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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
,BUCKSKIN DISTRICT, NEAR
YERINGTON, TO BOOM AGAIN

Across the range of hills in which lies
that chain of large copper mines the
Ludwig, Bluestone, etc, along the base
of the next range, lies Bu~ckskin, on II
gradual, even terrace. 1t was the Ken
ncdy Consolidated of Buekskin that
helped advertise Yerington to the min
ing world, bringing people from far ana
near, and especially from Goidfcld, in
the days when money for mining invest
monts was more accessible than now,
since the panic days. With the return
ing tide of investment, it will be Buck
skin district, with some others, that
will prove to the mining world that a
l7-mile radius from Yerington can dis
clcse more paying mines than any area
of a like circumference in the state
Terington Times.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
MINING NEWS FROM ALL NEVADA
BLACK CANYON LEASE GIVES
GREAT PROMISE OF RICHES

Will Morklinger and George Snide-
man, who are associated with +. u.
Preston in a promising lease in the
Black canyon district, were in Lovelocx
the early part of this week after sup
plies and transacting other important
business, says the Review. The boys
are highly elated owe their prospects
and are confident they will soon be IN
the high grade.
Mr.. Merklingcr stated that the cross
cut tunnel on the lease had been driven
il for a distance of 170 feet. The forma-
ton has beer changing very materially
of late and all indications point to tap
ping the objective vein with very little
more work. When the ledge is tappei
something in the sensational line is
looked for as the tunnel gives a depth
of better thar 100 feet ON the ledge.
The lease owned by these gentlemen
is located on the famous Matovich
group and the big ledge which has been
opened up and which has made the
camp famous, cuts through their block
of ground. As soon as the ledge is cut
drifting and sinking will be commenced
and development work will Ee carried
out on an elaborate scale.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
NEW STRIKE REPORTED ON
BATTLE MOUNTAIN BUzzARD

Another discovery of shipping ore
was made this week on the Buzzarl
claims, says the Battle Mountain Her
aid. The new strike appears to be on
the same vein from which rich ore Is
being shipped, but is about lO0O feet
lower down the hill than the workings
where the ore is now being blocked out.
Manager Orwin stated that the VEN
at this point had an average width
Of from three to four feet, carrying
gold values of a sufficiently high
graGe to ship.
Another car of 80 tons of 500 ore
was shipped from this property a few
days ago, and there are now over 2ooo
sacks OF the same grade and character
of ere ready to go forward as fast as
the teams can haul it to town. More
ore IS being blocked out daily, and
thus far the capacity of the teams has
Ioen overtaxed to remove it as fast
as it was being broken down and
ssek2d.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
MARK TWAIN MINING STOCK
GIVEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Nevada Historical society Was
the recipient recently of a valuable ad.
dition to its collection of articles.
Three mining stock certificates found
in 1896 in an old discarded trunk onet
belonging to MARX TWAIN (SamueI
L.. Ciemens), il a cabin occupied by hin
III Aurora, We're given to the society
These papers have much historic into,
est, all of them bearing the date o.
1868.
One is for j shares of the Mage.
Green Gold and Silver Mining cs.a
pany of Silver Hill, Esmeralda dis
trict, Mono county, California. Itjbear.
the date Of October II, 1868, and j;
signed by G. McNier, secretaS. Al
other is of the Quinsigamond Gold AM
Silver Mining company of the same dis.
triet for 10 shares, dated September %,
1868, and signed by r. &. Stewartsoa,
president, and w. J.. Wyatt, secretary.
Stewartson was the owner of the cabil
occupied by Mark Twain.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
TUNNEL CUTS RICH sTRINGER
IN NEW MINE AT HILL TOP

A l5-inch stringer was cut in the tun-
mel of the Philadelphia Western at Hill
Top Saturday afternoon, > inches g
which is identically the same ore that
has beer sacked in the trenches on the
surface. The ore is of an extremely
high grade character and the strike
transcends in Importance any that has
ncen made in this 60-day old camp.
The tunnel has penetrated a distance of
$50 feet and the contractors are con
fident of cutting the main ledge of the
estate in the next 40 feet.
In the Blackmer shaft which has
reached a depth of 80 feet, the last l40
sacks taken to the surface show a ire
GNendous increase in values the ore be-
ing estimated AT from $500 to $4,000
per ton. The greatest interest IS
cvinced in this property as it is now
skipping at the rate of one ear weekly.
There are three shipping properties
in the new district at the present time,
the Hill Top, Philadelphia Western and
the Maysville, the latter a high grade
silver mine from which a former owner
extracted one car of ore that netted
him $4,000.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
CINNABAR ORE RUNS UP TO
65 PER CENT LIQUID METAL

