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The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05

Some democrats rather re-
gretted the Wilson preparedness
program, but if by advocating a
mild preparedness he saves the
country from plunging into the
imperial miltarism Of the g. o
p's, he has earned the undying
thanks OF the whole civilized world.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05

Great things have come out of
small beginnings. Hall dozen
Wednesday afternoon met at the
dance hall to arrange for a
county commercial club. 1t was
agreed that business men all ov-
er the county should be put on
as members, and the same was
accordingly done. The nex5
meeting was called for the 18th
inst, and all the members will
be notified by mail to be present.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05
Congressman Keating'S Letter

A new draft of what is consid.
cred the administrations rura,
credits system has been intro.
duced in the House by Congress.
man Moss of Indiana.
With one or two amendments
the bill should render it possible
for farmers in all sections of the
country to borrow money at not
to exceed six per centperannum
The system is very simple
one:
Up at the top is the Federal
Farm Loan President.
Organizing the System
The Federal Farm Loan Board
will divide the country into
twelve districts and es' s'ablish in
each district central Federal
L, nd Bank with capital of at
least $750,C0o. Then it proceeds
through its agerts, with the or.
ganization of National Farm
Loan Associations These are to
be the local units Of The big ma
chine.
Ten or more farmers in any
community may ois anize an IS.
sociation and APP J., % the feder-
al land board fo charter. NJ
one can be me. of the as
sociation unles: s a farre or
and desires to Nv from the
federal Loan z, k. When he
applies for membership the
farmer states the size of the loan
he desires. He cannot borrow
less than $l00 or more than
$4,000, and he can only offer
one form of security-a first
mortgage on his farm.
OcTullDlLlnS tue l4ldQ
When a member petitions his
association for loan, the appli-
cation is referred to Loan
Committee" consisting of three
members. AS the association is
local organization the Loan
Committee" viii be made up OF
three farmers who live in this vi
cinity Of the land which it is pro-
posed to mortgage ard who are
presumably familiar with val
ues in the neighborhood.
If the Loan Committee"
makes a favorable finding, and
the same is indorsed by the
board of directors of the associ-
ton, the application will be for
warded to the federal. Land
Bank of that district.
The bank will Immediately
send an appraiser to view the
land and Check up" on the find
of the loan committee.
Repaying the Loan
If everything is found to be
0. K. the loan will be made. II
will run from five to thirty-siX
years and will be pa! able on the
amortization plan-that is the
interes and part of the principal
will be payable each year.
Loans will only be made Q) tc
purchase land; (2) to buy equip
or life stork; (3) to provide build
ings, etc: "a to pay off mort
gage.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05

We want to suggest to our val
ued correspondents that referenc
es to the weather should be
rare, and such as warm wealth
err" cold weather. damp
weather." not at all The wealth
er as subject of conversation is
different than as an item of
news.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05

Whether Ford gets the vote of
all those using his cars will de-
p7nd largely on just how much
trouble the things give them on
tie day of election.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05

place.
j. R. Frazier sold some of his
we'll piping 10 Mr.. Cowan.
Steen and Deck have Mr.. Cow.
ans well done.
Don't forget preaching after
Sunday school every third and
fourth Sunday
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05

The Great County Builder has
the best country news service of
any other paper on top of ground
outside of Baca county. Broth
er Jones will please take notice.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05
That the editors Of the Stean

That the editors OF the Steam
boat Springs Pilot are in the
Vanderbilt class is evidenced by
the boo steredition of the Pilot
that they parcel-posted through
: the mails last week-with raw
unbleachsd news print 200 in the
shade. Manifestly Leckenby
and Gee must have an interest in
a tungsten mine, or have acorner
on old rags. The Pilot came out
a SO pager. and is chuck full OF
the northwest in general and
Steamboat Springs and Routt
county in particulsr-.he result
of brains and push. Boys, here's s
looking at you.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05

President Wilson's decision to
keep the troops in Mexico until
brigandage ceases will meet
with the hearty approval of the
American people, and whether
the defacto government likes it
or not.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05

