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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
MCCORMACK FINDS
yN NEW CAMPS PROSPEROUS

]. c. Mccormack returned yesterday
from a ten days automobile trip to
the camps in the northern part Of the
state. More time was spent in the
Seven Troughs district than 1T any
other place. He reports this district to
be making an unusual showing, and new
work starting every week. Two of the
bonanza leases in the camp are the
Reagan lease on the Mazuma Hills
property, and the wyhuja lease on the
Seven Troughs Therien, both Of which
have large bodies of picture ore, some
of it rivaling the richest of tie Gold
field ores.
The mill of the Mazuma Hills com
pany, which is popularity called the
Harnan mill, is proving very success
full in the treatment of the Seven
Troughs ore. A run of twenty days on
ore from the dump at the upper tunnel,
made a cleanup of between $4,000 and
$4,000, showing a saving on the plates
of $50 per ton
One of the Hayes leases on the Ma
yuma Hills has been equipped with a
hoist and the second one will be in
stalled in a few days. Both shafts
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
IS THE MECCA
ACCORDING TO COLBURN

r. l.. Colburn, covered with tan and
emanating enthusiasm, is back from a
trip around the treasure land. In his
travels he visited, among other dig
gings, Manhattan, Tonopah, Cortez
Round Mountain, Tenabo, Skookum,
Austin, Bovard, Rawhide and Haw-
thorne.
One thing that impressed him above
all was the richness of the Lucky Boys,
near Hawthorne, which was sold to Mr..
Hubbard and associates recently for a
price said to be in the neighborhood OF
$4,000 Shipments of regal ore are
being made daily.
Manhattan is getting out into the
calcium glow again, after a depression
that has existed since the memorable
April 18th, when San Francisco, the
hacker of the camp, went up in smoke.
Mr.. ColbuIn let two leases on the Man.
haitian Red Top while in that camp.
Round Mountain, in his opinion, is
iustifying it's title of "The biggest
feeling mining camp on EARTH
Everywhere he went Mr.. Colburn
found the operators and promoters sigh
ing for Goldfeld, the hub of the South
ern Nevada g~oldfelds to which all ex'
pect to return.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
SPLENDID DEVELOPMENTS
AT ROUND MOUNTAIN

J. P. Sweeney, who is representing
Lotus & Davis in their Round Noun
tain operations during their absence in
Europe, returned from camp Thursday,
where he inspected progress in the
operations.
Mr.. Sweeney reports operations as
progressing as usual, the mill reducing
an average Of eighty-ive tons a day.
One of the interesting developments is
in the tunnel that is being run on Sun
nyside No. 3, one of the holdings of the
Round Mountain Mining company. For
a distance of sixty feet the tunnel has
been in ore that all pans freely, ever
the coarse rhyolite assaying from 81 to
So. The tunnel will be continued into
the hill. Later a vertical shaft may be
sunk to develop this new and promising
ore body.
On account of interference by n.y.
draulic operations, the prospecting OF
the large and rich iedge recently &
posed on the Great Western BY the
work of the giants, has not yet been
begun. The lead promises to re one of
the biggest things ever opened IN the
district. The Great Western is also a
holding of the Round Mountain Mining
company.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11

win be sunk rs rapidly as possible.
At Mazuma the principal property
now producing is the George 4 English
lease on the Badger claim of the Fine
Gold property. This will probably
prove to be one Of the big properties Of
the Seven Troughs district. They have
opened up an immense vein with good
values all the way through, and with
large streaks Of very high grade ore.
The Rex property, joining the Fine
Gold, has been blocked out and all will
be leased excepting three blocks, which
have been reserved for company work.
On the trip Mr.. Mccormack visited
the new camp of Dun Glen. Quite a
number Of men are at work, and the
Chafey property has sent out three ears
Of ore.
The return trip was made through
Rawhide, which nas quoted down since
the big excitement. The merchants,
however, report that more mining sup
plies are now being used than when the
boom was on. The Truett lease has
twenty feet of $35 ore. San Francisco
people will have a mill in operation two
miles below the camp within sixty days.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
GREATER ATTENTION PAID
TO MILLING PROPORTIONS

