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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-20
]. R. FINLAY The new
CONSOLIDATED MANAGER

Announcement of the resignation of
General Manager Mackenzie has not
been unexpected by his friends for some
time, and those who were in his con-
fidence have known that he desired to
be relieved of the burden of active
management so that he might have OPP
portunity to give closer attention to
private interests.
Mr.. j. r. Finlay, who will be Mr..
Mackenzie successor as general man
ager of the Consolidated, is one Of the
best known mining men in the country.
He is about forty years of age, anu
somewhat Of the same type as Mr.. Mac
kenzie. He graduated at Harvard in
1891. From 1891 to 1899 he occupied
engineering and executive positions in
the Lake Superior iron mines; from
1900 to 1902 he was with the Finch
Campbell and Bunker Hill-Sullivan
properties in the Coeur d'Alenes; was
general manager Of the Portland Gold
Mining company at Cripple Creek in
1902-03; was with the Guggenheim
Exploration company in southeastern
Missouri in 1904, going to New York
in 1905, where he has since been engag
ed in private business and examination
work, with headquarters in that city.
Mr.. Finlay has been in Goldfeld a
couple of days, but win return to New
York temporarily, and then return to
Goldfield about the first of the year ia
assume the management Of the Consoli
dated.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-20

If the Consolidated can do this under present
conditions, it is evident that when the Chiian mills
installed in the big mill within the next thirty
days, thereby raising the daily capacity from about
$50 to 1000 tons per day. there will soon be some
thing unprecedented in the way of gold produc-
ton that will make the world sit up for many
days and nights taking notice.
While much has been said during the past few
months regarding the growing greatness Of the
discoveries in the Consolidated, and some of the
statements strong that the public hesitated
to accept them the truth, they have been entirely
in keeping with the facts, and usually under the
known actual conditions.
The Hayes -Monnette, Frances Mohawk, Hamp-
ton stope and other bonanza discoveries have been
over-shadowed by the riches that have within the
last three months been disclosed in the lateral
workings from the Clermont shaft and as has been
asserted before, it has become almost an embar.
rassment of wealth and somewhat Of a problem to
keep the average grade Of the down to what
is best suited for treatment at the mill.
There were present at the meeting today, George
Wingfeld, president ID u. Hubbard Of Chicago,
vice president; Senator w. G. Ralston Of San Fran
cisco, director; j. II. Mackenzie, general manager
and director, and A. Fl. Howe secretary, treasurer
and director.
The meeting was called to order shortly after
10 o'clock, and the proceedings gave cause for
many fluctuations upon the excellent condition Of
the property and the great work that has been ac-
complished by General Manager Mackenzie and
General Superintendent II. p Henderson and their
staff
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-20

j. j. Mccarthy, manager of the Sill
at Lucky Boy, which endlines against
the old Hubbard lease on the west, is
down from the camp for few days. He
says that while it is almost impossible
to get any inside information on the
deal now pending for the purchase OF
the Lucky Boy group by the United
States Smelling company of Salt Lake
City, it seems certain that the deal will
go through at a price in excess OF
81 100000.
The big property is looking better
than ever, and according to Mr.. Me-
Carthy the west heading of the $50
level is showing four and half feet
of ore, which samples 456 ounces silver
| across the entire width, and picked
samples assay better than $4,000. The
east heading of this level is also show
| ing fine ore, aud the same condition
prevails throughout the mine, east anG
west on various levels, and through
the slopes. On the 400 level the ore
has been proven up to within fifteen
feet of the Silver Moon lease, and is
still showing in the heading.
! The force of men on the Silver Moon
lease is engaged in timbering the shaft,
which is down 200 feet, and the work
| will be finished to the bottom within
few days, when the erosscut will be
sent ahead to tap the main vein which
comes in from the Hubbard lease work.
ings that are now being operated by the
Alamo or parent company. The Silver
Moon shaft is within about twenty
feet Of the dividing line between the
Hubbard ground, and Mccarthy is eon'
fident of catching fine body of ore.
Mitchell & Fairfield are steadily con
tinuing development on their lease ad
Joining the Hubbard ground on ;h'
east, and are sacking more or less or
each day.
The Mccormack or Broken Hill
lease is keeping up good production
and making steady shipments of
fine grade of ore. The winze from tn
2l6 level is going down on body 0
ore that ranged from two to four fee
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-20
Many Leases Doing Extensive Work
Throughout the GOldfleld District

