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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26
FRAMEWORK Ot
MILL COMPLETE
GOLDEN ARROW COMPANY TO
HAVE PLANT ON IT'S
PROPERTY

The work of erecting the frame
work on the ten-stamp mill building
on the property Of the Golden Arrow
Development company in the Gold
en- Arrow district, forty-seven miles
northeast of Goldfield, has been COM
pleted, and that of putting on the
roof and sides is now under way, ac-
cording to E. M. Kieron, president
and general manager. who is a bus
mess visitor to Goldf1eld, in COM
pany with 8. o. Jones, who is super
intending the mill construction.
Allowing for possible delays in the
delivery of machinery and materials
required, Mr.. Kieron calculates that
the plant will be completely erected
and in operation by December Is.
In addition to ten stamps, the
equipment of the mill will include
two six-foot Huntington mills. One
of the Huntington mills has al
ready been delivered on the ground,
as has also a large crusher. A 100
horsepower gasoline engine, which
will operate the stamps and Hunt
ington mills, will arrive in Tonopah
in a few days and be Immediately
hauled to the property. The Hunt
ington mills will be used to regrind
the ore after it leaves the stamps,
by which method it will be possible
to make a better extraction of values
than otherwise. 1t is the plan of
the management to operate the mill
about sixteen hours day, treating
about forty tons of ore, until the
plant has been thoroughly tested,
after which it will be run at full ca
pacity.
Underground operations at the
property have been temporarily sus-
pended, according to President Kie-
building. Until it ceased about a
week ago, work had been confined
for several months on the 300-foot
level, on which a south drift on the
vein has been extended a total dis
tance of 858 feet. and a north drift
about 400 feet. The south drift has
opened up three separate shoots Of
ore and the north drift one. The
tonnage or ore exposed to date by
the 300-foot level drifts and those on
the upper levels more than justifies
the erection of reduction plant on
the ground The vein was pene-
trated distance of three feet by a
crosscut on the 4O0-foot level sever
al months ago when an increase in
the flow of water made it necessary
to temporarily suspend operations at
that depth. When the mill is COM
pleted an in operation. larger pumps
will be installed and lateral work on
the 4O0-foot level resumer.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26
LITTLE DEMAND
FOR ANT|M0Ny
SMELLING COMPANY OFFICIAL
PLEASED WITH CONDITIONS
IN GOLDFlELD

Prospectors who, with visions of
sudden wealth, have recently taken
to the field in search of antimony de-
posits in consequence of the report
that the European war has caused a
suspension in the importation of
such metal from Germany and Eng
land, are doomed to disappointment.
Such was the statement of Charles
]. Durbrow of San Francisco, secre-
tary of the Selby Smelling and Lead
company. who this morning returned
there after visit of four days in
Tonopah and Goldfela.
Following the inception of the
war in Europe" said Mr.. Durbrow,
"the first quotations on fancy brands
of antimony were slightly higher
than they had been. In consequence
a report gained circulation to the
effect that the war had shut off the
supply from Germany and many
mining men and prospectors imme-
diately concluded that antimony had
suddenly become worth while seek
ing for. While the conflict in Eu-
rope has affected the supply from
Germany and the price Of the fancy
brands of antimony Is slightly high
er. there has been no increase in the
selling price Of the common brands
of the metal, for which there is lit
tie or no demand I merely make
this statement to save prospectors
their time and money in searching
for antimonv in Nevada and other
western states"
while the war in Europe" said
Mr.. Durbrow. in commenting upon
the general effect of the titanic strug-
gle on mining. "is at present having
depressing effect, I think 1t will
ultimately benefit it. The purchase
Of silver by the United States gov
ernment has been a great help to
the mining of the white metal. The
camp of Tonopah, essentially sill
yer producer, has apparently suffer-
ed less than any of the other white
metal districts as result of the
war. I spent several days Ia Tono-
pah and was much impressed with
the great activity there.
"In my opinion, Goldfield is in ex-
cellent condition. Being gold pro-
ducer. it has been but slightly af-
fected by the ill-effects of the war.
1t has been four years since I pre-
viously made a visit here. and
must confess that I was agreeably
surprised to observe the pleasing
conditions prevailing. I had ex-
pected to find it quiet camp: in
stead have found 1t very busy
district. with the mining men and
residents generally exceedingly opti-
mistic as to the future"
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TO RESUME WORK
ON ITS PROPERTY
WASHINGTON MONTEZUMA MIN
ING co. MAKING NECES-
SARY PREPARATIONS

