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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14
GETTING CLOSE TO OIL
AT SALT MARSH WELL

eve expect TO have a good no"
of oil and a pipe line started into Gold
field from the oil well on the salt
marsh near Blair by the time the Mia
ing Congress meets in Goldheld the
latter part of September" declared
IL. A. Miller today, who is in charge
of the work of the Nevada Bay State
Oil company. 1--WE are now down II
CSC feet, and going through dry join,
clay, which ought to lie on The oil
snales above the oil. We have pene-
trated into this clay Is feet, and &c
not expect to have to 60 more team
$50 feet further to get into the oil.
rhe drill is making about seven feet
a day, the hole being cased all tine
way down, and 55-s inches in size in.
side the casing.
1.-The equipment is good for a de2sh
of $500 feet and perhaps 5000, ard
we propose to go to the limit unless
we strike the oil before the limit i,
reached. The well now shows a s.roal
seepage of oil, with parafine base, and
about a week ago we struck a flow OF
gas that was so strong it made The
men sick. We are more hopeful thar
ever, and fully expect oil within t..
next $50 feet.'
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14
BIG MILL PLANNED FOR
THE SWEETWATER MINES

RENO, New, August 11.-Local fl
ings show that the United Gold corpor-
alton, recently Incorporated under the
laws of this state, has purchased the
rights and title of the Sunny Jim Gold
Mining and Milling Co., and the Tyler
Gold Mining Co. TIE properties en-
brace q total Of fifteen claims near
S~weetwater, New, and four miles north
of the Pittsburg-Liberty group, which
is a steady dividend payer, the last
months cleanup netting 100000. The
United Gold Corporations acquisitions
are on the same rhyolite and porphyry
contact. An expenditure by the orig
inal owners Of upwards Of 100000 has
developed several bodies of free mill
ing and cyaniding gold ores, ranging in
width from IS inches to As feet, and
values from $40 to $23, 800 and $500.
Both groups have been the subjects Of
iattering reports by experts sent OUT
by the Venture Corporation Of London
and the Guggenheim interests.
Prominent in the councils Of the new
corporation are q. ". Elmer, assistant
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14
RECALLS THE PALMY DAYS
OF OLD RICHMOND NINE

June 9, , bars bullion, value ~$s,3s4.s5;
June s, 6 bars bullion, value $l4,021-24
June ., 4 bars, value $s,032.0s."
And so on to the end Of the book,
July 81, 1875, the record runs, show
ing that the mine was sending out
bullion a little more frequently than
every other day, and at the rate of
more than 100000 per month.
When one remembers that the power
drill was not in use those days, that
all mine equipment was crude as com.
pared with the machinery and tools
of today, that the waste from the mill
Of 1875 is fair milling ore for the mill
Of today, he can realize that the pro
ductive record Of Richmond ,forinstance,
is not very far eclipsed by that Of any
property in the country today.
Arouses Old Memories
For the cold timer that little ex-
press book will let down the food gates
of memory. Perhaps some Of them will
remember the Wells Fargo agent at
Eureka during those times, man
who accepted grave responsibility in
caring for and transporting a river
of silver and gold across the desert
wilds, and whose identity is submerged
il that monotonous signature Coop
err" through the pages of the book.
Then there is another story revealed in
the pages. The first shipment of which
record is given was consigned to Nor
itz Meyer, San Francisco; the next few
to Daniel Meyer, San Francisco, and
then the shipments, on June Sth, sud
denly change to NJ. Meyer, New York.
Is there a story of frenzied stock man
ipulation here, brother leagued against
brother, resulting in a sudden change
of the seat of control of this startling
wealth producer from the shores of the
Pacific to within the sound of the
murmur of the waves of the Atlantic !
Was there not some excitement in Eu-
reka, and on the stock exchanges when
it was noised that the Richmond on
June Sth shipped bullion worth $4,000,
and on the next day followed it up with
another shipment valued at over
sS,O0Os
Those little books hold a golden key,
and pity tits that reposing with them
in a state museum cannot be com
panion books, containing all the re-
lated stories of wealth and poverty. OF
greed and passion and charity and
self sacrifice, of hardships bravely en-
dured, of heroism and british coward
ice-the story of a race of men and
women whose lives and deeds shall be
handed down in the folk lore of the
west to generations yet unborn.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14
OFFICIAL STATEMENT ON
CONSOLIDATED MILL DEAL

