davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03
HOIST READY TO
SINK RfA SHAFT
INTERESTS WILL PROGRESS
RAPIDLY IN FUTURE

E. w. Clark, who has charge of
copper properties in this state and
in Utah owned by ex-senator w. A..
Clark of Montana, arrived here ear
ly in the week from Ophir, Utah, on
one of his monthly trips of inspec-
tion to the Rea property, near
Jackson mountain, upon which Sen
ator Clark secured working OPP
ton some time ago.
Surface equipment has been in
stalled at the Rea shaft and nee
essary buildings have been erected
10 accommodate the men employed.
The shaft, now 200 feet deep, has
teen cleaned out and timbered in
a substantial manner and sinking
will proceed as rapidly as posi-
Bile to the 300-foot level. At this
roint some lateral work will be
done, before sinking deeper, in
order to determine the position, dip
and character of the main vein. A
compressor and machine drills will
be obtained and the development
work according to Mr.. Clark, will
be pushed forward as rapidly as
possible.
In sinking the shaft to greater
depth it is the object of Mr..
Clark to reach :ne permanent wa
ter level and explore the ore
channel below this point. The
showing of ore on the 2OO-foot
level, where the vein is of great
width and the ore uniform in char
acter, is regarded as justifying the
belief that deposits of important
size and value will be found be-
low the water level.
Workings on the 2OO-foot level
show the presence of some water,
which apparently rises and falls in
the fractures at different seasons
of the year. This is accepted as
evidence that the permanent water
level will be found at no great dis
tance below the present bottom OF
the shaft.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03
LARGER TONNAGE
FROM JUMBO EX.
COMPANY'S EARNINGS ARE EN-
PECTED TO SHOW MATERIAL
INCREASE

While final returns from ship
ments made by the Jumbo Extension
Mining company in May are not yet
valuable, it is predicted from the
information at hand, that the COM
paIy's earnings during last month
will prove to have been considerably
in excess of those reported for the
previous mnrth. In recent state
ment by the management it was said
that the production and earnings of
the company would probably show
a steady and substantial increase
during the next few months, and it
is generally believed that May profits
will exceed $4,000.
Ore-bins have been completed at
the Velvet shaft, spur from the
main line of the l.. V. & Il. rail
road having been completed to the
bins and ore is now being hoisted
regularly through this shaft Ship
ments for the past week or more.
from the two shafts, have amounted
to three carloads daily and it is
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03
JUMBO JUNIOR
READY TO WORK
pREIININARIES COMPLETED
AND VEIN WILL BE EXPLOR-
ED AT DEPTH

Development work in the proper
ty of the Jumbo Junior Mining COM
pany, at a depth of $50 feet, will be-
gin on Monday, the drift at that
depth in the Jumbo Extension mine,
through which the Junior company
will operate, having reached the
joint boundary yesterday. The
work will continue under the direc-
tion of superintendent J. K. Turner
and Foreman Dellinger of the Jum
bo Extension, by arrangement with
the latter company, and this man
agement will be an important adj
vantage to the Jumbo Junior.
Drifts have been extended on the
S90-foot level of the Jumbo Exten-
sion, from the No. o. Velvet
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03
GOLOFElO CONS.
ISSUES REPORT
USUAL LARGE PRODUCTION IS
MAINTAINED FROM PREMIER
GOLD NINE

The final report of production
and earnings of the Goldfield Con-
solidated Mines company for the
month of April has just been issued
bv Manager j. w. Hutchinson and
shows a net profit slightly in eX-
cess of the sum named in the pre-
liminary estimate, given out early
this month The report indicates
that ore for the mill, employing the
cyanide process, is being taken from
the upper levels of the mines, where
there is less copper than at greater
depth. The report of Manager
Hutchinson is as follows:
During the month of April, 1915,
the total production of your COM
rany was 400 tons from which
Continued on Page Five)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03
PIONEER CONSOLIDATED OPENS
VAST TONNAGE OF Milling ORE