leases in the camp and which seems TO
have almost cinch on getting good
body of ore, is the Grizzly Bear, located
almost within stones throw south of
the Clermont shaft. A depth of 675
feet has been attained, and stations
have recently been cut for starting
lateral work above this depth, but sink
ing has now been resumed, and will be
continued indefinitely in the search for
an ore shoot that is believed to traverse
this territory. Developments in the
Clermont shaft workings strengthen the
chances for ore in this lease.
Another very promising proposition
that is being energetically sent down 70
depth is the Goldfield Annex lease on
the Poleverde claim of the Jumbo Elk
| tension company. This is also close 70
the Clerm0nt shaft, and has more than
fighting chance to connect with the
extension of some of the rich ore bodies
that have produced millions on adja-
cent territory The management real
i ICES that it will take considerable depth
to reach the ore zone, and work is be-
| ing directed along those lines The
shaft has passed the 600 mark, and is
headed for l,000 1t is one of the best
shafts in the district, being three COM
partment and timbered in the best pos
sible manner.
| There is revival of interest on the
st. Ives claim, where two leases are
now in operation, and both of them
have very promising showing of ore.
| The old Codd lease is being operated
| under suitcase by Hatton and Sullivan,
and more or less ore is being saved II
the progress of development that is be
ling carried on through the old shaft,
which is equipped with good hoistine
Iplant.
Billy Mckay, Joe Ford and Joe Irv
ing are operating the old st. Ives work
in1s, and have considerable ore in
sight in several places where they arr
prospecting and stopping. Under th'
Continued on Page 5.)
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-20

Among the leasing shafts that are
now down over 600 feet in territory OF
undoubted merit are Grizzly Bear, on
the Grizzly Bear claim of the Goldheid
Consolidated estate, $50 feet; the
Goldfeld Annex lease on the Poieverde
claim of the Jumbo Extension com
pany, COS feet; the Garrison lease on
the Atlanta, 625 feet; the Cherokee
lease, $40 feet, and the Maloney lease,
also on the Atlanta, go feet.
With the exception of the Cherokee
shaft. from the bottom of which
crosscut is now being driven to reaeh
the vein that was encountered at
depth of $40 feet, all OF these shai.s
are being sunk for greater depth. =
contract was closed week ago "
w. P. Garrison when he was here from
Pasadena for sinking the Garrison o.
precious Metals shaft 125 feet deeper
to attain depth Of 75O feet befofe un
dertaking any more lateral WORK. Inc
bottom Of the shaft is now IN very
promising ledge of dacite and quartz
highly mineralized with iron suipnides'
and carrying small values in goid. ne
lease is equipped with az 5-h' ?. nols''
and the contractors are pushing inc
work rapidly. The shaft is close TO .ne
contact Of the andesite and daci'e' pus
has been entirely in dacite for tne iaSS
IS feet.
On the Cherokee lease the crosscu.
at the $40 level has been driven i''
feet, and it is now believed it viii tahe
but few feet further to cut the VEN
that is being sought. About ten Gays
ago ledge that underlies the one ,na'
showed two feet of $1s ore at o4o iee.
was encountered, and it was ~ ~
thought this was the much desired s''l'
but it proved otherwise, and the ''o''
cut is being extended. nj
The shaft on the Maloney OF E
Florence lease is down 67o iee'' a
Manager Maloney has now staf'e1 -
\ sink it to $50 feet, which IS apou. ~ =:
limit Of the hosting capacity % -
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-20

