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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
Who LOST THAT
Pig LONG AGO

Is there anyone now in Goldfeld who
had a pig stolen from him about five
years agol If such there is a man in
Denver who desires to confess to the
o%ffense, and also, apparently, to make
substantial amends.
This man states that he has, since
leaving Goldfeld, been converted and
is leading a better life, but his con
science remains other thar clear because
of the memory of the pig in Goldfield
five years ago. AT that time in this
community pigs were worth almost
their weight in gold, therefore the
loser should recall distinctly his loss.
The following letter received by
Sheriff Bradley may assist someone in
recalling his loss and also enable an
erstwhile erring soul to make amends
in the premises:
Denver, Colo, Dec. 81, 1909.
Chief of Police,
Goldfeld, Nevada:
Dear Sir-I am making an effort to
straighten up my past life. Two years
ago | was converted and the Lord saved
me from a life of sin and shame, and
if you will help me | will be grateful to
you. | stole a pig from a man in Gold
field about five years ago and | would
like to find him.
As near as | can remember the pigs
were in q pen about three miles from
town, out the other side of the slaughter
house, and if you can tell me what the
man s name is | will he grateful to you
] was begging money on the street when
| was there and | ask your forgiveness.
/ have had to repent bitterly for my
past life and am very sorry.
Please write to
CHARLES III. WILLIAMS,
1924 Arapahoe Street, Denver, Colo.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01

O. b. Steen, the well known mining
man of Los Angeles left Manhattan
this week and, according to the Mail, he
left behind him a lot of good news for
the camp. 1t is through the efforts of
Mr. Steen that "a syndicate of capital
lists has Income interested in Manhat.
tar guIeh and is planning placer opera
tons on a large scale. 1t is understood
that Mr.. Stems people will also invest
heavily in quartz properties there.
While he was in Manhattan Mr.. Steen
bought about two miles of the main
gulch, including the Allison, Price and
Weedman, and the Fulkerson proper
ties.
Work is in progress on these three
and they are well known as among the
best. The Evans lease on the Fulkerson
property opened up the largest body Of
gravel yet found in the gulch, being
200 feet across in the dry channel. Alex
White took out an ounce of gold to the
ward from the wet channel on the Price
and Weedman ground when he cavec
his shaft. On what is known as the
Allison, Ed Wade, the former owner,
received royalty from over $500 from II
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
BY MOTOR CAR ON
COPPER BELT RAILWAY

YERfNGTON, Dec. 30.-A 35-pas-
senger Sheffield motor ear has been or
dered for the Nevada Copper Belt rail
road and is expected TO arrive in time
to make the initial trip into Mason
about January 18th of the new wear,
the approximate date for the compile
tion of the new line to that point This
ear, which is patterned after those in
general use on the Hartman system, mas
a capacity of 80 miles per hour, and be
sides the passenger compartment has
one for baggage, mail and express. Tn,
Til such a time as the line is complete1
into Morning Star the passenger service
will he W round trips per day be.
tween Mason and Wabuska, making
close connection with both the NORTH
and southbound Southern Pacific trains
Travel in and out of the valley and the
Mason mining district is at present suf
fcient to keep W daily stage lines and
one automobile busy, and the i~nstalla
tion of the new rail service will be q
great convenience to the travelling pub
lie Later on a regular freight sehedul,
will be established.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
DECLARES
ITS initial
Dividend

+ At a meeting of the directors +
+ of the Goldfeld Alamo Mining and I
+ Leasing company at Lucky Boy, I
+ December %, a dividend of three {
+ cents per share was declared to +
+ stockholders of record January 20, I
+ 1910, payable February l, 1910.
+ declared by the Alamo, and it is I
+ the intention of the management {
+ under the direction of Johnnie 4
+ Miller, to make these dividends +
+ quarterly, and larger as the pro- +
+ duction and shipment warrant. Z
IL This first dividend will scarcely I.
+ effect the large surplus on hand /
+ in the treasury, of this famous +
+ property, and the recent blocking +
+ out of the enormous ore bodies on !.
+ the 520-foot level, makes it an I.
+ assured fact that the Alamo is +
+ one of Nevada great producers. E
+ The Alamo at one time was leas- I.
+ ed to Hubbard, Patrick and 9TH +
+ ers, who produced some 5000, 900. =
+ The leasers paid $4,000 for the +
+ lease to the Alamo company, ex- +
+ tracted nearly a million dollars +
= worth of ore, and paid to the own Z
+ ing company 25 per cent royal +
= ties. Since the lease was sur 4!
: rendered the Alamo company has +
= never lost a day and has been con- +
= stantly producing so that it has a +
T big treasury. Adams and Miller +
7 own all but about $4,000 shares of =
= the stock, and of the latter =
= amount, most is owned in small +
+ blocks in Goldfeld. 4
= = 4 + Z 4, =
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
IRRIGATION Ditch
CONTRACTS AWARDED

