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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-05-07

CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE
MARCHES ADVICE FAILS TO MOVE MoLEIE.
Copyright 1915, by the Newspaper Enterprise Assocs
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11
WILL EXPLORE
WALLS OF ST0PE
SUPERINTENDENT CLAPP OF
FLORENCE TELLS OF OPEH-
ATIONS IN PROGRESS

General Superintendent Harry B.
Clapp OF the Florence mine is MAX
ing preparations to extensively OK
plOre both walls of the famous Reil-
ly stope which. through operations
of lessees in the boom days of the
camp and subsequent work on com
pany account, produced approximate
ly $2,000,000 worth of ore and
which was no small factor in first
attracting the attention of the min
ing world to Goldfield. From the
270-foot level of the old Reilly lease
hold, a raise has been put up 81
feet. From the raise, an east cross
cut has been started to connect with
the main west crOsscut on the $50
foot level in the northern portion
of the property to afford an advan-
tageous and economical outlet for
the ores mined in the exploration Of
the walls of the stOpe named. IL
will be necessary to advance the
new crosscut about 200 feet to make
the connection.
The extraction of ore. which
averages around SIS per ton. as
mixed and shipped, is going steadily
ahead in what is known as the
new" vein on the 250-foot level
approximately 500 feet north of the
main street in the old Florence Con-
solidated leasehold. The output last
month totaled approximately 499
tons. Slope B, up 70 feet and 80
feet in length above the south drift
on this vein, is being advanced on
four feet of ore that ranges in value
from $40 to $50 per ton. Slope {
above the north drift on the same
vein and level is exposing from
three to four feet of $40 ore. In
the center of the orebody exposed
by this stope a streak ranging In
value from $500 to $1,000 per tor
and of varying width is found at
times. Although no Importance is
attached to this streak it is an ex-
cellent ore "sweetner."
Superintendent Clapp expects to
have the sheave wheels of the new
gallows frame in place and the two
2k ton skips operating in the
shaft by the end of September. An
automatic dumping apparatus is also
to be installed and two new 30-ton
ore bins built.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11
ATLANTA WORK
IS GOING AHEAD
FOOT OF $40 ORE EXPOSED ON
15SO-FOOT LEVEL OF THE
NINE

Although late developments at
the property of the Atlanta Mines
company have been of routine
character they have been of a graft
flying nature and tended to improve
the general physical condition. Op-
erations in the mine are being stead
lily carried forward on normal
scale and General Manager A. I.
Darcy is well pleased with the out
look for it.
South drift 1916 on the 1870
foot intermediate level is being en-
tended on low grade ore while from
north drift 1914 on the same level
crosscutting is in progress to The
west to intercept the stringers some
of them carrying high values. that
were cut in the extension of the east
crosscut on the 1400-foot level OF
the Grizzly Bear shaft of the Gold
field Consolidated Mines company
into the Atlanta territory for pur-
poses of ventilation. On the 1880
foot intermediate level drift is
proceeding north with foot OF
$40 ore exposed in the face.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11
SUMP CROSSCUT
HOLDING WATER
SILVER PICK CONSOLIDATED
AGAIN EXPLORING VEIN RE-
GENTLY EXPOSED

Provision having been made ior
handling the increased flow of wa
ter, exploratory work is again in eull
swing at the property of the Silver
Pick Consolidated Mines COMPANY
For the storage of water during the
six hours each day that the proper
ty is idle 42-foot crosscut has
been extended from the bottom OF
the 15-foot sump below the 700
foot level. Were it not for this
sump crosscut il would he necessary
to operate the pump practically con-
tinuously. TIE flow of water is
now steady around 25O,00O gallons
daily The pump has capacity IF
100000 gallons daily.
The raise in the new vein. struck
recently "a feet above the east cross
cut on the 700-foot level and orig
inally thought to be the downward
extension of the big quartz mass
the shaft between the 500 and 400
foot points. has gained total
height of 10 feet. From the point
exposed to the top of the raise the
vein shows an average width Of
four feet between walls and yields
low values. General Superintend-
ent Norris is considering the eX-
tension of crosscut to the vein
from the 600-foot point in the SHAFT
in order to prospect it with greater
facility.
The exploration of the old Pho
Ian lease vein, exposed about two
months ago on the 500-foot level
by the west crosscut from the shaft,
is going steadily ahead. The north
drift on the vein now measures 122
feet in length and is exposing a
full face of quartz yielding values
of from IS to 50 per ton. The south
drift is 1O7 feet long and is being
extended on two feet of quartz as
saying from 50 to $11 per ton.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11
JUMBO fX. HAS
TWO new FINDS
PROVEN ORE ZONE Is STEADILY
BEING EXTENDED EAST
AND SOUTH

