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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02
Building Of Town Hall
Interesting People Of Ely

case proper transportation facilities
can be secured. We could get cut
stone from the Deipe quarries at
Junction City at small cost compare
lively. | favor erection of a struc-
ture which will In every way be
credit to Ely.
Il don't know much about city
halls. but do understand fire
houses" said w. T. Binford of the
stock exchange and former chief of
the Ogden. Utah, department "A
brick or stone building would be
practically fire proof and that is one
of the things which should be care
fully studied In erection of this
building. Beyond all doubt when
fire house is built 1t should be one
which would do credit to the sec
ton. There are enough shacks here
already without putting up another.
Justice Cartwright stated that he
would favor a structure OF perma-
nent character since IL was to he
put up. He called attention to the
fact that a brick or stone building
would lessen fire insurance rates as
well as beautify the city. II am In
favor of a creditable building but II
we have to put up with a temporary
structure of wood, all ! have to say
is that 1t will be far better than
none. | favor a city hall as soon as
possible to secure 1t.
Expressions from many other citi-
zens are mere repetitions of those
given above. All wait in expectancy
the action of the council concerning
IT,
Plans have been called for from
architects of the district and for the
purpose of securing ample data sufii-
Client time has been allowed for ar
cheitects to procure facts and figures
which will aid them materially In
planning for the house. This data Is
at their service at present. announce
ment that specifications can he OBJ
tanned from the city engineer having
been made.
II is understood that at least three
plans Will be submitted. being those
of Mr.. Beardslee. Mr. Price and an
outside firm.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02
Mason Valley is Coming Ahead Strong
Mines Developing and Townste Prospecting

As the growth of the camp is In this
direction legal contest is probable.
Foster Brothers are said to have de-
clared that they would spend all they
had made off the original townsite
to regain possession, to which Uncle
John" Button Is credited with reply
ing that he was pretty well ac-
quainted around San Bernardino and
that he thought he could arrange 1t
so they could do So" A movement
has been started to make Hart jul
dicial township and a petition has
been filed with the county supervis
ors asking that S. f. Kennedy be
named as justice of the peace. The
supervisors refused to take immedi-
ate action and postponed the matter
until the petitioners are shown to
be bona fide residents of the camp.
and the county surveyor, NJ. l.. Cook,
can run the lines of the proposed
new township. The petition re-
ceived gave no boundaries. The tun-
mel of the original strike is in about
35 feet and 1t is reported that the
leasers have some five feet of $50
ore. In other places they have from
small stringers up to several feet
that shows free gold and pans well.
Most of the ore so far is a quartz
with some volcanic tuffa with quartz
seams running through it which
make the whole mass a good milling
grade.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02
OLD INSPECTION
Custom REVIVED
ON COMSTOCK

Yesterday was visitors day at the
Ophir mine, says the Reno Journal.
For the first time in many years has
such a thing been known. In the
palmy days there was always day
set apart in each week when any
stock holder, either residing on the
Comstock or elsewhere. was permit
ted to visit the underground work.
ings of any mine in which special in
terest was being manifested. With
the gradual decline in the ore output,
the custom died out. no one caring
particularly to make regular visits
to a non-producing mine. 1t is one
of the many hopeful signs of the
time that this good old custom has
been revived at the Ophir.
The feature of the week in Ophir
is the usual good output of ore. The
total for the week was something
over $4,000. This is a falling on
from last weeks output. but there is
shrewd impression among the in
itiated that the output might have
been larger had the management so
desired. There are tricks in all
trades. and the mining business has
few more than others.
Another important feature of the
weeks news is the opening up and
operation of the big new Yellow
Jacket mill. This mill has capac-
ity of 200 tons day. and 1t is ex-
pected that it will operate for long
time to come on yellow Jacket low
grade ore, of which there is an enor-
nous quantity, both on dump and in
mine. The mill worked to perfection
on the opening day. and it was the
general opinion of all observers that
1t will be able to cope with most of
the rock from the Yellow Jacket.
The opening of the south lateral
drift of the Comstock tunnel from
the junction of the Alta mine, dis
lance of two miles, was successfully
accomplished during the week, and
this branch will be kept open from
now on.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