A well informed mining man of this
city on returning from Nevada camps
yesterday voiced a proposition regard
ing the camps Of the Sagebrush state
that will meet with appreciation here,
says the Salt Lake Tribune. He has
confidence in Nevada mines, a con-
fdence bred from intimate association
with men and affairs in the state di-
rectly west of Utah, but that confidence
is placed in the milling possibilities of
Nevada which, SO far, have received so
little attention.
He points out that all the truth of
Nevada has not yet been told. The
world hears Of few strikes other than
the high grade ones. A small stringer
Of thousand dollar ore will occupy more
space in the average newspaper of the
land than a t~wenty.foot vein of $50
rock. High grade on the surface is a
consoling thing to have. 1t creates
citement and big hopes, but as a rule
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
,MITED STATES SENATOR
NIXON is INTERVIEWED

for the people of Goldfeld to consider
at present is the government building.
1t is to the interest of the people of this
city to see that a suitable site is 90.
cured at the least possible cost, for that
viii mean more money to be put into
the building itself. ] am glad to have
been the means of getting this public
building measure through congress.
Another measure which 1 was al
fortunate as to get through was the an
preparation of $%125,O0O for unusual ex
penses in the p~ostofice department. The
measure is practically the same as the
one enacted during the term of con.
gfess preceding. The benefits of this
appropriation will apply principally to
Nevada and Alaska.
AS a member of the committee on
mines and mining, it has been INV
strong endeavor to have the mining bu-
reau created. 1t is only the due of
Congressman Bartlett to state that he
was very active in advocacy of this
measure in the house. He forced il
through that body, but it was too late
to secure its enactment by the senate
during the term just ended. 1t, how
ever, remains on the calendar.
"Just before / left Washington I
called at the White house and found
the president very eager to learn about
the financial and mining situation in
this state. He expressed deep regret
for the death of Governor Sparks and
was very gratiied that the state police
measure had given such satisfactory re-
sults.'
Referring to his W position on the
state police bill, Senator Nixon said:
81 have no knowledge, except what
| have been told and what / have read
on this matter, but I am inclined to the
belief that the state police are a semi
military organization and the members
should not be allowed to interfere with
the duties of peace officers, such as in
the matter of collecting taxes and other
functions of the properly constituted
officials
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
Especial Correspondence.)

Hornsilver, July 9.-The fact that
within a comparatively short time the
Hornsilver district will have to have a
mill, or several of them, is becoming
more and more apparent. The vast
bodies of ore contained in the Great
Western need no enumeration; it is the
possibilities presented by the develop
ment on other properties that drives
one to the conclusion that somebody
must put a mill in here. Water can be
easily obtained, power is within reason
able distance, and the ore is present in
enormous quantites-all that is lacking
is a man, or party of men, with the in
~itiative and capital. When they APP
pear, the camp is going to take another
stride forward, and when railroad ia
~cilities are obtained it will take the
last step necessary to place it in the
ranks of steady producing camps.
The work on the Great Western is
being conducted along the usual lines;
work on the east drift of the 200 level
has brought the face of same to within
thirty feet Of the winze, where connec-
tions will be made. We understand
that some more very fine ore has been
met in this drift, but details are not
obtainable at this writing.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11

they are mighty poor dividend payers
Nevada is full Of such propositions, but
it is more generously provided with low
grade mines, which are the real back
bone to the mining industry of any
state.
"What Nevada must come to-, - states
this gentleman, lis the realization that
the investor does not want any more of
the spectacular high grade surface af-
fairs. He is willing and waiting to be
convinced of a long term milling propo-
sition with tonnage behind it. A as
say certificate showing SIS or $40 per
ton gold, coupled with the word Of a
competent mining engineer as to tonnage
available, goes a longer distance now
adays than a whole newspaper of news
about an immensely rich find and vest
pocket editions of the ore itself. Ne
vada will outgrow the excitement pro-
pensity, and when it buckles down to a
milling basis the world eagerly will
jump after the dividends that are cer-
tain according to all mining history
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
MINES OF HORNSILVER
ARE STEADILY DEVELOPED

