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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-25
Burdens Growing Heavier

- HE burdens which the various mining companies OF Nevada have
to bear by reason Of the state bullion tax lava law which is
of questionable constitutionality and certainty unjust in many
come tax law passed by congress q s a part of the tariff law at the last
session of congress and which goes in to effect the coming year. This
law imposes . fiat tax Of / per cent upon the net income Of all cor
porations above the amount of 5000 per year. This will hit some Of
our larger mining companies pretty hard, and in addition to the bull
lion tax. the burden will be more than some OF the smaller companies
. stand. and q movement should be inaugurated to amend the bull
lion tax law in some respects.
For instance, . small producer finds that it needs a mill to be
profitable. The company may be struggling along keeping its head
above water, but accommodating no surplus. 1t borrows money to build
the mill to be returned out Of the earnings Of the property. No sooner
is the mill under profitable operation than the mine has to begin pay
ing aheavy bullion tax. The bullion tax is supposed to be paid upon
the met 9 returns Of the plant above all expenses; but no provision Is
made for exempting the cost Of the mill and plant q . among the
expenses - Of the company. Hence il I'll that many mining companies
are forced to organize separate corporations to build their mills The
News does not approve Of the present bullion tax law with its vlgor-
GUS exactions and is disposed to favor 2 liberal construction OF the
law by the bullion tax collector; but the law is on the statute books
and, 81 course, is to be enforced and obeyed. But in view OF the IN
inst exactious Of the law and the additional burden that will be i'm
posed By the federal income tax next year, We nope the statute may %
amended thissnext winter.
The new government corporation law is now in the hands of the
oovernmeut printer, and will be published at once. 1t has been .
great work to meet all the complexities OF the law and expected At
tacla upon it BY the corporations Latest advlces indicate z net
reyenne from the corporation tax Of approximately e25OOO0OO an
r.sllv ma $4,000 corporations probably will have to pay the tax
IN psstnrua II required to be in the collectors hands BY March J.
1her .emt % the nternsI revenue bureau a Carson Cty where the
~ Vii IS aaseased and the taxpsying corporations nouned oy june
s. the tax ~ be paid in July.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-25
Development UNDER
WATER At GOLDBANKS

WINNEMUCCA, Dee. 24.-Excellent
reports come from the property Of the
Goldbanks Merger Mines company at
the camp of Goldbanks, situated in
Pleasant valley and about forty miles
south of Winnemucca. The company is
composed of local people and for some
time development work has beer in
progress on the property. 1t is the
plan of the company to attain depth in
this is being by sinking a shaft which
is now down to a depth of 235 feet.
The first fifty feet was sunk with the
aid of a windlass and from that depth
a whim was used. Now there is q first
class gasoline hoist installed on the
shaft.
A. p. Smith, superintendent of the
property, who arrived in town Monday
states that sinking in the shaft was in
progress up to Friday evening, when
work was suspended until the hoist is
put in commission, which win be in q
few days. Nj. Smith came in for 4
few minor attachments for the equip
ment and expects to return to camp
as soon as these extras arrive from
Salt Lake City. There was some de-
lay in getting the machinery in place
on account Of the stormy weather, but
when he left the property the hoist
was we'll housed and, in fact, ready
for operation as soon as he returns
with the supplies.
With the present equipment the
shaft is to be sent down to at least
400 feet depth. At the 2OO-foot point
there is q drift ON the vein for 200 feet
and 2 crosscut showing the vein mat
ter to be twenty-nine feet wide at that
point with good values in the ore. Very
little more drifting is to be done for the
as all the development work
will be conferred in sinking the shaft.
However, when the 3OO-foot point is
reached a station will be cut prepara-
tory to exploring the vein from this
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-25
MINE GOES. TO
m. J. R AND ASSOCIATES

