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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-06
LEASES PART OF
GRIZZLY BEAR
ATLANTA TO OPERATE SOUTH
HALF BELOW 400
FOOT LEVEL

The Goldfield Consolidated Mines
company, it was officially announced
this afternoon, has given a lease to
the Atlanta Mines company on the
south half of the Grizzly Bear claim
from the 14OU level down. This will
enable the Atlanta Mines company, II
necessary, to follow the vein. which
Il is now developing into the Griz-
zly Bear claim. The Consolidated
company some time ago discontinued
work on the 400 level. 1t is be-
lieved that the development of that
ground below that level can be more
economically and advantageously ac-
complished through the Atlanta
workings upward than from the
Consolidated workings downward.
The Atlanta is now running a
raise to connect with a crosscnt
which extends from the Grizzly Bear
workings on the 400 level to point
vertically over the present Atlanta
raise. This work will be expedited
by q winze which has already been
started from the crosscut above to
connect with the raise below. This
will greatly improve the ventilation
of the Atlanta workings.
At the present Jlme anu for some
time past the raise 101O-A in the At
lanta has been breaking apprOxi-
mately six feet of $40 ore, and with
the increased efficiency that will be
gained by the Improved ventilation,
the management believes that the
Atlanta can be put on paying basis
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-06
ATLANTA SENDS
OUT SHIPMENT
ANOTHER FIFTY-TON LOT WILL
BE DESPATCHED IN NEXT
FEW DAYS

The marked improvement in the
physical condition of the Atlanta
property at depth is reflected by the
fact that the company today shipped
to the Millers' sampler of the West
ern Ore Purchasing company fifty
ton carload of ore and that like
shipment will be made in the next
few days. The shipment sent out
today has an average value in gold.
silver and copper of SIS per ton.
The next shipment is expected to
give a return of about $40 per ton,
according to General Manager A. |.
Darcy.
The shipment today is the second
made since the installation of the
new pumps on the 1925 and 1850
foot levels of the Merger shaft and
the resumption of operations sever
forward since the big vein was first
opened up by the long southwest
crosscut from the shaft named into
the Union Jack claim about year
ago. Thus far no stopping has been
undertaken by the management. The
shipment sent out today and that to
be made in the next few days repre-
sent the yield of 1O1O-A raise which
is now up about 40 feet above the
main drift along the latite-shale con-
tact on the 1750-fOot level. The
roof of this raise is now exposing
about three feet of ore that gives as
says ranging from $32 to $50 per
ton. AS broken down, the ore is
now averaging, according to car
samples, around $40 per ton.
Farther north in the same drift
a second raise, recently started, is
being put up as rapidly as possible
to make connection with the south
drift on the 135O-foot level of the
adjoining Grizzly Bear shaft of the
Goldfield Consolidated Mines COM
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-06
CONS. DECLARES
DIVIDEND NO. e
1T WILL BRING DISBURSEMENTS
UP TO GRAND TOTAL OF
2S,3O2,QS7

With checks in the mail for stock :
holders for the dividend, known as
No. 21, of fifteen cents share,
which was declared the early part OF
December, the directors OF the Gold
field Consolidated Mines company, at
a meeting a few days ago in San
Francisco, declared divident No. 22,
amounting to ten cents share pay
able April 80 to stockholders of rec
ord on March 81.
Dividend No. 81. which was for
fifteen cents share, payable last
Saturday to stockholders on record
on January 30, amounted &c
S533,S72.20. The dividend declared
.oday viii amount to more than
$35O,OO0. The payment of the two
dividends will bring the total dis
bursement to stockholders since the
organization of the company up to
approximately $2S,302,0S7.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-06
JUMBO EX. MAKES
GOOD SHOWING
GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT
SUBMITS REPORT FOR LAST
QUARTER OF 1914

