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The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03

great deal better than it does today,
although the present condition woul
be difficult to excel.
One hundred men are employed by
the company, and work on the new 100
ton milling plant is being rushed n;
fast as it can be done There also is
in course of installation the new steel
gallows frame, which will be used fot
reaching to the depths of the property
never before attempted. This new
shaft will open the property in man
ner to develop with ease the old Neva l.
da Hills and the Fairview Eagle, these
two properties having been merged
when Mr.. Wingfield entered the com
pany as large stockholder and as
president.
Mr.. Byrne proceeded from Fairview
to Mason, where he visited the Mason
Valley property. He was very much
with the good work being
done by this company as well as by
the splendid copper ore tonnage that
is now available.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03

Aside from Goldfeld and Tonopaa,
no Nevada district shows wider activ-
ity and larger production of precious
metals than that Of Seven Troughs.
There is no noise nor splurge made
about this ON the outside either, though
the pounding of mills and the boom Of
shots may be heard echoing over wide
area of the hills in the district. THIS
is the noise that is music to the miner
and to the operator as well, for 1t
r,fans work and production and diyi-
dends, with .ncscasing tonnage and
higher ore va.ues as depth is attained.
Nestled in the hills of niany Ne
vada range are hcists ana lis pro
aacing a constant tonnage of gold ore,
scarcely heard If outside or -heir in
mediate environments. But rs the in.
vestor lends early support to these
Young mines he soon witnesses the ex.
pansion of the camp into large active
district, like that of Seven Troughs,
with several producers.
Chicago as well as Twin City capital
lists in the middle west are heavily in
terested in Seven Troughs properties
and the interest is rapidly growing
Seven Troughs Coalition, a Chicago
favorite, has an immense tonnage OF
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03
ELY CENTRAL RECEIVER WILL
BRING ORDER OUT OF CHAOS

question. Drilling operations three
years ago extended over large part of
the 400 acres owned by the company
proved the existence Of large bodies Of
ore in various places, and had the con-
trolling interests of the company at
that time permitted legitimate explora-
tion shafts to be sunk to prove up the
finds made in the drill holes there il
little doubt but what the history Of the
property and company would be quite
different since then and that there
would be large deposits of commercial
ore opened up long before this time.
The fact that what is termed COM
mercial ore in this district means low
percentage of copper contents averag-
ing 2 or per cent and that the COM
pany does not possess any location or
water rights where reduction plant
could be erected for the extraction OF
the values is of no moment at this time,
as, with large deposits of commercial
ore developed by shafts and drifts, it
would be comparatively easy to finance
reduction works on basis profta5is
to the shareholders.
AS the outstanding obligations Of the
company aside from the $55s000 IN
bonds do not amount to more than $25,-
900 or $4,000 it is probable the receiv-
ership will not long continue, as a re
ceivership is primarily for the benefit
of creditors, and when their claims arc
taken care Of the need for receiver
ends, and the shareholders are then
entitled to the control of their property
and means are provided by statute un-
der which they can reorganize a con-
pany or do what is necessary to con-
tinue the business.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03

Now that a receiver has been APP
pointed to take charge of the property
of the Ely Central Copper company,
matters will he brought to focus and
the rights of both creditors and share
holders will be preserved and order will
be brought out of the chaotic condition
the, local affairs of the company were
plunged into when the New York brok-
erage house that was in control of tho
company was put out of business by
the United States government, says the
Ely Expositor.
In the selection of Ed Millard for
receiver Judge Mitchell has been com
mended on all sides, rs probably no
more fit man could have been chosen.
Mr.. Millard is we'll qualified as an ex.
perienced business and mining man to
be able to advise the court as how best
to conserve the property and the rights
of creditors and shareholders and his
integrity is above suspicion.
Investors in the shares of the corn
pany who became panic stricken AMI
parted with their shares at the slump
prices that have prevailed for several
weeks will probably have cause to re.
gret their haste, as under a proper aud
fair reorganization plan the shares Will
again rise and be eagerly sought as al
;nvactmaut baaad IN the merits of the
property itself. OF course, the trouble
has been that most of the purchasers o.
the shares did so strictly as a gambling
chance and with no thought or care rs
to the actual worth of the property be
hind the shares.
That the property is very valuable
and has the making of large and
profitable mine there is absolutely no
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03

