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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-02-14
STRIKE
IS IMPROVING
RICH STREAK WIDENS FROM
FOUR INCHES TO TWO
FEET

Exploratory work on the recent
find of high-grade ore in the north
west drift on the vein on the 225-
foot level of the property of the
Pioneer Consolidated Mines company
in the Pioneer district. which was
reported last week by President Will
liam j. Tobin, has yielded the most
gratifying results, proving the dis
covery to be the most important that
has ever been made in the mine.
From a width of four inches. the
thickness of the streak at the time
President Tobin reported the find.
the high-grade ore has widened ont
to two feet and it is probable that
present operations will prove it of
even greater magnitude. Assay re-
turns from sample quartered down
from half ton of rock extracted
from the top, middle and bottom of
the streak by j. X. Turner, consult
ing engineer of the company who
recently paid visit of inspection to
the property, gave an average value
of $3.50 ton. Engineer Turner
yesterday received returns from a To-
cal assayer upon samples taken by
him and was not at all surprised by
the sensational values shown by the
streak of picture ore, which he states
presented an exceedingly pleasing ap-
pearance at the time of his inspec-
tiOn. The entire face of ore exposed
by the drift, including the two-fOot
streak of picture ore, measures eight
feet and gives average assays of $40
a ton for it's entire width.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-02-14

''GOldfield is just at present passing
through precisely the same final
stages of rejuvenation that preceded
the comeback of the Tonopah dis
trict few years ago. | do not mean
by that remark that Goldfield has
been dead or even sleeping; even
in the most quiet period following the
boom days, this camp has been very
much alive and at no time has there
been the slightest doubt in my mind
that, with the continuance OF the
steady production of the big mines
and development of the near-mines
and prospects, the district would re-
spond to the forces at work and sur
pass all previous records. That my
conclusions were not without fOunda-
ton is amply evidenced by the pres
ent gratifying and steadily improv-
ing conditions prevailing throughout
the district as whole"
Such was the observation Tuesday
of Herman Zadig of San Francisco.
pioneer of Nevada and president of
the Silver Pick Consolidated Mining
company operating the Silver Pick
property in this camp, after making
tour of inspection of the district
upon which he launched forth soon
after his arrival in GOldfield from
his headquarters in the bay city sew
eral days ago. Continuing. Mr.. Zadig
said:
81 am pleased with the conditions
in the mines and properties under
development and the good and op'
timistic feeling that prevails among
the people of Goldfield. My idea is
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-02-14
PLEASED WITH
CAMPS OUTLOOK
RAILROAD PRESIDENT SAYS FU.
TURE HOLDS MUCH FOR
GOLDFIELD

M. B. Cutter of Minneapolis, pres
ident of the Tonopah and Goldfield
railroad and incidentally, heavily in
terested in numerous mining prop
critics in various sections of Nevada,
who has been sojourning in Gold
field for the last week on one of his
periodical visits, expressed himself
today as much pleased with the i'm
provement in mining conditions. es-
pecially since his previous visit here
a few months ago. He Is Of the
opinion that the Goldfield district Is
again ascending in the mining world
and that there will be steady con-
tinuance in the marked improvement
locally.
AS president of one of the rail-
roads operating into this camp, Mr..
Cutter is in position to know the
exact condition of affairs in Gldfield;
therefore, when he voices an opinion
as to the outlook of the district it is
based upon cold facts and figures
and, in consequence, carries impor-
tance and weight. Mr.. Cutter ar
rived in Goldfield on his present visit
the latter part of last week and since
that time has been familiarizing him
self with the details of the local busi-
ness and mining situation, as it af-
fects his railroad and the future.
"Since my previous visit here,
even though it was made only a few
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-02-14
vERNAL DRIFT IS
NEARING OREB0DY
DOWNWARD EXTENSION OF VEIN
EXPECTED TO BE STRUCK
SOON

