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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
STRIKE AT LIME MOUNTAIN

Oscar Graham recently returned from
Lime Mountain where he has completed
the assessment work on a group of
claims owned by Jake Eggers. says the
Tuscarora News. He brought in some
samples of the ledge on which he has
been doing the work and they are the
richest specimens of brown oxide Of
copper ever displayed in this northern
section of the country. Mr.. Graham
states that the ledge has been opened up
by a trench 20 feet long. IA feet wide
and II feet deep which is all in the same
character of ore. conservative estimates
of the value running from so to 80 per
cent copper. No assays have been made.
Lime Mountain has long been consid-
cred as one Of the greatest copper de-
posits in the west and from recent
strikes made the assertion comes very
near being correct. The greatest por-
tion of the Mountain is thickly inter-
laced with large veins of exceedingly
high grade copper-lead-silver ore.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

Churchill county has taken the first
steps in VIA promises to be a deter
mined fight for possession of this great
camp. says the Fairview News
County Commissioner wightman was
here last week in connection with the
battle which Churchill is determined to
wage against Esmeralda for the right
TO claim Rawhide as its own Mr..
wightman's visit was coincident with
the presence in Carson City Of Lem Al
ty. and w. C. Grimes, one of the board
Of county commissioners
Allen and Grimes are searching the
records and surveys at the state capital.
and as soon as their work is completed.
the battle. which promises to be Tough
out in TIE courts. will be started
Churchill county, besides citing the
fact that residents of this part of Ne
vada have voted and paid taxes In
Churchill county for the past thirty-five
years. claim that pom the records OF
former surveys. the camp of Rawhide
belongs within its boundaries. This
contention is put forward in spite OF
the fact that a recent survey by Chute
and Taylor. on behalf of Esmera1da and
Nye counties. placed the camp In Esme-
ralda. which. with Goldield and other
camps. lays claim to the distinction of
being the banner gold mining county of
Nevada.
The prize to be gained, in the way of
license fees, and bullion tax on ore Fro
ductIon is a very rich one. and 1t is GER
tain that the battle will be hard fought.
Churchill county. which already has
the Nevada Hills of Fairview. and which
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
srxrxE RICH LEAD o1E
DOWN AT 1oUAT O81

w. NJ. Mullen and Bert Sconeiu ar
rived yesterday from Lovelock ana lett
this morning for Mount Tobin. where
thew will resume development work on
their property. They have one OF the
big showings in that promising camp.
The face of a 7s-foot tunnel is all in
ore with only one wall exposed The
ore. which is a rich galena, carrying
values in gold and silver, is very regular
and shipments can be made from the
property at any time
In speaking of the district In general
they stated that Mount Tobin has great
chances to make a permanent camp with
a large production of ore. The lodges,
which have been opened up in many
places. are large and well denned ana
wherever work is one good ore is found.
Mount Tobin is situated about fifty
miles south of winnemucca and is one
of the string Of camps between this
place and Kennedy.-Humboldt Star.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

TT ID MacMasters has returned from
To-. Angeles where he has been enjoy
ing q rest
i p. LOTUS Is expected to return to-
aav from a trip to Boston. New York
and Washington.
Mrs. Chas. s. sprague and daughter
sarie left Monday for a short visit at
Coronado Beach
NJ ]. Monnette and family sailed from
g. YORK. last wednesday on a three
uonths' European trip.
John ]. Murlin and w. J. Douglass.
prominent operators of Tonopah. were
in GoIdheld a few days this week on
mimi business
Al Meyers. the father of Goldfeld. is
nm from his home at Ions Beach. look
to- after his numerous mining inter-
ests-
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lord are making
a tour of the mining camps to the north,
after which they will go to Los Angeles
for a visit
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

