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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-16
BROKEN HILLS AT CLIFFORD
EXTRACTS 100000 IN ORE

TONOPAH, Nov. 15.-County Com
missioner Sam f. Lindsay made a
visit to Clifford on a road inspecting
tour last week. On his return he re-
ported the road in excellent condition,
with the exception of two places
where 1t was sandy. On these places
he has already let contracts and the
road will be repaired Immediately.
During his stay at Clifford Mr.. Lind
say inspected the workings of the
Broken Hills Mining company and was
amazed at the showings. He says that
the company is sinking on the huge
ten-foot ledge and is now down about
fifty feet. The ore is valued at about
$500 ton and it is estimated that over
100000 has already been extracted
They are taking out from $4,000 TO
$15,O 900 daily. At present there IS
about sixty tons sacked ready Tor
shipment to this city. The company
now has sixty horses on the road haul
ing ore and is contemplating 1ncreas-
ing that number to 100.
There are about 100 people in the
town now, and of these forty are EN-
Moved by the big company. A number
OF leasers are working, but the work
has Just started and no depth has peen
obtained. The lots in the TOWNSHIP
are being rapidly sold, the corner ones
selling for $3.50 and the inside lots for
$780,
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PLUMED KNIGHT PROPERTY
RESUMES ORE SHIPMENTS
Is First Mine in District to Open for
Operations Since Big Slump
in the Copper
Market

TUCSON. Ariz., Nov. 15.-The Plumed
Knight is once more in commission and
work is now being pushed ahead with
full force of men. 1t is the first mine
in the district to resume ore shipments
since the fatal slump in copper last
summer The owner of the property,
L. D. Chillson, waited, as did a dozen
others, for a revival of prices in the red
metal, but as there is no promise of
any immediate advance he decided to
wait no longer, and will ship his first
carload on Tuesday next.
On a careful sampling of his ore
body he decided to ship high grade
only, and later in the event of better
prices controlling the market his now
so-called second grade ore will find its
way to the smelter.
The ore to be shipped will go to
Douglas, although Ell Paso and Sasco
offered him almost equally advantage
Gus terms. Because of his nearness to
the railroad and convenient base of
supplies good profit can be made on
ore going as low as per cent, consld-
ering that the ore carries nearly $40
in silver to the ton.
The ore being shipped is from the
crosscut now being run at the bottom
of the main working shaft, but 1t will
probably be some weeks before the
thickness of the ore body has been de-
termined
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GIVES OUT;
WARREN MINE SHUTS DOWN

BISBEE, Nov 15.-The Warren mine
is shut down and rumors connected
Herewith are so thick that a man can
not appear on the street without bump
ing into few OF course there are
good many conflicting reports that puz-
zle the man not inside, but there are
also rumors that bear the stamp of re-
liability. They are plausible, they agree
with known facts. Some of them tax
en- together, dovetail nicely into each
other, and in that shape pass for tacts
But If one wishes to confirm reports by
going to those who know. he is gently
turned down. Superintendent Hill is as
laxative as an oyster, and Hoval A.
Smith is absent.
It is not denied that lack of ready
cash is the main cause for suspending
operations, but nobody acquainted with
the situation regards that as anything
serious. The Warren mine has an is
sue of 10000 shares of a par value of
SIS each, or total of 100000. The
stock was quoted at $725. The shares
sold for development are fully paid and
-assessable, and naturally, when the
money contributed by the general
stockholders for development gives out
there is but one thing to do if the mine
is to be maintained and work continued
-reOrganfZe.
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TOM REED DECLARES
ITS FIRST DIVIDEND
SIX CENTS A SHARE MAKES
TOTAL OF S45,550
Series of Dividends of Equal Amount
Will Follow, 1t Is Said-Large
Cash Balance in the
Treasury

