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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27
SHIPPING ORE
FROM JUSTICE
PRODUCT OF EXCELLENT GRADE
is NOW GOING FORWARD
TO SAMPLER

Shipping was started today by the
Justice Gold Mines company, from
it's lease near the eastern extremity
of the Diamondfield Daisy proper
ty and adjoining the ground owned
by the Justice company. Manager
C. w. Hays reports that his company
will probably ship about $50 tons be-
fore the end of the month and con-
ditions underground in the property
afford good promise Of continued
production. Assays of the ore bro
ken have varied from $29 to $50
per ton and indicate that the pro-
duct now ready for shipment will
average between $40 and $50 per
ton.
On the 265-foot level the vein has
been explored by a drift for a dis
tance of 115 feet, with pay ore, aver
aging from two to three and one-half
feet in width, showing for this entire
distance. Seams of picture" ore
have appeared in the shoot in differ
ent places, but there has been no
attempt to save this material sep
arate from the general run of the ore
and no sorting has been done. The
product is being hauled to the local
sampler of the Western Ore Pur-
chasing company.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27
EX. HAS
A RICH ST0PE
OPENING OF NEW TERRITORY
PROVES ORES CONTINUITY
OVER BIG AREA

Development in virgin ground, on
the deeper levels of the Jumbo Ex-
tension mine, continues to place in
sight ore of excellent average grade
and to eX end the known area of the
great deposit opened along the lat
ite-shale contact. One of the most
gratifying developments of late has
been in advancing the west drift on
the A shale level, which is eighteen
feet below the 921-foOt level. This
drift was driven for development
purposes and has demonstrated that
the ore of better grade extends far
beyond the point that mad been sup
posed to mark it's limits in this di-
rectiOn. For some time past it has
progressed on ore from three to
five feet in width and averaging
from $50 to $40 per ton.
In the east drift from the 503-D
raise a stOpe was started recently on
ore of excellent grade and this pro-
duct is being mixed with that eX-
tracted from faces in development,
the blended product, as shipped to
the sampler, averaging above $50 per
ton. At one point in this stope an
average assay across more than three
feet yielded 81 ounces gold, or over
5000 per ton. Superintendent Del
linger S ates that the mine is in good
condition and that satisfactory re-
suits are being obtained in develop
ment work at several points outside
the area Of the main Orebody.
On the 1O17-foot level the east
crosscut, which is in the shale and
below the contact. has been ad-
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27
ATLANTA MINE
NOW PRODUCING
PROPERTY is IN BETTER SHAPE
THAN EVER ON NEW
DEEP LEVEL

Conditions in the workings on the
1750-foot level of the Atlanta prop
erty afford better promise than at
any time since development work
was started at this depth. Manager
Darcy states that while no large
tonnage of commercial ore has been
exposed the prospects are most enr
couraging at several points in the
drifts and raises. which are being
extended in the comprehensive plan
of dev 'lopment now under way. A
c. -lo es.i of o,e has been loaded today
for shipment and another will be
sent out as soon as the first car is
removed from the bins. No stopping
has been done, but there are good
prospects that shipments can be
made, from development alone, at
frequent intervals in future.
The ore loaded today is not ex
pected to yield a high return. the
value being estimated at about SIS
per ton, but the next shipment will
probably be of considerably better
grade This product has come prin-
cipally from the raise above the
north drift on the 175O-foot level,
which was extended along the hang
ing wall of the vein from the main
crosscut to the shale contact. The
raise is now up over 100 feet and
lack of ventilation renders progress
slow at this point.
The second raise, started from
this drift and farther to the north,
will be continued vertically to con-
meet with the south drift on the
1350-foot level of the adjoining Griz-
zly Bear mine. A winZe will be
sunk from this drift to expedite the
making of air connection and this
will greatly facilitate the work
Continued on Page Eight)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27
KEWANAS STARTING
DRIFT ON CONTACT
PRELIMINARY WORK Is COM
PLETED AND SHALE NOW
BEING EXPLORED

