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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-30

But for more than half century
our Congress- invited our iron and
steel manufacturers TO come forward
and write in our tariff laws the de
gree Of protection they wished. Long
ago the Republican party set the
fashion that congress should shirk its
constitutional duty and abdicate its
legislative privilege TO write our
tariff laws The wool manufac,u 's.s
wrote Schedule X" the cotton spin
ners wrote the cotton schedule. the
drug man wrote the chemical sched-
ule. the sugar men the sugar sched-
ule and so on and so forth to the
end Of the chapter. Neither Nelson
w. Aldrich nor Serene f. Payne knew
what was in that monstrosity that :
called the Payne-Aldrioh tariff.
The people tired OF tha, and deter
mined 10 force their government 70
divorce itself from Big Business. ."
To thar end Woodrow Wilson was
elected President and q Congress
Democratic i'm both houses was chos-
ea in 1912. They Immediately sci 10
wo-S and fashioned q tariff bill rot
for the few o. our people who ea-
taxes. bur for the many who pay
taxes. The manufacture vas given
free rsw materials and told 10 com
PETE with paupe-s from all quarters
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-30

And t-en the c-y vas calamity :,
The ooor. urdoae iron industry vas
10 shu- up shop. We were 10 spin
no more wool o. cotton. We were 10
cease tanning hides into leather or
fssh.on,rs anything from leather.
sheen and cattle were 70 s,arve IN
7seh pastures. oosl mines were 10
close. railroads were 70 haul nothing
s. there vas 10 be nothing - haul.
hanks and trust companies were TO
20 into liquidation These were only
: few Of the disasters and Affections
that were 10 ove-take our country Be
cause q S wicked Democratic tariff.
Beware Of false prophets. How
sbo-. iron a-d steele II the month
. Of February our production Of pig i7on
ass s- ;Ae -ate q SsSoaooo tons s
vss- s-S that : the highest ever
Known in sry country in the world.
N5- : yhs: slL A. the end Of Feb
--s-v tAe United states Steel Cor
r,-s-a- had untitled orders reaching
,,.-ls S.r7s-5o-s to-SIS q >56S.cto
tons. a fsgu-s heretofore uneQualle1
il is Ais.o-y. Marx yOc- the Price
O. s,se, v-s steadily advancing Be
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Walter Riley and Audrey Riley, his
wife. TO CAas. {. Sniu, Oil and Gas
Lease. Part section so ssSw.
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7. NJ. Boucher and Sudie Boucher
his wife, 10 Geo h Fish, Warranty
Deed. Part section = 4sle,
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Chas. {. Staiu TO Waiter kleN ana
Audrey. his Wife, Release oil and
Gas Lease. Part section so ssSw.
Walter Riley and Audrey Riley, his
wife. TO CNas. {, Staiu, oil and Gas
Lease. Part section so ssSw
Z. NJ. Boucher and Sudie Boucher,
his wife, to Geo. Il, Fish, Warranty
Deed. Part section = 4sle.
Buck Garrett to T. r Wilson, Sher-
iGs Deed. Part section SS2e.
William 5. Fraley and May Glare
Fraley, husband and wife, 10 r :
S,uchel, Warranty Deco, Part lot :
in block -. Ardmore
Geo. J. Ames 10 NJ. n Scott, As
sicnmeut oil and Gas Lease, Part
section 5slw.
John Williams ~ John W. RalthroF
Warranty Deed. Part section II SSlW
T. Y. Wilson and Mamie NJ Wilson
his wife, TO II. L PlalocN, Warranty
Deed. Part section 9 ESSe,
Edward : EuttcvfG,d and David
yCrnC. his wife. 20 John W. NONmanU
Warranty Deco. LO;S |, = and
block S.>, Aviworc.
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John Williams to John W. RalthroT,
Warranty Deed. Part section II SSlw
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Buck Garrett to I, +. Wilson, Sher
iN~s Deed. Part section . SSSe.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-06-30