Z. G.. Kidder, who has been in the
Yerington district of Nevada for sew
eral weeks looking after the new
townsite of Mason, returned Friday
evening from the camp, greatly pleas
ed with progress at the new city.
says the Salt Lake Tribune. Mr..
Kidder states that during the coming
week the owners will start grading
for streets, and that work on the
new bridge is being pushed ahead
at a gratifying rate of speed. This
bridge, with the approaches, will be
$50 feet in length, and II will be
the best bridge along the river.
From the experience of others In
the vicinity the Mason Townsite
company will experience little or no
trouble in providing an ample water
supply for the new town. The Blue
Stone, not far distant, has driven
a well which provides such flow of
fine water that, in spite of the fact
that $4,000 gallons day are pump
ed for the use of the company, the
we'll cannot be pumped dry. The
new city of Mason will have the adj
vantage of being close to the great
mines of the district, and Mr.. Kid
der states that he has received
large number of applications for
both business and residence lots.
The district in general, he states.
has been somewhat handicapped for
several days by reason of the electric
power company shutting off the cur
rent pending new installations along
the power line. Among the big COM
panies. the Nevada Douglas and Luz
wig, the Blue Stone and the Mason
Valley are operating on good scale,
and with splendid results. The Yer
ington Malachite. the Mcconnell and
other mines are being developed.
Within the next two weeks Mr.. Kid
der looks for a greatly increased rate
of activity all over the district. He
feels very much gratified over the
present conditions
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

ledge at the surface on the 100
claim. The ledge is one of the best
in the district and paintings are fire.
quently obtained that show average
gold values close to 500.
IF. Augustus HeinZe Is going to
retrieve his fortune by developing a
large group of gold mines in Neva-
da. says Denver mining man. who
has just returned from a visit east.
81 was informed that he will not
try to repair his fortune in copper,
but will hereafter devote all of his
time to gold mining. When he gets
rich this time, II he does get rich,
it is likely that he will remain so.
Heinze secured options on all of the
claims at Orc City. New. Orc CITY is
about II miles from Rawhide. As
yet no mines have been developed,
but the surface indications are good.
THE mines at Orc will be great
mines, providing that the veins hold
TO good depth. OF course, If they
peter out after they have been sunk
a few hundred feet, there will be
nothing doing. Heinze has not only
secured an option on the claims at
Orc, but he has an option on the
water supply and on the townsite.
He will own the whole place. A deal
for the purchase is now under way
in New York and | expect to hear of
its being closed any day now
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

Work on the foundations of the
new city building, which will proba-
bly, begin within a few days, and
preparation of the ground on Third
street which 1t is to occupy has caus-
ed a great deal of comment among
Ely people. Especially Is this the case
when style of building to be placed
has come under discussion, opinion
as to desirability of a fine city hall
building being diversified.
Desire of the citizens generally
seems to be that If the city can
finance the building without running
deeply in debt II will be better to
erect a fine building. which will do
credit to the town. On the other
hand Councilman Carbon declares II
as his opinion that the building
should for the present be made in
expensive as possible, being used
only temporarily for city headquar-
ters and primarily as fire house.
II believe that Ely and the sur
rounding district will grow so large
within the next few years that city
hall which we would erect now, not
taking the chance of going too deep
" in debt. will be too small to an
swer our purposes soon. have 1t
from Mr.. Beardslee. the only archi-
tect who has submitted plans for the
building that his estimate of cost
would be from 10000 to $4,000
complete.
The plan | believe 1t would he
best to adopt at present will be for
a permanent fire house and tempo
rary city quarters.
Along this line several of the citi-
zens of Ely have been interviewed
during the week by News repre-
sentative.
"Of course | have not kept closely
enough in touch with the state of
the city's finances to speak with any
authority but favor either brick
or stone building" said Robert Nye.
Il personally should like to see a
building which would in every way
be credit to the town. \ good city
building is beyond all doubts what
we need badly
Councilman Root upon being inter
viewed stated that he would like to
see a building of permanent charac-
ter. Either brick or stone struc-
ture would be to my liking said he.
According to the plans submitted by
Mr.. Beardslee the estimate complete.
If brick were used, will be in the i'm
mediate neighborhood of $4,000.
If stone were used II would make the
building cost about $1,000 less in
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02
LUy1ite Pine and yVeuddd Matters OF .VelUS