Lamar this week.
Mr.. Grover is bres king sod for
Mr.. Bryan.
Allen Grover and wife visited
at R. l.. Growers last Sunday.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05

c. G. and w. E. Weeks and
wife were i'll town yesterday.
A slight freese Tu esday night,
but fruit not seriously damaged.
j. A. McKellar of Estelene
was an agreeable caller yester-
terday.
j. f. Glenn and l.. G. Hager-
man planted fruit and foresttnues
the first of the week
Clyde Gilmore, the telephone
man Of Eikhart, was in town
yesterday ON business.
G. l. Shultz, former cartooniLt
on the Denver Post, has been in
Springfield during the week.
Les Denney was taken down
with pneumonia the first of the
week. Getting along fairly we'll
at this time.
OF the many large tanks that
are now installed in Springfield,
the Stewart tank Of 130 gallons
takes the lead.
Johnson ana Speyers recently
put up SO barrel stave tank fol
Fl. TankersIey, and renodeled
the Holmes residence this week.
Our neighbor Grimm has pu.
up forty three barrel galvaniZ-
ed iron tank, and will now be-
prepared U irrigate as never be-
fore.
Alberti and Hall Wednesda,
and Thursday transacted near
ly SS, 600 of land business. Ve.-
lily, Baca county has now got,
crop Of Buyers.
Speycrs and JOHNSON have put
up a ninty barrel stave tank fsr
Sheriff Long. Suppose he in
tends to give himseIfa an occasion
al immunity bath.
The Christian Endeavor young
folks held a social at the school
house Monday night. There.
was Il good turnout, and all r..
ported IL good TINE.
Clas d Howell. working il,
the Demuey Garage, has lease.
the Homsher stone house. ana
poets his Jamily here nov any
time from Missouri.
W p. Salisbury and famii,
who have been visiting in Okli-
homa, returned to his Bac;.
home the first of the week, bette
satisfied than ever With the cour
try.
I'iIi Boyd, old time Baca coul-
tyan, was III Spring field -Tues
day, the first time in two years.
and was amazed at the growth o.
the town and the development OF
the county.
J. fl. D. Terral, land man and
surveyor, was locating parties
thirty-live miles est, arc
iurv4yei c,.lAl niles to
put them on the right land.
When he surveys it, the parties
know the are on the right land.
The Misses Clara and Racheal
Alexander will start the first Of
the week for a two weeks visit
to their old home in Illinois with
their parents and other relatives.
This is Miss Claras first outing
for many years, and the first Wis
it TO herold Illinois home in twen-
! ty years. If anyone in SPRING
field has earned vacation it is
Miss Clara, and we hope she will
enjoy her visit to the full.
The glowing resolutions,
of the resolutions com.
mittee of Saturdays conven-
tion, published elsewhere, were
drawn upby that invincible dem
ocrat, Judge Terral-the Thomas
Jefferson of Baca county. You
will ind the resolutions good
reading, and meat in every sell
tence.
| NORTH GRANDVIEW
Mrs. FIickenger and Mr..
Manlove were trading in Rich
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05

A big display circular from
Wichita reminds us that that the
4th of July is coming, and that
Springfield this year should have
the rip-snortingest celebra ton
in it's history.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05

We are this week giving the
floor to Osteen and Isenogle on
the herd law, and will take up
the pros and cons again next
week,
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05

Carleson and Roosevelt have Civ
en- an eXemplification of the fact
that eggs can actually be un-
scrambled-by coming out on top
in the e o. p. state convention.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05

A few letters came in too late
for this week. Letters should
be here Saturdays or Mondays
when it is possible to so mail
them.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05

Wilson is a man who changes
his mind. Let the g. o. p's.
nominate. a man who doesn't,
and let the issue thus settle the
question of fitness.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05
Salty First
By Otto HI. Rowland
VIC Uncle Walt Mason of Baca county Z

tThc Uncle Walt Mason of Baca county
When the roll is called down
yonder and the men shall gather
round, aim their guns at greas-
er chaps on Villas stamping
ground; there is one who'll not
be there when the shooting is
nulled off, for I've got
tie epizootic ard The
mumps ard whooping cough.
I've got million corns upon the
bottoms of my feet, and I've on
ly got two teeth that NC Ell
and so cannot cat
the haritack and SOW toson.
that are cooked in soldier camp,
and now and then I'm troubled
with dozen kinds of cramps.
Oh Pm in a badcondition but
I've in no desire to be-down
where the dadburned poems
would taae pot shots at me.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05

