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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11
TONOPAH STARTS NEW YEAR
UNDER GOOD CONDITIONS

Tonopah. Jan. 10.-Tonopah is enter
ing upon the new year under the hap
piest auspices. The news from the east
Is to the effect that when the financial
stringency has passed. there will be
money in plenty for investment In the
securities and properties of Southern
Nevada. 1t is confidently expected that
there will be revival of business and
investment in the spring. By that time
this camp will be at Its best; II will be
in better condition than ever. 1t will
have been proved beyond a doubt, that
the ore below the dacite intrusion. will
carry values that will make OF the mines
the biggest proposition in the state.
The annual meeting of the Tonopah
Midway, and that of the Montana Tono-
pah Mining company took place on last
Monday, and the annual report of the
former is of deep significance to this
camp. The Midway people have been
working during the pas. year on the de-
velopment of the ore beneath the dacite
formation, and while 1t was known that
something had been discovered in the
lower depths, the public had no knowl-
edge of the progress that had been made.
The report shows that they are actually
in the ore, and that the values have
reached the point where the ore can
come very near to being estimated as
milling ore.
A little history of the camp might not
be amiss at this time. All the mines
which have amounted to anything have
run into what is known as the dacite
intrusion, and the camp has been kept
back on reports which have gone out to
the effect that the ore has petered out.
The Midway struck the intrusion at the
500 level, and Immediately started sink
ing to see If the ore could not be picked
up again below the fault. They went TO
the S35 level before prosecuting, and
il is this work of prospecting which is
of so much interest to the camp. While
prospecting for the ore body on the low
er level, they have been taking out
quantities of ore from the vicinity of
the 500, and above that level. Only
enough of this has been shipped to keep
the mine going and pay the expenses for
the prospecting work that has been go
ing on below.
The gross amount of money taken out
in ore for the year was $160.520.s5. The
cost of transportation and treatment
was s2o.s2 a ton, and the net total In
money was s48.791.7s. showing the net
value per ton S47.6S. These figures do
not look large against the Mohawk and
Florence shipments. perhaps; but a
steady producer of $4S ore is pretty
good mine anywhere in the country.
There is considerable ore in sight, and
the reason that no more is being taken
out is that all the energies of the man
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11

ledge at a depth of eighty feet, which is,
at that point, more solid in formation
than when found at other depths in
other places.
whim is in place on the block under
lease to Dehy & Rhyme. in which Geo. E.
McClelland is interested. and depth will
be gained very rapidly from this time
on. The boys have the ledge which
shows the same general characteristics
as in other portions, being leached out
mixture of spar and quartz. and carries
values that are considered good enough
to warrant further development
Trask & Davis, on the edge of the
Reno Extension. have been taking out
grade of quartz in the past week which,
as an old friend of ours said some years
ago, lis good enough to make a man
follow 1t to h" A small streak of
bromide is visible in many places. but
no assays have been made for some time.
the last having shown better than $12
at a depth of eighteen feet. having in
creased so per cent in a few feet
Pemberton and Hughes, on the same
claim. but further up on the hill. cut
into slip from the ledge and expect to
be in something good within few days.
Blair Press.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11
SHELTERS OFFER CASH
SETTLEMENTS ON $iOO ORE

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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11

Mr. George F. Won Polenz. secretary
and treasurer Of the Original Rawhide
Mining company, which owns the Kearns
iease, on the Balloon claim. in the Raw
hide mining district, and which is Great
ing sensation by it's phenomenal show
ing left on January 9th by auto for
Hawhide. with tie pay roll of the COM
pany.
Inc company has been working three
iuil shifts steadily and has now about
MY tons of high grade ore ready for
Shipment. The Nevada Goldfield Reduc-
uon company, of Goldfield. will probably
handle the ore. A small shipment of the
io"er grade of milling ore was recently
,uh through the mill and 1t was estab-
nsheo that this ore can be treated in
uoidneld. The main shaft has now
.eached the depth of about 100 feet. the
oie mas widened out and the values have
.ons'antly increased. In the bottom of
.he shaft. three feet of ore will actually
DieaK about $400 to the ton, and four
a'ore feet will break 1920 to the ton. On
N'e 1901 wall. there is a streak of high
grade which is specimen ore and will as
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11
OPERATORS GET MINERS
FROM UTAH DISTRICTS

