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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
MENTION

A. NJ. Bergevin, president of the Ke-
wanas Extension, is in Goldfeld from
San Francisco, in the interest of his
mining pr ,perties.
DIR. ". X. Robinson has returned to
Goldfeld from a business trip to Man
haitian. He says the camp is in a
promising condition.
III. b. Farrell arrived in Goldfeld to-
day from Nashville, Tenn, for a bust
ness visit.
w. D. Forster, general traffic manager
o fthe Tonopah & Goldfeld railroad is
visiting in Goldfeld from Tonopah.
Judge j. P. O'Brien, of the Consol-
idated legal department, returned to
Goldield today from a visit to San
Francisco.
State License and Bullion Tax Col
lector J. F. Haley, Deputy District At
torney George Springmeyer and Deputy
Sheriff Stewart Meyers left this morn
ing for Silver Peak to examine the
books of that company in regard to
their bullion tax statements.
It. f. Hancock and wife, for some
time residents of Goldfeld, left this
morning to take up their residence in
Los Angeles.
John 8. Cook, of the John s. Cook &
Co. bank, left Goldfield yesterday for a
business trip to Colfax.
Robert J.. Simpson has taken the posi-
ton Of city ticket agent for the Las
Vegas & Tonopah railroad, which was
left vacant by the leaving of +. W.
Starr, who leaves for Los Angeles Sat
urGay morning.
William B. Holman, a mining engi-
neer of this city, left today for a trip
to New York city on important mining
business.
William Kelly, formerly a deputy
under Ingalls,, has returned to Goldfield
from a visit to Lucky Boy and Haw-
thorne.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
HOMESTAKE MILL MAY BE
USED FOR CUSTOM WORK

Rhyolite, May l4.-There is a deal on
foot to utilize the Homestake mill for
the treatment of the low grade ores
from the Pioneer lease. Superintendent
S. b. Tyler made a proposition a few
days ago to 0. j. Smith, just prior to
Mr.. Smiths departure for Reno, but
nothing definite will be determined I'M
til after Mr.. Smiths return to camp.
Mr.. Tyler is of the opinion that the
ore can be hauled overland and milled
for less money than it can be shipped
to Goldfeld for treatment. The best
rate now obtaining on $40 ore is $11.5O
for transportation and smelling charges
hut Mr.. Tyler thinks that he can beat
by perhaps $3.50 a ton. The difference
in the percentage of saving would show,
according to calculations, from IS cents
to 81 a ton profit by treating at the
Homestake rather than sending tn
Goldfeld.
The Goldfeld mill saves 95 per cent
of the values, whereas Mr.. Tyler would
not care to guarantee a saving above
SO per cent to start with. The plan is
to make $50 ore the maximum grade,
and as this grade of ore is not being
shipped to Goldfeld, the mill could be
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
STOCK QUOTATIONS
Prices on the OoldfieId Consolidated Winning S'~N
Exchange for Friday. May H. voS

The mining stock market is still in a
slumpy and unstable condition, with
Consolidated being pushed down the
toboggan as hard as possible. 1t sold
at 1915 on the local exchange, and was
squeezed down to $40 in San Fran
cisco. This movement is thoroughly In
fashionable to the majority of brokers
and the public, for the earnings of the
Consolidated and the condition of the
mining estate in general does not jus
tify or give any reason for such a drop
in price of shares. Combination Frac-
tion was a little stronger in the bidding
this morning thar yesterday. Trading
was extremely light all around, with
Daisy showing still further weakening
than during the past two or three days.
The informal call was abandoned this
morning, but a short session was held
this afternoon, without any particular
change in the general situation. None
of the brokers lcok for any material
Improvement for at least ten days.
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furnished with a large tonnage. Much
ore of this character is being thrown
over the dump at the Pioneer lease.
During the week, Mr.. Tyler has been
looking owe the wagon road PROPOSE
ton, and he is of the opinion that the
ore can be hauled to the Homestake for
81 a ton. Perhaps three miles of new
road would have to be built, connecting
the road leading from Pioneer to the
Savage and thence to the Homestake
pumping station, from which point
there is a good road to the mill. By
one route, the distance is not more than
seven miles, and by another it is be-
tween ten and eleven miles. There is
only one divide of any consequence to
be crossed, however, so the hauling OF
the ore would not be expensive. Around
by Springdale, a road could be built
with almost a uniform grade between
that point and the Daisy summit.
The proposition to utilize the Home.
stake mill for custom purposes is a
good one, as the way will be opened
for the milling of large quantities of
ore which must remain untouched at
Pioneer and elsewhere unless some
means of home treatment is devised.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
PROMOTERS ARE ON TRIAL

