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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-24
NonroyaI Headaear,

One of the attaches Of the American
embassy at London once told story
wherein Michael Joseph Barry, the
poet, who was appointed police mag
istratc in Dublin, was the principal
figure. There was brought before him
an Irish American charged with suspi
cious conduct. The officer making the
arrest stated, among other things, that
the culprit was wearing a Republican
hat" ..... ...'.tn.,;It.4
"Does your honor know what that
means?" was the inquiry put to the
court by the accused's lawyer.
1T may be" suggested Barry, THAT
it means hat without a crown"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-24
POCKET KNIVES
WE EXCEL IN VICE

Come to our store for latest newspapers and
periodicals. You can always find them on our
news stand.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-24

La k e Michigan
summer colony,
where the party
had been hand
somely entertain
ed, and it was
decided to fire a
salute.
Campbell Cum
mings, one CT the
part y, immedi-
ately ANNOUNCED
he probably was
the best artiller-
list present and
loaded the small
brass signal gun
the yacht car
ried. Before fir
ing the piece.
however, he for
got to elevate the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-24
SOME BEE WISDOM.

"Any old thing does not make a
suitable hive in which to keep bees.
Queens are mated but ehce In their
lives and then out In the open air
Beating the dishpan or ringing the
dinner bell never settled swarm; they
Just naturally cluster after leaving the
hive.
Bees have no more to do with the
scattering of fruit diseases than do the
other hundreds Of insects that visit the
flowers.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-24

The meeting was reported all over the
front page. plunged into it. shivering
in nervousness. But l needn't have
worried. What it said about my speech
was in the last two lines:
"a young man named Depew also
spoke"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-24
HOUSEHOLD GOODS

One Bush e. Gerts upright piano.
One large Oak library table.
Three Oak rockers Mission style.
One bed couch.
One dining table and chairs.
One Badger kitchen cabinet
One Round Oak range:
One Round Oak heater, large size.
Three beds and two dressers.
One Maple top kitchen table.
One white enameled kitchen set.
One washing machine Three-in-one.
One 3-burner Perfection oil stove.
Clothes bars and ironing board
All furniture, except piano, has been in use b
one year.
Other articles too numerous to mention.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-24
~ The ~
Scrap Book
A Large Miss.

A coterie known as the Constitution
club makes cruise almost every sum-
mer with Commodore Perry Of the
Chicago Yacht club.
A season or two ago, so the story
goes, the yacht was leaving a pier at a
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-24

tween open and closed pals in the
matter of cleanliness Is considerable.
The less open space the less opportu'
nifty for dirt and bacteria to get into the
pail while the COW is being MIXED. On
most dairy farms the old style pail
with the faring top has been replaced
by something that will aid in keeping
out the dirt. ... ~.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-24
Dirt In the Milk.

Much Of the dirt found in milk gets
there during the milking. Any pail
that will keep out COW hairs, dandruf,
dust, pieces Of dried manure, chaff and
hay is a good pail. The difference be
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-24

result the heavy charge blew two
planks out Of the deck and narrowly
missed exploding the gasoline tanks OF
the auxiliary engine.
Commodore Perry, after inspecting
the damage, approached Cummings
and shook hands with him warmly.
Campbell" he said, "allow me to
congratulate you. You had all Of Lake
Michigan to shoot at, and that's the
biggest mark l ever saw any one miss.
But you did it."-St. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1916-02-24
HejpfuIness.

