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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-10-02
OATMAN, ARIZONA, proven GOLD
District OF UNUSUAL PROMISE

Aside from the vast potentialitias
and permanency of the ore bodies,
which have, through the extensive
operations for several years OF the
older companies, been demonstrated
in no uncertain degree, the most
striking features of the Tom Reed
Gold Road mining district in the
River range of mountains of Mo-
have county. Arizona, to a person
making a brief visit there. such as
just made by the writer, pioneer
in numerous Nevada and Alaska
stampedes. are the utter absence in
Oatman, the principal place of hab-
itation in the New Ell Dorado, Of IL
desire to promiscuously sell town
lots" at fancy figures and the lack
of fire water"
Practically the whole town Of
Oatman is located on the property
of the Tom Reed Cold Mines c',u-
pany, one of the principal mines ol
the district. Prior to the truly re-
markable interest that is at present
being shown in the district due to
splendid developments at depth in
various properties. the Tom Read
company disposed of the surface
rights of it's ground most suitable
for the erection of business houses
and dwellings such as are common
in new mining camps The business
houses are found along the one
thoroughfare that can be properly
classified as a street This thorough
fare, the National Old Trails high
way, was manifestly not laid out to
become the main street of the bust-
ling camp that Oatman is at present.
as it traverses the bottom of a wini-
ing canyon for a distance of prob
ably two miles before ascending The
higher ground near the principal
mines in it's climb to the summit II
the range of mountains, probably
an elevation of 5000 feet, from
which the Colorado river can be seen
flowing about ten miles to the wes''
The houses of the residents of the
camp, numbering around 1850, are
situated on unplatted ground away
from the one thOrOughfarc ana
have been erected without any idea
of alignment.
Offers Unavailing
According to information obtained
by the writer during us brief ST.
iourn in the district. the business
houses and dwellings referred to oc-
cupy all the surface rights the Tom
Reed company cares to dispose OF
and, in consequence, the upbuild-
ing of the town on that territory has
seemingly reached it's height Fancy
offers for locations for all purposes
are unavailing, the Tom Reed com
pany is a mining and not town
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FINDS MADE IN
cUPR|TE SECTION
SEVENTY DOLLAR ORE Is BEING
SACKED ON COPPER Dixie
CLAIMS

In performing the annual assess
ment work on his property. known as
the Copper Dixie group in the Cuprite
district, about fifteen miles south of
Goldfield, w. H. Beyers OF Goldfield
is opening up excellent bodies OF
pay ore. He has made several dis
coveries along the same vein from
which Salt Lake company, operat-
ing the property in 1907, shipped ap-
proXimately 100 tons of ore that is
said to have averaged around $40
per ton in copper and silver. The
shipments made at that time were
made up wholly from ore picked up
on the surface of the ground.
The vein has width ranging from
eight to twelve feet and it has been
traced through the district for more
than three miles. In a length of
about 1000 feet on the Copper Dixie
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OPERATING MINE
ON LONG LEASE
GEORGE Ii. ACKERMAN is Or
TANNING GOOD RESULTS IN
GOLD RANGE

Excellent results are being ac-
cOmplished by George B. Alderman
in the operation, under a five year
lease. of the property of the Douglas
Mining company in the Excelsior
range of mountains of the Gold range
district, seven miles southwest of
Nina, in Mineral county. Mr.. Ack
erman is at present visitor TO
Goldfield on business. He will re-
turn to the property, which consists
of sixteen patented claims, in few
days.
Mr.. Ackerman obtained lease
upon the ground and began opera
tions the early part of January last
In driving a southeast crOsscut tun-'
mel for the Orphan Boy vein on 4
claim of the same name, he revealed,
after advancing about 100 feet, a
tended a drift to the north about
100 feet. In the face there is exposed
four aeet ~ re that averages S24
per ton in gold and silver for the
entire length of the drift. The
turncl exposed the vein at vertical
depth cl about rs feet. 1t is he
intention to continue the tunnel to
the main vein which is estimated TO
lie about rs feet beyond the blind
vein. To more fully explore the
blind vein a double compartment
shaft has been sunk thus far to a
depth of so feet and drifts have
been started north and south on
three and half feet of ore that
ranges from $50 to $35 per ton.
On he Mary claim drifts north
and sortr. have beer extended about
$50 feet en- the main vein of he
property and large tonnage of good
ore developed. The croscut tunnel!
from who h these drifts were "un
was cxt,rt ed $50 feet, giving ve"-
teal depth or the vein of about 300
feet Pricr to the suspension .:
work on company account several
years ago approximately 100000
was spent by the Douglas Mining
company in opening up the proper
ty. The company is controlled By
New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Wash
ington, d. c.. parties.
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RICH ORE BEING
MINED IN SLOPES
PHYSICAL CONDITION OF jun
30 EX. MINE CONTINUES
EXCELLENT

