The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12

Tonopah Extension and MONTGOMERY
Shoshone Mining companies, returned
from the east last Sunday.
f. s. Highley, George F.. Won Polenz
and George b. HolIeraa left yesterday
IN the Holleran automobile for Fish
Lake valley on a hunting trip.
Messrs. Benedict and Smith of the
Hayes onnette lease were in Goldfeld
this week in connection with the Gold
field hotel, in which they are large
stockholders.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wingfeld, ae-
c%ompanied by Mrs. c. j. Sadlier, ar
rived in town yesterday from their
home in Reno, and will remain in camp
for at least a week.
Captain Hussey and Tom ID. Murphy
went to the scene of the new strike in
the jamestown district and returned
with samples which will be tested. They
were favorably impressed with the Gem
find.
F. r. Bowie has returned from San
Frneisco, where he went to finance a
mining proposition. Mr.. Bowie raised
"A large amount of money for a lease on
the Broken Hills property at Clifford
and will begin work the coming week.
A. S. Watson, prominent Goldfeld
operator was in Tonopah this week..
Judge L. O. Ray of Rhyolite visited
Clifford Wednesday and was greatly
impressed with the mining possibilities
of the camp.
General James Donovan transacted
legal business in Tonopah Wednesday.
w. II. Schnitzer, formerly of Gold
field and now a leading attorney of
Reno, spent several days this week in
camp on law business.
Charles Spillman, for several years
connected with the local press as min
ing reporter, has gone to Lodi, where
he has been made agent of the new
town company, and will have charge of
the publicity of the camp.
NJ. l.. Jones, of Bruce & Jones, min
ing engineers, %nounc the dissolution
of the firm. Mr.. Jones having pur.
chased the interests of his partner, will
continue the business as heretofore, in
the offices of the old firm, in The News
building.
Walter Williams, a pioneer of the
camp now making his home in Los
Angeles because of the demands of his
health, is in Goldfeld this week, seeing
that the assessment work is being done
on his various properties throughout the
state. His health has greatly improved
of late.
Alexander Russell of Santa Barbara
operating in various mining camps IL
Nevada, was in Goldfeld this week
Mr.. Russell has a property at the base
of Trinity mountain near Seven
Troughs which he is operating and to
which he is giving his personal atten
ton.
The Lovelock Review has the follow
ing: sole" Elliott passed through
Lovelock Tuesday On his way to thu
Seven Troughs district, where he viii
remain several days. MI. Elliott is
large stakeholder in the Mazuma Hill
Extension property, besides operating
a lease on the company estate, AM
while in the district he will make
thorough inspection of his interests
with a view to commencing work on ;
large scale.
John T. Hawkins, the well-knowI
mining engineer, has returned to Gold
field from an extended visit to Mexico
new and old, where he was commls
stoned to inspect and report upon Ger
tain copper properties in which his east
ern and foreign clients are interested
Mr.. Hawkins visited the new mining
camp in New Mexico, misnamed "Syl
vanite." He says there is not al
ounce of misunderstanding rock in thu
district, and very little other mineral
lied rock of value.
The Tonopah Miner says: Mr.. an'
Mrs. w. H. Shockley left last Tuesday
morning for their future home in Lon
don, England, after having SAID good
hive to a host of warm friends, who ac
~companied them to the depot. Before
leaving the coast, they will visit a re"
davs with Mrs. Shockley's mother, Mrs
s. X. Bradford, at Palo Alto. Mr.
Shockley is a mining engineer OF wid'
reputation, having a large clientele II
London, where he will make his head
quarters in the future, while Mrs
Shockley enjoys the reputation OF beins
the only woman deputy mineral sur
veyor ever appointed in the unite'
States.