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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-13
MEETING
HAS Been CALLED
SECRETARY OF MERGER SENDS
OUT NOTICES TO THE
STOCKHOLDERS

J. o. Walther, secretary of the
Goldfield Merger Mines company, is
today mailing to stockholders the
following notice of special meet
ing:
Pursuant to the written request
of three of the trustees of this COM
pany, special meeting of the stock,
holders of the Goldfield Merger Mines
company is called and will be hello
at the office of the company, at room
14OS Hoge building, Seattle, Wash,
on Friday, April 9th, 1915 at three
o'clock p. m. for the purposes of
considering and taking action upon
the sale of the Velvet claim of this
company to the Jumbo Extension
Mining company, and the disposal of
III, 900 shares of the capital stock
of the Jumbo Extension Mining COM
pany, which was received in part
payment for the said Velvet claim;
considering and taking action upon
all acts performed and all contracts
entered into by the officers and
dBcutS VI Iulo CoIuDdA III SohhVN-
ton with the said sale of the Velvet
claim and the said disposal of said
Jumbo Extension Mining company's
stock; considering and acting upon
all work and acts performed by the
officers and agents of this company
in the development of the property
of this company, the joint employ
ment by this company, the Goldfield
Consolidated Mines company and the
Atlanta Mines company of the same
officers and agents; considering and
acting upon any and all settlements
and payments made by the officers
and agents of this company with and
to the Atlanta Mines company or the
Ioldheld Consolidated Mines COM
pany arising by reason of joint work
ing contracts with said companies;
and to consider and act upon any
and all other matters which may
properly come before the meeting"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-13
OPERATING ON
| NORMAL SCALE
UMBO EXTENSION is AGAIN AG-
GRESSIVELY DEVELOPING
IT'S PROPERTY

The Jumbo Extension Mining COM
any, which OH Monday resumed
Iork with about three-fourths
prce, after closedown of two
leeks as a result of the Booth apex
hit, is now operating on a normal
hle There are now on the mine
froll about forty men and opera
rs are being pushed with vigor.
It shaft No. 2, formerly known as
old Original Velvet shaft. which
management intends to continue
n a depth of 400 feet down to
1017-foot level workings of the
evefda shaft, the new gallows
ne is being placed in position.
ne shaft has been enlarged from
two to three-compartment size to
a depth of forty feet and retimbered.
1t will probably be necessary to re-
duce the scale of work at this shaft
temporarily after the gallows frame
has been erected in consequence OF
he delay in the arrival from Den
yer, Colo, Of the new 75-horsepower
electric hoist. due to the inability
of the sellers to obtain delivery OF
100-horsepower motor to operate
it. Under their contract. the sellers
must assemble the hoist and motor
in Denver and test it out before ship
ping it to Goldfield 1t is expected
that the entire equipment will be
delivered in Goldfield in about thir-
ty days.
On the 1017-foot level of the Pole
verda shaft, drift north has been
started north on the ore body from
the main east crosscut which pene-
trated it about ter feet just prior to
the closedown, due to the litigation.
This drift is advancing on four feet
of SIT ore. Raise 503-E, started
near the face of the crosscut to de-
termine the width of the vein and
reveal the latte hanging wall of
the vein is now up twenty feet. Work
in the east crosscut will be resumed
as soon as raise 503-E is completely
timbered and the north drift on the
ore body has sufficiently advanced
to permit.
On shale "a" level, the southwest
drift is advancing on four feet OF
$25 ore and the southeast drift is
being ex ended for exploratory pur-
poses. Four feet of $40 ore is be-
ing broken down from the face of
the southwest drift on shale "D' lev
ell. A raise is being put up from
the southwest drift on shale "C'
level to expose the latite-shale con-
tact. On the 7O0-foot level, cross"
cut has been started east from the
main northeast drift toward No.
shaft to determine the width of the
vein and for exploratory purposes.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-13