The company workings on the Silver
King are undergoing the same treat
ment, and the showing 50 far is highly
gratifying. 1t is reported that the
south crosscut on this property has en-
countered some rich hornsilver ore.
This would mean that of the four leads
known to traverse this ground, two OF
them have been encountered, and both
Of them with showings that really were
in excess of anticipations.
While nothing of marked Importance
is reported from the various leases be-
ing worked, the steady plugging which
is going on should be productive of big
things before very long.
Late advices from Supt. McNaughton
are to the effect that the entire face of
the east drift on the 200-foot level of
the Western runs $64 a ton. The ore
encountered in the south crosscut of the
Silver King averages a little better
than $50 a ton. The Importance of
these announcements will be apparent
to those acquainted with this country,
and prove conclusively that the King
will develop into the big proposition
predicted for it by Manager Russell in
these columns some weeks ago. The
showing on the Western, while not sur
prising, is zone the less gratifying.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
GoLDFIELDERS MINING BY
ssHYDRAULIC" PROCESS

Streams of water playing upon piles
of gold ore is a rather unusual sight in
Goldfield, but it may be witnessed on
ground, where the Little Flor
ence "waste" dumps are being washed
in order to enable the sorters to separ-
ate the different grades of rock.
These dumps, containing tens of
thousands of dollars worth of ore, were
recently purchased by A. c. Eisen and
associates, who are shipping the better
quality of the rock, some of which runs
dollars to the pound, and which was ac-
eidentelly dumped with the waste.
Some of the ore shipped from the
dump runs 500 a ton in large lots,
while little of its is too low grade for
profitable milling.
The dump is estimated to contain
10000 tons of orc, and is said to have
been sold for $4,000.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
R ORE IN VICTOR

The Victor lease on the G. O. ID. Con-
solidated, which is operated by 4. H.
Newland and Webb II. Parkison, is
showing up in fine shape. Ore is still
being extracted from the stope where
it was first encountered. The lens was
struck several days < on the 250-foot
level also, which will permit Of more
rapid extraction. A carload of select
ore was sent to mill this week.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11

Rawhide, New, July s.-Having
passed through the noisy utilization of
its first Fourth of July celebration,
Rawhide has again settled down to the
quite as noisy and exciting pastime of
mining gold.
Since the fling of last weeks dis
patches an ore find of decided import
ance has been made at the famous Muir.
ray lease on the estate of the Rawhide
Consolidated company. The bottom of
the shaft, a depth of 200 feet, is now
filed with quartz which is breaking to
an average of $50 worth of gold and
silver to the ton. The discovery was
entirely unlocked for, as the point of
its location is fully 80 feet distant from
the rich shoot that has been undergoing
development for several months. The
gangue is a brecciated %porphyritic
quartz and represents what appears to
be an entirely new ore occurrence in the
workings. A station is being cut at
the 200-foot point with the object of
prosecuting extensive lateral work.
Strike on Queen
Fourteen inches of $500 per ton ore
is the post Fourth record at the famous
kearns No. l lease ON the estate of the
-Rawhide Queen Mines company. The
point of its location is the north drift
from the crosscut at the 150-foot level,
the latter having been driven with the
object of opening a vein which passes
from the main ore channel of Balloon
h.l across the gulch below and well on
to the south. Where first opened the
ore body showed a 10-inch streak of
$40 the ton quartz, but with develop
ment it widened to IA inches and in
creased its precious metal content to
$500. Samples taken from the find
show considerable silver, but it requires
a hre test to demonstrate the gold con
tent. High grade shipping ore is now
exposed at three points in the Kearns
No. / lease workings. In the old shaft
south drift-the miners are saking
1925 per ton ore. Shipments are being
made with weekly regularity to both
mill and smelter.
Queen Shipment Returns
The last carload of ore from the
Kearns No. 2 lease on the Queen, for
warded to Salt Lake City smelter, net
ted the leasers nearly $4,000. Another
carload Of like grade went out this
week. Now that arrangements have
been made with the smelter people to
accept the mines entire production of
high grade ore it is the intention to in
crease very materially the tonnage bulk
of shipments. Most of the ore going to
smelter is mined at the 10 and 117-foot
levels. The main working shaft is
down 300 feet, where a station has been
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
MOUNTAIN CROWN IN
ENCOURAGING FORMATION

