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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18
IMPRESSED WITH
CAMPS OUTLOOK
GEORGE A. KERNlCK THINKS
PROSPECTS ARE BETTER
THAN LAST YEAR

The outlook for the Goldfield dis
trict at present is much better than
it was last fall and winter wnen
Jumbo Extension stock took a SEN
sational rise from around 13 cents
to better than $4 per share. accord
ing to the opinion of George A. Ker-
nick, mining man of San Fran
cisco who recently arrived In camp
for visit of inspection of several
days In addition to being inter-
ested in numerous local properties,
Mr.. Kernick is operating individual
ly the old Hasbrouck mine, seven
miles south of TOnopah. He states
that Of late there has been In San
Francisco a tremendous revival of in
terest in GOldfield and that he looks
for a continuance of the steady i'm
prOvement in the outlook for this
camp.
Speaking of conditions at the Has
brouck property, Mr. Kernick stated
that highly pleasing results are be-
ing accomplished in the development
work. Recently a raise on the main
vein of the property from the low
or tunnel, which has been extended
distance of 535 feet. made con-
nection with the upper tunnel and
'holed" through to the surface. In
performing this work the miners ex-
tracted approximately 700 tons Of
ore ranging in value from $13 to
$22 per ton. In the raise the vein
varied in width from foot and
half to four feet.
Mr. Kernick is at present giving
his attention to the sinking on the
vein of a winze below the lower tun.'
mel which has a vertical depth OF
220 feet. The winze is now down
80 feet and conditions present in
the bottom indicate that it is enter
ing the zone of secondary enrich
ment. The bottom is exposing be-
tween four and five feet of brecciat-
ed quartz which is becoming softer
by an increase in the tale content
The values being obtained from
samples taken across the entire bot
tom of the winze range from SIS to
$24 per ton, in which silver pre-
dominates. Picked samples show
hornsilver and bromide of silver The
improvement in the winZe in the last
90 feet has been so marked that Mr..
Kernick is confident that it is GER
tain to reveal a large orebody OF
! Importance In the near fUtUrQ:
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18
GRANDMA SOON
TO START WORK
CALL FOR ANNUAL MEETING OF
STOCKHOLDERS ISSUED BY
DIRECTORS

The board of directors of the
Grandma Mining company, the prop
erty of which adjoins on the east that
of the Reorganized Kewanas MIN
ing company. has issued a call for
the annual meeting of the stock
holders which will be neI0 in Phoe-
nix, Ariz., on Nov. 2. An election
of officers will be held and a pro-
gram of operations for the following
year mapped out. The Charles 5.
Sprague interests acquired control Of
the Grandma company last winter
Coincident with the issuance of the
call for the annual meeting, it was
announced that the company after
being inactive for about eight years,
will in the near future resume work
on the property. In the early days
Of the camp at least dozen pros
pect shafts varying in depth from 25
to more than 100 feet were sunk on
the property. The first efforts u
the company after the resumption Of
work will be devoted to exploring
these shafts with view to deter
mining which of them shall be con-
tinued down to the latite-shale con-
tact, along or in close proximity to
which the great storehOuses Of
wealth have been disclosed in many
iof the local mines. The Granma IS
one of the few properties in the
district upon which vein or veins
outcrop. For distance of aboG.
500 feet and about 80 feet IRON
the west sideline. the groupings Of
to the east at an angle of 45 de-
grees can be seen.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18
AlASKITE WORTHY
OF INVESTIGATION
SUCH is OBSERVATION OF F.. L..
RANSOME, NOTED GEOIO-
GIST, AFTER INSPECTION

