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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-15
TONOPAH PRODUCED $l48, 900
FOR FIRST WEEK OF YEAR

Excellent reports continue to come
from the strike made in this company S
property in the east drift on the Bel
mont vein ON the 100 foot level about
two weeks ago, the news of which was
first given to the public through rhe
columns of the Miner. Since encounter
ing the high values the drift has been
extended about 60 feet, showing the
vein to have an average width of eight
feet, with the face of the drift, which
is being carried along eight feet wide,
full of the same character of ore. For
this distance the entire break of the
ledge will go 500 to the ton. The vein
continues to be sold, and if anything
shows greater strength than it did a
week ago, with a strike little south of
east, which, if continued, will bring the
ledge about $50 feet south of the Bel
mont shaft at this depth, Thus far the
ore is of a uniform grade, no sorting
being necessary.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-15
new COMPANIES WILL
WORK in ROUND MT.

Two new Round Mountain companie:
have filed articles of Incorporation IL
the county clerks Office at Tonopah
says the Nugget.
The Midway Development company
with a capitalization of $1,O0O,O0l
divided into a million shares, is one
The incorporators are David Geiger
Walter G. Howell, Arthur s. Coin, Da
vid Bennett King and John J. Hayden
all of New York.
Shoshone Milling company, with a
capitalization of 100000, is the second
company. The incorporators are David
Beiger, John j. Hayden and Walter G
Howell, all of New York.
These are two of the promotions OF
George B. Jaques Jr, the mining en-
gineer who has been quite prominently
identified with the development of the
camp for the past two years. Interest
ed with Mr.. Jaques in the promotion of
both the Shoshone and the Midway
companies is Mr.. b. C. Downing of
New York.
The Midway company owns some val
liable property in the district. Under
the direction of Mr.. Jaques a lease is
being operated on the Saucy Sal frac'
ton. This ground is wedged in among
the Blue Jacket leaseholds and gives
promise of bringing it's operators great
returns. Several rich stringers have
been struck and they are being followed
in the hope that they may lead to an
ore body of some magnitude.
The Shoshone mill is in entire readi,
ness for operation and as soon as the
unprecedented cold snap is over a start
will be made on some of the custom ores
of the district. The mill company has
quite a quantity of ore contracted for
and will be kept busy from the start.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-15
MOAPA VALLEY
WAS FLOODED

Regarding the heavy storms of last
week the Clark County Review OF Sat
urday, says:
Peaceful Moapa Valley, the present
farming center of Clark county, sui
fered an exciting experience with the
aood waters of the mighty Meadow
valley wash. The little valley was com
uletely submerged as the torrent
rnsbed on its mad way to the Colo
RADIO river. Ranches were inundated -
a depth of several feet, and catte
small buildings, ranch implements, has,
etc., swept away. What was thougi:
to be a steamboat sailing across the
ranch of County Commissioner Wells,
nroved TO be a fiat ear from The
abandoned train up the canyon. Out
riders paroled the hills during the
height of the flood to warn the people
in the valley should the danger become
too great and to perform rescue service
if required. Assessor McBurney
brought first news of the flooded valley
Monday, his ranch being higher than
others and not completely cut off.
When Commissioner Wells made his
way out Tuesday the water was subsld'
ing rapidly and all danger over.
Considerable damage has resulted to
the valley. Seeded grain land will
of course be ruined, but other crops can
yet be planted. Much hay, grain and
other material was either swept away
or ruined.
The Moapa valley is the natural out
let of the Meady Valley wash to the
Colorado river, but it is seldom that A
large volume of flood water travels SO
far south on top of the ground.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-15

