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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27
MAY ALLOW THE COMSTOCK
MINES TO FILL WITH WATER

SAN FRANCISCO, August 22.-The
Bush-street optimists who ever live and
dream that the glory Of the Comstoek
days are to "come back" were all of
a stir Saturday over a meeting in the
Office of the Comstock Pumping asso-
citation in Russ building. There was
fought out a battle of great interests,
and there was enacted a scene in the
great problem play. "Shall the Com
stock Be A~bandonedf"
For some time the interests of 4. B.
Sturges of Scranton, Pa, have con-
trolled the Comstock Pumping associa-
tiou. George Sturges, a son, was in
control of the works. 1t was com
planned that he was a Sabbatarian that
he would not work the men on Sunday,
though the water worked all the time,
and that he lectured the bumpers who
came out of the hot water into the snow
because they took a glass of grog
against the cold.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27

In any event, the Barney Baruch in
t~erests, prodded along by Franklin
Leonard & Son, who control the Sutro
tunnel, decided on a change, and yes
terday they voted to put in charge Of
those pumps George T. Burbank, a New
York engineer, who has had control of
the Catskill water supply for the great
metropolis.
At the same time the Ward Shaft
Pumping association vent out Of bust
ness and was merged with the other
association, thus dropping Leon M.
Hall, the Morrow representative out Of
a job.
Behind all the squabble looms the
Hammond De Saba power interests
that have kept the Comstock alive as
a client for their electric juice. There
were hints that the big power might
let the Comstock fill with water and
call the whole ga dream of things that
were.p
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27
To DEVELOPE THE MIZPAH
GROUP OF MINE CLAIMS

poets in that section, which boasts Of
several producing mines.
The Mizpah shows a width of -four
feet of lead carbonate ore which Mr..
Shively says will go $40 per ton, and
this quality of ore is rich enough TO
ship at a profit. 1t is planned to sink
a deep shaft on the property. concen-
trating the work at one point. and
block out the ore. No money will be
spared in this project, says Mr.. Shive-
ly who is authorized to work as many
men as needed to put the shaft down
with all possible speed.
Mrs. Lockhart is reported to have
considerable money since leav-
ing Rhyolite, and she has a suite of Of.
fees in Los Angeles, where she Is
well known among mining interests as
a promoter and mine owner.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27
LDFIELD NAN WE'D TO
ROYHOOD SWEETHEART

the ceremony was being performed by
tives and IA few friends of the bride,
the beautiful solo, Because by Ed.
ward Teschmacher, was effectively rem
dered by Miss Gwendolin Stannard.
The bride was charming in a gown
0 fivory messaline, with veil and orange
blossoms, carrying a bouquet of bride Is
roses. Miss Odekirk was prettily gown
ed in pink lansdown and carried pink
sweer peas. The gentlemen were at
tired in full evening dress.
After the the congratulations, the
guests assembled in the dining room
where a three ourse luncheon was par
taken of at small tables artistieally
decorated with white carnations and
asparagus formosa. The decorations
throughout were beautiful. In the re
ception hall and parlors appeared
baby-s-breath, nodding from banks OF
fern and white carnations. The dining
room was festooned with Oregon grape
and pink sweet peas.
Later in the evening, the happy
young couple were showered with
"bon voyages by the guests as they
departed by automobile for portland
After spending two or three weeks il
California, Mr.. and Mrs. Davey will &C
to their new home at Goldfeld, Nevada,
wher, he has the responsible position
of chief clerk of the Goldield CONSOLE
dated Mining company.
The bride is popularity known here
among a large circle of friends who
look upon her departure with great re-
greet. She has been a teacher in the
Newberg public schools and is desery-
ing of this promotion. Mr.. Davey came
here two weeks ago as a perfect strang-
er, but the impression he has made 10
one and the same-that OF a ~cieaneut,
high-minded and able young man whom
any girl might be proud to introduce as
"my husband Prior to one year ago,
he had lived for som years in Ecu
ador, South America, where he was in
the employ Of a New York mining COR
poration.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27