owned the mines. Until a month OF
two ago, the Consolidated company,
which was the owner of the mills and
railroads, was not the owner of the
mines. The Consolidated company has,
by purchase from its subsidiary COM
panies, acquired title to the mines, and
for good and obvious reasons it was
deemed necessary to vest the owner
ship of the mills and railroad in a sep
arate subsidiary company. Our own
ership Of the milling and transportation
company is more complete (since it is
absolutely than our former ownership
Of the Mohawk, Jumbo, Red Top, La
guna and Goldfeld Mining properties
for the reason that we then owned
only a percentage Of the stock of the
alter companies while we now own
all of the stock of the milling and
transportation company.
"Many conditions are obvious to lis
who are on the ground that would not
appear to nonresident stockholders un,
familiar with local conditions. Stock
holders should bear in mind that the
officers and directors in charge of the
~eompany's affairs have heretofore done
only those things which have been
proven to be to the advantage of all
the stockholders and they should real
ize that this new subsidiary company
was organized to subserve their inter
ests alone. Inasmuch as the CONSOLE
dated company is the owner of all of
the stock of the milling and transpor-
%tation company, the amount of its cap
italization is unimportant and cannot
in any way injure or affect the rights
of any of the Consolidated stoekhold.
ers."
ga. III. HOWE.'
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14

Like a leaf torn from the pages Of
the history of Nevada, and recalling
wildly the halcyon days Of the old
mining camp of Eureka, that is now
experiencing a revival and whence will
be sent to the Mining Congress a won
derful collection of rich ores, is a lit
tie book that lies on our desk through
the courtesy of AL Pape, a well known
travelling man of San Francisco. The
book is an old, faded Wells, Fargo 4
Co. express receipt book, its first date
being Eureka, May %, 1876" the
last date in the book, July 81, 1875
1t is a record of bullion shipments as
receipted for by Cooper the Wells,
Fargo agent at Eureka in rs, and
sent out from the old Richmond Silver
Mining company.
Some time ago Mr.. Pape visited the
old Richmond mine, and in ~curiously
looking about the property in one AZ
the old Office buildings kicked aside
a pile of rubbish. The pile contained
four little books, about six inches in
length by three in width, and he picked
up one of them out of curiosity. One
proved to be an express receipt book
containing a record of the shipments
of the old Richmond for about three
months of the year 1875, the other
three books showing a lead output for
six months of $50, 000, 900, this being
in the year 1870. Mr.. Pape was al
once impressed with the fact that while
the present residents of Nevada have
heard much of the ~dtput of some Of
the old mines of the state, few of them
had an opportunity to check up
the actual production figures. The
BOOKS supplied that want, and the rec
ord there written was of such inter
that Mr.. Pape sent the three lead
Bureau, and the other he will place
exhibition at various points. 1t
will probably be with the Eureka ex-
hibit in ne Mineral Palace, to help
remind of the past greatn@ of the
famous old camp.
A Stream Of Bullion
Some of the shipments recorded are
IF interest, and starting with the first
receipt, dated May IS, 1875, they run
along in this manner:
MAY 1ssh, received of the Rich
nond =. NJ. Co.. 5 bars of bullion, val
ned at ~s12,o2s.02, addressed Moritz
San Francisco. May %, 5 bars
IF bullion, value sl0,502. 90: May rs,
, bars bullion, value $7,2s ~; May
70, 4 bars bullion, value 8 .53.0s; May
II, 9 bars bullion, value $11,591.41;
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14

Mr.. a. II. Howe, secretary and treas
prer Of the Goldfeld Consolidated
Mines company, has issued the follow
ing Official statement fully explaining
The segregation of the Consolidated
mills and railway from the Console
dated Mines company, under the or
gap ''ior ot the Goldfeld CONSOLIDATE
nd Transportation com
10y.
Gin view of the large number of in
quiries which have been made of me
and other officers of the company re-
garding the Goldfeld Consolidated
Milling and Transportation company,
which was recently organized, | will
state that all of the capital stock of
this milling and transportation com
pany is owned by the Goldfeld Con
solidated Mines company. Its officers
and directors are the officers and di-
rectors of the Goldfeld Consolidated
Mines company. Any and all profits
IcouitAuS 1Aom AS oPCioeVnS VIII oS
owned by the Consolidated company
and participated in equally by all Of
the stockholders of the Consolidated
company. The milling and Transports
ton company vas not organized in the
interest of any individual or group of
individuals. It's organization was eff
fected for administrative reasons ap.
parent to our board of directors and
which would be apparent also to any
stakeholder familiar with local condi
tions.
"The principle involved is not new
or novel in the administration of the
affairs Of the Consolidated company be
cause the mills and railroad have al
ways been owned by a company sep
arate and distinct from the n that
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14

