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Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20

Those taking part had been diligently
rehearsed by Miss Whitman and Miss
Hills and the singing and acting was
very credtable for amateurs. Fred
Sherwood, as the Giant, was the hit
of the evening, but he can't sing a
little bit. Gle had better bring back
our trousers or we will say worse than
this about him). Between acts Profess
sor Erickson favored the audience with
violin solo. This came as a surprise
to most of the listeners, but was very
acceptable.
After the opera there was social
dance with music furnished by Mrs.
Pearl Sherwood and Prof. Erickson.
Mrs Sherwood was also the piano ac-
companist for the whole show.
The affair netted a tidy sum for the
Methodist church.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20
CONTRACT LET TO BUILD TRAM
To THE MASON VALLEY MINE

As an indication that things are COM
ing along all right at the Mason Valley
mine, and also at the snelter, the COM
pany this week let the contract to build
the ariel tramway from the spur of the
Nevada Copper Belt railroad to the
mine. The amended survey for this
tramway has been completed and &C
cepted by the Mason Valley Co.. and
the contract was let on the basis of this
survey All rights of way have been Sc
cured and work OH the tram will begin
at an early date The contract was
taken by Denver firm; the same peo-
pie, we understand, who constructed
the tramway from Silver City to Dayton
some months ago for the Nevada Re-
duction and Mining Co.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20
Nevada-DougIas
Annual Meeting
Resume of Business Transacted---Heathy Show
ing---Bright Prospects

The annual stockholders meeting OF
the Nevada Douglas Copper company
was held i'll this city Monday, at which a
large representation of shareholders was
present. Among those coming from a
distance were A. J. Orem of Boston and
James G.. Berryhill of Des Moines The
following directors were elected for the
coming year:
A. ]. Orem, James G. Berryhill, l.. II.
Curtis, W. V. Rice, w. c. Orem, Dun
can MacViche, ]. ]. Coram, DR. Joseph
r. Herrick and William p. Lyman
At the directors meeting following
the stockholders session, the following
officials were chosen: President, A. J.
Orem; Vice Presidents, James 6. Berry
hill and l.. II. Curtis Treasurer, w. V.
Rice; General Manager, w. C. Orem;
Secretary, Frank M. Oren.
Reports of the conditions at the mine
and railroad properties were submitted
by Manager Orem; Superintendent
AREN'T of the mine; Superintendent Fra
ser of the Nevada Copper Belt Railroad
company, and Consulting Engineer Dun
can MacNichie.
Manager w. c. Orems report shows
that the company is the owner Of forty
one claims, thirty of which are patented,
approximating $40 acres of mineral
ground i'll the Mason Mining District of
Nevada. The company is also the owner
of an undivided one half interest i'll the
Nevada Copper Belt railroad line.
On the Douglas group there is large
area of copper bearing ground where
200, coo tons of per cent copper ore are
developed. Each foot of depth at this
part of the property will add 100 600 tons
of ore to the total developed or should
the deposit extend for fifty feet, for in
stance, it means 5000 900 tons of ore
From this particular part of the property
1872 tons of ore averaging l3.49 per cent
copper, ,0l ounce gold. 81 ounce silver,
20. 2S per cent iron and 22.72 per cent
silica have been shipped.
On the Copper Basin section, the ore
deposit is demonstrated for width of
from thirty to fifty feet. being opened at
intervals along the trend for 1000 feet,
by which at least 50, 600 tons of As per
cent copper ore are now developed.
The Ludwig section, where the major
portion of the work has been centered,
there are now developed 599. 600 tons of
ore, the average copper content of which
is 81 per cent. To the south of the pre-
viously explored zone, recent disclosures
have brought to view new ore for 500
feet along the trend and for depth of 500
feet, the average thickness being two
feet, and the average value, $50 per
cent copper. Probable ore in the Lud-
wig, as shown by the work on the $50
foot level, will reach a total of 246, 700
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20
THE ANNUAL MAY
FETE OF SCHOOLS

