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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29

B. A. Emery in the Rockland Cour-
ier-Gazette relates Owls Head recol-
leetions-or life on Penobscot Bay. He
says: Between planting time and hoe
ing time we usually caught and dried
nsh enough TO last a year We didn't
use travis in those days, but quite
o1ten we would haul in two cod or
maddox at time--didn't take long
to load the old wherry. Talk about
lobsters. When the tide was out we
could often find two or three big fell
lows around a rock hidden under the
seaweed. Seals We're abundant. One
day when my brother Sam and 7 were
on our way to the fishing ground. pass
ing one of the big Sheep Island lodges
we noticed that it was covered win
seals, their coats dried in the sun and
the whole crowd apparently asleep.
Inc sea was very smooth, with lust a
zephyr Of wind to fill the sail. and
we headed the boat for the ledge 70
see how near we could get to them
before they should get away. AS we
approached, one by one the seals slid
into the sea: but one old fellow was
so sound asleep that he didn't rouse
up until we We're on thesdedge Then
he showed fight, but with the boat
hook and club we conquered hin,
The seal was all the fish we got that
day."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29

The 20oo Canadian residents of Grand
Manan Island, n. B., are again in touch
with the outside world by telephone
as the Dominion cable from Eastport
has been repaired by the crew of the
steamer Tyrian. The break was To-
Gated a short distance off from the
southeast shore of Compobello Island.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29

terest. Questions for discussion will
be furnished by Mr.. and Mrs. L. II.
Tibbetts
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29
ODD FELLOWS HALL

ASYLUM LODGE, NO 20, REGULAR
meeting at 730 Friday evening, jan 10. ,
Friday evening, Jan. 90, work in InitiavI
tory degree by a team of past grands
w. f. CURRIER. N. q.
E F. WESTON, Sec
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29

No notice whatever will be taken OF
unsigned communications.
Thu Journal cannot be held RESPONSE
HE for the preservation or return OF
re.scted communications.
Address all communications reiaIins
to subscriptions and advertisements
10 Kennebec Journal Co, PUBLISH
ers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29

Mrs Cynthia NJ Sprague of Auburn
happily celebrated her S4th birthday
Monday the occasion being made a
delightful family gathering. She was
showered with post cards and during
the afternoon Mrs. Mary Jackson. who
is also over so years of age, called
Mrs. Sprague and Mrs. Jackson have
been lifelong friends and the reunion
was much enjoyed. Others who were
present were: MIR. and Mrs E. G..
Sprague. Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Sprague
l.. Linn Sprague, Mrs. Fred Rand.
Charles Sprague, Mr.. and Mrs Ira B.
Spofford. Ices and cake were served
and numerous cut flowers added a
touch of cheer to the rooms. Mrs.
Sprague was born in Dexter, but when
four years of age the family moved
to Greene. She remained there until
she was married to Silas Sprague in
1850, when she came to Auburn to
make her home. Since then she .has
always lived there. Mr.. Sprague was
register of deeds for nearly 80 years
and highly respected citizen of Au-
burn. He passed away II years ago.
Mrs. sprague has three sons. Henry
NJ Sprague. Edgar G. Sprague and Ar
thur c.. Sprague. all of Auburn; also
four grandchildren. Mrs. Fred Rand,
Lisbon: Mrs. Ira B. Spofford, Lester c.
Sprague and L. Linn Sprague, Auburn.
and a great-grandchild, Charles
Sprague. She is a devoted member of
the Court street Baptist church, where
she has been a Sunday school teacher
for many years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29

c. F. Simmons of Rockland gives
the Courier-Gazette new Blaine
story. Mr.. Simmons says: A most re-
markable instance of James G.. Blaine's
ability to connect names, faces and
location of people he had met, was told
me by travelling salesman by the
name of Kincade, whom / met in the
West. He said that when boy of
IL or IA he was presented with his
father to Mr.. Blaine in Bangor, where
the boys family then resided Soon
after the family removed to Kansas
City, Mo. When Kincade was 2S
years old Mr.. Blaine spoke there, and
after the speech he was presented to
the people wishing to meet him. Nat
urally MIR. Kincade wanted to shake
hands with the noted man. Before his
name could be announced by the mas
ter OF ceremonies, Mr.. Blaine extend
ed his hand with: Well, how is Mr.
Kincade today2E 1 meet Maine men
everywhere--was just introduced to
another man from Bangor. Is your
father still living?" The remarka BILE
part of the story Mr.. Kincade added,
was that though the distance between
meeting places was over 1000 miles, and
about IA years had interviewed, Mr..
Kincade had changed from boy to man,
had gained about so pounds in weight
and had lost one eye. I'm fact" he
said, L had changed SO much in ap-
pearance that my mother could hardly
have known me-"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29