a rep0T: of progress ard con
ditions in the Pioneer Consoli-
dated Mincs company's property, at
Pioneer, has just been prepared for
the stockholders by William j.
Tobin, who is also general manager
of the property. The report shows
that the development work is op-
ening up a large tonnage of good
mill ore and that with the install
lation of equipment of larger ca
Lacity for treating the ore, the
&C mpany will be in a position to
earn substantial profits. Manager
Tobin's report is as follows:
Work in the mine has continued
as usual and without interruption.
We are breaking So to 81 ore for a
width of 10 feet on the 11O-foot
level This ore has northerly
trend into the mountain and in all
probability is continuous to the
surface. A fair grade of milling
ore is being mined for width of
Is feet, where new stope was
taken up at the 170-fOot level At
this point we discovered some ore
yielding high assays, during last
December. Some of the ore mined
in this stope is now being sacked.
The mill stope at the 25O-foot
level is being advanced to the
southeast and ore is being mined
and sent to the mill from face
OF great width. This ore has an
average value of approximately So
per ton. At another point on the
250-foOt level, some ore of ship
ping grade is being sacked. We
now have about 400 sacks ready for
shipment. On the whole however
our ore is of milling grade. there
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03

ner calculated to prove their value
at depth.
TIE most important event in i'm
mediate prospect is the early COM
pletion of the work of installing
equipment for the 1000-ton flotation
plant of the Goldfield Consolidated
Mines company, which will be in
readiness for operation at capacity
within three weeks. During several
months past the company has been
conducting experiments with ores of
every character found in the Gold
field district and on commercial
scale, operating flotation plant
with a capacity of so tons daily and
making the most thorough tests
possible, both in the matter of
grinding and of the kind of oil mix
ture best adapted to use here. The
results obtained have been alto
gether satisfactory, demonstrating
that a straight mill feed, on ores
from all parts of the mine, is prac-
ticable and that a high extraction is
assured lTOLn lHe operation VI the
1OO0-ton plant. With important
in ore treatment and with
a high recovery of copper as we'll as
gold from the deep level ores. there
is reason to believe that with the
new flotation plant in operation the
company's earnings will be ma
terially augmented.
Jumbo Extension
Ore of shipping grade is now be-
ing hoisted through. the Velvet or
No. shaft of the Jumbo Extension
and since the ore-bins at this shaft
were put in use, or for more than
week past, the production has
been approximately $50 tons daily.
The company is now disposing of
some of its lower-grade dump ore,
averaging around $S per ton, to the
Western Ore Purchasing company
snd is making a profit from this ore,
f)r the profitable treatment of which
there are no facilities here, but
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03

which is mixed with custom ores at
the company's sampler for shipment
t. the smelters. Final returns for
May are not yet available, but it is
predicted that earnings for that
month will be not less than $4,000.
The ore shipped recently has been
of better average grade than for
that the company's earnings will
show a marked increase from this
time forward. The new development
work in the northern part of the
Velvet claim is meeting with salts
factory results on the $50 and 500
foot levels. A raise has been start
ed on the S90-foot level, to pros
pect the vein. which is of great
width here and has never been ex-
plored this far to the north
Jumbo Junior
Development work is to begin at
once in the ground of the Jumbo
Junior Mining company and under
most auspicious conditions. The
the Jumbo Extension, following the
hanging wall of the main Jumbo
vein, has reached the joint boundary
line and will be continued into
Junior ground, where cross-cuts and
raises will be driven to explore the
great ore-channel near the shale con-
tact zone, at a depth of nearly 900
feet. Prospects of finding deposits
of high-gr ore in this territory
are regarded as most encouraging,
as conditions are similar to those
found at the contact farther south.
in the Velvet claim of the Jumbo
Extension, and ore has been found
in the new work of the latter COM
pany, 100 feet above this level and
where the vein dips directly into
the Jumbo Junior.
Florence GOldfield
TIE flotation plant recently pur-
chased from the leasing company
is being enlarged and Marcy ball
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03

