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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-15
rATRVIEW AND WONDER ARE
FRAUGHT WITH GREAT PROMISE

hesitation in giving it as nv opiuion
that you have one of the best m;nino
districts in the west. There is no com.
paratively undeveloped district in this
state that gives greater promise than
this one, and there are very few. to my
mind, that show so many indications Of
a heavy production in years to come.
The great bulk of the ore. of course
will be of milling rather than shippinc
grade, and / am glad to hear that care.
full men, who don't build mills before
they are convinced that they have a
mine, are well advanced in their nlaps
for the treatment of their ores here ON
the ground. / have no doubt that Won
will have a number of mills in the Won.
der district, and that this will become
one of the states centers in the produc.
tion of silver, and perhaps, of gold as
well.
81 have talked with a considerable
number of your citizens, and. without
any desire to latter you, | will saw
that / have found them possessed, in a
greater degree than in any camp 1 nave
been in for some time, of that pro-
gressiveness and confidence that help so
much in the making of a good mining
camp"
From Wonder Mr.. Kries and Mr..
Meers, the latter being accompanied by
his young son, went to Dixie to examine
the ground of the Chicago-Dixie Mining
company. While not a mining man,
Mr.. Meers is a keen observer, and he
found Wonder much to his liking.
l.. A. Springer has returned to Won
der after spending several weeks in the
eastern part of the state looking after
some property there owned by the
Geisers of Easton, Pa, who are repre-
sented in Nevada by Mr.. Springer. The
latter is now back on the Pirouette,
where he is prospecting the ledge upon
which the rich galena ore was uncov-
cred late in the spring. Mr.. Springer
considers this ledge one of the most
promising of the several that indicate
that the Pirouette will become a large
producer. 1t is not likely, however,
that extensive development work will
be started until fall.
Crosscutting On the 400-foot level in
the Nevada Wonder is in progress. The
vein which has shown remarkable ore
bodies on the levels above, will be cut
in a few days, barring any unexpected
dips. The property now has been suf-
iciently developed to fully justify the
large mill which, it is believed, will be
approved by President Higbee when he
arrives in Wonder. 1t has been an
nounced by the management that there
is already enough ore in sight to keep
a mill in continuous operation for a
number of years.
The force of eight men on the Jack
Pot is now engaged in blocking out ore.
The lodges are showing increasing
width, and the property never looked
better.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-15
NEW NCoRPoRATIoNs

Balloon Hill Mascot Mining com
pany, 81 100000; H. c. Slough, William
Stevenson, b. c. Whitman and E. Nor
ris Vail, all of Rawhide.
Mckinley Hawkins Leasing company,
81, 00o,0 0 C. A. Mckinley, Fred Haw-
kins and j. b. Goodin.
Little Goldfeld Mining company,
E$750,000; Charles (. White, Charles ).
Sprague and George F. o Polenz.
American Mineral Deposits Tracing
company; $l,00o,o00; Oscar j. Lee
Lawrence Crook and c. H. Hanson,
amendment to articles.
Rawhide Rose Mining company,
$4,000; c. E. Meyers, N. Green, d. NJ.
Foster and d. b. Wilson.
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shipments will be maintained. During
the past six months the company has
received over $4,000 net returns a
month from the ore shipped from the
small block of territory in which it was
permitted to work, and now that it has
a free rein to work and develop the
whole of its property earnings will be
larger than those of any single claim in
the district.
Midway
While the past weeks work in the
Midway has produced no sensational
finds, it has been productive of good
results. Drifts and slopes have been
advanced along the different ore bodies,
which have proven the veins to be con
t~inuing, and in some places to have in
creased in value and strength. This is
notable in the east drift from the south
crosseut on the 335-foot level, the face
exposing about ~ feet of very rich
ore, plastered with ruby and brittle
silver. The regular amount of ore was
extracted and sent to the mill, the
shipments consisting of 100 tons.
Belmont
As each week passes by the Belmont
mine gets bigger and better. For some
time this property has shown constant
improvement in several of its workings,
49, tb,a xranE Tho nnrxrapnant 10 mora
marked than ever, and the determined
efforts of the management to find new
ore bodies have borne fruit. The i'm
provement noted last week in the west
drift along the north, or hanging wall
side, of the Mizpah fault continues, the
face of the drift exposing from III to
2 feet of good ore, which at present
shows a strong tendency towards wild
ening out. In the underhand slopes
from this drift an excellent body of ore
has been exposed, there being about 4
feet of rich sulphide ore, and the ore
body gradually gaining in strength as
depth is attained. In the east drift on
the A vein, which is the one cut by the
main east crosscut about so feet north
of the Mizpah fault, the Improvement
has been most encouraging. Last week
the face showed the S-inch vein they
were following all split up into string
ers, but now there is exposed in the
face over 2 feet of solid sulphide ore,
carrying high values.
Tonopah Extension
The regular work has been followed
up this week on the 400, 600 and TO
foot levels, and good progress made in
all the workings. Stopping is going on
in the body of ore blocked out between
raises Nos. 3 and 4 from the 600-foot
level and about 5 feet of shipping ore
extracted. Raises Nos. 5 and 6 from
the same level and on the same vein
were sent up from Is to 20 feet each,
both tops exposing 5 feet of milling ore.
The north crosscut on the 400-foot level
was advanced about 20 feet, the face
showing no change from last week. The
north crosscut on the 770-foot level has
made good Roadway, and the face is
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-15

