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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
SAYS 1T WILL BE GREAT
PLACER PRODUCER

Murray Scott, one of the original
locators of placer claims at Copper
canyon, the ownership of which has
just been decided by Judge Ferring-
ton in the federal court, was an ar
rival on the express today. The pur-
pose of the visit was to ascertain
the acreage that has been awarded
himself and associates. Mr.. Scott
stated that the values at Copper ca 4
yon continue to hold up to that ex-
tracted in the early days of the dis
cOvery with many new finds in ter
ritOry heretofore un~prOspected.
With the addition of the new dis
.coveries it is apparent that the can,
yons in the Battle Mountain section
will produce untold wealth in placer
gold in the next few years." said Mr..
Scott, 1.-The title to the ground
claimed by myself and associates ap-
pears to be against us, but the de-
cision leaves considerable Of the pay
channels in our possession, which we
will now proceed to thoroughly pros
pect, previous development indicat-
ing that we have a valuable acre
age.'-Appeal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
IN COPPER ORE AT
BRUNSWICK CANYON

Superintendent X. H. Kingston of
the United Mining company onc-at-
ing near Brunswick canyos is in
from the mine purchasing supplies.
Mr.. Kingston reports encouraging de-
velopments in the drift on the 1876
foot level, where he has a force of
five miners following a promising
lead. 1--WE are drifting alongside a
huge iron dyke" said Mr.. Kingston,
'and have cut through several small
veins that appeared promising, but
continued on following the dyke and
have recently encountered a larger
ledge paralleling the dyke in which
have been exposed a number of
punches of high grade copper. We
will continue drifting along this
ledge hoping to strike a large body
of commercial ore and to ascertain
the strike and dip of the vein, and
then drop down to the $50 level to
find if the vein goes down. In that
event we will start a drift from the
shaft at a depth of 420 feet. which
will give us several hundred feet of
stopping.
The management is very well sat
isfied with the condition of the mine
at present, confident that 1t is but a
matter of development to open up a
shipping grade of ore."-Appeal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
MARCH OUTPUT OF THE
COUER D'ALENE MINES

The ore shipments from the Occur
d'Alene district for the month OF
March are co~nservatively estimated
at 4O,SSO tons. Many of the compa-
MES refuse to give exact tonnage
statements, and in nearly all cases
the amounts given are below the ac-
tual tonnage shipped. Figuring on
this basis, however, the tonnage
shipments for the year will be at
least 490,560 tons, embracing lead
silver, copper and zinc ores. Esti-
mating the gross value of this ore at
$50 per ton, the gross output of the
district will be $24,52S,000 for the
present year, and %deducting half of
this for operating expenses, upkeep,
freight and treatment will leave a
net profit for the yea amounting to
$12 600, which compares favor
ably with the production and profits
of the past few years. However, this
production and profit will be largely
increased this year by the advent into
the field of at least three new mines
and mills, the Frisco at Gem, the Ma
tional Copper at Mullan, and the CAL
edonia at Kellogg. All three of these
will rank among the heavy produce
ers.
One notable thing this year is the
advance of the Hercules mine to Sec
ond place among the big producers,
taking the lead of the Bunker Hill
& Sullivan. which has heretofore held
this position. 1t is really first place,
rs the production credited to the
Federal is from several mines.-MiI-
ing World.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
MINING IN AUSTRALIA
IS EXCEEDINGLY DULL

