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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-12
COMMONWEALTH
RESUMES WORK
SHAFT WILL BE SENT DOWN TO
LATTE SHALE
tfift CONTACT

Operations were resumed this
morning on the property of the
Goldfield Commonwealth Mining
company, after a practical suspen-
sion of several years. The future de-
velopments of the ground, accord
ing to President Thomas d. MUIR
ply, will be prosecuted with all
possible haste, it being the inten-
tion of the management to increase
the working force as fast as condi-
ts1aaa - p. ft-er
tions permit.
{ 1t is the plan of the company to
sink the main working shaft to
the latite-shale contact. which it is
calculated lies at depth of 700
feet. Equipped with fifty-horse-
power elecric hoist, the shaft was
sunk, to a depth of 412 feet sever
al years ago, therefore, it is expect
ed that only approximately 800 feet
of additional sinking will be requir-
ed TO reach the objective point. Sew
eral days will be required to repair
the shaft before work in the bot
tom can be resumed.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-12
LONE STAR AGAIN
ON ACTIVE LIST
RE-FYNANCED, COMPANY WILL
SINK INSTRUMENTATION
SHAFT


After an extended closedown, the
Lone Star Consolidated Mining COM
pany this morning resumed opera
tions on it's large property. 1t was
officially announced that the COM
pany has been completely re-financed
and that no assessments on the stock
will be levied for a long time.
The scale of development con-
templated by the management will
surpass all operations IN the ground
in the past. For. the next week or
ten days the work at the property
will be confined to making necessary
preliminary arrangements for the in
auguration of the plan of operations
decided upon, which will include the
sinking of a new three-compartment
shaft on the Lazy George claim about
500 feet south of the old main shaft,
which was put down 800 feet to the
latite-shale contact. and about 200
feet from the south boundary line.
At the point named there is q
shaft that was sunk TO depth OF
forty feet several years ago. Gen.
Continued on Page Eighty
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PROF. [|KC0LN
OUTLINES PLANS
HE WANTS MINING INSTRUCTION
TAUGHT IN VARIOUS
CAMPS

The following statement in regard
to secondary mining Instruction in
Nevada was given out by Prof. Fran
els Church Lincoln, director of the
MacKay school of mines of the Uni
versity OF Nevada, in an interview
upon the occasion of his recent visit
to Goldfieid.
GAS a basis for discussion, both
favorable and unfavorable, I would
like to make some suggestions as to
the extension of mining teaching in
Nevada. The University of Nevada
through the MacKay school of mines
offers a good course in mining. Un-
fortunately only a small proportion
of those interested in mining in the
state of Nevada are able to afford
the time and money necessary to
take this course. Many men go d.
rectly from the high school into the
mines, and it would seem wise
plan to give them little elementary
education in mining in the high
school. Then there are a large
large number of ambitious miners
who should be given an opportunity
to study to the best advantage.
"These two classes of men might
be trained somewhat. in this man
ner: Each big mining camp like
Goldfield might have an instructor
we'll equipped to teach elementary
minerology, geology, assaying and
surveying. He should give 1nstruc-
ton to high school pupils say three
days week and to miners three
nights a week. The high school
students might be allowed to elect
mining subjects in place of the less
essential subjects in the regular high
school course. If these subjects
were given under the supervision of
the university, as they should be,
they would give the high school
graduates who wished to enter the
MacKay school of mines advanced
standing.
.'It is not to be supposed
that a large number would take
advantage of this, but 1t Is
quite probable that it would
lead to desirable increase In
the attendance of the school OF
mines. The miners taking these
subjects in the evening could make
use of the high school class roomc
and laboratories. They would re-
ceive certificates upon the compile
tion of their course. If they were
high school graduates they would
also have the opportunity to enter
the MacKay school of mines with ad-
vanced standing; and If not, they
might enter as special stndeuts with
credit for the subjects taken. This
(Continued on Page EightO
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-12
TWO new FINDS
IN THE FLORENCE
GENERAL SUPT. HARRY B
CLAPP TELLS OF PREVAIL
ING CONDITIONS

