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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-18

A. A. codd, president and manager of
'he ST. Ives Leasing company. is back
from weeks trip to Rawhide, where he
went to look after the lease his COM
pany Is operating in that camp. His
iease adjoins the Kearns lease, which Is
.ne bonanza of the camp, and as the
nearns ledge runs through the ST. Ives
leasing company holding, they have the
pesttof chances of duplicating it's sue
'ess' Mr. Codd is working four men
anu estimates that he will cut the ledge
AZ depth of 100 feet.
believe Rawhide has the makings
" second Goldheld." said Mr.. Codd to
q representative of The News TT is
psr' OF the old Regent mining district,
~,"eh mas some proven mines. and the
mineral bearing territory Immediately
s'rounding Rawhide has already been
.o'eh up for four miles in width and
80, :" seven miles u length. There are
10y 1oo leases Ntorkfng on different
fpefues' six Of fhom are sacking ore
~ Shipment. VII the Kearns. Miller.
,ay' orutt. ! ward and Alexander
~ The camp las only been scratch
~, on 'op as yet ind II is impossible to
"e extent Q be lodges, but In every
v,,,s IN me car the ore has improved
very rich strike has just been
..a- on the loyal property which is
,,u SIX miies glbuth Of Rawhide." con-
,n,as Mr.. CO. and It has livened
nor,ss up In ~ town. The ore is re-
Ar, as ru7nlng into the thousands.
"omises " eclipse anything yet
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-18

Tonopah. Jan. 15.-The report of the
Montana Tonopah Mining company has
not vet been made public, although the
annual meeting took place week ago
last Monday President Charles E. Knox
is still here, and is busy on the report
The latter will not be made public, he
saws until 1t has been printed, ana is IN
the hands of the stockholders, or on the
way to them. There is no doubt that
the report will be interesting, and there
will he a part of it addressed to the con-
ditions of the lower levels where oe-
velopment work and prospecting nave
haen going on below the dacite forma-
ton.
The fact that body of ore was FOUND
beneath the dacite Intrusion has peen
published. but up to the present, the
,,oIres obtained in the new find nave
-, been made public From very
,ood authority it is learned that those
values will go as high as seventeen oo,-
lars a ton. While this is not very rioii
hodv. there is plenty of money III 'ha'
,,,rd of ore for the Montana Tonopah.
-rha forty-stamp mill recently efecReu
-, .be company on the site of the mine'
is proving better all the time, ana is now
as near to perfection as could De ue-
s,red II is told that the cost OF reouc-
t,on is only 1881 ton. rms "ouiu
ake seventeen dollar ore a hishiy
nrofitable ore to work 1t would mean
a nrofit of s12 or $13 a ton.
mark b. Kerr. consulting engineer Oh
the Montana. and several other prop
orties In the camp. is here this weeA'
"a has been inspecting the mines unoer
his dominion. He is not giving out mucn
in the way of details, but Is eviaeas,s asr
rs,, nleased with the conditions unoer-
ground on Mount Oddie. He gave your
Correspondent an outline of the WORK
.hat Is being done. with regard 10 'he
dacite intrusion. .,
..rbe various mines of the camp. oi
w,,cb I am consulting engineer saio
NJ Kerr. "are now prosecuting osVeiop-
,nsnt IN depth to outline. IL possible .ne
tent Of the dacite intrusion wn,cn
Gems 10 have had so much impression
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-18