Operations being prosecuted trib-
utary to raise 526-A above the
southeast drift on the 1017-foot lev.
ell of the Jumbo Extension mine are
constantly resulting in the exten
sion of the proven ore zone to the
southern and eastern sections of the
Velvet claim. North crosscut $50
off the east drift from the raise
named has revealed the eastern con-
tinuation of the vein and with it four
feet of SIS ore. On account of bad
air which permits of work only
about every other day the crosscut
has not yet fully intersected the
vein and, therefore. the Importance
of the new discovery can only De
conjectured.
East drift SAP from the same
raise, after exposing comparatively
low values for a considerable dis
tance, has disclosed three feet of ore
that averages around $40 per ton
It's exploration is being steadily pro-
secuted and it gives promise of de-
veloping into a discovery of far
reaching importance.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11
GOOD HEADWAy
IS BEING MADE
GREAT BEND ENLARGING STA
TION ON 400 l EVEL OF
MAIN SHAFT

The management of the Goldiiald
Great Bend Mining company is max
ing excellent headway in the work
being prosecuted at the property in
the Diamondfield section of iIe
GoldtieiI district incident to the ,e-
sumption of lateral operations. Sew
eral months have been consumed in
unwatcring the property, after an
idleness of eight years, and other
preliminary work and it is expected
by the management that actual min
ing operations will be under way
within the next 80 days.
The force of miners employed at
the property is now engaged in en-
larging the station at the bottom or
4OO-fOot level of the main vertical
shaft. as well as making repairs 70
the shaft at different points where
timbers have cracked or show signs
of weakness The station is being
enlarged from ten by ten feet to IF
teen by twenty feet, the height re-
naming eight feet as formerly
In order that all water can De
pumped on one shift, thereby reduc-
ing the cost of such work, crosscuts
are to be extended from the bottom
of the sump below the 4O0-foot lev
ell for storage purposes. The east
drift in the footwall of the middle
Daisy vein from the north crosscut
from the shaft has been cleaned out
up to the face. 1t has proven to be
l'72 feet in length. When shaft re-
pairs are complete and the station
enlarged, the extension of the diff
will be resumed with view to catch
ing the downward extension of ore
bodies revealed by laterals extended
flom the incline shaft closer to the
| surface.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11

pronounced lack of interest by invest
ors in mining shares, the litigation
involving several of the most nota BILE
mines and like entanglements that
threatened others passed into his
tory. leaving the outlook for the dis
trict. as a whole, promising in a very
marked degree. Unless present
signs are misleading, Goldfield is
again to have 1.-The CALI in the min
ing world this fall and winter, with
the probability of mining activity
upon the scale that prevailed last fall
and winter following the sensational
rise in the price of Jumbo Extension
stock from around ten cents to
around 81 per share.
Goldfield Consolidated
The preliminary estimate of the
production and earnings of the
Goldfield Consolidated Mines COM
pany in August, just made public by
A. H. Howe, secretary and treasurer,
makes evident the excellent physical
condition of the mines of that cor
poration. The output amounted to
81, 400 tons of ore, the gross extrac-
ton $267, 900 and operating expens-
es $160, 900, leaving a net realiza-
ton of 100000.
Jumbo Extension
The Jumbo Extension is splendid
ly maintaining it's stellar position
among the mines of the Goldfield dis
trict, which fact is shown by the pre-
liminary statement of Secretary Ben
Gill of the results of the operations
of the company last month. The
mine shipped during August 3,15O
tons of ore of gross value of $685.
600. Freight, treatment, sampling
and other costs totaled $4,000, leav-
ing net profits of $4,000. Ship
ments continue to be made at the
rate of so tons of ore daily which
averages around $50 per ton.
The most notable recent develop
ments in the mine have occurred in
workings tributary to raise 526-A
above the main southeast drift on
the 1O17 foot level at points which
prove the continuity of the ore bod
les to points in the Velvet claim at
least SO feet farther east than any
previous discoveries. Four feet of
ore assaying SIS per ton has lately
been revealed by north crosscut $50
from the east drift of the raise nam
ed, in extension of which only slow
progress is being made on account of
bad air After exposing low grade
values for a considerable distance
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11
TWELVE FEET OF
ORE IN 0R|zABA
EXCELLENT REPORTS RECEIVED
AS TO CONDITION PREVAIL
ING AT PROPERTY

