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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
FISH CARRY CANTEENS

F. L.. Bixby, federal irrigation
exrert now in the employ of the
University of Nevada, and j. G..
Schrugham, dean of the college Of
engineering, recently discovered q
strange variety of fish wandering
on the shores of the AmargOsa riv-
er, They state that the fish have
canteens attached to their tails.
They fill the c%anteens in the morn
ing, and when the river dries up
in the afternoon, they tie them
selves in a circle like a hoop
snake and roll over the desert in
search of the stream. When they
become overheated from their eff
forts, they stop and sprinkle them
selves with a little water from the
canteen and resume their rolling as
carelessly as a man would light a
cigarette, throw the match away
and resume his labors. The fish
rolling around make a great deal
OF dust, and strangers think it is
a sandstone, but it is merely the
fish looking for an opportunity to
fill their canteens. The professors
claim the discovery of the ninth
wonder of the world.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24

300-foot level, where it appears
to be larger and better than above.
The main vein is from five to
80 feet in width and averages from
$40 to s25 in gold, with occasion
al high grade shoots which assay
up into the thousands of dollars,
and when encountered sweeten the
nillheads to a great degree.
An ore shoot So feet long, -four
feet wide and in all probabilities
extending through to the surface,
has been exposed on the 115-foot
level that averages $40 per ton in
gold, silver and copper. This ore
shoot was left by the former own
ers on account of not being able
to cyanide it the copper interfar-
ing. With the present high price
of metals this can be shipped at
a substantial profit.
On the Lucky Sunday group.
Gordon and Garrett made a SEN
sational strike of gold ore on the
surface assaying from $40 to 800
900 per ton. Immediate steps will
be taken by the new company to
develop this strike in depth. Leas-
ers now working on other portions
of this group, but on the same
vein, have recently opened large
amounts of milling ore assaying
from $40 to $50 per ton.
The Starr-McKenzie lease has
met nnnnnA ON ara chNOt d. tL-.x
north drift on the 50-foot level
that averages $S4 for a width of
three feet.
This ground has wonderful pos
sibilities, the surface indications
resembling the famous Combina-
ton mine of the Goldfield CONSOLE
dated at Goldfield. The gold
shown in the pan from the free
surface ores comes from the oxida-
ton of tellurinm compounds. indi-
eating depth and persistence for the
ore shoots.
The Peer ground contains the
extension of the veins of the Ne
vada Deep and on the surface a
number of cuts. trenches and shall
low shafts have been the means
Of disclosing large amounts of
mill ore with occasional punches
Of high. A shaft has been sunk
to a depth Of 100 feet between
two of the important veins. but
work was suspended before the
cIosscuts on the 1O0-foot level en-
cCuntered these veins.-Reno Jour-
nal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24

AS soon as organization work
by a committee appointed at the
session of the Nevada State Bust
ness Mems convention is completed,
Nevada will have a body which will
work for the advancement of the
state. The committee is composed
of w. H. Simmons, d. A. Bean of
Lovelock, w. d. Forster of Cold
field, C. H. Henderson of Elko.
ard J.. G. Schrugham and Miles E.
Moth of Reno. In the near future
they will tour the state and per-
feet organizations in all parts. The
chambers of commerce and com
mercial clubs, which they
will form while on the trip
state body with a central head
quarters, and an object of advanc-
ing the interests of the state
through cooperation.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24

Rachman Trial Proceeding

In the trial of Sam Bachman,
charged with completely in the al
legged stealing of % horses, now be-
ms tried before a jury in the district
court of Elko, the state is attempt
ing to prove Bachman's alleged on
nection with Lon Duval, who recent
ly confessed his completely in the
crime and implicated Bachman. The
defense claims that the state has
not established the fact that any
horses were stolen.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
PROMINENT Mine OPERATORS To
merge Three GOOD PROPERTIES

