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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25
TONOPAH BELMONT in NEED
OF HEAVIER MINE EQUIPMENT

soon as a station can be cut at the bot
tom of the Wine on the 116e-foot level
an electric hoist will be installed and
the winze sent on down, as the bot
tom exposes 10 to IL feet of fine ore.
The present surface plant is being taxed
to its utmost and the development work
is being rushed ahead as fast as men
and machinery can do the work, "a ma
chine drills being employed constantly.
Shipments of machinery and equipment
for the new surface plant at the Bel
mont shaft, which will be the finest in
the state, have been made and every
thing possible is being done to hurry
the work along. With the immense
amount of lateral work now in progress,
together with sinking the new shaft be-
low the 110s-foot point and widening
out the same to three-eompartment from
the 1000-foot level &c the surface, the
Belmont presents a most active scene.
At the mill everything is working
to complete satisfaction. All 60 stamps
were dropping continuously, crushing
an average of 900 tons of ore a day, and
the balance of the metal saving devices
are working perfectly, etfecting a high
average of extraction. The cleanup
of cyanide precipitates for the first 10
days of June produced 35 bars Of bull
lion weighing about so bounds each,
valued at about $40 per pound. In ad-
dition to this an excellent tonnage of
concentrates has been gathered, bit
as the shipments of these occur semi
monthly, the exact weight is not
known. The grade of ore now being
sent to the mill is somewhat higher
than last month, and IN excellent
production of bullion and concentrate
will mark the report for the month of
June. The ore shipments from mine to
mill are averaging five ears of so tons
each daily and another carload 4 day
of higher grade ore is being sent to the
smelter. With the completion of the
Belmont shaft, there is no doubt but
that either the milling capacity will
have to be greatly increased or ship
ments to the smelter enlarged, as the
present 60-stamp mill will be entirely
inadequate to handle the output of the
mine.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25
NAMING COMMITTEES FOR
CELEBRATION ON FOURTH

Aides, first division-Dr. o. Il. Dun
ham, Augustus Tilden, F. r. Jeffrey,
r. B. Gribble, c.. S. Van Dyck.
Assistant marshal-M. j.. Sullivan.
Aides, second division-George X.
Elder, Henry Schaffnit, Dan Renear,
Heath Steele and E. Weyle.
Committee on sports-Benj. Rosen-
thai, chairman; R. B. Gribbie, f. s.
Lottourrette, Franklin Rogers, A. l..
Dutton.
Carnival committee--M. j. Sullivan,
chairman; Charles Dunn, Marvin Yer
ington, Henry Schaffnit, f. Weyle.
Judges of parade-M. V. Morehouse,
w. E. Johnson, L. l.. Patrick.
Judge on carnival prizes-Chas 5
Sprague, E. R. Collins, Walter st
Pierre.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25
TONOPAH MAINTAINS ITS
FINE WEEKLY PRODUCTION

opah 4O-stamp mill handled 1,O32 tons.
At the West End mine in Tonopah a
Crane ore washer and picker is being
installed, and new ore bins, buildings,
etc, have been completed. When the
ore picker has been assembled and put
in operation the company will be IN con
dition for the economical handling OF a
large tonnage of ore. 1t is believed
that this company will soon construct a
milling plant.
The Tonopah Midway workings at
1.035 feet depth have encountered a
vein of natural gas in such quantity
that the men bave been driven out, and
work at this level stopped until power
full ventilating apparatus can DO in
stalled. Some good ore is being de-
veloped on this level of the mine.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25

The production of the Tonopah mines
for the week ending June 1sth is given
as 6,9S2 tons, of an estimated value OF
$174,55o. The production is dis
tributed among the various mines OF
the camp as follows: Tonopah Mining
Company 300 tons, Belmont 1864 tons,
Montana of Tonopah 1882 tons, Mac
namara $50 tons, West end go tohs,
Tonopah Extension 800 tons, Midway
so tons, The mill of Tonopah Mining
cmpany crushed during the week 3,4oo
tons of ore, of an average value OF
$22.75 per ton, with an extraction OF
90 per cent. The Tonopah Extension
mill averaged 120 tons per day, the
Belmont mill 220 tons per day, While
during the week the Montana OF Ton
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25

