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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-29
Dickerson'S Record Invu1nerab1e

ITHERE is genuine despair in the Republican camp as to finding a
vulnerable point in the record of Denver S. Dickerson's public
and private life for their attacks. The records of the meet
ngs of the state board of assessors alone are sufficient to show that
Nevadas young Acting Governor is allied with no interest in the
state; hence the attempt of the Republican press to give the impress
sion that Dlckerson is a tool of the Southern Pacific company fell fiat
and merely resulted in a statewide laugh.
The charges of extravaganza in administration of state affairs
were met by pointing out the permanent improvements that have
been gwen the state IN the way of muchlneeded new public buildings;
also by the fact that the Republicans had entirely overlooked, to-wit:
That much of the money appropriated for state use, and which Dick
erson is charged with expanding, remains in the state treasury.
The Republican hgurres a $ ito the "expensiveness" of the Democratic
state administration have been based upon the ignorant assumption
that all the appropriations of money made for state us have been ex.
pended.
Now, the Republicans are trying to call Dickerson a dictator, ;"
and are claiming that in issuing the suspending order in the Shelor-
Connella case, the chief executive of the state was usurping the powe,
of the courts. An explanation of the customary procedure in such mat
tiers, and showing that Mr.. Dickerson al acting fully within his
rights, is published in other columns of this issue of The News.
The charges of illegal usurpaton of power fall fat-like all the
other issues that the Republican press and the Republican candidates
have tried to make against Denver S. Dickerson, now Acting Cover.
nor of the state of Nevada, and, by the grace of the voters of the
state the next Governor o Nevada by a majority that will be over
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-29
INTERESTING COMSTOCK
HISTORY UNEARTHED BY +
BULLION TAX COLLECTOR

During a recent visit of the Nevada
bullion and lieence collector 70
Virginia City, there was unearthed IN
the office of the county clerk and
treasurer an old journal showing the
amount of bullion tax paid in this city
alone during the interval between the
years 1875 and 1880, says the Virginia
Chronicle. The information contained
in the book is of interest and impor<.
ance, as it gives official facts and fig.
ures of the output of the leading pro-
ducing mines of that period and fur
nishes historical data that is of lrn-
mense value. As far as known, these
figures have never been published and
we Gull therefrom a few of The totals
that will revive the tagging memories
of the veterans OF those days and fur
nish to those of later generations an
impressive statement of the marvellous
production of one period alone of the
ComsLock mines.
At the close of the quarter ending
June 80, 1875, to the quarter ending
Dee. 81, 1880, there was paid into the
Virginia City treasury bullion taxes
amounting to 1897, 1879. The two
heaviest years were 1877 and 1878,
and the largest single quarter was that
ending March 81, 1878, when the total
tax paid was $~44, 81 In one quar-
ter in 1877 there was paid in bullion
tax in a lump sun 1869 ,S65, represent
ing a baek lax which had not been
paid on account of a misunderstanding
as to the law. AS this money was 'e-
covered by suit, and the district at
torney received a commission on the
same. it will be seen that he was al
once put on "easy street, The state
proportion of this sum was $133,9f3i
which made the present bullion tax col!
lector sit up and rub his eyes.
During the period when this BIZ
bullion tax was being paid every three
months the leading producing mines
| were 0dllIOI I'D dhu oOhoNAAN"eSo
ginia, under Ehe superintendency OF
James G.. Fair and it will be. of inter
est to learn that for the quarter end
ing March 81, 1878, these two mines
produced an output of 1882 tons OF
ore, the gross value of which was 49,.
04S,510, and yielded a net return &c
the company of ~$7,426,490, showing an
expense account of $~2,622,020. The
recorld book shows that the biggest
production of any one mine during the
years named was from the Consolidat-
ed Virginia mine for the quarter end
ing March 81, 1876, when the net rv-
Ikurns for the three months was $1,000,
279.95 on a total of 63,118 tons ex
Itracted. 1t can be stated in the way
of explanation for this huge outpu.
that the mine soughE to make a record,
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-29
It's a Fight to the Death