After a. brief official visit to camp,
F. l.. Ransome of Washington. D..
c.. geologist in charge of the sec
tion of metalliferous deposits ard
of the section of western areal
geology of the United States geo.
logical survey, departed on Wednes-
lday for Manhattan. He will spend
several days in the Pine Tree dis
trict and then return to his head
quarters in the national capital.
The purpose of Mr.. Ransome's
three day visit to Goldfield was to
enable him to look over the under
ground developments that have Oc-
Cured since his examination in 1905
upon which he based the report is
sued that year by the geological
survey as bulletin No 66, entitled
"The Geology and Ore Deposits of
Goldfield, Nevada During his 80
journ here of the last few days Nj.
Ransome visited the GOldf1eld Con-
solidated, Jumbo Extension, Atlar-
ia, Merger and Orc workings. lie
was especially interested in the
deeper orebodies and their relation
to the shale. At the time his report
was written in 1906 none of the
larger mines had gone into the shale
and very little ore had been found
in the latte.
Mr.. Ransome stated that he had
no essential notifications TO make
in his original interpretations of the
general geologic relations in the dis
trict, although, of course the deep
er work has brought many addition
al details to light and he was much
interested in the occurrence of ore
in the shale in the Jumbo Exteh-
sion. He stated that he considered
the possibility of the extension OF
the ore zone down into the gran
ite or alaskite as we'll worth inves-
tigation, although such ore, if found,
would probably not be OF hlgh
grade Mr.. Ransome expressed par
ticular pleasure in renewing old ac-
uuaintances in Goldfield and at the
.ourtesies extended to him.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18

turning interest of investors in the
district is to be found than that fur
nished by the increased trading ii
local issues on both the San Fran
cisco and New York mining stock ex-
changes. Naturally, Kewanas has
been the leader, but in its three-fold
advance in price it has impaired
strength to practically all the other
local stocks and the outlook from a
market viewpoint corresponds with
that for the resumption of operations
by several companies that have been
idle for from few months to seven
or eight years. A particularly graft
flying phase of the present situation
is found in the fact that there is not
the remotest possibility of litigation
such as developed last winter and
checked the forward movement that
followed the discoveries along the
latite-shale contact in the Jumbo Ex-
tension mine.
Coming at this particular time.
the views of F. l.. Ransome, the not
ed geologist of the United States
geological survey, whose report in
1906 upon the geology and ore de-
posits in this district has been borne
out by subsequent developments and
who recently made brief visit here,
carry unusual significance. After
making a study of the deeper work
ings of numerous mines, Mr.. Ran
some stated on the eve of his depart
ure several days ago, that he had no
essential notifications to make in
his original interpretations of the
general geological relations in the
district. He was especially interest
ed in the occurrence of ore in the
shale of the Jumbo Extension mine
and averred that the likelihood of the
ore zone extending down into the
granite or alaskite is worthy of in.
vestigatiOn. He thought, however,
that if ore were found in the alas
kite it would not be high grade in
value.
Kewanas
Although it is too early to make
h definite prediction the steady i'm
provement in the ore body revealed
the latter part of last month on the
S3S foot intermediate level of the
Kewanas gives ample promise OF
Placing it in the mine clase at an
early date. The find seemingly
hears the same relation to the ore
todies of the Red Top niue of the
Goldfield Consolidated Mines COM
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18
NEW CROSSCUT IN
SILVER PICK CON.
WILL BE EXTENDED AT G0D-
FOOT DEPTH TO NEW
VEIN

In order to prospect more ecOnO-
mically and advantageously the new
vein revealed several weeks ago by
raise above the east crosscut on
the bottom or 7O0-foot level, Gen
eral Superintendent Walter S. Nor
ris of the Silver Pick Consolidated
Mines company has decided to ex-
at a depth of 900 feet The work
of cutting station in the shaft at
that point is already under way and
upon it's completion the crosscut viii
be started.
superintendent Norris calculates
that the proposed crosscut will reach
the objective point 80 feet to the
east of the shaft The vein was re-
vealed at height Of 54 feet in the
raise above the east crosscut on tho
of the vein, which was accompanied
by large increase in the flow of
water, the raise was turned to fol-
low it on it's dip Work in the raise
was stopped several days ago after
1t had followed the vein on it's dip
for Sc feet. The roof at that height
is exposing four feet of quartz car
rying low values. The vein dips TO
the east on an angle of 28 degrees
and trends north and south. After
the vein has been intersected with
the proposed 60O-foot level crosscut
drifts will be advanced north and
south on it.
Drifting continues north and
south on the old Phelan lease vein
from the west crosscut on the 500
foot level The north drirt 2ow
measures more than 1870 feet In
length and the face is exposing full
width Of quartz assaying from S. to
50 per ton. Two feet of quartz that
gives values of from 50 to $11 per
ton is being followed by the south
drift which is out about 120 feet
from the crosscut. By using the
sump recently cut below the ZOO
foot level for storage purposes dur
ing the six hours of each day thai
operations are at a standstill, the
flow of water measuring about $780,
900 gallons daily, is being easily
handled by the big station pump on
the 700-foot level
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18
SUMP FOR WINZE BEING
CUT IN THE SANDSTONE

