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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-10
L YNX CREEK
PLACERS TO
BE REVIVED
HYDRAULICS COMPANY PRE-
PAIRING FOR WORK
WILL HAVE PLANTS INSTALLED
IN SIXTY DAYS
Company Controls 5000 Acres and Ex-
poets to Gain Enormous Guam
titles of Yellow Metal.
Famous Region

PRESCOTT, Feb. 9.-Lynx creek,
which for years after the discovery OF
it's rich placers in 1853 maintained its
supremacy as one of the richest gold
producing sections of the west, and
which formed the chief inducement for
the establishment of the capital in
Prescott is again destined to attract
attention as great placer mining
community, all arrangements having
been made for the equipment of the
hydraulics" long known to be among
the richest placer fields in the terri
tory, by the Hydraulic Gold mining
company.
Millions of dollars in the yellow
metal have been washed from its bars
by the crude process known to the
pioneer miner, but at the Hydraulics
the creek bed for a distance of four
miles is still virgin ground, as no ma
chinery was ever invented until lately
to handle its rich gravel beds success
fully.
The Hydraulic Gold Mining COM
pany, which purchased the property
from the Massicks estate ten days ago,
has already purchased machinery for
two plants with a capacity of washing
5000 tons of gravel daily, each, to be
installed in the next sixty days. and
the management announced yesterday
that other plants would be installed as
soon as the two now ordered were in
operation. These plants will be in
stalled in the bed of the creek, the
first mile from the west end of the
property and the other a mile farther
east The locations of the plants were
decided upon after it was proven by
actual tests that the bed of the creek,
which was never touched, is richer
than the bars on it's banks, which have
produced so many millions since the
discovery of gold in the creek.
Formerly a Producer
Before the property was purchased
by T. G. Barlow Massicks and his as
sociates many placer miners and les
sees of the ground made Independent
fortunes working the bars by the sluic-
ing and dry washing processes. Mas
sicks worked the ground by the hy-
draulic process with good results, but
his operations were confined entirely to
the bars and the high ground adjacent
to the creek.
The plant to be installed at the road
crossing, a mile from the west end of
the eompany's holdings, will be worked
west and up the creek bed to the falls,
300 yards above. Below the falls the
bed of the creek is a natural sluice
box. 1t has been proven by tests to
be richer than any of the bars. The
second plant to be installed a mile east
and farther down the creek will be
worked up on the bed of the stream,
below the rich bars worked by Mas
sicks and the early owners. Both
plants will be equipped with twelve
inch pumps
The company's holdings embrace an
area of 5000 acres. 1000 acres of which
is under fence. The west line adjoins
by the Spec Mining compan.-, upon
which dredge is now under construc-
tion, which. 1t is expected, will place
the property of that concern on a divi-
dend paying basis in the next sixty
days.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-10

large force of men. All supplies will
be purchased in Phoenix when possible
but Glendale will be the shipping point
Col Carlyle was in Phoenix few
weeks ago and drove out to the claims
of the company. Upon his return to
Los Angeles he made a very enthusiast
tic report, which was the third he had
submitted. All have been approved,
and it IS now definitely settled that
work will soon begin extracting the
gold from the rich sands of the Aqua
Fria.
Col. Carlyle, in his last report, stated
that the climatic conditions roads,
etc, were all very favorable for dredg-
ing operations. The road all the way
from Phoenix to the claims is smooth
and level, just what is needed for
hauling the heavy machinery.
Charles Batre, a well known Ari-
iona mining man, brought about the
organization of the Western Dredging
company. The originator of the scheme
to dredge for gold in the Aqua Fra is
L. J. Horton of Phoenix. Mr.. Horton
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-10
STRIKES HIGH GRADE ORE
AT TRAMP CONSOLIDATED

RHYOLIT-, Feb. 9.-The miners
working on the 6O0-foot level of the
Denver vein of the Tramp CONSOLIDATED
Mining company have penetrated nj
teen feet of good ore without getting
the wall, and are still going. The ore
opened at this level is better than ever
before found in the Denver in such
quantities, and it's Importance to the
whole camp, as well as to the company,
can hardly be overestimated.
A sample taken from foot or the
richest part of the vein gave $244.SO In
gold. Another sample from a portion
of the vein about eighteen inches wide
ran $172 and a third sample from three
feet of the vein assayed %o.4o; Iney
have every reason to expect that the
vein will prove to be at least twenty
1eet wide and probably wider, and at
the depth, 600 feet, is bound to be In
place.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-10
PlR0UETTE FINDS GOLD
RUNNING $500 A TON