The ~lessees at the Sixty-Six on Ma
tional Bank ground, have one Of the
most sensational strikes ever made on
Laid mountain. Some ten feet back
from a connection between the work
ing tunnel and the bottom of the winze
at the point where the vein was. reached
a very rich streak of ore was encoun-
tered. The high grade measures about
eight inches in width, and a return
from an average sample assayed by N.
NJ. Simons, received this morning ran
$291.45 in gold, says the Miner.
The vein itself measures at this point
four feet, and the rich portion of it is
near the hanging wall. The iessees
have gotten some very rich ore hitherto,
but nothing which in any way equals
the present uncovering. An assay is
not necessary to determine that the ore
is very rich. 1t is specked with oxide
of iron, and full of bug holes. These
bug holes are crammed with free gold
which requires no glass to see. Practi-
cally the entire streak is of the same
character, as the average sample shows.
All the vein width, which is about four
feet is shipping material requiring but
little sorting.
The ~lessees have completed an ar
rangement with the Shoshone to treat
the output, and yesterday they began
hauling the ore. The treatment charges
are So a ton and the company guar
antees so per cent of the assay values.
The ~lessees have about 20 tons on the
dump. Yesterday nine tons and 400
pounds was hauled to the mill.
Stewart & McViear, who have an adj
Joining lease and who shared the ex-
penses in running the tunnel to tap the
Sixty-Six Wine, will begin stopping for
shipment at once. The tunnel is to be
used jointly by both sets of lessees
The Sixty-Six people have moved their
ore bin to the tunnel entrance to facil'
itate the handling of the ore.
West Extension
The West Extension is getting a fine
grade of milling ore in the faces of tn,
west and south drifts. Assay returns
received yesterday by Superintendent
Len McGarry showed the following i.
gold and silver: $40, $40, $l040
1920, $2O.05, $139.45, $3.50. These
were from different samplings of TIVE
faces. The entire width of both is il
ore which the returns prove to be al
excellent milling grade.
Arrangements have been made wit
the Las Vegas & Tonopah Railroa
company to build a spur from tn
Original Bullfrog siding to the Yves
Extension to furnish transportation
facilities to the Campbell-Smith custom
mill, which will treat a part Ct til
mines production. Work will b
started on the spur in a few days. Tn
|, mining company will be ready to begi
shipments just as soon as the spur
completed and the mill is in a positio
to receive the ore.
To Resume in Fall
: John Erickson, superintendent of tn
Snow Canon mine, left yesterday fe
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-15