After a suspension of more than a
year, the Washington Montezuma
Mining company, controlled by Chi
cago, ILL.,, parties, will in the next
few days resume operations on its
property in the Montezuma district.
west of Goldfield. Charles H. Schulz
of Chicago, superintendent of the
company, arrived in Goldfield from
that city about ten days ago and is
now making the necessary prepara-
tions for the resumption of work.
Mr.. Schulz states that prior to the
suspension of operations on the
ground the main shaft was sunk q
total depth of 200 feet and a drift
extended fifty-three feet in south
easterly direction on that level. The
shaft, according to Mr.. Schulz.
penetrated five lodges, varying in
size from a few inches to ten feet in
width and carrying values ranging
from $3.50 to 1896 per ton in gold,
silver and lead, the first-named
metal predominating. 1t is the in
tention of the management to con-
tinue the southeast drift on the 900
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26

MENTS OF MINES HAVE
INCREASED


Frank M. Manson, general manag-
er of the Western Ore Purchasing
company, returned to his headquar-
ter in Reno this morning after a
visit of day to the local office of
the concern. Prior to his departure
he stated that the recent increase in
the tonnage of ore received by the
plants of his company from Goldfield
properties makes it evident to him
that conditions of highly crafty
ing character prevail throughout the
district. Mr.. Manson recently COM
pleted a tour of the northern part
of the state, which, he states, is in
excellent condition in mining way,
notwithstanding the depression af-
fecting the industry in consequence
of the uncertain financial outlook.
due to the war in Europe.
Z "The Rochester district, in Hum
'boldt county. which I recently visit
ed" said Mr.. Manson. "is looking
better at present than at any previ-
Gus period. The camp is shipping to
our company eight car loads or ap-
proximately 400 tons of ore week,
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26
REVIEW Of mining OPERATIONS TN GOLDFIELD DISTRICT

Goldfield from his headquarters in
Los Angeles that, following the ar
rival and installation of the new
pumps, the company will resume
the lateral development of the
property. 1t is the plan of the man
agement to extend in it's own terri
tory branch crosscuts from the
main southwest crosscut into the
Atlanta's Union Jack claim to in
tercept the northern continuation of
the big vein opened up about six
months ago in the latter ground. 1t
is known that the Atlanta company
will likewise resume the exploration
of the vein.
Florence 2Oldfield
The Florence mine shipped to the
Millers sampler of the Western Ore
Purchasing company during the
last week three carloads of ore,
which brought the total production
thus far this month up to eight car
loads or approximately 400 tons of
'ore The west crosscut from the
main north drift on the 530-foot
level has revealed what appears to
be the downward extension of the
vein extensively explored with
pleasing results in the old Wheeler
lease in the early days OF the dis
trict. The vein at the point inter-
cepted shows about four feet of
quartz which carries low values. To
catch the downward continuation of
a rich ore shoot exposed in winze
below the 2SO-foot level in the old
lease territory named, drift north
has been started on the vein on the
53O-foot level. A good tonnage of
ore continues to be extracted from
the big stope on the main Florence
vein north and south of the shaft
on the 20O-foot level. as well as
numerous other workings in the
mine.
GOldfield Orc
Conditions that give promise OF
early developments of Importance
prevail in the face of the east
crosscut from the south drift on the
81O-fOot level of the S25fOOt shaft
on the property of the Goldfield Orc
Mining company. During the last
few days the flow of water from the
face has increased and considerable
quartz in solid form has been found.
On the 7O0-foot level, crOsscutting
west continues to reveal the foot
wall of the vein.
Other Properties
Routine developments were the
rule during the week at the Sand
storm-Kendali, Booth, Silver Pick
Consolidated and Vernal properties.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26
DRILLING OF PROSPECT HOLEs'0N
MANHATTAN PROPERTIES CEASES

