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Assessors Notice.

THE listingbf property for the assessment OF
Bossier Parish for 1915 has been completed
and the roll will be exposed in the Assessors
office, at the Court House, for inspection and
correction for period of twenty days, beginning
May ~, 1914. L. G. SMITH, Assessor
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IfeSpaSS Notice.
"E have leased from the owners
w (until they can selD the Hen
bricks old place, located in Ward Three,
and have fenced same. We will not
allow any hunting or trespassing on said
place. Will and Bob CAMPBELL.
14-s WALTER G.. IvEY.
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Spanish Peanuts

In any quantity desired, at ST per bushel
as long as they last. Better send in your
order at once. Address me at Plain
Dealing. J.T. MANRY.
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For Sale

just few partridge-size White Leg
horn Roosters-50 cents each. Address
Box 6, Benton, La.
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''MOney'' ''

G The mint makes it and under the terms of the
II Continental Mortgage Company you
can secure it at per cent for any legal purpose
on approved real estate. Terms easy. Tell us
your wants and we will cooperate with you.
PETTY & COMPANY
1918 14l9 Lyttop Building, Chicago
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Road District No. 2, at the usual polling
places for elections in said ward, and
that the polls shall be opened on the
date of the election at o'clock am. and
closed at O'Clock pm, and the polling
places and the commissioners and clerks
of election shall be as follows:
Precinct No. i Bellevue: L. C..
Biggs, DR.. J. R. Snider and r. A.
Gardner, commissioners; F. E. Biggs,
clerk.
Precinct No. -Haughton: T. R.
Tomlinson, F.. M. Britt and P. M. Els
ton, commissioners; r. M. Sandidge,
clerk.
Precinct No. 3-Koran: D. E. AL
ford, J. A. Cawthon and E. r. Connell,
commissioners; jeff Brown, clerk.
Sec. I. Be it further ordained, etc.,
That the proposition shall be:
To incur debt of $50, 900 and to issue
negotiable serial bonds therefor of Road
District No. 2, to bear per cent inter-
est, payable semiannually, and to run
for period of from one to thirty years,
for the purpose of building, constructing
and repairing permanent hard roads in
said district, as per resolution of the
Police Jury of date April 13, 1915.
The form of ballot to be used at said
election shall be as follows:
Proposition to incur debt and issue bonds OF
Road District No 2, to the amount Of $50,OC0, tc
run from one to thirty years, bearing =
interest at the rate Of 5 per centum YES
per annum, payable semiannua!ly, for -
the purpose II building, constructing r.
and repairing bridges and permanent NO
hard reads. l.
Proposition to cancel the tax Of 5 r.
mills, voted in said district for road YES
proposes July Ii, 1918, and levied by l.
ordinance of the Police Jury July Is, r.
1918. NO
Taxable valuation, S....... L
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TrespaSS Notice.

Benton, La, May 10, 1915. Jun Il
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IN accordance with an ordinance
L adopted by the Police Jury on the
Goth day of April, 1915, notice is hereby
given that an election will be held in
Ward Six, Bossier Parish, Louisiana,
on Tuesday, the 1st day of June, 1915,
at which time there shall be submitted
To the nnalifiad electnrc Of caid NO I'd
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-13
SHIPPING ORE CUT
IN JUSTICE GROUND
X iISE EXPOSES PAY MATERIAL
AND SHIPMENT WILL BE
MADE SOON

Ore of shipping grade is being bro
ken in work conducted by the JUS
tice Gold Mining company operat-
ing on part of the Diamondfield
Daisy property that is held under
lease. and in ground adjoining that
owned by the Justice company. Sup
ERNIE ndent John La Foe reports as
says varying from 1870 to $50 er
ton FOR width of 80 inches in the
raise above the 265-foot level.
Preparations are being made 10
sh;l, some of this ore and the sup
erintendent states that he has al
ready extracted over 20 tons of a
product that will yield good profit
When sent to the sampler. The orc
has leen exposed at a point where
there is room for stopping backs Of
aons iderable extent.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-13
SANDSTONE Will
CR0SS-CUT WEST
NEW WORK Is STARTED TO EN-
PLORE A LARGE PARALLEL
VEIN