Since the discovery of the old tan
merry pits several feet underground, in
Main street, Biddeford, by the work.
men digging the sewer ditch, curious
finds nave been coming to light. Parts
of horns, pieces of leather, old shoes,
planks that formed the walls of pits
and other material have been found
daily. The most curious find of any
so far was live frog. He was an
extremely healthy specimen of unus-
ually large size and perfect in every
respect. He was found so far under
ground that there seems no possibil-
ity that he could have burrowed to
the place where he was found.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29
AUGUSTA LODGE DIRECTORY

TRINITY coMMANDERY, NO. u,
K. T. Special conclave at Masonic Iem-
Pile. FRIDAY, Jan. 80, at z. M work III
the INDUSTRIOUS Order of the. Red cross
Banquet at $50. Work in the order OF
the Temple at 7.30. All sojourning IRA
ters are cordially invited to attend.
CHAS r. GETCHELL, Z. G. y
TIIOS TT RODGE. Sec
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JEpITHA ENcAMPMENT, NO. @.

Meetings at 7.S0 o'clock every second
and fourth Tuesday. Tuesday, Jan. q,
installation of officers-elect. Refresh
ments.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29

D. w. LOvEJOY, C. P.
c. E. STEWART. Scribe.
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CANTON AUGUSTA, NO. 9, p. M.
Regular meeting every third TueSday
at o'clock, Installation of officers-elarf
Tuesday, Feb. II. Refreshments.
G. S. PEASLEE, Capt.
RAW NJ BURNS. Clerk.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-29

QUEEN TEMPLE. NO. 70, PYTHlAN
Sisters, meets in X. of P. hall the sec
ond and fourth Tuesday evenings OF eacn
month, at 7.30 o'clock.
BERTHA B. STEARNS, NJ. E. c.
ADELAIDE NJ. PAGE, M. of r. and G.
LUCIE p. LEWIS, NJ. of F. I.
tu- ca
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
GOLOF|ELO CON.
ISSUES REPORT
EARNINGS FOR THIRD CALEN-
OAR QUARTER MORE THAN
$4OO,OOU

The report of the GoldGeld Con-
solidated Mines company of its pro-
duction and earnings for the third
calendar quarter OF 1914 has :ust
been made public by A. H. Howe,
secretary and treasurer. 1t shows
that a total of 79,605 dry tons of
ore we're treated by the company
mill, from which values to the
amount of $91S,OSS.26 were recov-
cred. Operating costs totaled $516,-
S77.77,. leaving net profits of $401,-
21O.49. The report adds:
"Since the issuance of our last
quarterly statement we have dis
bursed $374,211 to complete the
purchase or control of the Aurora
Consolidated Mines company. Our
present cash and bills receivable
are approximately $697,0O0. 1t has
been deemed inexpedient to disburse
dividend for the third calendar
quarter"
Copies of the report are being
mailed to stockholders.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
JUMBO | X7ENS|ON ESTIMATES net
Earnings IN OCTOBER At $l0I,504

The Jumbo Extension Mining COM
pany yesterday made public the Off
cial preliminary estimate of the gross
and net earnings for October. The
value of the gross production is plac-
ed at $1O1, ,5O4 and the net earnings
at $4,000, which is 81 900 in excess
of the estimate made by Vice Presi-
dent Charles s. Sprague more than
two weeks ago.
The figures contained in the Off
cial estimate of October earnings
furnish an excellent commentary
upon the splendid conditions prevail
ing in the property, particularly in
the newly acquired Velvet territory,
which is yielding practically the en-
tire output of the mine. To the
showing being made by the mine
can be attributed, in large meas
ure, the activity of the stock OF the
company and its steady advance.
However, a great factor in the pres
ent heavy trading in the stock is the
fact that the company recently de-
clared a dividend of five cents a
share, payable December 1 8 to stock
holders of record of November 20.
Very naturally all purchasers of the
stock are losing no time in having 1t
placed in their respective names on
the books of the company in order
to "get in on the distribution OF
Christmas gifts by the company in
the form of dividend checks.
Dividend or no dividend. the mine
Is steadily proving itself one of the
latter day wonders of the Goldfield
district, and it bids fair to equal the
famous production records made by
many of the local properties in the
boom days of the camp. Each days
work is extending the limits of the
great ore body revealed in the Velvet
claim along the contact of latte and
shale. On the 952-foot intermedi-
ate level, drifts have been extended
along the ore body for a total dis
tance of 125 feet. They have shown
no signs of disclosing the end of the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14

