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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02
COAST BROKER
ENTHUSIASTIC
PREDICTS GREAT INCREASE IN
PRICES OF GOLDFIELD
STOCKS

Eugene Amann, q stock broker OF
San Francisco. is mere taking III the
camp after an absence of eight
years He is very much impressed
with local conditions and predicts the
greatest movement in stocks and gen
eral mining securities the market
has experienced since the days OF
1906. He discriminates between the
early day movement and the one
which is now we'll under way as the
difference between ballooning and
safe aviation. The present movement
he says, will be based on actual ply
sical development and this will be
anticipated rapidly with the opening
of the year.
The people are digging up the
money from their old socks" Mr..
Amann said at the Goldfield hotel
today land they are buying and pay
ing for the stocks. There is no
margin business about it and they
seem to know what they want. One
day last week l booked orders for
2l,G0O shares from persons whom =!
had never heard of previously and
of whom | knew nothing, except OF
course, their bank references. These
orders came from as far east at
Eastport, Me-; st. Johnbury, VT;
Camden, n. j.; Indianapolis, Pitts
burgh, Abilene, Kas., and other
points scattered over the western
country. This is an indication of the
real nature of the interest the peO-
pie are taking and there cannot be
any mistake in saying that GOldfield
is in for the most substantial and
prosperous period in her history
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02
OBTAINS LEASE
ON SPEARHEAO
A. A. CODD AND ASSOCIATES TO
OPERATE ON ROSEBUSH
CLAIM

The directors of the -Spearhead
Gold Mining company, at meeting
last night, granted to A. A. Codd OF
Reno and associates lease on the
south $50 feet oI the Rosebush
claim, adjoining on the east the
Sunflower claim of the Goldfield
Merger Mines company. The lease
runs for a period of two and a half
years, with a six months extension
in the event pay ore in commercial
quantities is not revealed during the
first years development work.
The deal for the lease was con
summated after negotiations extend
ing over period of several weeks.
Mr.. Codd has already organized
company for the operation of the
lease. 1t is known as the Spearhead
Extension Mining company. 1t is
capitalized for 100000 shares of
the par value of 81 each. Five hun
dred thousand shares have been
placed in the treasury of the COM
pany, and the remaining 100000
shares have been pooled. The Off
GERS of the company have not yet
been selected.
With w. G. Rannells, who held
the position of superintendent OF
the famous Hayes-Monnette lease
on the Mohawk in the early days of
Goldfeld. as general manager, the
new company will inaugurate opera
tions on the leasehold by not later
than January Is, according to Mr..
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02
SILVER PICK CON.
IS LOOKING GOOD
TWO FEET OF $21.43 PER TON
ORE is EXPOSED IN
RAISE

E. s. Van Dyck of San Jose, CAL,
general manager of the Silver Pick
Consolidated Mines company, arriv-
ed in camp this morning. He will
remain several days making an in
spection of the property and con-
ferring with General Superintend-
ent Walter s. Norris, who is author
ity for the statement that highly
pleasing conditions prevail in the
workings on the 500-foot level, to
which operations are being confined
at present.
The north drift along the foot
wall of the main vein, which was re-
vealed by the west crosscut 80 feet
from the shaft, Is advancing upon
a full face of quartz which includes
two-foot streak assaying $5.S7 per
ton. Such values constitute a note
worthy improvement in the showing
in the drift and Superintendent Nor
ris is confident that 1t presages the
early disclosure of an important ore
shoot.
At a height of fifty feet, raise
5O4-B, which is being put up from
the south drift along the footwall
of the main vein off the east cross
cut at a point sixty-eight feet north
of the boundary line of the COmbi-
nation mine of the Goldfield Con-
solidated Mines company, is ex-
posing two feet of ore that averages
s21.43 per ton. A new raise, known
as 5O4-C, started above the same
drift forty feet north of 504-B
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02
SHIPPING FIFTY
TONS ORE DAILY
MANHATTAN COMPANY TAKES
OVER OLD MUSHETT-WIT-
TENBURG PLANT