WONDER, Feb. 9.-When work was
started several months ago on the
ground of the Pirouette Gold Mining
company the property was considered
to be somewhat outside of what was
then regarded as the mineralized belt.
The results of even the early develop
ment of the Pirouette proved this sup
position to be erroneous, but the latest
showing has proved a great deal more.
Rock taken from the six-foot ledge at
eighty-five feet in the shaft shows the
bonanza value of 5000 ton. What de-
velopment work will do in the Wonder
district is strongly indicated by the
fact that the assays from surface rock
yielded merely nominal values.
The Pirouette property consists Of
eight claims in the western section Of
the district. The shaft is now down 1903
feet, and arrangements are being made
by the company, composed of capitai-
lists of Easton, Pa, to resume sinking
on the ledge as soon as a big engine
and hoist can be installed
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-10
GOLDFIELD FINDS
OIL AT MONO LAKE
MAY BE IN QUANTITY TO BRING
RELIEF
Is at an Altitude of One Hundred rect
Above the Camp and Could
Be Piped Very
CheapIy

GOIDFIELD, Feb. "a discovery
of oil in the vicinity of Mono lake, the
report of which is brought to cold
field by Louis Bond after montn
absence from this city, should, II II Is
true be of inestimable value to Gold
field. for many reasons. The oil has
been found at an altitude one hundred
feet higher than Goldfield, and could
be piped to this city by gravity. by
its aid the fuel problem of this city
could be discounted. light could be
made cheaper by far, either by the free
Use of the oil as an illuminant or by
it's use to develop electricity at nome.
If would place Goldf1eld out OF the
greedy hand of the smelter trust ana
mt an end it's dictation, as II
would solve the fuel problem for the
entire Southern Nevada in the treat
ment of ores. Both at reduction pants
and smelters the sulphide ores or TINS
district have to be roasted. ana the
cost of fuel in the shape of wood or
coal is out of the question. 1t would
mean for Goldfield the erection of It's
own smelters and reduction plants.
Louis w. Bond believes that he has
found what will prove to be the great
est oil field in the west, and has been
working on the property for the last
six months. He and his associates, VINO
number some of the best oil experts
of the east say that the district will
undoubtedly prove up in few months
and are working hard to that end. The
oil has been found in five different
places. Bond is assisted in his work
of prospecting the country by DR.. Glib
bons of Chicago and has made num-
her of oil locations and acquired others
by bond, so that now the parties have
the right to a large acreage of coun-
try. The best indications of oil are
found in the middle of Mono lake. on
bleak, desolate island where the sea
gulls from the Pacific come in summer
% icn their NnunP-
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-10
SUNNY jim CAMP
IS ONE OF PROMISE
FIVE COMPANIES ARE NOW GET
TING PAY ORE
Townsite Is Laid Out and $4,000
is Subscribed for a Mill.
Rush to New Camp
Expected

