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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05
GOLDFIELD PAYS HONOR
TO DEPARTED HEROES

At the military lunch held in honor
of the veterans of the civil and Span
ish-American wars, in the Memorial day
exercises of yesterday, the grand old
soldiers of the civil war and the young
err blood of the Spanish American war
fought again their battles, r%ecountils
with pride the hardships endured and
the victories won. During the course
of the parade, with the inspiring tones
of the drug corps and bugle brigade,
the eyes of the representatives Of the
military power of the republic aga.p
glowed with animation, their steps be-
came sprightly and patriotism oozed
from every pore, while the assembled
people of Goldfeld bowed reverently
as they passed.
With the first rattle of the drums, the
Goldfeld public assembled upon the
streets. Long before this, however, a
committee of women of Goldfeld bal
~journeyed to the dreary sandswept des.
ert west of town and piled high
the graves of the five veterans Of the
civil wal with the sweetest flowers.
All through the hot day the flowers dis
titled their fragrance through the sultfy
air in honor of the dead soldiers whose
last roll call found them on the sun
baked desert.
The day IS exercises were most impress
sive, and the parade was probably the
best turnout which ever has been he'd
in Goldfeld for Memorial day serv-
ices. After the military lunch, the Old
veterans marched to the Grand hotel,
where the parade was formed. Headed
by the Tonopah Eagles drum corps, in
charge Of Captain Charles Keilhofer,
and followed by many of the school
children of the city, it filed slowly along
main street. Following were the G. A.. X,
and the Confederate veterans; com.
pany 3, OF the loHopdh Ohiioi" nanNi
Knights of Pythias, Captain c. E. Gal
lup in command; Co. /, Goldfeld Uni
form Rank, Knights of Pythias, Cap
tain Shields in command; a large mum
Der of the local lodge of Odd Fellows
and the Goldfeld fire department con
plcted the parade.
During the morning Mrs. W. F. -"
Fogg, Mrs. j. G. Mccormack, Mrs
Augustus Tilden and Mrs. +. T. Patrick
decorated the graves of the five veter
ans buried in Goldfeld. In the Meth
odist church, the Odd Fellows held spe
cial services, they having been called
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05

Fortuna, (F1orence District), June 3.
For several weeks considerable inter-
est has been shown by the local min
ers and prospectors in the Winrose
group, two miles south of Dyke. This
ground is being prospeeted by John
rates and several rich finds have been
made. Yesterday another excellent
showing was found and although the
values in the ledge were confined 20
a" eight-inch streak, this was so rich
:" gold that work at this place is now
so'ng on. A forge, tools, etc., were
'aken out to the last strike today and
tue work now going forward will soon
'eVe'op something worth talking about
on the johnson Stonefeldt group,
""'eh hes north and west Of the Yates
s'rike, recent work has shown that the
'oys have a splendid chance to de
'e'op their prospect into something
t''o. A short time ago an averag,
~"p'e across the ledge gave t340 il
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05
RICH DISCOVERIES NEAR FORTUNA

has been running for some time. Ore
from the Bishop claims has kept the
wheels turning most of the time, but
the rock brought in from other prop
critics has not been inconsiderable.
Over ten tons of good ore has been
dug out and piled up on the Wasp
Nest and now the owners are busily
engaged in building an arastra. In a
little over a week from now they *
pect to be running.
One shift is at work sinking on the
Warrick. Mr.. Oman is directing oper
ations.
One set of leasers is at work on the
Nugget. The ore from this lease will
be run by the Bishop mill. Already
several ons of good rock are sacked
and ready to be hauled to the mill.
Several good things are billed IL
come of in and around Boyd Basin in
a very short time. Reports indicate
that much activity is to be looked foi
in the north end Of the district before
many days.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05
NEW RAILWAY TO UPBUILD
EASTERN PART OF STATE