The Godfed labor trouble is dragging its weary length
along without much change from day day excepting that
operators be making steady gains which
presage ultimate success.
The important move during the week was the i'm
80 good miners from Park City to work In the
Golde1 district These miners special train from
the San Pedro and Las Vegas railroads and
rived here Thursday morning just before daybreak The
Miners union looking for fresh arrivals
George Wngfed had gone to Park City, Utah, and re-
eruited his seahily that word OF what was 60
ing on local union consequently when the spe
train arrived there pckets hand and the
the Jumbo boarding house without the
knowledge of the local miners The following day. when
the news spread abroad full 400 pickes swarmed to the
hills and every opportunity tried to get the men to quit
work. The men from Utah Federation men but
signed the following before they embarked for
Goldfed:
In consideration of my being employed by the--
such time services shall be SATISFACTORY
and at the heretofore fixed by said company and
subject the rules and regulations fixed by SAID company
and bv the Godfed Mine Operators Association relating
the employment of in and around the mines OF Gold
field mining district hereby covenant and agree with SAID
company that am and will not be during the time
am working for said company member OF Goidneld
Miners Union No of the Western Federation OF Miners
or of anv other Godfed elsewhere, that is d
recv or indirectly affiliated with has any connection or
kind nature or description with the said Western Fed
Grafton of Miners.
Witness my hand and seal at Godfeld Esmeraida
81. +h;s day of 100.
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sponsible heads of the smelter trust and
that he had succeeded in getting prom
Use that the trust would at once try to
relieve the situation. Representatives
of the trust were sent to Nevada and
ducers. The action Of the directors
brought Nevada mining camps into great
prominence. as the policy of the smelter
trust toward the state was discussed far
and near in all the larger papers of the
country. The favorable terms since
made by the trust, are directly attrib-
utable to the agitation started by the
Chamber of Commerce.
The directory had also been busy with
railroad. water and electric light and
power rates. Evidence was collected
from all the large shippers in the COM
munity, individuals, firms and COM
panies relating to the service rendered
the community by the railroads. Cor
respondence was begun with the inter-
state commerce commission. with the re-
suit that formal complaint will be
lodged with the interstate commerce
commission and an effort made to have
hearing held in Goldfield by one of the
commissioners.
There had been so many complaints
lodged with the Chamber of Commerce
regarding rates of the electric light and
water companies, that the directors be-
gan a thorough and systematic investi-
cation, making a canvass of all the
larger consumers to get a line on the
rates charged. The proper committees
also took up the matter with the man
ayers of the companies and the commit
tees reported progress. The committee
investigating the electric light and pow
er question reported through it's chair
man, Captain Hasse,l, that as a result of
the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce,
a discount of 20 per cent had been
granted, and that these rates were made
applicable to the bills of the preceding
month.
The matter of a judge for Esmeralda
county was taken up and Senator More
house presented the following resolution,
which later is to be introduced in the
legislature as petition from the Cham
Der of Commerce of Goldfield:
Whereas, The wonderful and phe-
nomenal growth of Goldfeld and other
parts of Esmeralda county, in the last
two years has so increased the volume
of legal business, that the courts calan-
dars for this county have become so
contested that one judge sitting in five
counties of this First judicial district of
the state of Nevada, cannot possibly at
tend to the pressing and urgent demands
of litigants; and
Whereas, Business interests are now
suffering and will continue to suffer,
unless some relief can be obtained,
Do
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11

