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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
DIRECTORS OF UNITY
CLUB ELECT OFFICERS

The regular monthly meeting %
the directors of the Goldfield Unity
Tub was held at the clubrooms las,
evening. The new board was IA
stalled and the following list of ~.
fcers elected for the executive de
rartment: NJ. II. Downer, president:
j. f.. SHE. DIS, vice president; T.. a.
Mills, secretary; ID. Pooley, treas
urer. A profitable meeting was
held and several new resolutions
were adopted governing the club. A
full attendance of the newly elect
ed board was on hand and numCr-
Gus suggestions were made for the
general welfare of the organization.
The next regular meeting of the
board of directors will be held IN
the clubrooms March 20, at which
time committees will be appoint
ed and the board resolved into a
harmonious working body and the
committeeman will be made &C
quainted with their duties. New
plans will also be discussed and
further regulations passed regarding
the club and it's activities.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
ELY is NOW
A LIVE CAMP

Parties recently arrived here from
Ely, White Pine county, state that
the country surrounding that sec
tion is the liveliest in the state and
a fair sized boom is on, says the
Appeal. Nearly 1000 men are at
work in the mines and shelters and
making on an average close to 81
a day. This has been brought about
by the high price of copper. APP
proXimately % cents a pound, and
the great demand for the metal. The
payroll of the section from the min
ing industry alone is now placed at
between 100000 and $780, 900 a
month and it is increasing every
month. The miners are working on
a sliding scale, the minimum being
$3.50 per day.
AS a result of the impetus that
mining has received there is a sym
pathetic revival in other lines and
people in all kinds of business are
reaping the benefits.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
Farmers to Judge Livestock

In conjunction with the annual
rarners' week at the state unive,-
sity. a stock judging contest will
be held at the demonstration farn
end the farmers enrolled in the
farmers week course will be Civ
en- an opportunity to demonstrate
and to receive instruction in this
important branch of agriculture.
Experts will conduct the demon
NOS Important points to the visit
tors ard delineate upon the most
gene ally accepted methods.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
FORMER RESIDENT OF
G%OLDFIELD PASSES AWAY

Mrs Catherine Schoen, a resident
of Goldfield in the early days. who
has been residing at Tonopah with
her family for the past six years,
died at her home in the neighbor-
ing camp Wednesday afternoon. She
was afflicted with a disease of the
heart and has been i'll for the past
few weeks. Mrs. Schoen took o
prominent part in the civic work of
Tonopah and was well known
throughout the district.
The Schoen family were wei
known here several years ago and a
dar ghter, Dtparra. bow Mrs.
James Blair, and another daughter,
Catherine, attended the Goldfieid
scEo Is, the former graduating from
the local high school. Intermfnt
will, be made at Leadville, Cole.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
EARNINGS OF
UTAH COPPER

Utah Copper reports for the
quarter ended Dec. 81, 1915, show
a production of 44,224,715 pounds
OF copper as against 4~4,766,4S1
pounds for the previous quarter. The
total net profits at 21.4OS cents for
copper were $6,919, 203, as against
$4,414,564 for the September quar-
ter, and were at an annual rate Of
Sl7.04 per share. These profits
included dividends from the Ne
vada Con. and Bingham & Gar
field railway. Dividends to Utah
shares were $2,436,735, leaving So
4S2,466 carried to surplus, an in
crease OF 81, G92.394 W the pre-
ceding quarters surplus.
Earnings in the preceding quar-
ter were based upon copper at IL
252 cents. The average cost per
pound for the last quarter was 6.lo
cents after allowing for smelter
deductions and crediting miscella-
neous income, including railway
dividends, compared with 6.72 cents
for the September quarter. All COR
per unsold md in transit. is inven-
toried at 1914 cents.-Ely Record.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
MANY FRIENDS ATTEND
GENERAL OF WM. LYONS