Twelve feet of ore has been open
ed up on the 95-foot level of the
property of the Orizaba Mining and
Development company, so miles
northwest of Millers on the Tono-
pah and Goldfield railroad Intor-
nation to that effect has just been
received by L. l.. Patrick, vice pres
ident and general manager of the
company. from Superintendent Row
ianek The control of the property
is held by the Diamondfield Black
Butte Reorganized Mining company.
The property was purchased several
months ago from the Tonopan
Banking Corporation of Tonopah
together with several claims adioin-
ing from Mr.. Rovianek.
Although no assays upon the new
find have thus far. been obtained,
Superintendent Rovianek estimates
its value at $25 per ton, which is
the grade of ore that is being ex-
tracted in the extension of the east
drift on the level named along the
footwall of the vein. The new find
was made in advancing a crosscut
from the drift toward the hanging
wall which has not yet been exposed
The crosscut is being run from the
drift at a point 12O feet from the
incline shaft. The drift itself is be-
ing continued on four feet of the
grade of ore named. Work has JGss
been resumed in the west drift on
the same level, the face OF which is
now 200 feet from the shaft and III
which is exposed two feet OF $50 ore
in addition to three feet OF ore that
assays $12 per ton.
The management of the company
is making preparations for increas'
ed operations. 1t is the intention
to continue the shaft down from the
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11
EXPLORING FIND
IN THE kEWANAS
DRIFT Is BEING ADVANCED ON
THREE FEET OF ORE ASSAY
ING $40 A TON

Under the supervision of General
Manager A. l. Darcy, excellent
headway is being made in the ex-
ploration of the mammoth vein re-
Gently exposed at depth of S3S
feet in the property of the ReOrgan-
lied Kewanas Mining company. AS
is well known by many persons, the
Kewanas property is being develop
ed by way of winZe below an east
crosscut into it from the 700-foot
level of the Laguna shaft of the
Goldfield Consolidated Mines com
pany. The winze referred to was
sunk about $50 feet below the level
of the crosscut, in Kewanas No. 2
claim about 120 feet from the east
sideline Of the Last Chance claim
of the Goldfield Consolidated.
At the 13Sfoot point in the winze.
drifts have been extended along or
in close proximity to the latite-
shale contact in northerly and south
erly directions. Several weeks ago
an east crosscut, known as crosscut
900, was started from the north
drift at point about 200 feet from
the winZe. 1t had only been ID
vanced a short distance when it re-
vealed the vein which has been pen
etrated a distance of 80 feet with
out exposing the hanging wall. For
this width assays ranging from "a
to $22.45 have been obtained. A
north drift is being advanced on
three feet of the vein which is at
present yielding assays around $40
per ton. A raise above this drift
is also being put up, East crOsscut
900. recently started from the main
north drift at point 40 feet from
the winze to intersect the vein. has
been advanced about 40 feet and
passed from the shale into the lat
lite. 1t is expected that It will re-
veal the vein within the next Is or
20 feet of additional work.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11
GOOD SHOWING IS
BEING DEVELOPED
HOWARD MARINE AND ASSO-
GATES LEASING ON BLACK
BUTTE PROPERTY

