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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-31
|SMEIFER WILL PROBABLY
BE BUILT AT LAS VEGAS

ore. of the courageous undertaking,
that at the expense Of his millions u
was made possible to span the ueser'
and wine out the trail, Las Vegas Is
the offspring. Before it was yen
snatehed from the wilderness he hat
decreed that il should be a central
station with all Of Southern Nevada
and northern Arizona, southwestern
Utah and eastern California, to contrib
ute to its nourishment. To that end II
was pioneered. The rails had scarce
been spiked beyond its limits when Its
town lots were selling like hot cakes,
when electric lights were turned on,
when its thoroughfares were paved
with asphalt and its architecture were
Of brick and stone, made to reflect IT,,
presence of this millionaire at the
cradle. Las Vegas was his babe Thi'
wizard, who has constructed and oper
ated one of the most formidable smell
tars in Montana and another of thu
WIS
biggest in Arizona, has from the hrs'
contended that if nature had deslgnef
n site for a smelter, toward which th'
output of the camps embraced within
this empire wal to logically gravitate
that site was at Las Vegas, nor in tn
opinion of the Outlook is he to be cal
Iilv driven from that conviction. II
does not assail the eligibility of Pioch
as a site nor does he challenge resource
that shall enter it as profitable as an,
smelter ever launched in a western mir
;ng camp. hut he does advocate La
Vegas as a superior site, and as an evi
dence of his sincerity intimates that
the event of its rival a few miles mort
is r~econciled to it, no one will be
more liberal contributor to the need
of construction. There will be no NJ
~cessitv for a~uetioning off its bonds
soliciting subscriptions for its share
if the public is to be permitted :
share in it's ownership. His purse
omen to all it's requirements, while, .
the owner of the United Verde NINE
in northern Arizona, his patronage :
a producer is pledged. This is the III
airy with which Mr.. Learnard and 4
associates who have decided to build
Phoebe are at this hour confronted.
uheart-to-heart' between the I"
oupht to be productive of profitable r
snlts. Certainly it can beget no harl
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-31
REDI]CED RAIL TARIFF ON
IJIMRER AND MINE TIMBER

ence in weight of about 5000 pounds,
which, when figured at a rate of 65
cents per hundred weight, is a figure
worth considering.
Most of the lumber and mining tim
bers furnished to Goldfeld are obtain
ed in Washington and Oregon, and con-
veyed from there by a water haul -
| either San Francisco or San Pedro.
Heretofore this has been a hardship up
on the lumber dealers of San Pedro, as
the rates for the water han. from Wash
ington and Oregon points to San Pedro
10 one dollar per thousand more than
to San Francisco. The water haul rate
to San Francisco is $3.50 a thousand
feet, and to San Pedro it is $3.50 for
the same amount.
From coast points the lumber is
shipped inland according to weight,
and this has been of considerable bene-
fit to the merchants of San Pedro at All
times, but with the reduction in the
rate by the Las Vegas & TonopaE,
whereby the cost of the water haul is
obviated. the Goldfeld mines and
building companies will receive the full
benefit of the difference in the weight
of lumber from the two coast cities.
The rate upon lumber heretofore has
been 65 cents per hundred weight from
San Francisco and San Pedro. The
new tariff on the southern road will be
about 21a cents less than the old rate,
but sufficient to overcome the differ.
ence in cost of lumber on the coast,
caused by the water haul.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-31

Bv a reduced tariff upon lumber and
mining timbers, to be put into enec'
within the next forty-fve days by the
Las Vegas & Tonopah railroad, as soon
as it can be ratified by the interstate
commerce commission, the mines OF
Goldfeld will be enabled TO make !"
saving of from S45 to 500 upon every
carload of lumber used in TINS seetioh.
c. L. Redman, general agent of the
Las Vegas 4 Tonopah railroad, SAID
this morning that officials of the road
have been working upon new rates Tor
lumber for the last two months, and
that they are now completed and will
lie submitted to the interstate cohi-
merce commission at once, and put into
effect as soon as possible.
The new tariff is intended primarily
to obviate a difference in the water
haul rate from Washington and Ore
gon to San Francisco and San Pedro,
and the saving will be effected by the
difference in the weight of lumber In
San Francisco and San Pedro. The
weight of lumber as it is unloaded from
the ships directly into the ears at a
Francisco is said to be 3h pounds per
foot, as it contains considerable mois-
ture. The weight of lumber in San
Pedro, when being shipped to South
ern Nevada aud Goldfeld, is said to be
but three pounds a foot, the difference
in the weight being caused by the evap-
grafton of the moisture, which is made
possible by the storage of the lumber
in immense yards in that city until it
is thoroughly dry.
Figuring a carload of lumber as con-
tanning 10000 feet this makes a differ
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-31
AUSTIN MINES EMERGING
FROM OLD LEGAL TANGLE