The Dexter White Caps Mining
company, operating in the Manhat-
tan district, is now sending fifty tons
of ore daily to the old Mushett-Wit-
tenberg ten-stamp mill and cyanide
plant, which it recently took over.
J. P. Montague has been placed in
charge of the plant, which is making
an excellent extraction of values.
Conditions in the mine continue
highly pleasing. The raise in the
west ore body above the second level
has revealed six feet of oxidized ore
and a like width of sulphide ore, all
of which averages around $25 per
ton. The company is investigating
several roasting processes with a
view to determining the best to be
used in connection with cyanidation
in the treatment of the sulphide ore,
of which a large tonnage has been
blocked out.
The Big Pine company is establish
ing a new record in mining and mill
costs. Four miners break suffi-
cient ore each day from the side or
the big glory hole to keep the mill
busy. The ore is crushed at the col
lar of the shaft and "grizzlied. The
oversize, which amounts to about
forty-eight per cent of the rock
raised, goes to the waste dumps and
the balance is fed into the tube mill.
A classifier is used in the treatment
process and the product is entirely
slimed before it is permitted to pass
over the amalgamating plates. The
loss in tailings amounts to about
forty cents per ton.
The Manhattan Consolidated COM
pany is contemplating sinking it's
main working shaft to greater
depth.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02
FIND MADE IN
YELLOW TIGER
TEN DOLLAH OPE ExIsssSED ny
DRIFT ON THE 700
LEVEL

The exploration of the big vein of
the Yellow Tiger Mining company
property on the 7OO-foot level was
resumed a few days ago and already
highly encouraging results are being
obtained. The quartz in the face OF
the north drift on the vein, which
carried no values when work was re-
sumed, is now yielding assay returns
SO ton. General Manager Charles
d. Wilkinson is much pleased with
the improvement and is confident
that the extension of the drift will
result in the exposure of better val
ues.
Pending the repair of the eight
drill air compressor, which was
badly damaged in the fire of sup
posed incendiary origin which more
than two months ago destroyed all
the surface buildings, the drift Is
being advanced with hand steel. The
new parts for the compressor have
arrived on the ground from Denver.
Colo. and the repair work is now
in progress A new horsepower
electric motor, to operate the com.
pressor, has also been shipped from
Denver and it is expected to arrive
in a few days.
The working force at the property
has been increased from one to two
shifts of miners, In consequence of
the improved showing in the drift
named. 1t was the intention OF
Manager Wilkinson to start raise
from the drift but he has now de-
cided to defer this work until the
drift has determined the extent and
importance of the new find. He will,
however, soon start a winze on the.
vein from the south drift on the.
7OO-level.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02

The year of 1915 is certain beyond
doubt to prove a great period in the
history of Goldfield. This prediction
is based upon the splendid develop
ments il local mines that character
lied the closing months of the year
of 1914, as well as upon the new
plans of numerous companies that
have permitted their properties to
lay idle for several years. In a
measure, the majority of such COM
panies, especially those with treas
uries in need of rehabilitation, have
been awaiting the results achieved
by the "other fellow" companies.
The "other fellow" companies, as a
result of their unwavering faith in
the ultimate outcome of their hold
ings, substantially supported by per-
sistent and continued operations,
have demonstrated to a marked de-
gree the great potentialities of the
Goldfield district and to them is due
the credit for the rejuvenation of the
camp. Their accomplishments have
proven that the source of the early
riches of the camp is to be found
near or along the now famous latte
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02
JUMBO EX. new
RAISE HITS ORE
FIRST THREE FEET ABOVE THE
SHALE ASSAYS $1O4
PER TON

