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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11

has been obtained, are estimated to
contain $4,000 tons of ore that can
be treated profitably by flotation, and
the organizers of the project are con-
vinced that a far larger tonnage can
eventually be treated during the term
of their lease. F. A. Mead, who
conducted the metallurgical tests
and who Will have charge of the
plant, has been for several years
chief chemist for the Jackling inter-
ests, at the Utah Copper company's
property, and has devoted five years
exclusively to the study of oil flo
tation He is said to be one of the
foremost experts in the country on
the application of this process. Ten
Janney circulating machines, in
which the pulp is agitated and the
necessary froth produced. have al
ready arrived here and will be hous-
ed i'm a galvanized iron building,
erected on the foundation of the old
Florence mill, near the collar of the
main shaft. 1t is widely realized
that the success of this project will
be of vital moment to the entire
Goldfield district, as the successful
treatment of the refractory ores of
the Florence will insure equal sue
cess with other ores of the district,
Jumbo Extension
The discovery of a new vein, in
ground heretofore unexplored, has
attracted renewed interest to the op-
erations of the Jumbo ExtensiOR
company. This vein, which has
shown strong seams of ore assaying
up to $63 per ton, was penetrated
by the southeast cross-cut on the
third or S00-foot level, being driven
from the main Paloverde workings
to connect with the newer workings
in the Velvet claim and in the shale
contact ore-zone. The northern ex-
tension of this vein can be worked
to excellent advantage from the new
Velvet shaft, which is now down
about no feet and which will soon
make connection with the east cross,
cut on the 790-foot level. This shaft
is being sunk at the rate of five
feet daily and at unusually low cost.
In the southeastern workings, in the
shale contact ore-channel, the 535,
555 and $50 drifts have continued in
ore of uniformly high grade. The
555 drift reached hill in the shale
and is continuing as an incline raise
in high-grade ore. The slopes above
the 500 level, farther to the north
west, maintain their showing of wide
faces of rich material, which is mix
ed with the low-grade ore broken
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11

A force of men is now engaged in
clearing debris from the old Flor
ence Goldfield mill-site and prepar-
ing the foundations for the immedi-
ate construction of a flotation plant
of $50 tons daily capacity. This
plant is being erected by the Ne
vada Metal Extraction company, d
close corporation composed OF Ne
vada mining men and metallurgists,
and headed by F. A. Mead, who has
made exhaustive tests of Florence
ores.
The new company has secured d
three-year lease on all the Florence
dumps, estimated to contain at least
5000 tons of ore that can be treat
ed profitably. The dumps to be
treated by the new flotation plant
contain ore taken from the old leas-
es, including the Reilly. Florence
Consolidated, Little Florence, Baby
Florence, Rogers-Syndicate, Flor
ence-Nevada, Pennsylvania, Engi-
neers'. Florence Mohawk and sever
al others.
During the period in which the old
bonanza leases on the Florence were
in operation, provision was made in
all lease contracts prohibiting the
removal of ores valued at less than
$50 per ton. Ore of this grade was
not marketable at that time. owing
to the lack of treatment facilities
and the excessive transportation
costs, and it was common knowl-
edge that pay ore in considerable
quantity was thrown on the lease
dumps. The Florence cOmpanv
treated only a negligible quantity Of
dump ore in its mill. and it is believ-
ed that a large tonnage of good ore
remains on the surface. All Of this
ore is said to be we'll suited to treat
ment by flotation.
Janney circulating machines. for
agitating the pulp and creating the
froth necessary in flotation. will be
used in the new plant and ten of
these machines have already arrived
here. The equipment is to be hous-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11
KEWANAS DRIFTS
CONTINUE IN ORE
EAST CROSS-CUT STILL SHOWING
FORMATION OF EXCELLENT
CHARACTER