One of the largest and most i'm
portant mining deals OF recent
times in Nevada has just been
contaminated by Quincy Gordon,
C. A.. Garrett and H. c. Cutie:,
mining men and engineers of this
city. They have purchased the
property of the former Nevada Deep
Mines company at Como, New, at
a price said to approximate six
figures.
The intention of the purchasers
is to effect a consolidation of this
p1 operty with the Gordon and Gar
rett Lucky Sunday group and the
Peer Gold Mining company. The
Como Consolidated Mines COM
rany will be formed for this pur-
pose.
These three properties possess
great present and potential value
in themselves and when combined
into one mining corporation with
the attending savings in cost Of
operation and management the
possibilities of success are great
ly increased.
The Lucky Sunday group AMI
the Peer property have developed
but little, but what has been done
has exposed veins of gold ore both
high grade and milling grade that
with development and depth should
produce well.
The property of the Nevada Deep
Mines company has been more ex-
tensively developed and produced
over 100000 from the 200-foot lev
ell to the surface. 1t is equipped
with a modern 10-stamp mill and
cyanide plant Of 100 tons per day
capacity, a complete compressor
plant, air drills, electric hoist and
everything necessary for immediate
commencement of work.
In the mine considerable ore re-
nains in the old slopes above the
.200-foot level that can be worked
at a profit in the mill, but it IS
the intention of the new company
to start development on the 800
foot level. driving the drift out IN
der the large orebodies which
have been stopped on the upper
levels. The vein and ore shoots
were cut off a few feet above the
200-foot level by a vertical fault
plane. The problem of the throw
and displacement of the vein has
been solved and the displaced por-
ton has been picked up on the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
Bodies of Indian Boys Found

The bodies of Willie Sioux and
Raymond Dave. two Indian boys
who disappeared from Winnemuc-
last Wednesday, have been found
buried in the gravel pits on the
asst side of town. Ever since the
disappearance of the boys. Indians
have been searching for them. Evil
IDENTIFY the boys had been digging
;rto the loose gravel when the high
bank above them caved and buried
them beneath the heavy mass of
loose earth. A coroner's inquest
was held over the bodies, the jury
finding that the boys died from
suffocation. In accordance with
the wish of their mothers, they
we're giver a Christian burial.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24

The board of education of White
Pine county has decided to make
military drills for the boys a part
Of the regular course at the county
high school, beginning with the
fall term. Arrangements are being
made to have a special instructor
fol the work, and it is believed
that most of the equipment will be
furnished by the government. in
line with the custom at other pub
lie schools where military train
ing is in effect, the parents will
be expected to furnish the uni
forms.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
TTE

The following is a list Of
unclaimed letters in the Gold
field postoffice. remaining un-
called for up to and includ-
ing the week ending June IS.
When calling for same p lease
say advertised"
Albright, S. J..
Barton, Willett Fl.
Cohn, M.
Domennet, Signor Lola.
Jones, Brock.
Lyon, Chas. G..
Long, Mrs. Mabel.
Miller, Charley.
Mayer, Joseph.
McVicar. Jas.
eddie, T. l..
Simpkins, VIM.
Thompson, C. c.
Thomson, w. j.
Taylor, Miss Lizzie.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
RObberies at EIkO

There were two highway rob-
berries in Elko a few nights ago and
three men thought to be the guilty
parties have been arrested. William
Hackett was relieved of a knife and
a key. all he had, and a woman
was attacked and knocked down. The
holdups tried to tear the rings from
her fingers, but her screams attract
ed the attention of Night Marshal
caught them in an clubhouse, where
they were hiding. The woman
identified the three men.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
HONOLULU IS
IN RICH ORE

J.. A. Comes, a Golconda mer-
chant, is showing some fine ore
from the Honolulu group of claims,
situated about IL miles south of
Golconda. Mr.. Comes is interested
in the property with other parties
and he says they have a fine show
ing of ore, which is now being TAX
en- out and shipped. Monday teams
were started hauling to the station
at Golconda and as soon as this
carload is sent to the smelter 9TH
err carloads will follow.
The ore is a hard carbonate,
carrying a high percentage of lead,
with good values in gold and sill
yer. The ore being sacked for
shipment runs from $45 to $500 a
ton in the three metals.
Comes says the Honolulu, which
comprises six claims, adjoins the
old Golconda mine. which made q
good record in production in the
earlier days of the camp.
There has been considerable de
velopment work done on the prop
erty in the way of tunnels, in
clines and shafts. The vein aver
ages about IS inches wide and is
all shipping ore. There is a four
inch streak below the main vein
that carries very rich ore.-Hur1-
boldt Star.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
0. {. S. CONCLUDES
SESSIONS AT RENO
MRS. ELLA ARMSTRONG ELECT
ED TO OFFICE OF GRAND
CONDUCTRESS