The pupils of the intermediate grades
of the Yerington school celebrated their
annual May festival on the school
grounds on Friday afternoon. This fes-
tival has become an annual celebration
OF Miss Sperry's room, and the children
take great pleasure in it.
The following program was rendered
by the pupils:
Concert Recitation, School.
Song Farmer Boy" School.
Recitation, My Bed Is Boat, =" lola
Maxwell.
Song, Natures Melody" Girls
Chorus.
Flag Drill, Boys.
Song, The Brook, " School.
Recitation, One. Two, Three" Cliff
ton Some.
May Pole Dance, Girls.
Original Stories, Coral Some and
Georgia Littell
Recitation, Johnnie Whitacre.
Song, Lullaby School
The most attractive feature of the fete
is the May Pole Dance, a revival of the
old European custom. This year four
teen dainty maids danced about the Nav
Pole, carrying green and silk streamers.
When the streamers were wound the
boys, in alto chorus, sang where Do
the Fairies Dwell?" and the girls
answered with soprano chorus.
At the close the girls served the guests
with lemonade and cake. Over eighty
patrons were i'll attendance, and after
the program the patrons were invited to
examine the art and manual work of the
pupils. Miss Sperry was assisted at the
piano by Miss Nirgie Carroll.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20
DEVEOPING THE
RESCUE MINE

George Knierim. who has been devel-
oping his property about 5 miles south
of Yerington, is very much encouraged
with the prospect A shaft 81 feet deep
has been sunk on an incline OF about 40
degrees; this gives depth of about us
feet under the surface as the shaft is
running into the hill The surface
showing on this claim shows galena,
gold and silver. but at the depth now
attained the ledge is - feet in width
with vein of quartz one foot wide
which IS quite rich, as shown by paintings.
MANY paintings will run into the hun
dreds. The foot wall is a granite and
the hanging is a diorite and lime with
AN iron suphide, and very hard.
The whole 5b-foot vein paus well outside
of the one foot rich streak and the ledge
has widened about foot in depth of
eight feet and is still widening with
every round of holes put in.
This property lies within four and one
half miles of the Copper Belt road and
the ore can he easily and cheaply ship
ped II is "A free milling ore and will
need mill rather than smelter treatment
Assays of samples are now being run
at the Sherwood plant and will be out in
a daV or two
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20
ANOTHER COPPER PROPERTY
TO Be DEVELOPED IN DISTRICT

G. b. Suter and c. A. Hilton. direct
ors of the Honest Endeavor Copper Co.,
which owns ground west of Yerington
close to the Nevada Douglas, and in the
proven copper zone, were arrivals here
Wednesday of this week. They are here
for the purpose of starting development
work on the property. Mr.. Suter is
largely interested iii the company, and
so is MIR. Hilton, the latter being prac-
tical mining man of years Of experience
in Cripple Greek and other Colorado
camps.
The Honest Endeavor people did con-
siderable work on their property some
years ago, and took good-sized ship
ment OF ore from the ground, which
gave returns from the Salt Lake smelter
Of over IL per cent i'll copper; and the
ore also carries gold values to the ex-
tent of from Il to $3.50 per ton
A shafts down 50 feet on the ground.
At a depth of Of feet i'll this shaft the
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20
Concrete Work Done

c. ID. Mcdonald, who took the con
tract to cement the ditch as changed on
the court house lot, has about completed
the work, and it looks like a substantial
job. The connection with the culvert
which crosses Main street remains to be
done. The county is also considering
making the ditch of cement for the bal
ance of the distance that it traverse s
Mrs. Barton's lot. This would be a
great improvement. and it will not be
long before the entire length of the
ditch i'll the city limits will have to be
cemented.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20
The Woman's Book Club

Sine the club rooms will not be avail
able on the twentyseventh of this month
that meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs. George West on Nevada street,
The program will be as follows;
Roll-ca
Current Events.
Paper. American Colleges, Mrs.
Carrie Wilson.
Review OF Ben Hur, Mrs, Theresa
Stuart.
Reading from "Rebecca of Sunny
brook Farm, Mrs. Edith West.
Paper, lack London" Mrs Annie
Powers.
Mrs. West would like the Special
Chairmen on the Year Book Committee
to meet their respective committees and
make up their special programs before
the first of June.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20
Inspected Power Line