The report of General Superin-
tendent J. X. Turner of the opera
tions and production of the Jumbo
Extension Mining company during
he last quarter of the year of 1914
has just been made public by Chas.
S. Sprague, vice president and gener-
al manager.
The production of the company
during the period named is shown
by the report to have been 5,657.56
tons of gross value (mine sampled
of $418,S25. go, or an average assay
value of $74.37 per ton. The ore
was mined at a cost of $16,512.75,
or an average of $3.01 per ton. OF
the total production there were 356
tons of $12.35 ore placed on the mill
dump, the remainder of the output
being shipped to the Western Ore
Purchasing company.
A total of 1,406.5 feet of develop
ment work was performed at cost
of $12,702.17, or an average OF
$9.O3 per foot. The total operating
costs, including administrative ex-
penses and repairs, was $5.40 per ton
of ore produced. Net returns from
ore sold totalled $284,964.O2, while
mining, development and repair
costs amounted to 500, ,944.02, leav.
ing a net realization of $255, ,020. In
addition to the costs named, dis
bursements aggregating $100,396.13
were made.
Incomplete returns for January
show that the company shipped dur
ing that month 1918 dry tons OF
ore of a gross value of $67,S72.S2
Operating, treatment and freight
costs totalled $26.545, leaving net
profits of $41,327.S2.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-06
SETS At REST
MANY RUM0RS
SECRETARY OF CONSOLIDATED
AND BOOTH GIVES OUT
STATEMENT

A. H. Howe, secretary and treas
urer of the Goldfield Consolidated
Mines company and the Reorganized
Booth Mining company of Goldf:eld,
today said:
"In view of the fact hat lu"'
are being circulated to the effect
that litigation is likely to ensue be-
tween the Goldfield Consolidated
Mines company and the Reorganized
Booth Mining company, based upon
the apex rights of the latter COM
pany. it is considered desirable at
this time to set these rumors at rest
by the following official statement:
when it became apparent from
Developments in the Booth properly
that the veins which had yielded con-
siderable value in the Laguna and
Miss Jessie claims of the Goldfield
Consolidated Mines company had
their probable apex in the Booth
claim, the matter was at once frank
ly and fully discussed between the
boards of directors of the respective
companies. The production in this
ground had mostly taken place at
time so remote that recovery for the
bulk of the proceeds was found to
have been barred by the statute OF
limitations. Both companies recog-
nized the undesirability of entering
upon expensive litigation to ascertain
judicially the question OF ownership
of the comparatively small amount
which would thus be in controversy.
Whereupon a formal agreement was
entered into and approved by both
boards in December last, whereof"
for valuable considerations. which
passed from the Consolidated to the
Booth, the Consolidated company
was given release from liabillsx
fer past ore extractions and the right
to continue to mine within it's verti-
cal boundaries"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-06
REVIEW Of mining OPERATIONS IN G0LDFIELD DISTRICT

the Consolidated, which some time
ago discontinued operations on the
level named of the claim. The new
arrangement will permit of the more
economical and advan. ageous de-
velopment of the territory upward
from the 175O-foot level of the At
lanta than is possible downward
from the 1400-foot level III the Con-
solidated workings. A winze is be-
ing sunk from the latter and raise
is being put up from the former to
effect an air connection, which,
when complete, will make it possible
for the Atlanta company to prose-
cute operations with greater despatch
than has been possible at any pre-
vious time, due to poor ventilation
The Atlanta made fifty ton carload
shipment of SIS ore several days ago
and is now preparing like shipment
of $29 ore. Raise 101O-A above the
1750-foot level is now up about 12O
feet and is exposing six feet of ore
that breaks down $40 per ton.
Florence GOldfield
At least for sixty days no action
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several days ago in San Francisco,
a disbursement of ten cents a share
on April 80 to stockholders of rec
ord on March 81. The payment of
the latest dividend will bring the to-
tai distribution of profits to stock
holders up to approximately $685.
302,0S7.
The final report of the production
and earnings of the company in jan
uary, recently made public by A. H..
Howe, secretary and treasurer, show
the output to have been 30,569 tons
of ore. from which resulted net prof
it's of $243,972.73. approximately
$4,000 in excess of the preliminary
estimate for the month issued several
weeks ago. The preliminary esti-
mate for February, announced to-
day, places the production at 29.-
S64 tons of ore, with gross extraction
at $34O,0OO; operating expenses,
$16S,0O0; net realization, $172,000.
Atlanta Mines
An important late development in
connection with the Atlanta Mines
company is the granting to it by the
Goldfield Consolidated Mines COM
pany of lease on the south half of
the Grizzly Bear claim below the
14OO-foot level. An official an
nouncement of the granting of the
lease was made several days ago by
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-06
FLORENCE HOLDS
ANNUAL MEETING
PLAN OF RESUMlNG SINNlNU
IN BIG MAIN SHAFT is
HELD UP

