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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09

1.-The men, comprising much of the
Union Pacific Railroad company man.
agement, who are at the back of the
Nevada Omaha Mining and Milling
company, are of the soundest and most
conservative operators in the country.
Their game is not speculative, but with
a view of nine making, looking for
dividend payers.
"In line with their conservative pol
icy this management dispatched on Sat
urday N. F. Hartman, a nephew of the
great railroad builder, T.. III. Hartman,
to examine the company s property at
Bannock. Mr.. Hartman is the chief
chemical and mining engineer of the
Union Pacific Railroad company, with
headquarters at Omaha. He applied
two days to an examination of the
varied showings of the company
holdings. When asked for his views
he replied: The conditions geological
ly are most favorable. The gold values
in this property are most extraordinary.
All of promise that / have no hesitaney
to say that the future for this district
looks very bright. The Nevada Omaha
Mining and Milling company is com
posed of the best business people in
Omaha. Then aim is profit with mining,
and my opinion is that in this property
they will have a large souree of profit
"Mr. Hartman was extremely en-
thusiastic I'VE what he saw. He took
five sacks of. samples from the very
rich strike and different workings on
the %company's ground.
"Houses are going up and business
locations are being made. l.. w.
Haworth & Co. are on the ground and
will launch the first newspaper. Charles
II. Mayer & Co. have opened a realty
and brokerage Office.
"The first transaction in way of pur-
chase of the Omaha company was the
sale of a one-half interest of the Mayer
lease, adjoining the rich strike to Har-
vey Reber of Spokane, Washington.
This deal was consummated on Satur-
day. Others are pending"
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09

great depth. These gold-bearing zones
with assures and bikes, are large ane
numerous, and in instances intersect a.
well as parallel one another. These
leads are traceable for long distances
are across five full claims I~engthwise
and giving colors by pan sampling. The
values in this series of mineral bearing
rocks is from the medium value to that
of the enormously rich, such as the
now famous strike illustrates, and
which so freely shows the gold.
''The immediate district in the main
is a system of prospects, but as a whole
promises the making of mines. Thi.
is based upon the extensive silicifcation
and the great quantity of rock that
has been impregnated with gold.
Briefly, conditions geologically adj
init of large ore bodies, the develop
ment in nearby sections shows deep
seated action and that these values go
down, impressing the conviction as to
the great merit of the metal bearing
features of the district and the splen-
did future before it.
"Those facts are so pertinent that
the first strike and general publicity
thereof attracted the mine developer
and the bona fide prospector. 1t is this
class who are giving the section the
hurry-up appearance, for it is a scram-
tle to secure mining property and
lease-holds.
"Some 20 sets of leasers have been
granted rights and are at work, The
Nevada and Omaha Mining and Mill
ing company and others have erected
substantial buildings. The company
has installed an up-to-date laboratory
and is pushing mine development, and
not pushing side issues.
"The rich gold strike on the Lime
light claim is truly a limelight. 1t is
enormously rich and does not convey
a treacherous localized feature, but to
the mining man, conveys a ~permanancy
associated with such discoveries.
1t has lead, walls and with depth en-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09
STAMPEDE is NOW ON TO
RICH HAMMOCK DISTRICT

