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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-25
RAILROADS TO MINING CAMPS

the west is becoming more and more
productive of the wealth which is the
bone and sinew of Wall street. and that.
in time to come, the balance of power,
the scene of great commercial activity,
and the field for wonderfully attractive
opportunities, will be found in the west.
The Tonopah railroad more than paid
for it's building within a year after it's
completion. The same can be said of
the Nevada Northern, and the newer
lines, but recently completed, or which
are rapidly reaching objective points.
can safely be counted upon to make
good after only a short period Of opera
tion.
This is a splendid showing for the
west, and is an emphatic confederation
of the oft repeated assertion that merit
and deep-seated values exist in the min
ing camps of this intermountain region;
and this activity In railroad building is,
evidently, to be more than duplicated
within the next few years.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-25
REAL HIGH GRADE PROM
0oLDBAMxD F10PE1TY

Samples of ore from the Boone &
Hoffman claims at Goldbanks. which
were assayed here. gave values of
ssO.52. with gold as the predominating
metal. The ore was brought to town
by Aaron Hoffman, one of the owners in
the property. and is an average of the
ledge. five feet in width. which is ex-
posed in the main workings on the Eagle
group. Mr.. Hoffman is from Wonder
and has lately been inspecting the prop
erty and is very much impressed with
what he saw and believes that they are
developing a valuable mine. The Eagle
group is situated about two miles north
west of the town of Goldbanks. in one
of the most highly mineralized sections
of the district. The ~uncovering OF the
large ledge of high grade ore on the
Eagle group is only another ink to the
long chain of claims that are fast de-
veloping into paying mines.
Several leases have already been let
on the Boone & Hoffman property
Humboldt Star.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-25
WANTS PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL

Santa Barbara, CAL, JAN 8, 1908.
C. s. Sprague:
Dear Sir-Could you inform me what
you think the conditions are at Gold
field toward getting into the professional
base ball? I have had twelve years OF
professional base ball. having managed
and played throughout the United
States. Last year / managed a club In
the Western association. However l
was figuring upon promoting a httie
lea CUE in your state consisting of about
four clubs, namely. Carson City, Reno
Virginia City and Goldfeld. and would
like to know what distance these W
are apart and about what connections
could he made regarding the railroads.
understand there was a man by the
name of Powers who was trying to pro-
mote the proposition up there. DO you
know of such a man doing same? For
7 wouldn't care to come 10 mat state
and find others working up base bali. 10
| Won think professional ball would pay
Gov have a small salary limit about $7oo
rar month for Zach team. l expect 10
roise a certain amount of money from
tho business men to start the Dali
oro,ltnp for they will find no better
| scheme and no better advertisement ~
your city tina a good ball CLUB.
/ have promoted ball clubs In dineren'
leagues where today they are on a pis
paying basis and at the same time pu'
these towns on the map.
I would like to have you, II you "ouiu'
Kindly furnish me with the foregoins
| information. which would De appre,
c,ated. Has any of these towns pan
parks? n.,r
thanking you for a reply, remain
Very respectfully.
G.. f. DALRYMPLE'
s.e GARDEN St, Santa Barbara, Cal.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-25

Billy Heath has struck 1t again and
GOOD stuf-very good stun. He COM
menced to drift from a point in the
smart about so feet down, and after
pushing through about 40 feet in a
northwesterly direction he cut the ledge
vi tuesday. The ore is the brown iron
S'ained' lead specked quartz SO charac-
'efiste Of the locality and pans a string
q coiors. 1t is not the Osborne vein
uesehed to make the hill famous-but
new one which seems just as salts
.10'ory 10 Heath. The ledge is 20 to
inches wide and widening with depth.
s stout and we'll defined and bears
"Hs mark of being permanent. 1t pans
SUI from wall to wall, and will prob
= assay a good deal better than it
'ans' which puts it in the class of fancy
goods.
oro Grande group. consisting of
"o'ciaims and a fraction adjoining the
mixes, Sunrise and Panamint
wen properties. has been creating con-
'e'aoie attention this week. Two well
iedges of pay ore were uncov-
SWING promise Of making the prop
IN, famous as its neighbor. the Last
James Middleton. the principal
mas had the property surveyed
~pec's to start substantial devel-
News.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-25
PURIFYING

