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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-08
million coins of that demon

forty-eight million coins of that denom-
ination were issued, and only seventeen
million have been returned to the
United States treasury. What has be-
come of the remaining thirty million
and more-for very rarely is 2-cent
piece now seen in circulation The
problem of where the pins 60 is not
the only one OF its kind.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-08

Engineer Mike Fitz returned Satur-
day after an extended absence. Mr..
Fitz has been working on branch
from Columbia Siding, across the river
from Wenatchee, to Mansfield, Doug
las county. The new road is now
completed and trains will be operated
in three or four weeks, in time to
handle much of the wheat and other
grain grown in that country.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-08
Benefits of fast Mail

Postmaster Davis is authority for
saying the business men OF Leaven-
worth may take advantage of the fast
mail service.
Letters reaching the ostoffice by
6 p. m. except Thursday and Saturday
will be placed on the new mail train.
Thursday and Saturday the hour for
closing will be p. m. The fast mail
leaves Leavenworth at 11.20 p. m.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-08

The Toppenish Review has joined
the ranks OF the daily newspapers pub
lished in Washington. This hitherto
weekly has always been a strong publ
cation and in its new dress it presents
strikingly newsy appearance. The
Review will be Republican in politics.
w. A. Wyatt is al the helm as editor.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-08

William Jennings Bryan will speak
at the exposition Tuesday, October H..
Mr.. Bryan will not speak at any other
place in the Northwest outside of Brit
ish Columbia.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-08

Copy for the October term calendar
of the state supreme court, now in the
hands OF the public printer, shows 254
cases to be heard, or the largest num-
Der in the history of the state court.
For October, 1908, the number was
.237.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-08
M. E. Church Notes

We were glad to see mems faces in
our congregation Sunday. We also
noticed some seats were unoccupied.
An invitation to you to come and wor-
ship with us is cordially extended.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Preaching at IL. Subject, "A Model
Christian"
Epworth League at $50 p. m.
Evening sermon at 1880. Subject,
Loves Supremacy"
Prayer meeting every Thursday at
1880 p. m.
Cordial welcome is extended to all.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-08

The Seattle baseball team won the
1909 pennant-the first time in ten
years. They were not headed during
the past season.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-08

Manifold Typewriter Paper
For sale at The Echo Office
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-10-08

Between 1864, when the coinage of
the 2-cent piece was authorized, and
1873, when it was discontinued, over
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
UNITED MINES co.
MAY BUILD OWN RAILWAY

reimbursed for the cost after when
the rate would be cut in half. AS the
Nevada United company was financed
during the last year to such an extent
that it can continue development Tor
another year and q half at least, the
shipments of high grade lead ore which
were Icing sent out were discontinued
and will not be resumed until the haul
age charge from the mines to Ely can
he reduced. The saving between the
cost Of haul by wagon and by rail will
he $3.50 to 81 a ton, which amounts to
quite "A sum in a short time and would
be a pretty good profit on an output OF
several hundred tons a day.
The next thirty or sixty days WIZ
probably witness the completion OF
the survey when the question OF
building the independent line VIII be
finally decided as by that time IT IS
expected that something definite VIII
be known regarding the new line 10
Goldfield.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
MANHATTAN PLACERS SOON
TO HAVE ELECTRIC POWER

Manhattan placers will be given new
life about May 25, when the power line
of the Nevada-C California Light & Power
will make its entry into that
camp. CARRYING with it facilities for the
proper pumping of water necessary for
the working of the pay gravel. At the
same time the power will enter Round
Mountain, and placers which heretofore
have depended solely upon small gaso-
line engines to develop a supply OF
water will have at their disposal cleo
tricity representing any horse power
needed. Power will be in Pioneer by
May Is, the fire not having hindered the
.company's plans.
At the present time the placers of
Manhattan have nothing with which TO
develop water except small gasoline en-
gines, but it is the plan of the power
to run a 440 volt circuit
through the gulch, to which the smaller
operators may attach pumps to develop
plenty of water, without the necessity
of a transformer.
A reduction in rates of power used in
the running of hoists throughout South
ern Nevada will be put into effect June
! by the power company. The due
ton will be from 35 to 40 per cent below
A. ,.osopt rata and will not affect
power used in mills or electricity for IL
Eliminating purposes. Meters will be
used to guage the amount of power
used, instead of charging so much per
horse power, for a certain number OF
shifts, as was formerly done. Circular
letters are now being sent out to the
users of power, notifying them of the
change.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
MINING MEN SEE TEST OF
NEW BLASTING POWDER

