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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
LONE STAR CONS.
SHOWING QUARTZ
DRIFT Is NEARING POINT ON
WALL BELOW OLD
SLOPES

Operations of the Lone Star Con-
solidated company are approach
ing a point where results of the
first Importance may be announced
at any time and the opening of an
ore-shoot of value will occasion no
surprise to those who are in touch
with conditions of the property.
On the 225-foot level, the south
west drift from the Nelligan shaft,
in what is regarded as the most
promising area embraced in the
large property, has progressed dia-
gonally through vein of great size
and is now advancing along the
foot-wall, in quartz of excellent ap-
pearance and highly mineralized.
This drift is now nearing point
under the Slopes of the old lease
workings, operated from the Patrick
shaft, where a considerable quantity
of high-grade shipping ore was ex-
tracted by early-day lessees. The
ore was mined between the $50
and 1S0-foot levels, but was never
followed below the latter depth in
the old workings, and development
work in this vein that was conduc-
ted by the company from he Nelli-
gan shaft was confined to the hang
i-~ wall side of the vein, where
some small seams of fairly good
ore were exposed.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
JACK RAISE EXPOSES
ORE OF HIGH SHIPPING GRADE

is length of over 200 feet of
backs.
The vein matter here is rather
soft and breaks easily, the back of
the raise being fully seven feet
across and the assay of $72 repre-
senting an average sample broken
across that width. The south drift
is nearing a point under the orebody
that was exposed in surface work
and a raise will be driven here to
prospect the vein. A drift has been
extended north from the cross-cut
and raise is being driven from this
drift, showing an Improvement in
the quality of material exposed.
Preparations are now being made
to explore the main vein on the 500
foot level and H. C. Mcmahon, who
is in charge of the company's affairs.
has announced that the shaft will
be retimbered to this depth at once
for this purpose. In working from
this shaft several years ago a cross
cut was driven east to the vein, but
no attempt was made to explore the
vein by means of drifts. From the
dip of the two main parallel veins.
as indicated nearer the surface, it is
apparent that both can be cut on
the 320-foot level at no great dis
tance from the shaft.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16

A six-inch Calyx core drill, with
a sinking capacity of 1000 feet, has
been purchased by the Diamond
field Black Butte Reorganized Min
ing company and is being installed
on the Black Butte No. 8 claim,
southwest of the main shaft and in
the flat, near the base of the butte
from which the property derives it's
name. Underground work in this
territory has served to determine
the trend and dip of veins of good
promise, which will be prospected
at great depth by means of the drill,
which is similar to that used by the
Silver Pick company.
A force of men sufficient in num-
ber to operate the drill three shifts
daily will be employed and sinking
will begin without delay and will
be conducted with a view to MAX
ing the best progress possible. The
Black Butte property has made a
production of over 100000 in high
grade shipping ore, but it's ground
has never been explored below a
depth Of about $50 feet.
Ore of good grade is being ship
ped by auto trucks from the pro-
perty of the Orizaba Mining and
Development company, which is
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16

High assays have been obtained
in the Cracker Jack property during
the past week and the results of
development work have been highly
encouraging, particularly in the
raise above the south drift, which
has shown some ore of excellent
quality, an average sample across
the entire back of about seven feet
yielding $72 per ton. The south
drift on the 120-foot level has pro-
gressed to point about $50 feet
from the shaft, following the foot
wall of the Columbia Mountain
fault vein, and for the greater part
of that distance has been in ma
terial assaying from 81 to 81 per
ton.
At point about so feet south
of the cross-cut from the main
shaft, raise was started recently,
following the rather flat dip of the
footwall. and prog, essed in quartz
assaying around sS per ton for
about 40 feet, where the higher
grade ore was exposed. TIE work
has not advanced here sufficiently
to determine if there is any large
quantity of this ore. but the appear
ance of the vein is excellent and
from this point to the surface there
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
PIONEER CONS.
HAS BIG SLOPES
LARGE QUANTITIES OF GOOD
MILL ORE SHOWN IN DE-
VELOPMENT