The production of Tonopah fer the
first week in 1910 as officially estimated
was $l4S, 900. derived from 1920 tons
of ore. The Tonopah Mining company
milled 1850 tons and the Montana of
Tonopah $40 tons, the other properties
shipping to the plant at Millers as fol,
lows: Belmont GOO tons, MacNamara
800 tons, West and 100 tons and Mid
way 100 tons.
West End Mill Completed.
The Tonopah Miner says that the
Tonopah Extension 30-stamp mill is now
a reality, everything in connection with
the plant being completed. During the
week the different parts of the ma
chinerv were tested out and found to be
in frst-elass% condition, and by the l5tA
of this month the mill will be in full
operation. with 80 more stamps pound
ing away and adding to the weekly out
put of the mines of Tonopah. The ore
erusher was started today in order to
fill the ore bins of the mill with crush
ed ore. In fact every detail is being
attended to, so that when the stamps
begin dropping there will be nothing
that could be guarded against to cause
any hull in operations. Precaution has
been taken to avoid any trouble which
might be caused by cold weather, tn,
mill being completely piped with
steam. When everything is going
smoothly it is expected to treat from
the supply of ore coming from al
levels above the 600-foot, togethel
with the mill dump, which contain
between 80, 700 and $4,000 tons. Their,
is enough ore in sight in the mine an,
on the surface to run the mill at full
capacity for several years, the work il
the mine for several months before tn
close-down last June having been don
with the sole object of putting the vari
Gus underground workings in conditie
for heavy extraction. Since operation
were resumed underground about
month Z the force has been bus
making the necessary connections be
tween the 35-foot level and the mi
dump, with the result that fou
raises have been sent up and chut,
put in, and everything is in readine,
to begin hosting the ore. Within
few days operations will be resume
on all levels from the 770-foot an
the general plan Of development
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-15
WINGFIELD DEVELOPING
HIS BUCKHORN HOLDINGS

BUCKHORN, Jan. 12.-The Buck
horn group, which was taken over about
two months since, by George Wingfeid
for the consideration of 800, 900, has
been constantly and aggressively ex
plotted ever since under the efficient
management of Fred John Siebert, who
has been personally on the ground all
the time.
The exploitation of this wonderfully
rich gold proposition has been a mar
vel in the mining history of the west,
for at a depth of ffty-four feet and Z
crosscut from the bottom forty feet
wide there was disclosed forty feet of
solid ore with neither wall in sight
and a general average gold value was
a fraction less than $12 per ton, and
twelve feet of this ore carried gold
values of $50 per ton.
This was the condition at the time
the property was taken over by Mr..
Wingfield, and since that time this
shaft has been driven down 100 feet
deeper and in the bottom of the shaft
is all in ore carry the remarkable gold
values of $40 per ton.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-15
DRASTIC ACTION TO
FORCE New TOLL RATE

TONOPAH, Jan. lin order to eff
feet a proper settlement with the Ton
opah Mining company and the Belmont
Mining company, the officials of the
Montana Tonopah yesterday caused to
be erected a toll gate on the switch
line over which the ore ears of the
first named companies pass This line
was constructed by the Montana people
shortly after the advent of TIN railroad
into this camp, and at that time A toll
rate was made. The Tonopah Mining
and Belmont companies have been nav
ing VI a ear for the privilege of
using this switch. The original rate
was based on narrow guage carr,
for at the time the road was con.
strueted it was not of the standard
gauge. Later when the switch wa:
standardized 40 change was made
in the toll rates.
When the gates were erected yes
terday closing the traffic, the loea'
representatives of the Tonopal
Mining company telegraphed to tn,
head office at Philadelphia, but W
to last night no response had been re
eeived. However, it is expected tina
new agreement viii be reached a
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-15
JEFFERSON DISTRICT
TO COME TO front

c.. o. Olive has been up in Jefferson
canyon for the past fortnight looking
after some development work at the
Charles mine, now owned by the Round
Mountain Allegany company, according
to the Round Mountain Nugget. Mr..
Olive is secretary of the Allegany COM
pany and is a staunch believer in the
merits of Jefferson canyon mining prop
erty.
just at this time there is considerable
activity up the canyon. The King, Nc
Allister, Williams, Dixon & Stebbins,
and Kanrohat properties all are being
worked. c.. j. Kanrobat has recently
returned from Tonopah and
that he is TO- in sole possession of TIE
mill and mine. He has settled the CLAIM
of the Wittenberg Warehouse company
against the mill, while the mine has re-
verified to him through the failure of the
company who bought the property of
him to make its payments.
MI. Kanrobat has had a force of men
at work in the mine since he took it
over some months ago. With the com
ing of spring he is planning on some
very extensive development work along
entirely new lines. The Kanrohat prop
erty has long been recognized by ex-
perts as one of the big silver PROPOSE.
tions of Nevada.
With all the good ones up Jefferson
way receiving the attention which they
so justly merit and with the two proven
mines-the Charles and the K%anrohat--
working to their full capacity, the com
ing season should witness quite a stir up
Jefferson.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-15
Will PROSPECT
ON Large SCALE

