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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-03

The prospective mining situation
apn the Comstock lode at this time is
E.uch as to inspire much confidence in
the future, notwithstanding the fact
that operations in several of the
properties have been somewhat cur
tailed, and in others, suspended tenn
porarily, says the Virginia Chronicle.
This has been brought about not by
any lack of incentive for aggressive
exploration in the deep levels, but by
conditions entirely foreign to the
underground prospects that exist
o and have prevailed for a con-
siderable time along the lode. The
metal market uncertainty and the
financial stringency in all lines has
reacted upon the local companies,
where outside capital is needed to
finance matters until SUCH a time as
the properties IAN be again placed
back upon a producing basis. 1t is
estimated that between two and
three hundred miners are at work
which, while it is about one half less
than under ordinary circumstances,
shows that much work is still being
done to open up the properties. In
Crown Point and Belcher, ore of a
profitable grade is ever now being
turned into bullion on an increasing
scale, taken from levels recently I'M
watered, and the outlook for the lev
els Immediately below is of the best.
Other mines in the Gold Hill district
are prosecuting developments in ter
ritory that may be reasonably ex-
pected to yield good values in the
not distant future. The Sturges
mines are milling about 100 tons
per week, and the Duval lease on
the Chollar is shipping on an aver
age, of 200 tons daily to the Bur-
ters' plant.
At the northend of the lode, there
can be but little question as to the
prospects,, and it is only a question
of time enough to readjust the
finances in some of the companies to
go after the leads that exist in
ground that is entirely virgin. The
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-03
INTERESTING Mining CAREER .'
OF THE LATE JAMES B. HAGGIN

had been In Utah, whence he went
to Butte to open the Alice mine for
the Walker Brothers. There he saw
the Anaconda outcroppings and OBJ
tanned an option on the property,
having some vision of its magnitude,
although at the time he regarded 1t
as a silver mine, not copper. He
knew George Hearst, and through
him Haggin and Tevis. He laid his
plans before them, explaining that
he should need a great deal OF
money, but impressed Mr.. Haggin,
who told him to go ahead. This was
in 1881. After two years., during
which he had expended large sums
of money, he wrote to Haggin e
Tevis that he would not draw for
any more until one or both of them
had visited Butte and seen what use
had been made of their money. So
Mr.. Haggin went there for the first
time. and having looked over things
is quoted as r%emarking:
"Daly, you make me a vast
amount of trouble. I'm getting old,
but you drag me here and race me
through your mine for days, though
1t was all unnecessary. The property
is bigger than you ever led me to
believe, which I suspected before I
left home. Hereafter, please keep
in mind what I told o in the first
place. When you need money draw,
and keep drawing"
After the development Of the Ana
conda mine Mr.. Haggin rather retir-
ed from the active making of mines,
although he ever maintained his
lively interest in the business. until
only a few years ago he took up the
Cerro de Pasco property in Peru.
This was n of the modern kind of
mining enterprises, the old mine
with great of ore too low
in grade for the ancients. the con-
version Of which was dependent upon
the provision of immense mining
and metallurgical plants with an in
itial outlay of many millions of dol
lars. This enterprise was eventu-
ally brought to fruition and was a
great achievement for a man who
was already much upward of three
score and ter years. Even after
this he kept scouts in the field, send.
ing them all over the world.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-03
NEVADA CON-. COMPANY
RETAINS LARGE FORCE
RIG COPPER PRODUCER STILL
EMPLOYS MANY WORKMEN
AT IT'S PROPERTY