the 100-foot level 100 feet before
again connecting with the ore. The
last car shipped from the mine, con-
tanning 80 tons, 800 pounds, of ore.
which was settled for this week by
the Nevada-Goldfield Reduction COM
pany, brought the company s113.50
per ton, and the last two cars pro-
duced a revenue of $1,000. Another
car is loaded at Cuprite and more
cars are sacked at the mine, waiting
for wagons. The car at Cuprite and
the five at the mine are OF even better
grade than the last one SHIPPED.
Down below Is men are digging
ore, on the 100-foot level and above.
A sample taken from rich streak
In the face of the drift on the bottom
level Is inches wide gave returns
of 60 ounces gold and 411.60 silver
a total of $25s.96 per ton. Nine
inches of this streak carries 1,S4
ounces gold, 24S3.60 ounces silver
and 202 per cent lead, a total value
of S1,57696 per ton. West of the
shaft a shoot of ore carrying extra
ordinary values in gold was en-
countered on the 100-foot level and
winze sunk 35 feet. disclosing values
as high as $1,000 This ore shoot
ranks toward the shaft, and will be
encountered at much shorter dis
lance on the 2-foot level. The mine
has produced ore to the value of $l4,-
900 since it started shipping eight
months ago. and will be put on the
list of producing mines. on the stock
exchange tomorrow.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02
GOLD CIRCLE IS
AN ENTHUSIASM
MAKING CAMP

That Gold Circle is an attractive
camp to mining men Is evidenced by
the reports of the district furnished
to the Humboldt Star by Westley II.
Warren, well known mining expert.
Mr.. Warren has had a great deal of
experience in the mining fields, not
only in southern Nevada. but in Mon
tana and other states and an opinion
from him will be of interest to min
ing men throughout the country.
He says, in part:
This district is located so miles
in a northeasterly direction from the
town of Golconda, on the main line
of the Southern Pacific railroad, and
is furthermore described as lying
about five miles east of the county
line between Humboldt and Elko
counties and on the summit which
separates Squaw Valley ranch from
the Glover Valley ranch. both In Elko
county. The general formation
which characterizes this district is a
porphyry with veins varying from
eight and ten feet in width and carry
ing free gold and silver values.
"This district is on the sloping
side hills towards the Squaw Valley
ranch side and the general trend of
the mineral zone Is n. 20 r. and
S. 20 W, and averages about three
miles in width and ten miles in
length. The hills to the east and to
the west. which designate the width
of this zone, are heavily capped with
basalt and in places the porphyry ap-
pears to dip under the basalt At
the present time there are about loo
men in the district and for an area
of about three miles in each direction
from what is termed the main strike.
known as the amberger. the country
is fully staked. There are two town
sites in the district about a mile
apart, one by the name of Summit
and the other Midas.
The Midas strike on the BAN
berger group, which, at the present
time is the most important one In the
district, Is opened up by one shaft
2S feet in depth and an open cut 20
feet to the east of the shaft. / 2 feet
in depth. From these two holes as
says have been acquired that run into
the thousands, but as yet the develop
ment is not great enough to deter
mine the true width of the vein or
the length of the shoot. However,
the values in the district are not con-
fined to this one group. as good sur
face values are found on the Ala
bama Gifts. Sleeping Beauty, Esmer-
aida, Elko Prince and a number of
other groups comprising from three
to seven claims each. There are two
creeks which run through this dis
triet, one of which will supply the
town of Summit. having a flow of
three and one-half miners inches,
and the water rights of which are
owned by w. II. Lane and others.
The other creek is Summit creek
which has lis head close to the Bam-
berger holdings and is supplied by
several mountain springs, and al this
time of year has "A flow of about three
miners inches of water. | will
state in conclusion that | have visited
most of the mining camps of Nevada
while in their infancy and Gold Cir
Gle appears to me as having a
brighter future than any have seen.
It's numerous bikes and large veins,
carrying silver values with the gold,
leads me to believe that these veins
will go down and their values will
increase
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

