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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
BOOTH EXPOSES
GOOD MILL ORE
LARGE DEPOSIT HAS BEEN PEN
ETRATED AT DEPTH OF
500 FEET

Prospects for making a regular
producer of the Booth property are
apparently improving steadily, as de-
velopment work advances on the 800
and 5OO-foot levels. On the latter
level a new drift is being extended
nearer the foot-wail than the main
drift and has exposed what appears
to be large body of $40 to $12 mill
ing ore. This product can be treat
ed locally at a good profit and is
found in a part of the property that
has not heretofore been explored.
On both the 500 and 35O-foot lev
els and in raises above the drifts on
these levels, excellent assays have
been obtained at number of points
and a high degree of naturalization
is shown for a long distance along
the course of the big vein. While
pay ore has not been found in COM
mercial quantity in these workings.
it is believed that ore exists and Will
be found in further opening up the
vein. No work is being done on the
65O-foot level, which, however, can
easily be extended for any ore found
on the 500.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
SILVER PICK CON.
BEGINS STATION
LATERAL WORK WILL START
SOON TO FIND VEIN AT
THE WEST

The work of cutting station was
started this morning at a depth OF
700 feet in the main shaft OF the
Silver Pick Consolidated. At this
point the shaft is in exceedingly
hard latte, which is ideal for a sta
ton. as there will be little trouble in
future from swelling ground, and
the expense of timbering will there
fore be reduced to a minimum. Sill
perintendent Walter S. Norris has
made rapid progress in sinking this
shaft, and while the volume of wa
ter has increased to some extent as
depth has been gained, the flow is
readily handled by the pumps and
there is every prospect that their ca
pacity will not be overtaxed.
The new station, which will be OF
large dimensions, will be completed
within less than ten days, after
which the pump will be lowered from
the 5OO-foot level to the 700, wnich
will require three or four days more
time, and with this work complet-
ed cross-cuts will at once be started.
The first lateral work on the 100
foot level will be to the west, with
the object of reaching the large weir
that has been exposed in workings
nearer the surface and in which
strong seams of excellent ore were
found.
The vein dips to the east, ani II
is believed that it will be pchetrat-
ed at no great distance from he sta
ton on the 700-foot level. Super
intendent Norris SAYS tnat small
seams or particles of shale have ap-
peared in the latte near the bottom
of the shaft, indicating, as sh )wn
elsewhere in the district in deep de-
We eopment, that the shaft has reach
Cd a point near the contact. In case
the west cross-cut on the 700 level
fails to expose the shale, as is
thought probable, the shaft WI be
sunk to the shale after conditions
are determined by the cross-c't TO
the west. Work will also be reshm-
ed shortly on the 500-foot level. IN
the c,css-cu. lat has be,: extended
for some 400 feet to the vest OF the
foot-wall drift on the big main VEN
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
CONNECTION IS
MADE FOR AIR
SECURES GOOD VEN
TII.ATION FOR DEEP WORK.
INGS AFTER DELAYS

After unforeseen obstacles had
arisen to impede progress in driv-
ing for air connection in the Atlanta,
the raise from the 1750-foot level
and the winze from the ii00-foot
level Of the Grizzly Bear were fl
naliy connected on Wednesday and
good ventilation secured fer the
deep workings. Work throughout
the property will now be carried for
ward on an enlarged scale and as
soon as a connection is made between
the vertical air raise and the cross
cut that is in the big orebody, 115
feet above the 1750-foot level. at
the top of the incline raise, stopping
will begin on the ore exposed here
and the production will be increased
to ABOUT so tons daily.
In order to make the latter con-
nection, to facilitate the extraction
OF the ore, it will be necessary to
extend drift about 40 feet. and
Managar Darcy expects to complete
this work and to have the mine in
shape for a substantial production
by the first day of May. Work at
all points on the deep levels in the
Atlanta has necessarily been very
slow, owing chiefly to the difficult
ty of securing air at this great dis
tancc over Zoo feet laterally and
l,75G feet vertically, from the col
lar Of the Merger shaft. through
which the Atlanta company is oper-
ating.
At half dozen points in the
property there are now good pros
poets OF opening pay ore in CONNER
cial quantity. From the incline
crosscut that exposed the large de-
post, a drift has been extended
some 80 feet to the south and has
continued all in ore of shipping
grade, while work on the ore above
the crosscut has opened chamber
Of large size that is all in good ore
and the limits of this great depos-
it are nowhere determined.
On the 1750-foot level drift was
extended to the south from the
Crosscut that was driven across the
DlS VEIN 10 tHe SHdie dl tIle iOOI-
wall. The drift, which is near tho
center of the vein, entered solid ore
that has yielded average assays Of
SIS to $40 per ton, after exposing
many small seams of this ore. The
drift was extended to a connection
with the older workings, from which
drift had been advanced short
distance to the north soon after the
Continued on Page Four
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
S|MMERONE IS
BEING WORKED
GOOD PROSPECTS FOR OLD PRO-
DUCER THAT is BEING
DEVELOPED

