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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05
CHIEF ENGINEER INSPECTS
WORK OF SURVEY CORPS

C. M. Rasor, chief engineer of the
Tonopah L. Tidewater railroad, in
charge of the survey for the n,y-uciu
field railroad, was in Goldfeld Sunday
and Monday, and left that afternoon for
Ely, from which point he will inspect
the work of the surveying corps from
the Ely end of the line, after whiea
he will return to Goldfeld and watch
the work of the corps which left Gold
field a couple of weeks ago.
Mr.. Rasor says that the surveying
corps from Goldfeld is now out twenty
miles, and that from Ely has journeyed
twenty miles into the hills, while 4
third corps in the neighborhood has SUI
veyed ten miles, travelling in the dire
ton of Ely. About fifty miles Of the
line have been surveyed.
1t is probable that it will take about
three months to complete the prese 1T
survey, when an estimate of the cost
of the road will be made from the ifs
ures. If it is thought another line can
be planned more cheaply another SUI
vey will be made, but it is thought the
present one will be the most available,
"The work is progressing very salts
factorily,' said Mr.. Rasor, "and the
surveying parties are meeting no un-
forseen obstacles, although there is
plenty Of rough country, but this had
been figured upon before the survey
was ordered,'
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05
NATIONAL PROVING RICHER
AND LEASERS GOING I'm

National Mining company and consult
ing engineer of the property, states
that when the lower tunnel reaches
this depth, and there is no doubt Of
the vein extending down to this level,
there will be blocked out thousands
of tons Of high-grade milling ore ex-
elusive of the fabulous stuff that has
been encountered in a number of
places in the workings above.
This tunnel is now in 200 feet, fol
lowing the vein with four feet of mill
ing ore in the face.
Leasers Busily at Work.
Besides this work on the proved bo-
nanza property of the district, active
work has been started on the Cress
well and Tobin leases on the Birth
day No. l claim of the National
Townsite and Mining company. This
claim is the extension of the National
Mining c%ompany's bonanza, and it is
certain that the leasers will encounter
the great and wonderful Charleston
hill ledge, which has been proved to
extend into the leasers' blocks IF
ground. Both leases will be developed
by crosscut tunnels, which it Is ex-
peeted will strike the ledge at a dis
lance of between l56 and $50 feet.
When these leases break into high
grade ore, as from every indication
they will, it will be the biggest kind
of a boost for this most remarkable
camp.
Eight leases have been let on the
property of the National Townsite and
Mining company.
The blacksmith shop and ore house
at the mouth of No. 2 tunnel are
about finished and will be ready fol
use in a few days.
Another shipment of about $4,000
worth of ore will be made in a few
days from the famous Combination
lease.
During the past two weeks the pop
~ulation of National has doubled, many
going in from Idaho and southern
Oregon.
George Stall, one of the owners il
the Combination lease, returned yes
terday from San Francisco. He state
that he has let q contract to a Sal
Francisco architect and builder T.
erect his two-story hotel at Nationa
and the building will be erected u
record time to accommodate the larg'
influx of people that are going in Their
at the present time. Mr.. Gundake
purchased another carload of surfac
lumber today which will be hauied a
once to National.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05
T. & g. ROAD WILL AGAIN
ENTER SOUTHERN FIELD

Beginning June 23, the Tonopah &
GoldfeId railroad, after being cut oil
from the territory south Of Goldfeid
since the first of the year, VIII again
be in competition for business from
Southern Nevada points. This is made
possible by an agreement with the Las
Vegas & Tonopah railroad for service
by the southern road from San Fran
cisco, Los Angeles and all points south
of Goldfeld.
BY the entrance of the Tonopah &
Goldfeld into the business Of Southern
Nevada, again, there is no doubt that
business will be stimulated considerably
from those districts, as arrangements
have been made for a special refriger'
ator service through to Goldfeld AM
Tonopah, and also for the carrying Il
merchandise of all descriptions.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05
MINING ACTIVITIES SHOW
BIG INCREASE AT AUSTIN