Carson City, June 4.-The applica-
ton for the right of way for the Min
adoka and Southwest railroad has been
fled in the federal and Office in this
city and means one of the biggest feat
ures for the upbuilding Of the eastern
part of the state that has taken place
for a number Of years past. The road
is to run from Twin Falls in Idaho,
to Fenelin, near Cobra, in this state,
and will be a total length of l2o miles
fifty miles of which will be in Idaho
and seventy in Nevada. This road
will run within foul miles Of the fam
GUS Contact mining district, whici-
is one of the richest mining districts
of the west and will result in extern
sive development work being cont
meneed in that district at once.
The road is financed by the ''outh-
ern Pacific company and in fact is o
feeder to their main line, bringing to
them the trade of the vast Bruno
river section and the trade OF that
section of the country which is being
eolonized by the owners Of the for
mer Sparks arrell land.
Elko county is one of the best coun-
ties in this state and the advent
of this road means that the section viii
take a new start and forge ahead in q
manner never before possible.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05
CLAIM AT JESSUP
PROVING TO BE A BONANZA

The Mohawk claim in the Jessup
district. owned by Messrs. Bailey and
Hunsucker, is developing into a yer
table bonanza. At a depth OF thirty
feet the ore body has widened to nine
feet and carries a uniform value of $25
per ton. Four feet of solid ore on the
hanging wall side assays $40 per ton,
next to which is two feet carrying
values in excess of $40 per ton and
the remaining three feet assays more
tLan $40 per ton. The ledge is widening
continually as depth is attained. TINS
property will be a shipper of note from
the grassroots, so to speak. II is th'
intention of the owners to carry the
shaft to a depth of fifty feet and at
that level m stopping out the
ore and shipping it without sorting
This grade of ore will net the owners
a large profit. The ledge can be traced
for over 500 feet. Lease No. l ha'
been let to A. w. Ellis. Many appli
cations for leases have been received
but the owners will not lease any NOR
of their property at the present tim
and prefer to work it themselves
At a depth of 100 feet in the ives
drift ON the Portland estate eigb
inches of ore was uncovered whic
assays $50. The working shaft wi
be continued down another 100 fee
and then lateral work commenced. ]
is the intention Of the company .
Slope from the 200-foot to the l0o
foot level.-Lovelock Review.
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coded that this months product i
will more than take the company out
of debt and pay for all the recent
expensive requirements. The COM
pany is judged to have produced more
than 100000 worth of ore, and will
emerge from this month IS liquidatiors
with quite a sum in the treasury.
With the same amount of tonnage
shipped the recently increased value
of ore will soon put a handsome surplus
on hand. Fairly reasonable calcula.
tions have put the amount of the divl-
dend at fifteen cents per share, or 1
total of $135, 900 for the 900, 900 shares
outstanding. OF course, this is all spec
ulation; nothing is concluded or will be
determined until later, and then by the
board of directors. But the foregoing
is a fair presentment of present coh-
ditions.
With the Pioneer Leasing company
at Pioneer about to declare a sub
stantial dividend, and with it's work
ings in the richest ore which has yet
been encountered in this now famous
property; the formation of a CONSOLE
dated company backed by the millions
of George Wingfeld and David r. c.
Brown and the large. interests of the
Tobin brothers, and a big mill promised
for the property; with strikes of ship
ping ore on the east side of the district,
as well as on the Savage and the Pho
neer Extension estates proving up more
ground on the west side-the side
! where the Pioneer lease is located-a and
with the Rickard-G arberg lease saeking
, ore and preparing to ship, the outlook
at that camp is certainly bright.
1t is now confirmed hat Richard,
after cutting through a huge vein Of
low grade ore, has opened a vein OF
ore which will run between $40 and
$50, and that it looks as though he is
TO deVeIOp a pohahza III lis ioaSinS
block. The Richard lease is we'll
equipped with hosting and power drill
ing equipment, and is doing more ex-
ploration work than any of the other
leases, operations Icing rushed at the
highest speed all the time. Shipments
will be small at first. Intentions are
to block out the ore shoot by means of
lateral work from the 100, 200 and 300
foot levels, and then set a record at
breaking down and hOisting ore. The
SHAFT is something like 230 feet il
depth at present.
On the Pioneer Extension.
The company shaft on the Pioneer
Extension property, in which Messrs,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05