The stockholders of the Florence
Goldfield Mining company, at their
annual meeting on Monday at the
company offices in this camp, voted
to postpone for period OF sixty
DAYS action upon the plan of sink
ing the main working shaft on the
property, now down 1870 feet, to
the latite-shale contact, estimated to
lie at a depth of 1000 feet. A. ID.
Parker, S. G. Arscott and John S,
Macbeth, all of Denver, Colo, and
j. X. Turner of Goldfield were re-
elected directors. ID. B. Keeler or
Fort Worth Tex, president of the
Fort Worth and Denver railroad,
was elected a director, succeeding
Thomas D. Lockhart, deceased.
In his report to the stockholders,
President Parker. in commenting
upon the death of Mr.. Lockhart,
says:
1T is with sorrow that we record
the loss of Thomas G. LOckhart,
who died on June 10, 1914. He was
identified with the company from
it's very first development until his
death and was prominent figure in
all the mining operations in south
ern Nevada. He was the first presi-
dent of your company and remained
in that office until July 10, 1910,
when, at his own request, he became
vice president. which office he held
until his death"
According to the report of Presi-
dent Parker, the mine produced last
year S,O2S.59 tons of ore of the
gross value of $211,S59.44, which
with miscellaneous earnings of ST.
1O4.O4 made a total revenue of
$212,9634S. Operating costs to-
tailed $14O,4277G. The company
had on hand on December 81, 1914,
$124,79315 The report of General
Superintendent Harry B. Clapp.
for last year, in part, follows:
During the year ending Dec. 81,
1914, 8,O2S.59 dry tons of ore were
shipped from your company's prop
erty, the gross value of which was
s211,S59.44, giving an average
value per dry ton of $26.39. The
total amount of underground ex-
ploratory and development work &C
complished during the year was g.
COL feet, of which 963 feet was
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-06

The Goldfield Consolidated Mines
company made highly pleasing
showing in January in the produc-
tion of ore and net profits. This fact
is reflected by the final report OF
General Manager j. w. Hutchinson
for that month, which has just been
made public by A. H. Howe, secre-
tary and treasurer.
The report shows that the Janu-
airy production amounted to 3O.569
tons of ore, which yielded net profits
of $243.972.73. This sum is ap-
proximately $4,000 greater than the
preliminary estimate for the month
issued several weeks ago. In net
earnings the showing made in jan
uary was the best since March of
1913. A total of 3,079 feet of de-
velopment work was accomplished
during the month.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-06
SOON TO MAKE
BIG SHIPMENT I
JUSTICE SENDING ORE TO THE
COLUMBIA SAMPLER
DAILY