Geo. J. AmeS 20 NJ n Scott, As
sicnment oil and Gas Lease. Part
section SSlw.
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T. y Wilson and Mamie NJ. Wilson,
his wife. 10 II. T. P,alocN, Warranty
Deed. Part section 9 ESSc,
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-04-22
H|GH-GRADE IN
ROCHESTER MINE
ORE or EXCELLENT QUALITY Is
EXPOSED IN MERGER
WORKINGS
(By James F.. O'Brien)

A strike which was made in the
ester No. 4 vein, in the Pitt tun-
mel workings of the Rochester Mel'
>, eek in the camp of Rochester, ac'
cording to the statement of a prom
inent business man who -ieeps close
tab on the developments in IN,
mines.
In addition to the find in the face
of the drift, there is an improved
showing in the No. raise, which
is being put on the same vein at a
point 215 feet from the point whore
the Pitt tunnel intersects the vein.
Nor is that all, for crosscut,
which is being run at right angles
to the vein, has been advanced 40
feet through the vein and the hans
ing wall is not yet in sight. Sam
throughout the 46 feet shows the
entire mass will average $15 pc"
ton.
The strike that was made in tho
face of the drift attracted particu-
lar attention because it is believed
that it is the beginning of the
downward extension of the rich Gre
shoot which was first opened up by
Ferry and Sampson when they
leased on the Merger property in
the early days. These lesseesde-
developed an ore-shoct 50 feet i'll
length to a depth of 240 feet on
the vein and considerable work has
been done by the company in these
workings since the lease expired.
The shipping ore varied in width
from Is inches OF five feet, the
value of which ranged from $50 to
1926 per ton. Besides the shipping
ore there is exposed in the upner
orkings good bodies of milling ore
which will go from $1Z to $40 a
ton.
The south drift had already gone
through one good ore-shoot for o.
distance of 80 feet, after which
there was nothing but low-grade FOR
the next 40 feet change was no
ticed on Wednesday and after the
round for the day was shot, sam
pie taken clear across che face Of
the drift showed average values nf
S26.17 per ton, $1.60 being in
gold and the balance silver Sena-
Continued on Page Five.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-04-22
EQUIPMENT FOR
CRACKER JACK
COMPRESSOR AND ELECTEiC
HOIST BEING INSTALLED
FOR DEEP WORK

The Cracker Jack company is
now installing, at it's Adams shaft,
a complete plant, including com
pressor and electric hoist, and will
be in readiness to begin active dc
yelopment work from this shat.
within a short time. A thorough
sampling of the surface and of old
workings convinced the company's S
geologist, Corrin Barnes, and Man
ager II. G. Mcmahon that the
Adams shaft offered the best means
o. developing the property, as it
is already 800 feet deep. in good
condition, and is situated between
the two main veins that traverse
the property.
Work will start at once on the
| 5-fcot level, where cross cuts
have already been driven east and
west The east cross-cut exposed
the foot-wall of the great Column
bia Mountain fault vein. but no de-
velopment work was done on this
vein by the early operators.
Drifts will now he extended DC5:
ways on this vein, which shows
seams of good ore at the foot-wall.
The west cross-cut will be advanced
to cut the west vein, which shculc
he reached within short distance.
All the company's stock has been
issued and ample funds have been
provided to conduct the work on
a comprehensive scale.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-04-22
GRANDMA STARTS
ITS MAIN SHAFT
PROPERTY IN GOOD LOCATION
TO BE DEVELOPED IN
THOROUGH MANNER