Mining in Australia is exceedingly
dull at present. This country, which
has produced minerals 10 the value
of approximately 1885, 100000 to
date, needs another Ballarat, Ben
digo, Broken Hill, Charters Towers,
or KalgoOrlie to give it a new lease
on life. The most promising dis
trict at present is Broken Hill, where
improved metallurgicaI methods
have put new lite into the industry.
Kalgoorlie is busy with geological
problems, and the other Once-im-
portant districts are steadily declin-
ing. Chillagoe, Great Fitzroy and
Mount Perry, three of Queensland's
big copper mines, have suspended
operations recently and several gold
mines in Victoria have also been
closed. The dredging industry of
this state is being hampered by legis-
lation, and what the outcome will be-
is not known. Great Cobar has been
having trouble and the Junction
mine at Broken Hill, which has been
on the decline for a number of years,
is now for sale. Tasmania is prac-
tically holding it's own in mineral
production, although the Tasmania
gold mine is to be shut down. In
Western Australia, the Victorious,
Burbank's Main Lode, and Associat-
ed Northern mines are not operating
at present, and reduced returns are
coming from the Bullfinch. The
Ivanhoe recently had a fire and is
laboring under a handicap. While
there is nothing new in South Aus
tralia, it is hoped hat trans-Aus-
tralian railways will develop new
mineral districts, and that the inves-
LEGATIONS in the northern territory
will result in a new field being open
ed. With the ever-increasing wages
and present prices, metal mines of
Australia are reported as generally
depressed, and the optimists of the
industry are in the decided minority.
Mining and Scientific Press.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
NINE OPERATORS CONFER
WITH TAX COMMISSION

The executive board of the Nevada
Mine Owners ass ociation, composed
or Albert Burch of t'Ic CCldfield Con-
"olidated John Ki:chor of the Tooo.
pah Extension. w. F. Bradley of the
Silver Peak and w. HI. Blackburn of
the Tonopah Mining company, with
Secretary w. B. Alexander and Attor-
ney Hoyt, are meeting with the tax
commission this afternoon relative
to an amicable settlement of the pro-
posed increase in mining and bullion
tax assessments contemplated by the
commission.-Carson Appeal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
MEXICAN COMPANY
IS BACKING NENZEL

At the special meeting of the board
of directors of the Mexican Mining
company, held at San Francisco, a
resolution was passed authorizing
the president to draw $4,000 from
the company's treasury for payment
to a surety company as a guarantee
on the bond of Joseph Nenzel in the
matter Of the appeal of the suit to
the United States circuit court of
appeals at San Francisco from the
decision of Judge Harrington, where
in DR.. George and Stevens brothers
were awarded 100000 shares of the
Rochester Mines company, held by
Nenzel.
BY the action of the Mexican COM
pany it would appear that the rumor
of several months ago that the Mex
lean company had advanced Mcneil
$4,000 on his holdings is more or
less true, also the statement that the
Mexican company was ~endeavoring
to get control of the property.
Monday evening Wayne T. Will
son and Samuel Bedford appeared
before Judge harrington and re-
ceived an order from the court to ar
range a supercedeas bond to stay ex-
ecution of the judgment awarding
the stock of the company to the
plaintiffs. subject to the appeal to the
United States Circuit court. Judge
harrington entered a further order
granting the defendants ten days in
which to file the bOnd.-Appeal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
YELLOW TIGER COMPANY
MAY RESUME OPERATIONS

Herbert A. Riedel of Denver, Colo,
president of the Yellow Tige. Min
ing company, arrived in Goldfidd yes
terday morning for a visit of several
days. He stated that the purpose of
his visit is to make a thorough in
spection Of the company property
with a view to the resumption of op-
erations. He further stated that
prior to his departure from camp he
would announce the plan of work
determined upon by him.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02

California, rich in other metaiilc
resources, has never been highly pro-
ductive of lead ore. Most OF the leau
produced has come from the Cerro
Gordo, Darwin and Modoc DISTRICTS
all in Inyo county, in the eastern part
of the state. The Cerro Gordo dls-
trict has furnished by far the largest
output, having yielded during us
most prosperous years $7,OOO,ooo IN
silver bearing lead.
The Darwin district has probably
produced between $2,OOO,OOO ana
8 5000, 900, according to a report Just
published by the United States Geo.
logical Survey bulletin $50, Part A.
by Adolph Knopf). Darwin, the prln-
cipal settlement of the district, is SIT
uated "a miles southeast OF keeler
on Owens Lake, the southern term
mus of the Nevada & California rail-
road. The name of the district is
said to have been derived from Dr.
Darwin French, who in May, 1860,
led a party of fifteen men in search
of the Gunsight lode. This lode was
a mythical silver deposit which al
that time was widely believed to have
been found by the emigrant party
that was lost in Death Valley in 1850.
In the early part of the decade be-
tween 1870 and 1880 silver-bearing
lead ores were discovered in the vi
cinity of Darwin. A town soon sprang
up here, and it is said to have had
at one time a population of several
thousand inhabitants. Three smelt-
ers we're built in 1876 and a heavy
production of base bullion was made.
These furnaces, after the activities OF
the first few years, were operated in
a desultory way only. Mining and
smelling expenses were high, because
prior to the completion of the rail
road to Keller in 1888 all freight had
to be brought across the desert by
teams from Los Angeles, a distance
of 275 miles. The richer and more
easily mined ore bodies were early
exhausted, and the district soon
lapsed into stagnation, occasionally
interrupted by periods of activity.
In the early part of 1912 interest
in the district was renewed and con-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
DARWIN SNVER.LEAD Mining
DISTRICTS OF CALIFORNIA

