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turned on Horrible conditions were shown The parties responsible for them are now like Dyonisius. raising a hue and cry about Diana of the Epheslans. in the vain attempt to conceal the stagnant pools, the rotten conditions which they have created in the business world and in the commerce of America. They are mak- ing. as is always made In such cases. every attempt to distract public attention and to turn away from themselves the radical curative measures which are ab- so1utely necessary to save the people.
 Shall 1t Be Suppressed.
 Shall the stegomyia be suppressed? Yes, but first you must get rid of the condi- tions that germinate this pest. You must cure it in such an effective way that the presidential carrier will die because the pestilence is suppressed at it's origin.
 The trust whether it be meat or to-
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BRILLIANT BANQUET CLOSES
 RECEPTION TO THE VISITORS
CONTINUED FORM pocE |. )

 farewell and hoping for their early re- turn to Alabama. MT. Bryan and Judge Harmon leave this morning for Wash ington.
 Gray Is First Speaker. C. c. Heidt, president of the Board of Trade introduced John W. Tomlinson as the toastmaster of the occasion, who in turn introduced Lieutenant Governor Henry B. Gray as the first speaker. Mir Gray said in part:
 "The unterrifed democracy of Alabama gives welcome to the unterrified democ- racy of Nebraska and Ohio. I cannot conceive how I by words could add to the welcome that has been given you gentlemen today. I understand that while passing through the Tennessee valley you were greeted with brass bands and shouts of Bryan, our next president!
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MORPHINE

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24

gomyia, and it was found that it was this insectivorous pest which was the pestilen- tial carrier.
 In Business Life.
 To successfully battle with this disease it became necessary to clean out the cess polls, and while making the dead water pure, at the same time suppress the ste- gomyia. The history of Panama, of Ha- vana, Santiago and New Orleans has given to the world a new confidence in scientific research, a new confidence in the capabilities of man to remove danger ous physical conditions. But just as We have cesspools in our natural surround ings, with carriers of disease, so we have them in business surroundings, and the latter demand as much attention as the former. The germ of malignant business, yivified from cesspools in the body pol- tic, are also carried abroad, and different conditions of business have been inocu-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-01-24

At the Bijou you were welcomed by an audience that was the equal of any that could be turned out anywhere. If there has been any time of the day when there was lack of ardor. you must re- member that the water wagon is rumb- ling through Dixie.
 MT. Bryan. we welcome you today be- cause you are going to be the next presl- dent of the United States. Even if you do not get elected to the presidency we welcome you just as heartily as the un- crowned king Of democracN."
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-16

pOGERS-SYNDICATE LEASE
PAYS FOURTH DIVIDEND

The distribution of velvet within
made yesterday by the which operating
The dividend amounted
- probability that another $4,000 will
Five dollars Syndicate
the
:. :. 20 Ground and half of the remaining profits
Bv the expended
all interested walking
= carpets -. ~
uttng passed, the pledged
. sale of ore. oo :, :,
+. cate people splitting even
J. ,pri 100000 shared by the
Fifteen April
the division
and Syndicate $75,3OO
of the
the remainder
neuded in the purchase
of the Syndicate and Louis H. Rogers
of haf interest held by himself
the date fixed for the expiration of the
extraction of a
oround being n
49, = = = + - *+*++ Z
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-16