RENO, Dec. 30.-Work ON extension
of the Truckee-Carson irrigation pro
iect continues in the vicinity of Fallon
and next year over $4,000 cubic yards
of excavation will be done for laterals
from the main irrigation ditch, accord
ing to reports from the interior depart
ment.
The secretary of the interior has
ratified the award of contracts for the
construction of l~aterals in connection
with the Truckee. Carson irrigation pro
iect, Nevada, as follows:
Edwin Wade, of Fallon, for the
excavation of approximately 9311 cubic
yards of material at an estimated cost
of $1,024.21.
G.. B. Straup, of Fallon, for the ex
cavation of approximately 11,020 cubic
yards of material at an estimated cost
of $1,227.5O
A. c. Renfro, of Fallon, for the cx
cavation of approximately 1920 cubic
yards of material at an estimated cost
of $1,726.25.
c. G. Swingle, of Hazen, for the ex.
cavation of approximately S,743 cubic
yards of material at an estimated cost
of S 1,041. go.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
BEATTY TO HAVE A
CUSTOM MILL SOON

Again the Herald is pleased to an.
nounce that the mills are coming. And
soon again will the same pleasure be ex-
perienced, for the mills are certainly
coming to this locality.
Monday of this week work was be-
gun at Beatty on the mill of the Ne
vada Ore Treating company. 1t is to be
located between the tracks of the two
railroads near the water tank of the To
nopah & Tidewater company, where ore
from either road can be easily received.
One ear load of lumber is already on
the ground and the mill machinery will
be shipped from Los Angeles within
the coming week.
The mill is being constructed by a
company of Los Angeles people. They
first planned to build the mill at or
near Springdale, but later decided to
locate where it would be more a~ccessi-
BILE to the whole district. The mill will
be built on the Wisysell plan, both as
to crushing capacity and recovery of
the precious metals. The initial capacity
VIII be 40 tons daily, which will be adj
ded to as business demands. It is ex
pected to save at least 80 per cent Of
assay values. The plant is being built
exclusively for custom work. 1t will be
gin operations with a treatment eharce
OF $500 per ton for ore of any grade,
which price may be lowered.-Rhvolite
Herald.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
SECURED RICH PLACER
GROUND AT MANHATTAN

Yards of gravel from the wet ch"n
Mr.. Steen has made offers on eonsid-
cradle more of the gulch, some OF whleh
NAV he taken over after the holidays
He also secured two miles Of the East
Manhattan gulch for the purpose OIL
making thorough tests of it for avlues'
II is A well known fact that good values
were obtained there, but no one was
able to reach bed rock on account Oh the
heavy flow of water. Associated WIN
Mr.. Steen are some of the wealthiest
and most successful business men IN the
west. including Edward Double, presl-
dent, and Mr.. Redmond, treasurer Oh
the Union Tool company, and others
equally prominent in manufacturing
mining and oil. In short, they have
available capital for any enterprise
that promises good returns, and they are
going to operate along legitimate lines
of development and mining. No one
can question their certainty of success
with such properties as they have Sc
cured, with capital to develop and ex-
p~erience to direct the operations such
as Mr.. Steen has demonstrated that ne
possesses. Mr.. Steen returns to Man
haitian after the holidays to direct op'
erations.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
NICE NEW YEARS GIFT
FOR SHERIFF BRADLEY

A New ears present of well round.
cd and substantial proportions viii
doubtless be given Sheriff Bradley by
the county commissioners during the
January session, when the decree of the
supreme awarding that official be-
tween $1,000 and $4,000, as back fees.
whl come up for satisfaction. This
amount IN fees, the supreme court has
neiu' IS due the sheriff for work per.
formed in an ex-ofieio capacity. as a
collector of licenses during a former in.
eumbeney of his present office.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
n T CASE DECISION
ANNULLED BY HIGH COURT