rHE BIG FIGHT Is ON. Denver S. Dickerson during the Janu-
airy meeting of the State Board of Assessors forced that boarG
I to raise the assessment valuation of the Central Pacific track
age in Nevada from $ls,5O0 to $685. 900 per mile.
Despite the fact that Nixon, the railway tool in the United States
Senate, fought his hardest to keep Nevada i'll bondage to the South
ern Pacific 'back-hau'' extorton, the Democratic railway commits
sion of the state of Nevada, characterized by Franklin X Lane Of
California Is the most able railway commission boasted by any state
rates to the Interstate Commerce Commission that that body ordered
a reduction in class rates on freight shipments to Reno from the east.
The railroads managed to have the time when these low rates
should become effective postponed, and a. the meeting held last week
in Washington City made strenuous efforts to have the date indef-
nitely delayed. In the meantime the railroad was continually gous-
ing every man, woman and child in the state of Nevada with extor-
tionate freight rates, based upon the inquitous backhaul" propo-
sihon- Those rates increase the price of every can of milk sold in
Nevada l2 cents to the consumer; they increase the price of every
can of tomatoes or corn 5 cents; they increase the price of every
pound OF bacon : cents o r more; every pound of flour by cent or
more; they increase the price of every article of food or clothing or
domestic utility that is purchased by any consumer in the state of
Nevada. The railroad gets tins tax. The consumer pays the freight
The railroad charge upon every shipment from Chicago, say,
to Reno, the Nevada distributing point, is the full freight rate from
Chicago to San Francisco. The ear is shunted out of the train at
Reno, and the shipper is charged for hauling that ear to San Fran
cisco, and then back to Reno. And the charge for hauling back to
Reno is about double the charge from Chicago to San Francisco.
And. all the time, the ear has never gone past Reno. That is where
the steal comes in.
Now then, the Democratic railway commission Of Nevada has 81
cured a ruling in Washington whereby lower class rateso on freight
shipped to Reno from the east 20 into effect December first. A Dem
cratic governor raised the assessment figures of the railroad com
pany and caused it to pay more taxes. The one matter reduces the
revenue the Southern Pacific is to derive from the people and midas
tries in the state the other causes it to pay out more money that
has already gone into its treasury. The Democratic administrator.
Of the state is costing the railroad company at both ends.
Nevada is plainly about to elect a Democratic United States
Senator, Key Pittman. who will not be a political ex-boss of the rail
road company. and who will not be its political agent in Washing
tontCry, and who will vote every time he has a opportunity for
the relief of Nevada from extortionate freight rates.
Nevada is about to elect "A Democratic Congressman. Charles S
sprague, who will in the lower house of congress fight for equable
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-29

Major Burbank, who is now in San
Francisco, says that he now considers
the water problem in the mines to have
been successfully solved and is conf
dent ahat large bodies of ore will be
opened on the lower levels of Con. Vir-
ginia, Ophir and Mexican ard perhaps
Union Consolidated. He says that
within a few days, when No. 2 elevator
has been extended below the STALLION
of the 1850 foot level of the C.. e. G..
shaft and has withdrawn most of the
water from the level (and the sump)
and the shaft is in full trim for hoist
ing, a large force of men will be Sent
into the old bonanza Slopes ON and
above the 1850 level on the Con. Vir-
ginia mine and the regular extraction
ore in large quantities from that
will mme for the first time
the FIRE of 1892 This ore, of
there are enormous quantities IN
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nut streets.
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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-29
(By L.. A. Haworth.)