Another consolidation of important mine property under
company about to be eonsummated The prelmnares
OF the deal have been arranged and it only takes formal
ratification of the various companies make it effective
an. that consummation is already assured.
The ground to be included in the consolidated COM
pay that belonging the Gold Bar with acres the
o. d. with 60 acres and the Victor, belonging to the
Go!ded Consolidated Mines company, which, with the
Victor Fraction comprises % The ground will all
be decided to the c. o. d. Consolidated Mines company,
which will be capitalized 100000 shares of 81 eaeh
The consolidation of the ground in question for
Dental reasons relating solely to the relation existing be-
the different claims by of commen veins and
bodies In other words the consolidation has been ar
ranged purely for the purpose of eliminating apex
suits which were imminent and otherwise inevitable
The c. o. d. and the Gold Bar properties separate
corporations but the largest stockholders and several OF
tho officers in each the same 1t would not have been
difficult for these two companies to have adjusted any DIFF
ferences vein rights but the Victor claim mikes
it, with the other two properties, that it considered
various parties consolidate and
avoid legal entangements.
The tentative arrangement between the Gold Bar and
o. d. on one side and the Victor On other, eff
feeed by Louis K Koontz for former George Wing
field, for the LATTER at the Waldorf Astoria in New York
Mr. Koontz has been manager and large
Geld and the c. O. D. from the frst and Mr. Wngfed
well known is of the managing directors of the
Goldfed Consolidated.
camp a long time An amount of work has
been done upon the properties and has been be-
eved that fine bodies had been opened up and much
out but the management has been retcent that
little authentic reached the public The two com
panes have expended perhaps S2OOoO On their properties
ana have expendd 100000 The stock OF the
companies tightly held and consequently their physical
condition had been probed closely it would have
had the stock been the object of market manpuatons
The companies have sold treasury stock ex
cent to the original founders who have furnished all the
money and very little stock has been permitted to find its
the exchange 1t is intended however, to make the
active trader with the particular view
to putting it upon the Pttsburg curb.
The reason secrecy shown by the Gold Bar and
c. 0. D. management all this while, is now explained 1t
was fear apex SUITS and the desire to keep from sur
rounding knowledge of conditions With all
conflicting properties consolidated, and with aggressive
mine policy c. O. D. Consolidated should soon bios
som out as Godfelds great producing and shipping
mines and should be of the favorlte traders
The Gold Bar develops, has for been blocking
on immense reserves OF high grade milling ore Good
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-16
New Company Will Have Holding OF W Acres
Upon Which Rich Ore Has Been Developed
at Various POints--Pittsburg Bank
ers Back of the Enterprise

but it the consistent policy to allow the ore to
stand both for strategic and for reasons OF
omy until the ore could milled in the camp Many
been made upon the and it is found that
amagamaion will s5 per cent of the gold values But
tho Gold Bar is in reality copper mine 1t is the biggest
copper mine in the district and of the largest in the
state Great quantities of high grade copper have been
blocked in the mine There two separate
ana distinct Gold Bar in which copper
Lar gey prodonnates the other in which gold prevails
In this furnishes anomaly in Goldfed mining The
shaft feet size 5x9 and $4,000 have been
spent the property
leases company has 4o0foot shaft on the ground
two compartments Az feet each An shoot was found
on the extended the depth of 80 feet when
faulted 1t picked up at the 20ofoot level when
showed strongly in copper The ore shoot produced
quantity of high grade or the ten sets OF easers
working the property three active at this time and
others are preparing to work
meaey of the Gold Bar and is supposed at depth tc
carry the Gold Bar veins At time it is sad to nave
developed good had IT. six feet OF $40 rock but
the claim never mined consistently; bet II is 1ar &c
believe that management well of the
Importance Victor their property the Victor
would not have been included in the consolidation.
Enough work done upon the Gold Bar to block
on. large bodies and prove it mine
The plan of work will be to now develop the G. o. y
will done through the Gold Bar shaft which will be
used the working shaft of the consolidated prop
erty company will mine its ground, but the
estate large pursue the leasing system far ad
vantageous 1t will be liberal in its policy giving good
sized blocks of ground for long periods. Afe@
The new company will have exceptionally strong
directorate The president viii be p b. Rovnek inter
national banker and Russian consul at Pttsburg Other
din bankers manufacturers of high financial
standing. D. w. Grer, director is banker and tin plate
manufacturer Martin Harsocg is the famous maker of
mining drills j. A. Thatcher is of the weahiest and
bankers of the Rocky Mountain region and the
others equally well known throughout the financial
Mr. Koontz, the local himself is wealthy
put less than 100000 into the properties under
charge He associated with most of the other drcc
tors in banking and manufacturing enterprises
While the general policy of consolidation OF properties
is favored by the Godfed public the under con
sIeration will be hailed with satisfaction brings two
the lmeligh that have heretofore scarcely
figured general economy of Goldfed mining and
sures still further development and large scale of a
promising territory and adds another shipper to Gold
fields growing list well as furnishes the brokerage
fraternity with another active trader.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-16
HUTCHINSON AND VAN. RIPPER
WIN SUIT AGAINST BOTSFORD