The biggest cleanup that has ever
been made by the Round Mountain NY
draulfc lining company was hat made
on wednesday. The siuice boxes we're
cleared twice during that day as well
as the race and between seven and
ten thousand dollars Of placer gold was
the result
News of the rich cleanup that was be-
ing made was soon communicated 10
town and in a short time scores OF peo-
pie were watching the progress of the
work The race was literally a stream
Of the yellow metal which was quite ap-
pareut to the onIookers. even from where
they STOOD. at a little distance on While
Of course the first three siuice boxes
held the greater part of the gold which
was washed into them. yet gold dust
and nuggets were found the entire
length of the siuices. There were all
sizes and shapes of nuggets a few OF
them being as big as the head Of a claw
hammer.
IL was known that the dirt which was
being worked was immensely rich. but
no idea of the values IL carried was OBJ
tanned until the water was turned on
and the accumulated gold presented to
view along the length OF the race and
in the sluice boxes
At a directors meeting held in the
rooms of the local banking corporation
during the week. II was decided to pur.
chase $4,000 worth of additional pipe
to complete the Jefferson Canyon system
Of conduits. This pipe will be twelve
and fifteen inch spiral.
A system of pipes will also be install
led around the mountain so as to carry
the water to all parts of the placer
ground now under lease to the Hydrau'
lie The heaviest flush OF wa
ter during the year is expected to os
during the months of March TO July in
elusive. at which time IL is proposed Il
install, and keep at work three giants
A big order of lumber Is now on thu
road which will be used in the construc
ton Of the big fume. This fiume vii
carry away all the water and debri;
which the combined energy Of the thre'
giants" will be able to wash down
The winter season has very material
" delayed the progress Of hydraulic
mining, but the gold is still in the GROUND
and when placer mining weather
comes. everything viii be in readiness Il
tackle the job of extracting the gold OF
a tremendous scale. When one consid
ers for a moment that what is bein,
done now is through the medium of onl,
one giant" with less than a half pres
sure of water, some idea may be had o.
what three giants" under a full hea'
Of water will accomplish.
While the ground has been prospecteC
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
THE soTs3o1p surr

The long drawn opt suit of Hutchin-
son and Van Ripper against c. H. Bots
ford for an interest IN the Consolidated
STOCK received by Botsford as commits
sion for the sale Of the Combination to
the Consolidated. came to an end Thurs
day afternoon when the case was sub
mitted to Judge oBrien on the closing
OF the argument of Attorney for the
plaintiffs. The papers are being prepared
and Will be given to tho Judge In a few
days and a decision will be rendered as
soon as possible. A temporary injunc-
tion was issued Thursday restraining
the transfer of the Bot sford stock on
the books Of the Consolidated company
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

The Precious Metals Mining and
Milling company, operating a lease on
Atlanta ground. ave let a contract for
100 feet of sinking and work was started
on it Monday morning. The shaft is
now 20 feet deep and the property is
equipped with a fine plant Of machinery.
Crosscuts will be driven from the ESQ
and 30o-foot points, and the ledge thor
oughly explored. There is a large dyke
running through the lease block. from
which good paintings can be had. and
the nance of finding pay ore are ex-
ceptionally good.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
GOLD BA1

Gold Bar Extension Is busy again
dropping its working shaft on company
account from the 100 to the 500 level
n there intending to crosscut for the
main Gold Bar lead, which on every So
foot level down to a depth of $50 feet
reveals values we'll within the shipping
limit. some of the product assaying as
nigh as $4,000 the ton. Extension has
a force of miners prosecuting lateral
development on the 100-foot. where
stringers of $50 ore are encountered. Its
MOIST will enable the Extension to drop
10 a depth of 1000 feet. II that is found
necessary.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
MINES MADE BIZ LEAsERs

