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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
OIL INDICATIONS

Present indications lead to the con-
illusions that conditions are very favor
able for the discovery of oil in paying
quantities in the vicinity of Indian
Springs about 20 miles south of Rhyo-
lite on the Las Vegas & Tonopah rail-
road. One expert from New York and
one from San Francisco passed favor
ably upon the territory, and their re-
ports will be submitted to certain San
Francisco capitalists who sent them to
make an examination. This probably
means that the San Francisco people
will take hold at onee and undertake
the development of the field.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
COMPANY

The first step toward a reorganization
of the Johnnie Consolidated Mining
company has been taken by the election
Of A.. ID. Myers president. He succeeds
A. C. Wagy. 1t is MI. Myers intention
TO shut down the mine until the details
of the reorganization are worked OUT.
The returns from the last gold brick
will be approximately. $3,loo-much
less than is required to pay operating
expenses to date.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
EpIcr AGAINST CIGARETTES

Superintendent Vanderhoeff of the
Copper Flat and Nevada Consolidated
mines at Ely, has posted a notice that
every mar who expects to work for the
concern must not smoke cigarettes.
This order applies to all men living on
or off the company's property. Miners
applying for employment will be asked,
the notice reads, whether they smoke.
These applicants are told not to seek
the superintendent unless they do not.
vanderhoeff believes that his men can
do more work if they do not use cigar
cites.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
STRIKE ON CoMsroCK

The discovery made On the 2,100-level
of Con. Virginia last week is of greater
magnitude than was supposed.
While the management is reticent re-
garding the strike it is learned IN good
authority that the drift is in five feet
of ore that will assay better than 500
per ton. The other wall of the ledge
has not been reached and speculation is
rife as to the extent of the discovery.
phe stock responded to the news of the
strike and passed the dollar mark yes
terday. A week ago it was lowering
around 80 cents.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
DEAL AT IBEx

The first check for a mining deal IN
the fa~bulously rich camp of hex, west
of old Belleville, was brought to town
Yesterday by Jim Flynn, who has just
sold a one-fourth interest iii a lease
there on some of the Bass property.
Flynn does not state how much he has
made by the deal, but reports have it
that the amount is not less than $4,000.
He retains the three-fourths and the
lease will be worked with the greatest
energy.-Tonopah Sum-.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
x INLAY ORE

Superintendent J. r. Turner of the
Inlay Mining company, in a letter to
Judge O. w. Powers on "Wednesday,
gave some late and interesting news re-
garding the property near Humboldt
House, Nevada, says the Salt Lake
Tribune. The Inlay management at
present is sacking on an average OF
forty sacks per day, the ore running
better than 800 per ton. Mr.. Turner
states that nothing under this figure IS
sacked. This ore is coming from tie
l50-foot level.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
oRMsBY HAS A

Ore giving paintings running at least
$500 to 81 1000 was brought to the capt.
tai yesterday by Leonard Bradbury,
working on the Trapper Gold Mining
company property in the Delaware DIS
trict, seven miles from here, and
e-eated considerable excitement about
the city. Bradbury brought several
sacks of the samples and all gave the
rich paintings of fine, -four gold and
SAMPLES were taken to the assay office
to ascertain the exact value of the find.
Appeal.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
PURCHASED WITH ASSESSMENTS

The new surface steam hoist plant at
the Ward shaft was started today by
consulting engineer Leon M. Hall and
worked smoothly as a watch. The
hoist is the largest on the Comstock
lode and has a capacity of $500 horse
power-sufficient to sink the shaft to
the 5000 level. In contrast with this
monster hoist those in Nevada southern
mining camps pale into insignificance.-
Virginia City Enterprise.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
LEASING

On the first of July the Skidoo com
pany threw open a large section of its
estate for leasing with the result that
three new sets of leasers are now at
work. All the three are local people,
which speaks well for local con-
fidence in the camp. Several outside
parties have been advised and will be
in camp in a week or two. The leases
are now granted for a period of IA
months, two months being given for
prospecting.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
LITIGATION CLEARED AWAY

