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The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18

Without making very much osten-
tatlon. the Mendha Nevada Mining
company seems to be going ahead
with It's operation III a manner which
is highly gratifying to Manager John
r. Cook and associates. The mill
installed sometime ago has been in
operation sufficient time to demon
etsate that It is an unqualified success
and ever since 1t was first placed In
commission has been treating the low
grade ore on the dump and convert
ing 1t into commercial product
The mill has no concentrating ia
bles. and out side of the engines from
which power Is drived, and the
crushers. the equipment consists of
one big Hancock JIG. which Is hand
ling every shift from so to so tons
of crude Gre. reducing. 1t on the
basis of four tons into one. Only
one shift is working In the mil and
a car Of concentrate is being sent to
market every ether day.
| In addition to this the Mendha COM
pany is shipping crude ore.
Manager Cook is looking forward
to cold weather and is getting the
mine In shape for steady production
when the elements will doubtless
handicap operations on the surface.
The company has sufficient ore on
the dump to keep the mill in steady
operation for more than a year. Ev-
cry facility has been provided for the
handling of ore economically and OPP
erations are therefore being conduct
ed very profitably to the company.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18
JUMBO EXTENSION is
CUTTING DEEP DRIFT

Ore is again going forward from
the Jumbo Extension companys Pole
verde mine to the leased mill at Bon
MIC Claire, at the rate Of about 45 or
so tons daily and the recovered pro-
duet. In the form of concentrate, is
shipped to the plant CT tire lnterna-
ticnal Smelling and Refining com
pany at Tooele, Utah. The company
has completed repairs on its main
shaft, du.ing the proeress OF which
no ore was hoisted, but In this per-
iod the mill treated ore ircm ct
dumps on the property and the min
ers were employed in breaking ore
at several points In the mine.
On the fourth CT 9Gc-fcot level the
south cross-cut is now being dgivea
forward with the object of complet-
ing the connection between this lev
cl and the raise from the 1eepesc
level of the mine. at depth OF 1Ol1
feet. The latter level was driven TO
the vein, which dips to the south.
and a raise was driven In the vein
Welding assays at point scme 70
ge above the crosscut, up TO S5S
mss ten in sold, silver and copper
With this connection made worA
can be resumed and conducted tC
better advantage on the deepest leve
where good rsults are confidently ex
peeted by the management. --Goldfiel'
Tribune.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18

chase OF placer mining property.
Underlying this property Is known
quartz ledge which has not yet been
developed, but so far as Investigation
has gone 1t Is known to contain good
values. Particulars will be given to
the stockholders later"
Nothing is known at this end OF
the line, but It Is probable that the
story Of the acquisition will be re-
sceiyed within few days. In the an
nual report of the Tonopah Mining
company for 1911 the statemsnt was
made that the company was inter-
etsed in providing for the future
when the estate at Tcnopah would be
worked out. With this object In view
the services of Pref. Spur. Of the
United States geological survey, were
secured, and he was commissioned
i to examine a number Of propositions
ind adyisement. The location that
Is said to have met with his approval
is in Calaveras county, California,
where bond and option were taken
on the Sultana, Lightner and Malt
man claims However, this Is only
surmise, and the facts will not be
known until information comes from
headquarters. Bonanza.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18
SAYS WHITE PINE
WILL HELP IN GOOD ROADS

Secretary A. L. Scott. OF the Pi.
oche Commercial club has received
an answer to the letter addressed
recently to A. B. Witcher at Ely,
felative to the good reads movement
and particularly in the interest CT the
Ely -Pioche-Las Vegas ncrth and south
road through the state. Mr.. Witcher
stated that the ciizens OF Lincoln
county would have the hearty coop
Grafton OF the Ely Commercial club
and the people OF White Pine county
in the movement
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18
POWERFUL HOIST FOR
HILLSIDE Mn
MINE

According to William Fl. Pitts. who,
with W. NJ. Christian, II. w. Turner
and Alex Goliath, is interested ir,
the Hillside lease at Bristol, recent
developments there have been OF a
most gratifying character. So much
so that arrangements have been
made to purchase from the Prince
Consolidated company, a 40horse
power gasoline hosting plant, which
will be moved TO the property at an
early date.
The Hillside leasers rugged up the
old steam hoist and are using that
at the present time, but it Is OF lim-
ited capacity, and they feel that the
property fully iustifles better equip
Inent.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18

