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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-12-19

Two ? 1-1iacA Il ills are used, one
in the shaft and the other in the
cross-cut, which is being still
further ezteaded. Besides hoist
ing, the engine succeeds ia fur
nishing these drills over go
pounds of air. Another z I-2x8-
foot receiver is to be added at
once. By thus doubling the air
reserve MIR. Thomarson expects
to be able tomaintain 100 pounds
air pressure for these drills, or
at least 80 pounds, if he puts on
another drill.
+ Carl Schmidt is foreman, and
is prouder of his mine than any
Mrs. Newlywed of her initial
offspring.
Mr.. Thomarson proposes tt
cross-cut on the 800, both north
, east and southwest, for such dis
tance as proves necessary t.
thoroughly prospect the prop
Z erty.
The company owns in tn
{ group twelve claims, coyerin
$ 240 acres. Their territory
: 5000 feet long and 5000 fee
+. wide in the center, SO that no OF
/ shootcan escape into other groun
J This is a point in plannln
e for a large mining enterpris
t, usually overlooked, or disregart
,. ed until too late. One of the gre
y companies here, which in |
: early history devoted its energl
# more to mining in the pockets
A. the public than to work in al
10 on the ground, allowed itself
e. get bottled up, and it never W
h. blow a way out except at rulno
d, expense.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-12-19
Ely-Valley Equipped
With Modern Plant
Owns Group of Twelve Claims. Main Shaft Is Down
Two Hundred and Seventy Feet Mine In Ore. Will
CrOss-cut on the 300

This camp and general region
are rapidly coming into great
prominence in the mining world.
Why ? 1t surely is not because
Of the ore we have shipped in
recent months, or years. The
reason is because the develop
ments during 1908 have disclosed
geological conditions which the
shrewdest and best posted min
ing men of the world instantly
recognized as affording the prom
ise of great mines, when the
time shall be ripe to begin ship
ping. There is now manifest an
insistent and wide spread desire
to get in and have a part of the
good things to come.
Long before this tide set in,
many years, in fact, before the
world famous mining men, whose
lot is now cast with US, had be.
gun to have their emotions
aroused by conditions today 81
generally appreciated, there
came to this camp VIM. E. Har
rison' a man of quiet manners
and retiring disposition. H,
brought with him no brass bant
and operated no resounding gong
He had long been practical stu
dent of economic geology, ma,
an analytical mind and q yer
observing nature. He also ha
a little of the needful with whic
snaps in that day could be Sc
cured by the thrifty trader
Each day Harrison went out int
the hills and studied them. II
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-12-19

Mr. Thomarson gives figures that
are startling and seem incredi-
bic. The building also contains
a three-drill compressor, a 4
horsepower auxiliary engine to
run the pump and blower and a
device with levers by which the
engineer, L. w. Hammond, can
control the chute that guides ore
and waste, each to its respective
bin. Everything about the
power-house is SO neat and in
/ viting, and Mr.. Thomarson is so
delighted with its complete eff
cheney that we suspect him Of
going up there occasionally to
sleep.
The main shaft has been sunk
( on a 63 degree incline to a depth
Of 270 feet, and is to 60 to the
300-level before a new station is
cut. A station was made at l30
feet and a cross-cut run north
easterly so feet, where a large
vein, previously disclosed on the
surface, was intersected. A
drift has been run a hundred
) feet on this vein, but the full
width of the vein is unknown
1t has been opened in places /.
: feet wide without reaching eithe
| wall. 1t is in ore the entir
' length, the first-class ayeragin,
| Is to 80 per. cent lead, 10 ounce
i silver, and 81 gold to the ton, q
: we'll as considerable iron. Th
:. rest is a concentrating ore Whic
D yields in q pan some eXceller
q appearing lead concentrlte
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-12-19

