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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
QUICKSILVER MINE
SOLD BY ElKO|1tS
OWNERS SAID TO HAVE CLOSED
SALE FOR A LARGE
SUM

One of the largest business deals
that has been consummated in many
years, and one that affects Elko
county and Elko in a way that will
mean prosperity for this section for
many years to come, took place re-
Gently when Roseberry and Davis,
controlling some 100 quicksilver
Creek dam. sold a half interest in
their holdings to eastern capitalists
for a sun said to be in the neigh
borhood of $4,000, 900; the num-
Der of claims being Involved, 80.
1t is understood that a substan-
tial first payment has been made
to Roseberry & Davis, another large
payment will be made Oct. l AMI
the balance of the money paid short
ly after the first of next month.
According to statements made by
Mr.. Roseberry, the syndicate plan
on developing the entire tract to it's
fullest extent; putting up a large
mill Immediately and starting to
set out the precious commodity OF
which there is reported to be large
quantities; in fact, "a practically in
exhaustible supply.
The development of the country
lying in that neighborhOod will mean
much to Elko in more ways than one
and the people of this section should
congratulate themselves upon tho
advent into our business world of
such large capitalists and the bring
ing into this section of much money
and a a roll. Employment will
be given to many men and a town
should spring up for the use Of
the miners and operatives that will
mean more business for all.
Roseberry & Davis are well known
in this section, and have had mucn
Il do with Re development of the
mining fields. 1t has not been de-
termined as yet what they intend
=. do with the balance of the claims
thty hold in their own name, but
TIE chances are that they will en-
large their holdings and soon in
stall a mill. Elko Free Press.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
SEEKING SERUM TO
CURE CATTLE PLAGUE

MANILA, p. L., Sept. GA plan
to establish ten government plants
for the manufacture of rinderpest
serum, has been initiated by Ad-
riano Hernandez, director of the
bureau of agriculture. Funds have
beer secured and the plants will
soon be in full operation.
Rinderpest continues to be a SER
'ous problem for Philippine cattle
owners but the bureau of agricul-
ture by quarantine and immunlZa-
tion is waging a vigorous campaign
against the scourge. A requisition
for serum has been sent to French
Indo-China and this will enable the
bureau to keep up it's work until
all ten serum manufacturing plants
are in full swing. These plants
are to be located in cattle centers
in differents parts of the islands.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
jim BUTLER SHOWS
LARGER EARNINGS
SHIPMENTS TO BELMONT PLANT
AT MILLERS OF LARGE
VOLUME

The Jim Butler Tonopah Mining
company reports that during the
month of August, it's earnings
amounted to $24, 296.O3, which re-
suited from the treatment of 4,532
tons of ore at the Belmont Milling
cCmpany's plant at Millers. In COM
paiison with the preceding month,
the results are very good. During
that period, 4,752 tons, or 220 tons
o than were produced in August,
were milled, earning for the But
This report indicates that de-
velopment and production work con
tinued at the normal rate during
the preceding month, this being fully
borne out by the regular weekly
reports of mining operations.
The report for the past week
shows a continuation of the salts
factory progress which has been
noted, and the most interesting de-
velopment has been in 356 east
drift, on the End level at the Wan
dering Boy section of the mine,
where two streaks of ore were fol-
lowed during the week.
One of these streaks, about II
inches in width, is on the hanging
wall side of the vein, and the other
or the footwall, is about the same
width. Fair values have been shown
ing is very encouraging. The rest
of the work performed during the
week in the nature of the regular
routine, and resulted in the usual
amount of development work being
performed and the regular extrac-
ton of ore.-TOnopah Times.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
TWO PARALYSIS
CASES IN RENO
SCHOOLS PROMPTLY CLOSED
AND PHYSICIANS QUIET
ALARM