One of the largest funeral ser
wees ever held in Goldfield was
Conducted at the Sacred Heart
church over the remains of Willian-
Lyons, ST., yesterday at 10 o'clo *.
Inc churcn was f!led with friends
and relatives of the deceased,
and the floral offerings were bank All
h gh until there was room for no
mere. Only part of the large flo
raj offerings were shown, becauHe
of lack of room to place The i'm
n.ense number of beautiful wreaths.
Solemn requiem high mass vas
conducted by Rev. Father Dermody
and special music contributed TO
III, solemnity of the service. The
address made by Father Dermody
was impressive and eXtolled the viz
tue of Mr.. Lyons. The funeral
train was the longest seen here tor
several years. Practically all Of
the automobiles in town and a large
numLer of horse-drawn vehicles
followed the train to the plot in
.hC local cemetery where simple
D.rial services were read.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
TOnOpah Defeats Las Vegas

The girls of the Tonopah high
school defeated the young ladies of
Las Vegas recently in a game of
basketball in Tonopah. The score
was rather .o~ne-sided, the Tonopah
team netting a total of 3S to the
visitors IA. The lasses of Tono-
pah will depart in the near future
for the north, where they will con-
test for the state championship with
the various teams of the northern
high-schools.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
MILLING ORE IN
ROCHESTER MINE
SEVEN FEET OF GOOD GRADE
ORE EXPOSED IN MERGER
PROPERTY
10 the Goldfeld News.

ROCHESTER,, New, March 2
A development of the utmost I'M
portance has been in progress for
the past week in the south DRIFT
from the Pitt tunnel of the Roches-
ter Merger Mines company, on the
Rochester No. 4 vein, where seven
feet OF Gre that samples SIS to
$2| a ton has been opened. EN-
elusive of this, there is a good
streak of higher grade ore on the
hanging wall that was not included
in the general samples.
This discovery is at a depth of
soc feet, and is believed to be the
northern extremity of the Ferry &
Sampson ore shoot that has Teen
opened approximately 200 feet ia
length in the upper workings. 500
eot above the Pitt tunnel level.
Three to our feet of the ore eX-
posed there samples $50 to over
500 a ton. and with it is associated
several feet of good milling ore.
C~ross-cutting is under way in the
north drift on this level to explore
'Ic -o-lOGt VEIN iOT III uo"HWdiu
projection of the Boughton orc
hCot. A large body of quartz car
rying irregular values is being pen-
et1ated, with encouraging indica
tions of pay ore.
Development for blocking out TIE
ore is being continued in the old
Ferry & Samspon workings, on the
200 level, and the excellent show
ing that has been apparent for some
time is being well maintained.
Steady shipments will be inausu-'
rated from here at an early date.
high grade of ore awaiting tne
opening of the roads so that teams
can get up the hill.
Because of the increasing de
mand for power for air drills to
carry on the exclusive work tina,
is desired at other points, the
Merger company will install as soon
as possible a new compresso"
liant with large capacity, and push
it's campaign of development on a
number of veins that show good Orc
at various points.
Work has been temporarily
closed down on the Merger drifts
on the veins cut at 945 and 1913
Get in the Friedman tunnel, pend
ing installation Of the new equip
ment. The faces of both of these
drifts are in nay ore, however, and
operations will be resumed with
machine drills as soon as posi-
bic.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
LOCAL MAN BIDS FAIR
TO RIVAL MIR. WESTON

Charles Foster, known Al
SLIM one )f the employees c. the
+. & r. co. lazy, bids fair = 81
lass the rrea. Weston in the an
,ient art of walking. Foster was
CT the remarkable gut
with which nature endowed him
when she charged his pedal extram-
ties with an extraordinary amount
OF locomotive power, until he en-
tureI upon a trip of supposedly
short duration on a work train
from Ludlow to VruserO.
1t was at this point that fate
ambled into the arean, armed with
al order to hold the train at Cru
scro overnight. Then things be
gan to hapren. Not for the dark
skinned section hands were the
beautifully hued neck scarf, Inc
pegtop trousers and patent leather
shoes. Neigh, neigh Black Beauty.
1t was a case of a special hop, ota-
erwise known as a dance, in Lud-
low with Sheridan Foster" 20 mil IS
away.
Foster had Away considered
himself a good walker and fOndly
imagined that he could cover the
distance within a couple of hours.
Sly hours after lie had departed
from Crusero and the private ca,
he landed at the station in Ludlow
anc informed the agent hat by
actual uount at least 6OO0 ties OF
tne road did not present a good
walking surface for patent feathers.
1t is evident to even the most
c"eual observed hat Foster is par
tial to dancing, and to further ts-
tallish his reputation he deal
eaded it TO Toncpah to attend ne
Eagles mask ball recently. All
went well until the party of mot TOR
lists hit the final lap of the road
hcma. The engine, realizing that
it was on a desert and at least 10
miles from water, vent dry ana
Foster once more demonstrated HE
ability at walking by hcofing q
own. on the way picking up tho
weight that Russell E.. otherwise
known as ''Kewpie" Bulge, lost in
tn 10-mile jaunt to water.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
Russian Colony for Nevada