Kansas City, May 14.-In the trial in
the federal court here today of the
Horn Brothers, Raymond p, May and
+. IL. Singer, charged with using the
mails to defsaud in promoting the
"Two Queen" group of mines, in
Arizona, james b. Lynch of Philadel-
phia produced letters, circulars and
newspapers sent to him by the promo
tiers. These stated that the mine was in
operation, that ore was being shipped
in paying quantities. Lynch said he
bought 1000 shares of stock on repre-
sensations made in the advertising
matter.
j. II. Deaner Of Saginaw, Mich, testi
fed that he had bought stock on the
installment plaa, paying So a month.
When District Attorney Van Walk
enburg offered as evidence a printed
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15

circular describing the mining property,
Attorney Chester Krum, counsel for the
promoters, objected.
cit is the value of the stock that is
icing questioned, and not the value of
the property he declared. "The pur-
ehasers were solicited to buy stock, not
to buy the mine. The orders for stock
were filed according to agreement.
There is a speculative element in buy
ing mining stock. If there is a bright
prospect persons are willing to pay well
for a chance to have a large return"
Your distinctions are too refined.r
Judge Phillips replied, in overriding the
objection. ~ have always understood
that a stakeholder of a corporation had
some interest in the property of the
company. The value of the property il
the indueement that causes persons TO
buy stock"
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
BIG STRIKES ARE REPORTED
IN SUGAR LOAF COUNTRY

Tonopah, May 14.-In the Sugar
Loaf country, twenty-three miles east
of Tonopah and two and a half miles
southeast of Salisbury Wash, the strike
recently made seems to assume big
proportions, and a stampede may result
within the next ten days. Edward Cliff
ford Sr. is credited with the discovery.
His sons and friends are said to nave
made a large number of locations of the
best claims. Barney Snow, who is said
to be backed by J.. G. MeClurg, a son
in,law of David II. Moffat, the Denver
banker and millionaire, has properties
on the main ledge, while N. Carter is in
control of some of the choicest proper
ty. A. b. Convey describes the section
as the mother lode of the entire eoun
try. The proposition is a contact ledge,
the walls being perfectly perpendicular
granite on one side and porphyry ON
the other. The veins are about three
feet in width at the surface, and Convey
believes that the average values Will
not be far from 800 a ton. Great as
says have been obtained, some Of them
running up to $1,000 to the ton, with
only a shaft, which he says, is but
twelve feet down, q two-inch stringer
will give $4,000 to the ton by careful
sorting. The rock carries free gold. The
mother lode, it is claimed, can be traced
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15

yesterday, the books of the Florence
company show certain amount r~etaine,
by that company from various leaser
during the last quarter of 1908, amount
ing to a total Of $5,720.15 for paymen
to the county as bullion taxes, which
It is alleged has been retained by tn,
company. This list includes:
Florence Consolidated NJ. & l.. Co.
81, s63.11: Baby Florence, 81, o63.92; En-
gineers' lease, $1,527.20; Wooley lease
$274.07; c. j. volk lease, $4.95; Engi'
neers' dump, $140.64; Florence Wheeler,
SAG 80; Florence Annex No. 2, $5l7.76;
Rogers Syndicate dump, s4o.os; Port
land Florence L. 4 M, 1850; Mitchell
4 Fairfield lease, $5l.17.
! Leasers Made No Profit
1t is stated by persons who are in a
position to know, but not given as an
official statement, that with the excep-
ton of $l,527.20 withheld from the En-
gineers' lease as shown in this state
ment, all the balance was returned to
the leasing company at the expiration
of their leases because they had not
operated at a net earning and therefore
there was no bullion tax for them to
pay. The accredited amounts were
originally withheld at the rate of 5 per
cent as a guarantee fund or reserve
for paying the bullion tax for the quar-
ter if there should be any due from
met earnings therefor. At the time
the money was withheld, the bullion
tax levy had not been definitely de-
cided, but has since that time been
levied at 3Ea per cent. As has been ex-
planned, the Florence company books
show that this money was at one time
retained for bullion a purposes, or
rather as a guarantee, but with the ex-
ception of the Engineers lease, was re-
turned to the leasers on account of their
operations not having produced a net
profit.
Another contention of the Florence
company which will probably be
thrashed out in court is that the Flor
ence mining property is held as an
"entity,' and that when it comes to
the bullion tax of the company, no sin
gle portion can be segregated from IN
other, although one lease may have been
profitable and another worked at a
great loss. The company maintains
that so far as it's bullion tax is con
cerned, the operation of the entire prop
erty must be figured together.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
WORK SOON BEGINS on
TONOPAH EXTENSION MIL

