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The Washington herald., 1916-08-12
PULLMAN EMPLOYE ARRESTED.
Charged with Theft of sflverware
and Table DeIicncies.

The mystery of the disappearance OF
Pullman dining-car supplies valued In
all about $500 was cleared up yesterday
the police say, by the arrest at Union
Station of Thomas Colbert, colored, 40
years old. on the charge OF petty larceny.
Colbert denies the charge.
When Colbert's home, 144o Florida ave-
nue. northwest was searched. the police
say they recovered dishes, silverware
table and bed linens, canned goods,
bottled pickles and other supplies of the
Pullman Company. The arrest was made
by Detectives Springman and Hughlett
Colbert is held in $500 bond. He had
been in the employ of the company ten
years.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-12
TO IMPROVE COAST GUARD.
Faster Ships VIII Be Included in
Service.

Reorganization OF the United States
Coast Guard with a view to increasing
general efficiency of the service and
providing faster ships is to be under
taken by Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury Newton. that official an
nounced here yesterday.
Mr.. Newton, who is in charge of the
Coast Guard, has returned from a tour
Of inspection of Coast Guard cutters
and stations along the New England
coast and in other sections
The Washington herald., 1916-08-12
BUY INDIAN LANDS.
Choice Tracts Obtainable Direct from
United States Government on
Easy Payment Terms.

Buy a tract of rich Indian lands in
Oklahoma's possible oil area. You
buy these lands direct from the Choc-
taw and Chickasaw Indian tribes
through the United States government
on easy terms and at fraction of it's
real value. You are not required to
improve or live on it, Arrange for an
appointment with JOHN r. WHAYNE.
Room 1899 Raleigh Hotel, and learn
how to secure a tract of these valu-
aba lands without going West.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-12
OUTING FOR POSTAL MEN.
Washington ONCE Employees at
Chesapeake Beach.

Employees Of the Washington City
Postoffice monopolized Chesapeake
Beach yesterday. 1t was their annual
outing and they turned out 5000 strong
The first train. carrying a special car
with officials OF the Postoffice Depart
ment, left Washington at 2:30 o'clock,
and the majority remained until a late
hour last night. Exhibition dancing,
athletic contests and bathing were the
order of the day.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-12
English Train Wrecked

London, Aug 1.-THE Northwestern
Express, carrying American boat pas
sengers to Liverpool, was wrecked today
when it ran into a string of empty
coaches at Bletchly. a soldier was killed
and the engineer and fireman injured
The Washington herald., 1916-08-12
NEAR-RIOT AT PUBLIC
MEETING ON AVENUE

CONTINUED on PAGE TWO.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-25

Renewed interest in the western
part of the Goldfield district, which
has been stimulated by develop
ments in the Silver Pick property,
has taken concrete form in the re-
organ .zation of one company own
ing ground adjoining the oliver PICK
and in the prospect Z resumption
Of activities by one or more other
companies with claims in the vlcln-
ity. 1t is realized that in all prob
ability deep mining will be entalled
in the adequate exploration OF these
prcperties, but there is ample as
surance that funds will be provided
for the thorough development of
properties in this part of the dis
trict. while mining and geological
authorities express complete conf-
dence in the ultimate success of such
work.
Other parts of the district have
not lacked their share of attention,
notably properties in the Diamond
field division, those neal Columbia
Mountain, and within the past few
days the Spearhead mine, In the
eastern central part OF the more
extensively developed part OF the
district. The chief center of inter-
est. however has been the Silver
Pick and the great zone of highly
mineralized quartz in which its de-
velopment work is progressing, at
depth of 100 feet and west of the
big Columbia Mountain fault. No
work conducted in the Goldheld
district in recent years has been
watched as keenly and expectantly
by local mining circles as that now
progressing at this point. 1t is
generally realized and universally
admitted by the best authorities that
the discovery of an orebody of value
in this ground will signalize the
opening of a new Goldfield, with
possibilities of duplicating the pro-
duction made from the bonanza
mines east of the fault and adjoining
the Silver Pick property. Mines and
prospects in other parts of the dis
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-25

