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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
BROKEN HILLS MINE is
BREAKING ALL RECORDS

anything known in the state for the
amount of work DONE There is a string
of six and eight horse teams for fifty
miles on the road from the mine to
Tonopah, while one 14-horse outfit
makes round trip each week. The
shaft will be sunk on the ore and more
faces will be exposed, making it possi-
BILE to greatly increase the production
within few weeks. Photographs made
during the week have been exhibited in
town, showing a great amount of ore
ready for the teams.
That this is considered an important
addition to the business of this section
is indicated by the county commission
ers of Nyc county asking committee
of business men to go over the road,
and promising that any repairs that are
advised, will be made without delay.
Quite quantity of Broken Hills ore
has been shown this week in c. f.
Kapp S window, and has drawn consid-
erable interest The ore shown has
been around the $4,000 mark, and is
well covered with hornsilver, while free
gold can be detected in many pieces.
1t is widely different in character from
Goldfield rock, and has been the sub
iect of much discussion.
The leasers are getting well started,
and good results may be expected from
some of them within short time, and
in fact there has been a report that ore
at surface has been found on one OF
them.
The lots in the new town of Helena
which is the name given to the camp
are in good demand, but the manage
ment does not wish to sell to anypoas
but those who are going to make use o'
them.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
CONSOLIDATED RED TOP
AND QUEEN CONSOLIDATED

An of twelve something that has
been hitherto unknown
sodaed Red Top produced day the
find in this formation Indicative
=
Associated with the lead gold splendid
and $40 silver
secured
No. south BY Friday
inches and apparently preserved its values
The dust of extraordinary specific gravity
gold but shows suphdes pfy
phides but the sulphides of copper
Another strike of considerable made the 9
footwan crosscut TO the northwest the 150foot
the the
sodaed Red Top
about $75 o .
Consolidated Z
depth of in the
Queen Consolidated Mines which
easehod the
field Consolidated Mines
furnishing the purposes
days electric hoist will be
will be energctcaly pressed.
John Donnlan
control the Consolidated Red Top
dividend paying basis They be
Queen Consolidated and will
work.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14

With ore in sight and carload in
transit, the Mushett lease was com.
PEELED to close down temporarily this
week on account Of lack Of funds to
pay the miners and meet other obliga-
tions.
Following this came one of the most
dramatic scenes ever witnessed on the
floor of the Goldfeld Stock exchange.
1t arouse over the following circum-
stance:
When Manager l.. l.. Mushctt real
lied that the treasury funds were in
sufficient to meet the monthly payroll,
he started for Tonopah and Reno TO
realize funds for this purpose, but was
called back by a message that the
financing could be accomplished here.
All the stock that remained in the
treasury was tumblcd on the board and
rapidly eaten up, but at such ridicul-
ously low figure that the amount needed
was not realized.
Mr.. Mushett then offered his personal
holdings, amounting to about 100000
shares. This disappeared like snow
flakes on the ocean and still there was
not sufficient money to meet the obliga.
tions. This move by Mr.. Mushett, how
ever, lost to him practically all his hold
ing in the company, which to date had
cost him in the neighborhood of $27,-
600.
At the conclusion of the call Thurs
day evening the caller invited all in
terested in Mushett, which, by the way,
is lease ON the Laguna of the Con
solidated, to remain and assist in de-
vising plan to relieve the company of
its predicament.
1t was unanimously decided TO with
hold Mushctt from call until the matter
could be Strengthened out. Mr.. Mushest
addressed the assembled shareholders
in the company and stated that, if he
could get an option on 100000 shares at
one cent share, he would probably be
able within forty eight hours to re
habilitate the company. Within few
minutes $4,000 shares were pledged to
this option.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
LITTLE FLORENCE SHOULD
SOON BECOME SHIPPER

There is no doubt that the Little
Florence Mining company, which is
operating on the southern three-ffths of
the Combination Fraction estate, has
caught the main Combination Fraction
vein.
The lease workings entered the Frac-
tion lode at point about sixty feet
from where the rich shipments are be-
ing made. The ground is being shaped
up and shipments will probably begin
within the next week or ten days.
The new hree-compartment shaft of
the Little Florence is being sent down
ward at the rate of from six to eight
feet daily, three shifts being employed.
1t is now down 545 feet and the station
at the 520foot point is completed, con-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
WHAT'S DOING IN THE HILLS