The Pioneer Consolidated Mines
company continues to carry on de-
velopment on the usual scale and is
operating it's 10-stamp mill on an
average of IA hours per day Re.
ports from the mine state that a
DIR # recently started from the larce
mill stope, at the 250-foot level, ex-
face of ore that gives every indi-
cation of opening up into a de-
posit of great value,
Samples taken from this drift
have been assaying from $3.50 to
$4,000 per ton, the entire drift be
ing in ore of fair milling grade The
mill stope at this level is now near
ly 200 feet in length. varying in
width from Is to 40 feet
A good grade of mill ore, with
occasional stringers of high grade,
is being mined in the Bonanza stope
This stope has been winderad in
places to more than 40 feet and
when first discovered furnished 90
leeL OF $lOO ore.
A cross-cut is being driven from
the bottom of shaft No 3 for the
purpose of cutting a mineralized
contact which traverses the Pioneer
territory short distance north OF
this shaft. The management ex-
poets to cut this contact in about
80 feet more of driving.
Work has been resumed on the
Turner cross-cut. which is being
extended 20 the southeast from the
Pioneer main shaft. This is virgin
territory and is being developed
with view of opening the extern
sion of the Bonanza stope vein
Lately there has been renewed
activity among lessees. A cross
cut from the bottom of the Kuslck
shaft is now out 10 feet and Is
showing vein matter of a decidedly
encouraging character During the
week a syndicate of local mining
and business men was organized, to
operate lease on a block of ground
formerly worked by Tex Rickar1
and associates. At this point on
the Pioneer company's property is
a very encouraging showing, that
gives every indication of opening
'rto pay ore under proper develop
ment
Continued on Page Eight,
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final JULY REPORT ISSUED
BY CONSOLIDATED MINES co.

Manager j w Hutchinson has
submitted to President Wingfield
and the directors of the Goldfeld
Consolidated Mines company his
final report of operations during
the month of July. Production and
earnings for the month were be-
low normal, owing to Interruptions
incident to the installation of new
equipment and to changes in the
process of ore treatment.
The statement outlining results
obtained in new development on
main levels of the mines is en-
ouraging, as it indicates the open
ing of good mill ore at a large num-
ber of places in the mines, particul-
arly in the copper-bearing zones,
on the deeper levels. The usual
large footage of development work
was accomplished and the report
shows that in the Red Top-Laguna
mine the work is being extended
far to the north, in virgin ground.
A statement has been issued by
Manager ]. w. Hutchinson of the
Goldfeld Consolidated M mes COM
pany, indicating that the company's
flotation plant will not be operat-
ing as soon as expected and that
for the time being the company will
revert to the cyanide process in
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
SILVER PICK IN
ORE At 900 Fl.
MEL APPARENTLY MARK
ING SHALE CONTACT

The main shaft of the Silver Pick
Consolidated, at depth of about
500 feet, has penetrated on ore
channel that is reported con
tain ore of good grade. Current re-
ports state that the shaft exposed
from seven to eight feet of material
having the appearance of shipping
ore and yielding some good assays,
and that below this point the ore
showed marked improvement. Ac-
tual returns from the assays obtain
ed are not available here, but it is
irtimated by the management that
some of the ore exposed is of high
grade.
Samples of good ore were obtain
ed from the drill cores, when the
Calyx drill was operated from the
bottom of the shaft, then 700 feet
deep. This discovery led to the
further sinking of the shaft and at
a depth of S75 feet pay ore was
exposed in one side of the shaft.
but at this point a heavy flow of
water was encountered, necessitat-
ing the use of larger pumps, which
are now in operation.
Sinking was resumed about
week ago and within the past few
days widely varying reports have
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
MERGER OPENING
new TERRITORY
AREA WEST OF MAIN SHAFT TO
BE EXPLORED AT
DEPTH

A new system of development
work has been started lately in
the property of the Goldfield Mer-
ger Mines company and the pro-
gress of this work will be watched
within interest in mining circles.
Manager Lawrence has started a
cross-cut, in a southerly direction,
in the northern part of the st.
Ives claim, at depth of 1170 feet
and at point in the drift near
the raise that was driven to cut
the shale contact from the 1850
foot level, extended east into Mer-
ger ground from the Grizzly Bear
shaft of the Goldfield Consolidated.
The object of this work is to
seek silicified zones in the latte,
such as have been found elsewhere
in the district and which have yield
ed an important production of ore,
Between the shale and shallow sur
face workings, this territory is still
virgin ground.
from workings of little depth in
this territory and large masses of
quartz, containing seams and strin-
gers of good ore, were found near
the shale, in extending a cross-cut
on the 1325-foot level to connect
the Grizzly Bear workings with the
main Merger shaft.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
JUMBO EX. SHIPS
NORMAL TONNAGE
AVERAGE VALUE OF PRODUCT
FROM NINE CONTINUES
TO BE GOOD