The somewhat famous suit over the
distribution of commission of 100000
shares of Goldfeld Consolidated Mines
company stock, in the transaction by
which the Combination mine was sold
to the Consolidated, was decided by
Judge O'Brien. this week, and the
plaintiffs are the winners to the amount
of abou. $4,000 according TO the
present selling price of Consolidated.
The plaintiffs in the suit were Joseph
II. Hutchinson, of Goldfeld, and L. G
Van Riper of New York. The defend
ant was Charles III. Botsford of Los
Angeles.
Rotsford was the active agent in
selling the stock of the Combination to
the Conso, dated. He obtained an op-
SION on the stock. for which option he
had to nay $4,000. LOTUS and Davis
advanced this money to Botsford, with
the understanding that should the deal
be consum.nafcd, they should have 50,-
600 shares ef .he 100000 shares com
mission that the Consolidated agreed
20 pay. Tt also appeared in evidence
that Botsford had paid out 5000 more
shares in the process of the transaction,
leaving him with $4,000 shares.
Hutchinson and Van Ripper came into
court some months ago. suing Botsford
for 10000 shares of stock, which they
claimed as two-ihir.ls of the profits of
the transaction, received by Botsford
They set up the claim that they were
equal partners with Botsford and each
had third interest. That, in the trans
action, he represented the trio; that
they had first conceived the scheme,
had worked it up to a certain point. had
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-16
ROUND MOUNTAIN ANNUAL
REPORT is FLATTERING

The Round Mountain Mining conf
papv has made it's annual report which
Is asttering in every way. President
LR Davis, in his report to the com
pany, says in part:
ave have now blocked out and ready
for Stopping 10000 tons of ore, which
calculated upon our average recovery
1925 per ton, gives us $40I 800 worth
Of ore in sight. / shall not attempt to
make an estimate of the probable ore
in sight. 1t will not, however, be diff
fcult to greatly increase our ore re-
serves by extending our 450- 500 and
$50 levels. A strike of great import
ance was made last month 200 feet cas-.
Of the shaft on the 20 level. Only 80
feet Of drifting has been done on this
new ore shoot but it is developing
plendidly and producing a good ton
mage.
II am now having installed 25-
horse power hoist on No. ] shaft, 900
feet east of No. 3 from which | expect
to obtain considerable tonnage of ore.
"During the period covered by this
report $1S,699.66 has been spent on
surface Improvement and equipment.
The surface Improvement consists OF
superintendent s house, assay office, ad-
dtion to mill, mill store and machine
shop, water plant, mine office, ETC.; and
equipment consists of two five-foot
Huntingtons. rock breaker. boiler and
engine. With this additional mill
equipment, we have been able to In
crease our mill capacity from 20 tons
day to S5 tons per day
AS comparison it might be OF IN
terest to the stockholders to state
briefly few facts regarding the value
Of our ore, cost OF production, etc. The
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-16

taken Botsford in and paid his ex-
pcnses all through the deal, etc, etc.
Botsford alone was known in the deal
which was permitted in order .to salts
fly his inerdinate vanity
Judge o 'Brien, in stating his con-
clusions, says that Defendant Bots
ford is discredited by the preponder-
ance of evidence: by the admissions and
declarations made by himself; by con
Trajectory statements, and by all the
circumstances of thes case.p'i ~
When the commission Of 100000
shares was first paid to Botsford early
in 1907, the stoek was sailing at $40
share. The acquiring Of the Combina-
tion PROPERTY by the Consolidated was
considered of great Importance in the
matter of avoiding apex litigation
which would haye tied up development
work on the Mohawk for considerable
length. Of time The price paid for con
troll of the property amounted to several
millions of dollars.
Detch, Carney ana Stevens were at
torneys for the successful litigants in
the action. j. F. Peck and F. J. Solin-
sky, well kneWn San Francisco attor-
neys, tried the east for Botsford, Attor-
neys Thayer lansl Steele of rGoldfield
having been superseded by them prior
to the trial.
The involved stock to the extent of
nearly $4,000 shares is az present on
deposit in the American National Bank
Of Lds Angeles, where Il has bdch held
by an order restraining Botsford from
disposing of it.la,The defendant up to
the time the Injunction was issued
had. sold the ! difference. between that
and ttRe ,orig g4hal humber of shares.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-16
JUMBO SHAFT TO BE PUT
DOWN TO 8OO-FOOT POINT