PRESCOTT, Nov. 1.-two hundred
and fifty stockholders in Los Angeles
and Pasadena were given practical
proof of the fact that mining some
times pays when dividend checks for
6 cents a share, or a total of $3.50
were distributed by the Tom Reed Gold
Mining company, which has made such
a phenomenal record in the past year
on it's property in Yavapai county.
This is the first dividend paid by the
company, but there is no doubt that
it is the forerunner of a series of pay
ments of equal amount. The treasury
of the company contains a large cash
balance, derived from operation of the
present ten-stamp mill, and no effort
has yet been made to take out ore eX-
cept as necessary in the prosecution of
development work There is a large
tonnage in the slopes ready to be
broken down, but that will not be at
tempted until the new mill of increased
capacity has been completed.
The company is capitalized for $1,000
900 in dollar shares, and of that amount
1853, 900 shares have been issued. Nearly
100000 shares are held by a small CO.
terie of lucky Pasadena men, including
L. P. Hansen, who has managed the
property from the first and to whom
the credit of success is due; Charles
Grimes, James F. Kerr, William Mason,
Charles Mushrush and former State
Senator c. NJ. Simpson. The remain
ing $4,000 shares are scattered in
smaller amounts among stockholders in
Los Angeles and Pasadena.
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SYLVANITE OPERATOR
STICKS UP FOR CAMP
Is CONFIDENT OF NATURE OF
THE ORE
Varied opnlons-Such Was Case
atcrippIe Creek in Early
Days

DOUGLAS, Nov. 15.-Joe Conley
who is on the ground floor on several
Sylvanite claims, and who is protected
with Camp and Ish, has returned from
the new camp. AS he was said to be
largely responsible for the find which
produced the present excitement, is an
old time miner with experience going
back to 1879, went through the Grip
pie Creek excitement, was thoroughly
conversant with the conditions there
and could compare with them those at
the camp, he was interviewed. He
said:
"Well, it was along last spring when
there was an excitement about Hachita
that man named Wilcox brought me
in some samples from the Gold Hill
property and later, railroad man, G..
R. Preston, brought me in some others
from the Clark property. I at once
recognized this ore as similar to the
Cripple Creek formation and when they
told me there was no free gold with
depth 1 was not surprised.
Camp sent samples to Denver for
assay, and the results confirmed our
beliefs. we do not care now mucn tne
mineralogists disagree over their names
for the ore. That was the case in Grip
pie Creek, too, until the miners proved
the ground, and so it will be here. 1t
does keep back capital, but in the end
it will be seen we are right"
Conley went on to say that he would
only advise those who were familiar
with Cripple Creek conditions to enter
the new field, as the ordinary mining
man would be all at sea, and that he
thought the best direction for prospec-
tors to work was to the south of the
new strike.
He expects ultimately to locate in
Sylvanite, for he feels sure of its future.
Conley says that sickness prevented
his getting away as soon as he wanted
to and so kept him from getting in on
another claim which he thinks most
highly of, that now owned by M. j.
Cunningham of Bisbee. Altogether he
was enthusiastic about Sylvanite and
the future as we'll
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BEATTY OPTION ON
INSPIRATION EXPIRES
Managers Plan to Start MIL Which
1t Is Estimated viii Net 500
Profit DsIIy-suIphIde
Ores

GLOBE, Nov. 15.-The Beatty option
on the Inspiration mining property eX-
pired at midnight on November 10. Eff
forts were made by the Beatty interest
for modified terms not widely different
from the option, which were refused.
Work on the Inspiration property is
now progressing and the managers at
Globe are figuring to start the mill.
The higher price of copper will enable
them to realize a fair margin of profit,
and development will be continued.
More concentrating tables are needed
to equalize the capacity of the other
machinery in the mill, but the present
capacity should give a net profit of
$100 a day. Since the recent starting of
work in the Mercer crosscut tunnel, at
a depth of eighty-five feet below the
Woodson tunnel, it has been extended
seVenty-fiVe feet, showing regular inn
provement in the ore. The ore in this
crosscut is about half sulphide and
half secondary, the streaks of glance
and sulphides being larger with depth
from the surface.
No tests have been made from the
new work, but the average grade of
the ore is estimated to be at least 212
per cent,
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-16
FAMOUS OLD VULTURE
RESUMES ACTIVE WORK
THIRTY MEN PROBE CAVED-IN
SHAFT
Mine in the Past Produced Eighteen
Million Dollars and Was Cause
of Murder and Numerous
Lawsuits

