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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-05
ENGINEER TO AVOID
FLy-TIME IN CANADA
TONOPAH MAN WILL TAKE TRIP
THROUGH NORTH IN COOL
SEASON

Henry G. Carlisle, f. NJ, of the
Tonopah Mining company, will de-
part on an interesting mission Mon
day morning. His destination is the
wilds of Manitoba, where at pres
ent the thermometer stands any
where from 90 to 20 below. With
headquarters at Las Pas, a remote
post of scant population, Mr.. Car
Isle will sweep with dog sleds yer
the frozen marshes westward from
Hudson bay to study the umerou
new mining fields that have re-
Gently been discovered in that Sec
ton.
of Canada show Manitoba as reach
ing far north into the land formerly
included in the boundaries of Kee-
watin. La Pas is not shown on or
binary maps. They say it has ex-
cellent skating. At any rate the
best time to visit this health resort
is that chosen by Mr.. Carlisle. the
dead of winter. for when summer
comes up there the flies are some
thing fierce. Specimens weighing
two ounces have been captured,
They are utterly voracious, swoop-
ing down on their human prey with
audible snarls and biting off chunks
Of flesh. which they carry off to
devour at leisure. 1t is therefore
honad that Mr.. Carlisle's work will
have been completed before fly time
and that he will be back in Tono-
nah to enjov next summer in the
Runequaled climate of southern Ne
vada.-Tonopah Times.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-05
FOR A MERGER OF
0A1MAN Mines UNFAVORABLE

Conditions prevailing on the level
named are highly pleasing and the
future of the property is more than
pleasing.
The stock of the Casey Jones was
called for the first time on the San
Francisco stock exchange last Fri
day. In view of the results al
ready accomplished in the develop
ment of the property and it's loca-
ton, the stock should prove a pop
ular issue. The company is at
present building a four-mile road to
the property from Little Meadows
on the eastern side of the River
range of mountains in order to elm
mate the present longer haul by
way of Oatman from Kingman, the
supply point. The company will
soon install a full complement of
machinery and push operations in its
proposed 500-foot shaft, already
down 40 feet, with all possible
despatch.
The newly organized Thumb Butte
LII COMPANY III ooOh OquiP itS
property, formerly known as the
Adams Simons group, adjoining OIL
the south the original Thumb Butte
ground, with a 25 h.. p. gasoline
hoist and five-drill compressor and
sink a new working shaft to a depth
of 500 feet. A prospect shaft 65
feet in depth has yielded pleasing
results in the exploration of the
vein traversing the ground. The
vein is from 20 to so feet in width
and gives values ranging from so
to ST. per ton.
Stopping is about to begin above
the east and west drifts recently
started on the bottom or 13O-foot
level of the Shooting Star, n mile
southeast of the Golconda mine,
which. with the De la Fontaine, in
the same locality, is being operated
by the Gingman Zinc Mining COM
pany. The orebody exposed in the
drifts has an average width Of two
feet and assays 20 per cent zinc, IS
gold and SO silver per ton.
At the DE la FOntalne the COM
pany is at present placing in posi-
ton a ~three-drill compressor and
will Don resume stopping operations
abve the east and west drifts on
the bottom or 400-foot level on five
feet of ore assaying II per cen zinc,
10 per cen lead and 50 gold per
ton. Shipments from both proper.
ties to the company's cupel mill
about a mile distant from both
will be rescued in the near future
The plant has been overhauled dur
ing the last month and the manage
ment is certain of making a record
in the concentrating of it's ores. A
force of 80 men is at present en-
ployed at the two properties and in
the mill.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-05
T0NOPAH EXTENSION
GETS AERIAL TRAM
UNWATEHHNG SHAFT
OF BONANZA COMPANY