Grading was started this morn
ing on the property of the Grandma
Mining company in preparation for
the installation of mining equip
ment to be used in sinking a deep
shaft. The point selected for the
work by j. x. Turner, the COM
pany's consulting engineer, is at a
sufficient distance from the apex
of the main vein to cut the lode
at considerable depth and to permit
of it's exploration in the most ef-
fective and economical manner pos
sibie
The main vein o. the Grandm..
has a northerly trend and is plainly
the continuation of the large vein
that traverses the adjoining Spear
Lead property, at the south, and IL.
which ore OF shipping grade was
exposed in lease workings at u
depth of $50 feet. This vein crops
at the surface in line parallel
with and not. far from the west
side-line of the Grandma, the apex
being well defined within Grandma
territory.
The first work will be to erect
the necessary timber frame for the
shaft collar and mining machinery
of ample capacity for deep devel-
opment will be provided as soon as
sinking shall have progressed to
point where power can be utilized
in noisting. The surface has been
carefully prospected and analyzed
bv Engineer Turner, who expresses
confidence in the future of the
property, under judicious develop
ment.
Charles s. Sprague, president OF
the Grandma company, has perfect
ed plans for the financing of oper-
ations. Steps will be taken in the
near future to reorganize the COM
pany, when provision will probably
be made to supplement the treas
ery f,R2.c by changing to the az
sessable basis. In the meantime
the company possesses ample funds
for all present requirements and
work will be pushed forward as
speedily as possible.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-04-22
GOOD COPPER SHOWING
ON CUPRITE PROPERTY

The force of men engaged in de-
veloping the Cuprite property upon
which an option was taken somo
time ago by former Senator w. A.
Clark has carried the work as far
as practicable with the equipment
available and work has been sue
pended for the present. 1t is under
stood that E. w. Clark of Ophir,
Utah, under whose direction the
work has been conducted. will be
here shortly, when he will decide
upon the future course of work.
TIE two shafts which the men have
been engaged in sinking are
equipped only with whim and wind,
lass, and have reached depth
where additional sinking facilities
will be required. Both shafts are
reported to be showing copper ore
of excellent grade.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-04-22
JUMBO EX. MINE
IN GOOD SHAPE
EXPLORATION WORK SHOWS
ORE IN NORTHERN PAkT
OF VELVET

Satisfactory results have been
obtained in the new development
work of the Jumbo Extension COM
pany, conducted from the recently
completed Velvet shaft On the
7S0-foot level, fully 100 feet above
the shale contact zone. cross
ct is eing driven to the north
west and for a considerable dis
tance has been progressing in the
main vein, which is over 100 feet
wide at this point.
The cross-cut has exposed severaI
strong seams of shipping ore,
ranging in value up to $2S per ton
and one of the seams being about
IS inches in width. This is in the
northern part Of the Velvet claim
and in virgin territory.
On the S90-foot level, near the
resent bottom Of the shaft q
drift is Icing extended to the
north, toward the Kewanas and
the shale contact. Quartz
Of good appearance has been show
ing in this drift, which is being
"dvGnccd in the hope that ii viii
expose an orebody of commercial
value and which will be extended
TO the Kewanas boundary On the
same level a cross-cut is being
driven in an easterly direction, to-
ward the property of the Jumbo
Junior company. and is in the lat
tie, showing occasional fracture and
seams of quartz.
South of the Velvet shaft.
drift has been extended from the
loss cut that connects with the
main shaft. This drift. following
along the shale contact zone. has
connected with the main workings
IN ore, opened in the Velvet claim
f"om the PalOverde workings. This
affords direct outlet for ore
through the Velvet shaft and ore
iins are being constructed at the
lattor shaft to supplement ship
ments from the No | shaft rhis
viii enable the management to ma
terially increase the volume or
shipments.
With the better marketing rate
now in effect. the company will
hereafter b" ale to market prof
CONTINUED on Page Five)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-04-22
GREAT BEND TO
FOLLOW Up ORE
ASSAYS SECURED on iOO-FOOr
LEVEL AFFORD MUCH
ENCOURAGEMENT