Conditions of unusual interest are
deN elOping in the property of the
New Goldfield Simmerone Mining
company, adjoining the Merger
group On the southeast and where
active work is now being conducted
under the direction of H. C. Cutler,
one of the pioneer mining engineers
of the Goldfield district. The old
workings on the 250-fOOt level have
been cleared and in prospecting the
drifts here Mr.. Cutler has found
quartz impregnated with particles OF
shale and containing quantities of
black sulphide, characteristic of the
ore deposits found at depth and
along the shale contact elsewhere I'm
the district.
This and other features of the
geology and naturalization found
here indicate connection between
the deposits of ore that have been
found hear the surface, in the past,
and the deep-seated ore bearing for
nation of this part of the district,
possibly explained by fault displace-
ment extending into the Shale and
causing PARTICLES of shale to become
mixed with the vein matter Many
seams Of good ore nave been opened
in this ground ana il is the opinion
of Mr.. Cutler that further work at
depth will result in finding the
source of this enrichment in depos-
its of commercial ore.
IL the early days OF the camp tho
SimmerOne property was regarded
as one of the potential bonanzas OF
the district and yielded between
S35 600 and 100000 in high-grade
shipping ore. This production was
made partly by the company and in
part by lessees and at one time the
output from shallow workings was
so rich that a high board fence was
built around the shaft collar and
dump to guard the ore from theft.
The Simmerone property was sold
at sheriff's sale to satisfy judg-
ment for debt and was purchased by
the men who head the present COM
pany In prospecting and sampling
(Continued on Page Eighty
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
GREAT BEND IS
NOW OPERATING
COMPANY Is PROCEEDING WITH
DEVELOPMENT ON HBER-
AL SCALE

Active mining operations, on a
broad scale. have been resumed on
the property of the Goldfield Great
Bend Mining company after a period
OF over two years, in which all work
has heen confined to operations of
been working on the eastern eXtrem-
ity of the Great Bend property erect
ed small mill on the ground some
time ago and has operated this plant
at a good profit, besides making a
number of shipments of high-grade
ore. for which gratifying returns
have been made by the sampler.
Late last week negotiations We're
concluded whereby this lease, to-
gether with the mill and all equip
ment, was taken over by the parent
company. which will proceed to de-
veiop this part of it's ground, in
connection with the general plan of
cXplora ton of the property, and the
stamps.
Plans for the work to be conduct
ed i'll the immediate future have
been made by J. X. Turner, the COM
pany's consulting engineer, after a
thorough inspection and sampling of
the old workings, in company with
Jack Campbell, who has been ap-
pointed superintendent for the COM
pany. Campbell was one of the pio-
neer mining engineers of the Goldfield
distrinct and it was under his man
agcment that the famous Reilly
lease on the Florence made a produc-
tion of approximately 100000, with
in period of 80 days. He also sup.
erintended the extraction of nearly
100000 from the bonanza Quartz
ite claim, now a part of the Diamond
field Black Butte property.
Roth Engineer Turner and Super
intendent Campbell regard the pros
poets of the Great Bend property as
exceedingly bright and believe o
comparatively small amount of work
will place the property upon pro-
ducing and profit-earning basis.
Superintendent Campbell, under the
direction of Mr.. Turner, has started
the work of clearing the deeper
workings, repairing the incline shaft
and overhauling the machinery in
PREPARATION for an active campaign
at depth. A powerful pump will be
installed to unwater the lower drifts
aid crOsscuts, when were flooded
wber the lessees ci.ened a water
Continued on Page Eighty
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24