A sump is being cut out below the
200-foot point in the winze sunk
from the 500-foot level of the Sand
storm-Kendall mine A stationary
pump will soon be placed in the sta
tion off the winze. The bottom Of
the winZe is in the footwall of tho
will be started upon the completion
of the sump.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18
MORE TINE GIVEN
ON ASSESSMENT
RESPONSE BY GREAT BEND
STOCKHOLDERS HAS EN-
CEEDED EXPECTATIONS

President Charles S. Sprague or
the Goldfield Great Bend Mining
company has announced that the
time for the payment of the recently
levied assessment of one cent pcr
share on the stock of the corpora
ton, which was scheduled to expire
Sept. 10, has been extended by the
board of directors one month, max
ing the delinquent sale date Nov.
10, instead of Oct. 10, as originally
set. This action. he explained, was
not taken in consequence of lack
of response by stockholders. adding
that of the 100000 shares is
sued the holders of 100000 have
thus far paid the assessment.
President Sprague declared that
the response to the assessment had
exceeded the expectations of the d1"
rectors, in view of the inactivity Of
the company for eight years prior to
the acquisition of control by himself
and associates, and that great
many of the stockholders have neg
lected to have their shares trans
ferred to their names on the books
of the company, in consequence OF
which fact the addresses of many
are at present unknown. 1t is for
the purpose of permitting such
stockholders, in particular. further
opportunity to continue to partici-
pate in the company that the direct
ors extend the time for the payment
of the assessment the first one lev
led.
Operations at the property are oe-
ing steadily prosecuted and the man
agement is hopeful of being able TO
resume actual mining on the 400
foot level within the next three or
four weeks. Just at present the
force of miners employed is engaged
in enlarging the station
at the 40O-foot point in the main
vertical shaft. the completion 81
which will be followed by the ex-
tension of crosscuts from the DOT
tom of the sump below that level 1or
the storage of water in order that
all raised to the surface can %
pumped on one shift. The manage
ment recently placed an order Tor
big station pump which will be IN
stalled in the 400-foot level station
replacing the ''sinker" now In use
The new pump is expected to arrive
within the next fifteen or twenty
DAYS
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-18
CROSSCUT IN ATLANTA
SHOWS FIVE FEET OF ORE

The west crosscut being advanc-
ed from the hanging wall to the
footwall of the big vein on the 1920
foot intermediate level of the At
Ianta mine mas revealed five foot
streak of $14.70 ore. The north
drift on the 15S0-fOot intermediate
level continues to advance on foo,
of ore assaying $40 per ton.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
BARONS MOVE
 INTO SECOND PLACE

The Barons moved in second place last week through their consistent playing. Only two games were lost last week out of six played, and one of these was a heart breaking 1S-inning pitchers battle against Memphis. Incidently that victory started the Chickasaws on winning the Chicks will stop.
 Outside of the excellent pitching of Robertson, Black, Grimes and Johnson the success of the Barons is due to their offensive strength in Hemingway, Clark, Sloan, Mcbride and Jack Wallace.
 Hemingway. Clark and Sloan bat in the order named and formed the wrecking crew of the Barons. Oftentimes it is the case that Clyde Mcbride comes in with a timely wallop after Sloan has faltered
 After Mcbride comes, Carroll and M- lam and If either of these two sterling players get on base Shotgun Jack Wal lace is the man to bring them in. In his last two games Wallace has crashed out terrific home runs at timely mo- ments.
 It Is not only in hitting that the Barons excel but in Hemingway and Sloan the locals possess the speediest base runners in the league. Clark, Carroll and Ellam are also fast on the bases and Clyde Mcbride can be depended on once he gets on the sacks.
 Summing it all up 1t Is apparent why the Barons are in second place, hanging on to tho coat tails of the Pelicans. The team has the fighting winning spirit, the batting power, the base runners and the best pitching staff in the league. With that kind of a ball team, winning ball games should become a chronic habit.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
By RICHARD F. LUssIER

