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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04

In 1907 ten Goldfeld mines were
steady shippers, as previously named.
Were there counted as mines all the
numerous leases which ave produced
ore and paid dividends in 1907 the num-
Der of deep mines in Goidheld in 1907
would have been just 40. That the
number of 1908 producers will be 0
BILE that seems certain. If permitted to
operate and develop till the end Of this
year there shoul be added to these
forty mine company workings and
lease diggings shipping and milling ore
from the Atlanta. Blue Bull. Booth. C
o. d.. Crackerjack. Florence Extension
Gold Bar. Kewanas. Great Bend. Ken
dali. Midtown. Red Hills. Fed Top Eek
tension, Silver Pick. 0smmerone and 9th
ers of Goldheld's present promising
prospects.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04
BLUESTONE TO RESUME WORK

two motors of 1o-horse power each have
been installed while the third will have
15-horse power. The compressor is 800
horse power.
While the work of electrically equip
ping the plant progresses. workmen are
employed building a third furnace for
the process which is to treat the Blue
stone product.
At the Bluestone, when everything Is
in running order. there will be quite a
substantial settlement. In keeping with
Captain De Lamar's ideas. several cot
tages have been erected to be occupied
by the miners and their families. while
the residence of Superintendent Week is
one Of the most modern in Western Me-
vada.
All signs point to the early construc-
ton of the railroad from Wabuska to
Yerington. 1t is asserted by many thai.
1t is on this account hat the Blnestone
company is arranging for beginning its
career of production.
In the workings of the mine, there is
blocked out ready for hoistins to the
surface. $4,000, 900 worth of ore.-Yer-
ington Times.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04
MILL MACHINERY IN DEMAND

w have noticed during the past
three months that the inquiry for mill
equipment for gold mines has increased
many hundred per cent" said a we'll
known mine machinery supply man
Friday, to a representative of the Salt
Lake ribu II have just returned
from several Nevada districts. where I
was called by just this line of inquiry,
and l find everywhere a growing senti-
ment that no branch of the mining in
dustry is attracting the attention from
eastern capital. nor has any other
branch the optimistic future that mining
for gold is attracting.
Nevada has been a student for three
years, a student in the severe school, of
experience. and she has learned her les
son thoroughly. Everyone was inclined
to believe that the resources of the state
existed mainly in the newspapers, and
for the sole purpose of disposing of min
ing stocks to unwary eastern investors.
Nothing could have converted he world
from this impression so absolutely as
the announcement from the shelters
hat Nevada mines were sending in rich
gold ore faster than it could be taken
care of. That set people to thinking.
and the result is a stronger confidence
for Nevada now than ever before.
Penalties that have been added by
the smelters to the treatment of Me-
vada gold ores nave simply forced the
organizations able to do so. and those
that are capable of shipping extensively
have no trouble In reaching the purses
% mnnev circles. to make preparations
for treating their resources right on the
property. Their ores are not. properly
speaking. smelter ores anyway. They
need to be treated within as short a
distance from the bodies from which
they come as possible. So mills are be-
ing added on all sides. and We expect a
great revival in the mine machinery
supply business from this one branch OF
mining during the new year.
Nevada presents the field for us
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04

That the great Bluestone property will
soon be the scene of the most active
campaign of development in the history
of the Yerington district. seems self
evident. judging by the preliminary prep
arations that are now being made at
the mine.
1t has been several weeks since opera
lions there were practically suspended.
due, 1t is stated, on account of the nom
arrival of much needed machinery.
At the present time there is a general
stir in the vicinity of the Bluestone
which bespeaks the early resumption of
operations on a scale unprecedented in
the history of Captain De Lamar's $780,
600. 900 mine.
This week the lights were turned on
and their chickering's present a pretty
picture from the city of Yerington. 1t
will be all of two weeks before the cleo
tricians will have finished their labors
at the Bluestone camp. There are sew
eral cottages to be wired, in addition to
the installation of another motor. which
will be used in connection with the
electrolytic plant which is planned to
treat 1000 tons of ore per day. Already
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04
GOLD STRIKE MADE
NEAR TOWN OF GOLCONDA