tlotaticn process. In the company's
mines preparation has been made to
handle ore in large quantity from
the deeper levels, and the new cleo
trio haulage system is now operat-
ing underground
Silver Pick Consolidated
Operations of the Silver Pick COM
pany continue one of the chief points
of interest in the district. Develop
ments at depth of 100 feet, as de-
scribed by the management, have
been highly significant and presage
the opening of mine of the first
rank in this territory. The shaft
is still in quartz at depth of 1880
feet and cross-cuts are being driven
east and west on the 1100-foot lev
ell both showing small seams of ore
in the big quartz mass. Manager
George F. Dyer states that within a
few feet of the shaft the east cross
cut has exposed several seams of ore
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-25
PLANT STARTS
FIRST OF YEAR
ARIA ANGEMENTS COMPLETED
FOR RESUMING TREAT
MENT BY FLOTATION

According to present plans of the
Goldfeld Consolidated Mines COM
pany, the big flotation plant, or at
least one unit of 500 tons daily ca
pacity, will be placed in operation
by January | or within few days
thereafter. Additional equipment
for settling and filtering the concen-
trate, ordered some time ago, has
been received and will be in work
ing condition by the date specified.
In converting the plant from cy-
anidation to flotation, Manager
Hutchinson retained sufficient cyan
de equipment to treat a large ton
ment will continue available for the
treatment of oXidiZed ores unsuited
for treatment by the flotation pro
cess. In the treatment of the vast
accumulation of mill failing this
product will be conveyed to the cy-
anide department by means of the
Giant radial galloway installed Tor
this purpose.
1t is said that there will be no
lack of sulphide ore for tie llota-
ton plant, as development has pro-
gressed on the deeper levels and
many working faces and Slopes ar"
showing ore of a grade and charac-
ter insuring a profitable outpuc.
The original 50-ton flotation unit
has been operating continuously and
with comnIat cuccpss on poId-c0npor
ore from the Laguna mine and there
is no question of the success of the
process.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-25
JUMBO JUNIOR
SINKING WINE
WORK RESUMED WHERE ORE OF
EXCELLENT GRADE WAS
EXPOSED

Operations of the Jumbo Junior
company, at a depth of $50 feet,
have continued to yield satisfactory
results and within the past few days
work has been resumed in the winze.
This work was interrupted by the
necessity for timbering, as the course
of the ore proved to be irregular and
it's dip so flat that extraction of the
broken material was rendered diff
cult This difficulty has been over
come by the installation of hosting
equipment and sinking will now pro-
Continued on Page .Eight.)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-25
DEVELOPMENTS ARE IMPORTANT
IN SILVER PICK CONSOLIDATED

Operations of the Silver Pick Con-
solidated company continue to at
tract the closest interest and the re-
suits obtained in the recent work
are now generally recognized as of
the greatest significance. The pres
ence of a silicified zone of great ex-
tent and heavily mineralized, west
of the Columbia Mountain fault, as
demonstrated by the company's s
main shaft and by drill, holes, opens
possibilities almost without limit in
this territory, in the opinion of some
of the best authorizes on the geology
of the district.
These authorities, discarding ear
lier theories to the effect that en-
richment in this part of the district
was confined to the territory east of
the big fault, now contend that the
mineralized solutions, ascending
through the avenue created by the
fault, circulated through the ground
to the west as we'll and that there
fore the possibilities for finding de-
posits of pay ore in the Silver Pick
are equal to those in the big pro-
ducing mines to the east.
1t is regarded as highly signifi-
cant that pay ore was found in the
shaft upon penetrating this great
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-25

trict are in good shape and the COM
ing year promises to be busy one
in the Goldfield district.
GOldfield Consolidated
Manager j. W. Hutchinson of the
Goldfield Consolidated Mines COM
pany has authorized the announce
ment that he will be ready on or
about the first day of January to
start at least one 500-ton unit OF
the companys 1000ton flotation
plant. 1t is known that large
tonnage of sulphide ore, well suited
for treatment by flotation, is expos
ed in the company's mines and there
is apparently good reason to believe
that the big plant will be operat-
ing at full capacity. in the near
future Ample provision has been
made to treat any oxidized ore eX-
tracted, as equipment for this pur-
pose was retained when the mill was
converted from the cyanide to the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-25