A settlement has been reached by
which the various contestants against
the application for patents sought by
the Manhattan Consolidated Gold
Mines company have decided to that
company all territory demanded and adj
verse suits have been withdrawn. 1t
is a settlement of ~far-reaching import
ance to the mining interests of Man
hattan.-Tonopah Sun.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
SHELTER PREL1M1NARIEs

Engineer Voileau, n of the best
known mining men of the country, will
arrive in this city on Sunday morning
to look over the site and make a full
report on the smelter proposition of the
Western Smelter and Reduction COM
pany which contemplates the construc-
ton of a smelter at Brunswick, a few
miles from this city, says the Carson
Appeal. Mr.. Voilean will in spect the
site, estimate the amount of fiuxing
ores in the vicinity and make 4
thorough and complete report on the
proposition. 1t will require some time
to cover the subject in the manner that
he contemplates.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
NATIVE COPPER

Hawthorne was thrown into a red
hot fever of excitement this week when
specimens of pure native copper were
brought in from the latest strike made
on Cat Creek, which is about eight miles
from here and near the Western edge OF
Walker Lake. The find was made on
the Mona, one of the claims in the
group belonging to the Walker Lake
Exploration and Development company.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
MILL. AT RAMSEY

Captain A.. H. Mayne, who has been
giving his attention to the building OF
a mill at the Ramsey-C omstock, is IN
Goldfeld from that camp and gives out
the information thai but few minor ad-
are necessary to complete
the plant and put it in commission. 1t
;s exneeted that the company will enter
the list of dividend payers by the last
quarter of the year.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
OLD vARYvILLE

News has been received here OF a
very promising gold strike which was
recently made by Joe Roscamp, nea'
the old camp of varyville and only a
few miles from Miller & Lux's Leonard
ranch. He has opened up a ledge
which gives paintings indicating goii
values of from SIS to 800 per ton. Mr..
roscamp is working steadily on his
property apd those who have seen it say
that it is an excellent prospect.-Sta
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
MINING NEWS FROM ALL DISTRICTS
NEVADA COPPER CAMP

The Ely properties owned by the
G~uggenheim interests are now operat-
ing, and by the time October l of this
year rolls around, the Nevada Consol-
dated and Cumberland Ely will be pro-
ducing at the rate of 60,000,00o pounds
of metallic copper anraally. This will
likely be increased next year to an an
nual production of 100,000,000 pounds
The total cost of production is given at
not much over 8 cents a pound, which
will give the interests named a net an
nual profit of 100000, and a yearly
profit of $4,000, 900 on the large produc.
ton.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
L SHAFT IN r

The Alpha shaft at 1850 feet again
came into good ore a short time ago to
the great satisfaction of the manage
ment. The winze is still in the high
grade copper ore below the 1000 level,
which is being sunk with a regular
force. This body contains large amounts
of massive native copper that appar-
emily is as high grade as the metal is
found anywhere, and will make money
fast for the company when it is mined.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
WONDERFUL SHOWING

A mining camp without a knocker is
something out of the ordinary. But
this is the case with Chafey, the Dun
Glen mining camp that is making good
a shipper of ore. Every person who
visits the great district speaks in gov
ing terms of the wonderful showirgs
there and the large amount of o-e be-
ing sent out daily to Mill City, where
it is loaded on the care for the sampling
at Hazen.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
TYPO N REvE1LLE

Charles Kirchen, general manager of
the Nevada Smelling and Mines Cor
poration, came in recently from the
company's properties at Typo and
Reveille. 1--WE have been doing an ex-
~tensive amount of development work.
said Mr.. Kirchen, "and have proven the
mines to be valuable ones, capable OF
producing a very large tonnage OF ore.
1t has been the policy of our company
to develop and determine the extent OF
the ore bodies, and in that search have
opened a tonnage sufficient to warrant
the construction of a railway"
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
R BY EXPRESS

