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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Opportunity for Leasers

Opportunities to secure good leasing
ground at Mountain View still remain
open barring the fact that four and
five leases are being let every week
The fact. that good ground has re
NAMED open until just recently was
proven last week by development work
on the Black Jack lease, owned by
Jack Cockwell, F. O. Stickney and o,
H. Some. This lease is on the In
SEPARATION ledge of the Wilson Gold
Mines property and is located a few
hundred yards above the town OF
Mountain View.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Machinery for Buckeye

The machinery for the Tonopah Buck
eye Mining company, which is operating
southeast of the city, has arrived and
will be taken to the property and in
stalled as soon as possible. The outfit
consists of a 44-horse power hoist and
the most up-to-date operating necessi-
ties. The gallows frame at the mine
has been placed in shape to receive the
cage. With the installment of the ma
chinery operations win be pushed with
greater activity than ever before
TOnopah Sun.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Easterners visit Yerington

Not since the early days of the Com
stock lode has any district in the state
Of Nevada been visited by as repre-
sentative a delegation of American in
vestors as that which paid the Yering-
ton section its respects a few days ago.
There arrived at Wabuska 81 gentle,
men from far away New England, and
there took stage and autos for the
Yerington district, having travelled
across the continent, almost, to per-
sonally investigate the wonderful show
ings of the locality.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
70 Resume Operations

The Nevada Calumet, a copper prop
erty located in the north end of the
Yerington district, near the summit of
Mason pass, is about to resume opera
tions and take on a new lease of activ-
ity, says the Yerington Times. This
property was the last Of the few mines
in the Yerington district which aban-
doned active operations owing to the
financial distress Of a few months ago.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Death Valley Invaded

M. Edward has left Beatty, New,
for Death Valley, where he will make
borings for the purpose of testing the
values carried in the gravels. A start
is to be made al Bennett holes, where
the altitude is 277 feet minus. He is
equipped to 60 a hundred feet down
and if his prospecting reveals anything
encouraging Death Valley will be ex-
plotted as a placer mine.-Pacifc
Miner.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Hands Dowr Decision

A decision was handed down by
Judge Harrington in Carson this week
partly sustaining the demurrer in the
case of Fleming NJ. Wilson against A..
H. Wayne and giving the defendant 20
DAYS in which to answer. The case is
one brought by Wilson, an eastern man,
against Capt. Mayne based on an al
legged partnership, Wilson demanding
one-half interest in all Mayne's mining
properties.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
silxar CIV Rayiyea

Silver City, which for a number Of
year has been plugging along un-
noticed to the mining world, is again
about to receive recognition as one Of
Nevada's gold producers. Although
work on the mines in that locality has
continued right along, and considerable
wealth has been produced, no great X
citement prevailed until Captain Davis
encountered ore ON his property going
80 a pound in gold q short time ago.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Boyd Basin Mines

"a game that can't be beaten, for
the goods are there the way Col. j,
w. Hopkins expressed himself after
returning from his recent trip of inspec-
tion to the new camp Of Florence.
Colonel Hopkins lately took a trip in
his private auto to the great Boyd Ba-
sin camp and is very much pleased with
what he saw. He says the lodges are
large and there is plenty of gold in the
ore. There is plenty Of evidence in
sight that there will be big mines
opened there for the lodges are well
defined
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
A Pinenut Mine

Articles of incorporation of the Pine
nut Mines Development and Power
company were fled with the secretary
of state last Tuesday. The company is
incorporated for 100000 shares of a
par value of 81 each and are forever
non assessable. The company is organ
lied to operate a mining property in
the Pinenut mining district and is
launched with local people in control.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Manhattan an Open Camp

The Manhattan Ore Reduction and
Refining company, one of the biggest
companies in Manhattan, has an
nounced that beginning with yesterday
it would employ union or non-union men
in its mines as it saw At and pay them
the Tonopah scale. For several days
the company and miners have been
considering the matter and several con
ferencss were held but finally the man
ager for the company claimed that Ger
tain members Of the union were at
tempting to interfere with the peace.
able settlement and then made the an
nouncement that the mines would be
run open hereafter and that the Tono-
pah scale would be paid.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Nevada Hills Report