One of the most promising gold
camps in Nevada today, and one of
which little has been said, is Sunny
Jim, located in Esmeralda county,
eighty miles south of Carson City, three
miles from Sweetwater, New.
The first locations were made in
April, 1906, and active work began in
September, 1907. Five companies are
now running day and night shifts.
George p Costigan, the original To-
Gator of the famous Tomboy mine of
Colorado, has charge Of the Sonoma
Nevada Mines company property. AS
ISOLATED with him are a number of
well-known capitalists.
George S. Cowdry, connected with the
Michigan Lumber company of Denver,
is developing four claims with tun-
mel and in a cross-cut has a body of
ore twenty feet wide that will average
$40 all the way across.
DIR. Waxham, at the head of another
Denver company owning a group of
claims, is rushing the work on a 400
foot tunnel which has cut large body
of splendid milling ore, with indica-
lions of increased values as the work
progresses. Other companies operat-
ing have equally good showings, among
them being the Tyler Gold Mining COM
pany and the Sunny Jim Gold Mining
and Milling company. cross-cut tun-
mel is being driven on the Sunny Jim
| to explore a stratified dyke averaging
more than 500 feet across, showing sur
face values from 81 to 81 per ton, the
| first contact showing twelve feet of
| $40 ore, with riffs running up into the
hundreds in value, the latter being
carefully sacked for shipment.
The Tyler companys property is also
being opened up with a tunnel with
equally encouraging results. ]. w. Du-
val, the origina, locator of the dis
trict, has charge of the two last named
properties. Little stock can be had in
any of these companies, most of them
being close corporations with I'M
| bounded confidence in the richness and
| permanency of the camp. Judge Costi-
gan, F. NJ. Duncan and others have
| purchased 400 acres of the Conway
| ranch and laid out a town, to be called
Sonoma A large number of lots have
been sold, together with mill site,
S45, 900 having been subscribed for the
mill, to be erected at once.
A more ideal location for a great
camp could not be found, the sur
rounding hills being covered with a
heavy growth of nut pine, while the
Walker river, flowing from 5000 to
10000 inches, according to season, is
but one and one-half miles away, af-
| fording plenty of water for mills and
power.
A stampede to this camp is freely
predicted when it's richness becomes
known. Minden is the nearest rail-
way point.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-10
STIlNLER PROSPECTS
APPEAR PROMISING
NEW CAMP EXPECTS TO TAKE
A HIGH RANK
Rush in the Spring Is Probable, Be-
cause of the Rich Character
of the Mineral
Region

GOLDFIELD, Feb. 9.-There is every
indication and every reason to believe
that the lusty young camp of Stimler,
located fourteen miles from Blair, will
experience a boom during the coming
spring and summer months which will
place it in the Al list of Nevada
camps. Although but a few months
old, and those few months those of the
recent financial troubles, the camp has
already made phenomenal strides and
today stands out prominent and COM
pares favorably with many of its sis
ter camps in the state.
There are several properties in the
camp which are already shipping out
high grade and several more which
expect to do so in the near future.
There would have been many more
had money been more plentiful. The
camp already has a postoffice estab-
lished, with Mrs. Anna Hetherinton as
postmistress. There is a stage line
from Blair, with service every other
day. This will be turned into a daily
feature within a few weeks. The man
agement of the Nevada California
Power company is making a survey
from it's nearest power line, five miles
away, into the new camp, so that there
will probably be an abundant supply Of
Juice" within two or three months.
In all there are about thirty leases
in operation at the present time, be-
sides the company work in progress.
Windlasses and whims are used most
ly, although there are one or two
hoists in operation, and several more
ordered The Town is assuming con-
siderable proportions as to popula-
ton, new people coming in every day.
A shipment of ten tons of ore was
made a few weeks ago to Miller S
| Siding, and as soon as teams can be
secured twenty tons more will be sent
out This ore was taken out from
the 55-foot level of the New Eldorado
So far as now known there are -four
feet of this kind of stuff, but 1t is
widening out with every foot of sink
ing. new twoAeompartment work.
ing shaft has been started and at
twenty feet in depth the entire bot
tom of the shaft is in ore which aver
ages $3.50 to the ton. A 20-horse
power hoist has been ordered and
will be placed in position as soon as
it arrives.
The Rodenkirch lease has attained
a depth of fifty feet. This lease is
controlled by Miss Pauline Roden-
kirch and is located on the Red Top
and Candelaria claims. The bottom
of the shaft is now in ore which is
heavily impregnated with native sill
yer and also pans freely in gold. Sew
eral other leases have equally good
showings, and the best part of it all
is that every foot of depth brings
forth better values, going to show
| that the ore bodies are permanent.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-10
To Dredge Aqua Fria for Its Millions

first mentioned the matter to Mr.. Batre
about a year ago. and after making a
thorough investigation Mr.. Batre came
to Los Angeles and interested A. A.
Irish, a prominent business man OF
this city. Through Mr.. Irish Col Car
lyle of Washington, d. c., became in
terested. The company was formed and
now Col. Carlyle has removed from
Washington to Los Angeles to be neal
the scene of operations.
The Western Dredging company has
it's main office at 402-403 Crosse build
ing Los Angeles. A. A. Irish is presi-
dent, Charles Batre vice president and
George F. Southern of Bostor secre-
tary and treasurer. Col. Carlyle, Mr.
irish and Mr.. Southern are said to own
three-fffths of the stock in the Cleve-
land Hammond mines on Feather river
in California, and have a successful
hydraulic plant in operation. The re-
suits they are realizing from this pro-
ject are very encouraging, as they are
extracting from $3.50 to 1925 worth OF
gold from each cubic yard of earth.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-10
H0WELLS MINE PASSES
TO NEW YORK OWNERS
Will Erect a Mill of Eighty Tons
Capacity and Employ Large
Force - Other
Mines