During the past week the Nevada
Consolidated at the mill and mines
reduced it's operating force to the ex-
tent of something more than 100
men. It is also probable that some
time in the future a still further re-
duction will be made in train serv-
ice, which will let out a few crews.
In nearly all instances the men who
are let out will leave this section.
as they have in the past, which will
leave but a few remaining idle men
in the district.
1t has been announced by Colonel
Cannon, manager of the Nevada
Northern railroad, that shift trains
will not be discontinued, which will
permit present employees of the COM
pany to continue to reside In Ely.
The reduction in train service will be
made on suburban trains only with
the probable exception of the mid
day train to the mines.
Even with these reductions the Ely
district is most fortunate as COM
pared with other copper camps. Dur
ing the past week the Shannon
mines at Clifton. Ariz., we're closed,
throwing several hundred men out
of employment. which in addition to
the curtailing of forces by other COM
panies there, has brought hard times
to the district. The Record has OBJ
served by Arizona papers that COM
panies operating at Clifton, with the
assistance of the board of county
commissioners and city officials,
have paid transportation for 1900
men who were compelled to leave
the district, and this of course would
not include men who had the means
with which to pay their own fare.
If the present pay roll OF the ELY
district can be maintained during
the war, the people who remain here
will have no particular cause TO
complain. Every copper camp IN
the United States has been seriously
hurt. but we are faring better than
most of them.-Ely Record.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-03
PLACER GOLD IS
FOUND IN RENO
DISCOVERY MADE BY MINER IN
EXCAVATION FOR
BUILDING

Placer gold, and coarse gold at
that, is showing in the pan from
gravel taken from the excavation for
the Fordonio building at the inter-
section of Second and Center streets,
says the Reno Gazette.
The discovery was made by Claude
Leonard, j%anitor of the Gazette
building. He is a placer miner, and
his trained eye was attracted by the
formation at the water level, through
which the oil pit for the building is
being dug.
He secured a gold pan and made
several washings. Every time he
was rewarded with a multitude Of
fine colors and small nuggets, the
average being estimated by him at
from 70 to 80 cents to the pan. One
large nugget offered by him for sale
brought more than $40.
Naturally the paintings attracted
a big crowd to the scene, and at one
time the sidewalk and half the street
were blocked, while old timers relat-
ed their theories and told how in
other excavations in this city gold
had been found, but not in such
quantity as here.
The particles of yellow metal seem
to have travelled far, as they are
perfectly rounded and contain no
quartz. Associated with the gold is
black sand similar to that encoun-
tered in nearly all placer deposits.
The formation consists OF wash
boulders intermingled with fine gray
ell. The Truckee river once wild
Gated all over this valley, as shown
by its channels wherever cellars are
dug. 1t is also a familiar fact that
Truckee are rich in mineral, some
of the mines containing coarse gold
in the quartz, particularly in Lin
gle canyon at the base of Peavine,
where many thousands Of dollars
worth of gold has been taken out
ter supply permitted operations.
Reno assayers state that in the
hube porphyry belt, three miles in
width and 20 miles in length, extend
ing along the northern rise from
Reno, rock is foud that assays on
the average of 81 to the ton in gold
, and an ounce in silver, although the
| gold is usually found in the form of
a chloride and not I'll free state.
Thus the richest ores of the Wede-
kind property did not pan a single
color. 1t may be, however, that the
great porphyry zone contains lodges
of free gold, similar to that in the
GRANTEES that adjoin to the north
ward, where the old John Hayes and
Charley Meyer properties produced
free milling gold ore.
Southwark from Reno are the
Mill City placers, worked intermit-
tently and frequently at a profit,
while the drainage of the Truckee
basin includes the Meadow Lake dis
/ trict in California and other sections
carrying gold, which lie beyond the
! state line. A few years ago a seam
of high grade gold ore was worked
at Lawton Springs. but 1t pinched
out and the ledge was never found
| below the fault.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-03
NEW PAPER

A new publication. under the title
of "%Sprague's Chronicle of the Mar
kets," has issued it's initial number
from the office Of the Charles S.
Sprague company In New York. 1t
Is a neat f%our-page paper, printed on
good stock and of newspaper size.
and deals comprehensively with the
markets. with industrial and min
ing stocks and the mines.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-03
Athletic Relations Off