above required force, about fifteen UNI
derground miners, stopping and break
ing down ore fof the mill. The work
of keeping the mill supplied with ore
will in no way lessen the vigor with
which development operations will be
carried forward ut the four places be-
fore mentioned
When these statements are analysed
they mean an addition to the Austin
pay roll within the next thirty or
forty days. a total of 10000 to $4,000
per month. Again, it means by far,
the ~livliest fail this camp has seen for
many years aud places Austin in the
front rank of the active mining camps
of the state. IL means an addition to
the men employer in this camp ny
October first, at ararrt eight men.
to say nothing Of ins inen required u
operate the mill. viii III is expected to
be in commission by that lime.
Six carloads of machinery for the
mill have arrived in the last ten days
and all the carpenters and mechanics
available are working on the job.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27
STEADY DEVELOPMENT IN
THE JARBIDGE DISTRICT

across the face averages over $50. This
property we understand is about to be
bonded to Denver capitalists for $780,
600, the Success property joins the
Pick and Shovel on the east and is con-
sidered as among the best properties in
the district.
The Buster property an injunction
has been served where the question of
ownership is involved. 1t is to be
hoped that the difficulty will soon be
settled and hat this wonderful prop
erty will resume operations. At pres
ent developments on this property an
eight-foot ledge has been opened up
with streaks of picture ore, and be-
tween the high grade streaks, filings
average over $50 per ton.
A club has been organized in Jar
bidge to be known as the "Jarbidge
Commercial Club with 60 paid up
charter members. This club will prob.
ably have a 200 membership in the
next 80 days and for information of
Jarbidge resources can be had by cor
responding with the secretary.
Development work is going on, on
several very promising properties in
the camp, more of which will be said
later on. Over to what is known al the
Crater, at the east end of the district
several new strikes have been made and
some very fine samples of picture rock
have been exhibited around town that
is causing considerable interest among
mining men.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27

ord was ever equaled. Blu Dupont had
gained his mining experience around
copper camps and his confidence IN the
local property never wained. There
was, besides the large east-west ledge
in which he has tunneled, six other
strong cross lodges, none of which have
as vet been reached. On the surface
all these lodges crop strong, and he
felt certain that with depth success
was sure to follow. His work has
gained foot for foot in depth, so that he
is now some 700 feet beneath the apex
of the mountain. Conditions are said to
be ideal for a large producing copper
mine. Lime formation abounds, while
for treatment there appears to be lead
ore for fuxing and ample water. In
this last respect, however, the Colo
RADIO river is but four miles distant,
the raise being about 1000 feet.
George Dupont is certainly deserving
of the greatest success.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27

A tragedy, enacted somewhere with
in the confines of this district, is the
mute story told by three skeletons un
earthed in the bottom Of a 50-foot shaft
on the property of the Californis
Phoebe Mining company by William
Wheatley and his son, Eben wheatley,
last Saturday.
One of the skeletons is that of a
man; another that of a woman; while
the third is that of a dog; whom the
perpetrators of the deed probably
threw into the shaft to cover up the
last trace of a double crime.
On top of these grusime remains were
piled several feet of large rocks and
boulders which give unmistakable evil
dence that the victims were murdered
in cold blood.
The bones were badly rotted; but the
skull of the woman, containing an ugly
fracture just above where one of the
ears should be, was exceedingly well
preserved. The mans skull was brok-
en- into several pieces.
Nothing was left in the way of iden-
tifcation, so completely did the muir
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27
REACHES GOAL
AFTER "A YEARS

Sheer force of will has at last won
out for George Dupont. This hardy
pioneer of the section which bears his
name, some IL miles east of town, told
the Searehlight Bulletin this week that
he mad reached the goal he has been
striving for these many years.
Seven hundred feet in from the por
.al of the tunnel Dupont caught pay
ore. At this ocin. he prosecuted for
26 feet, then returned and continued
his main tunnel on in an additional 40
feet. From tests made of the ore Du-
pont believes that it will average from
Z to $ per cen in copper and around
$40 in gold and silver.
In 1896 Dupont acquired the property,
and during the II years he has been IN
possession he has done over 1900 feet of
work single-handed For the greater
part of the time he has camped alone,
toiling from dawn to darkness. As an
example of indomitable courage and
perseryerence it is doubtful if his rec
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27