ling nc large bodies of high grade
ore in sight at this time.
Work continues at the Tex Rick
ard shaft, where crosscut is be
ing extended in a northwesterly di-
I2ction for the purpose of cutting
the ore exposed west of the shaft,
on the surface.
Some interesting work is under
way by lessees on the north 800
feet of the Bi-Metallic No. claim.
This is the claim on which the
original discovery was made, that
caused 5000 people to take up
their residence at the foot of the
mountain during the Pioneer boom
when ore worth $100 per ton was
Icing mined and shipped from
in a likely looking formation at
his time and their chances for
striking high grade ore appear to
be most encouraging.
During the past two mcnths our
mill has produced sufficient bull
lion to about pay the cost of min
ing and milling during the same
~eriod. On March % we received
from the United States mint 81.
292.49; on April %, $l.S61.7S, and
on May II we shipped to the mint
bullion from which we received
returns of $2,275.26. From so
to 70 per cent of the value of the
nation.
Judging from the past history Ot
the Pioneer mine, one of the most
valuable considerations our COM
rany receives from operating the
mill is that by extracting ore for
Continued on Page Five)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03
PLANT TO START
IN THREE WEEKS
CONSOLIDATED NEARLY READY
FOR TREATMENT BY FLO
TATION PROCESS

Equipment for the 1000-ton flo
tation plant of the Goldfield Con-
solidated Mines company is arriving
at the company's mill structure, on
the west side of Columbia noun
tain, and will be installed rapidly,
regular operation of the mill. Man
ger j. w. Hutchinson expresses
satisfaction with the progress that
is being made in the preparations
for substituting flotation for the
cyanide process in the treatment of
the company's ores and expects to
have the plant in full operation
within three weeks.
The beginning of operations by
the tlotation plant will mark new
and important epoch in the COM
pany's existence and will entail the
more thorough exploration of its
mines at great depth. Work on
deep levels has been held back by
reason of the refractory character
CT Inc ore to treatment by cyanida-
tiCn but this ore can he treated w,th
complete success by flotation and
all metalurgical difficulties will be
overcome with the completion of
the new plant. A high extraction
and low cost for treatment are in
sured with the process about to be
adopted
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03
BLACK BUTTE TO
EQUIP 0R|zABA
IN NYE COUNTY HAS
LARGE TONNAGE IN
SIGHT

The OriZaba property. owned by
the Diamondfield Black Butte COM
pany of Goldfield and situated
north of Millers, is reported to be
in such condition that pro-
duction Of substantial value is as
sured for the near future. Ore
of shipping grade has been eX-
posed in considerable quantity and
there is now available according
to late reports, large tonnage
of good mill ore, the dumps con-
t9ining some 10000 tons of ore
that will yield large profit if
milled on the ground. President
l.. X. Koontz has gone to San
Francisco to complete the purchase
OF a compressor and other equip
ment for the property.
A strong flow of water inter
rupted operations some time ago
and pumps were provided to un-
water the shaft and permit Of
sinking deeper. The flow became
so heavy as depth was gained, how
ever, that additional power was
required and the new compressor
will be of ample capacity to drive
the pumps and machine drills and
the work of sinking below the
water level will be taken up at
once. At the Diamondfield prop
erty a shipment of good ore will
be made shortly from the 135-
foot level of the old Dortsch
lease workings.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03

That more real mining devol-
opment is being done in Nevada
today than ever before in it's his
troy and that this years output,
from monetary standpoint, will
exceed that of any previous year,
are beliefs that W. r. McFadden,
of the Industrial Insurance CON-
mission, expressed Saturday when
asked by the Appeal to give il
some mining news.
Mr.. McFadden's work with the
Industrial commission keeps him
in close touch with the mining and
kindred industries, and in the past
two months he has visited nearly
every mining camp in Elko. Hum
Loldt. Lander and Eureka counties,
and at no time in their histories,
he says, has mining proceeded with
such zeal as now. Tungsten seems
to be the metal most sought, be-
cause of the high figure that is be-
ing paid for it, and its production
is fas assuming proportions.
In the Osceola district, 10 miles
southeast of Ely, several COM
panies are working tungsten prop
critics and employing 800 men or
more. Twenty miles east of Col
conda, another big tungsten property
is being worked and AZ miles north
west of Lovelock a newly organ
lied company supposed to be an
auxiliary of the United States
Steel corporation, is employing
about so men. A vast amount OF
ore is being hauled to the railroad
by traction engines.
Rochester. McFadden states, is
coming to the front rapidly and in
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03
PIONEER EXTENSION Is
EXPLORING IT'S GROUND