Under the supervision of Superin-
tendent Walter S. Norris, splendid
headway continues to be made in
the development of the property OF
the Vernal Mining company in the
Diamonhfield section of the district.
The management has been pushing
the exploratory work on the property
with all possible haste and the en-
couraging results augur well for its
future.
On the 2OO-foot level, the drift
south on the main vein continues
to reveal ore of small values. This
vein is the same that has been exten-
sively opened up on the 10O-foot
level. 1t trends north and south and
dips to the east at an angle of As
degrees. The objective point CT the
2O0-foot level is the downward ex-
tension of the vein, which varied in
width from 4 to 80 feet. 1t is calcn-
lated that approximately SO more
feet of work will be necessary to get
under the winze that was sunk to a
depth of sc feet below the 100-foot
level on about two feet of shipping
ore.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-02-14
new ORE FOUND
IN c. 0. D. LEASE
MAIN GOLD BAR VEIN REVEALED
AT NEW POINT By
CROSS-CUT

During the week there was a fur
ther improvement in the ore showing
in the workings tributary to the, Gold
Bar shaft on the Victor claim of the
property of the C. o. ID. Consolidated
Mining company, which is being oper-
ated under a long term lease by the
Nevada Cooperative Mining CON-
pany, headed by Charles s. Sprague
Of this camp. Some of the ore now
being extracted from the workings is
being sacked and a shipment is like
ly to be made within the next few
weeks.
The seam of ore, measuring one
the south drift on the 230-foot or
intermediate level, is splendidly
maintaining its width and values,
which average around $54 ton in
gold and "copper" the proportion of
metals being one ounce of the former
to 16 per cent of the latter. In a
crss- cut from the south drift referred
to and about 80 feet distant from the
seam of $54 rock, new ore has been
revealed The cross-cut, which was
only recently started, had on Thurs
day penetrated the new find dis
tance of two feet and the ore exposed
assayed $31 ton. Both this orebody
and the streak of $54 ore are un-
questionably part of the main Gold
Bar vein.
Several days ago the work of clean
ing out the old raise on the vein con-
Meeting the 230-foot with the 800
foot level was. completed and wood
en- chute installed The new chute
is being used in handling the ore
from the intermediate level to the
3O0-foot level and shaft.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-02-14
HERMAN zADlG ENTHUSIASTIC
over GOLDFIELD PROPERTIES

is that there will be something SINH
lar to what happened in the Belmont
in Tonopah several years ago. The
Belmont orebody was cut off by
what was termed the MiZpah fault
and everybody predicted that it
marked the end of the production Pc
riOd of that famous property; in fact,
there was a meeting in Philadelphia
of the directors of the company to
consider the advisability of shutting
down the mine and working off the
ores on the dumps, or continuing
development work until such time
as required to extract the ore that
was left in sight and then suspend
operations. Fortunately, work was
continued; miners penetrated the ter
ritory east of the Mizpah fault and
struck the gigantic orebody that has
ever since been making history for
Tonopah and is directly responsible
for the present prosperous and highly
gratifying conditions prevailing
there, as well as the steadily increas-
ing activity.
Now, l believe-and have a
right to believe-that through the
work We have done in the Silver
Pick in the last five years, includ-
ing the sinking of the main shaft to
a depth of 500 feet, that system
of veins will be proven to exist west
of the Columbia Mountain fault in
this district. l feel that in the next
sixty days if we have no bad luck in
drifting toward the Mohawk and
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purposes to continue this drift in
through exploration of the orebody
within the confines of the Velvet
claim. G
Silver Pick Con.
President Herman Zadig of the Sill
yer Pick Consolidated Mining com
pany was visitor to Goldfield dur
ing the week and, after inspecting
that property and other mines, ex-
pressed himself enthusiastically as
to the outlook for the entire district.
Mr.. Zadig is confident that ore of
commercial value will soon be dis
closed on the Silver Pick property
and he outlined the extensive pro-
gram of work that will be carried
out there.
The work of cutting two big sta
tions at the 5O0-foot or bottom level
of the property is now under way and
prosecuting 20 catch the downward
extension of the streak of ten feet of
$40 ore cut in the sinking of the
shaft at the 250-foot point will soon
be started. When the streak is in
tersected, drifts will be started both
ways to thoroughly explore it. This
streak is but part OF the quartz
that was first revealed at depth of
396 feet and the shaft, although now
500 feet deep, has not yet revealed
the second wall of the great mass, all
of which has averaged around 50 a
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-02-14
ATLANTA TO HAVE
A LARGER PUMP
INCREASED FLOW OF WATER
MAKES INSTALLATION
NECESSARY

