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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-08
mi n SEEKERS FAIL TO
FIND MYSTIC TREASURE

dino, from which place they repaired
their machine and entered the interior
of Lower California, penetrating for
400 miles, hundreds of miles beyond any
point in which a machine had been
heretofore.
They searched the localities in which
the railroad crew had made it's various
camps, but found nothing to indicate a
mineral country such as specimens they
carried would be likely to come from,
although the negro had told his wife
his mine was in a spot where no one
would think of looking for it.
At one point in their travel they
were forced to cross one river fourteen
times in seven miles of travel; at other
places they were stuck in quicksands,
and had to haul themselves out with
the block and tackle they carried for
the urpose on another occasion they
smashed into a huge boulder in the
ueScTI, Which, was ONCiONh WIN
brush, almost destroying their machine.
They found a good looking mineral
country, although it was sparsely set
tied. In one place was a man named
Austin, formerly of Goldfeld, who is
taking out 5000 a day from a little mill
which he constructed himself, with
nothing but a chisel, a saw, a monkey
wrench and a few nails. He con-
structed a wheel over which he has an
SO-foot fall of water, which furnishes
the power for his mill.
At another place is a camp which has
been worked for IL years, with II years
of work still in sight. 1t is placer
property, and the country around con
tains some exceedingly good placers.
Coming out rather disheartened, the
party stopped at Encenada, where they
met a half breed named Adams and a
Mexican, who told them they had heard
of the mine discovered by Moran, and
had obtained a concession to prospect
the country where they thought it was
but had found nothing. They had come
in to Encenada to have the concession
renewed, and offered to give the party
ffty-five per cent of the property If
they sent a man in with them to look
over the ground.
Parker arranged with the men to go
to the locality with them, and after a
visit to his home in San Diego, re-
turned to Encenada and went into the
with the men, where he now is.
Neucombe and his son returned to
Goldfeld, arriving here Sunday.
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formation exposed in the bottom of the
shaft is lode ~porphyry, the same forma-
ton in which the principal veins OF the
camp have been found.
The quartz in the new vein is OF ex-
cellent quality, resembling very closely
that found in the veins in the upper
levels of the mine, which are producing
a good tonnage of excellent ore. The
ledge has an easterly and westerly
strike, with a dip to the north, cores
ponding in this respect to the veins
opened up above. No time will be lost
in prospecting the new vein, which
gives every evidence of becoming an ore
producer. There is not much change to
note in the workings of the mine in
the upper levels, the ore bodies showing
about the same strength and values as
| has been in evidence for some time past
and which are yielding a steady produe-
tion of $50 tons a week, the shipments
for the past week amounting to seven
5O-ton ears to the Western Ore Purehas-
ing company's sampler at Millers.
Beyond reporting the usual progress
in this mine, there is nothing OF par
| ticular interest to note. For the pres
emit work on the 770-foot level is being
confined to sending up the raise 10
connect with the winze from the CO.,
foot level for the purpose OF getting
better ventilation throughout the lower
workings. Some prosecuting and
drifting in progress on the 4oo-foot
level. but none of the workings show
values worth anything, but the forma-
ton is such as to warrant further de-
velopment. Considerable milling ore
has been exposed and partially blocked
out on the other levels Of the mine,
which is being left standing for inc
present.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-08