At a height of forty. feet, the new
raise, known as 502-D. above the
main east crosscut on the 1917
foot level of the Jumbo Extension
mine Tuesday disclosed the down.
ward and eastward extension of the
now famous rich ore body, the pro-
ductivity of which on the levels I'm
mediately above is primarily respon-
sible for the present phenomenal and
steadily increasing activity through
out the Goldfield district. The new
discovery vastly increases the proven
proportions of the already immense
ore body.
General Manager Charles :.
Sprague late Tuesday afternoon
gave out the following statement:
AT a height of forty feet above
the east crosscut on the 1017-foot
level, the new or 503D raise is re-
vealing conditions identical to those
that prevailed Immediately preceding
the disclosure or the downward and
eastern extension of the rich ore
body by the third or 5O3-C raise the
latter part of November. The top
of the raise shows great mineraliza-
tion'
Assay returns were obtained early
on Wednesday on muck from eight
foot machine drill holes extended in-
to the quartz lying Immediately
above the shale footwall of the ore
body They gave average values OF
$2S per ton. Three of the eight feet
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02
REVIEW Of mining OPERATIONS IN GOLDF|ELD

the new Or fourth raise above the
main east crosscut on the 1O17-foot
level of the Velvet territory OF the
company Passing out of the shale
foo wall at a height of Iorty feet
above the Crosscut, the new raise last
Tuesday night exposed the further
eastward and downward extension of
the already mammoth ore body. Muck
from eight-foot machine drill holes
into the quartz lying upon the shale
gave assays early Wednesday of SIS
per ton. Shots set off later that day
broke down three of the eight feet
of quartz penetrated by the drills.
Samples taken after the shots across
the width of the three feet yielded
values of $1O4 per ton in gold, sill
yer and copper. Picked samples
showed free gold and bismuthinite.
Since the new discovery, the manage
ment has been giving attention to
the timbering of the raise and, in
consequence, the exploration OF the
ore body above it has been sus-
pended for a day or two. 1t will
n~nhablv he resumed tomorrow
The discovery of the continuation
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02
LONE STAR CON.
WILL sink DEEP
EQUIPPED WITH TEMPORARY
HOIST

Under the direction of General
Superintendent James Healy, excel
lent progress is being made by the
Lone Star Consolidated Mining COM
pany in the work of preparing for the
Inauguration of the extensive cam
paign of operations mapped out for
the future development of the vast
estate The preliminary work has
been in progress for several weeks
and will be completed in the next
few days.
The new main working shaft on
the Lazy George claim. the extreme
southwestern section of the prop
erty, has been enlarged from two to
three compartment size in the last
two weeks to depth of forty feet,
to which it was sunk in the early
days of the camp. A large head
frame and fifteen horsepower gas
oline hoist are at present being
placed in position at this shaft. A
double-drum electric hoist of at least
seventy-five horsepower will replace
the small hoist being installed as
soon as the shaft attains sufficient
depth to warrant the change. 1t is
the intention fthe company to con-
tinue the new shaft down to the
latite-shale contact, which, it is ex-
pected. will be revealed at depth of
around 700 feet.
The old Nelligan lease shaft on the
eastern section of the property is al
so being equipped with a fifteen
horsepower gasoline hoist. Opera
ations at this shaft will be confined
for the present to lateral work on
the 25O-foot or bottom level.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02

The report of Edward Ryan, in
spector of mines of Nevada, for the
year ending November 30 last, which
was recently submitted by him to
Governor Oddie, contains an interest
ing review upon the mining indus
try of the state. He, in part, says:
A glance at the figures represent
ing the total output for all metals
in 1918, as compared with previous
years, should furnish convincing
evidence that Nevada is no longer in
the background, but, on the con-
trary, forging ahead until one may
be justified in the belief that before
many years she will rank first
among the metal producing states of
the west Nevada, unlike other
metalliferous states, is not confined
to any particular locality as to being
inviting or attractive to the pros
pector. Having within it's borders
nearly or quite all of the useful and
profitable varieties of minerals
known to mankind, it furnishes a
field sufficient to meet the desires or
satisfy the ambitions of the most ord
ent mine seeker. Nature in its dis
tribution and planting of the various
metals was indeed generous to Ne
vada, as mine development thus far
has demonstrated. It's broad extent
of territory interspersed with noun
tain ranges, all laden in a greater or
lesser degree with mineral, should
be sufficient to convince even the
most pessimistic of rhe future great
ness of the state.
There are many who remember
the period when Nevada reached its
lowest ebb in metal production,
which was about the years 1899
1900, when the total production was
not over three and three-quarter
millions of dollars. This period
marked the turning point of the
industry of today, which
finds Nevada one of the most import
ant metal mining states of the west,
it having produced, through the
years intervening, large quantities
of gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc.
At present her production of prec-
ious metals is rising rapidly, and,
although the output &C lead is much
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02
BOOTH LEv|ES
IWO-cENT CALL
GENERAL MANAGER DARBY
MAKES REPORT ON COM
PANY OPERATIONS

