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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-13
FREE TURNPIkES.

, Maury county will never be abreast
OF the times and make that progress
which it should until every toll gate
In the county is removed. The roads
of the county should be the property
of the people. They should be abso.
lutely free and should be maintained
by public taxation. The toll gate be-
longs to the days OF the moat and
the draw bridge. 1t is strange pro-
ceeding, this thing of developing a
county and of building towns and then
placing barrier on communication
between them. The farmer and the
trucker and the stock grower should
have free highway over which to
reach the markets. He should have
an opportunity to come into contact
with the people who consume that
which he produces without paying a
toll to any road owner.
1t is equally as obvious that the
people Of the towns should not have
barrier between them and those
with whom they deal. To do this is
is to discourage that traffic and that
communication which is so essential
to both town and country. Their in
terests are the same. The country
needs the markets which the town
affords and the town assuredly can
pot live without the country. Good
roads will do more than anything
else to bring them into closer and
more harmonious contact, Good
roads toll free, viii do more than
anything else to annihilate distance.
Take another phase of the situa-
ton in Maury county. Here we have
the people of Columbia preparing to
vote for the issuance of $4,000 OF
bonds to erect county high school
which will be open to every boy and
girl In Maury county. To this splen-
did institution they can all come and
obtain an education that will fit them
we'll for the ordinary affairs and du-
ties of life. And yet we have placed
barrier across every road that leads
to this school, with one or two excep-
tions, no matter how worthy or how
deserving or how bright the youth
may be who desires to avail himself
of this great opportunity to fit him.
self for the duties and responsibilities
of citizenship at the county high
high school, he must pay tribute be-
fore he can do so. Rather a short
sighted policy, not to characterize it
more severely and more Justly.
1t goes without saying that the
pixies should be purchased. They
should be acquired at fair price.
This county is too great and too rich
to take tina which does not belong to
it without paying amply for it, but
/ luC CouhLy Aot pay hlOiC 1hoh
a fair and reasonable price. When
the pixies have been acquired there
will be necessity for some additional
legislation. Our road improvement
and maintenance should be thorough
ly systematized and have the very
best of supervision.
Farmers and merchants who oppose
free pixies are standing in their own
light. A dozen good roads from Co.
lumbia to the county line will do
more to promote the happiness and
prosperity of the people of the coun-
ty than any railroad that could be
constructed. Make the roads free,
make them good and this section will
enter upon era of prosperity never
before known.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-13

when you meet Monday, adjourn for
reasonable time and then, with all the
lights before you, convene again and
act as you have in the past, for the
best interests and the honor and glo-
ry of Tennessee, and not as mere au-
tomatoms to register the will of an
alien political master!
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-13
THE PROPER COURSE.

