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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
EARLY MORNING BLAZE
DESTROYS BACON HOME

While Charles Bacon and his wife
were in their garage back of then
fve-room residence at the corner of
Oak street and Grand avenue at
OILS o'clock yesterday morning,
the kitchen stove in some way ig-
nited the wall paper and soon the
entire frame structure was ablaze.
The smoke attracted their atten-
ton, but by the time they were able
to get to the house the flames were
too hot for them to enter the rooms
and save any of their personal
property. Everything in the build
ing was totally destroyed.
The owners. in their excitement,
passed one fire alarm box and tele-
phoned the call in from the rail-
road shops, thus causing a further
delay to the department. The fire
boys put the blaze out and saved
adjoining property soon after their
arrival on the scene, but the high
wind and the time required to make
the long run proved disastrous to
the building.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
GEORGE W|NGF|ELD
MADE LIFE MEMBER
COMMERCIAL CLUB OF RENO
PRESENTED HIM WITH BEAU
TIFUL TOKEN

George Wingfield is proudly dis
playing a life membership card in
the Reno Commercial club, Which
was presented to him recently by
the directors of the club. The card
is made of gold and silver n is
beautifully designed. 1t opens like
a card case and on the inside, which
is of burnished gold, his name ana
the name of the club is inlaid in
enamel. !
w. B. Alexander. president OF
the club. made the presentation
speech on behalf of the directors,
saying the club took this means OF
recognizing the aid Mr.. Wingfietd
has so kindly given for the fur
therance of the organizations OBJ
ject.-Reno Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
MARKET is AFFORDED
FOR ANTHONY ORES

Numerous low grade anthony
properties in Nevada which here
tofore have been considered value
less, will soon be working az a
market for the low grade ores which
contain gold and silver has been
secured by the Western Ore Pur-
chasing company.
Advices were received by the
company from an eastern concern
handling anthony ore stating that
from now on they would pay for all
gold and silver as we'll as anthony
content in sulphide ores. A pro-
cess for extracting the gold and
silver as well as the antimony from
the sulphide ore has been perfected
and the shipper will be benefited.
Heretofore the: gold and silver con-
tent in anthony ore has not been
secured. The company will not
pay for the gold and silver content
in oxide ores because it is so hard
to extract.-Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
ORE ACCUMULATtS
At LUN|NG-
ROADS BEING PUT IN SHAPE
TO HAUL BIG TON
MAGE

r. B.. Todd has returned from "a
visit to the Luning-Idaho mine at
Luning and reports hat the snow
is off the ground and that the teams
have started hauling ore from the
New York canyon section, where a
number of lessees and companies
are working. During the stormy
period in January and February al
most 1000 tons of ore accumulated,
and this is being added to every
day.
The road across the dry lake is
still soft, though, and teamsters can
only haul half a load. The new cut
off across the lake has been sur
veyed and is being built. 1t is the
intention to macadamize this por-
ton of the road so that it will be
passable in all kinds of weather.
At the Luning-Idaho mine, of
which Mr.. Todd is manager, a wagon
road is being built from the portal
of the Hahn tunnel to the main road
at the camp, so that shipments can
be commenced. Mr.. Todd has pur-
chased an auto truck to transport
the ore to Luning, which will be de-
livered next week. Connection is
being made with the shaft in the
Hahn tunnel to get at the ore eX
opsed on the surface, which will be
mined through the tunnel. One OF
the best showings in the mine is in
the McDavitt shaft. which is being
sunk on a shoot of good ore on
the footwall. The orebody has i'm
proved so greatly that the shaft is
being timbered and will be contin-
ued for some distance.
With the completion of the short
wagon road necessary to reach the
Hahn tunnel and the delivery of the
auto truck the Luning-Idaho will be
able to ship several carloads of ore
that has been developed.-Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
Reno Beautiful Movement

THE city beautiful Is the goal
of the Reno city council and the
business men and residents Of the
city. The movement was recently
launched after the matter was care
fully considered from every angle.
The new cluster lights will pc Il
step in the right direction and the
new 10-inch water mains will pro-
vide water sufficient for the needs
of all. Renoites expect a big build
ing boom this summer and special
efforts will be taken to keep the
standard for the construction of the
houses at a high plane.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
NEVADA SERVICE
BIG ATTRACTION
EXHIBITED AT ELkS' CLUB YES
TERDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING

