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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-06
WILL Be
INSTALLED SOON
GOLDFIELD CONSOLIDATED Is
PREPARING TO TREAT ORES
BY FLOTATION

Construction work is going for
ward in the Gcldfield Consolidated
company's mill in preparing for the
early installation of the new flo
tation plant, which will have a cs-
pacity of 1000 tons daily. The tests
on ores of all kinds, conducted in
the initial 5O-ton experimental
plant, have been successful and the
cyanide process will be gradually
abandoned and replaced by flota-
ton. The first unit of 500 tons
daily capacity will be deliverc1 4
shortly and will be in readiness for
operation during the first week n
June.
Work is again being conducted on
the deeper levels, where the ore
contains copper in considerable
quantity. Owing to the fact that
this ore could not be treated econ
omically by the cyanide process, and
because of the high cost of shipping
it to smelters, the company sus-
pended work on ore of this char
acter early last year and the cop
per ore was left standing to await
the time when a successful pro
cess could be perfected for its
treatment This ore is admira ply
suited for treatment by flotation
and it is said that the mines con
tain large tonnage of copper-bear
ing ore that is of considerably bet
ter grade than the average mili7d
during the past few months.
Preliminary estimates of the pro-
duction and earnings of the com
lany in April, just issued by Sec
retary A. H. Howe, show that the
mines produced and the mill treat
ed during the month 30.400 tens.
the gross extraction from which vas
approximately S222.000. operating
expenses about $162,0O0 end net
realization estimated at $50, 900.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-06
READY TO WORK
CRACKER JACK
SURFACE PLANT NOW BEING
INSTALLED IN PREPARATION
FOR DEVELOPMENT

Foundations have been prepared
for the installation OF mining
equipment of large capacity on tie
property of the Reorganized Crack
er Jack company, adjoining the
Sandstorm- Kendall on the east, and
the electric hosting engine, com
pressor, headframe and mine build
ings will be completed within the
next week or 10 days. Deveiop-
ment work will then proceed rapid
ly and with an ample force of min
ers to insure the best possible re
suits.
At depth of l15 feet in the
main shaft, on the Adams ground, a
cross-cut was extended east to the
foot-wall of the east vein, which
is apparently of large size and
which follows the line of the Co
cut was stopped by the early-day
operators just as it reached the
foCt-wall and no prospecting was
dCne in the vein, although excellent
assays were obtained from seams
OF ore exposed here.
II. G. Mcmahon. who is in charge
of the cOmpany's affairs, and En- :
gineer Corrin Barnes, who will sup
ervise the development work of the
company, have decided to advance
this crOss-cut through the vein.
which will be further explored by
drifts. On the same level a cross
cut was driven to the west during
the early operations of the prop
erty and this will be extended to the
west vein, not more than 40 feet
distant and dipping toward the
shaft. With the timbering of the
shaft completed to its present depth
of 800 feet, the workings on the
300-foot level will he reopened and
development work will be extended
to prospect both veins on this lev
ell
Surface prospecting has yielded
excellent gold paintings from both
veins for distance of some 1900
feet along the groupings, and has
shown number of strong seams Of
shipping ore. The Colum bia
Mountain fault vein has never been
explored this far to the north and
the unusually promising surface IN
dications on the property stimulate
the belief that deposits OF value
will be found in development WORK
on this and the parallel vein at
depth.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-06
REVIEW OF mining OPERATIONS IN GOLDFIELD DISTRICT

Flotation equipment of 1000
tons daily capacity will be in op-
Grafton in the big mill structure of
the Goldfield Consolidated Mines
company within a short time and
plans are under consideration for
the enlargement of the flotation
plant of the Nevada Metal Extrac-
ton company, on the Florence
property. Workings of several 9TH
er properties are being thoroughly
sampled. as are many of the old
lowgrade dumps, to determine the
rracticability of installing addition
al flotation equipment here.
The success achieved by the
Goldfield Consolidated in straight
mill feed has stimulated the con-
Niction that numerous other proper
ties can be made to yield a profit
able production, if facilities can be
provided for the treatment of their
product by the oil flotation pro
cess
Throughout the district there are
evidences of increased activity, in
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-06
SILVER PICK TO
SINK TO SHALE
WORK Is STIMULATED BI DIS
COVERY OF PAY ORE BY
DRILLING

