davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-04-15

Kamiah-Mcrk on the Kamiah toll
bridge has been suspended pending the
arrival of the steel from Cleveland,
Ohio. The steel trusses will arrive in
two or three weeks, and it will then
require less than month to complete
the bridge, which is the finest on the
Clearwater river.
Five cars of steel will be used in the
structure. The piers are of solid con-
crete and ali is in readiness for laying
the trusses. The bridge will cost APP
proximately SIS. 900, which has been
subscribed by local merchants and
farmers.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-04-15
RESUME OF THE
WEEKS D0lNGS

0sncral Review of Important Hap
psnings Presented In Brief and
Couprehenswe Manner for Busy
Readers-kationai. Political. His
soricai and Commercial.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-04-15

Lewiston-A whirlwind campaign to
secure funds to carry out the publicity
campaign now outlined will be inaug-
urated by the commercial club, which
has appointed campaign committee.
Joseph Kincaid is chairman of the gem
eral committee, and with him will
work j. T. Ray and f. C. Smith. Sew
eral soliciting committees will take
up the securing of funds and it is
hoped at least $40, 900 will be raised.
1t has been decided to establish a bu-
reau of exhibits in Seattle, which will
be in charge Of a publicity manager,
who will distribute literature and tell
the fair visitors of the great undevel-
oped resources Of the Lewiston country.
Wallace Information that may
prove the nucleus of an investigation,
which will result in the exposure of a
gang of timber thieves who have beer
operating for years from the different
companies operating on the Coeui
d'Alene river, has been discovered by
A. ID. Kennedy, manager of Spokane
lumber company. Kennedy has caused
the arrest of James Babbett, a fore
man of n lumber camp in the Coeui
d'Alenes. on a charge of larceny. Civil
suits have been brought against the o
X. & N. Railroad company and tbs
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Mining & Con
centrating company.
The civil suits will in all probability
be settled. The companies have agreed
TO arbitrate. The mining company
used the logs as fast as they were de
livered, owing to a scarcity at its lum
Der yards, and the management ha.
agreed to settle for them if the lumber
company proves that they were stolen
By agreement Of the attorneys. Judg,
Lawrence E. Worstell postponed tn,
cases a week.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1909-04-15
asol.

At.i All
and =
: s,,nu
M din
Il a IN
....r,. 4
.i.nms
cl~~p
: ,h~u
~. ssr~
81
: pnssi
ltha
Mt
msv
. ja~t
II VOC
: lsa~is
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
CONSOLIDATION PAvES WAY
FOR CAMPS PERMANENCY

A great hue and cry was raised a
year or two ago when the Goldfeld Con-
solidated Mines company was incorpor-
ated and the Mohawk, Red Top, Com
blnation, Goldfeld Mining, Jumbo and
Laguna companies were merged and
passed into the hands of the holding
company.
But was it a bad move for Goldield.
after ali? If each company had pro
eeeded as a unit there is little prob
ability that a great mill, like that Of
the Consolidated, would have ever been
erected in that emp. The old methods
OF gouging out high grade would have
continued and when the high grade be-
came exhausted, the mines would have
been compelled to close down.
The merger laid the foundation and
even built the superstrueture of Gold.
held permanency. Other consoiida.
tons have since been effected, such as
the c. o. d. Consolidated and Gold.
field Merger Mines company, and each
is backed by mammoth capital, which,
as soon as the opportune moment ar
rives, will be invested in mining and
milling operations such as those being
carried on by the Goldfeld Consolidated
Mines company. Tonopah Sun.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
LEADvILLE, A NEW CAMP,
SHOWING DECIDED MERIT

Leadville, according to h. ID. Ed
wards, who has been spending a few
days in Tonopah, will make a camp of
decided merit, says the Sun. A prop
erty that Mr.. Edwards is interested in
has sunk a 100-foot shaft and a cross
cut from that has cut the vein for a dis
tanc of fourteen feet, all of which is
from its appearance ore of good COM
mercial value. He expects to have
many assays made which will definitely
settle the values of his big vein.
The camp is situated about ten miles
southwest of Candelaria and is only i
few miles from the railroad. The ore
carries some silver values but the pre-
dominating values are lead and the out
look is that Leadville will produce a
heavy tonnage of galena ore and it will
be in large demand by shelters as I;
fiux. With the changing of the Nevada
and California railroad from a narrow
to a standard guage road, the pros
p~ective mines of Leadville will doubt
less be developed into shippers at, shore
notice. About fifteen people are in the
district, and are all busy opening up
their properties.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
HILLTOP HAVING A BOOM
BASED ON RICH SHIPMENT

