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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04
SUIT OVER RICH NATIONAL
MINE IS COMPROMISED

make it one of the largest mining
deals in the history of the state.
The legal rights of the respective
parties were attended to in the confer
ence and settlement by l.. G. Campbell
of Lovelock for the plaintiffs and w.
s.. Bonnifeld of Winnemucca for the
defendants.
Following the settlement a dismis-
sal of both cases at the request of the
plaintiffs counsel was filed with the
clerk of the court. The cases were to
have com up for a hearing in the
district court before Judge Pike next
Wednesday.
1t is understood that the new own
ers of the control of the bonanza Ma
tional property will immediately as
sumo direction of the operations, with
George s. Pelton as general manager.
The Messrs. Pelton will leave for Ma
tional today or tomorrow to inspect the
property and decide upon a future
plan of operations. They are capable
and energetic mining men and it is
not likely that any time will be lost
in putting a large force of men to work
in the further development of the
great property.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04
RUMOR HAS CONSOLIDATED
BACKING THE MAYFLOWER

Of the Pioneer and Gold Hills estates,
~three-fourths of a mile north of the
Mayfiower, and that these gentlemen
have organized the Pioneer Consolidat-
ed Mines company as a holding com
pany for these properties.
While there is no official confirmation
to the story that Goldfeld Consolidat-
cd is back of Mayfower, the signs are
convincing that Wingfeld is seek
ing, with success, to gain possession OF
all the producing properties at Pioneer,
with a view of combining same under
the management of one large concern,
following the same plan as the Gold
field Consolidated.
Should this surmise prove to be a
fact, Pioneer will be benefited to a
marked degree. George Wingfeld is a
very successful mining man and he
knows a good thing when he sees it.
IL he does as much for Pioneer as he
has for Goldfeld, in proportion to the
opportunity presented, there will be
plenty of prosperity around the camp
of Pioneer.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04
HIGH GRADE ORE WILL BE
SHOWN FROM NATIONAL

WINNEMUCCA, New, Sept. 2.-An-
other lot of high grade gold ore has
been brought to Winnemucca in the
Gundaker automobile from the camp Of
National. The lot weighed about 200
pounds and it was of about the same
grade as previous shipments from this
property-worth from $40 to SO per
pound. One piece of the ore weighs
about forty pounds and it is a magni-
fieent specimen. 1t may be sent as
part of the exhibit of Nationals bo-
nanza ore. now at the First National
Bank, which will be displayed at the
American Mining Congress, to be held
in Goldfield this month.
This chunk, which is over six inches
thick and a foet square, is worth at
least $50 a pound. Part of the speci-
men is so rich with the yellow metal
that it could easily be called a slab Of
solid gold.
This fine lot of ore came from the
Co"nuDindIiou iedSe HOW DelhS oPSidiea
by the Stall brothers and was brought
in by f. w. Stall, one of the owners Of
the lease. This is one of the most
important shipments of ore from the
camp of National for the reason thai
it came from No. 2 tunnel, which is
about $50 feet lower than the Combi-
nation tunnel OF the property of the
National Mining company of Nevada
on Charleston hill. In pushing the
bore in on the ledge another shoot of
high grade ore was encountered last
week and the ore above referred to
came from this shoot as cut through
by the tunnel.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04

The story comes from Goldfeld that
the Goldfeld Consolidated Mines com
pany is backing the new management
of the Mayfower company, of which
A. c. Eisen is president, say the
Rhyolite Herald.
The report says that the Gardner
mill, which was torn down at Gold
field and is now being rehabilitated at
the Mayfower, was purchased with
Consolidated checks and that CONSOLE
dated checks are paying for the trans
~portation and rebuilding of the plant.
In this connection it may be noted
that H. s. Stark, consulting engineer
for the Consolidated and all of the
George Wingfeld properties at Gold
field, is also consulting engineer for
the Mayfower, and that the improve
ments now being made at the May
flower are under his personal super
vision.
Further, it may be noted that Mr..
Wingield is a partner with David r.
Brown in the purchase of the control
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04