If can stop one heart from breaking
shall not live in vain.
II / can ease one life the aching,
ri Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Into his nest again
shall not live in vain.
Emily Dickinson
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-11

grade is assured from the new
ground, in addition to a considerable
quantity now available for shipment
from the older workings.
A carload of ore. estimated to
average at least $50 per ton, was
shipped during the week and prep
arations are being made to send an
other carload to the smelter. 1t is
said that there will be no difficulty
in maintaining regular shipments
on scale that will yield substantial
revenues to the company.
Plans are now being perfected to
open the mine at greater depth and
to explore it in thorough manner.
The main level is only 80 feet in
depth and the ore shipped in the
past, valued at over 100000, has
been extracted from above this
depth. In the absence of pumping
equipment the strong flow of water
encountered in sinking at about 100
feet prevented work at greater
depth by the earlier operators of
the property, but it is apparent that
pumps of moderate capacity will
handle the water.
Present plans contemplate the in
stallation of pumps capable of hand
ling any flow that may be encoun-
tered and the sinking of the shaft
for another 100 feet, where the
known orebodies will be explored.
In the opinion of competent authori-
ties this work will serve to place
in sight large tonnage of shipping
ore and will probably enable the
company to build concentrating
plant on the ground. The princi-
pal content of the ore is silver, and
it is said to be an ideal concentrat-
ing product, apparently well suited
for treatment by flotation.
The best ore in the mine has been
found at the deepest points opened,
shallow WINES below the 9O-foot
level having yielded samples assay
ing up to $500 per ton and sam
Piles taken on the 90-foot level Civ
ing returns of from $50 to 500 per
ten. The property has been exam
lned by many experienced mining
men, all of whom express the be-
lief that the opening of deeper lev
els will prove the OriZaba to be a
great mine
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-11

Several Goldfield properties have
reported a substantial improvement
in underground conditions during the
week and interest has been stimn-
lated by developments that are re-
garded as having an important bear
ing upon parts of the district that
have been neglected in the past.
The success of the flotation process
in the treatment of sulphide ores OF
the Goldfield district has been es-
tablished beyond question and as
the mines are known to contain vast
quantities of ore of this character,
there is no doubt. in the opinion
of the best authorities, that the fu-
ture will see a heavy production
of gold, silver and copper from
the deep-level ores. when Notation
is made available on large scale.
Attention has been directed in
greater degree than for several
years past to the northern part OF
the district, by reason of important
developments north of Columbia
mountain and in the Diamondheld
part of the district, where rich ore
was mined in large quantity during
the early period of the camps ac-
tivity. Territory west of the prin-
cipal producing mines also has
claimed interest, owing to results
obtained in work at great depth in
ground that heretofore has been ac-
corded relatively little attention.
In the central part of the district
development work continues to
place in sight ore of commercial
grade, affording assurance of a
substantial output for years to come.
Goldfield Consolidated
Delay in beginning the operations
of the Consolidated company's oil
fiotation plant at full capacity is
said to be without significance. and
authentic reports state that the sue
cess of the process has been proved
and that with necessary additions
to the plant, which have been or
dered, the COMPANY will be in con-
dition to treat 1000 tons of ore
daily, in addition to Handling
large tonnage of mill failing. which
has accumulated below the mill
during the years of its operation.
The companv is now operating its
new underground haulage system.
and the old Mohawk shaft is to be
abandoned and all ore from the CEN
trail properties will be hoisted to the
surface through the Clermont and
Combination shafts.
Silver Pick Cons.
Uniformly good assays are said
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-11
GREAT BEND
CONTINUES
TO SHIP
THREE OREBODIES OPENED RE-
GENTLY PROMISE TO YIELD
GOOD TONNAGE