for that day by the grand master Of
the Odd Fellows. Impressive services
were held, the Odd Fellows afterwards
taking part in the parade.
At the Hippodrome, the services were
entirely Of a patriotic nature, during
which all Of the speeches testified TO
the esteem in which the veterans Of the
wars are held throughout the country,
paying them many tributes and compl,-
ments. Charles s. Sprague, president
of the day, opened the services after a
short prayer by Rev. DR.. Floyd L.
Doris, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church. Mr.. Sprague gave a brief al
dress, touching upon the recognition OF
the day throughout the country, and
closed with a tribute 10 the memory OF
the soldiers and a splendid compliment
to the living and the dead.
Henry M. Farnam reviewed the his
tory of slavery, mentioning the case II
bred Scott, from which grew the civil
war. In the case of Scott the supreme
court had ruled that a negro had No
rights that the white man was bound to
respect, Mr.. Farnam reading in full the
proclamation Of Lincoln in regard to
this.
Col. T. v. Eddy, the orator of the day,
delivered the longest address Of all, and
in splendid language referred to the
stirring times just previous to the be-
ginning of the civil war, with anecdotes
of the meetings of the patriots in Hi
nois, when recruiting was going on
throughout the country. He paid spe-
cial compliment to the old soldiers,
warning the parents to install into their
young chilldren's minds the value Of
patriotism, that there shall always be
ready a band of patriots to spring up
at the first hint of danger to their be-
loved country. He characterized Ne
vada as the child Of liberty, going back
to 1865, when the votes of Nevada were
necessary to carry the thirteenth fou
tenth and fifteenth amendments. He
said that there is no north or south
today; that the little bitternesses Of
the civil wal have been forgotten,
speaking eloquently of the time when
the soldiers of the north and the south
marched shoulder to shoulder, and
" spanked Spain. Col. Eddy referred
briefly to the fact that Col. john Eddy,
of Company +, 95th Illinois infantry,
and his father, was in charge of the
burial services of Lincoln, in Spring
field.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05

commonly known a the Emancipation amendment, abonshnr slavery. Bv
the constitution it required the raniytng voe Of thrsefourms n IL the
states to adopt an amendmsne to the constitution, and It became vuv man.
fest II tn anttsaavny cause in congress that it would be haurdouu indeed
to submit the amendment to the states without first adding more satn from
segregated and West Virginia wa created and added to the sst~hood.
Nevada had become pronouncedly loyal and In order 10 make ~ adoNioo
Of the Emancipation amendment a certainty. Nevada ws also admitted to
the Union and the proclamation 70 signed October 81, 1884 The anudme.t
was subsequently, ratified and by the vote of Nevada slavery was fw m time
abolished in the United States and the fruits Of the war forever secured 70
the children Of the republic.
Nevada, therefore, has full right to participate In al national patriotic
holidays, fr she las done her part in the building Of the nation. A more pa.
rouc people does lot live ON a fact If the gabe than the hardy and inunpld
miners and plainsmen Of Nevada. The love Of freedom and liberty comes
to them in the air they breathe, in the life they lead. The world vr, the
mountaineers and phinsmen are the last to submit to the tyrant's yoke; u
tolerate injustice and miHue. Her people are from every section and evny
state Together they furnish the highest and most representative type {.
American citizenship. whose love of liberty home and country shines the most
among the gems of their mary virtues
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05

Robson and Reidel of Denver are
largely interested, is down los feet,
and will be dropped to the 200-foot
level with no lateral work. This shaft
jolly Jane claim of the estate, and IS
in a porphyry formation which shows
low values, but which are increasing.
The indications are that the shaft is
nearing the porphyry-rhyolite contact
which is on this end of the claim, AMI
when this is reached there is hardly
any doubt that good ore will be founl.
The shaft on the Jolly Jane Mining
and Leasing company, which has the
south end of the Jolly Jane claim-a
block 500x600 feet, is down a little
more than 100 feet, bat work is practic-
ally suspended on sinking while the
shaft is being timbered and a road
built in preparation for installing a
power hoist. In order to secure a level
foundation for engine house and ma
chinery some blasting is being done in
the solid rock, and before the 18th all
will be in readiness to install power
plant.
Application has been made for a six
months extension of the lease, and prac-
teal assurance has been received by
the manager and secretary of the leas-
ing company that the extension will be
the lease to February 5, 1911.
Assays from this shaft since the 60
foot level was reached nave been inter
esting, and formations struck at the
100-foot level of the shaft caused no
little excitement in the camp, as it is
believed there hat the shaft is drop
ping down into the famous Pioneer
lode, or a similar formation. The shaft
will be sunk 80 feet deeper before any
lateral work is DONE. When lateral
work is commenced, stations will be
cut and then sinking continued at the
SdHic tlHucs
On the Savage.
Further developments in the Savage
property show that the company has a
strong vein of andesitic quartzite,
which shows free gold in many places,
and which will maintain an average
value for some ) feet in width of SAC
per ton. The vein shows indications of
widening out, and further development
of this property will be watched with
interest. Engineer Edwin s. Giles, who
is the manager of this property, be-
lieves that he has a bonanza there, and
the camp is feeling good over the ex-
tension of the proven mineralized zone
as made by the Savage strike.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05