Hosting works for these shafts have
been ordered, and will soon be in.
stalled. The hoist for the three-com.
partment shaft will be of ~15O-horse-
power, and will be electrically operated.
Mr.. Louis states that sufficient ore
has been blocked out and exposed in
the mine workings to keep a 60-stamp
mill in constant and successful opera
ton for a number of years. The
company is a strong one, and has
great faith in the future of it's enter
prise.
Considerable activity is noticeable
throughout Kimberly district, and
quite a number of properties are in
course of development, including the
Pittsburg-Red Top, adjoining the Kim
berly Consolidated. The Pittsburg-Red
Top is now taking out some good ore.
w. D. Scott, operating in the Hill
Top section of the district, is busily
engaged in pushing development work,
and has some most promising ground.
In the same locality the Grey Eagle
Mining company is engaged in mine
development, and report has it that the
company recently broke into some very
good ore.
Mr.. Louis is of the opinion that Kim
berly will develop into one of the most
popular of Nevada galaxy of produc-
ing mining camps, and predicts most
satisfactory results when the Kimberly
company gets its proposed milling plant
into commission.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27
CAUSTEN LEASE LOCATES
RICH CHARLESTON LEDGE

the ledge at the point disclosed in the
Causten and Jarvis lease, there is an
appreciate difference In the walls. The
hanging wall is of a considerably
darker shade and is more thickly inn
~pregnated with sulphides than the
foot-wall.
As stated above, no sensational as
says have been obtained from samples
of the r,ck from the ledge in the
Causten and Jarvis lease. However,
conditions prevailing make it clear
in the minds of President John +.
Pelton and superintendent "Bob' Boil
am. as well as a host of other mining
men of the district who have inspected
the find, hat it is none other than the
southern continuity of the Charleston
ledge. In many respects, in fact all re-
spects, tie ledge as disclosed in the
Causten and Jarvis lease and as thor
oughly explored in the Stall lease and
company workings, is identical. In the
matter of the proportion of the gold and
silver contents and total value, the rock
taken from the ledge in the Causten
and Jarvis lease is absolutely without
variance t, that found outside the hlgh
GRADE ore in the Stall lease and com
- xrnrE;pnc
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27

Some days ago Russell j. Davey OF
the Consolidated Mines company left
for Oregon, and it was known that 1t
was TO acquire a bride that he was
making the trip. The News has just re-
eeived a copy of the Newberg (0regon)
Graphic. containing the following:
There is a lot of liberty and fun
taken with the declaration OF the good
old song that, "Absence Makes the
Heart Grow Ponder but it's truth was
again vindicated Tuesday evening at
the nretty home of Mr.. and Mrs. b. Il.
Bass when their daughter Miss fiossie
became the bride of Mr.. Russell Joseph
Davev. Ten long years ago THESE
young people met in the little town OF
Bessemer, Michigan. They were hardy
more than mere children then, but de-
snite their tender years, the wound
then inflicted by the little boy VINO is
always careless with his arrows, mas
staadfastly refused to heal. Continents
and seas have long separated the young
~neonle. but the ease became more seri-
ous and was finally declared ineurapie
by the young man, whose diagnosis was
accepted without argument as final py
the Young lady. And that's how 1t al
oame about on Tuesday evening.
The beautiful ring ceremony was per
formed on the lawn, brilliantly lighted
Nth strings of electric lights. The
bridal party, led by Rev. F. {. stan
nard consisted, aside from the prinei-
nails Of Miss Hattie odekirk, of Port
land as bridesmaid, of MI. Archie Mar
Tin Of this place as attendant upon the
groom and of little Miss Bernadetta
ps,,La who bore the ring on a SILVER
tray AS Miss Helen stannare played
Menaelssohn $ wedding march the mem
her. Of the party approached the altar
from opposite Sides the bride anu
room taking position beneath an eh'
ou;aite wedding bell. The latter make
~ mink and white asters with asparagus
formo.a and lined with white SWEEP
meas. was festooned with white stream
sr. .trung from two large naples. While
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27
KIMBERLY DISTRICT HAS
GREAT MINERAL SHOWINGS