All schools in Reno were closed
yesterday by order of the city
board of httlth, due to the dis
covery of two cases of infantile
paralysis. The discovery was made
yesterday morning and the home of
the victims of the disease was i'm
mediately quarantined. The vic
tins are two little girls, aged 10,
both students in the high school.
According to the Gazette the girls
came from Rochester, New, to at
tend school. They are Bernice
Boughton and Elizabeth Hanchett,
and both have been living in the
same house.
The Gazette says: THE Boughton
girl was taken i'll two weeks ago
but has beer able to attend school.
Miss Hanchett, who is a close friend
and companion of Miss Boughton,
was taken i'll last Tuesday. Both
girls have been living at 752 North
Center street and the place has been
quarantined.
Inc CITY utdllu DOdIu Helu a
meeting at noon yesterday and is
sued orders closing the schools and
also issued orders forbidding chill
dren to attend the theaters. Many
children were turned away from
the theaters last night and will not
be allowed to attend the shows until
further orders are made by the
board.
Many of Reno's leading physi-
clans do not view the occurrence of
the disease here as alarming and
state that parents need have no
fear if they will keep their children
at home and use ordinary precau-
TONS"
While no formal action has been
taken by the Goldfeld board, Chair
man Huntley informed the Tribune
this afternoon that every ~precaution
will be and is being taken. Super
intendent Weslar gave instructions
to all teachers today to watch for
and report every case or symptoms
of illness, and to send home anv
child showing any indications of
not being in its usual health. Such
cases will be examined and will not
be readmitted without a physician S
certificate. In the meantime it is
the wish of the board that parents
cooperate and avoid sending to
school any child showing any
unusual symptom of illness.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
EFFICIENCY TEST
FOR NAVY OFFICERS
NEW PLAN ANNOUNCED FOR
EXAMINATION OF MEN
FOR PROMOTION

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-Prac-
teal tests designed to show the in
dividual efficiency of naval officers
qualifying for promotion are to
supercede the old system of writ
ten examinations. Rear Admiral
Palmer has authorized all ship com
manders to prepare to inaugurate
the plan at the tests to be held in
October and to make the subjects
of steam engineering, steam nav
cation, gunnery, electricity and sea
manship the deciding factors.
Under the new system the Off
GERS will be taken aboard ship and
asked to execute various duties un-
der the personal observation of the
examining boards. Heretofore 1t
has been the custom to give the Off
Ger to be examined a written draft
of questions which he was permit
ted to solve in his W. way. The
old system also included examina-
ton on many subjects not empha-
sized in the new, including language.
International law and military
science.
Officers in charge of the work
predict that the new form of quail
fication will contribute materially
to the increased efficiency of the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
ALTERATIONS MADE
IN ASHDOWN MILL
SECOND HUNTINGTON MILL TO
BE INSTALLED IN 4O-TON
PLANT

II. NJ. Edmunds. the well-known
mining man, is in town from the
Ashdown property, situated a few
miles southwest from DEMO and
near the Nevada-Oregon line. Mr..
FGmunds has charge of that propCt-
Is and states that there has cen
a complete change in the milling
plant. Instead of the New Idea pro
cess. installed at the time the
operating company took hold, Il
new five foot Huntington mill has
been installed and now satisfactory
results are being obtained on the
plates. The present capacity OF
re NIL IS about 40 tons a day, but
the operating company expects to
install another Hungtinton mill be
fore long.
Quite a large force of men are
employed and a large amount Of
Development and outside work is pc
ing accomplished.
The Ashdown mine has been un-
der development at different periods
for a number of years and has a
record as a producer. The ore is
mostly goid-bearing and of a free
Hing character, the greater part
of the values being caught on the
plates. There are ten levels on
'ho property and all tunnels are
connected.
Mr.. Edmunds says hat good mill.
ms ore is blocked out on the levels
No. 10 tunnel, which is in over
1900 feet, is the working adit
through which all the ore goes tC
the mill.
The mill is being housed in /;
substantial way and the two-mil,
- - lire that onvey water to tn,
rnill, which was laid OR the sur
face, is now being covered. Othe'
substantial improvements are bein.
made and Mr.. Edmunds says h,
looks for much activity there 70
some time to come. - Humboldt
Star.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
KING OF BELG|ANS
STAYS WITH ARMY
ALBERT REMAINS ON FIGHTING
LINE AND OFTEN VISITS
TRENCHES