Hilltop took a tremendous stride for
ward last week as a result Of the gen.
cral publicity given the extraordinary
rich shipment of picture ore that was
recently consigned by express from the
camp to Salt Lake City, says a CORE
spondent of the Humboldt Star. 1t is
stated on reliable authority that the
two tons taken from the Hilltop mine
was the richest ore that has wei been
received by the smelter at that place.
The camp presents a scene of fever
ish activity; the sort of hustle that
characterizes all new mining camps.
One can seldom get away from the
sound Of the hammer and saw. At the
present time there are about $50 people
conferred in the new bonanza and the
stage comes in packed to the driver 5
seat. Town lots have their usual jump
upwards in price, good ones selling
from $500 to $500. A two-story hotel
has just been completed where meals
and beds can be had Mt reasonable
prices. There are no "short ORDER
restaurants in the camp and there is
but little doubt that one would pay
handsomely at this time. A good as
sayer would find plenty of work and
there is great need of a general store
carrying the merchandise usually re-
quired in a new mining camp,
The road from Battle Mountain leads
northeasterly over a fiat, desert coun-
try for a distance of nine miles, where
it starts to ascend gradually until the
last few miles are reached, when it be-
comes quite steep; not enough, how
ever, to prevent goods sized loads to be
hauled by the freighters. The last half
of the ride takes one through Crum
canyon, down which courses thirty
miners inches of pure, mountain spring
water.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
WILL CONTINUE WORK ON
VULCAN GROUP AT BLAIR

f. w. Thomas returned to Blair
Saturday to inspect the work upon
his Vulcan group, says the Press. He
reports the ore improving in quantity
and quality, and already a considerable
amount of selected ore has been accum-
ulated for the next shipment. Returns
of the first shipment, aggregating near
ly % tons, proved so satisfactory that
they will be continued, and he expects
to ship regularly. At present the force
Is engaged in erecting a blacksmith
shop, and a bunk house will be com
pleted by the end of the week. 1t is
the. intention to proceed with the de-
velopment of the mine in a miner-like
way, shipping only such ore as is taken
cut in the development, but the work
will doubtless be continued for an in
definite period with a view of putting
the property on a regular shipping
basis.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
OLD CRATER Is STILL HOT
ENOUGH Tc BURN HANDS

The crater. north of town, is an OBJ
ject of much speculation and many con-
lectures are made as to its age, says
the Blair Press. There is a legend
amongst the natives that its last erup-
ton was less thar two hundred years
ago. an old squaw living in Tule canyon
claiming that her grandfather wit
messed the volcano splitting forth its
lava, in his early youth.
1t has been visited by almost every
stranger who could possibly do so when
they came to Blair in the first two
years. One such, a few days since,
went out on a trip of inspection and in
climbing up the side touched a rock
which was SO hot that he removed his
hand in a hurry. In relating the cir
cumstance he claimed that the heat
was so intense that his hand was al
most blistered. The old-timers say the
same thing has been noted previously,
the variation in temperature being very
noticeable. The same conditions exist
at the Hot Springs where the tempera-
ture of the water varies frequently, as
well as the quantity in spring. 1t is an
interesting subject for a scientist to
consider and discover the cause of the
phenomena.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
MINING NEWS FROM ALL NEVADA
TELLURIUM AT NATIONAL
RESEMBLES MOHAWK ORE

