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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29
REVIEW OF mining OPERATIONS IN GOLDF|ELD DISTRICT

Although no official information
has thus far been received as to the
basis of the probable settlement of
the Goldfield Merger Mines company
internal litigation, the feeling of de-
preston that has prevailed in con-
sequence of it has lately been sup
planted by one of marked optimism,
even though Receiver Carl n. Jo-
hanson has announced that suit
will be instituted by the corpora
ton against the Jumbo Extension
Mining company for the recovery OF
the now famous Velvet claim, the
sale of which brought about the con-
troversy that nipped in the bud the
third boom upon which the camp
was entering last winter. The fact
that the parties to the factional diff
ficulty tentatively arranged at their
recent conferences in San Francisco
for settlement of the points at is
sue and that the company has re-
sumed m ne operations has caused
members of the local mining fra
ternity to renew their hopes that the
rejuvenation of Goldfield will become
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29
ATLANTA MINE IS
STILL IMPROVING
NEW AIR CONNECTION MADE
BETWEEN RAISES FROM
DEEP LEVEL

In addition to maintaining regd-
lar shipments, General Manager A.
[. Darcy is rapidly getting the At
lanta mine in such shape as to per-
nit of the prosecution of operations
upon a more extensive scale than has
thus far been possible. Since May
10, when shipments became regular,
the mine has dispatched to the sme!t-
ers through the Western Ore Pur-
chasing company eight fifty-ton car
loads of ore averaging around $50
per ton. With the steady improve
ment in physical conditions that is
steadily taking place, it is reason
able to assume that the output will
lie materially augmented within the
next sixty days, or possibly sooner.
A new air connection was made
today when the new northeast drift
from vertical raise 1007-A, which
connects the 1750-foot level of the
Atlanta with the 1400foot level of
the Grizzly Bear mine of the Gold
field Consolidated Mines company.
"holed through to incline raise
1010-A. This new drift was advanc-
ed from vertical raise 1007-A at a
point 1870 feet above the 1750-foot
level of the Atlanta. After being
extended 40 feet, the new drift
struck the vein and revealed eight
inches of ore that assayed $75 per
ton. Following this ore for a dis
tance of about so feet, the new drift
made connection with raise 101OA.
The ore extracted from the eight
inch streak was saved and sacked in
the drift for the reason that it was
the easiest way of handling it until
the new connection was made This
new drift is 40 feet above the drift
on the 1660-foot intermediate level
which recently connected the same
two raises named at height of 90
feet above the 1750foot level and
above which stOpe was recently
started. The stope is now being adj
vanced on about five feet of $50 ore,
but will be widened out as it gains
height the ore body in places being
fifteen feet between walls.
Excellent progress is being made
in raise 1011-A, started 100 feet
south of 1O10-A raise on the 1850
foot level. 1t is now up so feet on
the incline and is yielding about six
feet of SIS ore. When it has at.
tanned a vertical height of 90 feet
the drift on the vein of the 1860,
foot intermediate Level will he ex.
tended to connect with it and i'm
prove the ventilation of the work
ing.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29
WILL SUE FOR
VELVET CLAIM
RECEIVER JOHANSON OF MER.
GER SAYS EVIDENCE Is BE-
ING GATHERED

Upon his return to camp several
days ago after weeks visit to San
Francisco, whera he conferred with
al parties to the Goldfield Merger
Mines company internal litigation.
Receiver Carl Johanson announced
that all the points at issue had been
tentatively agreed upon for settle
ment The meeting of the board of
directors of the Merger company,
scheduled originally for May 2S in
San Francisco, has been postponed,
according to Receiver Johanson, un-
til a day or two after meeting of
the board of directors of the Gold
field Deep Mines cmpany, the holding
company, which will be held in Sc
attic, Wash, on June 2 1t is rea-
sonably certain that the meeting of
the Merger directors to follow IN
and that the tentative agreement for
the settlement of the internal liti-
gaiOn will be consummated.
Receiver Johanson emphatically
stated that the Merger company
would bring suit against the Jumbo
Extension Mining company for the
recovery of the Velvet claim. He as
serted that evidence is at present be-
ing gathered and that proceedings
would be instituted within the near
future. He will retain his office as
receiver of the Merger company un-
til the federal court at Carson City
passes definitely upon the title to
the Velvet claim.
In accordance with a further az
nouncement made by Receiver Joha.,
son upon his return from the coast,
operations in the Merger were re-
sumed "wednesday by way or the
1265-foot level of the Grizzly Bear
mine of the Goldfeld Consolidated
Mines company with two shifts of
rnnt,nned on FaKs Eight,
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29
NEW STRIKE IN
JUMBO EX. MINE
DOWNWARD EATENSlON VI
RICH OREBODY EXPOSED
ABOVE 952 Level.