A new cross-cut has just been
started at a depth of 700 feet in the
Sandstorm Kendall Consolidated
property, extending to the west from
the station at the bottom of the
winze that was sunk from the east
cross-cut on the 500-foOt level. This
cross-cut is designed to reach large
vein, through which the 500 level
passed and which has parallel
trend to the main vein, farther east,
that is now being sought by an east
cross-cut on the 700 level.
The east cross-cut on the 700-foot
level has now been extended about
100 feet from the station and has
not yet exposed the foot-wall of the
big lode, at the footwall of which
sinking was started from the 500
level. The winze has maintained an
incline of 20 degrees and has been
in andesite since leaving the vein,
which has a flatter dip, some so
feet below the 500 level
While it is apparent that the vein
flattens at this depth. this is not re-
garded as an unfavora BILE indication
and a raise will be driven from the
cross-cut to determine the position
Of the foot-wall. Many seams of
low grade ore have been exposed In
driving this cross-cut.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-13
NOW
SINKING SRAF I
WATER HAS BEEN REMOVED
AND COMPRESSOR WILL
--.s SOON BE IN USE

The main shaft of the Spearhcad
Gold Mining company is now being
sunk at satisfactory rate of speed
and has progressed over 35 feet
since the work of unwatering the
shaft was completed bringing it to
a depth Of about 2S5 feet. Sinking
will continue without interruption,
with the object of reaching and ex-
ploring the shale contact. which is
estimated to be. at this point. at a
depth of less than 1000 feet
Progress in sinking will be mater
tally expedited with the installation
OF the new compressor which has
been ordered and is now in transit
here. George A. Kernick, one of
the directors of the company. has
been in Goldfield this week and
expressed himself as we'll satisfied
with the condition of the property
end with the progress made under
the direction of superintendent
Bruce, whose work will be greatly
facilitated with the arrival of the
compressor and air drills.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-13

area of proved ore is being constant
ly extended.
Reorganized kewanas
After some delay, caused by neces-
sary ttmbering and later by the ILL
ness of workmen, the winze that was
started lately from the east crosscut
at depth of $40 feet is again max
ing good Lrogress and is already
showing a change in he formation.
1Eis wiiiz" l. designed 10 reach and
explore Ike shale contact channel,
which : believed to b. at no great
depth below the present workings
Seams of good ore have been cut
in driving to the hanging wall and
there is reason to believe that these,
with the main ore-shoot farther
west, may form orebodies of import
ance in concentrating at the shale.
The main drift on the ore has fol-
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-13

Results of development work con-
Quoted in the mines of the Goldfield
district during the past week have
been in every way satisfactory.
Three local properties have entered
the list of shipping mines and
there is substantial promise of a
material increase in the camps pro-
duction of commercial ore and in the
net earnings of the operating COM
panies. Heads of all the companies
are manifesting the keenest inter
est in the results of experiments
that are now being made with the
object of evolving a process for the
profitable treatment of the lower
grade, refractory ores of the dis
trict and are confident that COM
plete success will be achieved in this
direction in the near future.
A large part of the development
work now in progress here is Of far
greater significance and holds bet
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-13

tonnage of this product from the
Mohawk, Red Top-Laguna, Clermont
and Grizzly Bear mines of the COM
pany.
Jumbo Extension
A report, detailing the operations
and production of the Jumbo Exten-
sion company and covering the third
quarter of the current year, will be
sent to the stockholders shortly and
will lie found to contain much of in
terest and no little cause for gratifi-
cation. The production for the per-
iod covered was considerably lower
than necessary to maintain dividend
payments at the rate of 10 cents
quarterly, and while the large
amount of new development in prog
ress forms an important item of ex-
pense, the work has been performed
at an unusually low cost.
Wide faces of high-grade ore are
exposed at several points in the
mine and the product from all parts.
including that broken in develop
ment in several places and the rich
ore from the Slopes on the shale
contact, is now averaging above $35
per ton, with an increased tonnage
being shipped. The Velvet shaft has
reached depth of nearly 700 feet
and should be completed to the
1O17-foot level early in January,
when the production of the company
will ho dOuh,ed The mine Is in x
cellenr condition throughout ana the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-13
CUTTING
TO REILLY GROUND
TERRITORY ABOUT SLOPES or
OLD BONANZA LEASE TO BE
EXPOSED

