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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23
LARGE OPERATIONS OF THE
BULL RAWHIDE COMPANY

The Bull Rawhide Mining company
that was Incorporated in March has
been vigorously developing it's property
ever since and is now running two
shifts of men. A tunnel was started
on an outcropping ledge six feet wide
that showed values of So to 500. Some
of their ore shows much higher values
and will later be sorted and shipped.
The tunnel is following a well-detined
ledge and now, at a depth of 100 feet,
additional forces are being put to work
to reach a depth of 200 feet, where they
expect to cut a big north and south
ledge at right angles to the ledge in the
tunnel. At this point of intersection
high grade ore it is expected will be
opened up.
Two other lodges outerop on this
property, one II inches and the other
Is inches wide; good quartz showing
surface values of eight or ten dollars.
Work is also being pushed on these two
lodges and it now appears that they con
verge at depth. The property is
handled by well known San Francisco
men who purchased the ground for
cash and placed $4,000 in money into
the e~ompany's treasury before any
stock was offered to the public. 1t is
the intention of the management to in
crease the working force as fast as
room can be made for the men. The
owners believe they will make a big
mine of this property at no distant
date, as it joins the big mining estate
OF the Queen Regent company that has
entered the shipping class by sending
out its first shipment this week. The
Queen Regent lodges trend directly
into the Bull Rawhide property.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23

New discoveries are daily reported
from various sections of the new camp
of Hornsilver. No camp in Nevada has
grown faster than this, nor with better
assurance of prosperity. At the pres
ent time the population is between 500
and 1000 and is being augmented daily.
Auto lines from Goldield are sending
out several machines loaded every day
ard bringing back light loads. 1t is
not unusual to note from ten to fifteen
freight teams on the road at one time.
The best part of it all is that the
teams that take in building material
and other supplies bring out ore.
Two new hotels are being built in the
camp and half a dozen other business
houses are being erected and stocked.
The sanitary conditions in the camp
arc excellent and Hornsilver has an ex-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23
THREE MINES AT HART
ARE IN SHIPPING CLASS

tant from it's present point.
Almost simultaneous with the en-
countering of this phenomenal ore body
the rich strike at the Quartette
shaft on the Jumbo, which was pur-
chased recently by the Quartette
Mining company for a consideration of
$10o ,000. The shaft has reached a
depth of 100 feet, having passed through
20 feet of pay milling rock. The best
grade Of this ore is peppered with free
gold, specimens weighing fifty pounds
and more being literally sprinkled with
the yellow stuff.
The Big Chief is also the scene Of con.
siderable excitement these DAYS. the
ore coming from the shaft being high
grade milling rock. The ppe tunnel
is also in ore, the lower tunnel which
will have a depth of 400 feet
under these ore deposits, is be-
ing driven with all possible speed.
Pfunder and associates are cooperating
with the Big Chief Mining company in
running this tunnel, and will develop
their leasehold On Orc No. l through
the working.
The Quartette, Hit & Hart and the
Big Chief company are preparing to
send out shipments. Besides these a
number of other leasers are fast an
preaching that stage of development
where shipments will soon be possible
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23
GoLDFIELDERS DIP
INTO LINCOLN COUNTY

A caravan of freight teams, loaded
to the guards with mining machinery
and supplies left Goldfeld yesterday
morning from the Broome silver-lead
mines in northern Lincoln county.
E. H. Wedikind of this city is man
ager of the properties, which viii be
developed on a most extensive scale.
The group lies neal the Clark raiirorad
and was first located upwards of
thirty years ago.
L. L. Patrick, the Higginson broth
ers, Tom Murphy, Tom Kane and Wal
ter Geddes are the principal owners of
the property.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23
HORNSILVER HAS 200 MINERS

cellent chance to escape the pneumonia
and typhoid scourges that nearly all
new mining camps are subject to.
Nearly 200 miners are now at work
on company payrolls and on the leases.
The 20O-foot level of the Great West
ern, the parent mine of the camp, is
proving up handsomely. Both breasts
are now in shipping ore. Sixteen-horse
freight wagons are making trips daily
with ore for shipment from that point
to Goldfeld.
A strike of considerable value has
been made on the Colburn & Hassell
lease on the Dealing claim, which is
owned by the Silver King Mining com
pany. Judge J. w. Deane's lease on
the Great Western is also in high grade
ore. Eastern investors have purchased
for $4,000 the Flynn lease on the Sill
yer King, where 5000 ore is exposed.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23
TIPTOP HAS INDICATIONS
OF MAKING A WINNER