Development work in the property
of the Reorganized Kewanas Mining
company is making satisfactory
progress and the best results during
the past week have been obtained in
driving the main north drift opened
from a cro3s-cut about 200 feet north
of the main working station, at tho
bottom of the winze from the 700
loot level. This drift has now pro-
gressed over $40 feet and for this
entire distance is showing ore of
varying grade, considerable part
of which, in the belief of the man
agement, can be mined profitably.
About a month ago 1t was decid-
ed to begin stopping on this, ore, but
conditions that developed in the east
ern part of the workings were such
as to influence Manager Darcy to
continue devoting all efforts to de-
velOpment for the time being, in or
der to further explore the quartz
channel exposed by the two east
cross-cuts. The ore exposed in tho
north drift varies in width from two
to five feet and is Of uniformly good
mill grade, while at a number OF
points the width and average value
will justify stopping for shipment.
From the end of the first cross
cut to the east, which passed through
a wide area of vein matter that con-
tains many seams of good ore. a
winZe was sunk about 80 feet to the
shale and continued along the dip of
the shale. to the east, Work at this
point has been suspended for the
Continued on Page Five)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11
SILVER PICK WORK
IN PHELAM GROUND
COMPANY HAS STARTED TO EX-
PIORE LEASE TERRITORY
NEARER SURFACE

Superintendent Walter Norris of
the Silver Pick Consolidated re-
ports that he has started develop
ment work in the territory of the
old Phelan lease, near the boun-
Diary line between the Silver Pick
and Deserted claims, northwest Of
the main workings. The lessees, in
exploring this ground some two years
ago, exposed some wide seams OF
commercial ore at depth of 13.
ieet and extended a drift for a short
distance on a vein of excellent ap-
pearance. The Silver Pick company
has just started work in this terri
tory to further explore the vein.
On the 500-foot level cross-cut
was driven over 400 feet and pene-
trated what is believed to be the
Phelan vein. A drift to the north at
this depth exposed some ore of mill
ing grade, but it is not yet certain
if this drift has progressed Tar
north enough tozcut the ore-shoot
exposed above, 0a~fts rather flat rake
to the northeast. Work has been
in progress on the 600-foot level,
where a cross-cut was driven from
the shaft to the main east vein and
where drifts have been started to eX-
plore this big lode.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11
ROUND mountain PLACERS MAKE
GOOD OUTPUT WITH Low WATER

Recent reports dealing with the
operations of the Round Mountain
company indicate that highly salts
factory results are being obtained,
10th in the underground workings
and in the recovery of gold from
the cOmpany's large area of placer
ground. Present earnings from
placer operations are particularly
gratifying, because of the fact that
the water supply is at the lowest
stage of the year and this work is
possible at present only on a great
ly reduced scale.
The period in which the greatest
volume of water is available begins
in March and the flow begins to dim
inish in July but continues according
70 the amount of precipitation in the
Toiyabe watershed, in sufficient
volume for the company needs un-
til late in the fall. The cOmpany's
pipeline. which conveys the water
from Jett canyon, distance of eight
miles, was completed late in June
last and after some preliminary
work of installing giants and pre-
pairing, sluices, the monitors were
put in commission about the middle
of July.
Superintendent r. H. Ernest, who
is in charge of both the quartz min
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11

A new vein, tho existence o.
which had :lnt heretofore been
shown in development, has been ex-
posed on the third level of the jun
bo Extension mine, in driving in a
southeasterly direction from the old
main workings in the Paloverde
claim to connect with new drifts on
the shale contact ore on and above
the 8O0-foot level. This vein.
which is of excellent appearance and
has been yielding assays of $63 per
ton, can be worked to excellent ad-
vantafie from the Velvet shaft, as
we'll as from the new cross-cut.
The discovery of this vein opens
new and important possibilities for
the territory near the boundary line
between the Paloverde and Velvet
claims, north of the main contact
workings and east of the old Palo-
verde slopes. This ground has not
been explored in the past above the
shale, the only work in this imme-
date section being the long cross
cut that was extended far within the
shale, on the 1017-foot level.
Throughout the mine conditions
are in every way satisfactory and
Superintendent Turner, who has
lately returned from visit to Oat-
man, Ariz., expresses himself as well
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11
new Vein IN JUMBO EXTENSION
REGARDED AS IMPORTANT find

pleased with the results obtained in
development during his absence.
In the southeastern workings, in the
eastern part of the Velvet claim,
conditions are particularly crafty
ing. The 535 drift has progressed
for considerably over 200 feet,
showing ore of good width and high
uniform value throughout this dis
tance, with faces at times averag-
ing from $50 to $3.50 per ton.
The new drift, north branch Of
the 535, progress in ore of even
better average grade than that shown
in the 535, but has reached a pro-
jecting hill of shale and is now be-
ing advanced as an incline raise,
following up the dip of the shale and
continuing in the same rich ore.
This raise is designed to connect ul-
timately wit the $50 drift. Just be-
low the eastern end of the rich 524
drift and which is also showing ore
of high grade. The 541 and 546
slopes, in the contact zone and above
the 524 drift, continue to show
wide faces of high-grade ore, but
this is being mined only as it is re-
quired to mix with the lower grade
material taken out in development
and extracted in clearing the deep
Continued on Page Five)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11
TIMBERS OF
BLUE BULL NINE SHAFT