Work of the Florence Goldfield
Mining company is now being de-
voted to development of new terri
tory and more particularly to the
carrying out of plans to explore the
ground in the immediate vicinity of
the old topes of the famous Reilly
lease. This ground. in the extreme
northwestern part of the Florence
property. has been reached by q
cross-cut on the 25O-foot evel drv-
en- from the main north drift from
which work has been conducted late
~ near the Combination Fraction
iILe
During the peri !; in which the
iir..'Iy lease was opel, j. when
high-grade ore valued at nearly ST..
100000 was extracted in period of
80 days, the terms of leases prohih-
tied the removal of ore worth less
than $35 per 'tsn. and it is believed
that development in this neighbor-
hood may reveal commercial quail
ties of ore that will yield a profi>
with the present lower transportation
rates. No shipments have been made
for the past month or more. but
some of the slopes contain ore that
can be shipped profitably.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-13
ATLANTA SLOPES
YIELD GOOD ORE
PROPERTY Is NOW SHIPPING
COPPER-BEARING ORE TO
SMELTERS

Slopes are being opened in the
Atlanta mine, on the 1880 and 1920
foot levels, with good prospects for
the extraction of considerable
quantity of medium-grade ore, which
will yield a profit in shipping. A
carload was shipped late this week
and further shipments will be made
from time to time, although there
will be no effort to produce any large
tonnage of this ore at present. The
product is being broken at points
where stopping does not interfere
with development and will not af-
feet the future extraction of the
large bodies of lower grade ma
terial.
On all four levels, from the 1880
down to the 1850, large quantities OF
low and medium grade ore, most OF
it containing copper in appreciable
have been exposed. and this
ground is being thoroughly explor-
ed and the ore blocked out by means
of raises and cross-cuts. The de-
velOpment work already performed
shows that this territory contains ore
of milling grade in great volume
and laboratory tests have proved
that the obstacles to treatment, by
reason of the presence of the base
metals, can be overcome and this ore
be made to yield a good profit.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-13
KEANE WONDER CREDITORS TAKE
OVER PROPERTY BY FORECLOSURE

GERS of the bank. 1t was at this time
that the so-called trading of ac-.
counts" was taking place between
creditors of the bank with the con-.
sent and corporation of the bank Of
ficials. The equity of these transac-
tions was much disputed at the time,
but their legality was admitted by
leading attorneys and has never been
successfully attacked in court.
The largest of the so-called
trades" within the bank, after it
closed it's doors. was that by whiC h
the Frances-Mohawk company Sc
cured the stock of the Keane Won
der company, which the bank held as
security. The method followed in
this case. as reported at the time,
was as follows:
The Frances-Mohawk company
gave it's check on the State Bank &
Trust Co. to the Keane Wonder COM
pany for approximately $150.0O0
which check the latter company pre-
sented to the bank and claimed the
STOCK nelu III ScCuTIly, WulCu IuC
bank delivered to the Keane Won
der company. which in turn deliv-
cred it to the Frances-Mohawk COM,
pany, needing its stock for financ-
ing it's operations. gave it's note to
the Frances-Mohawk company, pro-
tecting the notes by trust deed to
its property.
Later the State Bank & Trust Co.
having gone in to the hands of a
receiver. brought suit to recover the
Keane Wonder stock or the notes
given for the stock. About this time
also. a small stakeholder of tine
Keane Wonder company brought suit
TO have the 'strade" annulled. Under
these conditions certain stipulations
we're entered into between the
Frances-Mohawk. the Keane Won
der company and the small stock
holders. by the terms of which all
payments made by the Keane Won
der company on it's notes should be
paid into the hands of a well-known
banker in San Francisco, acting as
trustee. until such time as the suit
CONTINUED on Page Five)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-13
OATMAN' MINES
ARE PROMISING
PROPERTIES ARE INSPECTED
by HIGH AUTHORITY WELL
KNOWN HERE

