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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-04-03
BONANZA MINING CAMP OF SOUTHERN NEVADA
The Jim Dandy Of
the Sierra Ore Co.

The Jim Dandy mine is just under
the northern side of the crest of Pho
neer mountain, on a shoulder of the
mountain which continues to the north
and upon which are located the prop
critics of the Pioneer Extension com
pany, and then part of the Puritan
holdings. The property is owned by a
close corporation known as the Sierra
Orc Mining company, in which II. n.
Nichols of Denver, and Wm. j. Tobin
OF Pioneer are the principal owners.
The two big parallel veins upon
which the Mayfower and Pioneer lease
are located continue OF through the
Jim Dandy, and it has a big cross fis-
sure similar to the one being worked
on the Pioneer lease. This fissure has
been cut at a depth of about 80 feet
by a tunnel which was started into the
side of the hill, and which is now lao
feet into the hill. Forty feet of vein
matter was cut here, all showing low
grade milling values, the qualification
seams filed with reddish tale, which
seems to be one of the characteristics
of the district. A winze has been cat
to a depth of forty feet from the inside
end of the tunnel, securing constantly
increasing values, and now an upraise
is being cut to the surface, where a
power hoist will be installed for deem
working. This work is being done by
leasers with whom the owners of the
company are Interested. The
is sinking a double compartment shaft
q short Instance away, and this is now
down 70 feet, and is in low grade rhyo-
little ore. A power hoist is being in
stalled on this property. Every one at
Pioneer believes that this property is
IN line for early shipments.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-04-03
EXHIBITS HARMFUL IGNORANCE

NEW YORK mining journal which takes the ground that it is reliable
"a authority upon all things relating to mining throughout he United
4 = States and which must have q greater or smaller number of people who
Haunted such manifest ignorance in the face q its readers that it is hard to
conceive is real manner Of existence. The editorial stated in effect that all
the mining stories which come ut Of Nevada are fakes, and that II any prop
ety at Pioneer, in Southern Nevada, had opened q ven OF ore which for a
width Of 80 feet carried values Of 800 per ION or better a reported. there
would not ave been = man. woman or child left in Goldfed, Tonopah, or any
of the other Southern Nevada mining camps 4s hour after the discovery.
Such statements IS these, even when coming from irresponsible sources,
lowed to be handled by parties who boldly plunge into dissertations upon sub
jects II which they know nothing, and make sweeping statements with little
car as to whether they be true, or as o whether they will d o harm or good
Evidently this man who sits in the editorial chair o. q socaned mining jour-
al in New York las never been in Nevada; has never studied the statistics
which tell of the production Of the state; probably las w been in a mine;
more than likely judges Of the merits of a property IF which he writes by the
se Of the donation which the mining company which is concerned
make to his paper. He should take . few months OF and put in the time
making a study Of Nevada mines and statistics at frsth hand.
No ne in Nevada needs be told that his statement is without foundation.
Here at Goldfeld tn Consolidated has a deposit 4 ore which has been proved
for more han three hundred feet in depth, which is much more than 80 feet
in width throughout, and which runs many hundreds Of dollars. rather than
lease has more han 80 feet Of ore which has been opened and proved o N the
10 and 21ofoot levels, and which win run more than 500 per ton In fact
the meNer pay sheets Tor carload after carload Of that ore, sacked and
shipped n mehed as broken down in III mine, without sorting, IN
average value OF more than $50 per ton. Properties at Chafey Seven
Troughs. Helena and Hawthorne ire making showings OF bodies OF ore which
III in he neighborhood Of 80 feet in width. and which carry values OF 500
per tor AM better.
trary is either conceived in ignorance OF made public in deliberate endeavor
to inme the mining interests Of he state Of Nevada. The writer who will
publish reports which are calculated to harm any person, industry II thing
through either of the easons above mentioned, is a mental and moral derehct
ad should receive much tho same treatment as is accorded derehcts II the
high seas
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-04-03
The Pioneer Leasing
and Mining Company