The old Oriental mine in the Gold
Mountain district is now the property
of NJ. j. C"Mike'D Drum, according
to a decision handed down by Judge
Stevens, in the district court, Wednes-
day evening. For two days a suit was
in progress to determine the ownership
of the property. The suit was entitled
Drum VS.. James Tracey Barrett, Stet-
SON & Co. ct al. 1t appears that some
time ago Tracey, who was one OF the
original locators of the property, be-
came bankrupt, and allowed the assess
ment work on the property to lapse,
whereupon Mr.. Drum relocated the
property in 1905. Shortly after this
Mr.. Tracey sold a part interest in the
property to Barrett, Stetson & Co. OF
Los Angeles. The latter gentlemen put
men to work on the property last spring,
and soon afterward they shipped q
carload to Goldield. Mr.. Drum secured
an injunction, preventing them from
doing further work on the property
until the final hearing of the case, which
came up this week.
The court held that through failure
of defendants to keep up their assess
ment work, the ground was open for
location in 1905, and that the location
Of Mr.. Drum was valid, and gave him
claim upon the property. Mr.. Drum has
done his assessment work on the entire
property each year since 1905, and as
he showed to the satisfaction of the
court that he has maintained his legal
right to the property since locating, and
that the location was valid, he was
given title to the mine. Col. James
Donovan was chief counsel for Mr..
Drum.
As heretofore related in The News,
the Oriental was a producing mine long
before Goldfeld was thought of, rich
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gold and silver ore being shippsd ),
Austin, by mule team. The vidihl. h;.A
grade reserves were worked ont, and :.
there was no way to handle milljnv a..
search for more high grade bodies can.
to an end. There is a vast amount !.
low grade ore now exposed, and IN N
probability such milling arraneem.,t.
will be made in the zeal future H..
the low grade ore can be worked. and
made to pay for further development Il
the Oriental property.
Judge Stevens in rendering his d..
~cjsion, answered the contention Of u.
defendants that in 1904 they had mid
out 800 per claim in I" good fsithp
that the assessment work had h.,
done. Testimony showed that no mat.
ter what the original owners Of til.
property had paid ont, the assessment
work had not been done.
Judge Stevens held that the govern.
ment mineral land laws take no notice
of "good faith" but that they require
that 500 worth of work be actually
done ON each mining claim that is not
patented. The government takes no
notice of stgood faith OF of promiss
to do work later. The work must Be
done, to the extent of $500 worth Of
actual work on a claim per year, and il
this it not done, the law has not been
complied with, and the original hold.
ers of the land forfeit all right to the
land. They cannot even relocate the
land, until three years have expired.
The ruling of Judge Stevens shows
that where a man pays a "contractor''
800 to do the assessment work. on a
claim, the man paying for the s~Sk
must have some way Of showing that
the work has been done. His "~intenta
in paying q, contractor 500 per CLAIM,
or $1,000 per claim, for doing the assess
ment work, has no standing in court.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-25
MILL FOR POoRMAN HAS
ARRIVED IN CANT

PIOCHE, Dec. 23.-Frank and =
mont, who have . lease on the foof
man mine, have received the mill equip
ment ordered recently and have Des''
its installation. The plant, it = W
derstood, will have capacity foT "
treatment of from Is to 20 tons o. or
per day.
Messrs. Frank and Lamont =
confident that they are going to NAV
a big cleanup on their lease dunn
the coming year. A large tonnass Z
low grade ore is already broken n =
mine and considerable high grade
terial has been developed recently =
Of which they expect to realize a naA'
some profit.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-25

Mill Superintendent Hansen, ana "
eral Manager Jussen, Of the Pitfs'''s
Silver Peak mine at Blair, came -
today III their auto ON business.
report that the foundations for the 9 I,
stamp addition to the Silver Peak =
are in place, the superstructuTs n.y.
completed, and that the new oes..s
will soon be dropping. The ade's 3
will give the Silver Peak min
stamps a. its crushing equipment
ing It the biggest mill in the 'ta's'
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Judge J. P. O'Brien is a guest at the
st. Francis hotel in San Francisco.
A. J. Losser, city ticket agent for the
Tonopah and Goldheld, viii 60 to Oak.
land to remain for . few days.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-12-25
n FIRE WRrrR
BEAUTIFUL HONE OF
DR. WHEELER

