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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-19
OPTIMISTIC AS
TO GOLDFIELD
J. ROSS CLARK COMMENTS UPON
CAMPS REGENERATION
AND ACTIVITY

Thoroughly convinced that the
rejuvenation of Goldfield will prove
permanent, J. Ross Clark, president
of the Goldfield Deep Mines COM
pany, the holding corporation of
the Goldfield Merger Mines COM
pany, and his nephew. Clark Bon
ner, departed on Tuesday for their
home in Los Angeles in the formers
private car, after a brief visit in
camp. They arrived Sunday and
were accompanied here by c. o.
Whittemore, president of the Mer-
ger company.
In commenting upon the present
condition of the camp and the re-
newed activity, Mr.. Clark said:
"A truly remarkable change in
conditions has occurred in Goldfield
since my previous visit here about
a year ago. At that time the active
mines were giving an excellent ac-
count of themselves and proceeding
with their exploratory work. To
lHt enOGIS Ol luOSe SOIllpdHitS anu
the unwavering faith of the people
of the district in general in Gold
fields future, backed up by the
steady production of the older
mines, can be attributed the present
increasing activity here, as well as
the revival of interest in the entire
camp on the part of investors
throughout the United States. Gold
field is, indeed, fortunate in being
a gold camp. Since the outbreak of
the great European war and the con-
sequent curtailment of copper pro-
duction and the decline of silver
due to reduced expectation, invest
ors have naturally given greater at
tention to gold mining than for
many years, and the result of this
condition is certainly apparent in
this camp.
''It surely is good to see Goldfield
again active, as in the old days, and
there is every reason to believe that
the camp will go steadily ahead. The
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-19
GOLD PRINCE WILL
HAVE SMALL MILL
MANAGER ORR PLACES ORDER
FOR PLANT IN LOS
ANGELES

Manager Charles Orr of the Gold
Prince Mining and Leasing company,
who returned to Goldfield few
days ago after an extended business
visit in Los Angeles, announces that
while there he purchased twenty.
ton roller mill for the company's
property in the Gold Crater district,
east of Goldfield. The contract COW
ering the purchase calls for the de-
livery of the mill in Goldfield from
Los Angeles within the net week or
ten DAYS. 1t will be hauled to the
property Immediately following it's
arrival here.
The Gold Prince company is oper-
ating the old Gold Crater Consoli-
dated Mining company property.
having several months ago taken
over the lease and bond obtained by
Mr.. Orr from Thomas D. Murphy of
Goldfield, who acquired the ground
upon a Judgment for debt given by
the district court. The repair of the
265-foot shaft on the property has
been completed, as has also the work
of putting the drifts on the 40, 21O
and 265-foot levels in shape for ex-
tensive operations. The mill will be
located two miles distant from the
property at the source of water sup
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-19
XMAS PRESENTS
ARE DISTRIBUTED
BY JUMBO EXTENSION
COMPANY

The Jumbo Extension company
has completed the task of mailing
to stockholders checks for the divi-
dend of five cents a share declared
on October 80. The dividend has
been paid to stockholders of record
on November Is and the disburse-
ment amounts to $62,500. This
sum brings the total distribution of
profits to stockholders up to a to-
tai of $159,615.S0, the first divi-
dend, amounting to ten cents a
share, having been paid on July Is,
1911, out of the proceeds of the sale
of the Vinegarone fraction to the
Goldfield Consolidated Mines COM
pany.
Operations in the mine are being
almost wholly confined to the deeper
levels of the Velvet territory. On
the 1O17-foot level the work of ex-
tending the east crosscut beyond
the point at which vertical raise
503-C was put up distance of for
ty-two feet t the vein, is making
excellent headway. 1t is now fifty
feet beyond the raise. 1t will be ad-
vanced twenty feet farther and
new or third raise will be started ten
feet back from the face. The point
at which the new raise will be start
ed will be approximately $50 feet
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-19
SILVER PICK CON.
IS LOOKING GOOD
LEVEL RAPIDLY NEARING
LEDGE