will be cleared away through the
consolidation of not only the Booth,
Jumbo Extension and Merger but
one, or possibly two, other compa-
nies. There is also considerable
speculation as to the basis of ex-
change of shares, should CONSOLE
dation be effected. 1t is the gem
eral opinion that such details will
be worked out before May l., the
time set for the Jumbo Extension to
plead and file an answer in the Unit
ed States court at Carson City to the
complaint of the Booth company;
therefore, it is thought by many per-
sons that the present litigation will
soon be a thing of the past.
Notwithstanding the general pub
lie opinion briefly explained above,
the Booth company is APPARENTLY pro-
ceeding with the preparation of its
case. To more clearly establish its
extra-lateral rights, the company has
begun sinking an incline two-com-
partment shaft on the vein at point
at which it outcrops for a width of
ten feet. The new shaft is located
about 400 feet directly south Of the
present main working shaft and has
been equipped with twenty horse
power electric hoist.
The management of the Jumbo Ex-
tension is also proceeding with the
preliminaries incident to it's defense.
Charles s. Sprague, vice president
and general manager, announced re-
Gently that H. " Winchell of Min
neapolis, Mimi, and J. r. Finlay of
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-13
PLANS FURTHER
WORK ON vtRNAl
PRESIDENT CALLS A SPECIAL
MEETING TO CONSIDER IN
CREASING CAPITALIZATION

For the purpose of considering a
plan of increasing the capital stock
from $1,OOO,O0O to $1,5OO,0O0 in or
der that the development OF the
property may be continued, Meyer
Schamberg of Philadelphia, Pa,
president of the Vernal Mining com
pany of Goldfiel0, has called a spe'
cial meeting of the stockholders 10
h0 held at the company's office in
Phoenix, Ariz. On April 5.
Il. circular let'cr sent crt 20
stockholders, President Schamberg
reviews the results that have thus
far been accomplished in the Vernal
property, as we'll as he pleasing con.
ciltons prevailing on contiguous cs-
tates, and announces thai tie com
parry has secured a lease upon the
Vernal No. and Veraal Fraction
claims of the Belmont Goldfied Mn
ing company and that negotiations
are now pending for lease rpcr a
pi rtjon of the territory of the sold
field Bulldog Mines CorDoratiOn. In
itlS lcIlCl L CoioCht ho'ShaA-fDSiSo S"y
tha, last August the company ceaset !
work. owing to the fact that the ore
production was not sufficient to- meet
e.. oe nses and all of the treasury
stock had been previously sold for
the purpose of securing funds with
which to prosecute development
work.
Since that time operations have
been confined to the activities OF
lessees, who have extracted some ore
and accomplished some further de-
velopment. 1t is the plan of the
management to devise means where
by the company may again secure
funds with which to continue work
on it's own account. 1t has been de-
termined that the company will be-
gin as soon as possible the sinking
of the shaft from the 20O-foot or
present bottom level to depth of
200 feet, establishing levels one hun
lred feet apart and prosecuting nee
cssary lateral work at these points.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-13
S|MMERONE IS
AGAIN TO FRONT
OFFICERS OF NEW COMPANY
PLAN EXTENSIVE WORK
ON GROUND

Gurney Gordon, Walter Trent and
Harry G. Cutler of Reno who, with
w. d. Alexander and T. F. Bonneau,
aslo of Reno; John G. Kirchen Of
Tonopah, and Jules La Barthe of
Thompson, recently organized the
New Goldfield SimmerOne Mining
company for the operation of the old
SimmerOne property. are visitors III
camp Onb usiness connected with the
plans of the company. They expect
to return to their homes in Reno in
the next few days. Mr.. Cutler, how
ever, will soon come back to Gold
field to direct the operations of the
company as general mOnager.
Work preparatory to the extern
sive and comprehensive exploration
of the property has already started
and The scale Of operations will be
steadily increased. For the immedi-
ate future operations will be confin-
ed tc the main vertical shaft which
was sunk to a depth of $50 feet in
the early days of the camp. On the
25O-foot level of this shaft consid-
cradle lateral work was performed,
resulting in the revelation of vein
thirty-fve feet in width that gave
average values of SO per ton. 1t is
the intention of the management of
the new company to Immediately
sink the shaft an additional 200 feet
n M ut
the o5O-foot level the ledge was re-
vealed about twenty feet west of the
shaft 1t dips to the east on a sixty
degree angle and is expected to be
penetrated by the shaft at depth
of 800 feet. 1t is calculated that
the east will be required to intersect
it on the 450-foot level, when that
depth is gained.
The shaft is at present equipped
with Is h. p. gasoline hoist and
35-foot gallOws frame. 1t is the in
tention of the company to replace
the present hoist with double
electrical outfit of rs h. p. as soon as
additional depth is gained in the
shaft to justify. The company also
intends to install machine drills in
order to expedite operations. The
Simmerone first attracted attention
in the early days of GOldfield by the
discovery of high grade ore on the
surface. An incline shaft was sunk
on the vein to a depth of 10 feet
and a small amount of lateral devel-
opment was prosecuted. This work
yielded considerable tonnage of
rich ore. The property has been idle
for several years but it now promises
to again give good account of
itself 1t is the intention of the
new company to ultimately sink the
main vertical shaft to the latte
shale contact, estimated to lie at a
depth of $50 feet.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-13