SALT LAKE, August pa. M.
Iouis. constructing engineer on the
staff of tho Kimberly Consolidated
Mines company of Kimball, Kimberly
district, Lander county, Nevada, is
spending a few days in Salt Lake get
ting . line on equipment to be used in
the construction Of reduction works
which will soon embellish the COM
pany's property.
Mr.. Louis states that the Kimberly
is doing a large amount of systematic
work in the development of it's large
and valuable domain, and that never
before, in his experience, has he seen
a proposition so full of promise, with
all of the earmarks of developing into
a prolific and profitable producer.
At the present time the company is
engaged in the sinking of two work
ing shafts, one of which is three-com-
partment, and the. other two. The
three-compartment has already attained
a depth Of eighty feet, the bottom be-
ing in a body of ore, twelve feet in
width, which averages $14 in gold to
the bon. The accompaniment shaft
has gained a depth of eighty-fve feet.
At the sixty-five foot level a thirty-inch
vein was encountered going in the
neighborhood of $37 in gold to the ton.
This was cut on it's dip, but passed, as
it is the aim of the company to sink un-
til greater depth is attained in order to
cut the big ledge showing on the sur
face, which should be at a depth of
about 125 feet.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27

principally of scraper work IN making
cuts and fills, and will materially reduce
the distance from Athens and jumper
to Tonopai by at least Is miles.
N. f Dyer of Dye. and Bolhnger,
half owner of the group OF seven
.lair.. including the townsite III jun
per. gave an option on the above prop
erty to Thomas Wilson of Manhattan.
The entrance of Mr.. Wilson into the
mining activities of the Athens mining
district means a systematic and thor
ough expiration of the property, as ne
is possessed of ample capital.-Tonopah
Bonanza.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27
REAL HISTORY OF THOSE
A PRISON A

|, The bids received in answer to tbs
were four in number as follows:
Stewart company, $l91 1000; Van
Dorm company, $195,950; Nevada En-
cheering Works, $191,ss0; Mesker
company, $106,S45.
After that the number of cells was
again changed so as to call for 296
cells instead of 352.
TIE final bids were: Stewart com
pany, $4,000; Van Dorm, $~195 $50; Ne
vada Engineering Works, $191, $50;
Mesker company, $119,SS2.
The Mesker c%ompany's bid was ST.
99S lower than that of the Nevada
Engineering Works.
Governor Dickerson favored the
low bid because he wanted to saw
$71, 1898 for the people of the state
of Nevada.
He was overruled by the other two
members of the board. Attorney Gen.
eral Stoddard and Secretary of State
Douglass. Douglass is running again
for secretary of state this year.
State Engineer Boyle recommended
the acceptance of the Mesker com
pany's bid. He approved their lock.
ing device and he agreed with Gov
ernor Dickerson that it would be good
IN sava al QQS for the Deople.
If the governor had two votes in
stead of one he could nave saved that
ST., 99S, but he had only M and he
used that on the right side.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27
EVIDENCES OF A TRIPLE
TRAGEDY IN Mine SHAFT

uers plan and execute the horrible
oeed. So it is probable that it will
never be known who the persons
were whose bodies have reposed in the
snaft undiscovered for years and it is
equally certain that the names of their
exeeutioners will never come to light.
The shaft is located in a lonely
guleh about fifty yards below the
main works of the California Phoebe
mine.
Mr.. Wheatley and his son are en-
gagged in doing the annual assessment
work on the property and this is how
the find happened to be made. The
shaft was sunk, so old-timers say,
over forty years ago. No work has
been done since then until Mr.. Wheat
ley and his son undertook to reopen
and explore it. The shaft was original.
ly put down by parties by the names
of Sultan and Jacobson, who were the
owners of a portion of the holding now
included in the domains of the Cali
fornia Phoebe company.
The bones were gathered up last
Wednesday evening by Justice Gar.
son and given more decent interment,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27
Athens LEASERS ARE
EVELOPINGGOOD ORE

ihee and Weedman, leasers on the
'ui'ure claim of the Dyer and Bollinger
r'0pefty, are the real candy, and the
'"eny ore that they are taking out
gut at the surface eight feet east OF
.''i shaft, has caused a regular hegira
inning men to visit the latest bonan-
showing of the camp.
get down to the actual facts
%'ee to four inches of the vein il pro
ig specimen ore showing free
sIu IN the form of wire gold. The
VI shooting out the picture goods
ooviated by the use of CAD and
and about 80 pounds of the mint
s''us was extracted by that method
Aues who visited the new find esti
~a'ed the value of the ore saved al
"sefal hundred dollars.
-. Hall, who arrived from Tono
sn Tuesday, went over the shor
from Juniper and Blacl
p.ngs, a distance Of eight miles, MI
aH awarded the work to vess Ney t.
'pen the new road, which win consis
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27