The Mountain Crown M. & l.. Co.,
operating a lease on block 3, Rustler
Fraction, of the Consolidated ground,
increased its force to two shifts on
July LIST.
Crosscutting will be started at the
400-foot level by August LIST and it is
the intention of the management to
drive a crosscut both east and west of
the shaft.
The formation is very encouraging,
being dacite and very badly broken up
in the last forty feet Of sinking. As
says from stringers have run from 81
to $40 and from the trend of all the
leads the indications are that a north
and south vein will be cut west of the
shaft at no great distance.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
HOOPER-MANNING

One of the most active leaseholds on
the Atlanta is the Hooper Manning
block. Drifting in both directions is
in progress on the $40 level. Con-
siderably more water than was antici-
pated has been encountered, but is be-
ing handled easily with the present
equipment. The formation is changing
and is most encouraging.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
WHITE ROCK IS BUSY

The White Rock Mining company,
under the liberal, yet conservative
management of Captain Hooper, is go
ing after the hidden treasure with an
eve single to accomplishing its pur-
pose, regardless of expense. Sinking
was resumed Tuesday in the No. Z
shaft. Water is being hoisted from No.
5, preparatory to putting three shifts
to work deepening the bore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
A DIAMoNDFIELD E A

On July LIST the first shovelful of dirt
was thrown on the lease owned by Lee
Garrett and z. j. Hostetter on the Dia-
.mondfeld Black Butte Consolidated,
the leasehold adjoining the famous Err
rickson, Bumgartner and Dortch prop
erty. Work is being carried on with a
rush, as the leasers are confident that
they have the same ledge as the one
that is making their ~neighbors rich.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
BLACK EAGLE M. CO.

In the bottom of the shaft being sum
on the Gold Quartz property Of the
Black Eagle Mining company, and good
quartz ledge has been encountered,
from which encouraging assays have
been received. The company has let a
contact to sink the shaft additional
depth and the work will be driven for
ward rapidly.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
NEW

The Bakersfield company, for the pur-
pose of mining; capital. 100000. The
principal place of business is Goldfeldl
and the original subscribers are Fabius
IL. Clarke, Robert NJ. Gigneaux and Ed
ward NJ. Fowler.
Continental Development company.
Rawhide; capital, 100000. The direc'
tors are j. J.. Bodell, A. W. Scott, A. +
Thomas and Bismarck Snyder.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
COMMISSIONERS IN SESSION

At a meeting of the board of county
commissioners this week the plumbers
ordinance was considered and laid over.
j. w. Hamilton was chosen poundmas-
ter. The justices of the peace in the
various townships in the county were
appointed registry agents. A PROPOSE
tion to redistrict Goldfield for voting
purposes was considered, but action was
deferred.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
WILL BUILD sPUR

The first consignment of steel rails
for the branch railroad from the Tono-
pah and Tidewater line to the lead
mines at Tecopa passed through Gold
field this week. The spur will be ten
miles in length.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11