Results that augur well for its
future are being attained by the Sill
yer Pick Consolidated Mines COM
pany in the operations being pros
ecuted on the 500-foot level of the
property. General superintendent
Walter S. Norris is highly pleased
with the prevailing conditions and
expects early discoveries of far
reaching Importance.
In the new hanging-wall raise in
the south drift off tie east crosscut
on the level named, a foot and
half of ore asaying $40 per ton is
being mined. This raise was start
ed at a point sixty-eight feet from
the northern boundary line of the
Combination mine of the Goldfield
esting territory is being revealed by
the west crosscut, work on which
was recently resumed at point
ninety feet from the shaft where the
footwall of the main vein was dis
closed last spring. The crosscut has
at present total length of more
than 200 feet.
The fact that the flow of water in
the face has increased considerably
is taken by Superintendent Norris
as an indication that the crosscut is
nearing the Golden Pick ledge, one
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-19

Late developments at depth have
strengthened the opinion of C. O.
Whittemore OF Los Angeles, presi-
dent of the Goldfeld Merger Mines
company, who departed Wednesday
for San Francisco after brief visit
in camp, that the greatest fame OF
this district lies In the future Mr..
Whittemore so expressed himself in
statement issued to the press last
night following a visit of inspection
to the workings Of the Atlanta and
Merger properties, as well as to the
estate of the Lone Star Consolidat-
ed Mining company, in which he has
lately become interested. Mr. Whit
temore's statement follows:
after two days in camp | am
more than eXer convinced of the
wonderful future that Goldfield has
in store / have always had an abid-
ing faith in the future of Goldfeld,
but the result of the last two or
three days investigation has con-
firmed the most optimistic view /
have ever had In my opinion, the
most important of the recent devei-
opments in the camp is the Atlanta
strike, which shows ores of very
good value at depth of more than
100 feet. have just come up from
the lower level of that mine, and
was wonderfully impressed with the
showing
1.-The interests which l represent
are not so much concerned in the
stock market and the rise and fall
of the price of shares as they are in
the permanent development of the
camp from standpoint of produc-
tiveness. l might say that practical
ly we pay no attention to the stock
market and never have. Our prin
cipal concern is to carry on plan OF
development that means the produc-
ton of valuable ores, and while, OF
course, the stock market is always
feature, yet, in my opinion, it Is not
the most important feature in the
development of big camp like this
We have gone through the volatile
and meteoric - might say the
gunpowder-stage, and we are now
down to solid, substantial devel-
opment basis I believe that the
money that is now being directed to
the development of Goldfield is go
ing to be carefully. thoroughly and
economically devoted to the purpose
for which 1t is intended and that the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-19
PRESIDENT OF MERGER COMPANY
DISCUSSES FUTURE OF GOLDFIELO

, results will be all tnat can reason
ably be expected
Visits Workings
"My visit to the lower workings of
the Merger and Atlanta today
brought very distinctly to my mind
the remark that Senator w. A.
Clark made to his brother, j. Ross
Clark, at the time of their first visit
here in 1907, when they went down
in the Mohawk, which was then be-
tween 600 and 700 feet deep After
we returned to the surface, the SEN
ator turned to his brother and said:
Ross, some day this is going to be
a second Butte And the senator
has never changed his opinion. His
faith in the future of Goldfield was
demonstrated by the building of the
Las Vegas & Tonopah railroad, as
well as it's maintenance under the
most adverse conditions for the last
seven years, always believing that
eventually his investment would full
ly compensate him for his expendi-
lures and justify his faith.
aside from the rise in the value
of the stocks of Goldfield, which
has amounted to millions of dollars
during the last thirty days, the
greatest benefit is going to come
from the number of new mining en-
terprses that will be started and
the increased development that will
ensue. 1t is very gratifying to me
to see so many old-time faces again.
During the last five years they have
gradually disappeared, but now they
have come back in great numbers
and their unanimous expression is
that they have come back to Gold
field to stay.
'In line with our ..olicy that has
heretofore been followed of encour-
aging development, l have become
associated with Charles S. Sprague
in the opening up of the great area
of mineral land owned by the Lone
Star company, which regard as one
of the most favorably situated prop
critics in the district. / was over the
property today with Mr.. Sprague
and Mr.. Watterson. and was very
much gratified by the showing al
ready made as the result of past
work, which is certainly very en-
couraging. The Lone Star opera
tions will be conducted on both the
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-19
IESSEES ON VERNAL GET
MORE TIME TO OPERATE

