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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
ORE PURCHASING COMPANY
PAYS $35,OOO,OOO in E YEARS


Goidhed looking
greatest prosperity and production Goidhed
witnessed.
Mr. Snyder bases his opinions the tremendous surface showng
Why Godhelds deposits not scratched yet he said
MILLION DOLLARS NEARLY
BEEN TO GOLDFIELD PRODUCERS
strike
and Mi
where receiving
II believe that Nevada largely through its Godhed showing will
while possibilities 1903 beyond hazard
al
miled
will mills
mill
While Mr. snyders the production of the
of at least $4,000
. . . . . q . . . . = . . . . . .
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
THREE FEET $l25 ORE ON
OLD JANUARY JONES LEASE

developed eight feet of ore, with no
hanging wall in sight.
The ore body has been opened up suf-
ficiently to permit of the extraction of
ore in shipping quantities, and Thurs
day the first shipment was sent to mill,
to be followed regularly from now on.
The shaft will be sunk to the 500-foot
point at once.
January Jones worked this property
off and on for long time. He was con-
stantly bothered in the matter of money
and was unable to work the lease prop
erly for lack of capital. At times he
would strike rich ore but it would
prove to be pockets only, and one dis
appointment followed another, until he
became hopelessly involved in his
finances and had to throw up his hands.
The property wa taken over by G.. S.
johnson & Co., who organized a new
company, but under the terms of the
lease given by the Florence company
he was to protect th, owners of stock
in the January Jones company, and it
now looks as if nll ta.ose who followed
the fortunes of January Jones in this
lease, may get their money back and a
profit. The lease runs six months from
the first of April.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
RAWHIDE DAISY GETS LEDGE
HIGH GRADE MILLING ORE

ferent places, and in each opening it
appears stronger and more clearly de-
fined and pans freely. The main work
ing shaft of the company to the south
of the new strike is being sunk on what
is apparently true fissure vein and
is now in the neighborhood of sixty
feet in depth. This ledge is one of the
best defined in camp and shows good
milling values from surface down; this
ore body dips out of the shaft on the
35- foot level and into Balloon hill.
To place the Daisy on producing
basis at the earliest possible moment
a powerful hoist will be installed at
once and an additional force of men
placed at work. Since the discovery
the company has been deluged with ap-
plications for leases but it is the policy
of the management to develop the prop
erty with company funds for the sole
benefit of the stockholders. With this
end in view it is intended to sink two
and possibly three. working shafts and
prove up the ore bodies by drifts con
Meeting the different workings.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25

,f,ar vieissitudes which would seem
10 he enough to hoodoo" any prop
ertv the old January Jones lease, now
owned by the Florence Consolidated M
sM company, is finally to make good.
Early this week strike was made on
tbe l7ofoot level. 1t looked good, but
wa, not proven up until later in the
week when it turned into what looks
like bonanza, and the strike is undout-
edly the leading development of the
week in Goldfeld.
On the 170-foot level there are five
feet Of ore that will go $75, and there
are over three feet that will run up
wards Of 1925.
The ore was found about 20 feet from
the Combination Extension side line
and seeas TO be running right into the
kiief ground.
Since the new owners took hold work
has been carried on with feverish haste.
Tie energies being particularly devoted
% tofollowing a knife blade stringer that
showed itself ON the narth drift from
the l7o-foot point in the shaft.
Here the stringer has developed into
ledge and the values are remarkably
well sustained. An upraise has already
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
ooIIND MOUNTAIN MINING
DppODUCING S45,OOO MONTHLY

of $4,000, absolutely money basis for the
msra by the Mining company according TO
This win
by the
last pont sh"''Ae ~
rneeinp corror,
the president
M the preceding production
~ while the total production
The production
souqh months of this period the mill
mon month twenty while recently has been ninety
than the first fourteen days April which
be cleanup
ply month $45000 against $4,000
for March ,....n u,,,. no. .,rs,ar n.,s e. a.. .u -,
d and in addition has furnished $4,000
the Western property adjoining which belongs
& mountain There obligations of kind resting
gan be April output added treasury contain
wnsa for dividends.
s report including equip
development depreciation goes
.7rense of the average
When of
@ y. are me SIS, the profits easily computed
extraction 921a
na srpeuse of cyanide.
mine actually measurable
rnare speedily multiplied confidently
;liuug footwan and at depth $40
twenty width
Davis accompanied Messrs
mine this telephone
ns that phenomenal strike
.s%S** ~ "
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25