WINNEMUCCA, New, Sept. 1.-The
litigation involving the ownership OF
a majority of the stock in the National
Mining company of Nevada has been
settled, bringing to an end what prom
Used to be the hardest fought and most
mining case in Nevada for
several years.
The settlement was effected Friday
evening, after an extended conference
between the parties u both sides OF
the suits. By the terms of the settle
ment the plaintiffs, 5. Z. Scotch and
j. G. Snydaker Of Chicago and George
s. and John E. Pelton Of Reno, ac-
quired control of the property by pur-
chasing the 400, 1000 shares of J.. l..
Workman IS stock which they sued for.
This gives them the absolute control
of the great property. Immediately
after the settlement the old officers OF
the company resigned and the new
owners organized by electing another
set of officers and board of directors.
The price which the new owners OF
the controlling interest paid for the
Workman stock has not been made
public, but from what a be ascer-
tanned the sum was large enough to
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04
RAWHIDE ADVERSE SUIT
TAKEN UNDER ADvIsEMENT

After a trial lasting several days
Judge Stevens has taken under advise
ment the case of the Rawhide Balloon
Fraction company VS.. the Rawhide
Coalition Mines company, in which the
plaintiff company seeks to be establish
ed in the absolute ownership of a frac-
tion cutting through the defendant s
best ground. 1t was the filing Of the
suit some months ago that put Coalition
stock on the tobogan.
The principal claimant of the frac-
ton during the trial was Frank Smart,
a Rawhide mining man, who asserts
that, in January, 1908, he discovered
the property open and thereupon located
it. President King, Secretary Van Dorm
and others of the Coalition company
opposed Smart in his contention, declar-
ing that the fraction was included with
in the properly located Happy Day
claim, which was taken into the con
solidation.
There was a deal Of conflicting testi-
mony given during the trial and con-
siderable feeling was shown to exist
between the parties to the suit.
The plaintiff company was represent
ed by A. r. Needles and District Judge
Averill of Tonopah; the defendant by
Bruce Glidden and Lew Rogers, both
of Rawhide.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04
RAWHIDE WILL BE HERE
WITH SOME GOOD ROCK

E. w. King has been placed in charge
of the Rawhide mining congress exhibit,
and he will take the matter in hand in
his usual energetic manner, says the
Press Times. A large quantity of spec
linens have been shipped to Goldfeld,
some of them immense chunks Of ore.
They comprise quite a general exhibit
Of the camp, and some of them are
about as rich as one could wish to see.
Aside from the large shipments al
ready made to the congress, there are
a lot of wonderfully rich specimens
that Mr.. King win take along with
him, as they are too rich to take any
chances of losing and he wants to
have them where he can keep his eye
on them.
Mr.. Kings position in the mining
field here, as president of the Coalition
and Queen companies and manager of
the National mill, besides being at the
head of many other industrial enter
prises Of the camp, places him in q
position to do Rawhide lots OF good
at the congress in Goldfeld, and all
are pleased that he has taken hold Of
the matter.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04
,ourHERN PACIFIC MAY
BUILD xoNoPAH CUTOFF

TONOPAH, New, August Slew
Humphreys and J.. Armstrong both OF
the engineering force Of the Southern
Pacihe railroad, with headquarters at
Salt Lake, arrived in Tonopah last
Friday and departed Saturday for
Man.attan, who're after spending : dsy
thsy continued On to Bound Mountain
Jeasruon Canyen, lilstteb ophir, Lone
cort6r, ArGtin, Beovawe and other
eanpa e.
n. teu1 of Inspection il for the IL
tin,afs puzposs a Aguzing ~ to The
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04
OLD C0mSIOCK MILL IS
RAPIDLY PASSING AWAY

