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semination OF Information Relating
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The Trans-Missouri Dry Farming
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in Salt Lake City, provided for an af-
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Members are entitled to a copy of
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It brings Tosuits.
, 1908-02-06
Mr.. Norell Presided.

The guests were seated at a long
table in the large dining room, the
menu consisting of oysters, soup, meat
vegetables, coffee, cake, fish, ice
cream and olives, nuts and celery
daintily served and greatly enjoyed
Mr.. Norell sat at the head of the ia,
BILE, with Rev. Thell, pastor of the
Swedish Mission church, on his right,
Rev. Oscar Woods, pastor of the Trim.
ity Lutheran church, on his left. Rev,
Thell asked a blessing at the beginning
of the meal and Mr.. Woods moved Il
vote of thanks at it's close. The guests
responded heartily.
Leaving for Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson n Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Olson left for home this
morning, accompanied by Elmer Pear.
son of Keystone, who until a day OF
two ago was an employe of the Car
bon Timber company as a teamster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norell have gone to tho
Lund ranch with Mr.. and Mrs. Lund,
and will spend 4 day or two there be
fore proceeding to their home at Wal
den .
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counties of Nevada last year was $3.50 s0Ass. A percentage of this amount
varying from q emit to 70 cents o. each 500 & tx collected was paid into tn
state treasury. What were the Mount Of bullion tax collected by the various
counti@7 Esmeralda county heads the list by . wide margin, with total
bullion tax collected Of s1ss5o32e Nye county collected s4522i; Churchill
sLls5O5; Lincoln county 1883 q; Storey county, siooo42; Eureka, s6s5ea;
of all the bullion tax collected by all the counties Of the state.
other county of the state, but paid into the state treasury a greater proportion OF
of Ii counties of the state was al slow as s15o per 500. Esmnsida county's rate
of taxation wa the highest of all the counties being $40 OF every 500.
In edition to this large bullion tax, this county pays more money into the
state treasury from special licenses and liquor licenses than any other n county,
and twice as much as pn thu counties Of h state put together, eliminating m
Four years ago, there wa scarcely a howell in this broad expanse II desert
n0w known as the Goldfed district. Today the property valuation assessed for
taxation is much the larger part of ssOooooo, for while this is the entire valua-
ton Of the county there is very little # the county outside Of Goldheld.
Now, looking at this question from a purely material standpoint, it would be
money In the pockets Of the other counties of the state to spend a little on
Emerada county in protecting the people Of Godhed in the operation OF their
mines This district is just entering upon a period Of its greatest gold produc-
ton. What it has produced in the past year will lot be a considerable proportion
of what the coming year promises, if tn mines are permitted to operate without
mdestation. There is Every reason % believe, with h ore bodies that have been
opened up and with milling facilities with which the camp is being supplied, that
the output for next year will be fully ssoOOoOoO, OF nearly twice the output Of
paid the state will be considerably over 100000 instead Of the $4,000 paid in
ing year will be nearly if not quite as large as wa paid into the state treasury
by all the counties Of III state combined, buta brief four yers ago, Tor along
with the prosperity Of the mines will come that Of the town.
For thu reasons set forth, Esmeralda county Toes not feel that she is impos-
ing upon h other counties of the state when she asks that they join her in creat
ing and maintaining an adequate police force for h state. We do moi appeal to
the selfshp ropensfhes of the members OF the legislature; money is OF every
thing But as a unitarian argument, re have clearly the best If it, while o. the
ground OF right and justice, We only what government is supposed tic con-
upon a people, protection to life and property.
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Gus as the mines become deeper and
more dangerous. The number OF miners
killed or injured during 1906, in the coal
mines alone. exceeded 5000. or three
times as many for each 1000 men at
work as in a country like Belgium
where for some years the government
has conducted Investigations such as are
now prepared for the United States. -,
President Roosevelt, in his message
to the Federal congress just assembled
in Washington. has recommended the
establishment of a Bureau of Mines,
under the Department of the Interior,
with a view to the betterment of min
ing conditions and greater eficiencies in
the mining industry and in the engineer
ing, building and other industries based
on mine products in which both the peo-
pie and the government are vitality in
terested.
The committee believes, therefore,
that the present time is particularly op-
perfume for pressing the claims of the
mining industry upon the Legislative
branch of the Federal government. and
therefore desires to secure the encour-
agement and personal support of as
many interested persons as possible, in
different parts of the country.
If this work meets your approval. will
you kindly urge your representatives in
congress to favor the proposed legisla-
ton, and will you also write to this
committee, a. letter expressing your APP
prevail. such letter to be used by this
committee in the prosecution of its
work? You will readily understand that
such a movement can not be successful
without the active personal cooperation
of the great majority of those who are
interested in the result.
We beg to urge upon you the import
ance of giving this matter your early
consideration.
Yours truly.
VICTOR c. ANDERSON.
Secretary Committe on Federal Legisla-
tiOn
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The gold and silver product is divided
according TO its derivation from placers.
from dry or silicious ores. from copper
ores, OF copper-lead-zinc ores n ieso-
zinc ores. These divisions of the ores
from the deep mines are. OF course 10 d
certain degree arbitrary. and u eN-
lists as to proper classification or many
complex ores. In general. ores that con-
tain az per cent or more of copper are
copper ores. while those with
over Az per cent of lead are called lead
ores. The bull of zinc ores contain at
least % per cent of that metal.
Statistics collected by the United
States Geological Survey and pubiisned
in an advance chapter from the Mlh-
eral Resources of the United states
Calendar Year of 1906" indicate that
silicious or dry ores. which in general
may be considered as gold ores proper,
furnished about So per cent of the whole
production and that placers yielded APP
proximately IS per cent The base
metal ores furnished only about 81 per
cent of the total output, while the ton
mage of these ores was exceedingly
heavy.
Placer gold was obtained in 1906 TO
the value of 1.S2s.36o.7o fine ounces,
equivalent to s27.45e,s53. while in 1905
the quantity was only 934, 1925 ounces,
valued at s19.222.155. Alaska was. OF
course, most conspicuous in this great
advance. but California also added about
81. 500, 900 to it's yield of placer gold In
1906. The increase in California was
the result of dredging operations.
The states which yielded over loo,ooo
ounces of gold from dry or silicious ores
rank as follows: Colorado, California
Nevada, South Dakota, Alaska and Mon
tana. Ores of this class necessarily in
clude many varieties and several diner-
ent methods of reduction are applied to
them. The pan-amalgamation process
has become obsolete and is used at q
few places in Montana, Nevada and
Arizona.
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is insolvent. Let us see: Statistics of
the American Smelling & Refining com
pany, known as the "Smelter Trust"
since it's organization in 1889, are proof
conclusive of the great earning power of
the smelling and refining business. In
six years, or up to April, 1907. the A. S.
& r. showed net earnings of $50, 1872, 1853.
the capitalization having been increased
from $54. 100000 to 500, O00, 900 in April.
1901. The earnings for the last fiscal
year. ending in April, 1907, broke all
records for the company. and were s11.-
50S.669. AS will be seen this is equal to
about IL " per cent on the capitalization.
Sixty-eight per cent of the earnings have
been paid in dividends, the total being
$3S,5S1,533 for the eight years. In
October. where were paid the last quar-
terly dividends, the disbursement was
made OF the rate of Z per cent on the
preferred stock and 8 per cent on the
common. The employees profit sharing
fund amounted to $540.420 last year.
having increased by nearly 800. 900 over
the previous year. The company is car
rying a surplus over and above all ex-
penses of 49, 79, 029. amounting to over
13 per cent on the capitalization. The
market value of the 800, 600. 900 stock Is
about $95, 900, 900. Profits have grown
from nearly 50, 900. 600 in the first year OF
the company to over 81. 500, 900 in the
seventh year. but this last figure may
be diminished slightly in the near f-
ture owing to the recent depreciation IN
the prices of copper, lead and silver, the
latter being but slight. Offsetting TINS
latter condition is the constantly IN
.creasing consumption Of the metals
from ear to year.
r. j.. D., Denver, Colo
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AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS
Denver, Colo. Jan. 4. 1908.