When the l,200-ton dump of the
Begole Syndicate suitcase ON the Mo-
hawk Combination was sold to the Ne
yada-Golafeld Reductfos company, il
was generally believed that the re.
duetion company had been handed a
lemon. Captain Hooper of the Syndi-
cate and the representative Of the re-
duetion company knew better. 1t has
developed that the big pile of rock has
returned an average of four ounces to
the ton.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14

Has the long lost Breyfogle mine, been rediscov.
eredf
That is the opinion of many people who have re-.
Gently visited the Royal F1s property in the Gold
Mountain district. Among those who believe that the
famous property has been relocated is Miss Jeanne
Elizabeth Weir, professor of the University of
Nevada and secretary Of the Nevada Historical society
Professor Weir visited the southern portion of the
state several weeks ago and secured relics which
now adorn the museum of the Nevada Historical
society They consist of tools that used decades
particularly tampng stick of Sheffield steel, which
could only have been used in loading holes with black
powder, which antedated the age of dynamite.
These tools found in abandoned tunnel in
the Royal Flush estate and the inference is that they
were used by Breyfogle and his partner during the
days of the of the Rebellion.
Following is the history of the Breyfogle discovery
briefly stated:
John Breyfogle blacksmith, who resided in
Austin in the early 0s He made periodical prospect
ing trips and in the spring of 1864 after long alb
sence, he brought to Austin some wonderfully rich
specimens and said that there was a large quantity
just rich where it came FROM
The find created much excitement that the resi-
dents of Austin forgot that raging.
Late in the summer Breyfogle again appeared in
Austin, broken down in health and in mind. He
hatess and the appearance of the top of his bald head
which had been exposed to the torrid sum- such
to the people of Austin to believe that he had
been scalped This belief augmented when he told
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
GIBRALTAR LEASE

Work of crosscutting for the big
ledge which runs through its leasehold,
is being prosecuted by the Gibraltar,
under the management of ID. d. Muir.
The crosscut is being run from the 500
foot point, to the east. The big ledge
running through the Moore and Griffith
ground, and into the Gibraltar, lies
about IS feet to the east of the shaft.
The crosscut is now 40 feet from the
ledge, which has been showing good as
says in the Moore Griffith ground. Two
shifts are constantly employed.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
aAZEL GOLDFIELD HAS
SHIPPING GRADE ORE

without Hazel GodHed Mines company picked up
49, Red Top ledge entering depth M
,. claim Of the agna unit of the Goldfe Consolidated
Mines company
The attained depth of 1874 feet quartz
ving throughout the highest being
= S76 so waso obtained.
This the deepest in the camp
az handicap having
M Chief Engineer Beach and General Manager Fink
and be
language General Manager Mackenzie
reeptiy inspected the property
The ledge undoubtedly that of Red Top caught Dip
,ndipg Kewana ground points directly
mous Miss yielded
ays high thousands The Hazel Gode
only from the drill hole.
Of of
Geld in this city, them being President T. A.
Vice President w. H. Jordan Chicago W.
ount of Piqua Ohio, and j. d. Mcnamara of Chicago
tremendously with the outlook for the and
make the lease profitable 1t has sufficient
make shareholders wealthy body
the September 'Con King Phillips
detained by other mining
of development will be thoroughly
possb indications that round Of holes
nose the coveted high grade
.t$ = = +++
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14

The st. Ives Leasing company is
uaking arrangements to begin operation
J. A larger scale. Now that the elee-
au is over the management has the as
ursnce of plenty of capital to develop
nth the Goldfield and Rawhide leases.
1be miners at work on the GOldfeld
base are taking out sufficient ore to pay
ruenses. 1t is the intention of the
ssnaeement to begin work on the 100
md 9OO-foot levels and drive cross
at 10 the new ore body that has been
psued up on the 50-foot level.
At Rawhide the company is making
rrsngements to install machine drills.
large body of milling ore has been
blrked out and the air drills are abb
sIutely necessary before the ore can be
tsseu out to advantage. AS soon as the
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
ALTINGER SUES WINGFIELD