THE PROPER COURSE.
When the state democratic indie
pendent committee meets next Mon
day it should adjourn until some
time after the regulars have acted
There is no occasion for action at this
time. The state committee repre-
sents democrats, men who are as ear
nestly and as sincerely democrats as
are to be found in the country. They
have united with and supported re-
publicans because they conceived
that their duty to their state was
higher than their allegiance to any
party organization. And they were
right Under the same circumstances
they would do the same thing again.
However, the independent demo.
Gratis Of Tennessee, all things being
equal, would much prefer supporting
a democrat to republican. If the
democrats nominate a candidate who
has the confidence of the independ.
ents and promulgate platform that
meets their approval, unquestionably
the Independent democrats will be
very slow to align themselves with
afhe republican party,
In other words II the democratic
party is recognized in Tennessee,
dominates high class gentleman for
governor whose life and career are
guarantees of his fidelity to the prih-
ciples of good government and adopts
a platform that will be sound upon
all pending issues, gets thoroughly in
line and harmony with the national
democracy of Woodrow Wilson, there
would then be absolutely no reason or
excuse for any man, claiming to be a
democrat, to longer affiliate with and
support the republican party.
We do not know what the regular
democracy will do. We are not In
the confidence of any political organi-
cation. Our hopes may be disap-
pointed, but II they are there will
then be plenty of time for action upon
the part of the organized independ-
emit democracy of Tennessee. If nee
essary we will all travel the road that
we did in 1910 and 1912. We trust
that it will not be necessary. We
would very much like to see a reor
ganized, rehabilitated and regenerat
ed democracy with candidates and
platforms that are worthy the fullest
confidence of any advocate of good
government.
But in any event the state commit
tee should not attempt to commit the
independent democrats of the state tc
any organization or any line of policy
in advance of the action of the regu
lar democracy. There is absolutely
no occasion for haste. No one has
right to expect the independent com
mittee to close absolutely and ire
yocably the door to democratic unity
and regeneration; no one would be
profited by such short-sighted
course except the officeholders OIL
those who desire to obtain office.
The independent democratic com
mittee was not brought into being to
serve as an Office brokerage or to be
the mere adjunct or aid society OF
any organization. 1t should stand
upon its own merits. 1t should entel
the contest with an open mind. II
is obvious that it should not take
such action as will absolutely pre-
clude the hope of a reunited, regener
ated and triumphant democracy In
Tennessee. Above all things it should
not allow designing politicians the
opportunity to use it merely to fur
Their their own selfish ends.
Democrats of the state committee
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-03-13

Accidents will happen, but the best
regulated families keep DR.. Thomas
Eclectric Oil for such emergencies.
Two sizes 25 and soc at all stores
(Advt.)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
STRIKE MADE IN
LUCKY BOY Mine
CROSS VEIN OF RICH GOLD ORE
Is REVEALED BY
TUNNEL

John Miller, manager of the Lucky
Boy mine in the Lucky Boy district,
Mineral county, passed through Gold
field Tuesday on his way to Los An
geles to make an extended visit with
his family in that city. While in
Goldfield Manager Miller confirmed
reports current for several days of
an important discovery in the Lucky
Boy mine.
Mr. Miller stated that the long
tunnel being driven on the property
recently disclosed cross vein, which
includes a foot and half of high
grade gold ore, yielding average val
ues of 500 ton. The tunnel, which
is designed to get under the 900foot
shaft on the lead-silver vein, now has
total length of 4,200 feet. 1t is
calculated that it will be necessary
to advance the bore an additional
distance of 1000 feet to reach its
objective point. However. it is ex-
pected to reveal the lead-silver vein
any day.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
VELVET CLAIM
SHOWS UP WELL
STOPE ABOVE 85O-FOOT LEVEL
IS YIELDING EXCELLENT
TONNAGE

With the ample facilities for the
reduction of it's ore afforded by the
Goldfield Consolidated mill, the
Jumbo Extension mine is at present
making a splendid record OF produc-
tion, eclipsing by far its output at
any previous time in it's entire his
tory The mine recently increased
it's shipments to the mill from ap-
proximately eighty-six tons to one
hundred tons daily and has since
had no difficulty in holding its out
put at the latter tonnage, in conse-
quence of the steadily improving con-
ditions, both in the old POleverda
workings and the Velvet claim, ac-
quired from the GOldfield Merger
Mines company several months ago.
Operations in the Velvet claim,
which were temporarily suspended
recently for a few days in cOnse-
quence of the caving of a small pOr-
tion of the mouth of the old stope in
the Poleverda claim, are again be-
ing vigorously prosecuted and the
new territory is yielding an excel
lent tonnage of ore. Stopping up
ward and eastward has been resum-
ed aboev the northeast drift on the
85O-foot intermediate level in the
Velvet claim. The work is yielding
from four to six feet of $12 ore,
which is being handled through the
raise from the 921-foot level east
drift, 104 feet below the intermedi-
ate level on the dip of the vein.
Crosscutting south from the
east drift along the footwall of the
vein to the hanging wall streak is in
progress The crosscut has thus far
passed through twenty feet of vein
matter of no value in going from
the footwall streak of the ore to that
on the hanging wall When the pur-
pose of the crosscut is accomplished.
drifting east on the hanging wall
streak of ore will be started.
In the Poleverda claim, the new
stope and its tributary workings
above the 97-foot raise from the east
crosscut from the main southeast
crosscut on the 1,O17-foot level, are
yielding an excellent output of good
ore from four faces. In the face of
the northeast drift from the raise
named, along the shale footwall Of
the vein about fifteen feet below the
floor of the stope, there is exposed
six feet of $50 ore. 1t is the inten-
ton of the management to continue
this drift. crosscutting occasionally
from it to the hanging wall of the
vein to determine the available ore.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
MAKES INSPECTION
VISIT TO PROPERTY
TIONAL REPUTATION SPENDS
FEW DAYS HERE