Tonopah, May 13.-"Work of grad
ing for the Tonopah Extension mill will
probably begin within ten days and the
work of construction will progress with
rapidity," so reports General Manager
John @. Kirchen who, during the time
that he has been at the head of this
property, has utterly disproved the
pessimistic reports made by experts,
who represented some of the interests
in the corporation.
The Extension today Is one of the big
properties in Southern Nevada. 1t has
a tremendous tonnage of ore on the
dumps that might pass for waste to the
casual observer, but which is just bare
ly beneath the grade that makes ship
ping profitable, while just the quality
that will give high extraction and yield
heavy profits by milling.
Mr.. Kirchen has made a similar sue.
cess of the Montgomery-Shoshone
which, at the time he took charge, was
deemed a worthless proposition. 1t now
has tremendous reserves and sends out
bullion almost literally by the carload
lot, while it Is beyond doubt the most
economically mined ore in the state,
the eaving system being in vogue.
Extensive changes are being made TO
the mill, which will be completed
within a few weeks, when the output
will be raised to 5000 tons per month.
When asked if he would Immediately
begin a campaign of more extensive
development work in the Extension
mine, Mr.. Kirchen said: "There is no
necessity at the present time to in
crease our activities in that direction,
for the property has large reserves
blocked out and the milling dump will
be a reserve that will not be ex-
hausted in a long time. AS soon as the
mill starts it will be time to do more
extensive exploration work and utilize
the ore thus extracted as a partial
feeder to the MILL
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15

Washington, May AS soon as the
weather permits, experts from the geo
logical survey will start from Wash
ington for the mountain Businesses of
the West to explore high peaks, defles
and canyons in a search of all the water
power sites available on the public do
main.
This will be done in accordance with
the order issued a fewSdays ago by Sec
rotary Ballinger at the direction of
President Taft, who has announced
that he will do all in his power to con-
tainue the Roosevelt policy for the con
s~ervation of national 1t will
be a concerted effort on the part of the
government to obtain information as to
the operations of the alleged water
power trust and to present this informa-
ton to congress in such a shape that .
law ear be enacted for the proper regu-
lation of such sites.
Secretary B%allinger's order excited
much interest here where the devotees
of the Roosevelt conservation idea have
been watching every move of tn govern
ment to learn where the present admin
istration stands on that all-important
subject. The recent restoration of great
tracts of land that had been withdrawn
by President Roosevelt for the purpose
of conservation had been a topic for
discussion all week, until Taft issucd a
statement through Chief Forester Pin
chot that he believed in conservation.
Then came the announcement that the
interior department was going to carry
out the Roosevelt policy.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
JOHN M. HARNAN FIGURES
ON BIG DEAL AT MAZUMA

Mazuma, New, May 13.-A deal OF
considerable significance as showing the
faith of Colorado people in Seven
Troughs has just been contaminated
whereby the Providence Gold Mining
company has become the owner of the
North End claim lying between the
Providence ground and the Mazuma
Hills Extension. The amount involved
is not known but the final payment has
been made and the property conveyed
to the company.
The Providence Gold Mining com
pany has been one of the most active
companies operating in the district. The
property has 5000 feet of the Mazuma
Hills vein, and beyond this the Provi-
dence Extension, owned by practically
the same people, is traversed by tine
came vein for more than half that dis
tsnee. John NJ. Harnan of Colorado
Springs is the president of the company,
and Carl little and NJ. J. Griffin Of the
same place and Daniel I. Whalen OF
Peoria. Illinois and John I. Heeney OF
Reno form the directorate.
Expert opinions based upon examina-
ton of the properties show them to be
among the best in the district.
On the Providence a long tunnel Is
being driven through the characteristic
black dyke of the district to cut the
vein at nearly 700 feet depth. Already
this tunnel has cut one lead that ear
ries good values.
On the Extension a shaft is being
sunk and here values were found on
surface and the purpose of the WORK
is to open them up at depth.
With their property patented; an am
pie treasury and the enterprise wh'ef
the gentlemen back of the company
possess, we anticipate great results iron
their work.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
BULLION TAX COLLECTOR
TACKLES BIG COMPANIES