day spent around district among the leasers shows
that Goldfed steadily making in mining way
outside big properties that constantly adding to the
millions that this camp has produced New galows frames
have recently gone up shafts that had been abandoned Tor
months or years dull whr of hosting plants that have
been idle for periods again heard through the dis
trict.
every direction there activity that betokens
Of confidence the territory contiguous to and outside
of proven and where gopherng and shallow
workings brought failure the past there is better
understanding of the necessity OF deep mining and there is
part of leasers along those
lines and bring Of the mistakes of the early days
number of shafts in operation by easers
and leasing companies that have attained depth of than
600 feet which projected to be sent down $50
1000 feet rapidly possible Developments the lateral
workings from shaft vertical depths Of 3O and
$50 feet and 1850 feet the dip of the with the
added assurance large and rich bodies will be dis
closed or 1000 level have entirely changed the impressions
that formerly prevailed regarding the mineral OF Gold
field ad demonstrated that while bonanzas and i'm
bodies milling have been opened from surface to
DEPTHS Of 800 and GOO feet deep mining is the key that
will eventually the greatest vaults of this dis
trict.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-20
why ELY. GOLDFIELD
ROAD IS DELAYED
4 Special to The News:

+ Special to The News:
+ NEW YORK, Nov. 11.--The =
+ beginning of the construction =
Z work on the Ely Goldfeld railway, !
= is being held back BY the absence =
Z of c. B. Zabriskie, who has charge =
= of the New York end of the Ffo-
Z ject and recent accident to John 7
+ Ryan, superintendent of the Ton =
+ opah & Tidewater railroad, who =
= has been looking after the sur Z
+ veys. Mr.. Zabriskie after an at :
= tack of illness went to Cuba some =
+ weeks ago for his health and VIII :
e be absent about three weeks =
: longer. Mr.. Ryan is in hospital :
I. at Oakland, Cal, with broken =
+ arm and broken leg.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-20
SALE OF THE LUCKY BOY
LOOKS LIKE A SURE GO

wide in the drift, and it has been de-
cided to soon resume sinking the shaft
and send it down to the 500-foot point
as soon as possible Power drills will
be used in this work, power to be fur
nished from the 100-h. p. compressor
that was installed by Mitchell & Fair
field.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-20
Oil Certain Near GOldfield
In the Salt Marsh We'll
At 1900 Feet Well Penetrates Hot Asphaltum and Black
Sulphur, Sure Forerunner Of Oil

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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-20

nresent equipment, and will then 40 ex-
tonsve crosscutting at that depth. On
the a5) level crosscut is being driven
toward the Clermont vein, ana is de-
veloping some heretofore unexplored
territory on the Atlanta.
Houlihan is now erecting .
hoist on the old Imperial lease on the
A.,.nta When this is in operation,
the water will be pulled from the shaft
Qua drifting started from the present
hotto,n of the shaft, 375 feet deep.
crosseutting for the st. Ives vein j.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-20
Fl ORENCE MILL HANDLES
1850 TONS In OCTOBER

Official figures show that the mill
treated during October
value of the bullion output has
rot $27 this would
bring the $4,000 The handled
somewhat anticipated
old crusher which had ouved the best part OF
usefulness replaced
nbar of capacv
ton much crushing will taken off of the stamps
and the average tonnage should from exceed 80
= day.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-20

in progress on~the Matilda and Century
leases ON the Atlanta, which are being
worked through the same shaft, under
the management Of Mr.. Houlahan. This
shaft is 400 feet deep. The LaMancs
lease is temporarily closed down ren!-
ing the installation of new hoist to
replace the 1S-h. p. equipment that has
been used up to the present time. This
shaft is 40 feet deep, and when the
new equipment is in place, sinking will
be resumed.
One of the most favorably located
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-11-20
HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR CONS STOCKHOLDER
TWENTY CENTS ADDED TO
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CONTINUED on Page 81
, 1909-05-27
Reception for Mrs Brewer.