Drifts have just been started along
the shale contact from the winze
that was lately completed to this
Mining company Following the
completion of the sump, a large
working station was cut at this
point. $40 feet below the surface,
and waste or ore pocket of large
dimensions was prepared to facili-
tate the handling of material brok-
en- in development. An electric
hoist raises the material to the sta
tion at the end of the east cross-cut
driven into Kewanas ground from
the TGain shaft of the Laguna, on the
70O-fOot level, the winZe having been
sunk from this station 140 feet to
the contact
All preparations have now been
completed for the exploration of the
shale contact over a wide area and
the drifts just starting will continue
to follow the contour of the shale, in
the hope that deposits of CONNER
cial ore will be found here. The
fact that the winZe, upon reaching
the shale, exposed about four feet
of quartz that was shown by assays;
to contain some gold, is accepted as
evidence that some part, possibly the
edge, of a vein, has been penetrated.
lying along the contact, forming a
condition similar to that found i'm
the Jumbo Extension mine. adjoin-
ing to the south.
There is as yet no means of deter
mining whether this is any vein
that has been found or explored
nearer the surface, but conditions
of the great Red Top-Laguna vein
will be found extending along the
shale in this territory, as the vein
dips in this direction and has been
developed to considerable extent
at depth in the Laguna property.
The vein is of vast dimensions near
er the surface and has produced
high-grade ore to the value of many
millions in the Red Top and Laguna
mines. The fact that the shale has
been found at about the same depth
here as in the Jumbo Extension
mine and that geological conditions
in the two properties are almost
identical has led to the belief that
important ore bodies will be found
here in exploring the shale contact.
Conditions are now favorable for
making rapid progress in this work.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27
BLUE BULL IN
STRONG LEDGE
IN VEIN WITH ENCOURAGE
ING RESULTS

Operations of the Reorganized
Blue Bull Mining company are again
making good progress on the 700
foot level, with results that are re-
garded by the management as dis
tinctly encouraging. Last year a
crosscut was driven to the east on
the 700-foot level to reach the vein
that was cut through by the shaft
at a depth of 500 feet, where some
development work was done by
means of drifts on the vein and
where seams of ore assaying as high
as $50 per ton were exposed
Before work was temporarily sus-
pended on the Blue Bull the vein
had been penetrated on the 700
level and a drift has been started,
but no results of Importance had
been obtained. Upon resuming work
lately this drift was again driven
forward, to the north, and small
seams of ore have appeared from
which low assays in gold have been
obtained.
The vein is of large size and of ex-
cellent appearance and the proper
ty is said to contain vast quantities
of quartz similar in character to
that exposed in the producing mines
of the district, although the work
has thus far failed to develop pay
ore in commercial quantity.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27
PIPE ARRIVES
FOR ROUND MT.
COMING SEASON TO BE MARKED
BY HEAVY OUTPUT FROM
RICH PLACERS

Rapid progress is now being made
in the delivery on the ground, in
Smokey Valley, of the pipe for the
the Round Mountain Mining COM
pany is installing for the purpose OF
working it's valuable placer ground
at Round Mountain. Approximate
ly 800 tons, or 80 railroad cars of
10 tons each, will be delivered at
Tonopah and from that point hauled
by the Wittenberg freight teams to
the property. Six carloads have al
ready reached Tonopah and nearly
all of the pipe in this consignment
has been delivered at the Round
Mountain property.
This pipe is riveted and comes
from the Richmond. Calf, works OF
the Western Pipe and Steel COM
company. The balance of the pipe,
approximately 500 tons, or 40 cars
of 20 tons each, is lap-welded and
shipped from Youngstown, o., and is
now being delivered at the rate Of
$50 tons weekly at Austin, whence
it is being freighted by the Witten-
berg teams to the site of the pipe
line. Three auto trucks are being
employed in the haul from Tonopah
and from six to eight 10-horse teams
from Austin.
1t is the intention of the manage
ment of the Round Mountain COM
hn
ton in June this year, insuring
nearly a full seasons placer opera
tions. Heretofore the only placer
work that has been done on the
Round Mountain company's ground
has been at the hands of lessees, but
the leases have expired and no re-
newals will be granted. The COM
pany will hereafter conduct all placer
operations on it's own account and
it was with this object in view that
the directors have undertaken an
expenditure of approximately $125,-
900 in bringing the water across
Smoky Valley, a distance of eight
miles. ron Tett creek.
With the supply assured by this
pipe line there will be sufficient wa
ter to operate at least three 2R-
inch to 3-inch giant nozzles. After
a careful and exhaustive sampling
conservative estimate places the val
ue of the placer ground at 81 ner
ward. of which 20 cents will be net
profit. The giants will wash approx
imately 1000 yards per day and
there are several hundred acres OF
this character of ground embraced
within the holdings of the Round
Mountain Mining company.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27
Special to News and Tribune.

