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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26
many WARSH|PS
IN NORTH SEA
ENGLISH ADMIRALTY MAINTAINS
VIGILANT PATROL OF
WATERS

LONDON, Sept. PA solid wall
of warships" is thrown across the
northern part of the North Sea, ac-
cording to the captain of a British
trawler who has just arrived from
Iceland. The skipper said 1t was
absolutely impossible for any foe to
break through undecided" so con-
slant and thorough was the patrol To
the north. 1t was his W expert
ence to be halted and searched n
after being released his boat was fol-
lowed by two torpedo boats until 1t
reached it's destination.
The thoroughness of the patrol
was further testified to by another
North Sea skipper. His trawler was
lying along shore, when shortly AFTER
midnight it suddenly found itself
hemmed in by a huge black object
which proved to be a British cruiser.
It's officers seemed to have had cats
ewes. From the dark a voice de-
manded to know the identity OF the
trawler. 1t was promptly shouted
back.
1.-The name is quite correct, sir
came another mysterious voice astern
of u.s. said the skipper. "a sub
marine had crept up behind us and
read our name. Although all of our
crew had come on deck to see what
was happening, not one of them had
seen the submarine appear. The
whole episode only occupied a few
minutes and the cruiser, after wish
ing us good morning. and plenty OF
fishing, disappeared in the darkness.
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USERS OF FOREIGN BARYTtS ARE
FORGED TO LOOK TO THIS COUNTRY

souri,, and from Cole, Morgan and
Miller counties, in the center Of the
state. Practically all the barytes,
from shallow shafts and open cuts
in the residual clay.
Two districts in eastern Tennes-
see contain important deposits of
barite. The French Broad district,
on the North Carolina line, south
and a little east OF Knoxville, in
cludes parts of Cooke and Sewer
counties. Owing to lack of trans
p%ortation the veins in this region
have not been extensively worked.
In the Sweet water district, includ-
ing parts of London, McMinn and
Monroe counties, centering about
Sweetwater. there has been extern
sive development and a considerable
production of barytes IN the past.
In Virginia barytes occus in three
unlike areas - in the red sandstone
and shale series Of the Triassic: in
the old crystalline metamorphic
rocks. particularly in the Piedmont,
crystalline limestone area, and in
the valley region of faulted and fold
ed Cambrian and Ordovician lime
stones. The deposits In the Trias-
sic red sandstones of Prince William
county, in the northeastern part of
the state, are Of little importance at
present, though they have been in
termittently worked since 1916. The
barite deposits Of Bedford, Campbell
and Pittsylvania counties, in the
south-central part of the state. CEN
tered about Evington and Toshes.
are in highly altered crystalline
rocks formed from old sedimentary
and igneous rocks. Barite has been
found associated with similar rocks
in six other counties in the Piedmont
region, but has not been mined to
any considerable extent. In south
western Virginia. in Tazewell,
Wythe, Russell and Smyth counties,
barite occurs in the Cambrian and
Ordovician limestones or their resid-
ual clay.
Deposits Of barytes are known in
Mariposa county, California; in
Clark. Elko, Mineral and Nye c0un-
ties, Nevada: in Blaine county, Ida,
no, and in Alaska. Most of the de-
posts in the western states are un-
developed, as there has apparently
been a scanty market for this ma
terial in that region, and railroad
freight rates have not permitted
western barite to compete with
either foreign or domestic barite In
the principal centers of use In the
east. In 1913 E. F. Burchard of
the United States geological survey
discovered a considerable deposit. Of
barite associated with quartzite
schists on Castle island in the Dun
can canal, 40 miles northwest Of
Wrangell, in southeastern Alaska.
A copy of the annual report on
barytes may be obtained free on ap-
plication to the director of the geo.
logical survey, Washington, D. c..
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MARYLAND INCREASES
ITS MINERAL OUTPUT