State license and bullion tax collecto,
Y. +. Haley arrived in Goldfeld thi.
week for the purpose of invastigat
ing the bullion report of the Florenc.
GoIdfeld Mining company and the
Pittsturg Silver Peak Mining CON
p~anies. Although thousands of dollar.
have been produced from both prop
critics, they have failed to pay in a bull
lion tax amounting to more than 5000
together for the last quarter.
The Florence Goldfeld paid no
bullion tax during the last quarter
of 1908, and the last statement of the
Pittsburg Silver Peak, although it
shows a production of $4,000, claims
that the company can pay bullion taxes
amounting to only $193.
Mr.. Haley, Deputy District Attorney
George springmeyer, and Deputy Sher-
i'll Stewart Meyers, left yesterday
morning for Silver Peak to inspect the
Looks Of the Pittsburg Silver Peak
Mining company, and satisfy them
selves that the statement of the com
pany is correct.
Arbitrary Assessment Made
Fof the purpose of covering Florence
taxes, Sheriff J.. +. Bradley has made
an arbitrary assessment of $209,022.s9,
as the value of the ore produced by the
company and its various leases, upon
which a tax of 81, O01.5 has been made.
Not only the money collected from the
various leases is alleged to have been
withheld, Int it is also claimed that the
Florence has charged all of it's net
profits up with expenses ami in its
statement to the sheriff, shows no bull
lion tax collectable for the last quarter
Of 1908.
1.-THE Florence has until Monday in
which to object to the arbitrary assess
ment of Sheriff Bradley, and no objec-
tion being fled, the assessment may be
taken by the state and county as a lien
upon the property of the company
says Mr.. Haley.
Two Sides to Question
According to information CLEANED
from authoritative sources, there are
indications that there may be two sides
to the bullion tax controversy between
State Bullion Tax Collector j. +. Haley
and other state and county officials on
the one side and the Florence Goldfel6
Mining company on the other. Accord
ing to a statement accredited to Dep
uty District Attorney Springmeyer
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
MINING MEN SHOULD AID
ALASKA-YUK0N EXHIBIT

would be similar in one respect to the
play of Hamlet with Hamlet left out.
The letter sent to the Chamber OF
Commerce, of recent date, written after
the letter to the county commissioners
is as follows:
Carson City, New, May I.
Charles Sprague, Esq,
President Chamber of Commerce,
Goldfeld, New.
My dear Sprague-The State Public
ity and Industrial commission nave sue
ceeded in raising enough money from
the counties, and enough promised, e
enable us to fill the 1000 square feet
of space given Nevada in the mining
building at Seattle.
/ leave tonight for San Francisco t.
make arrangements for special freight
rates. Send along your county ex
hitits of ore and get them together al
soon as possible and ship them to Capt
J. b. Menardi and We will take care
of the rest. / will guarantee to hav,
the ores there in the Nevada space ant
any deficiency | will pay out of my owl
pocket.
All l ask the Goldfeld exhibitors tt
do is to pay the freight which will only
be one way and possibly l will be abl'
to secure a free rate both ways. II
you like bill them direct to the exposi
tion care George Jamme, Mines ant
Mining Building.
Several counties came to the from
last Monday and some more agreed t.
donate after the taxes came in.
l hope to have the active cooperation
of your Chamber of Commerce.
The county commissioners appro
priated nothing but l want your or
just the nj
Sincerely yours,
SAM P. DAVIS.
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FIDELITY TRUST Co.
NOTICE.

The principal Office of the National
Mining Company Of Nevada, was, on
the 23rd day of February, 1909, chang.
ed from Room 203 News Buildips
Goldfeld, Esmeralda County, Nevada
to the second room, in the brick build'
ing at the northerly corner of Fourth
and Bridge streets, Winnemucca, Hum.
boldt County, Nevada, and VIM. s. Bon.
niield is the resident agent to have
charge of such office after said change
April 9th, 1909.
s. w. GUNDAKER, President.
National Mining Company of Nevada
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ro1rx1ru1E HorrcE.

