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

Nov. Very large sales of copper at
advancing prices. Nevada Consolidated
at annual meeting announced that pro-
duction Jan. l, 1909, will be at rate OF
35,00o,00O pounds copper, and by April
from $4,000, 900 to $500 900.
Nov. 6-Great activity in stock and
sharp rise in prices followed reassurlng
statements of President-elect Taft.
Nov. Excitement in copper mar
ket with violent advance.
sales, 100000 to 100000 pounds.
Nov. 10-Tariff hearing began before
ways and means committee. properly
of Consolidated Arizona Smelling com
pany bought by Hooley, Learned q Co.
at trustees sale in Arizona, as pre-
liminary to recognizing the company
by the stockholders and creditors. RAND
output in October announced as 6l1,ooo
ounces, the best on record. Western
Pacific railway open for passenger
traffic from Salt Lake City to Ely, New
Nov. l1-Violent break in stocks.
Homestake declared regular monthly
dividend of so cents per share and ex-
ira of 25 cents.
Nov. 12-Firedamp explosion at Rad
bod colliery, Hamm, Westphalia, Ger
many, killed 800 men and wrecked mine'
Rumor that U. s. Steel corporation
would reduce, prices on finished prod
ucts, rails excepted. Extraordinary
buying of U. s. Steel common at hign-
est prices in history. January Mining
company sued Bunker Hill 4 Sullivan
for S 1890, 900 for ore taken from DIS
puted vein.
Nov. 13-U. s. Steel corporation an
nouneed the intention to spend several
millions ON plant for production OF stee'
ear wheels.
Nov. l4-El Orc, Mexico, partially de
stroyed by FIRE.
Nov. 15-Collapse Of attempts 10 re
organize the four pig-iron sy~ndica'es %
Germany, and decentralization "
herman pig-iron market. :.
Nov. l6-Four plants Of the iiiino''
Steel company resumed operations. An
nounced that three blast furnaces a.
Gary, Ind, will be blown in Dec 70
and that steel making will begin Jan. !
Fire of ineendiary origin in No. . min'
Of Tennessee Coal, Iron and haiiroa'
company, at Ensley, Ala, killed 10 con
Wet miners.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
OF MINING
FOR MONTH OF NOVEMBER

Nov. 17-Reported that Mexican Pc
troleum company has merged with
Waters-P Pierce Oil company, to fight >.
Pearson & Sons. Stockholders OF Vlr-
cinia-C Carolina Chemical company APP
proved issue of SIS, 200, 900 15-year 8 per
cent bonds, of which $~12,OOO,0oO have
been sold.
Nov. lS-John ID. Rockefeller testl-
ies in case of the U. S. government VS..
Standard Oil company. James Gayiey,
FIRST vice president, U. s. Steel corpora
ton, resigned.
Nov. 19-Utah Consolidated an
nouncc contract with a new smeitins
company and abandonment OF its own
plan to build works. =.
Nov. REORGANIZATION of Independ-
emf Fertilizer company, capital $oo,ooo'-
600 which makes a long time eontract
for the sulphuric acid of the Tennessee
Copper company.
Nov. 23-Andrew Carnegie declares
that American steel works can produce
more cheaply than all competitors anu
reouire no tariff protection.
! Nov. 2s-Exploration in Marianha
mine of Pittsburg-Buffalo Goa com
many killed 100 men.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12

committees and by the association.
Come prepared to take an active part
in the discussions.
"To an unusual extent the Nevada
teachers have been able to work to.
gether for the promotion Of educational
interests. Since our last meeting there
have come many progressive teachers
from other states. Give them a wei
come to the state and to the profession.
Nothing is more desirable for our pro-
fession than a strong esprit de corps.
Bring the right spirit with you.
Teachers salaries have been in
creased a little during the last two
years, but the compensation is still far
from commensurate with the cost of
living. This is one of the most import
ant questions before the state. 1t will
be impossible to maintain a high aver
age of teaching efficiency with salaries
unreasonably low. Some effective plan
for lettering the situation must be de-
| vised.
"Nevada can reach a very high place
in the educational world ii we all work
to that end. will you helpf'
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
EXTENSIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR
SOUTHERN PART OF CAMP