The mineral production of Mary
land in 1913 was valued at $11.292,-
1913, compared with ~$10,851,671 in
1912, according to figures compiled
by the United States geological sur
vey in cooperation with the state
survey. The value of the coal
mined constituted more than half of
the total. being $5.927,O46. a slight
increase over 1912.
Second in Importance among the
mining industries of Maryland is
clay working. The clays of the state
are widely distributed and suitable
for a variety of uses. The total
value of the clay products in 1913
was $1,917,50O, a normal increase
over the figures for 1912.
The third mineral industry in i'm
portance is stone quarrying. the va
ne of the output in 1913 being ST.
153,115. against $1.032,022 in 1912.
The production of sand and gravel
increased from 1,650,9O4 short tons
in 1912 to 1.S21.214 tons in 1913.
but the value decreased slightly.
Other commercial mineral products
of Maryland are cement. feldspar, in
fusorial earth, mineral paints. min
eral waters. sand-lime. brick, silver.
talk and soapstone.
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United STATES USES
GREAT DEAL OF MEN

The United States imports rela-
lively little hydraulic cement, only
S4.630 barrels having been import
ed in 1918, whereas the domestic
production in that year was nearly
90, 600, 900 barrels. There Is little
or no need to import n cement,
for all parts of the country are now
fairly we'll supplied with mills for
the manufacture of Portland cement,
and the supply of raw materials IS
practically inexhaustible. A sign1n-
can't feature of the cement industry,
however. it's the fact that, though
only about 80 per cent OF the norman
cement-producing capacity of the
country is employed at the maxi
mum, there is often an o~verproduc-
ton; yet the exports of hydraulic
cement have scarcely exceeded A.
zoo, 900 barrels in any year, this
amount being only 5 per cent of the
total output-not sufficient to take
care of the surplus production in a
year of great activity.
There seem to be excellent rea-
sons for stimulating the export trade
in cement as rapidly as possible, for,
although the export of a relatively
bulky and low-priced material such
as cement does not promise large d.
rect profits to an individual pro-
Queer, Indirectly the creation and
maintenance of an export trade
should benefit the industry at large
through the opportunity afforded of
disposing of surplus stocks and
thereby tending to maintain steadier
prices. Bulletin 500, u. S. geologi-
cal survey.
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been so large as to indicate a strong
demand for manganese ore. Fer
instance, during the last ten years
the annual domestic production Ct
manganese ore has ranged between
1900 and 1000 long tons, while tie
imports ranged between 10S.o00
ana 345.000 long tons. In 1913
the domestic production of 4,048
tons, which was the largest since
1908, was insignificant compared
with the imports of $4,000
tons, and constituted only q
little W one per cent of the
available supply. Another illustra-
ton of the great disparity between
the domestic production of mangaD-
csc ore and the imports may be not
ed in the fact that that the total
production of the United States, SO
far as recorded, going back to 1888,
is 414,73S long tons-an amount not
greatly in excess Of the importationa
during the single year 1913. The
imports of manganese ore recorded
since 1868 have reached the grand
total of 3~.S59,616 long tons, and the
records are incomplete for the first
twenty years of this period.
The foreign situation as viewed by
D. F. Hewett early in 1914 was
summed up in a geographical survey
publication on the production OF
manganese and manganiferous ore
as follows:
Imports of manganese ore in
creased approximately Is per cent
from 1912 to 1918. and this increase
came almost wholly from Russia
Unless industrial or political disturb
ances interfere, there is no doubt
that a supply of ore will be avail.
able from the deposits of Russia, In
dia and Brazil for some years tc
come"
AS the disturbances that have arts.
en- will undoubtedly interfere to Z
greater or less extent with the ship
ment of foreign manganese ores. II
Is cheering to know that the United
States possesses within easy reach Of
manufacturing centers abundant re.
serves Of manganese and manganif.
! erous ores.
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From neWSbOy to president or a
corporation with an annual business
of $1,OO0,OOO in fourteen years, is
the record of Max McGraw. now, at
the age of t%hirty-one years, one of
the leading business men of the
middle west and president of a a
ufacturing company with offices in
Sioux City, Omaha and Los Angeles.
And Mr.. McGraw got his start by
saving money, having embarked in
business at seventeen years Of age
with $500 which he saved from the
earnings of a newspaper route"
which he carried" for Eve years
and a half.
The route was seven miles n a
half long and young McGraw COW
cred it twice a day on horseback,
summer and winter, all those years,
and studied evenings.
Is it any wonder that such indus
try and thrift have so early won sue
cess?
Abiding to the fact that SO many
Greek immigrants here find employ
ment as bootblacks, a newspaper wit
said: "The Greeks did not do very
we'll at the Olympic games, but they
shine in America"
The story of Gus Travillas of Chi
cago shows that grit and thrift are
not the exclusive possession of any
one nationality, and the Greeks can
succeed here as we'll as persons OF
any race in America, which is the
melting pot" of many nationalities.
Ten years ago Gus was a newsboy
on one of the busy street n OF
Chicago. He early became a savings
bank .depositor, and as his balance
in the bank grew he kept his eyes
open for opportunities, and with the
timely aid and counsel of his banker
he made a number Of successful
deals.
He now owns six nickel moving
picture theaters and other property.
Any time he wants 1t he can borrow
money at the bank on his note.
Colonel Mayo, the richest man in
Kentucky, died a few weeks ago.
Twenty-Five years ago he was a
struggling school teacher In Eastern
Kentucky. At forty-fve he had a
fortune of $40 100000. His fortune
grew from the meager earnings he
savel from his salary as a country
school teacher.
In teaching in various districts
Mayo had gained an intimate knowl-
edge of the mountain country's min
eral and timber resources and be-
came acquainted with those sections
richest in mineral wealth. i.
He discovered that thousands OF
acres were occupied by "squatters,"
many of whom would give options
for IS. Later he borrowed all the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26

