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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
GRUBSTAKE SUIT FILED
AGAINST L. L. PATRICK

One of the most interesting and i'm
pOrtant grubstake suits ever brought in
Nevada has been instituted in the dis
trict court by George b. Mechem of
Denver against l.. l.. Patrick.
The plaintiff sues for $2s5,00O on the
grounds that he grubstaked the de-
feudsut at various times and to the
total amount of about $4,000.
This compact between the two men,
it is alleged, was entered into nearly
eight years ago. Mr.. Patrick has
within the past several years been ex-
tremely fortunate in mining. He made
the first mine-sale of any Importance in
the camp, turning the Combination mine
for the original owners, and from which
transaction he made a large fortune.
The complaint fled says that
Mechem and Patrick formed a grub
stake partnership eight years ago,
Mechem furnishing the money and
Patrick doing the prospecting, the two
partners to share equally in the result
Of the enterprise.
From that time until the spring of
1904 Patrick is said to have attempted
TO acquire interests in British Columbia
and Thunder Mountain, Idaho. In
September, 1902, however, so the bill
declares, Mechem suggested to his part
ner that the latter go to Tonopah, New,
and Mechem, Gin pursuance of the
terms of said agreement, as aforesaid
gave Patrick, in divers amounts, $4,000.
The following summer, while the con
tract was still in force, the complaint
says, Patrick secured title to the fol-
lowing claims located in Goldfield:
Combination No. /, Combination No. 2,
Combination No. 3, Rustler Fraction,
Side Line Fraction, Golconda, Wonder,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
MONEY AVAILABLE FOR
LEGITIMATE OPERATIONS

Walter D. O'Brien, one of the sue
eessful operators of the Goldfield and
wonder districts, has returned from
'an Francisco and is greatly pleased
win the advances that are evident in
tue district. Mr.. O'Brien is building
a handsome home at Piedmont, but he
VIII continue to have his offices in
Goldfeld.
IA his opinion, cleaned from close
'Vinmunion with mining men and in
'~es'ors, there is more money available
!. present for legitimate mining opera
Nons thar ever before, but wildcatters
~ longer have a show. Investments
."i not be made except in properties
'Aat nave an excellent showing.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
RED HILLS M. & L. co.
GIFTS A GOOD LOOKING LEDGE

A fine ledge, full of quartz, is the re-
ward that has waited upon the persist
ont work of the Red Hills Mining and
Leasing company, operating a block OF
ground in the northeast corner OF 'he
September claim, marked on the maps
os uMack and Fay" This ground Is
almost Immediately south of the Lutte
Florence hill. The shaft is down 3oo
feet. and the ledge, which came III a'
the 345-foot point, is nearly hall way
across the shaft. A few days VIII prove
up the size of this ledge only a part Oh
which as yet, has been penetrated. me
,,o;, matter is of the characteristic
blush color of the Little Florence anu
Rogers and carries fine white quartz.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
EXPLORING THE PORTLAND
WITH A DIAMOND DRILL

Under the general superintendency
of Fred j. Siebert, development work
in the Portland is steadily progressing.
A representative of The News visited
the property this week and found the
work progressing smoothly and rapidly.
The shaft has been retimbered to the
450-foot point, where a Colyn drill is
being operated. 1t has reached a point
100 feet below the stump. The cores
show dacite and tale, with occasional
quartz stringers. 1t is possible that
the drill will be sent down 1920 feet.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30

Hornsilver continues to grow with
undated steadiness, and this feature
of steadiness is a source of great salts
faction to those most interested in the
camp. Hornsilver has not experienced
the "boom' that usually attends the
birth Of a new camp; the development
of the properties, the work of the leas-
ers, the establishment of the various
mercantile enterprises has been char
aeterized by those steady, business-like
methods which go to insure the per-
maneney and stability of a new com
munity. The surrounding country is
contributing its quota of arrivals; from
Palmetto, Ida and elsewhere they are
coming. Houses and stores are building,
lumber is at a premium and everything
is business and hustle. The work on
the leases is progressing rapidly, and
every days work only adds to the de-
STABILITY of the ground.
The development work on the Great
Western is proving it up to an extent
that iustifes the expectation that il
will be one of the great shipping propo.
%sitions of the state. The drifts that were
run to the east on the 100 and 200-fooi
levels opened up fine bodies of ore, OF
shipping value, but the showing there
has been discounted by the develop
ments in the west drift on the 200. The
richest ore yet encountered in the
workings was uncovered here during
the past week, there being exposed
hornsilver that should run into the
hundreds of dollars per on. During
the past month Manager Russell has
been devoting his time to development
work, and no shipments have beer
made; but in the course of this devel
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
MITCHELL & FAIRFIELD ARE
OPERATING TWO PROPERTIES