= most sensational sult has been =
Z filed in the district court by at =
= torneys for +. o. Altinger, =
= prominent broker, member of the =
Z Goldfcld Stock exchange and erst. =
= while leaser and mine operator. Z
+ Mr.. Altinger has brought suit =
= against George Wingfeld, the mil =
= lionaire operator and vice presi- =
2 dent of the Goldfeld Consolidated +
= Mines company, asking $4,000 =
= damages for libel.
= The plaintiff alleges that the de- =
+ fendant, at meeting of the ex- =
= change ON Monday evening, No =
= vember I'd, used words to this =
. effect: =
= ~ wish to know if this ex- =
= change viii permit persons en- =
. gagged in the high grade business to +
2 remain members of this exchange. =
= There is at least one member of =
4 this exchange, who is engaged in =
= that business, and that man is +. =
= 0. Altinger. He is and has been =
= engaged in that business con- =
= tinuously for the past two years, =
= and made a shipment within the =
Z last three days of about 80 or 81 =
= pounds of high grade ore, and if =
= you want the proof, ! can furnish =
= it. Altinger is not engaged in min =
= or leasing, and you can draw your =
= own conclusions as to how Altinger +
= got the ore. =
. The plaintiff declares Mr.. Wing +
. field Is statement to be false and =
. dcfamatory. No statement for =
Z publication has been given out by =
= Mr.. Bryant, attorney for the de =
= tense, and Mr.. Wingfcld is absent =
= from the city. The stock exchange, =
= after hearing Mr.. Wingfeld's re =
= marks, referred the matter to the =
. board of governors.
. = $*+ = . = = - $$$+$$$*s =
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
COMBINATION EXTENSION

Hinder direction of Superintendent
Tim Connolly, the estate OF the Com
,;n..;on Extension is being vigorously
prosecuted under long term lease
ho,d granted to the Franees-Mohawh
company. The south crosseut is no"
ont 200 feet. If values are mol uis,
covered in this working the shaft VIII
he sent deeper. Both companies af'
managed and controlled by u Aa'
henzie s. Co.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
FAMOUS BREYFOGLE MINE
FOUND BY GQLDFIELDERS
Topography of Country and Ancient Tools Dis
covered In Abandoned Tunnel Seem to
Prove That Royal Plush People
Have the Real Goods

isconuectedy he had suffered at the hands of the
elements and the redskins.
1t required mouths to restore the prospeetor to
health although he remained in semiidotc condition
as result of his experiences At last he recovered su
hcicntly to make a cross a map Of Nevada, showing
the locality Of his fnd 1t in the vicinity of the
Gold Mountain range fifty miles south of Goldfeld.
The only description of the locality he could give
that it a little hill between two high ranges
Breyfogle said that he and his partners were
camped by little spring the of their find,
when, one morning, they found their horses had
strayed away For two days they pursued them and
finally became hopclessy lost.
While they wandering about the desert suf-
fering from hunger and thirst they surprised by
a band of Shoshone Indians and took refuge Jack
mountain almost inaccessible landmark situated
between Godfeld and Hornsver.
The Indians finally succeeded in killing Breyfoges
partner but spared the others lfe he appeared
be nsane and Indians hold mentally unbalanced people
in reverentia fear. The sufferings endured by Brey
fogle in making his way back to Austin have
been indescrbable.
Several expeditions organized by Austintes
and the region where the strike supposed to have
been made was thoroughly explored, but without
cess Breyfogle who accompanied the parties, being
unable to locate any of the landmarks he had de-
scrbed. Since then the Breyfogle has been the
golden fleece - of many a prospecting expedition.
The Royal Flush, which the Breyfoge de-
scrption, is owned by Goldfeld people. A shipment
made recently which 1920 to the ton while
picked samples gave high $32900O
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
MIrCHELLFAIRFIELD LEASE