With a continuation of the ratio OF
Improvement both as to extent and
value in the ore deposits of the Pioneer
lease the property bids fair to rival If
not eclipse all the great productions
made at Goldfeld, says the Pioneer
Press. Last Wednesday the Wine
from the 21O level at about 40 feet
deep entered a streak of high-grade ore,
which carried a large percentage OF
sulphides. The streak soon widened to
four feet with values running as high
as $1,000 to the ton.
Thursday several samples yielded over
$4,000 to the ton. Then sacking OF the
ore in the winze began. On Friday an
average sample taken from -four feet
gave a return of $4S7 to the ton. BY
moor Friday a fair estimate Of the ore
sacked was put at $500 to the ton. Ana
as this paper goes to press a slight In
crease in value is reported. Surely the
deposit is making rapid increase IN
value of the shipping ore and at the
same time uncovering an increasing
area of high-grade milling ore. Ii all
the milling ore can be put upon the
dumps by the time the lease expires t
will require years thereafter to reduce
the same, and stockholders of the leas-
ing company may be receiving dividnds
for years to come.
The electric hoist ordered especially
for this winze will be in place in a very
few days, and will greatly aid extrac-
ton and development as well.
Electric power and lights were in
stalled since last week and are prov
ing economical and expeditions al
juncts.
The Coming Dividend.
Last week the assays of the ore be
ing shipped ranged from $50 to Silt
per ton. Then it was considered that
such values would soon fill up the
treasury so that the expected dividend
could be declared next month. Regard
ing this dividend there has been much
speculation and many expressions OF
opinion by those not on the very I'm
side.' Some claimed that five cents,
others that ten cents would be the unit
of the dividend, while the cutest Of
the cute were most positive that not
less than thirty cents would be allo.'
ted to each share. And then there
were the optimists who predicted
hfty-eent dividend.
The strike of very rich ore has III
creased the discussion of the dividen
this week and the consensus Of opin
ion is that it is nearer and more Ger
tain than yer. 1t is generally co !
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05
On the Pioneer Extension.

The company shaft on the Pioneer
Extension property, in which Messrs.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-05

wagered a sack Of hor o. the result ID loser buying the nor 10 carryllH
it IN his back to the home Of the successful candidate at the remote end 81
town, to be appropriately accompanied by a band, with suitable bannets
Dr. Herick was the unionit and B. {. Grdly the secessionist II
vas decided that the winner should give the sack Of nur to the Sanitary COL
mission. The union a won, and the wager was paid in the manner a
Of the wager. 0aidley, the seccssionst, carried a sack of -four to tie
home If the union man; HI vas decorated with American hags and union I'M
and the band playing a union cir, John Browns Body Lies Mouidm
n.y., etc. This was bitter to the ra bid scestonists, but Gridley as gare.
DR.. Herdck, the winner, donated the lor 70 the sanitary fund, with tn u
gestion that II b. sold at auction. TIs was done. A large crowd turned u
A platform had been erected and a band furnished music. Enthusiasm Wa
a a high pitch Gridley, tn seceMdonish who lost the bag In hi bet vas tn
first bidder; he bid $500. Many biadns followed until the bag vas finally
Knocked down It $3.50; III succesMu4 idder immediately put it up for auction
againa and again it was sold only 70 Se again sanctioned. The resut CT
the auction was s4,549 in gold, equal e more than $4,000 in currency A.
accoun Of his auction was published widespread. Photographs Of oTioAy
and his sack Of hour were printed M sold in large numbers for tn SANITARY
fund. Then Gridey conceived tn. idea q" travelling to other NevadS towns
and holding auctions for Ia came lrNd. He went to Virginia City and at q
imprompu gathering raised $3.50 from sa@. Thence. accompanied by Mar
Twain and other Comtock notables he went to Gold Hill, where his bag sid
for W $1,000; thence back II Virginia City, where he cleared up $4,000,
thence to Silver City and Dayton. ami n the four towns the bag Of noa:
brought all told the u of $250a2, a NJ equal TO $4,000 In United State
currency. ondley continued his 1.mphal tour into California, increasing
his total to $4,000; he afterwards vLited cities In the easta and raiseda very
large sum Of money, all told amounting 70 nearly a quarter o a million dol
lars. and he returned 70 Nevada a prominent union man Thus did the uin
portant and distant territory Of Nevada and the humble little town Of AussA
become an important factor in the humanitarian dds Of the great conflict ~
aid ~ mtn0 in financing the ri
But NsvsAas proudsk distinction does nt CON ron the money fr
nhhsd the government By - mines OF that vas poured forth in the ause Of
the Sanitary Commission. Nevada va born that liberty and the union mtgit
live; that the results Of the ~ with cost % much in suffering and bloc l.
might not b lost but always preserved to the people Il the nation.
The results Of the war we're embodied In the thirteenth Amendment
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-26
.COMMONER REFUSES
To DEBATE
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN DE.
cLiNES CHALLENGE TO MEET
SENATOR, BAILEY.