estimate, the value of the gross pro-
duction was $1O1.5O4 and the net
profits $4,000. Such figures as to
gross and net earnings make COM
ment upon conditions prevailing in
the mine really unnecessary
Although it's development has been
in progress for nearly two months,
the confines of the rich ore body on
the contact of the latte and snale
still remain to be determined, so vast
are it's pOtentialities. On the 95i-
foot intermediate level the ore shoot
has been exlored with dr;fts =: an
easterly and westerly direction for a
total distance of approximately 125
feet. Between the face of the two
drifts ore of excellent value and Of
not less than five feet in width at
any point has been exposed. At pres
ent the east drift is being extended
on a full face of $65 ore. while five
feet of sos rock is being broken
down from a branch northeast drift
recently started twenty feet from the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14

rich ore shoot in either an easterly
or westerly direction. The face OF
the east district, which is out seven,
ty-five feet from the Top of vertical
raise 503-B, above the 1017-foOt lev
ell, is exposing a full width of $65
ore. A branch drift started about
twenty feet back from the face of
the main drift is being advanced on
about five feet of $10S ore. The face
of the west drift on the same inter-
mediate level is now exposing five
feet of $50 rock. Crosscuts extend
ed from this drift near the present
face show the ore body to be forty
five feet between walls. The entire
mass yields average values of $25
per ton. The west drift is nov cross
ing the Velvet claim line into the
Poleverda claim.
On the 101 7-foot level new raise,
known as the 503-C, has been start
ed from the face of the east crosscut
off the main southeast crosscut,
which is out 1872 feet east of the
Poleverda claim east boundary line.
On the 700-foot level of the Velvet,
a northwest crosscut is being extend
ed from the main east drift, the face
of which is exposing low grade val
ues. The purpose of the crosscut is
to intercept parallel vein. The or
inal workings on this level were ex-
tended by the Goldfieid Merger Mines
company, the former owner of the
Velvet claim, about two years ago.
On the 850-foot level, the northeast
branch of the main east drift is ad-
vancing or a full face of ore that
ranges in value from $40 to $35 a
ton. No work is at present being
done in or Immediately above the
northeast drift on the 921-foot level.
In the Poleverda territory, a south
west crosscut is being extended on
the shale level, Immediately below
the 921-foot level, toward the Cler-
mont claim of the Goldfield Consol-
idated Mines comany for exploratory
purposes.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
SILVER PICK CON.
CREW INCREASED
WEST CROSSCUT ON 5OO-FOOT
LEVEL AGAIN BEING
ADVANCED

In accordance with a program
mapped out at conference with
President Herman Zadig upon the
occasion of his visit to camp Sun
day from his headquarters in San
Francisco, General Superintendent
Walter 8. Norris has increased oper-
ations at the property of the Silver
Pick Consolidated Mines company to
a greater scale than has prevailed
for several months. The working
force at the property has. according
ly. been increased from four to eight
miners working in one shift.
The new program of work decided
upon by President Zadig and Super
intendent Norris includes the extern
sion of the west crosscut on the 800
foot level, which is already under
way. This work is designed to in
tersect three distinct veins which
were opened up by lessees to the
west of the main vein of the prop
erty, mostly in the early day opera
tions. The furthermost vein to
which the crosscut will be extended is
that developed in the old Phelan
lease and which lays 700 feet to the
west of the company shaft, or ap-
proximately 900 feet from the face
of the west crosscut on the 5O0foOt
level, which is about ninety feet from
the shaft. In the Phelan lease, this
vein was developed to a depth of 13O
feet, where values of $40 were OBJ
tained from a streak of twenty-five
inches of quartz.
The first vein which the crOsscut is
expected to intercept is that laying
200 feet from the shaft, which was
developed to depth of 420 feet in
the old Golden Pick lease. At the
depth named the vein showed eight
feet of quartz yielding values of 81
to Sc a ton. The second vein, lay
ing 500 feet west of the shaft, was
explored to a depth of 200 feet and
showed two feet of $40 ore. In
addition to the resumption of opera
tions in the crosscut on the 5OO-foot
level, work has also been resumed
in the north drift from the same
crosscut along the footwall of the
main vein, which has at present a
length of 800 feet. AS each 100 feet
of work is accomplished in this drift.
raises to crosscut the vein, which
dips to the east at an angle of thirty
degrees, will be put up. Work has
been abandoned in the 111-foot
winze below south drift from the
east crosscut along the hanging wall
of the vein on the 500-fOOt level.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
BREAK IN VALVE
CAUSE OF DELAY
NEW PUMPS IN MERGER SHAFT
AGAIN PLACED IN
OPERATION >

