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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
Next week will witness great activity

Next week will witness great activity
on Florence ground. a number of the
leasers having made plans to resume
work in few days. The Little Flor
ence, the Annex, the Rogers Syndicate
and the Baby Florence are ready to
start up Monday morning is the re-
quired number of men are on hand.
Other lessees are lining up their forces
and in a short time the Florence will
again be the hive of industry 1t was be-
fore the shutdown.
The Pollard lease is working steadily.
the shaft now having reached a depth
of 500 feet, and will be continued so
feet farther. Crosscuts will be run to
the south from the 500 and the 550-foot
that which comes into the Pollard
ground through the Rogers-Syndicate
lease. The rock is looking better at the
bottom of the shaft than at any time
since work was started on the lease, the
quartz seams encountered showing tel
lurides. and there are good indications
of getting pay ore. There Is also
good chance of the Pollard getting the
Annex vein, as the sound of the drills
in the Annex can be heard in the Pollard
workings.
The Pollard was recently financed by
l.. b. Langworthy of Chicago. and he
has also taken over the Florence-Aurelia
lease on the Florence, which was form
erly operated by the Meeker-Nelson
company. The shaft is $40 feet deep
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
FAIRVIEW=WONDER RAILROAD

started on slight surface showing.
The new strike is IL inches wide and
was made on the 50-foot level.
Much is expected from the activity
of Robinson and Vickers on the Victor
Wonder ground. This property has
high rating among the engineers, as 1t
adjoins the Lost Chord estate, owned by
f. Kajelsberg. who made a fortune in
the Klondyke. The Lost Chord recently
opened up a 12-foot vein of ore, picked
samples of which run as high as 5000
to the ton. Authorities agree that the
Lost Chord ledge is the continuation of
the famous Spider Wasp ledge, which
is also opened up on Dickey " ground.
The Victor Wonder consists of the
Red Rock and Cleopatra groups. Three
distinct lodges can be traced across the
property, the main ledge being twelve
feet across. Values running to $50
have been secured.
w. K Robinson was formerly a doctor
at Goldfeld, but found that he could
make more money in mining than in
prescribing for the ills that infiict hui
manity. and this despite the established
mining camp rate for prescribing. In
conjunction with George Vickers he took
a lease known as the Mohawk Florence
and then another on the Little Florence
and, in the language of the day, made
good. 1t has been given out that the
returns from these two properties have
netted the stockholders about $4,000
day since ore was struck
A 35-h.p. Fairbanks gasoline hoist is
on the way to the Wonder Victor
ground. 1t is the intention of the man
agement to run tunnel 500 feet on the
ledge of the Red Rock and to sink
shaft on the main ledge traversing the
Cleopatra. From this shaft it is the
intention to drift, and to crosscut on
the various levels so as to encounter
the two parallel lodges. Some think
that these three lodges will merge at
depth and compose an enormous ore
body.
Word has been received in the camp
that both the Daisy and the Monnette
Wonder will resume active operations
at once. These two properties are con-
sidered exceptional, especially the lat
ter Both are situated on Wonder
Mountain where the famous Nevada
Wonder ground is. and as every effort
has been centered on making mines,
rather than in gophering. to secure
spectacular samples that will record
well in the assay certificate. Wonderites
have great hopes for them.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

and arrangements have been made to
sink 200 feet more Two lodges were
cut on the $50 level which are expected
to form junction at greater depth and
make into pay ore.
The Florence Leasing and Mining
company has been granted a six months
extension on their lease and have also
been given 20 feet of additional ground,
which gives them 100 feet directly on
the vein from which they shipped some
good ore before the shutdown. Opera
tions will be resumed within the next
ten days and as the Hayes Monnette in
terests are in control of the lease 1t can
be depended on to give a good account
of it's holding.
@. S. Johnson. at the helm Of the
Florence Consolidated company, which
has taken over the old January Jones
lease on Florence's Cornishman claim, IL
paign of development and production
The Baby Florence is scheduled to re-
sumo work early in the week and the
shaft will be pushed down an additional
100 feet at once. The present depth il
2s5 feet, and drifts will be run at each
SO feet as the shaft Is sunk. and the
vein thoroughly explored.
Operators OF Portland. Oregon. or
ganized as the Continental Gold Mining
company, are making ready for extern
sive exploitation of their Florence
Ledge lease on the freight claim of
the Florence group.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