The beautiful home of Dr.. L. A. Wheeler, situated at Bens,u.
Crystal avenues, early Wednesday morning was wrecked by a tsas. :
and mysterious explosion, the remains of the dwelling being hen. 49, :
sumed by fire, entaiing a total loss Of house. and contents A. 49,. :
would have it, the physician was absent from home when IN. - =
ploson occurred, having been called to Diamond6ed several - :
before on professional business. His wife was also away, goe n - =
Angeles about ten days ago with her mother. 1t is not certaiuh ~ =
ever, that the explosion would have occurred had the physician ~. :
at home, for the reason that it is generally theorized that the -, =
plosion Of gases, started in accumulation from a n air tight kith., !.
stove, or, at least, ignited through that agency, led to the disas., =
and had there been al occupant in the house, this would pmmhn, !.
nt have been permitted. The doctor before leaving for Diamonds.s .
built I'D fires in both those places
The Meeker herald., 1909-09-11
The Value
of
Trades
Unions

bsieve that less than century combination Of worgmm
punishable under the Law by imprisonment
The Meeker herald., 1909-09-11
IMMENSE AMOUNT DAMAGE
DONE BY PEAR SLUG
Trees Attached by this Insssa
Iowa and Plant IL Onsn Lea
Entirsly Bare.

Last summer many cherry trees In
various parts Of Iowa were stripped
Of their leaves by dull Shiny slug.
Pear trees also are attacked by this
pest. perhaps even more than cherry
trees. hence the common name Of the
insect. This slug feeds ON the upper
surface oe the leaves. not eating holes
through them. but taking only the up
per portion and leaving the veins bare.
Leaves thus eaten BY the slugs dry
and fall from the tree and frequently
leave the trees entirely bare Of foliage.
In Iowa these slugs appear twice
during the season. The first brood
appears in June and the slugs be-
come full grown early In July. while
The Meeker herald., 1909-09-11

the second brood comes on during the
month Of August. It would be best.
then, to kill OF the slugs when they
first appear In June, and so prevent
the defoliation Of the trees by the
second brood in August.
When the slugs irst appear on the
leaves the trees should be given .
thorough treatment with paris green
or some other arsenical poison. Since
the slugs feed openly on the upper
sides Of the leaves there need be lit
tie dif,culty in combating them. For
only . few trees the paris green may
be applied dry, mixed with air slaked
lime. or even flour; part Of the paris
green to 20 or more parts Of the other
material. For a liquid spray, paris
green at the rate Of 1-3 or IA pound
to 80 gallons of water will do the
work, adding about a pound Of quick.
lame to each barrel of water to pre-
vent any burning of the leaves. Ar
The Meeker herald., 1909-09-11

goes into the ground. Here 1t forms
cell in the earth, within which 1t
changes to the pupa, or resting stage,
and the adult fly energies in about
IL to Is days after the slug has en-.
tered the soil.
The flies which lay the eggs for
the next brood Of slugs are rather
small black insects, about q NTH of
An inch long and with four wings.
The eggs are laid In tiny pockets
made BY the nies in the under sides
of the leaves. These eggs hatch and
the second brood Of the slugs work
on the trees during August and when
they become full grown go to the
ground. During the winter the slugs
of this second brood may be found in
their cells beneath the trees which
were infested by them in the summer
time. The pear. cherry. plum and
ounce are the trees which are most
attacked by these slugs.
The Meeker herald., 1909-09-11
II 10 Now ssuIah Miller Who 10 in II