Sinking is progressing at the rate Oh
a set and a third a day in the smart
Of Mitchell and Fairfield on Combina-
t;on No. 3. The new machinery is
working to perfection. Col. Hebron
has charge of the work, which is being
aone bv contract. Eighteen men are
employed.
Mitchell & Fairfield are also operat-
ing a lease on the Desert Rose. FIVE
men are employed. The new shaft Is
down sixty feet.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
HOIST ARRIVES FOR
HORNSILVER MINING co,

]. H. Macmillan has returned from
Hornsilver, where he thoroughly in
spected the property of the Hornsilver
Mining company and ~pronounces the
lodges identical to those in the Great
Western.
The shaft on the property is now
down eighty feet and is being sunk be-
tween two lodges.
At the 100-foot point a station will
be cut and erosscuts will be sent both
| directions a distance of sixty feet. A
hoist is on the ground and develop
ment work will be forced ahead at rapid
strides.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
REAL ESTATE FAKIR ON TRIAL

The News exposed the palpable fraud
some time ago.
One of the claims of the promoters
was that ore running SO to the pound
had been exposed while grading the
streets of "North Goldfcld.'
As a matter of record, the TOWNSHIP
plat was not accepted for filing by the
board of county commissioners and that
body also refused to grant the spplica.
ton for a street railway franchise.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
GOVERNOR MITCHELL LIKES
CAMP OF HoRNSILvER

J.. +. Mitchell, upon returning from
an inspection of Hornsilver, said:
81 am enthused over the new camp.
II is prosperous, promising and the pure
orill. The Great Western has broken
into a new blind ledge, which shows a
vast quantity of shipping ore.
"Frisbee. Bradley and the Elmer
Chute and Coffee & MeGowan interests
all have splendid leases on the Great
Western. 1 am fully confident that
Hornsilver is on the map to stay
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
Nor,cE TO STOCKHOLDERS IN
THE ROUND MOUNTAIN Elk
MINING co.

you are hereby notified that a "ei
ror has been made with the houn'
Mo,ntaiu Mining company on a OASIS
- efteep shares of Round Mountain
Extension Mining company for one
ahare Of Round Mountain Mining com
pany stock. =, once send
!, vour stock for exchange on 'he ''
above stated. :. . sne.
This merger was authorized az a spa
o;., meeting of the s~toeknoloers nns
eaa, ,sa company Office May 25th' 1905
and all necessary papers nave ~
eeuted. EXTENSION
ROUND MOUNTAIN hAi
MINING co. So.ro,.rx
By H. C. MAYER Secretary, pry XIX
M3O-3t. "oi
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
WHAT'S DOING IN THE HILLS
|D1AMoNDF1ELD RED MOUNTAIN

The strike which was made on the
north drift on the 300-foot level of this
property last week is still holding its
values and President Codd is confident
that they are entering the expected pay
shoots in their vein. The ore has been
averaging from $40 to $40 but the latest
assays run up to 1920. The property
which has heretofore been admitted to
be a first class milling proposition 10Y
seems to be in line to enter the ship
ping class. Work is being rushed in
the drift to determine the extent and
average value of the latest find. If
the values hold, the company should
be shipping at an early date.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
SINKING WEST OF MALAPAI

A strenuous attempt is being hauc
bv the Nevada Eagles company to prove
that the mineral belt extends west OF
the malapai. John Houlihan is manager
of the company. Tie shaft is down Zoo
feet. Some good assays have been OBJ
tanned, but no ore of commercial value
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
THREE DAYS IN GOLDFIELD