While the leasing system is not re-
garded with favor by many mining men.
the fact remains tina some Of the great
est mining camps of the west owe their
prosperity to the early l~easers. who
made 1t possible for mining companies
to 6 in heavy. profitable and ex-
tensive operation after leasers-those
great ore Understand proved the exist
ence Of bodies of mineral.
Evidence ~corroborating this state
ment is to be found on every hand. Al
Eureka. Utah, during the early history
Of that camp. the great Eureka-Hill
was worked extensively before the COM
pany began work which resulted in the
payment of heavy dividends for many
years. Leasers made Tonopah. Nevada,
IT is today. the greatest gold and
silver producing camp in the sagebrush
state. and the leasing system has made
dividend-payers out of numerous Gold
field properties. giving this camp the
proud distinction of being the most
wonderful gold producer on the Amer
lean continent.
1t is an old saying that fools rush
in where angels dare not tread" This
old saw might be altered to read that
leasers succeed where capital would
balk and HESITATE; for the leaser as a
general thing. makes good where a cor
poration would decline to take the risk.
The difference between the operations
of a leaser and a mining company is
that the former is looking for ore. while
the latter is intent upon doing develop
ment work along cut and dried plans.
The leaser is different. He knows no
hours. nc WEAKNESS. Every fber in his
makeup longs for ore. 1t is in his
thoughts during his waking hours. and
he dreams of 1t at night. He is a stu
lent In his work. for he notes every
change in formation, every seam and
%stringer. His work may not be of a
permanent character. but what matter?
After he has found the ore. after he has
gouged II out. leaving a network of
drifts. crosscuts. wines and upraises.
the Company. upon the expiration of the
lease can then do permanent and more
scientific work. For the leaser has
found the mine. has paid his royalties
into the treasury OF the company. and
this at no expense to the company. Any
camp where leasers nave confidence to
begin operations is on the highway to
greatness and prosperity. The leaser
is the entering wedge to success.-Salt
Lake Mining Review.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
IROIJND MT. HYDRAULIC co.
MAKES RECORD CLEANUP

- $3.50 IN as thorough a manner as
-.ssh,a and estimated as being good
enough to pay dividends 20 the amoers
Of one dollar per share. this estimate
has been constantly growing as inc
ground has been uncovered and wasneo
and its richness gradually disclosed As
high as three or four dollars per snare
in dividends has been conceded and the
cleanup Of Wednesday seems to connrm
,na nossshuities Of this estimate becom-
ing a fact
Ths installation of this hydraulic sys-
tenn in the midst of a desert mas cos'
thousands Of dollars which VIII mrs.
have to be paid for out OF the grouno'
but when 1t is considered that the esu-
mates made of the returns which the
stock holders viii get represent a he'
profit after all the expenses OF the plant
installation. labor and mining are paid
in fun, some idea of the rich ground IL
o~b,atnable. In places IL Is over nfty
feet deep everything bed rock and not 9
ward of IL has ever gone less than a ooi-
lar. The ground which is being washed
new is well up in the three figures pei
cubic yard
nAcHHEBY ron 8PE1Hx MILL
superintendent John l. Weber has re-
turned from Austin, the machinery foi
the sphinx mill is all on the ground ano
the lumber is on its way down the Bis
Smoky valley.
contractor NJ. ]. Mcveigh is at present
engaged in putting in the stone worf
! for the foundation and boiler and II IL
hoped that by the time the lumber ar
rives the masonry work Will be ali Sc
so that the construction OF the mil
building may be commenced at once.
The past few days of wind and storm
has made the progress of the work SLOW
but as soon as good weather sets II
again things will be humming on Tn
Sphinx property.
Work in the mine is subservient to tn
work on the mill. As soon as the or
can be treated, the work of mining WI
be taken up in good earnest The Sphin'
already has one of the largest ore dump
in the camp awaiting treatment and tn
management have very wisely decided I
extract no more until it can be put di
rect into the crushers from the min
without the necessity of rehandling, tn
expense of which. in the long run. woul'
amount to no inconsiderable sum.
The Sphinx mine as IT stands toda,
has enough ore blocked out and in sigh
to keep the two HuntingIons busy TO
some time to come. Dow to the 200
foot level the mine has been proved an
il contains a large body of free millinI
ore which has kept improving !
! strength, size and richness as depth wa
attained.-Round Mountain Nugget.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
FLozEncz cAxrP II
MAUuG GOOD.