After suspension of a few days,
centrifugal pump on the 175O-foot
level, pumping operations are again
in progress at the ST. Ives or main
working shaft of the GOldfeld Mer-
ger Mines company, through which
the exploration of the big vein en-
posed last spring by the long cross
cut on the level named in the Union
Jack claim of the Atlanta Mines
company is soon to be resumed A
new valve has been placed in posi-
ton and the two newly Installed
pumps are giving an excellent ac-
count of themselves in raising wa
ter from the sump of the 1S00-foot
shaft.
Although the pumps can handle
500 gallons per minute and could
easily raise in one day all the water
that has accumulated behind the
eight-foot concrete bulkhead in the
Atlanta crOsscut, General Manager A.
1. Darcy prefers not to operate
them at full capacity until they have
been given a good try-out. In con-
sequence, the pumps are handling
only a minimum product of water,
and it will be two or three days be-
fore the crOsscut is entirely drained.
The water is being drawn off slowly
from the crOsscut through value in
the big bulkhead, through which a
passage way will be cut when the
working is completely drained.
1t is reasonable to suppose that
the accumulated water behind the
bulkhead has caused that portion of
the long crosscut in the Atlanta
ground to cave in places; therefore,
1t will be necessary to timber and
shape up the working before it will
be possible to resume actual oper-
ations. However, Manager Darcy
does not calculate that any great
amount of damage has been done by
the water that has stood for
several months behind the bulk
head, and he figures that he will be
able to resume work in the face of
the south branch crosscut of the
main southwest crosscut within the
next week or ten days.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
TO BEGIN WORK
IN WINE SOON
kEWANAS COMPANY WILL SINK
TO THE LATITE-SHALE
CONTACT

Within the next few days the Re-
organized kewanas Mining comany
will begin the actual work of sink
ing deep winze in It's Kewanas No.
2 claim from the face of the 700
foot east crosscut on the 700-foot
level of the Laguna shaft Of the Gold
eld Consolidated Mines company.
The work of cutting a station and
rope way has been completed, and a
twenty h. p. electric hoist will at
once be placed in position at the
top of the winZe, already down ten
feet.
The Wine station has been cut at
point 13O feet east of the eastern
boundary line of the Last Chance
claim of the Goldfield Consolidated
Mines company. The winze will be
sunk for the purpose of revealing
the contact of latte and shale, with
which all ore bodies of Importance
exposed at depth are associated 1t
is estimated that the contact will be
disclosed by the winze within $50
feet below the level of the crosscut
or at vertical depth from the sur
face of $50 feet After the contact
is exposed. drifts along it from the
winze will be extended.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14

end of the former working. From
the face of the west drift five feet
of $50 ore is being extracted on the
boundary line of the Velvet and Pole
verda claims. Crosscuts recently
extended from the drift, short dis
tance back from the present face,
show the vein to be fOrty-five feet
between walls, giving average values
OF $25 a ton. On the o5O-foot lev
ell ore assaying from $40 to $35 a
ton is being broken down from the
face of the northeast branch of the
main east drift. On the 1O17-fOot
level, new raise has been started
in the Velvet territory, approximate
ly 1870 feet east of the line of the
Poleverda claim, for the purpose of
disclosing the downward continuity
of the rich ore body.
Florence GOlGfieId
The Florence mine bids fair to
equal this month it's output of last
month, which amounted to 700 tons
of ore. Thus far this month, ac-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
WILL PROBABLY
REPAIR PLANT
YELLOW TIGER COMPANY OBJ
TAININB ESTIMATES ON RE-
QUIRED EQUIPMENT