othsr quicksilver contains lead or
into snpurities 1t will not readily form
the .res when disturbed. but instead
elo,sa.1i Particles will be somewhat
the eo' n will moi run readily, as is
free when the mercury is clean and
1t is ~. 'mpurity. II 1t is very foul
cor,s," s' TO retort it. II mercury that
an much lead be retorted thsrs IL
lead ala likelihood OF some o. u
oxide, - passing out OF the rstostS -
The ou, re-unit with the ~quicksfl{or.
suitable ssllver should be places a .
for bottle with dilute nitric a1iA
hcat,or days. whics aids in III pu]d-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-25

The activity in mining circles the past
few years and the growing popularity
of the mining industry. has mad a most
stimulating effect in the building of
branch lines and spurs into various min
ing camps throughout this western
country, and roads are now in success
full operation whose existence were but
Pigments Of the brain, a stretch of the
Imagination ten years 60, says the
Salt Lake Mining Review.
This wonderful enterprise on the part
of railroad building was inaugurated
when Tonopah, Nevada, electrified the
mining and business world with it's new
found bonanza, and within an incredibly
short time a branch line was constructed
connecting the Southern Pacific with
this new Eldorado; and this road, with
in the brief period of two years. was ex-
tended on to Goldield-a camp unheard
of and unknown when Tonopah first felt
big enough to clamor for railroad ad-
vantages and facilities.
Hardly had this road been placed in
readiness for traffic before Ely. Nevada.
as a great and coming copper camp, was
able to command the attention of rail-
road men, and within a year this isolated
spot was given rail connection with the
outside world over the line of the Ne
vada Northern.
A year later, and railroad construction
began from Las Vegas, IN the salt
Lake Route" and this road has been
pushed westward until one can now go
from Salt Lake to Beatty, all the way
by rail and in a Pullman car; and it will
not be long now before the line will
build into Tonopah.
OF more recent date has been the
building of the branch line from
c~aliente, also on the salt Lake Route
to the grand old camp of Phoebe In Lin.
coin county. Nevada. This line has beer
completed beyond Panaca. n 1t is
hoped, before the end of the year, that
the whistle of the locomotive. the rum
BILE of the cars, will be heard In Phoebe
while it is a well-known fact that the
advent Of railroad transportation will
inaugurate a period there which will be
marked by heavy ore shipments from
the numerous and wonderfully prolific
and rich mines of that section.
OF but recent date has been the com
pletion of a branch of the Santa Fe into
S~earchlight, another Of the popular ant
growing camps of Lincoln county
Borax Smith is pushing on with his roat
from California int Nevada. and thu
Western Pacific is even now running
trains from Sal. Lake into the eastern
part of Nevada. and now 1t is almost al
assured fact that IT will not be yer!
long in the future before a stub line will
be constructed by the company so as Il
penetrate into the rich mineral sections
Of the Deep Creek country in Tooei'
county. Utah.
1t is a very unusual thing for rail
road companies to build lines whicl
might prove improbable. and this fac
presents a strong argument to be use'
by those who are enthusiastic In tn
statement that the west is growing. tina
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-25
LEAsERs sACxIMG FINE ORE
PROM GOLD TOP LIE