That the famous Florence mine,
through the operation of leases on
which no fewer than a score of men
amassed fortunes in the early days
of the camp is to figure conspicuous
ly in the present day excitement is
made certain by the excellent devel-
opments that are being made on va
rious levels of the property. Gen.
eral Superintendent Harry B. Clapp
is exceedingly we'll pleased with the
conditions prevailing.
The latest find has been made be-
tween the $50 and 650-foot levels of
the main working shaft in the vicin-
fly of the old Engineers and Little
Florence leaseholds. A short branch
incline raise from the. main raise
from the south drift off the east
crosscut on the latter level has
exposed four feet of ore averaging
around SIS per ton. Some of the ore
assays as high as $50 ton. The
find is the downward extension of a
spur of the main Florence vein
which was stopped last month for
fCOnttnued on Page FOur)
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ATLANTA BIDS FAIR TO PROVE
ONE OF GREAT Mines OF CAMP

trending toward the contact of la
tite and shale. which it is calculat-
ed will be reached within apprOxi-
mately thirty feet of additional
drifting. There is every reason to
believe, in the light of developments
at depth in adjoining properties.
that when the contact is exposed
by the new drift the ore body will
surpass the already splendid show
ing ii has made.
In speaking of the finances of the
company, President George Wingfield
said that there is now in the treas
ury approximately $4,000. He add
ed that the ore being extracted from
the face Of the new drift is being
saved for shipment and that If the
ore showing continues to maintain
itself merely at it's present width and
values, the property will very soon
be able to "take care of itself"
About ten tons of ore is being brok-
en- down with each round of shots,
and it is probable that shipments
= l.
The official announcement of the
company relative to the strike, made
public Tuesday by A. II. Howe, sec
retary and treasurer, follows:
-H1ow Official Statement F
p "In the Atlanta on Friday, we
commenced drifting on the 1850
foot level toward the latite-shale
contact on small stringer about
two inches wide. On Saturday it
had widened to foot and on
Monday it was three feet wide and
carried values of $40 per ton in gold
and copper The gold content is
increasing. We estimate that we
are still about fifty feet from the
contact" 2a]
81 In speaking of conditions at the
mine. General Manager A. I. darcy
on Tuesday said:
when we started to drift north
from the branch west crosscut the
stringer of ore we are following
measured about two inches in width
and assayed $22 per ton, Of which Sc
was gold. After the first round,
the streak measured eight inches
wide. Samples from it were assay
ed for gold only and gave return
of $14.40 per ton. The next round
the streak was foot wide and as
sayed $44 per ton. of which $50 was
gold, the other values being silver
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-12
M|[t10WN IS
In new HANDS
GEORGE WINGFIELD SELLS CON
.TROL TO KENDALL AND &
RAY W.

George Wingfield announced to-
day the sale by him of all his inter-
sests, amounting to more than con-
.trol, in the Milltown Mining COM
pany to Senator Zsb Kendall of To-
nopah. Zeb Ray of Reno and associ-
ates. Following the contamination
OF the deal the old officers resigned
and the following named were chos-
en- as their successors:
President, Zeb Kendall; vice pres
ident. Zeb Ray; secretary, Milton M.
Detch Of Goldf1eld; directors, the
above named with Robert Govan Of,
Tonopah and Frank Horton of
Berkeley. The old official person.
mel follows: President, George
;Wingfield; vice president, ]. P. Hen
messy; secretary and treasurer, A. H.
Howe; directors, the above named
with Frank Favier and J. M. Fen
wick. all of Goldfield.
The property of the company con-
.sists of three patented claims, adj
joining the Golconda claim of the
Goldield Consolidated Mines COM
pany on the south and property of
fO-zt;r,oJ ~r Do1a EiChtN
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After several weeks of prelimi-
nary work, including the installa-
ton of two immense pumps in the
ST. Ives or main working shaft OF
the Goldfield Merger Mines COM
pan to handle the flow of water
from it's workings, the Atlanta
Mines company on Friday of last
week began the extension of a north
drift from the branch west crosscut
off the main southwest crosscut
along the hanging wall of the big
vein exposed on the 1,750-foot lev
ell of the Union Jack claim. Subse-
quent developments tend to sub
stantiate the oft-repeated prediction
that the Atlanta terriory will prove
great mine.
When the drift was started, there
was revealed in the face small
streaks of ore, samples from which
assayed as high as $22 per ton. A.
I. DARCY, general manager of both
the Merger and Atlanta mines, took
special note of one stringer about
two inches wide. The miners were
instructed to follow it. After the
first round of shots was fired and
the resultant muck was cleared
away, the stringer showed width
of one foot last Saturday morning.
On Monday it measured three feet
and yielded values of $40 per ton
in gold and copper. By Wednesday
the streak had widened out to five
feet and averaged better than $50
per ton. Eighteen inches of fama-
tinite in the streak against the
hanging wall gave assay values of
$70.85 per ton, distributed as fol-
lows: Gold, LOS ounces; silver,
62 ounces; copper, 1872 per cent.
Samples from the remaining three
and half feet of the face were as
sayed for gold only and yielded re-
turns of $12 per ton. On Thurs
day morning. the streak was five
and half feet wide. Assay re-
turns obtained Thursday night upon
samples taken across the width
named in the morning showed a
continuance of the same values as
prevailed Wednesday.
Thus far the new drift on the
.streak of ore has been advanced
approximately twenty feet in the la
tite: hence the ore body has gained
better than a foot in width for every
four feet of exploratory work, re-
markable showing. The streak Is
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GOOD GRADE ORE
!. IN new W|NzE
BLACK BUTTE SHAFT BEING UN-
WATERED TO 3OO-FOOT
LEVEL

