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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
EXHIBITS STOCK OF OLD
WAKE UP JAKE GOLD MINE
Nevadan Boasts Certificate Forty-six
Years Old with Par Value
of $3.50

GOLDFIELD, Sept. 5.-Who has the
Oldest Nevada mining stock certificate
in the country?
Here's a chance for some of the old
Comstocks and others to get busy in
their trunks and dig up past history.
One that came to light last week
goes back pretty far; yet there may
be others that antedate it, j. II. Hill
debrandt has secured possession of a
certificate of twenty-five shares in the
Wake Up Jake Gold and Silver Mining
company, issued to Nicholas Castillo,
and bearing date of August 20, 1868
The certificate, which is in fair state
of preservation, recites that the COM
panv is organized with a capitalization
of ST. .15O, 600. represented by 1000 shares
of a par value of $3.50 each, which is
going some. The company was incor-
porated on March &C. 1868, and G. n.
Summels was president and Joseph
Pettegrew secretary. The scene of op-
Grafton was at Silver Hill, in the "Es-
neralda district" The certltcate
hears a faint blue cut of one miner
arousing another from his nap, lndl-
eating wake up. Jake"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
Rich Ely Copper Property May
Pass to COIe-Ryan Ownership

thing was all right in the east and a
Telegram requested the presence OF sec
hetary and Treasurer j. X. Turner in
T,Iv at once, where 1t is expected that
he will meet representatives of the pig
concern which is really the controlling
snirit of the Giroux Consolidated COM
pany
The Ely Calumet company was or
eanized under the laws of the state OF
Nevada i'm November, 1906, with capi-
taIization of 1000, 900 shares of stock at
mar value of $5 a share. Three hundred
thousand shares of the stock We're
pIaced in the treasury, while the re-
maining stock was placed in pool. The
domain controlled by the company
amounted to a fraction over 30S acres,
or twenty-five full claims in all.
The officers were A. d. Myers, presl-
dent: Tex Rickard, vice president, and
J X. Turner, secretary and treasurer.
These. together with Thomas Rickhill
and M. M. Mays, constitute board OF
directors. Extensive development work
has been done since that time, and de-
velopment will unquestionaply make
the property one of the largest copper
producers in the state.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
Clara Consolidated WiH Add
Unit to Capacity OF Smelfer

new unit has been ordered" said Elson.
1.-THE ore reserves opened in the mines
in the last few months justify the in
crease in the capacity of the plant.
The smelters will not be blown in until
after the railroad from Bouse to Swan
sea is finished Machinery for the new
unit will be transported to the smelter
as soon as delivered at Bouse, and its
installation commenced.
Elson has no date fixed for the COM
n1etion Of the railroad to Swansea. He
saws grading is progressing satisfactor-
ily. and that material for the railroad
is arriving at Bouse.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
Enalneer Misses Guess

TONOPAH, Sept. 5.--The tunnel by
which it was intended to tap the
Mount Ellen ledge at Ellendale has
been abandoned and work started in
sinking a shaft on the pay streak.
Although the tunnel was driven into
the hill more than 120 feet it never
caught the ledge and now it is believed
that it was running parallel to the
ledge and might never have been
caught.
In starting the tunnel it was
thought that the ledge would be
caught easily in seventy feet. This was
after a careful observation of Civil En-
gineer W. D. Baihly and his assistants,
and according to the way it at the time
was pitching such should have been
the result. But it turned so far to the
east and the pitch twisted around with
it that the tunnel proved to be of no
value.
Various opinions have been expressed
to the extent that a crosscut from the
tunnel might tap it, but the Cliffords
and MAYS have decided to spend no
more money blindly in that manner,
but stay with their ore. This they are
proceeding to do by increasing their
force at the main strike and sinking
with all possible speed.
Senator Zeb Kendall who visited
EUendale recently, reports that the
main strike is looking better than ever;
that 1t is wider and bigger and the ore
Is as rich as it has ever been If not
richer.
From other sources it is learned
that there are some twelve tons OF
what the owners call second grade ore
on the dump. This grade of ore is sup
nosed to run from 5000 to $1,000 ton.
They have twenty-six sacks OF what
thew term their high grade, and this
should go about $4,000 ton
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
WASHINGTON DISTRICT
WORKS THROUGH SUMMER
Spanish Ridge Nears Ore Shoot-oak-
man Runs TunneI-Giant King
Shuts Down

