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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-27

have caught the F.4 and also estab.
lish ihe vessel s position as an aid to
the engineers.
A captive balloon here was also Of.
fered to the naval officers for obser.
walton purposes. Lieutenant Edgerly,
of the Second infantry volunteers, will
60 aloft in the balloon. Admiral Moore
is directing all operations.
Unless garment is uncomfortable,
you can I convince woman 1t is
stylish.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-03-27
The Weather

Oregon: showers
tonight and Sun.
dayj north east
shifting TO south.
east winrs.
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17
JUMBO EXTENSION DEVELOPMENTS
MOST IMPORTANT IN ITS HISTORY

opment of large quantities of a COM
mercial grade and of uniform value.
Possibilities opened by this new
development are regarded by high
authorities as being beyond compu-
tation, as the extensive fissuring Of
the shale has now been demonstrate
ed at number of points in the dis
trict, and while this condition does
not detract in the smallest degree
from the chances of finding ore on
the shale contact, it adds practically
unlimited opportunity for finding pay
ore far beyond the surface Of the
shale. At the point where this ore
IS .ound the fissure IS almost hori-
zontal, but nearer the latte it has
maintained, as a rule, dip of from
25 to 80 degrees, or nearly uniform
with the bedding plane of the shale
above the point of fissuring.
OF almost as great interest as the
finding of high-grade ore in the fis-
sure, on the 1917 level, are the re-
suits If work to the southwest of
the main workings, in advancing the
524 drift on the shale contact. The
drift in this direction, on the A shale
level, after progressing in good ore,
disclosed a vertical fault, with shale
on the farther side. Engineer Tur-
ner continued the drift short dis
tance into the shale and then drove
a vertical raise for SO feet, where it
entered the orebody above the shale-
latte contact.
From this point the 524 drift has
been advanced in ore averaging from
$50 to $50 per ton, and IL has now
progressed for over i25 feet in this
character of ore. The face is now
showing a width of between six and
seven feet of ore averaging $105 per
ton and including 80 inches assaying
$191 per ton. The ore here con-
tains some lead and a considerable
quantity of silver and copper, with
gold rredominating strongly. Little
attention has been given to picked
specimens and the sampling has
been of full faces, indicting greater
uniformly of value in this great dis
tance than found in any other part
of the mine.
The discovery of this ore beyond
the fault, proving that this is a
post-mineral fault, is naturally re-
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17
SILVER PICK SHAFT
IS NEAR CONTACT
ERIFT WILL SOON BE STARTED
TO REACH GOOD VEIN
AT DEPTH

Silver Pick Consolidated, under
:he management of Walter S. Nor
ris, has made record progress in
sinking it's main shaft, with the OBJ
]ect of reaching and exploring the
Iatite-shale contact 1t is now esti-
mated that the shaft at depth o.
little less than 700 feet, is near
ing the contact and by Thursday it
is planned to discontinue sinking and
to start cutting station, at depth
cf approximately 700 feet. In the
PAST week the shaft has exposed
snail seams of quartz. indicating its
ayproach to the contact formation.
Immediately upon the completion
OF the new station, Superintendent
Norris will start ? crosscut for the
point where it is believed that the
main vein forms a contact with the
shale. and where the management
has confidence in finding pay ore in
good quantity. This vein has been
Lrospected to some extent near the
surface and has been found to be
heavily impregnated with mineral,
but in the limited amount of devel-
opment work no commercial depos-
its of ore were found. All lndlca-
tions, however, point to concentra-
tion of enrichment at the shale con-
tact
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17
Developments in the Jumbo Exten-