Little or no change has occurred
of late in the splendid conditions
that have held the Jumbo EXten-
sion mine in the limeligbt of the
mining world for more than a year
past The extraction of ore and de-
volopment work are proceeding with
clock-like uniformity, atten ed by
the most gratifying results. Ship
ments remain steady at so tons dai-
ly, the mixed yield of the various
workings averaging around $45 per
ton. Operations in the old Original
Velvet lease or No. 2 shaft which is
being continued down to connect
with all the levels, including the
1O17-foot of the Poleverda or No. 1
shaft, have passed the 535-foot
mark.
General Superintendent j. IS.
Turner has Just started from the
main east drift on the 1O17-foot
level a crosscut to connect with No.
? shaft when it reaches that depth
=
ting will re required to make me
connection. Above the same level the
the southwest drift from raise a3o
is exposing six feet of $14 ore. On
the 975-foot level a raise has been
started from new east crosscut to
catch the downward extension of IN
orebody which in the 917-fOot level
east drift is yielding four feet cf
ore that averages $50 per ton as
broken down.
The west drift on the S75-foot
level has been discontinued but the
east drift is advancing upon full
face of so ore. Four feet OF $50
ore is being mined in the extension
of the northeast drift on the S5o-
foCt level while the west drift ON
that level is exposing four feet or
S35 ore. On the SSO-fOot level a
west crosscut has been started to in
tercept the downward extension OF
the orebody in which the west drift
on the S5O-foot level is being ad-
vanced. At point $50 feet east
of the Poleverda shaft on the sou
level southeast crosscut is being
extended to get under the ore bodies
Immediately above that level and to
provide a more direct connection
with them from the shaft than The
present circuitous route. About
22O feet of work will be required to
reach the objective point. The
slopes on the shale segment of the
big vein continue to give splen-
did account of themselves Stope
Ell above the 945-foot level Is
Welding four feet of $1O5 ore and
stope SIS above the 956-foOt level
like width of $144 ore.
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site promoting corporation. Next
to its property, t0e holdings of tic
United Eastern Mining company, ad :
Joining on the north and east. il
best adapted for townsite purposes.
But, to the disappointment of in
Vulnerable seekers of locations for
business enterprises of every ina }
Unable character, the laying out CT
streets and avenues is being given
little or no consideration by the
management of the United Eastern
company. 1t was officially learned
ing in the least the promotion OF a
townsite to meet the steady demand
for lots, Notwithstanding the fact
that it's holdings include cousid-
cradle area of level land, locally
known as the ball park upon
which it could realize handsome
sums by the sale of the surface
rights, Inquiry elected the infor-
nation that this company intends to
erect a mill and other necessary
buildings and that the 'ball park
will be used for the impOunding Of
mill tailings. This precludes the
possibility of the ''ball park be-
coming a place of habitation AS a
suburb or addition to Oatman. Ho "
ever, it was learned that there is d
bare possibility of this company
leasing ground for business places
and homes after it's own needs in
the matter of the ground best suited
for mill and other buildings are
fully determined. The leasing OF
such ground for the purposes named
is second or third consideration.
and at all events no townsite will
be plated on the property, it is
learned.
The conditions described make it
manifest that the boom in the dis
trict is, in sense, being restrained
or held in leash SO TO speak. They,
however, make it clear that the men
composing the companies named do
not wish to make money out OF a
real estate boom and that they, as
well as the other operators of the
district, are thoroughly confident of
it's future in the production of the
precious metals, an attitude in which
they are being splendidly sustained
by developments. In consequence
of the lack of available locations in
the immediate vicinity of the princ!-
nal mines. the town will. of neces-
sity, expand down the canyon south
and west to wide basin mile or
less from the present nerve-center
of the camp or near Boundary Cone.
cone-shaped mountain of consid-
cradle height and commanding ap-
pearance which formerly marked
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FIND IN BLACK
BUTTE HOLDS UP
LESSEES CONTINUE TO ADVANCE
DRIFT ON EXCELLENT
GRADE OF ORE