The task of repairing it from the
1O0-foot level to the 150foot point
having been completed, the work of
unwatering the main working shaft
on the property of the Diamondfield
Black Butte Reorganied Mining
company in the Diamondfield section
of the Goldfield district, below the
latter depth to the 300foot level, is
now under way. The company in
creased its working force from one
to three shifts about ten days ago,
and present operations are being
prosecuted with all possible haste.
The entire bottom of the winze re-
Gently started from the main south
west drift on the 1O0-foot level is ex-
posing ore assaying SIS ton in gold
and, silver, according to General Su-
perintendent Andy j. Canavan. On
the hanging wall side of the vein
there is an eight-inch streak that
yields returns of $50 per ton.
AS soon as the shaft has been un-
,watered to the 3O0-foot level the
west crosscut at that depth will be
advanced to intercept the downward
extension of the ore body on which
the winze is being sunk from the
10O-foot level. Superintendent Can
avan estimates that he will have the
shaft entirely free of water within
the next week or ten days and that
Immediately thereafter 1t will be
possible to resume work in the west
crocoout or tho 20O foot level
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-12
REVIEW of mining OPERATIONS IN G0[DFIELDD|S1R|CT

new drift in the Atlanta will open up
a greater body of pay ore than is at
present in sight.
GOldfield Consolidated
The preliminary estimate of the
Goldfield Consolidated Mines COM
pany of production and earnings
during the month of November, re-
Gently made public by A. H. Howe,
secretary and treasurer, shows that
the various mines are splendidly
maintaining their normal output of
ore. A total of 2S,396 tons of ore
was mined, from which a gross ex-
traction of $4,000 was made. Op-
Grating expenses amounted to $1S4,
900. leaving net realization of
$143,00O.
Jumbo Extension
Acting upon Instructions of
Charles S. Sprague, vice president
and general manager, Consulting
Engineer ]. X. Turner of the Jumbo
Extension Mining company has out
lined work calculated to demon
strate the continuity further east
and downward of the already proven
immense rich ore body of the Velvet
claim that has made net profits ex-
ceeding 100000 monthly possible.
To accomplish this object, Engineer
Turner has resumed the extension of
the east crosscut on the 1O17-foot
level. Under the plans mapped out
by him, the crosscut will be advanc-
ed an additional sixty feet and a
third raise, which will be known as
.503-D, will be put up to the contact
of latte and shale. 1t is needless to
say that it is expected that the ore
body will be revealed by the propos-
ed new raise, and, judging from Its
strength and attending conditions,
there is every reason to believe that
this happy result will be accomp'
lished.
The ore body was first disclosed
below the 921-foot level and shale
"A" level, eighteen feet below the
former, by vertical raise 5O3-B
above the east crosscut on the 1917
foot level. This raise was started at
point sixty feet east of the line OF
the Poleverda claim. At a height OF
sixty-five feet it exposed the rich
shoot The crosscut was extended
sixty-two feet further and vertical
raise 5O3-C disclosed the downward
extension of the ore body at height
of forty-two feet. An air connec-
tion above this raise having been re-
Gently made with the level imme-
diately above, the management de-
cided upon the further extension OF
the crosscut on the 1017-foot level
which work is now in progress. 1t is
expected that the crosscut will be ad'
vanced to the new objective point
within three weeks and the work OF
putting up the third raise in Velvet
ground gotten under way. If the
contact maintains the dip shown be-
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DEEP CROSSCUT
J. BEING EXTENDED
VELVET WORKINGS SPLENDID
LY MAINTAINING OUTPUT
OF RICH ORE