Developments in the Jumbo Exten-
sion mine have been of growing in
terest during the past two weeks,
but within the past AS hours they
have assumed proportions SURPRISING
il Importance any that have
been made since the high-grade ore
was first discovered on the latte
shale contact. In fact, the best au-
thorities regard the latest develop
ment of rich ore as being the most
significant and valuable in the en-
tire history of the mine in it's bear
ing uron the future of the property
and of the Goldfeld district generally.
On the 1017-foot level the south
drift, driven from the main south
east cross-cut from which the rails
es have been driven to the big ore
hody, in exploring the great quartz
fissure that extends into the shale,
has exposed full face of the typi-
cal bonanza ore of deep levels. This
is at a point over ESQ feet, on the
fiat dip of the fissure, within the
shale and beyond the latte contact
and the point where the fissure en-
ters the shale.
On the B and levels, opened
from raises B and c, development has
shown lately that the rich ore, ex-
posed in great quantity in the drifts
and raises, occurs in this fissure, be-
meath the everything fold of shale, and
not on the latite-shale contact as at
first supposed, excepting at and
above the B level. Engineer j. X.
Turner determined this fact TO his
own satisfaction some time ago and
has now demonstrated it completely
by work on these two levels.
While they were in GOldfield re-
Gently, both Horace V. Winchell and
James r. Finlay, two of the fore
most experts in the country upon
matters of ore deposition, expressed
the opinion that MIR. Turner's work
in the Jumbo Extension mine, in de-
termining the extension of ore far
into the shale in strong assures, was
one of the most notable developments
in the entire history of the camp and
that proof of the existence of this
condition would inevitably have a
strong bearing upon the future Of
the Goldfield district. At that time
they did not take into account the
finding of high-grade ore, but gave
greater consideration to the devel-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17
FAMOUS EXPERT INTERVIEWED ON
CONDITION OF GOLOF|ELD Mines

be conducted wisely and not in a
haphaZard manner"
Mr.. Winchell was asked: What
about the shale cOntact?"
Possibilities are undoubtedly
great for finding important depos-
it's of ore at many points along the
shale-latite contact, but it must not
be supposed that ore will be found
spread all over the shale or at any
point where the shale may be expos
ed. However, there are excellent
chances for finding good orebodies a,
p )ints where mineralized veins come
in contact with the shale.
"In my opinion Mr.. j. X. Turner,
in his work of developing the Jumbo
Extension mine. has determined some
II the most important and significant
conditions that have developed in the
history Of the camD. particularly ih
demonstrating the continuity of fis
sures or good ore far into the shale.
| believe that this may have a most
important bearing upon the future of
the district, since it opens up new
and great possibilities at depth. Con-
ditions here generally afford ex-
cellent promise for the future and we
may look forward to successful de-
velopments at many points, under
well directed work"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17

the latte contact and the point of
assuring in the shale's surface. This
find is recognized as opening up un-
limited possibilities for finding de-
posits of rich ore throughout the
district, at greater depths than have
yet been attained.
The importance of this assuring in
the shale was pointed out. by Horace
" Winchell the famous geological
expert, in an interview given to the
Goldfield News and Tribune short
time ago, but the Importance of this
development is greatly magnified by
the uniform richness of the ore ex-
posed. Drifts on the shale contact
have continued to open up ore of ex-
ceedingly high average grade and
the known volume of ore has been
vastly increased by development
work, particularly to the southwest
of the main workings, on the SS4-
foot intermediate level. in what is
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17

Just prior to his departure from
Gcldfield, Mr.. Horace V Winchell,
the eminent geOlOgist and expert,
who was retained by the Jumbo Ex-
tension Mining company in connec-
ton with the defense in the Booth
apex suit, was asked for a statement
giving his views on the physical con-
dition of the Goldfield district and
the prospects for Its future. Mr..
Winchell proved to be an optimist of
the most enthusiastic kind and his
remarks, carrying the weight of high
est authority, are not only of i'm
mediate interest to the people OF
Goldfield, but indicate that the dis
trict may profit materially from the
famous experts public recognition OF
it's merits. In effect, Mr.. Winchell
said:
81 was interviewed in Goldfield
about ten years ago, at which time
l expressed the opinion that it was
ridiculous to suppose that the en-
richment of the GOldfield district
vas merely superficial and l then
predicted that good mines would ul-
timately be developed at depth. The
enrichment found here is phenome-
nal and the district offers splendid
opportunities for making many good
mines, but development work must
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17
BOOTH GETTING
HIGHER ASSAYS
FAVORABLE RESULTS ARE OBJ
TANNED ON TWO LEVELS OF
THE PROPERTY