Jack Thoma, one Of the owners of the
Gold Top group in the Lee district. is
showing some white ugary quartz that
is alive with coarse gold. The high
grade specimen was taken from the
workings at a depth of 100 feet. where
a drift is being run on the vein. Otto
and Robert Smith, Elmer Kelley and
Jimmie Hughes are leasing on the prop
erty, and they AVE taken out about
three or four tons of ore which they
nave sacked for shipment.
The ore is a lead carbonate carrying
free gold, which is quite a rare occur
renee. The quartz is identical with the
best ore of the Hayseed and Inyo. Mr..
Thoma tates that the ledge is about
four feet in width, while fully half of
this width is of a shipping grade.
The leasers will continue to sack until
a carload shipment has been prepared,
and then will resume sinking to open the
ore al greater depth. According to as
say returns on samples sent to Salt
Lake, the average of the ore is making
the lease very profitable and the boys
are in a fair way to make a handsome
stake. Mr.. Hughes is a co-partner with
Mr.. Thoma in the property. so his inter-
est in the profits of the work now in
progress should make him a comfortable
sum of money.
The Gold Top property joins the Pearl
claim of the Bradshaw and Paymal
holdings, the Pearl being a valuable
nrosnect on which Messrs. Gushing and
| Mulcare of Lee are leasing. Cushing and
Mulcare are taking out some excellent
ore within a short distance of the Gold
Ton shaft n from the same ledge
which may be traced for some distance
on either property.
II is not unlikely that the success OF
these two leasing propositions VII
stimulate operations Pm this plan In thai
section. as there is plenty of promising
GROUND as yet untouched. The wagon
baul would be to Iceland station. about
ten miles easterly. with a down hill puil
all the way.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-25
ELrxrn OF Lrrn

The price of radium will now no doubt
aivance to a fancy figure. as it has been
nounc by some one hat it's use will
insure youth for at least 100 years.
Heretofore radium sold for only $4,000
900 an ounce. 1t will be in great de-
mand by those who are disappointed In
their own personal looks.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-25
sss Garden St. Santa Barbara Cal

The Montana law requires the owner
=, anv shaft. cut. or other opening IN
4 mine or other excavation, In IN .,s.
town or village In the state or WITH
one mile of any such city or town. -
sever said hole. or to surround IL VIZ,
Z substantial fence to insure pu
nafety. A failure to attend 10 ms
quirement of law is punishable with a
0ne of $1,000.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-16
HOME OF SPORT

NAVORED by nature above every
n other part Of this big continental
= country, California is becoming
more and more generally recognized as
the headquarters for outdoor sports in
the United States. Here there is an
all-the-year-round climate for practi-
cally every variety of athletic exercise,
for all kinds of field work, for every
possible sport and pastime. California
is as we'll fitted for airship sailing as
for golfing, for automobiling as for
horseback riding, for polo. lacrosse and
tennis as for baseball and cricket, for
fishing in salt water as for angling in
fresh water for hunting big game as
for pursuing small, for mosquito yacht
ing as for preparing great transpacihc
races, for boating as for swimming, for
fiat horse racing as for trotting matches.
California gives the greatest facilities
and best opportunities in the world for
every kind of sport, and we must not
do an injustice to a renowned profess
sion by emitting the 'manly art of self
defense" Here a professor, if he SO
desire, may try conclusions with pro-
fessional and demonstrate to the world
that in fisticuffs as in everything else
there is vast difference between
philosophic theory and actual practice.
Nay, like the Biblical character jacob
upon a celebrated occasion, he may
put on the gloves and walk into his
father" and the ole man, animated by
California climatic energy, may sur
prise him by knocking him out. Cali
fornia is the land Of clean and gentle
manly sport of all kinds, and this is
one of the facts which cannot be over
advertised.
It is the intention of The Herald to
cover every field of amateur and pro-
fessiona1 sports. Next Sunday the
green sporting section will be the most
complete review Of sports and pastimes
ever published in the west
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-16

accurate knowledge of ''how the other
half lives" If he was really impressed
by the social work and writing of his
friend Jacob Riis, nothing in the course
OF conduct of the Republican govern
ment has indicated that the chief exec
utive was thus impressed. The people
who should have given most attention
to the work and the warning of Riis
have given least attention to it. Par
ents who are not allowed to earn
enough money to buy bread and meat
for their children should not be dunned
for extras by school teachers or any
others connected with the educational
system. Many great states are so
chary of making prominent the awful,
the woeful, and the disaster portending
difference between the conditions of the
richest and the poorest in the United
States that. they supply school books
free. They do not ask the parents OF
the children to make poverty declara-
tions before they supply free books. We
invite more letters on the subject of
the cost of education, and on the
kindred subject. child labor. The two
are closely relevant. When poverty
haunted parent finds he must "buy,
buy, buy for his children at school,
the incentive to take them away from
school and deliver them into the hands
of the child slave drivers becomes
great.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-16
CLEAR, CRISP AND CLEAN
HARBOR DAY