"~Bannock, the new gold camp II
miles south of Battle Mountain. has
certainly the features that give it the
feetest sort of a racehorse gait. and
promises to be the greatest discovery
made in Nevada in years. 1t is all
hurry up to get in on the ground floor,
and as a result things are doing fast
and furious
That is the opening statement of
Frank l.. Reber, who was in Goldfeld
today from the new camp, with pockets
full of rich gold specimens from the
big strike on the Limelight claim.
"The strength of this gait is not
that of a townsite boom, for that sort
of a hurricane action has not had time
to materialize, owing to the absence of
any townsite plating and the machin-
cry usually in used to produce a whirl
wind movement into a new mining dis
triet. The rush to Philo canyon, prim-
arily is created by the very rich dis
covery of gold and by the fact that the
incentive for wealth is further inforced
by h favorable features and excellent
showings of the surround territory.
These showings from every calculable
view point impress. permanancy, with a
great future. In a geologic sense the
district consists of an intrusion of rhy-
olite or dacite ~porphyry and some
m-etamorphoned rocks.
"The porphyry has been fractured,
running northwest and southeast. These
fractures have become silicifed through
the agencies of solutions permeating
them. The silicified portion being
much harder, and presenting greater re-
sistance to decay than the surrounding
porphyry has led to bold outcrops which
stand above the rest of the formation,
and from a distinctive feature Of the
district.
"The same agencies that deposited
tho silica in the fractured zones also
carried the gold and deposited it along
the silicified portions Of the dixie. This
fact convinces one and gives reason
why these gold values will continue to
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09
MANHATTAN MEN BOOST
FOR GREAT PLACER CAMP

the backing the camp originally had-it
being a California camp in reality
and that the camp was getting a fresh
start when the panic came along. $50
now we have to work out our own sal
vation,' said Mr.. Train.
"Most of the work there is being
done by ~leasers. There are 40 leases
in the Manhattan district that have
made money, and in 1908 the camp
turned out $49O, O0O-all home work.
Several new sets of leasers are starting
work. The two deepest properties
lease on Union No. 9-at depths of $50
feet each, are in high grade sulphide
and oxidized ores, and getting better all
the time. Litigation has temporarily
stopped the Plamenaz lease, but think
it will soon resume operations. On
Litigation Hill, the Swanson lease, six
months old, is down 125 feet and has
on the dump and blocked out 10O0 tons
of ore that will average over $50, and
several hundred tons of 800 to $50
ore.
1.-THE principal ore veins are found
as contact veins between dolomite lime
and schist, and are quartz intrusions
with heavy tale content. Down to 15O
feet the ore is all oxidized, but below
this are heavy sulphides, and the schist
gives way to porphyry. The veins are
from two to three feet in width on an
average, and so far have shown no
faulting or signs of breaking up. The
deeper the better. 1t is a deep min
ing camp.
"The placer gold is easily traced to
the lodges, for the gulch is fed by
smaller gulches from the lodes. Then,
too, the free gold in the quartz seams
is in the shape of tiny leave and
fakes of gold, and this is the charac-
ter of the gold in the placers. What the
camp needs now is an up-to-date sam
pier, where ore may be tested and
money received on the spot for it. The
Thanksgiving property will soon start
up, and there is talk by this company
of building a sampler and custom mill,
and if this comes through, watch Man
haitian pull out of the quietude caused
by her train of reverses.'
81 might add that in addition to the
development work that is being done
in the placer properties, about 2OO
yards of gravel are being washed per
day, making the gross output of the
placers at this time about $1,000 pei
day.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09
RESUMES IN RED
ROCK M'KANE PROPERTY

half years ago, but since that date it
has been partially developed by the
westerly workings of the West End,
MacNamara and Tonopah Extension
companies. 1t is a foregone conclusion
that the Pittsburg and Red Rock will
be in pay ore inside of 80 days from
the commencement of work.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09

f. A. Holbrook, the well known min
ing man of Denver, who has been in at
tendance on the mining congress, left
Tuesday morning for the Colorado me
tropolis aboard the A. d. Parker pri.
vate ear. Mr.. Holbrook intends to re-
turn to Goldfeld shortly to pursue
development work on property in which
he has become interested.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09
WILL NOT CUT SOUTHERN
DEVELOPMENT co. TAXES

Ed Yerington of Carson left for home
last Tuesday after failing to persuade
the county commissioners to reduce the
assessment on property of the South
ern Development company situated in
this county.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09