Preparatory to the shipment of
three carloads of fifty tons each in
one consignment. which will prob
ably be despatched in the next week,
the Justice Gold Mines company is
sending daily several wagonloads of
ore to the Columbia sampler of the
Western Ore Purchasing company
ty. adjoining it's own Gold Coin Ex-
tension claim on the north. In the
last two weeks approximately ninety
tons of ore has been hauled from the
property to the sampler and it is ex-
pected by Manager c. w. Hays of the
Justice company that the shipment
will be complete in the next few days.
The ore being accumulated at the
sampler for shipment is being ex-
tracted from various workings on
the 265-foot level of the lease, N
all of which there are distinctly en-
couraging shOwings. Raise "A, .
above the west drift on the vein at a
point forty feet from the south cross
cut from the Daisy shaft, is now up
thirty-five feet and is exposing three
feet of $40 ore Raise "B." forty
feet farther west in the drift, has
attained a height of ten feet. The
roof is exposing three feet of ore
that yields assays ranging from $25
to 500 per ton. Two feet of $50
ore is being broken down from raise
CO. above the east drift short dis
tance from the south crOsscut.
The west drift on the vein has at
present a total length of 145 feet
from the south crosscut from the
shaft and is exposing a full face OF
$40 ore. A short south crosscut
from the drift at the 125-foot point
has proven the main vein matter to
be twenty-five feet in width. In ad-
dition to this, three streaks of ore
of a combined width of more than a
foot, close together and carrying
average values of $40 per ton, have
been disclosed by the crOsscut. 1t fs
the intention of the management to
continue the west drift leo feet be-
ycnd the present face and then cross
cut south to intercept three known
lodges in the Gold Coin Extension
claim.
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outcome is equally as good as an
other.
The latest development in the
apex litigation is the stipulations
agreed upon by the officials and at
torneys of the Booth and Jumbo Ex-
tension companies, which permit of
the resumption of operations by the
latter. Under the stipulations, the
Jumbo Extension is given until May 1
to file an answer to the complaint
and it is allowed approximately $780,
900 of the funds tied up by the liti-
cation to meet the February payroll
and other obligations, including a
carload of machinery for the new
shaf-, $4,000 for monthly operat-
ing expenses and $4,000 for prelim-
mary expenses in employing attor-
neys and mining experts to prepare
it's case with additional money there
for. if deemed necessary by the
court. 1t is further provided that
each of the parties shall have ac-
cess to the property OF the other to
obtain data for the trial of the suit.
GOldfield Consolidated
Almost simultaneous with the
payment of dividend No. 81, amount
ing to fifteen cents share. declared
the early part of December, the di-
rectors of the Goldfield Consolidated
Mines company, at meeting held
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-06

SAYS JUMBO EX. DOES NOT CON-
CEDE BOOTHS APEX
CONTENTION

Charles S. Sprague, vice president
and general manager OF the JUMBO
Extension Mining company. has mail
ed to stockholders of that corpora
ton a letter bearing upon the liti-
gatin involving the company. His
letter, in full, follows:
On Wednesday, Feb. "a, the Re-
organized Booth Mining company,
through it's attorneys, appeared be-
fore the United States court at Car
son City and asked for an order re-
straining the Jumbo Extension Min
ing company from extracting any
more ore from the Jumbo Extension
ground on the allegation that the
ore was being taken from vein
which apexed on the Booth. The
complainant also asked that the
Jumbo Extension be restrained from
disbursing any funds in it's treasury
for any purpose and that the Booth
Mining company be awarded $780,
600 for ore already extracted. The
court allowed a temporary restrain
ing order and named March as the
day for hearing motions on the
part of the Jumbo Elk. A bond OF
$4,000 was offered by the Booth
and accepted by the court.
The restraining order with copy
of the complaint was served upon Of
ficials of the Jumbo xtension Min
ing company the following morning,
whereupon work was suspended upon
the Jumbo Elk. property, only enough
miners being kept in the mine TO
protect the property from water,
caving, etc.
AS further result of the re-
straining order, the dividend which
was to be disbursed and for which
checks had been drawn. had to be
suspended.
On March the Jumbo Extension
Mining company, through its attor-
news, will appear before the court
and ask modification of the tempo
rary restraining order in various
particulars until answer can be pre-
pared and filed to the complaint.
The Jumbo Ex will ask that suffi-
cient funds will be released, first to
meet the current payroll and out
standing bills; second, to continue
operation of the property, and more
particularly to enable the Jumbo Elk.
to employ attorneys and experts in
preparation for defense to the
Booths claim of apex rights.
In this connection it may be stat
ed that the Jumbo Elk. does not con-
cede the apex contention, and is pre-
pairing to fight the claim with the
ablest attorneys and experts of the
country. The rights of Jumbo Elk.
stockholders will be protected at
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-06
G0[DFIELD CONSOLIDATED Mines
Company REPORT FOR JANUARY

OF the various mines of the COM
pany, the Combination made the
most notable showing during Janu-
ary in the grade of ore produced.
On the 230-foot level, 100 feet north
east of the shaft, 1927 sill was ex-
tended and yielded f23 tons of
$77.30 ore. The Mohawk splendidly
maintained its stellar position, yield
ing it's usual quota of ore. The OPP
erations of lessees resulted in the
production of ore to the value of
$26, 100, from which the company
received in royalties the sum of
$14, ,169, less milling and transpOr-
tation costs. The report of General
Manager Hutchinson, in full. fol-
lows:
(COntinued On mage GeYeno
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-06
CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY
PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE

; The preliminary estimate of 4
: the production and earnings of =
\ of the Goldfield Consolidated \
\ Mines company in February, =
: just made public by A. H. 4
; Howe, secretary and treasurer, =
= follows:
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-12
THE WAR TODAY
(lssociated Press Snmmary.)