Il 10 Now BsuIah Miller Who 10 In IL
feel painfully certain that they do
not set . table for 1t.
Our street has been awake, clothed,
and at work for fully four hours be.
fore any glimmer Of life shows at the
Millers.
That glimmef II usually Amy NIL.
Ter. At nine In the morning, Amy,
with an ulster over palpabls night.
gown, opens the front door q mere
crack and .cleverly fishes in the news.
paper, using the crook Of an umbrel.
la handle for an implement. The part
of her face that IL visible appears to
be dreadfully dismAyed At the bright.
ness Of the daylight.
Presently n lazy curl Of smoke
creeps from the Miller chimney.
Next, Malhe Miller, to whom the
ulster has been Transferred, runs down
the steps and hastens to the grocery
store. Though gloveless and In slip.
fpers, she Il nevertheless thickly
veiled-which 10 to cover up her un.
icombed hair. She comes back Juggling
10 parcel which proclaims itself Loaf
lot bread. Nallie skins into the house
gratefully, glad to have done with
the probing glare Of day.
The ulster comes out third time.
II ID now Beulah Miller who IL In 1t.
Bsulah, the youngest and the pretti.
est dedantly swings . milk pitcher.
Though tall. Beulah ID still young
enough to be coerced into going for
the unwrappable commodities.
+; Not 10 long, and Mrs. Miller ap-
pears for = brief public stunt. She
has broom, and proceeds to sweep
down the front steps. Her every fiber
protests. She clings desperately to
the ostrich-like fallacy that II she
cannot see, neither can she be seen.
70 she jams . mans felt hat down
over her eyes, and dogsedly keeps
her back to the street
That about finishes the Millers for
the day. From sunrise to sunset their
doors are barred and their window
shades are down. Yet the Millers are
far from dead. When the postman ID
fairly due the blinds show great &C.
tivity ut the corners. At every win
dow curtain hikes up little, and an
sys shines at the opening. Yet when
Tie man really arrives, and rings
there is no one either ready or willing
70 open the door for him. He 10 kept
waiting while the Millers frantically
compare their state Of undress to find
out which one has on = garment
capable Of being pinned into suf-
ncisnt condition ot decency to brave
an outsider's eye. Tho Miller who il
1nally forced to 60 In always COM
pelled to grip her skirt together at
Tie back with one hand, and to grasp
he neck Of her blouse with the other,
What she has left with which to
eentch the mAu u . mystery. Per
The Meeker herald., 1909-09-11
10 @ 81 % @ aaMMEe @ 81
tt: Night Blooming Miners
By Marion Hill

tcopyrisht b. J. B. Lippincott Coz

We IKE the Nillers. We an do. This
Il not to say that We approve Of their
methods. No one with . grain Of
sense could approve of the Aillers'
methods. Though-coms to think-the
Nillers haven't Q grain oe method in
their whole makeup.
Those Of u who incline to disap-
prove do II with the half.hsartsdness
Of . housewife who triss to discoun-
tenancs her pet cats painful Of new
Kittens, but who really can't help
thinking they are "kind Of cunning. :"
after all. That's how the Nillers In
nuencs our attitude toward them
solves; they are reprehensibly out OF
order, but they calm the eye.
They live near the corner OF the
street. IN the twostory frame house
that needs painting badly and has the
impudently fresh pink silkolins cur.
.tains at the windows.
I, Mr.. Miller is-or was-an actor
maybe . commercial drummer. Il IN
quite immaterial. Either he deserted
the Millers or he died. or hs merely
travels. At any rate. he never shows
mp. and can be utterly eliminated from
this account, leaving the Nillers .
household Of women only.
Lacking . man who needs to be
launched with punctual breakfast In
the morning, braced with Q brief but
inevitable lunch ut noon, and an
chored BY . promptly substantial sup
per in the evening, the Nillers have
cut themselves loose from the conven-
tional shackles Of meal time. and eat,
or do not eat. exactly ~ they choose.
Their breakfast must be . harem-
like business Of coffee In bed. We
The Meeker herald., 1909-09-11

senate Of lead. : or 3 pounds TO u
gallons Of water. will do the worn
even better than paris green. and 70
preferable where 1t can be obtained
easily. Hellebore. applied dry. or II
a small quantity Of water, ID also very
effective in killing the slugs.
The first brood Of the slugs II rather
short lived. It requires only about
a month from the egg stage TO the
time the slug natures. During most
of the time while 1t 10 feeding the
slug Is covered with q shiny sub
stance. but at the last change OF skin
the slime 10 thrown OF. and the slug
becomes q light orange color. clean
and dry. After this molt the slug
The Meeker herald., 1909-09-11
SOIL BENEFITED
BY ALFALFA CROP
! Three or Four Cuttings Durane
Season Enrtchea IL.