+. 7. PAYNE, Assistant Manager for
the Truckee River Power Co., paid Yer
ington a visit the first of the week. He
was inspecting the progress being made
on the new power line i'll this district
and also looking over the line in the
city. lie has promised some Improve.
ments i'll the city and better service as
soon as the big line is completed. Mr.
Payne finds the line progressing nicely
but says some of the people in Washoe
county are trying to hold the company
up for rights OF way. The company has
found il necessary TO bring conderna-
tion proceedings 10 secure right OF
way.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20
FASTENERS VISIT DISTRICT
AND NEVADA DOUGLAS MINE

of Boston; Vice President J. G.. Berry
HILL of Des Moines, Iowa; Director Dun
can MacVicliie, and General Manager
w. {. Orem, of Salt Lake. The visitors
were all from the east, Massachusetts,
Vermont and Iowa, and number of the
gentlemen were accompanied by their
wives. They had very pleasant trip
and seemed to be convinced that there
was something of a copper mine i'll the
district that was worth looking at, and
possibly investing in. The Orems are
great boosters for their own interests
and the entire district. This is the
fourth or fifth car party that they have
brought out from the east i'll the past few
years.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20

f. l.. Riggs, of the Alabama Amalga-
came in from Mount Patterson this
week, where his company is developing
very promising gold property. This
district is about 50 miles south of Yering-
ton and about half that distance from
Hudson. the shipping point on the rail-
road for all freight conslg from that
section of the southern country
The property owned by this company
is on the old Virginia City and Bodie
trail, and about half mile south of the
old Kentuck mine, which has a recoSd
of producing S4S5, 900 in gold in the
early days. The strike of the dixie can
be traced for over II mile on the surface
in northerly and southeriy direction
and is about three miles wide. The con-
tact on the east is porphyry and on the
west andesite and hornblende, and the
dixie is traversed by numerous fssure
veins. The property is i'll Mono county,
California, about three miles from the
Nevada line.
This company began work on cross
cut tunnel on its ground last November,
and now have the tunnel in distance of
$50 feet 1t has not vet cut the main
ledge, but a parallel ledge has been
struck and drift run some distance on
it. The ledge shows fault, having slid
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20

The tramway at the Mason Valley
will be about a mile in length. 1t will
start near the mouth of No. 3 tunnel at
the mine, where the ore bins will be
constructed, and will follow the CANYON
down the south side for some distance
before crossing over the canyon to con-
meet with the railroad Material is now
enronte to the mine for construction
purposes and the work will be rushed as
rapidly as possible. Quite force of
carpenters and timbermen will be re-
quired on the work, hut the job will not
be lengthy one. 1t is evident that the
Mason Valley mine is going to be ready
to produce ore and deliver it to the
smelter at Thompson as soon as that
plant is ready to receive ore for treat
ment.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20
SOME GOOD PROSPECTS IN
OLD MT. PATTERSON DISTRICT

although it is all low-grade ore run
ing s. or $40 with values equally divided
as to gold and silver. 1t will be fine
milling and cyaniding proposition.
The Belleforte Co., of which P. J.
Conway is the President, has ground 400
feet south of the Alabama Co., and has
a tunnel i'll 500 feet The same vein of
ore is struck in this ground and the val
ledge shows the same fault. but the
ground is not so badly shattered. They
have a two-inch streak of ore along the
fault plane which, will run $40 in gold
and gives small values in silver.
The Silverado Co., which has ground
on the same vein, one and half miles
from the Belleforte. is opened up OH the
surface clear to the old Kentuck work
ings. In doing assessment work on the
south hillside they have run 40 feet in a
shoot of ore 30 inches wide which will
run $50 per ton in silver and gives small
values in gold
A. Y. Warner, who has been cyaniding
the old Kentuck tailings, started his
plant up again this week, the SNOW being
all gone. He had the plant running all
last summer and expects to clean up the
deposit this summer The tailings run
about SS per ton, and the plant he is
operating is saving over go per cent of
the values
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20

