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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
INCREASED PRODUCTION
OF PLATINUM IN l.. $.

The placer miners of California
and Oregon saved $40 ounces, troy,
of crude platinum in 1914, as com
pared with 4S3 ounces in 1913. &C
cording to statistics collected by the
United States geological survey. The
greatest increase in production was
in Oregon. which showed a gain of
50 ounces.
From this crude platinum 525
ounces of metallic platinum was ex-
tracted, valued at $23.625 figured
at the average market price, $45 an
ounce. The Boss gold. COPPER, plat
mum mine, near GOodsprings, CLARK
county, New, produced 40 ounces
of platinum.
Besides the platinum obtained
from sands and platinum ore 1906
ounces of this metal was obtained
from new material, of both domestic
and foreign origin, by smelters and
refiners of gold and copper bullion
and matters.
The secondary platinum industry
handled 4O,S26 ounces OF platinum,
which was obtained from refining
scrap metals and sweepings of the
jewelry and dental trades.
Even if the imports of foreign
platinum were greatly reduced, there
are apparently sufficient stocks Of
this metal in the United States to
meet domestic requirements, for the
price of platinum, which rose to $50
an ounce just after the var was de-
clared, had by July, 1915, fallen to
S37 an ounce or So an ounce less
than the average in 1914. Another
explanation of this low price NAV
lie the increasing use of tungsten.
molybenum and nickel chrome al
Toys in the electrical industry, and
the use of plated ware in jewelry and
dental work.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
MRS. j. X, TURNER DRIVES
AUTO TO RENO AND BACK

Mrs. J. X. Turner, wife of Vice
President Turner Of the Jumbo Ex-
tension Mining company, and Mrs.
James Coleman returned to camp
Sunday from a ten days visit to
Reno by automobile, with Mrs. Tur-
ner at the wheel. They are, as far
as known, the first two members
Of the local fair sex to make an
auto Journey from Goldfeld to Reno
and return alone. Mrs. Turner re-
Gently made a visit to Los Angeles
with a number of women friends in
her car.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
NEVADA C|NNABAR CO..
PREPARING TO SHIP
PRODUCING QUICKSILVER AT
CAPACITC; METAL SELLING
AROUND 500 PER FLASK

Between eight and ten TASKS of
quicksilver are Delng produced daily
at the property of the Nevada ClE-
nabar company, according to the
management, and a shipment will be
sent out in the neal future, says the
Salt Lake Tribune. The metal IL
O quoted between $92 and 500 per
flask of IS pounds in first hands and
between sos and 800 per flask in
second hands The Nevada Cinnaoar
property is located at lone
New, with the offices of the com
papy in Salt Lake. The mine was
never in a better condition.
The best opinion prevalent in the
quicksilver trade is to the effect that
the metal is bound to sell higher III
the near future, due to the embargo
that has been placed on shipments
from italy by hat government
Practically all of the European pow
ers have prevented the shipment OF
the metal. Prior to the declaration
of war by the European powers the
metal was selling in New Cork n
San Francisco around $35 per flask
of Is pounds.
The Scott furnace is o produ".
ing at capacity. the walls having be-
come thoroughly charged so hat the
metal flows from the condensirg
chambers with regularity. increasing
and decreasing according to whcth-
er the ore being treated is of a high
grade or of a low grade nature. The
mine is responding to the develop
ment work and a better grade o. ore
is being broken daily.
Quicksilver is used mainly in the
manufacture of illuminate for eX-
plosive caps and various other forms
of explosives. Recently the powder
manufacturers of the United States
have been using larger quantities OF
the metal in manufacturing powder,
their chemists having discovered, it
is said. the formula used by the Jap
anese and held secret for years ny
that government. The metal is also
used in the form of drugs, electrica:
appliances and scientific apparatus
and in the recovery of precious met
ais, especially gold and silver, ty
amalgamation.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
PRODUCTION OF ARSENIC
EXCEEDS PREVIOUS YEAR