Special to News ana Tribune.
CARSON CITY, New, Feb. 25.-
Two suits of Importance to Goldfield
mining interes S were filed yester-
day in the United States district
court at Carson City. One was an
apex suit by the Reorganized Booth
Mining company of Goldfield plain
tiff, against the Jumbo Extension
Mining company, defendant, in
which the Booth company claims the
apex of the Jumbo Extension ore
bodies, alleging that the ore recently
taker from the Velvet claim of the
Jumbo Extension company can be
followed to an apex III the Booth
ground.
The other suit is an action in
equity by the Reorgapized Booth
Mining company of Goldfield against
the Jumbo Extension Mining COM
pany to recover restitution for the
extraction of 5000 tons of ore Of
an average value of $50 per ton,
amounting to 100000, and to re-
strain the Jumbo Extension company
from further trespassing upon or
paying dividends or disbursing any
moneys received from ore extracted
from the Velvet claim.
A temporary restraining order
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27

served to extend the known limits of
the ore zone. The mine has been
closed down for the time being as
the result of suit brought by the
Reorganized Booth Mining COM
pany, claiming apex rights within
Jumbo Extension territory, but it is
believed that the suspension of min
ing operations will be only tempo
rary. The restraining order secur-
ed by the Booth enjoins the Jumbo
Extension from disbursing any. of
its funds and will prevent the dis
tribution of approximately $4,000
in dividend which was to have
been paid the stockholders, at the
rate of five cents per share on
March 1st. Operations in the mine
have produced satisfactory results,
and the company has been shipping
at the rate of so tons daily, the
product averaging we'll above $50
per ton. Assay sheets of the COM
pany continue to show a high aver
age in the value of ore exposed in
various faces throughout the mine.
On the d level the east or 512 drift
has continued to show high-grade
ore. three-foot face yielding an
average assay a few days ago of
81 ounces gold, or over $500 per ton.
The cross-cut on the 1917 7-foot level,
from which raises have been driven
to the shale contact, has been ad-
yanced over 125 feet beyOnd the
5O3-D raise and has been showing
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27

The physical condition of the Gold
field mines surpasses by far, in point
of promise, that which has prevailed
at any time in the past, and late de-
velopments have been of a most
gratifying character, indicating the
probability that other producing
mines will be opened here in the
near future. From all parts of the
district come reports of improved
conditions in mine workings, while
the volume of shipments continues
to increase, as shown by the grow
ing receipts of ore at the local sam
pier of the Western Ore Purchasing
company. The 1OO-stamp mill of
the Goldfeld Consolidated company
continues to treat upwards of $50
tons daily, the Florence and the
Jumbo Extension have been shipping
regularly and other properties have
supplied a production of consider
able value.
The cloud of impending litigation
that has lately thrown it's shadow
over the camp has had a depressing
effect in some quarters and has
caused a serious slump in mining
stocks, but many persons who are
qualified to express an opinion be-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27