The Grutt Hill Mint at Rawhide
easily holds the record for rich seams
of ore. An analysis made from one
piece shows the crude ore to contain
Co., per cent gold and a trace of silver.
The leasers have 500 pounds of ore
sacked that is worth $107 per pound.
This lot will be sent to Schurz by auto,
under guard and shipped from there by
express to the Selby smelter.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
cINNABAR STRIKE

Word was received in the city yes
terdav from the superintendent of the
Nevada lmaden Mining company at
American canyon, that an immense
body of cinnabar ore had been encoun-
tered. ". A.. Adamson and Prof. I. \.
Brandon. who are interested in the CON-
pany, left on No. 3 last night for the
scene of operations, and are expected
home on No. 6 tomorrow.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
THE LILLIAN B.

Mr.. Julius Kaliski of the Lillian b.
Mining company at Sulphide, is in town.
He informs us that the shaft is now
down $50 feet and will be continued to
the 200 level, when drifts will be sent
out. The formation is already chang
ing, and it is believed that they are
the ore body Walker Lake Bulle-
tin.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
FINE y PROSPECTS

In Horse canyon, Rich and Simonson
have some fine lead prospects in the
Jessie group of four claims, where they
have a twenty-four-foot ledge. The ore
carries from nine to thirty-five ounces
silver, $3.50 to $3.50 gold and IS to 80
per cent lead to the ton, on which they
will do considerable work soon. The
White Cloud company has about five
men at work on its group adjoining the
Jessie on the north.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
IN COUNTY

Machinery and equipment have been
recently purchased to increase the OPP
erations on the Vale and Bullen lease
on the Rosebud. This lease is working
two shifts on the east and west drifts
Of the 100-foot level and good ore bodies
have been developed.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
WIDE LOW GRADE LEDGE

Rich and Siminson of Snake Valley,
developing a group of eight claims
called the Clipper group, located IN
Hampton canyon on the east slope of
Mount Moriah, have a ledge which
shows on the surface a heavy iron Cos
san twenty-five feet wide that carries
values of So in fold, two ounces silver
and 3.3 per cent copper.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
ELECTRIC COMPANY FORMED

The Nevada Humboldt Electric Pow
er and Light company has been incor-
porated. The capitalization is 1,0O0,-
600 shares. Power will be derived from
Clear Creek in Humboldt county. 1t is
the intention of the company to supply
power to all the camps of the Seven
Troughs district. l.. H. Rogers is presi-
dent of the company. w. c. Rose is
secretary. R. M. Rogers is vice presi-
dent and treasurer. The water right
will develop about 1900 horsepower at
the lowest stage of the stream.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
ToNoPAH SCALE

The miners union at Manhattan has
decided by a majority of only one vote
to continue work at the Tonopah scale.
1t is told of the hard fought contest
that the conservative element won only
by causing eight miners who were de-
lipouent with their union dues to pay
up in time to vote and win. Otherwise
the adoption of the Tonopah scale
would have been lost.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
DEAN NINE

The Dean mine, situated sixteen
miles southeast of Battle Mountain, has
resumed operations after a period OF in
activity since some time last year. A
new twenty-stamp mill is being consid-
cred to take the place of the ten-stamp
mill now in use.-Winnemucca Star.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
TIP TOP

On the Yellow Horse claim at Tip
Top, an eight-foot vein of quartz pro-
phyry worth $50 a ton, has been uncov-
cred lust below the surface. The Chafey
property has shipped four carloads from
the surface worth 1925 per ton, and has
a 2o-ineh streak continuous upon the
hanging wall which carries $1,000 per
ton.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
STARTING DEEP SHAFT

S. A. James and James Doran, OF the
Copper Bond Copper company, have re-
turned from the east and will, tomorrow,
start a force of eight men to work SINK
ing a shaft on the Copper Bond No. y.
The shaft will be 3h by 7 feet in the
clear and will not stop short of 200
feet, where it will be in the mineralize
zone that was located by means OF
ohurn drills.-Ely Expositor.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
MININo MACHINERY ARRIVES