One of the hardest working state
delegations to the Mining Congress was
that from Manhattan, comprising C. II.
Evans, c. E. Mayne, o. B. Steen, Percy
Train, r. c. Reed, Joe Conner and
"Malapai john One Of the striking
souvenirs of their camp that they were
passing out is a postal card, with a
nugget Of Manhattan placer gold glued
thereupon.
Placers Showing Up Well.
Eyes, our placer properties are work
ing right along,' said Mr.. Steen, in
answer to a query by a News represent
alive. ssThere are not as many proper
ties working as there were, for in the
early days of the placer excitement, a
stretch of the gulch five miles long was
prospected, something like 100 shafts
being sunk to bedrock, and only two If
these not finding pay dirt, these being
too high up on the "rim rock Now
that the ground has been proved up, the
big concerns, of which there are seven
in the gulch, are going ahead doing de-
velopment work and preparing to take
out the utmost yardage in the most
economical manner.
taking the Goldfeld Bald Mountain
Consolidated company, for instance,
which has about the most complete
equipment in the gulch. The electric
equipment can handle 10 cubic yards
of dirt per hour, hosting and washing
The gravel is dumped into the bins
automatically, and then goes through
an automatic grizzly, SO that one maj
is all the force used above ground, and
he merely keeps an eye on things to sec
that everything works smoothly. Two
shifts of IL men each are being worked
under ground, each shift making about
four yards (lineaD progress per DAY
No STOPPING has been done yet, but SOM
gravel is taken out, and lOO0 yards
that have been washed-this contain
ing a great deal of the barren over
burden, has given an average OF $o.2'
per yard. 1t has cost a little less thar
So per yard to mine, hoist and wash :
this including the development work
1t is so feet to bed rock on TINS prop
erty, and some 1000 feet OF drifting
has been done. The ground, when stop
ing is commenced, will be worked ..
means of false sets and stulls; the bacl
sets being removed as the gravel !
taken out and the ground allowed Z
cave Plenty Of water has been de
veloped at bed rock for all washing opa
rations. The plant ON the propert,
cost about $1,000, this including WORK
ing shaft, tanks, stump that Will hoi
about 10000 gallons of water-ever,
thing all ready to work.
elm other portions Of the gulch OPP
r.tions are about the same. About tn
~."a s~aaipinent is being put In, IL
was f.asnd that a man with q wine
49,. ~ small plant that necessitate
!. i.4n ing of the gravel wit
...s- ...sll nor handle sufficient yar'
4. i.,.. Much development VOL
is being done in all the placer ProPe
ties, this yielding gravel that average
from IS to IS per yard. Some lit
stopping has been lone resulting IN 0
casional pockets that run go to ~
per yard. Many Is to $50 nuggets na'
been found, but since the discovery
the big Ginen Nugget, nothing u
been said of the smaller ones."
Iods Properties Looking %.
Percy Train, another Of the deieg
tian, tslked Of the lode mining oper
ties q Manhattan, and explained tn
~ San Francisco disaster took avn
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09

Z. +. Stanton left Sunday for Chi
cago where he expects to remain for
about six weeks, and during which
time TO interest capital of the Windy
City in Goldfeld property.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09
II

Look owe the Office supplies at the
News ofice-supply store and see if there
are not many little labor anu time saw.
ing appliances thet you are now in
need Of.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09
SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS

Visitors going to Seattle will find
their home paper at the N. E. corner OF
First avenue South and Washington
street and 8. E. corner Of Second ave
hue and Cherry Street, near the Alaska
building. INTERNATIONAL NEWS
AGENCY, Seattle, Wash.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09

Former County Clerk Ed Hardy is
now in the real estate business in Bis
hop, that little land Of milk and honey
just across the border line in Cali
fornia.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09
LOUIS J. coHN. Register.