That the Yellow Tiger Mining
company intends to replace the
buildings and mechanical equipment
destroyed by the fire of mysterious
origin that recently occurred at the
property is evidenced by the fact
that General Manager Charles d.
Wilkinson is busily engaged in OBJ
tanning estimates on the machinery
required for President III. A. Rie-
del, who is located in Denver, Colo.
To facilitate the reconstruction of
the surface plant at the property.
Manager Wilkinson is endeavoring
to arrange for the purchase locally
of as much of the equipment as pos
sible. He is meeting with success
in his efforts and does not think it
will be necessary to send out of
figures that the company will be
able to resume operations with
in the next thirty days, in any event.
1t has been found that it will be
possible to repair the two big drums
of the 112 h. p. electric hoist. which
were at first thought to have been
rendered a total loss. 1t Is also
likely that the eight-drill air COM
pressor, which was only recently re-
ceived at the property from Denver.
can be repaired. Fortunately the
four machine drills, which arrived
with the compressor were permitted
to lay on the ground, considerable
distance from any of the buildings
that were burned, and, in conse-
quence, were not in the least damag-
ed. 1t is likely that the work of
rebuilding the burned structures
will be started in the next week or
ten days 1t is the plan of the COM
pany, after the new equipment is in
stalled, to again take up the ex-
ploration of the big vein on the 700
foot level by the further extension OF
the drifts, raising to the 600fOot
level. and sinking winze.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
'vERNAL SOON TO
MAKE SHIPMENT
MINERS WORKING ON PAY ORE
IN TWO PLACES ON
PROPERTY

Operations at the property OF the
Vernal Mining company in the Dia-
mondfield section of the Goldfield
district continue to be crowned with
pleasing results. General Superin-
tendent Walter S. Norris states that
the conditions prevailing at present
are more encouraging than for sew
eral months and is very favorably
impressed with the outlook for the
property.
On the 200-fOot level, miners are
at work in two places on pay ore. In
a raise above the south drift on the
vein. raise is being put up on
about a foot of ore that assays
around 500 per ton. This raise is
Immediately beneath the WINE sunk
from the 100-foot level, from which
several carloads of excellent ore were
extracted about year ago. From
the face of forty foot west cross
cut from the drift on the 20O-foot
level, at which point the downward
extension of the vein, laying very
flat, was recently exposed, new
raise is being put up on about one
foot of $50 ore. About twelve tons
of ore that averages around $65 per
ton has accumulated and a shipment
will be made before the end of the
present month of all pay rock that
has been extracted from the raise
above the 200-fot level drift proper
by lessees and shipped about three
weeks ago. yielded average returns
Of 500 ner top
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-11-14
HASBR0OCK IS
AGAIN SHIPPING
SENDS HUNDRED TONS MONTH
LY TO WEST END CON.
MILL

The old Hasbrouck property in the
Tonopah Gold Mountain district,
which is being operated by George
Kernick and Claude Smith, the pres
ent owners, has again entered the
list of producers, according to the
latter, who is at present business
visitor in Goldfield. Mr.. Smith
further states that conditions at the
property are steadily improving and
that the outlook for it is exceeding
ly promising.
Shipments from the Hasbrouck
were suspended about three months
ago, not because of shortage OF
ore, but in consequence of the clos
ing down of the MacNamara mill In
Tonopah, which was handling the
product. Recently Messrs. Kernick
and Smith perfected arrangements
with the West End Consolidated Min
ing company of Tonopah for the
treatment of their ore at the plant
of that company and are now ship
ping there an average of 100 tons OF
$50 rock monthly.
On the lower tunnel level. which
has a vertical depth of $50 feet from
the top of the mountain. drift west
is being advanced on about six inch
es of $25 ore. The object OF this
drift is to intercept the downward
continuity of what is known as the
.west ore shoot" which was reveal
ed some time ago on the upper tun-
mel level at a vertical depth of $50
feet. 1t is expected that the OBJ
jective point will be reached by the
drift within the next twenty feet
of work. Above the east drift on
the upper tunnel level, raise is be-
ing extended on five feet Of $40 rock
in the east ore shoot. The yield
from the two faces of ore is being
sorted to a $40 grade. Work has
been temporarily stopped in the west
drift on the upper tunnel level, the
face of which shows four feet Of
$40 rock.