Two carloads of mining machinery
at Phoebe a short time ago for
he Nevada-Des Moines corporation.
Engines, compressors and drills for the
operation of a mine are included AMI
when installed this will be one of the
most complete plants in this section.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
q A BEFORE COURTS

A case which has been hanging fire
in the courts for about twenty-five years
and now involves over two hundred
thousand dollars is being beard by the
supreme court of the state. Thu case is
that of the Central Trust company of
California against the Home Mining
company ct al. and was appealed from
the district court of Esmeralda county.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
NEVADA MINING MAN DEAD

James McClanahan, a merchant and
mining man who lived at Sandy, Ne
vada, was found dead Monday in a
room in a Los Angeles hotel. He prac'
tically owned the town of Sandy for
wears and furnished the miners with
supplies. He had amassed a large for
tune,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
BovARD HIGH GRADE

Soaking high grade from the grass
roots is the way Bovard's latest rich
find is being developed. This latest
strike was made on the Lucky Strike
claim, which adjoins the Golden Pen on
the south.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
YERINoroN GROUP BONDED

The Mountain View group of Mining
claims. neal Yerington, has been bonded
by California capitalists for sl0o, 600,
the same parties taking an option on
the Red Crag group for $4,000.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
opHIR sHrPs CONCENTRATES

The Ophir Mining company shipped
a carload of concentrates yesterday
representing returns from second class
ore worked at the Kinkead mill.-Ter-
~ritorial Enterprise.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
MINE r SOLD

1t is reported that the Paetolus mines,
east Of Luning. have been sold TO east
ern people for SOS, 900, and that big ma
chinery is to be installed at once.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
GOLD BRICK FROM MANHATTAN

A gold brick worth $1,000 has been
received from Manhattan by the Tono-
pah Banking corporation. 1t is the re-
suit of a run of twenty-six tons of ore
averaging $35 from La Lime lease on
the Earl Mining company ground.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
1MpRovINc WITCH DEprH

The strike recently reported on the
Dun Glen property increases in width
and value as depth is reached. A shaft
is being sunk to open up the body at
greater depth.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
WILL BEoIN SHIPPING

The Nevada United Mines, OF War'l,
will commence chipping ore to the
shelters on or about the first Of next
month.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
WILL REOPEN NINE

The sheba mine neal Mill City which
has been closed down for a year is soon
to be started up again with a large
force Of men.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01

From 100 to $50 tons Of ore is now
being shipped daily from the Richmond
Eureka mine on Ruby Hill near Eureka.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
TEN YEARS Old

Monday, July 90. marked the 10th an
niversary of the formation of the
Searchlight mining district.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-01
A coMsroCK ASSESSMENT

Savage mining stock was yesterday
assessed ten cents per share delinquent
August 81.
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13
NEW DEPARTMENT HEAD.
QUARTERS TO BE BUILT

Ground was broken on the lot at the
rear OF the city hall Wednesday for
the temporary headquarters of the
fire department, which has been given
orders to vacate the premises at
All Macon avenue by the board Of
county commissioners preliminary to
the building of the new jail.
property =3
The structure on the city hall prop
erty will be Of wood. one story in
heighth, twenty-six by fifty on its
ground dimensions. When a new city
hall is built, which is regarded ~
likely during the next two or three
years, the fire department will be pro-
vided for in the architects plans. The
department will have to get out OF
its present quarters within the next
ten days or two weeks.
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13

and steam process cleaning and all
and wearing apparel of any kind for
their cleaning or pressing are given
careful attention and best service.
Their advertisement will be found in
another column of this paper and
readers will be further acquainted
with the many lines of their work
by noticing their different ads in the
Record.
Mr. Boone comes highly recommend
ed from the Monkey Steam & Dye
works of Kansas City, while Mr.. Price
who is employed In Peabody's Phar-
macy, is already well known to the
people of Canon City.
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13
CitiZensStateBank
T B. Coulter, Pres. J. ". Cannon. Vic. Prs
Nj. Evans. Cashier.