The silver ware for the battle
ship Nevada was exhibited yesterday
and last night to probably the
largest number of people who have
had the good fortune to view the
wonderful handiwork of the silver
smiths since its departure from the
state capitol. A large number OF
the residents of town assembled as
soon as the exhibit was put on dis
play at the Elks' building. The
committee in charge explained the
history Of the service and the dec
orations to those present at the line
viewed the beautiful exhibit which is
to be presented to the ship hat
bears tie name of Nevada. The
Goldfeld band contributed to the
occasion with many popular hits and
martial music.
That the service was exhibited
at the Elks' hall was due to the Of
forts of w. d. Forster and Lieu
tenant Governor Maurice Sullivan.
who is a member o the commission
and who with William Epstein. a
Carson business man, will accom-
panay the service from Goldfield on
the rest of its journey through the
state at the request Of Governor
Boyle. Homer Mooney, who was
to have accompanied the service
from the state capitol, was detained
1T his home in Reno on o OF
illness in his immediate family.
The Nevada's service departed
this orning over h l.. V. IL I.
road for Beatty. where the residents
will be given an opportunity to view
lit between trains and from there
it will go to Las Vegas to be on
display for a few hours. The Tono-
pah & Goldfeld Railroad company
has sent Special Agent Reimer with
, the car to arrange its connections
along the route. w. ID. Forster
private ear. the Mizpah, Is at the
!, service of the commission for th'
. transportation of the exhibit.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
FIND RICH ORE IN
GWEENAH DISTRICT
RATTLE MOUNTAIN OPERATORS
DEVELOP BONANZA VEIN
NEAR COUNTY SEAT

The Lemaire mine at Gweenan,
uear Austin. which opened up a
shoot of high grade ore some
weeks ago, has steadily Improved
with every shift of work done upon
it. The ore, at first note0 1or lts
high silver content, has now ADDED
bonanza gold values to its worth,
and samples recently sent down TO
Henry Lemaire at Battle Mountain
are we'll in the specimen class. me
vein from which this ore is being
extracted ranges at present from
a few inches to nearly a loot IN
thickness and it was found by DRIFT
ing from the 1O0-foot level.
The total depth of the mine Is
but $50 feet and it is the
of the management to cross-cut to
the rich ledge from the 2oo-foot
level later on, after it's pitch ana
general direction has been estab-
shed by further exploration on the
level above. Over 20 tons of this
ore is now on the dump and a ship
ment will soon be made and It's
heavy naturalization the returns
should run extremely high; in fact,
ore of far less value has been the
cause of many former mining STAN
nedes in Nevada and other western
states.
In this case the discovery comes
as a result of persistent develop
ment work carried on by the La
mares in a comparatively old camp
which had been neglected because
high-grade ore did not outcrop on
tho surface.-Battle Mountain Scapf-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
BOOK ON MINES
BEING COMPILED
USEFUL INFORMATION BEING
COLLECTED BY UNIVERSITY
PROFESSOR

Professor F.. c. Lincoln, of the
Mackay school of mines at the Uni
v~ersity of Nevada. is gathering data
and statistics for a book on Ne
vada mines and mining. Part of
the data is to be used in the Cop
per Hand book, a publication which
gives data on mines and mining IN
all of the states in the union.
AS there is no bureau of mines
in the state, Professor Lincoln, who
is recognized as an authority is
the recipient of many requests Tor
information regarding mines.
Smelling companies are frequently
asking him by letter where they
can get a certain kind of ore.
Statistics in his office show that
in the year 1914 there were 731
mines in actual operation in the
state and that the output was val
ued at over $29, 00O,0 OO.
Of these mines, II were placer
453 s~iliceous, &C copper, "a lead
nine copper and lead. eight lead anc
zinc and II zinc.
Since that time there have Deey
a great many more mines placed il
operation and it is through hat a
the present time there are owe
1000 mines in operation in tn
state.-Reno Journal.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
Alfalfa Seed Big Product