agement is being centered on the pros
pect work of the lower levels. In regard
to the work that has been carried on on
the S35. the report has the following:
THE north crosscut on the ss5 level
was advanced $50 feet. making a total
length of $50 feet. About 500 feet north
of the shaft In this crosscut, vein from
IA to 40 feet in width was cut. On this
vein drift was run 500 feet in a west
erly direction, which was all in quartz,
assaying from two to seventeen dollars.
At a distance of 200 feet from where the
vein was first cut, a crosscut was made
for a distance OF so feet showing the
vein to be at least 40 feet wide. At this
place a station was cut and 5x6 valcan
Geared hoist was installed for the pur-
pose of sinking a winze in the footwall.
This winze Is now down about so feet.
1t Is our intention to continue this winze
to depth of 100 feet where crosscut
will be run and at the same time the
wnze continued down 100 feet deeper
without delay for further prospecting
We are also drifting from this level on
the vein which is now about 100 feet
west of the winze and on the completion
of another 100 feet crosscut will be
run at that point. This vein is much
larger than any encountered In the mine
and 1t Is our opinion that 1t will increase
in value in deptif A-~-'-~-@s---
The reports read at the meeting of the
Montana Tonopah were equally satisfy
ing TO the stockholders. Copies of
these reports are being prepared and will
be made public as soon as they are
ready. Those who attended the meeting
say that they make very good reading.
The mill in particular. which was COM
pleted during the year, has proved
greater success than was anticipated.
The saving on the reduction is more than
s5 per cent on the average, and has run
over 80 per cent.
The Montana Tonopah has also found
the ore in the 1850 level. and they are
now sinking to determine what the
values are. Similar work is being done
on the 1850 level of the Tonopah Exten-
sion. and the finding of the ore on these
depths means a new life for the camp
which will be good for many years to
come v
The Tonopah Mining company has
ceased its shipments to the smelters. This
means a great falling on in the output.
for the big mine shipped not less than
1000 tons a month. Now all the product
of the mine is going to the big mill at
Millers. The management decided upon
this as the wisest course to pursue for
the present. The price of silver is SO
low, and the returns from the smelters
so uncertain, that shipments abroad
means a long wait for money and con-
Continued on Page Five)
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11
GEM LEASE ON FLORENCE
STRIKES HIGH GRADE ORE


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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11
WORK ON THE FLORENCE MILL

destination. We searched every road in
the country running west and the rail-
roads had out tracers but seemingly
without success; but when we finally did
locate few cars. where do you suppose
We found them? Right down here at
Rhyolite and Beatty. almost under ones
nose"
The Florence mine is one of the great
est If not the greatest single mine in
the district. Latterly il has been known
more for its phenomenally high grade
ore uncovered on various blocks of
ground by leasers: but the great
strength of the Florence lies In its inn
mense bodies OF milling grade ore that
are blocked out in the mine. and which
will keep the mill occupied to it's fullest
capacity throughout the life of the
property.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BECOMING A POWER