FLUSHING, Netherlands, Sept. 4.
king Albert of Belgium has aged
under the heavy r and sorrows
of the present time, and his hair
is beginning to turn gray, accord
ing to the latest news from the Bel
gian front. His Majesty never
leaves the small strip Of territory
over which the Belgian flag still
fies, refraining from visits to places
in France or to Ste. Adresse, where
his government has it's seat. II
the King of England or President
Poincare want to meet the Belgian
sovereign, they have to go to this
corner by the User.
The soldiers deeply appreciate the
fact that their sovereign and COM
mander-in-chief shares with them
the monotony of this marshy bit of
country, waiting, like them, for the
day when Belgium shall be free
once more. His majesty is fire.
quently seen by his men-in the
trenches, in barracks. on the sands
and in the dunes. 1t is said, in
deed, that no one knows better than
he the 25 or 80 miles of trenches
where the Belgian troops keep vigil
liant guard day and night. He is
particularly fond of visiting the ad-
vancing posts, and his troops IL
ways feel some amount of anxiety
when they descry the kings tall
figure traversing the footbridges
only some hundreds of meters dis
tant from the enemy.
Queen Elizabeth, or the other
hand, has with her OWL hands bound
up many badly-wounded men in
the Ocean hospital. Here she is in
daily attendance, speaking and en-
c%ouraging word here and there to
the patients and distributing tobac-
co and cigarettes. Instances are
related in which she has stood by
the dying bed of simple soldiers.
Her Majesty is held in great enera
ton by the entire army.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
PlO[TERS CAUSING
TROUBLE IN ITALY
AGENTS OF TEUTONS
TO BLOW UP MUNITIONS
WORKS

ROME, Sept. 5.-An Austrian spy
named Larace and two Italians have
been condemned to be shot in the
back by the Oncona court martial
for the completely in the attempt TO
burn the port of Genoa. With this
conspiracy, it seems, were connect
ed explosions in munition factories
in Milan and elsewhere, aggregat-
ing in damages a total of several
millions of dollars.
The Austrian, who was at the
head of the plot, sought out Italian
criminals, gaining an ascendacy over
them so that he could command
their cooperation for only nominal
sums. In one case the price for
an attempt to blow up n of 1taly's
greatest steel works at TERM was
about $50. 1t this attempt had
been successful, it would have re-
tarded military operations for sew
eral months.
Larace had in his possession when
arrested eight jointed walking sticks
of about the size of a mans little
finger, painted a gray-green, filled
with dynamite. They were hidden
in umbrellas when he tried to es-
cape. These dynamite had
not time fuses, but were so arran-
ged as to explode a few weeks after
being placed in position.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
YELLOW PINE HAS
A BUSTED ENGINE
BIG FLy-WHEEL SENDS PIECES
SCATTERING IN VARIOUS
DIRECTIONS

1t is the luck of the Yellow Pine
happens in or around the camp,
that there are either nc serious Goa
sequences or else the price of zinc
goes up. When the Shay engine
went in the ditch, two a ago.,
the mine was compelled to close
Town and when it was repaired and
set up on it's wheels again, zinc
began to rise and bound until it
became a luxury and stuck it's head
out to see if silver wasn't some
where around it.
Last Monday, at about noon, some
fault in the gears in the big
100-horsepower Avelson engine
caused the gears to jam and every
thing stopped. That is, everything
but the ~fly-wheel. 1t kept on go
ing. With a crash and a roar
that could be heard all ver town,
it burst into a dozen pieces, some
of them going through the roof of
the mill into the air and falling
back again in and around the ma
chinery. 1t was a miracle that nc
one was in the path of the flying
pieces.
None Of the machinery outside
Of the engine itself was damaged,
although the mill will have to close
down for a couple of weeks until
a new engine can be shipped and
installed. The shipments of cru.ie
ore will not be affected, and the
output of the mine can be main
tanned to the usual tonnage, but
the familiar roar of the mill is
missing here in town, and things
seem comparatively quiet.
The loss of the engine does not
seem to exercise the management to
any extent. They had planned buy
ing a new one before the first of
the year, as the one damaged had
about outlived its usefulness. IT
was the only one of it's kind made
by the manufacturer, and it was a
constant trouble to get the required
parts when anything happened cr
any of them wore out.
General Manager Hale is contem-
plating putting in either a Fair
banks-Morse Diesel type engine,
like the n at the mine, or a West
ern gas engine of similar power
Gcodsprings Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
&. B. PORTS
DEATH IS
sudden
GRIM REAPER TAKES ONE OF
GOLDFIELD'S MOST VAL
JED CITIZENS