Mrs. J. 9. Brewer has been the
recipient this week of marked fav-
ors and handsome presents that
will make her remember Saratoga
for some time to come. Monday
afternoon she was rendered a re.
ception by the Ladies' Aid Soci.
ETY., of which she is a prominent
llember, at the Presbyterian par.
sonage. The Society gave her g
beautiful set of silver fruit knives
On Monday evening the Social
Twenty gave her a surprise visit
and spent a delightful evening
with her. Before their departure
they gave her a very handsome
Mexican drawnwork c~enterpiece.
Mrs. Brewer prizes both these re-
membranes very highly, as well
as the kindness and good will
that prompted their presentation
, 1909-05-27
Important Decision

A decision of great Importance
to the people of the west has just
been rendered by the Supreme
Court of the United States. The
court holds that on a homestead
title does not pass until patent If
issued, and that the sale of a
homestead as soon as the receiv'
ers receipt is issued, is null
and void, and is, in effect, a re-
linqrishment to the government
of the homestead.
1t has always been understood
that title passed when the receiv'
er's receipt was issued, and many
sales of homesteads have beer
made as soon as these receipts
were received, but in the future
this will not be allowed.
The decision does not etfec'
desert land or other claims or
which the government recog.
nizes assignments of title.
, 1909-05-27

William L. Meason, wife and
daughter were shopping in town
Tuesday.
, 1909-05-27
Leave for Canada.

Tomorrow will witness the de-
parture af Mr.. and Mrs. j. @.
Brewer and E. p. Andrews for
Calgary, Canada. Mr. Andrews
has loaded his cows in a car with
his household goods and will ac-
company the car in person. Mr..
Brewer has arranged for a man to
take charge of his car, which is
also loaded with stock and house,
hold goods, but he and his wife
will take a thru train for Calgary,
Mrs. Andrews and Mrs. Mar.
garet Lister and little son Wallace
will leave for Calgary about next
Wednesday. We regret to lose
these people as they have been
good citizens and neighbors for
many years. ALI of Saratoga
wishes them all the health and
happiness possible in their new
home.
, 1909-05-27
Baseball Game Sunday.

The announcement that the
Hanna baseball team would play
the Saratoga team next Sunday
has created considerable interest.
This will be the third game for
Hanna and Saratoga. Each has a
game to their credit, each winning
on their own grounds. The COM
ing game will be the crucial test
and ought to be a very interesting
play. The U. p. will sell tickets
direct to Saratoga and return for
one fare, SO it is reported. The
players and their friends will
come up from Hanna on the morn
ing train and the play will be
called at 1:30 p. IN. promptly. The
s. & E. train will be held until
4 o'clock p. IN. 80 there will be
some scientific playing done dur
ing the two and a half hours the
teams are on the diamond.
, 1909-05-27
Government Inspectors Visit.

DIR. j. V. DuLaney, Govern
ment Inspectors of live stock, was
up from Laramie yesterday in an
swer to a call. E.. P. Andrews in
tends to ship his two Jersey cows
to Calgary, and this fact called
for Government inspection before
the animals could be shipped. DR..
DuLaney made the examination
and pronounced the animals free
from disease and gave Mr.. And
rews a certificate to that effect.
DR.. Du Laney says that he will
be up here again shortly to inspect
the stock in the valley. He spoke
very highly of the general free
dom of stock from disease in the
valley and also as to the very high
quality of both cattle and horses
raised in this country. The Doc
tor i IS Il very pleasant gentleman
to meet and we are sure that his
coming visit will be n OF pleas
ure to all who meet him, as well
HIS beneficial to the stock interests.
He also inspected Mr.. Brewers
stock and passed them.
, 1909-05-27
Fl. Steele Bridge Goes Out

The west span of the Fit. Steele
bridge is reported to have become
weakened by the high water ten
days ago and it is now said to
have gone out.
Reports are coming in from all
over the valley, as well as outside
points, of the washing out of
bridges, or the danger of such an
occurrence on account of the high
water. The Pick bridge is report
ed to be in a very precarious con-
dition and liable to go out if the
river gets higher. The Butler
bridge and the bridge at jackson
|. Browns ranch are both liable
to have a hard time to keep from
going out. What is known as the
"Baggott Bridge" across Encamp-
ment river, is reported as having
gone out. The bridge across
Snake river at Baggs was reported
by phone as having gone out Sun
day or Monday. All the tribu-
taries of the North Platte river
are becoming swollen torrents aud
the bridges in danger of going
out. Jack creek lane is said to be
impossible and the bridge quite
certain to 90 out. The weather
has been quite cool up to the pre-
sent time. If it should turn warm
for a week all these small streams
will be out of their banks.
The water in the North Platte
river continues to rise slowly and
is now nearly bank full, and two
or three warm days would put it
out of it's benks. The wagon bridge
at this place is absolutely safe.
The water could cover the entire
bottom and yet not endanger this
bridge. The railroad bridges are
considered perfectly safe, though
the water might wash away some
of the earth around the abutments
if it gets as high as is anticipated.
, 1909-05-27
general plans laid years ago.