ing stunts at rescue.
Over on the knoll a short distance
from the tunnel, two experiments were
made in blasting rock where everyone
could see it. These demonstrations
showed that the blasting power is at
least equal to the standard powders,
but August Cordes, representing the
claims one-third more
strength.
In the matter of testing its safety,
some startling experiments were made.
Several packages of the powder were
fastened to a blackboard of planks and
numerous shots fred into it from a
rifle, without causing an explosion. Mr..
Cordes lighted a stick of it and he'd
it in his hand while burning like a
Roman candle, without an explosion.
Small quantities of it were poured out
onto a rock and hit with a hammer, and
still no explosion. Among other claims
made for the powder is that it will not
freeze and is not affected by heat.
The entire party who witnessed the
experiments was apparently well salts
fed with the results attained. Further
private experiments will be made II
one CT the big mines here during The
week to demonstrate it in actual min'
! nractica.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
RICH ROCK DISCOVERED
IN MINE NEAR NORDYKE

b. NJ. Laughlin was in town Saturday
displaying some samples OF gold pear
ing rock taken from his claims
The location of this new find is south
of Yerington and about two miles
northwest of Nordyke in the range OF
hills skirting the Walker river. The
holdings of Mr.. Laughlin comprises
four fullsized claims.
The rich specimens he was showing
Saturday were taken from a southwest
drift that was started from the south
side of the tunnel at a distance OF
about 100 feet in from the mouth. TINS
drift has been advanced GA feet at the
present time the width of the ledge Is
a set of timbers wide. There is TWO
and a half feet of mineralized matter
on the hanging wall. On the footwaii,
where the specimen rock comes from
there is IS inches of rock that would
gladden. the heart Of an old prospector'
The ore is plentifully s%prinkled with
gold and il is more than likely thai
the owner will run into a body OF ore
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
SPRING GARDEN TUNNEL
HAS BEEN COMPLETED

Oroville, May 1.-THE Spring Garden
tunnel of the Western Pacific railway in
Plumas county was completed today,
and is ready for the operation of rail-
road trains through it as soon as the
tracks have been built to it from each
end. This tunnel is 1000 feet long, and
was one of the first pieces of work
started when the contractors began
construction work. The bore was made
through from one side of the mountain
to the other some time ago, and the
steamm shovels have since beer busy
removing the benches and leveling the
bottom.
The Chilcoot tunnel, 6,400 feet long,
will be completed about May 10. 1t is
the second greatest undertaking on the
line of the new road. The track has
been laid more than 80 miles above Orc
Vile, but so miles more, with severai
bridges, must be laid before the tun.
nels are reached. Plans have been re-
ceived for the Oroville depot, which will
be 346 feet long by GA weet wide. Part
of it will be two stories. The cost will
be $45, 900.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15

Ogden. May IA. Extensive opera
tions this spring in the mining camps
at Ely. Nevada, are creating an active
market for mining timbers from the
new Nevada national forest, which is
the youngest member of the national
forest family in this district.
The Nevada forest was established
on February 10, last, and although
it has not yet had time to contribute
materially to the many lines of forest
business it promises to hold its own
with other national forests in this part
of the country, judging from the
amount of timber sale work which mas
been initiated during the past rev
weeks. The area of the forest Is i,---'
312 acres, including the mountain
ranges living around Ely. Although the
snow in the mountains is stu several
feet deep and is more or less OF =
drawback to timber operations, appii
cations are being received every rev
DAYS for timber to be USED in the loca
mines.
During the past two weeks, apphea
tions have been approved by the distrie'
Office at Ogden, Utah, for the sale OF
$4,000 linear feet of mining timbers
The applications were made by ioca
men who are contracting With the ioea
mines TO deliver them the tinker. oh'
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
GOVERNOR SAYS NEW Law
WILL STRENGTHEN BANKS

A recent Reno dispatch quotes Gov
ernor Dickerson as declaring that he
believes the new banking law passed
by the last legislature will do much
to put banking in this state on a high
err level and make all Nevada banks
stronger. He recently held a meeting
with the new banking commission,
consisting of S. w. Bedford. A. u.
Witcher. Charles S. Sprague and
Jewett Adams. and discussed the
banking situation. Bank Examiner
Van Fleet was also present and adj
vised with the bank commissioners.
They have outlined a plan for the
thorough investigation of the banks
now in disrepute in this state. and will
use every effort to bring the persons
responsible for the ~defrauding Of cred
itors to justice. They will also see
that all other banks live up to the law
so that there will be less probability
of bank failure in this state in the flu
ture.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
M'KANE PROPERTIES SOLD
TO PITTSBURG CAPITALISTS

