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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-10

cation, now vanishing, began to ex
crt its depressing influence over the
camp. Advices from San Francisco
and, at least, one local development
tend to bear out the prediction as
TO the certainty of the early ter
Llination of the Merger tangle.
The local development referred to
vas the departure for SsattIe,
Wash, on Wednesday of Carl N.
Johanson, receiver of the Merger
company, for the purpose of makin4
q report to the federal court in that
ty, by which tribunal he was ap-
Iointed upon the petition Of Mrs.
Lucy " S. Ames of st. Louis, No., a
stockholder. Coincident with the de-
parture of Receiver Johanson came
word from San Francisco to the eff
feet that Edgar Ames of Seattle. a
son of the petitioner. had announc-
ed that the dispute between the ma
jority and minority interests of thc
company had virtually been adjust
ed. The statement attributed to
Mr.. Ames and the departure of Re.
ceiver Johanson for Seattle to make
a report to the court carry unusual
significance in consequence of the
approaching special stockholders
meeting, on August A. in that city.
For some time past it has been the
general understanding that the dis
pute would be amicably settled at
the forthcoming meeting.
GOldfeld Consolidated
Since it is the principal operating
company of the district, the Gold
field Consolidated Mines cOmpany's
preliminary estimate of production
and earnings in June, just an,
nounced, furnish an unquestionable
index to present minc conditions
throughout the camp. The yield of
the various Consolidated properties
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-10
MAKE VISIT TO
SILVER CROWN
LOCAL MEN LIKE LOOKS OF
NEW STRIKE MADE IN
LEASEHOLD

M. l.. Hewitt, manager of the
Goldfield hotel, r. w. Tucker and
S, A. McCandless made a visit Sat
urday in the Hewitt automobile tc
Silver Crown, formerly known as
Stimler so miles west of Goldfield.
In addition to inspecting the strike
in the Wheeler-Watson lease on the
property of the Cottonwood Canyon
Mines company, Messrs. Hewitt and
McCandless made two locations, that
of Mr.. Hewitt's adjoining the strike
property.
Messrs. Hewitt, Tucker and Nc
Candless were highly pleased with
their observations in the rejuvenated
mining district and believe that it
will soon again come to the front in
the mining world. They state that
the lessees have thus far drifted 65
feet along the footwall of the vein
on the 75foot level of the incline
shaft and have disclosed ore all the
way. A grab sample taken from the
four-foot face of the drift by them
gave an assay of 422 ounces silver
and three ounces gold, or approxi-
mately $271.39 per ton, and grab
sample from the dump itself yielded
return of $50 in silver and gold.
Mr.. Hewitt states that the iessees
have sacked considerable amount
of ore in addition to that placed on
the dump. He further states that
the lessees are employing about 12
men and that a restaurant has been
established. Mr.. Tucker, in partner
ship with Charles G. Patrick anGC
w. Watson, located numerous
claims, water rights and townsire
several weeks ago.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-10
OPERATIONS ARE
MAKING HEADWAY
NEVADA EMPRESS RAISING TO
VEIN ABOVE MAIN TUN-
MEL LEVEL

Operations recently resumed Dy
the Nevada Empress Co-Onerative
Mining company on its property, the
Nevada Empress, near Bonnie Clare,
40 miles southwest of Goldfield. are
making excellent headway. Con-
sulting Engineer J. X. turner recent
ly made visit of inspection there
and he is well pleased with the prog
ress being made by the miners en-
ployed and the outlook for the
property. The results obtained in
the exploratory work will guide the
management in determining the
proper process for the treatment or
the ore. 1t is probable that a new
reduction plant will be erected on
the ground as soon as the method
of treatment of the ore is worked
out.
A raise to the fOotwall of the
vein has been started at point $50
feet back from the face of the 800
foot crosscut main tunnel. when al
fords "backs" of $50 feet or more
A short incline raise was driven
from the face of this tunnel but ap-
parently beyond the vein as a Ianl.
shows at that particular point. Ihe
upper five tunnels are all III ore 0i
mill grade and a free milling CHAR
acter. Most of the workings are
connected and the property is we'll
equipped. The management is GER
tain to establish record In low
costs of mining and treatment In the
operation of the mine.
The Nevada Empress mine has an
interesting history, which artedates
the discovery of Go1dfeld by many
wears. 1t was originally known as
the Central mine. Specimens OF
gold ore from it and the Oriental
property nearby were awarded first
prize as mineral exhibit at the
Centennial exposition in Phlladei-
phia in 1876 During the time IL
was known as the Central, the mine
produced over 100000, The orig
inal owner and locator, named An
derson, was a recluse and squaW-
man. He took out himself, accord
ing to reports, over $4,000 with
primitive methods, an arrastra, at \
spring near the old settlement or
Old Camp. A large amount OF the
ore was shipped in the early days
to Austin on muleback for treat
ment.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-10
JUMBO EX. HAS
SIX ORE FACES
YIELDING DAILY SHlPMENIo
APPROXIMaTING ONE
HUNDRED TONS