On the surface Of the Ely Va
ley the evidences of mineraliza
ton are abundant. No less than
five veins are known to exist.
and there are probably Others. =
Near the main shaft is vein
not yet explored, which has pro-
duced ore averaging at least $40
in gold, 80 ounces in silver and
20 per cent lead. Six or sexen
hundred feet to the south from
this shaft is a vein which has
been explored for a depth of SO
feet. 1t is continuous for that
depth, and carries values run
ming up to 1924 in gold.
In the Ely Valley, contrary to
the practice of the Nevada Utah,
reputable mining men are al
| lowed to go under ground and
see for themselves. Hundreds
of them, including men like Sem
ator w. A. Clark, Samuel New
house, j. A. Kirby and others
equally as well informed, have
availed themselves of this privi-
lege. We have never heard an
| adverse expression about the
4 property. So far as we know, all
2 mining men look at it as one OF
7 extraordinary promise. They
e base their opinion, first, upon the
g region and its history. To the
IS north is the Point group, recent
IS ly purchased by powerful syn
e dicate headed by j. A. Kirby
h Immediately to the south is tn
It Old Timer group, with its recorc
8. Of high-grade ore. 1t is nov
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-12-19

owned by a Salt Lake syndicate
of rich, successful mining men;
to the southeast is the Phoebe
Mines group, formerly known as
the Bingham and Welland; still
further 10 the southeast the
Chieago-Eeyada group; going
| farther southeasterly we pass in
continuous succession the Abe
Lincoln group, another property
| just secured by one Of the Kirby
syndicates, the Half Moon group,
owned by the Nevada-Utah, the
Demiiohn, Whiskey Barrel, and
out past the Mendha, and
stretching away through group
after group over Stampede Gap,
and still on and on to the Bristol.
God only knows where tits going
to stop.
1t is a region of intense miner
} alization, the possibilities of
: which no man can measure. 1t
made a prodigious record in the
e first period, started a promising
2 record in the second, was check
5 ed in the panic of '93, and is row
+ gathering strength for the third,
Q and this time continuous period.
4 The Ely Valley has surface in
o dications which in other mines
q have led to rich deposits. Il
/ has already one proven vein ot
# great strenth, and every ply
Is sical condition gives promise
IS For a starter it has now on tn,
,f dump one car of first class or,
ID and several hundred tons Of sec
- ond class. When our shippins
~ -, period is fairly inagurated, OF
Ill the trains going out to the from
us look for the standard of the Ell,
Valley.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-12-19

In the stream Of mining men
flowing in to see the Prince, we
caught this week one Salt Lake
bunch just as they had returned
from the mine. There was A. ii.
Godbe, Spencer Clawson, DR.. and
Geo. E. Ellerbeck. Like all the
rest, they came back bug-house
about Prince stock. Just then
someone brought in the latest
wire, Prince stock just reached
1:8O; will be higher tomorrow.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-12-19

pul in q stake here, bought &
stake there, bargained and bar
tered and located and planned
until he acquired important in
terests in every part of the dis
trict. Already he has realized
considerable money from his ju-
dicious methods, and in another
wear should be abundantly rich.
Years after the advent of MIR.
Harrison, but long before the
light had dawned upon these
latter comers, there arrived two
other gentlemen, who have since
been an important part Of our
recent history. These gentle
men, George Weddell of London,
England, and Edward Thomar-
son of LeMars, Iowa, also came
with braying trumpets. They
followed largely the same tactics
as Mr.. Harrison, and after ;
:. time secured, through that gen
= tleman, control Of a propert!
which Mr.. Harrison regard
. ed as the most important 0
,s his holdings. This property wa
,s soon Incorporated as the Ely Va
~ - lev Mining & Milling company
For more than a year the con
pany has worked steadily to d'
" velop mine. The surta(
II equipment makes a compac
OF salf-contained little mining cam
IN Every building is tasteful
or nainted. a convincing evlden'
It If confidence. The power-hous
bo 24x35 feet, reflects much creo
he upon the management. II co
90 tains a % horsepower Alan
ms hoist, developing about q hors
lth power, and running like a watc
!, Il In economy of distillate use
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-12-19

the State Bank of Beaver county,
at Beaver, and Geo. B, Green
wood, the eminent attorney OF
Milford. They are directors in
the bank here, and came in for
conference with the local direct
ors. Everything seems to be
coming our way now, and the
best Of everything is none too
good for us. Most mining towns
have a bitter experience with
hanks. This we shall escape II
we adhere to the Bank of Pioche.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-12-19

One of them fell off the chair,
and two appeared to have heart
failure. Anthony smiled. Pos
siblv he was thinking OF the
past; contrasting its sow belly,
spuds and dried apples, with the
futures promise of cold bottles
hot birds, ct cetera, and partlc-
ularly considering the ct cetera,
This week our town had a visit
from Geo. w. Whitmore, cashier
of the First National Bank Of
Nephi, N. P. Ipson, cashier Of
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-12-19
Over 100 Tons Daily
After January 1St
Nevada Utah Making Preparations to Start Shipping
Interesting Sketch On the Large and Valuable Prop
critics of This Company In This District.

