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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31
LATERAL WORK
TO BEGIN SOON
GREAT BEND MAIN SHAFT is
CLEANED OUT TO THE
BOTTOM

Lateral operations will soon begin
at the property of the Goldfield Greet
Bend Mining company. The main
working shaft has been freed of wa
ter and repaired to the 4OO-foOt lev
ell and the sump below has been
cleaned out, leaving the main cross
cut to the veins open for exploration.
The time occupied in unwatering
the shaft was exactly SO days, which
is regarded as a record performance.
When it is considered that the Great
Bend mine drains the entire Daisy
watershed and that last winter was
one of the most remarkable for
snowfall the work is little short of
phenomenal Before operations
were begun it was estimated that
something like. 100000 gallons Of
water stood in the workings to be re-
moved, but after the experience OF
the past two months it is figured
that not less than 100000 gallons
were raised by working both pump
and bailer. The work of dewatering
the mine was not all straight pump
ing but included close watching OF
the shaft for defective points, re-
timbering and the removal of many
obstructions which had found lodg-
ment during the eight years the
Great Bend was idle.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31

reorganization of the board of direc-
tors. In addition to this, George
Wingfield made a positive announce
ment of the settlement.
The meeting next Wednesday will
probably give it's sanction to the
terms of the settlement and vote to
increase the capitalization of the cor
poration from 100000 to 6,00O,-
900 shares of the par value of 81
each. of which increase 100000
shares will be turned over to the
Booth Reorganized Mining company
of Goldfield in settlement of it's apex
claims. Contrary to expectation,
Carl M. Johanson, receiver of the
Merger company, returned to camp
several days ago after making re-
port to the federal court in Seattle.
Wash, by which he was appointed.
That his present stay in Goldfield
will be of brief duration was indicat-
ed by Mr.. Johanson himsel, he stat
ing that the purpose of his return
was to settle up certain business mat
ters between the Merger and Jumbo
Extension companies, which tends to
bear out the general opinion, long
held, that the idea of the minority
interests of instituting suit against
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31

the Jumbo Extension for the recov-
cry of the Velvet claim has long since
been abandoned.
Goldfield Consolidated
The various mines of the Goldfield
Consolidated Mines company made an
excellent showing in June, as indicat-
ed by the final report of General
Manager j. w. Hutchinson of the pro-
duction and profits for that month
just made public. The mill treated
32,224 tons of ore and the net profits
amounted to $142,120.24. The opera
tions of lessees resulted in the extrac-
ton of sis tons of ore of gross
value of $13, 3,06S.O7. OF that amount
the company received in royalties
$6,543. AZ, less milling and transpor-
tation costs.
Jumbo Extension
Ample evidence of the continuance
of highly satisfactory conditions in
the Jumbo Extension mine is found in
the fact that the output remains
steady at eighty tons of ore per day.
The shipments, the mixed yield of the
various workings being advanced in
high and medium grade ores, are
averaging $40 per ton. A large por-
ton of the output is being extracted
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31
NEVADA MINING
IS PROFITABLE
DIVIDENDS PAID AND DECLARED
SINCE FIRST OF YEAR
RUN HIGH

According to figures compiled by
the Charles S. Sprague company,
mining companies operating in Ne
veda have paid and declared thus
far this year dividends aggregating
s4,734,389.SO. This sum repre-
sents a net production of $3.50 per
capita of the population of Nevada.
which makes it the leader of divl-.
dend payers among the mineral pro-
ducing states of the union. 1t is fair
to assume that by the close of the
year the total distribution of prof
it's among shareholders will reac' a
total of $6,0O0,000.
In addition to old-time dividend
payers, the list includes several COM
panies that have made their initial
distribution of profits since the first
of the present year, which plainly
indicates that the mining industry Of
Nevada is in it's ascendency. The
debutantes on the list include the
Jim Butler of Tonopah, one Of the
oldest mines in that camp. and the
Seven Troughs Coalition, one of the
high grade mines of Humboldt
county. The Prince Consolidated at
Phoebe paid it's first dividend of $2i,-
900 in 25 years and then declared
an extra dividend of $4,000. This
was due to the wartime demand for
lead and zinc which are native to
the deep mines of the Phoebe district.
The Yellow Pine, zinc property OF
the Goodsprings district in CLARK
county, distributed profits aggregst-
ing $4,000. The West End Con-
solidated in Tonopah signalized the
conclusion of the apex Injunction by
declaring a dividend.
Dividend No. 3, amounting to
S62.5OO, declared by the Jumbo En-
tension Mining company of Gold
field, made payable on March 1, was
released by the dissolution of the
Booth apex restraining order and
dividend No. 4, amounting to Rc
per share or $116,250 was declared
by the directors recently elected at
tie annual stockholders meeting In
hoenix, Ariz. Itemized, the list Of
dividends paid and declared by Ne
vada mining companies thus far this
year follows:
Goldfeld Consolidated, $1,24o,-
7O1.SO; Nevada Consolidated, ST.
100000; Tonopah Mining, $75O,O0O;
Tonopah Belmont, 100000; Tono-
oah Extension, $1S6,60O; Jim But
Ter, $171, 900; West End Consoli-
dated. $S9,423; Nevada Wonder,
s-O,4f5; Jumbo Extension, $17S.-
$50; Seven Troughs Coalition, $72-
500; Prince Consolidated, $50, ,O0";
Yellow Pine, $4,000.
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JUMBO EX. IS IN
SPLENDID SHAPE
SHIPMENTS OF EIGHTY TONS
DAILY ARE BEING MAIN.
TANNED BY NINE