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MINING
CONGRATULATIONS place of business
Tonopah. Nevada. Room 507 State Bank
a. Trust Building. Notice is hereby
given that at a meeting of Directors
held on the thirtieth day of September.
1909. an assessment or five cents per
Of the corporation, payable on or before
November first. 1909. to James Fl. Mon
teath. Treasurer. at the principal Office
OF tn company. Room 507 State Bank
x Trust Building. Tonopah. Nevada.
Any stock upon which the assessment
shall remain unpaid on the first day OF
November. 1909. will be delinquent and
unless payment Is made before. will be
sold on the thirtieth day of November,
1909. to pay the delinquent assessment
together with cost OF advertising and
expense Of sale.
JAMES II. MONTEATH. sec'y.
Room 507 State Bank & Trust Building.
~Tonopah. Nevada.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09

Mrs. M. A. Lockhart left last Tues.
day for Denver in company with A. ID.
Parker and family.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09

Ole Elliott is in Ely inspecting his
business interests there, after having
made a trip to the new camp of Ban
mock.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09

Look over the Office supplies at a.
News office-supply store and see il tb.,.
are not many little labor and time 80,
ing appliances that you are now !,
need of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
Mrs. Fannie Rice Moore Dies.

Florence. December 20-(Special) )-Mrs. Fannie Rice Moore, wife of MT. H. Me- Vey Moore, died yesterday evening at 5 O clock at the family residence on Wood avenue after lingering illness. Mrs. Moore was born at Mars Hill, four miles north of Florence, and was a member of one of Lauderdale county's old and wealthy families. She was the mother of il children. 10 of whom are living and attended her funeral this afternoon. She was a devoted wife and mother and the center of most devoted family circle. Mrs Moore was the daughter of William T. Rice, owner of the old Mars Fill iron foundry. She is survived by her husband. her sister, Mrs J. s. Woodall of Nash vile, and the following children: Mrs. l.. c. Hudson, Mrs T. c. Haughton, Lee Moore of Nashville, Prof. J. J. Moore of Hartselle, Miss Maud, Ruben Rice, Miss Pearl. Miss Fannie vey. Miss Bessie and Miss Trixie Moore. Mrs. Moore was 64 years old and for almost half d century has been faithful member of the Meth. odist church. The funeral was held this afternoon at o'clock from the residence, the Rev. John R. Turner officiating The interment was In the city cemetery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
Personal and General.

The ice on the streets today and yes terday was the source of a great deal of inconvenience. There were many heavy falls during the day, although no one was seriously injured. Several horses fell and injured themselves this morning and the number shoed today will reach over 15O There was no rural delivery of the mails today on account of the ice This afternoon the conditions had greatly im- proved as a large part of the ice melted.
 The council meets tomorrow night and as 1t will be the most important meet ing of the year large attendance Is ex- pected. The water works deal will very probably be completed with some changes in the contract The sentiment of large number of those who have been opposing it has changed since last Tuesday night and it Is not expected that there will be any opposition when the contract Is read tomorrow night with the proposed changes incorporated in 1t. Then the ordinance creating the office of recorder will be taken up and probably passed. The veto of the mayor of the improvement ordi- nances will also be voted on and other matters of interest will come up.
 The 7-year-old daughter of Mir. and Mrs J. M. Watts of Virginia Mines died this morning at an early hour after d short illness. The funeral will take place tomorrow at F o'clock interment being in Valley Creek cemetery with Jacobs &s Son in charge
 Charles Tubb. who is travelling for the Keen Cutter hardware firm will be in Bessemer for the next two weeks with the Morton Hardware company At the end of that time he will again be on the road.
 Miss Bessie Lovett returns from Monte vallo tomorrow for the holidays She is a student in the female college there.
 Mir. and Mrs. Will Little are visiting Judge B. Clay Jones and family for the holidays.
 Mrs Fred Klein will spend the holi- days with her parents, MT. and Mrs. G. n. Mingea. ~
 Miss Bessie Gibbs of Little Rock is visiting Mrs W. c. Ivy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
JACKSON ALLOWS
 STANDS ID REOPEN
DiSSoves Injunctions Against Soft Drink Stands
MATTEL IS NOT YET ENDED
6essemer Police Having Busy Times. Council Will Again Take Up Waterworks Question To-
 nght--General News.