thority on the possibilities of a min
ing property such as the Pioneer
mine.
Mr.. CInayan is row engaged N
making a series of eats on Pi1n5e-
ore; also making .dorsround and
"ur'd'c s'"yeys, for ttc purpose OF
facilitating the la ge amount of
work about to he started.
Since Mr.. Caravans report vas
written, one more lease has been
granted to some Goldfield men and
work has already started. This
makes a total of four sets of lessees
now actively engaged in development
work on the Pioneer Consolidated
company's property. There are
other applications for leases on file
some of which will probably be
granted.
More systematic development
work is now being done on our
property than at any time during
the past five years, and with the
large amount of additional work
about to be started the Pioneer
company's property will receive
more extensive exploration in the
near future than at any time since
Continued on Page EightO
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-25
CRACKER JACKS
WORK IS FAST
is NOW NEARING BIG
FAULT VEIN

At a depth of 800 feet the Re-
oranized Cracker Jack company is
driving a cross-cut to the east to
cut the main Columbia Mountain
fault vein, in which workings on
and above the 120-foot level have
exposed considerable quantity
of commercial ore. Upon clearing
and retimbering the company s
main shaft and the station on the
S20-foot level, it was found that
the east cross-cut, driven by early
day operators of the property, had
been extended a distance of about
155 feet and that it was in good
condition for continuing work.
From the dip of the vein on the
upper levels. it is estimated that
less than 100 feet of cross-cut ing
will be required to reach the big
vein on the lower level and this
work will be accomplished within
a short time, as the company is
working two shifts in driving the
cross-cut and using the most ap-
proved type of machine drilling
equipment.
On the 12O-foot level and in three
raises above this level the COM
PAM is performing a large amount
of development work and is en-
?ioying three shifts of miners, eN-
ceptipg on the deeper level, wher ;
two can. work to better advantage.
In the first raise south of the shaft
number of high assays were OBJ
tained from an orebody that ap-
pears to be of large dimensions.
This ore has been followed on its
rather flat dip nearly to the sur
face and for distance of approXi-
mately 100 feet is all material of
excellent milling grade and charac-
ter. The north drift has exposed
similar ore, at a point over 100 feet
distant.
The new south raise, about $50
feet distant from the cross-cut that
was extended to the vein on the
120-foot level, is now in material OF
milling grade, apparently part of
the orebody exposed above this
point in surface work. No work
has been done west of the shaft on
the 32O-foot level, but a cross s-cut
will be driven in this direction later
to cut the west vein, which dips
at a sleeper angle than the east
or fault vein and which should be
cut within a short distance of the
shaft. toward which it dips.
Surface work on the west vein
has produced number of ship
ments of ore of excellent grade
and good assays have been obtained
at the surface over long distance.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-25
BLACK BUTTE
OUTLOOK GOOD
COME SILVER BONANZA
is CLAIM

Gratifying reports continue to
reach here from the Orizaba mine,
a large majority interest in which
is owned by the Diamondfield Black
Butte company of Goldfield. Ship
ments of ore averaging around $50
per ton have been going forward
to the smelters at rate insuring
substantial profits and recent dis
covery, made in extending older
workings to the east, is said to have
added a considerable quantity OF
shipping ore to the visible resources
of the company.
Operations at the Orizaba mine
are in charge of p. V. Rovnianek,
who is one of the principal stock
holders and who, while on visit
to Goldfield this week, expressed
great confidence in the future of the
mine. With a view to ultimately
providing reduction facilities OF
large capacity, the company officials
are now planning to sink the main
shaft to greater depth and to open
up the large orebodies exposed at
the water level, where many exceed
ingly high assays have been OBJ
tanned.
The men in control of the property
are convinced that another 100 feet
in depth will render available a
large tonnage of ore of shipping or
high milling grade.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-25
CANAVAN ASSUMES Charge OF
PIONEER CONSOLIDATED MINES