The Tonopah Extension Mining
company has started work on the
installation of an overhead tramway
frcm the Victor hoist to the Exten-
sion mill. for the purpose Of con
veying ore from thai shaft to the
mill for treatment. The third rail-
system that is at present in opera
ton between the reduction works
and No. 2 shaft would have been
extended, if it was not having TO
cross the railroad tracks.
President Ward of the company IS
here comforting with General Man
ager Kirchen on the new develop
ments in this property, which. since
the tagging over of the Victor and
Merger has become one of the great
est silver mines in the world.
The incline that is being dropped
on the vein from the Extensions
1850 level is now down 40 feet.
II will be extended $50 feet fur
ther to connect with the cross-cut
that is being advanced from the
Victor. which has about 200 feet
vet t. make. Bins are now being
constructed at the Victor shaft and
rs soon as they are completed the
extraction of r from three places
in the %proDertv. the MURRAY. the
Merger and North Merger veins,
will begin.-Bonanza.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-05
QUICKER OUT
FOR SUPREME BENCH
HUMBOLDT COUNTY JURIST
WILL NOT AGAIN SEEK
DISTRICT JUDGSHIP

Judge Edward A. Quicker of Win
nemucca will seek the nomination
for justice of the supreme court
at the next democratic state con
vention. Judge Quicker authorized
the Humboldt Star to make his an
nouncement. He stated that he haf
recently formed this resolution
after considering the wishes OF
many friends and letters from a
number of other parts of the state.
Speaking further of the matter,
Judge Quicker said:
Whatever may be the issue or
my candidacy I will not be a can
didate for reelection to the office
of district Judge of this county. l
announced this resolution to the
bar shortly after my reelection.
Humboldt county has a bar of able
and upright lawyers. Like my
fellow citizens they honored me
with an unopposed reelection to
the district bench. They have
stood Loyalty by me in my labors
as a Judge. Naturally there are
among them some who have as
pirations for judicial honors, for
it is a worthy ambition in any law
yer, and the highest gift the peo-
pie of the county can confer upon
him, except their gratitude for
faithful service.
"In view of our past and pres
ent relations and my knowledge or
their fitness, I feel that such aspira-
tions ought not to be opposed by
me-"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-05
CAMP OF PACKARD
ISOLATED BY DRIFTS

The town of Packard is still $50
lated as the result of the O
STERN of last week, but the LONG
distance telephone is working ana
"a message was received in Love-
lock from X. Frietag, mine n mill
superintendent of the Nevada PACK
ard Mines company.
He said no automobile or team
had left or entered the town since
a week ago last Saturday. He also
added that it probably will be a
week yet before teams can get in,
unless a thaw cuts down the snow,
which is many feet deep on the
level between the town and Packard
siding, four miles away.
There is no fear of food or tuel
famine because there is a sufficient
quantity on hand to run the camp
for a month.-Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-05
SOUTHERN DISTRICTS
SHOWING ACTIVITY

Charles Huber, deputy state in
spector of mines, who has just re-
turned from an official visit to the
southern part of the state, reports
that the mining districts are near
ly all showing great progress.
At Goodsprings in Clark county
there are now 800 miners working
for wages, while there are also about
so sets of lessees. The output is
largely in the form of lead and zinc.
Goodsprings is still largely a town
of tents and hastily constructed
frame Buildings. The accom- rOda-
tions are far from the best. The
mines are at a considerable distance
from the camp and are scattered in
all directions.
Searchlight is showing greater
activity than for years past, while
old Phoebe is busy There are six
properties now working in that dis
trict.-Bonanza.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-05
FIRE REPORTED IN A
MINE At MANHATTAN
TIMERS IN WORKINGS OF IN
ION NO. o PROPERTY ARE
BURNING

{ Fire broke out in the Union No. 3
workings of the Dexter company at
Manhattan Monday morning about
IL O'Clock, and up to a late hour
had not been extiaguished. The
origin of the fire is unknown. Ac-
cording to word from Manhattan. it
was first noticed by one of the
leasers on the Stray Dog, a property
adjoining, and in a few minutes
smoke was pouring from the vari-
Gus shafts of the property, several
of them being connected by under
ground workings.
Ed Cullinan. captain of the Bel
mont mine rescue team, and Alvl
Williamson, member of the team,
left for Manhattan yesterday after
noon to assist in the working OF
stopping the fire.
AS far as could be learned last
night, there was no one in the
mine at the time the fire started
The Union No. 9 is one of tho
famous properties of Manhattan, anC
some years ago produced gold to the
value of several hundred Thousand
dollars. 1t was on this ground tina
a pitched battle was fought between
the officers and highgraders, abou
five years age. At that time The
mine. which had been closed for 4;
while, was entered at night. Fin
officers. learning that ~highgrader
were at work. surrounded the She;
and Plamenaz shafts and orderc;
the men out. They came out shoot
ing. but fortunately no n was shot
-TonOpah Times.
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spec.a, to The Goldfeld News