Gaarenont the
pected splendid recently
q picked dip
Even under the bell occasoned by the shipments
Goldfeld
employing
as he $ to
of
Z o o
mill
will be unable bins
Z stopping is =
of
working being still milling
{ grade. Z
thirty
making
Feet
aiouts =
3 Mil busy =
=
again intercepted =
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-16

by Charles S. Sprague, and Rodman
Newport. of Philadelphia, representing
large Quaker City capital. This ground
was formerly known as the Homer Viii
son Trust company lease, and the shaft
was sunk to the 300-foot point, when
the panic ensued to stop work. This is
regarded as one of the choicest lease
holds on the Combination No. 3. The
money for exploiting this lease has al
ready been raised in Philadelphia and
stock selling will not be depended upon
to exploit the ground. The new possess
ors of the ground have formed what
will be called the Goldfeld Gibraltar
Mining and Leasing company, and some
of the strongest capitalists of Philadel-
phia will be associated with local men
on the directory. The surface improve
ments on the lease have been removed
and new frame and hoist are being
installed. The work of the lease will
be under the supervision Of Engineer
Muir of the Combination Extension.
Puritan Lease
The next blocks south, Nos. 6 and Q,
known on the maps as the Thomas
lease, at one time worked as the Com
binatior Florence lease, was also OBJ
tanned by Charles S. Sprague, some ten
days ago, and the finances were i'm
mediately furnished by strong Boston
capitalists, and work was started at
once. The shaft on the ground is at
125-foot depth. As the new owners ex-
pect to exploit the ground on an exten-
sive scale. work of enlarging the shaft
to two compartments of Az feet each
was immediately begun. and has pro-
gressed to the 70-foot point. A gallows
frame has just been erected and a
powerful electric hoist installed. The
surface equipment includes a large
blacksmith shop and an engine house
! The Boston syndicate who subscribed
the large fund for this lease is repre-
sented bv Edmond II. Noyes, Bostor
School of Technology man, of wide min
ing experience. This is the first dir
| into Goldfeld of the important interests
represented by Mr.. Noyes and it is ;
matter of much consequence to the dis
trict. The company organized on thi
ground will be known as the Puritan
| Mining and Leasing company. and tn
Boston Office will be in the Office of tn
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-16
HORNSILvER IS PROSPEROUS

f., R. Thompson has, returned from .
visit to Hornsilver. While there he
made a thorongh inspection of the
mines, leases and mineralized zone. He
expresses himself as most favorably
impressed with the camp.
The Great Western has attained a
depth of 200 feet and is entering the
sulpbide zone. Bromides and afRentite
are making their appearance In the
matrix of the great lode and in his be-
lief the Great Western is destined to
become mine of great Importance.
Hornsilver will not be one-mine
camp, inasmuch as eleven parallel veins
can be clearly traced on the surface.
Trenching and shallow shaft work
has been done on all of these with most
encouraging results
It is only sixteen miles to Cuprite,
where railroad connection can be made
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-16
G0LDFIELD GOLD MOUNTAIN co.
BEGINS WORK ON LEASES

Work is to Immediately begin on the
lease !. recently secured by Frank P. Nc
Neil \ of Salt Lake City and William
naoeock of New York on block No. y
oi the Consolidated Mines company 8
Tolconda y claim lately known as the
c Won Wiedelstaedt lease, and block 10
uoieonda which was leased to, and op-
erated by, the Stevens Golconda Leas-
ing company up to December 81. 1907,
Naen the lease was forfeited and ter
minated. A double compartment shaft
aAs Will be sunk to a depth of 600 feet,
: station cut on the 800 level and cross
eu's run to intercept the veins exposed
'a 'ao tne surface. A shaft is now down
~. .oo 1eet on block 10 and all necessary
oVuipment, buildings, etc., are on the
ssouhd. The lease has been assigned
y me Goldfeld-G Mountain M. & l..
~ the organization of which win be
s0mpleted this week.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-16