Cinnabar ore running 90 per eeht
mercury is something Very rare as !.
specimen, but that is just the sort OF
stuff that the Davis brothers are dig
ring out of the Shoshone Quicksilver
Mining company's property in the vlcin-
ity of lone, says the Tonopah Sun.
The company has a ledge traeeable
for a long distance. 1t is thirty feet
wide and averages from eight to nine
per cent quicksilver.
These figures seem almost unbeliev-
able, but they are vouched for by no
one less than ID. II. Walker, who has
Just returned from the property,
bringing with him some of the han'l-
soonest specimens of quicksilver ore
that ever came Il of the ground.
Six retorts have been put in commis-
sion at the property and three more
will shortly be installed. A consid-
erabie shipment of the finished product
will shortly be sent out. The einnabar
ore occurs in a l~ime-quartzite contact.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
MINE THAT WRECKED ITS
DISCOvERER. AGAIN SHIPS

Katieniorn brothers nave hauled tw,
tens of high grade ore from their Mays
vile property at Hilton and will sh.I
il to the Salt Lake sampler. From
careful assays taken the ore is esti
mated to be worth $3.50 per ton. Tn
ore is a stephanite, being entirely ar
gcntiferous, carrying some ruby silver.
This shipment is the f~orerunner CT
weekly shipments that will be made
from this time On.
The Maysville property has had quite
a history, being discovered by a man
named Wilson in the fall of 1884.
Wilson at that time took out a ear
load of silver ore that netted him
s22, 700. Overcome by his sudden ac-
QUESTION of wealth he soon dissipatcI
his fortune by hiring private ears ani
running over the coast and through
Nevada in aimless fashion, giving wine
suppcrs to any who would partakc of
hospitality. Borrowing money he
a mill which was not successful
in treatment, and eventually lost his in-
tcrest in the famous old nine.
Kattenhorn brothers, the present
have lately opened up the prop
erty and this shipment is the first that
goes forth under their management.
Battle Mountain Herald.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
MILL CONTRACT IS LET
FOR NEVADA WONDER MINE

With the next -four months, unless
there is some hitch in the present plans,
the first unit of ten stamps will be ia
operation at the Nevada Wonder mine,
at Wonder. Contracts have already
been placed, according to information
Just received by Walter III. Whitmore,
from Philadelphia. Preliminary tests
were made by Francis l.. Bosqui, who
devised the system now in use by the
Consolidated Mines company, and it Is
believed that better than 80, per cent OF
the values can be saved in the treat
ment of $50 TO 500 ores.
1t is estimated that at least $780,
600 worth of orc is now blocked out Ia
the mine, 81 per cent of the values be
ing gold and the rest silver. The Ne
vada Wonder is owned by the interests
which control the Tonopah Mining com
pany.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
GIANT TURQUOISE GEM
DISCOVERED AT CRESCENT

One of the finest specimens of tur-
quoise yet found in the Crescent tuf-
quoise section, l. miles to the west of
here, was picked up last Friday by J.
H. Mcguire Oh property owned by him
self and II. q. Philips, says the Search
light Bulletin. Now, roughly polished,
but sufficient to show fine color and APP
parent ttawlessness, it weighs up 32U
carats. These finished stones have q
market value around So per carat. All
lowing onc-quarter more for waste ia
final cutting, there would still remain
24U carats. AS a most remarkable sin
gle piece its value may prove to be in
greater ratio than the more common
run Of sizes.
Mr.. Mcguire will soon go into the
city to dispose of his gem and all the
proceeds, and more, will go into the
development Of the property.
The claim producing this find is the
Good Hope, having the extension lead
of the Blue Point, the latter being the
principal holding of the noted Toltec
group. The Toltec is owned by J.. A.
Woods & Sons of New York City, Maid
en- Lane, importers. Their local repre-
sentative is Milton Mundy of Hart, VINO
makes shipments as called for, one Or
more times each year.
Messrs. Mcguire and Phillips also
lately found on the Diamond Dye No. >
a number of pounds of gem rock that,
from appearances, had been high grad
ors' work and cached for a number OF
years. Development is regularly going
ON. \ TUNE IS being driven on the
Diamond Dye No. l.. The matter of in
cooperating is under way and there is
settled assurance that the activities OF
Mcguire and Phillips will be a markell
addition to the promising section with
which they are identified.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
BEI--HELEN MINES WILL
SOON BE BY SHIPPERS