The annual report of the Nevada
Hills company at Fairview, given out
at the annual meeting, showed that
during the past year, 4,45O tons were
shipped to market. This ore averaged
~ ounces of gold per ton and lab
ounces of silver. The company has
paid five dividends averaging $74,-
543. 80 each, or a total of $372,716, and
the treasury reserve now amounts to
$59, $50.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Activity At Jumbo

The result of the developments of the
past week in the Jumbo district have
been such as will soon place that camp
among the leading ones in the west
On every side leasers are sinking on
veins that give promising indications
on tho surface, and in several OF them
the operators are already sacking ore
for shipment.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Bullfrog shoshone Index

The Bullfrog Shoshone Index Mining
company is now arranging for active
development work On the property ad-
jacent to the Black Spar mine, about
q half mile southwest and Mr.. 8. G. Up
dyke, the superintendent is confident
the property will make a mine in the
near future. On the surface of the
Panhandle and Henning claims there
is a vein ten feet wide Of good looking
quartz that pans well and gives good
assay returns. The work will be
watched with much interest by the
other property owners in the vicinity.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Fine Assays From the Trust

The tunnel being driven on the Trust
claim in Jumbo district and owned by
Dan Mcdonnell, Joe Kenny and George
Kuhn is now in fifty feet and the face
is in a fine ~crystallized quartz giving
assays of $3.50, Of which $57.SS is in
gold. The owners believe they have a
big ledge in sight and the men en-
ployed in the tunnel will be continued
another 100 feet before any crosscut-
ting is done.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Tar Millions Expsnded

Not, probably, in any other copper
mining camp has there been so large
an expenditure of money within a Civ
en- time as at Ely. During last year it
is estimated that close upon ten mil
lion dollars were expended in that camp
in development work and on plants.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
securea Yaluabla IAase

James E. Hicks, manager and one Of
the principal owners of the Fairview
Telephone & Telegraph company has
been in Reno for several days says the
Nevada State Journal, negotiating for
a lease on the Dr~omedary Hump mine
at Fairview. The company has granted
him a lease on Cascade Fraction, includ-
ing a 6-months' lease on the hosting
plant which occupies this block of
ground.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Ono Body

The skeleton of a man supposed to
have been Hercules CONSTANT, was on
Saturday found buried beneath a heap
Of muck forty feet above the bottom
Of the Alpha shaft, at Ely, in which
several months ago, two men were
killed and -four men were buried for
nearly even weeks. The miners o o
hope to recover tho remains of the
other man, Slim Turner, who was killed
in tho cavern hat occurred on Deem
Der 4, 1907. One of the miners who
was buried in the shaft at the time
Turner and Constantia were killed is
now working in the shaft assisting his
companions in their work Of looking
for the body of Turner.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
nich Ore Kidney

Several rich finds have been made
during the last week by prospectors
who have just come into Rebel Creek
district. Gold predominates in these
finds. An assay running 5000 per ton
was obtained recently from a small kid
ney Of ore in the vein of the Christmas
mine. which is owned by the Nevada
Rebel Creek company.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09

An order was made in open court on
May lst by Judge Laagan giving An
tone Mallette, administrator of the
estate of the late Ben Martin permits
sion to lease or bond the three mining
claims owned by the deceased At Pine
nut. The claims are considered as ex-
c~eptionally fine property by mining
men in the district and several appli-
cations have already been made for
leases on the ground, the 25th of the
present month
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
New

The New Goldfelds district, one OF
the best in the northern part of Hum
boldt county, is now receiving consid-
cradle attention from mining men and
with the work that is going some de-
veIopments of an important kind may
be looked for before the summer is over.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Mil for Gold Circle