Austin, New, June A. Engineers for
the Austin Manhattan Consolidated
Mining company have completed a re-
survey this week showing the potential
ties of Big Creek as a source Of power
for the mines and mill at Austin. Big
Creek is ten miles south of town and
is the first channel of Importance in
that direction draining a vast segment
Of the Toiyabe range where it's peaks
tower highest.
This survey is taken at a season of
mean flow and shows a minimum
daily flow of water of 100000 gallons.
The maximum flow is put at 100000
gallons daily. Soundings were made
in the canyon at a suitable place for a
dam showing hat the waters Of the
creek may be controlled at a very
nominal outlay.
From the site Of the dam to a favor
able site for the power house is a dis
lance of approximately three miles
with a fall of 600 feet. The calcula-
tions of the engineers show that the
volume of water handled in this way is
able to generate a minimum of $50
b. p. with a maximum of 500 to 600.
The operations of the M%aricopa Mines
lessees of the Patriot, one of
the Austin Manhattan mines, are well
under way. Mr.. Judd, the superin-
tendent expects to have the old work
ings cleared and ready for original
work by the time the new hosting and
power plant arrivs
The work of the company is going
ahead with exceptional speed both in
the Frost shaft and in the north cross
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05
HIGH GRADE ORE OPENED
IN GOLDEN ARROW TUNNEL

Tonopah, New, June 4.-George L.
Bailey, superintendent of the Golden
Arrow Mining company, reports that a
strike has been made in the tunnel Of
the Golden Arrow-M Mohawk, about 300
feet from the portal The vein is over
six feet wide and is all high grade
milling ore, with streaks that 90 into
big figures From all indications the
tunnel is nearing the rich shoot that
was found near the apex Of the hill.
Developments are progressing all over
the district and there is every assur-
ance that it will make good.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05

and Amboy, with a side gnlch coming
IN, which is apt to make a very rich
piece Of ground. Another Goldfell
operator has an option on the Memo
Fraction, the sherman lease on the east
end of the fairview, and the Edith. for
Nsw York parties. Extensive tests
show that this ground along the char
nels will average $40 per cubic yard.
"A Reno man holds an option at
$4,000 on the 'Foolem' claim, owned
by Chas. A. Humphreys of Manhattan.
This covers 1900 feet of the wet and
dry channels, and averages s22 a yard.
"R. A. Watson Of Manhattan re-
Gently sold an option on the Little Grey
to Tobish and other Goldfeld parties.
IL is considered one of the best pieces
of ground in the gulch."
Speaking of the outlook in a quartz
way, Mr.. Allison said that some
splendid discoveries are being made.
and he predicts that the lode claims
will prove to be some Of the richest in
The state.
1t is reported that the big dredger
recently installed by Los Angeles par
near Central will have to be given
up, and the ground sluiced in the ordi-
nary way, IN account Of the large
powders that are encountered in the
The gravel around these
nigger-heads,' as they are called, Is
very rich, apparently having
an eddy around which the gold
has accumulated. In operations these
powders are raised with a lever and
The gravel carefully collected and sent
to the surface, where it is sluiced.
A report which has just reached
ioldfeld is to the effect that $4,000
vas cleaned up from Is yards Of gravel
IN one Of the placers a few days ago,
In exceedingly rich rifle having been
just which block Of
ground this was. the informant declines
state.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05

/, cut. The latter work has progressed
beyond the 5O0-foot point. The station
at the inner end of the Frost shaft will
be completed in June at which time
the hosting machinery will be here
and ready for installation.
There is good prospect for early
operations on the acreage of the Austin
Nevada Consolidated, a property being
managed by H. G. Richardson, who is
now on the coast in the interest of his
company. He states that it is an easy
matter to enlist the attention Of invest
ors in mining property in Austin. He
SAYS this is because the best informed
are fully aware of the revolution in
methods which has made it possible to
restore the older camps to the produc-
ing class. Mining literature is full Of
scientific comment on this phase OF the
activities in the state of Nevada. And
it can be said that nowhere is there a
better illustration OF this revolution,
than in Austin, Nevada.
The acreage of the Austin Central
Mining company is being surveyed
and plats showing the formed workings
will determine where the new company
will begin operations. j. l.. Madden,
engineer for George ID. Kilburn, has
made a preliminary study of the Cen
trail ground. He inclines to the belief
it is in this hill that will be founl
the western extension of such famous
lodges as the Union, the Snowflake
and the Whitlach. This trio of veins
further east and beyond the great fault
have produced several million dollars
in the past.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05