The Mcrrithew property bids fair TO
m:.Ae Il noise like prosperity before
ioag. 1t lies about thr%ee-quarters of
IL nile northwest of the famous Scioto-
Nevada Aiming company at horseshoe
in the Bellehelen district. Mr.. Merri-
thew has sunk a shaft down eighty
five feet and a drift ON the vein ten
feet from the bottom of the shaft.
He has two feet of ore that goes a.
the rate of 1925 per ton. Picked sam
pies run well up in the hundreds. He
has a nice dump of shipping rock ana
parties who have seen the ore claim
mat this property will be shipping
TINS spring.
In the vicinity of the Griffith AMI
Vice strike at Horseshoe three sets OK
loasers have started operations on the
Lawrence and HARDWOOD estate and the
indications for additional strikes on
this property are very good.
On the claim Of Frank Helm, adjoin-
ing the Lawrence property four leases
l.ayc Eeen let and several of the leasers
are now Lusy driving shafts ON their
llasls of ground. Griffith and Vice 3
saaft is down between fifteen and
tm1itr feet between the contacts ana
ii is all shipping grade. 1t is report
ed thai small but steady shipments are
going forward every few days and this
lease has all the earmarks of a regular
producer from now o~n.-Tonopah Sun.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
BRIGHT FUTURE
FOR ROCKEFELLER

That there is a good future IN store
for Camp Rockefeller, near Cactus
Strings. is predicted by j. l.. Scott,
manager of the Goldfeld Double Triaa-
ole group, who recently came INTO Colt
field from that district. To back his
statements, Mr.. Scott had some me
| specimens of rich ore from various
properties. and they certainly looket
good. the quartz being of a lively
! character and free gold visible to the
eye.
Rockefeller is within one and a half
! miles of the proposed line of the Gold
fcld-Ely railway, and when this is con
structed will have shipping facilities
that will greatly aid development OF
the camp.
''Therc is one shipper in the distri u
already" said Mr.. Scott, land we eN-
pect to have many more before the
summer is over. The first shipment has
been made by the Goldield Plymouth
Mining company, the ore going to the
Nevada oldfeld Reduction works, AMI
running better than 800 per ton in goli
and silver. This was from the Little
Johnnie mine, owned by Hubbard, Bart
lett & Tate, and being worked under
the management of Roy Bartlett. The
ledge is IA feet wide, the shaft 20 feet
deep. all in ore, which now shows sui
phides and pans well. Assays run up
to 5000 and $400 per ton.
"Our property, the Goldfeld Double
Triangle, adioins the Plymouth Gold
field, and from the character of the
ore, we believe VIC have opened the
same vein on surface. Our main work
ing shaft is down 165 feet, and we are
now prosecuting to catch the vein mt
this depth. l. am going to California
and the East to arrange for machinery
for the property, which will facilitate
the development.
Cooking and Houldon, who are now
driving a tunnel and opening a good
prospect, are making arrangements
with eastern capitalists for funds to
push the work. They will probably
sink a shaft for depth.
"Sam G. Knott, who has been one of
the most active persons along the Gao
tus range, is getting ready for big
operations on the properties of the Gaze
tus Range Gold Mining company. They
have opened good values in gold AMI
tellurium ON the POO level of their
shaft, which is equipped with a 25-h. t.
gasoline engine and hoist.
There is a great deal of activity
throughout the district, and many new
people are coming in
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
SILVER BOW MEN MAKE
STRIKE NEAR THE COMSTOCK

Joseph Mccarthy, George Drysdais
and Joseph Herman, who leased on the
MeGonagill property at Silver Bow
three and a half years ago, have struck
it rich one mile east of Virginia City
neal tho Brunswick lode. A shaft was
sunk sixty-fve feet and a tunnel run
l65 feet, making connection with the
shaft at that level. The vein varies
from six to twenty-four inches in
width. A carload of thirty tons,
averaging, according to Superintendent
j. I. Mccarthy, 1922 per ton, IA ship
ped last week to the Selby works at
San Francisco. Sheriff Hendricks Of
Storey county and Harry James of vir.
ginia City are also associated in the
C~omstoek Gold6eld Leasing compan :.
The values are principally in ruby ami
native silver.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
FORTUNE SMILES AND MAKES
BISHOP MAN AN ARISTOCRAT