wINNEMUCCA, Jan. lO.-lne
tungsten deposits near Browns station
;,s, soutb of Lovelock, on which is held
an option by the Alfalfa Mining com
panv. is to undergo extensive develop
ment and work to this end has already
been started. -
Lea r. Fulcher, representing tne
Alfalfa company, came up from oaii
fornia last week and spent several DAYS
looking over the property. While III
Lovelock. Mr.. Fulcher bought a camp
outfit and supplies which were ship
ped to the mines neal Browns station
In speaking of his future plans, Mr.
Fulcher said:
owe have sent in ample supplies u
last weeks and we intend to com
men work just as soon as a few pre-
liminaries can be arranged. A crew
of five men will be employed at pres
emf but later on if conditions justify
the forces will be materially increased
''The company owns a group OF very
promising claims on which some very
fine specimens of schedule has beer
found. The surface indications are
exceptionally good and if a CORE
snonding condition can be found witt
further development it is more thai
likely a big proposition will be open
ed up. In order to thoroughly opel
up the property a shaft will be SUNK u
considerable depth and from the lowe
point erosscuts and drifts will b'
run to prospect the ground and opel
ND the mine on a broad scale"
The property which is to underg'
development is well-known to the MN
ing fraternity of this section. 1t wa
located by Messrs. Peter and Andy An
derson some eighteen months ago
Little or no work, excepting surface
prospecting, has been done, but tn
showing is remarkably good. The orr
is in the form of schelite and whil'
the general average at the surface
shows a low percentage, some OF tn
ore carries exceptionally high values
and it is believed something sensation
al will be opened up with the prope
development.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-15
ACTIVITY ON THE INCREASE
IN THE PIOCHE DISTRICT

and show no barren spots whatever, =
it is Just as sure as anything ever =
in mining that the Centennial working
will eventually get into the continu
alton of these profitable deposits o.
ore. The levels of the Prince and Cen
tennial are practically identical, though
as the beds dip at an angle of about IL
degrees toward the Centennial, the ore
will be cut in this property at a some
what greater depth than it was in the
Prince"
"we have a splendid equipment at
the Centennial continued Mr.. Lloyd
"and our shaft is an ideal one. In its
entire distance | am safe in saying hat
it does not vary one-sixteenth of an
inch from the perpendicular. We have
an excellent hosting plant and equip
ment, and are prepared for permanent
and heavy mining. Drifting will be
started after we reach the contact and
cut the ore
The Centennial Phoebe company owns
nine claims in the Phoebe district, COW
erinp some I20 acres of mineralized ter
ritory. The management does not antic'
ipate having any difficulty on account OF
water. what little has come in so far
being merely seepage.
At the properties of the Consolidated
Phoebe company, the corporation includ'
ing the old Ohio-Kentueky and Nevada
Utah companies, work is well under way
in the Number One shaft, and a body
of high grade galena ere has already
been encountered. From the 350-foot
level, Mr.. Lloyd states, a crosscut has
been run on this ore for a distance OF
twenty feet, and the deposit still shows
no signs of pinching out. A crosscut is
also being run from the 500-foot level,
and the same ore shoot is just being
entered from this point,
The shaft has been cleaned out and
put in shape for work down to the U
foot level and sinking will soon be start
ed. 1t is the intention TO make connec-
tions with the old Raymond Ely work
ings, and this can be done with about
10 feet of work. After these connee-
tions are made a Wine will be sent
down from this level to tap the famous
old Black ledge, which produced mil
lions of dollars worth of ore In the
early days and which is expected IN the
future to surpass even it's old records.
At the Phoebe Con-, according to Mr..
Lloyd, the showing is very satisfactory
and more encouraging than ever, though
for personal reasons he did not care Mt
the present time to 60 into the details
of the work there. :
Mr.. Lloyd will remain in Salt Lake
looking after his interests for the next
week OF ten days.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-15
COPPER DEPOSITS AND
SUGAR BEETS AT CONTACT