Tonopah, May 15.-The various prop
critics of John McKane, which has been
held under attachment and execution
for almost two years by the Tonopah
Banking corporation, have been sold to
Pittsburg capitalists for a sufficient sum
in cash to pay all the Indebtedness and
again place the properties on a work
ing basis.
These properties are the Golden An
Choir, Red Rock and McKane Mining
company group. They comprise an i'm
mense acreage of highly valuable min
eral bearing ground directly adjoining
the great mines of Tonopah on the north
and west.
This deal, the Importance of which to
Tonopah and all southern Nevada can
not be over estimated, has been pending
for several days and each day this week
it was expected that the signatures of
the contracting parties would be at
tached to the transfer document, and in
the mail yesterday the papers were re
turned from Reno with attached thereto
the signature of Frank M. Lee, vice
president of the Tonopah Banking cor
poration.
1t is understood that the Tonopah
Banking corporation claimed a debt
upon the property of $4,000 or more.
When costs, attorneys fees, interest
and the like are considered, it may be
taken for granted that the amount Of
cash involved is close to 100000.
The great significance of this deal is
the tremendous amount of renewed con-
fdence in Tonopah that it demonstrates.
1t is the only big mining transaction
here since the panic and for a long time
previous. The purchasers evidently are
not of the pessimistic opinion that
Tonopah has seen it's best days or that
the good times of two and three Year,
ago are not to return.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15

A large crowd gathered at the big
tunnel at the base of Columbia noun
tain Saturday afternoon to witness a
demonstration of the new blasting
powder. "Steelite.' The various
claims made in it's favor by the repre-
sentatives of the Pacific Steelite COM
pany had aroused a great deal of inter
est on the part of mining men and
practical miners, who were there TO
.'be shown
One of the claims which interested
them was that the powder gave of no
poisonous fumes and that a tunnel or
other unventilated mine workings could
be entered with safety Immediately
after blasting. Three sticks of powder,
having a total weight of about IA
ounces, were discharged in the breast
of the tunnel 600 feet from the en-
trance. AS soon as the shots were fired,
nearly the entire crowd went into the
tunnel, which has no ventilation con-
nections. They braved the smoke ana
fumes clear to the heading, remained
long enough to give it a thorough test
and all came out without even a heat
ache. Had the SAM experiment been
made with any of the standard pow
ders. there would have been a differen'
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15

Ely, May 11.-Railroad connection be-
tween the Nevada United Mines at
Ward and the Nevada Northern at Ely
may become an accomplished f:et he
fore many months, even if the Ely-Gold'
field railroad does not come that way.
AS soon as the weather is considered
settled, the mining company expects
to put a survey party in the field to
run a line for an independent road TO
build which the capital has been Sc
cured by the Nevada United.
The route from the mines would be
: ,uthward to Willow creek where 1T
would strike the valley at a good
practicable grade to come up the val
ley to Ely. The cost of the o IS
estimated al $4,000 and a PROPOSE
ton has been made to the Nevada
Northern to construct a branch 10
Ward, guaranteeing shipment OF Zoo
to 900 tons of ore a day, or an equiva-
lent amount a week, at 81 a ton until
the railway company shall nave peeh
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
GOLDFIELD BUSINESS MEN
FORM NEW ATHLETIC CLUB

A business men IS athletic club is the
newest and latest movement, and it is
already a success so far as members and
fnances are concerned.
W. B. Hamilton, cashier of the First
National bank is the rowing spiri. il
the new athletic club, and through his
activity a score or more prominent bust
ness men of Goldfeld have enrolled to
go into training to meet all corners on
the track or in the ring.
The new club will use the old Ath-
letic club headquarters where there is
an abundance of apparatus, a shower
bath and all accessories to a first class
club of this character. There will be
classes formed in dumbbell and Indian
clubs and all the lighter exercises,
sparring for points, running, jumping,
v%aulting, rope and ladder climbing and
every exercise designed to aid to the
physical health and development of the
members. There will be attendants
and masseurs for the shower baths and
assistants in the athletic training. The
lee has been placed at SO per month in
order to insure the financial success Of
the undertaking, and the following
weilknown gentlemen have enlisted:
Messrs. Detch, Carney, Patrick &C,
~, Parkison, Cook, Cline, Colburn,
sullivan, Coffee, Dutton, Thompson,
frosty, III. Weber, A. Weber, Kane.
oprague, Dowlen, Bush, Douglass, Hunt
oafferetta, Hamilton.
Other business men wishing to .ioir
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
RICH STRIKE NEAR BODIE
CREATES BIG EXCITEMENT