and the sale removes for all time all
possibilities of disputes over boundarie.
or apices. Besides giving the Austin
Manhattan Consolidated Mining com.
pany more valuable acreage, this deal
releases from a perpetual injunction
ten or more great producing veins and
gives this company the right to mine
them, a right that was denied the old
Manhattan company by the courts.
This injunction, which from the rec
ords, seems to have been an averaging
Judgment against the old Manhattan
company for hagrant sins committed
against the Pacific company, covered
such properties as the Blue, the Isa.
celia, the Buel 4 North Star, the Black
and the Apollo and all the workings
connected with the Plymouth and Pa.
cific shafts.
The Austin Manhattan Consolidated
Mining company now has a p~erfec,
title to all the ground involved in this
'htpt btASatAous luc PIODtIty Is IL
rich as any in the camp and no bette;
evidence of this is needed than the fact
that two powerful companies Tough,
over it until both were on the point OF
bankruptcy. 1t contains the western
extensions Of such veins as the Pana.
mint, the North Star, the South Amer
lea, the Black, the Warren, the Dyer,
the Silver Belt, the Troy, the Eu'
pirates, the Star and numerous othei
great producers.
The story of that old litigation il
itself shows how contentious mining
companies can easily kill the goose tina,
lays the golden egg, and also witness
eth the pail of commercial death thai
has rested on Austin all these years
when her streets should have rivalc
in activity those Of Tonopah and Butte
l.. w. HAWORTH.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-31


Austin, New, July 27.-The htiguous
knot, which more than any one thing,
caused the shutdown of the Austin
mines years ago and put Austin out
of the running as an active camp, has
been annihilated.
The sale of the Buel 4 North Star
mine on Lander Hill to the Austin Man
haitian Consolidated Mining company
by j. A. Miller ST., which was finally
and completely effected this week, re.
moves the legal tangle which twenty
years ago Frustrated the Manhattan
company and the Pacific Mining com
pany 1t was this duel in the courts
that drove these two chief operating
companies to abandon the rich Austin
field. j. A. Miller ST., one of the best
business men of this section of the
state, acquired all the mining property
together with the rights under a sweep
ing injunction of court, awarded to the
Pacific Mining company in that old and
deadly litigation. The transfer of these
to the Austin Manhattan Consolidated
marks the end of friendly negotiations
that have been going on for several
months. The company contracted for
the purchase early this year. The out
come of these negotiations is N for
congratulations among the stockhold-
ers of the purchasing company. 1T is
as important to the town of Austin as
any strike of high-grade ore could be
and, above all, it reflects credit upon
the breadth of mind of Joe Miller and
upon the patience and far-sighteaness
of General Manager w. w. Wishon for
the company, who has acquired this
great asset with an entire absence of
friction.
The property transferred lies in the
most productive section of Lander Hill
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-31
STRIKE ON BONANZA KING
ASSURES ENLARGED MILL

this ore body shows average values Of
SIS in gold and silver and 50 in cop
per. In prosecuting ON the upper
levels a parallel vein has been opened
up.
Mr.. Makeever is particularly enthus-
iastic over the future prospects of the
Spring Valley mine. The company is
going ahead now to install the new
machinery for the mine. 1t should ar
rive in the next few weeks. Arrange
ments nave been made with the Union
Oil company for supplying distillatc
for power. An engineer is already at
work upon specifications for enlargirg
the mill, which will be ready for oper-
alton about the first of September.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-31
MAYFLOWER INSTALLING
ELECIR IC EQUIP MENT