Exploration of the new rich ore
body exposed on TIE 110-fOot level
of the Howard Marine lease on the
propert yof the Diamondfield Black
Butte Reor.ranized Mining company
a few weeks ago continues to be at
tended by the most gratifying re-
suits, it is officially stated. At pres
ent the south drift penetrating the
ore body is being extended only one
shift daily, but it is the intention of
Mr.. Marine and his associates in the
leasehold to increase their opera
tions in the near future.
Thus far the drift has been ad-
the ore body was first exposed and
yielded values of $12 per ton across
width of two feet The face is and
has been exposing a full width of ore
which for ten days past has been re-
turning average assays of $500 per
ton in gold and silver, the former
predOminating. From the face of
ore broken each day all high grade
rock is sorted and the. remainder,
assaying around 800 per ton, is be-
ing placed on the dump for ship
ment in carload lots 1t is safe to
estimate that since the lessees first
struck the ore about three weeks
ago, Immediately following the in
auguration of operations by them,
more than a carload of ore, carrying
values Of from $50 to 500 per ton,
has accumulated on the dump. This
does not include the higher grade ore
which is sacked as fast as found.
To determine the full width of the
ore body, only the hanging wall of
which is at present exposed by the
drift, a crosscut to the footwall has
been started. Mr.. Marine, the man
aging owner, is highly pleased with
the results he is obtaining, but be-
lieves he will make discoveries of
even greater importance after the
drift has been advanced 100 to $50
feet farther to the southwest.
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OPTIMISTIC AS TO
FUTURE OF CAMP
PRESIDENT OF SILVER PICK
CON. MAKING INSPECTION
VISIT TO CAMP

Herman Zadig of San Francisco,
president of the Silver Pick Consoli-
dated Mines company, is making one
of his periodical visits of inspection
to camp. He expressed himself as
being well pleased with the present
outlook for the district and is con-
fident that the recent improvement
in numerous properties will continue
and bring in the near future an era
of renewed activity such as prevail
ed last fall and winter. Speaking
of conditions at the Silver Pick prop
crty, Mr.. Zadig said:
There is no need of my dwell
ing at length upon my confidence
in the future of the Silver Pick !;
that has been shown and is being
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PREPARING TO
RESUME WORK
GRANDMA Is CLEANING OUT
WORKINGS EXTENDED IN
INFANCY OF CAMP

The management of the Grandma
Mining company. the property OF
which adjoins on the east the Ke-
wanas, is proceeding with the pre-
liminary work incident to the early
resumption of operations. During
the last week or ten days numerous
shallow prospect shafts sunk on
the vein as well as elsewhere on
the property in the early days of the
district have been cleaned out Like
work is now in progress in the drifts
extended from the bottom of the
SO-foot vertical shaft put down in
the same period AS soon as COM
pleted Consulting Engineer ]. K,
Turner will make an inspection Of
and sample all the workings with
a view to determining the future
plan of operation.
The preparatory work now being
prosecuted by the company, the con-
troll of which was acquired last WIN
ter by the Charles S. Sprague in
terests, constitutes the first opera
tions undertaken upon the property
in period of eight years, In the
sinking of the main shaft to depth
of 80 feet in the infancy of the camp,
a vein of considerable width was
cut at a depth of 80 feet This
vein crops for a distance of about
500 feet on surface about 80 feet
from the west sideline of the claim
1t is probable that the main shaft
will be continued down to the lat
ite-shale contact with laterals a:
intervals for the exploration of the
vein which on the surface gives en-
couraging assays. The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the
con,panay will be held in Phoenix
Ariz.. on November 2, at which time
II is expected that program Tor
the thorough development of the
p:ope-ty will be mapped out
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NEW MERGER MANAGER
ARRIVES IN GOLDFIELO