Manager X. NJ. Simpson announced
Wednesday that on account of the
increased flow of water the force of
miners employed in driving the long
cross-cut on the 1750-foot level of
the Atlanta Mines company from the
workings of the Goldfield Merger
Mines company, of which he is also
manager. has been temporarily re-
duced. Recently the flow of water
has increased very rapidly and it
could not be successfully handled
with the pumping facilities now in
use.
In anticipation of an increased flow
of water as the work in the cross-cut
progressed. Manager Simpson some
time ago took time by the forelock
and began to make preparations for
the installation of larger pump in
the sump of the Merger shaft, to
which all the water finds its way.
This work is now in progress and
will be completed soon. The new
ventilating system installed in the
long cross-cut is giving excellent re-
suits and with a new and larger
pump in the Merger shaft to handle
the water, development of the Atlanta
estate at depth will advance much
faster than at any time in the past.
The face of the crOss-cut continues
to reveal latte, the formation which
is associated with all Orebodies at
depth in this district.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-02-14
JUMBO EX. BUYS |.
VELVET CLAIM
MINES COMPANY FOR THE 3
GROUND =

The upward tendency in The price
of the stock of the Jumbo Extension
Mining company, particularly during
the last few days, was explained
Tuesday by the receipt from San
Francisco of advices telling of the
consummation in that city Monday
of negotiations whereby that cor
poration purchased from the Gold
field Merger Mines company the Vel
vet claim of its vast estate.
Details of the Velvet deal were
received in Goldfield Thursday morn
ing from c. s. Sprague, vice-presi-
dent of the Jumbo Extension, who is
expected to return to Goldfield in q
few days from San Francisco where
he has been for the last week. Ac-
cording to Mr.. Sprague'e telegram,
the deal was consummated by him
self for the Jumbo Extension COM
pany, and c. o. Whittemore of Los
Angeles, president and general
counsel of the Goldfield Merger
Mines company, acting for that COM
pany.
Under the terms of the sale the
Jumbo Extension will increase its
capitalization and the Merger Mines
company will take stock for the Vel
vet claim. The ore from it is to be
treated at not to exceed So per ton
by the Goldfeld Consolidated Milling
o,d 1ro roncnortot;On cOmDany The
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-02-14
FLORENCE STILL
LOOKING GOOD
PROVEMENT IN SHOWING
OF ORE

Following a visit of inspection
Wednesday, ]. X. Turner. resident
director and advisory engineer of the
Florence Goldfield Mining company,
stated that the Florence mine during
the last week had splendiidly main
tanned it's improved condition. He
ventured the opinion that upon their
arrival in camp tc attend the annual
meeting on March 2, President Par
ker, of Denver, Colo, and James T..
Burns, of Cripple Creek, Colo, a
heavy stockholder, would be agree
ably surprised with the recent mark
ed improvement in the appearance
of the orebodies and the results be-
ing accomplished in the exploratory
work in the mine.
Mill ore is now being yielded by
the drift north from the 7S-fOOt point
in the raise above the 358-foOt level,
200 feet north of the shaft in virgin
ground on top of the rich body OF
ore revealed about two weeks ago.
The new intermediate drift measured
Wednesday eighteen feet from its
face to the raise. When the top OF
the orebody is fully explored, it is
the intention of Superintendent Clapp
to sink a winze at the most favorable
point in the drift. simultaneously
raise from the 35S-foot level will
be started to connect with the pro-
posed winze, preliminary tc the in
fna.Ainnod an Do uo Eiohf
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-02-14
PLEASED WITH
M|LLARO LEASE
PARTY OF MINING MEN PAYING
VISIT TO DIAMONDFTELD
PROPERTY