fliereed with variegated shades of
lighter and deeper hue. Gurney's ore
sacked averages, he says, $3.50 per ton.
He is taking it within fifty feet of the
surface.
On the other hand, in claims known
as the Houston group, wherein two
strikes have been made, the formation
is a hard, much silicifcd quartz, less
decomposed than ores of FL Rancho
claims, and shows the gold in layers and
specks that indicate their presence
easily to the naked eye. These discov-
cries were uncovered within a few feet
of the surface. The property has been
bonded by Frank Grim, who made the
"sfnd.v to C.. NJ. Sumner of Reno, and
work is progressing upon them under
Grimm's charge. He says he will be
saeking pay ore from three points on
the group very soon.
Work is vigorously under way by
many prospectors, each of whom has
good showings, and the valid proof OF
the gold bearing possibilities of the
district meets visitors wherever they
may look into these prospect holes.
May Install Mill
George Austin of Central is here to
investigate the outlook, and already de
clares it is his intention to install a
stamp mill as soon as sufficient ores
shall have been developed to make
operation of such a plant pay. He ex
presses the opinion that the camp is
conner. without mistake, and at present
rate of development the time should not
be long until ample supplies for a mill
ing plant will be ready for the stamps
Milling possibilities of the district
extend to a wide fcld-almost limit
less. in fact, when considered with the
proximity of the Humboldt river fol-
power generating purposes at small
cost. Speculation is already under
way, by visitors having knowledge OF
the success which has attained in othel
mining ulStrlctS, On inc choiihoui
profits that can be realized in handling
Tiptop ores through mills driven by
water power generated electricity
which in this instance would have to b.
Transmitted but about fourteen miles
1t is expected that the power-plant fol
the district would go in around Mil
City, there being a rich mining fele
north of that point which would als'
take power thus created. Principa
ores for mills, however, repose in Tip
top, whose oxidized lodges come to thu
surface, and which are yielding pan
nings to prospectors over a remarkably
large area, suggesting that there are
vast deposits of these p%orphyries, sus
ceptiblc of mining from the surface by
steam shovels on gigantic plans like
those utilized for copper bearing por
phyries at Ely, New, and Bingham
| Utah.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23
IN BANKRUPTCY
In the District Court OF tho un''''
States, for the District of Nevaoa.

In the matter Of TURNER BROS :
partnership consisting of Thos'
Turner, and J.. b. Turner),
To the Creditors of TURNER pn0F
"a partnership consisting OF lnus of
Turner and j. b. Turner) of the Io~ 'Ids
Goldfield. in the County of EsmsiA
and District aforesaid. a bankrupt. the
Notice is hereby given thar Z. !
23rd day of April. 1908, tho saiu Thos
Bros, Ga partnership consisting y duly
+. Turner and j. s. Turner "as trst
adjudicated bankrupt. and that NV
meeting of said partnerships 1pe,,iads
Will be held at the office OF !. in
referee in bankruptcy, in ROOM ri,v ii
the County Building, in Carson iupe
said district. on the 18th day Viock 4
A. ID. 1908. al h our of y o.rasv at
NJ. at which time sale creditors m ! rus
tend. prove their claims. appoint : rsad
tee, examine the bankrupt, ana nroper
such other business as may DC ~
TO come before said meeting. Nay
Dated at Carson City. Nevaoa'
J. Po ITnkaupics
Thompson. Morehouse q Thoms svada
M23-2t. Attorneys for Dan-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23