The fact that approximately so
tons of ore are shipped daily makes
it manifest that the Jumbo Exten-
sion mine is maintaining it's posi-
tion as producer in splendid shape.
superintendent l.. l.. Dellinger states
that the physical condition of the
property is steadily improving and
it's remarkable output in the past,
the greatest fame of the mine is We.
to be attained The shipments, he
states. continue to average around
$40 per ton, representing the mixe1
yield of the workings being advanc-
ed in high and medium grades of
ore.
The west drift along the latte
shale contact from raise 526-A above
the 1017-foot level is at present ex-
posing low grade values. 1t is cal
culated that 1t will be necessary to
advance it from 25 to 80 feet from
its present face to pick up the main
ore body. Stopping above west drift
522 above the 9S2-foot intermediate
level is yielding splendid results.
The stone is being broken for
width of four feet, which returns as
say values of $50 per ton. The stope
is at present about $50 feet long
and an average of 20 feet in height.
Five feet of ore that yields values
of $3.50 per ton is at present ax-
posed in the face of east drift 535
from 522-A raise above the 9S2-foot
level This drift is now about 1875
feet in length. Raise 536-A was re-
Gently started from footwall cross
cut off 524 east drift on the SS0-foot
level The raise is now up 10 feet,
and is 'eginning to yield small val
ues. Preliminary to d lifting, raise
504-C raise above the 932-foot level
in the Poleverda territory is being
timbered. The raise recently re-
vealed eight feet of $40 ore.
Operations at the old Original
Velvet lease or No. 2 shaft are going
steadily ahead The task of clean
ing it out and enlarging it from two
ITO three compartment size to the
2S0-foot point, to which it was sunk
in the early days of the camp, was
completed few days ago, since
which time an additional depth of 90
feet has been gained. 1t will be con-
tinued on down to connect with the
,1O17-foot and other levels of the
Poleverda or No. 1 shaft.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31
SPRAGuE GUEST
OF S. F. BROKERS
DELAYS DEPARTURE FROM
COAST TO ATTEND BANQUET
IN HIS HONOR
Special to the News and Tribune.

Special to the News and Tribune,
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, July "a.
-Chas. S. Sprague, president of the
Jumbo Extension Mining company.
will be the guest of honor of the
San Francisco stock exchange at a
banquet at the Palace hotel this
evening. The distinction was Who'll
Iy unexpected as Mr. Snrague had
arranged to leave for Reno this
morning and his business affairs had
been adjusted to that end. but he
had to yield in view of the circum-
stances which mark the first time
in the history of the exchange for
such an occurrence.
A committee representing the
membership of the exchange, waited
on Mr.. Sprague and urged him to
accept an honorary dinner at $40
this evening. The compliment was
extended as a testimonial to a man
who fought his way to the top, snr-
mounting every adversely and earn
ing the esteem of all who have had
dealings with him, and to inform
critics that the San Francisco ex-
change stands by Mr.. Sprague on
all this transactions.
This dinner, rendered by unan-
imous voice of the leading financial
organizations of the coast" said
President t. S. Robinson of the ex-
change, sis a vote of confidence in
the newly elected president of tho
Jumbo Extension Mining company
by the men who are personally ac-
quainted with him and whose deal
ings with him have always been
perfectly satisfactory"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31
CALL IS LEVIED
BY SANDSTONE
GENERAL MANAGER DARCY
MAKES REPORT UPON RE-
CENT OPERATIONS