Pursuant the legislature of
Nevada convened in session at Carson City
Tuesday being called of the tabor troubles
in this district held the previous night ard
while minor differences cropped the meeting
views how the situation should be Following is
governors which was read in both
the cal' to oler:
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
ITO Honorable Assembly of the State Of
Nevada in Extraordinary Session:
honor. the constitution to
your bodies of the
FOR which you have been resrvns he TO can
attention other existing business while in session.
Indicted the CALL issued the members bearing the
dee of the 3oth of December d. 1907 the object and pur
pose, Legislative action concerning
mining district of Goldhed in this state From statements
by reliable citizens representing both sides of the
from recent visits to Goded for the purpose OF using such
Information possessed loss and trouble
inquiry indited by myself
and Attorney General Stoddard to President Roosevelt e
conditions according information and asking If
send United States to Goldfed
suppressing riots violence in such
mining district The president promptly
replied he would providing applica
made stating requirements which complied
with troops instruction not to
authorities long they able
to preserve order This policy has continuously OBJ
percentage of the people
evidenced by the popular desire for special
of the Legislature expressing the hope that your
honorable bodies would by petition prevail upon the pres
Goldfed temporarily If not per-
manentl that military post be established In
all of which believe will meet the approval OF
majority citizens 1t also apparent that law
police of the state
enlarged civil vested in
will the protection or the rights
people and maintain the honor and dignity OF
which Nevada has right to claim
will be expensive but with ordinary economy
may gradually accomplished The appropra-
should be made to naugrate whatever system may De
adopted legislative fund should be created in amount
sufficient the expenses of procuring supplies
aid employees and mileage of members ex
ira by state printing department and
such other deemed to the dis
charge of your duties.
the foregoing matter or paramount I'M
safety of valuable business in
tersts relieve the anxiety of the people
this well investors residing in other
honorable bodies the sub
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-18

port are not in accordance with the facts,
1t will be incumbent upon the legislature
of Nevada. when it convenes, itself to
provide for enforcement of the laws of
the state. The state of Nevada must it,
self make a resoiute effort in good faith
to perform the police duties incident to
the existence of state"
As the Operators association had in
stigated the call for federal aid. the
commission. on reaching Goldfield, al
lowed its counsel to present the opera
tors side of the case fully. This occu-
pied five days At the end of these hear
ings the report says:
'Inasmuch as we were by this time
satisfied that the mine operators had not
in any particular established case
justifying either the bringing or the re-
tention Of the troops, we did not deem
II necessary to take any extensive evi-
dencs on the other side. and the hearing
was substantially closed with a brief
formal interview with the committee
from the Miners union.
The commission expresses itself as
satisfied that out of the entire member
ship in the Miners union there are not
over few hundred men of dangerous
type. while the great majority. probably
thfee-fourths of the membership of the
union, were conceded to be men of law
abiding tendencies. The report con.
cludes:
by permitting their organization to
be managed and controlled by men Of
violent tendencies the union as a body
has thus laid itself open to the reproach
of being vicious organization.
'In s,ew of the foregoing facts, we
believe there is feeling that serious
disorders will be attempted If the troops
be withdrawn and the mine operators
insist on carrying out their publicly an
nounced policy. But IL handful Of
men have controlled the Goldfield Min
ers' union and committed the organiza-
tion to indefensible policies and prac-
tices. II is no reason why the county of
Esmeralda and the state of Nevada
should tamely submit to the domination
of this same group and should not assert
their authority and power and enforce
respect for law and order without sup
port of federal troops"
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-18

ping" The vein which was two feet
wide at the surface has widened until
at $50 feet it is eight feet wide.
When the 200-foot level is reached,
which will be about the first of the
month, big station will be cut and
drifts run both directions on the vein.
This vein has been traced on the sur
face for about 1000 feet and for 1900
feet. lies entirely within the company's
ground Like all the big ore carrying
veins of the Goldfield district it runs in
a northwesterly and southeasterly di-
rection with a dip to the northeast. At
the 200-foot level crosscut will also be
driven to tap a second vein that is be-
lieved to lie behind the main vein, judg-
ing from surface groupings.
The company has a complete equip
ment for carrying on development work,
consisting of a fine hoist, gallows frame.
bunk house and kitchen, blacksmith
shop. stable and other necessary build
ings. Water in unlimited quantity and
of the finest quality is hauled from Wild
Horse springs, few miles away while
the distance to Goldfield. where general
supplies are obtained is but six miles.
The president of the company is A. A.
Codd, one of the best known mining men
in Goldfield, the vice president is
Charles F. Prentice of Pennsylvania,
and the mine manager is Grant
Turner, also well and favorably
known in mining circles. The wisdom
in sinking the shaft on an incline, fol
lowing the ore" is generally acknowl-
edged by practical mining men as it will
render unnecessary a vast amount of
underground prospecting in search OF
the vein, which would of course be nee
essary in the case of vertical shaft.
The remarkable showing that has
been made by the Red Mountain Mining
company since it started sinking has
aroused great interest in the Red Noun
tain section of the district and the own
ers of several other properties in that
neighborhood have commenced to de-
velop their properties. Several strikes
have been made and when the work has
progressed a little further. competent
engineers are confident that some big
ore bodies will be opened up. The Red
Mountain company.s property Is con-
sidered by manysto be the best ground
in that section. 1t is known as the Gold
Button group and was the first ground
located in that part of the Goldfeld dis
trict.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-18