The figures showing the produc-
ton of white arsenic in the United
States in 1914, collected by F. l..
Hess of the United States geological
survey, indicate an output amount
ing to 4,67O short tons, value.i at
$313,147. This is somewhat more
than was shown by the preliminary
figures, and exceeds the largest pre-
vious output, that of 1913 by 4C per
cent. No direct production of white
arsenic. that Is, no production from
alsenic minerals treated primarily
for their arsenic content, has been
made in this country for several
years, because the arsenic saved at
the smelters as a by product and the
imported material have been 81
plentiful and so cheap that such pre-
auction would have been unprOfit-
able.
The country's arsenic resources
are immense. Deposits of a%rsenoDv-
rite. the commonest of the arsenic
minerals, are found at many places,
only q few of which are known to
this survey, because, except in years
CT very high prices. they are gem
orally of little or no value unless
accompanied by precious metals.
and as high prices have prevailed on
ly at long intervals, little notice has
been taken of the deposits by miners
and ~prospectors.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
ANTHONY SHIPMENTS
WORTH TEN THOUSAND

Ten thousand dollars is thought to
be a conservative estimate or the
value of anthony shipments from
this portion of Humboldt county dur
ing the present era of high prices for
that metal. This is only a begin
ming of much greater shipments, ac-
cording to local investigators who
have been seeking out the product,
while the further interesting an
nouncement is made that IN anti
mony plant may soon be constructed
here for treating low grade ores for
the recovery of the numerous by
products used in various manufac-
tories. According to Robert Brown
of the Magnolia Metal company, Is
tons of 70 per cent ore went from
his anthony mine from Jungo last
week, being shipped direct to the
Magnolia company's plant at Mata-
wan, New Jersey. This is an oxide
ore worth about SIT a ton, the ship
ment running close to $4,000. There
are five tons of the same kind of
rock on the dump at the antimony
mine and another shipment will be
made from there in a short time.
A carload shipment from Bloody
canyon was a also made last week,
the rock running between 55 and 60
per cent and estimated at about $115
a ton.
H. G.. Walker of Lovelock, who
has handled a great part of the ship
ments from this immediate vicinity
reports that two car loads should
leave here in the next two weeks
from proptrties adjacent to Love-
lock. He further states the enthusi-
astic prospecting brought about by
high prices has resulted in opening
many new properties, and that he has
under consideration the erection OF
a plant neal the city for the treat
ment of lower grade ores which can
not be shipped proftably, but which
are still very valuable on account OF
the high prices of nearly all anthony
observation-disclosures Miner.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
Faces Serious Charge

Leroy Reed, a former taxicat
owner and barber of Sacramento,
has been arrested in that city on a
charge Of white slavery and will be
held to answer to the federal court,
having been bound owe by United
States Commissioner Martin 7.
Welsh. Reed is charged with having
transported Edna Abbott from Ne
vada to Sacramento for immoral pur-
poses. He is alleged to have carried
on an extensive traffic in women ard
girls and is said to have made his
living in Sacramento as an agent
for houses of i'll fame.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
ALUMINIUM FROM GREENLAND

Cryolite. a source of aluminium,
used also in making soda and glass
is not produced in the United States
the entire supply used in this coun
try being imported from Ivigtut. IN
Eskimo hamlet on the southern cJast
of Greenland. Cryolite is now i'm
ported free of duty and in 1914
4,612 long tons, valued at $S4,424
was reported to have been imported
for consumption in the United
States.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
Case Dismissed

Deputy Sheriff Hunter, who was
arrested at Lovelock several weeiis
ago for shooting an unmuzzled dog,
has been released from custody, the
complaint made by the dogs owner
having been withdrawn. The prev
alence of rabies among the dogs of
northern Nevada necessitated an or
muzzles should be summarily exc
cuted. The arrest of Hunter was
regarded as a case to test the law.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
FILES CROSS-COMPLAINT
AND ANSWER TO CHARGES