The ventilation of the workings
Immediately above having been
made perfect by a new air connec-
tion, the management of the Jumbo
Extension Mining company has re-
sumed the work of extending into
the now famous Velvet claim the
east crosscut on the 1017-foot level,
the purpose being to prove the fur
ther downward extension of the rich
ore body first responsible for the
rejuvenation of the Goldfield dis
trict. 1t is needless to say that OPP
rations in the crosscut and the
fourth raise which will be put up
from it will be watched with keen
interest by mining men and invest
ors throughout the country.
The incline "air" raise from the
station at the top of vertical raise
503-C above the crosscut made con-
nection Wednesday with hanging
wall crosscut from the east drift
along the rich ore body on shale "B"
or the 965-foot intermediate level.
1t is twenty-eight feet on the dip of
the ore body, which lies very fiat,
between the top of vertical raise
503-C and the 965-loot intermediate
level. The northeast and southwest
drifts from the station referred to
are advancing on full faces of ore
averaging $50 and $144.70 per ton,
respectively. 4-e~ss5
Vertical raise 503-C was put up
from the east crosscut on the 1917
foot level at point 1872 feet east
of the line of the Poleverde claim.
This raise revealed the ore body
forty-two feet above the crosscut,
while vertical raise 5O3B, put up
sixty feet east of the Poleverde line,
disclosed 1t at height of sixty-five
feet, showing the dip of the vein to
be approximately twenty feet to the
southeast in a length of sixty feet.
The crosscut, as stated above, will
now be extended an additional sixty
feet and a new raise put up. 1t Is
expected that the new raise will re-
veal the extension of the ore body,
If it maintains the dip shown, at
height of about thirty feet above
the crosscut.
On shale "B" or the 965-fOot in
termediate level, the southwest drift
along the contact Is exposing four
feet of $174 ore. With q full face of
$50 ore work has been temporarily
suspended in the northeast drift on
this level Development work is In
progress to the southwest along the
contact on shale "a" level, which is
eighteen feet below the 921-foot lev
ell. The drift is exposing a foot OF
$21 ore. Four feet Of $54 ore Is
being broken down in stope Ala
above the east drift on the 921-foot
level. On the 700fOot level of the
Poleverde claim a north drift is be-
ing extended for exploratory pur-
poses and is at present exposing
full face of quartz assaying Sc per
ton.
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CALL IS LEVIED
BY Blue BULL
GENERAL MANAGER DARCY
MAKES REPORT ON CONDI-
sba TIONS AT PROPERTY