l'essener, December 20.-(Special.1- The decision of the injunction cases was handed down this morning in the city court by Judge Jackson. The injunctions which were temporary were dissolved in that the defendants were allowed to re- open their places of business to con duct a legitimate business but they are restrained, enjoined and prohibited from selling or permitting to be sold or any other disposition and in violation of the law spirituous. vinous or malt liquors or any other beverages whose sale or other disposition is prohibited by law.
 The decision of Judge Jackson Is n victory for the soft drink stand opera tors but the main issue is yet to be tried. The state Is now forced to sub nit evidence that the stands are nuis- ances and if they can prove this the preliminary injunction will be made per manent. It is understood that the solc- itor has strong evidence to back him and that he will make an endeavor- to have the injunction made permanent. As this is the first case Of the !llnd that has come up in the state since the passage of the law the outcome of the trial is watched with great interest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
PORKER WEIGHS
 561 POUNDS NET

Eufaula, December 2o.-(Special.) IA. B. Bush a prominent farmer who resides at Cotton Hill, F miles south of the city, comes to the front with the finest porker of the season. MT. Bush killed hog 2 years old last week that tipped the beams at 561 pounds dressed MT. Bush exhib ited ham from the animal on the streets, here last week which weighed 55 pounds. Mir. Bush is among the comparatively few farmers who raise home supplies in the greates abundance, and to spare, and has his cotton crop surplus. He has won suc- cess in his chosen avocation and ranks among the best planters in this section of the state. Mr Bush for period of years represented this county in the legisla- ture
 Tomorrow morning at the home of the prospective bride MT. Edward Redmon and Mrs. Lily Cantrell of this city will marry in the presence of a gathering of friends. The parties to the contract are popular and have many warm friends. The funeral of the late Norman T. Smartt will occur from the family home tomorrow morning. His mother, Mrs. F. M Smartt, and her sister, Mrs. Griswod of McAIinnvine, Tenn, and his father-in- law E. c. Persons, of M1lltown, Ga have arrived to attend the obsequies. Two of his sisters from New York are also expected
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
YORK BIDS FOR
 C0CHRAN'S ROAD
COMMITTEE IS NAMED TO LOOK AFTER THE SE-NEW LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE IS ABOUT COMPLETED.

York, December 2O-(Special.)-An en- thusiastic crowd met this morning and or ganized for the purpose of bringing the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern ral- road, better known as "Cochran's road" through this place, and committee was appointed follows: Ben R. Hill, H. J. Wallace, F. Rumley, W. A. Altman. This committee will push still harder to bring this road through here and from present indications the chances are good, as 1t is a direct shoot from the last point of the railroad north of here to this point. The route is practically level and all property owners have given or offered rights of way through their prop erty free of charge and will donate lib ,erally when the cash part comes up. Be- sides the above half of the money MT. Cochran asks for has stood ready for some time and the remainder can be easi- ly raised. The surveying party has sur veyed up to here and 1t was found to be the most direct and most economical way to reach here, besides tapping the Ala bama Great Southern and Southern rail- ways at one place and placing the
 
 could be obtained by going anywhere else. It is believed the Alabama Great Southern and Southern railroads are hold ing back from building their new union passenger depot here until this new road comes through and all three roads build together
 This section of the state has been wrapped in a sheet of ice and sleet for the past 36 hours. causing much suf- fering to cattle and poor people. Several reports of stock dying from want of water as well as feed have come in.
 Announcement made by Judge s. H. Sprott, circuit judge of the Sixth district. that he will be g candidate for state sen ator has caused favorable comment from all over the county and he will carry 8 large vote.
 The American Bell Telegraph and lei ephone company is pushing its lines to Demopolis from here and will soon have them completed, causing this town to be the center of six long distance telephone lines and the seventh will soon be added, besides the Western Union line that will come with Cochran's road.