ASSOCIATED Press SUMMARY
Berlin reports q French aer0pIaue
raid on Zweibruacken and ST. Ingbert
in Rheinish Prussia. northeast Of
Nancy in which eight persons we're
killed by bombs dropped from aero
planes. The property damage is said
to have been small Saarhrueckeu, in
the same section. was bombarded by
French ajrships last Monday.
Frequent Austrian attacks on Ital-
ian positions In Cadere are reported
from Rome. which declares that the
italians have succeeded in holding all
their recently taken positions.
on the Carso plateau the Italians
claim a substantial gain in the Selbusi
zone, although admitting they were un-
able to hold a position on strongly
fortified heights well within the Aus
trian lines which Italian infantry had
captured in a charge. In Carnia small
advances are recorded.
Former Premier Veuizelos of Greece
has returned to Athens where the pro
nouncement of his policy. expected to
have an important hearing on the Bal
kan situation. is being awaited It is
considered doubtful if this viii be
made until after the opening OF the
Greek parliament on Aug IS.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-12
FRANCE HAS HER OWN
PLAN ON MUNITIONS

Paris. Aug. 12.-Albert Thomas. un-
dersecretary of war in charge Of the
munitions. tells the Petit Parisien that
that Frances efforts to produce muui-
tions are different in method but equal
in results to those of England which
he recently reviewed, The newspaper
quotes him as follows.
We have an army which at the
present moment is armed so as to with
stand any shock an army which, on
the other hand, is capable of making a
strong offensive. Its morale is good,
that is to say the army is prepared 10
remain as it is If necessary
fEyery day our strength grows, both
in England and IN France. N0twith-
standing the formidable resources at
the disposal Of Germany, it Is not pos
sible that the resources of the allies
will not assure them when the time is
ripe. complete victory, What we have,
what England viii have-all the re-
sources that she can create-will as
sure us supremacy. I am convinced Of
this because I know Every day / re
peat TO my friends my conviction that
We shall be victorious
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-12
BRITISH ARE URGING
CONTRABAND COTTON

London. Aug. t2-The Manchester
Guardian denies the Implication that
the meeting held in London last night
TO urge the government to declare cot
ron contrabaHd was tainted with com
mercialisna. i'm that the cotton inter
ests would benefit by such a deeIars-
ton
IF Manchester men have q policy. it
lis not for trade or for sectional rea-
sons. but on broadly national
grounds. this paper says. Our own
views on the matter are these; Cotton
is more necessary for purposes Of war
than any other article Of commerce,
and it passes our comprehension how
II ever came 10 be put on the free list -
The Guardian deprecates the sug-
gesti0n that England should buy the
American crop. if cotton should be de-
clared contraband, arguing that in case
loss must be sustained, the American
growers should be the chief sufferers.
When cotton was contrabaud during
the Civil war. it adds, no one bought a
supply 10 relieve the famine in Man
chester.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-12
DELAY OF
MYERSExECUTION
Question Of Con7ict's Sanity Saves Him
80 Minutes Before Trap Was to
Have Been Sprung.

Fort Worth. Texas. Aug. 12.- Thirty
minutes before C.. A. Myers was to be
hanged here the clerk OF the court Of
criminal appeals in Austin telepboned
the sheriff tc delay the execution until
further notice. a writ of habe5s
corpus had been dled before the court
questioning Myers sanity.
Myers is d switcbman who shot A.
". Montague. superintendent of termf-
nails for the Texas & Pacific railroad
here on Jan 20 last
Some time before the shooting the
superintendent had discharged Myers.
who claimed that he was unable to get
work with any other railroad because
of Montague's influence On account 0f
Myers claims several persons active
in the socialist party here have taken
active interest in his case
a feature of Myers imprisonment
has been his apparent lack Of con
cern over his fate, He has a wife and
several children in Little Rock. Ark.
Montague's predecessor as superin-
tendent was shot and killed by a dis
satisfied employe a few years ago,