Alleging cruelty, Mary Thomas of
Suffer Creek, Cal, through Attorneys
Plat and Sanford of Reno, has filed
in the district court of Esmeralda
county a cross-complaint and answer
to the suit for divorce instituted by
her husband, John Thomas, Jr. of
Blair. The couple were married at
Suffer Creek, Cal, May 23, 1906.
After denying the charges of deser-
ton made by her husband and set
ting forth instances of his alleged
cruelty, Mrs. Thomas asks for SIS
per month alimOny and $25 per
month for the support of their little
daughter, as we'll as other relief.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
ONE-FIFTH OF STUDENTS
ARE FROM CALIFORNIA

One-fifth of the students of the
University of Nevada last year ere
from California. Out of 469 stu
dents enrolled in all departments,
colleges, short courses and summer
schools. 1T were from states other
than Nevada and of these 80 were
from California. Moreover IS of
these students were taking the reg
ular four year college courses in
arts and sciences, engineering and
agriculture.
The significance of this large OFT
side enrolment, and more particular
iy from California, is that the Uni
versity of Nevada is becoming a re-
cognized factor in western ednca-
tional circles.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
Heroic Mother Dies

Mrs. Margaret Spray Nickerson of
Seven Troughs died in a Reno hospi
tai recently from burns caused by
the explosion of a gasoline stove.
The stove was not working well and
Mrs. Nickerson attempted to clean
the burner. While doing 81 the
gasoline in the reservoir exploded.
enveloping her in flames. She
rushed to the opposite corner of the
room and picking up her infant chill
threw it out of a window upon a
pile of rocks near the house. This
act cost her life as she might have
smothered the flames in her cloth
ing. She was a native of Kansas FL
years of age and is survived by her
parents, husband and infant child.
POST CARDS
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
Veteran Editor Succumbs

E.. B.. Willis, editor of the Sacra-
mento Record-U Union for many years,
passed away recently at his home in
Auburn, Calf. During the early
lIN's he was city editor of the Vir-
Yhia City Chronicle, going from
there to San Francisco, where he be-
came a federal reporter for the Bull
letin. His newspaper career extended
to many parts of the country. He
was a native of New York and 6S
years of age.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
Mystery Surrounds Death

Mystery surrounds the death of
Tom Redman, an aged prospector.
who is said to have lived in Goldfield
for several years. He was found in
his cabin at Rochester with the top
of his head blown off. The authori-
ties are puzzled over the case. which
might either have been murder or
suicide. Little is known regarding
his relatives 1t was thought that
his wife resided in Goldfeld.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
ElkO ROdeO Near

The Elko Rodeo, famous through
III the western country as one of
the few genuine exhibitions of rough
riding of the range. broncho busting,
ETC., will begin September 6 and last
five days . The affair is being ar
ranged by G. S. Garcia, a prominent
stock breeder of Elko.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
Fiend Is Captured

The man who assaulted Mrs. Geo.
Fox at her home in Elko recently was
captured near Montello and brought
to Elko. He is Perley Nickel, a de-
serter from the United States navy.
After he was identified by Mrs. Fox
he made a confession, admitting the
deed. He said he would plead gull
ty and asked to be arraigned imme-
diately.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
IRON ORE INDUSTRY
IN UNITED STATES