Development work in the Great
Bend property. situated ON tie
Diamondfield ridge. has been max
ing good progress, aided by the
excellent equipment with which the
property was provided upon starting
the present work. superintendent
Jack Campbell had at first a DIFF
ficult problem in controlling a heavy
flow Of water and in reopening mine
workings that had been abandoned
for years and had caved extensive
ly.
a system of development WORK
was outlined by ]. X. Turner, the
company's consulting engineer, hav-
ing as its object the thorough ex-
plCration of the well-defined vein
system on the 400-foot level and a
systematic search for ore-shoots
that had been explored on upper
levels in early leasing operations.
This plan has involved extending ?
drift to the east, following the main
vein of three parallel lodes, ana
the cross cutting of the veins at
intervals.
The east drift has now reached
roint over 270 feet from the
shaft and has passed through a
quartz zone of large dimensions,
in which some ore of good grade
was exposed. This ore is apparent
ly part of the rich deposit eX-
posed in a winze above, at a depth
of about 800 feet
From the end of the main drift
a cross-cut is being driven to
reach the foot-wall of the vein and
as soon as this work is completed
a raise will be driven on the ore,
farther back in the drift. and driv-
ing will then continue to the east.
This plan has been adopted in or
der that raising should not inter
fcre with the continued eXplora-
tion of the vein by means or the
east drift With the driving of this
raise and the further advance OF
work at the foot-wall, the man
agement has the greatest confidence
that pay ore VIII be developed. The
company is in good financial condi-
tion and the plant is in shape To
make excellent progress in future.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-04-22

will be no necessity for removing
any other equipment to make room
for the flotation machinery. The
present 50-ton plant continues to
give complete satisfaction in the
treatment of the lower grade, cop
per-bearing ores from the COM
pany's mines, and the tests that are
being made on straight mill feed
will shortly determine the prac-
ticability Of treating the company S
entire product by flotation. If
these tests prove as successful as
now indicated, the cyanide process
will be abandoned in the mill ana
flotation equipment will be installed
capable of treating at least 1000
tons daily.
Jumbo Extension
Production is to be increased by
the extraction of ore through the
new Velvet or No. shaft, which
has been completed to a depth of
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-04-22
BLACK BUTTE IN
GOOD CONDITION
PROPERTIES ARE NOW in BET
TER SHAPE THAN FOR
YEARS PAST

DEVELOPMENT work that has been
IT, progress for some time past from
the DCrtch shaft of the Diamond
field Black Butte property is now
nearing the point where the lesseos
have reason to expect results oi
value. According to q recent report,
drifts on the $50 and 20O-foot lev
els from this shaft are nearing the
ven in which an Cre-shoot or eX-
cellcnt appearance was found on
the 110-foot level, southwest OF the
shaft and out under the flat.
Company OPERATIONS have been
awaiting the result of this work in
the Howard Marine lease, and the
trend of the vein is such that it cen
be readily reached and explored
from the main southwest cross-cut
from the company shaft, on the 300
foot level. This On sas been
found to contain seams and pockets
cf high-grade ore and it is sep
arate vein from either of the two
Wins that have produced in the
past.
1t has been estimated by engi-
neers in the employ of the com
pany that the dumps from old shafts
about the butte and the pillars in
old workings above the 1O0-fOot lev
ell contain hetwten 10000 and %
600 tons of ore containing between
$S and so gold per ton. 1t is
said that this ore can be treated
successfully by flotation, although it
is for the most part an oXidized
ore and contains little if any cop
per
At the Ori2aba property, situated
27 miles Eorth of Millers and which
is controlled by the Black Butte
company, a powerful pumping plant
has been installed lately, capable
of handling the flow of some 3OO,-
600 gallons of water daily, which
interrupted sinking some time ago
This pronerty is said to have pro-
duced $50, 900 worth of shipping Gre
from above the 100-foOt level, vary
ing in value from $25 to 1925 per
ton. Silver is the principal metal
contained in this ore 1t is estimat-
cd that 1900 tons of Gre, assayin,,
from $15 to $40 per ton, is avalla-
hIe on dumps and in workings aboV G
the 10O-foot level The comnanY
has lately levied an assessment and
is said to be well supplied with
funds for development. essee5 or
the Goldfeld property expect 10
make shipment soon.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-04-22
REVIEW Of Mining OPERATIONS IN GOLDFIELD DISTRICT