TIE Pennsylvania Corona and Goid-
field Lowland companies have decided
70 consolidated for the development OF
the two groups.
About a year ago the holders In Pitts
burq had c. j. Moore examine the ter
ritory and on the strength of his report
they have authorized their local man
ager. John T. Hawkins, to proceed with
the work of securing patent; anu
in view of the actual showing In the
last month work, they are hsurihe
on a very extensive plan OF develop
ment. If reasonable expenditure VIII
confirm the present showings tins part
Of the camp will assuredly come to the
front. These companies have their
finances in the best of condition ana
will develop the ground in a mlner-iike
fashion.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
RIVERS OF WATER MIGHT
BE DEVELOPED IN AMARGoSA

All conditions in the Amargosa valley
point to the existence of an under
ground river, which would flow high
above the surface if released by a well
200 or 800 feet deep, cutting the strata
that now imprisons it.
Las Vegas has five flowing wells ana
independence 20 miles west of Beatty
has a 3OO-foot we'll that flows 40 inches
of water.
The hot and cold springs breaking to
the surface on the Amargosa near Beat
ty probably well up from the under-
ground river through assures or crew
ices. The water is purcr than the sur
face flow.
Mining companies may drill for this
water. or the holders of valley farms
may need it.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
RED HILLS M. AND l.
GETS TWO NEW VEINS

The Red Hills Mining and Leasing
has encountered two ne"
ledyes in their workings this week, noth
being located west of the shaft at inc
45O level. One ledge was caught III q
west crosscut and occur in the north anu
sonth vein. This ledge is OF blue quartz
and carried encouraging values from
the first day. The second ledge is an
east and west ledge, of black quartz
no ASSAYS have been taken, but SHOWS q
tborouph naturalization. 1t runs neaii'
narallel with the crosscut. TINS la''ei
ledge was exposed by action OF 'ne
seepaee water. The management i
greatly encourager by these develop
ments.
The company has recently aeq'"
an additional strip of ground whieh =
considered valuable to the operations Oh
the lease.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
UTAH MEN IN SILVER PEAK

Utah capitalists are usually credited
with knowing a good thing when they
see it. Granting that the statement is
true there may be more of them coming.
The advent of the Newhouse interests
has been followed by a %coterie which is
extensively interested in other parts of
the state, and has taken up the Bangor
group and several other claims, adjoin-
ing the Hamburg group near Minnesota
Springs. An option was taken on the
property a few days ago by +. G. Clark,
representing w. IL. Clark and others,
of Salt Lake City.
The property was owned by Pete
Shannon and John ID. Cleary, and has
an immense quartz cropping which
gives value, anywhere, running from So
to $25. Only the location and one
years assessment work has been done
on the ground, but the showing was
considered good enough by Mr.. Clark to
warrant taking a bond and expanding
some money in. development. A load Of
provisions and material was sent out to
camp early in the week and three men
! have been started to work on develop
ment. Mr.. Clark states that the rich
ledge recently found on the Hamburg
can be very readily traced through the
Bangor ground, and the development
will be done ON that. The advent of
these gentlemen into the district is a
matter for congratulation. They are
mine makers, and are identified with
some of the best paying properties in
the state, notably among them being
! the Nevada Hills, at Fairview. Blair
Press.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12