There is strong probability that
Reno will shortly become terminus
for the Great Northern railway, the
vast transportation system dominated
by the Hin interests, the strongest rival
of the Southern Pacific company in the
northwest, says the Reno Gazette.
Even if the Great Northern does not
gain possession of the Nevada Cantor
nia-0regon railway, which runs north
ward from this city, the result Will be
practically the same for Reno, for this
point will be connected by rail with
the trunk line of the northwest.
This fact is assured through the pub
lication of notice to the stockholders
of the Nevada California Oregon rail-
way to amend the articles of incorpora-
tion so that the road, which now eS-
tends and is building for distance OF
200 miles northerly from this city, may
be built 300 miles further, to extend 70
The Dalles on the Great Northern at a
point on the boundary line between ore
gon and Washington.
At The Dalles there is also line o.
the Oregon Railway & Transportation
company, which is a part of the Harri-
man system, thus giving the S. Z. COM
pany a most valuable connecting hns
and enabling them, if they take over
or make favorable traffic relations
with the MOO railway, to practlcai'y
control the entire sheep and cattie
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03
HOUSE BY REINFORCEMENT
WILL HAVE 400 MEMBERS

advantages continue to be noted The
great increase of population in Greater
New York is largely Democratic in-
crease, and will make that state more
uncertain in presidential elections OF
the future, with the natural leanings
toward the Democrats The great IN
,rease in Chicago is also in large way
IA Democratic increase, and viii ma
.erially cut down the Republican ma
lority.
There are 391 members of the house
at present, as the result of the reappor-
tDnment ten years ago. 1t has been
suggested that by an increase in taa
basis of representation TO about 5000
tn. house, under the coming reappor-
tioament, will number about 400 mem.
bers.
Going back as far as 1870. il is no
tIcel that the congressional reappo--
tionnent has always become effective
in tie next succeeding campaign. The
reapportionments III that year and ia
1890 were not made by congress until
February, 1872, and 1882, respectively,
but they became effective in the cam;
paign Immediately at hand In eacn
case this probably meant that ma
Jority of the of the states, whose legis-
latures meet in the odd numbered years,
hai to meet N special session early IN
1872 and 1882, in order to map out the
new congressional districts.
The ratio of representatives to pop
ulation has grown from one member to
10000 people in 1870, to one member
for ls4,ls2 people in 1900, the present
basis. This ratio may go up to one
member for es5.ooo people in the bill
to be enacted the coming session Of
congress.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03

seems supernatural everything when
arrives appears to be something wnlch
will be wanted in the sweet by and by.
Some much-needed lumber got IN,
which helped some.
The traction engines, those mighty
carriers of freight (when they go)'
have been on the way from Fallon with
loads of lumber and pipe for about two
wesks but at this writing have nos
put in an appearance at ihs millS''S'
One wag suggested that, owing to the
recent sudden change in the weather
they have caught rheumatism.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03
SLUICES in MANHATTAN
GULCHES PRODUCING GOLD

operating on the Rainbow claim, lot
of substantial work is being done anl
with good results. The leasers are now
employing an extra man to assist in
the work. This block of ground may
be looked to for healthy production
of placer gold from the regular clean
ups.
Further down the gulch on the We'd
nesday Fraction and Thursday claims,
Kelly and partners are operating. Their
lease appears to be making good.
At Central, small settlement about
three miles west of town, Happy
jack and "Snowshoe Charlie" are
operating a placer lease on d. Axier Is
ground. They report very good re-
suits from their regular cleanups.
DIR. Fulkerson and H. Stevens are
also busy on some pay gravel that they
are sluicing from claim near Central
Bohannon and Hughes are about d
half mile below Central operating on
ground belonging to Chas. Humphrey
They are getting equipment on the
property that will enable them to 90
at the work right and will be very
busy shortly. This is one of the newer
placer leases and it looks very prom
ising.
Two miles below Central, which Is
five miles from town, and four miles
below the Wilson placer diggings,
Clyde Hill and C. Phillips are placer
ing. They have been washing pay
dirt for some time. The distance from
the upper placer mines to their work
ings shows the extensive territory in
cluded in the Manhattan placer belt.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03

wDry- WASH Wilson is easily the
king of placer miners in Manhattan
district, says the Manhattan Mail. He
keeps a force of about 20 men at WORK
all the while and frequently has 81
men on the pay roll. His placer opera
tions at the present time result in the
extraction and handling of over &c
cubic yards of bedrock gravel daily
Mr.. Wilson is rather reticent about
giving figures on the amount of god
washed from the gravel each day, but
it is safe to say that the eleanups
amount to a very snug sum. At any
rate he states that results are very sat
isfactory and he "has no kick com
ing which can be taken to mean
that he is "getting his" from the rich
gravel deposits in the gulehes below
town.
He has found it necessary to move
one plant from the Mustang groun J
onto a lease he is working on the Sep
tember claim. Developments ON this
acreage show it to be rich in placer
gold, and it is expected some big re
turns will be forthcoming from it these
next few months.
On the Wolftene Extension Purcell
and Davis are operating placer lease
and are employing three men as heip-
ers. This ground lays below that un
der operation by Wilson. They are
doing lot of good work and 1T is
said their regular cleanrps are verF
good That particular part of the
placer belt is in line for some big de
velopments.
On the Neubaumer lease, which is
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03
FERGUSON ENTHUSES
over PROSPECTS OF
THE Ohio PROPERTY