More encouraging news has been re-
ceived from Florence. in the Pine For
est range. 100 miles north of Winnie
mucca, says the Humboldt Star. h
camp was formerly known as the Boyd
Basin district but was organized under
the name of Florence or the 10th of De-
cember. At the present time Florence
has no regular mail service and conse-
quentiy communication with the camp is
very irregular.
Last Saturday George A. Lane. who
is heavily interested in mining property
there, received a lot of samples of ore
from his claims and a letter with very
encouraging news of the district
The samples were taken from the
leases which are now being operated on
the Rainstorm and Spencer No. 3
claims. The ore was assayed here yes
terday and showed returns as follows:
1851, s30.2s. s1O.14. s1O9.s4. s60s.s5.
and $2O.40. the values in gold predomi-
mating TO a great extent, though one
sample showed a high percentage of lead
and another. the highest assay. ave re-
turns of 1880 ounces gold and 1870
ounces silver.
The leasers on the Rainstorm No. 3
have their shaft down 80 feet and are
encountering some very rich ore. Sam
pies which were ent in were aiken from
the bottom of the shaft where the ledge
shows a width of eleven feet.
The leasers on the Spencer No.. 8
have finished timbering their shaft and
sinking has been esumed. A big pay
streak is being uncovered on this lease
and a considerable tonnage of high grade
ore is being piled on the dump.
The men who have the contract in the
tunnel are now in 100 feet and expect
to tap the ledge some time next week
Dee Dempsey. who has quite a num-
Der of claims in the district. states that
some of his ground is proving exceed
ingly good.
Dan Wheaton. one of the early To-
Gators in the Florence district, has re-
turned from Eastern Nevada. and will
commence work on his property 1 n a
few lays. His claims join the Rain
storm group.
Hank Lamar. who was one of the orr
ginal locators and who owns the con-
trolling interest in what is known as
the Spencer ground. sent In a very fat
tering report of the Spencer No. 3.
Considering the high altitude of Boyd
basin. the winter. so far. has been very
mild and work has been going on con-
tinuousiy on the leases.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

I'M before n; and h nay IN IKE msnna, tsus mhp@aA subscribed
him, for witnesses within TIE state. in support o n fnd,efnen- "P
pear before the court before which IL d 10 Be tried
TO AUTHORIZE rHE ATTORNEY GENERAL 10 APFoNf
DEPUTIES AND DEFINING THEIR POWERS
re Peope of the STATE of NevadA represented in Senate and Assem-
bly,, do enzet a. follows:
Section The attorney general il hereby authorized 10 appoint a.
many deputies a. be may deem necessary 70 fully perform ID rae OF
his once. All deputies % appointed shan have the power "a perform Al
duties now required Of ths attorney general
Sec. 2 Before entering upon the discharge Of his duties eaen
deputy 50 appointed shall take and subscribe 70 the constitutional oafn
of ONCE which shall be nld in the once of the secretary Of state
These measures are similar TO those in force In other states ut IRE useo
only in extreme cases when a district attorney Is derefcs tn tn performance o.
his duty in he prosecution Of criminals and greatly strengthens tn police force
By making it a certainty that criminals arrested BY them VII D honestly
prosecuted
The bill providing " Judges for this district "a passed he senate n
win probably be a Law by the time this is in print. This measure means muc &c
Esmerlda county and VIII afford speedy relief o the vercrowd calendar o
the district court
Several other bills Of more OF less importance have been introduced II N
session. but nothing " as allowed to interfere with tn principal measures
for the enforcement Of law and order in the state and q large majority o. me
members regardless Of party amiation, were a unit n working or tn desired
end. and proved themselves worthy Of the confidence placed In them d Tn
people Of the state.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
THE GREATEST GOLD nuE