Ore shipments are going forward
regularly to the sampler from the
Great Bend property, situated in
the Diamondfeld part of the Gold
iield district, and the company is
said to have realized substantial
profits from the output made in
he past few weeks Three sepa-
rate and distinct orebodies have
been opened in driving east from the
main shaft on the 300-foot level,
the first showing large tonnage
os good mill ore and the second
and third providing shipping ore
OF excellent quality.
The third of these deposits has
been the objective of the company S
work on this level for some time
past and the search for it was
complicated by the absence of ac-
curate records of earlier work. The
ore is said to have been cut at
about this point by winze, driven
from the 250-foot level of the old
Loftus-Davis lease. The lessees
were compelled to discontinue work
here on account of strong flow
of water, encountered upon cutting
the vein.
Work of the lessees was conduced
through the old incline shaft ard
as the old workings had long since
caved and filled, it was not possible
to reach this point excepting py
new work from the main vertical
shaft. About 60 feet east of the
second ore-shoot found on the 300
foot level a cross-cut was driven from
the main hanging wall drift north,
toward the footwall. and within a
shorter distance than expected, tho
cross-cut penetrated the orebody.
Beyond this point number of high
assays were obtained and ore Of
good grade, is being broken here.
Superintendent Jack Campbell
was familiar with this territory,
having directed the extractor of
rearly 100000 worth of high-grade
ore from the famous Quartzite mine
near this property, in the early
days of the camp. With the aid Of
she fragmentary records left uy
The lessees, he and Consulting En-
gineer j. X. Turner laid their plars
90 cut the ore near the old winze
and the outcome has justified their
calculations in full measure.
The east drift will now be con-
nnued and from the position of this
latest ore-shoot, extending diagoa-
ally across the vein, it will be cut
by the drift within short distance.
The drift will proceed to the east
boundary, passing below the old
DR.. LOckhart lease workings. in
which some ore of high grade was
exposed.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-11
JUMBO JUNIOR HAS GOOD ORE
IN RAISE ABOVE DEEP LEVEL

A new raise from the main drift
at depth of $50 feet in the Jum-
bu Junior property is said to be
showing ore of good grade. This
raise is near the northern boundary
line, indicating that the ore-shoot
extends into Kewanas territory, and
as the vein crosses the boundary
into the Kewanas at this point, the
discovery may have an important
bearing upon the future of the lat
ter property.
Nearer the Jumbo Extension
boundary, a winze was started
short time ago and was sunk about
80 feet on the incline, showing
some ore of excellent grade. but the
irregular dip of the ore-shoot rem
ders extraction difficult from the
winze and further sinking has been
discontinued for the present. 1t is
the plan of the management to
drive into this ground from one of
the deeper levels of the Jumbo Ex
tension, course that will facilitate
extraction and permit of the more
thorough exploration of the vein,
at the same time bringing the work
well within the shale contact zone.
For a distance of over 60 feet
the drift has continued to show
ore assaying from a fair milling
grade up to $50 per ton across the
face, with the better ore in the
bottom of the drift for the greater
distance, indicating that the drift
has been on top of the ore. In
sinking the winze, assays across its
full width have yielded as high
as $40 per ton, excluding a seam
about eight inches in width that
gave assays up to $40 per ton and
is heavy black sulphide, similar
III appearance to the high-grade Of
the shale contact zone.
From the changed character OF
the vein at this depth and from
the known position of the shale in
rritory not far to the west, it is
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-11
GRANDMA CONSOLIDATED ISSUES
REPORT ON SUNRISE PURCHASE

Goldfield Sunrise Gold Mining COM
pany. thus giving the Grandma
Consolidated Mines company a very
large control.
The Grandma Consolidated Mines
company owns the Grandma claim
iii the heart of the Goldfield dis
trict, adjoining such well-knoWn pro-
perties as the Kewanas and Spear
head. The property of the Sunrise
company joins the Grandma claim on
the east. Recently the Grandma
commenced active operations on it's
claim, and it appeared to the man
apement that the working shaft of
the Grandma could be used in de-
veloping the Sunrise ground also,
and that it would be a distinct ad-
vantage to both companies to con-
solidate.
Inquiry disclosed that the Sum
rise company had no funds or re-
sources with which to develop its
property independently and that of
necessity it's ground would have
to lie unworked indefinitely. Both
companies realizing the situation,
&C nsiderable correspondence passed
between them, and as a result the
Grandma Consolidated Mines COM
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-11
SANDSTONE VEIN
BEING EXPLORED
RAISE STARTED FROM MAIN
DRIFT TO CUT RICH
ORE-SHOOT