In bis letter to the governor, after re-
viewing the Goldheld situation. the
president says:
Il have just received the report of
these three gentlemen Murray. Smith
and NeilD. which sets forth in the most
careful investigation on the ground that
there was no warrant whatever for call
ing on the president for troops. and that
the troops should not be kept indefinitely
in Goldfield. The report further states
that there was no insurrection against
the power of the state at the time the
troops were called for: that nobody sup
posed that here were such an insurrec-
tion against the power of the state at
the time the troops were called for; that
nobody supposed that there were such
an insurrection, and that none of the
conditions described I'm Sections 5257-S-9
of the revised statutes as warranting
interference by the federal government
existed and that the effort was and Is
plainly an effort by the state of Nevada
to secure the performance by the United
States of the ordinary police duties
which should, as a matter of course. be
performed by Nevada herself.
THE report further says: There Is
absolutely no question IL the state of
Nevada and the county of Esmeralda ex-
ercise the powers at their disposal they
can maintain satisfactory order in Gold
field that so far. the authorities have
done nothing but rely on federal aid and
their attitude now is expressed by that
of refusing to do anything and desiring
to throw their own burdens on the fed
eral government for the maintenance of
those elementary conditions of order for
which they, and they only, are response
ble.'
THE signers of the report express
their conviction that troops should re-
main In Nevada until the assembling of
the legislature, so as to preserve the
status quo in order that the legislature
may deal with the situation as 1t exists.
but that shortly thereafter the troops
should be removed
Il agree with the recommendations of
this report. of which I enclose a copy,
and shall act accordingly. Unless 1t can
be shown that the statements of the re-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-18

-,ng the last few months. several
.-,,as of high grade ore have been
80 ot Red Mountain on different prop
IL, hut the most important develop
-, work and the best showing by far
hoen made on the property of the
,s,s,,o,dfeld Red Mountain Mining
.a,,nanv. This company owns five full
s,.,ns lust west of Red Mountain which
!. ,s developing on a large scale. with
Very prospect of opening up big mine
~ claims are traversed by two well
,.s,ea Lodges, both of which pan free
.o,a from the surface down. The COM
INV is sinking a shaft on the lower
,.a,n and has been in ore almost from
.ha day the first pick was driven into
.ha ground The shaft was sent straight
,a,n until II struck the ledge at depth
- ahout 20 feet. From that point the
os.s, has followed the footwall of the
.s,r on an incline and has now reached
a depth of $50 feet. Nearly 100 assays
have been taken at different points in
,ha shaft and the values run all the way
from a few dollars to 1854 per ton. The
lac, and highest assays was made from
!, sample taken few days ago from
.o,nt about ten feet from the bottom Of
,ha shaft. at a depth of 10 feet.
samnle taken at depth Of 80 feet as
saved s2255o per ton and at 130 feet.
half dozen samples run from 500 to
,,so ner ton. The general average OF
vaues has steadily increased as depth
hos been attained. While this shows
,hot all the vein matter is heavily
n,neralixed, the principal source
of satisfaction to the management
IN the showing made. lies in the
verv evident fact that the values
90 down and the more depth that Is OBJ
tanned the harder becomes the forma-
zion At the bottom of the shaft the
ve,n matter Is becoming much more
comnact than nearer the surface and
the seams of pay ore are more clearly
defined and of more positive character.
As Il is the ore that is now being
hosted TO the surface could be shipped
ot nroft but the management is not
,ookine for the small satisfaction OF be-
ing merely on the shipping list we
have one of the biggest mines in the
country or we have nothing" said
Secret Nv. A.Sw. Cactes .and we Intend
10 continue the development or the
nronertv to a point where the fact that
we have genuine bonanza VIII De
recognized by all before we start snip
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-18