Teddy Roosevelt and Henry
Ford thus far have the lead for
the republican nomination; but
when they let go-what then?
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05

Carl Jones expects to move
out on his ranch in the early
future.
Herb Eomsher, Dillo Oxenreid-
er, and Durrstein attended tie
republican convention at Pueblo
this week.
There will be an entertain-
ment and box supper at Fair
view school house, for miles
west of No. 2 windmill. on Fri
day night, May IL. Everybody in
vited TO cOGe and bring box.
The Springfield herald., 1916-05-05
NORTH GRANDVIEW

Mrs. FIickenger and Mr..
Manlove were trading in Rich
ands Friday.
Atty. Albert of Springfield
was in these parts on business
Friday.
Prof. French took the bal
team 10 Campo S Saturday.
". II. Garvie stopped his sale
Saturday. The stock was going
too cheap.
Chris. Dunivan, wife and little
sen of east sand canyon spent
Friday and Saturday with hCme
folks.
Fred Collins ar ife and her
father tended trades day at
C9mpo Saturarv.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-10-07
RICH ORE SHIPPED FROM
DEPOSIT IN GREAT BEND

For a distance of over 40 feet
the main east drift of the Great
Bend has continued in ore three
feet wide and averaging fully S75
per ton. A raise has been started
in the ore and is showing material
of the same character and grade
exposed in the drift. The work
in the drift was stopped for a few
hours while the opening for the
raise was being cut, but the drift
is again being advanced in high
high grade ore.
Upon his return to town, about
the middle of the week, Consulting
Engineer Turner made a thorough
and careful sampling of the drift
and has had the ore sampled with
great care as it was broken. The
results indicate that all the ore
broken since penetrating the ore
shoot averages around SIS per ton
and ore of this grade is showing
throughout this distance in the
drift No stopping has been done
and the ore now being shipped and
which is estimated to average about
$40 per ton as shipped, has been
broken in development, without
sorting.
Some higher assays have been
btained in extending the drift,
which has shown faces assaying as
high as 1920 per ton, but the ore
is generally uniform in value and
maintains throughout uniform
width of about three feet. Shipping
was started on Wednesday and there
is a sufficient quantity Of ore avail
able, extracted in development, 10
keep the freight teams on the road
regularly.
West of the shaft drift has been
extended on the 3O0-foot level to a
point where it connected with old
lease workings, where a consider
able quantity of good mill ore was
extracted down to this level. Some
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-10-07
kEWANAS RAISE
IN GREAT vein
GOOD ASSAYS ARE OBTAINED
IN EXTENDING LONG DRIFT
TO NORTH

Conditions in the Kewanas mine,
where a drift is being extended to
the north on the 84O-foot level,
continue to afford encouragement,
as assays are secured constantly that
show the presence of good ore, al
though for the most part the ore has
been narrow and under the present
system of operating it is doubtful
If any appreciable quantity could be
shipped profitably The drift has been
extended over 700 feet north of the
main working winZe and cross-cuts
have been driven at intervals. At
a number of places the drift has
followed the shaIe for short dis
tances.
During the past few weeks many
of the assays have ranged from $40
to $50 per ton, for widths varying
from a foot to 80 inches, but the
ore appears to be erratic in grade
here Lately the drift has been
in an extensively faulted condition.
The drift has now passed through
this faulted section and has picked
up the vein at the north, where a
raise is now being driven near the
foot-wall side.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-10-07