Amid the torridness of yesterday the Barons idled in the pursuit of comfort and happiness. Some of the athletes mo- tored out in the country, others tried golf and some gave themselves to social service at the city bastille. In all the Barons spent a quiet Sunday and will be in excellent shape to tackle the faltering Volunteers this afternoon at Redwood.
 Bill Schwartz and his henchmen will not prove troublesome to the Barons in the forthcoming series. according to the wiseacres. The Schwartzmen have been playing above their speed for several weeks and due to ride the tobogggan- in fact the slippery road to the cellar has already started with the athletes from Nashville-and all indications point that the Barons will clean up on the Vols.
 This afternoon Dick Robertson will face the Vols. Robertson has won seven clean cut victories and has yet to register a defeat. The spitballer expects to make his record eight straights this afternoon with out too much trouble.
 Tomorrow Karl Black will face the Nashvillians, and Wednesday Arthur Johnson will try his luck. It Is expected that by Thursday, Burleigh Grimes will have sufficiently recovered from his att tack of the humps to take his turn in the box Should Grimes not be in form. Omar Hardgrove will work the fourth game
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
.PEL|CANS RETAIN
 LEAD IN SOUTHERN
Memphis and Barons Con- sistent Winners = Little
 Rock Showing Form

Atlanta May 1s.-New Orleans strength- ened it's hold on first place in the South ern association standing by winning five out of six games during the week end- ing yesterday. Birmingham moved into the runner-up position by returning -four victories in six starts
 Nashville, second a week ago, dropped four out of six, and is third. Chatta- nooga showed a reversal of form from the previous week, winning only two out of six and Is fourth.
 Memphis was the most consistent win ner of the week except New Orleans, losing only one contest in five played, and is fifth. Atlanta and Mobile finished the week with two wins each in six attempts and are sixth and seventh respectively
 Although it won half of it's six games, Little Rock continues in last place. This team, however, is showing better form.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
MEMPHIS CHICKS
 DEFEAT PELICANS. OTHER SPORT NOTES
TENNIS ACTIVITIES POPULAR AT Y.M.C.A. Committee to Handle Courts. Elimination Tournament
 Next Saturday

Lee Allen Brooks. D g. Townsend and W. V Bartlett have been put in charge of the tennis activities at the Young Mems Christian association. They are all good tennis players and enthusl- astic over the game, and under their leadership the Young Mems Christian association should enjoy great tennis season.
 This committee announces that It's first event will be an elimination ten his tournament to determine the best singles player, beginning next satur- day. May 22. This tournament will be open to all members of the Young Mems Christian association upon the payment of an entrance fee of 20 cents The en- tries must all be in by s D. m, wednes- day. May 10, when the drawings will he made All those players who entered the recent Round Robin tournament have been entered in this tournament with the entrance fee paid. Already there are some 40 entries. Trophies will be given the winner and the round up."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
Morton Defeated

Cleveland, O.. May 16-Boston defeated Cleveland in four-inning pitchers battle today, to 0. Alter holding Boston to one hit in nine innings and three hits in 1s. Morton weakened With one out in the fourteenth. Mays got hit to left Hooper scratched an infie1d hit and wag- ner and Lewis followed with doubles.
 Not a Boston man reached first until the eighth when Hobitzel was passed. With one out in the eighth inning Nor ton, Liebold and Turner singled in suc- cession only to have Chapman hit to Wood for an easy double play
 It was the first game Wood has started this year Ad while not as effective as Morton he showed much of the stuff that made him the premier pitcher of the American league in 1912. Hays. who pitched the last three innings, was eff fective. Score: R. IT. F.. Cleveland ...... 600 0o0 GOO 600 O0-0 12 0 Boston ...,........ OO0 GOO 600 900 03-3 o
 Batteries: Morton and Billings; Wood, Mays and Cady Thomas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
Love Breaks Leg