NEVADA CITY, Sept. 5.-There is
considerable mining activity in the
Washington district this summer. At
the Spanish Ridge mine a number of
men are employed in doing develop
ment work and it is expected to open
up fine shoot of ore.
Frank Dillon has half a dozen men
engaged in running the tunnel at the
Oakman mine on Poorman's creek and
the vein is said to be most promis-
ing one. Massachusetts persons are
behind the project They are also
opening up the Red Cross at Omega, a
new Huntington mill and rock breaker
being among the improvements now in
progress.
The mill at the Giant King mine has
been temporarily shut down. This is
due to the fact that the company
wants to connect the upper tunnel with
the lower with an upraise in order that
the ore NAV be taken out faster and
more economically.
1t is expected arrangements will be
made shortly whereby the Yuba mine
at Maybert will resume operations
There is a fine shoot of ore On the 400
foot level
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
BIG PRODUCER OCCASIONS
LITTLE OUTSIDE ATTENTION

The closing scenes of the Hubbard
lease at the camp of Lucky Boy, Ne
vala, says the Mining Age, calls at
tention to the utter lack of excitement
that has been shown over this prop
erty compared to what would nave
happened had this same lease been
working three years ago in the helsht
of the Nevada boom. In the snort
period of seven months this lease work.
ing on the Mountain King property has
produced ore valued at $SO0,00O within
a nominal period of 210 days. Those
interested in the lease have received
in dividends $1S0,000 during that time
The ore must have been high grade
as If cost $3.50 a ton for freight, $3.50
for treatment, another shorter maui
costs 81 a ton, loading charge OF $3.50
per ton, and special smelter rate OF
$5, making in all total of $S5 ton
that it cost to mine, handle ana treat
this ore. This shows better than any
thing else what the ore must have been
worth to suffer all these charges and
at the same time return the earnings
announced.
Nothing has ever better illustrated
the difference in compilations between
a boom and it's reverse. Such an out
put three years ago in Nevada would
have been the cause for liberal stam-
pede and the opening up OF miles OF
ground within the immediate vicinity
of the showing.
Today the bare announcement Oh
what the lease has been is about all
that gets into print. Such is the rate
of mining camps. If launched in O
boom their name becomes a household
word; if under less favorable conditions.
the student of statistics alone knows
of Of the results The reader takes
passing interest in what is happening
and little more.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
STRIKE STIRS
CACTUS PEAK
PROSPECT0RS COVER LEDGE
FOR PROTECTION
PICKED SAMPLES RUN INTO THE
THOUSANDS
Free Gold Discovery at Sixteen Feet
Depth Said to Be Important
Enough to Merit Exten-
siVe Development

GOLDFIELD, Sept. 5.-Indications
that the Cactus Peak country some
twenty miles east of Goldfeld, will
come to the front as a source of pro-
duction on a large scale, apparently
admit of no doubt at this time. Dur
ing the past week it is claimed by
those who visited one section of that
district that a strike of most unusual
Importance has been made on the
Thompson claims lying about three
miles from the Holman-Tucker camp.
Returning prospectors from that To-
ca1ity declare that the find is of first
Importance although they were denied
an opportunity to examine the prop
erty in detail. One or two of them
claim that as soon as the values were
encountered the ore body was buried
by round of shots, precluding the
possibility of investigation or the part
of outsiders for the time being.
It is said, however, that the ledge is
fully eight feet in width, and that the
ore pans like the proverbia1 'house
afire." Picked samples of the rock run
into the thousands, and free gold is at
times very manifest. The strike is said
to have been made at a depth of only
sixteen feet, and opens enormous pros
poets for the surrounding country.
Practically everything III sight has
been staked out by leasers, as 1t is
claimed the showing is of sufficient inn
portance to merit the most extensive
development work.
Precious Metals Hoist
The big hoist on the Precious Metals
of the Atlanta property. was put into
operation last week and work of sink
ing the shaft, which is now at depth
of 425 feet, to the 625-foot level, will
be pushed. Two shifts are employed,
and upon reaching the 625 it is the in
tention to start drifts in all directions
to pick up known lodges running into
and through the block of ground.
The location of the lease makes it
very probable that, with exploration.
the vein recently caught in the Chero-
kee, together with that picked up IN
the Nevada Eastern and the Gold Bar
vein, will all be encountered, and with
the additional 200 feet of depth the
Precious Metals will at once become
one Of the most promising blocks OF
the Atlanta group.
The new hoist is Ash. p. as against
18Th. p. replaced, and a new engine
house was built to receive it.
Other blocks of the Atlanta are
looking as promising as could be ex-
pected, with the showings recently
made in the La Nance, the Cherokee
and the Nevada Eastern holding out
well. In the case of the Cherokee the
work of sinking, preparatory to DRIFT
ing to catch the vein cut at the 53O-
foot level is progressing rapidly, ana
before long the drift will be started
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Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
CONTROL OF
GOLDEN STATE Mine
GRASS VALLEY BUYERS WILL
PUSH OPERATIONS
Deal Includes Valuable Mineral Acre.
age, Water Power and Timber
Ledge Carries Well in
Free Gold