Since the outbreak of the war in
Europe many American users of for
eign barytes have been forced to look
at home for their future supplies,
and II may be well to inform the gen.
eral public that there is undoubtedly
a good supply of barite in this coun-
try. Barytes has a wide variety Of
uses in the manufacture Of paint,
lithophone, wall paper, glass, arti-
fetal ivory, insectides, fertilizer. etc.
In 1912 the United States produc-
ed STATS short tons of barytes, val
ued at $153,313, or 81 a ton, and i'm
ported 26,1S6 short tons of crude
barytes, valued at $52,467, or 81 a
ton. In 1913 the domestic produc-
tion was 1925 short tons, valued at
$156,275, or $3.45 a ton, and the
imports of crude barytes were 35,-
$40 short tons, valued at $4,000, or
$1.71 a ton. From these figures It
can be readily seen that those users
of barytes located on the eastern sea-
board have been able to procure for
eign barytes cheaper than they could
buy domestic DaryteS.
The following faces regarding the
location both of mines in operation
and of undeveloped deposits are Civ
en- by the United States geological
survey and will be of present inter-
est.
In the United States the principal
sources of supply are the Missouri
and Appalachian districts. In 1913
the Missouri district furnished be-
tween 68 and 50 per cent of the to-
tai production of the United States.
and among the Appalachian states
Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee,
South Carolina and Virginia, named
in the order of production, reported
an output of crude barytes.
So far as known, no barytes has
been produced from Alabama mines
since 1906. There are some depos-
its which probably could be worked
in Calhoun, Etowah and st. Clair
counties, in the northeastern part OF
the state, and in Bib county, near
the center.
Within a radius of about Is miles
conferred about Carterville, Barlow
county, Georgia, considerable iron
ore, ocher, and barite are mined
from residual clays derived from
Cambrian and Ordovician rocks
The deposits are on the east side OF
the Appalachian fold and form
northward continuation of the Ala.
bama field.
In Kentucky barite deposits are
known in the central (Blue Grass
and western portions Of the state
Barite has been mined in Boyle,
Fayette and Garrard counties south
of Lexington, through deposits known
in thirteen counties centered about
the capital.
The greater part of the barytes
produced in the United States is OBJ
tanned from deposits in Washing
ton, St. Francois, Franklin and JET
ferson counties of ea~st-central Mis-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26
WAR AFFECTS THE STEEL INDUSTRY:
FOREIGN MANGANESE SUPPLY CUT OFF