NEW WINZE BELOW 7OO-FOOT
LEVEL DOWN THIRTY
FIVE FEET

With its new equipment of ma
chinery, the installation of which
was completed several weeks ago,
working in excellent shape, the Yel-
low Tiger Mining company is max
ing splendid headway in the devel-
opment work at it's property Re-
suits of highly pleasing character
are being accomplished and Gen.
eral Manager Charles y. Wilkinson
is exceedingly optimistic as to the
future of the property.
To explore the vein opened up
several years ago by the long north
cas- crosscut on the 70O-foot level,
Manager Wilkinson recently start
ed winZe in the north drift on two
feet of ore that assayed $50 per ton.
The winze has attained a depth of
thirty-five feet and the showing is
steadily improving, according to
Manager Wilkinson.
1t is his intention to soon resume
work in the raise started on the
vein above the north drift on the
70O-foOt Level several months ago.
At tha. tire it was put up distance
Of about twenty fest, the roof show
ing about two feet Of SO ore The
raise will be continued up to the 600
foot level drifts on the vein, access
to which direct from the shaft was
cut off several years ago by a cave
ir in the crosscut at that depth
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-13
BOOTH STARTS
INCLINE SHAFT
LY ESTABLISH ITS APEX
RIGHTS

To more clearly establish it's extra
lateral rights, the management of the
Reorganized Booth Mining company
Of Goldfield has started an incline
two-compartment shaft on the vein.
The new shaft is located about 400
feet directly south of the present
main working shaft. A twenty horse
power electric hoist was placed on
the new shaft today.
The new shaft was started on the
vein at point at which it crops for
width of ten feet. The vein out
crops for the entire length of the
Booth claim and in places the crop
pings show width of ten feet On
the 5O0-foOt level of the main work.
ing shaft, the south drift has open
ed up in the vein an OreshoOt fifty
feet in length. The width of the
shoot has not yet been determined.
Samples from the drift show values
of from SIS to $40 per ton. stope
will soon be started on this oreshoot,
according to General Manager A. |.
Darcy. Operations on the $50 and
7OO-fOot levels of the main shaft
have been suspended temporarily.
The vein, upon which the Booth
company bases is apex contentious
against the Jumbo Extension Mining
company and the Goldfield Merger
Mines company, has been opened up
on six levels and has been proven
continuous in the Booth territory
from that depth to the surface On it's
dip. On it's strike the vein has been
proven on the 500-foot level by the
south drift to cOnnec ion with
raise from the 600-foOt level of the
Laguna mine of the GOldfield Con.
solidated Mines company. This
raise on the vein from the 60O-fOot
level of the Laguna connects with
slopes in the Red Top mine of the
Consolidated which have followed the
ore body to the surface. From the
raise in the Laguna the vein strikes
through that property and the Cler-
mont mine and then downward to
the 750-foot level of the latter
where it passes into the Poleverds
and Velvet claims OF the Jumbo Ex-
ersion and at a greater depth into
the Merger estate, it's continuity
without a break being es- ablished
through all the workings named.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-13

In the absence of any conferences
between the officials of the compa-
nies involved or the issuance of any
official announcements by either
side, there is naturally great deal
of theorizing among the members Of
the local mining fraternity and in
vestors as to the probable outcome
of the Booth-Jumbo Extension apex
litigation. Although some few of the
"dopesters" see dark clouds" ahead,
the greater majority of them are
given to the view that the litigation
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-13
ATLANTA SENDS
OUT MORE ORE
PLEASING CONDITIONS PRENAIL
IN DEEP WORKINGS OF
THE NINE