n BsERvANT people are aware that
ID the San Pedro-Honolulu yacht
~ race is one of the most significant
commercial events of modern times
as well as a sensational sporting event.
Several yachts from Southern Cali
fornia will compete with "a yacht from
Hawaii. Money makes the mare to go.
and the same remark applies to presi-
Dental races and yacht races. The
great yacht race must be financed. and
the Harbor day celebration at San
Pedro on July 4, one feature of which
will be the start of the transpacific
yacht race, must have funds. In order
to raise money for the expenses con-
nected with Harbor day celebration,
which means much to the people of Los
Angeles and South California, a
splendid benefit entertainment will be
given tomorrow afternoon at the Au-
ditorium under the auspices of the
chamber of commerce. Ellen Beach
Yaw and other renowned artists who
are patriotic as well as talented have
volunteered their services, and the en-
tire proceeds OF the entertainment, free
and clear, will be set aside for the
Harbor day celebration. The program
of the great Harbor day and ocean
yacht race benefit concert has been
prepared by that distinguished and re-
nowned impresario. Frank Virgins.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-16
TARIFF PLANK

w Ho says the sense of humor is
w dulled or dead in the Ameri-
can nation? Not in the history
of wit and humor has there been print
ed such an uproariously funny joke as
the proposed tariff plank in the Repub-
lican platform. In defending protection
the plank artists say: 1.-THE aim and
purpose of the Republican policy is not
only to preserve, without excessive du-
ties, that security against foreign COM
petition to which American manufac-
turers, farmers and producers are enti-
tied, but also to maintain the high
standard OF living of the wage earners
of this country, who are the most di-
rect benefciaries Of the protective sys-
tenn" Whatever may have been the
case ten or twelve years ago. today this
statement is sheer bosh, If indeed 1t is
not buncombe. If the wage earners of
the country were the most direct bene-
flciaries of the protective system, there
would always be plenty of work and
wages for them, all the year round, and
all of every year, excepting when they
wished to take a vacation. We do not
believe the standard of wages to-
day is as high as it was before the
Republicans began to invent phrases
with which to beguile the country. The
most apt and adroit of those phrases
was "a full dinner pail" and almost
the exact day and date and hour of the
invention of that slogan" can be fixed,
and we assure you it was devised with
out the slightest idea Of pertinent rele-
vancy to economic facts, but as first
rate campaign crv. which would admit
of actual illustration. Many a Republi-
can PROCESSION marched through the
streets of big cities bearing aloft on
poles dinner pals, and the alluring idea
conveyed was that If the Republicans
were placed in power everybody would
have plenty of work and plenty to eat.
The first blow which the full dinner
pail Republican myth received was from
Rider Haggard, at one time q well
known literary worker, who Is now en-
ploying his talents in helping the social
reform work in which the Salvation
Army Is engaged. He was sent to the
United States from England to make a
report on American conditions under
Republican prosperity. The Salvation
Army wished to apply to England the
lessons which might be learned In the
land of the free. The only report which
conscientious Rider Haggard made to
headquarters was to this effect:
Conditions are so much worse
in the crowded and In some of
the rural parts of the United States
than In England that 1t is impossible
to make recommendations founded upon
observations in the United States.
There are depths Of poverty here more
profound than any in England, and the
contrast between wealth and ragged
starvation is much greater than be-
tween mere titled aristocracy and the
English poorer classes"
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-16