From this time forward the oper-
ations of the Sandstone Kendall
Consolidated company are destined
to attract widespread attention, as
the point is now being approached
where the ore-shoots that were
worked by some of the early-day
bonanza leases are to be opened at
depth Manager Darcy is starting
a raise from the south drift on the
350-foot level to cut the ore-shoot
from which he Loftus-Davis lease,
one of the most prolific of the early
leases in the district, extracted a
fortune in ore of exceedingly high
grade.
1t is known that the Iessees, upon
the expiration of their leases, left
some ore of commercial grade in
the bottom of their workings, which
extended to a depth of only about
65 feet, and the present work of
the company is the first attempt to
find the downward extension of this
ore.
The drift has reached point un-
der the old workings and as all the
ore-shoots in this territory are
known to rake to the south, the
present raise is being driven in that
direction on the vein, to cut the
ore on it's southern rake.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-11
FLORENCE MINE
SUSPENDS WORK
FLOTATION Is SUCCESSFUL BUT
AVAILABLE ORE TOO LOW
GRADE

Following the recent visit here
OF A. ID. Parker. president of the
Florence Goldfield Mining company,
= was announced that decision
had been reached to suspend opera
tions for the present and the com
pany's flotation plant was closed
down Wednesday night and most of
the miners were discharged MI
Parker left for his home in Denver.
and il is understood that a confer
ence will be held between some OF
the larger stockholders to devise
means of financing further develop
ment work at depth.
The reason given for the cessa-
tion of operations by the Florence
company is that the ore broken in
the mine in the sulphide areas
where the product is suitable for
fiotation, has proved of considerably
lower grade than was indicated by
mine assays AS in other mines of
the district il has been found
that the samp'ing of working faces
'r ore is not reliable and that the
ore breaks too low to yield
profit in this ground.
No question Cf the success OF
the flotation process in the treat
ment of Florence ores has arisen
In connection with the suspension
of work. The results obtained in
the company's plan. treating an
Continue on Page Eieht.)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-11
REVIEW 0F Mining OPERATIONS IN G0LDFIELD DISTRICT

exposed by a cross-cut, driven north
and through the vein from the
hanging wall, and development
work here has been yielding ore of
excellent shipping grade. The ore
shoot appears to have trend di-
agonally across the vein, toward the
hanging wall. and is apparently of
large size. The drift will now be
extended east to the boundary line
of the Daisy and will extend under
old lease workings in which high
grade ore was found by early day
operators.
Jumbo Junior
Additional Importance is given
the recent discovery on the SSOfoOt
level of the Jumbo Junior property
ty the fact that raise just started.
near the northern boundary, is
showing ore of good grade, indicat-
ing that the ore-shOOt is one of con-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-11
CRACKER JACK
ISSUES REPORT
STATEMENT OF SECRETARY
SHOWS PROPERTY IS IN
GOOD SHAPE

A brief report, covering opera
tons of the Reorganized Cracker
Jack Mining company for the period
from June 1 to Nov. 1, has been
issued by Secretary H. G. Mcmahon,
who has charge 'of the company's
affairs and is directing it's work.
The report accompanies a call, No.
2. for an assessment of one cent
per share on the outstanding stock
Of the company, payable at once
and falling delinquent Dec. 2.
Included in the report is a fl
nancial statement, setting forth re-
ceipts and expenditures and show
ing a cash balance on hand Nov. /,
Of 1888. 1t is also shown that
payments have been made at the
rate of 5000 monthly on account
of the purchase of the Adams group
of claims, now being worked by the
company
The property is now being develop
ed in a comprehensive and business
like manner and three shifts of
miners are employed, using machine
drills and the most approved min
ing equipment. Mr.. McMahon's re-
port follows:
Since the last assessment 1855
feet of new development has been
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-11
KEMANAS GAINS
FROM new FIND
STRIKE IN JUMBO JUNIOR MAY
BENEFIT THE ADJOINING
PROPERTY