spcC.al To Inc uOiuiefu vows
KINGMAN, Ariz., Jan. %. In
mining circles the opinion is grow
ing that the officials of the Ton
Reed Gold Mines and n United
Eastern Mining companies will fail
to effect the proposed merger OF
the two great mines. Although
negotiations have been under way
for about a month no information
has leaked out that would justify a
prediction that they will b crown
ed with success. Both companies
are proceeding with their mining
operations upon a normal scale ana
are obtaining uniformly excellent re-
suits. A station, stump and ore
pocket have been cut on the 665-
foot or bottom level of No. 1 shaft
on the United Eastern and lateral
work at that depth has been start
ed. The shaft will soon be equipped
with a full complement of machin-
cry and sinking will be resumed
with three shifts of miners at the
40-foot point in the ncar future
General Manager w. F. Gray is
authority for the statement that
the Times Mining company will soon
start a 6OO-foot cross-cut tunnel on
the property that will intersect the
main vein at a vertical depth OF
200 feet. Just at present the
! is giving particular at
tention to the installation of the
mechanical equipment on the main
shaft. which has a depth of 15C
feet. From the bottom a NORTH
! cross-cut is being extended to the
main vein.
The 45-foot ledge recently inter
sected by the south cross-cut or
the 4OO-foot level of the Big jim
ASSAYS $7.44 per ton for it's entire
width. An announcement to tina
effect has been made by Genera
Manager Sam Warmbath. Consid
ering the size of the orebody ant
result sobtained in other OatmaI
mines at similar depths the fine
constitutes a most pleasing devel
opment. A sample taken across
Is feet of the vein e the foot
wall gave a return of SIS per ton
The shaft is now being sunk from
the 400 to the 600-foot levels
When the objective point is reached
a cross-cut will be advanced to TIL
vein and the orebody fully explored
Surface water seeping from peck
cts in the footwall of the vein l
temporarily retarding development
work at the Black Range. TIL
flow is steadily decreasing and |
being raised to the surface by
large sinking pump and a baler
AS soon as possible c~rOss-cuttin'
north on the bottom or 30O-fOo
lHvel. which already measures 10'
feet in length, will be resumed
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-05
GOLDF|ELO DEALER
ENTERS A PROTEST
APPEAL TO RAILROAD CONAIIS-
SION FOR CUT IN FREIGHT
X A II T. $

a hearing was held yesterday by
complaint of Peterson & Co., who
entered a protest against the freight
rates that are at present in effect
Letween Tonopah and Goldfield on
fruits and vegetables, in half car
load lots. Mr.. Peterson, a member
- t1e firm entering the complaint,
vas present, with his attorneys,
Thompson & Thompson of Goldfield.
The matter has been taken under
ad'isement by the commission
Nj. Peterson also protested
GgaiHst the switching charges of tie
Las Vegas & Tonopah company st
Gold.ield. He was represented in
this case also by Thompson E.
Thompson, while the railroad was
represented by c.. o. Whittemore.
Attorney Whitmore presented an
application on the part of the Las
Vegas & Tonopah railroad for per
mission to abandon the seven mile
liue that runs into Rhyolite. At the
present time they are making but
two oil three trips a week. M.
Whitemore requested that the mat
ter be laid before the people OF
Rhyolite and that a date be set by
the commission for a hearing in tho
matter to be held at Rhyolite In
the near future.-Carson News.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-05
ANDREW PURCHASES
CHAMPION CONTROL
PROPERTY BETWEEN NINA AMI
LUNING GOES TO SALT
LAKE INTERESTS

w. b.. Andrew, a prominent Utah
mining man with offices in Salt Lake
has purchased the interests OF q. n
Miller and the control of the cop
per property of the Nevada Champ
ion Copper company, situated De
tween Nina and Luning. The prop
erty consists of a number of pat
ented claims and is an incorporated
company.
In 1907 the company carried 81
extensive operations and shipped
a number of carloads of ore thai
returned good profits. A shaft is
Town over 400 feet and several thou
Sand feet of drifts and laterals have
been u
A small force has been put to
work doing preliminary work, prior
to starting active operations. The
plans of the company have not as
yet been given out.
With the exception of leaseIs
the property has been practically
closed down since the slump in cop
per in 1907. Its reopening at this
time by Salt Lake mining men is
auspicious of the mining revival in
this section and the activity and
good times forecasted for the com
ing spring.-Western Nevada Miner
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-05
TUNGSTEN COMPANY
TO OPEN OFFICES