T A. MeAfee has returned to his
home at Fredric. Colorado, after a Wis
it with his brother-in-law, P. c. Whel-
an and family. Mr.. McAfee will stop
ir Pueblo for a few days where he will
be the guest OF his sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. l.. Bruton with Rev.
l. W. Harris. pastor of the Mt Olive
Baptist church. who have been attend
ing the annual meeting of tine State
association of Colorado Baptists at
Colorado Springs. are expected home
this evening.
Six carloads OF twelve and eighteen
inch iron pipe for the new water sys-
tenn have arrived here and are on the
Denver Z Rio Grande sidetracks at
the intersection of First street. Each
section OF pipe weighs ] 200 to 1.S00
pounds and a derrick IL being rigged
up by Messrs. Kennedy & Wood. who
have the contract for their delivery
along the line, to lift them from the
cars into the wagons.
Two young ladies from Pueblo were
initiated into the sisterhood OF VT.
Scholastica Thursday morning at 7:30
mass which was celebrated by Rev.
Bishop. Matx. d. D.. assisted by Rev.
J. A. Belzer and Rev. J. ]. McAuliff.
Master of ceremonies. Rev. Chrisoston
o. s. B. The visiting clergy were:
enhaseel.p MON onbe ehrdiu shrdor
Rev. Thos. wholohan. OF Saiida: Rev.
P. Phelan. OF Pueblo: Rev. Adelbert.
o. 8. B.. OF Pueblo and Rev Edmond
of Florence.
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13

Mr.. Black, late of Monte Vista
has arrived here and will make his
home at Lincoln Park. having recently
exchanged a jewelry store at Monte
Vista for a fruit ranch owned by ]. NJ.
Ditto on Sherman avenue. Mr.. Black
will take position In the employ OF
C. C. Patton.
Ryland Bowles of Denver, a promi-
nent mining man and ore expert, was
q visitor in Canon Sity on Saturday
while on his way to Copperfield in the
western part of the county to make
an Inspection of mineral properties in
that locality. Mr.. Bowles was more
than pleased with the results of his
Investigations and expresses the opin-
ION that Copperfield is destined to be-
come a great producing camp In the
near future. From Copperfield Mr..
Bowles went to Leadville.
His honor, Judge T. H. Logan, is
something of a horticulturist, as we'll
As a dispenser of justice, and convinc-
ed the Record office people this morn
ing that he Is going to have a consid-
cradle crop of apples in his orchard
this season by exhibiting a branch
plucked from one of its trees which
had fruit clustered in punches upon
1t like grapes. Although the branch
in question was hardly larger in dia-
meter than an ordinary lead pencil 1t
had nearly a score of apples upon it.
They were of the geniton variety and
were perfect specimens OF their kind.
Judge Logan says that a dozen props
are now required to assist in support
ing the fruit on one tree and that he
has half a dozen others that provide a
hardly less prolific crop.
George A. Baker and Miss Rosa E.
Kier, assistant buyer for the Baker &
Biggs Mercantile company. left for
Chicago and New York markets today
to purchase goods for the fall and
winter trade. They will be gone un-
til the first of next month.
Rev. Harry N. Wilson. former pas
tor OF the First Presbyterian church Of
this place. but at present pastor OF the
of the Central Presbyter-
ian church of st. Paul. Mimi, preached
from Rev ]. T. Thomas pulpit at both
the morning and evening services on
Sunday. Rev. Wilson is spending his
vacation with his mother in Boulder
and ran down here to renew his Canon
City acquaintances.
Mr.. Mcmillan left for Denver this
morning but expects to be in Swan
wick before the end OF the week
Cañon City record., 1908-08-13
LARGE ENROLMENT AT
TEACHERS INSTITUTE

The teachers attending the seventh
district institute now in session in
this city, are very enthusiastic over
the character of the work being done
and the enrolment has reached a to-
tai of las. which is considered remark
ably good In consideration of the ex-
tremely warm weather which has pre-
vailed since its organization week
ago. Mrs. Merriam, county superin-
tendent Of schools. expresses the hope
that every teacher in Fremont county
will register and attend as many Of
the remaining sessions as possible.
The institute will close ON Thursday
OF this week.