Nevada may have a Russian co..
ony in the near future, according to
adv;ces from Reno. A represen-
tative from Petrograd, who is Look
ing over the lands along the Neva-
da California & Oregon railroad
north of Reno. stated that several
of the wealthy citizens of Rus
STA have become interested in es
tatIishing a colony in the west ana
he stated that he was favorably i'm
pressed with the opportunities of
fered by Nevada. The burdens oil
the war and the increased taxation
that will result from the war ale
assigned as the cause Of the move
ment.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04

The county commissioners of
Churchill county have decided 10
look Into the purchase of mach!r-
sioners in the construction of ne'v
roads and improving old Ones. The
comisisOners propose to spend at
least $4,000 on new machinery.
which would include a caterpillar
engine and the necessary grading
machines. A proposition will be
put to the officials of the Lincoln
Highway for cooperation in the
work.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04

GRAZERS' GAIN WILL OVERBAL-
ANCE SMALL LOSSES
THIS SEASON

The growing Importance of cattle
raising in the southern and west
ern part of the state and %particu-
larly in the Goldfield district is evil
denced in the increasing number of
range cattle that are being graZed
on the ranges of this county and IL
adjoining districts of Nye county.
Several shipments of cattle in large
numbers have been made by the
Humphrey-Reed Cattle company
within the past few months. The
Kawich district, east of Goldfield, Is
the principal range for the grazers
of this district, although the Ida
section is also coming into promi-
nence, and several grazers have To-
Gated herds in that part of the
county. :.
Jake Humphrey, of the Humphrey
Reed company, in a recent inter-
view stated that the situation for
cattle men Of the so-called desert
stretches of the county was more
promising this year than for sew
eral seasons past. The chief reason
for the increased possibilities in
grazing and %fartening cattle on the
desert this year, according to MI.
Humphrey, is the large amount OF
precipitation that has fallen dur
ing the winter and the fact that the
moisture did not run off immedi-
ately. The SNOW melted gradually
and gave the ground an opportunity
to absorb the water where it fell.
The spring grasses are already
beginning to grow in the outlying
sections and in the Kawich coun-'
try the green grass has already 1t
tanned a considerable height. The
snow is staying in the valleys and
depressions throughout the
county and gives promise of plen
ty of water far into the spring and
earl, The grass in tho
Pine creek district, where the
Humphrey-Reed company has a
large herd of cattle, is over three
inches high and gives promise OF
making a large crop this season.
Commenting on the loss due To
the heavy storms throughout the
state and particularly in this sec
ticn Mr.. Humphrey stated that TIE
losses will be mere than Offset by
the resultant gain in the amount OF
range feed available this season.
The cattle OF this section have not
suffered loss in weight nor have
there been many reports of serious
losses from the heavy SHOWS. Sey-
eral reports from the Reese river
section which stated that grazers
there suffered considerable losses
Rave pot been confirmed and it 's
thought there is no foundation to
them Cattle in the northern part
of the state have shrunk consiG-
erahiy in weight yet, with but few
exceptions, there has been no ser'"
Gus loss to the r%anchers.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
Exhibits at University

All Nevada exhibits which were
recently on exhibition in the Nevada
booths at the San Francisco and
San Diego expositions have been
shipped to Reno and are now stored
at the university. Over 600 pack
ages were shipped to Reno from
both expositions. The mineral ex-
hibit will be placed at the Mackay
school of mines and is reputed to be
the finest collection of minerals i'll
the world. This collection vas
awarded the grand prize at the San
Francisco exposition.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
MILITARY DRILL
DISCUSSED HERE
SCHOOL MAN FAVORS TRAIN
ING IN COLLEGES; NOT IN
HIGH SCHOOLS