u,s Robert Lockhart came to Rhy
"a. The first of the week from Lo.
...slss on a short business trip, says
.. Rhyolite Herald.
while here she arranged with ID. +,
s...slsy to take charge of an extensive
.n,aion of development work which
,ill inaugurate in the near future
:. ,be Mizpah property, situated about
..v.n miles north of Darwin and 16
niles from Keoler.
Mrs. Lockhart is now sole owner of
=. Mizpah, the ground having been
,,.,,sd three years ago by Mr.. Shive-
!, and she u that she has
.,ov;aed a development fund of $780,
Mo to open up the property. Mr..
sb;yeley says that the Mizpah is n Of
=. most promising silver-lead pros
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27
Special to The News.

JARBIDGE, August 22.-Conditions
at present time are very encouraging
ali over the entire mining district. The
Pick and Shovel incorporation organ
lied early last spring with a capitaliza-
ton of 100000 have decided to re-
organize and raise the capitalization to
1,O0O,0 900 shares, and we understand
that enough treasury stock has been
subscribed at so cents per share to
guarantee the future development of
this property on a very extensive scale.
The development thus far consists of a
shaft 100 feet deep, several crosscuts
and drifts all in a good grade of mill
ing ore, 10 doubt this company in the
near future will equip the property with
facilities for the extraction of their
ores.
On the Bourne property development
work is steadily progressing under the
management of VIM. Fletcher, who has
at this time three shifts sinking and
will put ON more men as soon as room
can be found for them. The Bourne
dumps, consisting of several hundred
tons, is all of a good milling grade,
they have also taken out several hun
dred sacks of sorted ore of a very high
grade.
On the Success property Nelson q
Davidson have opened up a four and a
half foot ledge that is showing con-
siderable picture rock, a general sample
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27

Because the official connection of
Governor Dickerson with the purchase
of the site for the new prison and with
the award of the contract for the new
cells for the prison have been misrepre-
sented for political effect and because
the people nave not a clear impression
of the matters, the following history is
given:
The Schultz ranch near Carson City
was bought by the entire prison
board without a dissenting vote, at a
cost of $4,000. II. +. Danberg has
made affidavit that he received every
cent of the purchase price and that
he had an offer of k25 900 for it which
he would nave taken if the prison
board failed to buy the land.
The state engineer after measure
ments certife. that the Schultz ranch
has anywhere from 63 to 300 inches OF
water all the year round for ~irrigating.
He certifes that the Cook and Werner
ranches which were not purchased
were not guaranteed an inch of water
all the year round.
AS regards the purchase of cells for
the prisou the advertisement for bids
called for 800 cells. Later by mai
the bidders were instructed to bid on
352 cells of single steel instead OF
double steel.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27

The expected has happened. The
famous Charleston ledge, the fabulously
rich and enormous ore shoots of which
are responsible for the enviable posi-
ton held by the National district in
the mining world, was encountered last
Thursday in the Causten and Jarvis
lease on the estate of the National Min
ing company of Nevada. While no
sensational values were encountered
with the disclosure of the ledge, the
md is one of the greatest Importance,
as 1t proves beyond question the con-
tnuity of the Charleston ledge which is
giving up Aladdin-like values in the
company workings and those of the
famous Stall brothers, lease, the latter
being a close neighbor of the Causten
and Jarvis ground, lying a few hundred
feet to the north.
The ledge was broken into on the
causten and Jarvis lease il a crosscut
&C a point SO feet east Of the shaft on
me lOO-foot level. It's width at the
point of discovery is 1--WE feet, and is
clearly defined, cutting Through the
porphyry and dipping to the west a
aentieally the same angle as at a cor
responding depth in the Stall lease
while porphyry lays on each side OF
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-08-27
ARRIVALS ST. NICHOLAS HOTEL

J. d. Beswick, Philadelphia; \. A.
Carton. Hornsilver; Harry. Macomber,
Pasadena; Gus Erickson, Golden Ar,
row; Franklyn Gordon, Tonoah; Pat
rick A. Mullins, H. ID. Be@eom, }
BENJAMIN Carney, T. & 7. Railway.