The United States Tungsten EX-
tension company has been incorpor-
ated and has taken over holdings of
tungsten ground so miles south of
Ely. George B. Alderman is here
comforting with his associates in
the matter of operating the prop
erty. The principal office will be
located in this city. On account of
the deep snow no development work
can be undertaken at present, but
it will be begun as early In the
spring as possible.-Bonanza.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-05
SNOWSHOES USED TO
REACH KNOXVILLE

Unionville has been practically
isolated from the outside world by
the storm that swept over the state
early in the week. Otis Storm, con-
stable at Rochester who spent Thurs
day at Lovelock, said it is imDossi-
BILE to get over to Unionville from
the Rochester side on horseback.
TIL, few men who have entered or
left the town since the storm isolat-
ed it. made the trip on snowshoes.
It is not expected that the in
ha bitants of Unionville will suffer
from a lack of food or fuel before
it is possible to drive into town,
because it was well provisioned be-
fore the storm began.-Review-
Miner.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-05
RANGERS STUDY
FORESTRY ARTS
ilEGJ LAR COURSES FOR HOME
CONSUMPTION ARE GIVEN
MEN IN SERVICE

For inc purpose of raising the
standards of efficiency among its
field men, district No. 4 of the for
est service has, during the past
five years, conducted an interesting
and Instructive correspondence
course for forest rangers.
The course of study is pursued
annually from Nov. 1 to April !,
during a period when the forests of
the district are snow covered. The
Anglers spend a considerable por-
tisn of their time during this pe":od
al their stations, and r able 20
devote some time almost every day
or evening to se~lf-education And
in provemtnt.
After consulting the ranger:
themselves the course was advised
and the schedule of subjects rear
RANGED and grouped in courses, each
containing four closely correlat'
sub ;acts. under tie following heads:
Preliminary work; botany: grazing;
forestry: surveying and forest IN
provements, and numbering and uti-
lization. The preliminary course
comprising the subjects of business
correspondence and report writing
elementary forestry and surveying
fire protection. and claims laws ant
rights of way, is required to DC
taken by all new students enrolled
since it is so arranged as to form
a solid foundation for the more adj
vanced studies. The other courses
are elective. either in whole or sub
iect by subject.
Courses are so arranged that the
aveage ranger can readily complete
a full course, of four subjects, II
one winter, and some of the more
ant and studiously inclined men fin
ish one and a half or two 'ut
courses during the season. No par
of this work is compulsory.
Ninety men, or approximately nal
the total ranger force of the district
are enrolled this winter, so on
man in the district office at Ogder
handles the work without assistance
The results in higher afficienc!
which Gre sure to be obtained ia
outweight the slight cost of con
d~uoting the course
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-05
BUSY FUTURE FOR
AUSTIN PROPERTY

Reports from Colonel Richardson,
general manager of the Austin Ne
vada Consolidated Mining company,
give in outline a forecast of a Wig
orcus year of development on this
property. Tunnels have been driven
already for the purpose of opening
up an eastern extension of the veins
on Lander hill where there is rea-
son to believe from assays made on
groupings, commercial ore VIII De
uncovered.-Reveille.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-05
MAKE DECLARATION
OF NATIONS RIGHTS
PAN = AMERICAN STATEMENT
BASED ON AMERICAN INDIE
PENENCE DOCUMENT