The ore shipments over the Tonopah
and Gold6eld railroad for the week to
the Western Ore Purchasing company,
consisted of 100 tons from the Tono-
pah Extension.
The Tonopah company sent $500
tons, the Belmont company $50 tons,
the Montana onopah 1,100 tons, the
Jim Butler 200 tons, the Midway 100
tons. and the MacNamara 100 tons to
the mills, making the total shipments
for the week $50 IONS.
The total output of the Tonopah
mines was $50 tons, of an estimated
value (the shipping ore being valued at
$50 a ton and the milling ore at $50 a
toni of $4,000.
Midway
From present indications the Midway
company will be rewarded before long
for the extensive prospecting work on
the s35-foot level. This week the raise
started on the big ledge from this level
encountered quartz which assayed as
high as $50, with every indication OF
developing a p%ay-shoot of ore.
On the 3OO-foot level drifting east on
the ledge south of the shaft continues
and they are now out a distance OF 81
feet. From Ia to Is inches of shipping
ore has been extracted from along the
hanging wall So far, with the ledge
looking fine in the face of the drift.
This vein is fully 4 feet wide, but out
side the pay streak on the hanger 1t is
of low milling grade. On the Brougher
vein above this level the usual amount
of good ore is coming from the slopes
which are now up an average OF 81
feet, the face showing from 2 to 3 feet
of shipping grade ore. On the inter
mediate, between the 800 and 4O0-foot
levels, the slope on this vein shows the
ledge to be somewhat stronger, and a
fine grade of ore is being extracted.
West End Con.
Development work in this property
is being pushed as rapidly as possible,
with no particular change in conditions
from last week. Drifting on the ledge
on the 20O-foot level near the Mac
Namara line continues, and is proving
up a fine body of ore. The face of the
drift shows between 4 and 5 feet of
very good ore. Stopping on the big ledge
continues from the 400-foot level. These
slopes are now up about IS feet, right
in the heart of the vein, and consider
able good ore is being extracted.
The new shaft is now down 375 feet
and making good progress. AT the 400
foot point a station will be cut and a
crosscut driven to make connection
with the main drift on the 400-foot
level from the old shaft.
MacNamara
Operations arc confined to the west
ern portion of the company's ground on
the 3O0-foot level, and the develop
ments thus far have been highly salts
factory, the ledge showing good values
and strength, an average of over lOC
tons per week having been shipped to
the mills for some time past. The west
drift from the south crosscut on the
3OO-foot level, GAO feet west of the
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23
BIG VALUES IN TALC I'M
VICKERS STIMLER PROPERTY

A splendid body of tale has beer
opened up on George vickers property
at Stimler, in the FL Dorado lease. This
taic was opened in the original incline
smart which was put down a short dis
lance, and a shipment was made that
netted the leasers over $1,000. A new
smart was sunk and the same ore found
at Oh feet. The shaft was lowered TO
ioo feet' and the ore again opened up.
uoing back to the 50-foot point, the
level was extended and a body of .alc
= reet Wild was found which gave an
average return clear across of $197, of
which sss was gold and slO9 silver
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23
A Rich Mine Discovered

Gold. Silver. Copper and Lead. Rich
vein four feet vice and developed to a
depth OF ninety feet. And several other
Lodges and ledge matter, 100 feet vide
all carrying gold in paying quantities,
This is the true mother lode OF Cali
fornia. The owner want to correspond
with capitalists who are DESTROYS OF In
v~estiDg in a mine of true merit, for fur
Their information address the owner.
n. E. DAVENPORT,
East Auburn, Placer County, Ca.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23
ARRANGING CONSOLIDATION
OF BULLFRoG PROPERTIES

Inc representative of a New York
brokerage firm has been in camp a num-
Der OF days at work on a proposition to
consolidated the companies operating
On bonanza mountain in the Bullfroo
The properties affected by the
proposed merger are the Gibraltar
ooiden seeptre and Tramps. Definite
information regarding the basis for such
Tor such a consolidation, cannot be hao
at this time.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23
LUCKY GoLpF1ELDERs

Again have Goldfeld operators -.
ten in on the ground floor. ms =,
Davis & Wheeler and w. !. Boom Al
captured promising ground. =,
made twenty-five miles nv" -.
China ranch and tw~enty-six mles =,
Zabriskie on the Tonopah 4 li' 4,
line. The ore assays from $40 W
the pictures.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23