Although in progress only about
two weeks, the sinking of prospect
holes with a Cyclone drill outfit on
the ground in the Manhattan dis
trict owned and controlled by the
Commercial Mines and Milling COM
pany, has been suddenly stopped by
the syndicate of eastern capitalists
tion of purchase on the holdings
and have been negotiating to effect a
consolidation of practically all the
larger and we'll developed properties
in the camp. According to advices
from the pine tree camp, the repre-
sentatives of the syndicate in charge
of the work have given as reason
for the suspension of operations that
the ore zone has proven too limited
to warrant the building of 100
stamp mill, as has be1n proposed.
In view of the fact that only two
200-foot prospect holes were sunk
by the drilling outfit, the explana-
tion of the syndicate's representa-
tives of their sudden determination
to abandon the exploration of the
ground through the s..~ing of test
holes has not found credence among
the mining operators and residents
of the camp. A rumor is afloat, not
only in Manhattan, but in Goldfield,
to the effect that the hackers of the
project found themselves somewhat
pressed for ready cash as result of
the financial stringency, due to the
war in Europe, and decided to sus-
pend the exploratory operations on
the ground, for the present, at least,
1t is the prevailing opinion in Man.
haitian that the syndicate will re-
sumo work with the return of nor
NAL conditions in the financial
world. The drill used in sinking
the two test holes on the property
of the Commercial Mines and Milling
company arrived in Manhattan about
three weeks ago, and about a week
later a second drill of the same type.
purchased by the syndicate and in
tended for the same use, reached To-
nopah. en- route to the pine tree
camp.
The property Of the Dexter-White
Caps Mining company is responding
splendidly to the extensive develop.
ment work which has been in prog.
ress on company account since les
sees suddenly ceased operations sew
eral months ago, in consequence of
a dispute with the lessor. Accord
ing to the management, the property
is in better physical condition at
present than it has ever been before.
A crosscut extended from the west
drift at a point sixty feet in what is
known as the West ore body on the
200-foot level has shown rock aver
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26
RETURNS TO GOLDFTELD
TO TAKE OLD POSITION

John w. Mocine, who last Janu-
ary resigned his position as superin-
tendent of surface plants of the
Goldefild Consolidated Mines COM
pany and manager of the Goldfield
Merger Mines company and went to
Idaho, returned to camp yesterday
to again take up his old position
with the former. succeeding Joseph
X. Poe, who recently resigned and
will leave Monday for Oakland, Cal.
While away from Goldf1eld Mr.. Mo.
cine held the position of general
manager Of the National Copper
company property at Mullan, Idaho.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26
YIELDING USUAL
QUOTA OF ORE
DEVELOPMENTS IN FLORENCE
DURING WEEK OF ROUTINE
NATURE

Developments at the Florence
mine during the last week have beer
OF a routine character, the various
progress yielding their usual quota
of ore. Three carloads or approxi-
mately $50 tons were sent to the
Millers sampler of the Western Ore
Purchasing company, bringing the
total shipments thus rar this month
up to eight carloads or about 400
tons.
Conditions prevailing in the face
of the west crOsscut from the main
north drift on the 530-foot level in
dicate that the downward extension
of the rich ore body extensively de-
veloped on the upper levels in the
old Wheeler lease territory will be
found. The crosscut has revealed
the Wheeler vein. showing three to
four feet of quartz carrying low
values. A drift has been started
north on the quartz fium the cross
cut to intercept the ore body. In an
old winze below the 280-foot level of
the old Wheeler lease territory, the
ore body shows up three and a half
feet in width and gives values rang
ing from $6.40 to $3.50 per ton.
Operations continue in the big
stope on the main Florence vein
north and south of the main working
shaft on the 200-foot level. From
three to four feet of ore. assaying
around $40 a ton, is being broken
down from both the foot and hang
ing walls, the richer or middle sec
tion of the vein having been extract
ed during the early day operations
in the mine. Good headway is be-
ing made in the sinking of new
winze on a small streak of quartz
assaying from IS to $40 a ton below
the north drift on the 350-foot level.
A raise has been started on about a
foot of SO to $12 ore above an old
drift on the 250-foot level of the
old Zinn lease territory.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26