made to sort ore, but it would all be
be broken down and run.
Placer Operations
p. n. Emery, an experienced placer
miner of Australia, has secured a two
years lease on the surface of the Big
Chief, Toro Blaneo and Union A estates
and has begun active placer operations
on his holdings. He has laid a pipe
line from the Rose-Nash shaft half way
up the Big Chief hill and has installed
sluice boxes half way down the gulch.
To carry on his operations Mr.. Emery
has pumped to his workings $4,000 gal
Ions of water daily from the Rose-Nash
shaft. AS the water descends through
| the s~luices it washes out the nuggets
from the dirt which is shoveled in at
the head of the boxes. Mr.. Emery has
twelve men at work on his Big Chief
placer workings and states that his
daily cleanup on that property will
average about $3.50 per day. At pres
ent the work is confined to washing out
the gold from the low grade dumps on
the Hansen Gitchell lease on the Big
| Chief and when this task is completed
the surface dirt will be sent through
the s~luices.
Irresponsible Promotions
The Manhattan Buffalo Mining com
pany in January last permitted its
hoist and equipment to be sold for
taxes and failed to make redemption
within the time allowed by law. Now
the company is without machinery.
The Manhattan Standard Mining
company allowed it's Office building to
be sold for taxes and failed to redeem.
The Manhattan Atlas Mining com
pany let it's office building and black
smith shop go for taxes.
Notes From the Mines
The Canyon Milling company has
Just installed a new pump for iti
, presses and the plant is now running
full blast.
The Manhattan Ore Reduction ans
Refining company is making a run OF
Consolidated ore.
The yeith- Plamanaz mill is runnin;
three shifts a day and grinding out tn
gold from ore taken from the Veith
Plamenaz lease on Union 9.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-15
TONOPAH SECOND LARGEST
PRODUCER in THE STATE

now close to 400 feet out from the
shaft, showing earlier andesite. This
work has some distance to go yet to get
to the objective point, which is under
meath the workings on the 6O0-foot
level.
Jim Butler
The extensive plan of development
started upon by the Jim Butler Mining
company some time since is being kept
up and a large amount of territory
opened up by crosscuts from the levels
of both the Stone Cabin and Wander
ing Boy shafts. During the past week
a total of lis feet of new ground was
broken. In the running of the drifts
and sending up of raises considerable
ore has accumulated on the dump, and
it is the intention of the management
to begin shipping again very soon. 1t
is thought that regular shipments viii
be made to the mill every week when
they start in shipping, as the veins are
looking very good and are capable of
producing a good tonnage of ore. They
own a very large acreage and little by
little the ground is being proven up,
especially that portion which lies
among the southern boundaries of the
Tonopah Mining company and West
End Consolidated eompany's holdings.
~
While nothing of a startling nature
has t%ranspired in this company's prop
erty during the past week, the work of
opening up the known veins and pros
pecting for others goes steadily on.
The ore bodies on the different levels
continue to produce the regular amount
of ore, which is sent direct to the mill.
During the past week the work of the
mill has been seriously interfered with,
which have been raging throughout
this section, putting the power line out
of commission for short intervals. The
regular run of the mill consists of
about LOO tons weekly, but this week
only $50 tons were treated, owing to
lack of power. The mill continues to
do excellent work, an extraction of 90
per cent having been recorded for the
past week. During the week SO feet OF
new ground was broken.
West End
The work of developing and opening
up the big ore body encountered in the
new shaft between the $50 and 400-fect
points is being pushed as rapidly as
possible. East and west drifts are be-
ing run from the bottom of the shaft
and are each out about 80 feet, the
faces showing solid quartz with string
ers of high grade ore. The raise which
is being sent up a few feet west of the
shaft on the ore body is up about IA
feet, the top showing s feet of shipping
ore. Raises will be sen up from the
east drift as soon as it has reached =
safe distance from the shaft. The en-
tire workings from the bottom of the
new shaft are in quartz, neither hang
ing nor footwall being in sight.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-15
AND FIGURES ABOUT
A CAMP WITH A FUTURE