The Atlanta is making great
strides toward becoming a regular,
heavy producer Thus far this
mon h it has shipped three 5O-ton
carloads of ore to the Millers' sam
pier of the Western Ore Purchasing
company. The first was sent out
last Saturday. Another shipment
was made Wednesday and the third
consignment was despatched Thurs
day. 1t is safe to say that the output
of the mine during the remainder or
the month will be prOportionately as
good, if not better.
Developments daily occurring OH
the 175O-foot level and tributary
workings in the Atlanta tend to bear
ou' the otu-repeated prediction that
it is destined to become one OF the
really great mines of the Goldfield
district. In the last few weeks gem
eral conditions in the property have
substantially improved and its future
is more than promising.
The latest development in the
property has occurred in 1907 raise,
which is being put up from the
branch west crosscut on the 100
foot level to connect for air with the
14OO-foot level of the Grizzly Bear
mine of the Goldfield Consolidated
Mines company. At height of so
feet above the level of the crosscut.
the "air'' raise has encountered the
extension of the big Atlanta vein.
More work, however, will be requir-
ed to determine the Importance of the
new development, according to Cen
eral Manager A. /. Darcy. AS the
completion of the "air" raise Will
make ventilation of the workings per-
feet and permit of more aggressive
development work than is possible
at present, operations in it are being
pushed to the utmost. 1t is calcu-
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-03-13
JACK CAMPBELL HERE

Jack Campbell. mining engineer
well known in Goldfield in the ear
ly days of the camp. recently re-
turned and expects to remain here
for some time. Since leaving here
Mr.. Campbell has engaged in mining
in Alaska, Mexico and various parts
of this coun ry. He has again given
heed to the call of southern Neva-
da
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REVIEW Of mining OPERATIONS IN COLI

New York had been retained as
ing experts and that Attorneys
III. Dickson of Salt Lake City Al
s. Downer of Reno had been
gagged as legal advisers. Unde,
stipulations recently entered into
approved by the federal court
Carson City, the Jumbo Exte.
company on Tuesday resumed
ations in the property upon
NAL scale.
Merger Mines
Secretary j. o. Walther has
ed out to stockholders of the
field Merger Mines company NJ
of a special meeting to be hel
the company office in Seattle, W
on Friday, April 8. The me
has been called upon the write
quest of three of the trustees OF
company and will be devoted to
consideration of various matter;
volved in the present internal lit
tiOn. Fof
Atlanta Mines
The Atlanta is daily increasing
brilliancy as a star in the firmam
of Goldfield. Developments of |
on the 175O-foot level and tribut
workings have been of an exec
ingly substantial character, just
ing the prediction that the time
not far distant when it will en-
the list of regular and heavy ST
pers. After shipping a carload
ore near the close of last month,
managementssent out a fifty-ton C
signment last Saturday, anot
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-17

Five hundred per cent or more on
an investment is . good thing. Little
want ads in The Daily Leader will
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-17
STATE NEWS.

Sturgis-R. c. James, who has
been tried in the circuit court here
the past two days for horse stealing.
was found guilty by the jury after
being out about an hour.
Chancellor--The 3-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Jurgens, living
on a farm near here, was badly hurt
and had a narrow escape from death
as the result of falling off a load of
corn, where he had been riding with
mis- father. Before inc father could
stop the horses one of the wheels of
the wagon ran over the little fellow.
Hot Springs-Archie Robbins. an
old timer and prosperous rancher OF
Smithwick, committed suicide by
placing a shotgun In his mouth and
touching the trigger. His sisters re-
turned from a visit and discovered
his remains in his own room, with
the shotgun beside him. No reason
Is known, except that he had recently
a some cattle stolen, and he may
have worried over his loss.
Scotland-Attacked by a vicious
hog while toddling around the barn
yard, the little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Fiddler. living on a farm north
or Scotland, was quite badly hurt.
The child's right hand was badly
mangled, the injuries being regarded
as serious enough to warrant the par
ents in rushing the injured child to a
Scotland physician. 1t is feared
blood poisoning may develop, but ev-
erything possible is being done to
prevent this. s:sst 10,
Wilmot-As the result of the re-
cent visit of the state fire marshal to
WilmOt and his ultimatum that If GER
tain fire risks were not eliminated
from the city limits that the insur-
ance policies in the town would be
cancelled. a general cleanup cam
paign has been going on here the last
ten days with the result that the town
is now about ready for a return visit
of h marshal, all feeling confident
that he will have no further rebuke
for the conditions prevailing in the
city.
DeSlmet-To be greeted on her re-
turn to her home here by a telegram
announcing the sudden death OF her
daughter, whom she had left appar-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-17
YuLE RUSH STRIKES
PEOPLE THIS YEAR HEED AID
VICE TO SHOP AND SEND
GIFTS EARLY.