For many months the hecofd 1
has published no important, au-
thoritative information regard /
ing the Nevada-Utah Mines and
Smelters Corporation.
Prior to the opening Of the
railroad the eastern papers for
years were full of statements
regarding the properties of this
company, in both Nevada and
Utah, but in these statements
the interest was focused gen
orally upon the old hill from
which the Raymond & Ely and
Meadow Valley poured forth
those golden streams in the sew
enties. The changes We're rurg
upon the wealth still left in those
mines and upon the dividends
awaiting the stockholders, when
the railroad should come and un-
lock this treasure house. The
excitement eliminated when
Lawson grabbed the publicity
throttle, and turned on a full
head of the Lawson brand of
steam. For a few days he had
the toughest hides in Wall street
softened so tender that the dull
est arrows of sensation would
penetrate them if dipped in Ne
yada-Utah dope.
Then Lawson quit, the pres
sure ran down, and a new NAH
agement took control,
Just one year ago James z.
Gaskill came here as chief engi-
neer and western manager OF all
the eompany's properties. Mr..
Gaskill is a mining engineer OF
signal ability, wide experience
and mature judgment. We hope
his modesty will not be outraged
if we add that under intensely
trying conditions he has kept his
head, steered a straight course,
and won the merited confidence
and esteem of this community.
/ For a proper understanding Ct
the situation it must be men
toned that the general mango
ment in New York, which is ST.
preme, has issued instructions
that no person except an EN-
ploye shall be permitted under
ground in the company's mines
and that no information concern
ing any important fact shall b.
given out to any one. Conse
quently any statement we ma
make in this article about under
ground conditions will be base
upon notes gathered within tn
past two years from sources W
are satisfied to credit.
When Mr.. Gaskill took chars
"a year ago he must at first hay
had sinking feeling and be(
tempted to resign rather th'
stand the chance of being ma
a scape-goat when the pub
learned how the facts differ
from the statements which h
been published so profuse
He found that to properly a
economically work the kno7
ore-shoots in the company's p
perty here some equipment m
be added and a large amount
money be expended in devel
ment. He found that to work
advantage below water lie
would require pumps of VIII
the company had none, an
much more extensive plant
machinery. Most important
all, he found that a neighbol
company, the Ohio-Kentuf
owned jointly with tbs Nevs
Utah some of the best ore-sh'
on the hill, and that the tar
of title was further complies
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-12-19

Dy apex questions. lie wisely |
decided to advise his company to
development, avoid ex-
pensive litigation and wait until
a harmonious settlement with its |
neighbor should open the way to
a broad, comprehensive plan by
which the entire hill may be
mined under one general system.
Having decided upon a policy
of diplomatic desuetude here Mr..
Gaskill turned his attention to a
remarkable property fifteen
miles northwest of Phoebe, now
owned by the Nevada-Utah. 1t
was discovered by Isaac Newton
Garrison in 1877, after both
companies on the great hill had
stopped work. This mine,
named by Garrison the Jack Rab-
bit, promised for time to re-
store to the camp the glory which
had departed with old Billy Ray
mond. 1t was fabuIously rich
where Garrison opened it. 1t is
said that the first three tons
which it produced yielded 5000
ounces of silver to the ton, the
next ten tons 1900 ounces to the
ton, and that the first 500 tons
shipped averaged 804 ounces to
the ton. Garrison and his part
ner realized $55, 900 from their
ore, and they sold for $103, 600
to a company under the charge
of Capt. H. H. Day, who had
been manager first of the Mead
ow Valley. and later of the Ray
mond and Ely. 1t has ever since
been known as the Day mine.
The mine was worked more or
less continuously for over fifteen
years. 1t furnished a large ton
mage for the mills at Bullionville,
the smelter at Bristol and the
Phoebe Consolidated smelter here.
No accurate figures can be OBJ
tanned of the money value of all
the product, but it was certainly
large.
When Mr.. Gaskill went to eX.
anime this mine with q view tt
shipping he found it Quilted, it,
equipment SO insignificant as t.
be practically of no consequence
and its underground openings il
such condition as to preclude al
, attempts at economic mining
= without considerable preliminar
Y expenditure.
His first efforts were devote
to tests. He wanted to see ho'
g the ore could best be mineC
@ what it would bring at the sme
ter, to figure out the geolog
e and to determine what could
,e hoped for with systematic d
N velopment. He scraped toget
N er and shipped a few thousal
le tons, opened some rich pocke
ic, of high grade ore and satisfi
ed himself that there was a mi
i'd and in all probability a big g
y. still left,
nd He then stopped shlpme.
yn selected new place for
co- main shaft several hundred t
1st lower down the hill, put uE
of head frame and power house +;
Do began to open up mine in m
to fashion. This shaft had alre'
vel been sunk about 500 feet.
ich was enlarged, retimbered, 81
a to the ninth level and about
of feet of drifting done to conf
of with the old ninth. The po
inc plant contains four boilers of
XIV, aggregate horsepower, a h
da- and two small compressors ia
,ots over from the old plant here
,gle It took but four months 1
ted the time the first timber '
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-12-19