Gibbs b. Ports, secretary of the
Goldfield Stock exchange and senior
member of the firm of Vardaman &
Ports, brokers, died at rour O'Clock
Monday morning at his residence at
Crook and Bellevue of heart trouble.
superinduced by a stomach all
ment.
He had been confined to bed fol
eight days, but he was thought t.
be improving and expected to return
to his desk in a few days. Frank
S~chlanZer, clerk for the firm, at
night took him papers to be signeo
and he was at that time cheerful
and apparently on the road to re-
covery.
His illness was not regarded as
serious, and his death. being entire
ly unexpected, was a great shock to
his many friends and business as
sociates.
Shortly before -four O'Clock he
arose from bed and was seen by the
nurse who has been attending hin
for the past few days. A few min
utes after be returned 70 bed the
nurse found his condition to be seri-
II and DR.. Mccarthy was called.
He died before the arrival of the
doctor.
Mr.. Ports was a member of the
San Francisco Stock exchange ana
many kilograms expressing sympa-
thy have been received at the office
of the firm from San Francisco
brokerage houses. while Goldfield
brokers and business men in general
seel that he town has lost one Of
its best citizens. He was known as
a southern gentleman of the old
school. possessing all the courtesy
for which men of the south are not
ed, and was loyal to his friends and
true to his promise. Goldfield brok-
ers who have made thousands OF
trades with him say they never had
a word in dispute with him and that
his word in a transaction was con
sidered as good as his signature.
Vardaman and Ports have beef in
the brokerage business for the past
"a years in Colorado and other
western states having been engaged
in that business in Cripple Creek
during the boom days of that camp.
Before entering into partnership
with Vardaman, Mr.. Ports conduct
ed a department store in Pueblo and
in his younger days was a cotton
, factor in Texas, operating in Tyler
and vicinity. He was born in Vine
gar Bend, Ala, 20 miles north OF
Mobile and was about G5 years of
age. He has sisters and other rela-
/ tives in Alabama and at Tyler, Tex.
He came to Goldfield early in 1907
and has beer engaged in the brok-
, erage business since hat time.
:, A large number of friends of the
ate G. b. Ports gathered at $50
!, Tueqday morning at Dunn's under
taking parlors to pay their last
!. respects to the memory of the de-
+ ceased. Men representing practically
, every line of business in the town
were in attendance.
Brief services were by
Rev. John c.. Jackson of st. Johns
: Eiscopal church, after which the
; BODY was escorted to the train, with
: f.. A. Byler, l.. x. KOOntz, j. M.
H%oulahan. M. e. Hill, Malcolm
Downer and A. p. Levander as pail
bearers. The San Francisco Stock
I exchange was closed from ll:l5
; a m. to l p. m. on account or the
. death of Mr.. Ports.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
Receiver Gets Judgment

Attorney George Green appeared
before Judge Langan in the district
court at Carson in the case OF
Frank Wildes as receiver for the
State Bank and Trust company
against the Lou Dillon Goldfieid
Mining company on a suit to o /
lect on notes to the amount or
$4,000 given to the bank before
it closed its doors in 1907. Juds-
ment was rendered in favor OF the
plaintiff.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
Defunct Firm Has Assets

Creditors of the brokerage firm
Cf w. f.. Heffernan and company
of Reno, which failed some weeks
ago and has been taken over by
other brokers, expect that their
claims, estimated at about $23,OOo,
will be fully paid when stocks
and other assets held by Heffer-
nan are realized upon.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
SHIP BARRETT SPRINGS ORE