CorkhiIl is apparently master of the
d~estinies of the West End. When I
asked him for a pass into the workings
it was freely granted, but when the in
formation was volunteered that l was
a newspaper man, Fred looked dubious,
possibly imagining that 1 was connected
with the Associated Press.
However, escorted by Foreman
Robert Christian, the descent into the
new shaft of the West End was ne
complished.
This is not the biggest mine in Tono-
pah, but is a typical one The shaft is
down only 400 feet, but you and l
known Of lots of places where they have
sunk deeper and gotten less
Three levels were explored and on
each was found the real article in
abundance CORY ruby, shimmering
s~tephanite, glittering copper ~sulphides
and, occasionally, the waxy horn
The deeper the better is the rule with
the West End and 400 more feet of
depth will make of the West End alone
the supporter of a city the size of Tono-
pah, for the ledge is assuredly running
back under Mount Brougher at a pretty
dip for stopping, some forty degrees, and
also a pretty dip for sinking other
shafts and picking it up at depth.
Shallower depth is displayed by the
MacNamara, which is working to the
West End line on the same depth
! Openings made for air and to settle
litigation points enabled us to clint
into the sister mine and here We found
0 world of ore awaiting extraction.
The reason the West End and Mac.
namara were chosen for inspection was
that they are .'across Main street, ;
where, in the opinion of the wise-acres
of the early days, the veins were not
supposed to extend. Tonopah Exten
sion is another proof of the fallacy of
the early minimist;e views of Tonopah' 4
ore acreage.
If time permitted, a word could be
said of the Midway, Tonopah Mining
Belmont, North Star, Jim Butler, Mon
fana and the other bonanza properties
on the fright side of Main street, but
it is enough to say that the mines OF
Tonopah will not close down within the
life span of the youngest and healthiest
youngster on the Great American
Desert, ever though a certain Associate
Press correspondent may assert and re
assert his knocks until he is as black
in the face as West End ~stephanite.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
KEANE WONDER SOON TO
HAVE AN IMPROVED MILL

Early in the week Homer Wilson re-
Turned to the Keane Wonder mine from
his trip to San Francisco and Los An
geles, whittier he had been busy IN the
interests of the Keane Wonder Mining
company.
On this trip he effected much in vari-
GUS ways for the benefit Of the company
and its stockholders.
Mr.. Wilson was quite enthusiastic
over the prospect of an early instaiia-
ton of the cyanide lixiviation adjunct
TO the mill. He states that the same
had been assembled at Los Angeles and
was now e~nroute on the railroad, and
would soon arrive and be put in COM
mission.
He was quite hopeful of the teaching
process requiring but twenty-four hours
for a high percentage of gold extrac-
ton. in which ease the plant would
have a capacity of 200 tons daily. But
if the li~xiviation proved slow and forty
eight hours were required for a salts
factory extraction, the plant would
clean up but 100 tons daily. However,
he confidently expected a good opera
ton of the combined methods in the
mill. and judged that a fair working OF
the teaching tanks would about double
the output of mine and mill. Until the
new accessories get into operation
everything will proceed as heretofore
and the output for this month is ap'
proximated at from $4,000 to $4,000
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
CROWN POINT GLOBE MAKES
$1,000 NET IN NOVEMBER

A letter received by The News under
date of Dec. l, from Charles c. Schnipfe,
treasurer of the Crown Point Globe
Mining company at Johnnie, Nevada,
says:
"Since writing you last, have
shipped another brick to mint, valued
at from $500 to $1,000, making total
production for month of November
$4,000 to $1,000, from one little one
stamp mill. The dividend n cent
per share will be paid on December 20.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
70 START UP YELLOW TIGER

Word has been received from Denver,
that the Elk Consolidated lease on the
Yellow Tiger ground will start up
within a few days. The Elk company
has secured a fve-year lease on the
ground and is prepared to spend any
AMOUNT of money to make it a paying
proposition. Manager Stein is in Den
yer and will return to Goldheld the
first of the week, it is understood.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12

The Stoneham-M oore- Grifiths lease
is pushing work on the 200 and 400-foot
levels, on both of which several fine
lodges have been cut. Some very high
values have been obtained from string
ers on the 200-foot level and these are
being followed in the hope that they
will eventually lead to a body of ship
ping ore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
PASSED THROUGH THE FAULT.

The Stoneham Leasing and Mining
company is working on the 700, 3oo
and O foot levels. Tie fault on the
400 has beer passed and the manage
ment expects to pick up the lost elm
anv day. While shipping ore in the
lease has not yet been encountered
some fine lodges carrying ore OF mill
inc value. have been cut and the richer
stuff may show up. at almost any round
of shots.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
M. & R. CO..