What gives those whose faith has
been pinned to the new camp the
strongest hope that it will become a
second Butte, according to Mr.. Ora
ham, is the fact that the most power
full copper interests in the country are
getting in strongly.
Big Interests Acquiring Properties.
The United States Smelling, Refining
& Mining company have acquired con-
troll of the Ivy Wilson group of 80
claims.
The Cole-Ryan interests, according
to Mr.. Graham, have just taken bonds
and leases to the extent of 100000.
Senator w. A. Clark has taken over
the Brooklyn mine and its eight claims,
long known as the only shaft prop
osition at Contact-the shaft being
down 1922 feet. s. v. Kemper, of
Butte, transferred this property to Mr..
Clark, who will spend $4,000 putting
the shaft through the big contact.
Sam Snider of Minneapolis, formerly
of the Giroux and the Calumet and
Hecla, has acquired control of the Bo-
nanza group of % claims; and An
derson of Minneapolis, a partner there
of Snider's but independent of him at
Contact, is working the Anderson and
McArdle groups.
The Seattle Contact Mining com
pany WINS the Delano group Of as
claims. There is now a deal on for this
group and the Armstrong group to the
G~uggenheims. The Seattle Contact. com
pany is one of the strongest and
wealthiest holders at the camp.
James Raleigh of Ely, who left Con
tact only a week ago, win return in
the spring and resume work on the
Raleigh group.
All of the foregoing items were
briefly outlined by MI. Graham last
evening.
High-Average Low Grade Camp.
Mr.. Graham emphasized the fact
that Contact is a "big low grade prop
osition"- sort which all copper men
prefer to the reverse. He said that
George w. Maynard of New York, a
we'll known mining engineer, has es
timated the general average Of the
ore bodies there at from six to
IL per cent. But, said Mr.. Graham,
some so wagon loads have been shipped
out which ran nearly Is per cent aver
age.
With a railroad through, the United
States Smelling, Mining & Refining
company will, says Mr.. Graham, be able
to ship from 300 to $50 tons a day
which will average as high as z per
cent.
Lots of Stone, No Timber.
There is no timber at or near Con-
tact. Building material is plentiful,
however, in the form of granite. An
available quarry is not far from the
camp. This, said Mr.. Graham, will
be probably in requisition in the
spring, when an influx of people is
expected.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-15
SYMPATHIzES
With P|NCH0T

Apropos the peremptory dismissal of
Clifford Pinchot from the forestry SER
vice by President Taft, o. b. Steen,
the well known Manhattan-Los Angeles
mining man, at present a guest at the
Goldfeld hotel, has, like thousands of
others in the west and others sections
of the country, forwarded to the fam
Gus forester a message in support of
his stand. Steen is a friend and great
admirer of the virile opponent of Bal
.linger.
The message was as follows:
Goldfeld, New, Jan. s, 1910.
ITO the Hon. Clifford Pinchot,
Washington, d. c.;
II is better to be right than president.
L voice the sentiment of thousands of
Western men when / say it is time for
independent American citizens to organ
'ze regardless of party and stand by the
men who stand for the people. Being
familiar with your work ! have no
h~esltaney in saying that so far as the
future of this republic is concerned one
Pinehot is worth a thousand Aldriehs.
n d QTEEN
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-15

SALT LAKE, Jan. lie. Ia. Godbe
manager of the Prince Consolidated
Consolidated Phoebe and associated
properties in the Phoebe district, return
ed to the city Tuesday night, accom-
panied by w. I. Lloyd, superintendent
Of the mines, the gentlemen having beer
much delayed in getting here on account
of the severe washouts on the San
Pedro route. Mr.. Lloyd states that the
washouts along the line at the present
time are considered much more serious
than those of 1907, the result being that
traffic is practically at 8 ~standstiii, ana
as vet there is no telling when 1t VIII
be possible to resume running on the
regular schedule. The train on which
he and Mr.. Godbe left Phoebe ran out
for twelve miles, when progress was
blocked, and it was necessary for them
70 return to Phoebe and drive to Mo
dena. a thirteen-hou ride in order tc
make connections iOi "a Jun
LLOYD states that a regular stage SEIZED
ME has been in%augurated between
Phoebe and Modena to take care OF the
travel until the present railroad trou-
bles arc adjusted, this stage to leave
Modena for Phoebe every "Wednesday
and Saturday. Caliente, he says, is sim
ply flooded at the present time, there
being about -four feet of water in the
r%oundhouses of the railroad company at
that point.
Mr.. LLOYD is enthusiastic in his praise
of the showings being made in the prop
critics of the Phoebe district, and though
the road tie-up is going to have a ten
porary depression on the prosperity OF
the lamp, he is satisfied that the pres
emit year will be one of the most pros
porous ones in the history of the Phoebe
section.
Mr.. Lloyd is particularly sanguine as
to the future of the Centennial Phoebe,
ana Dellc}tS tndt TINS Piopcity
destined to get the rich ore bodies which
in the Prince Con. have proven so pro-
ductive and which are yet improving as
work goes on. "The Centennial Phoebe
shaft said Mr.. Lloyd, "is now down
$50 feet and is still in the lime, which
shows a very heavy iron i~mpregnation.
In about 125 feet we expect to reach
the contact of the lime and shale, and
at that point it is practically certain
that we will get the ore. The Centen-
NAL and the Prince companies are some
400 feet apart, aud drifts from the
Prince workings toward the Centennial
ground have been driven for $50 feet,
high grade ore showing all the way. The
Prince ore beds, running to the south
east, toward the Centennial ground,
have been developed quite extensively
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-15