Upon the invitation of Manager
Guy Millard, Mining Engineer
Charles d. Wilkinson, Andy Canavan,
formerly superintendent of the Cold
field Consolidated Mines company
but more recently connected with the
North Star and Rescue Eula prop
critics in Tonopah, and Archie Curry,
a local mining man, paid visit OF
inspection several days ago to the
Millard lease on the estate of the
Diamondfield Black Butte Mining
company.
Messrs. Wilkinson. Canavan and
Curry expressed themselves as much
pleased with their observations In
the lease workings and ventured the
opinion that Millard and his associ-
ates will soon be rewarded for their
efforts in the development of their
ground, congratulating Manager Mil
lard upon the judgment he has used
in his exploratory work and his min
ing methods.
Work in the lease is now being
confined to the 100-foot level in th'
shape of drifting along the fault OF
the vein, east of the old quartzite
stcpe, in which storehouse OF
wealth was exposed in the early days
of the district. The drift is being
advanced with the expectation that 1t
will disclose the continuation of the
orebody from the stope referred IT,
Recently a syndicate of New YORK
capitalists became interested in the
project and Manager Millard has f.
nancial backing sufficient to carry
forward the operations for an indeli-
mite period
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-02-14
GRANITE MOUNTAIN
IS LOOKING WELL
CONSULTING ENGINEER TURNER
BACK FROM VISIT OF
INSPECTION

j. X. Turner, consulting engineer
of the Granite Mountain Mining COM
pany, returned to Goldfield Wednes-
day from one of his periodical visits
of inspection to the property of that
company, thirteen miles south of
Bonnie Clare. He reported that ex-
cellent progress continues to be made
in the development of the property
and that interesting developments
are likely to occur in the near future.
The west drift on the vein, inter-
sected by the 130O-foot north cross
cut tunnel, now measure 90 feet in
length. The face is now exposing de-
composed quartz and porphyry and
there are indications that an ore
body will soon be revealed. Upon the
suggestion of Engineer Turner, the
management is turning the drift
crosswise of the vein matter from
the foot to the hanging wall, dis
tance of 40 feet.
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ton. President Zadig spoke of the
order that was recently placed for
an air compressor capable of operat-
ing four piston machine drills that
will replace hand drilling and sta
tion pump for the 500-foot level and
said it would be delivered on the
ground within the next six weeks.
Florence GOldfield
Highly satisfactory conditions con-
tinue to prevail at the Florence mine,
the exploratory work yielding the eX-
cellent results that have attracted re-
newed attention to the property Of
late. The north drift from the 7S-
foot point in the raise above the 35S-
foot level, which is sklrting the top
of the shoot OF rich ore that was re-
vealed about two weeks ago, is now
producing mill ore. This drift is be
ing run to determine the extension
of the shoot to the north and to de-
termine the most profitable point at
WHlCu W SlHh q WiiHC. ihio "ii
probably he started soon. At the
same time a new raise will be started
from the 35S-foOt level north drift
to connect with the proposed winze.
All this work will be done pre-
liminary to the beginning of stopping
operation and the thorough explora-
ton Of the new rich shoot of ore,
which, opened in virgin ground,
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-02-14

Developments in the mines and
prospects of the Goldfield district
during the past week have been of
highlwf satisfactory nature, making
more evident than ever that the re-
cent marked Improvement in condi-
tions is of an enduring character and
that an era of activity similar to that
of the boom days" is fact returning
to the camp. On every hand the ex-
ploratory work is yielding good re-
suits of varying degree and there is
no gainsaying the fact that the feel
ing of buoyancy prevailing among
the mining fraternity is steadily in
creasing.
Goldfield Consolidated
While no announcements of new
discoveries were made by the off
Gals of the Goldfield Consolidated
Mines company during the week, it
is known that conditions in the va
tinue to be eminently satisfactory,
the usual output of ore being sent to
the mill. That the various proper
ties are splendidly maintaining them
selves is clearly reflected by the COM
pany's preliminary estimate of pro-
duction and earnings for the month
of January, recently issued by A. Fl.
Howe, secretary and treasurer. Ore
mined totaled 3O,249 tons of gross
recovered value of $336,000 and a
net realization of $156,0O0.
Jumbo Extension
One of the most important de-
velopments of the week was the ac-
quisition by the Jumbo Extension
Mining company of the Velvet claim
of the vast estate of the Goldfield
Merger Mines company. According
to telegram received Thursday by
the Goldfield News and Weekly Trib-
une from Charles S. Sprague, vice
president of the Jumbo Extension,
who has been in San Francisco for
the past week, the transaction was
completed there the early part of this
week. 1t is provided in the agree
ment covering the deal. according to
Mr. Sprague, that the Jumbo Exten-
sion is to increase it's capitalization,
to what figure is not known at pres
ent. The Merger Mines company is
to be paid for the claim with stock
of the increased capitalization. In
the absence of definite information
on the point, it is understood that
the consideration involved totals a
high figure and that in time it will
become apparent that through the
transaction the Merger Mines COM
pany has obtained a substantial stock
control of the Jumbo Extension.
The Jumbo Extension has already
proven that the orebodies from which
it is shipping on the 900-foot level
cross the boundary line of the Pole
verde claim into the Velvet claim.
The best showing of the Jumbo Ex-
tension is to be found on this level
and for some time past it has been
shipping from the slopes near the
Velvet line on an average OF a car
load of ore a week of excellent grade
to the sampler of the Western Ore
Purchasing company at Hazen, not to
mention the milling ore extracted. A
drift advanced across the Velvet line
a distance of forty feet is revealing
at present two feet of $40 ore. The
management of the Jumbo Extension
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-02-14
REVIEW Of mining OPERATIONS IN G0LDF|ELD District