Near the town of Golconda, where
there Is considerable mining activity
going on, some new and important
strikes of gold ore have been made dur
ing the past few weeks. On the low hills
near the railroad track. only 100 yards
from the town, a ledge carrying free
gold is being developed that gives
promise of being as rich as the famous
Kramer claim on Lone mountain. The
property where his las strike was
made is owned by Joe Fayant, H.. Kos
ter, II. C, Rich and j. Minaker. The vein
is in a quartzite formation. with a por-
phyry footwall. The ore pans well in
gold and some of the samples shown
nave colors of the yellow metal as big
as grains of wheat. 1t Is the intention
of the owner to sink a shaft to the So
foot level before drifting is begun. The
ore is very similar to that being ex-
tracted from the Kramer property and
many believe that the new discovery is a
continuation of that rich ledge.
A deal of great Importance to the
town of Golconda was made a few days
ago when J. w. Oswald of Minneapolis,
Mimi, purchased C. e. Harris interest
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04
GOOD SURFACE SHOWING
ON DUCK GROUP AT LEE

Wonderfully rich gold ore has beer
taken from surface openings on No. :
claim of the Ducks group during the
past week. The specimens exhibited
are the prettiest and believed to be the
richest ever found in this camp. The
ore Is of a fine quality of lively quartz
and fairly bristles with coarse ~granules
Of gold all over.
The Ducks group consists of two full
quartz claims. lying on a gentle slope
to the southwest of town and about one
mile distant. adjoining the Johnson
Grass on the south end. The ridge is
strongly mineralized it's entire length,
the ore being a fine grade of quartz,
showing paintings and good assays
wherever tested.
This recent strike on the Ducks has
greatly stimulated development opera
lions in this particular section, and has
created more cheerful and hopeful feel
ing throughout the entire camp. The
Ducks claims were located by three OF
our pioneer townsmen, Jack Layton,
Will Pierce and Robert Lee, who own
the property.
The claims lying most contiguous to
the Ducks are the Mud Hen and Molly
Gibson Nos. /. 2 and 3. These claims
lie directly east and adjoin the Ducks
on. their side line. and are owned by
Jack Layton, Roy Durkee and Robert
and Gus Lee. The two claims lying on
the west side of the Ducks are owned by
Fred Peterson.
All of these men were On the spot
when Lee was in her infancy as a min
ing camp and the excellency Of their
judgment in the selection of good ground
is clearly demonstrated
The owners Of the Ducks are sinking
on the ledge where the rich ore was
found. and further discoveries of the
same class Of ore in greater quantities
will undoubtedly be made as the devel'
| opment OF the property progresses.
| The owners of these rich claims and
also other contiguous ground are to bs
congratulated on their good fortune
while the collateral benefits are being
felt and appreciated by the entire com
munity.
Specimens of the rich ore may be seer
at the Office OF Mayor Lilliard on Nevads
street.
Later-The development work hal
further uncovered some very rich or
and the vein is widening as they g
town. The find Is genuine and there il
every indication of increasing richness
with depth.-Lee Herald.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04

in the Hart & Butts lease on the Kramer
property. The price paid for the inter-
est was not given out, but Mr.. Hart
stated that 1t was a substantial one. At
the present time. on this lease, a shaft
is being sent down on ore that Is. ex-
tremely rich in gold, some Of which Is of
the picture grade. Nc definite plans
have been givensou but 1t is intimated
that regular shifts of men will be put on
and the shaft sunk to 100 feet as soon
as possible and drifts started north and
south on the ledge. As far as the prop
perty has been developed it is proving
a bonanza with very few equals in the
state.
H. III. Sheldon. the deputy mineral sur
veyor. was here last week surveying
claims on Lon mountain and 1t is re-
ported that other properties will be sur
veyed before long.
Since the new discovery was made on
the hill near the railroad track there has
been considerable excitement here and
claims are being located everywhere.
The ground is pretty well covered be-
tween this strike and Lone mountain,
two miles south.-Humboldt Star.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04
WILL DIsEDoE xo1 GOLD
IN DEATH VALLEY COUNTRY