Development is progressing in the
levels and has lately been yielding
some high assays, although no large
del LOsitG of ore of commercial grade
have been exposed. On the 5OO-foot
level the south drift, following the
Dig vein, was extended a short time
ago to connect with the workings at
this depth of the Laguna mine of the
GCldfield Consolidated, in order to
provide better ventilation, and
raises are now being driven from this
drift, both of which are in highly
mineraliZed material. Assays from
these raises have yielded $40 and
S121 per ton, but apparently these
were obtained at points where there
were seams of rich material in the
vein.
IN driving the south drift, before
cir connection was made, average
samples across the face of the drift
for considerable distance gave as
says varying from SIS to $40 per
ton, but throughout this area the
ore has been found more or less er-
ratio in quality. The new raise
above the 350-foOt level shows the
same character of form" tion and in
the drift on the $50 assays have
on obtained up to $50 per ton.
Work on the incline shaft near
The southern end of the property.
was discontinued at depth of
about 1870 feet, and all surface work
IN connection with proving the apex
conditions on the property has
ceased. Manager Darcy is extend
ing the development work on these
levels in the belief that pay ore will
be found in quantity at some point
in this heavily mineralized territory.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17

At no time in it's history has Gold
production that is seen at present in
the splendid condition of its mines
and in the frequency of important
developments. Every one of the
properties that are generally recog-
nized as leaders in the district is
giving strong indications of making
a substantial production under the
development in progress and with
the consumation of impending Set
Elements of litigation there will be
resumption of activity that has had
no parallel, in point of area of
ground under actual development.
Since the first of the year develop
ment, en- a comprehensive scale, has
been started at number of points
in the district, while many other
are only waiting the final termi-
nation of litigation to begin active
work. Large areas outside of the
central and producing portion of the
district, which have never been pros
lected, are destined to undergo
thorough examination at the hands
Of experts and it is planned to ex-
plore number of properties at great
depth by means of core drills.
One condition in which Goldtield
is fortunate and which may be eX-
pected to rebound to it's future bene-
fit, is found in the fact that the men
who have profited to the greatest de-
gree from the operation of the mines
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17

here are investing their earnings in
the district, in opening up new terri
tory and reviving companies that
have been unable, through lack OF
funds, to develop their ground. This
is resulting in resumption of
development at many points of good
promise and this work may be re-
lied upon to bear good results in the
not distant future.
Jumbo Extension
With the announcement late this
week of one of the most important
developments in the entire history
of it's operations. Jumbo Extension
again claimed the spotlight of public
interest. This development, on the
1O17-foot level, the deepest in the
mine, consisted of discovery of
high-grade smelling ore in the great
quartz fissure that extends on rath-
er flat dip downward into the shale
and at point fully $50 feet below
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17
WORKING ON SlMMERONE

Work is now in progress on the
property of the New Simmerone Min
ing company, adjoining the Merger
group, under the direction of H. C..
Cutler, one of the pioneer mining
engineers of the Goldfield district,
who is outlining plans for the fu-
ture development of the property and
sampling the old workings on the
25O-foot level Hosting equipment
has been installed and the main
shaft will be sunk an additional 200
feet. where crosscuts will be extend
ed to prospect at this depth. which
is below the water level. Later the
shaft will be sunk to the shale con-
tact.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17
ATLANTA READY
FOR BIG OUTPUT
THROUGH" WITH ANY
ROUND OF SHOTS

