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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-11
HIT ORE AFTER ORDERS TO
CLOSE DOWN THE PROPERTY

There is a striking parallel between
the Quartette aud the Nevada Eagle,
for in both properties was the ore body
struck after orders had been received 70
close down. Further, from the size and
value of the Eagle strike there is reason
to believe that the parallel with con
tinue to hold good, says the Searchlight
Bulletin.
In the case of the Eagle orders came
from the Philadelphia Office on April Is
to suspend. Happily, however, the man
on the ground, G. ID. L. Mortimer, had
anticipated just such an order, and had
taken steps to insure the completion of
the work under way, otherwise in all
probability the Eagle would have been
abandoned forevermore.
Mr.. Mortimer sensing an early sus
pension, took the %precaution the first of
April of laying in sufficient supplies to
last MIN well into the next month. On
the 23rd of April came a second wire
asking if the telegram of the 10th had
been received and the order carried out.
Both wires had no effect upon Mr..
Mortimer, save that he fastened the
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-11
LONG-TERM LEASE GIVEN
ON MANHATTAN PROPERTY

lope. C. o. Olive, who is associated
with Mr.. Kelly, is one of the pioneers
of the hydraulic camp and has been in
terested in the development of a mum
Der of properties there.
Round Mountain Mining Company.
The double compartment shaft on
the Combination claim reached a depth
Of 100 feet last Tuesday. The forma-
ton at the bottom of the shaft is m
THAT shattered and for the past fifteen
square sets have been used, but no
lateral work will be started until the
2OO-foot level is reached. East and
west drifts are out IS feet each on the
900 level of the main shaft. The east
drift shows slightly better than hve
feet of ore in the face. The west dritt
varies from three and a half to four
feet of ore, the values remaining the
same as on the upper levels. An adj
vance of 35 feet of work was made IN
the north crosscut from the ~7O0-level.
Gibson, Mcveigh and Farrell Lease on
the Blue Jacket.
This lease still continues to produce
pay gravel at a pleasing rate. There
is a number of fair-size dumps, one
containing 60 tons of SIS to 500 ore
and 100 tons of second class ore that
will run around 81 to SIS a ton. They
expect to screen the second class dump
and secure an average product OF $40
gravel and have the entire lot run at
the mill.
In the Wyman, Wolfe and Ray
mond lease on the Blue Jacket ground
sinking still continues in the main
shaft, which will reach the 10000:
level in a couple 0 f more shifts. East
and west drifts started on the ore body
indicate fair mill values as demon
strated by the pan.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-11
DEAL ON FOR Death
VALLEY "BIG BELL

RHYOLITE, June 6.-There is an.
other deal on for the sale of the Death
Valley Big Bell property, which nd.
joins the estate of the Keane Wonder
in the Funeral range.
William Mckinney, "A Salt Lake
mining man, came last week and went
out to the property with J. +. Busch
and Engineer Bob Armstrong. After.
looking over the claims, Mr.. Mckinney
said that the Big Bell has the largest
body of exposed ore at surface that he
has ever seen. He was well pleased.
Several engineers have measured
the ~outcroppings of quartz and sam
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-11
SKIDOO MINE MAKES
GOOD APRIL RECORD

RHYOLITE, June Gone Of the
best steady little producing mines in
the desert country, of which there is
no blow or buster, IS the Skidoo mine
in Inyo county, California, situated in
an air line about 80 miles south of
Rhyolite, on the western margin OF
grim Death Valley.
It's detailed report of operations for
April is 1t hand. This is similar to
previous months, showing its regularity
of production. There are 10 stamps in
operation, and although nine days time
was lost, 92S tons of ore were treated
during the month.
The recover effected was $3.50 per
ton, a~ggregating $~13,s24.62. Operating
cost was Sc, POI 90, and $s44.75 was ex-
pended for development. This leaves a
net profit for the month of ~$6,S7S.7S.
Ore that will yield month after month
a net saving of over SIS per ton IS a
handsome milling ore, especially when
it is free milling and its bullion carries
a high degree of fineness.
The Skidoo property is located on
high peaks of the Panamint Range, and
is difficult of access, requiring over 100
miles of freighting from the railroad,
by the southern route now used, aus
ing supplies of all kinds to be expen
sive.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-11