The board of directors of the Re-
organized Booth Mining company OF
Goldfield has levied call mo. % OF
two cents per share upon the capital
stock, payable immediately. Any
stock upon which the call remains
unpaid on January 70 will become
delinquent and be sold at auction on
Monday, March /. In the notices
of the call being sent out to stock
holders, A. H. Howe, secretary and
treasurer, says:
I'm view of the existing conditions
in GOldfield and the interest that Is
being taken in the development OF
the camp it is deemed desirable by
the management to auvance our de-
velopment work more rapidly, and
with this purpose in view the pres
ent call has been fixed at two cents
per share"
Notices of the call contain the fol
lowing report by General Manager
A. 1. DARCY on the operations of
the company:
Since September 1. 1914. the fol-
lowing development work has been
performed on the property of the
Reorganized Booth Mining company:
The total amount of development
consisted of 415k feet, of which
267k feet was drifting, 1877 feet
prosecuting, feet raising and feet
Winning.
On the 5OO-foot level the south
drift was advanced along the veins
for a distance of 81 feet. disclosing
low values for that distance.
From the winze a drift was start
ed south at a point 80 feet below
the 5O0-foot level and carried for
ward for distance of 4S feet, this
drift has disclosed streak of ore
averaging about one foot in width
and containing a value of from $12
to $26 per ton in gold.
AS in this case and from time to
time we have taken from the mine
in the course of development ore
which was Of too low grade for ship
d
separate dump, and saved as fu-
ture milling dump.
From the bottom of the winze at
a depth of approximately 635 feet
below the surface, crosscut was
started and encountered a vein at a
distance of 35 feet from the winze.
drifts were started north and south
along this vein, but no values of con-
sequence were obtained and the gen.
eral characteristics of the main rein
as disclosed on the levels above were
not present in this vein, so it was
concluded that the main vein had
not yet been reached and crosscut-
ting was again started, with the re-
suit that the main vein was encoun-
tered a, a distance of 60 feet from
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02
ANNUAL REPORT OF INSPECTOR
Of Mines INTERESTING DOCUMENT

smaller than formerly, it has be-
come an important producer of cop
per. The state being divided into
sixteen counties, each having one
or more producing camps, is dis
tinction that no other metalliferous
state of the west is accredited with
or enjoys.
The mining districts number
about 100 and are irregularly scat
tered over the state. The Great
Basin, of which Nevada forms the
larger part, is characterized by a
great number of north-south ranges
of complicated structure, separated
by about an equal number of fer
tile valleys, while few that are
rock and gravel filled may be classed
as desert on account of their barren
appearance.
There is scarcely one of these
ranges that is not mineralized to
some extent. The great variety and
scattered distribution of the districts
render it difficult to give an ade-
quate description of the metallic re-
sources and possibilities of the state
without going very much into de-
tail and devoting much space to the
task. From time to time increase of
tonnage in one mine of a district and
decrease in another, attended by a
variation in ore values has ever
been characteristic of mining camps.
While this natural rule may be ap-
piled to Nevada, it is gratifying to
note that the increase in produc-
tion in certain sections throughout
the state for the year 1912 over any
material decrease for the same year
shows, according to the U. S. geo.
logical survey, an increase for 1912
of $4,406,203 in gold, silver, cop
per, lead and zinc over that of 1911.
In 1912 we had 704 mines pro-
ducing 4,763,965 short tons as
against 661 producers producing A.
132,721 short tons of ore in 1911.
The total value of mine output of
gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc
in the state in 1912 was $38,35S.-
1872 as against $33.952.529 in 1911,
(Continued on Page Eighty
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02
H|GH-GRADE ORE IN
GREAT BEND DRIFT
EIGHT INCH STREAK OF $500
ORE ON 15O-FOOT
LEVEL