The following letter was sent to the
Chamber of Commerce this week and is
self-explanatory:
April 10th, 1908.
Hon. Chas. Sprague, Pres,
Goldfield Chamber of Commerce, City.
Dear Sir-As a member of the Ne
vada State Publicity committee, I de-
sire to call the attention of your or
ganization to the effort being made by
that commission to provide mineral
display from the state of Nevada at
the international Mining congress- to
be held at Madison Square Garden
New York City, this coming summer.
In connection with my associates
upon the State Publicity committee,
have investigated fully the gentlemen
connected with this International Min
ing congress They are men of high
standing and integrity, and outside of
Esmeralda county the state Of Nevada
is responding to the appeals from the
State Publicity committee to provide
an exhibit.
As member of the committee from
Esmeralda county, / am endeavoring
in addition to the exhibit, to collect
$500. The space selected by the com.
mittee for the Nevada exhibit is one
of the best in Madison Square Garden
and will cost approximately $4,000.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25

The ground on the Continuation No
3, formerly under lease to tn: Combiaa-
tion Florence l.. NJ. company, ana
better known as the Thomas lease, to
gether with a small block adj, ming has
been leased by the Goldfeld Consoi
idated company to Charles ). Sprague
and will be thoroughly developed. Th,
lease extends for Is months.
The Thomas ground is block No. 6 on
Combination No. 3, and the additional
ground is the northerly $50 feet of
block No. 9, being joining by the Rose
bud and the Pearl leases The former
ground was under lease to local com
pany which ran out of money, after
sinking l25-foot shaft, while the
smaller block has never been leased.
1t is considered the choicest ground in
the vicinity of the Little Florence and
the Rogers, for it is believed by the
best engineers that there is a junction
of the Combination and the Florence
veins within the boundaries of this
block. The east and west veins which
are producing so richly for the Little
Florence and the Rogers run toward
this ground, and as the lease extends
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25

Great Bend has at last entered the
list of shippers of the Goldfield district
and the Indications are that it will re
main there for years.
The first settlement on ore shipped
mas just been made by the Western Ore
Purchasing company. 1t was at the
rate of 1926 to the ton for mine
average. as no attempt has yet been
made to classify the ore.
Tomorrow the second sampling Will
be made by the Western Ore Purchas-
ing company and it is believed that the
lot will run much higher as all the ore
that is now being broken in the mine
from a three-foot ledge is averaging
1925 to the ton.
1t will be some days before the tom
mage will be materially increased as the
ground is bad and requires close tim
bering.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
Yours very truly,
MILTON NJ. DETCH.
GOOD SHOWING ON
PRECIOUS METALS LEASE

Wilkie p. Garrison, of the Precious
Metals company, returned to Pasadena,
his home, yesterday, after several days
spent looking after his lease on the
Atlanta, and he went away very much
elated over developments of the past
few days.
The Precious Metals company is
operating lease on the Black Bear
claim of the Atlanta Mines company.
At depth of about $50 feet they ran
into dacite and solid quartz. This was
a pleasurable surprise, as the dacite in
the near neighborhood was not found
until a depth of about 700 feet was
reached, showing the daeite to lift to-
ward the surface on this block of
ground.
Mr.. Garrison let a contract before
leaving Gold6eld, for erosscntting from
the shaft, $50 feet to the northwest and
$50 feet to the southeast. He is very
sanguine of getting ore before great
deal more dead work is done.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
WILL INSTALL HOIST
IN EASTERN SECTION