The Gold Circle Miner says: Gold
Circle will at once have a 20-stamp mill
on the Gold Crown estate, al least this
is what Willard +. Snyder says, and
what he says will go. Mr.. Snyder be-
lieves that there is now ore enough In
sight of a very high milling grade to
warrant a handsome return and enough
to run this mill to its full capacity.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Now Town OF Blaine

The greatest activity in White Pine
county is just now noticed in the new
town of Blaine, located in the Granite
district. The principal operating com
panies are the Blaine NJ. Co., Buster,
Bunker Hin & Sullivan and the Vulcan
M. Co. A company composed of mine
operators in the camp has been formed
to incorporate the town; a good supply
of water is available, and the outlook is
said to be promising for the establish
ment Of a considerable camp.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
A smeltsr Needed

Among the many points Of advantage
presented to the investor by the Battle
Mountain district, commencing them
selves as rare opportunities for the in
vestment Of capital, the field that the
district furnishes for a smelter location
appeals most strongly.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09

There are now over 100 prospectors
in the S~hadyrun district, and they are
going in at the rate of 20 to 80 a day.
Lots in the town Of ~Shadyrun are in
great demand, and there is not the
least doubt but that there will be a
population Of 1000 there within 80
days
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09

A big run is on for Mill City, where
an important strike is reported to have
been made. Rumor has 1t that an H.
foot ledge shows values as high as
$4,000. Ground has been staked for
miles surrounding the discovery.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
0nArationa al Ely

The G~uggenheim interests in Ely,
New. have spent approximately $15,-
900, 900 on their railroad, concentration.
smelling, construction, property and de-
velopment work. A train load of 500
tons was shipped from the Eureka mine
of the Nevada Consolidated on April
Is, and regular. shipments from the
Nevada Consolidated and Cumberland
Ely mines have begun. The steam
shovel loaded 500 tons in n hour,
which illustrates the possibilities Of
heavy operations.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
strika at INLAY

The Inlay Consolidated company -four
miles southeast of Humboldt House has
made a strike in a 40-foot drift from
the 14O-foot level. Some high grade
ore has been found on the hanging wall
that ran a dollar a pound. The ore
runs IL to Is ounces in gold, and sew
eral hundred ounces in silver. The adj
joining vein is eight feet wide.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
A searchlieht Producer

DeBerry 4 Megede, leasing from the
Quartette Mining company, the Boston
and Columbia claims, have already
taken out some twenty tons of ore that
will average .close to $40 a ton. This
ore came from the Boston shaft at a
depth of fifty feet, and will be milled
at the New Era mill.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09

A 10-stamp mill is being installed at
the Mountain City mine, in which Gold
field parties have recently become in
terested. The Little Gladys group is
also being steadily developed. A prom
Using vein has been struck in this prop
erty.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Dexelopinr Orc arande

Joe Thomas, president of the Orc
Grande Mining company, operating on
Gold mountain, came in from the prop
erty the first of the week. The com
pany WINS four claims and has done
over 800 feet of development work. At
the 3O0-foot point in the drift tunnel a
winze has been started on the vein.
The ore carries encouraging values,
assays as high as $500 having been re-
ceived. -Bullfrog Miner.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
The Thornton Strike

James Thornton, one of the owners
in what is known as the Thornton
strike near Star peak, in the Humboldt
range, was in Winnemueca recently,
says the Humboldt Star. In speaking
of the property, he stated that wher-
ever the ledge had been uncovered it
was rich. the ore panning well in gold
1--WE have traced the outcrop of the
rich lead over many hundred feet of
ground and it looks as if we have a big
proposition, - said Mr.. Thornton. 1--WE
have done a good deal of work in the
way of open cuts and shallow shafts
and are now ready to start underground
work. At the present time the prop
erty is under bond and it looks as if
the deal would go through"
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Lease at 0olconda