Joseph Scallon, who was prospecting
for some months in the Jefferson canyon
country, and was driven out by the
snow, has just returned from a trip to
that country, having arrived there
April l. He reports that on the north
side of Jefferson mountain there is still
more than ten feet of snow ON the level,
p~recluding any work there. On the
south side of the mountain prospectors
are already busily engaged in doing as
sessment and development work, and as
soon as the snow is off on the north side
there will be a general rush to that
country.
Scallon and a man named Frenzel late
last fall discovered a phenomenal vein
of gold and silver bearing ore in a
hitherto practically unprospected dis
triet a short distance to the north Of
Jefferson mountain, the vein being in
the nature of a fissure of oxidized por-
phyry with lime contact. The assure
was traced for a distance of over a mile
and a half. The rock showed free gold
in places, and assays taken from vari-
GUS parts of the dozen or so claims
which were staked out over the miner
allied area showed values of from $50
to as high as 1920 in gold and silver,
the principal content being gold. News
of the find spread, and by the time the
snow had begun to fall practically the
entire district had been staked out, but
there was no time for further work. The
miners in that section are now waiting
for the snow to go off, after which there
promises to be some excitement in that
part of the country.
Frenzel and Scallon did enough work
on the ledge to convince them of it's
permanent nature, putting down several
holes IL to 20 feet in depth, and proving
up the trend and dip of the ore shoot.
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...ouut of the trip of the party
,,ree Goldfeld men who left TINS
-, March % in quest of lost treasure
:. Lower California, and who returned
Sunday morning, reads like a
.,.o,er from Treasure Island, n IN
instances contains incidents fully
startling. The party returned to
,...,aaa in Lower California, without
locating the lost mine for which they
zero searching, but Parker, n Of the
ia now in Lower California visit
u, a portion of the district which they
I'D not examined, and in which they
.,neet to find the lost mine.
q q. Neucombe, of the Goldfeld
Sovereign, Ralph Neucombe, his son,
and w. N. Parker, formerly connected
9TH a lumber company in this city,
left Goldfeld March 20 by auto, for the
;,,s,;or of Lower California, to find a
lost mine of which they had a few stray
clues.
The mine was discovered by a negro
named Noah Morgan, who was travel
ing as cook for a construction camp
o,ono the railroad in Lower California.
Du,ing the odd hours he had off shift
he spent most of his time prospecting
the neighboring hills, and was away
from his home in San Diego for about
three months.
Upon his return he showed his wife a
sack full of specimens of gold ore which
were shot full of free gold, and said to
her: "The good Lord has made us
rich, and we will have enough to keep
us in comfort for the rest of our days.
Morgan was a secretive man, and
told no one but his wife of his discov-
ery, and shortly afterwards returned to
Lower California. He vas an ardent
photographer and took many pictures
Of the localities he visited, and these
have furnished the seekers after his
mine with their only tangible clue.
While moving camp n day, the
wagon which Morgan was driving over
turned and he was crushed beneath it.
He was taken to San Diego, where he
died without regaining consciousness.
The party left Goldfeld with the
pictures and a description of the local
ity, and after an arduous trip through
Death Valley, during which their ma
chine broke down and delayed them for
three days, they reached San Bernar-
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and would be followed by a series of
more extended trips into these parts.
W. j. Tobin and Richard J. Tobin.
when asked about the matter, we're
anxious to affirm all that has zone be-
fore, but would not throw light on the
transaction as to specific property in
volved, or as to terms. They were
confident that the 9Th of next month
would bring matters to shape for pub
LEGATION, with all of the Incidents. The
present time is deemed premature.
All parties on the inside of the facts
are frank in their assurance that big
things are about to happen. Mr.. Brown
is quoted as saying that the leaser will
receive every consideration on any
property that he becomes interested in.
and that every foot of such ground will
he put under some kind of development.
The reputation that goes with the man
goes far in insuring such a policy, in
ease he does decide to come into Bull.
frog.
All possible difference between the
conflicting interests, especially
referring to that between the Pioneer
Leasing company and the Conservative,
will be avoided in the present agree
it is understood.
Tobin Brothers Deny Selling
A couple of days following the arrival
of Mr.. Brown in Pioneer, a member of
the staff of the Goldfeld News asked
the Tobin Bros. if it were true that
contemplate selling the control of
the Bullfrog Pioneer company, or any
other of their properties, to Mr.. Brown.
eve are not" was the reply. 1--WE
heard a rumor that we were going
to close out our holdings, but this is
not true. You may say for us that in
stead of selling, We are buying, and
hat we now have a very large pur-
,hase under way. just what that is,
We do not care to have made public at
his time, but we will tell you what it
s, and when the negotiations have been
completed and the deal consummated,
,ou may publish it,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-08
BROTHERS DENY SALE
OF BULLFROG PIONEER

Facts fraught with indefinite bul
momentous consequences for tie Bull
frog and the state at large attend upon
the trip into camp this week of ID. r. c.
Brown and his attorney, Ex-Governor
Chas. s. Thomas of Colorado. Mr..
Brown enjoys the reputation of being
in the exclusive class of the centennial
states most successful mining men. and
has probably more capital at his dis.
posal than any other man who has ever
come to this section for purposes of in
vestment, says the Bullfrog Miner.
Mr.. Brown is here, as he stated to the
Miner, for the purpose of buying a
mine. He viii not touch anything that
cannot be operated as a private enter
prise. He is here to mine, first, last
and all the time. This is his first in.
vasion of Nevada and he demands a
proposition of big caliber. There are
no other localities in the state that are
within his present vision.
Negotiations are pending between
the Colorado man and the Tobin Bros.
for the taking over, on a straight out
and out sale, of some of the big Tobin
holdings in Pioneer. These interests
include, prominently, the Pioneer Min
ing company control, the Conservative,
the Manganese Bullfrog, a substantial
voice in the Gold Hills and other lesser
Dame rumor has it that the
Conservative is the particular ground
under consideration, with perhaps the
Pioneer, and again the Gold Hills. The
is doubtful, and from the best
Dbtainable information Mr.. Brown has
IN option on the Conservative and the
of the Pioneer.
When interviewed on the matter Mr..
stated that nothing had been
finally closed as yet and would not be
For a few days. Further, he referred
The reporter to the Tobin Bros. and add
ID that anything they say fit to give
nut was alright with him. He said
hat he regretted not having come to
Nevada earlier, and that his present
rip was eminently satisfactory to him
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-08