property are by no means nearing
exhaustion is indicated by the fact
that during last year a larger ton
mage was placed in sight as the re-
suit Of new development, than was
extracted. The Mohawk continues
to produce the largest tonnage of
the five mines of the company and
discoveries of new ore are constant
Iy being made.
Jumbo Extension
Developments of the past few
eeks have overshadowed in inl-
| ultance any in the Jumbo Extee-
sion .niEe since the rich ore was drst
discovered on 'ur latite-shale cun.
tact. Proof of the assuring of the
saalc and of t,.r continuity of ore
kca,irg veins far within the shale is
regarded by the highest authorities
as Or the gre'tr.'r significance aad
destined to greatly prolong the pro-
ducsive life OF the property. Li:i-
CATION that ha.S caused the suspen-
sion OF shipments for some time past
IL been ami"ably adjusted, leaving
the company IL; readiness to resume
making LARGE production, with vast
quantities of rich Gre in sight and a
large ",sh balance in its treasury.
II is announced that the dividend
that was to have been paid March l,
will be distributed, to stockholders
OF record February 1, as soon as
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
C0NQUER0R CON.
CR0SS-CUTT|NG
WORK is DIRECTED TO POINT
BELOW OLD SLOPES NEAR
SURFACE

On the ConquerOr Consolidated
property crOss-cut is now being
advanced at a depth of about 60
feet for the purpose of reaching a
point Immediately under the surface
workings from which quantity of
high-grade ore was extracted and
shipped during the early days of
the camp. Manager J. P. Sweeney,
who controls the company, has faith
in the property, as have many 9TH
ers familiar with this part of the
district and with the geology of the
neigh borhood of the Columbia Noun
tain fault, which traverses the prop
erty.
The surface showing on the Con-
lquerOr property has always been
regarded as highly promising, and
the substantial production made
from surface excavations has stimu-
lated the present owners to renewed
efforts to find the downward exten-
sion of the surface ore. No great
depth has been reached at any point
on the property and the limited
amount of development performed in
the early days of the camp was con-
fined to shallow levels. The Con-
queror is regarded by many as one
of the best undeveloped prospects
in the GOldfield district. in view OF
the high degree of naturalization
shown throughout the ground near
the big fault.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
JUMBO EX. HAS
FINE SHOWING
NINE Is NOW IN SPLENDID CON-
DITION FOR SUBSTANTIAL
OUTPUT

DEVELOPMENT work in the Jumbo
Extension mine, to which all EFFORTS
of the management are now being
devoted, continues to yield most
gratifying results, and with the re-
sumption of shipments on the scale
established prior to the filing of the
lately adjusted apex litigation the
mine will be in greatly improved
condition and the product can be
handled more economically and in
larger volume. The only work that
has been in ore, or that has been
designed to break any ore, since
regular shipments were interrupted,
has been in the 524 intermediate
drift, at a depth of SS4 feet, and in
the incline raise from the c level to
connect with this drift.
Elsewhere all work has been for
the purpose of development and the
opening of the 524 drift, which mas
exposed a vast amount of rich ore,
was started for the development OF
the shale contact to the southwest
of the main workings. This drlIt
has now progressed for over 14O feet
in ore of high average grade. beyond
the vertical fault, with the face still
in ore assaying yesterday around
S275 per ton. The ore broken from
this drift has all averaged better
than $50 per ton.
On the C level an incline raise was
driven from the southwest DRIFT,
which is in the quartz fissure ex-
tending into the shale, to the latte
shale contact, at a point below the
524 drift. From the point where this
raise exposed the contact the raise
was turned back on the incline OF
the contact and has progressed in
high-grade ore to a connection with
the 524 drift, affording good ven-
tilation to these workings. At the
north and east of the c raise con-
nection for air has also been made
at both ends of the workings, and
when stopping begins on this level
and below there will be no difficulty
on account of bad air.
The south drift on the 1017-foot
level, extending beyond the end of
the main CrOss-cut from which the
raises were driven to the big ore
body, continues to show many seams
of rich ore. This is fully $50 feet
within the shale, or below the point
of fissuring, on a rather fiat dip.
This development, proving the con-
tinuity of an ore-bearing fissure ex-
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24