The old Morgan mill at Empire IS be-
ing demolished and soon nothing ou.
the old foundations will mark the spot
of the Az -stamp mill that ground out
the major portion of wealth Of Mac
kay, Fair, Flood and O'Brien.
For years the mill ground upon tne
richest ores of the Comstock and 10
tons per day was the average crushing
the mill tax being $40 per ton for the
output and the full amount of the
money that went through the bat
teries will perhaps never be known. IL
the old walls could talk they could tell
strange tales of the day that has gone
OF the thousands Of men that have
talked over the reduction of the ores,
few are left to tell of the olden days.
The mill is now owned by Senator
Woodbury. and for over a month past
a force of men have been unserewing
the rusted bolts and tearing away the
machinery piece by piece.
Soon the SHOWS of winter Will fall
and cover the SCARED marks OF its one
time grandeur and let us hope that the
grasses will again grow high and bury
in their freeness the spot where once
the old mill stood that those Of the
present day shall not look upon its de-
parted life and smile at it's decay
Carson News.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04
CALIFORNIA CITIES TO BE
RIVALS FOR BEST CROWD

fornia Miners Association, was pres
emit and made a strong address, urging
San Francisco mining men and others
to take advantage of the opportunity
which the Congress win afford to "see
and learn"
Among other prominent mining men
at the luncheon were: 8. b. Christy:
professor Of mining and metallurgy,
and A. c. Lawson, professor Of miner
alogy and geology, at the University Of
California, and J. J. Brennan, profess
sor Of mineralogy and geology at Stan
ford.
Chairman Eldredge was instructed
to appoint q committee Of five to wait
on business firms with q view to get
ting 1875 representatives to join a spe-
cial train to Goldfeld. Guests at the
luncheon were:
j. F. ~Callbreath, Jr., William c. Raj
ston, Albert B. Ruggles, Herman zadig,
Z. H. Benjamin, DIR. G.. T. Deane, l..
M hiuX, AuOTed opoiDvAo, SV"" "
Speck, Robert N. Lynch, F. E. Balture,
L. +. Cockroft, Thomas Richard, r. NJ.
Lyman, j. A. Lund, F. j. Roster, r. 8.
Moore, William Knowles, Gustav
Wormster, Martin Jones, Captain Bev-
ms, NJ. F. Robbins.
At the Hollenbeck hotel in Los An
geles recently the Chamber Of Mines
rendered to Mr.. C~albreath, a luncheon.
President Calvin Wilson, acting as
postmaster, introduced the guest of
the occasion:, who made a brief talk
upon the purpose of the congress, what
it has accomplished, and what it hopes
to do.
The following were guests: James
F. Callbreath, Jr., Calvin Wilson, J. V.
vickers, Fielding j. Stilson, o. o.
darcy, Rol King, John s. Mitchell,
James Irvine, Judge 8. E. vermilyea,
Sidney Norman, H. B. Guthrie, Maj.
T. j. whelan, Maj. Geo. N. Nolan and
George. M. Swindell.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04
INTERESTING RELIC or
OLD TINE MINING DAYS

w. E. Orcutt has an interesting relic
of the mining days of thirty years ago,
in the shape of some stock certificates
he found in some old government re-
ports he has recently come across, re-
lating to the Comstock. The certificates
are three in number, parchment in color
from old age, but perfect in other re-
spects. They are certificates Nos. !,
2 and 8, Of the Silver Nugget Mining
company, par value 80 cash, the capt
tai stock being 10000. They were
dated March, 1879.
The most interesting thing about the
certificates is the names they bear. Ono
is made out to George 8. Boutwell,, a
member Of Grants cabinet, and n
other to General Daniel E. Sickles, ono
Of the ablest generals Of the Civil
war. The certificates were e sent
to them, however, as they still appear
ed intact, with the stubs attached.
They we're probably laid away in the
old book in which they were afterward
found, and their Whereabouts forgot
ten.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04