lieve that this litigation will be ter
minated in the near future by agree
ments that will eventually rebound
to the benefit of the camp and its
chief industry. These authorities
are convinced that the result of
present disputes will be to bring
about the consolidation of four
leading properties, rendering it pos
sible to operate them in a more eff
fective and economical manner and
affording added assurance of the
making of valuable mines in terri
tory that is yet virgin.
GOldfield Consolidated
A shipment of gold bullion was
sent out about ten days ago to the
branch United States mint at Den
yer, which was valued at $224,000,
this being the second large shipment
in two months. The first, shipped
early in January, was valued at
$234,000. Production is being
maintained in large volume and the
mines are reported to be in excellent
condition throughout. The big
Lidgerwood galloway, by means of
which the tailings will be conveyed
back to the mill for treatment, is
now practically completed and the
company will realize important rev.
ensues from that source.
Jumbo Extension
The Jumbo Extension mine has
continued to show steady improve
ment and development work has
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27
NEVADA HILLS annual REPORT
SHOWS SUBSTANTIAL TREASURY

set total of approximately $256.546.
This includes interest bearing Sc
curities valued at $142,400, silver
on hand $24,7O2, supplies in store
house $51 ,941, concentrates and bull
lion in transit $15,11S and values
in mill solutions $4,000 The COM
pany has no liabilities.
Operating costs in all depart
ments, as compared with those OF
the year 1913, show material de-
creases, amounting to approximate
ly $2.10 per ton, the principal re-
ductions in expense having been
made in mining, $1.10 per ton, and
in milling, 60 cents per ton. During
the year the sum of $46,7S2 was ex-
pended in development, resulting in
the completion of 5,697 feet of work
and bringing the total Of mine work
ings to 1857 feet. The principal
mining operations for the year are
described in detail.
The Webber shaft was deepened
to 935 feet and station cut at the
900-foot point and the level extend
ed. Additional pumping equipment
was installed, which lifts the water
to the regular pump station at a
depth of $50 feet. which in turn de-
livers the water to the surface.
The Nevada Hills vein system,
west of the big" fault, by further
development between the surface and
the 200-foot level, yielded several
minor spurs and branches, principal
ly from the country adjacent to the
hanging wall The same vein on the
east side of the "big" fault, at a
depth of 500 feet, showed a similar
occurrence along the hanging wall,
which produced considerable
amount of low-grade ore. The pos
sible downward continuation and
optfpyoH m - Ua riDhkN
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27
REVIEW Of mining OPERATIONS IN GOLDFIELD DISTRICT

seams of ore assaying up to SIS
per ton. At a point 10 feet from
the ID raise another raise has been
started for the contact. The new
head-frame for the Velvet shaft is
ready for immediate erection and
the hosting engine should arrive
here shortly.
Atlanta Mines Co.
The Atlanta looks better during
the past few days than at any time
since work was started on the deep
level. Two carloads of medium
grade ore were shipped this week
and further shipments of consider
ably better grade will follow short
ly. Manager Darcy is well pleased
with the condition of the property
and declares that at several points,
distributed over a wide area on the
1750-foot level, there are excellent
prospects for finding commercial ore
in good quantity. The big vein has
been cross-cut for about 40 feet,
to the shale on the foot-wall side,
and orders are being extended in
vein material of good character.
GOldfield Merger Mines
No work is being done at present
in the property of the Goldfield
Merger Mines company. as the work
in the raise above the 1265-foot lev
Continued on Page EightD
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27
FLORENCE ORE
BEING SHIPPED
PRODUCT OF GOOD GRADE IS
BROKEN IN NEW 25O-FOOT
LEVEL SLOPES