In the Thompson building was the
law office of Senator Chas. Lee Hor-
sey. He happened to be In his office
ut the time and was successful In
saving practically all his law library
However, about 80 volumes went up
in smoke. together with the office
furniture and typewriter. DIR. G. w
Richards, the dentist, had chair and
some other dental equipment destroy
ed. but fortunately, when the doctor
LETT for Utah few days previous, he
took the most OF his instruments with
him.
Two chairs and few razors were
saved from Dorothy's barber shop.
]. A. Clark, who conducted saloon
adjacent to the barber shop lost the
greater portion of his liqnor stock,
but saved some OF the bar fixtures In
the place The building was owned
by his sister and was uninsured.
Next to the west Of the Clark saloon
was the Cecil hotel building. owned
by Chief Justice Talbot and F. W.
Dickle. 1t was unoccupied at the
time. but contained considerable fur.
Nture. The building and contents
were all destroyed. No Insurance.
Thii was the last building to go OF
the west, for hero the We.land stone
building, now owned by the Hodges
Cook Mercantile company. checked
the progress CT the flam ) In that
direction.
A considerable quantity Of merch-
andise was carried from the Thomp-
son store and placed across tho
street where it caught fire and was
badly damaged by water. The White
House bar, unoccupied for sometime,
except as wareroom for the Thomp-
son company. was in the path of the
flames, as was the Miners Exchange.
j conducted by Steve White. Mr.
White and his assistants were so
busy fighting the fire elsewhere that
they overlooked their own place un-
til 1t was two late to save the con-
tents of the saloon.
The Ely Valley Mining & Milling
company occupied an office room in
the Brown building on Lacour street
and suffered several hundred dollars
worth from fire and water. Marks
Bacic, the shoemaker, occupied III
adjacent room, but got out with al
of his belongings. His place pfactic
ally escaped damage and he is tn
only one of the tenants who wen
} back to the burned district and /
now doing business at the Old stand.
The last to go was the Henry lie
building on Lacour street, which cor
GAINED two car loads OF hay beloni
, ing TO the Phoebe Meat compan,
Nothing but the walls now renal
OF this structure.
Culverwell Brothers livery bar
; had a close call The roof was air
y several times, but close watch save
the building.
. The cause of the fire has not bee
r definitely determined. For sever;
4 hours before 1t broke out. NJ
: Dorothy, proprietor Of the barber sn
: asserts there was no fire under u
e bath heater. He made an inspectic
of the piace shortly before leavlf
the shop.
d The fire Immediately created a q
:, nand for the vacant buildings
II Main street. Steve White leased q
a old Phoebe Club, owned by Joe Po'
?. ers. and had the Miners Exehah'
8 in operation Monday evening. j.
): Clark opened up in the adJace
IS building to the east Tuesday evenin
Is Dorothy's barber shop Is already
IN ing business in the same buiidlf
1t Attorney Chas. Lee Horsey is occur
ing a room in the court nous
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18
L GoDBE STRIKES
SOME FINE ORE

Al T. Godbe has things in good
working order at the Half Moon mine
where he has lease working. Aside
from shipping mine cre--and he has
recently encountered some high grade
mategial---he Is nding out some
k,od c.e from the old Half
Moon mill dump Mr.. Godbe is ship
ping his product from a loading sta
ton on the Prince Consolidated rai.-
road a little over mile bslow the
mine.
Operation of THE lease Is turning
out very satisfactory In every partic
ular
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18
SHIPMENTS NOW BEING
MADE FROM LEASES

The shipment Of ore from the old
Phoebe Consolidated smelter dump by
the leasers. Parker, Hosmer and
Browne, is going ahead steadily on
4he basis of from two to three cars
weekly,
Snyder and Empy leasers on the
Telephone claim, have been pushing
development work with the very
gratifying result that they have found
the vein lost about two weeks ago
This means that shipments will soon
he the order of the day at that lease.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18
ToNAPAR COMPANY
ACQUIRES A PLACER

The office of the Tonopah Mining
c mpany was advised by telegraph
Tuesday morning, by A. G. Higbee.
secretary tire asnrer. at Philadelphia,
that the company had finally found a
property that meets with the approval
Of the directors as an instrument for
continuing the life CT the corporation.
The statement follows:
The Tonepah Mining company OF
Nevada has just completed the pur-
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18