Activities on the property of the
ReorganiZed Blue Bull Mining com
panay have lately been confined
chiefly to repairing timbers in the
main shaft, which is over 700 feet in
depth. Development work has been
progressing, with small force of
miners, on the 7O0-foot level, where
large masses of good-loOking quartz
have been explored, but no ore of
value has been exposed
here. On the 500-fOot level the main
vein was found to contain seams of
ore yielding good assays.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11

ing and placer operations of the
Round Mountain company, was In
Tonopah this week, when he gave
information to the Miner from which
the following was printed in thas
paper:
At the present time the company
is working three shifts of men, but
owing to the fact that the high water
will not occur again until spring, IL
is working but one hydraulic giant.
There is at present about 60 in
ches of water flowing through the
ripe and as the company deemed
it inadvisable at the time of in
stalling its pipeline. to construct
a dam for impounding the water,
has adopted the system of using the
nipe-line itself for reservoir, by
shutting off the water at the giant
end of the line for an hour, to allow
the line to fill up, and then working
the giant for about 35 minutes. This
is a successful method of impound-
ing the water as there is fall Of
600 feet fromthe intake to the giant.
The greatest fall is in the center
of Smokey Valley. where there is d
pressure of 500 pounds to the square
inch. Undoubtedly the company
Continued on Page Five)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11
FLORENCE WORK
BEING EXTENDED
NEW EQUIPMENT INSTALLED
AND DEVELOPMENT RE-
SUMED In NINE

Operations of the Florence Gold
field Mining company were resumed
on Thursday, after an interval of
two weeks in which underground
work had been suspended while
the new surface equipment was be-
ing installed The new 75-foOt
head-frame has been completed and
fitted with the sheaves that were
delayed by fire in the factory
where they were made; new ore
bins of large capacity have been
built at the collar of the main shaft
and new skips installed, of the type
invented by an employe of the Flor
ence company and used with great
success for several years.
Superintendent H. B Clapp re-
ports the mine equipment all in the
best of condition and he will at once
resume development, extending
this work into new territory on the
$50 and 53O-foot levels. In the
northern part of the Florence claim
a cross-cut from the main north
drift On the 25O-foot level has been
extended west to connection with
the old Reilly lease workings. The
ground in the neighborhood of the
o.d Reilly slopes will be thoroughly
explored.
These slopes produced exceedingly
1;ch ore, to the estimated value OF
considerable ever $1.000,OOO, in
the short period during which the
lease was operated after the ore was
Continued on Page Five)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11
ATLANTA OUTPUT
IS SUBSTANTIAL
COPPER. s.PRl,,f,MINATES IN PRO
DUCT NOW BEING SHIPPED
TO SAMPLER

Shipments have been going for
ward to the sampler from the At
lanta mine recently at the rate of
carload every other day, the product
being Of medium grade but yielding
a fair profit to the company. Work
in the winze below the 1750-foot lev
ell has been interrupted by flood of
water and it is probable that the in
stallation of sinking pump will
be necessary to continue this work
to further depth.
Conditions on the upper levels,
where slopes have been opened at
depths of 1880 and 1920 feet, have
shown some improvement, according
to Manager A. I. Darcy, and most
of the ore now being hoisted for
shipment is coming from the new
slopes on the 15S0-foot level, where
apparently considerable quantity
of medium grade shipping ore is now
available.
Development work is being con-
Quoted on three levels and is serving
to block out an exceedingly large
tonnage of lower grade, copper
bearing ore, which is believed to be
well suited to treatment by the flo
tation process. In the ore that Is
being shipped, less than one-third
of the metallic content of value is
gold, the remainder being copper.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11
ERECTING F[0TAT|0N PLANT
At FLORENCE MINE TO
TREAT SURFACE ORE