The Goldfeld Mining and Seduction
.omnanv has started work on its group
So claims on the north side of
Columbia mountain. The shaft is down
eighty feet and orders have been re-
.e;ved from Chicago by the local repre-
sentative of the company to put on
two shifts at once and sink u the
ooo.foot point. A gasoline hoist is be
ING installed and will be in operation oy
Monday.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
LEAsERs,

The Nevada Spokane Mining com
pany, owning property near the Daisy
and Great Bend, with an equipment
capable of sinking to a depth of five
hundred feet; with a shaft one hundred
and thirty feet deep, fully timbered,
will make especially advantageous
terms to reliable parties. Communicate
with the company at room 14o6, Claus
Spreckels Building, San Francisco, Cal,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
Mills Help Manhattan


The mills of Manhattan are making
it possible for some of the old leasers of
the camp to cash in, especially those
who took out a grade of ore that would
not justify shipping.
Raycraft and Mclean secured a lease
in 1906 on the Little Gray, and sunk an
incline shaft on the ledge to a depth Of
l65 feet, running drifts north and south
on the ledge. The shaft was sunk
about 55 feet from the line Of Union
No. 9, where the shaft oueIease IA is
down to the 2l0-foot point. The north
drift on the Little Gray when out As
feet came TO a junction of two ledge
where the best ore was found. A raise
was made on the south drift from 100
foot level to the surface, and a like
raise made on the north drift. The ore
taken from these slopes was not of
high enough grade to justify shipping,
and as a consequence the ore has laid
on the dumps for more than two years.
At the junction of the lodges in the
north drift the ~leasers started sinking
a Wine, but the owners of the ground
stopped this work on the claim that it
was under hand stopping. The ore found
in the Wine was of the same grade as
that found above, and the body as
large. The mineralized vein matter at
the 155-foot level is about 80 feet in
width, but not wei 5 feet of this was
taken out in the Slopes, as the re-
mainder of the ore at the time work was
being carried on was considered too low
grade to be handled, but now, with re-
duced milling charges and the POSSIBLE
ity of further reduction in charges when
the new power line reaches camp, it is
quite probable that this whole body
may be taken out and milled at a good
profit.
The Lemon mill in the past was some
what handicapped by reason OF an in
sufficient supply of water, but a pipe
line has been completed connecting the
mill with the Thanksgiving mine, and
now they have an abundant supply, and
are able to run full time with plenty OF
clear water. This mill is now milling
the ore from the Little Gray, and up to
this time have run 700 tons, and there
will be as much more to mill.
To the surprise of the leasers the ore
is running a fraction above $50 to the
ton. and the mill is making a saving OF
SO per cent. At the dump, while the
ore is being loaded into the cars thu
waste matter is being sorted out ant
thereby the average has been raised
The leasers have a tramway on whici
the ore is hauled to the mill, each ca
holding about a ton of ore. The mill l
treating an average of 30 tons a day.
This block of ground OIL the Littl
GRAY and two leases adjoining OF
Union 9, was the ground held by tn
Home Leasing company, on which 10
SOM time negotiations have been pent
ing looking to the taking over OF tn
ground by a new leasing compan
headed by Otis and Voorsanger.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
Rig JUDGMENT AGAINST McKANE

The ease of the Nye and Ormsby
County bank VS.. John Mckane, which
occupied the greater part Of last week
in the Nye county district court, was
given to the jury last Thursday, and
after a ~deliberation of 20 minutes came
into court with a judgment in favor Of
the plaintiff for $~56,6s7.s1. The contest
was over an overdraft OF $4,000 due
the bank and drawn by John McKane.
Mr.. McKane, in defense, claimed that
he was acting for other parties and that
ne was not personally responsible.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
Christmas and New
Year Excursions