Wonder, New, Jan. 29.-Active work
Wonder md Fairview is expected to
start at any time within the next sixty
days. The only question involved ap-
parently is one of route. There are
three possible entries to these two dis
tricts. From Fallon, a branch terminal
of the Southern Pacific. the distance is
about IS miles. Logically this is the
route which should appeal to the road
builders
1t is possible that track laying would
have started along this route long ago
but for the glowing report submitted by
party of engineers who ran survey
down through the Humboldt, or Win
nemucca, or Dixie valley, you can take
your choice. This interesting section Of
desert having as many aliases as the
bank clerk on his way to Canada till the
affair blows over. Who ordered TINS
survey is not known officially, though 1t
has been attributed to the Western Pa
cific The new transcontinental line mas
entrance to Winnemucca, and 1t is al
most a straight shoot down from that
point to Fairview and Wonder, with con-
nections with the Brock road at Nina.
and a run to Goldfeld and through to
Los Angeles as more than possibility
looming up. Incidentally the Wlnne-
mucca valley road would tap rich
country, there being no less than seven
established mining camps on the route
and enough salt in the famous salt beds
of Dixie to supply the world for a de-
cade.
AS it is only a matter of laying thirty
odd additional miles of track more IN
this valley than would be necessary 10
connect Fallon with Fairview and Won
der. the Southern Pacific officials gave
themselves pause. An observer OF tne
moves on the railroad checker board
sizes the situation up this way: BY run
ming line down the Winnemucca' ailas
Dixie. alias Humboldt valley. the
southern Pacific company would not
only serve the two districts that nave
been clamoring so long and loud Tor
railroad. but a hated rival would be smut
out of promising territory and kept es-
pecially from that Los Angeles outie'
and the rich reward incidental to con-
nection with the Brock railroad at Nina.
knowing that the Western Paclhc Is
fled up with it's agreement not TO en-
gage in building any branch lines I'LL
the transcontinental line is built, the
officials of the Southern Pacihc nave oe-
cided to wait until they are virtually
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

be allowed during working hours upon these premises
at any time under any circumstances.
rs. No employe of this company is to be annoyed or
inteered with by any other employe in his work in any
because he may not belong to any
labor organzaon for any other reason, and all en-
pys to work together harmonouy for the best in
terests of the company.
80. No employe of this company is to harass intmi
date interfere with any working of the Godfeld
mining district he does does not belong to any
labor organization.
~. All employees are requested to report any viola
tions of these regulations to the management and any
empi0ye found guilty of violating them, any part of
them will be Immediately discharged and be disqualified
from any further employment by this company.
~ Any outsider violating any of these rules will be
lately elected from the premises and prosecuted by
law for trespass"
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