~Winnemucca, June although very
Pttie has been published in the past
few days about National, it must not be
Raken for granted that there is nothing
BONG in the great camp, which Is even
greater than eve as Tar as Is
Concerned. the operators there are
Nery retleent about what is going on
fnd very few have the privilege or IN
fpeetlng the workings OF the Stall
Brothers lease on Charleston hill, where
\ vertitable treasure box is located. The
Development work on this property dur
g the past week has disclosed even
~feater values and a larger quantity CT
le fabulous ore than was heretofore
Exposed in the wonderful mine. The
Finze is now sixty feet below the Jun
PEI level, giving a depth Of l6O feet
n the vein. In the bottom of this
uOuduLd SIIcdh 10 SNNA oeAo6
than 1t was nearer the surface and
Ae ore still retains the extreme rich
|auts In gold. At this depth the vein
from four to five feet wide and re-
et assays snow the average OF the
= IN this big ledge to run SIG In gold
M VI IN silver to the ton, this being
part from the streak that is produc-
Y The Richest ore in the world.
Other Rich Spots.
pul this is the showing in only one
Tue workings on this lease that Is
aA making the Stall brothers very
eai'hy. In the face of the tunnel
UA which the Wine, OF what might
0e''er termed the glory hole is
NAs sent down, now about 200 feet
w the mountain and at least Az feet
'0na the winze, there is an even bet
showing than anywhere else in the
s' The ore body at this point Is
A' Feet wide and all the material OF
great width is high-grade milling
oesides which there is a streak OF
high-grade that is being put il
pe ledge.
tunnel, which is being push
'a'o the mountain by the manage
Oh the National Mining company
-AAing good progress and it is ex
seea that BY the 18th Of June the
VIII be into the bonanza ground
The rich shoots occur. Wher
punt is reached it will expose thu
10 feet deeper than the Com
sion tunnel, or the one being rul
''aii brothers, which is producing
'0aanza ore. No. 2 tunnel is be
run at company expense and vii
a~osolutely the continuity Of tn
bodies and the values Of the mine
". Gundaker, president Of tn
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05

social to the News So.
spar,borne. New, June 4.-Even.'
arc fast making history for TINS
,~.;,t and that stamp the mis- Oh
=. Row as one of the most promis-
~ fields for the investment of mining
;,,l discovered of late years In thus
arc piling on each other with
~mnrise. Lease after lease on
s. bilv is getting into ore tha'
wen the hardened old timers
:" gasp with astOnishment. :,
I'D lest the outside world houid
,hat the ore is contained in but
vein and on but one property, the
- on the south, east and west for
"a, miles around are beginning to
'sow ,trikess-are. These properties
not "close in" in the accepted
100 Of the term, but are from four
= eight miles from the big lease at
rneky Boy, which has startled the
-,;,;ng world by it's large and phenome-
0ally rich shipments.
r.ose discoveries have been visited
: The News representative and their
,~,istepce is vouched for. One OF the
...h,s ones this week was the strike
u,ae by Murphy and ingalls, on their
r,0up four and a half miles southwest
- Lueky Boy, near the summit. At a
l.,,h of ten feet they struck a two
Co, vein of ore which averages 1922
!. silver and lead. The ore is typical
: ,he silver ores of the entire district,
.,d the vein is but another Of the
many new ones constantly being opened
80 here. Considerable excitement has
hsso aroused locally by this find and
tho country thereabouts is being locat-
ed upon by leasers.
Big Copper Property.
/, prominent mining man of this
camp. whose statements are considered
4 eonseryative, made a recent visit to the
0,ize copper mine of the Hawthorne
district on Cat creek, a few miles from
| This camp. Although for reasons best
/ known to themselves the management
| Of this mine have assiduously avoided
making their operations public, the
Gentleman in question states that this
property is one of the most remarkable
bs has ever seen. Below the 400-foot
level they have crosscut 43 feet, and
have not gone through the vein yet.
For this entire distance the vein shows
ore running from 3 to 4 per cent cop
per and carrying from So to $50 in
gold.
All along the vein the tunnel ooks
like a jewelry shop, the brilliantly
eOlored native copper and free gold
being plainly seen by the glimmer of
the candles. The few mining men who
have visited this property declare it
TO possess one of the most remarkable
mineral showings in the entire state.
Miller Buys More Claims.
johnny" Miller has again evinced
bis confidence in the mineral area of
The district by purchasing a large group
f claims near the summit station, four
miles from Lucky Boy. Enough work
has been done to prove the property to
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05
EXCITEMENT AND ACTIVITY
AT MANHATTAN PLACERS