Denver, Colo. Jan. 4. 1908.
Editor Goldfeld News. Goldfeld. New.
The American Mining congress be-
lieves that the mining industry of the
country has never received that Federal
recognition to which it is entitled by
reason of it's Importance as n OF the
two basal industries of the country; and
it never needed recognition and aid so
much as it does at the present time.
The magnitude and increasing COM
plexity of the industry, the increasing
difficulties which stand in the way of
the of the individual miner.
the large unnecessary loss of life
through mine accidents, the wasteful
destruction of the reserves of our min
eral resources. and the stopping Of
placer mining in California and else
where. are all matters of serious ma
tional concern and require prompt ac-
ton by The Federal government. The
first important step in that direction
which the Federal congress will be
asked to take. at its present session, is
the establishment of n well-equipped
bureau of mines which shall devote it.
self vigorously to the betterment OF
these conditions.
In urging such action the American
Mining congress has the cooperation OF
mining men in many parts of the coun-
try and of such general organizations as
the National Irrigation congress and the
Trans-Mississippi Commercial congress.
1t is. felt that no demonstration of the
urgency of such action is needed, but
as a single illustration, attention is
called to the fact that of the yearly min
eral production in the United States,
now valued at more than $4,000, 600, 900,
the yearly waste associated with this
production and which is believed to be
largely preventable, is equivalent to a
deplorably large percentage Of this
total. Attention is also called to the
further fact that mine accidents in the
United States are becoming more numer-
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u. s. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
GETS VALUABLE FIGURES