Recent developments at depth in
the Velvet claim, which Is being
acquired by the Jumbo Extension
Mining company from the Goldfield
Merger Mines company under a
lease and bond, warrant the predic-
tion that it will prove one of the
great mines Of the Goldfield dis
trict, even at this comparatively
late day There is not the slightest
doubt that the management of the
Jumbo Extension made an exceed
ingly wise move in negotiating for
the acquisition of the additional
territory, for it is apparently a
storehousee immense wealth.
AS its exploration continues. the
strike made recently in the north
east drift being extended along the
shale footwall of the big vein.
eighteen feet below the 921-foot
level, is steadily improving in magni-
tude; therefore, the importance of
the find can only be guessed at. 1t
was about two weeks ago that the
values revealed by the drift began
to attract more than casual atten-
ton from the management. Since
then there has been a steady i'm
provement; today conditions pre-
vailing stamp the claim mine in
itself with a future of great prom
ise. To date the drift has been ex-
tended approximately 12O feet. For
that length the new ore shoot has
shown an average width of six feet
of shipping grade ore. Although
high-grade assays have been obtain
lent width in the drift, the man
agement is exceedingly conserva-
tive in it's claims for the new find,
asserting the ore as mined from
the face is averaging around $50 a
ton. AS no conditions have develop
ed that would indicate that the
shoot of ore will decrease in width
or values, it is impossible to esti-
mate the real significance of the
new find. We're the vein to i'm
mediately narrow down to a seam of
low value, the find could still be
classed as one of the best dis
coveries in the district in recent
years.
To sweeten the lower grade rock
being extracted from other work.
ings of the Velvet and Poleverda
claims, the yield of the drift explor-
ing the new find and is being mixed
with it, BY this means the ship
ments to the smelters, about one
hundred tons every three days, are
made to average around $40 ton.
The management Is including in the
shipments to the smelters all ore
mined in either the Velvet or Pole
verda claims that assays SIS or
more per ton, which accounts for
the shipping product averaging
around $40 a ton. All ore extract
ed from either claim that runs be-
tween $40 and SIS ton is being
sent to the mill of the Goldfield
Consolidated Mines company.
Goldfield Consolidated
That the various mines of the
Goldfield Consolidated Mines COM
pany continue to yield their usual
quota of ore is shown by the pre-
liminary estimate of earnings and
operations during the month of Au-
gust, which was recently made pub
lie by A. H. Howe, secretary and
treasurer. The report states that
the mill handled a total of 27,210
tons of ore, which yielded a gross
extraction of $297,500. Operating
expenses totaled $16S.000, which
leaves net profits of $4,000. The
final report of the company for Au-
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500 gallons minute and will put
ar end to the perplexing problem OF
handling the enormous flow of wa
ter that finds it's way to the sump OF
the shaft from the long southwest
crosscut on the 175O-foot level to
the Atlanta territory. AS new
six-inch water column has been in
stalled in the shaft, there will be
little delay in placing the pumps
into commission following their ar
rival on the ground.
President c. O. Whittemore an
nounced during his recent visit to
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26

gust will be issued in the next few
days. ..-,.-
Merger Mines
The new pumps for the 1S0O-foot
st. Ives or main working shaft on
the property of the Goldfield Mer-
ger Mines company, through which
deep operations in the territory of
the Atlanta Mines company are
prosecuted. have been shipped from
the plant of the manufacturers in
Dayton, Ohio, and should arrive in
Goldfield within the next two weeks.
The pumps each have a capacity of
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26
TRIAL IN PROGRESS