That people in many parts of the
country have accepted the advice TO
shop early" and send early" is evil
deneed by the number of parcels that
are already being received at and sent
from the postoffice and express Of
flee. From Madison packages bear
ing the insignia, Not to be opened
until Christmas" are being sen TO
all parts of the land. 1t is thought
that no presents. with the possible
exception of money, will be sem TO
European countries.
1t was said at the postoffice and
Wells Fargo express office that the
Christmas rush can be said TO have
started today, although it is not an
~ticipated that ii will reach its apex
until the middle of next week. To-
days trains brought truck loads of
express matter, much of which looked
snspicionsly like Christmas presents.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-17

ograms at the university, and with
one exception is the only athlete that
has gained this honor. This year he
is captain of the basketball team and
great things are expected of him in
track work. AS a high jumper Vidal
is the best that the state has ever
produced, holding the state record of
. feet, 10 inches, and At the western
conference meet, where he was the
university's lone representative last
year. he cleared the bar at s feet
liz inches.
Vidal unquestionably is second to
no athlete that ever wore the univer-
sity colors. In his classes In the COL
lege of engineering, he ranks among
the first and this together with his
athletic ability will make his depart
ure keenly felt at the university next
year.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-17
SHORT VACATION
Epidemic OF MEASLES KEEPS
PUPILS FROM RURAL
SCHOOLS IN COUNTY.

There will not be the usual two
weeks winter holidays for pupils In
the public schools this season, 1t has
been decided. The students will be
dismissed for a ten-day period next
Thursday, two days before Christmas,
and classes will be resumed Tuesday,
January A, according to arrange
ments made. In hat way pupils of
the Central school will be enabled to
make up some of the time lost when
their building was burned. 1t is pos
sible that classes at the three other
school buildings will be dismissed a
few days earlier than usual next
spring.
school entered upon their vacation
this morning. They will go back to
their studies on January A., making
their holiday a week longer than that
of the public school children.
1t the country 1t has been arranged
to give a weeks vacation in some of
the schools and a two weeks holiday
in others. 1t was said today by Mrs.
Della Stearns, county superintendent.
Mrs. Stearns explained that while
the county school census would not
be available until after the first of
the year, she is Of the opinion that
the number Of children enrolled in
the rural schools this term compares
favorably with the number attending
at the corresponding period last year.
She told the average daily attendance
in the eastern part of the county had
been considerably reduced by an cpl
demic of measles in and near Rutland
and Wentworth. The malady was
not sufficiently severe to make nee
Assarv the closing of anv Of tho
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-17
TAILOR SAYS. a11osT DELIGHTFUL.

Most tailors suffer from constipation.
u. w. Robinson, Wichita Falls, Tex.
ays Il find Foley Cathartic Tablets
the most delightful. cleansing cathartic
/ have ever taken" They keep the
stomach sweet and liver active. and
drive way biliousness. bloating, head
ache. dullness and other results of clog
ged bowels. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-12-17
FEEL VIDAL'S LOSS
MADISON STAR ATHLETE FIN
ISHES COURSE AT STATE UNI
VERSITY NEXT YEAR.

Gene Vidal, the Madison boy who
holds first place as an all round ath-
lete in South Dakota, finished his
career as a football player at the Uni
versity of South Dakota on Thanks
giving day when the Coyotes met
Creighton A. Omaha. Tor two con-
secutive seasons. Vidal has held down
the hair back position, while the first
year saw him at quarter back. In
both positions Vidal starred, and to
him must be credited much of the
yardage gained the last three years.
The loss Of the left half will be felt
keenlv next year at the university.
Not only was he hard to tackle with
his s%quirming running but his kicking
and passing ability would be an as