The board of directors of the
Sandstorm Kendall Consolidated
Mining company recently levied a
call of one cent per share upon the
stock of the company, payable i'm
nediately. Any stock upon which
the call remains unpaid on Aug %
Will be sold on September 81. A. II.
Howe, secretary and treasurer, is
mailing out to stockholders notice of
the call, together with report by
recent operations and results, which
reads as follows:
Since March 1, 1915, development
work has progressed continuously
through the Kendall shaft. During
this time the south drift on the $50
foot level was advanced 14S feet on
the vein and the south drift on the
500-foot level was advanced 15S feet
On the vein crOsscuts were driven
at intervals in these drifts to pros
pect the vein, and at points where
the vein disclosed an enrichment
raises were driven on the incline
Of the vein.
Several small punches of ore were
obtained in this work, but as a
whole did not disclose a tonnage of
commercial value. During May the
winze below the 500-foot level was
unwatered, a station cut and a small
electric hoist installed. Sinking was
then resumed and the winze has
now reached a depth of 1O2 feet be-
low the 500-foot level.
Assay values from $50 to $40 per
ton in gold, silver and copper have
been obtained from this winze, but
up to date tonnage of sufficient size
for profitable mining has not been
developed
Owing to the character of the ore
as found in the winze, especially on
account of the copper content, 1t has
been deemed advisable to continue
the sinking of the winze to point
more favorable for the deposition OF
this character of mineral.
We are now devoting all our ener-
gies to the sinking of this winze,
feeling that further development in
this direction is calculated to dis
close greater concentration of the
values and profitable tonnage OF
ore. The assays in the course of our
work in this winze are too import
ant and significant to be ignored.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31
DRIFTING SOON
TO Be RESUMED
TIMBERING MAKES PROGRESS IN
ATLANTA SLOW FOR BRIEF
PERIOD

Timbering having occupied the at
tention of the management only
slow progress has been made of late
in the exploration of the new ore
body revealed less than three weeks
ago by south drift 1915 on the 1850
foot level of the Union Jack claim
of the Atlanta Mines company. How
ever, operations during the last week
yielded a 50-ton carload of ore,
which was shipped day or two ago
making the sixth shipment of like
size despatched by General Manager
A. |. DARCY to the smelters through
the Columbia sampler of the West
ern Ore Purchasing company since
the new discovery was made.
The timbering is now about fin
ished and the extension of south
drift 1915 will be resumed in the
next day or two. 1t is the plan to
advance the drift distance of ap-
proximately 60 feet to make con-
nection with incline raise 1O06-A
raise from the main southwest cross
cut on the 1750-foot level. This
raise has already been put up to the
point at which the connection will
be made. When the air is thus IN
proved, stopping above the 1915
drift will be resumed. The face ~
the drift is now exposing five feet
of $40 ore.
South drift 1917 on the 1620-foot
intermediate level, which recently
made connection with incline raise
lola from the 1750-foot level, IS
being continued and is at present
yielding two feet of $26 ore. Work
has been resumed in raise lola. in
the top of which there is three feet
of ore that averages around $14 a
ton.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31
REVIEW Of mining OPERATIONS IN GOLDFIELD DISTRICT

from the stope being advanced above
the west drift on the 9S2-foot level,
where four feet of $50 ore is being
broken down. The most notable
showing in the mine is exposed in
the face of the east drift from 522-A
drift is at present being advanced on
five feet of ore that yields values of
$3.50 per ton. The management is
giving considerable attention to work
at the old Original Velvet or No. 2
shaft. The work of cleaning it out
and enlarging it from two to three
compartment size to the depth of
Continued on Page Five)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31

With late developments in the var
ious mines of a more or less routine,
yet gratifying, character local in
terest is largely centered in the spe-
cial meeting next Wednesday at
Seattle, Wash, of the stockholders of
the Goldfield Merger Mines company,
since it is certain that at that time
the controversy between the majori-
ty and minority interests growing out
of the sale of the Velvet claim to the
Jumbo Extension Mining company
will formally be brought to a close.
All details for the termination of the
dispute have been agreed upon, evil
dence of which was furnished by the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31
NEW BOILER AND PUMP
INSTALLED AT ORIZABA