When a plant furnishes an abundant
crop, such as alfalfa, with three or
four cutting during single season, it
is but natural to think that 1t viii
greatly exhaust the soil. Nothing 10
more erroneous. Instead of taking
strength away from the soil 1t puts
more into 1t; instead of exhausting 1t,
the fertility is increased. The pene-
trating powers of alfalfa roots are
we'll known. The roots are constantly
growing and decaying, thus adding to
the "humus' Of the soil. The strongest
point in favor Of alfalfa as q soil i'm
proven 1t its remarkable nitrogen
gathering ability. The roots Of al
falfa are full of the small nitrogen
tubercles which represent bottled up
vitality to plant life and it has been
proven BY frequent experiments that
increased yields were the rule when
paintings of any kind Of crops had
been made on ground infected with nj
trogen bacteria.
Under these circumstances the
spread Of Alfalfa fever" is no wonder.
With splendid crops of highest priced
hay on top of the ground, with the
roots working as perfectly natural fer
tllizefs under the ground, farmers can
DO nothing better than to plant alfalfa.
The truth Of this statement may be
realized and verified II one but takes
time to look up statistics and reads
about the marvellous increase in the
acreage Of alfalfa. In Kansas alone
the acres sown to alfalfa increased
from approximately $4,000 acres In
1891 to more than $4,000 acres in
1907 It 10 safe to say that since then
the acreage has. increased in proper
ton, and other states are falling in
line.-A. Kruhm.
The Meeker herald., 1909-09-11
SuACE PROPERLY
HANDLED HELPFUL
lneorrscGIy Pat Up and Fed IL
May n ExpensAvo.

Silos have been abandoned In many
cases because the milk became SO
badly tainted as to become unstable.
II the creameries and cheese factories
were a. particular as they should be
they would condemn great deal of
milk that Is now accepted from silage-
fed herds.
This is not the fault of the silage; 1t
10 the fault Of the man who handles 1t.
Silage has a very penetrative odor,
which II taken up very quickly by
milk. II silage is fed before milking
the milk IL quite certain to become
tainted. II the milk is allowed to stand
q few minutes in the barn after milk
ing and silage il fed while the cans
are standing around, the milk will be
tainted.
II the stable il not ventilated or il
poorly ventilated the silage doors will
linger in the stable and faint the milk.
In an unventilated stable the stable it.
self will in time become saturated or
permeated with the silage odor and
will faint the milk, no matter how the
silage is handled.
The corn Is frequently cut into the
silo too green, which makes very sour
silase. with strong odor. The silage
is frequently carelessly handled in the
stable: It IL scattered through the
alleys and allowed to remain on the
floors. In such instances the stable
will be scented with the silase and
the milk will be tainted.
II good results are expected from
silage it must be properly handled in
the stable. First, silase must be fed
only after milking. Second, the floors
must be kept clean and no silaRe
allowed to accumulate in the alleys.
Third. there should not bs more
silage fed than the stock will clear up
at once. Fourth, the stable must be
we'll ventilated. Fifth. corn should
not be cut in too green. Sixth, don't
feed moldy silage.
From the foregoing It will be seen
that silage must be more carefully
handled than ordinary roughags. One
cannot throw silage around a. he
might straw or hay and get satisfac.
tory results.
Silage properly put up and properly
fed IL very cheap and most excei.
liant fssd.-Prof. q. v. Knapp.