The first carload of ore to be ship
ped from the property of the Laurel
Geld Mining, Milling and Leasing com
pany at Barrett Springs, Is now being
hauled TO the Southern Pacific freight
depot, says the Humboldt star of June
4. The initial load of ore arrived here
this forenoon and created considerable
of a sensation as the team passed up
Bridge street. The load bore Il banner
containing the following inscription
painted in large letters; "Gotd Ore
From The Property of the Laurel Gold
Mining, Milling and Leasing Company
at Barrett Springs. BE a Booster aud
Read The Humboldt star Lots Of
Gold in Humboldt County. Stick and
Dig Like We Did,"
We are pleased to note that there IS
at least one man in Humboldt county
who appreciates the fact that inns pa
per il advertising the merits 81 this
great mineral section and that is G. II,
Smith, superintendent Of the Laurel
Cola Mining, Milling and Leasing com
pany' s property, who is sending ont the
ore.
In speaking with Mr.. Smith about
the matter, be said that The star
made favorable mention Of tire Bar
rett Springs section Of the Winuemuc-
ca district and it was on the strength
Of this information that he finally 10
Gated in the camp and secured tn,
property which was later turned over
to the Laurel company. As the saying
is, Mr.. Smith "stayed with the camp
and can be found there at the present
time. The Laurel company is doing
extensive development work on their
property and has fine Ghowings of ore
The principal work at the presen'
time il the sinking of a deep shaft 4
explore the vein ut depth. This shat
is equipped with a first class hois
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-11

work all the faster, finally at the last
employing three shifts. On the 2Sth OF
the month he was able to make a fitting
reply to the wires received. which he
did in some such words as these: 81
beg to advise you that have on this
day and date finished cutting through
ON the 400-foot level 20 feet Of ore
which will average $40. | acknowledge
receipt of your wires Of the 10th and
23rd, and in accordance with instruc-
tions have suspended further opera
TONS
The answer received read like this:
Disregard former orders; use your
W judgment; keep going
Mr.. Mortimer, accompanied by Mrs.
Mortimer, leaves tomorrow fer Denver,
word having been received that the
5000 pounds of ore sent forward for
testing had reached that place. He has
been authorized by the company IT,
ascertain and order q suitable reduction
plant. Present plans also call for the
laying of a four-ineh pipe line to the
Colorado river "A distance of two and
one half miles, with an elevation of 600
feat
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-11

schools, aside from i is interest to high
school students in other towns, and to
friends and relatives of the students all
e the country. You can do no bet.
ter than to buy a few copies for your
own reading and to send out to your
friends on the outside. Besides, you
are helping the hustling business and
editorial management of the Joshua
Palm in their effort to put out a publ
cation creGitable to your home town.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-11

An important development at Round
Mountain is the granting of a two-year
lease by the Round Mountain Antelope
Mining company on its entire holdings
to Messrs. NJ. J. Kiely and G. o. Olive,
SAYS the Nugget. The leasers are pre-
pairing for an active campaign of de-
velopment.
The Antelope is considered one OF
the best properties in the Round
Mountain district. Some of the rich
est specimens Of high grade have
been found there and the milling ore
taken from it's workings has been Of
an exceptionally high value. The fam
Gus Badger" nugget, which caused
so much excitement at the time of its
discovery, is in the possession of Presi.
dent C. c. Boak of the Antelope com
pany.
For some time past the Antelope has
been idle. 1t was worked by the com
pany and by leasers at different times.
Lack of proper milling facilities has
made it impossible to mill the lower
grade ore at much of a profit. Con
siderable of this character of ore has
been developed in the workings. Now
that there are a couple of custom mills
operating in the Round Mountain dis
trict it will be possible to mill $40 ore
at a profit.
Mike Kiely, one of the %leasers, IS
known as one of the best versed min
ing men in the Round Mountain dis
trict. For a long time he had charge
of the Round Mountain Sphinx proper
~ and was interested in mining in
different parts of the district. He has
a thorough working knowledge of the
formations there and, being a miner
of known ability, may be looked to for
a thorough development of the Ante
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-11

pied same, and their reports show in
the neiphborhood of425,060 tons of ore
in sight in the groupings that will run
$12 or better, together with $4,000
tons of loose ore.
The Big Bell outcrops are said to
be even larger than those on the
Keane Wonder, both being quarrying
propositions. The ore is Of such a
grade that a milling plant close by
would be required to admit of 4 reason
able profit.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-11
If You Want to Know