Seventy outfits, fourteen of which
are Goldfeid people, are now
working on the placers along
Manhattan gulch. The old camp !:
fairly booming, according to A. NJ. AL
%lison, who has just returned to Gold.
field, and who has some very valuable
interests tied up along the guleh.
There are more deals being made,
more trafficing, and more life in Man
haitian than anywhere else | know of, .
said Mr.. Allison. "You will see a
group of men talking on the street,
arguing and dickering like a bunch of
horse-traders, then suddenly they strike
out for the bank and close a deal. 1t
is a ease of quick action all around.
"Charles Evans of Goldfeld,
who recently opened n kind of
of an exchange bank over there,
just sits behind his counter and keeps
the camp supplied with currency. Men
come in from the placers with their
cleanups and exchange their gold for
currency. There's something stirring
all the time.
"The way property and leases are
changing hands is something to sur
prise the natives. l know of one party
who sold his interest in "A lease a few
days ago for $1,000, and within the
next "a hours this interest was sold
again for $4,000. A little more work
opened bigger values than any of them
had supposed were there, and now the
first party who sold is trying to get
back in again for double what he sold
out for.
Values for Five Miles.
Great values are being found up
and down the gulch for more than five
miles below the town of Manhattan.
There are two channels in some places,
and three in others. Where there are
two channels, one is wet and the other
dry. OF the three channels above
one is wet and the other two
dry. The main gulch is fed by side
gulches coming from Wolftone, old
Manhattan camp, Litigation hill, Man
haitian Consolidated and Manhattan
Standard.
"The richest side gulch yet found
1000. eG 80 tEa Tr,;an M q pronorfy
where they are sluicing out nine feet
of surface that pays well, and below
this at bedrock, 80 feet down, they
are sluicing another rich streak of
gravel.
"Black Mammoth gulch is the next
richest of the little ones, and joins the
main gulch on Wolftone Extension
ground, which is being operated by
Tom Murphy and associates of Gold
field. They have over 1000 feet on
the channel, and made the most sensa-
tional cleanup ever seen in the camp
last Saturday.
"'The Robust, with 1900 feet on the
channel, was sold a few days ago to
Los Angeles parties for $4,000. Shoe
maker, Colburn & McMasters, nave a
good thing on the Polaris, and Frank
Oliver and associates of Goldfeld, on
the Fairview, have l,200 feet along
the channel that will run $40 per cubic
yard.
Lockhart Has Good Ground.
"Tom Lockhart of Goldfeld has 600
feet of the channels on the Arlington
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05
urW FINDS NEAR HAWTHORNE
~" EXTEND THE PROVEN ZONE

be one of the most desirable gold prop
ositions in the district and it lays in
a section that is rapidly coming to the
front as a gold producer. Mr.. Miller
intends to develop this group at an ear
ly date. A number of gold bearing
veins have been uncovered on the sum
nit during the last week by prospectors
and the finds have been of q character
that will make the Lucky Boy country
famous for its gold as well as it's silver
mines.
Goes in With McAfee.
Ross Condor, superintendent of the
Midway mine at Tonopah N formerly
foreman of the Kewanas, has purchased
an interest in the famous MeAfee
lease on the Thundershower claim, not
far above the big Hubbard lease on the
Alamo. This lease is down but 80 feet
and has beer in rich shipping ore from
the grass roots. The ore is running
from $3.50 to $215 per ton, and sacking
is going on steadily. The ore is OBJ
tanned while sinking the shaft and no
drifting on the vein has been done as
yet.
Mr.. Condor has gone to Goldfeld TO
purchase a 25-h. p. hoist and complete
mine equipment, and upon his return
will push the development of the lease
to a position in the big shipper class
as rapidly as possible.
Miller Builds Reservoir.
Johnny Miller of Hawthorne AMI
Lucky Boy has just completed an i'm
mense reservoir near the latter camp.
The reservoir is made entirely of con
crete and will hold 10000 gallons of
water. Pipe lines from Summit station
to Lucky Boy nave been completed and
four-inch mains have been laid in the
main street of the camp. The water is
supplied by a number of mountain
streams in the vicinity and is consid-
ered the finest in the state.
Hubbard Rushing Work.
Increased activity at every point
marks the closing days of the great
Hubbard lease on the Mountain King.
With less than go days more to run the
lease is forcing production to the last
notch. "Joe" Kendall, superintendent
of the mine, says it will produce at
least 1000 tons during the remaining
life of the lease, which will run APP
proximately $50 per ton. Three shifts
of eight men each are busy sinking
past the 500-foot point, while a large
force is engaged opening up stopping
ground at that depth. All over the
mine men are stopping out ore and a
large surface force is engaged in sack
ing. The careful management of Mr..
Kendall will result in leaving the mine
in excellent condition when the lease
reverts to the holding company on
July 81. 1t is not known definitely
yet whether the present lease will be
renewed, although negotiations with
that end in view are now in progress.
1t is probable that j. II. Miller will ope-
rate the ground on company account
as the option held by the United States
Smelling will not be exercised.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-13