Leo A. Scowden of Los Angeles, a
mining engineer of international rep
utation, who arrived in Goldfield
last Saturday, returned to his home
this afternoon over the Tonopah &
Tidewater railroad. Mr. Scowden
made visit of inspection and sam
pied a property south of Goldfield
yesterday, but declined to make
known its name or exact location.
Mr.. Scowden surveyed the town.
site and was one of the pioneers of
the famous camp of Bodie in Mono
county, California, and is an old
time friend of Attorney Richard s.
Miner. familiarly known as "Bodie
Dick" now a resident of Goldfeld.
with whom he was closely associated
in the early days of Bodie. Upon his
arrival in Goldfield Saturday Mr..
Scowden met Attorney Miner for the
first time in thirty-two years. during
which time the former has visited all
parts of the world and crossed the
Atlantic ocean twenty-five times ON
mining business.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
.GOlOF|ELO ORC
COMING TO FRONT
HIGHLY ENCOURAGING CONDI-
TIONS BEING REVEALED ON
81O-FOOT LEVEL

The Goldfield ORC Mining company
property mas reached a point in its
development where disclosures of
highly significant and far-reaching
character may be expected. After
years of persistena and thorough
work, conditions have been lately re-
vealed at depth in the property that
justify the prediction that it will soon
pass from the prospect to the mine
class and enter the list of Goldfield
producers. Although the management
has not given out details as to values
ing the last few weeks there has been
a steady improvement in the showing,
fully justifying the above prediction.
Operations are now being ad-
vanced north and south in the big
vein. The face of the north drift is
now out more than one hundred feet
from the shaft and that of the south
drift about eighty-five feet. In the
former, there is highly pleasing
and encouraging showing, the face
revealing three feet of solid quartz
in addition to other streaks of the
same character of rock. During the
last few days there has been an i'm
provement in the south drift which
has been passing through broken
up area. The face is now showing
more quartz than ever before and
conditions present indicate that in
teresting disclosures will be made in
the near future.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
LEAVES EMPLOY OF
THE CONSOLIDATED
GEORGE Ii. CHURCH GOES III
PORCUPINE DISTRICT IN
CANADA

Accompanied by his wife and two
children, George B. Church, who on
July resigned his position as head
of the engineering department OF
the Goldfield Consolidated Mines
company after service of more
than seven years, departed Monday
morning for Porcupine. Ontario.
Canada, to accept a similar osition
with the Dome Mines company.
Mr.. Church was a resident OF Gold
field for about ten years. Prior to
coming here he was superintendent
of the Pyramid Mines company cop
per property at Pyramid Lake. He
has been succeeded as head OF the
engineering department of the Gold
field Consolidated by Robert Ster'
ling. who has been connected with
the company since April. coming
here from the Bunker Hill and Sui
liyan mines in Idaho, where he held
a responsible position.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
TALMAGE MAKING
GOOD PROGRESS
NEW LEVEL AT 25O-FOOT DEPTH
ESTABLISHED AND VEIN
CUT