Developments of interest are re-
ported from the Biscuit mine at
Cherry Creek On the 900 level a
drift has been run for some distance
on the vein and just recently cross
cut was started. Where the drift
was run on the hanging wall is a
streak of 8 inches of highgrade ore,
After passing through Is feet of low
grade ore the erosscut has opened
two and one-half feet of high-grade
on the footwall. Like conditions
obtained on the 500 level. where the
work OF cleaning out an old cave was
recently started. In the cave was
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02
RAWHIDE ORDER
IS EXCELLENT
SAYS VISITOR

James II. W. Lucas, vice president
and general manager of the Lucas
killman machinery manufacturing
company of Pittsfield, Mass, passed
through Reno recently on his way
to Pittsfield, to superintend the fill
ing of some noisting machinery or
ders secured in Rawhide, says the
Journal.
Lucas, who has made several trips
to Rawhide in the past three months,
was indignant at reports which have
been spread broadcast by several
newspapers, of incipient rioting and
disorder existing at the Rawhide
camp.
There never was more orderly
camp in the world" said Lucas.
than Rawhide, and it is little short
of an outrage to spread report to
the contrary, as some newspapers
have seen have been doing
Naturally. there is some disorder
at Rawhide There must be some
disorder in such population but it
is not unusual. nor in any way above
the average, in volume or serious
ness.
In the first place. Rawhide. you
know. is not place for women and
children-none but strong. hardened
men belong there. and, as rule. the
sort of men that have the heart and
courage and determination to dig a
fortune out of the earth. or even
try TO, are men who are more or less
gruff in their manner and speech.
| have made several trips to the
wonderful new Eldorado. and | have
not seen but two or three drunken
carousals and only a very few man
to-man fights. and in the history of
the camp | do not think there is a
record of a man meeting a violent
death at the hands of fellow
Il do not know enough of other
mining camps in this country to com
pare Rawhide with others. but I do
know that it is a wonderful wonder
full. wonderful camp, and growing
bigger and more remarkable every
day. and | think ii is only in the
first stage of development
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

That the Great Western mine at
Lime Point in the Slate range section
of the Gold Mountain district may
rival the famous Nevada Hills of
Faiyiew as a producer of rich silver
ore is the opinion of mining men who
have been watching the development
of the property, says the Goldfeld
Chronicle Recent improvements in
the ore shoot of the shaft, both as to
size and grade, and the widening of
the shoot in the bottom of the level
indicate that below lies an immense
body of high class ore. The com
pany will start sinking next week :.
and will drop the shaft down from
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02
Hart TOWnSite
Dispute Brings
A few Remarks

dispute has arisen at Hart over
the ownership of TOWNSHIP property.
Three Searchlighters. John C, But
ton. Charley Tucker and e. +. Per-
kins, are in possession of ground inn
mediately west of the original town
site. but ownership of the same is
also claimed by the Foster Brothers.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

The Mexican government has rails
ed the ban against the importation of
rifles.
The New York senate has passed
a resolution providing for commits
sion of Is to investigate the govern
ment of New York city
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

The Nevada Wonder mine at Won
der is shipping ore that runs all ths
way from 5000 to $500 per ton.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

Manhattan is looking good from
a milling standpoint and many leases
are working,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

A road is being built from Battle
Mountain to Gold Circle.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

The Ophir mine at Virginia City
produced $11, 900 last week. The
stock is now selling around the 81
mark.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02
STATE MINING NOTES.