While the snow brought cheer,
happiness and peace to the most
OF the people OF the city it evident
~ brought something akin to the
opposite to some few others. How
ever they claim that it did. "Smo-
kew" Miller unearthed the latter
condition among some OF the peo-
pie when he caught two Mexican
lads, Reymundo Mento and Sotenc
Gonzales, carrying coal away from
the Railroad bins by the sack full.
The boys ran, on being discovered
but were overtaken and invited
around to Justice Patterson's ofhc,
where they were requested to tel
the story OF their predicament.
They were driven to it by tn,
cold weather they said, both claim.
ed that they would take no more.
They were assessed the amount o.
a small fine Tor violating the Law
and sent home with a reprimand
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-13
The Lenten Season Is On

The Lenten season began Wed.
nesday, February az. The first
day OF observance is called Ash
Wednesday, between which day
and Easter sunday, emitting the
the Sundays on which the fast is
not observed, forty days intervene.
Lent is observed by the Roman
Catholic. Greek and Oriental
churches. II is an established u.s.
age handed down Tor ages OF which
the earliest historians speak.
Lent las, six weeks. or until
Easter. During these forty DAYS
and nights, which is in coTmera-
ton OF the fasting OF Christ, many
rules are kept by those who OBJ
serve the season. On Ash We'd
nesday, the first day OF the ohser-
vance OF the blessing OF the ashes
is given ~ the Catholic church,
On this day special services ar,
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-13
CHARLEY KNIGHT DEAD

Charles Knight died in his room
in Tucumcari Thursday morning
at a o'clock OF tuberculosis. He
came to Tucumcari several years
ago for the benefit of his health
and was in the employ OF ]. A.
Street much OF the time since be.
coming a citizen here. The funeral
took place from the Undertaking
Parlors OF NJ. II. Koch at } O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. His people
live in Iowa and have been notified
OF his death.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-13

held.
The regulations are varied large
" according to conditions and the
circumstances OF those who observe
the custom. On Wednesdays.
Fridays and the second and last
SATURDAYS OF Lent, meat is no, al.
lowed 10 be eaten. Meat is only
allowed once a day for those be-
tween the ages OF twenty and fifty
with the exception Of the labor,ng
people. Then the rule is no, so
strict. Another observance OF
the fast is to fast from any certain
luxurious article.
During Lent one is not suppos.
ed TO attend any public places OF
amusement, dances, parties nor
to play cards. Any marriage in
the Catholic church cannot be cele.
brated during these six weeks.
Good Friday is the 'Friday before
Easter. From this day until
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-03-13

II there ever was any thing that
sold like the traditional hot cakes"
it was the special Mid Winter edi.
ton OF the News. Out oil the
ten thousand copies that ere
printed not one remains in this
office except what is on file. Every
day since the edition made its ap.
pearance, just a little over a month
ago, each mail has flooded the News
Office with requests for sample
copies.
This is another indication OF how
the proper kind OF advertising pays.
This special was advertised in the
Southwestern Trail in a wee small
space, but the add was written by
a man who knows how to write
adds. II your adds are not bring
ing results call around to the News
Office and find out what the trouble
is. Whenever any n has an
article to sell and they want, them
to 20 as rapidly as the special edi-
ton OF the News did, IL would be
advisable for the party to call on
]. w. Campbell, the advertising
manager OF the News, and get him
to write an add for il. Campbell
knows what to say and how to say
it. There lies his secret.