After a stay of several days at his
home in Goldfield, l.. l.. Patrick.
vice president and general manager
of the Orizaba Mining & Develop
ment company, veturned Thursday
to the company property 38 miles
northwest of Tonopah. A new boil
er that doubles the capacity of the
hosting equipment and a sinking
pump were recently installed at the
property. The shaft is now being
sunk from the 12O to the 200-foot
point,
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31
GOLDF|ElO CONSOLIDATED MINES
COMPANY FINAL REPORT FOR JUNE

The final report of General Man
ager J. w. Hutchinson of the Gold
field Consolidated Mines company
for June, just made public, shows
that the various mines of the COM
pany produced during that month
a total of 32,224 tons of ore which
yielded net profits of $142,12O.24.
Net costs of operation amounted TO
$5.2S per ton. Development work
amounting to 2,638 feet was per-
formed at a cost of $6.39 per foot
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31
RETURNS TO CAMP

Charles S. Sprague, president cf
the Jumbo Extension Mining COM
pany, returned to Goldfield this
morning after an absence of about
two weeks. during which he attend
ed the annual meeting of the stock
holders at Phoenix, Ariz., and visited
San Francisco.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31
BACK FROM MEETING

j. K. Turner and Ben Gill, vice
the Jumbo Extension Mining com
pany, returned to Goldfield Friday
from the coast.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31

VIM. KENNEDY of the Consoli-
dated mill left this morning over the
T. & B. railroad for Pittsburgh, Pa.
where he will visit relatives He will
be gone some time.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-31

Developments in the various prop
critics during June were routine in
character, each mine contributing
its usual quota of ore to the output
for the month. Lessees' operations
Welded 515 dry tons of ore of 4
gross value of $13,O6S.07, from
which the company received in roy
atty s6,54342 less milling and
transportation costs. The report. in
full, follows:
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The true northerner., 1915-07-02
Riverside.

Rev. I. p. Bates of Almena will
preach at the Riverside school house
Sunday, July 4. His subject will be
Patriotism"
Miss Edna Beals visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Cole and Wava Austin last Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Curran of Aberdeen,
S. D., and Miss Ruth Adriance Wis
tied the formers brother, Harry Stan :
ton last week.
Sunday school picnic at Pugsley's
lake July S.
Mrs. Lena Weatherwax and Hazel
and Vena went to Plainwell Thurs
day, June "a, to visit Fred Weather
wax and family. Vena will visit her
little brother at Pittsford, Hillsdale
county, before returning. Mrs. Wealth
erwax and Hazel came home the next
day.
About 65 attended the Children S
day exercises at the Riverside school
house last Sunday. The house was
beautifully decorated and the little
mes did we'll
Word has been received from Mrs.
Carrie Cole Stanley at Salida, Colo,
that she is so far improved in health
as to be able to leave the hospital.
John Dillon's baby is slightly inn
proved after quite serious illness.
Bert Adriance's baby is recovering
from the whooping cough.
Miss Nellie Thayer of Grand Rap
ids is visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Thayer.
George Goodrich is working on the
state road near Lawrence.
Wallie Clark and family attended
the golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs.
Hilliard at Lawrence last Sunday.
Mrs. Hilliard is Mrs. Clark's aunt.
The true northerner., 1915-07-02
COVERT

Mrs. w. Zillman visited her uncle
IN Sawyer last week.
VIM. Shakespeare of Kalamazoo
was in Covert last week on business.
He is the owner of the Del Gree fruit
farm south of town.
L. "A. Watson was in Chicago on
business last week.
Miss Bertha Cooper arrived from
Yankton, S. D., last week. She is
music teacher in the college there.
Mrs Harry Markham of Paw Paw
was visitor in Covert last week.
1t is rumored that the canning fac
tory has been sold, VIM. Shakespeare
of Kalamazoo, George Monroe of
South Haven and E. ]. Kirby of this
place being the buyers. They expect
to use it for a packing house.
Walter McGowan, who has been
making his home here with his broth.
er, left last Monday for Lawrence
where he will spend the summer with
a sister.
Will McFail and family of Kalama.
zoo have been visiting at the home OF
B. II. Thomas here.
A large troop Of u. S. cavalry went
through here last week on their way
to the summer camp to Ludington.
The true northerner., 1915-07-02
WAV ERLY