The company known as the Bullfrog
Pioneer Leasing and Mining company
was originally organized by j. r.
Bryan for the purpose of operating a
lease on Bi-Metallic claim No. l of the
Pioneer Bullfrog company estate. Fol
lowing upon the strike of an ore body,
which was more han 80 feet across,
found in a winze from the 110-foot
level of the mine, the shaft was on
tinued down another 100 feet, and on
that level a crosscut was made which
reached the ore shoot, finding it bigger
and richer at this depth. just before
the ore was reached On the second level,
stock manipulation caused a change in
the management of the lease, j. X.
Bryan being removed from control,
which passed into the hands of the
Smith brothers of the First National
| Bank of Rhyolite, and their associates.
Under the direction of their superin-
tendent, however, work was continued
on the same lines as had been planned
by Mr.. Bryan, and the ore shoot was
reached, and ore shipments have con
tinued.
In the winze on the 1l0-foot level,
the ore vein was more than 80 feet in
width, with 10 hanging wall in sight,
and the entire breakage of rock there
IA sacked as broken down, without
sorting, and shipped to the smelter. The
pay shoots from the smelter showed
an average value for the ore of 1898
per ton.
On the 2l0-foot level, the values have
been a trifie better and the vein bigger,
there being some 40 feet of rich ore in
sight. While the shaft was being sunk
from the Ito to the 210 level, ship
ments were discontinued owing to the
trouble in hosting from the winze, but
now the ore is being stopped out, and
a string of teams is continually on the
road between the mine and ~Springdals,
three miles distant, where the ore il
loaded onto the railway cars.
The stock is now quoted at better
than 20 cents, with none offered for
sale, and there is good reason to be-
ieve that before the end Of the summer
the stock will be close to the dollar
mark, the lease having some ten months
to III a. yet.
The values in the lease are found in
a vein of highly silici6ed rhyolite brec.
Ella, in which are big seams Of q rich,
reddish tale, or rhyolitic clay, filed with
particles Of silieious rhyolite. This tale
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-04-03
The Little Ruth on
Quaftzite Mountain

The Little Ruth and Juno claims, on
the top of Quartzite Mountain, on the
east side of the own of Pioneer, are
the property of the Little Ruth MIN
ing and surface work which
has been done reveals values OF IS to
sl5 in gold. The mineralized lodges
acre are of quartzite, with altered line
contact, when is a formation which
makes for the deposition of gold values,
n which gives an almost infalllble
guarantee OF permanently.
On the Little Ruth claim a tunnel has
been driven into the side of the hill
for a distance of 80 feet, showing sew
eral good stringers Of ore, all of which
dip toward the main quartzite u%pthrust.
One lease is actively at work on this
property, although not enough work has
been lone yet to gain more than a sur
face showing. Work on company ac-
count will soon begin, and from the
formations on the property, and the
surface showings, the stockholders
should reap a rich reward for their
energy and faith.
The property was originally located
by j. X. Bryan, and he is still a prin-
cipal owner. Associated with him are
T. A. Fraser, DIR. NJ. b. HUFF and +. II.
Stickney, all men of means.
Application and surveys for patent
have been made, and final papers will
probably soon be delivered to the hold
ing company.
The Little Ruth company is eapitaliz-
ed for 100000 shares of a per value
of 81 each, 100000 shares being placed
in the treasury, the allotment OF treas
ury stock being practically intact.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-04-03

l.. l.. Patrick, accused of using the
mails in the furtherance of schemes to
defrand, was the senior member OF the
promotion house Of Patrick, Elliott q
Camp, and for years Mr.. O'Farrell was
tie chief clerk and later manager OF
the firm. Mr.. Elliott died, and the part
ners, Patrick and Camp, being unable
to give their time to the hrm business
sold out to O'Farrell. The latter CON
tinped the business for q time, became
insolvent and left the country, where
upon Mr.. Patrick undertook to put sev-
eral Of the Arm's promotions on their
feet throsgA HE peFsona1 sRests and
inlividual ressurssa L. l. Patrick =
~ Il ~ go, and His brother E. 7.
rstriek, whe ~ always familiar With
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-04-03
Work on the Puritan
Savage Being Rushed