The main shaft of the Silver Pick
Consolidated is to be sunk without
delay to reach the shale contact,
which was demonstrated by the
Calyx core drill to be at depth
of less than 1000 feet at this point.
According to the report of Manage
J. F. Dyer, the drill first penetrat
ed the shale at about this depth,
after having passed through zone
of quartz and silicified material
which yielded some high assays. The
drill then passed through about 40
feet of shale and entered another
quartz zone, over II feet in thick
ness. after which it again penetrat-
cd shale.
Herman Zadig. president of the
Silver Pick company. while in Gold
field early in the week, announced
that the results of drilling had been
sc encouraging that the directors
had decided to proceed with the
shaft and explore the contact zone
in a thorough manner. The drill
will be retained for use elsewhere
on the company's property and will
probably be sunk at point where
il will cut the west or Phelan vein
at depth. The results obtained here
in drilling have stimulated inter
est in the territory west of the
main Consolidated ore-channel.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-06

volving the development, in a thor
ough manner, of properties that
have long been idle No difficulty has
been experienced in the liberal f.
nancing of operations on ground that
is favorably situated, and the opin-
ion is expressed by experts and
mining men of wide experience that
no better field for prospecting is
offered, anywhere than in the Gold
field district. The discovery of pay
ore at great depth, by means of
core drilling, has aroused renewed
west of the Consolidated, and this
means of prospecting at depth is
likely to be adopted by number of
local companies.
Goldfield Consolidated
With the 1000-ton fotation plant
in operation the Goldfield Consoli-
dated Mines company will be in a
position to treat large ton.
mage of copper-bearing ore of good
grade, which could nor be handled
profi.ably by the cyanide process
and fas therefore been left stand.
ing ia the mines. 1t is said that
the work already performed on the
deeper levels has served to expose
large 5rantities of ore of this char
acter. which is of considerably be-.
ter grade than the product treated
during recent months in the COM
pany's mill. and it is predicted in
many quarters that the starting of
the totation plant will signalize d;
lateral increase in the company's
earnings. Preliminary estimates of
the production in April indicate a
total output of 30,400 tons of ore
yielding net profit of 100000.
Jumbo Extension
The Jumbo Extension property is
now in better condition than fer
some time past with increased
profits assured as result of nav
ing secured lower marketing rare3
and through the completion of the
Velvet shaft and its connection with
the main ore workings to the
south. New development work in
the northern part of the Velvet
claim has been attended by the
most gratifying results and there
is now the best of assurance that
this part of the property will pro-
duce large tonnage of pay ore.
The introduction of the flotation
process here will ultimately be of
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-06
YELLOW TIGERS
WORK PLANNED
EsIEPA ATIONS ARE BEL VI
MADE FOR EARLY WORK
AT DEPTH

development work on the yellow
Tiger property will be resumed
shortly, according to information
obtained from Superintendent
Fred Holmes, and is likely 10 be
conducted upon more comor =
hensive scale than has been under
token on the property heretofore.
The hosting plant is in good con
1ition and a carload OF lumber nas
been ordered and is eXpected to ar
live on the ground within 10 days,
after which Superintendent Holmes
~stimates that he will he occupied
for about two weeks in repairinS
the timbers in the shaft and els
where.
II. A. Riedel of Denver, preSi-
dent cf the yellow Tiger company.
has indicated his intention of COM
iI.g here shortly to arrange for The
early resumption of development
work and one of the plans announc-
ed from the Denver offices Of the
company is TO drive a long cross
cut from the Tiger shaft at depth
cf 700 feet, to explore the adjoiD-
ing territory of the Red Lion com
Tany. 1t is aisc reported that the
management NAV decide to sink ne
main s.i0st another 100 or 200 feet
iafLrc undertaking the new wor,.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-06