Dame Fortune has again dcigned -
smile upon another Bishop man, the
lucky person being Jack Diamond, who
was moro Familiarity known about town
a.. "Diamond jack says the Bishop,
(Cal..) Herald. Several weeks ago
Diamond "a only a poor fellow, max
ing a living as porter in the Valley
View hotel bar, where he worked all
summer, while tic elements that make
fortunes for men, were busily ut work
for him over in the Pioneer district
near Rhyolite. Recently the turn III
the road to wealth came his way, and
today Jack Diamond is riding about in
an automobile, his w property, and
having the time of his life, as the new
est recruit to the small army of pros
pectors who have made their pile IL
Nevada's mines.
Diamond was in ON some of the best
locations az Pioneer, some of his hold
iEgs being IN the TOWNSHIP, and the En-
pire group, which joins the Original
Pioneer. For his interests there he re-
ceived 100000, $4,000 being paid IN
cash when the deal was made, and an
other $4,000 coming due next Septenr-
Der. One of the items of the deaI was
a 60-horse power, brand new Thomas
automoLile, which Diamond took over
from Malcolm Mcdonald. one of tn.
purchasers of his property.
With his automobile, and his bank
ron o. S5J,0oo, Diamond is enjoying
himself now in and about Pioneer, Cod
:ie,9 and Rhyolite. In fact he is now
on, Of the Lig guns OF the new bonanza
camp, and is showing his qualities of
soou fellowship. He has given up his
arto largc.y to the entertainment of his
old friends, who werl poor with him,
and who have not had the same fortune
that came to him. He is well remem-
tered here by quite Z circle of friends,
and these are waiting for the day whea
he will come chugging back to Bishop
IN his own ear, for which he has en-
gagged a chauffeur. He has sent word
back OF this intention, and states that
he proposes to show himself when he
Goes come. Not so very long ago, be
was unable to gel credit for u pair OF
shoes in the town.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
PEAK
MAKES HEAVY PRODUCTION

For the ten months since the first
of March. 1905, and ending with JAN
uary /, 1909, the Pittsburg-Silver Peak
Mining eompany's mill at Blair aver
aged a monthly tonnage of 10000 tons,
having a value of $40 a ton, as shown
bv the heads. OF this amount, 63 per
cent is saved by amalgamation ON the
plates, the cyanide plant cffeeting !,
saving of an additional so per cent,
which is a record surpassed by fev
plants in the country, aud many did no.
begin to equal it. The output of the
plant has, therefore, for the period men
toned, been at least $4,000, and il
is probable that 100000 would he
more nearly the exact figure.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
GOLD PRIZE TUNNEL OPENS
ORE ZONE AT 80 FEET

1.-THE tunnel on the Gold Prize prop
erty has been driven in for a distance
of 27o feet, and last Saturday the ore
zone was reached" said G. III. Richards,
vice president of the company, to the
Lovelock Review, last Tuesday. Nj.
Richards had just returned from an in
spcction trip and was highly pleased
with the showing that is being made.
Continuing, he said:
Last Friday the basaltic dyke was
cut, exposing the ore zone. The latter
had only been penetrated a few feet,
but the showing, considering the work
dcnc in the ore zone, was very encour-
aging. Several small s%tringers, carry
ing mineral and characteristic of the
high grade streaks found on the sur
face, have been cut. These small string
ers are dipping toward the main lead
and it is thought they are feeders. 1t
will require about ten days work 20
reach the main shoot. When this point
is reached drifting and prosecuting
will be commenced. A raise will also
be run to the surface for the purpose OF
furnishing ventilation. Three shifts are
working constantly and it is the pur-
pose of our company to rush develop
work as rapidly as possible and be-
fore many weeks we expect to be able
to give out some good news
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
COMPANY TO MINE c1NNABAR