tied The scope Of work in the dis
trict will be greatly increased and
outside capital will be available for
opening up virgin ground at many
places where there is good promise of
success.
With the regular producers of the
district making a production run
ming into high figures, the properties
that have been known as prospects
are how coming to the front with
promise of adding in vast measure
to tie camps output, and properties
that fave exposed ore and have been
prevented from shipping on a large
scale by the nature of the work in
progress, or by interruptions through
litigation, will soon be sending a
large tonnage of high-grade ore to
the samplers.
GOldfield Consolidated
Gold bullion is shipped from the
big liant of the Goldfield Consoli-
dated Mines company at a, rate that
has averaged nearly 100000
monthly, leaving net earnings that
:cr some time past have varied from
$176,OOO to over 100000 each
month. Within period of less than
six years the company has disbursed
to its stockholders, in the form OF
dividends, a sum in excess of $27,-
Uo0.0OO, holding record in this re
spect That the resources of the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24

Convincing evidence is now at
hand that the litigation from which
the camp has suffered recently is
about to be disposed of in manner
most favorable for all involved and
that there will be ample assurance
of future immunity from difficulties
CT this nature. Operations of i'm
portance at a number of points in
unexplored territory have been
awaiting the adjustment of these
disputes and with the announcement
that they have heen definitely set
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24
REVIEW 0F mining OPERATIONS IN GOLDF|ELD DISTRICT

the suit against the company is dis
missed, which will be Immediately
following the special stockholders
meeting on May 20, at Phoenix, Ariz.
At this meeting the necessary steps
viii be taken to increase the COM
pany's capitalization from 1,250, 900
to 1,750,0O0 shares, the company
retaining 100000 shares in it's
treasury.
For a distance of 155 feet the
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-04-24

the Booth was raised from $25, 900 to
$4,000 This stipulation was
sought by the management of your
company to preserve its interests,
to minimize the damage which might
result from closing the mine and alsc
to save the expense that would be
incurred in the hearing set for
March 3, which, by reason of the
stipulation, was vacated and May
substituted as the date to make an
swer.
Upon the signing of this stipula-
ton the mine was reopened and OPP
erations resumed Steps were at
once taken to defend the suit. The
general manager CT your company
was authorized by the directors to
employ the most able mining eX-
perts and mining attorneys obtaina
BILE. The attorneys retained were
Hon. Peter J. Somors of GOldfield,
recently retired from the district
bench of Esmeralda county, Nevada;
w. S. Dickson of Salt Lake City and
S. S. Downer of Reno, New. The lat
ter two are recognized throughout
the country as among the ablest apex
lawyers of the profession. The min
ing experts retained were H. V. Win
chell OF Minneapolis; ]. r. Finlay of
New York city, and Frank w. Royer
of Los Angeles, all apex experts of
the highest standing, employed con-
stantiy in the most important apex
litigation of this and other cOun-
tries.
After thorough and extended ex
aminations made OF the workings
OF the various properties involved,
the three mine experts unanimously
in written reports, advised your
company to make the best terms pos
company, as the contention of the
latter company was well founded and
that to attempt to disprove an apex
i'm tne courts would be futile and
waste of money. The reports of the
mine experts were submitted to our
attorneys, and while they expressed
BELIEF that some representations
might be made in court Of equity
favorable to the Jumbo Extension
Mining company, yet without geOlO-
gical evidence to support us our case
would have little standing. They
therefore Joined in the recOmmenda-
ton Of the mine experts to seek
compromise. These recommended
tions embodied the suggestion that
the Jumbo Extension could afford to
pay the Reorganizcd Booth one
fourth of the issued stock of the
company, provided a stock settlement
would be acceptable to all concern
ed
Acting upon these recommends
tione negotiations were entered upon
by the vice president and general
manager of your company with the
controlling factor of the Booth COM
pany, Mr. George Wingfield, which
covered several conferences. Mr..
" ingfeld proposed a consolidation
of the Booth, Jumbo Extension, Mer-
ger Mines and Kewanas, naming the
ratio that each company should
share in the consolidation. The ra-
tio was rejected by your representa-
tive as unfair to your company.
Finally all consolidation proposi-
tions were rejected. The Merger
Mines company was engaged in inter-
necine warfare in the courts with no
prospects of the stockholders har-
monizing, and it appeared unwise to
your representative for the Jumbo
Extension to become entangled with
Continued on Page Eight)
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-10-16