Mr. Willis Lawrence, who is we'll
known in Goldfield, arr ived today TO
assume his duties as general mana
ger of the Goldfield Merger Mines
company. Mr.. Lawrence was for
Terly general manager of the Flor
ence and is we'll acquainted with the
camp. He left here two years ago
and has since been in most parts Of
the world. His selection as general
manager of the Merger is in Ire
with the reorganization plans OF that
company. Mr. E. H. Cox of San
rrsncisco is president of the Mar-
ser and Mr.. A. H. Howe is secretary
and treasurer.
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GREAT BEND IS
RUNNING DRIFT
WILL BE EXTENDED TO CtT iHE
DOWNWARD EXTENSION OF
ORE BODY

Actual underground operations
have been resumed at the property
of the Goldfield Great Bend Mining
company in the Diamondheld sec
ton of the Goldfield district. Ac-
curing control of the company last
winter the new management, mead
ed by Charles S. Sprague, began un-
watering the extensive Workings last
spring. The task consumed approXi-
mately two months and upon its
completion the repair of the main
40O-foot vertical shaft and the clean
ing out of the east drift on the mid
die Daisy vein on the bottom lever
we're started. This preliminary WORK
was recently finished and the work
ings are now in excellent shape.
The drift was found to be ~ feet
in length and in the footwall of the
ledge. The extension of this drift
is again in progress and the face
is being gradually turned to crosscut
the vein. Consulting Engineer j. X.
Turner has advised that it be con-
tinued to intercept the downward eX-
tension of the ore body which shows
a width of four feet and assays $40
per ton in a winze sunk from the
2S0-foot level. To reach the OBJ
jective point approximately 125 feet
of work will be necessary.
The sump below the 400-foot leY-
Il of the shaft has been cleaned
ont to depth of 20 feet and cross-
cut south from it started to pro-
vide additional space for the stor-
age of water. This sump crosscht
viii be extended about 70 feet ana
will later be continued with a view
to cutting the south Daisy vein par
alleling the middle vein about 100
feet away on the surface. Two pack
hammer drills. with water attach
'ments, have been ordered by the
company and as soon as received
will be placed in operation in the
nine
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month. The operation of lessees
yielded 992 dry tons of ore of a gross
value of $23,0S5.36, of which the
company received in royalties the ag-
gregate sum of $11,795.26, less mill
ing and transportation costs.
Jumbo Extension
Notwithstanding the fact that re
cent developments have been more
or less routine in character the
Jumbo Extension continues to splen-
didly maintain it's stellar position
among the local mines. Eighty tons
of ore. which as shipped averages
around $45 per ton remains the daily
output of the mine as for many
months past. Sinking of the old
Original Velvet lease or No. shaft
on the Velvet claim to connect with
all the levels of the Poloverda or No.
l shaft is going ahead at the rate of
five feet daily. The bore has reach
ed the 55O-foot point. When 1t has
connected with the 1017-foot and
ether levels of the Poloverda shaft,
the demands upon the latter will be
lessened at least fifty per cent and
it will be possible for the manage
ment to prosecute operations upon a
more extensive scale than is practi-
cable at present 1t is the intention
Of the management to use new shaft
particularly in the exploration OF
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REVIEW OF mining OPERATIONS IN GOLDF|ELD DISTRICT

good shape. The output is coming
at present, as for some time past,
from slopes B and on the new vein
above the 250-foot level of the main
working shaft in the old Florence
Consolidated lease territory, their
yield averaging around $17 per ton.
Crosscutting on the same level con-
tinues incident to the plan of Cen
eral superintendent Harry B. Clapp
to explore the walls of the famous
Reilly stope, from which early day
lessees and the company in subse-
quent operations extracted in the
eighborhcod of s2,OOO,OOO. Super
intendent Clapp expects to have the
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ARRIVES IN GOLDF1ELD
FOR A FEW DAYS VISIT