Representatives of Salt Lake CITY
company are in Goldfield arranging to
sink 5OO-f foot shaft on the south side
of the White Elephant property IN the
Cactus Peak district, thirty miles east
of Goldfield. The hoist, gallows frame
and all necessary equipment have been
ordered and will arrive in about thirty
days.
Adolph Maher is sinking shaft and
driving a tunnel between Cactus Peak
and Camp Rockefeller. He has a show.
ing of $50 in gold and two ounces OF
silver There are now not less than
sixty shafts and tunnels being driven
in the vicinity of Camp Rockefeller
The camp is only few miles from
Jamestown.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
WILL SOON START WORK
ON RAILROAD TO RAWHIDE

have given assurance that they will
close the deal.
Conservative returns from the ground
show that the entire eighteen feet of
ledge matter assays in the neighbor-
hood of 800 to the ton, with rich
streaks which will give assays only
limited by the fear of ridicule. One
panning of about three pounds of ore
returned value of seven dollars. 1t
is true that the three pounds were
picked. The gold which circled the
pan was of a coarser variety than Is
to be found elsewhere in the camp. The
gangue matter is also different, being
of dark silicified porphyry. In the
richer section of the vein, the porphyry
is light and here the phenomenal values
are to be found
1t is evident that the strike is on the
ledge of the Royal Tiger and on which
not only values to be compared with
anything found in the district may be
found, but also clearly defined walls
There is similarity between the rich
streaks and the value carrying frac-
lures in the porphyry to be found on
the estate of the Wonder King Leasing
company, which is operating on the
Wonder King No. 2, adjoining the
Royal. Joe Kalfus, who recently bought
the Black Buttes also seems to have
the ledge. In the Colby lease on this
estate the resemblance to the Rector
ore is noticeable and from the top of
Royal hill one can see the outcroppings
traverse the estate of the Rawhide
Florence Gold Mining and Milling
company.
BIG FOUR
With the return of John f. Pelton,
vice president and general manager of
the Rawhide Mining company, to Raw
hide more genuine mining has been
done on this estate than at any time
since operations first began. In ten
days a shaft has been sunk fifty-two
feet. This incision was made at the
point which returned the four figure
values, and the ore was followed as
long as it went straight down. About
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
PUBLICITY COMMITTEE ASKS
MONEY FOR ORE DISPLAY

Practically all the companies and
leasers owning and operating properties
having high grade, or picture ore, suit.
able for an exhibit, have promised their
support TO this movement, and that they
will furnish specimens for this ex-
hibit, from Esmeralda county. All the
assurances required for the safe return
of specimens loaned to the committed
will be given.
The county commissioners, j believe
will donate $500 towards this enter
prise, and this is movement which, il
strikes me, should receive the support
of the Chamber of Commerce. II the
rest of the state should respond TO .he
appeal for financial aid and exhibits, it
would certainly be sad commentary
on the enterprise Of the people of tine
mining district of Goldfeld-the best
known mining camp in the wor!al.-ff
they should fail to be represented.
Will you kindly give this m"tter such
publicity and such consideration as
your honorable body may feel II de
seryesi
Yours very truly,
MILTON NJ. DETCH.
The Chamber of Commerce endorsed
this proposition at its last meeting and
stands ready to assist the enterprise in
every way possible
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
GOOD FIND ON
COMMONWEALTH

The long expected strike in the
southeastern section of the district was
made this week. 1t was on the Com
monwealth. an acreage that has for
many months been expected to make
showing.
Thomas D. Murphy and his chief en-
pineers. ID. d. Muir, are authority Tor
the statement that the Commonwealth
has come into its own.
The find was made 125 feet southwest
of the main shaft of the company
which is situated at about the center
Of the Tokop claim. The ore is per
fectly free milling and runs from ~ &c
$500 to the ton. This strike was made
close TO the surface. Reference to the
map win reveal that several other com
panies are concerned with the dis
eovery.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
w. p. Dew


Rawhide, New, April 23.-From pres
ent indications it would appear as if
the railroad projected for Rawhide was
to be classed among the certainties.
The general manager of the prospec-
tive road was interviewed by your cor
respondent today and gave what would
be accepted in court as circumstantial
evidence relative to the development
actually under way. To begin with
Mr.. Renfro, the general manager, is
not to be spoken of in the same breath
with your sophisticated promoter, who
makes ten words do the duty of one.
He talks straight from the shoulder;
economy Of attention.; economy of en-
ergy; economy of space if convertible
into formula that would give the
mental process of a human, would ex-
press him.
"We have our equipment" he began.
"The Tonopah and Tidewater line had
more steel rails, more ties, more ears
(passenger), more locomotives than it
could use. We got them for less than
their actual cost. We saved time by
the deal as well as money. We searched
until we IOuHu tne very Dest TdiiIodu
building company in the west. At least
that was our opinion and is still of the
California Construction company. And
we gave that concern the contract for
the road. Messrs. Tilden and Scott
were in Schurz yesterday. They are
the representatives of the firm and
grading will begin at once. All the
tools necessary for this was placed on
the cars in Oakland, CAL, week ago
and are on transit. There was some
delay because of the inability to Sc
cure live stock. This has been over
come The question of labor is one
that is comparatively easy at this time
at will be the most economically
constructed road in the United States
The actual cost will be within eight
thousand dollars mile. A little fgur-
ing will give the total cost. when 1t IS
known that the actual mileage is
shade less than twenty-nine.
"We find that the Southern Pacific
company is not only willing but anxious
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25