Although they only recently inau-
gurated operations, Howard Marine
and associates are opening up a
promising showing in their lease on
the old Dortsch shaft and tributary
workings on the property OF the Dia-
mondfield Black Butte Reorganized
Mining company in the Diamondfield
section of the Goldfeld district. In
the extension of the southwest drift
ON the 110-foot level in the hanging
wall section of the vein, the lessees
are following two feet of ore that for
the last ten days has been yielding
assays ranging from $f2 to $50 per
ton in gold, in addition to small sill
yer values. The streak yesterday as
sayed $34 per ton. The ore is a
white quartz breccia. imbedded in
tale, and is similar in appearance TO
the rich ore extracted in the early
day operations on the property.
General Superintendent Andy j.
Canavan is not only highly pleased
with the showing prevailing in the
Marine lease but is much encourag
ed by the results being obtained in
the operations on company account
through the main working shalt
For the present, company work is
being confined to the 3OO-foot lev
ell. From the south drift, at point
24O feet from the shaft, a west
crosscut, now out 70 feet, is being
extended for the purpose of inter
secting the continuation of the big
vein first exposed by the west cross"
cut from the shaft at point 800
feet therefrom. At that point the
vein matter and silicified dacite
shows a width of 43 feet and gave
assays ranging from 81 to s12 pei
ton. From the same point a north
drift is being advanced along the
footwall of the vein on low grade
values.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11
DIVIDEND CHECK
LOST ON ARABIC
CONSOLIDATED OFFICE NOTE
EthD OF CATASTROPHE BY
ENGLISH BROKERS

Although they endeavor at all
in accordance with the wishes Of
president Woodrow wilson, the at
taches of the head office of The
Goidfield Consolidated Mines COM
pany are somewhat peeved at the
Germans and are just at present fa-
voring the allies little in their
views as to the outcome of the great
conflict This is to be expected when
1t is known that the submarine pol
icy OF Germany, which Kaiser Will
helm promised to modify, is directly
responsible for the loss of a divi-
dend check for $40 and sma'l
amount OF additional office work.
The check referred to was lost IN
the sinking by German torpedo of
the steamship Arabic. 1t was made
out in favor of Deval Graham LES
TRANCE, whose address is Asst !ey,
Plumstead hall, near Norwich, Eng
land. The letter of an English pro-
kerage house. dated Aug. 23, notify
ing Secretary A. II. Howe of the
Consolidated of the loss of tho
check reads as follows:
I'VE beg to inform you that on
the 18th instant we despatched g
dividend warrant of your company,
No. 5129 for So by registered let
ter, to our agents, the Hanover Ma
tional bank, which letter we are Of
ficially informed by the British post
office has been lost in the Arabic.
In the circumstances we shall be
obliged by your waving presentation
of this warrant, and in considera-
tion of your paying the amount
therefor (say 800 for our account
to the Hanover National bank. New
York, without requiring production
of the warrant referred to we un-
dertake to hold you harmless agaiEct
any loss or damage that you may
thereby incur. and to indemnify you
against the claim of all other per-
sons whatsoever on the warrant IN
question, of which we guarantee full
and complete discharge"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11
KN|CkERBOCKER
N0W"SKY PILOT
RE-ENTERS MINISTRY AND Is
NOW STATIONED in AUS
TIN, TEXAS

In view of the fact that he has
several times been reported dead
there are many residents of Cola
fild, particularly those who were
identified with the infancy of the
camp, who will be interested to
know that H. w. Knickerbocker, who
made and lost several fortunes III
Nevada a decade ago, is pastor OF
the First Methodist church at
Austin, Tex. News to that effect
has been brought to Goldfield by
Joe Lindsay, himself a pioneer OF
Gcldfield and TonOpah. who recent
ly returned here after an extended
visit in Texas. during which he met
Knickerbocker Lindsay ran onto
Knickerbocker in barber shop in
Temple, Tex. He was then pastor OF
the First Methodist church of chat
city. During Lindsay's visit there
Knickerbocker was transferred 10
his present charge in Austin.
Knickerbocker, or Nick" as he
was familiarity known, was one OF
the oldest and most famous charac-
ters connected with this camp I'M
mediately following it's discovery and
for several years thereafter Sta
toned in Los Angeles at the time cI
the discovery of Tonopah, Knlcker-
hooker. impressed by the tales OF its
great richness. left the pulpit ana
sought riches there when the STAN
pede to that camp was at it's height
Soon after the discovery of Cold
field Knickerbocker, his finances
completely depleted, gave Shakes
pearean recital in Tonopah and with
the funds derived therefrom came
to Goldfield.
Arrived here, Knickerbocker locat-
ed a large number of claims on the
mountain which bears his name, In
the eastern section of this district
and elsewhere in the camp. He sue
cessfully floated numerous compan-
les and accumulated several fortunes
in his operations extending over sew
eral years. Although born and raised
in church circles, to which he mas
now returned, Knickerbocker soon
became one of the famous gamblers
of Nevada of that day. Leaving
Goldfield, he was subsequently proml-
nently connected with the early days
of the Seven Troughs and Rawhide
districts. He gained great fame
while in Rawhide by delivering a
mastery eulogy at the funeral of
Riley Grammar, the famous racetrack
plunger. Leaving Rawhide about six
years ago, Knickerbocker returned to
the south where he was born, and
again re-entered the ministry. He
told Joe Lindsay, when they met sew
eral months ago in Temple, Texas,
that he had "cut out all the rough
stuff"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11