Gold Circle will soon have mail
route and postoffice.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

Ensign and Mrs. Robert Booth of
the Salvation Army at Rock Island,
ILL.,, are charged with numbering
their two weeks old SON
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

twenty-five might riders at
Gracey. KY, whipped James Wooten,
suspected of being detective. and
ordered him out of town.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

The Bullfrog Pioneer Leasing and
Mining company is arranging to put
a cyanide plant on its property at
Bullfrog.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

mark.
The Bullfrog Pioneer Leasing and
Mining company is arranging to put
cyanide plant on its property at
Bullfrog.
Development work is being car
ried on on a large scale by the Sill
vanide Mining company, at its group
ten miles from Luning.
The Blair lease on the Goldbank
Extension at Goldbanks is now ship
ping ore and consignments to the
market will soon begin.
Work has been started in earnest
in the main workings of the Bull
frog National Bank. Ore extraction
will begin as soon as the 200 foot
level is retimbered.
Gold Circles first shooting ARRAY
occurred Thursday of last week, when
Harry Stewart was wounded in the
back by Charles Hart. newcomer,
who had jumped two of Stewart
claims.
Virginia City has more men en-
ployed in its mines now than for sew
eral years and the Comstock is now
one of the most prosperous mining
camps in the entire state of Nevada
A story emanates from San Fran
cisco to the effect that consolida-
ton will beseffected of the Jack Pot.
National and Globe Mining cOmpa-
MES of Wonder.
A ten stamp quartz mill is to be
erected on the hidden Treasure prop
erty near Columbia marsh on the
line of the Tonopah and Goldfeld
railway
Quicksilver ores have recently
been discovered in several Humboldt
county districts. One property IN
particular, in Eldorado canyon, has
been developed beyond the prospect
stage,
The town of Gold Center is now
known as Midas, by decree of the
postoffice department. II Is evidenc-
ing great building activity and the
properties in the vicinity are being
extensively worked.
Something of a stampede is on for
the Desert mining district, accord
ing to the Lovelock Tribune. 1t was
started last week by the news OF I'M
portant strikes on the Murray-Jes-
sup and Hopkins properties. During
the week people from many Nevada
camps, as well as prospectors and In
yestment seekers from Utah. Cali
fornia and Oregon. have been hock'
ing to the new Ell Dorado. IL Is es'
timated that nearly 500 persons have
gone in by way of Lovelock. Joseph
Mackedon, who was one OF the early
arrivals and who secured ground
close in, has exposed an eight foot
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

Development work is being car
ried on on large scale by the Sill
vanide Mining company, at its group
ten miles from Luning.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

The Blair lease on the Goldbank
Extension at Goldbanks is now ship
ping ore and consignments to the
market will soon begin.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

The town of Gold Center Is now
known as Midas, by decree OF the
postoffice department. II Is evidenc-
ing great building activity and the
properties in the vicinity are being
extensively worked.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

Virginia City has more men EN-
ployed in its mines now than for sew
eral years and the Comstock is now
one of the most prosperous mining
camps in the entire state of Nevada
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

A story emanates from San Fran
cisco to the effect that consolida'
ton will beaeffected of the Jack Pot
National and Globe Mining compa
MES of Wonder.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

Gold Circles first shooting ARRAY
occurred Thursday of last week, when
Harry Stewart was wounded in the
back by Charles Hart, a newcomer,
who had jumped two of Stewart S
claims.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

A ten stamp quartz mill is to be
erected on the hidden Treasure prop
erty near Columbia marsh on the
line of the Tonopah and Goldheld
railway.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

Work has been started in earnest
in the main workings of the Bull
frog National Bank. Ore extraction
will begin as soon as the 200 foot
level is retimbered,
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-03-02

Quicksilver ores have recently
been discovered in several Humboldt
county districts. One property IN
particular, in Eldorado canyon, has
been developed beyond the prospect
stage.