PHOENIX, Feb. 9.-Ernest A. Hag-
gott of Los Angeles, who is consulting
engineer for several mining companies
both in Mexico and Arizona, has re-
Gently returned from a trip to Salome
and the Bouse country.
Regarding mining lines in that sec
ton, he stated that while it had not
been very lively this winter, yet the
past two weeks had been unusually so,
a number of mining men from Nevada
and elsewhere having paid a visit to
the section, and 1t is thought that they
will begin work on some claims shortly.
The Signal mine in Yuma county, on
the Santa Maria, has been bonded to
the Western Mining and Development
company of Chicago and number of
men will be put to work at once open
ing up the property. 1t is located in
the Bill Williams mountains. The Nc
Cracker property in Mohave is showing
up fine and considerable good shipping
ore is on hand, a.. running high in
values.
A deal on the Howells mine has been
closed, the purchasers being New York
parties. Within the next six months d
mill of eighty tons capacity will be
erected at this property and more ex-
tensive operations will be undertaken
A surveyor has. already gone over the
ground to lay out the mill site.
Considerable development work has
been done for the claims, and fully TO-
600 tons of ore is in sight. The ore
shows values in copper to about an
average of Is per cent, as does almost
all of the ore bodies in that section.
A new road is being constructed from
Date Creek siding to the mine, and
when that is completed the hauling
distance to the railroad will be reduced
to about eleven miles. Mr.. Haggott has
returned to the Howells mine and will
remain there. about two weeks while
the work is getting started
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-10

VIZ THIN two or three months, un-
w less present plans fail huge
w gold dredging machine having
capacity of 5000 cubic yards of earth
every twenty-four hours, and belong
ing to the Western Dredging COM
pany of Los Angeles, will be at work in
the bottom of the Aqua Fria river, a
short distance northwest of Glendale,
Ariz.
This dredger is now being built al
cost of over 100000 and will shortly
be completed. It will then be shipped
to Glendale, hauled out to the claims
of the dredging company and set up.
This will be but the beginning. Sew
eral other dredgers have been ordered
and Col. Frederick w. Carlyle, one OF
the principal members of the company,
stated not long ago that he confidently
expected the concern to make pront
of 500 100000 in two years.
When all the dredgers are in opera
tion they will give employment to a
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-10
THANKSGIVING MINEIs
MAKING A GOOD SHOWING

TONOPA4, Feb. "a letter received
from William II. Mott. superintendent
of the Thanksgiving mine at Manhat-
tan, yesterday was of good import re-
garding the mine. Mr.. Mott states that
in the east drift of the ledge from the
$50 level, the ore is five feet at the
top and three feet at the bottom,
with an average assay value of SCI
a ton.
There are now three mills in ac-
tive operations in Manhattan, a
fourth under construction, and a fifth
talked Of The Thanksgiving man.
ageinent is looking forward to the time
When the ore will be going to the mill
and they say that the time is not far
distant
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-10
Little Florence Mill

GOLDFIELD, Feb. 9.-The Florence
Reduction plant is being rushed along,
and the contractors say it will be ready
for work by April 1. Nine carloads of
machinery have been received, and it Is
being installed by skilled workmen. The
balance of the machinery is in transit
and Is expected to arrive any day.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-11-05
THE FOR TUNE
HUNT Err
A. Il Might Be-But lent
BY .. Z. Kl0ER