GRASS VALLEY, Sept. "a con-
trolling interest in the Golden State
mine, near Bear river, has been sold by
George A. Shebley to ]. 7. Hennessy,
Thomas Gill and other Grass Valley
men, who will push progressive cam
paign of operations at the mine.
The deal includes the valuable prop
erty of eighty acres of mineral land,
water power and timber on the ground.
The mine has been opened to con-
siderable extent by Shelley and Joseph
Orzauli during the last two years,
though their working capital was too
limited to permit of extensive opera
tions. They ran an incline shaft for
a distance on the ledge, finding good
values, and then drove a tunnel some
distance below, tapping the ledge.
Wishing to gain greater depths on the
ore shoot they went farther down the
hill and drove ahead for distance of
$50 feet About the same. distance re-
mains to be run yet before the vein
will be reached, thus giving the COM
pany fully 400 feet of backs.
In Well Defined Walls
The ledge as far as worked proved
valuable, lying between well defined
walls and carrying an abundance of
mineral, including some free gold. The
five-stamp mill gave satisfactory re-
turns on all the ore crushed, but, as
announced, the owners were handi-
capped by lack of necessary capital.
The purchasers announce that they in
tend to work the mine vigorously and
will Immediately put on a force com
nensurate with the size of the prop
erty. The tunnel will be completed as
fast as possible, while stopping will
nrOgresS at the same time.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06

NOLDFIELD, Sept. SIT is very
In probable that the property of the
" Ely Calumet company at Ely will
pass into the hands of the "big ones"
before the week ends, and a deal in
volving $460,000 will be consummated.
The property is one of the best situated
in White Pine county, and is regarded
as one of the largest copper PROPOSE
tions in the world. Local interest Is
centered about the fact that the present
owners of the valuable bit of territory
are All d. Myers, G. L. Rickard and
John X. Turner, with only a meager
end of the stock outstanding being held
bv others. OF the total amount of
stock issued, about 100000 Mr.. Myers
owns 100000, while the remainder is in
the hands Of Mr.. Turner and Mr..
Rickard. ~.
Mr.. Myers Is now in New York city,
where II is believed he has transferred
the title to the Sole-Ryan people for
the sum mentioned, according TO pri-
vate advices.
For some time it has been known
that tentative deal was on for the
block Of ground, and recent information
conveyed the intelligence that every
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06

N OUSE. Sept. 5.-George Mitchell,
X president and general manager of
~ the Clara Consolidated Gold and
Copper Mining company, has'announced
that the ore reserves opened in the de-
velopment of the Clara mines at Swan
sea have increased so enormously of
late that the management has decided
to increase the smelling plant at Swan
sea to a capacity of 700 tons in the
twenty-four hours. The plant now IN
stalled has a capacity of 450 tons. Ma
chinery for the additional unit has been
purchased and will be erected as soon
as delivered.
IT is the intention to have the entire
plant ready for operation as soon as
the Arizona & Swansea railroad, now
under construction, is finished to Swan
sea.
President Mitchells announcement
was confirmed by e. d. Elson, secretary
and treasurer of the company, VINO ar
rived from Los Angeles Sunday.
ut is true that machinery for the
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
MIAMI MINE AT GLOBE
WILL SOON SHIP FROM
INEXHAUSTIBLE SUPPLY

GLOBE, Sept. 5.-While the work on
the new concentrator of the Miami Cop
per company is progressing satisfac-
torily, the construction of the entire
plant which will be installed at the
mine will not be undertaken until the
new railroad extension is completed,
which will be in a few days. In the
meantime the mine force is working to
block out more of the big ore body
which the company has developed, and
as soon as the necessary machinery is
on the ground production from prac-
tically inexhaustible ore supply will
begin,
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
GOLDFIELD MEN MAKE
STRIKE IN OLD DISTRICT
Braedon-lsh Camp Outfit Removes
High Grade from Claims Re-
Gently Acquired