WASHINGTON, IL. u, Jan. 20
The pan-American Declaration of
the Rights of Nations" prepared
by Secretary Lansing and Dr.. James
Brown Scott and adopted in execu-
tute of international law at its re-
cent convention held under the aus
pieces O the pan-American scientific
congress, has been m;-le public by
DR.. Scott, president of the insti-
tute.
Although the declaration lacks
the formal ratification of the 81
American republics and therefore is
not an official document, it's franz
ers believe that it correctly sets
for the official views of all the
American commonwealth. Before
the institute was called upon to con-
slider it, the declaration was sub
mitted to and approved by the
chief authorities on international
law in the South American republics,
including Ambassador Suarez and
DR.. Alexandra Alvarez Of Chile.
1t was unanimously adopted Janu-
airy 6 by the institute. whose mem
bership of 105 is made up of five
experts on international law from
each of the 81 American republics.
The declaration. it is said. en-
bodies the institutes conception Of
only elemental national rights ana
will be further considered at the
next meeting of the isstitute in Ha-
vana next year. 1t contains five
primary sections which were fash
toned with the United States dec
laration of independence in mind as
a model and which read as follows.
"1. Every nation has the right
to exisct, to protect an to conserve
implies the right nor justifies the
act of the state to protect itself or
to conserve its existence by the COM
mission of unlawful acts against in
nocent and unoffending states.
"2. Every nation has the right
to independence in the sense that II
has a right to the pursuit of happi-
ness and is free to develop itself
without interference or control from
other states. provided that in so do
ing it does not interfere with on
violate the just rights of other
states.
"3. Every nation is in law and
before the law the equal of every
other state composing the society of
nations, and all states have the
right to claim. and, according to the
declaration of independence of tho
United States, to assume, among the
powers of the earth, the separate
and equal station to which the laws
of nature and of natures God entitle
them.
"a. Every nation has the RICH.
to territory within defined boundar-
les and to exercise exclusive iuris-
diction owe this territory and all
persons, whether native or foreign,
found therein.
"5. Every nation entitled to a
right by the law of nations is en-
titled to have that right respected
and protected by all other nations,
for right and duty are correlative.
and the right of n is the duty of
all to observe"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-02-05
NEVADA INCREASES
ANTHONY OUTPUT
RARE MINERAL HAS USES IN
WAR TIME AND is IN
DEMAND

Anthony prices in 1915 were
probably the highest known since
the metal became a regular article
OF commerce. The high prices led
to the largest production the United
States has made and probably the
same statement is true for the
worlds production.
According to preliminary figures
collected for the United States geo.
logical survey by Frank L.. Hess
the production of anthony ores
in the United States is estimated
to have been about 5000 tons con-
tanning 1000 tons of antimony, val
ued at about $325,000. The largest
previous domestic production was in
1892 when $50 tons of metal was
produced in San Francisco from
Nevada ores and $50 tons of ore
carrying So per cent of antimOny
was exported. Practically all opera
tons of the past year were new,
most were small, and they were
widely scattered so that it is diff
cult to obtain close figures imme-
diately after the close OF the year.
Anthony which in July, 1914,
had been down to a monthly average
price of III cents for Cookson's,
and from 5.44 upwards for other
brands, rose gradually though n
steadily, to the end of 1915 when
Chinese, Japanese and American an
timony were quoted at about 40
cents a pound.
Quotations for Cookson's antimony
ceased in May, 1915, some time after
an embargo had been declared
against the shipment of antimonv
metal or ores from the British Dos
sessions. and so cents a pound is
said to have been paid for it about
June /, when Chinese was selling
for about 35 cents or less.
In the fall American antimony
anneared on the market for the first
time in many years. At first it
sold slightly below Chinese and
Japanese, but was soon quoted at
the same price. Miners and smei-
tiers. apparently thinking that the
high prices would be temporary,
did not begin production as quickly
as they otherwise might have done,
but before the close of the year
properties in Alaska, California.
Idaho. Nevada, Oregon, Utah and
Washington were producing.
Prices for ores ranged from 8!
to s2.1O per unit of anthony. At
first. only ores carrying so per
cent or more anthony were in
demand, but before the close OF
the year 20 per cent ores were being
shipped from Nevada.
The largest production was made
from deposits near Wild Rose
Springs, on the northwest slope Of
Telescope peak in the Panamint
range. California. These deposits
have been known for many years
but have beer too far from railroads
for profitable exploitation until the
past year, when prices were high
and a branch railroad was built to
Trona on Borax lake, within about
25 miles of them.
In Nevada considerable quanti-
ties were mined at many points,
mostly in the northwest quarter Of
the state, with Lovelock as a CEN
ter. but ranging from Pass car
Won in the Pine Forest range south
ward to the vicinity of Tonopah and
to Joy.