promises to develop another bonanza
for the famous mine.
Atlanta Mines
A sudden increase in the flow OF
water in the cross-cut being driven
on the 175O-foot level of the prop
erty of the Atlanta Mines company,
from the workings of the Merger,
caused Manager X. M. Simpson sew
eral days ago to temporarily reduce
his working force. The increased
flow was not surprise to Manager
Simpson, as is evidenced by the fact
that some time ago he began
preparations for the installation of
new and larger pump to replace the
one that has been doing duty in the
bottom of the Merger shaft, to which
all the water gravitates. The new
pump is now being placed in the
shaft and normal operations in the
Atlanta cross-cut will soon be under
way again, The working is still
passing through the latte formation
which is associated with all ore
bodies at depth in this district.
GOldfeld OrO
A change in the bottom of the
shaft on the property of the Goldfield
ORC Mining company, now down 727
feet, warrants the prediction that a
body of true quartz and possible ore
of value will soon be revealed there.
1t was the intention of Manager
Thomas F.. Manning to start lateral
work at the 715-foot point but in
sinking a sump below that depth.
after placing in position station set
of timbers, conditions improved and
he determined to continue sinking
for few days more at least. Muck
from the drill holes Thursday show
ed in the place of oXidiZed vein mat
ter, through which the shaft has
been passing for some time, quartz
like material of pure whiteness and
it is thought that with a few more
shifts of work a body of true quartz
will be disclosed. No matter what
the developments of the next few
DAYS may be in the shaft, Manager
Manning has practically decided to
begin cutting station at the 715-
foot point soon.
At the Blue Bull the work of re-
pairing and Strengthening the shaft,
catching up bad ground and easing
timbers, which has been in progress
for about two and half weeks, has
been completed and Manager X. M.
Simpson is again giving his attention
to lateral development work. Sec
retary A. II. Howe of the Reorganiz-
ed Kewanas Mining company states
that stockholders of the old Gold
field Kewanas Mining company are
freely availing themselves of the
privilege of participating in the new
company by sending in their old GER
tificates for new ones and paying
bonus of one and one-half cents a
share The future development OF
the Kewanas property will be prose-
cuted through the workings tribu-
tary to the Laguna shaft of the Gold
field Consolidated Mines company
and it is expected that such work
will be under way in the near future
At the Sandstorm-Kenda Booth,
C. o. D., New Jersey Mines and 9TH
er properties the development work
is making splendid headway and the
conditions prevailing argue we'll for
the future of the camp as a whole.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-02-14
new EQUIPMENT
WORKING NICELY
WORK ON SANDSTORNI-kENDA
GOING AHEAD AT GOOD
RATE

According to Manager X. M.
Simpson, the new pump with daily
capacity of 100000 gallon en- the
5OO-foot level anu the new compress
sor, capable of operating all the ma
chine drills that can be placed in the
workings, which were last week
placed in commission at the property
of the Sandstorm-Kendall COnsoli-
dated Mining company, are giving
perfect satisfaction. The new equip
ment has made it possible for the
MANAGEMENT to push development
work in the property with greater ia
cility than at any time in it's his
tory.
On the 2OO-foot level, excellent
headway is being made in the cross
cut to the east. On the 35O-foot
level, the north drift on the footwall
Of the vein is showing low values.
The main south drift on the vein is
making excellent progress, as is also
the raise being put up from that level
on the hanging wall of the ledge
on fair values. A crOss-cut to the
east is also being run on this level