In a recent interview Superin-
tenGent Weslar of the Goldfeld
public schools stated that the dis
cussion of a military training sys-
TEN for the public schools of the
state will doubtless be brought be-
fore the state board of education
at the meeting at the university IN
Reno, on March 10 ard IL. He is
in favor of the movement insofa:
as it provides an excellent form 30
ply steal training for students ut "a
time in life when such training is
a necessity, but he does not con
slider that the military aspect should
be instituted in the curriculum of
the high school students.
He quoted the recent action TAX
en- by the NATIONAL Educators as
ISOLATION in their meeting at De
troit, when the leading educators
of the country reported against
the movement to establish military
training in the schools of the
country. This system employed by
German authorities was also cited
as against the movement, since
students in the German schools do
not start real military training until
they are Is years of age, about
the time the average student in this
country is graduating from the pub
lie school and is ready to enter
college or the active work of the
world.
1t is in the colleges that mil
itary training should be establish
ed, according tc Mr.. Weslar. This
course should ove a period OF
four years, thTes, of which should
be devoted 70 training in the ger.
eral mechanics of war, while the
fourth would be a special training
in tactics, details of direction and
handling Of armies in the Held.
Students graduating from such col
leges and who have attained pro-
ticiency in their work are fitted TO
take a commissioned officers rank
in the army.
The difficulties are numerous III
establishing an efficient system OF
military training in the puDi;c
schools, according to Mr.. Weslar.
Credit would have to be given the
students and the already overcrowG-
ed schedule of studies would have
to IL revised to meet the new fac
tor. To make the system com
pulsuiy is a necessity, accordlnS
to Nj. Weslar, since small schools
c,eli no. afford to disrupt sch-;!-
ules and system unless the entire
student body united in the move
ment.
While in practice the students
have been enthusiastic in accent
ing the work, the ills are ever
present. Superintendent Weslar
stated that he believed the boy
scout movement was the proper
substitute for military work in tie
public schools of this country and
particularly of Nevada.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
Counties to Get Elk

Within the next month it is ex-
pected that all the counties of the
state will pass ordinances protect
ing elk on the state ranges, thus
meeting the requirements of the
federal government. The sports
men of Reno and several of the
northern counties have have spent
several weeks e~ndeavoring to get
county commissioners throughout
the state to take immediate ac-
ton.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04

the sale of the turk and Wall street
group in New York canyon, to
Goldfield capitalists, among whom
is Walter Norris. Norris has sal
that as conditions of the road per-
nit ore shipments will be COM
mepced. This is considered the
best property in the district, and
a bright future is ahead of tn
new wners They have twenty
men at work and will soon De
gin the construction of houses and
lighthouses.
On the Copper Quenn group,
better known as the Fermina Sar-
riaS property, several men are
working on ore bodies, and it is
expected that big shipments will
ie made from now on.
The Calavada Copper company
called the Giroux, is prosecuting
from the bottom of the 1000-foot
shalt A drift has been run 200
eet to the south and it is said
that prosecuting from this point
has disclosed good bodies of hlgl
grade ore. 1t is reported that
they will continue their present
shaft down to the 1500-foot level
as soon as additional machinery is
installed. They are working Is
men.
Two miles north Of the Calavada
property George L.. Giroux has had
a small force sinking and drifting
on a very promising group. He
had intended to sink to sulphides,
but the present high price of COP
per has. caused him to change his
plans and his force is now en-
gagged in extracting the ore that
occurs near the surface. Giroux
is now in New York perfecting ar
rangements for the future deval-
opment of the mine. This proper
t. will ship three cars a week.
Robert B.. Todd, one of the old
timers of the district, has raised a
sun of money for the development
of a gold property five miles from
Luning, and is running a tunnel
to tap an crebody that is known to
exist. Mr.. Todd has a promising
copper vein about three-quarters
of a mile from the gold mine. AS
yet he has made no effort to ship
from either property. Mr.. Todd is
now building ROADS to the mines,
and expects to ship from two 10
three cars a week.
On the south side of the rail-
road DR.. F.. C. Pache is negotiating
the sale of his copper property.
The prospective buyer intends to
put on a large force of e
Farther west the Nevada Haw-
thorne group, a copper property
is being worked by Smith 4 Rob-
inson in the interests of capitalists
frcm Idaho. A recent visit if an
engineer to the ground will result
in a large force of men being put
tc work.
North of the Acme, Harry II.
Hill, superintendent of the Nevada
Ore and Copper company, is develop
ing a gold property for eastern
people and has exposed a large body
of gold ore, which is of sufficient
magnitude to justify the erection
of atne-stamp mill, which is CO.
pe6ted to be in operation not later
than March Is.
The Nevada Gold Mines company,
a Spokane company, in charge of
M. w. Wiley, is sinking and ac-
col ding to recent report, has en-
corntered a very promising vein
of gid ore. Mr.. Wiley is confident
that the property will make big
returns to the owners.-Walker
Lake Bulletin.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
Sparks Tax Rate Reduced