of the L.. A.. H. s. class OF '07 and
graduate of the grammar schools OF
this city, that the protest Is unreason-
able, groundless and unfair.
During my attendance at the red
schoolhouse upon the hill, there were
occasions when money was asked for
from the students for various purposes.
But In no instance was the purpose
FOR which 1t was to be used unjust or
in any manner SAVIOR of graft.
Mrs. s. A, D. mentioned specifically
n physical geography excursion. / had
the pleasure of being on a similar trip.
Such an excursion Is part OF the pre-
scribed course; the amount OF money
mentioned covers actual transportation
charges carload lots) to Rubio can
Won. Either blue prints or hand draw
ings are essential to neat rolder; the
folder is required part OF ciassswork
in that study.
Five cents each for the prints will
probably pay for the material from
which they are made.
To C. arge a teacher with graft"
the most despicable of modern offenses,
is carrying fair criticism too far.
Better to say good word for those
engaged in public service, rather than
charge them with such offenses.
The teachers of this city have al
ways shown me every courtesy. and
number them among my best of friends.
1T is this friendship which I hold sac
red that causes me to speak in their
defense, il defending they need from
such charges as this one that has been
imputed. "A. -. II.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-16
LOOKS WITH CONFIDENCE
TO THE HERALD FOR LIGHT

Los ANGELES, June 14.--[Editor
Herald: We have at last in this city
a paper that Is making some attempt
to serve the people-not to fool them
all the time; a paper that has the
honesty and .'grit" to allow its readers
a word In here and there, and ] for
one regard this last as one of. the
truest tests of papers honesty and
real public spirit.
Now, put 1t to The Herald that the
public at large-in spite of all the So
called conventions news" dope that is
stopped from the, press-knows hardly
anything about the conventions, how
long they will last, what the method of
precedence is, how q candidate becomes
a candidate, just what is necessary to
constitute nomination, what "bolting"
a convention means, etc. propose
that The Herald should make a few of
these facts plain to the average man.
have never yet seen newspaper
article which in terse, clear language
attempted to do so. Instead of describ-
ing lin order) what takes place, for the
general information, they make patchy,
"splashy" and partisan reports of little
selected features, and no one can make
out what 1t all tends to or where 1t will
end or when.
For instance, 1t is widely believed
Roosevelt will run again. Now, IL SO,
how or when shall we know? Give us
some light, dear Herald There is no
other paper that wants to. apparently.
NEW AND DELIGHTED READER.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-16
HOPES VOTERS WON'T TAKE
"DoPE" MIXED FOR THEM

LONG BEACH, June 14-[Editor
Herald: We read that the president
and Mr.. Hartman are bitter enemies,
yet when we get through figuring the
result does not show such to be fact.
Let us go down the line and see. At
the Republican convention in Sacra-
mento the machine (Which means Har-
riman) controlled and the delegates
were instructed for Taft The backing
of the president is all that makes Mr..
Taft a presidential possibility. Then
why would the machine opposed to the
president accept his candidate? All,
they tell us the Lincoln Roosevelt
league forced the machine to instruct
for Taft. Too thin, gentlemen; 1t won't
work. The Lincoln-R Roosevelt league
was beaten at any time. and the people
know it. The people also know that
most of the squabbles between factions
of political parties are for the purpose
of fooling the people. We hope the
league was organized for good pur
pose, but 1t will bear watching. We
read that J. P. Morgan says Mr.. Taft
will be elected and then times will be
all right again. Il expect they will for
Morgan). If J.sP. Morgan, who is cap
tain of the high finance pirates. favors
Mr.. Taft for president how can the
common people believe Mr.. Taft will
guard their interests?-for It is written
no man can serve two masters. We
are told that the Standard OIL interests
are also satisfied With Mr.. Taft. Now.
If Mr. Taft is supposed to represent
the Roosevelt policies and still is IA
vorable to the trusts It looks like a
case of carrying water on both shoul-
ders and that he is simply a COM
promise candidate. Can the working
men who know he has always truckled
to corporate power conscientiously vote
for him If nominated2
r. ]. POLLARD,