The quantity of crude iron ore min
ed in the United States in 1914
amounted to 4~1.394,761 long tons.
as compared with 61, 9S0,437 long
tons mined in 1918. a decrease Of
20.540,676 long tons or 1914 per
cent. as reported by E. F. Burchard
of the United States geological ur--
vey. The quantity of iron ore ship
ped from the mines, marketed, in
the United States in 1914, amounted
to 39.714,2S0 long tons. valuei at
81 ,905 ,07y. as compared with
5~9,643,09S long tons valued at
$3.50. 9O5,55S, marketed in 1913.
This represents a decrease in guam
tity of 19,92S,S1S long tons or S3.41
per cent. and in value of $4,000
40. or 1907 per cent. The aver
age price of ore per on for the
whole country in 1914 was 1871,
as compared with $2.19 in 1913.
These quantities of ore both mined
and marketed, include the iron ore
used for fluxing other metallic ores
at smelters in the middle and west
ern states, but the marketed ore does
not include the iron ore sold for
the manufacture of paint. The guam
tity of iron ore marketed for paint
manufacture in 1914. amounted to
1888 long tons, valued at $46.-
995.
The ore reported as sold for flux-
ing purposes other than in the man
ufacture of pig iron amounted to
42,677 long tons, valued at Sltf.-
9S5 in 1914. as compared with g.
S42 long tons valued at $235,5SS in
1913. The domestic iron ore act
ually marketed for the manufacture
of pig iron amounted in 1914 +"
1851, sos long tons, valued at ST.
100, O94 as compared with 59,5SO,256
long tons valued at $13O,669,9T0 in
1918.
Iron ore was mined in 81 states
in 1914 as compared with 2S states
in 1913 no commercial production
having been rported from Texas in
1914. OF these states. four, Idano,
Montana. Nevada and Utah, produced
ores for flux only: part of COlorado's
production was for fluxing and part
for pig iron; the remaining states
produced iron ore for blast furnace
use only, except small tonnages for
paint from eorgia, Michigan. New
York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
The five states producing the big
gest quantity of iron ore are Mime
sofa, Michigan, Alabama, Wisconsin
and New York, the first three OF
which produced more than 1000
IONS each.
The Minnesota ranges are still pro-
ducing more iron ore than is pro-
, duced in the rest of the states to-
gether, having furnished 1896 per
cent of the total for the United
States in 1914, as compared with
62.37 per cen in 1913. The Lake
Superior district, comprising all the
mines in Minnesota and Michigan
and those in northern Wisconsin,
mined 33,54O,403 long tons in 1914
or SO.94 per cent of the total PRO-
ductiOn.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
Returns to Wife

After 70 years spent in What
proved to be a successful search for
a fortune, Jim Barron, rs years old,
a prospectOr of Eureka, has sold his
mine in Churchill county for $25.-
900 and will now leave to join his
wife at Ellsworth. Me. She has
waited for 32 years for her husband
to strike it rich"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
Sets Fire to jail

Considerable excitement was os-
casiOned at Gardnerville recently
when a drunken Indian set fire to
the jail. In kindling the fire he
used his own clothing and then set
down to watch the Jail burn. The
volunteer fire department managed
to rescue the buck and put out the
blaze before much damage was
done.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
Dunn Gets Decision

In a bout which held the interest
of the spectators from start to fin
ish, Johnnie Dunn of Reno secured A
decision " Frank Conley of Fly.
Only a small house witnessed the
event but the hat was passed and a
sufficient fund was raised in this
way. The bout was a 10 round az
fair.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
Inherits Fortune

C. w. Hastings, a painter of Elko.
has received word that he is a legatee
of an estate worth $~1,650.000. His
inheritance, according to the infor-
nation. amounts to 100000. The
money was left him by an uncle, E..
L. Hastings a rich oil man of Ok
lahoma.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
Logging Completed

The Verdi Lumber company with
in the next few weeks will complete
logging operations in Dog valley.
near Verdi. That section will not
he visited again for many years and
instead operations will be begun In
Leman canyon Sierra county, Cali
fornia.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21

SOMETHINV JUST AS GOOD
THAT telephone girl was very po-
lite" I must say.
How so?"
Couldn't give me the number l
wanted, but offered me my choice
of several other nice numbers"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
POST CARDS

We have the best views of Gold
field and the mines that have been
taken. rs cents per dozen. TriS
une Book and Stationery Store.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
THE HANDS
.Wombat has the right idea"

"Wombat has the right idea"
What has he done?"
Put a bath next to his dining
room. It is a boon to be able to
make frequent trips to a faucet when
you are eating fried chicken for in
stance"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-08-21
QUICK WAY

81 never thought he would be pop
ular among the girls"
"Well?"
But he Unexpectedly saved mp
and bought an automobile"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-03-15
The Open Column
A Plan for Justice.