The downward extension of the
new orebody opened up more than
Month ago by south drift 524 on the
SSO-foot intermediate level OF the
Jumbo Extension mine has been dis
closed by raise SPA from the south
drift on the 952-foot level. There
is exposed in the TOD of the raise at
present about a foot and half OF
ore assaying $500 per ton. On
the dip of the vein it is approximate
ly 100 feet between the top OF the
raise and the SS0-foot intermediate
level, which assures a back OF al
least the distance named. 1t is rea
sonable to assume, in view of the
steady improvement of the orebody
that it's proportions will be proven
much greater.
The new find has been made at 6
height of GA feet above the 952-foot
level. The -shale-ls
broken and irregular, but there is
ample evidence that the ore shoot is
downward trend. Foreman l.. L.
Dellinger is of the opinion that the
raise has not yet revealed the main
yortion of the downward extension
of the orebody which has given such
a wonderful account of itself on the
SSO-foot intermediate level; there
fore the raise is being continued to
fully determine the magnitude oil
the new discovery.
For some time past Consulting
Engineer J. X. Turner has Deen con-
fdent that raise 522-A would ex'
pose the orebody, in which belief nc
has been borne out. An encourag-
ing change in the formation through
which the raise was passing Oc-
Cured several days ago. On Sun
day three feet of vein matter gave
at the height of 81 feet above the
level an assay of $7.S5. At height
Of 60 feet Monday the drillings from
the top of the raise yielded lesser
values, but Monday night, at the
height Of Ga feet, gave a return ol
$500 per con. -
After dropping down in value fol
several days, the orebody is again
showing high assays in south drift
524 on the SSO-foot level. -Four
feet of the drift, as sampled Mon
day night g We a return of $121. go
per ton, distributed as follows. Gold
3.24 ounces; silver, ALP ounces;
copper, 1871 per cent. Below the
952-foot level other workings art
being advanced to intercept the ore
body, which is rapidly developing
into a bonanza.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29
CON. IS
AGAIN OPERATING
PRESIDENT TORIN OUTLINES
PLAN OF FUTURE WORK
AT PROPERTY

Operations at the property of the
Pioneer Consolidated Mines company
in the Pioneer district, south of
Goldfeld, will be going ahead UPON
normal scale in the next few days,
after being suspended since Decem-
ber 24 last when w. j. Tobin, the
president and general manager, and
Ed Daniels, miner. were injured by
a cavern. An announcement to that
effect was made by President TObin,
who arrived in Goldfield Tuesda-
Light Mr.. TObin. who sustained a
double fracture of his right leg be-
tween the knee and ankle and tho
GislocatiOn of his left ankle, has en- :
tirely recovered and is now walking
without the aid of a cane. The
purpose of his visit to GOldfield at
this time is to confer with j. X. Tn-
nCr, consulting engineer of the com
pany. relative to future development
work at the property.
tlr. Tobin arrived at the property
from his home in Denver, Colo, Sew
cral days ago and has put small
force of miners to work cleaning up
il, the mine incident to the general
resumption of operations next Mon
day when the number of workmer
will be increased to Is. AS it is the
Intention of the company to under
take some entirely new operations N
the mine, Manager Tobin states that
the force will still further be in
rcased from time to time until 1t
numbers twenty-five miners.
In addition to the continuance of
work in progress at the time OF the
closedOwn, crOsscuts will be started
in four directions from the stOpe on
the vein just above the 250foot lev
el and east and west from the BO-
rama stOpe above the 150fOot lev
el for the purpose of proving up
the extent of the ore bodies reveal
ed by the two workings. On the
200-foot level an east crOsscut from
the shaft will be extended to inter-
cept the downward extension of Bo-
nanza ore body. This will be the
first work undertaken to the east
of the shaft on the level named. IT
is the plan of the management to
advance the crosscut 200 feet but
It is expected that it will pass
through the vein at about 100 feet
fl ON the shaft.
The mill at the property will be
ope rating upon an increased scale as
soon as needed repairs are made. :.
consignment of new parts for the bat
terry ad crusher and a new set VI
Llates are now being shipped to the
property from Denver, Colo, and
should arrive in the next few days.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29