A serious phase of the Interrupt
ton to commerce caused by the Eu-
ropean wal is the shutting OF Of the
foreign supply of ferromanganese
from the steel manufacturers of this
country. The United States geo.
logical survey states that the do
nestle marketed production of ferro-
manganese and spiegeleisen in 1912
and 1918 was 227,939 long tons and
226,,475 long tons, respectively,
while the imports of these alloys for
those years were 100.152 long tons
and 12S,147 long tons, respectively,
of which ferromanganese constitut-
ed 99,137 long tons in 1912 and
12S,O7O long tons in 1913. The i'm
ports of these alloys therefore con-
stituted 30.5 per cent and SO per
cent, respectively, Of the available
supply in 1912 and 1918. England
and Germany have furnished most Of
these imported alloys in recent
years. BY far the greater part Of
the ferromanganese produced in the
United States Is manufactured by
steel companies for their own con-
sumption, so that these ma%nufactur-
ers who have heretofore depended
on foreign supplies must either make
arrangements to purchase the need
ed alloys from other domestic COM
panies or else enter the field as pro-
ducers themselves. In either event
much more ferromanganese may
have to be manufactured in the Unit
ed States if the foreign supplies are
cut off for any considerable period.
Added impetus may therefore be
given to certain projects which are
under way involving the utilization
of manganiferous iron ores Of the
Guyana range, Minnesota, in the
manufacture of high-manganese pig
iron and ferromanganese at certain
blast furnaces iii Pennsylvania.
With regard to manganese pres
the situation presents features OF
still greater interest. Notwith.
standing the abundant supplies OF
in the United States Its
domestic production has been rela-
lively small, but the imports nave
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TROOPS HANDLED
u WITH DESPATCH
ING MORE SOLDIERS FROM
SOUTHAMPTON

SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. %. = The
despatch of troops from Southamp-
ton continues, but the movements
are now kept less secret than dur
ing the passage of the first expedi-
tionary forces. The record then
made provided an excellent test of
the facilities here for handling such
a great movement of troops.
Although the expeditionary force
was despatched from several points,
Southampton handled the bulk of the
10000 to 10000 men who were
sent to the continent during two
weeks time. The docks at this
place afford more than one and a half
miles of water front. with railway
lines so close to the ships docks
that it is but a moments work to
transfer trainloads of men, horses
and equipment from the railway to
the steamships. The precision with
which the transfer was made was so
marked that an entire train was fire.
quently unloaded in three minutes,
and it was not uncommon for twen-
ty trains to enter the docks and COM
plete their task of unloading within
a single hour.
The plan had been worked out by
the war office two years before. Tho
small cars used for transporting
horses. accommodating only W or
eight animals, proved a great factor
in the speedy transfers. Each horse
had a separate compartment, and the
sides of the cars dropped down In
such a manner that the animals
stepped out without the slightest
confusion. Some Americans who
witnessed this movement remarked
that the cars were far more practi-
cal for this sort of work than the
large freight cars used in America,
into which a number of horses were
crowded.
Scores of hospital cars still line
the dock tracks here ready for the
reception of sick and injured return
ing from the continent. Red Cross
signs are displayed and surgeons and
nurses are in the cars with every
thing ready for the wounded. The
hospital trains are made up of con-
verted passenger coaches and sleep
ing cars. All have the small COM
partments common to English rail-
way coaches, with doors opening at
the sides. Litters are provided
which will enter these side doors
and consequently it is much easier
to place the seriously injured in
berths than it would be If it were
necessary to carry them through the
doors common to American sleeping
cars and along narrow aisles or hall
ways.
Baggage cars have also been con-
verted into hospital cars where pa
tients can be placed who need atten-
ton of a sort which can be rendered
more satisfactorily in a roomy car
than in a small compartment.
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RICH ORE SHIPMENT

l.. T. Brockbank has received
word of a banner shipment from the
district. 1t was made by
Messrs. Ferretta and Saturno, own
ers of the Gold Pen property at b.
ward. He says that a shipment OF
25 tons returned fromthe Selby
Smelling and Lead company a check
in excess of $4,000. The values
were in gold and silver. The prop
erty Is under lease and bond to j. H.
Miller of Hawthorne for 10000
Virginia Enterprise.
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money he could to put into these OPP
lions. When the DEVELOPMENT of
the Eastern Kentucky coal fields be-
gan he was able to interest railroad
officials and to enlist capital to work
his mines, and was soon on the road
to fortune.
Thrift always pays dividends.
T. D. MacGregor.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26
WESTERN MINES
IN HIGH FAVOR
GAIT LAKE MINING MAN PRE-
Diets GREAT MINING
REVIVAL