Mfs. Elinor Glyn, authoress OF
'Hfee Weeks" accompanied by
'un' Taborde of Paris and friends
nun santa Barbara, Salt Lake and
''S'urg, who with their maids and
ees occupied almost half a floor Of
motel Goldfeld, arrived early in the
D. ana a few days later departed for
oiyn was in search Of local
', which she found difficult to OBJ
oeeause of the state of civilization
Prevailing here.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
HAZEL GoLDFIELD

Thos. r. Harvey, president of the
Hazel Goldfeld Mining company, is in
camp comforting with Superintendent
Fink and inspecting the properties.
Considerable superficial development
work is being lone upon the Berenice
Fraction holding of the company, upon
which a hoist will shortly be installed.
The company is doing active work
upon its Laguna lease. The shaft is
nearing the 400-foot point.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30

A meeting of the shareholders in the
Bulifrog Gold Bar was called for May
Is, but a majority of the shares were
not represented so no business was
transacted. An effort will be made
later to bring the shareholders together
and il is not unlikely that arrange
ments for further operations win be ac-
eomplished.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
BEGOLE NO. z

The pump is running steadily on the
Berole No. I shaft and the water rs
down TO the $50. The shaft has been
retimbered to that point and sinking to
the 730 will shortly begin. Crosseut-
ting will also be in order.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
Miners Union.
Other Labor Unions.
Fourth Division

Woman's Club and Citizens in
Carriages.
Floats.
The following program was given at
the Hippodrome at II o'clock:
L. H. Rogers, president OF the day.
Music.
Invocation, Rev. J. W. Halterman.
Music.
"Lineoln at Gettysburg Emmett
Walsh.
Music.
Orator of day, Hon W. +. T. fogg'
Solo, Mrs. j. F. Clark.
"The Blue and the Gray, Hon. H.
v. Morehouse.
Solo, L. T. Merwin.
&c. A. r." Col. Sidney Williams
Music, "America."
Benediction, Rev. James Dermody.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
MORE COMPANIES FILE
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

Russell Bros, Inc, $4,000; ). M
R,ssell. Howard Russell and Marion
Russell.
March Rose Mining and Leasing com
many Al. 900. 900; Henry Buckley, u. H.
McIelland and J. B. Braidwood.
Rawbide Wisconsin Mining company
81 200 900; Eugene Grutt, .. >. van
pelt and Joseph Polacheek.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
MOUNTAIN CROWN

The 300-foot point was passed this
week in the Mountain Crown shaft and
the formation is looking better with
depth. Bunehes of dyke matter are
coming in. The indications are that
the ledge will be cut within the next
fifty feet.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30

very high grade the shoot is breaking
to an average of 1898 per Tor across a
width of 3 feet. Most of the ore sent
out was settled for at tina. figure.
No. / Lease or Queen
All ores mined and shippel from
lease No. / on the Queen during the
tbirty-day period which closes next
Sunday, had an average gold grade of
about 5000 per ton. They came for
most part from the 117-foot level, where
is exposed one of the largest and most
generally enriched lodges in the district.
Aside from the rock of shipping grade,
a large tonnage of $50 per ton milling
quartz is being mined and piled on
dump, or blocked out in the workings
for future stamp food. What is true Of
lease No. / in respect to tonnage of
milling quartz also applies to lease No.
.. Lease workings on the Queen estate
which promise to enter the shipping list
before long are the st. Ives, Ogilvie-
Reynolds and Pike Mikesell blocks.
The shaft on the first mentioned is
down better than 20 feet on its way to
the 200-foot level and prosecuting.
The Ogilvie- Reynolds shaft is now down
! 200 feet and a station is being cut pre-
paratory to drifting to contact with
the rich ledge exposed in No. . lease
workings.
Pike Still in Ore
At the Pike lease on the Queen the
pay streak is showing a width of 80
feet, and carries a 20-inch streak which
is breaking to IN average of S453 the
ton. 1t is sacking at that figure. Much
of the high grade shows gold in the
free. A deal is on for the transfer of
this lease to Colorado Springs parties.
Balloon Hill Values
C~rosscutting is on at the 75-foot level
of the double compartment company
| shaft on the Litigator claim of the
Rawhide Balloon Hill Mining company.
1t is now out a length of 10 feet and
is in broken up formation which yields
a gold content ranging from So to 50
gold the ton. The cut is being driven
to contact with the ledge opened at
surface and which was followed to a
depth of 80 feet in an incline shaft.
Truett Lease
Lessee Truett is still mining 81 per
pound ore at his holding on the Happy
Hooligan claim of the Rawhide Coali-
ton company. He varies that some
what gratifying occupation by hosting
quartz having a silver content of IL,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
WHITE ROCK