crowded before engaging ~ the work.
1t will take a year before the Western
Pacific can move. and in that length of
time anything may happen.
That something will happen is the de-
cision of the Nevada Hills people. This
mine. which has paid dividends to the
amount of 100000 while sinking a de-
velopment shaft, needs to get it's ore to
the smelter. The present method is ex-
pensive, the ore bing taken out by
teams 1t is now proposed. according
to good authority, that the Nevada Hills
Mining company build a railroad of its
own. 1t is also given out on good als
thority that there will be no pla ring
into the hands of the Southern Pacific
in the building, as it is proposed to cut
Fallon out and run the road over to
where the railroad from Austin swings
through the Reese River valley on the
way to Battle Mountain.
Out of the three chances for a rail-
road offered, it is more than possible
that Wonder and Fairview will draw
one
In addition to these one may mention
the cable line, a project fathered by F.
L. IOrpey, FORMERLY VI thc I'M VI ioi~
pey and McIllheny, Manhattan. New.
Mr.. Torpey proposes to lay cable over
the ordinary road and by method of
propulsion found successful at Santa
Cruz, Cal, haul freight and passengers
at an average speed of eight miles an
hour. 1t is not Mr.. Torpey's intention
to use rails of any kind. though rails
are necessary at Santa Cruz. He Will
install his five engines on Yerington
branch first and latter build from Fall
Ion to Wonder and Fairview, Rawhide.
Monte Christie and Manhattan.
Operations were resumed a few days
ago on the Wonder Mogul, which is near
the Wonder Sumner ground in the vi
cinity of Chalk Mountain. The tunnel
is in about two hundred feet, and ]. F.
Wilson, the general manager or the
company. intends to continue driving
this till he taps the ledge. The ledge
gave assays averaging as high as 800
on the surface, and is few inches less
than six feet across f. L. Lyons,
Colorado mining man will have charge
of the property hereafter.
j. w. Lansing, owner of the Lansing
lease on the Ross group, was notified by
Superintendent e. A. Ferron, of the Sun
shine Wonder, that a strike had been
made on the latter property of ore that
looks good. The Sunshine Wonder was
bought by Mr.. Lansing and group OF
Minneapolis capitalists, and work was
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
TONOPAH STRIKE

the price of Belmont shares, which have
almost doubled in value in the past
week, and are still going up.
The MacNamara is also looking better
and working on a larger ore body than
at any time since it's discovery. The
vein is seven feet thick and twelve feet
wide, and runs an average OF Sloo 10 'he
ton just as it is broken.
Altogether the outlook at Tonopah Is
better than for several years, as the
mines are proving up at great depth one
after another, and new era OF pro-
duction has set in that will eclipse any
thing heretofore known in the camp.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
ANNUAL REPoRT OF
DIAMoNDFIELD RED MT.

The Diamondfleld Red Mountain Min
ing company has just issued It's first
annual report which vets forth in ds-
tail the operations OF TIRE company for
the past year. and makes a showing that
many an older company would 1e glad
to duplicate. The company has been
working steadily and the results OF the
development are given in full IN the re-
port, together with the assays that have
been taken from time to time. which
have run all the way from so cents to
1864. The mine is equipped with a
complete plant of machinery and the
treasury is in shape to continue the
plan of development outlined, which in
cludes the sinking of the main shaft to
depth Of 400 feet and drifting on the
vein every 100 feet. The shaft is now
down 200 feet and drifts are to be run
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
SIX DOLLARS A SHARE
REFUSED FOR FLORENCE

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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
DEDICATION OF THE NEW
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING

The formal dedication of Goldfeld's s
splendid new high school building took
place last night and a large throng of
parents inspected the building and at
tended the exercises. The building has
been In use since the middle Of Nc-em
Der, and cost 100000. 1t is complete
and modern in every detail and is one
of the finest school buildings in the
west
Following is the program of the ex-
ercises:
Invocation .-..-.....---..-Rev Halterman
The building of the Ship:
The Building GIL
The Launching g.............-.-.AliceH Hatton
Song, THE Ship of State School
Address. Our High School,
.....................-.....--.. Seymour Olmstead
Vocal solo....... Miss Sara Strain
Addresses
Acting President of the Board Of Edu-
cation. -........--................E. 7. Patrick
Public Schools in Nevada
..--........~..-......Ho Hon. John Edward Bray
Deputy State Superintendent of
Public Instruction
Song. "Goldfield' by the School Chorus
From a Tent to the Modern School
Building
....-.....-Mrs. Mary Mclaughlin Hatton
First principal of the Goldfeld
School
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS
DIVIDENDS IN JANUARY

of this Godhd companies
s25ooo Mohawk s466o
period of 1907 the dividend only
contributed $4,000
the Frances
In
of
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of
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
M APEX Slit CONTEMPLATED AGAINST
COMBINATION FRACTION BY CONSOLIDATED

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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