Pioneer, July 22.-The Mayfiower
Consolidated has been a little on for
the month of June. The affairs Of the
company have been unsettled for that
period and for that reason the results
are considerably below the figures for
My. The value Of the bullion put out
during the period in question is given
at s6.450. The bulk of this is gold;
silver is almost an unknown quantity.
The saving in the mill attained the re-
markable standard Of 90 per cent. A
total of 365 tons were treated during
the month with a value according to
the returns of around $50.
The new electric equipment of the
property has arrived, or rather was ex-
peeted to arrive today. 1t consists OF
machinery complete for power at both
mine and mill. There is a 20 h. p
motor for the hoist; a 40 h. p. motor
for use in the mill; a 10 h. p. motor fo'
use on the shaft pump, and a small
~ h. D. machine for use on the water
circulator.
The Mayfower mine is in excellent
shape at this time. Superintendent
Foster is making a careful s.u~.' OF th'
underground situation. some little dc
velopment work has been done In tn
new ore shoot opened up during tn
last month. Details are lacking on Thu
matter, but it is understood that tn
promising body is developing in
manner such as is to be wished for.
Leasers on the Mayiower are, =
with the other properties, takini
things easily. Two sets are working.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-31
WILL DEVELOP PROPERTY
IN GOLD MOUNTAIN DISTRICT

Harry Keane, Of the e Wonder
Mining company, left today to put =
bunch of men to work on property IN
the Gold Mountain district. The conf
pany will develop it's group of claims
upon which there are fine surface in
dications, quite extensively. The com
pany has just refused a very fiatte--
ing offer from a syndicate that desirei
to purchase its group of claims.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-31

J. l.. Makeever of the mining firm
Of Makeever Brothers, owning the
Bonanza King mine in Spring Valley,
arrived in Lovelock from the mine
Monday and that evening departed for
New York.
Mr.. McKeever brought in the report
of a new strike having been made on
the property. To a representative of
the press he said:
1--WE have just opened up an ore
body on the 30O-foot level at the mirc
extending east and west under the old
workings. While we have not yet
made any assay values of the ore, yet
it shows up well in paintings, and
mink it is more than twice as rich as
the ore in the upper workings. The
nre shoot is seven feet wide
A party of New York capitalists
'f44ne out and inspected the property
twenty Of the leading mining men ani
brokers Of New York City, were in
charge of B. Rothschild, Of the Phila-
delpbia branch house of Mackeever
Bfothers. The party left the train at
Mill City and proceeded to Spring Val
ley and after an inspection of the
property returned to Mill City and
continued on to their ultimate destina-
ton, the Alaska Yukon-Pacifc exposi-
tion at Seattle. They expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the mine
prospects, and the excellent develop
ment work that hal been performed I'M
der the management of John /. Lilly,
superintendent of the Bonanza King
mine.
The Bonanza King mine, long In the
foremost ranks Of Humboldt county s
developed properties, now has 9 show
ing that has seldom ever before been
equaled in the history Of this famous
old mine. On the 225-foot level the
ore body has been opened for a distance
Of $50 feet, showing a width OF from
three to IA feet. Assays taken on
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-31

Thomas Coulahsh, one of the origi.
nj locators IN the Goldfeld mining
MtrIct, and who for the last two and
one-half years has been in Alaska, was
in Goldfeld yesterday visiting old
friends and wondering owe the many
shanges since his last presence here
He left last evening for the south, on
his way to Mangatlan, Mexico, where
he has extensive copper mining inter
ests.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-31
BANK PAYS ALL
ITS DEPosITORs IN FULL

~RDD@
Pioneer, New, July 28.-Bank Exam
liner Van Fleet concluded the work OF
l~iquidating the accounts of the Pioneer
bank last night and every deposito,
was given his money, dollar for dollar.
The people here are greatly elated over
the business-like way in which the
bank failure has been handled by the
bank examiner and the state banF;ng
board. Not more than a month has
elapsed since the bank closed its 6o'rs
and every depositor paid in full.
There will be a meeting of the depns-
itors of the defunct Bullfrog Bank 6
Trust company tonight. Every effort
is being made to induce Owen Young,
the hacker of the bank, to personally
guarantee depositors against loss.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-31

Judgment has been given William
Crumley, in the district court, against
the Silver Peak Tonopah Mining COM
pany, in the sum of 1924. Thomas +.
Flanagan, Crumley's attorney, was al
lowed a fee of 1925.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-31