(From Our Own Representatives,
Tiptop, New, May 2o.-Indications
are more and more propitious for the
development of one of the most proiifc
gold camps Of Nevada in this district.
Responding to the first dissemination
of news of the original discoveries, ar
rivals have been noted during the last
week from all directions. There are
twenty-five tents and houses in the
town today, whereas a week ago but a
dozen were in evidence. Frame build
ings are under construction as rapidly
as the lumber can be secured from Mill
CITY. the nearest railroad point on the
Southern Pacific and one of the bases
of supplies. The twelve-mile haul for
freight between here and Mill City has
not been regarded as any barrier to pro-
gross, and Messrs. George Reid and
Organ, whose teams are engaged in this
traffic with Tiptop have made records
for satisfactory promptitude in the
handling of this business. Stages are
making the trip each way in about two
hours and the autos can make it with
leads of passengers in twenty minutes
10 half an hour. The ease with which
the camp can be reached from the rail-
road has enabled many busy mining
men to look over the district without
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Salt Lake, Ogden, Reno, and Goldfeld
and Rawhide and San Francisco. The
possession of such golden resources by
Tiptop as are disclosed on the surface,
and its location so near the railroad,
have somewhat exploded the idea that
has prevailed for years that any real
good new mining camp must be found
remote from bases of supplies and be
accessible only after much ~strenously
hard travel over dusty deserts and
without water.
A Phenomenal Camp
As differing with these conditions
Tiptop is truly a phenomenon. Its re-
sources at the surface appear to visitors
in striking evidence. The hills just be
low the dykes wherein protrude the
most attractive fields for prospectors
now are shown to contain similar gold
bearing formations. There is a wide
variation in the character of the gold
bearing rocks, as proven by the last two
weeks prospecting and development
Nevertheless as a whole the prevailing
quartz porphyry, carrying ron hematite
cubes, gold-laden, is seen to constitute
the principal desirable forms upon
which yield may be depended.
j. +. Quincy, discoverer of FL
Rancho, declares that the only differ.
ence between the high grades of his
claim and the richest ores yet secured
in Rawhide is that the iron of the latter
carries silver and in his property ii
yields gold. In appearance these ores
are identical, being of a yellow color,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23
Nat. c. Goodwin & Co.
STOCK BROKERS
Reno, Nevada

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Trust company, Reno.
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23
VIM. F. Ward.
Augustus D. Cox.
SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-23
MINES KEEP UP
GOOD AVERAGE PRODUCTION

shaft il now out about 40 feet, 70 feet
having been made this week. The ledge
ia between 6 and s feet wide, with an
average of 9 feet of good ore on tine
hanger. and has shown no particular
change during the length of the drft'
the face showing about the same
amount of ore.
Tcnopah Co.
An estimate of the immense amount
of development work in progress on
this company's property may be made
from the fact that during the past
week a total of 21Oh feet of new work
was accomplished on the Mizpah elaim'
while 1851 feet was made on the Sill
yer Top claim, making a total OF 39s
feet of new work for the week,
these figures do not include any of the
work done in the slopes. This is at the
rate of nearly four miles a year, which
is going a pretty good pace. Some OF
the workings show ? decided improve
ment over last Wtch, hos""'y
easterly drift on the Mizpah vein on
the fifth level and in the eastern drift
on the Silver Top vein on the 64O-foot
level. The mine as a whole IS looking
remarkably well.
Montana onopah
Tho excellent work of the Montana
-
Tonopah %company's mill of the past
few weeks was continued this week, an
average extraction of 92.76 per cent
having been obtained from a run OF
J.1OO tons. which is the regular amount
crushed each week. In the mine every
thing is progressing satisfactorily. The
new oxidized vein reported last week
has been followed in a Wine for about
o5 feet and the ledge shows just as
strong and rich as when first encoun-
tered.
On the first, or 3O0-foot level, stopping
continues on the faulted block of the
Macdonald vein east of the shaft, the
face showing the ledge to be 3 feet
wide and carrying fair milling values.
The south crosscut, 400 feet west of the
shaft, has been advanced 20 feet since
last report. This work is prospecting
a block of new ground, nothing of any
value, however, having been found as
yet.
Tonouah-B Belmont
The news from the Tonopah-Belmont
this week continues to be of a very en-
couraging nature, and the development
work which is now going on from the
700 to the 1,000-foot level promises to
reward the management for its active
operations and energetic efforts to open
up the property. During the past week
a total of 266h feet of new work was
accomplished and resulted in adding
a considerable extra tonnage to the re-
sources in the mine. The ore body en-
~countered in the south crosscut on the
700-foot level last week continues to
show up strong, especially in the east
drift. A decided improvement is re-
ported in the main east crosscut on the
], 0O0-foot level, where the face shows
a good bunch of ore appearing, the ex-
tent of which is not known at this
writing, as they have not had time tt
develop it. The mine shows constant
Improvement as work progresses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-28