ed in a fire-prOof, galvanized iron
structure, erected on the founda-
tions of the old Florence mill, which
was destroyed by fire about four
years ago. According to the men il
charge of construction, the new plant
will be completed and in operation
by the first of February.
Coming to Goldfield in August, Mr..
Mead spent fortnight in making
tests on Florence ores and convinc-
ed himself that they could be treat
ed successfully by the flotation pro-
cess. For a number of years Mr.
Mead has been employed in the ca
pacity of chief chemist for D. c..
Jackling, at the plant of the Utah
Copper company, and during the
past five years has devoted his at
tention exclusively to perfecting the
flotation process, in it's application to
ores of various districts, sent to that
plant for testing.
Flotation has proved highly sue
cessful in the Utah copper districts,
and in the opinion of Mr.. Mead will
effectually solve the problem of hand
ling profitably the low-grade copper
bearing ores of the Goldfield district.
All tests have indicated that a high
extraction may be relied upon in
treatment by flotation and that the
operation will be relatively low in
cost. The operation of this plant, in
Mr.. Mead's belief, will constitute the
most thorough test possible of the
efficacy of flotation here, as the ores
of the Florence are exceedingly COM
MEX and contain all the base e"
ments to be found in any part of t.
district
The success of this project, it is
nOinted out. will insure the profit
able treatment of vast quantities o.
refractory ore from other mines
here. Mr.. Mead, who is a son of E.
H. Mead of Tonopah. formerly of
Goldfield. will have charge of the
new plant, having resigned his posi-
tion with the big Utah concern to
carry out this project.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11

The outstanding feat re in mining
news of the week in Goldfield has
been the beginning of work on the
construction of an oil flotation plant,
of $50 tons daily capacity, on the
Florence Goldfield property, by a
company that has secured a long
term lease on the old Florence
dumps. The enterprise is the out
come of an elaborate series of tests
on ore from all parts of the proper
ty, indicating that the process can
be applied successfully to the treat
ment of this ore.
The new company is close cor
poration, formed by number of
well-known mining men and metal
lurgists, and is known as the Nevada
Metal Extraction company. The
dumps, upon which three-year lease
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11
GREAT BEND HAS
EXPOSED QUARTZ
DRIFT ON 4O0-FOOT LEVEL MAY
CUT OREBODY IN NEAR
FUTURE

Progress in the development wrok
on the 400-foot level of the Great
Bend has been greatly facilitated by
the new station pump installed in
the main shaft at this level The
pump is easily handling all the water
from the workings in a few hours
operation daily and is capable of
accounting for any flow that can be
expected here. The entire working
plant is new and of high degree of
Of efficiency, being a duplicate, in
nearly every part, of that installed
e"me time ago at the Velvet shaft or
the Jumbo Extension.
Work in the Great Bend is chief
ly confined at present to the east
drift on the 400-foOt level, which is
following the main branch of the
Daisy-Grea Bend lode. and is near
ing point under the winze that was
sunk by lessees here from the $50
foot level. Ore of excellent grade
was exposed in this winze just before
the miners were driven out by water
with which the lessees were unable
to cope owing to lack of pumping
equipment. The drift is now show
ing quartz of excellent appearance.
affOrding ground for the belief that
the drift is nearing the Ore-shOOt ex-
posed above
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11
ANNUAL WORK AT Ida

Annual work is now being per-
formed on a large number of claims
in the Ida district, according to
Ed Kitchen, who has been in Gold
field this week. Many properties in
the district have smelling ore or
good grade in sight in considerable
quantity, and with the present re-
duced hauling costs, brought about
by the introduction of motor trucks,
it is believed the district may be re-
lied upon for an important produc-
ton during the next year.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11
CONSOLIDATED ESTIMATES

Preliminary estimates of the pro-
duction and earnings of the Gold
field Consolidated Mines company In
November have been issued by Sec
retary A. H. Howe, showing that
the mines produced during the
month 32,10O tons of ore, the gross
extraction from which was approx
imately $199,S00; operating ex-
penses were $147,0O0 and net real
ization is estimated at $52,783.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-12-11
BLACK BUTTE LESSEES
OBTAINING GOOD ASSAYS

In the workings of the Marine
lease, on the Diamondfield Black
Butte property, some ore of ship
ping grade is exposed in drifts on
the 110-foOt level. The parent COM
pany has provided a compressor and
the work will be facilitated by the
use of machine drills.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-22
MURDOCH NEWS