The first big strike in the Bodie dis
trict this year has been made and there
is quite an excitement in consequence,
says the Miner. Yesterday Ed Gray
and AL Belmont returned from a pros
p%ecting trip and they brought back
some splendid specimens of fine gold
quartz. An assay from one Of the
specimens gave returns of over 5000 10
the ton. The location of the new find
is given as about ten or twelve miles
southwest of Bodie, but for a few days
the discoveries desire to keep the exact
spot a secret.
As a result of the find quite a mum
Der of prospectors have left Bodie with
a view of getting locations IN the same
vicinity. The ore is a white quartz
showing free gold in large quantities
In fact it can easily be designated as
picture rock
The vein is about three inches and
the country rock is slate and porphyry'
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15

nave made people sit up and take no
tice. !.
Mr.. Antisell was in Nevada before
the first mile of railroad track was
laid, and made his first fortune in
White Pine county, some hundred miles
from Austin, where he owned the Hid
den Treasure mine, which during the
first six weeks of its operation pro
duced $149,0 00, and afterwards was
sold to the Bank of California for
5000, 900. Those who purchased the
mine for the bank were George ID.
Roberts, William Ralston, George w.
Beaver and Mr.. Harpington.
Mining Only Chance Today.
"Before / made by first SALE" said
Mr.. Antisell, ~ had no faith in min
ing as a money maker, but l have since
changed my mind, and l want to tell
you that / think mining is the only
chance today to make any money.
''This is because competition is so
close throughout the country, and
especially in New York City, where a
man must have thousands of dollars to
engage in even a modest business
In speaking further of Goldfield, Mr..
Antisell said: There is one reason
why things are a little quiet in Gold
field, and that is because congress has
not yet fixed the tariff, and i am sur
prised that a body of citizens does not
march into Washington and take those
senator's by the back of the neck and
make them do something.
"People are remaining under cover
all over the country, waiting for some
thing definite to be done, and when
congress takes some final action you
will see money coming into Goldfeld
as plentifully as it ever did, and the
greatest wave of prosperity known will
sweep over the entire country
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
DEMAND FOR ELY TIMBER

application for 10000 linear feet or
mining timber was made by William
Twiss of Ely. Another application for
the same amount was made by Frank
pistone of Kimberly and an application
for $4,000 feet has just been made by
Nessrs. Nelson and Ercanbraek of Ely.
Acting Forest Supervisor Matthias with
headquarters at Ely has been notified
10 have this timber advertised for 90
DAYS in accordance with the law dur
ing which bids will be received Tor
the purchase of the tir.ber. ING
price at which the timber WIN De
sold will not be determined until DIGS
have been received but the minimum
price at which any of 1t VIII DC soia
is one and one-half cents per hnear
foot.
This rate is high compared With
rates on many national Tor
ests. hut the scarcity of timber in this
region together with the high price
of outside timber and the greater
~values produced by the mines make the
rate only what the timber is worth
Lumter shipped into Ely from outside
markets varies in price from s45 to 800
The stumpage rate placed on the gov
eminent timber, however, enables tn
local men to deliver it upon the marke
At 4 considerable cheaper rate
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15

This is the opinion Of T. NJ. Antisell,
a wealthy New Yorker who made his
first fortune in Nevada, and is now
visiting his old stamping grounds III
this state, after an absence of years, in
search of another mine, for the fever
Of mining has not yet left his veins.
"Of course, Cobalt stocks are in
competition with Goldfeld, but even at
that, the immense dividends which have
been declared in Goldfeld have placed
Cobalt in second place. said Mr..
Antisell, "and Goldield, in my opinion,
is the greatest camp on earth. l had a
trip through the mining district Sun
trict Sunday, and the one silent monu-
ment to the greatness of Goldfield is
the large number of dumps which are
scattered throughout the working area,
and to me they mean that there must
have been an immense amount of ore
taken out of the ground to produce
such dumps.
Real Estate Will Advance.
''Your real estate will advance in
value, owing to the newcomers into the
camp who must have homes, for even
though some have left the camp with
out any success, there are others who
are willing and ready to take their
places, and Goldfeld will get a second
wind that will carry it to the crest of
prosperity, and conditions are such that
in a short time there will be ten men
working in Goldfeld for every one en-
ployed at present.
~ say this because / know that
there is an awakening interest in Gold
field throughout the country, and espe-
eially in New York City, where the
statistics issued by the Consolidated
and the dividends which have been
paid and are being paid at present,