Development work is being car
ried forward at a good rate of
progress by the Pioneer Extension
company on its property adjoining
the Pioneer Consolidated on
the north. superintendent
Giles reports that conditions in the
workings on the Jolly Jane claim OF
the company are in every way en-
couraging and that he has eX-
posed formation similar to that
OF which the wall matter of the
main Pioneer vein is composed.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03

is gratifying from every angle. Pro-
duction of the leading mines is
growing in substantial measure, and
earnings are destined to increase
proportionately. Two flotation
plants, with combined capacity of
about 400 tons daily, will be in op-
Grafton within the present month,
developments underground of great
importance have been made of late
and several properties that either
have been idle for several years or
have been worked only on a small
scale are to resume work in a man
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03
BOOTH DIVIDEND PAID

The Reorganized Booth Mining
company on the first day of the
current month paid its fourth divi-
dend within period of less than
three months. Dividend No. 4
was at the rate of five cents per
share and made a total of disburse-
ments to stockholders in this period
of 35 cents per share, or an ag
gI9gate distribution of nearly
S35O,0O0. The company still holds
in it's treasury 100000 shares OF
Merger Mines stock and 250,O0O
shares of ReOrganized Kewanas
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03
ROUND MOUNTAIN
ISSUES A REPORT
BEDROCK NOW BEING CLEAN
ED UP IN PLACER
WORK

A report has been issued by the
management of the Round Mountain
Mining company, in which it is in
dicated that the company's affairs
are in satisfactory condition and
that important revenues will result
from the enlarged scope of placer
operations during the current year.
A more complete report will be is
sued in the near future, following
meeting of directors at which 1t
is stated that action will be taken
in connection with the future divi-
dend policy of the company.
Manager Louis d. Gordon's state
ment follows:
The annual meeting of the stock
ing company was held in Goldfield
on May IS. OF a total of 1,31 1892
hares of stock issued and outstand-
ing, 1,026,141 shares were repre-
sented in person and by proxy.
The following directors were elect
ed to serve for the ensuing var: j.
r. Davis, w. H. Webber, l.. d. Cor
don, H. G. Mayer and w. H. Eard-
ley. The first four mentioned have
been directors of the Round Noun
tain Mining company for several
years. The new director has been
associated with Mr.. Gordon in other
enterprises and is at present general
manager of several mines, mills and
smelters in the Kansas and Missouri
zinc fields. His headquarters are in
Kansas City, Mo.
A directors meeting was held i'm
mediately after the stockholders
meeting and was adjourned to San
Francisco, where, on the oath, the
following directors were elected to
serve for the ensuing year: l.. d.
Gordon, president and general man
ager; J. r. Davis, vice president; H.
G. Mayer, secretary and treasurer.
On account of the time of t.
tire executive and engineering force
having been employed on matters
pertaining to the acquisition of the
water supply and pipe lines recently
taken over from the Round Noun
tain Power and Water company, and
adapting these to best serve the
company's purpose, a detailed report
cannot be issued at this time. How
ever, within the next Is days a di
rectors' meeting will be held, when
action will be taken regarding divi-
dends and a statement will be issued
giving a general outline of the con-
dition of the company's affairs, the
yardage handled, and the value per
ard as near as can be determined
at that time.
Bedrock cleaning has commenced,
but no clean-ups have as yet been
made from this source, from which
a large part of the company's reve-
nues are obtained Both the Jett
Creek and Jefferson-Shoshone lines
re in operation three shifts, with a
full head of water, and the results
being obtained up to the present
time are very satisfactory.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03
LONE STAR CON.
TO BEGIN WORK
EASTERN MEN NOW IN CONTROL
WILL DEVELOP BIG
PROPERTY