A comprehensive report on condi-
tions in the property of the Pioneer
Consolidated Mines company has
been prepared by A. ]. Canavan. for
a number of years general mine
superintendent of the Goldfield Con-
solidated company's PROPERTIES and
who has lately assumed the position
of superintendent for the Pioneer
company. The report is accompanied
by recommendations for the future
operation, of the property and these
recommendations will be followed
out in the near future.
Aside from the wider scope of de-
velopment outlined, the most i'm
portant step now planned by the
company is the early installation of
shining equipment, to effect high
eT recovery in the treatment of its
milling ore. In the absence of this
equipment, the 10-stamp mill has
been treating low-grade ore at small
xpense and paying for a large
amount of development work, al
though there has been a consider
able loss in the tailings. which have
been impounded for future treat
ment.
w. ]. Tobin, president and general
manager OF the Pioneer Consolidated
company, has issued a letter to the
stockholders, in which the plans
of the company are set forth and
to which is appended the report of
Mr.. Canavan In his letter President
Tobin says: Z
Owing to the large amount of de-
velopment work now going forward
on the property owned by The
Pioneer Consolidated Mines company
and the vigorous campaign OF future
work being mapped out, we find 1t
necessary to increase our executive
staff at the mine, and in this con-
nection are pleased to announce
that we have secured the services
of Mr.. A. J. Canavan, a man OF
high standing and recognized ability,
to assume the duties or general
SUPERINTENDENT of the company S
operations, including mining and
milling.
Among the prominent positions
Mr.. Canavan has held in the past
Is that of superintendent of the
Goldfeld Consolidated Mines Co.
During the time he was superinteh-
dent of this big mine, it was the
greatest producing gold mine III
America, at times netting in the
ueighborhood of $1,00O,OOO per
month. On account of his large
experience in Nevada MINING coy
ering a period of more than ~
years, together with the fact tha'
during that time he has success
fully operated some OF nevada 3
best producing mines, Mr. CahaVan
is well qualified to speak WIN au-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-25
SPEARHEAD IS
NEARING SHALE
EXCITEMENT FOLLOWS APPEAR
ANCE OF BLACK WATER
IN DEEP SHAFT

Reports that are said to have
been given out by some of the min
ers employed in the work of sinking
the main shaft of the Spearhead Gold
Mining company have aroused re-
newed interest in that property and
caused a sharp advance in the mar
ket price y the stock Inquiry of
Superintendent H. F. Bruce brought
the statement that the last round of
holes drilled on Thursday showed
the water to be black and the min
ers evidently accepted this as an in
dication that the holes had pene-
trated the black sulphide ore found
elsewhere at this depth.
With the aid of the machine drills
in use here the holes are put down
about six feet, and it was stated that
a day or two might elapse before
the significance of the black water
could be determined, as only one
shift is employed in sinking at
present
The shaft is nearing the point
where it has been expected from
the first that the shale contact zone
would be penetrated and this fact
lends additional significance to the
new development. Lateral work is
progressing on the 450-foot level,
where a drift is being extended
north to explore the ore-shoOt that
was exposed on the 250-foot level of
the Wheeler lease.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-25

quartz zone, at the hanging wall
and at a depth of about 875 feet. No
lateral work has been done to furth-
er open up the ore at this point,
and the ore shown here appeared
to be the edge of the shoot, as it
was exposed only in one side of the
shaft. Mine operators in Goldheld
usually look for their ore on one
of the walls of a vein, and in the
case of the Silver Pick only one,
the hanging wall, has been exposed
in sinking.
The company's main shaft has
been sunk to a depth of about 1880
feet and q station of large dimen-
sions has been cut just above the
11OO-foot level. Sinking was sus-
pended temporarily, in order to
make necessary changes in the
pumping system to provide for wa
ter that may come in from the later
al workings.
The bottom of the shaft is still in
quartz, showing small seams of
and continued to reach the under
lying alaskite, where another level
will be established later to prospect
the foot-wall and alaskite contact.
From the station on the 11OO-foot
level a cross-cut was started west
a short time ago and within the
past few days another has been
started to the east. Manager Dyer
states that within few feet of
the shaft the east cross-cut exposed
several parallel seams of good ma
Terrell yielding encouraging assays,
and this ground is the most promis-
ing yet opened in the company's
work at depth.
Many high assays have been OBJ
tanned from small seams and irreg-
ular masses of ore. but Manager
Dyer points out that these assays do
not represent the average value of
any appreciable quantity of ore in
sight They have been obtained in
making a careful analysis of all the
formations and rocks exposed and
Inelr CHIEF value mas pooi III iui
eating the wide distribution OF en-
richment throughout the great
quartz channel, in which the shaft
has progressed for over 200 feet.
Lateral development is only just
starting on the 11O0-foot level and
thus far has produced most en-
couraging results. A number of in
terested mining men and engineers
have inspected the property, one of
the most distinguished of recent
visitors being Bryce Turner, min
ing engineer and geologist of ma
tional repute, who examined the
shaft and new workings and evinced
the keenest interest in the COM
pany's work.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-25
JUMBO EX. IS
SEEKING MINE
CONSULTING ENGI-
NEER Is KEPT BUSY EN-
AIMING PROPERTIES

