The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-01-24
j. S. ENGINEERS
At ~OAY-BR|ST0L

J.. Fewson Smith, representing the
United States Smelling company,
and E. r. Zalinski, a well known
mining engineer of Salt Lake, arriv-
ed in the city last Monday and pro-
ceeded forthwith for Bristol, where
they have been engaged in sampling
the Day-Bristol properties-for what
purpose can only be surmised, says
the Phoebe Record.
ing company is in a bad way-finan-
cially. There has been a kaleido-
scope of events during the past week
and just what the outcome will be is
a matter which can only be conjec-
tured at this time. A week ago it
was believed that the company would
overcome it's temporary embarrass-
ment and that the operation of the
mines on company account would be
only temporarily interrupted. To-
day the outlook is not so bright.
Yesterday the men who have not
been paid wages due them up to the
time of the date of the first attach
ment suit filed labor liens.
Just what has been tr%anspiring in
the east during the past few days has
not been made known in Phoebe, but
in view of the fact that a contro-
versy has existed between those in
control of the company and the Con-
solidated Nevada-Utah company,
which owns approximately As percent
of the capital stock, it is reasonably
certain that the latter company will
not be content to remain altogether
an uninterested spectator to the dis
play of pyrotechnics.
Local people have anticipated the
appointment of a receiver by the fed
eral court.
A peculiar incident of the situation
is found in the Salt Lake machinery
firm which has the contract for the
construction of the aerial tramway.
So far, the litigation has not caus-
ed this firm to withdraw it's men
from the field.
To the casual observer it appears
to be the determination of those in
control to eliminate the Consolidated
Nevada-Utah entirely.
The Phoebe Pacific railroad has
been doing a land office business this
week in hauling lease ore from the
Bristol and Jackrabbit districts. On
some two days the company has
worked with two crews of trainmen,
one taking the regular run to Jack
rabbit and the other working on the
high line" to Amalgamated Phoebe
No. 1 shaft.
The ore shipments from Phoebe
district during the week amounted
to 80 cars. divided as follows:
Prince Consolidated %, Mendha-
Nevada 1, Hillside lease 2. Nesbitt
lease 2, Day-Bristol lease 2.
The Amalgamated Phoebe Mines &
Shelters corporation put on the
third shift at No. 1 shaft Monday,
hence Superintendent Van Wagenen
is pushing the sinking of the shaft
below water level just as rapidly as
it is possible to do so.
IL 10 cApCSICu tHot INC oHipuhy
will have completed the work of
sinking 800 feet and prosecuting
to the orebodies at the fifteenth
level before warm weather comes
By July the Amalgamated will doubt
less be producing ore from this new
territory.
The Pioche-Pacific railroad has
been kept busy practically all week
with one crew delivering supplies
and material to No. 1 shaft.
C. l.. Billings and Frank Thomp-
son have been engaged lately in do
ing the assessment work on the
Phoebe Gold Crown property. They
also have the contract to perform
the required work on the Last Chance
group.