The Nevada Douglas officers brought
another car party into the district this
week. This is favorite way of the
managers of this property to advertise
the resources of the district. The car
arrived at Wlhuska Wednesday and took
the party over the Copper Belt railroad
and up to the Nevada Douglas mine.
After looking through the mine piloted
bv Superintendent AREN'T, and over the
road by Traffic Manager Fraser, the
party was landed at Wabuska again
Thursday and from that point left for
their homes in the east.
There were about a dozen people in
the party besides President \. J. Orem.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20

tons averaging 500 per cent copper,
but the new work on and above the SOC
/ level to the south of the shaft is extend
tent that doubtless equal satisfactory re-
suits will be achieved on and below the
| $50 level.
The property also shows an enormous
gypsum deposit, covering an area of
| 5000 by 500 feet and which has been en-
countered at the 400 level of the Ludwig.
This is very pure gypsum, and will be
made available upon the installation of a
refining plant on the ground.
Over thirty-three miles of the Nevada
Copper Belt railroad line are now in
successful operation this company hav-
ing been financed and constructed by
the Nevada Douglas company. From
Hudson. on the line, a stage line for
passengers, freight and express, has been
established to Topaz, Coleville, Masonic,
Bridgeport and Bodie. Superintendent
Fraser expects this line, i'll 1912, to net
close to $4,000.
In summing up the resources, Manager
Orem gives the positive tonnage at 639,-
600 tons, averaging 5.4 per cent which,
on a 13-cent copper market, is worth
S2, oil ,020; partially developed ore. 246,
700 tons, valued at S303, 44l; estimated
value of the gypsum deposit, $3.50, 900;
the one-half interest i'll the Nevada Cop
per Belt, $500, 600, giving a grand total
of ~, pa, ,46l. Only portion of the
mine is now developed.
The Nevada Copper Belt railroad now
has a contract with the Mason Valley
Mines company to haul 10000 tons of
ore per month and 5000 tons of lime
stone per month which, with the agri-
cultural and other business will net the
company $500, 900 per annum. The
Nevada Douglas has contracted 25O, 900
tons of its own ores to the Mason Valley
smelter, to be delivered at the rate of
TO- 600 tons per month.
Tie Nevada Douglas property is now
being placed m pusitiorto output its
tonnage, and the company is not over
three months from production.
The financial statement follows:
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20

The office of the State Engineer is a
busy place these DAYS. Demands are
being made on the Office from every sec
tion of the State in regard to water mat
tiers and everything possible is being
done to attend to the wants. Six men
are employ ed constantly on the work
and are not able to keep up with the de-
mand. Engineer Kearney is working
long hours and often away into the
night answering the large amount of
correspondence that the office entails. -
Carson News.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20
JACK AND THE BEAN
STALK, 0PERETTA

The Rink Hall was crowded last night
TO witness the comic opera. Jack and
the Beanstalk, by home talent. Quite
a number of Mason people were down,
and many from all parts of the valley.
The first part of the entertainment was
a moving picture film representing Rev
olutionary War scenes with Washington,
the soldier, next the man of the hour
and the General, afterwards President
and finally at his home at Mount
Vernon. This was a splendid reel and
the scenes were roundly applauded.
The charcters i'll opera were:
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20
Larger Motor Car

The Nevada Copper Belt road will, in
the course of a couple of months, put a
larger motor car on the run between
Wabuska and Morningtar While the
little car now in use has served the pur
pose it has been crowded quite fire.
quently, and it is not the easiest riding
coach in the world. The new car will
be of the type used on the Southern Pa
cific main line, 200-horse power, and
will accommodate large number of
passengers, likewise be more conf
Portable
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20
Illness of Child

Assemblyman Fallon arrived from his
ranch on the Fast Walker the first of
the week with his family and very
sick hoy. His eldest son, aged about
five years, is quite i'll with Inflammation
of the bowels. The little fellow is re-
ceiving the best of treatment in Yering-
ton and is somewhat improved since
arriving here. In all probability he will
pull through all right i'll a short time.
Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1911-05-20
YERINGTON STOCKS

Y Call for and smoke Escalon Havana
cigars. Bank saloon, distributors. If
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-09-15
REAP1NG AS he sowED.

After short deliberatiOn a jury of
his peers declared Henry Clay Beattie
guilty Of the murder of his wife on
the Virginia turnpike on that July
night. There may be those who have
followed the testimony in the recent
trial, and the events connected with
it who viii not agree with the jury.
The yerdicts of juries are never en-
tirely agreeable. There are always
people who object, whatever the de-
cision may be. But, in commenting
on the verdict, the condemned man
uttered a truth that is self-evident,
when he remarked that "Beulah Bin
ford played a greater part in my trial
and conviction than the evidence ad-
dueed." +" In this connection Beattie
has only himself to blame. In the
hour of his conviction he rails against
the girl and bitterly complains that it
is hard for a man TO elude woman Of
her character and temperament when
once she is "crazy about you" Yet,
whether Beulah Binford was "crazy
about" Beattie or not, the fact re
mains that she probably wouldn't
have been, had he led the life that he
should have done.
Had Beattie been a self-respeeting
young fellow, with an honest Oecupa-
sion, credit to the community and
one whose life was above reprOaeh,
his explanation Of the tragedy Of the
Midlothian turnpike, even as improb-
able Is Il appears, would undoubtedly
have been accepted as true, and means
70 discover the real murderer would
have been redoubled But the veg
nature Of the man. his past repuia-
ton, and bis daily life, vsIs snsh as
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-09-15
THE LURE OF GOLD.