AS recognition of the excellent
work they have performed the
Vernal Mining company has granted
Leonard Peterson and Walter Fitz-
gerald n months extension of time
on their four months lease on the
property in the Diamondfield sec
the extension of time obtained,
Messrs. Peterson and Fitzgerald will
operate the property until January
II. The shipment of twenty tons
OF ore recently made by the lessees
averaged $50 per ton. A shipment
of similar size made about two
months ago bf the lessees returned
500 per ton.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-19
new CAPITAL IN
LONE STAR CON.
s. SPRAGUE NEW
DIRECTORS

C. o. Whittemore of Los Angeles,
president of the Goldfield Merger
Mines company, and Charles s.
Sprague, vice president and general
manager of the Jumbo Extension
Mining company, have become con-
spicuously identified witt tne Lone
Star Consolidated Mining company
as a result of deal closed on Tues
day with President w. w. Waiter
son of Bishop, Ca, and his local as
sociates. Although the size OF the
interest taken over by Messrs. Whit
temore and Sprague and other de-
tails of the deal have not thus far
been made public, it is known that
they have paid over to the Lone
Star company; the sum OF $45,0O0,
thereby insuring the development OF
the vast estate upon broad and
cmprehensive scale. 1t Is one OF
the most important deals consum-
mated since the present revival IN
local mining began.
1t is officially announced that. IN
addition to sinking to the latlte-
shale contact the new shaft on the
southern section of the Lazy George
claim in the extreme western section
of the property, lateral operations
will be prosecuted on the 25O-foot
or bottom level of the old Nelligan
lease shaft on the Minnevada Frac'
tion in the extreme eastern section
of the big estate. The Lazy george
shaft. which was already down forty
feet when operations on the proper
tv we're recently resumed, mas peeh
enlarged to three compartment size.
In the old Nelligan lease territory q
vein twenty-five feet wide was prov
en- to a depth of $50 feet with hlgh-
" pleasing results, but only smaii
amount of lateral work was done.
II is the plan of the company TO re-
eume the exploration of the vein on
the 25O-foot level. The company
has received thus far three appl1ca-
tions from responsible parties for
leases on various PARTS OF the
ground. and It is very probable tnat
enev will ;,e araa,eNse:' -. ST. ague,
who will hold the position of manag-
ing director Mr.. Whittemore Will
also become director of the COM
pany. In speaking of the deal Mr.
Sprague said;
Through negotiations l have
been able to perfect in the last day
or two. the great Lone Star estate
the largest patented mineral bear
ing estate in the Goldfield district, Is
to be put under active and thorough
development. The Lone Star COM
prises 800 acres in the heart of the
district and for years has been CO.
veted by mine operators of the coun-
try familiar with the Goldfield dis
trict. But until the arrangements
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-19
NEW BUILDINGS
ABOUT COMPLETE
RESUME WORK WITHIN
TEN DAYS

General Manager Charles ID. Will
kinson of the Yellow Tiger Mining
company is confident that it will be
possible to resume within the next
ten days or two weeks actual under
ground operations at the property,
which have been delayed through the
destruction nearly two months ago
of the surface buildings and dam
age to the mechanical equipment by
a fire of supposed incendiary origin.
He plans to prosecute the future de-
velopment of the ground with all
possible haste.
The erection of the new buildings
housing the new hoist and other
equipment is practically complete.
The new structures have been placed
sufficiently far apart to eliminate
the possibility of flames communicat-
ing one to the other in case of fire.
The destruction of all the old build
ings was largely due to the fact that
they We're located only short dis
tance from each other and the flames
spread quickly. For the last two
weeks a force of miners has been
engaged in repairing the damage
done to the shaft by the fall of the
baler when the cable to which it
was attached was severed by the
flames in the hoist house. The baler
became wedged in the shaft at a
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-19
ENTHUSIASTIC AS
TO CAMPS FUTURE
JUMBO EXTENSION DIRECTOR
GIVES OPINION OF CAMP
OF GOLDFIELD