AS a result Of q visit Of James +.
Calbreath, Jr., secretary Of the Ameri-
can Mining Congress, in Los Angeles
and a Francisco, for the purpose Of
arousing increased interest in the big
conclave t. be held in GoldReld this
month and bringing about the attend
ance here at the time Of as many min
ing men of those two Pacific Coast
~centers as possible, there is now quite
a rivalry as to which place win make
the best showing in point of attend
ance. The promotion committees of
both cities are taking IN active inter
est in the work and each promises to
send a lively lot of boosters to bid and
fight to have the next session Of the
Congress held in California, either in
San Francisco or Los Angeles.
d. Aspland, assistant general agent
here for the Tonopah and Tidewated
railroad, returned recently from a stay
of several weeks in Los Angeles, re-
porting that the Southern California
center viii send q delegation Of at least
800 members. The representatives of
that road have already secured in Los
Angeles the reservations of about 100
mining men for the trip to Goldfield
next month. The Los Vegas and Tono-
pah officials, over whose road the
Southern California delegation will
make the return trip are joining in the
canvas with much success reported.
AT a luncheon given by the Cali
fornia Promotion committee at the
Fairmont hotel in San Francisco Friday
last mining experts and others made
addresses and plans were laid to secure
the Congress of 1910 for the Bay City.
Much enthusiasm prevailed regarding
the attendance of those present at the
coming big gathering and the indica-
tons are San Francisco will at least
equal Los Angeles in the number Of
representatives she sends.
W. c. Ralston, president of the Cali
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04
ELY CENTRAL COPPER co.
WILL FLOAT BOND ISSUE

NEW YORK, Sept. AIT the stock
holders meeting of the Ely Central
Copper company, which will be held to-
morrow in Wilmington, Del, the bond
issue of 5000, 900 will be authorized,
sufficient proxies having been received
by President O.. A. Turner and asso-
ciates to vote the measure through. The
underwriters will be allotted only that
portion which is not subscribed for at
par by the stockholders of record. Am
PIE notice will be given to stockholders
before the bonds are issued, SO that
they may have an opportunity to sub
scribe.
The present issued capitalization is
81, 100000 shares of the par value of
$40. Each stockholder of 1000 shares
will be entitled to subscribe for $1,000
in Eonds or in that proportion.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04
IN A FURNISHED OFFICE For Rent
Cheap. Also other desirable Offices on
good terms. Steam heat. electric lights, hot
and cold water. Apply News Building.

advisability Of building q cutoff from
Beowawe through Smoky Valley, on
the east side, to Manhattan, thence to
Tonopah, which would, if the road were
built, be for q while the terminal point.
Mr.. Humphrey is the n who was
mainly instrumental in having the Ely.
Goldfeld route accepted, and claims
that dirt will be flying on that road
within the next thirty days.
This being the second trip through
here and over THE route by Mr.. Hum
phrey il seems logical to presuns that
something in the way Of = new road
being built is most probable within the
rear future.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04

great property.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04
state, which, according to Diskin, dis

state, which, according to Diskin, dis
qualified him.
District Attorney Tilden put Diskin
On the stand, and it appeared as though
the ground upon which the attorney is
lighting to save time has a flimsy base.
1t was shown that Mr.. Champion may
have stated that he was to leave the
state temporarily, but that he quail
fed this by saying he would return
times got a little better. The
matter was held over until Saturday,
at which time MI. Champion will be-
court to testify as to his residence
status, or afidavits made out by him
will be put in evidence.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-04
LAWYER OBJECTS
TO GRAND JURY MEMBER

In the district court last Monday At
torney N. A. Diskin, for Patrick
grand jury that found the two indiet-
ments against Casey is not a resident
of the state Of Nevada, and therefore
show that one of the members of the
disqualified to serve upon a Nevada
grand jury, and the indictments thus
found being faulty.
Attorney DiSkin read several aft
davits purporting to show that Juror
Frank W. Champion, the gentleman
whose residence is questioned, had an
Casey, murderer, made an effort 10
nouneed his intention Of leaving the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-18
State Legislation for Boston.
Upheld
SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS
The Local Decision--Right Of City TO
Tear Up Street Car Tracks Also
Upheld by the Supreme
Court.