At the convention of the Nevada
grand chapter of the Order of East
ern Star, the concluding session
of which vas held Saturday in
Reno, the following officers were
elected:
Grand matron, Mrs. Anne Y.
Bridges of Sparks; associate grand
matron, Mrs. Vesta McWhinney;
associate grand patron, E. G.. Pet
erson; grand secretary, Mrs. Mary
E. Talbot; grand treasurer, Mrs.
Edna Larsen, grand conductress.
Mrs. Ella Armstrong; associate
grand conductress. Mrs. Neva Will
liams; grand chaplain, Mrs. Olive
Stewart; grand marshal, Mrs. An.
ma Joyce; grand %organist, Mrs.
Iva Rhodes; grand Adah, Miss
Susie Davis; grand Ruth, Mrs
Coldie Lightfoot, grand Esther.
Mrs. Butler Johnson; grand Mar
tina. Mrs. Arna Old; grand Electa,
Mre. Goorgei2na Gran, grand war
cen, Lilliar Colding grand senti-
rc' Mrs Silos S. Ross
The election of officers was held
Saturday afternoon and the IN
stallation in the evening.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
PARTY OF ELKS
FETED IN VEGAS
SECRETARY OF LODGE COL
LECTS RUDDY GLOW CAUSED
BY THE SUN

The party of 20 Elks that left
Goldfield Thursday for a visit to
the Las Vegas brethren returned
last night. The members of the
party are all enthusiastic over the
reception accorded them in the
southern town, and claim the trip
to have been the most successful
herd.
The party was met on it's arrival
by the entire population of the town,
and to the music of the Las Vegas
brass band proceeded to the picnic
ground, where a banquet was served,
interspersed with speeches, songs
and stories. The buildings on the
line of march of the parade to the
picnic grounds were handsomely
decorated in purple and white, and
the streets we're lighted by a maG-
nificent display of fireworks.
Saturday was spent in an interest
ing trip through the Salt Lake rail-
road shops and store houses, where
supplies to the value of 1000, 900
are carried in stock. Saturday at
5 p. m. a barbecue was provided for
the visitors, followed by a dance
which broke up at midnight. Ike
Bair states that he danced every
dance.
On the return trip yesterday the
party stopped a while at Reagan's
hot springs, where everybody went
swimming.
AS a souvenir of the Journey the
Elks brought back j. A. Cody with
the most remarkable case of sun
burn ever een in southern Nevada.
He collected it all on one side of
his physiognomy, while sitting on
The sunny side of the auto in which
he was riding. George Sheldon
states that Cody's face is in the
same fix as an egg that has been
cooked sunny side up. All the
party with the exception of Cody
returned in good shape, and he is
the object of much sympathy in and
about the Elks' club.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
FALL IN PRICE is
NOT DISCOURAGING

The Salt Lake Tungstonia Min
ing company, which recently pur-
chased James Robinson's mineral
holdings in the Tungstonia district.
announced last week that it would
Immediately proceed with the cree
ton of a milling plant for the re-
duction of it's ores. The manage
ment of the company is by no
means discouraged by the recent
price of tungsten and claims that it
will be able to mine and mill its
ore at a profit even though the
market should decline to SIS per
unit of which there is no proba-
bIlity.-Ely Record.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
HAY Crop Growing

The warm weather of the past
week has been beneficial to the
growing alfalfa crop in the vicinity
of Fallon. The crop is now growing
fast, and although held back by he
cold sDrlrg weather, will in most
cases give an average yield. The
supply of water in both the east
and west forks of the Car
son river is plentiful, and there
should be more than enough for all
requirements.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
REPORT ZINC
FIND AT ELY