What the weather is going to doi Get
a Hicks Almanac at The News Station
cry Department, for 80 cents. So far
this year his predictions have cerre.
sponded to the day, on all weather
changes.
Remember the place to buy it. News
Stationery Department, News Office.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-11
JOSHUA PALM IS NOW
in news Stands

The Jushua Palm, the annual publiea-
tion of the Goldfeld high school, is now
on sale at all the newsstands in Gold
field, at 20 cents per copy. The Palm
is the best edited and executed annual
that has ever been put out by the
Goldfeld school students. and is an ex-
cellent advertisement of the local
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-11

FOB SALE-Location notices, proof
of annual labor and all othe:
legal blanks, at The News Office.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-11

LEGAL BLANKS, LOCATION NO
TICES, PROOF OF LABOR AND ALL
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-05-06
Salmagundi
FROM IDA DAILY

We are glad to learn that Mr..
Mcbride is improving and that he
will soon be around again.
Governor Dickerson has appi ont
ed Charles Humphrey commission
crs of Nye county to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of his father.
Allen Fisher, Corycll, Abner
Wiseman, the patriarch of Clover
Valley and Mel S. Badt arrived on
No. 8 yesterday afternoon to attend
the Masonic lodge last night. All
report everything lovely in the
eastern part of the county.
u. S. Marshal Humphreys ar
rived this morning to attend the
examination of Sherwood Fannof
charged with ~disposing of whiskey
to Indians. The examination was
held this forenoon and Fannof was
committed to Jail to await the
action of the u. S. grand jury.
Judge Norcoss gave this Office a
pleasant call yesterday afternoon.
He is on an official visit to Masonic
lodge as grand master. He visited
Elko lodge last night and was
royalty entertained. He left for
Ely this morning to visit the
Masonic lodge. Judge Norcross
has made q good record or the
supreme bench.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-05-06

proceedings against them if thev do
not change their minds. How fool
ish people are to buck agains, tho
government.
A foot or more of snow fell ON
South Fork yesterday. Consider.
able ram and some snow has glad.
dened this section in the last few
days. The storm is worth millions
to Eastern Nevada.
Now, that Roosevelt and Heart.
have put their o. X. on Taft, we
wonder If the republicans will
tumble over each other to get into
the standpat band wagon. We
shall see before the ballots fall in
November.
}. F. Haley has finally resigned
as state license and bullion tax
agent and the governor has ap-
pointed John L. Considine, the
former warden of the state prison,
to fill the vacancy. Mr.. Considine
and MI. Haley are business partners
in a Reno paper. They are close
friends and Mr.. Considine will
doubtless have the benefit of Mr..
Haley's experience. The appoint
ment of Mr.. Considine will be
popular with the governors poll
teal friends.
The senate insurgents have won
their fight against the Wickersham
railroad rate bill. Section seven
and twelve were stricken from the
bill yesterday on motion of Senators
Clay and Nelson. The insurgents
and democrats claim that these two
sections repealed the Sherman anti
trust law SO far as is application
to railroads was concerned. In the
house, the long and short haul
clause was adopted by a large
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-05-06
Salmagundi
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY


Quite a number of Elko's young
sters have the mcasels.
We regret to learn that Mr.. Nc
Bride is confined to his bed with a
very bad cold. Everybody hopes to
see him out soon.
The ladies are circulating a peti-
ton asking the board of education
to put a manual training course
in the high school. The Indepen-
dent hopes the board will grant the
petition.
Congressman Godfrey of Missouri
has introduced $50 bill this session.
One is to regulate the Washington
clocks, another to prohibit the for
nation of a Washington laundry
trust, and a third to make it illegal
for Washington women to stick
long hat pins in or through their
hats.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-05-06
BOY MURDERED BY INDIANS