The regular ~semi-monthly shipment
of bullion, consisting of 90 bars, weigh
ing in the neighborhood of 1850 pounds,
valued at $40 a pound, was shipped
from the Montana onopah mine Satur-
day morning, says the Tonopah Miner,
the product from the cyanide precipl-
tates for the first half of June. The
regularity of these valuable shipments,
together with the concentrates, which
average over 100 tons a month, is proof
of the excellent condition of the mine,
which is producing all the ore the 40
stamp mill is capable of handling. Every
month a good sum is being added to
the treasury, which is now IN a very
healthy condition. The work under
ground is being pushed ahead on all
levels and a great deal of new terri
tory is being opened up In addition
to the increasing of the ore reserves.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25

According to advices received from
Seattle, Alfred r. Needles, the former
Tonopah attorney, who was drowned a
week ago today in EVAN lake near that
city, came to his death while attempt.
ing to save his 14-year-old step-daugh.
fer, Blanche German.
A row-boat in which Needles. his
step-daughter and a Miss Monohan,
were rowing about the lake, was cap.
sized when a large collier dog, which
had been taken along, suddenly leaped
overheard. Needles could have saved
himself as did Miss Monohan by cling.
ing to the overturned boat, but instead
he made a vain attempt to save the
little German girl. When last seen
Needles was endeavoring to swim to
the boat with the girl who was strug
Cling violently.
Needles was about to leave fol-
Iditarod, Alaska, when the fatal aeci.
dent occurred.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25
ESMERALDA PATIENT
ESCAPES ASYLUM

RENO. June 23.-After being held
in the state insane asylum for three
wears. during which time he has been
allowed to remain about the grounds,
Albin Kieliger, a patient sent up from
Esmeralda county, manifested signs OF
returning sanity yesterday by walking
away. He has not been seen sinee IL
a. NJ. yesterday.
Kieliger was supposed to be OF Ger
man descent, and was unable to speak
English. He was 40 years OF age, over
six feet tall and powerfully built. lie
had dark hair and eyes and wore a STUD
by moustache of about two weeks
growth.
The escape wore no % when ht
walked away, but had a black sol
hat and wore blue overalls.
Kieliger was regarded as harmles
and with a number of similar type
was customarily allowed liberty abon
the asylum.
Upon learning Of the escape super
intendent Gibson came to Reno an
left a description of the missing ma
with the police. 1t is thought the wal
derer will be picked up without az
lay.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25
ROUND MOUNTAIN
NOT ENJOINED
BY SPHINX

The case of the Round Mountain Min
ing company against the Round Noun
tain Sphinx Mining company, came up
this morning before Judge Stevens on
the application of the SPHINX Mining
company to ~enicin the Round Mountain
Mining company from mining ore.
1t was claimed by the Sphinx that
the Round Mountain company was MIN
inc ore within the territory covered by
the decision of Judge Stevens on the
Los Gazabo vein. To meet this con
tention, the Round Mountain Mining
company insisted that it was not min
mo within the premises claimed, ana
that ;f it wanted to mine there, 1t had
a right to do so because it owned 1he
apex of a vein in the Great western
claim that covered this territory.
The matter was argued before '""ss
S+avens and authorities shown th''
tho decision that the Los Gazopo ha'
no rights by virtue of its apex, dld ho'
affect the question of the right OF 'he
Ropna Mountain Mining company u
follow its Great Western VEIN
At the conclusion of the argument
I,doe Stevens, in a brief opinion ae
MED the application for an injunction
Tho matter is of Importance as !
elbows that { he Round Mountain MN
inc company has several strings 10 y
how and that its title to praetieaiiy al
% tho main ore bodies in the qnes''o'
depends upon several claims when :.
owns The wisdom of the company 4
acquiring title to these various prop
ort;es becomes apparent.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25
MONTANAOFT ONOPAHTURNS
OUT BIG BULLION SHIPMENT

Operations are being carried on on every
level between the intermediate above
the 800 and 735-foot levels, the result
being that several parallel veins are
being placed in condition for future
production. The Slopes on the main
Triangle and Martha veins continue 10
Weld the usual tonnage OF ore, and
excellent ore bodies are exposed
on the various levels. The Triangle vein
has been opened up in some places for
over 1000 feet on its strike, and while
varying somewhat in width carries
good values practically the whole dis
lance. The report for the past week
shows that a total of 1876 feet of new
ground was broken in the different
workings, while the mill crushed n
treated 1882 tons of ore, from which
an average of 90.2 per cent of extrac-
ton was obtained.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25
(From Tonopah Miner)