Early in the week quite an excite
ment was caused in local circles by the
circulation of rumors that an exceed
ingly rich strike had been made in a
body of tale encountered on the 400
foot level of the West End. As usual,
these rumor were picked up by a SEN
sational press and enlarged upon until
the reported strike had several feet of
immensely rich ore, one paper even
going so far as to report an interview
with Superintendent Corkill, purport-
ing to give the verifcation of the wild
rumors, when, in fact, that gentleman
was in Golden Arrow, about so miles
away.
The only semblance Of truth in the
reported erich ind' lies in the fact
that considerable tale was encountered
by the west lateral drift from the south
crosscut on the 400-foot level, about 200
feet north of west of the shaft.
While this body of tale, which in
reality is a decomposed portion of the
ledge, shows some high values, those
values appear only in very thin seams
and small spots, and while there is about
25 feet of this stuff in evidence in the
drift, it is doubtful whether a foot of
ore could be obtained in the whole 20
feet. The tale is somewhat mixed, oc-
curing in layers and punches of red and
white, the latter carrying the values.
In this body of tale boulders and bars
of quartz are found, but they contain no
commercial values. The drift is follow
ing the tale or decomposed portion of
the ledge, and not prosecuting it, so
that the general opinion that the tale
body is 20 feet wide is erroneous.
There is absolutely no ground for any
excitement, as far as the present work
shows, as there are a dozen places in
the mine where better average values
are exposed. What future operations
in this portion of the mine will develop
remains to be seen, but at the present,
beyond encountering an unusual amount
of tale, there is nothing out of the ordi-
nary to report. The regular development
work was continued on the different
levels of the mine during the week,
which is opening up some good bodies
of ore and prospecting much new ter
ritory, a total of 9S1a feet of ground
having been broken. The ore ship
ments for the past week amounted t.
so tons.
Tonopah Mining Company.
While steady work has been in prog
ress throughout this company's prop
erty during the past week, nothing OF
any particular interest has developed
and the general condition of the min'
is much the SANE as reported last
week. A great deal of work is going
on in new territory and the ground Il
being opened up in a thoroughly sys
tematic manner, and while several cross
cuts and drifts are being sent out OF
the various levels through promising
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-08

According to a statement issued this
week, the John s. Cook e. Co. bank has
considerably improved it's condition
over its statement made to the bank ex-
aminer last August, as printed in the
bank examiners annual report. The
loan item has not materially increased
and the ~overdraft item has been con-
siderably reduced. The deposit ac-
count has noticeably increased, show
ing a restoration of confidence in Gold
field in the banking and general bust
ness situation. On August 81 the de-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-08

j. v. Hussey, who returned Sunday
from an extended trip through Panama,
and along the route of the Panama
canal and the big Culebra cut, is of the
opinion that the government has a ire
mendous job on it's hands before it will
make a success of its undertaking, and
while he advances the startling theory
successfully complete the canal, still,
he extols the engineers in charge of the
work for the skill with which they are
going after their big undertaking.
Mr.. Hussey is qualified to speak upon
the subject, having written a book in
1902, in which he made certain fore
casts, and which have been proven true
in the light of later developments. At
that time, by reason of his knowledge
as a civil engineer and contractor, he
stated hat the canal could not be
built for less than $500, 5000, where
as the original government estimate
was about 5000, 1000, 600. The present
estimate of the cost of the canal, when
completed is made by the government
at $4,000 900, and Mr.. Hussey says
that this will be exceeded before the
work is completed and probably
doubled.
His discussion of the difficulties
which will have to be contended with is
something which perhaps no other
newspaper in the United States has
published, and contains many interest
ing facts in regard to the big connect
ing link between the Atlantic and the
Pacific.
Underground Seepage
"That the country through which
the canal is being constructed is of
formation, and in it are in
andesite and basalt dykes and
flows; that there has been two uplifts
and two settings of the general coun-
try; that the tertiary sands are in
places covered with andesite flows and
disintegrated material washed. and car
ried by the streams, filling the swamps
and covering in places the surrounding
and extending the land lines
into the Pacific and caribbean sea, will
be big things to contend WITH said
Mr.. Hussey.
carry the water from the big lake of
165 square miles, formed by the Gatun
dam, to absorb the waters of the
Chagres river and it's tributaries, and as
evaporation is an inch a day in the
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-08