Deputy Sheriff Grin ca ne do Sn
from Contact on No. 3 yesterlly to
consult the sheriff and district
attorney about a shooting scrape
that took place in the Cow Creek
country in the northeastern part of
the county on the 25th of last
month
From what we were able to learn
of the affair, it appears that Buck
Rice of Idaho sent,a party of buck
aroos into the Rock Greek country
to round up some horses. While
engaged in that work the men came
across an Indian camped on Cow
Creek In this camp were Indian
Mike and his three sons, Jim,
Charley and Jake. These Indians
are said to be horse thieves. GAY
Tenley one Of the buckaroos who
knew the Indians, started for the
camp, but was warned by n of
the Indians not to come any futher
or he would be killed. Tenley
parleyed with the Indian and finally
turned around andwent back.
When the party reached camp
that day, a boy, one of their num-
Der, was missing. They searched
for him, but could not find any
trace of him. They then went to
Contact and reported the disap-
pearance Of the boy to Deputy
Sheriff Grim. He organized a
posse and went in search of the boy.
A week after the boys disappearance
his body was found by the posse.
He had been shot Thorough the head
and breast. 1t is supposed that the
boy went to the Indian camp and
was shot by them. The posse
found a large corral IN a canyon
which the Indians used in branding
stolen horses and burned it.
Last night officer Grim swore to
a complaint before Judge Morgan
charging the Indians with the
murder of the boy and a warrant
was issued for their arrest. Officer
Grim left last night for Fort Hall,
Idaho, to arrest the Indians.
VIZ failed to see Deputy Sheriff
Grim last night to get the particulars
of the affair. This MORNING we in
terviewed Sheriff Clark and found
him too busy to give US much of his
time. He hastily gave us the
above information.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-05-06
FROM PLOW TO MOTOR

American farmers own 10000
automobiles, and no one deserves
the luxury any more than the man
who has followed the pillow.
1t seems a sort of retribution
which the laws of equilibrium de-
mand that after slavish years the
farmer should come into his own.
Farmers in Iowa have sold their corn
and bought motor cars. Of 10000
cars owned in that state, 5000 be-
long to the brawny agriculturist.
Kansas farmers spent $4,000, 900
for automobiles during 1909 and 49,
$50, 600 in 1908. In one Nebraska
town of 800 population, according
to the Butte News, 40 autos were
sold last year to farmers near the
town and retired farmers in the
town. The account says, "a farmer
takes to an automobile quite like the
proverbial duck to water" And it
does not replace the horses at all.
There is plenty of slow work in
hauling away the grain; but the auto
fits into the farm work as though
it was made for it.
The man on the farm has really
much more occasion to own a motor
car than the city man, to whom the
street a and the Limited solve
the problem of speedy locomotion.
Time was when the farmer was
looked upon by the man of the city
with commiseration, as being I'M
able to cope with brighter minds in
the battle of life. Today the farmer
is the enyied of all men.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-05-06
Salmagundi
FROM WEDNESDAYS DAILY

Mr.. Horton Of Battle Mountain
is in town. He is just from Gold
Circle and reports that camp on the
up grade again.
The Elk Cafe will open tomorrow
morning for business under the
management of Tom Arden. Prices
reasonable and frst-class service.
The Presbyterian prayer meeting
will be held tonight at the home Oh
Mr.. and Mrs. G. p. Eilcr. The
meeting will commence at 1880
o'cock. All are welcome.
United States District Attorney
Sam Platt is in Reno looking after
census matters. Several OF the
lodging-housc keepers refuse TO
snswer the questions of the enume-
rators and Mr.. Plat will begin
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-05-06
DISTRICT COURT