W. II. Pitts, manager Of the Hodges
Cook company proffered the use on
the Werand building to the A. ;.
Tfanypson company, as did II. IN
Freudenthal for the Laffan building,
for which he is agent. 1t Is learned
that the Thompson company will oc-
cupy the latter until they rebui d Oh
she old site.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18
importing Teachers

That not enough young people en-
tel the fled OF education is the de-
I l:,ration Of j. E. Bray, state superin-
ttndent OF public instruction. who
says that from so to 100 teachers
are brought In from outside the
sra, every year
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18
Road From Deeth to Wells

c. IL Lewis, of Deeth, has taken a
contract to construct highway from
Deeth to Wells, and started the work
Thursday morning. This new road
which will take Two months or more
to construct with a crew of men,
hons and read scraper. Will io-low
tho Cd risht < WY C the Sogthe. Il
Pacific company.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18
Other Firms Suffer
Some Heavy Losses

FiCche was the scene of iisas-
.r-us confiag1ation last Sunday after
.Jsn and as result. all OF the bus
mess blocks from the Welland store
building east to Locour street are in
ruins. The loss sustained Is estimat.
ed at anywhere from $50, 900 to $780,.
900, on the buildings and contents
Some insurance was carried. but In
the aggregate it will be very small
in comparison TO the loss. The in
surance late was SO high there that
nambe. Of owners Of property there
carried no insurance at all.
The fire broke out shortly after
the o'clock in the rear of Dorothy's
barber shop and notwithstanding that
tne volunteer fire department re-
sponded promptly. the blaze was soon
communicated to the big store Of the
a. .. Thompson company and in a
Jew minutes it was apparent that it
anu aaJacent buildings were doomed.
About all the firemen could do was
to degoce tneir energies toward keep
Ing the b4aze within the limits OF the
block whe1e 1t started in this they
saeceeueu, put OILY after some ex-
II >Ineiy nard work. A light breeze
was Blowing and the fireDrands were
carried towards the lower end Of the
"n, igniting the residence on Pioch +,
street occupied by N. u. Quacken-
BUSH, but owned by Col. Jas. w.
Abbott; the windows of the CONNER
cial club building were broken by the
uea,, rne Dai-uing ltsself was saved.
Fires were extinguished among the
=, ;lainss below the commercial club.
Inc rcoi OF the restaurant conducted
by Ong Lung Chung was ignited and
oa.ne n. ar &C ing. Had the fire gainet
neadway theIe it would have eaten
i.selt on down the street and would
...,s wiped out everything down to
"a. riocAe Assay office. On McCan-
lIOil Stitct, luc ASS1oCASO VI W. Ava.
Nichols caught fire, but the vigilance
i mrs. Nichols and some of her
l.noors doubtless prevented the
.reaa of the flames to that section.
PRINCE RESPONDS
SCon after the alarm was sounded
-Ae seriousness of the fire became
apparent and the Prince Consolidated
Mining company was called upon for
aid The management of the mining
company forthwith called all of Its
employees out of the mine, ordered tn
train crew CT the Prince railroad te
st up steam and prepare for rec
ord run to Phoebe. Superintendent
Quirk was not long in getting hi'
men to the surface and aboard th'
train and within rs minutes after thu
train started it arrived at the depo
Of the San Pedro Los Angeles &
Salt Lake where conveyances wer
ready Ito rush the men to the seem
the fire.
By this time the local flremen wer
WI nigh exhausted and the fresh RI
cruits took up the fight. The me
working in, the mines of the Amalgs
mated Phoebe and the leases also r.
sponded promptly and Joined In tn
struggle.
THOSE WHO SUFFERED
The principal loss was sustaine
BY the A. s. Thompson compan!
the Oldest mercantile establishmel
In Pioche. This firm carried
large stock Of general merchandis
considerable portion Of which We
stored in warehouses and cellars
e yet the loss to stock and building
viii aggregate close to $4,000. 1t
understood insurance was carried
the building and stock to the amour
OF 5000.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18
Ploche Ore Shipments

The ore shipments from Pioche
this week amounted TO total of AZ
car loads, divided among the slippers
as follows.
Prince Consolidated, % cars.
Amalgamated Pioche company and
lQases) cars.
Day Bristol, cars.
Mendha, cars.
The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-10-18
Commercial Club at Contact

Social life In Contact will soon be
nm important feature Of that camp
as steps are now under way for the
forming of the Contact Commercial
club
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-11
TOBACCO GROWING IN MAINE.
Augusta Man Encouraged by Reports
And to Experiment, This Summer.