siderable activity was displayed. It(
is locally hoped that the introduction
of modern machinery and the system
attic exploration work now being UNI
dertaken at some of the old mines
will cause a permanent revival of
the mining industry.
The geological features OF the dis.
trict are of somewhat more than To-
cal interest. The ore bodies, rang
ing from contact-metamorphic depos-
its of high-temperature origin to fis-
SIRE veins formed at more moderate
temperatures, are inclosed in lime-sil-
icate strata of late Carboniferous age.
The lime-silicate strata are due to the
metamorphism of originally calcare-
ous AMI magnetism beds to wollaston-
tie. diopside, and grossularite rocks
and are the result of the invasion of
the region by quartz diorite OF prob
able Cretaceous age. Phe Enclosure
of the ore bodies in strata composed
of INVESTIGATES of this KIND Is the
distinguishing feature of the Darwin
district. somewhat ldlOi eHoh Ihio
metamorphism, which affected the
district as a whole, came the forma-
ton of the ore bodies. They were
produced by metaliferous vapors and
solutions given off from deep-seated
bodies of molten rock from which the
quartz diorite now seen at the sur
face crystalliZed.
The ores consist of silver-bear1ng
galena, together with minor pyrite
and zinc blende, commonly associ-
ated with a gangue of calcite and
fluorite. AS a rule the galena is con-
siderably oxidized to lead carbonate
and sulphate. There is, however, no
evidence of important downward con-
centration of silver, lead or zinc
through the action of oxidizing solu-
tions, as, indeed. appears unlikely
from the prevalence of calcite in the
deposits. From this it follows that
the value of surface ore is an index
of the probable value of ore masses
found during deeper exploration.
A copy of Bulletin 5S0-A may be
obtained on application to the l.
rector, United States Geological Sur
vey, Washington, D. G..
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02

Fremont had left st. Louis for
the west in April, shortly before the
arrival of these orders, Mrs. Free
mont, as his secretary, being in
structed to open his mail and for
ward by courier such documents as
appeared important. He was still
within easy recall, having proceeded
but a short distance into what
constitutes Kansas upon the day Of
the arrival of the important post.
The young Mrs. Fremont, who
was thoroughly imbued with the ar
dor of her husband and father for
western expansion, thought she dis
cerned in the peremptory orders a
subterfuge to defeat the purpose of
the expedition. For her husband to
proceed to Washington, she well
knew, would require weeks and make
impossible any journey to the north
west during that season. Senator Ben
ton was absent; it was before the
days of telegraph; she had no n
with whom to counsel. Thus, beset,
the young wife resolved to suppress
the orders.
%Summoning n of the fast cour-
iers at her command, Mrs. Fremont
dispatched a message of love to her
husband, urging him at all hazards
to hasten his departure from the
farthest fringe of civilization and
to pass beyond the Rocky mountains
as quickly as possible. There were
hints of a reason in the message, but
the reason was not given.
Thus, Colonel Fremont proceeded
upon a journey of months all uncon-
scious that his presence in Washing
ton was daily expected.
There was another sensation at
Washington when the expedient prac-
ticed by the young bride became
known. 1t was stated hal Fremont
would be arrested and court-mar-
tailed as soon as the government
could lay hands upon him and that
his wife might also suffer prosecu-
ton. Nothing came of these threats,
however, and when the explorer fl
hoiiy ulu OoN toh, II
later. he found praise and promotion
instead of prosecution, while his Sec
rotary was regarded as something of
a heroine because of her part in the
success of his expedition.
The Fremont party dragged that
wneel-mounted cannon across the
trackless mountains and plains far
to the northwest, almost to the pres
ent site of Portland, Ore. Return
ing, it was conveyed down the east
ern slope of the Sierra Nevada noun
tains to about the point where the
Central Pacific road now surmounts
that range. There, in attempting to
cross into California, the expedition
was caught by the of winter
and the piece had to be abandoned.
At Lake Tahoe. nearby, it rests today
silent memento of a girls defiance
of the government of the United
States.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
EXPEDITION STARTED
SEVENTY-ONE YEARS Ago TODAY