The Golconda Leasing 4 Mining COM
pany will operate the well known Os-
valid lease on Kramer hill at Golconda.
A 25-horse power hoist has been shipped
and will be installed at once, when
sinking and stopping will be continued
on a large scale. A ten-stamp mill will
be erected as soon as possible.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Blair Case Up Again

A suit which involves an entire dis
trict consisting of valuable mining
claims in Silver Peak, and which has
been in litigation for the past fifteen
years in the first and second judicial
districts Of Nevada and in the Federal
courts, will come up for a hearing next
Monday in the district court at Reno
before Judge Pike. The case is that
Of B. A. Gamble VS.. L. J. Hanchett,
John B. Wright, F. 8. Chadbourne,
George Crocker and the Silver Peak
Mines, a corporation. 1t was begun in
the first judicial district court, Esmer-
aida county, in 1908, and involves prop
erty of a value estimated close to t10,-
O00, 900.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Maintains DEVELOPING

Forty men are on the job at the Stray
Dog, Indian Camp and Jumping Jack
estates, and others are to be added as
necessity demands. These three rich
Gold Hill properties are to be developed
the coming summer on a scale hitherto
unprecedented.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
An Elko Bonanza

On the Tracey ground on Frazier
creek, about four miles north of Midas
in the Gold Circle district, preliminary
development of the strike, has shown a
well-defned sugar quartz ledge, in an
andesite formation, with a four to ten
inch streak in the ledge which upon
careful sampling gave tue assay value
of $4,735.4O in gold, and s232.4S in sill
yer.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Camu Flourishing

A letter from DR.. Wilkinson at Gold
Circle to Charles Ryan states that one
of the leasers at the new camp has
opened a four-inch streak of ore which
assays 1880 to the ton. Work has
been started on tho Midas and the
camp generally is fourishing.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09

The Kaylor and Andreggs lease on
the Gordon Treasure ground, a half
mile north of Vernon, upon which oper-
ations were begun a few days ago has
disclosed what is believed to be the
richest and biggest surface showing
ever seen in the district.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Nex Find IN Nevada Hills

The latest news from the Nevada
Hills is that in the ground east of the
fault in which the Knox shaft was
sunk, there has been a strike made In
which ore Of an average of 800 a ton
is showing, according to Manager Web
Der.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Rsd Butte Attracts Attention

Red Butte is a new camp which is
receiving considerable attention. Bonita
Springs, As miles north Of Humboldt,
is the center of the new district. Last
fall some promising ore bodies were
opened, and these are now being devel-
oped.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09

There are now some 40 tents on the
Florence TOWNSHIP and new ones are be-
ing erected every day. At the rate
have been going up during the
last week it looks as if Florence will
be a large town in a short time.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
THE BovARD BOOSTER

Volume l, No. l of the pioneer paper
of the new camp of Bovard is at hand
The names at the head of the editorial
column are: w. w. Booth, owner; w
s. Webster, managing editor; W. H
White, associate editor.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09

At present the Nevada Utah is ship
ping a carload daily and it is expected
this amount will be increased within
the near future. The ore comes from
the Day mine, which is in condition to
supply many tons.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09

Late prospecting has shown that for
no less than 100 feet in width excep-
tional values are to be found on the
the =. & o. group at Eldorado.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09

The diamond drill which has been in
operation at the Taylor Fimson-Ray
property, at Phoebe, Nevada, last week
encountered ore at a depth of 800 feet.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Carsonite Is Lucky

According to a Rawhide paper DR.:
Gardner, formerly of Carson, a sold
his lease on the Sunbeam claim of the
Rawhide Coalition company for the
sum of $4,000 to the Kenneth Haur
Brokerage company.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09
Struck Ore in Town

Gus and Louis Laurent and Fred
Luetjens have discovered q ledge on the
hill south of the old Citizens mill site
on the grade below town. The ore was
assayed and the lowest assay showed
800 ounces silver up to sos ounces, 90
in gold and "a per cent Austin
Reveillc.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09

The /. X. L. mine in the western
part of Wonder district, is again ship
ping ore. A Atom lot sent to the hazen
sampling works yielded returns, as re-
ported, of nearly 5000.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09

The starting Of the Homestake mill
next month will be another epoch in
the progress of the Bullfrog district.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-30
BAILEY SPRINGS.
Dec. %. 1908.