Clarence E. Eddy. the poet prospector,
and his half brother. Ralph Beam, have
just returned from Death Valley. where
in the vicinity of Benefits we'll and
Tule hole they located 112 claims for a
Salt Lake association in which Mr..
Eddy is interested, says the Bullfrog
Miner.
Mr.. Eddy says that here are numerous
prospecting outfits In the valley. several
of which are from Rhyolite. and many
from the outside. One California outfit,
he says, is guarding wingate pass. n
thinks with a view to relocating ground
in that neighborhood after the first of
the year. These claims. however. are
quartz. and those located by Mr.. Eddy
are supposed to be placer.
Mr.. Eddy's theory. as heretofore de-
tailel, is that the sink of Death Valley
contains valuable deposits of gold and
other minerals in the residue from the
waters WHICH once covered the depres-
sion. 80. -~~u~ ~ -r~~s -0~.s
His proposition is to put the dredgers
to handle this slime in large quantities.
Last spring he discovered some very
rich placer dirt on the outskirts of the
valley at the time he was prospecting
with Gould, who later returned with the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT expedition. and Mr..
Eddy thinks Gould succeeded in inter-
esting the California people in his CD
dy's) theory. They had a surveying
ortft in the valley. and it is understood
that they have made a complete map of
the country to enable them to proceed
in~telligently.
Mr.. Eddy says that he climate of
Death Valley is delightful. While away
he put in considerable time at Furnace
creek. where he had fresh vegetables and
all kinds of fruit grown on the ranch.
He thinks 1t an ideal winter resort.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04
SEARCHLIGHT DISTRICT
MAKING GOOD HEADWAY

Work in the various mines of the
Searchlight district is progressing I'M
der most favorable conditions. Most of
the properties closed on Christmas day,
and the miners were given an opportun-
ity to observe the holiday in a fitting
manner. The New Year holds much for
the district and the properties operating
therein. Developments have progressed
to the stage where actual production on
a huge scale is made possible. Many of
the leading properties have been devot-
ing their time to the opening up of ore
bodies. and after the method of reduc-
ton shall have been determined renewed
activity will be noted all along the line.
The lie Roy company is pushing work
on the new ten-stamp mill, while the
Blossom will be ready to ac-
tive operations in mill-building very
SOON. Several other companies, includ-
ing the Philadelphia, are also consider
ing methods of reduction, and it will! not
be many months before the district will
be in a position to hold it's own with the
best of them.
The Quartette is contemplating con-
siderable new development which. when
completed, will materially increase the
output. The Duplex will also start the
new year with much new work, and re-
cent developments at the old S~earchlight
shaft indicate that this sensational mine
will within a few months equal that Of
it's famous neighbor, the Quartette.
The Pittsburg has reached the 200
foot level, and after the station has been
cut. drifting will commence. Manager
Black believes that high grade values
will be found on this level. but it is his
intention to sink the shaft to greater
depth at an early date.
Fred Ward of the West Extension is
planning to start work within a short
time, when a plant of machinery will be
installed. Operations at his property
ceased a few months ago on account of
a large flow of water encountered, and it
was found necessary to put in a plant
Of machinery to cope with the situation.
CAMP THURMAN
The first shipment of ore to smelter
from Camp Thurman will occur in a few
days, according to ]. H. Williams. who
has thirty tons ready for transportation
to Salt Lake smelter. The rock which
carries gold and silver with a consider
able quantity of lead. has been taken out
of the Longfellow group, consisting of
four claims and is controlled by Mr..
Williams.
This ore will run from 800 to $500
per ton. 1t has been taken from sur
face workings on Longfellow No. 2,
which we have opened up in three differ
ent places, but to no greater depth than
eight feet anywhere" said Mr.. Williams.
who is in Searchlight for a few days at
tending to the assessment work on his
claims adjoining the Boston group.
LEASE NEW ERA MILL
Smith and Bowman, operating the
Shoshone group, Fourth Of July noun
tain. have leased the New Era mill, and
stamps will soon commence dropping on
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04