At two other points on this rich
estate, shafts have been sunk to a
depth of a little over 100 feet and in
the bottom the vein is stronger and
very much richer than where uneov-
cred within a couple of feet of the
grass roots.
This property is equipped with a
hosting plant and the necessary build
ings have been erected for the &C
commodation of the men and there
are now sixty men on the payroll on
the Wingfeld company alone.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-15

RENO. Jan. 7.-Frederick A. ora-
ham. secretary of the Contact lnVes'-
mont who has been in Keno
for some days, had some interesting
things to say last evening of the terri
tory about the new copper camp IN tne
.oo.uttle-known northeast corner Oh
Nevada-not only concerning mining
Init about the agricultural possibilities
of that corner of the state, as wen.
Beet Sugar Factory on Tapis'
Along the Little Salmon river, when
rises in Nevada and flows into ldano'
extends the famous Sparks-Heraid
ranch. This ranch is about l53 miles
long saws Mr.. Graham, and from two
ona /, half miles WIDEN the river bot
tom land.
There is a plan under way to SUD-
a;,;de this immense tract of fertile
land. eolonize it, and put large tracts
Of Il in sugar beets. Then, accord
ING to Mr.. Graham, plans are under
discussion to establish a beet-sugar
factory in the valley of the Little
Salmon.
Railroad the Desideratum.
A standard-guage railroad is under
construction from Twin Falls, ldano' 10
connect with the Southern Pacific at a
point near Cobre, the northern ter
minis of the Nevada Northern road
This Twin Falls-C obre line is completed
as far as Rogerson, just north OF the
Idaho.Neyada state line, and within 81
miles of Contact. Papers are filed with
the county clerk of Elko county for the
completion of the line south through
Elko county in the spring. Mr.. era
ham saws that trains will be running
through by the end of August, 19lo
This line which passes through Con
tact, is. not, he said, to be built mere
ly on account of that camp; but De
cause a link is desired between the
Oregon Short Line and the Southern
Pacific in that section. AS 1T is now
one who wishes to come by rail from
Twin Falls to Elko, say, must 60 all
the way around by Pocatello and
Ogden-a trip of owe a day instead
of one of a few hours. And later,
says Mr.. Graham, connections will be
pushed on %northward until Califor-
MIA and Nevada people can have a
most direct route into the Yellowstone
Park.
The line as far as Rogerson, already
laid, is of full 90-pound rails and
of thoroughly modern construction.
Contact Star Point on Line.
Contact will be an important point
on the new line, said Mr.. Graham
There are literally mountains of low
grade copper ore there, carrying strong
gets it's name from the fact that the
formation is an immense contact be
tween limestone and granite, the con
tact taking the course of an immense
horseshoe with the arch to the west
"a line of contact traceable for 2s
miles.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-15

+. K. Nicholas, state engineer, ac-
eompanied by J. H. Miller, a repre-
sentative of the department of the in
terror, with headquarters at Salt Lake,
arrived from the north yesterday and
this morning left for Ida, to look over
public lands in that vicinity. Tomor-
row the two officials will return to
Goldield and then proceed to Ash
Meadows on a similar mission.
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