The city council of Sparks re-
Gently lowered the tax rate for
the residents of the city from 81 to
9Oc. This action was rade possible
by the increased valuation Of prop
erty in the city. The budget for
the year has been compiled and
snder the old rate the tax was
found to he far in excess of the
amount required to run the gov
erument of the city, unless more
extensive improvements were to Ge
made.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
Espee Contributes

The Southern Pacific Railroad
company recently e n the roaa
fund Of Washoe county a check tor
$1,000 to help defray the expenses
attendant to the removal of tho
immense amount of dirt hat Gid
over the roadway near Laught)n
Springs. The slide cost the coun-
ty over $4,000. The road was
changed from it's previous site to
the one which was covered by the
slide at the request of the rail
road company.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-04
DISTRICT ACTIVITIES
GROWING RAPIDLY IN VOLUME

.. ". Adams, ths Luning mol
til: week attending to his duties
as grand juror. Mr.. Adams ~
liCves that the Luning district is
entering into an era of activity
anG production that is destined to
make it one of the most important
factors in the mining industry IL
the state, and he has an imposing
array of racts and figures that
more than substantiate his claims.
The New York canyon properties,
which are being operated largely
by leasers have a very promising
duction. The condition of the roaG
to this section is such that 1t is
at present impossible to ship the
ore and about 10 cars of ore are
now on the dumps. The roads from
Luning to the north side districts
are the greatest handicap that the
operators there have to overcome,
as the soil is such that yer a
light rain fall in the summe makes
it impossible for days at a time.
From New Yor'- canyon Walsh
and Rackliff are the heavies,
shippers. they have exposed a
large body of ore on their May
flower claim and have their ore
bins filled to their capacity, and
have been compelled to stop WORK
until the road is in condition to
permit shipments They are pre-
pared to ship three cars a week
under more favorable road condi-
tions
Watson and Bochman will ship
three cars per month from the
Neversweat, their property in New
York canyon
C. w. Spalding is leasing on the
II, b. Little property, and is ship
ping 8 per cent ore
John O'Connell, an old time
chlorider in this section, has a car
load of 20 per cent ore awaiting
shipment.
Other leasers who are taking out
ore are Jim TURNER, Mcneil. Nc
Murtrey & Compton, and three now
outfits which went to work last
week.
1t is estimated that the New
York canyon properties will ship
at least a a of copper ore each
day during the coming season.
Ir the canyon west of the N9w
York is located the Champion prop
erty, which recently changed hands,
being taken over by Salt Lake
capitalists, w. B. Andrews, of that
place being one of the principals.
The new owners are now perfecting
arrangements to ship a a of ire
per day. They have a force of 20
men at work, in addition to a
corps of engineers. The workings
on his property are very extensive
including a AGO foot shaft and
several miles of underground work
ings. In addition to taking out
the ore now in sight the nev
owners will continue the present
shaft down to the sulphide zone.
The property is in charge of AL.
Bochman, who is considered one
of the most competent copper men
in the district. Several car loads
of lumber have been ordered to be
used as mine timbers and for
building cabins and a bunk house
Pane Stock recently leased a por-
tion OF the Anderson mine and ls
runnGg e 200-foOt tunnel to cut q
large body of copper ore, ant. VIII
be heard from in the future 40 a
prominent shipper.
One of the most important deals
which has occurred recently is