The preliminary estimate of pro-
duction and earnings of the Jumbo
Extension company for the month
of August has been prepared by
Secretary Ben Gill, showing an out
put for the month of 2443.65 dry
tons of ore shipped to the sampler
of the Westren Ore Purchasing
gross value of $29.46 per ton and
the total gross value of the months
production is placed at $4,000.
Freight, treatment and sampling
charges were approximately $26,-
500; smelling losses $1,000 and to-
tai mine oeprating expenses SIS, 800,
leaving net realization of $23 900.
Production continues at about
the normal rate of 100 tons daily,
six days a week, and as indicated
by the report for August, the ore
continues of excellent average
grade. AS announced some time
ago, the limits of the main ore
body are now practically determined
and it is expected that this ore will
approach exhaustion within the next
few months, but it is expected that
high average grade will be main
tanned so long as this ore lasts.
The presence of many seams of
pay ore in the northern part OF the
Velvet claim, exposed in develop
ment work on the 770 and SS0-foot
levels of the Velvet shaft, encour-
ages the belief that commercial
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the treatment of it's ores. Mr..
Hutchinson stated to The News:
ION account of the lack of equip
ment to settle and filter the flota-
ton concentrates, and on account Of
changes in the ore, flotatiOn has
been abandoned temporarily at the
Consolidated mill, pending the in
stallation of additional equipment.
'The changes necessary, together
with the installation of thickeners
and filters, will require some
months, and it is impossible to
state now when flotation will be
resumed"
1t is pointed out that this in
terruption will not affect the ulti-
mate successful operation of the
flotation plant, at a capacity of at
least 1000 tons daily, and it is now
regarded as probable that the neces-
sary changes and additions will be
corr pleted within about two months.
The report of Manager Hutchin-
son follows in full.
During the month of July, 1916,
the total production of your COM
pany was 26,700 tons, from which
resulted the net realization of $780,
016.26.
Development Work
2117 feet of development work
Continued on Page Eight
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penses $15,500 and net realization
$4,000 A large amount of devel-
opment work is being conducted in
the mine and encouraging results
have been obtained on the TO
and S80-foot levels of the Velvet
workings.
Florence Goldfield
The company's flotatiOn plant is
gradually being perfected in it's op-
Grafton and is producing concen-
trate of good grade. The mine is
in excellent condition, with large
tonnage of good mill ore exposed on
all levels and a considerable guam
tity of ore of shipping grade in
sight on and above the 530-foot
level
Silver Pick Consolidated
At it's present stage of develop
commanding intense interest in min
ing circles and gives promise of
developing into producing mine
of important rank in the near flu
ture. An ore-channel has been
penetrated by the main shaft at a
depth of about 900 feet, in what is
apparently the shale contact zone,
and the ore found here is reported
to be of good grade. The Calyx
drill is being sunk at point west
of the shaft, on the 500-foot level.
GOldfeld Merger Mines
New development work has late
ly been started by Manager Law
renee, at a depth of ITO feet and
in the northern part of the st. Ives
claim. A cross-cut is being driven
south to prospect the latte, in
large area of unexplored territory
between the main shaft of the Mer-
ger and the great Atlanta-Grizzly
Bear vein to the west.
Atlanta Mines Co.
On the 1750-foot level of the At
lanta, the west cross-cut is now
progressing in quartz of excellent
character, in the main Goldfield
Consolidated vein. The cross-cut
has been in vein matter for over
so feet and when the foot-wall is
reached it is the plan of Manager
Darcy to explore the vein by
means of drifts north and south.
Lone Star Consolidated
The southwest drift continues in
quartz of good appearance and
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
HORNSILVER PROPERTIES
SHIPPING HIGH-GRADE ORE