pacity, owing to mechanical diff
culties in the grinding department,
and it will probably be enlarged in
this department to treat at least
$50 tons daily
Grandma Consolidated
A shaft of large size is being
sunk on the property of the Grand
ma Consolidated Mines company,
which was recently organized to
take over the holdings of the Grand
ma Mining company. Consulting
Engineer j. X. Turner selected a
point for the shaft where it will
penetrate the big Grandma vein at a
depth of between $50 and 800 feet.
Cracker Jack Now Busy
Mining equipment of good ca
pacity is being installed at the
Adams shaft of the Cracker Jack
property and development work on
broad scale will be in progress
here in the near future. Surface
indications on the property are hign-
ly encouraging, rich paintings hat
ing been obtained for long dis
tances at the surface on the two
main veins.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-06
MINE LOCATIONS
SHOW ACTIVITY
LARGE NUMBER OF CLAIMS FOR
VARIETY OF MIN
ERALS

County Recorder Clyde Johnson
states that the number of claims
being located in Esmeralda coun-
ty presages a big output of a va
riety of minerals from this part
of the state in the near future.
More locations were handled and
the receipts Of his office Were
larger during the month of April
than in any month since 1909. The
locations are coming from all parts
of the county and are usually ac-
companied by letters from the 10
Gators reporting considerable min
ing activity in the districts where
the locations we're made.
Many of the old silver mines OF
the county, that have not been
worked for many years, are now
active. Numerous tungsten loca-
tions have been filed from the
Tule canyon district, and F. M.
Fields. who is operating in that
district as partner OF Sheriff
ingalls,. states that so and 60 per
cent tungsten ore has beben opened
on properties there.
Ore assaying 1891 in silver and
$64 in lead, the vein showing
across the bottom of the shaft, was
discovered 20 feet from the sur
face early in March on the Ingaiis
and Fields property. Since that
time, the shaft has been sunk an
additional 80 feet on the vein and
the Gre continues to maintain the
same value. Recently a small ship
ment of this ore was made, and
after the payment of shipping and
smelling charges, it netted $242
per ton.
Tungsten properties are in ac-
tive operation throughout the Tule
canyon, CocomOngo and Palmetto
districts and claim owners report
that part of the county to be Ell
joying great prosperity. AS an il
Iustration of the wide variety ana
large extent of the locations filed,
GA oil locations recently came in
from the Millers district. There
were eight names on each certificate
and, as each location was for 16o
acres, 10,240 acres were embraced
in the locations. The same name
did not appear more than two or
three times on the certificates, AMI
the handling of them required 1,20o
entries on the books.
Billy Mercer, of the sheriff's OF.
flee, recently went by auto into
Mineral county to look over some
tungsten ground and reports the
hills of the two counties to bc
full of prospectors
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-06
BLUE BULL IN QUARTZ

At a deptb of 700 feet in the
Blue Bull property development
work continues without Interrupt
ton and with what are pronOunc-
ed favorable indications. Large bod
les of quartz of good appearance
have been exposed here, but of too
low a grade to yield a profit in
extraction. The property embraces
a large area and is traversed by
many strong veins, in several of
which good assays have been OBJ.
tanned
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-06
JUMBO JUNIORS
PROSPECTS GOOD
WILL EXPLORE GREAT ORE
CHANNEL IN SHALE CON-
TACT ZONE