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 2S.-Sev-
enty-one years have elapsed since an
1S-year-old bride in this city played
a tremendous part in the history of
the United States by ~intercepting and
Withholding important government
orders. The history of at least three
states on the Pacific coast hinges
more or less directly upon this act
of INSTRUMENTATION, pronounced at
the time, far and wide, as highland
ed, but later justified by the exigen-
cies of the times. The bride was
Mrs. Jessie Benton Fremont, wife of
John c. Freemon, the explorer and
statesman, and daughter of Thomas
H. Benton, for many years a senator
from Missouri.
Early in 1S43 Fremont received
from the United States government
a commission to undertake the sec
ond of his noted expeditions of ex-
ploration to the northwest, then a
vast, uninhabited region, the ultimate
destiny of which hung in the balance.
In obedience to it, he came to st.
Louis from Washington and immedi-
ately set about outfitting his expe-
dition, with his young wife acting as
his secretary.
1t is a matter of history that dur
ing the first third of the last century
there was a powerful sentiment, both
in and out of congress, against ex-
tending the dominion of the United
States to the Pacific coast. Such
senators as Webster and Calhoun
were opposed to it and for the most
part were able to influence congress
to their beliefs. On the other hand,
Senator Benton, following his first
election in 1921, became a staunch
advocate of western expansion and
was able to command a large follow
ing, through whose efforts the vari-
Gus expeditions of exploration were
authorized.
In QUILTING his expedition, Free
mont took the liberty of adding a r.
pound brass howitzer, secured from
the government arsenal at st. Louis
upon the representation that he need
ed it as a defense against possible
hostile Indians.
News of this acquisition, it ap-
pears, was carried hastily to Wash
ington, where the announcement Gre
ated something of a sensation in gov
eminent circles. The element not es-
pecially friendly to the expedition
declared hat the taking of cannon
into foreign or neutral territory IN
stituted an act of hostility which
might involve the government in
grave eventualities. This view ap-
pears to have been shared by the
head of the Topographic Bureau, I'M
der whose direction the explorations
were being made, for he straightway
dispatched sealed orders to Fremont
at st. Louis, directing him to halt
the expedition and report forthwith
at Washington for the purpose of
giving an explanation of his action.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Man Nearly Beheaded.

Word has been received in Carson
City by relatives of the death of
George Winters. who was killed in a
sawmill at Jerome. Cal. Winters,
who was employed as an edger, was
thrown against a saw when a belt
broke, nearly severing his head. He
was well known in Carson City, nav
ing been a resident of that town
for several years.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Funeral of Sh eriff.

The funeral of Phil Seeman, sher-
if of Storey county, was held We'd
nesday afternoon at Virginia City. 1t
attended by members of Eagles,
Moose and the Virginia Miners
union, with which he was affiliated.
The interment vas made in the
Knights of Pythias section of the
Virginia City cemetery.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Wins School HOnOrs.

Miss Harriet Fulmer, daughter of
State Senator j. H. Fulmer of East
Ely. won the first place among the
girl students of the White Pine coun-
ty high school in a defamation con-
test recently held there.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Young Rider Injured.