Murdoch and vicinity have again
been visited by several fine rains.
j. d. Pierce and ]. ]. Avant attend
ed the W. o. W. lodge at Melrose last
Monday night.
G.. {. Moore hauled n load Of maize
to Melrose a few days ago and has
just returned.
Shorty Ellison hauled a load down
yesterday.
C. NJ. Terry was in Melrose this
week.
c. A. Curtis has been to Tucum-
carl and Clovis this week in his new
auto.
C. L. Brody has moved his well
drill this week.
Cecil Terry has been out of school
for the last few days on account of
sickness.
Brownie Avant has been on the sick
list for the past few days.
Mrs. Roy II. Smith and Gertrude
spent the night at Mr.. Avants last
Thursday.
Miss Oriole Curtis who has been
visiting her parents, has gone back
to Clovis.
Mrs. Lima Henson and little daugh-
ter, Gladys, are visiting their daugh-
ter and sister, Mrs. Wright, in Clovis.
j. w. Terrell spent the day at I'm
Gle Dick Whitfeld's Saturday.
Glen Curtis and Pref. Whitfield and
Prof. Terrell went to "A singing at
Browning school house Sunday.
Miss Nora Britain took her pro-
duce to market at Cowan last Thurs
day.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1915-04-22
RECEIVERS SALE OF THE
EVANS OPERA HOUSE

| am now prepared to receive bids
on the following described property:
Lot A in Evans Realty Co.'S sub
division of Lots 81, %, % and "a in
block 1, o. T. Tucumcari, togeth-
err with all improvements thereon
opera house building and all furniture
and fixtures therein; including moving
picture machine and equipment.
Lots Il, c, d and f Evans Realty
Co.; subdivision of lots II, %, 23,
and "a in block 4, o. T. Tucumcari;
an undivided 1-S interest in lots A, b,
c, ID, and E, Blk "a, o. T. Tucumcari
IA ~ interest in the M of the NEA
Sec. Is and the Sh of SEA, Sec. 10,
Twp I'm, ring 80, East, N. NJ. p. NJ,
located in Quay county, N. M.
j. W. McCarty,
Receiver
First State Bank, Tucumcari, N. NJ.
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MUSICAL RECITAL

The High school Of Tucumcari wish
es to announce an informal piano and
orchestra recital by the grade stu
dents on Tuesday, April 81, at the
High School Auditorium at eight p.
m. All patrons and friends are cor
daily invited to hear the following
program:
Grand March, Little Hero. ...........
Junior Orchestra
Piano Solo, Flock of Blackbirds".....
robin Trill a Merry Song"
"Whip-Poor-Win"
Evelyn Troupe
Piano Solo ION the Shore" ...........
Emma Gerhardt
Blue Bells Of Scotland ..............
Junior Orchestra
Piano Duet
Roy Goldenberg and Miss Gardner
Piano Solo Thoughtful Moments.
Nadine Chappell
Sweet Evening Bells .................
Junior Orchestra
Part 2
Piano Trio "A May Day" ............
Emma Gerhardt, Arabelle De
Oliviera. Miss Gardner
Piano Solo. "Rustling Leaves .......
Walta Katharine Luttrell
Polka Violet
Junior Orchestra
Piano Solo, "Minuet" ...............
Arabelle DeOliviera
Piano Duet Russian lntermezzo"
Nadine Chappell, Miss Gardner
Piano Solo "Andante" ..a..... .
Lola Bays
Personnel of Orchestra
LIST Violins-Willie Arnold, Grace
Ridley, Harry Shahan, Lober Nichols,
Harrison Cusack, Howard Winters.
End Violin.-Gracen Pack
LIST Cornet-Robert Sandusky, Grin
Pack. Droullard Gresham.
End Cornet-Arabelle DeOliviera,
LIST Clarinet-Don Hittson.
End Clarinet-Roger Keller, French
Horn, Roy Goldenberg.
Bass Viol-Doris Whitmore.
Pianist-Katharine Luttrell.
Director-Miss Gardner.
Assistant-Jessie Knierim.
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Makes 81 Feel Like l6

II suffered with kidney ailment for
two years" writes Mrs. M. A. Bridges
Of Robinson, Miss, land commenced
taking Foley Kidney Pills about ten
months ago. am now able to do all
my house work without fatigue. |
am now 81 years Of age and feel like
a i6-year-old girl" Foley Kidney
Pills strengthen and invigorate weak
back, rheumatism and bladder trouble.
They ara tonic IN action. Sands-Dor-
sey Drug Co.