Regular shipments continue from
the Reid-Hardwick lease at Horn
silver, on the Orleans property, and
Manager Elftman of the Horn Silver
Mining company is preparing to ship
a carload of high hgrade material.
extracted from the new shaft on the
Silver King group. Other proper
ties are reported in excellent con-
dition and negotiations are said
to be under way for the erection of
a mill in the district.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
DIAMONDFIELD BLACK BUTTE To
PROSPECT With A CALYX DRILL

situated about 80 miles north nf
Millers, in Nye county and which
is controlled by the Diamondfield
Black Butte company. This COM
pany has let contract for the con-
struction of three miles of new
road. which will materially shorten
the haul to the railroad and will
eliminate grades. The shaft of the
Orizaba mine will be sunk another
100 feet and if the ore is found in
sufficient quantity at this depth, it
is probable that the company will
erect a flotation plant. The prin-
cipal content of this ore is silver
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
CROSS-CUTTING ON 800
LEVEL FROM REA SHAFT

On the Rea property at Mount
Jackson, now being developed by
former Senator w. A. Clark under
option. a cross-cut is being driven
west on the 300-foot level to cut
the vein, in which copper ore of
high grade has been exposed in good
quantity on the 2O0-foot level A.
N. Fox of Chicago. who is interested
in properties in the district with
Tom Rea, is now visiting the dis
trict.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16

put will be maintained and the CON-
panys mill, reverting for the time
being to the cyanide process, will
treat from 700 to 500 tons of ore
daily. Necessary equipment for
handling the flotation concentrate
has been ordered and will be in
stalled with no unnecessary delay.
AS soon as the plant is operating
in a satisfactory manner the COM
pany will begin the treatment of
mill failing, of which vast ton
mage has accumulated below the big
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
SANDSTORM-KEN Is
EXPLORING RICH VEIN

The south drift on the 350-foot
sOlidated continues in quartz of
good character and yielding low
assays in gold. The drift is being
extended to cut one of the bonanza
ore-shoots from which lessees, in
the early days of the camp. extrac-
ted quantities of high-grade ship
ping ore nearer the surface.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
KEWANAS MAINTAINING
PROMISE OF SUCCESS

Development work continues on
the Kewanas property, at a depth
OF $40 feet, and the main shaft is
being extended far to the north
and has lately entered an extensive
ly faulted area in the main vein.
Many seams of good ore have been
exposed and there are strong hopes
of finding pay ore in quantity north
Of the fault zone.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
REVIEW OF mining OPERATIONS IN G0LDF|ELD District

At several points in the Goldfield
district developments of great sig
nificance have been made during
the week. The opening of pay ore
in the shaft of the Silver Pick is
regarded by mining men as of the
greatest Importance to the district
and the opinion prevails among the
an orebOdy of substantial proper
tions here will result in a revival of
development throughout the western
part of the district that will eclipse
anything in the way of a develop
ment boom here since the early
days of the camp.
Present indications in connection
with the finding of pay ore here
point to the opening of an entirely
new field for development and one
that offers opportunities equal to
any that have been exploited in the
past Geological theories have been
completely upset by the discovery
that the veins here dip to the west,
away from the great Columbia
Mountain fault, and that the shale
is deeper at the west.
The fact is now recognized that
the Columbia Mountain fault, which
is pronounced by geologists to have
been the avenue through which the
mineralizing solutions gained az
cess to and enriched the veins or
ore-channels to the east, MAJ have
had a similar effect in the territory
west of the great break. No evil
dence has been offered to refutc
such a hypothesis and its accept
ance will be practically assured IN
the event that the Silver Piox de-
velops an orebody of any apprcct-
able value in this territory.
The use of the core drill, as
means of prospecting at depth. is
to be extended to various parts OF
the district. The ore-channel Just
opened on the Silver Pick was
found by means of a Calyx drill,
and similar equipment is being in
stalled on the Black Butte and will
be used by the Vernal company and
probably by other claim owners in
prospecting.
Goldfield Consolidated
While the use of the flotation
process in the treatment of the
company's ores will be delayed for
about two months, substantial out
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
ATLANTA OPENS
MAIN CON. VEIN
WEST CROSS-CUT AT GREAT
DEPTH ADVANCES IN BIG
LODE