Connection for air will probably
be made in the Atlanta mine with
i'm the next IL hours, between the
vertical raise from the 175.O-f"ot lev
ell of the Atlanta and the 14O0-foot
level of the Grizzly Bear mine OF
the Goldfield Consolidated. Man.
ager Darcy stated yesterday al
ternoon that the men in he raise
and winze could hear each other tap
ping on the rock and could plainly
feel the vibration of the drills above
or below. Work in the raise was
discontinued day or two ago, owing
to danger from falling rock, made
loose by shooting in the wiaze above,
and the connection is being COM
pleted by sinking the winze.
From the sounds of tapping heard,
it is apparent that the connection
will be accurate, in spite of the diff
ficulty of making surveys. The IN
tense heat of the deeper workings
renders the proper adjustment Of
instruments in surveying difficult,
and it is by no means an easy task
to maintain an absolute plumb in
raising for this distance in for
nation that breaks irregularly.
The distance between the Grizzly
Bear shaft and the Merger shaft,
through which the Atlanta is operat-
ing, is approximately 900 feet. From
the Grizzly Bear shaft to the point
where the winZe was started, at a
depth of 400 feet, the distance is
about 100 feet, and from the st.
ives shaft of the Merger the distance
on the 175O-foot level to the verti-
cal raise that is being driven for this
air connection is over 1900 feet.
The work in the Atlanta has been
impeded and hampered by the ex-
cessive heat and bad air, but with the
completion of this air connection
there will BE good ventilation Tor
all the workings, and development
will progress far more rapidly. The
volume of shipments will be increas-
ed materially at once and the rail
road is said to be making prepara-
tions for handling large tonnage
from the ATLANTA.
Immediately upon completing the
connection between the raise ana
winze. Manager Darcy will drive a
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17
CORE DRILLING
ON BIG SCALE
PLAN Is AFOOT TO PROSPECT
GOLDFIELD DISTRICT AT
GREAT DEPTH

A project is now under way which
may prove to be of vital importance
to the Goldfield district in determin-
ing the presence of pay ore at great
depth in territory that has not been
explored. Local men have enlisted
the interest of New York COM
pany in a plan to prospect this dis
agreements have been entered into by
number of local companies which
will result in extensive boring Oper-
ations on their ground. Among the
companies whose ground it is de-
signed to prospect in this manner are
Norcross, and a number of others not
far removed from the working
mines.
A company has been organized,
headed by John T. Overbury and Fl.
G. Mcmahon, and composed of local
men, who are undertaking the con-
duct of this work and whose pur-
pose it is to sink core drills to
depths of from 700 to 1000 feet,
subjecting the cores to careful analy-
sis, in order than an accurate knowl-
edge of the formation, as well as Of
the dip and trend of veins, may be
obtained. All these operations will
be conducted at the expense of the
drilling company. whose object will
be to obtain and operate leases upon
properties where encouraging results
are secured.
The drilling equipment to be en-
ployed will be capable of sinking to
a depth of 1000 feet, at the rate OF
from rs to 90 feet in "a hours,
working three shifts. 1t is estimat-
ad that the drilling, at any consid-
cradle depth, will cost about 50 per
foot and the drilling company as
sumes all risks of failure and dam
age to equipment.
Drilling has been conducted only
on a limited scale in the past in this
with great success. The great ORE
body of the Laguna, which is shown
by the report of the GOldfield Con-
solidated company to have produced
approximately $7,500.000, was first
located my means of a diamond drill.
Core drills have also been used, but
at comparatively shallow depth, on
the Blue Bell, Grandma and Crack
crjack properties and in the far
northeastern part Of the district, but
these operations failed to reach suf-
ficient depth to determine anything
of interest. The new company ex-
poets to begin active work as soon
as contracts are signed with the own
ers Of the ground that is to be pros
pected.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17
SHALE COMPANY LEASE
STOPS TEMPORARILY

Operations of the Goldfield Shale
Mining company, which is working
& lease on the south half OF the
Spearhead claim of the Spearhead
Gold Mining company, have been
suspended for the present, pending
negotiations that are now in prog
r.ss to secure a side-line agreement
that will render this ground I'M
mune from future attack under the
apex law. 1t is said that within a
short time such an arrangement VIII
be made and that the Shale COM
pany will then resume sinking lts
big shaft to the latite-shale contact,
which should be reached here, ac-
cording to the estimates of engineers
at a depath of between $50 and $50
feet. Good progress has been made
in sinking and seams of ore as
saving around $40 per ton were cut
in the shaft shortly before work was
stopped.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17
PAYMENT IN GOLD COIN
FOR EMPIRE PROPERTY