The discovery of extensive zinc
deposits over a field from one and
a half miles wide to three miles in
length, in what has heretofore
been considered as a lead district,
almost adjoining the big smelling
plant at McGill, is a matter of
great Importance not only to White
Pine county but to the entire state
of Nevada.
This district has been worked
for it's lead ores more or less on
tinuously for the past 25 or 80
years. but owing to the low price
the operators were only partially
successful. During these years
there has been a considerable
amount of work done on various
properties and shipments OF lead,
carrying small silver values, have
been made, running as high as so
per cent.
Recently Henry Goodman who
has had considerable mining eX-
p~erience, discovered that some Of
these properties carried zinc ore.
He then secured a lease on property
owned by Charles Holmes, after
which he induced Mr.. Buckley of
Eureka, Utah to become associated
with him in the enterprise. Mr..
Buckley was the first man to ship
zinc from the mines of Tintic and
is familiar with zinc ores, and after
an examination of the property and
the district, gave it as his opinion
that the district would develop in
to an extensive producer of zinc.
Ely Record.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
Fails to Regain Child

Judge Averill of Tonopah, hold
ing court at Reno, recently decid-
ed the custody of Albert e. Moss,
five years old, shall remain with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Madison,
with whom the mother left the
child. The mother, who remarked
a short time ago, left the court
room in tears when she lost in her
attempt to recover her boy. The
Madisons claimed they took the
child on condition that the mother
would make no claim for him. This
the mother denied.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
Sentenced for White Slavery

Sheriff Grain of White Pine
county has received a letter from
Special Agent Bone of the federal
service, stating that David Har-
key had. pleaded guilty in the fed
,eral court at Salt Lake City, and
had been sentenced to two years
and six months in the federal pris-
on at Leavenworth. Kas. Harkey
was arrested some months ago in
Ely on a charge of white slavery.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
LOCAL MEN INCORPORATES

Articles of incorporation of the
White Pine Exploitation company
have been filed in the office of the
county clerk. The company is cap
italized for $4,000, divided into
$4,000 shares of a par value of 81
each. The incorporatOrs are M.
H. Downer, r. II. Downer, M. H.
Dannenberg, Albert Mccoy and A.
]. Darcy. all of Goldfield.-Ely
Record.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
Lone Mountain Cabins Pillaged

Prospectors and claim in
the vicinity of Lone mountain com
plain of the ravages of young van
who have invaded the sectien
since the closing of the schools gave
them time to wander. at large with
their burro teams. Many miners
working on Lone mountain report
the loss of small articles and COM
modities which were finally traced to
juvenile visitors from T%onopah. At
one place the boys plugged up the
pipe line so as to make a swimming
hole.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
BLUE LIGHT NINE TO
BUILD TEACHING PLANT

Frank Baker, manager OF the
Blue Light property, situated lea:
Nina, informs the News that his
CT mpany has ceased shippir.; or
AMI is waiting until their new
ieacning plant can be erect I'd. ar
rangements are now being perfect
ed for the erection of a plant Of
100 IONS daily capacity, and as
as the works can be COM
pleted the company expects to be
going at full capacity.-Carson
News.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
BUYS LANDER HILL CLAIM

A small but significant mining
deal was made this week when w.
A. Marshall, representative of the
owners of the Austin Manhattan
company purchased from j. A.
Crescenzo and George Thorpe the
Home fraction on Lander hill. The
fraction lies between the Austin
Manhattan ground and that Of the
Nevada Equity Mines company in a
region where it is possible to pick
up the rich orebody now being ex-
posed by Con Cummings.-Re-
veille.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
GRANTED

Yesterday in the district court,
in the case of Ella Swenson against
George SwensOn, Judge Walsh
granted a decree of divorce to the
plaintiff by default. The court or
dered the payment of alimony IN
the sum of SIS per month and re-
stored to the defendant her maiden
name of Ella Finnell. Arthur e.
Barnes was her attorney.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
SHIP ORE