illIO eA1C o14dIL ulllII IllSy nOlSu
on the ninth; magnificent rec
ord. Since that connection was
made, tracks have been laid,
drifts cleaned up and extended,
mill holes, man-ways and ore
chutes put in and the mine
gradually prepared for a cam
paign of production. All the
surface arrangements, including
storage bins of 300 tons capacity,
waste tracks, etc., indicate care
full study to effect economy of
labor.
The railroad company has
been notified that shipments
will be resumed about January
1st, and that at the start it |
may expect about 100 tons a day, |
this amout to be gradually in
creased. We believe from the
information gathered about the
mine and from the extensive
preparations which have been
made, that shipping will be long
continued without interruption.
The bulk of the ore will be low
grade, highly desirable for smelt-
ing purposes, and will probably
yield a profit over mining, trans
portation and smelling costs of
less than five dollars per ton.
There will be high grade also in
varying quantities, we hope q
large amount Of it.
After shipping is resumed, we
believe that the Nevada-Utah
will take permanent place among
the legitimate mining enterprises
of the country, that its days Of
criminal extravaganza and mol
some hot air will have passed
forever, and that it will be one
Of the important factors in the
development Of the new Pioche
| The Nevada-Utah has a great
deal Of exceedingly valuable prop
erty. It's Manhattan group al
Stampede, nine miles from here
ought, when properly opened, o.
make big mine, 1t will takt
twenty years of mining in s larg,
way to exhaust the resources O
the old hill here. Mr.. Gaskil
speaks very highly Of their hold
! ings in Utah. We have grea
: faith in his judgment.
v This little sketch would be ir
complete without reference
4 the staff which Mr.. Gaskill hs
" gathered about him. He is
| natural executive officer, know
/ how to select good heutenan
v and to inspire them to loyal ar
70 energetic effort. L. Webst
O. Wickes, the superintendent, is
h. mining engineer of thorous
ID training, considerable experien
ts and indefatigable energy. j.
ad Gallagher, mine foreman, ACHE
no ed national reputation VIII
ma he rescued the imprisoned m
ers at Ely. The story OF
,t. life is the story of the develc
his ment of many of the gr'
cot mines of the United States a
p Mexico for the past forty yea
md for he began mining soon al
inc he was weaned. S. F. Whitn
adv master mechanic, is a skill
Il artizan, and a good citizen. !
mix same standard of excellence I
300 walls clear down the line.
lect We hope that for long t
wer to come Mr.. Gaskill may cl
800 US with his association and as
DIST in developing the boundlesS
ken sources of our section. 1t
pleasure to know that he bell
rom in them as enthusiastically
vent the writer. JAMES w. ABB
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-07
Catalogue House Offers NonMagnetc Railroad Trainmans
Watch for Seven Dolars-What the Watch Really Is.