10 Frank Counts. Roy McGinty. w. w.
Sturgess. Al. c. Gray: -
You are hereby notified that during
the year ending December 81. 1908. the
Undersigned has expended one hundred
dollars In labor and improvements upor
each Of the following group of lode min
ing claims: Johnny, Johnny Extension.
mni.e Quartz Red Bluff. Pink Quartz.
Bezlenko No 1. Bezienko No. ?. situate
In Goldfeld mining district, county OF
Esmeraida, state of Nevada, located
March. ly0f. recorded in Book X. i'm
County Recorders office, for the purpose
OF holding said mining claims under fhe
p!ovision or section 1924. Revised Stat
u,es OF United States; and. II at the ex-
plration of ninety days after the date
hereof o shall fail or refuse 10 con-
tribute your proportion OF the expendi-
,uie required by said section 2324. your
interest In the said. claims shall become
the property OF the undersigned. who
N'"'e" ny
May 15-13t. ~
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15

Un1teQ states Ldn0 Once.
Carson City, Nevada. May Z, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that in pursu-
ance Of the Act of Congress approved.
May 10th. 1878, the Penn-Nevada Gold
Mining and Milling Company. a corpora
ton, by E. c. Edwards, it's attorney in
fact, whose p~ostofice address is Gold
field. Esmeralda County, Nevada, is
about to apply to the United States for
Patent for the Peacock, Peacock No. /,
and Eureka No. 3 Lvdes, bearing GOLD
and silver. being U. S. survey No. 3420,
situated in Sections &c and 80. Il. 2 s..
r. Al E.. Mt. Diablo b. and NJ. in Gold
field Mining District. Esmeralda County,
Nevada. Recorded in Book X. page 4S9,
and Book ]. page 631. in the office of the
County Recorder of said Esmeralda
County, and described as follows, to-
wit:
Beginning at corner No. /, Whence the
s: u Cor. of Sec. 26 T. 2 s., r. Al f.,
Mt. Diablo 3. and M. bears S. 49, So 3Od
". 1882 IT,; thence s.. 15' 10 w.
%. w; 1900 IT. to Cor. No. 8: thence N.
15o IS w. $685. IT. to Cor. No. 4; thence
F. So 2S' E, 1900 TT. to Cor. No. 1, the
rsaoooi NO. l Lode.
Beginning at Cor. 1. whence the S. u
Cor. of Sec. rs. r.. s. 2 r. Al F., Mt.
Diablo B. and NJ. bears s. 49, So So W.
1892 TT: thence N. 15' IS E.. 500. So IT.
to Cor. No. 2; thence NJ. So 2s' w. 1900
603.62 TT. to Cor. No. a; thence s. 6So ss;
E. 1900 TT. to Cor. No. i. the place of
beginning.
Eureka No. 3 o
B~eginning at Cor. No. /, whence the
s. y Cor. Sec. 26, T.. 2 s., N. Al 81. Mt.
Diablo b. and M. bears u "a E. I52.O2
Il; thence s. IA 45' f. 900 IT. to Cor. No.
z; thence n. 15o 10 E., 1900 1T. TO Cor.
3; thence N. ~ %. W. 500 IT. to Cor.
Cor No. l, the place OF beginning. Varia-
tions at all corners 16s go e., containing
6l.9SS acres. No adjoining of conflicting
clalm are shown on the plat of official
Dated and posted on the ground. this
LIST of February, 1903.
Penn-Nevada Gold Mining and Milling
Company.
By f. c. EDWARDS.
Its Attorney i'm Fact.
LOUIS J. COIN, Register.
May Is.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-05-15
MINING LEASES

Very promising mining ground on
Gold Mountain, on ledge between Ne
vada Empress and Gold Crest Mines
and only a short distance from the
Frances Williams Royal Flush claims
1.-THE long lost Breyfogle mine) will De
leased in blocks to suit on easy terms
to reliable persons. WHO MEAN btSi'
NESS.
Five claims. about 80 acres of ground
every claim showing ledge on surface,
Assays $4,000 in gold, also silver ana
lead to the ton each of two shafts az.
ready sunk to rs feet from surface. Nay
strike rich shipping ore at any snol
Highly mineralized. -.
Nevada Gold Mountain Mining Comp,ay.
Apply to Joseph l.. Hasman, ialscs
Hardware Co.. Goldfeld; Capt. e. NJ
Sheehan, Union League Club. San Fran
cisco, or Veterans Home, Napa CounS'
California, or Hon. E.. Garter Edwafus
attorney, GOldfield.
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Ely Central win Resume.

for nine miles. and the values run all the
way from milling to shipping Of high
grade.
Most of the property having been al
ready staked out, there is little use in
prospectors rushing into the district.
Men have been there, on the quiet, for
at least two months.