average value of our ore from the be-
ginning of operations May LIST, 1907, to
April 1st, 1908, inclusive was $13.25
per ton. This is the average recovery
calculated upon mint returns after de-
ducting cost of shipment and mint
charges. The average cost of mining
and milling during this period was $7.06
per ton. This cost includes expense of
development. The cost of mining and
milling for the quarter ending March
31st, 1908, was 1916 per ton. The cost
for mining and milling for the month of
March was $5.49 per ton. These costs
include cost Of development. The aver
age value of ore for March was 1882
per ton. ] mention these working costs
so that you may see that the cost of
mining and milling is being steadily
reduced.
"You will note by the secretary s
statement that the net profits above
mining and milling and development
costs from August 1st, 1907, to April
1st, 1905 period of eight months, is
$S5. 5.56l. This report also shows net
profit of $37 7,91934 for the quarter end
ing March 31st, 1908. 1t is also of in
terest to note here that from the be-
ginning of operations May 14th, 1907.
to March. 1908, inclusive there were
milled 14,059 tons of ore which netted
the company Sl09,3S6.35.
"From the fact that our ore shows
considerable improvement in size and
value in our deeper levels and the
further fact that our mill capacity Will
soon be increased / feel confident that
we will be able to maintain our record
of production as shown by the quarter
ending March. 31st Calculated upon
these returns our property shows net
earning power of $151, ,677.36 per year. y
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-16
D. MACKENZIE BELIEVES
MARKET WILL ADVANCE

After spending two weeks in San
Francisco and other western financial
centers, where he thoroughly studied
the situation, d. Mackenzie returns I'd
Goldfield confident that a big bull mar
ket is impending.
On his return Mr.. Mackenzie stopped
over at Silver City where he inspected
the Haywood mine, which he reeentlS
bonded. The sampling of the proper Il
has been completed and a test run a
1000 tons of ore is. being made. Theri
are records of production of $500, ,00{
from this property, but it is generally
conceded that the total output has
been better than $3.000,000..
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-16

I'M a compar4titfly direct line with easy
grades.
Theswatsr problem is also easily
solved and a company has been organ
lied to install a pipe line from Mt. Me-
gruder, the source of supply, a group Of
perennial springs being in plain sight
from tho camp.
I The town ii rot building up in adj
vance cf the mineral development:
Wildcatting and disreputahle method
of promotion and operation are uI
known. #ts
The camp is rapidly building UP. Al
lines Of business will be represented
and realty values are steadily climbing
During The past week valuable fndI
have been msde on the Hornsilver. Sill
yer King and other properties. A per
manent and prosperous city is beinG
established.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-16
FRACTION
WORKINGS ARE CONNECTED

BY raising from the 600 to the 500
level the Combination Fraction has con-
nected the Oddie and LOTUS, Davis &
Sweeney workings. Hereafter the com
pany work will be conducted through
the Oddie shaft.
d. d. Muir is mine manager for the
company. He is also general superin-
tendent for the Little Florence com
pany, which is doing extensive work on
the southern half of the estate, which
it holds under a long-term lease. Two
lodges have been eut through making
an exposure at right angles of 10 feet
of quartz. A drift will be run to picl
UP the johnson ore shoot.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-16
INCREASED ACTIVITY In kI.gl
RED MOUNTAIN DISTRICT

During the past week, the Diamond
field Red Mountain Mining company
has drifted on the ledge at the 300-foot
level distance of 20 feet, and the
values continue to remain steady at
about $50 to $25 per ton.
Grant Turner, the mine manager, was
in town yesterday, and reports that the
showing is as good as could be .ex-
pected. Beyond any question whatever
the Diamondfeld Red Mountain Mining
company has very large body Of high
grade milling ore, and the management
feels sure that they viii enter some rich
ore shoots, while drifting on the ledge
that viii be of shipping value
The Black Eagle Miaing company
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-16

The east vein in the Florence Exten-
sion is being crosscut seventy feet from
the shaft on the $50 level. The values
are holding up very well. No effort is
being made to ship ore. All time and
efforts are being given to open up the
ore body to determine its trend and ex-
tent.
The long-looked-for fault, indicated
by the surface formation, was eneoun-
tered Thursday night in the south drift
and the presence of rich drag precludes
any doubt of the presence of the vein
beyond the fault line.
II is the intention of E. r. Thompson,
consulting engineer of the Florence Ex-