Captain Robert Byars of New
York City, director of the Jumbo
Extension Mining company and vice
president Of the Nevada Co-opera-
tive Mining company, who arrived in
Goldfield recently for the purpose of
familiariZing himself with present
conditions, is exceedingly enthusias-
tic as to the outlook for the district
Captain Byars made his previous Wis
ii here four years ago, and he de-
clares that developments that have
occurred at depth in the local mines
since then are truly remarkable.
He declares that the people of the
Goldfield to an amazing degree and
that on the train on which he came
west from his home the all-absOrb-
ing topic of discussion among the
passengers was Goldfield
Speaking of the camp in general
and conditions at the Jumbo Exten-
sion mine in particular, Captain By
are said:
my personal impression of the
camp, it's development and activity IS
so far beyond what l had expected to
find that it is hard for me to realize
the conditions as they actually exist.
AS to my inspection of the new lev
els of the Jumbo Extension mine, I
can only say that II l expressed my
self in a manner that would ade-
quately voice my opinion 1 would say
that it bewildered me. Having in
spected the Clermont workings in
1910, / thought l would never again
be privileged to see its equal, but
my visit to the Jumbo Extension
has shown me that 1 was mistaken
in that conclusion, SO wonderful is
the showing in the latter"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-19

Although the approach of the
Yuletide season is made manifest by
the comparative dullness that in
variably prevails in the mining share
market at this period of each year,
and, therefore, is without significance
to the brokers and traders, Gold
fields third boom is daily gaining
momentum. There is every reason
to believe that the advent of the new
year will be followed by even great
er activity than has thus far been
witnessed in the present forward
movement of the district. The
ability of the camp to come back
has been demonstrated in no uncer-
tain manner; there IS no gainsaying
the fact that the future holds much
in store for Goldfield.
One of the most notable person
ages to make visi, to Goldtield TO
gain first hand information of pres
ent conditions, in general, and the
status of the properties in which ne
is personally interested, in particu'
lar, was J.. Ross Clark, brother OF Sen
ator w. A. Clark of Montana, presl-
dent of the Goldfield Deep Mines
company, the holding corporation
of the Goldfield Merger Mines COM
pany. and president of the Las We
gas e. Tonopah railroad. MI
Clark arrived in camp last Sunday
from his home in Los Angeles and
remained until Tuesday. During
that brief period of time he held
conference with his local business
associates and various other m,nlng
men on the developments in the
various properties.
Prior to his departure, Mr.. Clark
voiced again in no uncertain Terms
his faith in the future OF Goldneld.
He gave it as his opinion that the
revival of interest of investors, large
and small, in Goldfield and the con-
senuent renewal of activity through
out all sections of the camp VIII
proye enduring. Mr.. Clark pointed
ont the conditions to which can De
practically wholly attributed the
present promising outlook for the
district He referred to the stead!
production of the camp from the
time of it's discovery, laid particular
stress upon the success that mas
been attained by various companies
by sinking to great depths ana mace
mention of the fact that the present
European war, with the resultant
reduction in the expectation OF cop
per and the decline of silver, had
caused capital for mining to turn TO
gold. In speaking of the Merger
property, Mr.. Clark said the COM
pany would continue the exploratory
work along the latite-shale contact
by way of the 1265-foot level OF the
Grizzly Bear workings of the Gold
field Consolidated Mines company
and that the results obtained there
by the Atlanta Mines company, its
neighbor, will largely determine fu-
ture operations of his company
Goldfield Consolidated
Although there have been no de-
velopments out of the ordinary the
various mines of the Goldfield Con-
solidated Mines company continue
To give a splendid account OF them
selves, maintaining their usual out
put. The preliminary estimate OF
earnings and production in Novem-
Der, recently made public by A. n.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-19

Howe. secretary and treasurer, shows
that during that month the mill han
died a total of 28,396 tons of ore.
The gross extraction amounted to
$327,OO0, while operating expenses
aggregated $1S4,000, which left net
profits of $143,000.
Jumbo Extension
Christmas presents in the form OF
dividends of five cents per share
are now being received by stock
holders Of the Jumbo Extension Min
ing company of record on Nov. IS.
The dividend was declared by the
directors on Oct. 30, and the checks
were mailed out on December 15
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-19
STOCK EXCHANGE OPENS
A PUBLICITY BUREA