1t has been repeatedly stated by min
ing men who nave examined the prop
critics at National that the camp would
prove one of the richest in the state and
now il looks as if that claim is to be
come an actually, says the Humboldt
Star. Many small shipments of mar
velously rich ore have been made
through the FRS. National bank Last
week another shipment of 200 pounds
was made through the bank. This ore
is of the telluride character and is
identical with that which made the Mo
hawk mine at Goldfeld one of the big
g,st producers of the yellow metal in
the world. While the returns of the
shipment have not as yet been received
it is estimated that the orc will net at
least $40 to SIS a pound. A glimpse of
the ore as it was spread out before be-
ing sealed in the sacks would almost
convince the most skeptical that the
shipment would go ever higher than
the estimate.
While the whole lot was extremely
rich, there was scattered through the
lot nuggets as big as ones fist, contain
ing very little rock, being veritable
chunks of solid gold. This ore was
taken out at a depth of only sixty feet
from the lease being worked by +. w.
Stall aud associates on Charleston hill.
Other shipments of the fabulously
rich ore have been made from this
lease, but never before has it been
found in such quantity as at the pres
ent time. This latest strike was re-
Gently made on the andesite footwall
and the ore body is now being followed
by a drift. Since the last shipment was
made the rich material has been
stripped for eighteen feet and in a
short time another sensational ship
ment will be made.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
COLE-RYAN INTERESTS NOW
IN SADDLE ON THE GIROUz

Actual transfer of the control of the
Glroux Consolidated Mines mpa
has passed to the Cole-Ryan interests
and at the annual stockholders meeting
Tuesday four new directors were
elected including Thomas +. Cole. The
annual report of the president showed
that &c. 00,0 900 was offered for the prop.
erty by NJ. II. Thompson and turned
down. The balance sheet up to Feb. |
covering thirteen months, showed
$442.3S3 from ore sales, 81, 500, 900 from
bond sales, $~3,955,s67 property account,
81, $685. 500 development account, $293,-
800 capital charges. Cash in bank
S431 III, while 1924 900 is due from the
sale of bonds. At a special meeting it
was decided to issue 81 900, 900 of see
ond mortgage, 10 year, six per cent
bonds.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
PUTTING IN NEW RETORTS
AT LONE CINNABAR MINE

F. J.. Davis, manager of the Shoshone
Quicksilver Mining company is having
installed at the c~ompany's mine at
lone, Nevada, three additional retorts
which will increase the capacity of the
mine from 1000 pounds a month to
1000 pounds. The mine is n of the
rich properties of the company and
through it runs a rich vein of cinnabar
ore which at some places is 30 feet
wide, it is said. lone was formerly the
old mining camp of Midas which is 90
miles south of Austin and seven miles
north of Berlin.
AT present the company is working
II men upon the property and several
more will shortly be added.
The Shoshone company is controlled
by the Davis brothers of Salt Lake
City.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
GOOD STRIKE IS MADE ON
THE SAN JUAN AT RAMSEY

Charles Clark came in this morning
from Ramsey with the news of a good
strike of ore on the San Juan claim,
near the Walkover, says the Carson APP
peal.
The San Juan is on the big trent
from the Ramsey Comstock about a
mile southwest of that mine and sam
pies exhibited by Clark carry gold in
abundance.
Clark has been working on the San
Juan for a long time on a theory thai
the junction of the big dyke trend and
the side of Red Mountain veins meet
in the San Juan ground and that this
junction will produce a lot of good ore.
The prediction has been justified so
far as finding the ore is concerned
though it will take a lot of development
work to ascertain the extent of the find.
The ore samples all the way from a few
dollars in gold to several hundred in
gold and silver.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
CONTACT IS STRUCK IN
SHOsHoNE NATIONAL BANK

The drift that is being run from the
65-foot shaft on the Shoshone National
Bank, at a distance of 40 feet, has en-
tered the contact for which they were
driving. The ore is a lively looking
quartz and tale and shows colors when
panned. No assays have yet been
made.
The drift is about 60 feet from the
surface and the ledge found is I'M
doubtedly a continuation of the Sho-
shone glory hole shoot, being identical
in appearance.
Superintendent Kennedy is well salts
fed with the values obtained and is con
fdent further development will show d
steady improvement.
The Montgomery Mountain shaft,
which is being sunk a short distance to
the north, will undoubtedly strike the
same ore body as soon as sufficient
depth is attained Rhyolite Bulletin.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
TWELVE FEET OF GOOD ORE
OPENED IN DIAMOND QUEEN

Mari Hicks has opened up twelve
feet of ore on his property near the
Diamond Queen that assays between
$25 and $45 per ton. The formation is
spar, and the lode is said to be clean
and firm.
This find was made in the breast of
the tunnel, 105 feet in. 1t is not the
ledge anticipated and the tunnel is be-
ing continued for the primary ledge.
Mr.. Hicks reports that in prospect work
on this latter ledge he obtained $40 as
says in comparatively surface work.
Bullfrog Miner.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
ORE Is IMPROVING IN THE
DUPLEX CONTACT SHAFT