At a depth of 1850 feet in the
Atlanta property the west cross-cut
has now progressed for some 90
feet in vein matter, having pene-
trated the main Goldfield Consoli-
dated vein, and has not yet reached
the foot-wall. The material in
which the work is progressing is
quartz of good appearance, which
yields low assays in gold and cop
per. The working force of the At
lanta was increased a short time
ago and good progress is being made
in driving to the west.
Drifts will be started shortly to
prospect the vein and with the.
particular object in view of finding
the downward extension of an ore
shoot of good promise that was
posed in work on the 150O-foot
ell, just across the Grizzly
boundary to the north, and
to the south, into Atlant
This vein has proc
quantities of shipping
ing gold and copp'
near the southe'
the Grizzly Be
stope here, ey
the 1350-f6
ping ore I
over $500,
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16

plant and from which the company
is assured a large revenue. Condi-
tions in the mines are said to be
satisfactory.
Jumbo Extension
Production for the month of Aug
ust was about normal, shipments ag-
gregating 2443 dry tons, averaging
$2946 per ton and having a gross
value of $4,000. Freight, treat
ment and sampling costs were ap-
proximately $26,500, smelling loss
es $1,000, total mine operating ex-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
GRANDMA CONSOLIDATED
SINKING SHAFT RAPIDLY

face equipment, a duplicate of the
plant at the Velvet shaft of the
Jumbo Extension, the Grandma Con-
solidated company is making rapid
progress in sinking it's main SHAFT.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-09-16
Goldfield Consolidated


While the use of the flotation
process in the treatment of the
company's ores will be delayed for
about two months, a substantial out
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-10-10

He hunted 10 Smith. who threw TO third
to nail Janvrin. but Muwrey dropped the
ball and the Red SoN runner was saiS.
HoblitZcn sent Il high lily to Ayers VINO
made th, catch and then Il great throw
picking off Janvrln rs he slid 10 the
nlatC with what would have been the
winning run. Walsh went 70 second on
the throw. Lewis was upurpoSelE walk
cd amid much excitement. but Gafahcr
brought dismay to the Boston "ootcrs
by f6uling out 10 Miller. Thus the game!
WAS forced into extra innings.
Tenth Inning.
BroukIyn got man on in the tenth:
Walsh replaced Walker i'll center He'll
for the Red SoX. Janvrin threw out
Cutshuwa
Gardner drflccte" Mowrcy's ground
hit over to Scott who threw the runner
out. Olson drew Il base on balls, but
was left there when Gardner lcapcd IN
the air and caught Millcrs terrific line
drive.
Tho American lcagucrs in their half
of the tenth made another desperate ell
fort to score. Scott singled 10 right and
the Boston fans yelled. Thomas SEM
him TO second on 4 fine sacrifice, Cut
shaw to Dauhcrt. Ruth lhied hard 10
score the runner bu: struck out. lIooprr
singled on ball hit TO Mowrcy. the
latter was about to throw 10 first bass
when he changed his mind and tried 20
get Scott rounding third Scott stoppcu
a moment then tried TO get pack ~
third, but Olson by q fine piece OF head
work. dashed to the bag and got MoN-
rcy's snay throw and Scott was out.
Eleventh Inning.
Tho Dodgers gaze the. Red Sox no
trouble in the eleventh inning. Smith
grounded out Gardner 10 Hobiitzcll. anu
a minute later Gardner made a daSnlnR
stop and throw Of Johnson's Sroundcr
for the second out. Daubcrt famed
Boston got man on in tho eleventh.:
After Jnnvrin had !lied 70 Dauhert and
Walsh foulcd out to tho Brooklyn first
bascman. liohlitzell drew base oil balls
hut was left ut first when MoHrey threw
out Lewis.
Twelfth Inning.
Pitcher Ruth seemed to get better a.
tho long gamo progressed. IN the
twelfth he struck out Myers. Wheat
rntrd Il fly 10 Gardner and Cutshaw Was
thrown out by Scott.
Carrlgans mon again got II man on
base In their half OF tho twelfth. Card
nor flied 10 Wheat and Scott wnik"d.
Thomas forced Scott. Olson t." CutSEa"'
nrd Ruth was thrown out by Smith.
Thirteenth inning.
In tho thirteenth, Mowr"E reaShsH
first safely Oh Gardnnr's throw into the
dirt of hlA -rounder Olson sacr'tiNca'
Ruth to Iuhitzril. Miller sent hiEh
fly To tho intield which Thomas gathered