The members of the associated
students of the University of Ne
vada, in a recent meeting, voted to
discontinue all athletic relations
with the University of Santa Clara.
This action was taken after a con
sideration of the ability of the uni
versity to support such athletic con-
tests with the California boys.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-03
TrlaI jurors Disagree

Following a quarrel at Yerington,
in which a few vile names provoked
anger, P. Guilieri, an Italian of Yer
ington, struck a Piute Indian over
the head with a billiard cue, infict-
ing q serious injury. According to
Guilieri, the quarrel arose over his
refusal to purchase a bottle of whis-
key for the buck. The members of
the jury disagreed.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-03
Storm Destroys Fruit

According to A. F. Cunningham,
who recently arrived in Reno from
Honey Lake valley, a windstorm has
DESTROYED practically all OF the
fruit in that region. The wind came
with such a violence that even the
green fruit was stripped from the
trees.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-03
BISHOP Spalding Killed

Bishop Franklin Spencer Spai-
ding. head of the Episcopal church
in Utah and Nevada, was
killed recently in Salt Lake City
when he was struck by an automo-
bile while crossing a street. The car
vas driven by Miss Adrienne King
an eighteen-year-old girl OF that
city.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-03
MERRILL A. TEAGUE DEAD

A letter received here today from
New York City announces the death
there Of Merrill A. league Septem-
her 81. Mr.. league was editor OF
the Copper, Curb and Mining Out
look of New York and was known
widely for a number Of years as one
OF the foremost mining and financial
writer's of the country. He was in
Goldfeld during the boom and later
at Rawhide when that camp was
booming. He had been in ill health
for several years.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-03
September Crop Report

The department of agriculture in
it's September report for Nevada
crops has estimated a few of the
yields as follows: Corn, $4,000
bushels; winter wheat, $4,000;
oats. 491,OOO; barley, $4,000; po-
tatoes, 1.77O,OOO; apples, 100000:
hay, 500, 900 tons.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-03
DIXON Tennis

In one of the fastest and best
Nyed tennis games ever witnessed
AtReno, T. L. Withers, the Uni
yersity of Nevada's champion tennis
went down to defeat be-
fore Dixon of Fallon, who has the
reputation of being one of the best
PLAYERS in the country. Dixon WOE
in straight sets.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-03

Four Reno fishermen, Bert Skin
ner, Jack Shaver, John Tie and Har-
old Duncan, recently landed 100
pounds of lake trout in a single aft
ernoon at Pyramid lake, near Reno.
The fish varied from n to five
pounds.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-10-03

lished by the geological survey. Sep
arate chapters on quicksilver. In
that for 1913, may be OBJ
free from the director, geo.
survey, at Washington.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05
BRYAN'S PEACE PACTS

present prospects Europe
is big
approval Secretary Bryn wodpace
Mr.. Bryans
the by with humble
right
would that it good thing There
They include Salvador
Guatemala Denmark Switzerland Costa Rca Dominican R>
public Norway and Italy The the
also the with Great Britain
colonies China has announced
Mr. Bryan work the with Brazil Asea-
and Chill.
should accelerator
plan The countries whose dogs
leash would be devoutly thankful
had subscribed similar agreements
does provide for the ab
binds refer
which does yield ordinary diplomatic treatment
breath
ompels while established before
holties- Such of
the international warfare that
II threatens,
Bryan highest commentator thanks
already achieved his treaties So distinguished
John Moore they advance
thing before them Those pending should be quickly ratified by the
United example by this for the
of the world to follow.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05
Has New Cadillac Auto

Frank Regain has purchased Cad
lilac automobile that he will put in
the rent service, with offices at
Vaughn's cigar store. Reasonable
rates for picnic parties, will go any
where at all hours. Phone g. Re-
gan's Auto Service. j1-tf
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05
Old Time Cook Dies

ka for the past 40 years, died in
Chinatown Wednesday after a couple
of days illness, which caused heart
failure. He was a cook here for a
number of years and will be remem-
bered by the old timers as cook at
the old McElroy hotel on South Main
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