The Begole Syndicate's shaft on the
January White Rock lease on the
White Horse has attained a depth Oh
400 feet and prosecuting is in progress
The formation is very promising espe-
e;allv at the 3OO-foot point in the
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30

Inc NeWS-)
900 ounces and a gold content of 2s
ounces to the ton. The silver-gold
bearing ledge is something new in the
Hooligan hill section, but is none the
less agreeable because of its novelty, as
it demonstrates the worth Of the hill s
vein system at depth. The ore is a
p~orphyritic quartz and appears to oc-
eur in a contact between the older
porphyry and a later flow of rhyolite.
The find was made in the stope at the
70-foot level.
Sunbeam on Coalition
The ledge tapped in the Sunbeam
lease block on the Coalition, an account
of which was included in your CORE
~spondent's last week dispatches, is now
showing the full width of the shaft az
a depth of $50 feet. At that level it is
to be crosscut and a drift extended
along its strike. The vein is breaking
to an average of $50 gold the ton, and
is streaked with narrow ribbons of
quartz that sample as high as $4,000
The Bluff Hoodlum
An ore shoot carrying shot gold hav-
ing a fneness of 1890 per ounce has
been discovered by Thomas Wilson, SUI
p~erintendent of the Bluff Hoodlum
workings. Wilson made the find on the
footwall of the extension of the Queen
Bethania ledge in the east drift at the
lO0-foot level, 40 feet in from the shaft.
Aspen Estate in Money
An ore shoot showing free gold and
silver in quantity has been encountered
on the estate of the Rawhide Aspen
Mines company, the point of it's loea-
ton being No. l shaft. An inch-wide
band of the stuff is plastered over with
the precious metals. Paralleling it is
a 2-foot body of high grade shipping
ore. A section of the vein, from 4 to 6
inches wide, has an average worth of
from $4,000 to $4,000 silver-gold the
ton. The ledge was cut on its dip, and
presents every indication of perma-
nency.
Wright and Price
Wright and Price, leasing on the
Hooligan claim, have opened two feet
of pay rock at surface. The find was
made about 40 feet east of the shaft,
and is to be proved up by means of a
crosscut sent out from the 100-foot
level. The ore varies in value from $50
to 800 gold the tor. Both Price and
Wright are former Cripple Creek min
ers, where they scored several mining
successes on leased acreage.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
BUILDING ON INCREASE

The rapidly increasing pay roll is
not only having its beneficial effect
upon local business men, but is Great
ing activity along building lines. While
no business houses of any consequence
are now under construction there are
many new residences being erected
throughout the city.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
GETTING FINE

Crosseutting is progressing on the
6O-foot level of the North Sandstone.
Fine paintings are being obtained and
proximity to a valuable ore shoot IS
strongly in evidence.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30