With the passing of summer it be-
comes daily more apparent that the
Goldfield district is steadily re-estab-
fishing itself in the favor of the IN
vesting public. This is unquestion-
ably reflected by the increasing num-
ber of attractions in Goldfield issues
on the various mining stock exchang-
es of the country, which is directly
attributable to new discoveries and
a notable improvement in the general
physical condition of numerous
properties. A gratifying element of
the present situation is to be found
in the fact that during the heated
season, always characterized by a
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11

east drift 542 from the same raise
is advancing on three feet of $40 ore.
The old Original Velvet lease or No.
2 shaft, which is being continued
down to connect with all the levels
of the Poloverda or No. l shaft, is
nearing the $50 foot point.
Florence Goldfield
Preliminary to the exploration of
the walls of the famous Reilly stope
which has a production of approxi-
mately 100000 worth of ore to it's
credit, an east crosscut is being ex-
tended from a raise above the 270
foot level of the old Reilly leasehold
to connect with the main west cross
cut on the ESQ foot level proper in
the northern section of the Florence
property for the purpose of provid-
ing a direct outlet to the ore mined.
approximately 200 feet of cross
cutting will be required to make the
connection.
While this preparatory work is
proceeding the extraction of ore from
the new" vein above the $50 foot
level in the vicinity of the old Flor
ence Consolidated leasehold is going
steadily ahead, the output last month
closely approaching the 500 ton
mark. This ore averaged around
SIS per ton. Four feet of ore as
saying from $40 to $50 per ton is
being mined in the extension OF
stope B above the south drift on the
new" vein, while in stope C above
the north drift on the same ledge
there is being yielded from three to
four feet of $40 ore.
Kewanas
Exploratory work is being prose-
cuted as rapidly as possible in the
big vein recently disclosed by an
east crosscut from the main north
drift on the S3S- foot level of the
property of the Reorganized Ke-
wanas Mining company at point
about 200 feet from the winze sunk
from the east crosscut on the 700
foot level of the Laguna shaft of the
Goldfield Consolidated Mines COM
pany, through which the operations
are prosecuted. A north drift from
the crOsscut is being advanced on a
three-foot streak, assaying around
$40, in the vein, which has already
been proved for width of thirty
feet with only the footwall disclosed.
A raise is being put up from the
new drift and new crosscut is be-
ing extended from the main north
drift to cut the vein at point
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11
REVIEW OF mining OPERATIONS IN GOLDF|ELD DISTRICT

about forty feet distant from the
winze. This crosscut has been driv-
en- thus far about forty feet and
should reach the objective point in
the near future.
Silvec Pick Consolidated
A forty-two foot crosscut from the
bottom of the fifteen-foot sump of
the shaft on the property of the Sill
yer Pick Consolidated Mines COM
rany has been provided for the stor-
axe between shifts of the increased
How of water, and, in consequence,
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11
LOCATOR OF MOHAWK NINE
is VISITOR IN GOLDFIEg-D ID

A. ID. Myers better known as "Al"
Myers, one of the locators of the No
hawk and other famous mines of this
district, arrived In camp this morn-
ing from Ely for a brief visit. This
is his first visit 20 Goldfield in sew
eral years. OF late he has been oper-
ating a property near Ely.
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OFF FOR PAMLICO

Driving his five-ton truck, S. r.
Brady departed Sunday for the old
camp of Pamlico. in Mineral coun :
ty, near Hawthorne. where he and
United States Senator Key Pittman
are developing placer property. Mr..
Brady was accompanied by T..
Pritchard Smith and Joseph Moore of
Rhyolite.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-09-11

l.. l.. DELLINGER, foreman u
the Jumbo Extension mine. his wife
and two children returned to camp
yesterday after weeks auto visit
to Hot Springs in Smoky Valley and
Round Mountain.