'Mining is looking up gradually
in the east, and the indications are
hat before long there will be one OF
he most splendid ~revivals ever ex-
nerienced in the history OF THIS
country" This is the gist OF q
statement made yesterday by s. M.
Lew. general manager of the Ely
Consolidated Copper company, a
well-known consulting engineer, att
or having spent six months In new
York and Boston, where he succeeded
in enlisting capital in some mining
enterprises, says the Salt Lake Her.
ald-Republican. -
"The eastern people are beginning
TO look upon mining with a great
deal more faith than formerly" ne
continued. 'In times past they
locked askance at mention of mines.
Now that they have had many losses
in industrials they have turned To-
ward mining with much more favor
than for years. They now Kno"
from experience that there are worse
things than putting their money IN
mines. Yet right now I would not
advise western mining men 10 20
east for capital; a little while anu
it will be plentiful.
"T found a feeling of extreme op-
timism in many quarters. Tne peo-
nile have the impression that tn1s
countrv is about to enter into a new
commercial epoch. The bankers
and the big manufacturers see IN tne
war vast new opportunities
stretching out before them. me u
METER of hundreds of merchant YES
sells registering under the stars ana
stripes is proving an important I'M
netus to future business. Tnat INC
South American trade will be cap
tured is the intent OF the snrewo
Yankee.
"Apain. the war has brought nome
To rs the fact that in the past we
have been too dependent on foreign
countries for many of our necessl-
tics There are many drugs, for IN
stance and cyanide. which we use IN
our mine mills. At first 1t was pre-,
dicted that all our gold mills wouio
have TO shut down because we were
cut of from Germans supply. NOW
7 understand that a aluaole SUD
stitute for cyanide is about to Dc
brought out. -
"People generally have q tendency
! toward precious metal mining rlgnt
now. and particularly is gold mining
in favor. The impression Is that sli-
yer will ultimately go to IS or ~
cents an ounce. The closing OF the
stock exchanges had a depressing ef-
feet. but the action is generally con-
sidered wise. Otherwise there
would have been a promiscuous
dumping of the 1.5oo,ooo.ooo OF
American stocks, said to be held
abroad, in the mad rush for GOLD.
"For the past two or three years
Utah men have watched and won.
dered at the constant sagging OF
stocks ON the eastern markets. NOW
II is known that the primary reason
was the dumping of large lots OF
European stocks by people VINO
would have gold at any sacrince OF
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their stocks. 1t was a race for gold
by a don't-care-for-loss people. Eu-
ropean men and women felt this war
was inevitable and then started the
rush for gold which finally grew into
a continental stampede"
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CHARLES Won FAGEN of Los
Angeles was an arrival this morning
over the T. & G. railroad. He Is reg
.istered at the Goldfeld.
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n r. LOGAN is registered at the
st. Nicholas, arriving yesterday from
Sacramento.
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TALKS ON THRIFT
No. 38 - THRIFTY PERSONS
WHO GOT AHEAD
(American Bankers Association
SERIES OF 1914

"By paying as you go and
keeping books you avoid the pit
falls of excess" = Andrew Car
negie.
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B. CONLEY Of San Francisco is a
visitor in camp, arriving this morn
ing. He is staying at the Gold1eld.
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F. j. RICH of Los Angeles regis
tered at the Goldield last night.
The day book., 1914-07-14

Up in Oregon lightning rings the
fire alarm bell before striking build
ings and setting them afre. Great
state for modern conveniences!
The day book., 1914-07-14

Some $500, 900 has been raised for
publication of a prohibition daily
newspaper in Washington. Now will
congress adjourn?.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-25
New Cotton E4chaage nulcs.

New York. Sept. 1.-THE special
committee OF the cotton exchange
which has been comforting with the
department of horticulture, with thC
object OF drawlng up new bylaws 90
meet the requirements OF the cotton
futures law. reported TO the board OF
managers TODAY
The committee recommended thar
when the exchange opens for busi-
ness trading In the odd styie contracts
be- confined Is Liquidation and that
an new bushes be on contract basis
on he government gradea.
other change contained were the
liking o. differences and srsding and
are supposed e. take effect when the
Lever law becomes operative on Feb
Fuary IL. The board OF managers
has not yet taken any action on the
report ana II Il said that two or three
days may be required for discussion.
II approved Il will be posted for ten
days and then voted on by the mem-
bers.