No. I've cents share is twenty FIVE
Z cent return ON two-bit stock, even
ts,.y my declared annually-a rate of in
spise. ~" u'usei 'ou'' no' "'
,.. put when the return of twenty-five
tb;..t hi eent interest is made twice within
bola.y Gays it is time for the share
rsis TS:u 10 sit up and take notice.
dom Is exactly what has just been
i Is isy oy the Rogers-Syndicate, which
reasing on the Florence,
,.n;s .le company is extracting ore at a
nsss a,a rate, as the term of the lease is
ma,al ne an end. According to the esti-
per.. presented by the company's ex-
as. s, lne ore reserves are sufficient to
until the termination Of the lease
n;.s. new ledge was discovered last
swain 10 the south drift Of the Rogers
loot level. ''pe A'o ~
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25

to cooperate with us. All arrangements
have been made for sidings and con-
Meeting rails. We shall have our ter
minus near the main line of the South
ern Pacific a few miles south of Schurz
This will be on the edge of Walker
lake and here we expect that some of
the largest reduction plants and mills
in the west will be built. Before going
very far with our project for the road
we had the water of the lake analyZed
and found it to be ideal for milling
purposes. One of the best chemists in
the United States, at present located in
Butte, gave us the final proof of the
value of the water for the purpose we
intend that it shall be used.
''And with the mills running, the
road in shape to handle every pound of
ore produced it will be possible for
rock running as low as six dollars ton
to be mined What this means to this
camp and to the other camps like Fair
view, for instance, where we intend
TO extend our line, can be imagined.
Personally I am convinced that Raw
hide is to be rated among the very
greatest of the gold producing districts
of the country. Before we embarked
on our enterprise we sampled every
prospect hole in the camp. We meas
ured the veins and lodges. We gath
cred all the data possible about the
extent of the territory and we finally
came to the conclusion that a railroad
would not only pay, but that it would
pay big. 1t was a business PROPOSE
tion with us, nothing more"
Associated with Mr.. Renfro in the
venture are Judge s. G. Crump of
of Colorado and the Grutt brothers who
saved Grutt hill from oblivion.
RECTOR STRIKE IMPROVES
Tex Rickard and "Cobalto Scott
visited the Putnam lease on the Gar
claim of. the Rector Rawhide company
and after sampling the eighteen feet of
ledge exposed by the four restaurant
keepers, who discovered the ore on that
ground, put up 81, 500 by way of OPP
tion on a half interest in the lease
The purchase price of the half interest
is $4,000, and both Scott and Rickard
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25

Special to The Goldfeld News.)
Rawhide, New, April 25.-The dis
'oyeries on the east slope of Balloon
hll during the past fortnight have at
raeted the attention of the entire
camp. One of the most important
strikes that has yet been made was
opened up last Saturday on the Raw
mde Daisy and made public this week
In running trench across the north
end Of the property Superintendent
shweble cut ledge of good milling
ore that promises to develop into one
Of the big things of the camp.
The Importance of the strike is not
50 much that it is on the east slope of
'ne hill as that it discloses a perfect
ledge with well defined hanging and
loot walls. The entire face of the vein
pans freely and the values are uniform
and will average 500 across six feet
hnat there is in the depths below moth
lug but development can determine
put the showing on the surface-or
slner, ten feet below the surfaces
SOod Ss enough for any mining man
"nat appears to be the course of the
u ae body can be traced for over a
'nousand feet on the Daisy property
ana apparently forms a junction with
.he olg ledge upon which the main
working shaft is being sunk some 800
L. leet to the south. Mining men who
"a aave ', examined the ground contend that
! 'nis Is the case body of high grade
tipping ore will be opened up at the
". me property is owned by Davis
wheeler 4 Co., of Goldfeld and as
@eiates and has always been considered
IN, pne OF the choicest locations on Balloon
ani' Dlamondfield Jack Davis, who
ps'aea na; the property after his famous
;Da,sy ;.any mine in Goldfeld which he orig
Wsy W,Tsily owned and developed, and A. X
"aeeier arrived in camp this week and
an, me highiy pleased over the discovery
Ia ,hs showing. The ledge upon which
has tae present discovery has been made
a'' oeen opened up in half dozen diff
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
ST. IVES LEASING HAS
REACHED 475-FOOT LEVEL