Six faces of ore are being devel-
oped in the Jumbo Extension mine
at present. They are yielding the
daily shipments, approximatlng loV
tons. being sent to the smelters
through the Columbia sampler OF the
Western Ore Purchasing company.
ONLY a small amount of exploratory
work is being prosecuted at present.
but this will again be increased as
soon as the drifts in the ore pooy Oh
the various levels have been eXteho-
cd sufficient additional distances 10
nermit AS whole, the physlcai
condition of the mine is excellent
with a continual improvement.
Timbering in raise 526-A ABOVE
tho south drift on the 1017-foot level
having been completed, drift west
on the vein at height OF twenty
feet above the 1evel is being adVanc-
Cd from it. The face is exposing
FIVE feet of $35 ore. Interest IN the
operations of the company is largely
conferred in this drift work In view
of the exploratory work being prose-
cuted by the Goldfield Merger Mines
company in it's st. Ives claim
sbort distance to the south. ABOVE
tho south drift on the 1O17 Level
drifts are also being extended north
and south on the ore body from raise
5O3-E. These drifts are advancing
at an elevation of 90 feet above the
level named. The north drift Is ex-
nosing six feet of $50 ore and the
south drift five feet of $40 ore.
From the top of 522-A raise
which is UP forty feet above the 80
foot level, drifts east and west con
Time on full faces of ore averaging
around S35 per ton. Above the
north drift on shale c or the 964-
foot level, stopping is in progress on
six feet of $50 ore. Excellent prog
ress continues to be made in the
work of cleaning out, enlar"ing from
two to three compartment size and
retimbering the old Original NelVo
lease or No. 2 shaft. The work mas
reached a depth of 220 feet. Con-
nections have recently been made
for protection against fire with the
fire water system of the Goldheld
Consolidated Mines company. Snow
or baths have been installed in the
miners' change rooms, mine water
being used.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-10
IS
NEARING CLOSE
MERGER RECEIVER LEAVES FOR
SEATTLE TO REPORT TO
COURT

In point of public interest the spc-
cial meeting of the stockholders of
the Goldfield Merger Mines company
at Seattle, Wash, on August 4 just
at present overshadows mine condi-
tions, since it is certainty that
the internal controversy growing out
of the sale of the Velvet claim to the
Jumbo Extension Mining company
will be finally adjusted and the re-
ceivership of the company brought to
an end. 1t has been the general un-
derstanding for some time past that
all details of the controversy have
been arranged between the majority
and minority interests and that only
formal action by the stockholders
meeting is necessary to make it a
closed incident.
Strength is given the belief that
will be brought about by reason of
the fact that Receiver Carl n. Johan-
son departed Wednesday for Seattle,
Wash. presumably to make a report
to the federal court there, by which
he was appointed soon after the first
of the present year, in advance of
the stockholders gathering. In bid
ding goodbye to the many friends he
made during his stay in Goldfield Re-
ceiver Johanson intimated that he did
not expect to return to camp again in
his official capacity Mr.. Johanson
has large mining and lumber inter
ests in Alaska. and it is known that,
as soon as he is freed from his duties
as receiver of the Merger company,
he will journey to the far north to
look after them.
Exploratory operations along and
above the latte -shale contact in the
st. Ives claim of the Merger terri
tory by way of an SS-foot vertical
raise from an east crosscut extended
from the 1265-foot level of the
Grizzly Bear mine of the Goldfeld
Consolidated Mines company are be-
ing constantly prosecuted under the
supervision of General Manager A. |.
Darcy. The east drift from the
raise has thus far been advanced
distance of approximately $50 feet
along the contact. At the 50fOOt
point a "dog hole" raise was put up
40 feet and second raise of the
same character is going up at the
125-foot point. Thus far only small
assays have been obtained in the op-
erations. However. it would not be
surprising in the least were a discov-
cry of far-reaching importance made
any day, especially in view of the re-
suits the Jumbo Extension company
is obtaining in it's exploratory work
along and near the contact approx
mately $50 feet north of the bound
ary line of the st. Ives claim
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-10
MUCH PLEASED
WITH WILLARD
SPRAGUE AND TURNER RETURN
FROM VISIT TO NEW
DISTRICT