The estate of the Puritan-Savage
comprises the Gold Basin, Savage
and Savage No. 2 claims, lying just to
the north and west of the famous
Pioneer lease, on the northerly side of
Pioneer Mountain, which is regarded as
the center of the district. The north
erly extension of the Pioneer lode cuts
through this property, and from many
places the outeroppings show low
values in gold. On the Savage claim
a big shaft is down some 90 feet to
date and a 2O-horse power hoist is now
putting away. This property has one of
the best showings in the district, hav-
ing a vein of quartzite in places 80 feet
wide running the length of the three
claims. There is some lime and some
shale in the formation here, the prin-
cipal contacts lime, quartzite and por-
phyry, and with a surface showing
clear across the big vein of 81 in gold,
assays have been returned from the bot
tom Of the shaft showing better than
$50 in value. The quartzite ledge is
paralleled by a rhyolite dyke, and it
is recognized in Nevada that rhyolite,
porphyry, lime and quartzite contacts
make for rich mineral values, and that
such mineralized formations are strong
and permanent.
This property is controlled by the
gentlemen named as managing the
affairs of the Puritan, and they are
with the company. Treasury stock of
the company is selling at Is cents In
the New England country, and stock
business will be hauled by either E. S.
Giles at Pioneer, or by Secretary
Landerkin. The Savage is one of the
properties which is acknowledged by
every one familiar with the district to
have the making Of a good mine, and it
il being handled in a quiet manner, M
effort made to do anything but keep
enough money on hand to enable ag-
gressive mining operations to be ear
ried on
Two sets Of leasers are working on
the Savage estate, and both Of them
have small surface values and are
working in formation which looks very
promising.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-04-03
FORCE Is INCREASED ON
FEBRUARY PREMIER LEASE

Stimulated to increased activity py
the wonderful strike on the Combins'
ton No. ! claim of the Consolidated
the February-Premier lease on the
February claim, which lies about wv
feet from the new strike, is making
preparations to increase the number %
mel working the property, and to run :
drift from the 220 level to search i0'
the continuation Of the Combinas'o1
strike. Thirteen men already are wo'A'
ing on the property, and the Arrange
ments are to put six more men to "0''
at once.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-04-03
DENIES PATRICK FAXED ON STOCKS

the business of the firm makes the fol
lowing statement:
Goldfeld, New, April 2, 1909.
Mr.. Chas. s. Sprague, Editor Goldfeld
Evening News, City:
Dear Sir-Referring to article in the
morning paper, headed, Indictments
Against Brokers'" ! desire to state
that the Manhattan Mizpah Mining
Mining company never was a promotion
Of Patrick, Elliott 4 Camp, Inc, the
last named company having merely an
option for the sala Of Z block Of the
Manhattan Mispah stoek, the proceeds
Of which wers tnzned oveR 70 the a..
Aeezs Of the MispaA company. Thi'
transaction occurred some three year.
since, whom the camp Of Manhattan
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-04-03