The Nye & Ormsby County bank
opened its doors for business promptly
at 9 o'clock Thursday morning after a
suspension of six weeks. Barry Hamil-
ton is In charge Of the local branch as
cashier. VIM. T. Virgin having resigned.
The bank did a good business on the
opening day. paying out and taking in
money as If 1t had never lost a day. The
reorganization has strengthened the
bank materially and when 1t opens it's
branch under a national charter as the
First National Bank of Goldheld. 1t will
be one of the strongest Institutions Of
the state.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04

a good grade of ore. The small hoist
formerly used by the contractors at the
Colorado mine, was removed to the Sho-
schone shaft this week, and development
is to be prosecuted on a much larger
scale than heretofore. The owners re-
Gently encountered a two-foot ledge OF
$50 ore, and a large body Of SIS and 81
rock is blocked out. The starting up OF
the New Era mill means added prosper
ity to the Searchlight district. and will
materially aid the growth of that partic-
ular section.
coon HOPE
Word has been received that the ex-
periments with the dry concentrating
process now being made in Colorado
Springs by the management of the Good
Hope mine is meeting with great sue
cess. Superintendent Crozier sent an
other sample shipment of ore to Colo
RADIO Springs this week. which will be
experimental upon. Thus far the vari-
Gus kinds of ore found in the Good Hope
has been treated successfully by the new
process, and in all likelihood a 10O-ton
plant will be installed on the property.
Repeated experiments have esulted in
odNihS PidStiediiy al VI thc NolutS, the
tailings showing only a trace after the
ore has been treated by this process,
which consists principally of a crusher
and blower. The values are separated
from the concentrates by a blower. and
the gold is carried through by means of
a cotton belt into its receptacle.
The process has been thoroughly test
ed. and as soon as the merits of this
mode of reduction has been more fully
determined, the management will open
up the mine on an extensive scale.
OLD nIzzoo
The shaft at the Old Mizzoo has now
reached a depth of IS feet, and it is pro-
posed by the promoters of the Old
Mizzoo Mining company to carry on de-
velopments quite extensively. A good
grade of ore has been found on this
property. and Manager J. j. Smith is
well pleased with the showing thus far
Along with other companies in the dis
trict the Old Mizzoo was hit quite hard
in the local bank failure. but this will
not delay the work in any particular.
WYOMING
Superintendent Ed Carlson of the
Wyoming reports his property as being
in better condition at this time than ever
before. The drift or the 261-foot level
is now in about 100 feet, and with each
foot the indications appear more favor
able for the encountering of a high grade
body of ore. Small stringers are being
found on the hanging wall running ap-
proximately 800 to the ton. The rock
is of the same character as the Quar-
tette. and the entire drift has the appear
ance of the formation of that world
famous producer. 1t has been decided
by the management to continue work in
deiniately at the Wyoming, as the pres
ent showing is the best ever made on
this property. Drifting to the westward
on the 2OO-foot level will be prosecuted
with vigor.-Searchlight News.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04

along such lines, and everyone can see
that the old state is about to enter an
era of prosperity and remunerative min
ing that will attract attention from
every nook and corner of the civilized
world. Nevada has learned her lesson
well, and now she is going to profit by
this schooling"
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04
NEVADA IN FIFTH PLACE
IN NUMBER OF MINES

According to the United States geo
logical survey there were 2.0S9 deep
mines in America in 1906, the latest
year Of official statistics. Nevada came
fifth among the mineral states, as is
shown by the following list of the ten
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-01-04

TofaT To
~ the above sum of dividends there was paid on parent
- account 81, 359, 87440 and out of the leasers'
eomP~rs A.. 26s, $50. The surplus came from company
ue e%s; and leases on Goldfeld Consolidated, So, 996,s74.
wv rTeoranee. $500, 900; Jumbo Extension, 1920 and
~ Hihtnat;on Fraction, 81, $50. The dividend record for
, ,S7 wonld have been 1901, 124.4O save for the fact that
i r..ol;1ated called off its monthly disbursement on ac-
@. 81 the strike that was called late in November
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-12
Deaths and Funerals.
JUST TEA LEAVES.
The Spectacle They Present Under
Powerful Microscope.