Charles S. Sprague ana ]. X.
Turner, general manager and con-
sulting engineer respectively, of the
Jumbo Extension Mining cOmpany,
returned to Goldfield Wednesday
afternoon after an absence of four
days spent in an automobile tour
of the northern part Of the state.
While away, they visited the new
comp Of Willard, II miles north
east of Lovelock, in Humboldt
county, where Mr.. Sprague is in
terested in the Honey Bee nIining
company property. Both expressed
themselves as highly impressed aud
predicted that with development the
new district will give a good account
of itself.
Willard" said Mr.. Turner, has
seemingly an excellent chance Of
making good. OF course the camp
is in it's infancy and development
work is required Thus far highly
satisfactory results have been OBJ
tanned in the operations and the oIt-
look for the camp is. indeed. prom
Using. The population of the district
at present numbers approximately
200. Sixteen leasers are working
and there is steadily increasing &C
tivity.
Honey Bee mountain. upon
which is located the Honey Bee
property, is a mass of dikes. The
formation of the district is schist
with intrusions of rhyoiitic silici-
fed dikes, which are associated
with the veins. These veins vary
from one to five feet in width The
camp is a network of veins running
in all directions but the general d.
rection of the main ledges is north
and south.
ION the Honey Bee property.
there are four sets of leasers. among
them Ex-Governor T. L. Oddie and
State Treasurer Ed Malle,v. who have
sunk a 50-foot shaft already and are
now prosecuting east to catch the
vein. On company account, an IL
cline shaft has been started ana
crosscut tunnel has been advanced
about so feet into the mountain"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-10
FLORENCE KEEPS
UP PRODUCTION
OUTPUT BEING YIELDED ~ INo
SLOPES ABOVE E5"
LEVEL

The Florence mine gives cromlse
of making as good, if not better
showing this month in the produc-
ton of ore as it did in June, during
which thirteen carloads or approx
mately 600 tons of ore, averaging
around $40 per ton, were despatch-
ad Thus far this month three
shipments of fifty tons each OF ore
of like value have been sent out, ac-
cording to General Superintendent
Harry b. Clapp.
The June output, as we'll as that
thus far this month, represents the
weld of stopping operations In what
is known as the new vein on the
25O-foot level north of the main smart
in the old Florence Consolidated
leasehold territory. The old stope
is now more than 100 feet in length
and has attained a height above the
level of about 120 feet. The ore
body within dimensions named has
averaged in width from three to four
feet and although high-grade val
ues have been obtained occasionally
the vein. as broken down, has yield
cd values ranging from $15 to $40
per ton. ;,
A new stope on the ore BODY
above the same level, just north OF
the old stope, was recently started
and it is at present yielding from
90 to 25 tons of ore daily the
ore body in this stope shows wldth
of from three to six feet and averag-
es around $40 per ton. Explora-
ton of the ore body on the S50-foot
level has been temporarily suspend
ed. but will be resumed in the near
future.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-10
YELLOW TIGER
IS GOING AHEAD
MANAGER WILKINSON THINKS
OLD WINE HAS BEEN
LOCATED