Locally one and one-third fare for the
round trip. Sale dates December 23d to
25th inclusive and Dee. 20, 80, 81 and
Jan. lst, final limit Jan. 2d.
To Los Angeles and return $50. Sale
dates Dec. 21st to 31st inclusive. Going
limit five days, final limit Jan. 10th.
Stop overs will be allowed on going
trip and return trip at Daggett and east.
See ticket agent for full particulars.
Make your reservations early.
C. f. REDMAN, General Agent.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
mi +. INSTALL POWER LINE.
AT ROUND MOUNTAIN

as possible, the cyaniding plant will b,
put to work treating ores.
The Nugget Leasing company which
is operating on Stebbins hill has severa
thousand IONS of ore blocked out fol
which they are impatiently awaiting
the means Of treatment. 1t is a bas,
ore and the ordinary stamp and Hunt
ingtons now working in the camp are
unsuited to treat it. Those in charge
of the Nugget lease have been promised
the first run for their ore when the
cyanide plant is installed.
Jefferson Canon
Everything is astir up in Jefferson
canyon and the big teams, loaded to the
guards, which pull and haul up the
Main street of Round Mountain enroute
to the Kanrohat mine are sufficient
evidence to the citizens of this camp
that there is plenty doing even though
they have not taken a trip to the can
ycn to see for themselves
Engineer George b. Jaques, who is in
charge of the preliminary work has a
force of about twenty men at work
grading and filing in roads, cutting tim
bers and preparing the mill site so that
everything will be in readiness to rush
the construction of the big mill when
the material is all on the ground.
Material for the new building and re-
duction plant are arriving in Austin in
quantities and as fast as freight teams
can do the work is being transferred to
the other side of the summit. Big teams
will pick it up there and convey it to
it's destination, IS miles south, down
Smoky valley.
All the lumber is now in Austin or
/ loaded on ears at Battle Mountain.
! Three ears of machinery have arrived
and six more carloads are IN the way.
VIM. II. McBeth, who is interested in
the big property is still in Austin where
he is personally supervising the prompt
rcforwarding of all shipments from
that point.
The equipment for the reduction Of
Jefferson Canyon ores will consist OF one
s~ixty-ton Graupner mill and a $lO,0O0
cyanide plant. AS soon as enough ma
terial has been delivered at he mine,
work of construction and of installation
will begin under the supervision OF
Thomas Howie, a well known mil
wright and engineer of San Francisco.
The Graupner mill is on the Hunting
TON pIan. with numerous notifications
and improvements which was inventor
and perfected by the man from whom
it gets it's name. He was a salesman for
twenty years for the Huntington pee
pie and was able from practical obser
vations to eliminate many imperfec
lions. The Graupner is considered the
/ best mill of its type.
The new management of the hanro-
hat mine expect to carry on vigorous
mining operations as SOON as INC "i
ing plant is ready. Metallurgical tests
and records will be carefully made with
a view of later erecting a reduction
plant on a much larger scale along lines
that will effect the most economical
! treatment of Jefferson canyon ores.
Many of the adobes and buildings
! used in the old days and which have
since fallen into decay are being reno
waited for the men to live in. Already
a saloon has started and it is quite
likely that within a short time several
of Round Mountain enterprising mer-
chants will have small branch stores on
the ground.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
FLORENCE JUMBO.

The Florence Jumbo lease is working
three shifts and developing several hne
looking veins of quartz on the 200 and
3OO-foot levels. George Won Polenz
who controls the lease, believes he is
at last on the track of a genuine bonan-
"a ore body. A few more days will tell
the story.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12

The Combination Gold6eld Mines De
velopment company's lease on Com
bination No. 2, known as the Jack
Davis lease, is rushing work on the
shaft, which has been enlarged and
retimbered down to the 140-foot point.
The shaft will be widened to a double
compartment to the 2oo-foot point be-
fore any lateral work is done.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
The HOrnsilver Herald

Published every Saturday at Hornsilver.
Esmeralda county. Nevada, by Earle X
Clemens; mining editor. A. b. Gibson.
Sample copies free. subscription price,
All the news of Hornsilver. Lime
Point. Old Camp. Tule Canyon, Ida.
Cold Mountain. Bonnie Clare. Willow
Springs, Palmetto. Ubehebe and Cuprite.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-12-12
a1Lr,EDaE STOCK FOR SALE

l have a few shares Of stock in one
of the best corporations in Nevada
which / must dispose of at once. Has
not missed dividends for two years.
Address Immediately "w.," care Gold
field News.