Lyon county is a big producer
of alfalfa seed, according to ore
of the county officials. Over $780,
600 worth of alfalfa seed has been
Skinned from the county in the last
six months and the farmers are
still threshing their product. The
seed brings 81 cents a pound and is
profitable for the farmers. The seed
is shipped to the Kansas City mar
kets. The seed of Lyon county IS
in great demand. One carload ship
ment of the seed was valued at Over
$4,000, being the highest priced
car of produce ever shipped out OF
the state.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
-Four Stations i'm Nevada

The state of Nevada is to have
four evaporation stations in active
work in the near future, according
to H. F. Alciatore of the Reno
weather bureau. The stations Will
be used in connection with the
scientific experiments being con-
Quoted by the government and 10
obtain data for use in the state
irrigation work. One of the sta
tions will be placed at Lamollle,
one at Innian Springs near Las
Vegas. one at Tahoe City and one
at Marlette lake. The stations Will
be in operation by April l, accord
ing to the weather bureau. The
work will be of great value to the
state university officials who are liz
terested in irrigation work.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25

S. P. OFFICIALS
VISIT G0lOF|ELO
VICE PRESIDENT MCCORMICK
AND PARTY ARE ON GET
ACQUAINTED TOUR

Two of the principal officials of
the Southern Pacific are in Goldfield
this afternoon and will remain I'M
til the departure of train No. % on
the Tonopah and Goldfield tomorrow
morning. They are E. o. McCor-
mick, vice president of the Southern
Pacific system, and r. j. Clancy, as
sistant to the general manager.
They are accompanied by ]. M. Full
ton, assistant general freight and
passenger agent for this territory,
with headquarters in Reno.
The officials are travelling in the
private car of Mr.. Mccormick, and
in connection with a general inspec-
ton are making a sort of get
acquainted" visitation to Goldfield
and other points in this territory.
The party was met at Tonopan
this morning by W. d. Forster, gen
eral superintendent of the T. e G.
who accompanied them to Gold
field by special train arriving at
2:35. Mr.. Mccormick and his par
ty are putting in the afternoon on
a visit to the mines and will also
meet as many as possible of the
business men and others of the camp
generally who are interested IN
Transportation. matters.
Mr.. Mccormick is n of the hest
known railroad men Of the west add
has been with the Southern Pa
cifc system for about Is years,
coming to the west from the Chesa-
Teake & Ohio.
This is the second visitation to
3. Goldfield in recent years on the
part of managing officials of the
Southern Pacific system. Three
years ago Mr.. Sproule and others
were here on a similar visit, all a
part Of a general policy of the
company of keeping in touch with
the development and opportunities
for development and the business
growth of the territory served by
the lines of the company.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
Tahoe Breaks Records

According to the United States
weather bureau at Reno, more snow
has fallen on the Truckee water
shed this season than ever before
in the history of the bureau. The
water in Lake Tahoe is higher this
year than ever before in the mem
DRY of the oldest ~inhabitant. The
average accumulation of snow for
the season in the Truckee basin
was 252 inches, which exceeds the
previous high mark by over 80
inches. The daily mean temper
ature for this month has been from
six to IT degrees above normal.
causing the SHOWS to melt rapidly
in the mountains.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25

In seeking to give some explain
alton of the ease with which the
MeXicans approached and attacked
the American town of Columbus, y.
NJ, without detection General Scott,
chief of staff. called attention to the
fact that there had been no trou
BILE at Columbus in three years and
that undoubtedly the American
trooIs we're taken off their guard.
He called attention to the fact that
owing to the limited number OF
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
MARX WALSER HAS
LUM|NG PROPERTY
SUCCESSFUL OPERATOR Sli-
CURES GROUND In COP
PER DISTRICT