Highly encouraging results con-
tinue to be obtained and excellent
headway made in development work
at the property of the Talmage Mines
company on Vindicator mountain.
Manager c. w. Hays is much pleased
with the conditions prevailing and
is certain that present operations will
result in making the property a mine
of great Importance.
During the last few days, opera
tions on the $50 and 300-foot levels
have been somewhat retarded on ac-
blower is being installed and the air
pipe extended down the shaft to both
levels from the 200-foot level sta
tion. This work will be completed
in day or two and operations on the
lower levels will then be resumed on
normal scale. The 25O-foot level
work was only performed recently.
A crosscut forty feet west from the
! shaft revealed the west vein, which
, shows three feet of $2S ore, in addi-
tion to quartz of lower value. A
raise on the vein was started re-
Gently to make connection with the
2OO-foot level, on which drifts are
being advanced north and south on
the vein with pleasing results. On
the 300-foot level. the east crosscut
is now out more than 130 feet, but
Its face has not yet revealed the
cast vein, it's objective point
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
MAKES VISIT TO
MOUNT LASSEN
FORMER GOLDFIELD MINING
MAN TAKES PICTURES OF
CRATER

Earl c. Dart, a mining man, for
merly of Goldfield, but now of Su-
sanville, Cal, has sent to the Trib-
une two excellent pictures Of the
crater of the Mount Lassen volcano
in northern California, together with
samples of the rock and ash thrown
up by the eruption of June IA and
letter describing his visit there on
June 27. In his letter Mr.. Dart
says:
"On June 9th I ascended the
peak, riding to the base on a saddle
horse and walking from there to the
top. Arriving at the top, I found a
large portion of the apex of the
mountain covered with rock and ash
to a depth of several inches in some
places and from one to three feet in
other places. The crater, which was
the result of three previous erup-
tions, had torn a ragged hole in the
mountain top, SO feet deep, 500 feet
long and 200 feet wide at the south
and by 100 feet wide at the north
end. Into this chasm the sides were
continually caving, carrying tons OF
rock and ash into the slides. Steam
was pouring from a crevasse about
three feet vide, rising seventy-fve
feet high on the lateral slope In in
termittent jets.
around the crater to the north
where the throw of material was
strongest. the ash and rock was
from a foot to three feet deep, lying
all over The peak, and an immense
tonnage was lying scattered over the
Immediate north slope of the main
peak. The government lookout sta
ton, erected by the forestry service,
is situated on the main peak about
1900 feet from the crater. 1t Is
square building, about ten by ten
feet, with pyramid roof. This roor
was pmnctured in nine places with
rocks weighing from 10 to l5O
pounds. The sides of the structure
were literally punctured an inch
deap by small rocks hurled with ter
rife force hy the eruption of June
yss ath. y:hish was one of the most sr.
we're to date.
After phOtographlng the crater,
spent the night on the peak and was
awakened once by dull, heavy jar,
like an earthquake shock, probably
caused by slipping movement In
the crater. The steam issuing from
the crevasse seems to be strongest in
the late afternoon. looked in vain
to find traces of fire action, as the
rock being elected is purely OF hot
water alteration and no amigdaloid
lava shows up nearer than five miles
from the main mountain. l think
the present activity can safely De
classed with the steam and mud
spouting type of volcanoes, of which
there are many in the world. A
light ash and dark colored SCOT is
thrown off with each eruption, which
gives a weird appearance of smoke ="
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
REVIEW OF mining OPERATIONS IN GOLDFIELD DISTRICT