During the past year the
itself has done no mining work, ex-
cepting that in the month of May, 1909,
when it shipped to a local reduction
works 403 tons Of dump ore, the mill
ing of which yielded ~$4,340.49, which
was applied to a reduction of the COM
pany's Indebtedness. As the company
has no treasury funds available, and
as general conditions have not been
favorable to the raising of money by
the sale of treasury stock, a policy Of
encouraging leasers has been pursued,
with a result that several leasers have
operated on the property during the
year without, however, disclosing the
existence Of ore bodies of commercial
value. The leasing principle has been
characterized in the case Of your COM
pany, in past years, by conspicuous re-
suits, and your management, realizing
that your property is singularly at
tractive to leasers, has encouraged their
activity and will continue to so en-
courage it, until the company itself is
in condition to prosecute an extensive
mining campaign on its own count.
Thus far the company's W work con-
sists Of the following items:
Drift 1888 feet, crosscut 1908 feet.
raise ESQ feet, Wine 27a feet, shaft 55l
feet. A. H. HOWE,
Secretary.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14
NOTABLE SILVER DISCUSSION PROMISED

T especial interest = the mining men Of the West wn be the discus
sons TO be hld during the sessions Of he American Mining Congress-
nGoldnsd. dealing with tho relation OF the value Of silver to he adjust
mnt q ta1s emHMons with silver using countries. Men prominent in the
industrial and D&Hcal life Of the nation-some Of them Of international
rspnte-wm tahsEprt IN the discussions The object Of the discussions
WY - r. OWNS - oliver = money such extended use and stability Of price
- p'eY redHe, o. ven eliminate. the high margin Of exchange Oriental
aiyr mt No. ~ for or gold.
3fhND p1oes q The silver question have nc relation to the Free Sill
doctrines % prominent In national politics in he ninenes At that
I'M American banksrs and business men, sc thoroughly avene 10 thu use Of
lvr IN measuring v&ueA sought TO rslsgate AL discussion of the silver
question, but in tho light q more recent years, whom or trade is in such dire
peru Of being swept from The Orient. when manufacturing tndustris~ Ms pc
ing transported bodily T. ASahc countries where ch~ep sasa purchases
cheap labor, there artsesa n imminent necA~-s fF such adjustment Of trade
relations . VIII enable tn me-sN94N a&npxa- more than half the human
ace to buy Amercr- RsmepeM az 4 eMa basis.
ror - tuNemax4af RE money OF twothirds OF the worlds people was
MM~a ##ay A@e peoples were not considered as important factors in
: manufacturing countries, but nw the merchant sees in them
bis most fertile field for trade Yet these markets are closing because Of tn
low huctustns price Of silver with it, ROibitte Ae of e-
change with gold. &~NAa
The American Mining consres i iaunchfnY khs movement with the
Eranacy which is nw centerng around the Pacific. and it is intended tAt
Exhs<f1 = Sc nssans@ sa-SGs 4gs1las ssaEs III necessity Of sun
adjustments . xn nov this embargo upon American industries
The UNITED States il At tn sam sae = y the principal silver pro
ducing countries and China and India uostsfargeiy import their bullion
from - An extended u II silver, which, would = followed by "A enhanced
to Oriental trade
American Mining Congress and the discussion Of the subject by such men as
Sir Moretor Prewen. the eminent English enononit Jeh- 6 Nsrnafafe
James J. Hn % gAe eneat g. nma1s y 81 beaas essN ,nassS 2 80
~%M 90 W 4Ea ua@MME a1xxx wF
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14

consisted only Of such as M
came in the line Of negeral ope.
The value Of the raw is rous1'
mated at u per carat. ~
The above named parties 20.
Of the property, under coufras'
chase, last November. Since To- Y
has been steady d~evelopmea'
Sunday marked the closing "
contract and final payment
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14

John C~unnington, ct al, have filed
suit against the Little Florence Minino
company, for a total Of $s95.4O, alleged
to be due as wages for Cunningten and
five other plaintiffs. Plaintiffs ask
that the property be sold at sheriff, 3
sale, and that the Combination Frac.
ton Mining company be restrained nv
order Of court from extracting ore IN.
til the anal settlement of the case.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14
TURQUOISE DI00nos
PRODUCING PINE GEMS

me turquoise diggings Of J. H,
Mcguire and Henry G.. Phillips at Old
crescent IL miles to the west Of here,
are rapidly giving this section a coun.
name as one of the leading
producers Of the beautiful gem-stone.
says the Searchlight Bulletin.
These gentlemen brought in last Sun.
aay their latest consignment, consist
ing OF 10 pounds Of the raw material.
Inc work Of producing is only fairly
and up to the present has
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14