Development work will begin
shortly in the property of the jun
DO Junior Mining company, at a
depth OF nearly 900 feet and at
a point directly on the hanging
wall of the great vein from which
the Jumbo Extension company has
extracted large quantities of high
grade ore at about the same depth.
BY the provisions of. an agreement
with the Jumbo Extension Min
ing company, the Jumbo Junior will
explore it's ground through the no.
2 or Velvet shaft of the former
and through the east cross s-cut on
the S90-foot level.
This cross-cut, after having
passed through the vein from foot
wall to hanging wall, was turned 10
the northeast and is progressing
along the hanging wall and directly
toward the Jumbo Junior side-line.
Within two weeks the work in Jun
bo Junior territory should be in
progress and in this ground the
vein, which is between so and 100
feet wide here. will be explored by
cross-cuts, drifts and raises. This
work will be performed under the
direction of j. X. Turner and L. l..
Dellinger, superintendent and fOrn-
man, respectively, of the Jumbo
Extension mine.
Added significance attaches TO
this work from the fact that it will
serve to eXplCre the rich vein i'm
the shale contact zone. The cross
"nt was started from the Velvet
shaft directly on the shale and CON
ditions here are Identical with those
in that part of the great ore-chan-
mel where the Jumbo Extension
orened it's bonanza stopes farther
to the southwest. The property
is Of small area, compared to some
of those adjoining. but it's area is
ample for a mine of the first i'm
portance. if present indications are
horne out by development in it's
territory.
The west side-line adjoins the
V"'vet claim of the Jumbo Exten
sion for a distance of about 500
feet and it is bounded on the
e"eHrhoad. while the southern cor
ner touches the Sunflower CLAIM
of the Merger Mines company. The
Jumbo Junior company is assured
of immunity from apex disputes,
having concluded an agreement with
the Booth company by which al
anox rights are secured in perDet-
uity in consideration of the pay
ment of $4,000 out of the proceeds
OF the mine.
ImDortant advantages are gained
by the working agreement with the
Jumbo Extension company, as the
Jumbo Junior will pay it's share of
the cost of operating the equip
ment of the Velvet shaft and will
be saved the great expense of sink
ing deep shaft. Less than two
years ago the Jumbo Extension
company sought to purchase the
property now owned by the jun
be Junior. but conflicting interes1s
at that time prevented the sale an!
later these interests Joined in deed
ing their holdings and claims 10
the Jumbo Junior company. A. 1.
Darcy, general manager of the
vVingfield companies here, is one of
the directors and in its develop
mcnt work the company will have
the advantage of his advice. in
conjunction with the capable man
aeement of the men in charge of
the Jumbo Extension mine.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-06
MANHATTAN BIG FOUR
LEASED By WITTENGE1s|;

1t is announced that c. +. Wit
tenberg of Tonopah has Deen
granted lease for a period of one
year on the main workings and
mill of the Manhattan Big Four
Mining company, at Manhattan.
Parts of the mill, which were loan
ed to another company, are being
replaced and the plant will be in
oreration again within short
time. 1t is said that some ore Of
good milling grade has been devel-
0rod in the Big Four mine since
operations were discontinued by the
company.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-06
JUMBO EX. NOW
MORE PROMISING
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN VELVET
AND LOWER COSTS ADD
TO PROFITS

The Jumbo Extension company is
plofiting in substantial measure
from the increase in value of silver
and copper. The ore now being
shipped to the smelter contains les;
gold than the average handled last
year but the volume of copper and
silver remains approximately the
s"me. Last year the Jumbo EX-
tension mine produced silver and
copper to the value OF over $23o,-
600. This year. computing The
production on the basis of the out
put of the first quarter. which is
said to he low estimate, the com
pany should realize over 100000
from silver and copper alone.
The successful application of the
flctation process in the treatment
of the copper-bearing ores of the
district is regarded as of vital i'm
portance to the Jumbo Extension
company. as the mine contains
large tonnage of copper-hearing ore.
assaying from Sc to $12 per ton, i'll
addition to its ore of shipping
grade. This lower grade material
has been dead asset heretofore.
but tests are now being made with
flotation and there is no longer any
doubt that this ore will be treated
profitably
Production from the Velvet shaft
of the Jumbo Extension will begin
within the next three or four
weeks and thereafter the greater
part of the output will he hoisted
through this shaft. Orebins are
nearing completion here and a spur
track is being laid to the bins,
which will be of large capacity.
With this shaft in use the volume
IF production will he considerably
augmented and it is predicted by
the management that earnings vii,
increase steadily during the next
few months.
Marketing rates that have lately
gone into force, providing for re-
d1ctions in the cost of transpor-
tation and treatment, are enabling
the company to ship all ore worth
$40 per ton or over, and some
dump ore has been handled recent
ly that has averaged as low as SIS
per ton The Slopes in the shalc
orebody continue TO yield an ex-
cCllent grade of ore. which is mixed
with material of lower grade for
shipment
Conditions on the deeper leve's
of the Velvet mine, where work has
been in progress only comparative
ly short time. are of a most en-
couraging character. affOrding sub
stantial promise of large produc-
ton from this territory. On the
S90-foot level, the deepest opened
from this shaft, work is being eX-
tended in three directions A cros.o-
cut to the north is advancing to-
ward the Lagune group of the Con
solidated, while another is being
driven east along the foOt-wall of
the main vein and toward the
boundary of the Jumbo Junior,
which will be developed through
these workings. Still another On
this level has connected with the
main workings in ore, farther
south in the Velvet claim, and the
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-06