The new Duplex Contact shaft, down
upwards of 40 feet, has a most credit
able showing, says the Searchlight
Bulletin. A strong tale and lime streak
marks the hanging wall all the way
down. The quartz showing is of vary
ing width, usual to near the surface.
First it more than half filed the shaft,
then narrowed, and now at the bottom
is making in again, with a better APP
pearing grade than any time before.
At the bottom, freezing to the tale
break, is a pronounced showing of the
green-colored quartz. This last bears
o marked resemblance to a class of
Ouartette ore-the choice pieces of
which are heavy with free gold and, by
many, have been converted into articles
Of jewelry, and much priced.
The owners Of this property are very
hopeful that they possess a contact in
fact as well as in name. The popularity
of this stock inside would indicate a
financial condition for the company
that should enable it to do the neces-
line of development. Certain IT
is that, for depth, compared with the
first work at the Duplx and Quartette,
there are the best of prospects.
This week a substantial collar set was
put in, a permanent skidway to the
bottom, and everything points to mine
making and ~permanency.
The site of the activity is about two
blocks down Main street from the
Searchlight Hotel.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
GUGGENHEIMs TO PUBLISH
REPORTS OF EARNINGS

The Guggenheim interests are under
stood to be contemplating the adoption
Of a new policy involving publicity OF
the earnings of the various companies
controlled by them. 1t is said that
within a short time quarterly state
ments of earnings Of all the copper
companies controlled by the Guggen-
helm interests, including Nevada Con
solidated, the Utah and the Cumber-
land-Ely companies will be made public
and that eventually the same policy
will apply to the American Smelling 4
Refining and their other companies.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
SMALL STAMPS TURN OUT
"a LBS. GOLD IN "a DAYS

The Peterson brothers at Gold Park,
who have been taking out gold bullion
until the tale of it has become prose in
stead of poetry, have set another gal.
which swings their e%ndeavors back to
the poetic land, says the Reese River
Reveille.
Some time ago they installed three
a50-pound stamps. In "a days they ex-
tracted "a pounds of gold.
This bit of yellow product at $40 per
ounce will net the enterprising owners
over $4,000.
The Peterson mine has already been
a mine of rich reward to the owners,
though worked only in a limited way.
/. has all the promises of repeating
many hundred-fold what it has already
done.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
SPANISH FORK BANKER
LEASES HICKS PROPERTY

r. T. Thurber, a banking man Of
Spanish Fork has been in Beatty a few
days and has made a thorough inspec-
ton of the property of the Fluorine
Mining company a few miles north of
Fluorine and between that town and
Beatty. Mr.. Thurber, who halls from
Tintie, Utah, after which district
tluorine was patterned, evinced no
hesitancy in ~pronouncing the property
a splendid one. To the company and
men by whom he was sent cut here he
will recommend that the tunnel be con-
tinued into the break and the sinking
of a deep shaft on the contact. There
Is considerable ore in the tunnel and a
nice vein in the shaft some distance up
the hiil.-Beatty Miner.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13

Under the management of President
II. J. Humphreys, the Deeping- Eldorado
is receiving the finishing touches pre-
Paratory to resuming sinking. A Is
h. p. hoist is being set up with which t,
continue the main shaft, down 100 feet,
on to water level, says the S~earchlight
Bulletin.
The chance visitor comes away from
the property with the idea that gold rs
as plentiful as cactus burrs. Cool
values are reported all up and down
the shaft, while in the 44-foot crosscut,
run from the bottom, 800 values are
not uncommon. On the surface there
appears to be a world of ore that Will
run around SO contained in a big cross
dyke which passes near the shaft. Also,
paintings are to be had clear across the
site of the engine house, where an ex-
cavation 20x3O feet was made.
Considering the location, a remark
able thing about the ore is that it ear
ries no silver values. 1t is also SAIL
to bear a strong resemblance to the ore
found at Goldfeld. While there is con-
siderable high grade showing, STILL
President Humphreys only lays claim 20
having quantities of a fine average
milling rock.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
BLACK HAWK MILL TO START