Mark Walser, who has been so
successful in the development and
equipping of the Nevada Packard
Luning copper district by the eX-
cellent showing in that section and
the high price of copper. Walser
has joined H. Fl. Hunter and II. o.
Howard in the purchase of the
Gold Wedge group of four claims
and they have organized the Wedge
Mining company for the operation
of the property.
The Wedge group lies not far
from the Calvada, which is reported
to have struck a large body of COP
per sulphides on the 100O-foot lev
ell. The mine is in Beeler anyon
eight miles east of Luning. 1t was
purchased from Beeler and Fox and
since the purchase was made Beef
er, who reserved the right TO "A
certain block of ground until the
second payment is made, so days
from date of purchase, has driven
his crcss-cut tunnel into a body
of shipping ore. The tunnel was
driven near the base of the noun
tain to cut a body of ore first
'nened on the surface. From the
roof of the tunnel to the surface
there is $50 feet of stopping grounc.
Mr.. Howard has charge of oDer-
atoms at the mine and will pros
pect another fine showing whore
high grade copper ore is exposed
in a canyon. 1t is the intention
of the company to install an air
compressor and machine drills.
Cost of mining. transportation and
smelling in the Luning district is
figured by operators at SIG per
ton. where the ore is mined by
hand, and Walser believes that the
Wedge company "a cut this down
materially with air drills .-Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
Engineering Endowment Bill

Senator Newlands has presented
a bill providing for the establish
nlent of engineering stations in the
land grant colleges of the country.
An appropriation of $4,000 an
nually for the establishment OF
stations similar to the agricultural:
experiment stations the government
has established throughout the
country, is provided in the bill. The
state university will gain much from
the bill and President Hendricks OF
the state institution is in Wash
ington advocating it's passage.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
To Extend Railroad

Plans for the extension OF FEEDERS
of the Western Pacific railroad In
Nevada this year include a proposed
line to Boise and other points in
Idaho. The demand from the pro
ducers in Idao, especially the south
ern part, has grown to be insistent
and the crops need the large mar
ket that would be afforded by the
use of a feeder. 1t is also possible
that the Southern Pacific company
may enter the field and make a bid
for the farmers product from the
northern part of this state and
southern Idaho.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
STARTED
IN PITT TUNNEL
BEING DEVELOPED IN THOR
OUCH MANNER
Special to GOldfield News.

yISeAa
ROCHESTER, New, March Is.
Drifting is being continued with
thoroughly satisfactory results in the
south drift from the Pitt tunnel of
the Rochester Merger, on the Ro-
chester No. 4 vein. The drift has
been advanced so feet in ore, which
maintains a uniform value of SIS
up, sometimes running s25 to $50.
Superintendent Binns believes hat
the drift is about in the middle of
the rein and will extend cross-cuts
within a short distance further to
determine where the walls are and
prospect the vein acros the entire
width.
Soon after the ore was struck and
while the drift was being carried
nine feet wide, fi%ve-foot drill holes
we're put into the vein from each
side of the drift, the drilling from
the hanging wall side showing 1881
per ton, and the foot wall drillings
$1S.75. The face of the drift at
hat time gave an average oil
S2S.SS, the three tests demonstrate
ing pay ore across 10 feet. Cross
cutting will be necessary to deter
mine what may be beyond the points
reached.
The north drift is now apparently
beginning to make ore, which lndi-
Gates that the downward projection
of the Boughton shoot may soon
be tapped. Stringers of ore from
two to four inches wide are now
appearing in the face of the drift,
the ore resembling the high-grade
that was developed in the Boughton
lease workings, 400 feet above, be-
tween surface and a depth of 100
feet, at which point work was be-
ing carried on when the lease ex-
pired.
Owing to the congestion of ore
now broken at the Ferry & Sampson
workings, and the impOssibility of
starting shipments to relieve the
conditions at this time, work has
been temporarily suspended there,
with bins and every available foot
of storage room filled with ore
of a high Grade. Only the physical
impossibility of getting teams and
ore wagons to these workings, and
also the Pitt tunnel, prevents the
immediate Inauguration of ship
ments.
Although the snow $ now disap-
pearing rapidly. the ground will be
soft for some time, so a load OF
ore would probably sink to the hubs
without ~a~chance to move it an
other inch.
The new air compressor purchas-
ed by the Merger company is no.
at Orena, but cannot be hauled into
camp until the Nevada Short Line
sun freight business. With the
exception of the two and one-half
miles between the Rochester Mines
company's mill and the Friedman
tunnel terminus freight traffic on
the line has been tied up practically
all winter, supplies being hauled
into Rochester by sled.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
ALLEGING CRUELTY SHE
APPLIES FOR A DIVORCE