The Homestake Gold Mining company
has resumed the m of dividends.
after a discontinuance of them since
last spring when a fire in the mine
caused a shut down of mines and mills.
and which resulted in a heavy expense
to the company. The recently declared
dividend is of so cents per share. paw
able January 25. With the exception
of the dividends passed since last NAV.
the Homestake has paid dividends
monthly since 1878. also paying many
extras within this time. The mine is
said to have 10000. 900 tons of ore in
sight. that is now easily available, and
a much larger amount probably exists
tnat mas only been developed by shafts.
the drifts and crosscuts necessary to
piock out the ground having not vet
oeen run. The property has now 1000
stamps in six mills, and the companv
is considering the ACCESSIBILITY of adding
zoo more to the equipment. 1t owns
miles OF canals, pipe lines and fumes.
mas valuable water rights: the largest
cyanide plant in the world. and there
are now broken in the mine over 900
ooo tons of ore ready to hoist and send
10 the mill. The Homestake is the
greatest thing in the way of a gold mine
that the world has yet produced
american Mining Review.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
on ouA.rurz asoup

work on the Quantities is progressing
steadily. Numerous stringers of rich
quartz have been encountered in sink
ing the shaft. which is down nearly 100
feet. The plan at present is TO crosscu,
20 .he ledge at the 2oo-foot level. Rock
taken from this ledge assayed while the
prospect work was In progress yielded
between s25 n $50 a ton.
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1t is evident by the thorough and ex-
tensive preparations that are being made
tnat Manager Dalke. OF the Seven
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
OPERATION TSEVEN TROUGHS

Troughs Michigan Mining and Leasing
company, intends to make the company's
lease on the Thor claim in Seven
Troughs canyon a producing property at
the earliest possible date. The company
is largely composed of Michigan people
and with the showing now possessed
by the lease it is likely to handsomely
reward those who have pinned their
faith to the ground
The shaft now has a depth of 125
feet. and it is the intention of Manager
Dalks to sink it Immediately to the 200
foot point. AT that level a crosscut viii
be run to the ledge. which, it is figured.
will be sixty feet away at that depth.
On the 10o-foot level. where it was
cut, the ledge shows a width of six feet.
a considerable portion of which is of a
shipping grade. Providing the ledge
makes as good appearance on the 200
foot level, when cut. it is more than
likely that shipments from the lease
will quickly follow. The installation of
the drills is also contingent upon the
showing revealed on the 200-foot level.
There is every reason to believe that
the Michigan lease will fulfill the ex
pectations held for it, as all deep min
ing in this district thu far has reveal
ed an increase in values.
Gold Bar Lease
Good progress is being made in the
sinking of the shaft on the ground held
under lease by the Seven Troughs Gold
Bar Mining and Leasing company, on
the property of the Seven Troughs Kind
ergarten Mining company, in Seven
Troughs anyon The shaft now has
a depth of about forty feet.
1t is expected that the 15-horsepower
gasoline hoist, which was recently or
dered by the will arrive i'm the
next twenty or thirty days. Immediate
ly upon its arrival. it viii be placed in
position on the lease. and sinking will
be materially FASTENED.
E. ]. Gaynor. president and manager
of the lease. returned to Vernon a few
days ago after a short visit to the rail-
road. He states that the gallows frame
is now being made in Salt Lake and
that 1t. with the hoist, will be shipped
from that city in the near future.
when Installed on Diuges
/ With the aid Of a within, development
work on the lease held by Messrs. But
Ter and Shrimp or the property of the
Seven Troughs Dingee Mining company
is again being prosecuted. The whim
was installed during the last few days
and sinking has been resumed in the
shaft. Butler and Shrimp opened up a
fine looking ore body on the surface, and
after a crosscut is driven to the ledge,
which. it is understood. will be at the
1oo-foot level. the lease should soon be-
come a shipper.-Seven Troughs Miner.