The trial of the suit of Attorney
p. F. Carney of Goldfield against the
Round Mountain Sphinx Mining COM
pany for $26,990, alleged to be due
for professional services and fees,
was begun several days ago before
jury in the district court of Nye
county at Tonopah. Attorney Henry
M. Hoyt Of Reno testified Friday as
a witness for the plaintiff.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26

aging better than $40 per ton for a
width of twenty-four feet. A raise
started from the face of the drift to
connect with the 1OO-foot level has
gained height of thirty feet. 1t il
following the best portion of the
ore body, which yielding rock av-
eraging more than $40 a ton, as
broken from the roof. With one
miner operating a machine drill, the
value of the ore being extracted
from the raise is sufficient to defray
all costs of operation, including the
wages of the entire force of twelve
miners employed in the property.
The larger part of the force at
present employed is engaged in
work preliminary to the Inaugural
tion of stopping operations on the
East ore body above the east drift
on the 200-foot level, which, accord
ing to an estimate recently made,
are expected to yield $4,000 in OK
idized ores alone. AS soon as one
of the camps cyaniding mills can be
leased. it is the intention of the COM
pany to start "glory hole" opera
tions, breaking down all ore between
wells from the surface to the 100
foot level. BY this method the costs
of the extraction of the ore will be
reduced to a very low figure.
The system of crushing and
"grizzling" at the collar of the shaft
recently inaugurated by Mushett
and Wittenberg for handling the pro-
duct Of their glory hole operations
on the Big Pine ground has proven
eminently successful. The ore is
hoisted from the 200-foot level of
the mine, to which 1t is permitted to
fall from the glory hole. two miners
with machine drills breaking an av-
erage of 200 tons day. After be-
ing crushed the ore is dropped
through grizzlies and the oversize,
which has been found to carry but
little value. is trammed to the waste
dump. The oversize runs about
forty-eight per cent of the ore crush
ed and greatly reduces the costs Of
transportation and milling. The
grade of ore sent to the mill has been
found to be nearly three times the
assay return of the rock before
crushed and screened.
Tests are being made by the man.
agement to determine whether or
not 1t is possible to eliminate the
use of stamps in the reduction Of
the ore. 1t being the desire to send
the crushed and grizzly sorted"
product direct to a large tube mill.
The preliminary tests have proven
successful, and If similar results are
obtained in the final experiments, a
tube mill will be erected near the
collar of the shaft and the ore
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26
ISSUES OFFICIAL CALL

Secretary j. F. Callbreath of the
American Mining Congress has is
sued from his office in Denver, Col,
the official call for the seventeenth
annual session Of the organization,
which is to be held in Phoenix. Ariz.,
from December to II, inclusive.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26

J. WALSH returned to camp yes
terday after an absence of over a
year spent at Richmond, -al
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-09-26

JOE McEACHIN of Reno is a guest
Of the Goldfield. arriving yesterday.
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tContinued on .-nge eight.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-10-23

Last week closed with the Ger
mans ID complete possession Of
THE little kingdom o. Belgium.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1914-10-23
HOOPER VERSUS RYE:
HONEST COMPARISON
Will Decide Which One is the Better
Democrat, Prohibitionist and
LaW-EnfOrcement Man.
H. T. Childs of Fayetteville in Recent Issue Of the
Nashville Banner, Submits to the Public the
Propositions as Set Forth Above.

HILLARY Howse, Rye claims all
the ardor and zeal of a new con-
vert to the cause of prohibition
Hooper, all will agree, is bet.
ter prohibitionist than Rye.
Let US see which is the better
law enforcement man. Hooper,
like the Democratic fathers OF
the republic, believes in, the en-.
forcement of all laws, good, bad
and Indifferent. He has the
firmness and. manliness to de.
mand the power to enforce the
law. Every body knows that
when given that power. he will
enforce all the laws. Rye tells
the people he favors law enforce.
ment, ard in the next breath he
tells them he don't want the
power--that he is opposed to the
very law we need and must have
if the laws are ever enforced
Evidently, then, he stands with
his friends, Crump and HJwse,
and will wink and connive at
them as they nullify and bid de.
fiance to all law. We must
agree that Hooper is the better
law enforcement man.
Let US see which believes in
honest, fair elections. Hooper
always advocated the present
election law as fair, and honest
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