At 3 o'clock this afternoon, lo7
Democrats, 1872 Republicans, Is So
cialists, E non-partisans and l Pro-
gressive had registered in this pre-
cinct for the primary election.-Elko
Independent
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

Napoleon III in 1870 when the conflict had
Napoleon III. France republic
Wars by
results and history has
a habit repeating itself
The of Napoleon be
only the apsburg Hohenzolns but
ofs.-N York World.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

street. He was about 20 years Of
age.-Sentine1
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

According to the report of the treasurer OF California
has $0924OO0 deposit in the banks of the
is drawing annual of $4,000.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

England has silver lining its cloud The mi
gettes have issued manifesto announcing that
will until the crisis is passed
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05
Piano I unng

Why not have your piano tuned
by an expert. A great opportunity
w. Guy Smith has had years of ex-
perience in tuning and building.
Prices reasonable and all work guar
anteed. Leave orders at the Bon
Ton candy store Pianos examined
free of charge. m14-m22
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

If VIM Waldorf Aor newspaper business
London he might New York and
William Randolph Hearst-Pittsburg Despatch.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

or course William Barnes wicked boss though du
he held office under and took orders from the
bully" fellow, like Penrose were
could longer them
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

opening of
needing than thirty the 18th of
There will be ceremony about this
Colonel will
the
world will with
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

Here revived joke Cossacks
10
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

More disheartening for the calamity howlers.
which the government has estimated 2S6S 100000 Blu
sibly exceed 5000 100000 bushels
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

From the way he is sending gold and grain it would
Sans part in the European is furnish the money al
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

naid.' And some are just made up.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

1t is no longer the River of Doubt but the Rio Theo
jests and joshers hold their peace.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

If the French put half much emotion into bs
into murder trial. they will tear Europe all up VIII
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

When everybody makes you tired it we'll to take
your liver become lone sheep herder.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

II those Washington suragettes insist giving kiss
OF them may wait long time for the ballot.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

Dress should reveal thte soul" But there be
ference opinion as to where the soul is located?
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

Since they trying to unscrambe the eggs, why M
them as intcryolking directorates?
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-08-05

Oh
he held office under and took orders from the colonel
bully fellow, like
could longer them
If VIM. Waldorf
in London he competing
William Randolph Heart-Pttsburg Despatch.
According Of California
has $lo924W0 deposit the banks of
drawing annual OF $25ONU
England silver lining cloud The
have issued manifesto announcing that m1ancy
will until the crisis is
More diheartenng calamity CROP
si5ly 3OO0O00OOO bushels r-
If the half bait they
murder trial they will Europe all when they
From way he is gold grain Unce
Sans
DRESS to SUCH
ference of opinion where the soul is located?
If those Washington sufrasettes insist giving kisses
OF them wait long time for the ballot
1t the River of Doubt
tests joshers hold their peace.
When everybody makes tired something
liver or become lone sheep herder.
maid" And just up
they unscrambe refer to
intcryokng directorates?
be cheerful and it's to be cheerful
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-19
CHRISTMAS TREES

From ancient days Christmas trees. lighted with
candles, used in the chancels of English
churches But it has been put record that the
Introduction of the modern Christmas trees into
England due to the late duchess of Kent.
grandmother to King Edward VII who cred
tied with having brought the custom from Ger
many for the amusement of Queen Victoria when
a little girl at Kensington palace.
The Christmas tree by 1916 undoubtedly
tablished at Windsor; indeed at that period per-
feet plantation appears to have sprung up in the
drawing room of the castle. In the newspapers of
the time 1T is recorded that after dinner at which
the principal dish noble baron of beef weigh
ing 260 pounds. that occupied many hours in roast
ing. and at which the band of the Scots Fusiliers
discoursed such popular airs Auber's Bronze
Horse" and selections from Norma" the queen
and the prince with the royal suite retired to the
drawing room, where, on tables, were gracefully
displayed several imitation fir trees upwards of
six feet in height, from the branches of which
were suspended variety of French bonbons and
numerous elegant presents for the royal visitors
and suites. The trees, further learn were
brilliantly illuminated with tapers judicously
placed among the leaves
1t is not certain, however, that the custom had
not been in use for centuries in rural parts of
Great Britain.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-19
WHEN CATTLE kNELr IN ADoRAr,on