Manhattan has four mills with an
aggregate capacity of 160 tons per
dav. Three of these mills are running
full time, and the fourth, now under
going an overhauling, will again be IN
operation within two weeks, says the
Mail.
Manhattan's four mills during the
past six months have produced SILL
1871 in bullion. This is considered a
most creditable showing when the fact
is taken into consideration that the
plants have suffered innumerable shut
downs, which occur to most mills when
new machinery is being broken in.
With all the mills running at full ca
pacity it is estimated that in the next
| six months Manhattan bullion out
put will be more than treble the above
amount.
Since the wage question has been
settled there is a marked increase of
activity in the camp. Plans are being
made by companies that have not
worked for months to resume develop
ment.
Bv actual count there are at present
l42 men working in the mines and mills
of Manhattan.
At present the placers and dry
washer are cleaning up on an average
of 81, $3.50 per day.
The Mail has been unable to secure
figures on the amount of high grade
ore that has been shipped direct to the
shelters by express. 1t is known,
however, that the mount numbers
several thousands of dollars.
Twenty-Five tons Of silver ore.
valued at from $3.50 to 5000 per ton
were shipped from Manhattan two
weeks ago to the reduction works al
Miller's siding and are now being
treated.
The Manhattan district is known Il
be one of the richest in the state. Il
has been proven that the camp has thu
ore in unlimited quantities. What tn
camp needs most is a few more com
panies to get busy and take out NOR
ore.
Hundred Dollar Ore
The Wild Bill company has its mai
working tunnel in 50 feet. A WACO
road has beer completed to the tunne
and ore is now being piled up read,
for the mill.
In the tunnel a streak of ore tina
will run around 500 to the ton, is b'
ing kept separate from the main bod
: of ore, which is of milling grade A
/ development advances it is more ev
dent that the entire ledge can b
treated at a profit by the company ha'
? ing its own mill. If the mill were no
installed there would be no attemI
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-15
LYON COUNTY DEAL

A number of California men have re-
Gently taken a bond and lease ON the
Mountain View group, and on a control
ing interest in the Red Crow company,
after a thorough examination of the
property.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-15
LARRY ACCEPTS aRuBsTAKE

The newspapers report that Larry
sullivan. formerly head of the Sullivan
Trust company of Goldfeld, and re
ported to be a very rich man. a ae-
eepted a 1000 grubstake and has gone
70 Mexico to locate claims.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-15
HOrnsilver Herald

every Saturday at Hornsilver.
Esmeralda county. Nevada. by Earle X
Clemens: mining editor. A. b. Gibson
sample copies free. subscription price,
An the news of Hornsilver. Lime
point old Camp. Tule Canyon. Ida.
cola Mountain, Bonnie Clare. Willow
SPRINGS. Palmetto. Ubehebe and Cuprite-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-15
sHosHoNE

The monthly cleanup is in progress
at the S~hoshone. About $4,000 is ex-
peeted. The mill is being enlarged.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-15
HORNSILVER

The latest sensation. A gold ana
s,,,ar camp that has come upon the map
70 STAY. born a shipper"
Information regarding the wonderIui
Development Of this section may be op-
tanned in
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-15

now close to 400 feet out from the
shaft, showing earlier andesite. This
work has some distance to go yet to get
to the objective point, which is under
meath the workings on the 600-foot
level.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-08-15
To Resume in Fall

John Erickson, superintendent of the
Snow Canon mine, left yesterday for
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-12-04
CARNEGIE ON PROTECTION.

Mr.. Andrew Carnegie is in favor of
abolishing the protective policy. says
an exchange. Having made several
hundred million dollars out of his in
fant industry under the protective
system is willing to let other people
depend on themselves and not on the
government. The protected interests
will think this is an exhibition of
selfshness ard ingratitude on the part
of Mr.. Carnegie, but even if so he tells
some important and undeniable facts.
A general fact is that protection is
properly for infant or new and strug
Cling industries only. and not for great
industrial giants such as are now its
heneiciaries. And specific fact is
that steel. on which the duty is pro-
hibitive of impoltations, and which is
sold abroad 30 or 35 per cent cheaper
than in the United States, can be
manufactured cheaper in this country
than anywhere else in the world. This
is true of some other highly protected
products. too, but steel is very con-
spiouous example of this species of rob-
berry of the American people, and on
this subject Mr.. Carnegie is an expert
witness; he knows exactly what he is
talking about.
He very correctly says, also that the
main object of tariff law should be
revenue, with protection carefully
confined to really new, undeveloped,
''infant" industries. This is Demo.
cratic doctrine, but Mr.. Carnegie says
the tariff should not be party ques-
tion, and keeps on contributing
heavily to the party of high protection.
Like many others be breaches one thing
and practices another. He hasn't
forgotten what enabled him to make
$500, 900, 900 in few years.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-12-04
TECHNICALLY AND HONOR.