north drift. in the immediate vicin-
ity of the shaft, continues to yield
an excellent tonnage of ore. The
face of the stope is now more than
one hundred feet from the shaft and
Is exposing an average of two and a
half feet of SIS to $40 ore. Stopping
continues north and south of the
main shaft above the main drifts on
the 2OO-foot level. The face of the
northern section of the stOpe is
yielding six feet of $40 ore, and the
south face about four feet of SIS
rock.
Goldfield Oro
There Is every condition present
in the property of the Goldfield Oro
Mining company to indicate that the
corporation will soon be rewarded
for it's years of persistent and thor
ough operations. Recent disclosures
at depth in the property more than
warrant the prediction that it Is
fast approaching the status OF a
mine, and that ere long 1t will join
the list of local producers. notwith-
standing the fact that the manage
ment has not made public details as
to assay values being obtained,
which, however. are unofficially
known to be encouraging.
Drifting continues to be vigorous
ly prosecuted north and south on the
S1O-foot level of the S25-foot shaft.
The north drift now measures more
than a hundred feet in length, and
the south drift about eighty-five feet.
The north face is steadily improving
in appearance, the stringers Of
quartz exposed including one that
measures over three feet in width.
The south drift is also showing up
well after passing through a con-
siderable area of broken-up vein mat
ter. The quartz being exposed is
showing up with more solidity and
it is apparent that the drift is enter
ing an area where the formations
will be found in true form.
Silver Pick Con.
With it's increased force of miners
and newly installed additional ma
chine drills, the management of the
Silver Pick Consolidated Mines COM
pany is vigorously prosecuting ex-
ploratory work on the 500-foOt level
of it's property, considerable new
work having been inaugurated dur
ing the last week. From the north
ond south drifts from the west cross
cuts raises have been started to in
tersect the vein from foot to hang
ing wall. A third new raise has also
been started on the hanging wall
about a hundred feet south of the
east crosscut in the south drift.
Drifting along the hanging wall from
the east crosscut has been COM
menced.
Lou Dillon
Advices received from San Fran
cisco are to the effect that Herman
Zadig. the well-known mining man
and stock broker, is meetoing with
success in his efforts to effect a con-
solidation of the Lou Dillon Cold
field Mining company and the Silver
Pick Extension Mining company, or.
iginally promoted by the defunct L.
M. Sullivan Trust company, with a
view to the recovery of the ground
formerly held by the two companies
and the resumption Of their develop
ment Mr.. Zadig is president of
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-07-11
FLORENCE KEEPS
UP PRODUCTION
OUTPUT THUS FAR THIS MONTH
EQUALS THAT OF
JUNE

Although developments during the
last week have been of routine
character, the Florence mine con-
tinues to give a splendid account of
itself in its output of ore and the
results being accomplished in the de-
! velopment work. Shipments from
the mine to the Millers' sampler of
the Western Ore Purchasing COM
pany during the week have been nor
NAL, and it is expected that the pro-
duction this month will equal. if not
surpass, that of last month, which
totaled approximately $50 tons,
yielding estimated net profits of
$6,5OO.
tinues to be obtained through opera
tions above the main north drift on
the 5O-foot level in the stope on the
orebody revealed several months
ago by branch raise from the main
raise above the main north drift on
the 150-foot level, in the immediate
vicinity of the shaft. The north face
of the stope is now more than hun
dred feet from the shaft and is yield
ing about two and half feet of ore
that assays from SIS to $40 ton.
In one place in the stope miners sew
eral days ago "holed" through to
the surface near the foundation of
the mill destroyed by fire several
years ago.
North and south of the shaft above
the main drifts on the 20O-foot level
stopping operations continue with ex-
cellent results. The north face is
exposing about six feet of $40 ore
and the south face four feet of SIS
rock Values ranging from $40 to
5000 a ton continue to be obtained
in the raise being put up on small
streak of ore from a drift on the
25O-foot level north of the main
working shaft in the old Baby Flor
ence lease territory. Rising is also
in progress on three feet of low
grade quartz above the main north
drift on the 530-foot level. The
raise is designed to make a connec-
ton with the forty-foot winze from
the 28O-foot level of the old Wheeler
lease. The winze referred to yield
ed an excellent grade of ore in the
early operations on the property.