Charles F. Kapp, who was one or
the pioneer mining operators and
business men of Goldfield and who
still retains large interests here. is
visitor in camp from San Francisco,
where he has resided for several
years. He arrived Tuesday evening
from Los Angeles and will spend
seevral days in camp. after which he
will make brief visits in Tonopah
and Manhattan, where he also has
considerable mining and business in
terests. Mr.. Kapp was one OF the
"live wire" boosters of Goldfield re-
sponsible for staging the famous
Gans-Nelson pugilistic contest in
this camp in the boom days.
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G0IDF|ELD CONSOLIDATED final
REPORT FOR MONTH OF AUGUST

slightly in excess of the net earnings
for the previous month. Consider
able development work was accom-
plished during August The opera
tions of the lessees produced 992 dry
tons of a gross value of $23, ,JSo.36,
from which the company received
$11,795.26, less the cost of milling
and transportation.
The report of the general mana
ger in full follows:
Continued on Page Two)
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That physical conditions in the
various properties of the Goldfield
Consolidated Mines company have
undergone little or no change of late
is made evident by the final report
of General Manager J. w. Hutchin-
son upon the production and earn
ings of the corporation in the month
of August, recently made public.
The output amounted to 32,100 tons
of ore which yielded net realia-
,tion of $106,623,S5, slight increase
over the net profits for the previous
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the northeastern portion of the Vel
vet claim which is not economically
possible or advantageous at present.
In the extension eastward of the
slopes on the shale ore body, excel
lent results are being obtained.
Slope 511 above the 945-foot leye'
is being advanced at present on foaI
feet of ore that assays $105 per ton.
Samples taken across like width of
ore in stope SIS above the 956-foot
level show values of $144 per ton.
Four feet of $50 ore is being eS-
tracted in the extension of the north
east drift on the 917-foot level, while
in the face of the southeast drift
from raise 526-A above the 1917
foot level six feet of $14 ore is ex-
posed On the 1017-foot level prop
er crosscut is being run from the
main east drift to connect with the
new shaft. The northeast drift on
the S50-foot level is advancing on
four feet of $50 ore and the west
drift on a similar width of rock as
saying $35 per ton.
Florence GOldfield
Routine, yet pleasing. develop
ments have held sway of late ct the
Florence mine. The fact that ship
ments during September totaled
about 400 tons makes it evident that
the mine is maintaining itself in
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BIG ORE SHOOT
IN 0R|zABA MINE
PROVEN FOR LENGTH OF 3oo
FEET ON THE 95-FOOT
LEVEL

Each foot of development work
accomplished is improving the ply
sical condition of the Orizaba mine,
80 miles northwest of Millers on
the Tonopah & Goldfield railroad,
which is controlled by the Diamond
field Black Butte Reorganized Min
ing company. This statement is
based upon official reports from the
property, which is apparently de-
stined to become one of the leading
producers of southern Nevada
On the 95-foot level drifts east
and west have proved up contin-
uous ore shoot for 365 feet thus
far with no indications 9as to whcn
its entire length will be determined.
The ore shoot varies in width from
four to IS feet as shown by cross
cuts extended at intervals from the
drifts advancing along the footwaii
of the vein. The east drift has been
extended 175 feet and the face is
now exposing full width of $50
per ton. In this drift about IL"
feet from the shaft a crosscut shows
the ore to measure | feet between
walls and yields values of from SiS
to S27 per ton in silver. gold, copper
and lead, the white metal predoml-
mating. The west drift has length
Of 100 feet and is being advanced
on a full face of $25 ore, which mas
heen the average assay returns oo-
tanned in the extension OF the two
workings. At a point 120 feet from
the shaft in the west drift, a. cross
cut has been extended eight feet
thus far without exposing the hanS-
ing wall On the 65-foot level the
same orebody has been opened up Dy
former operators for length 0l
$50 feet, in which it has approx
-natelv the same width and values
: found on the 95-foot level, show
ing that the pay ore is splendtdiy
maintaining itself with greatef
depth.
It is the intention of the manage
ment to continue the shaft down
from it's present depth of 130 feet
to auoat tie s20-foot point and eX-
tend drifts on the vein to further
develop the already proven enor-
nous ore body. A sinking pump
capable of handling 100000 gallons
of water daily, was recently IN
stalled and is raising at present
about 100000 gallons, Shaft opera
tions will be resumed as soon as a
compressor and machine drills, al
order for which is soon to be placed
arrive on the ground. Since the
development of the property was
resumed several months ago by tde
present company the dump has been
increased from about 1,2OO to 2,5Oo
tons of ore of an average value ri
around SIS per ton