Under the direction of Foreman
John La Foe force of men is now
employed in timbering the main
shaft of the Cracker Jack company
to depth of 500 feet, where some
lateral work was done by early-day
operators of this property. On this
level a cross-cut was driven to the
main vein, as was another on the
120-foot level, but on neither level
was any work undertaken in the way
of prospecting the vein, in which ore
of high grade was found recently in
raises above the 120-foot level.
On the latter level, in recent OPP
erations, the vein was penetrated by
a crosse cut extended east from the
shaft, and the raises in which the
pay ore was exposed were driven
from the north and south drifts,
following the foot-wall of the vein
on its rather flat dip. Further work
in these raises, to more fully open
up the ore, has been delayed by the
necessity for timbering the workings
and driving another raise from the
east cross-cut. SO feet east of the
shaft, to facilitate extraction of the
material broken and eliminate the
long distance covered heretofore in
removing this material.
In order to secure the most ef-
fective and economical means OF
developing the property on upper
levels, II. G. Mcmahon. who is in
charge of the company's operations,
has been driving to connect the
north and south raises with the new
raise from the cross-cut east of the
shaft. BY this means all material
broken in the raises where ore has
been found will be dropped to ears
within a short distance of the
shaft. and great saving of time
and labor will be effected.
While it was necessary to retimbeI
the main shaft in order to conduct
extensive work on the deeper level
the shaft was found to be in good
condition, with no caving, and II
will be in condition for work on the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-10-07
NEW METHODS At
ROUND MOUNTAIN
WITH EXHAUSTION OF WATER,
PAY DIRT Is CARRIED
TO SLUICES

While the seasons supply of wa
ter available for treating placer
ground in the Round Mountain com
pany's property has been exhausted
for some time, the management, by
adopting new methods. has prolong-
ed the earning period to a consider
able extent by adoption of meth
DDS commonly used in building oper-
ations. Since the water cannot be
brought to the goldbearing terri
tory, the yardage is picked up with
teams and sledges, carried over a
bridge and dumped into the sluice
boxes.
This method of recovery, which is
only partial for the ground covered
has shown the highest values for
the year. 1t was commenced early
in August. and the total for that
month was 2150 yards, with a gross
value of $2.0S per yard. Another
small cleanup. made on September
-, yielded S71 yards with a gross
value of $3.50 per yard. This
process will be continued as long as
practicable and will add several
thousand dollars to the gross earn
ings for the season.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-10-07
SILVER PICK TO
BORE new HOLE
DRILL TO BE PUT DOWN TO
ALASKITE FARTHER TO
WEST

The second drill hole on the Sill
yer Pick Consolidated property has
be % eted to depth of over
400 feet. penetrating the sha)e
and alaskite, and the drill has been
pulled" and is about to start a
new | III, tperating from the sur
face and at a point west of the hole
lately completed. Manager Dyer
states that in the second hole sunk
from the 5O0-foot level and 450
feet west of the main shaft, the
drill passed through at least three
distinct veins and finally penetra-
ted the same strata that are now
exposed in the shaft.
AS in the case of the first hole
sunk, from the bottom of the shaft
and when the latter was 700 feet
deep, the drill entered wide zone
of heavily mineralized quartz, ap-
parently marking the contact be-
tween the latte and shale, then
passed through shale for a consider
able distance, traversed another
wide quartz zone and entered the
alaskite, or basic granite. While
the shale was penetrated in drill
ing from the shaft at a depth of
little more than 900 feet, the second
bore reached depth of over 400
feet before entering the sedimentary
formation, proving the sharp dip
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-10-07

excellent assays were obtained here,
apparently from ore on the walls.
left by the. lessees This drift is
being extended in territory of good
promise, in order to develop the
lower grade ore for the mill.
The first ore-shoot opened, east
of the main shaft and found in
driving to connect with the old
incline shaft, contains q large ton
mage of good mill ore. This ore
body averages about six feet in width
and has now been blocked out for
its length on the vein of about lis
feet and for over 100 feet on the
dip of the vein. 1t is said that the
ore-shoots found in the system of
veins traversing the Diamondfield
ridge have usually been found to
be approximately the same in
length and uepth.
Plans for the further develop
ment of the Great Bend vein sys-
TEN involve driving another cross
cut to the main vein from the shaft,
above the 3O0-foot level, and the
exploration of this territory below
the 800 level but above the stratum
of bad ground found in work OH
the 400-foot level and which rem
dered work on that level difficult
The east drift on the 800 level will
be advanced without interruption tC
the end-line of the property, passing
under old lease workings that pro-
duced some rich ore, and to a poin,
at the Daisy boundary near wher1
lessees have lately extracted ore OF
shipping grade.
In the development work of Su
rerintendent Jack Campbell an eff
fort will be made to block out the
greatest tonnage of mill ore possible
with view to treating it by
flotation Tests on Great Bend ore
with this process have given sat s
factory :asul>s and it is D)ahle
that the cCmpany's mill will e
provided with flotation equipment
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-10-07