General Manager Charles ID. Will
kinson of the Yellow Tiger Mining
company, who recently returned 10
camp after an extended vacation OIL
the coast, is. following a thorough
inspection of the work accomplish
ed during his absence, reasonably
certain that the miners have reveal
ea on the 600-foOt level the point
at which was sunk in the early days
Gl the district a winZe that is said
to have exposed rich ore, Evidences
of winze having been sunk have
heen found in the southwest Cross
cui where it connects with the
roItt and south drifts on the vein
on the level named. The winze,
sunk by lessees, filled with fallen
rock and it will be necessary to re
move a part of this before it car be
definitely determined whether The
CONTINUED on rage Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-10
ATLANTA DUMP
GROWS IN SIZE
BE MADE IN ER.lTIONS
AT DEPTH

Although no disclosures out of
the ordinary have been made of
late, operations at denth, in the
property of the Atlanta Mines COM
pany continue to make splendid
headway, under the guiding
hand of General Manager "a. l..
Darcy. The results being accom-
plished are attested in substantial
manner by the steadily growing
size of the mill dump at the Merger
shaft, through which the operations
are prosecuted.
Manager Darcy resumed recently
operations in incline raise 1011A
on the vein above the 1850 foot lev
ell of the Union Jack claim. Two
feet of the ore exposed i'll The roof
assayed Wednesday $42.90 per
ton. AS broken down, tie output OF
the raise constitutes a good grade
OF mill ore. This raise some time
ago made an air connection with
the 166O-foot intermediate level,
.,bove which it is now advancing
On the 1660foot intermediate
level, the south drift continues to
expose full face of quartz. The
drift now measures more than $50
feet in length. The north drift On
the 1620-foot intermediate level has
penetrated the leased south half OF
tho Grizzly Bear claim Of the Gold
field Consolidated Mines company a
distance of about 80 feet, the face
showing full width of quartz
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-10


neer of the Jumbo Extension and
numerous other southern Nevada
mining companies, is the author of
an article, eLttled Mining in the
Shale at Gol,,field," which appears
in the current issue of the Mining
co. To Mr.. Turner is largely due
the credit for the phenomenal show
ing made by the Jumbo Extension
mine during the last year in the
production of ore extracted along or
near the famous latite-shale con-
tact. AS his views on the subject
of mining in the shale in this dis
trict are of general interest, the ar
ticle referred to is reproduced be-
low:
The discovery of pay-Ore in the
contact zone between the shale and
latte has opened new field for
exploration in the Goldfield district,
since the conditions revealed at the
contact during the past few months
were not heretofore known to exist.
This condition, no less than the more
recently ascertained fissuring of the
shale, is likely to have an import
ant bearing upon future operations
in the district. Whereas until late
in 1914 only one or two instances OF
fissuring extending into the shale, or
below the shale surface, had become
known here and no fissuring of the
81 ale had been observed, more re-
cent development has shown fault
action displacing the shale at vary
ing angles, together with wide fis-
sures of orebearing material extend
ing far within the shale. Appar-
emily, however, there is no essential
analogy between the fault plane and
the fissuring of vein matter, though
an exception is found in the case or
what has been described as the fold
fault in the Jumbo Extension mine,
where the fissure has the dip into
the shale of only 20 to 80 degrees.
Shale is found throughout the
Goldfifield district at varying depth
everything the basic alaskite or gran
ite On VindicatOr mountain, in
the north central area, both the
shale and alaskite are found out
cropping near the peak of the
mountain. In the southern part of
the district the surface of the shale
is found at depth of 1,760 feet
The shale. sedimentary deposit,
has offered a surface impermeable
to mineralizing solutions, except
where fissuring has taken place, al
though some silification is apparent,
for a negligible thickness, where the
shale surface is in contact with vein
matter. Here silificatiOn gives the
shale the appearance of quartzite,
and it is so classified by some au-
thorities. There is a well grounded
supposition that the latite-shale zone
will be found to continue pay-ore
over the entire district, but develop
ments up to the present time en-
courage the belief that valuable de-
posts will be found at many points
in this zone where even low grade
ores or ore channels come in con-
tact with the shale or extend with
in the shale.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-10

With adjustment practically an
accomplished fact in the GoldfielG
Merger Mines company internal con-
troversy. to which can be directly
attributed the check suffered by the
district soon after the first of the
present year when it gave substan-
tial evidence of complete rejuvena-
tion and the return of an era of
prosperity similar to that of the
'early days" the future of Goldfield
is more promising at present than it
has been since the dark cloud of liti.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-10
GIVES VIEWS UPON mining IN
SHALE IN GOLDFIELD District