s.s.es Senator George s,
uhl'ea a,,sideut of the Goldield Con.
NiSo'' Mines company, the John s
'dia''s .,s. the Nixon National bank
t''s ~.arr of other banking and min
''' -.n.nies, arrived in Goldfield this
i's - look over his vast holdings
= confer with his partner George
siusheld- a;.,0.sed with q
r-snresentative almost every
Ns' ..snt politics, and at times the
TOP" ..,;ou veered slightly in that
an ono, also. His itinerary was first
'.s,d for and given;
s,fter adjournment Of congress l re-
IN the east long enough to at
,hs Chicago convention, where |
' ,he Nevada delegation. Then |
vest and after a few days spent
~ my family in Reno, l came here,
..;.o to Tonopah Thursday to at
. meeting of the Tonopah Banking
.a,r.t;on. then to Reno Friday to at
. meeting of the Nixon National
After which l will go to Winnie
-, to dedicate the operahouse l pre-
la to the good people of my old
:. own Mr.. Wingfield accompanies
=. least as far as Reno. l will re-
n in Nevada until congress reas-
..mbles and will spend a goodly portion
!, NV time in Goldfeld.
~ wish your paper would emphatic
,uv deny that Mr.. Wingfield and my
- have undertaken the rehabilitation
:, the suspended banks of Rawhide.
While we deeply regret the financial
..oiition resulting from these suspen-
.,os our banking interests are now so
..,.nsive that we have no time to de-
,o,e to new enterprises of this sort.
General Manager Mackenzie and
uvsplf have gone infinitely into the
.i,s and mill situation and / am more
than pleased with the progress he is
making and fully endorse all his plans
sar the future. He is making splendid
u,aoress with the construction of our
tb,ee-quarters of a million dollar mill,
which will be the model reduction plant
At the world. / think there will be no
mare DELAYS and that the stamps will
b dropping in October. OF course, it
viii take several weeks to tune up
te mill, after which the stream of bull
lion promises to be a veritable golden
food.
~ am also pleased to note that local
tnaneial conditions are improving.
Gddfeld is, it seems, in advance of the
Mt of the country in this respect. The
residential election will have less to
bring about a return to prosperous
tines than the starting of the new
mills. l am very sure that investors
will discount the time of opening the
Consolidated mill at least two months
and this will mean that the midsummer
dullness will not be prolonged.
'0ne of the most important matters
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
IN MINING
MACHINERY

The undersigned will sell N their property, situated one and onehalf
miles north of Santa Fe station, Searchlght, Nevada, the following:
One 50h. p. Western Engine
OF the latest design, with special fywheels, suitable for electric
generation. automatic oiing device for main bearing
Shipping weight, 10000 lbs Price, $l,536oo
Ono 25h. p. Western Hoist
Will fuel tank, bettry, wrenches, oil cans brass circulating water
pump, automatic cutoff and automatic hbricator for main bearings
Shipping weight, $3.50 lbs Price, $l,294Oo
One Westinghouse Generator
80 kilowatt, direct current, $50 volts, complete with marble switch
board, volt meter, ameter, circuit breaker, rheostat control and all
necessary switches, both for power and lighting.
Shipping weight, 3540 lbs. Price, s5o05o
One 5xs Desne Triplex Pump
Single acting, with double reduction Of gears and motor basef or $50
lbs. working pressure. Complete with ooh. p. direct current 22ovot
Westinghouse motor attached. Capacity, so gallons per minute
against 30Oft. head. Shaft space required, 8 it. 10 in. x 3 it. 8 in
IN iron frame. 4 in suction, 3 in. discharge.
Weight of pump, 1850 lbs; motor, 1880 lbs; total, 4y490 lbs.
Price, $6650O
One 5xs Gould Triplex Vertical Pump
Crosshead type. Capacity, 100 gallons per minute, direct connected
to ooh. D.. 220vot Westinghouse motor, 95 r p n.
Weight of motor and pump, 1850 lbs Price, $1o01o
Two Nc. 2 Double Hand Winches
Geared for hosting and lowering pumps of $3.50 lbs weight.
Weight of winch, 600 lbs. Price, $1,000 each
Two Ore Buckets, 500 lbs capacity. Weight, 200 lbs Price, $500
Two Orc Buckets, 1000 lbs capacity. Weight 800 lbs. Price, $500
1900 Feet sin Standard Column Pipe for Pressure. zee per foot
800 Feet "a Cable. Price, $1,000
500 Fee So Gable Price, $4,000
vices. Hand Drills, stocks and Dies. sulson wrenches. Lucksnheimer
Valves.
All wire for power and lighting and other material not priced above
viii be sold at cost, less 20 per cent.
This plant has been in use but 80 days and is perfect in every detail
THE COLORADO MINING & MILLING G
searehlghr, Nevada.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-07-11
FORMED

The Moundhouse Plaster company,
composed of Carson City men, has been
Incorporated for a capitalization of
$a50,0O0.