on Wednesday and substantial reve-
nues are assured from the ore brok-
en- in development. with single
exception, the Quartzite stope ore
body of the Black Butte, the new
discovery on the 300foot level OF
the Great Bend is claased as the
most important and valuable ever
made in the Diamondfield part of
the district superintendent JACK
Campbell of the Great Bend was III
charge of the famous Quartzite mine
during its period OF bonanza pro-
duction and his knowledge OF the
geology of this territory has been
an important factor in the success
of the company's operations. Con-
sulting Engineer ]. X. Turner is
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-10-07
REPORT OF CONSOLIDATED co.
SHOWS RICH ORE In MOHAWK

pite the smaller tonnage of ore
handled during August, the re-
port contains matter gratifying 10
the stockholders, in showing a
higher average grade of ore broken
on main levels than for some time
past.
The Mohawk mine has made a
particularly good showing in this
respect, one new sill on the 175-
foot level having produced in de-
velopment 120 tons of ore averag-
ing $127.12 per ton. At other
points in the company's mines ore
was broken from new faces that as.
sayed from $12 to nearly $50 per
ton. The company is preparing to
handle a large tonnage on the deep
er levels, as soon as the installation
of additional filtering and settling
equipment shall permit of the ap-
plication of the flotation process.
To facilitate the extraction of
this ore, an electric haulage system
has been installed, enabling the
management OF handle all ore from
the main levels, to which it will
be conveyed through chutes. The
old Mohawk shaft is to be aban-
doned and all ore in the central
part of the property will be raised
to the surface through the Cler-
mont and Combination shafts.
Following is the text of Manager
Hutchinson's report, covering the
month of August.
Continued on Page Three)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-10-07
REVIEW 0F mining OPERATIONS IN GOLDF|ELD DISTRICT

and effect more economical methods
of operating. The main shaft is
being timbered to the 32O-foot lev
ell, where extensive lateral work is
to be conducted and where both the
main parallel veins will be eX-
plored. Both veins have shown
good ore at the surface, but the pres
ent work is confined to the east
vein, known as the Columbia Noun
tain fault vein and which is the ii-
rect continuation of the main lode
of the Goldfield district. The prop
erty is we'll equipped for extensive
work.
Jumbo Extension
Development work is being eX-
tended throughout wide area ana
has lately resulted in exposing a
new quartz channel or vein at the
east side-line of the Velvet claim
and at a depth of 1917 feet. A raise
is being driven on this fissure, which
extends far within the shale, and
it has shown some seams of good
ore. Production has decreased late
ly, as predicted in recent official
reports of the company, but the lat
est statement showed earnings in a
month of over SIS, 200. The COM
pany will probably purchase anoth-
er mine and perpetuate its existence
as an active mining concern.
Silver Pick Cons.
Operations of the Silver Pick have
attracted intense interest of late and
the results of the cOmpany's work
are recognized as being OF great
significance. The main shaft has
channels that were cut by the core
drill, and it is said that good as
says have come from both these
quartz zones. The drill has been
pulled from the second hole, after
sinking over 400 feet and reach
ing in turn the shale and the
alaskite, with wide channels of
highly mineralized quartz at both
contacts. The drill equipment is
being moved to a point west of the
second bore, where another hole will
he sunk to the alaskite.
Atlanta 1iines
At a depth of 1850 feet the west
cross-cut of the Atlanta has passed
through the main Goldfield Consoli-
dated vein. over 60 feet wide at
this depth, having exposed the shale
on the foot-wall a few days ago. No
pay ore has been found, but the en-
tire vein is composed of quartz or
good appearance and yielding low
assays in gold and copper. drift
has been started to the south, near
the center of the vein.
Merger Mines
In the northern part of the st.
Ives claim of the Merger company
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