Work is progressing on the third,
fourth and fifth levels of the Mitchell
Fairfield lease on claim three of the
Combination estate of the Goldfeld
Consolidated Mines company. Three
shifts are steadily employed. On the
40O-foot level an important discovery
was made day before yesterday. After
passing through six-inch tale streak
the bore encountered solid quartz The
average assays have not yet been given
ont
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
RAWHIDE STEPPING UP
ANOTHER LADDER RUNG
(Bv william De Wolf Special of The News)

very apparent to persons conversant
with the mineral conditions in each.
From the 70-foot level of the Truett a
drift has been run east on this deposit
for length of 305 feet, or to within go
feet of the breast of ore exposed in the
drive west from the Miller winze.
Within 80 feet more driving the line of
the Truett and Miller leaseholds will be
reached in the Truett drift. At the line
the Truett management will sink a
winzc s depth of 25 feet to connection
with the drive from the Miller, that
depth representing the difference in ele-
walton between the two levels. From
the bottom of the main Miller shaft
depth 1870 feet-a crosscut is being run
west to contact with the Miller incline.
Its face is now in ore identical in ap-
pearance with that exposed further 70
the west in the Miller and Truett work
ings. 1t will require about 40 feet
more driving to reach the objective
point.
Character Of Values
The entire face of the drive west
from the Miller main shaft is in ore
having an average value of at least slo
Continued on Page Five.)
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
DAISY EXTRACTING ORE

It is impossible to obtain the pro-
fduction figures of the Daisy from the
the management, but it is well known
fact that several ore teams are plying
busily between the mine and the sam
pier, while the bins are filed to over
flowing. The 400-foot level is now said
to be adding to the production from the
property.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
WEEKLY OUTPUT A GUESS


II Dense mystery still hangs over =
the Offices of the various ore pur- +
seaaslng companies of this city and =
'roducers are equally non-com- ,
municatiye. 1t is impossible to =
get line on the output of the dis =
'rlet and probably nothing authen- =
te can be obtained until the start =
ing of the mills, when competition ,
IN the purchase of ore will become =
80 keen that news will be obtain =
Gable. .
~ The Combination mill ground =
away steadily, turning out about =
10000 worth of bullion in addi- =
non to concentrates that are be- =
ing saved until the Consolidated =
mil concentrate plant is CON- =
pleted. Z
ofe wagons are plying to and '
10 between town and the Daisy =
nine, but the tonnage can only be =
"tinated and the values merely =
guessed at. =
ore is coming from a number of =
"s dumps, particularly the Begoie =
aa Little Florence. The Wheeler =
ald Baby Florence are sending :
out little and SO is the Florence !
Annex No. 2. Z
consolidated Red Top got out =
'Aiee carloads of high grade and =
@eaf was forwarded from the Dia- :
u0ndheld Black Butte. Owing to I
break down little ore went for I
! .afu from the Combination Frac- =
.0n' AS matter Of fact, it will :
As'eh the figures for the week to :
zach 100000. This condition of I
. saalrS win probably prevail for I
! east four weeks longer, when :
! Ae mines of Goldfield may be de- I
sAued UPON to put forth quar- I
T" OF million dollars week, I
A''usive of that produced by the I
~ . Z = = = = = = = = 4 = Z
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
NEW CONSOLIDATED MILL
WILL WORK FRACTION ORE

10 effor. is 'ssing made toward a
avy production by Combination Frac-
ion, the energies being principally de-
rasd to getting the machinery and
dnbering, as well as the producing
hVels in perfect shape for a big ex-
traction by the time Consolidated mill
i completed. 1t is understood, al
ihough not given out authoritativeiy,
that Fraction ore will be treated at the
big mill. Manager Muir has big body
Of ore blocked out on two levels.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
KEwAwGAM TO START

Captain Hooper has made arrange
mcnts to start work within a few days
on the Kewawgam claim in what j.
known as the No. o shaft, where con
siderable development work has al
ready been done.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
MAY STILL MAKE GOOD

The laying off of a shift by the
Florence Wheeler dampcncd interest in
that security this week and it fell off
sharply. Manager Rannells reports a
considerable body Of ore in sight and
says that he still has great hopes that
the leasehold will prove profitable to
the shareholders.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
WHITE ROCK COMPANY Is
DOING EXTENSIVE w