Gold obtained from copper ores in
1906 amounted to 271,197 ounces. as
against 1885, ss in 1905. This is a very
moderate gain contrasted with the great
increase in tonnage Of copper ores
treated. but is, of course. due to their
ordinary low tenor in gold and silver
The important states rank as follows:
Utah, Arizona. Montana and California.
The richest ores are obtained from the
Bingham n Tintic district in Utah.
The greater part of the copper ores is
concentrated and smelted. the gold be-
ing recovered during electroiytic REIN
ing of the copper.
From lead ores prope only 602. s12
ounces of gold were recovered. This is
less by about 5000 ounces than in 1905
and emphasizes the scantiness of the
supply of higher grade lead ores. Heavy
losses in Montana, Colorado and Utah
were only partly offset by the smaller
gains in Arizona and Nevada. In gold
from lead the states rank as follows:
Colorado, Utah. Montana, Nevada,
Idaho. Gold from Idaho lead ores has
been partly overlooked in earlier sta
t~istics. 1t is present, however. to the
amount of % to so cents per ton in the
heavy shipments of Occur d'Alene con-
centrates and most of it is undoubtedly
recovered.
Only a very small amount of gold is
recovered from zinc ores. Together with
the silver 1t remains in the cinder after
the distillation of the zinc. and these
cinders, If of sufficiently high grade. are
sold TO the lead SHELTERS. The lead zinc
ores are generally concentrated to ef-
feet the separation of the galena and
sphalerite. A total of 1881 ounces of
gold was cover from these ores in
1906 almost wholly from Colorado. The
copper-lead %sulphide ores are confined
chiefly to the Park City and Tintic dis
tricts of Utah. and the output of gold
from his source increased from 3S,771
ounces in 1905 to 59.371 ounces in 1906,
state Journal.
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Enclosed / am sending you $40 for
The Goldfeld News. for / cannot do
without the paper. 1t has been the
foundation OF my success in Nevada
mining stocks.
Three years ago I began with a two
cent stamp for a working capital. II
went on a letter 70 Cutting & Averill
Tonopah. asking what commission n
any was allowed on orders for treasury
stock My orders were light at first as
our eople here did not know Tonopah
from Timbucto or Goldfeld from Col
onda- They called me "Tonopah
Frank" But I soon got them to watch
ing quotation and later to investing.
until today ! am doing quite a broker
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age business considering my limited
field. Our population is 1900.
MY November buying orders were
$1,5S6.25 my November selling orders
were. $1,S07. My bank deposits since
November % are $2.601.S 80. l own $1,000
worth of Nevada stocks, all bought with
commissions. and I have used $1,000 in
the support of my family. / owe the
information I have been able to give my
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the liberal use of postage stamps.
You should lay had your pay long
ago but more Of the time. strange to
say, 1 was hard up.
F. H., Rockland, Mich.
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Please let me know when my sub
scription expires to The Goldield News
for it is without doubt the best mining
journal published and I cannot get along
without it."
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I'VE have been reading very closely
your Goldfeld News, (being a subscrib-
err under the name of Penn-Nevada G.
NJ. & NJ. Coz and glory in the stand you
take for an open camp. Only this we
fear your life as well as that of the
others who take a determined stand is
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J. r. c., Williamsport.
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see that the smelter trust refuses to
a Goldfeld producers cash for their
ore on the ground that they can't get
the money and there are also reports in
various papers that the smelter combine
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II wish to congratulate the manage
ment on the splendid appearance of The
News, as it certainly shows a marked
Improvement even over what I already
though was one of the best arranged
mining apers in the country"
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Il wish to express my appreciation OF
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older city, to say nothing of a new one
like Goldfeld. / hope soon to see your
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Your department of Queries and
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QUERIES AND

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IT am on you list of subscribers and
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Quoting a and your treatment
of mining frauds. especially as the pre-
vailing opinion among the people in the
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Let me congratulate you on the paper
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Il congratulate you on making one of
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Must say that you are putting out a
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"Once more I wish to congratulate yo,
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THE News is the only paper. 1t has
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I'VE take great pleasure in congratu-
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II want to congratulate you on the
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Your publication Is certainly up te
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Inclosed fnd $1.25 which please place
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N. H. NJ. Atlantic City, N. j.

Allow me to congratulate you on
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a revelation to us here in the cultured
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which fou years ago was a bowling
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My subscription to The News EXPIRES
in April and l would renew 1t but l
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Your Goldfeld News is a wonderful
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I take pleasure in enclosing you here
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