directors of the company. at the
quarterly meeting in San Francisco
Thursday, declared dividend No. 23,
to ten cents per share. 1t
will be paid on July 81 to stock
holders of record on June so, and
will aggregate 1855, 5,914.SO, which
sum will bring the total distribution
of profits to stockholders up to
2S,643,916.S0.
The final report of General Man
ager j. w. Hutchinson for the month
of April, which has been made
public, shows that the mines of the
company produced 30,S72 tons of ore
that yielded net realization OF
4,257.09. The production of the
leases amounted to 6S3 dry tons of
ore of a gross value of $50, ,S25.29, OF
which amount the company received
in royalty $1S.320.27, less milling
and transportation costs.
Jumbo Extension
A new discovery worthy of special
note has just been made IN the jun
bo Extension territory. Raise 523A
has disclosed at point Ga feet above
the 952-foot level what appears to be
continued on Page Eighty
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29

employed, and they are now work.
crosscut from the east drift into the
st. Ives claim of the Merger terri
tory from the 1265-foot level of the
Grizzly Bear mine of the Goldfield
Consolidated Mines company. At
the time of the suspension of oper-
ations Immediately following the ap-
pointment of the receiver, this raise
had gained a height of SS feet and
disclosed about six feet of quartz
carrying low values on the contact
of latte and shale When the raise
is advanced few feet further,
drifts will be started east and west
from it along the contact with a
view to disclosing the downward eX-
tension of the ore bodies that have
brought new fame to the Jumbo
Extension company. The raise is
going up at point about 200 feet
south of the line of the Poleverda
claim of the Jumbo Extension.
Should the Merger operations be
crowned with success, of which there
is more or less certainty, they will
vastly increase the potentialities of
not only the two properties. but all
those in the immediate vicinity.
Goldfield Consolidated
The Goldfield Consolidated Mines
company continues to pay tribute to
its lucky stockholders. The board of
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29
W|NzE GOING TO
GREATER DEPTH
MENTARY HOIST TO FACIII-
TATE OPERATIONS

All preparations having been
completed, the management OF the
Sandstone Kendall Cons iii .ated
tion the plan of sinking to greater
depth on the big vein below tn" 500
foot level. 1t is the intertioa to
continue down the Wine below the
east crosscut on that level, from
bottom of which q crOsschi TO the
east was extended about 3G feet
,r.tr to the temporary suspension Of
o. erations in the working several
Ecnths ago.
General Manager A. |. Darcy mas
installed a supplementary hoist
a 2O-horsepower electric outfit - at
the top of the winze and has begun
raising the water that filled ur the
winZe and crosscut from it. This
task will be completed in day or
two and sinking on the vein will
then be resumed. Just how far the
winZe will be sunk has not been de-
termined by Manager Darcy. He
eXplains that decision on this point
will be largely influenced by the
new conditions revealed in the work
as it progresses. At the point thc
Wine was started from the 5O0-foot
level, the crosscut revealed an Is
inch streak of ore that yielded val
ues of $44 per ton. At seFtfai
points in the winze the same streak
appeared but in an irregular fash
ion. The Sandstorm vein is 1nas-
sive affair and all persons acqua:bt-
ed with the property are confident
that with. greater depth the manage
ment will open up large bodies o,
paw ore in it.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29

an accomplished fact in the near
future.
Receiver Johanson returned to
Goldfield the early part of this week
rom San Francisco, where he con-
ferred for several days with all par
ties to the litigation. He confirm
ed upon his return to camp reports
previously received to the effect
that all disputes had virtually been
settled He explained that the
meeting of the board of directors of
the company originally set for yes
terday at San Francisco had been
postponed until day or two after
the meeting of the directors of the
Goldfield Deep Mines company, the
holding corporation, in Seattle,
Wash, on June 2. Although he
was emphatic in his statement that
suit will be brought against tho
Jumbo Extension company for the
Velvet claim, there are many local
mining men reluctant to believe that
the action will actually be filed, and
aver that, in such an event, it will
result in naught.
AS announced by him upon his re-
turn. Receiver Johanson, by virtue of
authority conferred upon him by
the federal court in Seattle, Wash,
caused operations in the mine to be
resumed "Wednesday morning. Two
shifts of four miners each have been
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29
WATER RAPIDLY
BEING LOWERED
AT GREAT BEND
ARE GOING STEADILY
AHEAD NOW