the usual strength and richness and pro-
a large tonnage of milling ore.
Outside of a little stopping on the 900
foot level, no work is being done above
the 1000-foot level, all efforts being
concentrated in developing and open
ing up the ore bodies at depth, which
give eevry evidence of making the Bel
mont one of the best properties In the
state. Everywhere the ore bodies have
been tapped at depth they have shown
more strength than on the upper levels,
and in most cases better values, and
the work thus far done has exposed an
immense tonnage of ore carrying good
commercial values.
MacNamara 100 Deep.
The work of sending the shaft down
to greater depth was completed last
Sunday at the 790-foot point. Excel
lent time was made on the job, a RECORD
Of 120 feet a month having been made
since sinking was resumed at the 500
foot point and at a cost comparatively
low for this class of work. During thu
week the work of cutting a station a
the 775-foot point has been in progress
which was completed today, and cross
cutting north will begin tomorrow OF
the vein lying IN the contact whiel
was cut through by the shaft. owinI
to the fiat dip of the ledge, which
about 10 degrees from horizontal, !
was deemed best to cut the station jus
below the lower wall of the contact II
stead of at the s00-foot point.
Several feet of vein material was Ell
countered in the shaft, all of which ca
ries some values and looks very promi'
ing. The vein lies on the Tonopah L,
tension MacNamara fault, which wa
pierced by the shaft and is still in ev
dence in the bottom Of the shaft. In
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-08
(From the Tonopah Miner.)

formation, nothing of commercial value
has been encountered.
Sinking continues in the Mizpah and
Red Plume shafts, both workings being
sent down as fast as possible. The Red
Plume shaft was lowered 20 feet during
the week and is down SIP feet below
the collar, or within % feet of the de-
sired depth before lateral work is taken
up and prospecting begun. The bottom
of the shaft shows a broken up forma-
tion containing considerable quartz,
but no values. At about the 500-foot
point the shaft penetrated some quartz
showing values, and as this depth cor
responds with the workings on the 600
foot level of the Mizpah shaft which
recently made connection by a cross
cut with this shaft at the 500-foot sta
ton, it is probable that most of the
prospecting work on this quartz will
be carried on from that crosscut. The
three-compartment Mizpah shaft was
sent down IL feet since last report to
the 1362-foot point, with no change to
note, the formation in the bottom still
being rhyolite. The flow of water re-
mains stationary-55 to so gallons a
Misunderstanding shown no increase dur
ing the past so feet. The shaft will be
continued until the 1500-foot point is
reached before any prospecting later
ais will be sent out.
During the past week a total of 443
feet of new ground was broken, Of
which 126h were broken in Silver Top
ground, 44H in Red Plume and 272 in
the Mizpah workings, which is about
the average amount for several weeks
past. A great deal of this work IS be
ing lone in virgin territory to prospect
the ground. The various Slopes on the
Mizpah, Valley View and Silver Top
veins continue to yield the regular ton
mage, with the backs of the workings
showing the veins to be holding out IN
strength and values.
Montana Operations.
Everything is going along satisfac'
tory in the workings of the Montana
mine, and in addition to extracting al
average of 1000 tons a week to keep it'
40-stamp mill running to its full ca
pacity, a great deal OF new work is be
ing lone ON the various levels which
has resulted in the finding of various
ore bodies Of late. Probably the mos
important of the recent discoveries i
that which was found in the footwal
crosscut from the stope on the Tri
angle vein from the 390-foot Level
which has developed into on exceilen
ore body between 3 and 4 feet wild
carrying high grade values. Anothe
interesting point is found in the cas-
drift on the Martha vein on the SIS
foot level. All along this drift tn
ledge shows good values, but at inter
walls the ore carries very high values
Generally speaking, the mine show
constant improvement, and Superin
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-08
JEssUP MINE OPENS ORE
OF THE JEWELLERY GRADE

Word has been received from Jes-
sup that the ledge on the Churchill
claim has widened to eighteen inches.
On the hanging wall is about four
inches which is vcritable jewelry
quartz and assays into the four figures.
Mr.. Randall, who owns this property,
is personally experimenting the work.
He has expressed his intentions OF add
ing a hoist to the property as soon as
possible,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-08
GREAT MINES OF TONOPAH
GET USUAL GOOD RESULTS

tendent Collins is well pleased with
the present condition of the property.
Considerable important work is now
being done, which gives every promise
of adding to the ore reserves of the
mine. During the past week a total of
$50 feet of new ground was broken, a
great deal of which was in virgin terri
tory. While the extraction at the mill
is still below the usual, caused by the
extremely oxidized character of the
ore, it is thought that when the i'm
provements now being made are com
pleted, no further trouble will occur.
While there has always been a certain
amount of oxidized ore in the mine, of
late this character of rock has greatly
increased in proportion to the sulphide
ore, nearly all of the new ore bodies
opened up showing more or less oxidiz-
alton, n~ecessitating some slight i'm
provements in the mill to handle the
muddy substance. During the past
week the mill treated 951 tons of ore,
with an extraction of So per cent being
recorded.