It is hard to do justice to the Bel
mont mine in our regular weekly re-
port, so great is the showing in that
property. At every point where work
is being done on ore, the ore bodies
not only continue to hold up their
previous strength, but in some cases
continue to show increasing strength,
and at the same time higher values
This is especially 80 on the 1000-foot
level, where the east drift on the
Belmont vein, which is following the
hanging wall at a width of six feet,
the whole drift being in rich ore for
the past week, with the face showing
full of the same character of ore.
Where cut out to the footwall, the
vein in this drift has been proven to
be 90 feet wide, all carrying excellent
milling values. On the 1166-foot
level the east drift is now well into
the ore at a point SO feet west of
the winze sent down from the 1000.
foot level, and the face shows full OF
good ore. On the 500 and 100000.
levels the crosscuts being sent out to
pick up the upward continuation of
the ore body have not yet reached
the vein. On the former there is yet
some distance to run, but IN the lat
ter the face is now in close proximity
to the vein, so close that it may be
cut by any round of shots. The raise
from the 1000-foot level has proven
the ore body up to the 900-foot level, 50
there is not the slightest doubt of its
existence on that level. Meanwhile the
east drift on the l10S-foot level is being
pushed ahead on 10 to IL feet of ore,
the face now being some distance east
of a point opposite the new shaft. This
drift has exposed a continuous ore
body, varying from 10 to Is feet
wide for over 500 feet, and the work
thus far done above this level shows
the vein to have even greater strength,
When it is taken into consideration that
this immense ore body has also been
proven up for a distance of 100 feet on
the dip of the vein below the 1l0S-foot
level, it is not hard to make the asser-
ton that it is the most extensive body
of ore ever opened up in the district. AS
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25

The executive committee that now If
in charge Of preparations for the Gold
field Fourth of July celebration, has
named all the committees save on the
rock drilling contest and on reception
The committee that will arrange fol
the rock drilling contest will be named
this evening. The committees named
are az follows:
Executive committee-Arthur Weber.
chairman; W. F. Heffernan and w. T.
Drabniek.
Parade and decorations-M. j. Ca
halan, chairman; j. s. Corrigan, ID. y
Curtin, Harry Grier and Geo. Brodigan
Finance committee-E. R. Collins
chairman; T. F. Dunn, Frank s. Hunt
Harry e. Grier, M. J.. Catalan.
Officers of parade-Grand marshal
N. ]. Catalan.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25
MACHINE DRILLS FOR THE
lack POT MINE AT AUSTIN

I aging to mining men. 1t is kindly for
vein formation and is considered the
best section in the camp for the devel.
opment of new producing ground.
The work Of retimbering the Ophir
shaft is going ahead at a good rate and
within the week, the hoist now at tho
Jack Pot will be transferred to this
shaft. The supply OF timber for both
these workings has arrived and moth
ing stands in the way of continued
work and development in both places.
The plans for the installation of the
mill by the Austin Manhattan company
are progressing and the summer will
see a model plant erected here. A car.
load of fire and ordinary brick has
been ordered at Salt Lake and this will
soon arrive. This material will be
used in the construction of the dryer,
which will perform an important SER
vice in the operation of the milling
plant.
The machinery for the mill has all
been purchased in the east and is being
assembled for shipment to Austin.
H. p. Wilmington, who has the work
in hand for the erection of the mill will
soon arrive in Austin to do the work
at the mill, necessary to be accomplish
ed before the machinery arrives.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25
fBy L. A. Haworth)

r,sr1N June 21.-All the energy
= compressed air and a oo-h' ?. hois'
M Re- applied to the further develop
s.n, Of the Jack Pot mine at once.
the power hoist is being installed
'-..t The compressor will soon
:, mace. This will be the f's. time
-. that the CHATTER of ma.:aiar
',,, has been r,ard south Of Pong
.,uyon in Austin.
-. work in the Jack Pot will con-
. ~ sinking the main shaft to the
,oo foot level and in a erosscut driven
:, ,be 200 into the hill to cut the Red
Top vein.
T,s ore showings already exposed in
,ro,kines above the 200 level are
"a 10 warrant the greatest expec-
...;ons from this work just now in its
ineipiency.
~. air compressor that is being in
...r,sd at the Jack Pot VIII not only
,..,;.b mower for the machine drills in
=. .h.ft and in the crosscut, but will
:. hoist the water. The water will
,uuped into a big tank that has
bsen placed at the 200 level.
res asst ~eresscut has been steadily
.,,.,ded during the summer and the
-..;o, ia of n nature most enc0ur-
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25
PIONEER BUSINESS WOMAN
VISITING In CAMP