NEVADA CITY, Sept. 5.-A story
has reached this city from reliable
source to the effect that a great strike
has been made by H. Il. Bragdon, M:
I. Ish, Sol Camp and another Goldtield
man in claims above DownieVille. The
mines were purchased from Fred
Bosch and others, and are believed to
be among the best in that part of
Sierra county.
The report says something like $4O,--
900 has been taken out, but details OF
the strike could not be secured, as the
operators are reticent There are both
quartz and gravel in the holdings, and
the Goldfeld operators made a thor
ough investigation of many properties
in Sierra county before they closed a
deal for the Bosch claims.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
NEW TOWN APPEARS
ON CALIFORNIA MAP
SITE CHOSEN LIES OPPOSITE
PARKER
Cazona the Name of First Station on
New Railroad West of Colo
RADIO RiVer-Adjacent
to Mines

PARKER, Sept. 5.-With the advent
of September another town is put on
the desert. In fact, it is a pretty
healthy bud just now, and the people
at the head of the enterprise are going
to create boom on the California
side of the river. The site of the new
town was acquired some months ago
by B. L. Vaughn. a hustling business
man of Needles. from Messrs. Murray,
Wyatt and Lewiston, and comprises
44O acres of section Sc in township 1,
range "a, located about eight miles
down the river from the Parker bridge
in San Bernardino county.
When first acquired. Mr.. Vaughn
named the new town Manatoba in
honor of the present MohaVe chief, but
later after the forming of the COM
pany it is said that Jack Jaeger of the
S. f. P. & P. suggested Calzona, which
was readily adopted.
Calzona will be the first station on
the A. & C. west from Parker. 1t Is
located about one and one-half miles
from the river and at the point where
the railroad leaves the river to cross
the desert to Bengal
Rich in Minerals
The place is near the Riverside
mountains. which district is rich in
mineral-the Newman, Burk Bros, NC
Kissen's and Raypinco, all mines fast
entering the productive stage are 10
Gated within a few miles in plain view,
with many other claims in prospec-
tive stage. all will be lasting support
ers of the town. Much farming land
can be brought under cultivation by
means of pumps. the water not hav-
ing to be raised more than seventy
five feet
Fl. G. Schader, United states mineral
surveyor of Oatman Ariz.. is now on
the ground with a CORPS of assistants
Mating the town. Two wells are to
be sunk Immediately to furnish water
for domestic purposes, though TINS
may be changed later in favor of put
ting in permanent water works by q
numn lire from the river. Ground will
he broken the coming month for mer-
camille. hotel and other buildings, and
things are going to be rushed from
date.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
STRIKE PROVES
GREATER DEPTH
BISBEE MINE ENTERS RICH
SULPHlDE BODY
DISCOVERY OCCURS ON THE 15oo-
FOOT LEVEL
Marks Deepest Point at Which Copper
Has Been Found in Warren Dis
triet, Assuring continu-
ance of Ore

BISBEE, Sept. 5.-The recent en-
countering of a fine ore body at the
lower level of the Junction shaft of
the Superior and Pittsburg company
marks the deepest point at which cop
per has been found in the district and
is of great Importance as showing the
continuance of the ore bodies to depths
which can only be determined by sub
sequent developments. 1t Is an indi-
cation that richness of Bisbee as
camp and the Warren district has
never been surmised and is further in
dicative of long and continued pros
perity without prospect of eXhaustins
the mineral resources of the great cop
per belt.
It is on the 1500-foot level that a
fine sulphide body was encountered.
and this is now being developed and
explored. It's extent cannot now be
surmised, but thus far development has
been most satisfactory, and the whole
face of the drift is in ore running from
TO 10 per cent. The management of
the company is always conservative
and speaks of this body as being Z TO
10 per cent ore, though much of it
runs higher and some to the 10 per
cent figure.
One Hundred Feet in Ore
The Junction has been in good ore
of this quality for several weeks past.
and development on the 100-foot level
was entirely satisfactory to the man
agement. Then work was started IN
drifting on the 1500-foot level with the
result of encountering this good grade
sulphide body on the lowest depth in
the Junction and at the greatest depth
vet known in Warren district.
On both the 14OO and 15OO-foot levels
the drifts were run in the direction
of the Briggs shaft, and it was in this
country that sulphides were encoun-
tered in both drifts.
1t is said the first of the year will
witness the reopening of the Briggs
shaft, which is now shut down.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
CLIFTON COMPANY
BREAKS GROUND FOR
BRIQUETTING PLANT