An application for divorce was
made by Jessie G.. Pittman, through
her attorney e. Carter Edwards,
yesterday and was filed in the
county clerks office. She claims
thai Jasper ID. Pittman, her hus-
band, has been guilty of extreme
cruelty on several occasions ard
petitions the district court to sever
the bonds of matrimony and give
them the status of unmarried peo-
pie.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1916-03-25
POINTS ON BORDER, SHOWING COLUMBUS. n Us SOLDIERS
ON BORDER S

men which the army has on the
border the patrols are required TO
cover an average distance of Is
miles. To safeguard against at
tacks General Scott expressed the
opinion that there should be at
least 100,0 troops on the border.
Altogether at Columbus there were
at the time of the attack seven
troors of the thirteenth cavalry,
numbering % officers and $50 men.
They were greatly outnumbered By
Villas men,.
La Junta tribune., 1916-09-30
SOME MORE SHORT ONES.

A. d. S. Bronklets for that
husky throat a, the Vogue Drug
Store.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. A. Kinder moved
into the Opera House apartments
Thursday.
Chinamel yarnish and stain at
cost, while 1t lasts, to close out See
the La Junta Lumber Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. George OLeary
went to Colorado Springs Tuesday.
where Mr.. O'Leary attended the o.
S. and d. meeting, and Mrs. o'Leary
visited friends.
Miss Margaret Woodard, OF Dem
yer. is spending a couple OF weeks in
this city as the guest OF her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Woodard. Miss
Woodard is a telegraph operator
La Junta tribune., 1916-09-30
La Junta hoy in Charge

Engineer John X. White. who
will have charge OF the survey work
OF the Big Bend Drainage District,
has established temporary quarters
In the opera house block and will
begin work on the big project at
once. The directors OF the district
are TO he congratulated upon having
secured the services OF Mr.. White
as he is In every way qualified
They may rest assured that when
the work is completed ii will be
done right. He has just recently
completed some important work 70,
the county. He is at present the de-
putty county surveyor, but IS a can
didare for the Office OF surveyor ana
II he is elected the people os Prov
crs county will have an engineer
and surveyor second TO none in the
state. John is splendid young man.
whose past record is an open book.
The Journal delights In boosting a
man like John r. White-W Wiley
Journal.
La Junta tribune., 1916-09-30
A MERC|LESS JUDGE,
One Who Shows No Favor.

A merciless Judge is Father Time.
Before him the weak and the wanting
70 to the wall. Only the truth can
stand. For years the following state.
men; from a La Junta resident has
xithstood this sternest Of all tests.
p. W. Kirwan, harness dealer. zls
San Juan Ave, La Junta, says: y
had sharp pains in the small OF my
back, which bothered me especially
in the incoming when got up and
at times when ! was working. The
kidney secretions were highly color
ed. Doan's Kidney Pills removed
these troubles"
OVER THREE YEARS LATER,
Mr Kirwan said: "Doan's kidney
pills cured me. and have had little
O. TO trouble from my kidneys since.
Price soc. at all dealers. Don
.imply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney pills-the same that
Nj Kirwan has twice rubllcl, recon-
nsnded. Foster Mllburn Co. Props
Buffalo. y. Y.
La Junta tribune., 1916-09-30

for the Western Union, and has been
stationed in Rocky Ford during the
melon season.
Miss Hazel Woolfe, one of the
teachers in the local schools, spent
the week end with her mother in
Manzanola.
p. l.. Girardet. formerly of this
city, now of Wichita. spent few
hours with friends here last Tuesday.
while enroute to Denver.
Miss Mabel Spicer, who teaches
in the school at Las Animas. spent
Saturday and Sunday in this city
with her mother. Mrs. E. j. Spicer.
Miss Lucy Burris, VINO has been
the guest OF Miss Mildreth Davis,
left Monday for Dodge City. Kan,
to visit friends for time before re-
turning TO her home in Wichita,
Kan