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store.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-31

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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-05
Physieian's Mean Trick,

A doctor was q day stopped in the
streets BY q Of his woman patients
whose m2lady was purely imaginary.
The doctor. who was known for his
Intolerance Of and nOnsympathy with
such invalids. after listening some
what impatently to the woman's de-
tailed account Of al her feelings and
symptoms. told her 70 shut her eyes
and put out her tongue. she prompt
y did so. On opening her eyes in q
few seconds the doctor was nowhere
70 be seen. and the woman aEoke TO
the fact that be had left her standing
by herself in 3 busy thoroughfare with
her eyes shut and her tongue hanging
out
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-05
THE TARIFF BILL
BACK TO HOUSE
After Three Weeks the Conferees
Finish Their Work.
PAYNES ANALYSIS OF THE RATES
The Majority Leader Claims That
there is General Downward
Tendency in the Re-
vision.

Washington, July 3l-Entering up
on the last stage OF It's consideration
by congress. the tariff bill as report
ed by the conierees was submitted to
the house by Chairman Payne and
ordered printed in the congressional
record. Discussion OF the conference
report viii begin az 10 O'Clock this
morning. the indications being that q
day viii sufiee for It's adoption.
Contending that the bin marks a
general downward tendency from pres
ent rates Of duty. Mr.. Payne present
ed an exhaustive analysis OF SIS pro
visions. He undertook 10 show that
there had been a marked decrease IN
the rates on the ne~cessarles OF life.
while admitting thar there had been
an increase on some OF the Injuries.
Probably the most marked reduc.
lions throughout any schedule In the
bin as a result OF the action OF the
two houses and Of the conference com.
mittee are found in the metal SEIZED
ule, Beginning with a decrease In the
rate o. iron Gre from 40 70 IS cents
per ton, there Is a general reduction
throughout that portion OF the bill,
pig iron going down from 81 10 S2-50
per ton, and scrap iron from 81 10 81.
The reduction on many OF the items
In this schedule mounts 20 about so
per cent. and this reduction includes
steel rails.
Rough lumber goes down from So to
3i.25 per thousand feet. with a cor
responding reduction IN the dineren.
tial on dressed lumber.
The wool schedule underwent no
change Of consequence. but the entire
cotton schedule was reconstructed and
the phvaseology greatly changed In
the hope Of preventing reductions
through decisions by the courts such
as have characterized The administra.
ton OF the Dingloy Law during lstsor
years t-ls estimated that the rates
Fixed by the bin are about 3 per cent
higher upon an average than those col
Iocted on cotton last year The rates
on cotton hosiery are generally In.
creased.
In the much contested matter OF the
rate on Stoves the high ~protecuonists
fail "a score They sought. through
an Increase made by the house. to
raise the duty materially above the
Dingley figures. but were antagonized
by the senate, and the senate won.
The SILK schedule was reconstructed
with a view OF imposing specific rath,
er than ad valorem duties, with the
result that The average duty viii be
somewhat higher under the new LAW
than under the present statute
Oileloths and hneoieum are heavily
cut but otherwise the changes IN the
lax. hemp and iute provision were not
material. A slight Increased duty
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-05
ssrber Elected comm,nd.r.

Major J. B. Thornton. commonder OF
the Ozark battalion. G.. A. R.. on &C
count OF his removal 20 Indiana, has
resigned his position. same TO take
effect at once. At a meeting, the men,
bers Of the battalion elected Capt r.
d. Barber Of St James as commander.
Capt Barber has selected ]. NJ.
sQuires and W. NJ. Jones. both OF St
James, az his adjutant and quarter
master. The Ozark battalion viii hold
its annual encampment this year a.
St James on September 1. 2. 3 and &.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-05

