better write Immediately
to the Seattle office and secure rates
and other information.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-05-01

who by the score have been induced to
take up the tramp life through the rep
RESERVATIONS of wandering men whom
they have met at village railway sta
tons and country stores, where they
have been driven through the loneli-
ness and unattractiveness of farm
house homes, to see something beyond
the line of their fathers fields and talk
to somebody about unfamiliar places
and chances to make money. These
facts have long been understood by
Intelligent men and women on the
farm, but for obvious reasons the So
cial remedy has been difficult to apply
The Good Templars lodge of a for
mer generation supplied tonic in this
direction for a time, and lodge night
was awaited impatiently in many coun-
trv homes The associations at these
lodge meetings was not always what
they should have been, but the ritual
of the order inculcated lessons OF NOR
atty and temperance, while the social
feature, always prominent, supplied
pressing need in human nature IL Is
not too much to say that many OF the
precepts of Solomon, in which. true
ritual abounded, were at these lodge
meetings impressed upon the memories
of hundreds of youth, both young men
and maidens, while the ambitious but
somewhat crude attempts made to en-
tertain the members under the head OF
"good of the order" gave the part1ci-
pants their first lessons in declama-
ton. in dialogue and in singing. Sim
ple as these entertainments were, and
informal as were the social features
of the Good Templars' meetings, they
served to break the monotony OF many
a long winter evening in country and
village life, and give the rural members
something besides the humdrum or
farm life to think about.
The institution of the Grange served
q rurpose along the same line of social
life with the additional advantage that
followed the more general membership
of older persons This has been sup
nlemented in some communities by
farmers clubs, the circulating library
and other devices for the entertainment
of the young, so that the utter loneli-
ness of farmer life has been in con-
siderable degree broken up. To the
extent that these efforts embodying in
struction, entertainment and social en-
joyment for the young people in rural
communities are encompassed, life on
the farm will become less distasteful
to boys The Grange club, the debat-
ing society, with the occasional supper,
make necessary good suit of clothes,
kept for best" a little money of his
own in the boys pocket, care in his
personal appearance and in the choice
of his language, and some drill in table
manners, all of which are elements that
enter into and build up self-respect and
conduce to contentment. The boy is a
gregarious animal. He needs and will
have company. Recognition of this fact
and action in accordance Herewith will
go far to solve the problem to keep
ing the farmers boy on the farm and
giving him boyhood to which he can
look back in after years with pleas
ure rather than repugnance.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-05-01

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The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-05-01

The strawberry season is creeping
upon us by degrees. Before you know
it you will be running to the market
for a box of the luscious fruit. Why
not hold onto your money and put out
a few plants yourself?
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-05-01

No poor man can afford to keep
poor cow-or any other poor stock, for
that matter. Yet this is too often
DONE with the result that the man
always remains poor.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-05-01

The man who can conduct a horse
race so that his conscience will not
have a single ache or twinge after
wards has about all the practical re-
ligion that is required.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-05-01

Application has been made to have
The Ranch entered at Wenatchee post
office at second-class rates of postage
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-05-01
country's Fruit Crop Damaged.

During the past two weeks there has
been a great transformation in the pros
poets for the fruit crop Throughout the
United States. UP to about the middle
of April the prospects were OF the
brightest and every section where frult
could be grown was looking forward
to a big yield of healthy and we'll ma
tured fruit so favorable were the con-
ditions Then came a cold wave and
storm after storm in practically every
section east of the Rocky mountains
and as far east as Indiana and Ohio.
When it was all over an inventory OF
the fruit orchards showed that with
the best kind of growing weather from
now on. but from 80 to 60 per cent
of the usual crop could be expected. In
many isolated sections the crop was
destroyed entirely but in most sections
the damage amounted to about half the
average crop.
Illinois suffered the most of any sim
gle state, the estimate of experts being
that her crop will run from 10 to 80
per cent Peaches and pears are prac-
tically wiped out for the present year
Missouri Kansas and Nebraska were
visited by the cold wave and here and
there came a very severe snow storm
that laid low every tender bud on the
trees. In Missouri about one-third OF
the apple crop is left. Even Arkansas
and Texas did not escape, for in those
two states the damage was almost as
great as in the more northern states.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-05-01

The habit of hiding away money in
the house is one that can not be re-
commended The custom is tempta-
ton to evil minded persons to rob and
enact awful tragedies. Put your sur
plus money in the bank where it will
draw some interest and be safe from
loss by any means. Or if you have
a considerable amount of spare cash
not needed soon, invest it in some more
farm land