G. 8. W., Milwaukee-All your cues.
tions about the Florence mine and mill
have been answered in the variou,
news stories published about the Flor.
ence in recent issues of The News
The facts as recited in this paper are
not gathered from Eastern brokers in.
terested in bearing or bulling Florence
stock, but are acquired by our own
staff through constant visits to the
mine and mill. The broker who "A
kindly volunteered you the infor.
nation over the telephone that the
Florence mine and leases were tumbliny
in for want of proper timbering, NAV
not have been as "disinterestedv as
you suppose, or may have been reading
the "hop'' sem out by ZONE of the
pI OCCASIONAL m~anipulators in the east. 1t
is possible that the leases on the Flor.
ence are not as well timbered as if the
mine management had done the mining.
but as you say you are a "student of
mines" you probably know that this
does not apply to the Florence any
more than to any other mine. AS to
the Florence mine being "gutted," we
will say that the Florence mine proper
has never extracted any ore to speak
of and that all the ore that has been
taken out has come from about one.
twentieth of it's known productive ter.
ritory. The ore that is now going
through the mill and is returning about
$780, 900 per month, is dump ore saved
from the operations of the company
workings. The fact that a few leases
produced heavily to ieasers does not
mean the mine is "gutted, and if you
are a student Of Mines and know
anything about the large estate of the
Florence you would know this to be
/ true. Read what the News mining
writer has to say in today's issue about
his trip through the mine, made only
Thursday of this week.
M. E. H., Chadwick, In.-fhe Victor
Wonder owns its W ground and it is
considered good property. -Four men
are working, doing development work,
with a known ledge as the objective
point. (2) The Daisy Florence was a
leasing company working a lease on the
Florence. At one time the lease had a
little high grade ore, but it did not
last long, and the lease was abandoned.
We do not charge subscribers for in
formation in this department and there
fore have credited your subscription
with the amount sent, for which a re-
ceipt has been sent you.
T. T. q Co., New York-If it is tae
Alamo lease on the Lucky Boy at Haw-
thorne, this county, it is the sensation
of the day, producing at the least $4,000
per day and running nearer $4,000 per
day, in silver and lead. The lease has
only been running a few m%onths-not
more than four, and paid its first divi-
dend of $4,000 last week. 1t will be
able to pay more than double this
amount monthly.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-04-03
SHAFT Is BEING SUNK
TO CATCH VICTOR ORE

Manager L. X. Koontz of the c. O.
y. Consolidated Mining company now
mas the work of sinking the Victor
smart from the 300 level well under
way, and will push the work as rapid
~ as possible for another 100 or 200
feet. Connections have been made bv
the raise between the 200 and 400
levels, the raise coming up through a
splendid body of ore all the way, and
the stope now being put up Immediately
above the 200 level clearly proves the
continuity of the ore shoot to limit,
which have not yet been determined.
me Vaiues vary from milling to high
grade across the vein, the entire BODY
'e'ng a very profitable product.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-04-03

booming and it's prospects looked
bright.
If there was any rregularity in the
sale of th:s stock, l am quite sure that
my brother, Mr.. L. L. Patrick, had no
knowledge of it, and honestly believed
that the monies derived therefrom was
to be expended in the development of
the property of the Mizpah company,
and, in fact, he has been 50 advising
his correspondents ever since.
As you are well aware, Mr.. Patrick
has devoted a great deal Of time, labor,
attention and money during the past
eighteen months in placing various pro-
motions Of Patrick. Elliott & Camp,
Inc, upon . sound and ~businesslike
basis.
Yours truly,
EDw. T. PATRICK.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-04-03
z. O., Philadelphia may be

&. O., Philadelphia may be true
as reported that the Goldfeld Consoll-
dated crowd is trying 60 bear the Flor
ence and keep the stock down for their
own purposes, but we are not inclined
10 lend much weight to the suggestion.
II is said that wingield and Nixon for
the Consolidated, had for a long time
wanted to buy the control so as to put
in into the big merger, but could not
oct the right price on it. Parker and
Lockhart, owners of a large CONTROL
have never. so far as we know, offered
IN sell their interest at any figure, but
tiey have recently stated that then
stock was worth $40 per share to them
and that they would never part with II
for less, if wen for that price. 1t is
believed in inside Florence circles that
Wingield has off and on manipulated
Florence stock to put it dow below It's
true worth so that the owners OF con
troll could be induced to take a lesser
price for their holdings. There Is rea'
son to doubt this, for at one time wing
field and Nixon owned a very large
block of Florence, between them, ou'
sold out. If they had entertained any
desire to gain control of the stock they
would scarcely have disposed Of theil
large minority interest, unless forced
so to do by pressing reasons.
H. T., Brooklyn, N. Y.-1here are
new camps springing up in Nevada al
most constantly. Two good ones hav'
come in within the past two or three
months-Pioneer and Lucky Boy. Were
you on the ground when the boom II
these camps first begun, you might have
stood a good chance to get In witt
your line of business. If you want tt
get in on the ground floor in a new
camp you must be right here where you
can take advantage of the earliest de
velopment and get in before or Will
the rush. Time is the essence OF these
booms. For a position such as you wan1
for your husband, write the California
Nevada Power company, Goldfeld, oil
the Nevada Auto Supply compan"
Goldfeld.
W.. N. p, Waterford, N. Y.-We ART
disposed to think that you should hole
your Utah Gold and Copper stock. II
is now paying you l per cent per month
and we understand it is out of the earn
ings of the mine. Thirty men were
recently added to the working force
at the mine and a 250-ton concentratol
is being erected ON the ground. The
property consists of 500 acres contain
ing 81 veins, it is said. Since August
six new veins have been cut averaging
from SIS to $40. All the veins on the
property converge and it looks like the
making of an enormous ore body. The
seventh dividend will be paid the 18th
of this month to stockholders of record
of April 10. The management init
mates that extra dividends may be
looked for, when the company has in
creased it's production.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-04-03
HOW GOLD "cRows" IN coLDFIELD