The extraction of shipping ore
on seven leases of the Bray prop
erty at Dry canyon is increasing
each week in tonnage. The latest
to open up a good pay streak il
George Rice, who ran a crosscut
tunnel seeking the ledge on the
westerly lease OF the Bray prop
city. Nearly all of the seven leases
on the property are taking out a
good tonnage and will make money.
Reese River Reveille.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
CaIifornians Visit Nevada

Since the road owe the noun
tains by way of Placerville and
Lake Tahor has been clear of snow
and open for travel, and the fact
become generally known in Cali
%fornia, auto tourists are becoming
numerous on the streets of north
ern Nevada towns. Each day the
number of cars with California Ii
II plates is increasing. Most
of the autos have camping out
fits aboard.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
Miner Buys Gun to Collect

Charles A. Miller, an aged miner,
was recently fined $40 in a Reno
court for carrying concealed weap-
ons. Miller stated hat he had
been robbed of SIS by a woman,
and that after he had been touched
he bought a revolver for the pur-
pose of compelling the woman to
return the SIS. He found the wo-
man, but she escaped from him.
and he was later arrested. He was
searched and the SIS was found in
his pocket. He then claimed that
the money had been placed in his
pocket by a bartender, but this
was found to be untrue.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
FLOUR MILL MOVING
INTO LOVELOCK

The 60-barrel flour mill of the
W. C.. Pitt warehouse which has
for % years been located about
five miles from Lovelock, is to be
moved into the town and rebuilt.
Work was begun this week on the
foundations for the mill, and for
four reinforced concrete elevators.
These elevators will increase the
grain storage capacity about 15J
per cent The mill is now running
"a hours a day to catch up with
orders.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
SHIPPING HIGH GRADE

Grimes and Hanson. leasers of
the Tonopah Divide Mining com
pany's estate at Gold Mountain, six
miles south of Tonopah, received a
settlement this afternoon from the
West End mill for their latest
shipment of a little over 60 tons.
The ore returned about $64 per
ton.-BonanZa.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
Got Scared at a Cat

Two young men were taking an
early morning stroll near Austin.
They saw what appeared to be a
rabid coyote behind a clump of
sagebrush. 1t spit at them and
they retreated and borrowed a gun.
They returned and n of them
shot the supposed coyote, which
made a dying leap in the air and
emitted a ''meow!"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
Man Drowned i'm Hot Springs

A few days & a young man
about "a years of age was drowned
while bathing in the hot springs at
Gerlach. After dragging for the
body all day, it was located and
brought to the surface. Five people
have lost their lives in the same
spring in the past five years.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
DangerOu Practice

A man recently entered a sa-
loon at Gardnerville and made UNI
complimentary remarks regarding
the German soldiers. The proprie-
tor of the saloon was a German,
and the mar is now in a hospital,
and may recover.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
Water Statutes Upheld

The United States supreme court
recently handed down a decision
upholding the constitutioua'it.s Of
tn Oregon water law. The dc
c;sic': is of Importance to Nevada.
as the Nevada act was drafted from
the Oregon law.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
Governor Boyle to Speak

Governor Boyle has accepted Win
nemucca's invitation to be the ora
tor of the day at the Fourth of July
celebration there this year. Ac-
companied by his staff, he is ex-
pected to head a big parade on the
morning of the third.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
Sparks Man Amounted

p. II. Mulcahy, OF Sparks, for so
years a resident of Nevada, has
been appointed commissioner of
Washoe county by Governor Boyle
to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Edwin Ferris. Mulcahy
is editor of the Sparks Tribune.
He is about 20 years of age.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
NEW BANKER ARRIVES

A nine-pound boy vas born
Sunday afternoon at Los Angeles
to Mrs. M. e. Hill, wife of the
cashier Of the John S. Cook bank.
Mother and child are well.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-24
Christy to Fly at Winnemucca

Aviator Christy will fly at Win
nemucca July 8 and A.. His cor
tract calls for Illuminated flights
at night, and for some sensational
air tricks in the daytime.