George White, employed on the
Dangberg home ranch, received a
compound fracture of his leg recent
ly when the horse he was riding
dropped dead, pinning the rider be-
meath him. The young man was TAX
en- to a Reno hospital where he could
receive proper care.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
STATE NEWS
Association Organized.

The Nevada Industrial Safety as
ISOLATION was organized in Reno re-
Gently. The following officers we're
elected: Governor Tasker L. eddie,
president; Edward Ryan, first vice
president; w. E. Wallace, second vice
president; ]. G. Scrugham, third vice
president; v. l.. Ricketts,, fourth vice
president; Frank Ingraham, George
Bartlett, l.. Herring and w. B. Alex
ander, directors.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Bad Check Man Wanted.

DR.. B. F. Nash is wanted by the
Churchill county authorities for pass
ing a bad check upon G.. L.. Benadum
of Fallon who sold him a wagon for
$40. The wagon was recovered by
Benadum, as we'll as a team of horses
borrowed by Nash from Joe Beane
of Lahonton.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Reno Is Shaken,

Earthquakes felt in Reno recently
about midnight were so severe that
the Western Union office clocks
stopped. 1t is claimed that a hotel
and the central fire department sta
ton tower were shaken out of plumb.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Hit by Train.

John Schrader, who failed to heed
the warning whistle of a freight
train, paid for it by losing both legs.
The accident happened a short dis
lance west of Reno. He said he
heard the whistle but thought he was
safe. Schrader was in search of en-
plOyment at some ranch.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Earthquake Felt.

Reno experienced an earthquake
recently which lasted for about a
half a minute. The motion was from
the north to the south and then from
the west to the east.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Nevada Pioneer Dies.

Bart Burke, a pioneer of Nevada
who was prominent in political af-
fairs of the state in the early days,
died recently at his home in San
Francisco. He established the first
iron foundry on the Comstock and
was II years old.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Facing Charges.

Bicycling on the sidewalks of Reno
has been stopped by the officers of
that town. Several boys were placed
under arrest and the judge fined
them $40 each. The Carson City Of
ficers are also taking the same &C.
ton.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Injured by Fall.

Charles Webster, while at work on
the capital building at Carson City
recently, was thrown from his place
on a scaffold, when the derrick hooks
caught in his clothing and dropped
him eight feet. He struck a rock,
which broke both bones in his leg,
forcing them through the skin and
his clothing.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Two Earthquake Shocks.

Two sharp earthquake shocks
were felt at Virginia City recently.
They were so YER that residents
left their homes and rushed into the
streets.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Former Resident Dies.

News has been received at Haw-
thorne that Mrs. Theresa Seller, wife
of August Seller, both of whom re-
sided for many years in BOdie, had
passed away in San Francisco. She
is survived by two daughters.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Nevada Boy Aboard.

Grant Marsh, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Marsh of Minden, is serving
on the Cheyenne, one of the war YES
sells sent from San Diego to Mexican
waters recently.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
COmStOcker Dies.

David Tweedie, Sr., died at his
home recently in Virginia City. after
an illness OF a few weeks. He had
been a resident of the Comstock dis
trict since 1870. He was 70 years
old, a native of Bellard, ireland.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Trouble Over Estate.

The estate of the late W S. John
son of Tonopah may have to be aired
in the courts, as a woman of Tonopan
with whom Johnson is said to have
lived for several years. claims ha'f
OF the property. which is valued at
$4,000. She alleged that she was
the common law wife of the de-
ceased.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Blown to Pieces.

A five-ton auto truck used by the
Nevada Cinnabar company for the
transportation of supplies from lone
to Austin, was recently blown to
pieces by a box of dynamite, believed
to have been placed beneath the ma
chine. The company officials are at
at loss to explain the motive of the
destructive work.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Should BE Suppressed.

A deaf mute who was "floatei"
out of Carson City some time ago,
was discovered operating in Virginia
City recently. 1t has been decided by
the authorities to eliminate the class
of beggars who are perfectly able to
care for themselves.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-05-02
Nav ROY Fatal.

Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz Neddenreip,
old time residents of Fredericksburg,
were thrown from a buggy recently
and sustained injuries which may
prove fatal.