The second payment on the pur-
chase of the Empire Goldfield
property has been made, in gold coin,
to Joseph Shea, by Fred j. Amigo,
on behalf of the New Empire Gold
field Mines company, of which he is
secretary and general agent. Work
is now in progress on the property
under Mr.. Amigos direction, and
will he carried on with vigor. Off
GERS of the company are c. d. Ter
williger, Charles Wittenberg. F. M.
Manson, E. Marks and F. ]. Amigo.
1t is announced that the company's
stock will be listed next week on the
San Francisco exchange.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17
SANDSTONE TO
WORK PLACtRS
ERODED MATERIAL SHOWN BY
TESTS TO BE OF GOOD
AVERAGE VALUE

The management of the Sandstorm-
Kendall Consolidated company is
now formulating plans for working
the considerable area of placer
ground that lies on either side of the
ridge, partly on the Sandstorm GROUP
and partly on the Kendall Tests
are being made of the surface ma
terial, with highly encouraging re-
suits, and it is believed that import
ant revenues will be realized by the
company from this source. Manager
A. L. Darcy is having open cuts
made at many points to thoroughly
test the value of the ground, and al
though this work has not progressed
to such a point that any quantitative
estimates are rendered possible. the
sampling has already yielded re-
turns of from So to over SO per
cubic yard.
Mr.. Darcy states that further
tests will be necessary to determine
whether this material can best be
treated by the usual placer methods
or if better results can be obtained
in screening the surface material
and shipping the fines to the sam
pier OF to be treated by milling.
There is evidence of large quanti-
ty of this material that will yield ex-
cellent profits, and in case it is
found that the dirt can be treated
successfully by washing, this pro-
cess can be applied at little cost, as
the Sandstone mine will supply all
water required.
In the underground workings of
the Sandstorm conditions are salts
factory, and while there have been
no recent Developments of import
ance, the workings on both the $50
and 500-foot levels continue to show
seams of ore of encouraging value.
Cross-cutting has been conducted
lately on the 350-foot level, but has
been discontinued for the time be-
ing and the drifts are now being
further extended along the contact
between rhyolite and andesite, in
which some small bodies of exceed
ingly rich ore have been found in
the past On the 500-foot level the
south drift from the main east cross
cut is following the big vein in
SandstOrm territory and shows
promising seam of ore that has var
led considerably in grade
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-17
H|GH-GRADE ON
COMB. FRACTION
TENSION OF VEIN DISCOV-
Erred in FLORENCE

\ discovery that appears to be Of
great Importance mas oeen made
lately in the southern part of the
Combination Fraction, in ground
that is being operated under lease
by an association of local mining and
business men. The find was made
in the north extension of the new
Florence vein, discovered only a few
months ago and which has been
yielding ore of shipping grade in
the northern part of the Florence
property. At present the face Of
the drift on this vein, in the Frac-
tlcn, is showing four feet of ore
averaging around $50 per ton, with
two feet of this ore yielding assays
up to $16O per ton and narrow
seam of exceedingly rich material
From the new workings of the
Florence, in this vein, drift was
extended, on the 250-foot level, to
the boundary line of the COmbina-
ron Fraction, where the vein was
shown to be strong and of promising
character. The lessees have cOntin-
ucd this drift, operating through the
Florence workings, and at about 60
feet from the line the drift exposed
strong shoot of pay ore which has
shown consistent improvement as the
drift has advanced.
Near this point IS an old lease
shaft, about 80 feet in depth, in the
bottom of which the early lessees
found a strong seam of ore OF ex-
cellent grade, and from the dip of
the vein here it is believed that this
is part of the same ore-shoot expos
ed by the present lessees on the ESQ
foot level. If this proves to be the
case and the ore is continuous, as
there is now every reason to believe,
the lessees will have over 200 feet
of continuous stopping backs. In the
Florence, farther south in this vein,
the ore found is driving on the $50
foot level was of considerably low
er grade and the better ore was
penetrated by a raise some 30 feet
above the drift, at a point where
only low-grade ore appeared in the
drift. superintendent Joe Good is
extending the drift on ore and it is
planned to start a raise to further
determine the extent of the deposit
and to facilitate the extraction or
the ore for shipment.