But regarding the pledges made by
certain candidates--to elect the man
who was the peoples choice for United
States senator-The Spectator pre-
sumes to have a right to say some
thing. The legislative candidate who,
before election pledged himself to vote
for the people choice for United States
senator, must keep that pledge after
election.
When an honest man makes a pledge
he intends keeping it. The men who
subscribed to the provisions of State
ment No /. were elected ty voters who
believe the candidates would carry out
to the letter the things Statement No.
/ pledged them to. Some men who did
not believe in Statement No. refused,
these men are under no obligation to
vote for the peoples choice for United
States senator. But the men who
voluntarily subscribed to Statement
No. who sought election under its
provisions, and who were elected under
its provisions must keep their pledges
--or be forsworn, and accounted
knaves and rogues.
Decisions in North Dakota do not
touch the situation in Oregon; all the
decisions by all the courts in the world
would not affect the fact that ma
jority of the legislative candidates
morally bound themselves to vote for
the peoples choice for United States
senator. That the pledge taken by the
candidates did not legally bind them
to do what they solemnly vowed to do
will not be accepted by any honorable
man as an excuse for breaking his
pledge. imagine that with men of
honor a political promise is as sacred
as any other, and that the man who
seeks position from the people on
direct promise TO perform specific act
when he gets it is as likely to do what
he promises as is the person who en-
cages himself to perform certain SER
vices for an individual.
Among men of honor there is some
thing higher than the ehicane of legal
technicalitles. Did Legislator Jones
sign Statement No. /? Did he seek
election on Statement No. L? If Leg
islator Jones answers these questions
in the affirmative, Legislator Jones
as a man of honor must vote for the
peoples choice for senator. And de-
cIsions from North Dakota. and legal
teohnioalities, aud the cheap subter
fuges of hairsplitting lawyers will not
relieve Jones of the solemn obligation
he knows he owes the people. For
there is something higher even in poll
tics, than legal technicalities-and
that is Jones' personal honor. Port
land Spectator.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-12-04
ATHENA. ORE. DEC. c.4........ieOs
I'll tell you about this thing of lucl

I'll tell you about this thing of luck
says an exchange. 1t comes to the
person who keeps the weeds cut down
SO that it can find him. Luck some
times walks up and collars an idler,
but it is more apt to nab the man who
is busy doing the best he can all the
time. Luck isn't lying around on the
street allowing loafers to cover it with
WRITINGS Neither is it in stream
waiting for some lazy fisherman to
hook it, Luck generally goes hand in
hand with industry. II you sit around
and wait for luck to hand you bag
of gold and make you rich man you
are pretty apt to end your days in the
poorhouse. A four leaf clover will
bring more luck to busy fellow than
it will to tine loafer. 1t may seem a
little tough for man to work hard
for a long time and then have his
earnings swept from him at single
stroke, but it is better to have it lost
than never to have had it at all. And
another thing; luck isn't labelled. So
it will do you no good to stand around
and look for il. Go to work.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-12-04

The new field organization of the
Forest Service will greatly facilitate
the use of the National Forests by the
people. 1t will mean that the National
Forest business which formerly was
transacted in Washington will be hand
led by officers on or near the ground.
The establishment of the district head
quarters is the elimination of plan
towards which the Forest Service has
been working steadily, since ii took
charge of the National Forests.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-12-04

The farmer with his potatoes and
his apples, the miller with his flour
and meal, the hardware man with his
nails, the cement manufacturer, and
the meuv other users of the faithful
slack barrel, that combination Of
slaves, hoops and heading, which is
not intended to hold water or some
thing stronger in fluid form, used for
est products last year having the enor-
nous value of $15, 800, 1853.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-12-04

Governor Stuart of Pennsylvania will
ask the Legislature for $6. 900, 900 to
build II state highway from Philadel-
phia to pittsburg. The good roads
movements taking a more practic al
shape in all the states.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-12-04

Sir Charles Sanity, the British
scientist. has discovered. after pains
taking investigation, that smoking
contrary to established belief, does not
harm the voices of singers. In fact,
he says that in moderation smoking
makes the voice clear. This is all
right if ii does not encourage more
men to attempt singing.