Hc ONcl iu6 lioWo, lal-
ite, dacite, andesite and rhyolite,
this being the order of their effus-
ion, are more extensively fractur-
ed and show a considerable degree
Of fault disturbance, while the
shale, being more compact in struct-
ure and apparently fractured only
at wide intervals, offers, with its
impermeable surface and compara-
lively fiat bedding planes, condition
favorable to the greater cOncentra-
ton of the metals.
The lode itself, with a dip of about
80 degrees, follows. for varying dis
tances, the contact planes between
the andesite ana dacite, between
the dacite and latte, and between
the latte and shale, finally break
ing through each in turn, but con-
tinuing for a greater distances along
the shale-latite contact. This bears
out the theory of greater resistance
to solution and therefore a higher
degree Of concentration Of the met
ais, in the seG 'mentary tran in the
igneous formations of this and other
districts.
Throughout the enriched area in
the latite-shale zone, where it has
been explored in the Jumbo Exten-
sion mine, the rich ore is found on
the hanging wall side. Between the
rich ore and the shale is mass OF
silicified latte, varying in width
from two to over 80 feet. A large
part of this material is ore of COM
mercial grade. Footwall seams OF
the rich ore have been found at a
rrnlber of places in the mine, near
the shale. Judging from the results
Of development work thus far in the
contact zone, it is apparent that The
ore channel upon coming in contact
WITH the shale, seeks the deeper de-
press'ons or ravnes in the shaleS
surface. The contour of this sur
face is most irregular and is marked
bv hills. ridges and gullies, entail
ing complex system of develop
ment.
In the Jumbo Extension mine the
condition is presented of two distinct
ore channels. one overlving the 9TH
cr; the fret extending along the
contact zone hntween the latte ap1
shalc and the second in the form OF
wide fissure within the shale. The
din of this fissure is so nearly that
Of the bedding place of the contact
that raises are driven from the
workings in the fissure to develop
the ore in the contact zone, and this
dip is so nearly flat that it is nee
essary to drive raises at frequent
intervals to secure economy in
storing.
Further opportunities for inter-
esting developments are offered at
the contact of the shale and
granite, the latter having been ex-
posed at depth of 1850 feet in the
st. Ives claim of the Merger Mines
company. Owing to it's exceeding
density it seems reasonable to ex-
rect an even greater concentration
at the surface of the granite than
upon the shale or in the other coE-
tact zone near the surface.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-10

totaled 32,206 tons of ore, the gross
extraction from which amounted 20
100000. Operating expenses as-
eregated $169,000, leaving net plCf-
its of $141,000.
Jumbo Extension
Further evidence of gratifying 10.
cal mine conditions is found in the
Extension Mining company OF its
production and earnings in June. 1t
has just been made public and Is
the first estimate issued by the con.-
pany since last January when the
management ceased, except in 4
comparatively small degree, pro-
duction following the Inauguration
of the late apex litigation by the
Reorganized Booth Mining company
of Goldfield The June preliminary
estimate shows that during that
period the company shipped 2,35S
dry tons of ore of the gross value OF
$4,000. Freight, treatment and
sampling costs amounted to $4,000
and operating expenses $15 900,
making an aggregate outlay of $780,
900 and leaving net profit sof $751;
900. In view of this showing, it Is
sufficient to say that at present the
management is maintaining daily
shipments of 100 tons through the
extraction of ore from six faces.
varying in width from four to six
feet and in value from $35 to $50
per ton
Florence
Despite the fact that develop
ments continue of routine charac-
ter, the Florence mine is steadily
maintaining it's place in public in
terest in consequence of its pleasing
output. Shipments thus far this
month have totalled $50 tons and 1t
is quite evident that the mine viii
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-07-10
REVIEW Of mining OPERATIONS IN G0LDF|ELD DISTRICT

make as good. if not better, show
ing during the entire month as 1t did
in June during which approximately
600 tons of ore averaging around
$50 per ton were shipped. The out
put continues to be yielded by the
two slopes, one of which was only
recently started, on what is known
as the new vein on the 250-foot lev
ell north of the main shaft.
Atlanta Mines
: Routine developments continue to
tContinued on Page Five)