A big team is hauling ore from
the camp of Barrett Springs for a
carload shipment to the smelte:.
This is the second carload to go
out during the past month. Bar
rett Springs camp is situated only
mucca.-Humboldt Star.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
WHITE CAPS TO
ENLARGE PLANT
MINING MACHINERY OF SUR
STANTIAL CAPACITY WILL
BE INSTALLED

The interest which has beer ere
ated in the White Caps niue,
through the recent extraordinary de-
velopment on the SO level, where
the downward extension of the vein
was picked up by east and west
drifts and where new and import
ant orebodies have been discovered,
vas reflected during the past week
by the rapid rise in the price of the
stock. il.
The operations, which have been
continued at a rapid rate of prog
ress during the week, still show the
excellent conditions which have ex-
listed since the o%rebodies were X
posed. John G.. Kirchen, general
manager of the company, made a
flying trip to the property on
Thursday, and upon his return stat
ed that he was more than pleased
with the results hal have been
shown.
During his stay he arranged for
the extension of development work,
both on the extreme easterly ore
shoot and on the western orebody,
and at the same time inaugurated
the work of cutting a stump below
the 80 level, preparatory to sinking
the shaft to the 435-foot depth. All
his development work will be great
ly facilitated by the receipt within
the next few days, of a 10-drill COM
pressor, which has been purchased
from the old Silver Peak property.
The compressor has been deliver
ed to the siding at Blair Junction, on
the T. & G.. railroad. and should be
received at Tonopah in a short
time. Immediately upon it's receipt
it will be forwarded by auto trucks
to Manhattan and installed at the
earliest possible date.
Another piece of development
work at present under contempla-
raise from the 310-foot level, to
make connection with the level
above. This will improve the ven
tilation and allow of more rapid
progress of the development work.
To aid in the process of handling
the ore after being produced from
the mine, crushers and ore presses
have been bought and are being
shipped from Buckhorn. The ore
rooster has been ordered from all
eastern concern.
Development work on the 800 lev,
ell of the White Caps continues both
east and west. The west drift is
being extended about even feet per
day and the assays show ore of a
milling grade nearly the entire dis
lance driven during the past week.
This drift is now out about 100 feet
from the point where the ore was
first found.
The first 80 feet of ore was eX-
c~eptionally rich, and it is generally
supposed, although not definitely
proved, that this is the downward
extension of the Shaft orebody.
There is some possibility, however,
that the Shaft orebody is northeast
of this point. The remaining 30
feet of drift has passed through ma
terial varying in value from lean
ore to ore of good milling grade. 1t
is confidently expected, considering
the cheap milling process which has
been developed, that the entire dis
lance will furnish a stope of milling
grade ore.-Tonopah Miner.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30

Preceded by peculiar sounds,
Eureka and vicinity were visited by
a sharp earthquake that caused
alarm but did no damage. There
were three distinct shocks in as
many seconds.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
Reno To Celebrate

On the afternoon and evening
OF October Z Reno will celebrate
the completion of the installation
of a new lighting system and the
new street paving. In the evening
there will be a parade of electrically
decorated automobiles, after which
there will be a street carnival. 1t
is expected that large crowds will
attend from neighboring towns.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
LOSE LITTLE ONE

Word has been received of the
death of Jean, the second child of
Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Yerington'
formerly of Goldfield, but now llV-
ing in northern California.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30

j. p. SWEENEY, one of the pio-
neer mining men of the Goldfield
district, has returned from an ex-
tended absence on the coast.
s.. C. BENSON is in town from
Bishop.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30
Sheep Trespass Suits

The Pacific Livestock company has
filed suit at Winnemucca against
Joe Larribeau and others, in each
instance asking for the sum of $500
for alleged sheep trespass.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30

S. H. JONES is registered at the
Grimshaw from Sacramento.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30

individual officer and prove a step
toward improvement Of the SER
vice.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-30

j. c. STEWART is here from Oro-
Vile, Cal.