, that it will become a primary action IN
the district court, the supreme court
~apnuling only because the action was
deemed improper for the lower court.
Mrs. Fitehett leased land on Main
street between Ramsey and Crook from
Hazelton as early as 1904. Thereon she
erected a building, paying a land rental
Of $175 a month. In the early part OF
1908. as she avered in her original an
swer. she discovered that Hazelton did
not hold proper title to the land which
is a portion Of the Gold6eld placer
claim located about the time of the
discovery of gold in Goldield, and, as
it was avered, without first having dis
cvered gold within. Therefore she re.
fused to pay rent and in fact asserted
title to the land in question.
The supreme court had this to say IN
passing on the merits of appellants
contention regarding title to the land:
cit would seem that if the lessor is not
the owner in fee of the premises, that
she still had all the right and benefit
that she would or could have had, if
the lessor had been the wner in fee. II
he represented that he was such owner,
alleged in the answer, such representa-.
tions would seem to be as immaterial
to the rights of the parties as if he
had represented that he was the owner
of a million dollars, or the earth, so
long as she was undisturbed and had
the full use of the premises upon the
payment of rent as she had agreed.'
James Donovan represented the ap
p%ellant; Pyne and Douglass, the re-
spondent.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01

There was received yesterday at tn
county clerk Office from the supreme
eourt the remittitur in the ease IN ap
neal wherein Mrs. Anna Fftchett ct al
were the appellants and the late Justice
Henley. the respondent. An annnhaen'
of Judgment by the lower court was
sought, such judgment having been
awarded Ben Hazelton against the
Fitchetts for 1896 and costs, it having
been found that the latter, as tenants
of the plaintiff, owed that sum in back
rent and damages. The decision is
especially interesting for the reason
that it voices the opinion of the SUI
preme court in that phase of the gov
eminent hand question wherein the
lessee has sought title to property on
which he has placed improvements
while said title is in process of trans.
mission from the federal government to
the nudge of the district court as
trustee.
The decision instructed the lower
court to enter an order directing the
annulment of the judgment, the reason
given being as follows: "As the JUS
tice of the peace was, at the time, with
out jurisdiction to enter judgment in
excess of 5000, the judgment entered in
the action was void on its face, and was
for an amount within the original juris-
diction of the district court only
The ease was in the district court
on a writ of certiorari before being
taken to the supreme court, but the
review was dismissed. 1t appears now
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
HOULAHAN OPENS
ANOTHER LEASE

j. A. Hsulahan, the veteran Gold.
field operator has started up another
lease on Atlansa ground, making three
leases he is running in that particular
section. The last lease taken. and
which began active operation yester-
day, is ON the leasehod formerly own.
ed by the imperial company, and con
stitutes four blocks, having a shaft
$40 feet to start with. c~rosscuttinp
has begun, for known veins within 4
short distance.
Mr.. Houiahan is also operating the
Matilda lease, prosecuting from the
Century shaft and will reach Matilda
ground within 20 days. He is manaaer
also for the Century lease on which no,
less than $4,000 has been spent. Tn,
prospect Of getting ore in this lease i,
better thar ever, as ore is being ship
ped from a St. Ives lease 800 feet I,
the north, and also from a lease Isl
Feet 10 the northwest. The vein of thi,
natter lease is big and strong and it,
extension traverses the Century ground
and is now being headed for by tn,
Century people.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
GILLETT RESIGNS
FROM |. Y. & I.

Z. w. Gillett, the popular and eper.
getic traffic manager of the Las Vegas
and Tonopah railroad, who has occupied
that position since the road first open
ed, has resigned and his position has
been taken by J.. HI. Brown, who has
been Mr.. Gillett's chief clerk through.
out his administration. Mr.. Gillett is
embarking in the rea | estate business
in Los Angeles. Thei official circular
announcing Mr.. Gillett's resignation, is
as follows:
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
OIL EXCITEMENT
FALLS FLAT