great importance to the Jumbo EX-
tension company, as it affords
means of treating profitably large
tonnage of copper-bearing ore that
is of too low grade to ship to the
smelters. The company is profitins
also from the rise in the price of
silver and copper.
Jumbo Junior
Development work will start
shortly and he conducted in thor
ough manner in the ground of the
Jumbo Junior Mining company, ad-
joining the Velvet claim of the
Jumbo Extension, where the condi-
tions are favorable for exploring the
great vein at the shale contact zone.
rte Jumbo Junior will pay its share
of the cost of operating the Velvet
shaft but will save the heavy cost
of sinking a deep shaft. The oper-
aticns of the company will be un-
der the supervision of Superintend-
ent ]. X. Turner and Foreman Lou
Dellinger of the Jumbo Extension
and will he conducted along the
ines followed in the latter prop
erty.
Silver Pick Consolidated
High grade assays have been Sc
cured in testing the material taken
by drill cores from a depth of 1000
feet in the Silver Pick property
President Herman Zadig was in
Goldfeld lately and stated that the
directors had decided to sink the
main shaft to the 1000-foot point
and to thoroughly explore the sh7;e
zone. The drill penetrated shale at
about this depth and passed through
two quartz channels, both of which
have yielded encouraging assays
according to Manager Dyer's state
ments. The Calyx drill will be re-
tanned by the company for use else
where in the mine probably farther
to the west
Florence Goldfield
Development in the Florence mine
continues on the $50 and 53O-foot
levels, in the neighborhood of some
of the old slopes of the bonanza
leases. 1t is estimated that there IS
now in sight in the mine app--.,-
mately 100, 900 tons of ore averag-
ing $S per ton and well suited for
treatment by flotation. The fiota-
ton plant of the Nevada Metal
Extraction company. on the Florence
property, has not attained full ca
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-06
ATLANTA IN NEW GROUND

On the 1580-foot level of the At
lanta mine a cross-cut is being
driven to the west and into territory
that has not been explored in tho
past. No shipments have been
made for some time, but the devel-
opment work continues to expose
ore that can be treated profitablya oy
the flotation process.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-06
GREAT BEND RAISING
FROM fGO-FOOT LEVEL

A raise has been started from the
main east drift on the 400-foot
level of the Great Bend; with the
object of following up the ore ex-
posed by early lessees at a depth of
about 800 feet and in workings that
we're opened from the old incline
shaft.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-05-06
DOCK IN NEW YORK
DAMAGED BY FRI

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 5.-The 1000
foot cock of the Delaware, Lack
awana and Western railroad, ir :he
Moth river was damaged By fire
with an estimated loss, including
fre,cht in storage, of 800 900. the
cause of the fire was not ascertainel.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-17
BANK RESOURCES
AND DEPOSITS
ARE INCREASING

Actual condition OF the Detroit
banks at the close OF business Thur
day afternoon. as reported by the
Detroit Clearing House association
was as follows:
Loans. s2l6.426,OO0 increase 81
$4,000: Y. s. bonds and premiums
s2,647 900: specie, s6,767, 900, IN
crease, $4,000: currency. sl2.259.
900 increase s6S7. 900; due from re
serve banks. sSs.223.oOO. increase
sl5b,000: total reserve. s56,24s, 600
Increase, ss7s.O00; due from othei
banks, s21, S77 900, increase, ss22, 900;
total cash resources, s77 200, In
crease s1.700.000; circulation, 81.
$4,000 decrease $1,000; deposits
savings sl61. $4,000, increase
1902 900; deposits commercial
$751; $50 900, increase. $1,000. 900; to
tai deposits, s269, 3i9 900 increase 81.
sos 900.