The Chamber of Commerce held its
first regular monthly meeting since the
new officers and board of directors were
installed, on Thursday night last at the
snlendid quarters of the CONSOLIDATED
stock exchange. and from reports made
nv the president and the various COM
mittees, that organization is becoming a
mower for good in the community and
should have the support of every busi-
ness man and tax payer in the town of
Goldfeld.
The last regular meeting of the or
eanization was in November. and the
election held at that time resulted as
follows: President, Harry Bragdon;
first vice president, Charles Sprague;
second vice president, Thomas Murphy;
treasurer, G. v. Ports; derctors. John
Holly, ]. P. LOTUS, M. ]. Sullivan, H. "
Morehouse. John. c. Martin, John Has
sell, Arthur Weber, s. ]. Corregan, w. T
Bailey, Walter C. Stone. A. A. Codd
Charles Wise. r. L. Colburn.
President Bragdon was forced to re-
sign by reason of poor health. which
necessitated his absence from the city
during the winter and Charles S.
S. Sprague was elected to take his place.
R. L. Colburn was elected first vice pres
ident to succeed Mr.. Sprague and II. A.
Dunn, editor of the Chronicle was
elected to fill the vacancy on the board
Of directors.
President Sprague. in his report of the
meetings of the directors, which had
haap al cin
election, stated that the following direc-
tors had been named as chairman of the
various committees:
Commerce-John Holly.
Mining. p. Lotus.
Transportation-M. J. Sullivan.
Laws-H V. Moorehouse.
Publication and Statistics-John c.
Martin
County and Municipal Affairs-J. A.
HasselI.
Finance and Auditing-Arthur Weber.
Building. S. Corregan.
Immigration-W. r. Bailey.
Bouleyards. Parks, Streets and Roards
Walter c. Stone.
Sanitation-A. A. Codd.
Expositions-Charles Wise.
Grievances-H. A. Dunn.
The president in his report stated that
the board of directors had been very ac-
tive in several directions looking to the
benefit of the community. When the
smeter trust laid it's embargo upon Ne
vada ores, the Chamber of Commerce
took up the matter with the director of
the mint at Washington, as it was a
matter that not only affected the mines
OF the state but directly affected the
monetary situation. The director of
The mint notified the directors that he
mad called into conference one of the re-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11
FLORENCE-ANNEX TO PAY
A FIVE CENT DIVIDEND

a Of five
payable January goth The for the dividend
of
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in having
to the makn
/ The lease has
is nd
will be
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11

The Florence is gradually but very
s,ow,rg assembling it's machinery for
the big mill which has been IN COURSE VI
construction for many months. me
su,erstructure is complete. and looms
~ ~, the hill to the east. the most con-
snicuous object on the horizon.
The Florence mill would have been in
aration some time before this but for
the fact that nearly all its machinery
got lost in transit between Denver ana
Goldfield. Although the machinery was
shipped some months ago. the nrst car
was not located until few weeks ago.
and brought into Goldfield and taken TO
the mill Then the search was taken up
Tor other cars and five more were located
and these arrived in Goldfield this week
Rut this is only part of the machinery
for the dig mill; "only starter sai'
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11
LITTLE FLORENCE COMPLETES
SHIPMENT OF DUMP

The shipment of the high grade dump
of the Little Florence was completed
early in the week, 23 cars being used
The first few cars sent out will prob
ably reach Denver the middle of this
month, the others trailing along 1or
three or four weeks, so it will he some
time before full returns on the lot Will
be received.
An examination of the old dump, low
er down the hill, was made this Week.
and the manager decided to nave II
sorted. There is about 100 tons IN tf'
dump. some of it being of good shipping
grade. Enough ore will be saved u
make a good sized profit on the expense
of sorting and smelling.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11
THE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION

Thomas Lockhart yesterday. According
to President Lockhart it will be three
months at the earliest before the mill
can possibly be running and this on the
assumption that all the other machinery
will arrive within the next few days.
But this is improbable
''One would suppose If would be an
easy thing to trace carload OF ma
chinery and that 1t would almost be inn
possible for a car to be lost; but 1t is
the easiest thing in the world" said Mr..
Lockhart. 1T is is not only easy to
lose a car but very difficult to recover II
when once 1t gets cut out of a train and
sidetracked. Often cars get made UP
into a train and are carried all over the
country and are at last located at some
distant point in faraway state at the
opposite end of the country from its
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11
CONSOLIDATED PROPERTIES
&c GRADUALLY RESUMlNG

gradually
the the
Of
hosting
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operat bns today there oehs %
be in Combination and the moha"A
"s nut be present ,.uo
mills be Monday anu
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11
TO SHIP RAWHIDE ORE HERE

say into the thousands. This streak
shows large quantity of free gold.
The company intends to sink the shaft
to a depth of 200 feet, at which point
drifting and stopping will begin Ship
ments of high grade ore will be con-
tinued. 1t is Mr.. Won Polenz's intention
to get the first shipment, of fifty tons,
started for Goldfield at once.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11
PLENTY OF UTAH MINERS