At the Black Hawk the road leading
from the main Canyon road up to the
mine is being improved and in places
rebuilt, says the Searchlight Bulletin.
Development for the present IS being
concentrated upon the Rand and the
Honest Miner. In both these properties
excellent results are following. The
former is down 100 feet on an incline,
and the latter measures better than 10
feet from the portal to the face OF the
tunnel.
Two men are at work ovcrhauling
the company 5 ten stamp mill, and 1t
is now planned to start the plant IN
about 80 days.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
NO TRUST TO MAR WORK
OF FINK'S NEW SHELTER

That none of the new smelling com
ranies recently formed will ever build
a smelter using the processes now in
vogue in the large plainly of the country
house, says the Salt Lake Republican.
"Why should they" he asked,
"when for one-tenth the investment re-
CURED for a plant using the old process
they can build a plant which shall do
running expenses!''
Then the question naturally arose:
Won't the ~cheapness and remarkable
utility of the new process, placing
smelling plants within reach of the
small producers, render custom plants
almost unnecessary?
"That is true said Mr.. Newhouse.
"Unless,' it was observed, "the
trust should acquire the Fink process .
"That it shall never do.'
And Mr.. Newhouse brought his fist
down on the table with an athletic
blow when he said it. Mr.. Fink, the
inventor, who was sitting close by, APP
proved the statement with emphasis.
"There is not money enough in the
country to buy the Fink process, pro-
vided it does what it now appears thar
it will certainly do" added Mr.. New
house. cit belongs to the people,; 1t
would be a crime to place it in hands
where it would not give the people the
greatest possible benefit. Anyone who
wants to build a smelter may use the
Fink process by paying a reasonable
royalty.
"Why, when one looks at the Fink
smelter out at Garfield it seems almost
a shame-it' s so simple. There's moth
ing to it except two barrel-shaped
furnaces, built to revolve-and a few
little devices which are the secret of
Mr.. Fink. A large plant could be built
and the machinery installed inside of
80 days. 1t is so simple, in fact, that
think we shall have the machinery all
made right here in Salt Lake"
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
INCREASES STOCK FOR FUNDS

At the adjourned meeting of the
stockholders of the Manhattan Con-
solidated Mines company the proposed
increase of stock was ratified, and pre-
ferred stock will be issued, secured by
a trust bond on the property. 1t is un-
derstood that $4,000 will soon be avail
able for company work, and with this
amount of money the Consolidated
ought tc be self supporting and in the
list of steady bullion producers. 1t is
also reported that the main shaft viii
be sunk to a greater Depth Manhattan
Mail.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
GOOD PROSPECTS OPENED
AT CAMP CALLED REICHEY

Another new mining section has heen
added 70 Humboldt county's long list
of promising camps. says the Humboldt
star This district is situated about
o. miles south of Winnemucca, near the
F1oyd ranch. in Grass valley. Already
considerable development work has
been done and there are good showings
of ore. The new camp is called Reichey
and was named after the original dis
coverer.
A company incorporated as the Ne
vada Metal and Exploration company
has lately taken hold of the main prop
erty at Reichey and is prosecuting de-
velopment on its holdings. Where the
principal work is going on a large body
of ore is being disclosed and not only
is rock being taken out that sparkles
with free gold but a large quantity of
milling ore is being piled on the dump.
A large lot of samples of the ore from
the c~ompany's property have been left
at the Star Office and can be seen in the
show window. The ore assays high In
gold and silver and is of shipping grade.
Paintings show that the gold values are
mostly free.
The articles of incorporation of the
Nevada Metal and Exploration com
pany have been filed with County Clerk
Trousdale and Winnemucca will be the
principal place of business. The com
pany will do a general mining business
and will acquire othef property in Hum
boldt county. 1t is the intention to ex-
lend a large amount of capital al
Reichey and prove the value of the
property there, which has every indica.
ton of being valuable.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-02-13
HAS FIVE FEET OF ORE

At the 350-foot level in the Thanks
giving mine the work of drifting on the
ledge is progressing steadily, and at
distance of $50 feet in the west drift
the ore body has widened to five feet.
The ore is black sulphide and assays
are now being made to determine it's
values. 1t is the intention of Gilbert
Ross, who is operating the Thanksgiv-
ing under a lease. to start sinking 200
feet deeper at once. Mr.. Ross will ar
rive in Manhattan this week to inspect
the work at the mine.-Mail.