j. X. Turner, consulting engineer
for the Jumbo Extension Mining
company, has returned from trip
of several days, during which he ex-
amined copper property near Bo-
ward, nine miles south of Rawhide
and known as the Copper Mountain
property. He was accompanied on
his trip by Foreman l.. l.. Dellinger
of the Jumbo Extension and the ex-
animation was made on behalf of
that company, which, as announced
some time ago, is seeking another
property to perpetuate its activities.
A number of mines and prospects
have been offered the Jumbo EXten-
sion company and have been exam
ined by Consulting Engineer Turner,
and some of these are said to be
possessed of substantial merit. At
one time the directors of the Jumbo
Extension opened negotiations for
the purchase of control of the famous
Elko Prince mine, in the Gold Circle
district, in Elko county. but the deal
failed of consummation.
The Jumbo Extension some time
ago let a contract for extending a
tunnel on the Kanrohat mine. near
Round Mountain. to determine the
value of the property. but this work
has not yet been completed.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-25
FIND RICH ORE
IN GREAT BEND
ASSAYS COME
FROM SAMPLING OF DE-
POST IN DRIFT

Some exceedingly high assays
have been obtained during the past
few days in the Great Bend mine, in
extending the main east drift on the
S00-foot level. A short time ago,
when the drift reached a point on
the hanging wall of the vein oppo-
site the old winze in which lessees
secured some high-grade ore several
north for this ore and exposed the
ore in a distance of only about 10
feet.
Further work at this point reveal
ed the old winze timbers, but the
workings had caved and completely
filed, rendering them useles~ for
the present work. A raise was put
up at this point and continued for
some distance in ore of shipping
grade, and the ore was followed to
the east and was shown to be turn
ing diagonally across the big vein,
toward the hanging wall.
Consulting Engineer Turner, at
this stage of the work, expressed the
belief that the ore would be picked
up in further extending the hang-
ing wall drift to the east and his pre-
diction has been realized 1t is now
apparent that the two ore-shoots,
found on the foot and hanging walls
come together at point farther
east and the main drift seems to
have reached this point.
While the ore is more or less
spotted in value and shows a wide
variance within short distances, the
drift here has shown some ore of
very high grade. At one point the
drift has shown during the past few
days a width of two feet of ore as
saying $549 per ton and containing
over 81 ounces gold. At the other
side of the drift was shown seam
of ere only two or three inches in
width. assaying 1925 per ton.
Mine assays are not accepted as
representing the value of the ore,
as they have been found to be unre-
liable and too often are considerably
in excess of the average value of
the broken product. In order to
avoid errors in arriving at the value
of ore shipped, all ore broken is
subjected to platform or plat" sam
ping, by which method every sew
enth shovelful of ore broken for
shipment goes to a large platform
where it is cut down in the manner
followed by assayers on smaller
scale. BY this method it is found
that the assays check closely with
Smelter returns.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-11-25
SILVER PICK EX.
PLANNING WORK
GROUND IN LINE WITH
BIG ORE ZONE

Plans are under way for the
financing on a liberal scale OF de-
velopment on the property OF the
Silver Pick Extension Reorganized
Mining company. which has been
formed recently by Herman Zadig
and several Goldfeld men and has
acquired claims embracing an area
of 12O acres adjoining the property
of the Silver Pick Consolidated on
the west. Results obtained in deep
prospecting on the Silver Pick Con-
solidated property have stimulated
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