Editor The Missourian:-A justice
of peace in Columbia had case OF
ejectment brought into his court in
which a landlord of humble means
was asking for rent from his tenant.
The tenant was a young married man,
out of work and had recently had
pneumonia. His young wife was i'll.
Neither the landlord or the tenant
could afford an attorney. There vas
dispute as to the amount of .ent
due.
The justice asked the landlord and
tenant to come to his Office on trial
day. and told them he would try to
adjust the matter without either of
them having to employ an attorney.
When the persons came into court
the judge pointed out to the landlord
the injustice of putting the tenant
out of the house under the circum-.
stances. He told him he would not
permit an execution issued and the
tenant elected until his wife was out
of danger.
He then asked the tenant il he had
work. He said no. The Judge asked
the landlord If he could not give his
tenant work. The landlord said he
could, and the tenant promised to be-
gin work the next day. The judge
suggested that the two should keep
account of the time worked, and the
landlord should pay the tenant half
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-03-15
One Good Story
The Editors Simple Work.

Most any one can be an editor. All
an editor has to do is to sit at his
desk seven days in the week, four
weeks of the month and twelve
months in the year and edit such stun
as this:
"Mrs. Jones of Lost Creek let cav
opener slip last week and cut herself
in the pantry"
"a mischievous lad of Matherton
threw a stone and struck compan-
ion in the alley last night"
John Doe climbed on the roof of
his house last week, looking for a
leak, and fell, striking himself on the
back porch.
while Harold Green was escort
ing Miss Violet Wise home from a
church social last Saturday night
savage dog attacked them and bit
Mr.. Green on the public square"
isaiah Trimmer of Lebanon was
playing with cat last Friday when it
scratched him on the veranda."
"Mr White. while Harvesting a
broncho last Saturday, was kicked
just south of the corn crib.
Estate. =
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-03-15
UNIVERSITY MIssOURIAN
monday, March Is, 1915)
TAKING EDUCATION TO THEM.

The governor of Massachusetts has
named a committee of five to cooper
ate with a recently named Universe
ty Council" in providing wider ex-
tension of service by the universities
and colleges of the state to its adult
population and to its inhabitants who
cannot enter school.
The university Council" consists
of twelve directors and professors in
the state schools. Already they have
issued statement to the people tell
ing what they will do for the social
betterment. A more detailed state
ment will follow later.
Meanwhile, this ideal of state uni
versity continues to find champions.
Its progress will depend, to some ex-
tent, upon how efficiently this feder-
ated extension movement carries out
its planners purposes.
This OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
pie policy has been fostered by Wis
consin for some time. Massachu-
setts therefore is fortunate in having
President Herman c. Bumpus of
Tufts College, fresh from service at
the University of Wisconsin, to head
the commission which will draft the
method of cooperation.
Missouri's opportunities have not
been developed fully.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-03-15
The Literary Trawler
The Best Things.


The best theology pure and ben
eficent life.
The best philosophy contented
mind
The best law-the Golden Rule.
The best eiucation-self knowl-
edge.
The best statesmanship-self gov
ernment.
The best medicine-cheerfuln
and temperance.
The best science-extracting sun
shine from a cloudy way.
The best war-to war against ones
weakness.
The best music-the laughter of an
innocent child.
The best journalism-printing the
true and beautiful only on memory's
tablet
The best telegraphing-f1ashing a
ray of sunshine into gloomy heart.
The best notwithstanding clear
of the decorating rocks of personal
ontention.-Selected.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1915-03-15
RUssIA's BENEFITS FROM WAR.


After the start of the war, the Rus
sian government issued decree clos
ing the vodka or liquor shops over
the entire empire. 1t was necessary
for the efficiency of the soldiers, and
the government forgot the revenue in
thinking of the welfare of its people.
Now another sweeping reform has
been announced. 1t is said that the
minister of instruction and religion
now is drawing up a decree making
education compulsory for five years
after the close of the war. the letter,
now being considered by the cabinet,
will be issued Immediately after the
close of hostilities. The local gov
ernment of bodies are expected to
give the new movement the necessary
financial support. +,
So after all, there is some good
in the war for the Cars empire.
Russia seems to be waking, although
it did take rather big jolt to start
the process.