Many an awe-stricken group has waited in the
chill air to see the cattle fall upon their knees in
alteration at twelve o'clock, the hour when Christ
was wrapped in swaddling clothes. An honest old
Cornwall, England, man. who lived at St Stephen g
Towns near Launceston, said, towards the close of
the eighteenth century, that he once, with some
others, made trial of the superstition Watching
several oxen in their stalls at twelve O'Clock at
night on the oath of December they observed the
two Oldest oxen only to fall down upon their knees
and make a cruel moan, like Christian creatures
Inere is an old print in the British museum in
which the oxen in the stable near the Virgin and
Child are represented upon their knees, as If in
supplant posture This graphic representation is
perhaps. the origin of the foregoing superstitious
notion
But more curious than all is addition to this
superstition. to the effect that the brute creation
unanimously refused to acknowledge the change
of style, from old to new, under the calendar
though on old Christmas day not only would the
oees sing their welcome song but the oxen and
asses would knee1 in their stalls in token of hom-
age 1t was also said that to spin on Christmas
day caused cattle to go mad and lame.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-19

showing the WORK
ings of his clock
work vehicles with
metallic horses and
drivers, his fighting
ROSTERS and climb
ing monkeys, and
his automatic ami
mails full of plain
tive voice. About the
corners where most
people pass are sta
toned the familiar
men and women
i, with baby rabbits
and beribboned pup
pies of div T 8
breeds. They know
just how to make a
woman imbued with
the Christmas spirit
take pity on the lit
tie animals on a
cold day and buy
them in order that
they may have a
comfortable home
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-19

green's man with his huge boxes OF holly ana mis-
tIetoe and-more power and less glucose to him
the candy man and something like ten thousand
others display their from all sides, entice
the passing throngs with hundred little devices,
appeal to their sympathy and turn peace and good
will into hard cash. To both buyer and seller,
from the biggest to the smallest, Christmas has
become a science.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-19
DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW.

When we were first married you used to ad-
mire my clothes. but you only frown at them
now"
But. my dear. your father paid for the clothes
You wore when were nrst married.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-19

cents in cost. 1t is sur
prising how many attrac-
tive things may be had
for this money, and the
hard-pressed, busy moth
er, doting grandma, con-
ScientiouS aunt or mex
perienced big cousin is
very likely to find there
the very thing to buy for
Tommy or Ruth.
The scientific Christ
mas has only begun and
before long we will have
exhibits for people of all
ages and both sexes. As
it is, the department
-%~~4- - a..
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-19
SOME PEOPLE DO.

Did understand to say that Wilioughby
enjoys canned prunes?" asked the man who was
slightly deaf
NO" answered the friend; Il said canned
tunes There's no accounting for tastes
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-19
LESSON FOR DECEMBER 10
THE GREAT COMMISSION.

LESSON TExT-Matt- 2s:16-2O; Luke "a:
36-49
GOLDEN TExT-Lo, / am with you all
ways. even unto the end of the world
Matt S:2o.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-12-19

THESE latter days, when every
branch of human activity has been
systematized and we are brought,
whether we like it or not, under the
spell of scientific management of the
smallest business, what is more natu-
raj than that we should now be OBJ
liged to accept the scientific manage
ment of Christmas
Christmas as sciencei How our
grandfathers would have gasped at
the ideal In their time Christmas