Judgment has been found for the
defendant by Judge Theron Stevens in
the case Of A. L. Stone VS.. the estate
Of William Groezinger, deceased, and
w. A. ingalls,, executor. Stone sued for
$1,000 commission for the sale Of min.
ing property in the C~andelaria district,
his suit being denied because he could
not show . contract.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14

cashier of the Croker National bank,
in the Office of the general passenger
agent Of the Southern Pacific; George
r. costigan of Denver, Colo, who at
n time owned the Tomboy mine at
Telluride and sold it to a London syn
dieate; g. A. Claypool, banker of
Hutchinson, Kas., and representative
men from the mercantile and banking
interests of Chicago, Minneapolis, De-
troit, Houghton, New York and other
eastern cities. Plans are being pre-
pared for the first unit Of a mill which
will eventually have q capacity of
handling 1000 tons Of ore a day.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14
OIL IN VOLCANIC REGIONS

HOSE who scout the idea Of finding oil in commercial quantities at sal
marsh, whore drilling is tnSrosress. or . any other place in this vo
canic region, o. the theory that perforce the organic origin Of Q
INST have bem burned w in volcanic convuldons, must revise their theore
If they would ksep q with the modern trend Of scientific investigation an
tops az commonly supposed, it appears that it's converse is true and ths
The most promtdus nsld for oil explorations is in volcanic sections.
Tho News - printed n or mor theses on oil In volcanic regions. on
\ : w ! Knox 81 ooldAsld, formerly with the Westinghouse people, .
suuporing ~ volcanic theory as opposed to the organic theory Of oil or
IN We observe that recently at Toronto at a session Of the Canadian Mil
tne rnudtute. Eugene Coste, In concluding his address on petroleum, futhe
support. his theory hat the origin Of petroleum is inorganic. In conciudin
his address Mr. Costa aid:
*z4.The volcanic origin Of the petroleunas forms a complete
chain If svidmce. with non of the links weak or missing The
verv reversef u The case, whom ne attempts to explain the origin
q = petroleuns BY means Of organic resouces; in doing 50.
ell known chemical and geological facts arc sst aside and ig
poed ana uhvsical laws ire distorted and abused. The biologists
y STR, hold ness views should seriously renect o this. and
I am ennamt II thy do they win abandon and rdegate to the
- ~ IA unsupported notion Of the derivation Of petroleum
nom orrarkrmA and that they viii coms % the conclusion that
tha mea IL nov unworthy Of the progress made by the geologL
ca science Of todAy.
.when eonsiders that there were produced in the United
stMo1 .,ons lae year 1slo00O0o barrels Of oil and s5SoopOoo
voMn 81 natural gs. he ~ fully appreciate the reat econoul
I'D importmce which pszolsums have attained. II is essential
therefore, evn leaving aside the purely scientific aspect II the
question that the odgn Of these products should be understood
in order "a uudsrutaud : bas or guide for the intelligent explo-
aton Of IL many % heds yet undiscovered, and which n
TO supply the world vita even vastsrq quantities Of petroleum In
The future. me correct understanding Of the volcanic origin OF
- perolsuus frnishss ~ st once. - : matter of fact. with
# - solution Of tha problem Of how and whore 70 look for nsw
ndds We aust follow the structural O tsutonic Of disturb
Zee and Assuring or the fractured belts along which the sofia
tanc hydrocarbon manations come up from the Interior"
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14
WILL YoU De rnEREf

ocassDd. Nsv, \ making usa preparations for the annaal meeting d
- Auudean Ntning oonpeMs which convnss there nsxt month. me dss
49, I'm mee ceHatnay enjoy thf VISIT TO this marvellous town Of the de-
ers ad. n saaMdonL tAGs promises - b . vsy important session Are you
RIDING - b "a hanA7-Denvs Mining Record
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14

Get prices and samples
The News Job Printing esq.,
6rst.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-14
SANDSTONE COMPANY
ISSUES A STATEMENT

Mr.. A. H. Howe, secretary of the
Sandstone Mining company, has been
sending out the annual report to stock
holders, giving the condition of the
c~ompany's affairs to date. The report
is as follows:
Goldfeld, New, August 2, 1909
To Stockholders:
Your company was organized in July,
1904, and own three claims and one
fraction, in the Goldfeld Mining dis.
trict, consisting of 70.0S6 acres, pat
ented.
Below is given a statement of re-
ceipts and disbursements from the
time of the c~ompany's organization to
July 81, 1909.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
INDIANA PRISON DAMAGED.