Donald Ferguson, lxfo, with assoei-
ates, has purchased the Ohio mine sit
uated near Rebel creek, in the New
Goldfeld distrid in Humboldt count,
returned from the property Sunday,
where he has been arranging prelimi-
nary work. In speaking of the holding,
which is among the valuable mines Of
Humboldt county, Mr.. Ferguson stated
that be had put a few men TO work TO
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03
RENEWED ACTIVITY IN THE
PIOCHE MINING DISTRICT

The transfer of a controlling inter
est in the Nevada Utah Mines Smell.
ers corporation to Ernest r. Wooiiey
and associates has created widespread
interest and one can scarcely pick up
Salt Lake or eastern financial papers
without noticing some mention therein
Of Phoebe or its mines, says the Phoebe
Record
On this end signs of revival are up
parent on every hand. The Nevada
Utah company is shaping things for OPP
Grafton on large scale, and this has
encouraged others to take steps in the
direction of a resumption of activities.
The Nevada Utah plant at the Day
mine has been undergoing an overhaul
ing and will soon be put under head
of steam. The same condition exists
at Raymond & Ely No. 5 shaft, where
s. L. Whitney and corps of skilled
mechanics have been engaged for the
past two weeks In putting the equip
ment in order. 1t is matter of only
a few days until the plant will be in
shape foT business.
The Phoebe King company, under the
direction of Supt. T. w. Bowen, is push
ing development east and west from
the shaft on the 300-foot level and the
management has expressed the utmost
confidence that it is a matter of only
brief time until the objective ore re-
serves will have been reached. The
Continental Phoebe company is pushing
it's shaft on to the deep. The Mendha
company is daily adding more tonnage
to it's already extensive exhibit OF
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03

do some surface development and re
move all debris from the different
workings and levels preparatory to
starting extensive work in the spring.
cit is our intention" said Mr.. Fer
guson, "to not only do a large amount
of development work and extract ore,
but to have mill erected there dor
ing the early part of the summer"
The Ohio mine is situated about 60
miles north of Winnemucca and has
record of production of about 100000
from ore that was hauled to Winnie
mucca and shipped to smelter. Only
the richest ores were shipped, and on
the various dumps and already blocked
out in the mine there is enough ore in
sight to keep a twenty'stamp mill in
operation for at least two years.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03

available ore, while shipments are go
ing forward at the usual rate. The
Mendha company is now marketing
some of. the richest ore ever shipped
from that property.
The Consolidated Phoebe company is
pushing No. l shaft to the deep as rap
Idly as men and machinery can do 1t
The management is working three
shifts of men and last night the TIM
bermen below were busy at the 1900
foot point below the surface. About 70
feet additional will land the shaft to
place where cross-cutting to the ia
nous Black ledge will begin and on
which level connections will be made
with the old workings of the Raymond
& Ely mine, where remains wealth Of
low grade er-lead-zinc ore, to sas
nothing of the high grade material
awaiting the miners.
News from the east affecting the flu
ture of the Prince Consolidated is mo-
mentarily expected, for it is believed
that the deal looking toward consoll-
dation with the Nevada Utah has about
reached, the stage of consummation.
With the Prince in the new and power
full combination there will be such an
awakening on the other side of the Ely
range that the average citizen at the
present time cannot begin to realize.
The Low property, so-called, has
been merged, and advices from Salt
Lake are to the effect that plans are
well matured looking toward resump-
ton of work at the Golden Prince and
the Gold and Silver Prince, both q
which are in the combination.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03
WIDE ACTIVITY PREVAILS In
SEVEN TROUGHS DISTRICT
(By Frank Egan.)

high grade ore blocked out on the third,
fourth and fifth levels, sufficient to
keep the mill busy for over a year.
Production increases and ore reserves
expand rapidly as development work IS
persued. This mine will have a ma
tional reputation as phenomenal pro-
Queer of gold before the lapse of an
other year. Over 20 men are employed.
Among the prospects, Big Dipper is
singularly promising, both because of
its location and it's values exposed.
The Big Dipper company has an active
campaign of development work planned
for the coming year.
Badger Hills has force of LIN
working on the ore and Mazuma Hills
mine has as many men employed, un.
der lease and bond, as can fit into the
work Of sinking, drifting and taking
out the ore. The amount of the bond
is $3.50, 900, which may be taken up be
fore the expiration of the lease.
The Florence lease, on Seven Troughs
Mining ground, is producing large
tonnage of high grade ore which keeps
the mill overcrowded in its treatment.
These properties and others equally
active give the district prosperous ap
pearance.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03