+. M. Manson. general manager for
the Western Ore Purchasing COM
pany and a director of the Goldfield
Consolidated Mines company, spent a
day in Goldfield this week, on his
return to Reno from Oatman. AriA.,
where he had been for several days,
inspecting the mines and prospects
of the district. In an interview, Mr..
Manson stated to The Tribune that
he was greatly impressed with the
appearance of the newly opened ORE
body in the United Eastern propertI,
which promises to yield a large pro-
duction when adequate milling ia
cilities are provided. The two 9TH
er developed mines of the district.
the Tom Reed and Gold Roads prop
critics, are well established upon a
substantial producing basis.
The Orebody of the United Eastern
property has been explored for
distances of 500 feet and in places it
has shown a width of over 80 feet,
averaging around $35 per ton. al
most all of which is gold This is
at depth Of SOS feet, or the pres
ent bottom level of the mine. There
is little indication of mineral de-
posits at the surface and it is gem
orally conceded that success in open
ing other Orebodies will involve deep
mining.
While plans have been announced
for the sinking of shafts to depth at
a number of points, comparatively
few men are now employed regular
ly outside of the three producing
mines and the number of miners go
ing into the district, seeking em-
ployment, has greatly exceeded the
labor demand. Accommodations for
visitors to the district are made
quate at present and difficulties are
PRESENTED to the building of town
of any considerable size near the
mines. Recent favorable develop
ments have caused an influx of min
ers, mining men and promoters from
all quarters. including number
from Goldfield and the r-ople Of the
ditrict expect genuine mining
l' ON in the near future.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-13
REVIEW OF mining OPERATIONS in GOLDFIELD DISTRICT

ter promise of achieving tangible
results than any of the work done
in the past, particularly in territory
outside of the proved mineral zone
of the district. This work is calcu-
lated to determine the trend and
dip of veins and ore-shoots that
have been productive in adjacent
ground, and much of it is designed
to explore the shale contact, at
points where good veins are known
to exist.
GOldfield Consolidated
Preliminary estimates of the pro-
duction and earnings of the Goldfleld
Consolidated Mines company in Oc-
tober have lately been issued by
Secretary Howe and show that the
company, during that month. mined
and treated the largest tonnage Of
ore ever handled in single month,
the total output having been 36.5O0
tons. Gross extraction from this
output amounted to $256,000: OPP
Grating costs approximated $155,OO0,
and net realization is placed at
$101.O0o. This figure may he in
creased by the final returns, as has
been the case almost invariably.
The company has been conducting
exhaustive laboratory and mill tests
on its ores of lower grade, carrying
copper in considerable quantity, and
there is reason to believe that a pro-
cess will be perfected that will rem
der possible the treatment of large
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-13
NEARING SHAlE
IN THE KEWAhAS
WINZE BEING SUNK BELOW LEV
Ell WHERE SHIPPING ORE
is EXPOSED

There has been some unavoidable
delay in carrying out the work Oh
sinking the new winze in the ke-
wanas property, due in part to the
necessity for timbering the winze and
connecting workings, but sinking is
again in progress and the winze Is
already showing a favorable change
in the ground broken. This WINE
sunk from the end of the east cross
cut on the S40-foot level. is de-
signed to reach and explore the lat
ite-shale contact, and there is good
reason to believe that the contact
zone will be found at little depth
below the $40 level.
In driving the east cross-cut from
the north drift that first exposed the
ore on this level, a number of seams
of pay ore were exposed. one in par
ticular showing about two feet OF
material of excellent grade, dipping
to the east The main ore-shoot, a
short distance west of this. also dips
to the east and Manager Darcy ex-
presses the belief, supported by re-
suits obtained elsewhere. that these
various seams and veins of ore will
be found to unite or concentrate In
greater density at the point where
they reach the shale. forming ore
bodies of greater size and value.
Conditions at the point where de-
velopment is now in progress are
almost identical with those that ex
listed in the Jumbo Extension mine
just prior to the discovery OF the
rich contact orebodies in the Velvet
claim. when ore of shipping grade
but Of no sensational character, was
exposed in the vein and a short dis
tance above the shale. Mr.. DARCY
expects the new winZe to cut the
seam of good ore mentioned within
a short distance, and it is reason
able to believe that the main ore
shoot which has been followed by
the north drift, will be cut at Il
depth of less than so feet.
The shale cannot be far below
this level. as it was exposed some
so feet to the west. dipping east at
an angle more nearly horizontal than
the normal dip of the vein. The
main drift, started from an east
cross-cut 200 feet north of the
main working station, has progress
ed on ore for distance of 26O feet,
showing ore continuously of uniV
formly good grade and varying in
width from 80 inches to over four
feet.
The ore that has been broken in
this drift has 2ecessarily become
mixed with low-grade or barren wall
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-13
EXTENSION REPORT FOR
LAST QUARTER is GRATIFYING