Rawhide, New, May 2s.-The month
whose days have now narrowed to a
few brief hours begins an era of egu
lar ore production; has engaged in the
building of a railway; has begun con.
struction of a 3-story brick hotel, has
equipped its FIRE department with
chemical engines; has engaged at profit
in the business of placer mining; has
entered upon the manufacture of brick;
has established an electric lighting
plant; has opened up new ore bodies in
all portions of the district; has sup
piled itself with a modern printing
plant, with linotype, aeihle news press,
ete.-the Press-Timcs; has begun work
on a water system, and has in other
ways been Quitting for a vigorous sum
mer campaign along mining and general
industrial lines. Having made itself
fit by preparedness, the camp is now go
ing about its business of gold mining
uhuci iult Htdu VI sttdm anu iVrtCu
draft, and is each day more thoroughly
making good its earlier promises.
Shipments Go Out
During the month shipments have
been made from the Kearns Nos. / and
? leases on the estate of She Rawhide
Queen Mines company; from the famous
Truett lease, the Miller ami Grutt
leases on Rawhide Coalition ground; the
Murray, Lillian and Big Four lenses on
the acreage of the Rawhide Consol
idated company;, from the Wafer Boys
lease on the Gar claim in the Regent
section, and from the Royal Tiger prop
erty, also in that locality. 1t is not to
be understood from the foregoing tina.
each of the leases mentioned ha; been
developed to a stage where regular ore
consignments are probable, but rather
that in most instances the working
force has penetrated ore bodies at depth
sufficient to insure large and frequent
shipments before the close of the pres
ent twelvemonth.
Productive Zone
There is little question but what the
Kearns Nos. | and 2 leases on the Queen
have entered the permanent pay area
during the present month, and that the
era of production begun about May !,
is to be regular and in ever increasing
tonnage bulk. Shipments scrt cut nom
these two premier holdings aggregate
a trife more than 200 tors, tho bulk
from zach being practically on par
with the higher grade ore coming from
the Kearns No. 2. Exclusiv" Of the
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-30
Truett Lease

Lessee Truett is still mining 81 per
pound ore at his holding on the Happy
H~ooligan claim of the Rawhide Coali-
ton company. He varies that some
what gratifying occupation by hosting
quartz having a silver content of ~,
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-24
BRoKERs AXE srsrENnFD.

New YORK, Dec. 24.-W H. Martin
and Thomas w Moorehead. members
Of the firm of Marshall Spader and
company, were suspended from the
New York Stock exchange touay for
three years. The suspension. 1t is un-
derstood, is the result Of an invCstiga-
ton into the dealings of Marshall
Spader and company with the failed
arm Of Coster, Knapp and company,
which was announced on the ex
change. The suspended members are
charged with doing business incon-
sistent with just and equitable prin-
ciples of trade"
The firm is widely known as a COM
mission house and a statement issued
oy the firm says The governing
committee has disciplined the firm by
denying us the privileges of the ex-
change for a period of three years
on the charge of violating the rules.
The action has nothing to do with our
financial standing. No fraud is
charged. No one suffered loss" In
addition to the stock exchange the
firm holds memberships in the pro-
duce and cotton exchanges.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-24
NEW YORK FIREMER
SAVED MANY LIVES
One Man Was Killed and Two People
Seriously Injured in Tene-
ment Fire.

New York, Dec 24.-One man was
killed and a man and two women Sc
riously burned, while the lives Of
many others were saved only by
prompt and heroic work OF fremen
and the tenants themselves in a fire
that wrecked the five story apartment
house at 122 West 127th street early
today. Daniel Frizzell, an English
man who lived on the top floor, was
burned to death.
David Mullin, a fireman, was badly
burned while saving the life Of Mrs.
LOCKER. This was one of the most
spectacular incidents of the fire. He
rushed up a ladder 10 the fifth floor
where Mrs. LOCKER stood in a window.
She was about To jump. but obeyed
his command to stay where she was,
and was reaching out to meet him
when she tainted and fell backwards
into the blazing room.
Mullin plunged headlong after her
and when he found her the night
clothes she wore were ablaze. Mullin
beat out the flames with his bare
hands, wrapped the woman in his coat
and carried her half way down the
ladder where his companions waited.
The woman was badly burned.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-24
CHICAGO JURIST WHO
KNOWS ABOUT DRESSES

Chicago, Dec. 24.-"That Judge
certainly knows something about wo-
mems dresses"
Municipal Judge Walker who IL;
not a bachelor, received this tribute
from Mrs. Victoria G. Dray after he
had decided in her favor two suits
she had instituted against ladies'
tailor.
Mrs. Dray wanted possession Of
two dresses which she alleged were
"misfis," and S22 damages for the
"misht.'
She donned one Of the suits in
Judge Walkers private room and
then presented herself before the
court.
That gown is an inch too long"
promptly commented the Judge.
Mrs. Dray retired, 10 reappcar later
wearing the other.
"An inch too large in the waist"
was Judge Walkers comment Mrs
Dray charged that the tailor had
declined to reduce her price in con-
sideration Of the "mishts" or TO de-
liver the dresses unfinished.