on the veins of the everything andesite.
twisting and faulting them in quite a
complicated way 1t seems now, from
this part of the development of the
mines, as If there might be two dacite
intrusions. Following out the nomen-
cIature of the United States geological
survey report, we can designate these
as the Brougher mountain dacite and
the Oddie mountain dacite The Tono-
pah rhyolite dacite would seem to be a
distinct intrusive formation, although
closely allied with the two former.
Taking practical view of the situa-
ton, it would seem that at some point.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-18
COMMISSION RECOMMENDS
WITHDRAWAL OF TROOPS

to whic made
public
condition
quotations
will
mission
recommendation a
assembling
of
.hro"n enureiy on .he state
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-18
prD MOUNTAIN SECTION is
FORGING TO THE FRONT

The section of the Goidheid district
s sntire within the next few months
and OF
the
pre- and can a entire
who without
On tho either the Mohawk the Florence within
But ew of
vein abandoned
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-18
ENDORSES GOVERNORS ACTION

the reading of the the egisa
adjourned facilitate action
considered avoid long debates
the floor the following resolution introduced in the
Tghe and in the by Senator
Pyne both of Goldfed:
Republican members of this house
of their members and that the Democratic
nus of Of members
selected, with committee from the senate for
purpose consideration all
troops forces, police powers a military
memorials president like
matters the governors and that
mentioned character shall
been first submitted and considered by said committee
little opposition resolution but
after few short speeches favor it passed
me he rest busi-
thing Thursday morning resolution
president the the troops pending
organization a constabulary police
the committee The
without dissenting vote in either house al
though the members absent others
voting.
joint committee decided receive all bills
ing constabulary Monday night,
no taken before the middle
the earliest The Miners union is well
capital expected bills
Goldfeld Chamber of Commerce well represented
and doing good work in acquanting the
legislature existing
Of withdrawal of
troops working the Gosdfeld
asking nothing will be of like benefit the
whole state. today
duplicated other in different
part OF that is
passed relieve the situation here will be equally appli
cable anywhere the state.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-18
TROOPS TO REMAIN UNTIL
STATE POLICE is FORMED
Legislature Passes Resolution Endorsing Action OF
Governor Sparks and Asking That Troops
Remain Until State COnstabulary is
Organized Agrees
RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY LEGISLATURE


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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-18

investigation that equal and
given all respectors of law and order
who prefer be vioatos be held severely
amenable.
hope your deliberations will result in harmonious
will the benefit of all concerned by
political advantage and preju
strength the promotion of public
welfare and common good.
recognition of President Roosevets liberal and gen.
Nevada by his willing desire to
the solution of present difficulties and
law and order
you him special vote of thanks.
(Signed) JOHN SPARKS,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-27
BIG BOOM IS NOW ON
At T|LLAM00K
Real Estate Goes Skyward Since
Railroad Talk

TILLAooK, Or, Sept. o. Real
estate Is on the jump in Tillamook
since the announcement was made
that work was to be resumed on the
Pacific Railway & Navigation line,
and sales have more than doubled
since that time. Great difficulty Is
also found in finding rooms to ac-
commodatc newcomers to this city,
and every available room in the city
ii rented. Many people are being
kept away because they are unable 70
secure accommodations here. Great
difficulty is being experienced in se--
curing lumber for building purposes,
but il is expected that this lack OF
lumber will soon be remedicd by the
erection OF two sawmills here shortly
by local capital.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-27