Gov. Hadley Is not pleased with
either the uncioanllness or the un.
sanitary conditions Of the sleeping
cars and coaches that are operated
upon the railroads OF Missouri. and
has called upon the state board Of
health to make an Investigation Of
the same and demand that the man.
.agements OF the Missouri roads take
Eteps 70 remedy these evils. The
governors idea OF the conditions that
he complains OF IL gained by his per.
sonal observation during recent trips
over the state. A letter Transmitted
by the governor to the president Of
the state board Of health says: Re
Gently, during my travels about the
state. I have had occasion 10 notice
the very unsanitary condition OF the
railroad cars. and particularly OF the
closets and washroOms. both upon the
ordinary coaches and also in the sleep
ing cars. I have also noticed that
p-romiscuous e-xDectoration is general
on the trains. / wish that you would
appoint a committee from the state
board Of health to investigate these
conditions. and take up with the rail-
road companies the question Of OBJ
serving rules that your board might
establish for the Improvement Of exist
ing conditions.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-05

Secretary Of State Con" Roach has
liked Attorney General Elliott NJ
Major 10 aid In bringing the case re-
Gently decided IN st. Louis by Judge
Taylor OF the circuit court, IN which
81 was held that a motorcycle Is not
a motor vehicle, to the supreme court.
Secretary Roach CONSTITUTES the Law to
mean that wners OF motorcycles must
take out the same license as owners
OF automobiles. Judge Taylor express.
ed an entirely contrary view and in
his decision In the case In question
the state vs. j. D. Miller. said that the
automobile law Of 1907 does not apply
20 owners of motorcycles. He asks
that the attorney general appeal the
Miller case on behalf Of the state 30
that the law a be construed in a
higher court.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-05
Happenings in Missouri.


Watermelons Profitable In Missouri.
Large luscious watermel0ns are
raised by the millions annually IN Mis-
souri, and prove a profitable source Of
income to the farmers who make a
speciality Of growing them. According
70 andvance ngures from Missouri's
1909 RED Book" 4.6s1.s15 watermei.
ons were shipped from the producing
counties OF the state IN the year 1908
70 s. Louis, Kansas City, Chicago and
other large cities, thereby bringing the
farmers who grow them the snug sum
OF s374,4s9. A conservative estimate
places the annual watermelon crop Of
Missouri al $4,000 which would leave
about $4,000 Tor kome use and to
be sold to neighbors. II all were plRc.
ed on the market the gain to the
farmers would amount TO $3.50. 900,
averaging each watermelon at 8 cents.
which price is low enough TO even
meet the week when the largest ship
ments are made.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-05
Mant,d b vot. on PrehLhItIan.

Charles f. Stokes OF Kansas City.
for many years the head and front Of
the prohibition movement in Missouri
made Official inquiry OF Secretary Of
State Roach as 10 the number OF petit
TONERS required 10 seeure a special
election 20 which shall be submitted
the question Of prohibition While MIR.
Stokes did not say so In his communi.
cation TO Mr.. Roach, yet q Is clearly
the Intention OF the prohibition man.
ayers in Missouri to try 20 have a
.special election called under the initia-
We and referendum. 20 which shall
be submitted the question OF prohibit
ton.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-05
A Blaze In Lamonts.

Property loss Of $4,000 resulted
from a fire which wiped out a portion
OF the business center OF Lanonte
The Lamonte Record. a weekly news
paper and Job Office owned by H. z
Agee, B. F. Parker's pool hall, John A
Sparks harness shop, Joseph SaUers
racket store and the poultry house Of
John r, Elwell were all a total loss.
origin Of the blaze Is supposed 10 have
been by mice getting into matches IN
the Saller store where the FIRE was
first discovered BY the night telephone
girl who gave the alarm.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-05
Either WAY.

Mr wilkins had been sitting quietly
On a nail keg. peruSing a paper which
he had found on the counter. The
date Of II he had not noticed. Finally
he looked up with a puzzled expires
sion
What's this wireless telegraph sig
nai. this C. o. d they're talking
sbout3" be asked.
Il guess it's C. Q. D. Amt itg sug-
gestsd Holbnook. the grocer. Any
way. it's a signal Of distress. he add
ed. mOodny.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-05
Lsq. 90 on; prlvs, Te,m.

Joe the 1~S-year-old son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Lineberry, residing south
east Of Chillicothe met with an acct
dent which resulted in his death.
The boy had been in the field moving
hay. While standing IN front Of the
mower %unhitching the horses at noon
The animals became frightened and
started to run, the machine cutting OF
both Of the boys legs. He stopped the
team, crawied into the seat on the
mower and drove a quarter OF a mile
to the house before he became uncon.
scious. He died from the shock.