We are not accustomed to regard the
State of Maine in the light of tobac-
Co-growing commonwealth. yet there
are possibilities in this line. +. c. Carl.
of this city, recently became interested
in the subject, and had some CORE
spondence with NJ. B. Smith of Hart
ford, Connecticut. The following extract
from Il letter written to Mr.. CARL by
Mr. Smith is of interest:
In regard to tobacco growing in
Maine you can of course grow q few
rows of tobacco in your garden as an
experiment. but it is doubtful whether
the average farmer could grow Il crop,
harvest and cure and bundle it ana
sell it for enough to pay for his
trouble. I have grown two crops at
my farm in Belfast. and employ Con-
nectiCut man to look after the tobacco
end of the farming and shall do so
again this year, as l do not consider
it safe to leave it to my boss farmer.
If you wish to have me, l will send
you a few seeds of the variety / grow.
About the first of April, you can SOW
them as you would cabbage or other
garden seed in some sheltered spot, I'M
der glass. or get some one who has L
dollhouse to start them for you. Trans
plant to your field about the first of
June Give your land heavy coat OF
lime, work it in thoroughly at the
rate of two tons per acre. Also use cot
tonseed meal, one ton per acre, car
Donate of potash at the rate of 300
pounds per acre, steamed ground bone,
500 pounds per acre. If you cannot OBJ
tain carbonate of potash, sulphate may
do Plenty of horse manure is excel
lent for tobacco. The average potato
ready-mixed fertilizer will not do for
tobacco. sold my 1912 crop, last week,
for 20 cents per pound in the bundle.
which averaged S4o0 per acre. 1t looked
equal to the best Connecticut crops.
and had it been grown here, l could
have easily got % cents per pound for
it,"
Mr.. CARL proposes to experiment III
tobacco raising in a modest way, this
SUMMER in his garden at Buxton. He
does not guarantee to his smoking
friends any 1918 Christmas presents
lrom the Buxton garden, but his VEN
ture will be watched with interest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-11
Prospects at Cony
For Winning Team
Are Promising.

The outlook for a good baseball team
AT Cony, this season, are very promis-
ing. The first game of the season Will
be played on Patriots day, April 10, with
Coburn Classical institute. Earl Harvey,
who has pitched silt-edged ball for the
last two seasons, will again be with the
team this year, as the main stay in the
box. He will also captain the team.
Owing to the condition of the athletic
field the squad, which numbers about
3d. has not yet had any fielding prae
tica, but has however since Tuesday
been getting little batting practice.
Manager Raymond Swift is having the
field put in first-class condition, SO that
the men will probably start in practice
in earnest by the first of next week.
The second string battery will be COM
posed o. Conan Gage as catcher. with
Walter Brennan and Leroy Gushing as
pitchers. Young Brennan, who is a
"southpaw,' is showing remarkable
form and will undoubtedly pitch por-
ton of this seasons games Gushing,
who is trying out for the box. will also
show fine form as the season progresses,
and will undoubtedly be a valuable man
for the team. For first base there are
three candidates, Clark, Jackson and
Johnson. This promises to be an inter
esting contest as to who lands the posi-
ton, all of the men being fast felders
At second base .Bilf' Leighton seems to
be the choice although Norman Murphy
may uneork something that will surprise
his followers. At shortstop there comes
the inyincible Wyer, who played such q
superb game last season. Wyer has a
batting eye that all opposing pitchers
dread, and his fielding and throwing are
also strong feature in his makeup. Fos
third base Herbert Thyng. rerley Safnp-
son and Guy Cummings loom al Al
are fast intielders and tine nan VIII
finally lands the position viii work hand
The entire outfield is to be made up Of
new material, and judging from the LARGE
squad that is trying for the team a gooa
combination will probably be discovered
Coach Cole. who needs no introduction.
intends to put a winning team upon the
field, and with the hearty cooperation
of every man he should have his wishes
fulfilled
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-11
Smith of Patten Candidate
For Nomination to Congress.

Rep. Bertram l.. Smith of Patten.
member of the House of Representa-
tives of this Legislature, will be a Re-
publican candidate for nomination for
Congress in the 4th Maine District
year from next June.
Announcement is made by his
friends in Augusta that he has con-
sented to enter the primary, Congress-
man Frank T.. Guernsey of Dover has
been in Congress three terms and
part of an uneXpired term, when he
was elected after the death of the late
Llewellyn Powers of HouIton. 1t IS
not known here whether Mr. Gucrn
sey viii seek a denomination, nor
whether other candidates will ente:
the list.
There is a prospect, however, of a
lively campaign in the 4th District on
the Republican side as Mr.. Smith, a
former attorney for Penobseot Coun-
ty, has an aggressive personality and
very large following of loyal
friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-11
BATES COLLEGE.
The Track Men and Baseball Squad
Are All Hard at Work.