South Bend, Ind. April 29.--SiX
hundred fec of the west wall of the
Northern Indiana state prison at
Michigan City was blown down at
7;l5 tonight by cyclone which
passed over this ,ectlou Of the state,
The prisoners were eli in The cells at
the time of the accident and any pos
sible on break was prevented by the
prompt action of Warden Reid who
placed patrols in the corridors with
orders e use rifles to nut down ans
attempt at escape, Although the con
yicts were excited no effort was made
% effect a delivery.
Company F, Third regiment Indiana
National Guard, has received orders
from Governor Marshall to proceed
Immediately to Michigan City to pre-.
serve order and prevent a possible
At midnight the troops
We're mobillzing at their armory pre-
,aring to &c. away at the earliest mo-
mont No lives were lost by the fall
Inc walls, and as far as can be
learned no one was injured.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
SEED Distribution
Nearly 200 Applications For Free
Flowers TO Womans' Club Com
rIittee Yesterday.

There was fairly good demand
yesterday for flower seeds Offered
free of cost 70 people Who would uS
them to improve their premises A.
is known the distribution was pnde!
the direction of the civic Improvt
ment committee OF the Cairo Woma 5
club. Mrs. +. S. Dewey chairman, AMI
this committee had appointed mem
Der of the club in each ward to have
charge of the seed.
Las evening inquiry was made a
to the number OF applicants for seel
in each of the eight precincts of the
city, and it ra2spires that there Were
twenty in each precinct except tho
eighth which reported fortydve calls.
The seeds thus distributed were So
cured from The government through
Congressman Thisllewood and his see
rotary Nh Davis It was sent -
Mrs w. n Butler who turned ii over
to the Womaus club committee for
distribution, 1t is stated that Cen
ggessmar Thisuewood had already *
hausted his seed privilege and wa
10 call on other members
who had not done so, and procure the
seed in their name.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
LAST DAY FOR
FILING SUITS
SIXTEEN CASES FILED UP TO
LAST EVENING FOR MAY
TERM OF COURT-LARGE
NUMBER FROM LAST TERM.

Today is the last day for filing suits
for the Nav term of circui- court. Up
to last evening sixteen new cases had
seen filed and as many more are ex-
pected 10 be in by this evening. There
are a large rumher Of cases On the
docket from the last term and these
will be tried first Court opens Mon
3uy May II. Following are the new
cases hled up to las- evening:
Steinwender K SeIlner Mercantile
company Us. Edward p. Fitzgerald, as
5umps.t.
Wood & Bennett company VS.. G.
w Eilenwood, attachment.
The Metropolitan Life Insurance
company vs.. Mound City Flour Mill
company appeal from justice of the
peace.
Bowling Green White Stone com.
pany VS.. Cairo Monument company.
Blanch Nifong VS.. Shirley Nifong,
divorce.
Perks & Higgins VS. L. F. Tippo
ct al IN aid of an execution tn re-
move fraudulent conveyance.
w. W. Skagss VS.. George Henier-
son, foreclosure.
Thomas !. Keefa vs.. John W. Har-
ralL 81 uT. foreclosure
Edmund y Gray vs.. Rose Gray.
divorce.
Mobile q Ohio R R. Co. rs. f. Sond-
leimcr Company in trover
Alexander County National Bank
rs Fugoao z Ellis ct A. aesumpet
William T. Cri1st al VS. Jam s
Flowers ct a lcioctueut
Ward-Kent company VS.. Andrew
serbian, assumpsit.
y. = Brown VS. Sarah Jones Wood.
.am et al foreclosure.
Fred y. Ncllis VS. William Wi. ers
nd Claude Winters, partners, as
npsit
Oscar TAYLOR & Company VS.. Char
y flili assumpsit
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-04-30
LIMOS MlLiTlAMAN
FOR KILLING CITIZEN

Paxton, H., April 29.-The case of
Joseph b. Klein Of Chicago, charge !
with the killing of Earl Nelson wa.
called for trial in the circuit cour
here today The case has attrac,e,
much attention and the trial will b,
followed with interest The kiliius
of Nelson took place when Klein,
member of the First Infantry Illinois
National Guard, was on the way TO
Springfield last summer with his reg
iment, which had been summoned 10
put down the race riots in the ca. iidI
city. Nelson, il Is alleged was beat
ing his way on the train that was car
rying the miltiamen Klein ordered
him TO leave the train and upon NaI
sons refusal 10 do so, the militaman
it is charged, stabbed him with bay
onet with fatal results