Manager Codd of the st. Ives Leas-
ing company reports that the main
shaft on the Codd lease on the st. Ives
claim, which is owned by the st. Ives
Leasing company, is now down Ats
feet.
Encouraging values have been re-
ceived during the sinking of the last
25 feet, and the management fully ex-
poets to encounter the pay ore by the
time they reach the 500-foot level.
Manager Codd is making arrange
ments to install heavier machinery on
his lease, as it is the plan of the Leas-
ing company to develop the lower levels
of its lease on a large scale.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
KANSAS CITY COMPANY
MAKING GOOD SHOWING

The east crosscut of the Kansas City
Goldfield Mining company's lease on
the G. O. D. has entered the Gold Bar
vein and splendid values in both gola
and copper are being secured: A drift
to the southwark has struck cross
vein, which has also splendid probabh-
tiles. The gallows frame on this prop
ertv is the second highest in the camp
and has self dumping attachment, do
ing away with the necessity for top
man.
On the Kansas City-Goldfield Leasing
companv's block on the Velvet a cross
lead has also been opened. 1t pans en-
couragingly in free gold.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
FLORENCE EXTENSION Is
CROSSCUTTING FOR LEDGh

II the ore bodies of the Florence eN,
tona 70 the southwark they must OF
necessity pass through the Florence ES'
tension. Realizing this faet ire own
ers of the property are doing eiiigen'
work.
crosseuts are being run both ways
from the 330-foot point in .hs' star
and if necessary, the bore VIII re s'a'
200 feet deeper.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
WORK BEGINS ON THE
LAZY GEORGE LEASE

Arrangements have been made by
w. w. Waterson to resume operations
on the Lazy George claim of the Lone
Star Mining company. lease that was
in operation up to the time the labor
troubles put a stop to work on most of
the properties in Goldfeld.
The shaft and drifts are now being
put in first class condition by the com
pany, which is now amply financed The
shaft is down 200 feet and the lateral
work amounts to about ESQ feet. The
block adjoins both the Velvet and Blue
Bull
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
SINKING CEASES IN THE
BIG MOHAWK WINzE

After dropping to depth that proves
the values in the Mohawk to be eontin
mons to depth of over 600 feet, super,
;ntandent A. j. Canavan has ceased
nork in the winze and is now gong
after the ledge on the 500 lever;
through the medium of the main smart smart;
from which a crosscut is being driven
An uoraise will also be sent to the ore
The property now has enough ore IA
s;abt TO keep the property in running
order for at least year.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
WHAT'S DOING in THE HILLS
LITTLE FLORENCE CLEANS
UP IT'S HIGH GRADE

While no date has yet been deter
mined upon for the death of the Little
Florence lease on the Goldfield Florence
Leasing company'a estate, the evi-
dences are that the leasing company is
putting in it's concluding hours to good
advantage.
The ore bodies that have been blocked
out are being extracted as rapidly as
possible and by the time this article APP
pears in print but little of the blocked
out high grade will remain in the
Slopes.
There il a tremendous amount of
milling ore left by the leasing company
but little or none of it will be re-
moved
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-04-25
NEW LEASE READY
TC sTAHT OPERATIONS

Harry J. Amigo has secured a lease
upon the Grizzly Bear claim OF the
Jumbo Mining company, the block be-
ing 40Ox600 feet in extent.
The Grizzly Bear Jumbo Leasing
company has been organized and ar
rangements made to start work within
thirty days. Mr.. Amigo has gone to
Salt Lake City to finance the PROPOSE
tion. No previous leases have been let
ON this block and work will start from
the surface.