Jewellers throughout the country during the
past week or two have had called to their
attention the advertisement of mail-order
house of New Kork City, which has appeared
in the daily papers throughout large part of
the country, advertising a "non-magnetic
watch for s7,' and 90day trial for %
cents. The advertisement of the company
is in all instances the same size--six inches
wide by four inches deep 1t is shown in re-
dueed form in the accompanying adj The
offer, which in big letters is described as a
great one' and ''for one month only is
made by the Union Watch Co., catalogue
house, with Offices at 40 Maiden Lane, New
York.
The watch is described as a non-magnetic
20-year guarantee, gold filed hunting ease or
railroad trainman s watch, IL jewel movement,
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-07
THE ADVERTISEMENT OF THE UNION
WATCH co.

open face. The regular price is quoted at s25.
As matter of fact the watch, cheap i'm
ported movement, in American style, made in
Switzerland, has not IL jewels, but only seven
jewels and is in no sense q railroad. trainman s
watch and would not pass inspection on any
railroad in the country that has time in
spection service Instead of being worth $25,
it is worth not even the "reduced price
asked for it, 81, some members Of the trade
placing the value of the watch and the cheap
plated ease in which it comes at not more than
81
As orders are apparently coming in in
large quaint ties to the advertisers, jewelers. in
small towns in which the advertisement APP
pears should be in position to warn their
customers as to exactly what they may expect,
and for this reason THE CIRCULAR-WEEK-
LY gives full description of the watch, and
detailed description of the movement made
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-07

If you are too busy at
present to read this, read
it later, but be sure to
read it.
1t will be to our NUT
ual benefit.
When you think of
jewelry, think of us; and
when you think of us
just remember what you
are about to read.
Every jeweler has his
enemies; poor quality of
goods is his worst.
We say, it is far better
to lose a sale than lose a
customer.
Speaking of quality
just read over the list of
agencies we have:
Cut Glass, Hawks
Solid Silver Tableware Gorham's
Hand Painted China Stouffer's
Silver Plated Tableware Wallace's
Silver Plated Tea Sets, etc, VanBerg
Clocks Seth Thomas, Gilbert
Watches, Hamilton, Waltham, Elgin
South Bend
lax Jewely Reeves and Browns
Filled Watch Gases,
James Boss and Crescent
Solid Cold Gases Solidarity, Roy
Gold Filled Jewelry, r. F. Simmons
Diamond, Finest Quality S. African
Solid Silver Toilet Sets,
Gorham and Foster
Show this list to any jewel
er and ask him what he thinks
of the quality of our stock.
You don't need to be
ashamed to pull off your coat
and show your cuff buttons if
you buy them from us, be-
cause you will know that they
are not black with tarnish or
that stone has fallen out.
The fact of the matter is
simply this: We know that we
carry the best jewelry money
can buy and WE WANT
YOU TO KNOW 1T.
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-07

The advantages of
buying at home
You have a large stock to
select from.
You are not fooled by any
description or pictures.
You know exactly what
you are purchasing.
You pay us no more for the
same article and save express
charges.
If any article does not prove
satisfactory you can step i'm
the store and get your money
back.
This is why you should
buy at home when it
costs you no more.
Every dollar you send away
from Globe is never seen again.
Ii every one patrOnlZed
home industry it would mean
larger stocks and better stores
for. every merchant (the peO-
pie who pay the taxes. This
would mean greater improve
ments to the city, all labor
employed, more schools and
better times for all.
The right price.
Quality makes the price; if
you wish the best it is bound
to cost more than an inferior
article.
Did you ever realize how
much cheaper it is, in the long
run, to pay a little more for an
article and get the best than to
pay little less and get some
thing that lasts about one
quarter as long.
Don't think you are
going to save money by
sending away for your
jewelry because we will
duplicate the same arti-
Gle for the same. amount
of money and save you
a world of trouble and
dissatisfaction.
REMEMBER, you pay us
no more for our high grade
goods than is ordinarily charg-
ed for a cheaDer grade.
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-07

Mr.. fairfield, ono of the heads of the CON-
pany, said to the editor of THE CIRCULAR
WEEKLY last week that he felt that the
editorial which appeared did the company an
injustice and when asked to point out in what
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-10-07
The following is an exact copy taken from the
Jewellers Circular--Weeky

THE JEWELERS. CIRCULAR-WEEKLY