general plans laid years ago.
81 have been greatly interested
but not at all surprised by the per-
sistent circulation ofthese rumors.
President Taft's statement coupl-
ed with his authority to make it
public should set them at rest
for once and for all. The present
administration is in the fullest
sympathy with forestry and con-
servation. Friends of these move
ments should recognize their obi
cation to the President for his
prompt and direct support.
Clifford Pinchot.
, 1909-05-27
Baseball Game.

The Ft. Steele jrs. played the
Saratoga jrs on the Saratoga dia-
mond Sunday and the game prov
ed to be one of the best we have
seen for some time. The Fort
Steele team came up Sunday
morning and returned the same
afternoon. They played seven
innings and tailed seven TO seven
This game was fast and showed
some remarkable work on the part
of the little fellows on both teams.
The Fl Steele team, in charge
of their teacher Prof. j. B Owens,
were all in red suits and the Sara
toga team in white and blue suits
making a very neat appearance on
the diamond and when the last
inning was played and Fit. Steele
evened up the score everyone
cheered both teams. The Sara
toga boys Ire in good shape and
are showing some good form.
The Ft Steele team showed
that they were ball players and
will in a short time be able to
meet all corners. 1t was quite a
surprise to see such a we'll trained
and nicely uniformed team. A
return game will be played some
time so IN at Fl. Steele.
twenty-five cents admission
to the grandstand was charged to
defray the expenses of the visiting
team and they had Il dollar and a
quarter left after paying them.
1t would be hard to pick out
the best team or players for spec
ial praise and likewise would be
hard to say too much for either of
them.
, 1909-05-27
Carbon Timber Co.'S Drive.

Hon. Andrew Olson, president
of the Carbon Timber Company.
came in Monday to look after the
interests of his company for the
next two months during the busy
period of driving the company's
timber down from the different
tie camps in both the Sierra and
Medicine Bow ranges.
Mr.. Olson says it is the inten-
ton of the company to drive only
such small streams as the nature
of the case compels them to, until
after the high water. They are
now driving Barrett creek, a trib-
utary of Brush creek, and Devils
Gate creek, a small tributary of
Douglas creek, and also the lower
portion of Encampment river.
After the high water in the Platte
they will then drive the other
tributaries, hoping by this means
to prevent the stranding of SO
much timber along the river as
would be certain to occur if the
ties and timber were dumped into
the river during the high stage.
The boom in the Kidding slough
was opened a few days ago for the
purpose of letting down ties and
timber, but it became jammed and
a force of men were sent up Tues
day to open the jam and allow the
timber to run free.
, 1909-05-27
Miss Mary Huntington, Age 7.

Little Miss Mary Huntington,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
g.. Huntington, was sever years
old yesterday and the event was
celebrated by a delightful party
given to her young friends. A
tent was erected in the yard and
as the day was nice the little peo-
pie had a fine time. Mrs. Hunt
ington served the young guests a
fine lunch in which ice cream and
cake figured conspicuously'
, 1909-05-27
FOREST RE-
SERVE NOTES
Untimbered Land to Be Eliminat.
ed-Forester Pinchot Makes
authoritative Statement.

X. W. Allan, assistant forester
came up from Laramie a few days
ago and organized a party for the
purpose of resurveying the bound
aries of the Cheyenne and Hayden
National Forests with the view of
eliminating all of the land now
embraced therein that is not stric-
thy timber land, or land required
for ranger stations.
The Department has had this
in view for the past two years, but
has not been able to get to it on
account of many other important
matters that had to be attended to
before this could be reached. The
year 1909 will see a complete re-
arrangement of the lines of many
of the reserves, Mr.. Allan says,
which will do away with much of
the complaint that has been found
with the Department in this line