Anniston, May 16.-(Special )-Bernie Love, the fast outfielder of the Annis- ton baseball club, is probably out of the game for the rest of the season on account of an accident in LaGrange Friday.
 In the first half of the ninth inning Love was the first man up, and In try ing to beat out an infield hit. he slid into first base. The bag was very se- curely fastened and Love was going at a tremendous rate. He beat out the hit but broke his leg in doing so
 Love arrived here yesterday after noon and was taken immediately to St. Luke's hospital. Last night an Nray examination showed that a small bone of the ankle had been fractured.
 The accident to Love is regretted by Anniston fans. He was probably the most promising young player on the team, and his loss vii be keenly felt. He was not only fast fielder and good hitter. but personally most likable young man.
 Love is Birmingham boy and will return. home as soon as he is able to be moved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
Odd Savings Banks

From the London Chronicle.
 The woman who, as just revealed in the law courts, hid her savings on her mothers grave in Forest Hill cemetery, probably hit upon a unique cache But there is no saying. The person who mis- trusts savings banks generally looks around for the most unlikely spot in which to deposit wealth. and more than one may hit on the same idea Old can non, for instance. seem to form favorite depositories. Quite a quantity of jewelry was found some while ago in q solitary gun which stands in the fort at Shore- ham. and about the same time bag con taining 70 sovereigns was discovered in an old cannon in Peel park, Bradford From one of the old Crimean cannon at Liverpool also some inquisitive young sters once brought forth a soldiers dis charge papers and notes to the value of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
BAY ANNETTE TO
 HAVE BASEBALL

Bay Minette May 1s.-(Special. )--lThs first material step taken by the man. agement of the local baseball team for this seasons games was taken last night during the band concert when the privi- lege of naming the playing grounds was auctioned off and a large number of sea- son tickets were sold. The successful bidder for the field was ]. A. Moore, and it Is his privilege to name the field and to have his name placed on & pen nant which will be placed over the gate. The work of putting up the new grand stand and the fencing of the grounds will start at once and within a week or two, the grounds will be in playing shape. The interest is running high fin the game at this place and a better team than ha ever represented this place will be per- fected.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
Nashville At Redwood Today
Eastern Teams Defeat
 WesternerS With Ease

Tigers had to sacrifice their leadership. Cleveland also has dropped four out of SIX games to eastern clubs. the Bostohs continuing their victorious career to- day by shutting out the Indians.
 Tho Red Sox victory today put Car rigan's men in third place. Washington has not been particularly successful on its trip so far and the Athletics up to today had won only one game.
 Another pitchers record of consecu- tive victories went by the board today in the Cleveland Boston game when Guy Morton succumbed in a game in which his mates outhit their rivals nearly two to one and still were shut out Morton had five straight victories to his credit.
 The record in the American and Ma ttonal leagues of games played, won and lost. with runs, hits and errors and men left on bases follows:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-05-17
Western Attack in East
 Routed in the National.
 Eastern Teams in Ameri- can Win in First Invasion

New York. May IG.--Thc week
 br0ughS several changes In the posi-
 tions of the major league clubs but gave few indications of probable shifts in the near future.
 In the National league three out of
 four clubs in the western circuit
 played out the week In the east with
 more defeats charged against them
 than victories to their credit. Pittsbure
 was the only one of the invading quar-
 tet to come out on the right side of
 the ledger and some of the Pirates
 victories were won before the eastern
 trip wss started. Fred Ciarke's tenn
 so far has broken even in the games
 club has moved up from sixth place tc fourth.
 The Chicago club has found the sled ding rather hard in eastern territory, getting only an eveh break in Brook : lyn and being swamped in the first
 games of the series With the New Yorks.
 Bresnahan's men were perhaps un- fortunate in encountering the Giants
 at time when McGraws players were in the full stride of a recovery from the depressive gait they had main tained from the seasons beginning.
 The brace of the Polo grounders was largely due to improvement in form of the pitching staff. coupled with bet l ter hitting Mathewson. who had not
 won a game this season. started the spurt. Perri,t followed with his ipi- ] tial victory and Marquard chimei in with his first well pitched game since | his no-hit performance shortly after the senson opened. New York, although l still at the foot seems to be rounding Into something like form
 Cincinnati despite defeats, is play | ing excellent ball and it looks as if little better run of fortune way all | that is needed to improve the Reds standing. St. Louis took the series in Boston but began badly against fhl- adelphia. which still tops the leagre | and seems in little danger of being speedily displaced. Brooklyn has jumped to fifth position.