Unless present calculations go
aWry, the management of the Gold
field Great Bend Mining company
will have the property in such shape
within the next two or three weeks
as to permit of the resumption OF
exploratory work on the 50O-foot
br bottom level of the vertical shaft.
For several weeks the company has
been making preparations incident
to the continued development of the
big bodies exposed on the various
levels of the property in the early
days of the district and the mine
promises to give a splendid account
of itself in the immediate future.
With the aid of the new sinking
pump, which has a capacity of 15O.-
600 gallons per day, and baler, the
water has been lowered in the shaft
from above the 100-foot point to the
3OO-foot level AT the latter point
g. bulkhead has been found covered
to a considerable depth with fallen
rock and other debris. Superin-
tendent Campbell today began the
task of clearing off the bulkhead
and making the slight repairs
needed to the shaft at that point.
This task will be completed in a
day or two and then the pump will
be put to work raising water below
the 3OO-foot level. He expects To
have the shaft and workings COM
pletely unwatered in the time stated
above
TT new equipment placed on the
shaft by the management is giving
Subtraction anu when it is possible
to resume actual underground min
in5 operations it will greatly 'acili-
tate the exploration of the ore
bodies of the three big veins on all
the deep levels. The sinking pump
is being operated by air from the
new compressor recently installed.
This piece of machinery is suffl-
ciently large as to enable it not only
to operate the machine drills when
they are placed in commission but
also the pump.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29
S|MMER0NE IS
TO SINK DEEPER
GOOD RESULTS ARE BEING Or.
TANNED IN EXTENSIVE LAT
ERAI OPERATIONS

Harry c. Cutler of Reno, general
manager of the New Goldfield Sim
merone Mining company, who is
making a several days visit of in
spection to the property in this camp,
states that he is well satisfied with
the headway being made in the work
and much pleased with the condi-
tions prevailing. He announces that
sinking in the shaft below the pres
ent bottom or 250-foot level will be
started about July 1. 1t Is the plan
Of the management to continue tho
shaft down at least 200 feet and
possibly to the latte -shale contact,
o1timated to lie at depth of $50
feet
On the 250-foot or bottom level.
the new southwest crosscut from
the shaft has been extended 120 feet
since the new company resumed the
development of the ground about
two months ago. The working is
extension of the ore shoot exposed
on the 125-foot level of the ground
recently leased from the Reorgan-
lied Blue Bull Mining company ad-
joining on the south, and embracing
what was formerly known as the
Knickerbocker lease. On the level
named of the lease territory the
vein has been opened up for a
length of 100 feet by drift. IN
which the ore measures from four
inches to four feet in width and
gives assays ranging from $50 to
better than 81 900 per ton. At one
point four inches of ore gave a re-
turn of $1,000 per ton while an
assay of $50 was obtained across Il
three-foot width at another point
Manager Cutler calculates that it
will be necessary to extend the south
east crosscut on the 250-fOot level
of the Simmerone about so or Is
additional feet to reach the down
ward extension of the ore body.
A new southeast crosscut for the
same purpose is soon to be started
on the 100-foOt level of the Simme.-
one shaft. AS there is a difference
in the elevation of the collars Of
the Simmerone and old Knickerbock-
er lease shafts, the proposed cross
cut on the 100-fOot level of the fO:-
mer will cut the ore body Is feet
deeper than the 125-foot level OF
the workings of the latter. On the
250-foot level Of the Simmerone
shaft. miners are engaged in clean
ing out the old west crOsscut, It
being the intention of the manage
ment to resume work in it with the
object of catching the downward ex-
tension of the main Simmerone vein
Manager Cutler further states
that in the extension of crosscut
On the 1O0-foot level of the oiu
Knickerbocker lease on the Blue
Bull into the SimmerOne ground the
faulted section of the KnickerbOck-
er vein has been revealed. The new
crosscut to be run on the 200foot
level will make connection with the
old lease workings Where picked
up. the faulted section of the vein
gives excellent paintings.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29
OPTIMISTIC As
TO GOLDF|ELO
NEW YORK MINING MAN GIVES
HIS VIEWS ON CAMPS
FUTURE