At meeting of the Mine Owners Association held
this week. the following rules and regulations for the
operation of the mines adopted and will be posted at
the different mines:
Ths mine is to be worked under the penshop policy
of the Goldfed Mine Operators Association, hiring and
dischagng without regard to whether they do do
not belong any labor organization and under the follow
ing rules and regulations:
''1 The time of each every shift belongs to
this company and to else.
''2. No walking delegate other representative of
labor organization is to be allowed upon these prem
ises at any time or for any purpose.
''3. No soliciting of membership in any labor organi
zation is to be allowed upon these premises at time
by an employe of this company or by any one else
"a. No discussion of labor questions, either for or
against unions in any way connected Herewith, is to
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

to Sodaville for consignment to the
smelters. The two adjoining leases on
the Jumbo and Atlanta should expose
500 feet of the Jumbo ledge, which is
so feet wide.
A 12-drill compressor is going in at
the Goldfield Rosebud lease on the o. X.
Fraction, belonging to the Consolidated.
Air from this equipment will be furn-
ished also to the adjoining Rogers Syn
dicate lease. a regular producer on the
Florence, which is under the same
management, the Warner-Stewart COM
pany. The Rosebud on the o. X. is sup
posed to have within it's lines the extern
sion of the Florence lead from which
the Rogers Syndicate has made phe-
nomenal shipments.
To the Hazel Goldfield company the
Consolidated has granted extension of
leasing privileges on the Laguna-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
NO CHANGE IN CONTROL
OF CONSOLIDATED COMPANY

pn issues papers make
hands winghed
ln locally.
of
and
Consolidated in
large of the
possibility
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locally
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
FIRST SHIPMENT RECEIVED
FROM KEARNS LEASE

The first shipment of Rawhide ore re-
ceived in Goldfield came in to the Ne
vada-G -Goldfeld Reduction company the
first of the week from the Kearns lease
Won Polenz and others of Goldfeld are
interested The shipment consisted of
30 tons and was taken out in sinking
the shaft to a depth of rs feet. From
careful assays made the ore is esti-
mated to run better than $100 to the
ton, and this shipment will be followed
regularly by larger ones as soon as de-
velopment work is forwarded enough
to put miners stopping on the ore bodies.
The shaft is down 100 feet and is in
good ore all the way.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

One of the greatest strikes ever made
IN the Tonopah district, and one that Is
VI special significance on account of the
ceptn at which the find was made, was
The opening this week of two immense
ore bodies in the Belmont. Both veins
were cut on the 1,00O-foot level, one be-
ing six feet wide and the other seven
ieet Both are high grade milling ore
ana will run better than $40 to the ton.
mere are also stringers Of high grade
running through the vein that may de-
.eiop into body of shipping ore at any
ume' The effects of the strike were
SHOWN Immediately in the advance in
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
x1NxEAD MILL IN OPERATION

The Garrett lease on the Kendall has
taken a lease on the Kinkead mill and
has accumulated on the dump. The bins
at the mill were filled with ore from the
Red Top mine and this is being run
through first to make room for the ore
from the lease. In addition to the ore
on the dump, the Garrett lease has large
bodies of milling grade ore blocked out
in the workings and will be able to keep
the mill running to full capacity for
many months.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
ASK FOR RECEIVER FOR BANK

ternoon. d. Mackenzie who is the heavi-
est creditor of the bank endeavored to
formulate a plan for the re-opening of
the bank. and President Hickey stated
that If he was given five days more he
would have a million dollars in securi-
ties deposited in the bank to protect ev-
cry stockholder. AS this Is just what
has been asked for the extra time was
granted before taking any other action,
and there is good reason to hope that the
doors will be thrown open in short
time.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
SoLDFIELD BANK COMPANY
CHANGES OWNERSHIP.