In the Kewanas property, adjoin-
in the Goldfeld Consolidated and
Jumbo Extension and having the
same vein system, development work
has progressed on the S40-foot level
to a point over 700 feet north of the
main working station, Ior the great
er part of this distance following
the main vein of the district, near
or within the shale contact zone.
Two raises are being driven from
this level, following the foot-wall
side of two segments of the vein,
which is divided here by ridge of
shale.
Encouraging assays; have been
obtained in this work and at a
number of points the main drift and
various cross-cuts have exposed ore
that can be handled at a profit.
Interest is now being attracted to
the southern part of the property, as
result of the recent discovery in
the adjoining Jumbo Junior proper
ty, where new raise is showing ore
of good grade that apparently eX-
tends into Kewanas ground.
In earlier work the Kewanas ex-
tended a drift to the south, but 1t
did not approach this part of the
big VEIN
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-11

Officials of the Grandma Con-
solidated Mines company have is
sued d circular letter to the stock
holders OF the Goldfield Sunrise Gold
Mining company, informing them
that the forme- company has ac-
auired control {" the latter and in
viting them to change their stock
for tLat of the Grandma company.
in order that the Sunrise company
may sTentually be dissolved and
that all may combine on an equal
basis in the operation of the joint
properties.
The letter is signed by Charles
S. Sprague, president of the Grand
ma company and who controls the
latter. j. X Turner is v'ce-presi-
dent and Ben Gill is secretary and
treasurer of the Grandma Consoli-
lated. The latter company is de-
clipping it's property and is making
Iapid progress in sinking to cut it's
main vein at depth of $50 feet.
Following is the text of the let
ter sent to stockholders of the Sun
rise company:
This is to apprise you of the
fact that the Grandma Consolidated
Mines company has acquired 1,075.-
900 of the capital stock of the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-11
SILVER PICK
HAS CUT A
station
SHAFT CONTINUES IN QUARTZ
WITH MANY SEAMS OF
PAY ORE

At a depth of more than 100
feet the main shaft of the Silver
Pick Consolidated company is still
in quartz of excellent character and
showing seams of pay ore, according
to the assays given out by President
Zadig and confirmed by Manager
Dyer A station of large proportions
has been cut a short distance aboy e
the 11OO-foot point, but in sink
ing the sump below the station the
work continued in quartz, yielding
better assays than at the station,
and Manager Dyer has decided to
continue sinking until the alaskite
is penetrated.
For a long distance the shaft
has progressed in broken quartz,
with occasional intrusions or horses
of barren shale or alaskite, indi-
eating that this territory has been
extensively disturbed by fault ac-
ton. In sinking the Calyx drill
from the bottom of this shaft, then
700 feet in depth, the cores showed
the presence of both shale and alas
kite, in what appeared to be wide
zones. and the drill was stopped in
alaskite at a depth of little over
! 900 feet
The drill cores afforded evidence
that both the shale and alaskite
penetrated were in place, but this
has been disproved by the shaft,
which has shown that down to the
deepest point yet attained these
rocks are present only in the form
of intrusions of no great extent
There has been no expectation of
opening any appreciable quantity Of
pay ore in sinking, as the develop
ment and blocking out of ore must
be accom- plished by lateral WORK,
which is now about to begin. Con-
fidence is expressed universally
among mining men that lateral de-
velopment in this great quartz zone
Will result in exposing orebodies
of substantial size and commercial
value
Drilling is again in progress, the
third deep hole being sunk from
the surface and at a point far to the
west of the main workings The
second hole, drilled from the 500
foot level and at point 450 feet
west of the shaft, passed through
several veins yielding encouraging
assays and attained a depth of over
400 feet, where it was still in
quartz
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-11

to have been obtained from the
great quartz zone in which the Sill
yer Pick shaft has been progressing
for about 200 feet, showing many
seams of good ore. A large work
ing station has been cut at a depth
of about 1860 feet. for the purpose
of prosecuting to the west, but as
still better material was shown in
sinking the sump, Manager Dyer
has decided to continue sinking un-
til the alaskite is reached before
starting any extended lateral work.
The Calyx drill is boring a third
hole. some distance west of hole No.
2 and working from the surface.
Great Bend
The main south drift on the 800
foot level will now be continued
and is epected shortly to expose the
continuation of the third ore-shoot
opened in this work. The ore was