PRESCOTT, Nov. 15.-Thirty men
are now employed at the Vulture mine,
purchased few months ago by a Bos-
ton syndicate. Director Hutchinson,
who passed through here last week on
his way east, is authority for the state
ment that a large body of ore was
found in a drift leading from the old
workings, which are now caved INTO
an abyss 200 feet deep. The ore car
ries average gold values of $50 10 the
ton. The discovery was made Whlle
the miners were repairing a cave.
A force of mechanics has been en-
ployed during the last few weeks re-
pairing twenty stamps of the old so
stamp mill. Examining the boilers
few Gays ago the discovery was made
that both large boilers were useless
New boilers will be purchased and IN
stalled as soon as possible.
The Vulture mine has record in
gold production of $1S,000,000. 1t was
discovered in 1863 by Henry Wicken-
burg, who is generally considered to
have been a son of the founder of the
famous Krupp gun factory in Ger
many Its history is successive law
suits. shutdoWns and thefts of its rich
golden treasures. One of It's super
intendents was killed while conveying
a large amount of bullion from the
mine overland to Tucson. The bullion
was taken by the murderers, who es-
capped capture.
The fame of the richness of the Vul-
ture ores spread all over the west soon
after its discovery, attracting hum
dreds of hardy prospectors, miners and
fortune hunters to the district. A claim
jumper disputed Wickenburg S right to
the property claiming that he was not
a citizen of the United States. Wick
enburg won the lawsuits that followed.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-16

News comes from the Empire copper
and gold mine in the Johnson district
of Cochise county, Ariz., of another
important strike of copper ore. North
of the shaft, about $50 feet on the sur
face is a well defined ledge of ore of
great width. This ledge shows evidence
of sulphide ore in the groupings. Start
ing at the 400-foot level, Mr.. Merrill,
superintendent of the mine, ran a drift
northwest under the big hill to cross
cut this big ledge. He has reached the
ledge and cut through number of rich
ere stringers of high grade ore. The
walls of the big ledge have not been
reached yet. Evidence however, of
large masses of ore exist. The ledge
mentioned cannot be less than 200 feet
wide at this level.
The old works of the Empire mine
are several hundred feet northwest of
the present shaft and consists of con-
siderable underground work A winze
was sunk at the end of a 200-foot tun-
mel on the old work 116 feet, and ore
was encountered at the bottom Of it.
sulphide in character and of high grade.
The ledge where work is being done
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-16

PRESCOTT, Nov. 15.-With rail-
road survey corps in the field surveying
route from Bouse to the Planet ana
Signal mines, several companies con-
Quoting operations, number of large
mining deals under consideration ana
new reduction plants about to be in
stalled, the copper country tributary
to the Arizona & California railroad IS
on the eve of the greatest prosperity in
it's history, according to the statements
made here by M. e. Josephi
Joseph and his partner, William
Wilkinson, received the second pay
ment of $4,000 on the Gold Hill group of
mines purchased by Harold Baxter
four months ago. The agreement OF
sale provides for the payment of this
amount every four months until the
full purchase price of $4,000 Is paid
Baxter has a small force employed on
the ground. He is expected here short
ly from New York to start development
on q larger scale. The main shaft on
the Gold Hill is down thirty feet. There
are Ave feet of ore exposed carrying
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-16
RICH STRINGERS OF HIGH GRADE
COPPER STRUCK IN EMPIRE DRIFT

now at the 400-foot level runs across
the land of the Empire to the old
work above mentioned. 1t is certain
now that immense deposits of copper
ore are present at this point in the
mine Work is being pushed vigorously
at this point
Near the shaft of the mine at the 400
foot level an immense body of low
grade carbonate ore has been cut. This
body of ore comes in from the north
east and seems to be a different ledge
than the one under the big hill where
work is being done now. On this work.
near the shaft above mentioned, the
granite hanging wall of the ledge has
been found and over AZ of carbonate
are exposed.
A new railroad is in process of con-
struction from Dragon station on the
main line Of the Southern Pacific to
the Johnson camp. Ties and rails are
being left along the line for placement
in the near future. The camp is under
going great change, and life, activity
and energy prevail. The Empire mine
expects to build a new smelter in the
near future.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-16
Nevadan knocks syIvanlte