Lewiston, Ne, April 1o.-(SpeciaD.--li
the college activities of Bates are now
once more under way with the opening
of the final session of the college year.
Coach Lathrop is back and once again
has the track men under his personal
supervision. There IS already large
squad of over % men out and there will
be many more cut within the next week.
The dual meet arranged with Maine Will
be of especial interest, as for the past
two years THESE two coileses have been
the closest in track competition.
Coach Purinton has at last got his
squad of ball players out doors and now
expects that the team will develop rapid
~. Every indication points to the fact
that the baseball team will be the best
that has represented the college for
wears. All of the old men, with the ex-
ception of Reagan and Keaney, are back.
In addition several new men are shaping
up very well in early practice and will
doubtless be heard from before the sea-
son is over
Bates strongest point will be in their
pitchers, as Anderson, Stinson. Linauist
and Cross are all showing wonderful
early season form.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-11
The Death, wednesday, Of
Mrs. LuCretia Tracy.
Miss Ida Morrill, Hostess at
The Literary Club Meeting.
Masoni G Services Over the Remains
OF the Laie Abbott King.

Miss Lueretia Tracy died, Wednes
day afternoon, after short illness. ut
the age of Il years, II months. Flu
neral services viii be held, at p. M,
Friday. at the resident of Miss Al
mena Webster, where she has made
her home for the past 26 years. In
terment will be in the family lot ~.
Rome.
Mrs. ]. Fl. McIroy and Miss Flora
LaCroix will leave, Friday morning,
for an Sdays trip to Washington.
Misses Dora Libby. Dorothy WEBB
and May Sargent have returned 70
Colby College, Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Drapeau have
moved to Union, where Mr. Drapeau
is employed in electrical work.
Charlotte Longiellow of Augusta IS
visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles LongfellcW.
The w G. T. L. meeting was hell
Tuesday, at the Methodist church. Tie
subject was Medical Temperance" 4
paper being read by Mrs Anna Rich
mond; also readings by Mrs. II. \.
Clifford. Mrs. Carleton Wood and Mrs.
Mary Bailey.
day evening, for the Winthrop Liter
airy Club. The roll call was answered
by current events and the review
questions were conducted by Miss
Flora LaCroix Other features were:
Map study of North Africa, Mrs. II.
A. Clifford; paper, "Tripoli and Her
People" Mrs. c. II. Shaw; Modern
Religion of Egypt Miss Lucia +.
Beale. The next meeting will be de-
voted to Forestry" and Will be held
at the home of Mrs. c. Fl. Shaw. Mrs.
]. A. Foster, Mrs. r. Crawford Neil
roy and Mrs. e. a. Maxim will have
charge of the affair.
The remains OF the late ABBOTT
King were brought TO Winthrop fro'o
Lowell Mass, TUESDAY, and taken t.
the Haskell cemetery, where Masonr
services were held, conducted By Z.
T. Clifford, master of the local Ma
sonic Lodge.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-11
SKOWhECAN.

Supt. l.. w Gerrsh has practically
com leted the school census for the
present year. He stated, Thursday,
that there was an increase of about 50
pupils over last year. Tlae greatest
increase, considering the number OF
families. has been in the rural Sec
tons. Every rural school building
will have To be opened in the fall
which is unusual for the last few
years. Many new farmers have come
into the town, and in most cases they
have q family. There has been quite
an increase of pupils in the village
families have moved from the town.
The Boy Scouts enjoyed tramp to
the Eddy, Wednesday afternoon, and
while there cooked and ate their sup
per.
News of the death of John Nimo,
the Oldest citizen of Lexington, has
been received here. He was 93 years
old and had lived in the vicinity of
Lexington 80 years or more.
T. n. Levine who. during his college
course played fullbaek on the Yale
eleven, following which he became
athletic adviser in the University of
North Carolina, Alabama and Ken
tucky, has come to Skowhegan to en-
ter business, and will open the store
that he recently bought of the Dew
Clothing Co.
Aion2o Merrill. who has been sick
for about three weeks. is now gaining.