Before we are married." said tho
duke, Il shall have to explain TO you
that It will be necessary in case your
daughter becomes my wife for me "a
renounce for our children their rights
Of succession to the throne. Also
should have to provide that IN case
Of my own accession your daughter
could not be elevated with me, You
see it would never do to subject my
country to the risk Of having as Its
queen the daughter Of q mere untitled
American"
"Um. can't see why an American
girl couldn't become as good queen
Is any country would want. II isn't
as l understand It, because Of her for
eign birth. Kings frequently choose
as their queens women. who were born
IN other countries, don't theyf"
"Oh, yes. Our present queen is q
lady who was foreigner. But IT
would be out Of the question to have
1 queen who did not have royal blood
In her veins"
every American girl has royal
blood in her veins. Don't you forget
that. When q young man in this coun,,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-11-05

you mean you want me to Offer
an extra inducement to you for Civ.
Ing my daughter chance to 60 over
to your country a. sort Of left.
handed wife Of yours7 Is that it?'
THE phrase Is hardly felicitous."
Maybe is isn't. But have you
talked this matter over with her"
1T would hardly be delicate"
Duke. I'm mighty glad to hear you
say that. I'm glad you have some
glimmerings Of a sense Of delicacy.
It relieves the situation. need hard
ly tell you II would be somewhat in
delicate for me to take you BY an ear
and lead you to the stairway and
then by swift movement Of my good
right foot eliminate the possibility Of
your touching any Of the steps as you
went down and out. That,ll be about
all. You can cable to your people that
the danger Of your making mesal.
lance on this side has been obviated."
Chicago Record Herald.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-11-05

A French review has been asking
leading writer's and artists what they
habitually drink; and the replies are
on the lofty plane Of those that are
made when men are asked to name
their favorite books. With the ex.
ception Of Rodin, Tlammarion, and q
very few others, who frankly admit
their preference for strong drink,
these French bohemians OF to.
day seem to derive their Inspire
ton mainly from water. And this
in Paris that once knew
Henri Munger. that still knows one
Of the worst water supplies in 4 civ
liked cityl Do you feel impelled, Il
. great man, to say that you drink
water, Just as you seem obliged to
say that Shakespeare and the Bible
form your staple reading London
Chronicle.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-11-05
curIoua AImshouoe.

The most curious almshouse in Eng.
land Is st. Mary's hospital At Chiches-
ter. There eight old ladies live actual
u in the church, iine building dating
from 1850. It was originally nonas-
terry, but Queen Elizabeth turned Il
into an nlsmhouse to endure az long
Is aimshouses exist The old ladies'
have two neat little rooms each down
the sides Of the main church. with
windows looking out on the garden.
They each have q coal supply, q
kitchen range. water ana gas. At
chapel daily services are held, The
choir stalls are beautifully carved old
oak. the original seats that the mOnks
used.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-11-05

try marries girl 1t isn't necessary for
him to renounce his right to become
president, In case he ever gets the
chance"
"You do not grasp the idea. There
Is q great difference between being
the president Of this nation and be
Ing the king Of my country
Il should say there was, would
rather be president Of the United
States than king Of all your European
kingdoms In q bunch. But, as far az
that il concerned, there doesn't seem
to be much more Of . chance for you
TO become king over in your country
than there is that l shall be elected
president, 90 what's the use bother
Ing about III"
"still, there ls In my case the pos
Hibility. Less than g dozen people
stand between me and the throne
One never can tell what may happen"
Eyes, one can | have an idea that
can tell exactly what is going TO
happen in Z certain case that l might
mention"
Having made plain to you the fact
that It will be necessary for me To
make q great sacrifice to become your
sonIn-law. may venture to ask what
your intentions are?"
THAT Is to say, you propose to givs
up your title and"
"0h, no, no, mol shall not give
up my title. l will remain the duke
Of Boozleoozi I merely agree that no
child that may be born to your daueh.
ter and myself shah have the right
Of succession to the throne In case
should become king"
But II you became king and yoni
children were denied tie right 81
succession what would your country
do for another king whom you sol
through"
-Ah, It Is hard 20 make you under.
stand, my dear SIR. Ny children
would not Be denied the right Of sue.
ceszlon-not al Of my children. II IA
became king l should. Of course. have
ether childrsn--I hope
How would you work lhati"
You uee. this marriage with your
beautiful daughter would be mon
ganatic. h other words. my dear afr,
q would not stand IN he way q my
marriage 70 one Of royal lineage for
reasons Of stnts."
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