President Thomas F. Robinson
of the San Francisco stock exchange
has advised Charles S. Sprague. as
member, that the organization has
employed F.. W. Bishop, San
Francisco newspaper writer, as its
publicity agent and that he will keep
all members informed as to the lat
est developments in the mines OF
Nevada and California.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-19
LOS ANGELES EXCHANGE
TO HOLD MINING CALLS

Charles s. Sprague was today ad-
vised by J. o. knight, broker of
Los Angeles, that the Los Angeles
stock exchange will in the future
hold daily calls of Nevada mining
stocks from $3.50 until p. M. The
calls will be extended if the volume
of business warrants and quotations
will be posted in quarter and half
cents
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-19

The present distribution of profits
to stockholders amounts to $62,50O
and brings the total dividends up
to $159,615.S0, the first dividend,
amounting to ten cents share, hav-
ing been distributed on July 10.
1911, out of the proceeds of the sale
of the Vinegarone fraction to the
Goldfield Consolidated Mines com
pany.
Chief interest of the public in OPP
erations in the mine is centered just
at present in the extension of the
east crosscut on the 1017-foot level
of the Velvet claim, which has al
ready Droyen a veritable storehouse
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-19
REVIEW Of Mining OPERATIONS IN GOLDFIELD DISTRICT

of wealth. 1t is being advanced
from the point, namely, 1872 feet
east of the eastern boundary line of
the Poleverda claim, at which verti-
cal raise 503-C was put up distance
of forty-two feet to the rich ore body.
Since the resumption of work, the
crosscut has been extended fifty
feet. After it has been advanced
an additional twenty feet, new or
third raise will be started ten feet
back from the face or at point APP
proximately $50 feet from the Pole
verda claim line for the purpose OF
revealing the further eastward and
downward extension of the rich ore
body. AS it's exploration from the
station at the top of vertical raise
5O3-C has shown it to lie practical
ly fiat instead of maintaining it's nor
NAL slight dip to the southeast, it is
exceedingly likely that the new raise
will reveal the ore body at the same
height above the crosGcut as it was
disclosed by vertical .dise 503-C.
Excellent ore is being yielded by
the northeast and southwest drifts
from the station at the top of verti-
cal raise 503-C. Four feet of ore
averaging $40 per ton is being
mined from the face of the former
drift, while the latter is being ad-
vanced along the hanging wall OF
the vein on four feet of $117 ore.
The new southwest footwall drift
from the same station along the
footwall is being extended on fohr
feet of ore that yields returns OF
$50 a ton. The west drift on shale
"B" or the 952-foot intermediate
level is exposing four feet of $50 ore,
while the same width of $50 rock
is being broken down in stope Ala
above the east drift on the 921-foot
level.
Florence GOldfield
No developments of Importance
have occurred during the last week
at the Florence Goldfield mine. Thus
far this month the mine has shipped
to the Millers sampler of the West
ern Ore Purchasing company three
carloads or approximately $50 tons
of ore. Excellent results are be-
ing obtained in the exploration OF
the new four-foot body of SIS ore
revealed by a branch raise off the
main raise connecting the $50 and
65O-foot levels of the territory for
merly embraced in the Engineers
and the Little Florence leaseholds.
Four feet of ore averaging $50
ton is being mined from a stope
recently started off branch raise
from the main raise connecting the
$50 and 2SO-foot levels of the old
Wheeler lease territory Other
of the mine are also giving
an excellent account of themselves.
Goldfield Merger
C. o. Whittemore of Los Angeles
president of the Goldfield Merger
Mines company, made an announce
ment of far-reaching importance
during his recent visit to Goldfield
in setting at rest a rumor current
in New York to the effect that the
Atlanta Mines company would be de-
MED the use of the Merger shaft for
raising ore from the 1,75O-foot lev
el of its Union Jack claim. Mr..
stated that the main OBJ
ject of his company in sinking the
big three-compartment shaft was to
provide an outlet for all the deep
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