The main shaft of the Florence is
now down 600 feet, at which point q
station will shortly be cut for a level.
Further sinking will then be pursued.
In sinking considerable $40 ore mas
been encountered, but the richest ore
in this part of the property lies south
of the shaft under the Little Florepce
Hill. There picture rock will later he
extracted.
The 500 level, except as to the old
workings on the Little Florence, Rog-
er S syndicate and Engineers leases,
has not yet been opened to any extent
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03

of the corporation is sufficiently large
TO more than meet such An outlay, 1t
was considered unwise to increase tins
dividend until such time as tho IN
crease can be made permanent one.
In meeting the dividend declared to
day there will be paid out bv the com
pany the sum of s1,f97.574. The to-
tai amount paid in dividends to date,
not including that declared today, is
$11 ,027,S ,S12. The company has issuad
3.595.14S shares.
There were present at the meeting
today: George Wingfeld. J. H. Mac
kenzie, J. A. inley, A. H. Howe. J. II
Carstirs and w. C. Ralston.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03
FIFTY CENT DIVIDEND
POSTED BY CONSOLIDATED

The directors of the Consolidated
Mines company, in regular quarterly
session at the Waldorf Astoria in New
York City today, posted fifty
cent dividend, 80 cents of which is reg
ular and 20 cents extra. The dividend
will he payable Jan. 81 to stockholders
of record Dec. 81
The prediction of the wise ones that
an extra dividend of 10 cents. making
a total of 60 cents. would be declared
by the directors as a sort of holiday
offering failed to come true. The
proposition was considered by the com
pany officials, and. while the treasury
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03
FLORENCE MINE AND MILL
BOTH RUNNING SMOOTHLY

from the main shaft. but in the near
future this work win be persued ener-
getically and much virgin ground pros,
pected.
The Florence has handled during the
year about $50 tons of ore day, and
by the end of December the total will
have reached $4,000 tons. While thu
grade has been at times low the re-
turns for the year will reach good fig
ure in addition to the disbursement of
April, which amounted to $105,000.
The new levels which are now beng
prepared will place the Florence in a
fine position among mines.
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03
STEADY PROGRESS
AT The MILLSITE

Things are moving along very stead
lily at the Nevada Wonder millsite TINS
week, despite the tardiness of freight
IN arriving. Mr.. Cowsert and his crew
have been kept busy making concre'e
walls for the various levels of the foun-
dation, and good progress has been
made.
Many teams Of all kinds have come ~
during the week laden with materiais
for the mill, but with perversisy tha'
The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-12-03
RENO MAY BE TERMINUS
OF GREAT NORTHERN r. R.

shipments from vast territory that Is
a heavy producer of livestock
1t is also rapidly developing as an
agricultural country and has some
minera, and timber resources. Fruit
growing promises to become great in
dustry along the line of the proposed
extension.
While it is possible that the South
ern Pacific. Western Pacific or Great
Northern line has secured or is nego-
tiating for an option on the road, the
fact remains that despite many rumoIs 5
to the contrary, the road is still owned
by Moran brothers and the people they
represent.
Mr.. Moran said, while in Reno sever
al months ago, that it was not the IN
tention of the shareholders to part
with the road, but that they were well
pleased with the growing value OF
their investment.
At all events the Nevada a.ca.'fornia
Oregon railway company ssems to ho'o
the key to the situation anc does mol
seem in any hurry to open !he door
ex,ant for its own entrance.
The extension of the N-C-O railway
to The Dalles will make of Reno
shipping point of tremendous impors
ance. 1t now is explicable why tins
N-C-O company recently expended suc1
large sum of money in local better
ments
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-16
BROAD HINT GIVEN
BY GOVERNOR SPRY
Says Give the Other Fellow
Credit for Being
Sincere.

Peace day was observed by sermon and
song at the regular $50 o'clock services
at the Second ward meeting house sun
day night Governor William Spry de-
livcred an address in which he discussed
various phases Of the worldly wide peace
movement and the duty each member of
the church owes 10 society In bringing
about the happy day when there will be
a disarmament OF nations
Governor Spry said in effect that there
should be a feeling OF liberation among
the members of the church: that blgotry
had no place In these days. I'VE should
give the other fellow credit for being as
sincere in his belief az wo are our
Selves he said. IF we remembered at
all times To do this we should get along
much better locally. To attain to world
wide peace. each community must first
sec TO it that IL has peace within its
own borders. We arc not so much con-
cerncd about the peace OF Europe as We
are about peace in our own midst"
The speaker urged his hearers 30 OBJ
serve tho golden rule: EDO unto others as
YOU would be done by" In observing this
rule. he said. peace would surely come to
any people.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-16
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