900 feet and at the collar of which
ore-bins of large capacity are being
built. Connection has been made
from this shaft, on the S90-foot
level. with the workings in ore
farther south in the Se~Ic- claim,
affording a more direct avenue for
production from the Slopes opened
above the 1017-foot level. A cross
cut is being driven east, toward the
Jumb Junior, on the 500 level, and
a drift at this depth is following
the shale contact to the north, to-
ward the Kewanas. On the 7S0-foot
level a cross-cut from the Velvet
shaft has been passing through the
main lode, which is over 100 feet
wide here, and has exposed num-
her of good seams of shipping ore.
On the 1O17-foot level the main
east cross-cut is being advanced for
a connection with the workings of
the Merger Mines company.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-04-22
SPEARHEAO HAS
ISSUED REPORT
u,pCIJNE OF COMPANY'S OPER-
ATOMS is SUBMITTED TO
STOCKHOLDERS

A report on the condition OF me
Spearhead Gold Mining COMPANY,
Reorganized, has just been sent 20
the stockholders by Secretary A. A.
Codd, setting forth the basis of re-
organization of the company, its T.
nancial condition and the manner III
which work is being conducted OH
its property.
Following is the principal part ol
the report:
On the first of last October, the
Spearhead Gold Mining company
commenced active operations IN
sinking the main working shaft on
us property, and since that time we
have kept two shifts working stead
ilv. sinking this shaft. Prior to
tais time the old board of direct
ors had granted lease to the
Goldfield Shale Mining compaIJ'
1ut on account of a depression IN
the Goldfield stocks they were an
able to carry on their work, anG
tteir lease was forfeited. Under the
terms of their agreement with US
all the machinery, tools, etc., were
to be turned over to the Spearhead
Gold Mining company at the tern'i-
nation of their lease. This brought
us into the possession of a eo-
horsepower Fairbanks-Morse gaso-
line hoist, machinery, tools, etc.
without any cost to us, toge.hcT
with a shaft completely timbered
to a depth of $50 feet, so that
the work of the company in SINK
ing the shaft began at this point. or
April we had reached a total
depth of 610 feet.
On Oct. /, 1915, We had in our
treasury 211,50O shares of the
treasury stock. The board or di-
rectors authorized Mr.. George Ker-
nick, the company's president, TO
sell 100000 shares of treasury
stock at not less than 10 cents
per share, and if the ore was not
discovered before that amount OF
money was expended, then he was
tn sell the balance of the stock at
the best price obtainable. We
proceeded at once to offer this stock
on the market, with the result that
Continued on Page Five.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-04-22
YELLOW TIGER SHAFT
HAS BEEN REPAIRED

Plans are being formulated by
the heads of the Yellow Tiger Min
ing company, who are in Denver, to
resume active development at depth
in the near future. 1t is said that
arrangements have been made to ex-
plore the adjoining Red Lion prop
erty through the Tiger workings, on
the 70O-foot level. superintendent
Fred Holmes has completed repairs
to the shaft and adjacent workings
and is now getting the hosting
plant in condition for steady work.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-04-22
MERGER DRIVES
ANOTHER RAISE
INDICATIONS NOW POINT TO
EARLY OPENING OF JUN
30 EX. OREBODI

Development is progressing along
normal lines in the property of the
Goldfeld Merger Mines company
and the north cross cut, within the
shale, is being advanced in the
SunflOwer claim, parallel with and
a short distance from the side!lne
dividing the Merger and the Vel
vet claims of the Jumbo Exten-
sion. Manager Willis Lawrence
states that he is preparing to drive
another raise from the crcss-cut to
reach the shale latte contact,
which at this point is only 20 or
25 feet above the cross-cut. The
cross-cut is showing heavy sulphides
and apparently is nearing the Jum-
bo orebody.
Repairs that have been in pro-
gress at the Grizzly Bear shaft,
through which the Merger company
IS conducting it's work, have caused
TO appreciable delay in the driv-
ing of the cross-cut, as the Did
workings, nearer the shaft, have
afforded a means of disposing OF
the muck broken in development
work.
Connection with the deepest lev
eI of the Jumbo Extension mine
will be made in the near future
and the latter company is now dris :
ing its cross-cut on the 1017-foot
level tn the boundary for the pur-
pose of making the connection, for
which the Merger will drive a raise
at it's sideline This will afford
needed ventilation and will greatly
facilitate the work of both com
ranies on their deep levels.