After making ten days STUDY OF
local mining conditions, Robert II.
Aiken of New York City, a mining
man of long and varied experience,
is confident that Goldfield is yet to
attain it's greatest fame as a pro-
ducer of precious metals, notwith-
standing it's phenomenal production
cf the past. Mr.. Aiken has been
identified with many of the mining
camps OF the United States and Can
ada and his opinions. therefore, are
of Importance. When asked for his
views on Goldfield, he said:
"The surface indications of Gold
field are most interesting. TO
student of surface indications ia
maliar with the gossans or leached
ore bodies, and taking into consid-
Grafton the richness of the ore min
ed in the past, this district presents
possibilities beyond any camp in the
west.
80 impressed have l become
with the surface indications lying to
the south of the bonanza group-in
that undeveloped area extending a
mile and half beyond the Atlanta
that | venture to predict that the
real big mines of Goldfield have not
yet been opened up. l base this
statement on the heavy outcroppings,
and the direction and width of the
mineralized zone or rather the un-
usual width and strength of the
veins and the coloring and charac-
ter of the leached vein matter on
the surface. These veins should
cut all formations and extend to
great depths. statements to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
mo dependable primary, unalter-
ed ore bodies can be expected in the
zone above the permanent water
level There may be expected local
enrichment in spots, and no doubt
pay ore can be mined in quantity
above the water level. However
that may be, once development has
reached the primary ore bodies lying
below the permanent water level,
enormous dependable masses of ore
of a profitable grade can be expect
ed; in fact, l may say, can be count
ed on. This prediction is backed by
experience gained in the most profit
able ore zones in this country, such
as Butte, Mont; Jerome and Bisbee,
Ariz.; Ely, New; Ducktown, Tenn,
and other important districts.
To my way of thinking, a knowl-
edge of metallurgy and chemistry is
of as great or greater Importance
, than geology in correctly diagnosing
these unprOven zones. The leach
ing of ore bodies and deposition by
replacement are strictly chemical
processes. The ash or insoluble
material left after teaching, which
we call the gossan of the vein, is
distinguishable to the experienced
eve, and the original character of
the leached ore can be safely and
surely read as can the original fuel
be determined by the ash from
fire by the layman. The chemical
laws of the past geological ages are
the chemical laws of today, and, in
my opinion, thorough understand
ing of these chemical processes will
be a certain and safe guide in the
future development of this camp.
From my limited study and obser-
vations, l am most optimistic as to
the future of Goldfield."
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29
ENCOURAGING VALUES ARE
BEING FOUNDIN KEWANAS

Highly encoura ging results are
attending the exploratory work be-
ing prosecuted by the Reorganiyed
Kewanas Mining company from the
130-foot point in the winze below
the 700-fOot Level. The south drift
is at present exposing in the latte
about a foot of quartz yielding as
says of from SO to 80 per ton. The
northwest drift continues along the
latite-shale contact.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29

The final report of General Man
ager j. w. Hutchinson on the pro-
duction and earnings of the Gold
field Consolidated Mines company
during the month of April has just
been made public by A. H. Howe,
secretary and treasurer. 1t shows
that mines of the company produced
30,S72 tons of ore, which yielded
net profits of s154,275.O9. A total
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29
G0|DF|ELD CONSOLIDATED Mines
Company final april REPORT

Of 3,205 feet of development work
was accomplished during the month
at cost Of $500 per foot. Lessees
produced 6S3 dry tons of ore of a
gross value of $36,825.29, upon
which the company received in roy
atty $18,32O.27. less milling and
transportation costs The report, in
full, follows:
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29
AT THE Blue BULL

Operations are going steadily
ahead at the property of TIE Reor-
ganized Blue Bull Mining company
The east crosscut on the 70O-foct
level has for the last 100 feet been
passing through quartz and vein
matter of low values.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-05-29

o. r. WHITAKER of MonteZu-
ma drove in from his property in
that district yesterday and is stop
ming at the st. Nicholas.