Mrs. II. l.. Grimshaw, so well known
in business and social life for years -
Goldfeld, is here on a short business
and pleasure trip. On the death OF her
husband, Mrs. Grimshaw ven 10
Phoenix. Arizona, where they had a
large ranch, and since has been IN
profitable ranching business with her
son, Hal.
Mrs. Grimshaw came to Goldheii
from Flagstaff, one of the finest re-
sorts in the country, where she SPENDS
~ heated term every summer. Her
particular business in Goldfeld at this
tina is the leasing of her hotel. The
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25
DECREE OF DIVORCE
GRANTED BY Death

William H. Maupin, formerly a Gold
field mining man, according to a mes
sage received here this morning passed
away at Cerbat, Ariz., on June. 10. Thus
has the hand of death rather than that
of a court of justice decreed that there
should be a separation between William
Maupia and his wife, Miriam Maupin.
The latter for more than a month
past has had in the district court here
a suit asking that she be allowed 20
divorce her husband on the grounds OF
n%on-support and cruelty.
The advices received from Arizona
% not state the cause Of death. Be-
cause Aaupin was a young man and
knowa to have been in good health not
long prior to his death it has been sur
missed that possibly he suieided because
81 the marital troubles in which he
was involved. However, he was en-
gagged In the mines at Cerbat and the
strongest conclusion is that he me-
WITH accidental death. During 1907 M
resided in Goldfeld being employed OF
me florence estate. Mrs. Maupin i
al Present residing in Goldfeld.
Inc complaint filed by Mrs. Maupii
Aoout a month ago, through her attor
aey' John F. Clark, states that tn
couple were first married in New Yorl
MY August 10, 1897, but that o.
January %, six years later they wer
1'Vofced under proceedings institute
Nihg county, Washington. 1t re
"'es further that in Seattle, March 2!
NVt, they were remarked and live
''ee'Oer quite happily until about tw
''afs ago when non-support and cruelt
PREVAILED to disrupt the alliance.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25
CARLOAD OF CONCENTRATES
FROM MAZUMA LEASES

A carload of rich concentrates was
shipped out of Loveloek a week ago.
The consignment was billed to the
Utah Ore sampling company at Muir
ray, Utah, and comprises one of the
richest shipments Of this character Of
GRE sent out for some time, tia values
being estimated az from 500 20 $1,000
Der ton. The concentrates are The pro
duct from the various leases operating
ON the Mazuma Hills.-Sevea Troughs
Miner.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25

The Railroad Springs Mining com
many, operating % miles to the south
- Gold6eld, is now drawing up plans
for a ten-stamp amalgamation and CON
eautration plant, and Henry Weber, one
~ the officials of the company, states
that during the month of July orders
for all equipment will be placed, and
min construction commenced as soon
., the material ia delivered.
The company has what is declared TO
be q very fine property at Railroad
springs. The working shaft is now
$50 feet in depth and going down o n
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25
CROKER TALKS
Of HIS VISIT
TO THE CON.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 23.-The
Chronicle says: William II. Croker
returned yesterday from his first trip
to Goldfeld, where he made a personal
inspection of the Consolidated proper
ties in company with Frederick w.
Bradley, who is largely interested in
mines; William B. Bourn and Bourn's
expert, George Starr.
The most interesting feature of the
visit was on Saturday evening, when
the bucket lead of millionaires was
lowered in the shaft of the Clermont
to the 1000-foot level.
Croker, who has taken an active
part in the banking operations in con
~nection with the Consolidated since the
work was first commenced by George
Wingfeld, bad never before seen the
properties.
81 had become pretty familiar with
all the maps of the REGION he said
yesterday, "but the country all looks
flat on the map, and for some time /
have been promising myself a trip to
the mines.
81 succeeded in persuading Bradley,
Bourn and Starr to go with me, AMI we
started on Friday for Goldfield. Satur-
day afternoon we spent in seeing the
mill at the foot of Columbia mountain,
and it is a wonderful monument to the
engineering skill of John H. Mackenzie.
They have a railroad that connects the
shafts of the various mines with the
mill. bringing the ore to the stamps,
and they are now succeeding in getting
from 95 to 81 per cent of the gold out
of the ore.
"After dinner we went up to the
Clermont mine. The view from the
mouth of the shaft is wonderful. The
location of each one of the different
mines on the Hill is marked by a big
electric sign, and then there were the
lights of the city below us.
"Bourn, Bradley, Starr and went
down the shaft with Superintendent
! Finley, stopping at the 750-foot level
where we went along the .irift to the
face where they had just blasted. TIT
ore there was the jewel rock, in which
we could see the free gold. / brought
away this piece for a paper weight.
GAS we were going back to the shaft
the superintendent stopped us at one
point and told us we were then stand
ing on So, 000, 900 worth of ore.
"We went down to the 100000
level before coming out.
Zone of the most interesting things
they showed MS vas a remarkaoie
model of the mines, made with large
| sheets of plate glass, held IN place
| fraction of an inch apart, and with al
the different workings adm veins mark
ed in the proper location. 1t is the only
model of its kind that had ever seen
and Bourn was so much interested in IT
that he said he was going 70 have ono
made of the Empire mine. BY insert
ing a pointer between the layers Of
glass the superintendent pointed out tt
us the different shafts and drifts, ana
gave a very comprehensive idea Of
what had been done and the position Of
the ore bodies yet to be reached.
"we did not have time to go into thu
other mines. but | felt well repaid TO
] the time spent in the trip"
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25
A. R. NEEDLES, TONOPAH
ATTORNEY, IS DROWNED