AUSTIN, Oct. 20. The work of
the Austin Manhattan Consolidate |
Mining Company, on the Jack Pot, is
progressing nicely. The main shaft
has reached a total depth of 80 feet,
and when a sufficient depth has becl
reached for a stump a station will be
cut at the 300-foot level and eross-cGt-
ting started for the main vein.
If too large a volume of water is not
encountered upop cutting the main
vein, sinking will be resumed in the
main shaft and continued at least to
the 400-foot levels The surface plant
on the Jack Pot has been improved by
the building of a boiler house and ear
penter shop.
Since Oct. ! the company has enlarg-
ed The Frost shaft from the tunnel lev.
ell up to the 5f0-foot level of the Frost
and built in a chute along side of the
main Frost shaft chutes. This work
will accommodate the handling of the
rock from the 570-foot level of the
Froh shaft. The cross-cut at the so
foot level of the Frost is being clean
ed out to the independence ledge, a
distance of about 300 feet. In the
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-29
FIRST UNIT OF AUSTIN'S
NEW MILL is COMPLETED

next few days the Frost shaft, below
the tunnel level, will De unwatefei
and operations resumed on the SoO-fo't
level both east and west, and upraislns
on the ore already blocked out on tbs
level in the Panamint vein, as well as
continuing prosecuting northerly 70
intersect the Independence and No'tn
Star lodges on that horizon.
The entire installation of the lnlt'si
mill unit is competed and at present
the different machines, shaftlng ana
motors are being tried out and being
made to work perfectly before me
load of crushing and treating ore =
put upon it. The two 70-horse power
generators, already installed, weie
found to be in perfect condition anu
the remainder of the machinery had
been placed in perfect working oru''
during the installation of the mill, -
that now everything is just apoul :"
readiness to begin milling opera1loas'
Naturally there will be some adJu'|
ments to be made, both in a mecnarf
cal way as well as In the ore treasmon''
will be completed in the cou'@
of the next week or ten days, ani
thereafter the milling will proceed U"
interruptedly.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-29

it being centennial year, and there !.
many who Wi! remember the f,m,n.
shipment of hulli, n in Tat year
From April 1, 1875, to Semi a
1878, the Con. Virginia and cal;fo,n;.
mines produced a total sum of mo,a,
in excess of slO3, 500 1000, which !. :,
curse only a small part of ;he to..l
yield of these two mines. Re.,r,,o
the greatest period of activity At ,hs
north end offers a most sat;sfactarv
explanation Of the confidence tha. !.
fcit at the present tome by the mar.
agement of these mines in me posi-
bilities that exist in these sane pr,n.
e.ties dt depth and the deterniua,,e,
to get below the present watc- level
to EXPLORE the new ground to the
easE. The ground being openel nm
now has exposed al entirely new sast.
erly vein system, and experts believe
that as depth is attained a big new ore
deposit will be found. In the t,nsoli.
dated Virginia much work is nov be.
ing done in the vicinity of tie old
slopes, it being possible now sor the
first time to get into that s~eryitory
since the big fire.
1t is not necessary to review the Cd.
erations of the past two years in The
newly unwatered country at the north
end except to say THAI Ophir is max
ing good, Mexican is getting good OF,
for the first time in its history, and
Con Virvinia is practically paying its
own way in reopening the old bonanza
country On the 2,45O foot level of the
latter property a promising vein has
been cut, but annot be prospectcd
until the pumping equipment is at a
more advanced stage. On the 1850 OF
the Con. Virginia, which will sooa be
reclaimed, some prospecting was doue,
but the maps all show that the work
was noE carried far enough to the east
to enter the new vein system that has
been discovered by intelligent miniag
and prospecting.
The desire of all those who have fo:-
lowed Comstock mining since its palmy
days has been to get into the levels
below the Sukro tunnel down to the
5000, and below, and now that this biz
project has been well launched and is
under way through the c.. & c.. shaft
and will soon be through the joint
Union and Mexican and Sierra Nevada
Wine, it is well to recall the tremen-
dous results obtained above the Fun
mel level. While the state bullion tax
collector may not be called upon soon
to collect such big sums again, still
the chances are held t5 be excellent
that in the near future these same Old
properties will again be producing big
sums from the present unknown
! depths.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-10-29
WATER QUESTION SOLVED
IN THE COMSTOCK MINES