Albany, Ind, who have been the guests of MT and Mrs. Mart Moran for the past two weeks, left this evening for home.
 Dr. and Mrs. T. c. Donald have re- turned from visit to Monterey, Ala.
 Sam Lefkovts is spending a month in Hot Springs, Ark
 The many friends of Sol Erlick will be glad to learn that he is somewhat im- proved. MT. Brick has been confined to his bed for the past three weeks and he was able to sit up yesterday for the first time since his illness.
 Active steps are now being taken with regard to entertaining the Alabama Press association, which comes to this city the first week in August Chairman Andrew c. Mitchell of the house committee re- quests that any citizen who can accom- modate one or more of the delegates will send in his name, as it is very important that suitable arrangements be made for their accommodation as early as possible. Everyone in the city is much pleased at the idea of having the members come here and the different committees Will get to work in earnest ill the next few days along the entertainment line and there is no doubt but that when the visitors do come they will receive royal welcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-28
STATE SECRETARY
 WEAVER IS DEAD Was Grand Official of The Odd
 Fellows DEATH IS VERY SUDDEN Suffers Attack of Apoplexy and Dies in an Hour-Had Been Secretary of Grand Lodge Twelve
 Years.
DEATH IS VERY SUDDEN

Huntsville, April 27.-(Special )-Henry Weaver, secretary of the Grand Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows of Alabama. died very suddenly tonight after sustaining a stroke of paralysis.
 This evening as he was walking up stairs to his office, he fell backwards and was caught by a friend who found that he had lost consciousness. blood vessel in his brain had ruptured and he died within an hour.
 MT. Weaver was 56 years old and had been secretary of the lodge of Odd Eel lows a dozen years, being one of the most popular men who ever filled that position. He was also prominent in numerous other secret orders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-28
WILD CONFUSION
 IN CONVENTION

Little Rock, Ark, April H.-Amid scenes of wild confusion the republican conven- tion for the Fifth congressional district divided today, after the forces led by U. s. Bratton had been beaten in the formation of the permanent organization. As a result there are two republican can- didates for Congress and two delegations for the national republican convention. The convention regularly organized nom- mated w. B. Ferguson of Little Rock for representative and Sid Brend of Little Rock and John W. White of Russellville as delegates to the Chicago convention. The Bratton convention nominated Guy w. Caron of Little Rock for Congress and Scipo A. Jones, a negro lawyer of Little Rock, and N. B. Skipper of Con- way county as the delegates to the na- tionali convention. The rBatton conven- tion indorsed the candidacy of Secretary Taft for the republican nominee for Pres ident. The regular convention indorsed the administration of President Roosevelt, but did not instruct it's delegates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-28
SPECIAL MEETING
 ID AID IN RELIEF. President Stevenson Calls BeS- semer Board of Trade IRON THIEVES CAUGHT Pipe Shops Closed for Day on Account of Death of Son of President
 Long-PersonaI and Gen.
 eral News.

Bessemer, April 27.-(Special)-A special meeting of the Board of Trade was called this afternoon by President Stevenson for the purpose of taking steps towards do- ing something for the Alabama storm suf- ferers.
 Secretary Gum was instructed to call meeting for tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the city hall, at which time measures will be taken with regard to raising d subscription to be sent to the sufferers. Every man, woman and child in the city is earnestly urged to be on hand and give as much as they feel they can afford to this worthy cause. The meeting will be called promptly at o'clock and it is hoped that a good crowd will be on hand
 good many of the people who were killed in the storm or who suffered large losses were well known in this city and in addition to that the people of Besse- mer feel it no more than right that some effort should be made to aid those in dis tress. The reports that have come to this city from the scene of the storm center are awful and a great many ex- pressions of sympathy have been heard in the city. The people of Bessemer as of this sort and it is hoped they will live up to their reputation tomorrow aft ernoon.