The suit of the American Sugar Re
fning Company against Gov. Hall, At
torney General Pleasant and the state
auditor OF accounts, seeking to have
the federal courts declare unconstitu-
tlonal the act of the extra session Of
1915, regulating the operation of SUI
gar refineries, and giving the auditor
or public accounts a measure of iuris-
diction over them, was to have been
tried in Atlanta before three federal
judges October l. out the storm and
the consequent interruption of traffic
prevented Judge Foster and Attorney
General Pleasant from getting to At
lanta, and the case was continued to a
date not yet fixed.
Judge Foster now is in Atlanta sit.
ting on the Court OF Appeal. and the
federal court here will transact little
business until some time in November.
The custer suit Of the state against
the sugar company will come up IN
the Civil District Court two weeks
hence.
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-10-16
CARRANzA PARTY
IS RECOGNIZED
DOES NOT BELIEVE THERE WILL
BE ANY MORE BIG BATTLES
IN MEXICO.

Vera Cruz.-Gen. Carranza received
with great pleasure the news that the
Pan-American conference at Washing
ton has decided to recommend recog-
milton Of the party led by him as the
de facto government in Mexico, al
though ne pointed out that he had re-
ceived no official notification to this
effect kilograms from Carranza
agents at Washington brought the
news and the first chief received the
congratulations of his associate at
Constitutional headquarters. Wash
ington kilograms were read in the
theaters and received with great en-
thusiasm.
Gen. Carranza will not altar his
plans for trip through the northern
states. In response to questions, Gen.
CarranZa said:
This news puts an end to all efforts
Of our enemies to bring about foreign
Intervention. They continue their in
trigues and their attacks in the news
pdPCio Uut VI Tie
tutionalist government naturally will
rob them of the fruits of their efforts.
When peace is absolutely restored
and tranquility really established
throughout the republic, amnesty will
be granted to all these persons, but
not now. To permit them to return
at this time would be to endure their
Vaccinations within the republic.
The immediate effect of this news
will be a great moral strengthening of
the cause Of Constitutionalism and a
corresponding disheartening of oppos-
ing factions. There will be no more
formal battles. Fighting of that sort
already has ended, but naturally the
struggle to put down minor outbreaks
and lawlessness must be continued for
greater or less time in a country
such as this, where there are exten.
sive open areas"
The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1915-10-16
PRESIDENT WILSON
TO WE'D MRS. GAIT
sRIDE-TO-BE Is WIDOW OF WELL
KNOWN BUSINESS MAN OF
WASHINGTON.

hington.-Woodrow Wilson, the
president of the United States, Iii
rounced his engagement to Mrs. Nor.
nan R. Calf of Washington. The date
OF the wedding he's not heen fixed, bu2
Il probably will take place in Decer
her at the home Of the bride-elect.
The brief announcement from the
White House made by Secretary Tu.
rlulty came as surprise TO official
Washington, but 10 a number of init
inate friends it long had been expect
ed. From this circle came the story
of friendship whose elimination
~as viewed as happy turn in the
troubled and lonely life Of the nation s
chief executive.
1t was Miss Margaret Wilson and
her cousin, Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones, who drew Mrs. Gait into the
White House circle. They met he-
in the early autu nm of last year anu
were so much attracted by her that
they sought her out more and moro
frequently. Mrs, Gait spent a month
this summer at Cornish as guest oil
the presidents eldest daughter.
It was through the intimacy OF his
daughter and cousin with Mrs. Gait
that the presiden. had an opportunity
10 meet and know her. One of the mos;
interesting facts about the engage
rent, indeed, as told by friends, Is
that the presidents daughters chose
Mrs. Gait for their admiration and
friendship before their father did.
Mrs. Gait is the widow of wei
known business nan Of Washington
who died eight years ago, leaving a
icwelry business that still bears his
name. She has lived in Washington
since her marriage, in 1896. She is
about 3S years old and was Miss Edith
Boiling, born in W'ytheville. Va, where
her girlhood was spent and where he;
father, William II. Boiling, was Z
riominent lawyer