RHYOLITE, Nov. ia Rhyolite
prospector who left a short time ago
for the camp of Sylvanite, N. M, writes
back in anything but encouraging
terms of that district and advises peo-
pie to stay away.
The letter says there are about $50
people on the ground, which has the
appearance of a townsite boom pure
and simple.
The prospector has looked the coun-
try over thoroughly and says there is
nothing like a ledge of mineral in it..
AS for sylvanite ore being in evidence,
the prospector calls It by another name.
Scarcely any work has been done and
everybody is waiting for someone to
come along and buy him out. The
writer of the letter is well known and
thoroughly reliable and will at once
return to Nevada.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-16
AND SIGNAL COPPER LANDS
BOOM WITH APPROACH OF RAILROAD

average values of So in gold to the ton
and 10 per cent copper. The property
is in Cunningham pass, eight miles
nuorth of Wendon.
On Eve of Boom
1.-THE new copper country is on the
eve of BOOM" the Cunningham Pass
pioneer said. Several companies are
pushing development operations, and
there are large number of prospectors
in the hills. Representatives of invest
ing companies are seen almost daily to
examine promising prospects, and there
are several large deals under consider
alton, some of which are almost certain
to be closed soon, now that the election
is over.
Operations have been resumed on
the Harqua Hala mines The Bonanza
mine of the Harqua Hala group has
record gold production of $3,OOO,OOO.
The Harqua Hala Mining company ex-
poets to have a large force employed
by the middle of the month under the
direction of Barney Quinn, who was
recently appointed superintendent.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-16

GOLDFIELD SILVER PEAK
ACQUIRES FIVE NEW CLAIMS

\ Five additional claims have just :.
\ been added to the property of the .
\ Goldheld-Silver Peak Mining COM y
:. pany, making altogether sixteen =
i claims. .
\ The main ledge on which shaft !
:. is located can be traced by crop :
\ pings over 1900 feet north on one !.
\ of the recently acquired claims. :
4 Development work shows an aV- =
< erage of five feet of pay ore. :.
\ The property is short distance :
\ south of the Valcalde mine, which :
!: was recently purchased by Sam :
X uel Newhouse and associates at =
+ a figure around 81, 100000. 1t is !
]. also near the Pittsburg- Silver :
i Peak company's mines which are :
+ operating a 100-stamp mill. =
!. Upon the completion of the ten =
< stamp mill now being installed on <
\ its property, there will be three =
\ mills in operation in the Silver :
\ Peak district :
+ / X \ < 4 4 4 4 !. 4 4 !. K 4 4 4 X
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-16
WILDCAT MAKES SECOND
BIG STRIKE OF DISTRICT

GOLDFIELD, Nov. 15.-An ore dis
covery was made last week on the
famous Wildcat property near Farrell
on new vein that is believed by those
who have viewed the find to be equal
to, if not greater, than the original
strike that was the sensation of the
district more than a year ago.
Two hundred feet northwest of the
Wildcat incline shaft, where the orig
inal discovery was made, a vein has
been opened up that in addition to
several feet of high class milling ore
contains at least eighteen inches of
ore that shows an average assay of
$3.50 a ton. A recent assay across six
inches yields an average assay of 80
ounces in gold and sc ounces in silver.
The vein appears to be a fssure in
the granite. 1t Is a most beautiful
quartz from wall to wall. The con-
ditions are favorable for the opening
up of one of the greatest mines in the
district.
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shoshone Shipments

RHYOLITE, Nov 15-The regular
monthly cleanup at the Montgomery
Shoshone Consolidated mill was fin
ished this week, and eleven bricks
were shipped by Wells-Fargo express
to San Francisco.
The tonnage for October was some
what greater than that of September,
according to General Manager Kirch-
en-, and the bullion and concentrate
output are expected to reach $4,000 for
October in comparison with $4,000 for
September.
Forty tons of concentrates were also
shipped this week. 1t is expected that
this will be the last shipment of con-
centrates, as this product will be re-
ground in the tube mill soon to be
Installed and treated by the cyanide
process.
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oRE-BEARING VEINS FOUND
IN WILD HORSE CANYON