Under direction of Captain Hooper,
the general manager, the White Rock
Mining company is doing extensive
work at present.
A half mile erosseut is being run
from shaft No. to shaft No. 4. On
No. the gallows frame is being raised
and heavier hoist is being installed.
Tuesday night this shaft began sink
ing from the 300 to the 600-foot level.
A crosscut will be started from there
toward the No. Z. A drift will also be
run eastward from the No. to the No.
s. These various headings are being
advanced at the rate of 200 feet a
month Twenty-four miners are now
employed.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
aoLDr1ELD BOSTON TO START UP

ID. w. McFadden. NJ. E., has arrived
in camp to start up work on the prop
erty of the Goldfeld Boston Mining
company, owning a group of claims in
the eastern section of the camp. There
are three claims in the group, with a
shaft 24O feet deep. A crew of men
will be put to work at once, and ac-
cording to Mr.. McFadden, work will
continue through the winter.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14

The development of the Broken Hills
nlne at Helena, in the Clifford mining
district, has been remarkable that 1t
has ceased to be something of merely
local interest, but has come to be
natter of statewide Importance.
In production it has easily passed
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
MIJSHETT LEASE GETS
INTO SERIOUS STRAITS

Later it developed that the rules of
the exchange would not permit suspend
ing call. Many of the shareholders
have also since withdrawn their OPP
tions. Other plans for rcsuscitating the
lease are now being considered.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14

An important change seems to be tax
ing place in the workings Of the
Hooper Manning lease on the Atlaata,
Work is being pressed in the hope of
shortly uncovering body of high
grade. The race between the many
leasers on Atlanta to uncover high
grade is becoming hot one.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
JUMBO LEASE

1t is rumored on the street that w.
H. (Dad) Clark will arrive from Salt
Lake City within a few days, when
work on the Jumbo lease is expected to
be resumed on a whirlwind scale.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
KALFus LEDGE FOUND

What is believed to be the Kalfus
ledge has been encountered in one of
the lower workings of the Mohawk
ledge, only few feet from the shaft.
The ledge will be drifted on to pick up
the ore shoot which has already made
several fortunes
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
GETS GOOD ASSAYS

A little furry in Red Hills Leasing
and Mining company occurred on the
exchange Thursday evening upon re-
ceipt of news that stringer had been
cut which ASSAYS $51.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
BLACK BUTTE RESUMES

After a tcn-days shutdown, due to a
broken piece of machinery, the Dia-
mondfelJ Black Butte Consolidated
has resumed operations and is preparing
To forward carload of ore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
st. IVES LEASING COMPANY
HAS PROMISING FUTURE

railway is completed into Rawhide mill
ing ore will be treated to good advan-
tage at Walker lake and the leases at
Rawhide will have harvest at that
time.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14

Meeting up all the workings of the
company. In the opinion of Mr.. Keelyn
Combination Fraction is the richest ten
acres in Goldfeld.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14

by the way, is sunk depth of % feet
in high grade mill rock. Near the face
of the west drive at that level a winze
has been sunk in ore depth of 30 feet.
Several days ago drift was sent out
west few feet above the bottom of the
winze. Twelve feet from the station
sill it is showing width of feet with
the location of the hanging wall yet to
be determined. The break of the de-
posit, as determined by samples taken
by your representative and Mr.. Hoff-
man, is as follows: Two and one-half
feet of ore along the foot wall, 1890
the ton; feet in center of deposit, $50
the ton; 21a feet on hanging wall side
of vein. $40 the ton. The quartz
screens tons to ton of oversize, with
the fines sacking at an average value of
$l75 the ton, and the coarse rock hold
ing an average gold content of 500 the
ton. Under such advantageous mineral
conditions it seems almost needless to
state that the entire product is being
shipped.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-11-14
Extensive Ore Body

Your representative at TINS poin'
made an inspection of the Miller work
mos the present week in company with
r5,,a,d Hoffman. chief consulting en-
giueer for the Coalition company Ae-
so.s 20 the workings was gained through
..aa;,m of the old incline shaft, which,