I'll paso. Sept, 25,-Renlsing to a
proposal that he meet United Statea
Senator Bailey of Texas. in joint dc
bate here on Monday, William Jen-
nings Bryan telegraphed from Ari-
zona as follows:
Il am endnasaring ta secure DEM
oeratic majority In the next congress
and l propose tentative platform
which | ask The democrats tn accept.
reject or amend. Believing that IA
debate would turn attention of indi-
siduaIs from the issue. | prefer Il
separate meeting and shall not con-
slider Joint meeting unless senator
Bailey mak.s personal request for
IL.
"tSignedl WILLIAM ]. BRYAN"
Mr.. Bryan will deliver "A political
address here Monday. senator Bale :
said he would not come To I'll Pasu
II joint debate could be arranged
between him and Mr. Bryan. Mr.
Brsan's reply has been forwarded To
senator Bailey,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-26
BLOOMFIELD kRRAMCES
FOR HARVEST FESTIVAL

Glendive. Sept. 25.---The town of
Bloomfield. in one of the most popnious
and enterprising agricultural districts
of Dawson county. has arranged its
first annual harvest home festival,
which will occur next Friday.
This will be an event of Importance,
for the reason that IL will give place
To one of the most comprehensive dis
plays of dry farming products ever
made in the state The Thirteen Mile
district. of which Bloomfield Is the
center. is one of the finest farming re-
gions in the west The state railroad
experimental farm Is located there and
splendid results have been achieved for
the PAST three ar four years on this
and adjacent farms,
\ committee on arrangements has
prepared good program of entertain
meut and the people Of the county are
invited IL attend this festival. In the
morning there will be parade with
number of floats, Al L.: 81 a picnic
dinner viii he enjoyed. and during the
afternoon there will he sports. recira-
ttans. music and speaking. the big eel
ehration To end with a dance in the
evening.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-09-26
DAWSON COUNTY SENDS
DELEGATION TO HELENA

Glendive. Sept. 25.-Dawson county
viii be represented on the Taft recep-
ton committee by full delegation. a.
ii Is understood that the 10 gentlemen
named from this county will all attend
the gaia event in Helena next Mon
day.
Those named from here by Secretary
Martin Martin. assisted by Senator
NcGone, Dawson county member of
the fair board. are: Mayor T. +. Ea-
gan. Hon. william Lindsay. County
Treasurer w II. Frank, County AS
SCISSOR Il. e, Rean. {. A. Banker, VIII
liam Hurst County Attorney F. p.
Leiper. James A. Metealf. j. r. Wild
mser L. \. Martin. all of Glendise.
and Thompson kemmis. Jr., of Sidney
and J. ;. Day of culhertson.
Most of those named will leave here
Sunday morning on train No. 5; others
viii go on No. ) that evening. reach
ing Helena at 1890 a. III. of Monday.