District court convened Tues day
forenoon at 10 O'Clock with Judge
Brown presiding.
The case of the State against
Florence o. Hay, charged with
murder, was called and both sides
announcing ready the work of get
ting a jury was begun.
From the questions asked the
prospective jurors by the defend
ant's'attorneys, her defense will be
emotional insanity and self-defense.
Four jurors were examined up to
the noon recess and three were ex-
cused because they had formed and
expressed unqualified opinion on
the guilt or innocence of the de-
PENDANT.
Judge King of Salt Lake is assist
ing Mr.. Gedney in the defense,
while District Attorney Taber is
conducting the case for the state.
The district court is still occu-
pied with the examination of jurors
to try Florance o. Hay on the
charge of murder.
At the moor recess about forty
jurors had been questioned and
eleven passed. There were seven
teen names still in the box. Each
side has eight pcrcmptory challenges
and if these are all exercised a new
vcnire of jurors will have to be
issued. The indications all point
toward another venire.
Contrary to expectations a jury
was secured Wednesday afternoon
to try Florence o. Hay on the
charge of murder. Only one name
remained in the box, when the de-
Tense announced that they accepted
the jury.
The clerk sworc the following
jury to try the case: T.. f.. Cox,
w. j. Johnson, Charles A. Francis.
Randolph Streeter, T. J. Wright,
Frank Fernald, Jr., George X
Boulding, NJ. Spath, j. c. Walthcr,
p. Dory, X. l.. Woods, Philip
Sharp.
The indictment was then read
and Judge Brown placed the jury
in the custody of the sheriff anC
court took a recess until Thursday
morning at 10 o'clock.
When court convened this morn
ing, the witnesses for both side
were called and sworn and PLACED
under the rule.
District Attorney Tabcr ther
asked that the jury be permitte,
to view the Elk saloon where tn
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-05-06

|$ls,4Oo for the death of her hus.
band. which resulted from electro.
cution on an electric pole while ir
the employ of the Reno Water
Light and Power Company.-Car-
son News.
When the dessert spoons were in
vented Hamilton place, the seat of
Sir Charles Murray's uncle, was
the first household north of the
Tweed to adopt them. A small
laird, invited to dine with the Duke
OF Hamilton, was disguised to find
a dessert spoon handed to him with
the sweets. What do you get me
this for?' he exclaimed to the foot
man. Do you think ma mooth has
got any smaller since | lappit up
ma soup?"-London Chronicle.
A special agent of the depart
ment of commerce and labor, who
has just returned to Washington
from a trip through the west, is
authority for the statement the.
Oregon is a favorite resort for
snakes. 81 never saw so many
snakes in my life as at a point near
klamath Falls" he said. 81 could
stand in n place and count twenty
in plain sight. killed sixty within
A radius of 800 feet. They are
lon-venomous variety and the people
10 not seem to care anything about
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1910-05-06
Salmagund
FROM TUESDAYS DAILY

Quite a bunch of T~uscarorans are
in town on the invitation of Sheriff
Clark to do jury duty.
Mrs. Towley, who has been
visiting her sister. Mrs. Lander
Taber, left for her home at Los
Angeles this morning.
Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Ok
lahOma were in the grip of severe
storms Sunday night and yesterday.
Plymouth, Kansas. was destroyed by
a tornado. other towns suffered
sevcrly.
A funeral services was held in
the Indian village this afternoon
yer the remains of the little child,
Jimmy Blaine, son of Ham Blame.
Rev. S. C.. Gilman conducted the
service. and several white friends of
the Indians were present.
The first acroplane price list has
been issued in England, offering a
m%onoplanc with 3-cylinder, 30-h. p.
engine at 50, 25O, a monoplane with
4-cylinder, 50-h. p. engine for 49,
IT'S, mad a biplane with 4-cylin der,
5O-h. p. engine So, 500. Acroplanes
come high, and the higher they go
the higher they come.
II is said that the ensus enume-
rators at Reno have thus far dis
covered 200 Divorces living in that
city. Avery small percentage of the
total population, in contrast to the
statements of Eastern papers that
would have the country believe the
divorce industry is the mainstay of
this thrifty and growing COM
munity.
Tom Arden, a first class caterer,
will open the Elk Cafe Thursda y
morning. He has been in the bust
ness a great many years and knows
how to please his patrons. His
prices will be as reasonable as the
times. will allow and his service
will be first class in every partic-
ular. He hopes by fair dealing to
receive a share of the pubic pat
ronage.
At Carson on Saturday a hearing
was held before Judge Langan in
which an expert from California
gave it as his opinion that the work
accomplished by Receiver Wildcs of
the State Bank and Trust Company
to date was worth $40. 900, and that
a like amount was not too much
salary per year for the work ahead.
No decision was given by the court,
the matter being taken under adj
viscment.