- = no says gold doesn't "gow7'
W. When the recent development n the Combination vas oncialy
w announced through tn News by Secretary Howe Of the consol
thu ore body was conservatvely estimated as lover four million :"
A day r 80 after, . well known expert and operator, formerly assistant
general manager 4 the Consolidated, sized up the situation and said there were
eight millions in the new stope
A day or 80 after that still another mine expert. manager of tn Com
bination before it became a part Of the Consolidated, estimated the ore at
$1SO0OOO0.
Now h mining expert Of the News, after a careful Investigation AND
summing ~. finds that tn new stope. which by tn "a has been cnrastened
tn Hampton stope. contains n % less than 100000. And 1t is now gen.
admitted that his figures are more nearly correct than those previously
given n
These constantly increasing estimates do not arise from the fact that the
gold in thu Combination Il growing but that tho stpe is growing. and sven
Hampton stope'' is h greatest body Of gold re ever discovered In the his
toy II mining. #
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-04-03

F MORE import to Southern Nevada, perhaps than any piece If news
which has been made public in many months was the announcement
OF the transfer by Senator George W. Nixon to Geo. wingheld Of all
mis- interests In the Goldneld Consolidated Mining company and the transfer
by Winsned o his banking interests to Senator Nixon Although Senator
Nixon has made a fortune in the mining game, he has long been DESTROYS Of
perfecHng his banking business to covr lot only the entire state but a
number Of the important business centes Of the west outside Of Nevada
less ana it is u a natural lineup that tn " mens should make such par
ttionment Of their allied interests that each should control that branch Of
the business which he prefers.
H g. Frck, the sMl magnate, has long been interested in Nevada mines
and il this gentleman, together with, Hayden, Stone 3 Co.. ener the mining
life of Godfed it will mean great things for the camp. New blood in an old
mining camp Is always desirable, especially If the new blood is OF the kind
which is of rapid circulation, and Is backed by ample financial resources,
Is Is Mr. Prick.
Mr.. wingned has extensive undeveoped holdings N Southern Nevada,
many of these properties in and near the heart Of the Godfed district, and
he has been for the past few months planning extensive development Of these
critics to their utmost for both he and the steel magnate are men who do moi
do things IN a small way The development of properties such Al MI. Wing
field holds would mean that other hitherto neglected properties would be
developed, rs tn holders would be inspired to confidence and expenditure by
the example set by Messs. Wingfeld and Prick, and the recognized miner
allied one of the Goldfed district greatly extended
Although the story II the Nixon Wingfeld deal which was exclusively
published IL the News Tuesday evening vas mo- omciany confirmed, private
confirmation vas given the story. Senator Nixon will not be divorced from
the business life of the southern camp and, on the other hand, the mining
FORE. The deal is a matter Of congratulaton all around, for it shows thu con
fdence with which the great fnannal. interests OF the east are o coming
to regard the mines and prospects Of Goldheld-