SEVEN TROUGHS, Nov. 15.-News
has Just been received of &c most SEN
sational strike on the Annie claim,
near the Wild Bull mine in Wild Horse
canyon, property of Mr.. Smoot and as
sociates. owners of the Wild Bull. On
the Roster lease, which includes all the
Annie claim and is being operated by
Mike Roster and associates, a great
mineral dixie fully fifty feet wide at
the base of the hill, with great ore
bearing veins on both its east and west
contacts, and four or five rich string
ers between, has been opened up, and
ore that shows the presence of much
coarse free. gold is being taken out
every day. The discovery was of such
a sensational nature that it was kept
a secret for two weeks and the news
was not released until the lessees had
secured a very favorable two-year lease
on the entire claim.
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For the Children

You can confer a lasting
favor on the children of your
acquaintance by telling them
about the Herald Junior is
sued every Sunday for the
bows and girls of Los Angeles
and Southern California. The
Herald Junior gives several
dollars in prizes each week for
the best letter or the best
verse. Parents and school
teachers all over Southern
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they realize its value as an edu-
cational factor.
Tell the children about the
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each day, which entities them
to admission to the best NOV
ing picture theaters in Los
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lures shown. High class, NOR
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No strings to this gift. You
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90 to the entertainment. No
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If you are an amateur photog-
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ADDS TO LIBRARY OF
THE CHAMBER OF MINES

+ Messrs. Wade & Wade have !
( contributed to the Los Angeles !
= chamber of mines a photography :
i of geology and minerals of the :
4 republic of Mexico comprised in !
I. bulletin No. 10, issued by the sec !
\ rotary of FomentO in 1898; also !
\ number of reports from the state :
J. geological survey of Georgia, en- !
! bracing reports on marbles, corun- !
= dunn, phosphates and marls and !
! other minerals; also number of !
= reports and bulletins from the :
+ California state mining bureau. :
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Sells April Fool Claims

GOLDFIELD, Nov. 15.-Herman
Trappman, one of the old-timers in
the jamestown district, is in Goldfeld.
He has disposed of his group of nine
claims, four miles north of the town,
known as the April Fool group, on a
bond and lease calling for $50 600, dis
tributed in payments extending over
a year, with one cash payment. The
property is one of the best developed
in the entire camp, and the main
shaft has reached a depth of 1876 feet.
Since it was closed, thirty-five feet of
water has raised in the shaft, and the
first thing will be To get rid of it and
retimber the shaft below the water
level.
The new owners will commence work
at once. There is a twenty-five horse
power engine on the property Low
grade values in a wide dixie were in
evidence when Trappman suspended
work
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BIG SULPHUR DEPOSITS
CARRY S12O GOLD VALUES

RHYOLITE. Nov. 15.-Assays made
on the big sulphur deposit which is
now being worked at Cuprite show
good gold values ranging from $40 to
S120 per ton and a plant of machinery
will be installed to extract the values
and refine the sulphur on the ground,
thus saving the long and expensive
freight haul.
The sulphur deposit. while at pres
cnt undeveloped. seems practically I'M
limited and carries gold and quick
silver in paying quantities, besides the
sulphur
Several other companies have pur-
chased claims adjoining the ones be-
ing worked and the future of Cuprite
DISTRICT looks exceedingly BRIGHT.
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Lee Nevada to Start

RHYOLITE, Nov. 15.-Orders have
been received from j. Rowland Shaw,
at Los Angeles. to start operations on
the Lee Nevada, at Lee, and this will
be done in few days.
The Lee Nevada has large acreage
with a most excellent showing, and the
management is confident of opening up
something good.
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Anmestake.Kina Ships

RHYOLITE, New, Nov. 15.-The first
cleanup at the Homestake-King mill
ing plant under the new management
was made last week, and Saturday
gold brick, valued at close to $4,000,
was deposited with the First National
bank of Rhyolite and shipped by Wells
Fargo express to San Francisco.
While this was not complete clean
up. it represented practically all of the
October run, which aggregated about
1900 tons, according to Superintendent
A.. G. Cadogan.