The Tonopah Sun of Saturday says
regarding A. r. Needles, a politician
and attorney formerly of Tonopah, ant
well known in Goldfeld:
Alfred R. Needles, the well known
Tonopah attorney, who departed OF
June IL for Iditarod, Alaska, wa'
drowned Thursday, at Seattle, accord
ing to dispatch received yesterday by
Judge Mark r. Averill of the district
court. The telegram was sent by Glen
l.. Davis, formerly of this place but
now in Seattle, and was worded as fol-
lows:
"Needles drowned here Thursday.
Body not found. Can I do anythingl'
Last evening Attorney p. NJ. Bow
Ter received the following dispatch
from Mrs. Bruce Glidden of Seattle,
which was in response to a inquiry
concerning additional particulars:
"Needles drowned in Swan Lake
Thursday. Body uncovered"
Just how Mr.. Needles came to his
death would be hard to surmise. He
was exceedingly fond of boating anil
fishing and usually spent his summer
vacations on the water. He was an
accomplished swimmer and was consid-
cred a person who could always take
care of himself when in the water. 1t
is probable that he was fishing on Lake
Swan when a squall, which are common
in that country, came up and capsized
the boat and Needles, becoming en-
tangled in the ropes, was unable to ex-
tricate himself and was drowned.
The saddest part of the affair is that
for years Mr.. Needles has been DESTROYS
of going to Alaska to locate. A short
time ago he and Bruce Glidden, a for
mer Goldfield attorney, entered into a
partnership and were to open law Of
fees at Iditarod. In fact Mr.. Glidden
had preceded Mr.. Needles to the new
Alaska discovery. Needles, accom-
panied by his wife, left here last Thurs
day and one week after his departure
he met his death.
1t was the intention of Mrs. Needles
to remain with her parents in Seattle
for several months before joining her
husband. Mrs. Glidden was to d. this
also. The boat, on which the unfortun-
ate attorney was to have taken passage,
was scheduled 20 sail Thursday after
noon.
Mr.. Needles was one of the most
prominent members of the Nye County
Bar association, and it is highly prob
able that the association will meet and
adopt resolutions out Of respect fer the
deceased. He formerly practiced in San
Francisco where he was raised. HIS
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25
VIII. BUILD A TEN=STAMP
MILL AT RAILROAD SPRINGS

stantly, and at the same time extensive
development work is in progress at the
surface. and at 112 feet depth. The
ore contains copper and gold. When
the 200-foot point is reached another
station will be cut, and lateral work
started there, while the shaft continue;
on downward.
"We are going to have a second
Round Mountain mine there said Mr.,
Weber today, "and the immense
amount of ore now on hand shows that
with a small mill the mine can be
made to pay its own way practically.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25

uGrimshaw'' has been leased to Cal
Law and wife, and they take possession
Immediately. Mrs. Grimshaw will re-
turn to Flagstaff in a few days; In the
meantime she is being warmly greeted
by her many friends.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-06-25

ta'her at one time was ono of the lead.
ing attorneys Of California.
Immediately oG receipt Of the news
yesterday many messages Of sympathy
We're sent to :Irs. Needles who has a
large rele o: trends here, anil villa
mas , sympathy Of the entire erm
tnunity in her 81 EN- Lsreavemen;.