Shipments from the Florence Gold
field mine are going forward to the
sampler at the rate of a 50-ton car
load every other day. Two Slopes,
opened in the new orebody from the
drift on the 25O-foot level, are yield
ing ore that has varied in grade in
ratio to the width of the ore. At
one point in the first stope opened
the Gre shows width of Is feet and
for this entire width the break of
ore averaged above $50 per ton,
while near the bottom of this stope
a width Of three feet of ore gave an
average assay of over $500 per ton.
In the second stope the ore is of
less width but of uniformly higher
grade and superintendent II. b.
Clapp reports that an assay across
three feet of this ore yesterday re-
turned SPAS per ton. None of the
ore is sorted for shipment and as
the ore is broken for the greatest
width practicable some low-grade
material enters into the shipments,
reducing the grade of the product,
but maintaining a profitable average.
The south drift from the crosscut
that first exposed the vein on the
25O-foot level has advanced about
lao feet and is still showing ore of
low grade. AT point 800 feet south
of the crOsscut the vein will be pen
etrated by another crosscut at this
level and still another crosscut Is
being driven to the vein on the $50
foot level. Ore is holding up well i'm
the Slopes and raises and gives prom
Use of a substantial production.
Estimates are being obtained on
equipment capable of sinking to
and operating at q depth of 30
feet and it is probable that the com
pany will definitely announce, in the
near future, it's decision to sink the
main shaft to the shale contact, at
an estimated depth here of from
1850 to 1900 feet. The main shaft
is already 1850 feet in depth but
repairs and new timbering will prob
ably be required below the 600-fOot
level.
A. F. COULIN of Sacramento. reg
iStered at the GOldfield Yesterday
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27
ORC LOOKING BETTER

A continued improvement is mark
ed in the new deeper workings Of
the Goldfield Orc property and
changes in formation that have
come in during the past week are
regarded as a favorable indication.
On the 7OO-foot level the west cross
cut and south drift have been ex-
tended and both are looking better
than heretofore
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27
APEX SUIT IS FILED INVOLVING
JUMBO EXTENSION and Merger

was issued by United States Judge
harrington, and formal hearing on
the application was set for March 5.
In the equity suit the Goldfield
Merger Mines company is made a
defendant with the Jumbo Extension
but only as to the Velvet claim, be-
cause some of the minority stock
holders of the Merger have ques-
toned the legality of the sale of the
Velvet claim by the Merger COM
pany to the Jumbo Extension. The
Merger company is made a defend
ant to this extent in order to quiet
title to the ore bodies.
1t is learned that the temporary
restraining order issued by the fed
eral court at Carson City against
the Jumbo Extension company, en-
joins the officers of that company
from disbursing any funds and from
paying the dividend of five cents per
share, which was declared a month
ago and was to have been paid to
the stockholders on March 1. The
order will also result in the COM
plete suspension of mining opera
tiOns for the present by the Jumbo
Extension company and the mine
fropfiuuod IN pooo MIGHT
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-02-27

A. F. COULIN of Sacramento. reg
istered at the Goldfield yesterday
evening.
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CONTINUED on rage Eighty
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-01-28
EXPLORING A MOSQUITO LAND
French Expedition Does Good Work
in the Portuguese Possessions
in Africa.

Angola, the large Portuguese pos
session, one of the least known por-
lions of Africa, has recently been
the theater of explorations on very
extensive scale by French expedi-
ton under Count Jacques de Rohan-
Chabot. During the years 1912-1914
a total distance of about 1850 miles
was covered by the explorers, in the
southern part of the colony, between
the Atlantic and the Zambesi.
Numerous positions were deter
mined automatically; magnetic and
meteorological observations were
made; and an photographic survey
was carried out. The country was
found to be very sparsely inhabited;
in fact, there are vast territories
without any inhabitants.
The climate is unhealthful and
mosquitoes are terrible pest. New
ertheless, the exploitation of this re-
gion greatly interested German cap
ital. Some time before the war sew
eral missions of investigation were
sent thither from the adjoining Ger
man colony of Southwest Africa, and
plans were on foot for developing a
railway system to be connected with
the German lines to the southwark.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1915-01-28
DIES WITH SCREW HOLES.

In hardening dies and punches in
holes it is common practice to plug
holes with asbestos, of the wick or
granulated form, to prevent injury
to the screw threads or enlargement
of the dowel holes by scaling. When
this is done trouble is often expert
enced in cleaning out the holes, as
the asbestos sometimes becomes
baked on. To avoid this the asbestos
should be mixed with graphite and
oil, as holes plugged with this mix
ture can be readily cleaned and will
be found entirely free from scale
and the like.-Scientifc American.