WINNEMUCCA, Dec. 30.-A well
known Western Pacific official, who has
had to do with the driving of the well
at Sulphur Siding, is in town today.
The well has been sunk to a depth of
975 feet, where an ample flow of water
was encountered, and drilling has been
discontinued A pump is now being
put in and q tank will be constructed.
Asked if sany evidence of oil had been
found in the prosecution of the work,
the official replied:
were seen in the water by the bailers
that looked as though they might have
been oil. However, several analysis of
the water were made by a prominent
Salt Lake chemist and none of his re-
ports mention even a trace of petro-
leum.
"Oil men claim that the surround.
ing country resembles the oil-bearing
lands of California and Texas and the
territory for a radius of several miles
has been staked out, parties of eight
taking up 100 acres. My name ap.
pears in several of these locations, and
] naturally hope that oil may be
discovered, but so far as the Western
Pacific well is concerned, there was
nothing found in drilling that would
warrant the etatemant that nil had
been struck
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
FORMER GOLDFIELD MAN
Fights FOR ESTRADA

A Goldfeld gentleman has just re-
eeived a letter from A. j.. Fisher, who
viii be remembered by the "old.
timers of the camp as a stock broker
in the early days, and who left with
Altinger and Hurd for South Africa
more than q year ago.
Fisher was on his way back, with a
"beliyfuil' of South America, when
the Nicaragua "fuss'' took his eve,
ana now he is a first lieutenant under
the insurgent leader, Estrada, and get.
ting all the excitement he a in
active service. He writes that tho
American soldiers Of fortune are the
real backbone Of Estrada 5 army.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To VIM. B. Mcconnell, 625 New York
Life Building, Chicago, Ill.
You are hereby notified that during
the year ending December 3lst. 1909,
the undersigned has expended four
hundred dollars in labor upon the four
following quartz lode mining claims:
White Rose, Copper Queen and Wild
Rose No. l and No. 3, situated in the
Montezuma mining district, Esmeralda
county, state of Nevada, for the pur-
pose of holding said claims under the
provisions of section 1924, Revised
Statutes of the United States, and. il
at the expiration of ninety days after
The date hereof, you shall fail to cor.
Tribute your proportion of the expendi.
ture required by said section 1924, your
interest in the said claims shall become
the property of the undersigned, who
have made the expenditure required by
law.
Dated, G%oldheld, Nevada January l,
1910.
HARRY +. PARKER,
JOHN IRA PARKER,
EEAn2- VsV
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
BAXTER SPRINGS LEAsERs
ARE SHIPPING ORE

TONOPAH, Dee. 31.-The leasers on
the Baxter Springs Mining and Milling
company have out sixty sacks of high
grade shipping ore, according to K. L.
Parrott who visited the mine a few
days ago. This is the Jonn JUST lease
In which several are interested.
Mr.. Parrott states that this ore will
run better than 5000 a ton. That
winch was mined there a year ago and
Mr.. Parrott says this appears to be
Tue same stuff and should go, quite
as well.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
Serial nc. 04276.
notice. OF APPLICATION FOE
UNITED STATES PATENT.
s. Land ofice. Carson civ. Neya