The Cinnabar Mining company held
its first meeting in Tonopah last Tues
dag evening and the following were
elected to office: Harry Quinn, presi-
dent; J. W.. Simons, vice president; r.
j. McGrath, treasurer; j. Nj. MeDail,
secretary; w. +. Roche and George
Harmon, directors. The company stars
eff with . good treasury, and the devel-
opment of its property, which cons,ss
of IA claims, will be pushed ahead rs
fast as possible. The surface showing
is said to be excellent, and the little
work already done has exposed ore ear
rying shipping values. OF course the
proverbial TOWNSHIP has popped up and
will be known as Trenton. The prop
erty is situated a few miles north If
Helena.-Tonopah Miner.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
MAMMOTH HIGH GRADE ORE
BODY AT BROKEN Hill

The Broken Hills company is sackins
ore from three different parts of the
mine and on two distinct veins. In tha
drift from the bottom of the incline
they have sixteen feet of ore that will
run from 500 a ton up, some Of it 60
ing several hundred dollars a ton.
y week ago a eur was started in thu
side o. the hill, just below the main
shaft and a seven-foot body of 800 ore
IS already exposed and being sacked for
shipment.
j. &. Mccormack, president of the
Broken Hills Mining company and W.
{. Ranneils, mine manager spent ses
cral days in Helena this week, making
a thorough examination OF he propertj
and formulating plans for the further
development of the mine. President
would lie resumed at once and continued
until the completion of The mil. Ihes"
is now 1000 sacks of high grade snip
ping ore ready to DC sent to the mill,
and enough more IN sight to keep the
flcightcrs cusy for months.
The developments IN the drift from
the bottom of the incline are being
watched with great interest by those
interested in the Florence Goldfeil
Consolidated lease and the Broken Hills
Syndicate lease. The vein appears 10
trend directly toward the latter, pass
ing within a few feet of the former and
dipping directly into both. The Flor
cnee Consolidated is down about 200
feet ard the Syndicate, otherwise
known as the Bowie lease is down 80
feet.
.'pe poles for the telephone line are
all Up ana the wires will be strung t.
the camp within the e ten days.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
VIRGINIA CITY.

IA
but 40 minutes, the jury il
the Winters viii contest returned 4
verdict IN favor of the proponents to
the viii. The verdict was received at
o:l5 o'clock and marked surprise w:.s
observed after the jury expressed its
opinion in direct opposition to that Civ
en- by the expert witness, DIR. Tyson.
The latter in his answer to the lengthy
Hypothetical question of 5000 words de-
elared that Winters did not have suf-
Geient control of his will power prior
to and ut the time of his death to re-
sist the influence of his children. Thus
closes II of the most fereely contest
ed matters of local record. The daugh-
ters of Winters mentioned in the Will
are hereby recognized as the sole heirs,
the daughter Nellie Mccormack and the
son, George Winters, who contested the
will being declared as having no stand
ing in the settlement Of the will.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
COPPER STRIKE REPORTED
ALONG Ida PIPE LINE

A discovery of rich copper ore is said
to have been made recently on the Ida
pipe line about five miles southwest OF
Goldfeld. The ore was uncovered az 2
depth of only four feet and carries -
per cent in copper and about $3.50 IN
gold. The ~discoyercr, who has been in
Goldfeld for a few days, shipped 1000
pounds of the ore which nettcd him a
return Of So.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
WILL CONCENTRATE
TUNGSTEN ORE

The Melvin and the Monster claims,
at Round Mountain, have both been
producing tungsten ore and DR.. Gonlin
is endcavoring to consolidate the claims
and make arrangements for milling the
combined output. Some tests have al.
ready been made by Henry +. Wood
4 Co., Of Denver, and the concentrate
produced was purchased at the rate OF
5000 per unit.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-27
SPARKS. Archie Steele. wen kpo,

SPARKS. ARCHIE Steele, well known
to the older residents of Washoe eouu,
ty, was arrested for Killing whiskey 70
an Indian.
He vas taken before the United
States Indian Commissioner Mr.. Waldo
at Reno where a complaint was made
and he was turned over to unite,l
State Marshall 0rin&mon. lie is now
being held under $50 load to apnear
before the s-and jrty at ca.son CITY.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-04-12

We often wonder how any person
can be persuaded into taking any
thing but Foley's Honey and Tar for
coughs, colds and lung troubles. Do
not be fooled into accepting own
make" or other substitutes. The gen
uine contains no harmful drugs and is
in a yellow package -Quinlans Phar-
mHPN