Nanv of the of Utah closed just now because
of smeer conditions and thousands OF miners are out OF
The Park City miners among the pest In
the countryas good the best miners of Godhed Iney
wanted work and they offered uhoeI
the conditions named the contract they readily accepted
the terms Manager Mackenzie of the Consolidated says
that there are thousand in Utah. all Federation men,
who can he enlisted the Godfeld mines and that the
mine owners need worry not being able TO ge
comnetent American miners when they are ready TO open
mn their properties All the miners go to work AT te
rar scale adoped by the mine operators recently tow
pa per day. ~,
The local Miners is vsbly discouraged over the
deveonments of the past day two They had poaseo
that the mine would be unable to get good miners
n come into the disrct that all the good miners belonged
o the Federation and Federation man would come INTO
Godfeld sign the mine operators cards and thus ne TO
break the strike they seemed to have been
in tbe matter of the Utah 1t is believed that the
nccess of the Consolidated in getting men Will encourage
other mines and leases invade the Utah heid TOT now
a the smeters have announced themselves ready TO
ava ore the operators impatient to begin work again
THE EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
The extraordinary session of the Nevada
called by Governor Sparks will convene IN carson Oy
and much interest is shown in the probable action
of that body In fact both sides to the labor controversy
seem TO be playing waiting game to find what VIII happen
Of the extra session the matter of the troops and wha
the governor will ask There is large western
Federation of Miners contingent in the assembly, NUMBER
ation designed especially for Esmeralda county, oy
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11
GOLDFIELD MINES AGAIN
ON PRODUCING BASIS
Only Limited Amount Being HOisted at Present, but
Improvement in Smleter Situation Will In
i duCe Producers to Resume Opera
tons in Short Time

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represents ore rpdt W points a.
ph O. ooka ewweAsg which h no been npreuy
shipment made entirely by from Florence
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dwonanc shutdown
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-11

CONTINUED on Page SD
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Continued on Page Five.)
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
REGISTERED MAIL
PAID FOR If LOST
Postofice Promulgates Rule
Providing for Indemnity
Payments.

A new rule just promulgated by the
Postoffice Department provides for the
payment of an indemnity for domestic
and foreign registered mail lost while
in the custody of the United States pos
tai service.
Senders OF registered mail win be
paid an indemnity for the value Of do
nestle first class, sealed, mail matter.
not TO exceed IS in any one case, which
may be lost IN transmission or other
wise.
Indemnity viii also be paid for the
value OF d registered article. not 10 ex-
coed 20 francs. or ITS equivalent in
United States money, in cases where the
registered article is addressed to a
country embraced in the Universal Pos
tai Union, and is lost I'm the internation-
al malls
Announcement Is also made that Cuba
has been added 20 the list of foreign
countries FOR which the international
reply coupons may be obtained
orders have also been issued By the
department revoking the fraud orders
against John ". CayaHaugh, II Wall
street y. j.. and DR. Samuel Goldberg,
at Detroit, Mich. and Cleveland. Ohio.
The Washington times., 1908-08-30
WON MR.. ROOSEVELT.

Mr. Roosevelt was out lion hunting
with Barooba, a great hunter Of the re-
giou about Lake Nyanza, says the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch.
"Hist!' whispered the native.
They dropped into the grass, and big
lion approached
"shall ! sboot?' NJ. Roosevelt whis-
pered.
BaroOba looked around an him with
qmazement and scorn.
Shoot he asked. "EIeem be alone -
Mr.. Roosevelt did not understand at
the time What difference il made Wheth-
or there was one lion or twenty. bat he
tumbied a moment later when Bar0Oba
darted from hiding. grabbed the lion By
the under jaw win his left hand. trip
ped him up with mis- right foot and
hOg-jied him an seven seconds
the former President removed his cap.
'BarOOba, he said, lit is the regret
of my life that ] am not still President
OF the United States. Is ] were. ] would
make you United States marshal for the
Western district OF Oklahoma and let
'Cathes- E,m-Aliye' Alternately rustic"