Dec. %, 1908.
A. P. Rudy went to st. Paul Sat
urday, to purchase car load of live
stock.
j. Happen and son Will were trans
acting business in DEBORAH Saturday.
A baby girl was born to j.. Arne-
sons Sunday, the 9th.
Holkesvicks entertained company
Of friends at dinner Saturday.
There will be a program and a
Christmas tree at the Canoe church
tonight, the 2Sth.
Rudy's entertained a company of
friends at Christmas dinner Friday.
julius Carson went to Red River,
Mimi, to bring home the body Of
John Carson, who died there few
days ago.
c. ]. Steno visited this vicinity
Sunday.
Miss Aneta Holkesvik is home on
vacation from Cedar Falls.
Miss Hilda Ruddy is home from
school duties at the University of
Iowa.
There have been a few "Yule-
buks" around here again as usual
at this season, but they have proved
to be of a well-behaved sort.
Rumor is out about a wedding in
our neighborhood, shortly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-30
CLAY HILL.

Dec. 20, 1908.
Mr.. Roy Coffeen and sister Miss
Ruth of DEBORAH spent Saturday at
the home of their friends, Harold and
Sadie Dinger.
Mrs. George Frye went to Calmar
Saturday, to spend a few days with
relatives.
The Merry Widowers" were de-
lightfully entertained by Jim Glover,
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Severson and
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Linzenmeyer of De-
corah spent Christmas day with rel
atives here.
Mr.. Aaron Seegmiller of Locust
and Mrs. Jake Seegmiller of DEBORAH
visited here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nj. Broghamer and
family of Canoe visited here Christ
mas day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hove and fam
lily Sundayed with relatives north of
here.
Mrs. Jno. Dinger will entertain the
l.. w. G. next Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Glover and
Mrs. Fred Tillotson and family were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. ]. Sharp
on Franklin Prairie Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Bolson and Mr..
and Mrs. Sam Sorenson spent Sunday
at the Hans Sorenson home in Glen
wood township.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1908-12-30
(ASTALIA.

Dec. %, 1908.
Chas. Bloxham of Cherry Valley
was visitor in town Tuesday.
Eugene Malloy and Joe Barrett
came up from Dubuque Tuesday,
where they are attending st. Joseph's
College, to spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Culver and
Kathleen Marchant spent Christmas
with Mr.. C's parents at Dickens, Ia.
Miss Blanch Lee and Oliver Alitz
of Elkader were visitors at the Chas.
Winn home the fore part of the week.
Miss Leah Bonnell went to Sumner
Wednesday, to visit relatives.
Mrs. Frank McMartin and children
of Dalton, S. ID. are visiting at the d.
A. McMartin home out of town.
Miss Eva Allen of DEBORAH was
visiting relatives the fore part of
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Lennon and
daughter went to Ames Tuesday to
spend Christmas with their son, who
is attending college there.
Lewis Fan returned to Ossian Sat-
urday, after visiting with his sister,
Mrs. w. A. Gibbs the past week.
P. O'Boy of Faribault, Mimi, came
Wednesday for a short visit with his
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Gardner and Miss
Ethel Fox of McGregor spent
Christmas at the Thos. Doud home.
F. P. Storms and wife came VI
from Monona Thursday and spent
Christmas at the d. c. Stems home
Will Putnam came up from Water
loo Thursday for a short visit with
his mother.
Misses Nellie Smith went to Hawk
eve Thursday, Frances Bickel tt
Giard and Viola Meyer accompanied
Bertha Krogman to Elkader.
| Mrs. Steve Allen and children
came down from Mason City Thurs
day. returning Saturday.