The Episcopal clergyman in Con
necticut who defended Astor's mar
riage to the school girl, has beer
forced to resign his pastOrate ON ae'
count Of the dissensions among his
flock, caused by his stand. This only
goes to show that the people gener-
ally do not uphold such outrages up
on the finer sensibilities. The min
'ster who married Astor and the Is
year-old girl last week, probably re-
eeived high fee for the job and with
the balm Of gold seeks 10 heal what
ever laeeration his conscience may
have received for tying the knot.
The charm Of cash is apparently as
alluring to "men Of the cloth" as to
less preteutious mortals and if the
price be high enough there IS little
trouble in securing what you want
Bat to the everlasting credit Of the
profession, it may be stated that self
respecting clerpmen all over the
country condemned the Astor-Force
alliance In uumeasured terms, thus
showing their manhood and the eoura
age Of their convictions.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-09-15
A SPLIT INSURGENCY.

The attempts Of Senators Jonathan
Bourne and Cummins to read Presi-
dent Taft out of the republican party,
or at least to accuse him Of being a
reactionary, because he does not
agree with some of the views ad-
vanced by LaFollette and his coterie
of progressive-democracy, may prove
a boomerang to the gentlemen who
are endeavoring to further the
chances Of the Wisconsin aspirant for
the White House. All their charges
so far adduced against Mr.. Taft
amount to nothing more than claim
that he is wrong because they are
right, and they seek to place him in
the reactionary class because he did
not agree with them on some Of the
more important items Of legislation
proposed in the late session Of con
gress.
In their attacks upon the president
the progressives of the LaFollette
brand are finding all sorts Of opposi-
ton and it has already caused split
in the ranks of the so-called insur-
gents. From all over the country
come assurances Of Taft strength in
former insurgent communities and
the condition seems to be resolving
itself into merely two factions, with
all former principles of insurgency
forgotten, the one faction supporting
LaFollette and the great majority in
favor of President Taft and his forci-
bly, expressed policies.
In their contentious neither SEN
ator Bourne nor Cummins have
brought forth a sound reason against
Mr.. Taft IS continuance in Office. They
merely oppose him because he does
not agree with them. While they
have this privilege, undoubtedly, it
will require more than the simple say
so Of Brother Jonathan to convince
the people of Oregon that Mr. Taft is
unfit to be trusted with the duties OF
the Presidency for another four years,
and, if reports be true, Senator Cum
Minis isn't any too sure of his seat
from Iowa. The whole business re-
solves itself into a struggle for con-
tinuation in Office on the part of the
two men in question and, relying up
On the success of the progressive
in their home states last
fall, they believe that in that direction
les their only salvation; so they pro-
pose to seize every opportunity to
their special brand of insur-
yency in opposition to the regulars.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-09-15
POLK TAKES THIRD PRIZE
Benton County Wins First at State
Fair In Salem.

SALEM, Or. Sept 12.-Bentor
county. for the fourth time in success
sion. walked on with the capital prize
Of $500 for the best county exhibit at
the state fair. The display was coll
lected and arranged by W. r. Groves
and the exhibit was financed by the
Corvallis Commercial club. The other
winners IN the order Of award were
Clackamas. $3.50; Polk. $20O; Colum-
bia. $3.50; Clatsop. 500 and Coos,
sl00.
The display OF the winning county
Is largely OF fruits and vegetables. Mr.
Groves SAYS that In considerable de-
gree the award was the result OF the
great care taken In arranging the
fruits and vegetables 50 that the col
ors harmoniEed. making IL easy FOR
the judges 10 pick out their good
pointa J. l. smith. OF spokane.
Judged the exhibit