Clarence Miller of Oshtemo has
hired out to John Dillon for the sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Johnson of Kali
amazoo visited his sister, Mrs. Lura
Hotrum, Sunday.
The Willing Workers held their
class meeting at the home of Edward
Hines, Friday evening. A pleasant
time was enjoyed by the young peo-
pie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Howe of East
Decatur visited Sunday at the home
of Carl Howe.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Martz visited
relatives in Kalamazoo last week.
Riverside Sunday school and neigh.
borhood picnic will be held at Lake
Brownwood on Monday, July S.
Mrs, John Dillon and children were
guests at the home of Dave Dillon in
Paw Paw, Sunday.
Children's day was observed Sun
day. The program, which was ar.
ranged by the Misses Richardson and
Austin, was enjoyed by all present.
The true northerner., 1915-07-02
BASE LIN E

Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley of Blooming
dale have been visiting at c. Venn's.
The funeral of Mrs. Clarence Clark
was held at the home Tuesday at 10
o'clock, Rev Hawley of Gobleville
officiating. Burial in the Earl ceme-
terry.
Nellie Sanford and little son are
both having bad case of whooping
cough.
Velma Parker of Kendall was the
guest of Mildred Eastman, Friday.
Word came that Mary Cresler, who
formerly lived here but now resides
near Otsego, was in the hospital at
Kalamazoo, having undergone an op-
Grafton for appendicitis.
Mr.. Fuller has moved into the old
Fessenden house.
Mrs. Lucinda Holmes is back to
stay with her daughter Mrs. r. Bee
die, for while.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sebring Of Otsego
were Sunday guests of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. h. Wellbaum.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Minkler of
Minkler lake were Sunday guests OF
het parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gronman
Mr.. Hoffman of Kalamazoo visited
his children at the Wellbaum home
on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Dan McA1pine of AL.
legan spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dannenburg
Mrs. Klapp's sister, Belma Sinclair
of Cheshire, has been staying with
her for several days.
Miss Lizzie Healy of Kalamazoo
spent several days last week with hei
brother, Leeds Healy.
DR.. Post and son of Benton Harbor
Jud and Mel Holmes of Grand Rapids
and A. p. Holmes from the lake shore
came to see Mrs. L. Holmes, she be
ing i'll.
The true northerner., 1915-07-02
RiO0mIn1ddfe.

NJ. X Loehr, who has been station
agent here for hearty "a years, leaves
this week for Dowagiac to take a po-
sition with the same company.
A young man who was with a show
troupe here, was drowned while bath
ing in Three Legged lake northeast
of this village The body was recov-
cred the same day.
Mrs. Albert May and daughter, Mrs
John Mcdowell, and her daughter left
for Los Angeles. Cal, to join their
husbands, who motored across the
the plains.
e. H. Smith, who recently had a
sale of his personal property, will
leave about July IS for the state of
Washington, where he goes for his
health. The family goes with him.
George w. DANES is on a visit to
his children in Benzie county.
H. E. Norton has purchased the
stock and tools of H. d. Harrington
and will conduct the shop at the old
place.
Rev. H V Gould has resigned as
pastor of the Baptist church and soon
leaves for Palo, Ionia county,
Haying has commenced in this vi
cinity.
John N. Percell and family motored
Sunday to Baroda, Berrien county,
their old home.
The basement of the union schoo
building is nearly completed and the
brick work will soon be commenced
on the new structure.
Jay w. Brown is erecting 4 new ce
ment silo for J N. Percell, jr., on hi!
farm north of town.
The true northerner., 1915-07-02

AIM ENA
Squire Burns has a new silo.

squire Burns has new silo.
Don't fail to celebrate on Saturday
July 3, at Almena. All your friends
will be there.
Earnest Shaefer of Oshtemo spent
Saturday and Sunday with friends
here.
Charles Langdon is with his brother
Ralph in Amble, Mich.
The Children's day program at the
M. f. church last Sunday evening
was enjoyed by large audience.
Miss Mary Snyder of Kalamazoo
is visiting friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. A Sprague of this
place and Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Down
ing of Mattawan were guests of C. II.
Smith and family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Bolinger en-
tertaineo the Up-to-Date farmers
club Wednesday of last week.
Mrs Ruth Deide of Kalamazoo
spent last week with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Chas. Bolinger.
Harry Winslow has completed ex-
tensive repairs on his house and barn
and the family are now nicely located
in their new home.
Miss Georgia Palmer returned to
her home in Nebraska, Wednesday.
The Cleaners held an ice cream so.
cial at their hall Wednesday evening.