Washington, May ls.--The constitu-
tionality of the regulations under which
the height of buildings in Boston is con-
trolled was under consideration by the
supreme court Of the United States yes
terday in the case OF Francis O. WEIGH,
and the court held them to be valid.
Welch was refused permission to erect
building, Of an elevation in excess
Of the limitations fixed by a commission.
The case involved several delicate ques-
tons, among them the following;
Whether the legislature Of state can
properly limit the height Of buildings
in cities, whether II not It can classify
them 40 as to permit higher buildings
IN one part Of a city than in other
parts; II 80, whether il can delegate TO
commission the right 70 make rules
prescribing different heights, and wheth-
er such rules, when made, are constitu-
tionaL The opinion Of the court was
announced by Justice peckham, and at
frmed the decision Of the supreme judi
cial court of Massachusetts,.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-18

train by six bandits between Colbat and
Mead Saturday night, twelve persons
were injured when the locomotive and
the mail, cut OH from the rest Of the
train, ran back wild after the bandits
had rfled the mail Of an unknown
amount, and collided with the rest Of
the train which had been left standing
where the bandits got possession. Hav-
ing taken the detached mail car down
the track considerable distance, the
robbers looted the registered mail and
reversing the engine, sent the loeomo-
tive and the ear crashing back into the
passenger coaches. A trainman neryed
to the task, sprang aboard the loeomo-
tive as the collision occurred and shut
of the steam, stopping the havoc.
Two special trainloads Of deputies
were hurried from Spokane when the
word Of the hold-up was received and
directors and doctors were taken along
70 care for the injured. No trace Of the
robbers was found While II il report
cd that the bandits obtained a large
sum of money from the registered mail,
the amount being placed at $4,000.
railroad officers and mail inspectors say
the amount stolen is not known. The
Great Northern has offered a reward Of
$4,000 for each robber captured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-05-18
cRAcKsMEN MAKE BIG HAUL.
Boylston Street Break Shows GreaI
cleverness.

Boston, May 1s.-There are few pro-
fessional cracksmen in this country who
could have executed the big han OF over
$4,000 which was made from the rooms
Of the Cummings Magrath company, 1876
Bolyston street. at some time between
six o'clock Saturday evening and 7;45
o'clock Monday morning, according to
the belief Of the police inspectors who
have seen the method used in gaining
entrance TO the building and riding the
two safes.
The trimmings Magrath company,
with a store on the second floor Of 1876
Boylston street. keeps a large stock Of
rolled dental gold and gold leaf in its
two safes, as part Of the stock Of dental
supplies. J. j. Cummings, one of the
proprietors, was the last to leave the
store Saturday evening and the first to
arrive At his place Of business Monday
morning He did not notice anything
extraordinary until after be had entered
his store and found that the door Of
one OF the safes had been shattered by a
charge OF nitro.glycerine and that the
door OF the other had been drilled.
The way in which the men did their
job was one of its most interesting
features. The police think that it was
accomplished IN the daytime, because
the trays Of gold taken from the safe
were carried to the front windows Of
the store for inspection. The men gain
ed access to the building BY the street
door, AZ some time before il was closed
for the night Saturday, a piece of or
binary chewing gum was inserted in
the lock Of the street door in such
way that, although the catch slipped in.
to its hole in the lamb sufficiently to
hold, and give the appearance Of q
locked door, still II did not spring over
far enough to prevent the opening Of
the door by the nse Of a jimmy.
The door leading into the Cummings
Msgrath eompany'a store was guarded
BY Yale lock and an ordinary lock. The
latter was opened with a skeleton key
and the former BY drilling a hole through
the woodwork and pushing back the
catch.
The cleverness Of the burglars did not
end at this point, however One Of the
two safes la the store il of an old style,
and the other Ii newer one. The lat
ter was cleverly picked after the men
had drilled but one clean hole. The door
Of the other safe was blown from its
position after seven holes had been
drilled in its face.
Most OF the gold taken was in rolled
form. About 500 worth Of leaf gold
was overlooked for some reason. In
the larger safe was some of this gold
and about $500 Ill cash. The proprie-
tors think that there was between So
900 and $4,000 worth Of gold stolen
This loss Is partly covered BY insurance.