time relieve the overtaxed condition
Of the PolOverda shaft. This shaft
is now GAS feet deep and will be
lowered to the 1OO0-foot point.
Two levels have been run from the
POloverda workings to connect with
the shaft and another is under way
from the bottom or 1017-fOOt level.
This lowest level is prosecuting the
formation and there are strong indi-
cations that ore will be encountered
in it's course. On the completion OF
the new shaft and it's connections,
which should be some time in Jan
uary. the mine will enter upon q
new era. In the meantime the usual
output and profits therefrOm may be
expected, as the ore showing is en-
tire,y satisfactory.
From the profits of the current
quarter a dividend of ten cents per
share has been declared, payable Dec.
81, to stockholders of record Nov. 20.
Checks will be issued, however. so
as to reach all stockholders by Dec.
20. BY making the nominal date
of payment Dec. 81. dividend dates
hereafter will fall upon the calendar
quarter. which was the object in
view. Upon the payment of .his
dividend, which will amount to
'S155.00O. the treasury will still hold
in excess of the 100000 reserve.
The report of General Superin-
tendent J. X. Turner, who has di-
rected the company's operations from
the beginning of the present admin
istration. is as follows:
The total production of your
company for the three months end
ing Sept. 80. 1915, was S.577.47 wet
tons, having an average assay value
(minS sample) of 1888 per ton
This ore was mined at a cost of
$23,33997. or an average of s2.l-
per ton. All this ore was producei.
from the Velvet claim and all de-
livered to the ore bins for shipment
to the Western Ore Purchasing
company.
During the quarter 1882 feet of
Continued on Page Ftve)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-11-13

A report of operations and earn
ings of the Jumbo Extension Mining
company. covering the third quarter
of the current year. is being sent 10
stockholders from the local office of
the company. 1t contains matter of
interest and cause Of qualification in
point of net earnings and low opcrat>'
ing costs. Statements by President
Charles s. Sprague and Superintend-
ent j. X. Turner show that the
mine produced, during the three
months covered by the report, S577
tons of ore. yielding net realization
of $161,289.51. The cost of mining,
development and repairs. together
with the proper proportion of Ovei-'
head and administrative expense, is
shown to have been only $4.37 pcf
ton of ore prOduceed which is re-
garded as low.
The report of President Sprague is
as follows:
Pursuant to our custom we are
handing you herewith report on the
operations of your mine covering the
third quarter of the current year.
An examination of the report ~
the general superintendent shows
that the mine made production of
S577 wet tons of an average value OF
a little less than $40 per ton, at the
came time accomplishing 2O83 feet
of development work. The mining
cost was $2.72 per ton. and the de-
velopment (other that shaft work.
$697 per foot. The three-com-
partment shaft on the Velvet claim
is costing $3265 per foot. The net
realization from operations was
$161.289.51, or an average of $53,-'
100 per month.
Your company is prosecuting an
unusual amount of development
work. While it decreases for the
time being the monthly profits of the
mine. the money will be more than
returned to the treasury in the flu
ture. A new triple compartment
shaft is being sunk on the Velvet
claim to explore the northern DOR
tion of the estate and at the same