The directors of the ReOrganized
Blue Bull Mining company, at a re-
cent meeting, levied call (No. b
of one cent share on the stock OF
the company. The call is payable
Immediately and any stock upon
which it remains unpaid on Jan.
will become delinquent and sold on
Feb. 8. 1915. Notices of the call
have been mailed to stockholders, to-
gether with copies of report by
( General Manager A. l. Darcy upon
conditions prevailing at the proper
ty, which follows: star
Development work performed on
the property of the Reorganized
Blue Bull Mining company during
the period from June 1, 1913 to
December 1, 1914, consisted of
drifting 2931a feet. prosecuting l.
444h feet, wines and raises 80 feet
making a total of 1.770 feet.
On the 50O-feot level. crosscut
was started. easterlys from the shaft,
and after advancing 65 feet encoun-
tered contact vein between the lat
lite and "black andesite." Samples
taken from this vein gave assay re-
turns showing good values in gold.
silver and copper, but the ore was
found to be in lunches and not in
Sufficient quantity. to produce a tom
mage for shipment.
Work was continued on the 500
foot level by drifting, ,crosscutting,
winning and raising until a total OF
ATS feet of work had been done.
but 10 ore in quantity was exposed.
The west crosscut on the 700-foot
level was advanced to point 6S3
feet from the shaft without encoun-
tering any veins or deposits of COM
mercial ore.
On the 700-foot level crosscut
<au0vu o4uJ M nenur1uOOl
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It's rejuvenation having passed the
stage of conjecture, the Goldfield
district is unquestionably fast ap-
preaching the third boom in its his
tory. The disclosure of mammoth
body of rich ore at depth along the
now famous latite-shale contact in
the Velvet claim of the Jumbo Ex-
tension Mining company started the
ball rolling and has attracted the at
tention of the mining world and IN
vesting public to the camp in de-
gree that presages an era OF activity
unsrrpassSd IN bygone days. No
better evidence that Goldfield has
again firmly established itself "on
the map" is to be found than that
furnished by the return of the camps
pioneer operators who deserted
during the general depression IN
mining following the exciting days
of six to eight years ago. every
train brings back to Goldheld the
"deserters," and those who have not
arrived are on their way here. Day
bv day the local scenes are growing
to resemble more those of the pio-
neer times, and ere long the camps
third great boom will be an accomp-
lished fact.
Atlanta Mines
With the confines of the area OF
enrichment in the Velvet claim or
the Jumbo Extension Mining COM
panv still far from being determined,
the Union Jack claim of the Atlanta
Mines company has come forward
during the last week with develop
ments along the same contact OF Ia
tite and shale on the 175O-foot lever
that leave no question as to its mine
making potentialities. Altnough
there has been continuance or the
pleasing conditions that brought
Jumbo Extension into the limelight
of the mining world, Atlanta has, IN
a measure, dimmed it's radiance as
luminary in the local armament, WIN
the result that a rivalry for pubic
favor has developed.
After surmounting the greatest
i'm q pinabIe variety of difficulties and
hindrances, including bad air and an
immense flow of water, the latter re-
ouiring the installation of two new
pumps of gigantic capacity in the 81.
ives shaft of the Goldfield Merger
Mines Co., through which opera
tions are prosecuted, the Atianta
Mines company less than ten DAYS
ago inaugurated drifting to the north
along the hanging wall of the big
vein from the branch west crosscut
off the main southwest crosscut on
the 17OO-foot level of the Union JACK
claim. At the outset the face In
cluded one stringer two inches IN
width that gave assays OF w per
ton. That stringer was foiiowed.
The drift has been advanced ap-
nroximately twenty feet and the
stringer of ore now measures more
than five feet in width and yields av-
eyarge values of better than $50 per
ton in gold, silver and copper. Ine
annals 2of mining contain few in
stances of such remarkable develop
ments in so short period of time;
furthermore. 1t is highly probable
that Atlanta will begin shipments
from the new discovery within the
near future. The yield of the drift
exploring it is already being saved
for shipment, which fact, coupled
with the statement of President
George Wingfield that there is ap-
proximately $4,000 in the treasury
and that, If the present ore showing
merely continues, 1t will soon be
able ''to take care of ITSELF" makes
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-12
CONSOLIDATED
PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE

The preliminary estimate
of the production and earn
ings of the Goldfield Consoli-
dated Mines company for
the month of November, as
announced by A. III. Howe,
secretary and treasurer, fol
lows:
Total tons mined 49, 1886
Gross extraction .-..$327,OO0
Operating expense = $4,000
Net realization --...- $4,000
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w. J. WALLACE of San Francisco
is guest of the Goldfield, arriving
in camp yesterday.
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CONTINUED on rage Eigat.1
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-07-23

Guests present; Miss Pansy
Jones, Montgomery City; Mrs,
Tom Coil, Mrs. John Baker, Mrs.
VIM. Johnson and two daughters,
Anna and Claribel, and Mrs. w.
a. Cochran, Sr. Pages, the
charming little daughters of the
officers present, Elizabeth DowelI
and Catharine Offett.
We would commend any one
seeking homes in a good, clean
little town of good churches and
schools to Benton City, and to
the women in that vicinity who
enjoy good associates to the Cir
Gle of Kings Daughters.
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