A farmers telephone line, CON
structed in connection with the lines
of the Pacific States Company, has
lust been completed between War
renton and Carnahan and therefore
the residents Of that rural section
are now in telephonic connection
with each other, and with Astoria and
the outside world
This line has only seven subscriD-
crs to- commence with, but It IS en-
pected that it will soon be extended
10 many other farm houses N that
vicinity. While connected with the
Pacific States lines, and built under
thc direction Of Mr.. L. A. Newton,
one Of the representatives OF. the
company, nevertheless the line IS an
independent one and is owned entire
" by an independent company form
ed of the seven present subscribers
The Clatsop Plains Farmers Tele-
ohone Company is the name OF the
organization that owns and controls
the new rural line, and Mrs. George
Pennington is the president OF the
oreanization and F, P, Parker, sec.
retary and treasurer, The board o.
directors is composed OF w =. be-
Mana. o, c. Hansen, R. B. Poole, I
a Newton In addition 70 the
names Of those mentiontd aOove
WARE are three other Stockholders,
Hurlbut & Poole, ]. II, Kenny atld
=. AZ Taylor c.
Heretofore the Pacific States Com
nany carried on the policy OF con
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-27
berlin ELEVATED HAS
A BAD WRECK
CAR PLUNGES TO STREET 40
FEET BELOW KILLING
EIGHTEEN.

BERLIN, Sept. 26.-Two trains on
the Berlin Elevated Railroad were in
collision early this afternoon. As a
result IS persons are dead, while
many sustained injuries. The accident
was caused by misplaced signal
One of the cars which was crowded
with passengers was thrown into the
street 40 feet below and shattered,
The police were quickly at the scene
and the work of extricating the dead
and wounded was begun Ambulanccs
we're summoned and waited close to
the scene Of the wreck while the in
iured were brought out. Then each
wagon with its suffering passengers
fastened to hospital,
The collision occurred in the heart
Of the eastern commercial district
upon what is known as the triangle
notable piece Of railroad construc
ton where three double tracks cross
A model of this crossing was ex
hibited at the St. Louis Exposition
Among the dead is Richard Wendt
an architect.
| Most of the deaths resulted fror
contact with the electrified rails.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-27
Mr., TAFT MAKES GREAT ADDRESS
ON POSTAL BANK SYSTEM

Rapids and made an even dozen
speeches before reaching here, In
a big meeting at st. Paul,
where he delivered a brief speech on
the general policies Of the rcpubli-
can party. Tonight, before a meeting
which taxed the Auditorium TO It's
capacity, Judge Taft made the con
cluding and most important speech Of
the day lie said.
II wish 10 call your attention to-
day 10 d plank in the Republican plat
form and 10 a plank In the Dcmocr-
tic platform which involve present
though not controlling issues In this
campaign
II refer FIRST to the plank In the
Republican platform that recommends
the adoption Of postal savings banks.
The Republican convention doubtless
had in mind the bill which had been
introduced in the senate and reported
by the senate committee for passage
authorizing and directing the post
master general to receive saving de
posts at every money order Office
and at such other Offices as he ma,
Continued on page p
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-27

ing in his direction, The siren blasts
which followed, however were
sounded too late to prevent the coll
lision and the unknown vessel, after
remaining above water short time,
rapidly settled. forcing the crew to
take 10 the water, from where they
were rescued by the crew OF the
steamer Providence.
Following the collision, catain WI
hanson ordered the wireless operator
ia send general message Of distress
along the Sound and within an hour
i've vessels had answered and volun-
teered their assistance. The steamers
Maine, Providence and Priscilla stood
by the Commonwealth until she
started on her journey at 4:5O a. m
assisting in caring for the members
OF the sunken vessels crew and II
Captain Williamson's hasty exaniiria
ton OF the damage sustained by th'
Commonwealth.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-09-27
STEAMER THAT SINKS
vOlUND, ARRIVES
VESSELS COLLIDE IN DENSE
FOG OFF RACE ROCK AT
LONG ISLAND.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26--The steam
er Commonwealth, newest and larg-
est Of the Fall River Lines sound
steamers, arrived at this port today
after colliding with an sinking the
Norwegian freight steamer Volund in
dense fog off Race Rock, at the
eastern entrance to Long Island
Sound this morning. The Wounds
officers, the captains wife and crew
we're rescued and brought here on
the Commonwealth One member Of
the Wounds crew was injured which
constituted the only casualty
The bow OF the Fall River liner was
smashed above the water line in the
collision, but the damages were not
considered serious.
The accident happened about l:zt
a m. The Commonwealth was pro
ceeding slowly because OF the thics
lfog which had obscured everything
from the time she left Fall River Th'
fright craft also was proceedingl,
slowly when Captain Williamson, o
the Commonwealth, sighted it com