CLIFTON, Sept. 5.-The Arizona
Copper company is breaking ground
for the foundation of new concen--
trate briquetting plant which the board
of directors of the company at a re-
cent meeting decided to build.
The new machine arrived several
weeks ago from England and is now
ready for installation. The company
has given it a thorough test with most
encouraging results.
The new machine will briquette i'll
the neighborhood of 300 tons of con-
centrate daily. and though 1t appears
small, it operates RAPIDLY. 1t is tne
invention of John Gill, chairman of
the board of directors of the COM
pany, and for speed and pressing 1t
has an advantage over the old style
of briduetting machines.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
On Bill Williams River

WICKENBURG. Sept. 5.-The Blue
Bell Mining and Smelling company is
the name of a new company organized
to operate some very valuable mining
claims on the Bill Williams river. Tom
lowell of Yucca is president, j. ii.
Johnson vice president and p. L. Miner
seeretarv and treasurer. The ground
is onened to a considerable extent,
there being 100 tons of ore on the dump
and 500 tons in sight which will av-
erage better than 10 per cent. The
ore carries good values in gold and
silver. beside the copper content 1t
win be easily mined, as all the work
ings are in ore.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
SHATTUCK STRIKES
RICHEST ROCK IN
HISTORY OF MINE

BISBEE, Sept. 5.-What is said to
be one of the most important strikes
made in the history of the Shattuck
mine is reported to have occurred last
week. The ore is said to average very
high. between 80 and 35 per cent, al
though its extent has not yet been de-
termined.
Tor some time the Shattuck has been
in high grade ore on the 500 level, but
this new strike is on the 600 level and
is of the same or a better grade than
is being taken out from the next lower
level. The ore is a cuprite and was
come upon in cross cut of the fifth
level. while most of the ore taken from
the sixth level has been from cross cut
a. All of the workings on both of
these levels are in ore.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
AMERICANS BUY GROUP
OF MEXICAN MINES AT
TOTAL OF S5,000,000

MEXICO CITY, Sept. civilian r.
Roney of New York and George w.
Bryant and Frank G. Peck of Colo
rado Springs are the chief stockholders
in the ORC Grande Mines company,
which has just acquired the Refugio,
La Luz, Bolanitos, Melladito and To-
lentino mines, all in the Guanajuato
district The transaction is said to
involve about $5000,000. More than
100000 tons of ore are on the dumps
of the mines. A 1000-ton reduction
plant is to be erected.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06
Man of Parker TownsIte

The Herald is in receipt of a map of
the Parker townsite Yuma county,
Ariz., sent by G. A. Marsh company,
bonding and incorporating specialist.
The map is published by the Parker
Map company and gives complete plat
of blocks and lots, together with other
information. ($1, postpaid).
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06

NITIZENS of Goldf1eld are making
1 elaborate preparations to receive
~ and entertain visitors to the Gold
field session of the American Mining
congress which convenes September
%. continuing until October inclusive
The last twenty-four hours of the con-
vention is the time officially set Tor
California day, and excursions will be
rim from California points for TINS
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06

special occasion, October 2. One of the
features of the entertainment will be
visit to the 1OO-stamp mill of the Gold
field Consolidated company. This is
one of the largest stamp mills in the
world, and is considered the most COM
plete of any. The mill saves about 50
to 81 per cent of the values and is per-
fectly equipped in every detail. While
the mill has been in operation only
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06

short time there is already movement
afoot among the management to have
it increased to 125 stamps. The invita-
ton to visit this gigantic plant will
afford visitors a rare opportunity of
seeing in full operation probably the
most splendid collective piece of mining
machinery in the entire world. The
capacity of the mill is 900 tons daily.
1t was built at cost of 100000. These
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06

figures, however include the expense
to build a short railroad from
the Mohawk mine, a distance of three
fourths of a mile. Aside from the Mo-
hawk other mines owned by the Gold
field Consolidated company are the
Red Top, Combination, Jumbo, Clar-
mont, Laguna and Lucky Boy At the
Combination mine there has been 20
stamp mill in operation for the past
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-06

three years. other producing mines Of
the district are the Florence and Com
bination Fraction. In the district are a
number of inactive mines at present,
but from which thousands of dollars
We're taken in the past and which will
probably be working under lease within
the next few weeks. During the session
of the mining congress there will be on
exhibition at Goldfield tons of ore from
mines located in all parts of Nevada.