the old filings and leavings, as wen
in the breasts, stringers and s1roaAs
that were hastily abandoned Wneh
fire broke out, is of much better gfa',
than any that the mine has produces
for many years, and it VIII onI
the company to accumulate a SUPP
to defray the expense of finding
developing new bodies of ore Oh
2.45O, $3.50 and $3.50 and dher oeef
levels. 1t may also lead to impo'
discoveries of new ore in the uPp''
levels. ~.
Major Burbank estimates tha'
in two weeks after No. 2 elevator
in operation below the 2,ooo az.
(which will be within a few days., "a
work of extracting ore from enc -.
slopes of Con. Virginia will be
All vestiges of fire anu a.
disappeared from the old Slopes =
ago and they may now be sais''
tered.-virginia Enterprise;
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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-05-19

Haugan, E. L. Bell, W. L. Fuller.
John Burger. Casper Schlund, o. C.
McProud, H. P. Chadwick, W. E
Bell, John A. West Jr., Thos. White
side, Guy g. Dayton. w. A. Connolly
A. W. Haynes. NJ R. Ingalls,. c. &
Jackson, Chas. B. Stimson. B. y.
Stimson W. E. Payne, l. o. Hawkins,
p. A. Limbaugh. Fred c. Schadt.
Fritz Schadt, Lloyd 6. knight, A
T. Hawkins, Irwin o. Brown, W. F.
Barteh, W. S. Wayman, Mary kepp-
Ter, A. NJ. Howard, c. E. Harris,
B. D. Howard, j. VI. Birmingham, c.
L. SpauIding, A. L. Young, c. G
Reynolds. ". ]. King, A. ~ Screc-
ongost, c. NJ. Hull, J. c. Wilhelm.
David W. Simmons, Flora NJ Sim
mons, Johnson Craig, J. T. Sanders.
L. NJ. Nichols, James Little, 5. P
Bane, Flick Sorenson, Verne NJ
Reed. z. l. Marvin.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-05-19

2. The use to which said water
has been applied is irrigation and do
nestle use.
3. The amount applied TO benefit
cial use is three-fifths OF one cubic
foot per second.
4 The place where said water is
used is SWA SEA Sec. II, TIP.
IN, R. w. B. II.
). The name OF the canal or ditch
or other works by which said water
is conducted to such place OF use is
Patten ditch.
.. The right to take the water
from such works is based upon Per-
nit No. 22S9
Z. The SQUIRE OF supply from
which such water is diverted is
Spring Greek.
s. The date of the priority which
said user is prepared to establish is
Sept. q, 1905.
D. G. MARTIN
State Engineer
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-05-19
Bear Came ON Victorious.

large hear made It's appearance
In the pasture Of Masahoro. soyo. Kit
ami province, and attacked a three
year-old bull which was munching
grass. The pair fought to the death
OF the bull.
Two other bulls which were sepa
rately roaming about the pasture
were attracted by the struggle and as
soon as their mate was killed sprang
upon the bear with their united
strength.
A desperate fight ensued for some
time, but unfortunately It resulted in
the fall Of the two reyenging cCmpa1
ions after having sustained severe
wounds from the paws of the wild
animal. The triumphant monster then
took the first bull In his grip and dis
appeared into the valley, leaving his
telltale footprints in the soft earth
Japan Advertiser.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-05-19
Two ApoIoaies for : Hat.

A Kansas City man, who had lost
ais hat at public function in that me
rropolis, caused the following unique
advertisement to be published in the
local papers:
The undersigned will deem It I
great favor if the gentleman who il
adyertently took the undersigned s
new silk hat on the occasion OF the
reception Of the LoUos club, leaving an
inferior headpiece instead, will have
the goodness to return said silk hat.
Not only will the gentleman receive
the undersigned's warmest thanks for
his kindness, but the apologies or the
understandable apology tCr the rrou-
ole the undersigned may have caused
him, and the apology for a hat which
he has conferred upon the under.
signed. The Sunday Magazine.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-05-19
Bo'.le Suicide.