U. s. Land Office, Carson City, Nevada,
Dec. .. 1909.
Extension Mining omapny a corpora
llon under the avs of Ari-
iona, by t. G. Lockhart, it's attorney in
Iact, whose postoffice address is Gold
neld, Esmeralda County, Nevada. has
Poloverda n Dick Bland Fraction
lodes. survey No. 1926, situate in Sec.
80. =. s.. R. AZ E.. NJ. D. B. & NJ
Goldheld Mining District. Esmeralda
described by the official plat posted
t~hereupon, and by the field notes of sur
vey thereof. which describe the bound
aries and extent of said lode mining
claim on the surface as follows, to-wit:
Polcverda Lode.
beginning at Cor. No. /. whence the
;. w. Cor. Sec. SO, T. 2 s., r. AZ E, N.
d. B. & NJ. bears S. 32o 32'W 2I26 feet;
Thence N. So 30' E. 500. 23 feet to Cor
No. 2;
Thence S. $50 AZ sO~ E. S12.s7 feet to
Cor. g.:
Thence S. 90 - 80" E. sss.7s feet
Thence S. So So w. 55s.ss feet to Cor
Nc. s.;
Thence N. $50 4s' w. 14s2.2 20 feet to
cor No. 1.-the place of beginning.
Dick Bland Traction Lode. ~
Beginning at Cor. No. 1. whence tne
M. d. B.. & M. bears S. TO- 20 w. 2isisz
Thence N. 10 ST. w. 2Os.so feet to
Thence INC; Il. ss. IS, E. 20 feet to Cor
No. g.;
Thence S. So 90 e. 2s7.o4 feet to
Thence 5. So So. W. 1884 feet to
Cor. No. l. the place of beginning.
Magnetic variation at all corners
Total net area of lode claim 1895
acres.
Certificates of location of said Polo
verda and Dick Bland Fraction lodes ayr
pear of record in Book / of Mining ~.
cations. page $50, and Book K of minis
page 1913, records of Esmsi
aida County, Nevada, respectively. q
Adjoining lodes, as shown by the on
2196, Curley George, Sur. No. ssz''
Ives, Sur. No. 2l99. and Velvet Gun
suryeyed).
The above net area of 13. 303 acres sL
pressly excludes .026 acres. in Connie
between Poioverda lode. this survey. CIV
ciermont lode. Sur. No. 2196; .6l5 actG
N conflict between Poloverda lode, .ns
survey. and st. Ives lode, Sur. No. ~.
0Ol acres in conflict between Follower
ode, this survey, and Curly George iou
sur. No. 1925: SSH acres in coniIn
between Poloverda lode. this survey. =" IL
velvet lode (unsurveyed); .0l3 acIesn
conflict between Dick Bland Fracuys-
ode, this survey. and st. Ives lode, 81 -
No. 2l99: and .241 acres in confiic, ~
.ween Poloverda lode and Dick p"'
lode, boil OF this survey,
LOUIS J. Cohr,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
JAILED FOR FORGING
MINING CERTIFICATES

me court OF appeals of San Francisco
mas affirmed the conviction of NJ. B.
heaVens' a Goldfeld mining operator,
On a enarge OF embezzlement by means
OF selling duplicate forged mining
ssocN certificates. Leavens was sem
'encea on May last to eighteen
months in San Quentin, since which
'ime he has been out on bail pend;no
a deelsion of the higher court.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
NEV. GOLDFIELD REDUCTION
WORKS HANDLE $4,000 TONS

The officials of the Nevada Goldfeld Reduction CON- =
pany state that in their milling and sampling plant thew :
have during the year 1909 handled a total of $4,000 tons of :
ore, with an approximate gross value of 1901, 745. The ore .
handled by their plant has averaged $4O9s per ton. Some of :
this was very high grade ore, and some was concentrates =
During part of the year their milling plant was under lease :
to the Combination Fraction company, and in cleaning up :
the Fraction dumps and handling some Of the ore taken out =
in development work, some very low grade ore was hand =
led. Considering the diversity of the ores handled the plant =
did a big business for the year, disbursing nearly 81, OOOOO0 =
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01

owing to the illness of Judge Earring.
ton Oh the United States circuit court
'he nearing OF the suit of the Southern
development company versus Ivan ].
d matter which promises to
settle the controversy regarding the
uue 70 valuable mining property e and
~ LUCKY BOY, has been indefinitely
p0S'poned. II had been set down 10 be
"ssrd on January 10. Judge R. 9. Miner
o'ahe Is attorney for the pla:ntia
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
j. ROSS CLARK, President.

In the suit of H. B. Lind ct al. u
w. ii. Weber ct al, brought to gan
an interest in the Nevada Hills, The
claim being based on a sort of a grub
stake understanding, and which was ae
cided by Judge Stevens in favor Of the
defendants, has been taken to the SUI
preme court on appeal.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01
Circular No. 10.
Los Angeles. j;

Los Angeles, Jan. /, 1910.
Effective this date, Mr.. j. H. Brown
is appointed traffic manager of this
company, with headquarters in room
$50 Pacific Electric building, Los An
geles, California, vice Mr.. f. w. Gil
lett, resigned.
j. ROSS CLARK, President.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-01-01

FOX sALE-Au kinds of typewriting
supplies at News Office.
Williams news., 1910-01-15

Wm. F. Dermont returned home Sunday from a weeks business trip to San Francisco.
 For a hobby suit go to M. P. Farrer: SIS up.
 Last Sunday being nice weather many were out sleigh riding. It probably was the last day of good sleighing here this season.
 If you want to have teeth like pearls you must use Princess Tooth Powder. G. c. Drug Go.
 The school at Supai is again in sesslon after three weeks holiday vacation. Miss Mayfower, the teacher, spent the vacation with her parents at Flagstaff.