The Spectacle They Present Under
Powerful Microscope.
Have a Look" said the histoloGist.
And he rose from the beautiful. deli
cate microscope, and his companion
took his place.
There was a little. fiddlirS and nd
justing of tiny screws. Then the
tyro said:
Ugh. CHASTITY! What have we here
"A railroad wreckf"
You are looking" answered the his.
toIogist, lat part OF the remains of
Ceylonese caterpillar"
He withdrew that slide and put an
other in its place.
Another tragedy1" the tyro asked.
THE remnants OF a beetle" the his
tologist replied.
A third slide was placed beneath the
lens.
This" said the tyro. should be a
battlefield"
1T is only" returned the scientist. "a
commingling of the desiccated frag
ments of a fly, centiped. a moth and
a slug"
The tyro yawned.
Histology Is interesting" he said In
bored voice Where did you get
these specimens
"Out Of a packet of tea"
"a packet of tea? What kind of
tear - ...-....s4 ..
Ordinary tea"
Heavens! / am a tea drinker. Ex-'
plain yourself"
The histologlst, smiling. said:
'"rea grows on bushes. The leaves
are plucked by hand. Imagine your
self stripping rosebush after rosebush.
miles on miles, of their leaves. Well.
that is what tea picking is like.
''The native pickers work fast. They,
pick as many as twenty-five pounds OF
leaves a day-a bundle bigger than a.
man.
Now, the tea plant is the prey of a
hundred insects, and the picker In his
haste doesn't pause to brush Off each
leaf or to wash 1t, for he works, as we
say. by piece work.
"The picked leaves are dried on char
coal fires. They shrivel under the heat
and the insect, larvae and chrysalids
among them change to dust. This dust
looks to the ordinary eye like leaf frag-
ments, but under the microscope il
looks, as you remarked. like an insect
railroad wreck or pygmy battlefield.
1t tastes like-but you know as well as
do what 1t tastes like"
Tomorrow. said the other. Il am
going to bring some Of my wife's tea
here to examine with you."-New York
Herald.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-12

FOR RENT-Large furnished front
room, ~ TT. Wayne SvN. 11-2t
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Furnished by County Recorder
Mos5aush.)

Anna r. Lockwood to Alberta
V Goode. pt lot 4o4 Elizabeth STAIRS
add city; $1,000. 4
John Jacason to Henry Bertsch, pit.
6-l5-I3, ri acres. Washington town
ship S2S.2T5.
Dudley ID. Ramsey 10 Wm. L. Thorn
burgh, pit " 5-17-iS. IL acres, Perry
81 ,a,so.
Jennie Rodsnberg TO Commissioners
Wayne township. pt lot 40 ]. and $
W. Smiths add city. $500.
John z. Miller to Joseph r, MILL
ken. pt lot III, Jonathan Roberts add
Sl,,O0.
George W. Peel 10 Addison d. Peel.
lot IL {. T Prices add oitl. 81 and
love and affection.
Josiah T White to Chas G. Sutton
ct al, lot Is II. l. Fishers add city.
81 200.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-12
When HITS Were Unknown.

In ancient days hats were unknown,
men having hoods attached to their
outer garments, which they wore or
discarded at pleasure. Stow, the old
historian, says that nobody wore any
thing else except the lord mayor of
London, who sometimes donned a hat
on state occasions. In the reign of
King Henry VII, he says, the citizens
began to wear flat caps knit Of wool
en- yarn, black, but so light that they
were obliged to tie them under their
chins, for else the wind would be mas
ter over them
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-09-12
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