Drunkenness for deepest troubles
Is often a preventive or a substitute
for suicide. temporary suicide" as
It were. Many men too cowardly to
pull the trigger or take gas, deliber.
ately and yiciously commit suicide BY
the slow alcoholic route. and even say
It is an easy way 10 die. And for this
alcohol gets the blame.-Exchange
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-05-19
Petition to Create a Good Road Dis
trict.

To the Hon Board of County Com
missioners OF Canyon County, Idaho
Gentlemen
We, the undersigned tax pay
ers and freeholders. residing within
the boundries OF the proposed Dis
trict. hereby petition your honorable
Board to organize and create a
Good Road District"
The object of the creation of said
Good Road District is the improve
ment and the betterment of the
Roads within the boundaries of said
proposed District, in a systematic an
substantial manner. and within as
short a space of time as possible.
The boundary of said proposed
Good Road District is as follows,
TO wit: Commencing at the south
east corner of section twenty eight,
township seven north of range one
west: thence north along the sec
ton line to the north east corner
OF said section IS; thence west
along the section line to the
south east corner of section twenty
two. township seven north of range
two west; thence north along the
section line to the north east corner
OF said twenty two; thence west a
long the section line TO the south
east corner of section thirteen, town
shin seven north of range three west
thence north along the section and
rnu-ushfD line To- theuOrLh east cor
ner Of said section thirteen; thence
west along the section line TO the
north west corner of section four
teen township seven north OF range
three west; thence south along the
section line TO the point where said
section line interseCts the north or
right bank of the Payette River;
thence in an easterly direction with
the meanderings of the north or
right bank of the Payette River TO
the place OF beginning. The assessed
valuation of all the property with
in said proposed district is Slo4'-
1890.
AT the present time ii is intended
10 construct the roads of earth; the
route over NulNu Tue S~-@A-~ -
constructed includes all the ROADS
within the boundaries of the propos-
ed District. 1t is proposed to LeVeI
and crown all the roads at the pre-
sent time. and whenever a bridge OF
culevrt is to be replaced, to replace
the same with bridge or culyert Oh
concrete or stone; and 70 make
such other and further Improvement
on the roads as the resident free
holders may decide.
And. your petitioners VIII ever
pray, etc.
CSignedl Harry L. Cowan, Geo
r. Parks, VIM. limerick. Harry S.
Workman, Frank H. Turner, J. l.
Guthrie. A. Shorten, c. J. Billiard
E. l.. Mills. John r. Mcconnell, w.
]. Van Limburg, d. Mcmillan. D.
d. Farnsworth, F. Handley, J. r.
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Talk 70 Interest.

To keep a man interested-wheth.
CT the man be your husband or lover
is to talk about things with which
he is familiar and which he likes.
Shirtwaists are very useful and
may be made quite ornamental by lit.
tie insertion here and there, but men
do not care how they are made.
Neither do they hunger and thirst
after new cookery receipts.
The housemaid's blunders and John
nys tendency to wear out the knees
OF his stockings first are important 10
you and any other woman who can af.
ford a housemaid and has a Johnny
to darn for, put you simply can't ma -
a man see their import ance, so why
try?
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And in accordance with Law. so
many shares OF each parcel Of stock
as may be necessary will be sold in
front of the City hall on the 12-h
day of June. 1910, at o'clock p.
m. to pay delinquent assessment
thereon, together with cost Of adTe.-
Using and expenses of sale.
w. H. HALL. Secretary,
Hayes-W omack Lateral Ditch Co.
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And in accordance with law, SO
many shares of each parcel OF such
stock as may be necessary will be
sold at the front door of F c. StOl-
zenberg's office, in Staurt Precinct,
Canyon county, Idaho. on the 18th
day Of May. 1910. at O'Clock p m.
of such day, to pay delinquent as
sessment thereon, together with the
cost OF advertising and expenses Of
the sale.
F. c. STOLZENBURB. Sec'y,
Stuart Precinct, Canyon county. Ida