Inc Goldfeld Bank Mining company,
,ooa'ed between the Yellow Tiger and
.iahces Mohawk. has become very
aeuVe stock on the local exchange due
y 'ne property being taken over by rep
ssentatlve men of Goldfield. among
enom are H. L. Rummell. p. o Attn
ger E H. Newland, william Ballantyne
ana William Mckay.
me company has a double compart-
,,N en' shaft down 125 feet. which is well
"oered concrete foundation has al
,;.a Deen laid for 40-horsepower gaso-
a., engine which is now enroute to
:, uneid' and will be installed on arriv-
:. heasers will also commence work
'ie immediate future. A hve-foot
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

The management of the State Bank
& Trust company is under fire from sew
eral quarters, the depositors thinking
they have waited long enough, and that
if the bank is not ready to resume,
receiver should be appointed and the af-
fairs of the institution closed up. One
suit for the appointment of receiver
has already been filed and there are
number of others ready to come up.
At meeting of the directors of the
institution at Carson City yesterday af-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

ledge has been opened up at the bottom
of the shaft, which runs over $40 clear
across. and asays have been obtained
as high as $125.
Mr. Mckay, the new president OF the
company, has been the general manaser
of the Florence Mohawk, which aoJolhs
this property, is thoroughly famiiiar
with all the veins of that section. ana
will start campaign of active and sys-
tematic development.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
COMPANY zLEcrs orr1czzs

At meeting of the incorporators of
the Gotwaldt Combination Mining and
Leasing company held at lis West Hall
street yesterday afternoon. the follow
ing directors were chosen: Mr.. Down
ing of Erie, Pa, w. M. Gotwaldt. T. ID.
Van Devort, Harry Turnbaugh and
James Grant of Goldfeld The board or
ganized by selecting Mr.. Downing
president; w. M. Gotwaldt vice presi-
dent. and T. ID. Van Deyort secretary
treasurer.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
BANK LEASE

Leasers on the Goldfield Bank.
bounded by the Sunnyside, Frances Mo-
hawk. Fissure and Red Rock, in the
eastern section of the district. are sink
ing double compartment shaft for
thorough exploration of a six-foot vein
that averages $40 and gives as high as
$125 ton. A new hoist is one of the
recent additions to the mechanical
equipment. On company account the
Bank is preparing to begin work at an
early date.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
LITTLE FLORENCE LEASE
TO RESUME ON MONDAY

me Little preparations to resume worn
block enough can De
i oe will be needed 10
cnno'
A with secured In Gouneu ie
aent will bring The Workings are IN
make good prodncta and in addition 10
levels
our another 100 fest at that point IN ora " ~
all the ore possfDlo duF1ng
its
production books on
mas Florence
a
2s OF $looo upon
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should cleen up mother 100000
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

''The Value of the Industrial in Edu-
cation John c. Martin
Editor of the Goldfield Tribune
Song, "Our Flag BY the School Chorus
"The Benefit of Our Public Schools in
Goldhe1d". "....-Senator II. V. Morehouse
Accepting the Buildings, Statement
or cost t----------.--------,---- "A. Couu
Clerk of the Board of Education
Closing Address Rev. Father Dermody
Song by all....-..... america"
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

from this point, and from the indica-
tions in the shaft 1t is not unlikely that
body of shipping ore will be opened on
this level.
The report was compiled by A. A.
Codd, president and A. w. Coote, secre-
tary of the company. and is replete with
Illustrations and contains map of the
property and one showing the under
ground workings, and they deserve COM
mendation for the complete information
they furnish the stockholders.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

All through the strike period work
has continued at the lease OF the Eta
wanda Leasing company on the Eta
wanda, in the eastern section Manager
miller asserts that a shipment will be
ready before many more days.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01

return of exploitation at the dig
gings of the Red Hills NJ. & L. lease on
the Red Hills depends only upon the
ability to find sufficient
crew.
Numerous leases are methodically
probing for ore on the Atlanta. whose
location alone is sufficient voucher for
the presence of pay dirt.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
A. A. CODD PURCHASES
PROPERTY AT RAWHIDE

intendent of the st. Ives Gold Mining
company, is in charge Of the property
and the development work done will he
with the view of making a big mine.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-02-01
STATE POLICE FORCE is
NOW AN ASSURED FACT
Withdrawal OF the Mine Operators Card System
Removes Only Objection to the Bill
Mines Will Be Operated on
Open Shop Plan

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