The announcement was made
here this week that control of the
Lone Star Consolidated Mining
company had been transferred to
eastern mining interests, through
the sale of the stock held by Pres
ident w. w. WattersOn, and that
instructions had been received to
start development work at once and
on comprehensive scale. 1t is
said that the work will be con-
Quoted at a point where pay ore
was exposed near the surface in
early-day operations of lessees and
that it will be carried to depth.
In the former work of the com
rany, conducted near the western
boundary of the property. a shaft
was sunk to depth of 80 feet,
where it exposed the shale. Some
lateral work was done at the shale-
latte contact, under the manage
ment of j. NJ Healy, who was sup
erintendent of the great Mohawk
mine of the Consolidated during the
bonanza leasing period. The de
velopmet work of the Lone Star at
the point where the contact was
exposed was of limited extent and
did not result in exposing any
vein; therefore no definite ind!c2-
tion of the value of this territory
could be obtained and better re
suits are expected with work far
ther to the east.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03
SILVER PICK TO SINK

With the work proceeding un-
der contract, rapid progress will
be made in sinking the main Sill
v2r Pick shaft to a depth of 1000
feet, where the shale was pene-
trated by the core drill and good
assays were obtained. The drill
will be used in prospecting at
depth farther to the west
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03
KEWANAS WORKING

Work at a depth of $40 feet in
the ReOrganized Kewanas property
continues without interruption. The
main drift is being extended far
thpr to the north and cross-cuts are
driven at intervals to prospect the
vein. This work has resulted in
exposing low-grade, copper bearing
ore for long distance on the
strike of the main lode.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03
REVIEW Of mining OPERATIONS IN GOLDFIELD DISTRICT

mill is to be installed and form the
principal grinding unit, taking the
place of stamps. All the equip
ment, including new pumps and an
additional Oliver filter, will be in
place shortly. when the Florence
company will begin producing from
the mine workings, where there is
a large tonnage of profitable ore in
sight, and will treat the old dumps
on the property, insuring substan-
tial profits.
Merger Mines
The work on the 1170-foot level,
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-06-03
GRANDMA SINKING SHAFT

Satisfactory progress is being
made in sinking the new main shaft
of the Grandma Consolidated Mines
company.
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01
SCHOOL DEPARTMENT
EMORY e. WHEELER, EDITOR.
Oslo, KY.

The following letter sent to the
teacher of Kentucky will be OF inter-
est to patrons as well:
My Dear Teacher:-Y school is
now organized and you have had time
to get acquainted with your patrons
and the conditions in your district |
am appealing to you again to look af-
ter your attendance. You are the agent
OF the State and your duty is, so far as
possible, to see that each child in the
district is attending school. l would
suggest that you find out definitely the
reason for the absence OF each one
who is not yet enrolled.
The months OF November and De-
censser should be your best in attend
ance, as the pressure of farm work Is
not so great. See the children who are
not attending school, and their parents,
and see If you can induce them to take
advantage of the opportunity offered
for an education. II yoh cannot, by
persuasion and love, prevail upon the
parents to put their children in school,
l would suggest that you do your duty
as the States agent and apply the
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1916-12-01
BEST OFFER YOU EVER HAD.

800 a., so acres level bottom, balance
hill and rolling, lot Of good timber, fair
buildings, near Wheelersburgt Ohio.
Price. $4,000 per acre, some terms.
200 a. rolling and hill good land, near
Wheelersburg. and adjoins 800 acre
tract, $1,000 per acre.
go acres 50 a., bottom, fine house Z
rooms we'll finished, other out build
ings. Price $675o.0o, half cash. balance
terms to suit you. Six miles from
Wheelersbury.
So acres, small house, part log part
box, small stable, rs acres bottom, on
new pike. Price with crop Of 20 acres
corn $4,000; a little less will buy 1t.
1875 acres, so fine bottom, good barn.
other out buildings, plenty fruit. fine
new room house. lots Of timber and
ties, poles, etc. Price 100000, half
cash, balance terms to suit you.
Dear friends here are bargains and
1 have lots Of them just like these. and
most any kind fou are looking for. I
will see that you get better land for
less money than anywhere you go,
sure will see that you are treated right.
Come to Ironton, Ohio, take d. T. & 1.
at 900 o'clock forenoon or 400 o'clock
afternoon for Bloom Switch, o. Write
me your wants and the price you want
to pay and l will see that you are To-
Gated. A friend to land buyers.
FRED. 3. LYNCH,
Bloom Switch, Ohio.