A streak of eight inches of ore
assaying more than $500 per ton has
been revealed in the west drift on
the 150-foot level of the lease of the
Diamondfield Mining and Milling
company on the property of the
GOldfield Great Bend Mining COM
pany. In addition to the high grade
streak, the drift face is exposing
about three feet of mill-grade ore.
The lessees are mining the high
grade ore separate from the milling
rock, of which latter grade large
tonnage has been developed in the
workings of the lease. They will
soon make a shipment of ore that
G. es average assays o. $50 per ton.
3QSC
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02
ANNUAL WORK ON CLAIMS
MUST BE PERFORMED

The following telegram was re-
ceived this morning by the Tribune
from United States Senator Key
Pittman of Nevada. who is now in
Washington in attendance upon con-
gress:
Annual assessment work on min
ing claims must be performed for
this year. The bill to remit work
did not pass congress, as land office
considered legislation unnecessary.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02
WINE BEING SUNK

At the Sandstorm-Kendall mine,
the winze being sunk below the 500
foot level has gained a depth of
twenty feet. Drifting south is in
progress on the 350-foot level along
the contact.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02

money in order that success may
crown their efforts.
Jumbo Extension.
THE perennial sensation" would
be fitting appellation for the
Jumbo Extension mine. There seems
to be no end to the phenomenal dis
coveries of rich ore in the property,
which is directly responsible for the
comeback" of the GOldfield dis
trict and the enviable position the
camp at present enjoys in the min
ing world. The already proven great
area of enrichment of the mine has
been still further extended by the
disclosure of the ore body associa-
ted with the latite-shale contact by
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-02
LEAVE FOR COAST

Charles S. Sprague, vice president
and general manager of the Jumbo
Extension Mining company, accom-
panied by his wife, departed this
morning for San Francisco for a
business visit of sew eral days.
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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-25
:: Personals :

Mrs. P. H. Bennett. Mrs. John R.
Bennett and daughter, Miss Milly,
have gone L Stewart, o., TO visit rela'
tives.
The Misses Beulah Boice and Ger.
trude Swiger leave this morning for
Ypsilanti, Mich. where tehy will attend
the summer term OF the college there.
They will visit Niagara Falls enroute
to Ypsilanti.
The Misses Lucille and Mary Hart,
who attend St. Joseph's Academy at
Greensburg. Pa, have returned home
to spend the summer with their par.
ants, Mr.. and Mrs. John Hart, On Fair
mont avenue.
George Cole. son Of A. B. Cole. is the
guest OF his uncle, R. A. Tough. in
Morgantown.
Miss Ursula Flagel, OF Washington,
D. c., is the guest Of Miss Frances
Haggerty at Pennington.
The Misses Rose Kennedy. Neva
Curry and Katherine Haggerty. the lat
ter Of Pennington, leave next week for
New York to attend the Columbia Uni.
versity summer term.
Miss Gail Sturm. OF Pennington, Is
the guest of relatives here.
Mrs. Harry Shore and children, Ed.
ward and Margaret, have returned
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-06-25

San Francisco. Cal. June 25-The
fourteenth child OF P. F. Cavaraugh Of
Alameda. Gel, has taken her father
by the hand and led that foster parent
OF the bill to pension the mothet Of
twelve children back into the lime
light. Marion Patricia Cavanaugh IS
3 years old and plays Syncopated mel
odies with that dropping wrist nonchal.
ance peculiar TO cabaret pianists.
She is a mite Of a child like i rose
bud. She started TO play the piano
last February by standing up TO reach
the keyboard. Now with a properly
raised chair she sits by the hour as
tonishing her audiences and playing
snatches OF the popular airs which She