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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20
SCHOOL NOTES

Our two new rooms on the third
floor are just about completed. When
finished they will be used for High
school recitation rooms.
A shower bath is being fitted up in
the small wooden building at the rear
of the schoolhouse. The boys appreci-
ate this very much. 1t will be of much
benefit to the athletic work.
1t has been decided to secure two
more teachers to relieve the over
crowded condition in the grades. This
will make possible mid-year promo
ton, thus giving US better school
system.
We regret very much the loss of
Miss Ella Breshears from the Eighth
grade, but we are glad that Gem
county has secured such an efficient
teacher for county school superintend-
ent.
Christmas holiday will continue just
one week this year. School will close
on Friday, December 21, and reopen
on Monday, December 81
The grades are now working on
an ODeGeILd Cdllcu AiNtiSoiiiot ~
Columbia's Visit to the North Pole"
This is quite a spectacular play and
partakes somewhat of the nature of
pageant. Over one hundred children
from all grades will take part. A
small admission will be charged for
the benefit of the library fund. This
will be given in the New Liberty the
alter the first week in January.
Parents are urged to get their chill
dren to school on time. No school can
do its best work with pupils coming
tardy. If they start soon after the
first bell and come straight to school
there is no danger of being late.
The report cards have just been
sent to the parents for inspection Ex-
anime these carefully and talk to the
children about them. Then sign and
return them promptly to the teachers.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20

T. E. Hance reports the arrival the
past week of 200 tons of coal, and
has good supply on hand.
Ira L. Flagler returned this week
from his big wheat ranch at Alberta.
He reports good crop and high pric-
es for the grain.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Dion moved into
their new residence last week. 1t is
one of the prettiest and most modern
homes in the city.
Mrs Maxfeld is teaching the class
es of Miss Breshears in the city
schools until different arrangements
can be made.
One dollar spent with us before
Xmas gives you chance on the dia-
mond ring. Try one guess W. j..
Easton, the Reliable Jeweler.
Approximately $4,000 cubic tons of
war relief material, shipped by the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20
HAW CREEK.

Mrs. E. Yergenson of Sweet was
visiting over Sunday at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Yergenson.
Mrs. P. NJ. Spratt, who has been
visiting the last two months with her
mother in Colorado, returned home
Wednesday.
R. F. Holbrook has sold his ranch
on Haw creek to Charlie Linden.
Mrs. w. H. Yergensen visited on
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Z.
Tennyson.
Little Leslie Sanders is on the sick
list this week, but is better at this
writing.
Here's wishing The Index and its
readers very Merry Christmas
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20

is neat little bungalow and great
improvement to the ranch.
L. N. Roos of Boise was visitor
in the neighborhood one day last
week.
Harvey Schrecongost received or
ders to report at Camp Lewis and left
Monday to enter training at that
point.
The Red Cross drive is on this week
and the people in our precinct are
responding literally.
The Boise papers mentioned a few
days ago the death of little Jesse
Barteh, who used to live in our COM
munity. The little fellow died in
Boise hospital after an illness of sew
eral months.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20

Sunday. She has been working at the
Lincoln for some time.
According to what F'loy Clark says
about his lovely trips, eats, etc, few
of the people here are beginning to
want to join to be sure to be supplied
with good eats for the winter.
Mrs. James Farrell is again back
in Pearl. She has been greatly miss
ed and we are very glad to see her.
We, the people of Pearl, wish to
express our heartfelt sympathy to the
surviving ones who mourn the loss OF
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20

American Red Cross through it's ma
tional clearing house, has been trans
ported to Europe in period of a lit
tie more than three months.
The British armies in France alone
each month require $4,000 tons of oats
A million gallons of gasoline, 10000
tons of -four, 10 million pounds of jam,
and $4,000 tons Of hay. Ponder on
these figures and you begin to realize
that demands are written on colleague
canvasses with brushes of comets hair
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20

very dear woman, Miss Alice Hol-
version.
School was not held Monday because
Miss Canady went to Miss HolversonN
funeral.
D. Farrell returned last week. He
has been working for some time at
Emmett.
Coal is very scarce here. Any one
having any they don't want can
easily distribute it here.
Sylvester Farrell was an Emmett
caller Friday.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20
EMMETT NEWS
Stone jars from half to thirty gal
Ions at Reilly's-

Stone jars from half to thirty gal
Ions at Reilly's-
The Emmett Garage & Auto Co. will
close Christmas Day from 10 in
the morning until 4 in tn afternoon.
Harry Mulligan will leave tomor-
row for his old home at Tama, Iowa,
for a visit.
Mrs. E. C. Rundstrom and Mrs.
Minnie Fairchild rturned Friday from
a ten day visit in Portland.
Otis Finn left Wednesday for his
home in Los Angeles, after a two
weeks visit with friends in this sec
ton.
Henry Hotties, who had made a
short visit with his sister, Mrs. Fred
Baisch, departed Friday for his home
at Grand Junction, Colo.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20
Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the Last
Chance Ditch company will be held
at City hall, Emmett, on Saturday,
January IL, 1918, at 2 o'clock p. m.
A full attendance is requested.
HERMAN WERLE, Secretary
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20
Annual Meeting

The annual Meeting of the Sand
Hollow Ditch Company will be held
at City Hall, Emmett, on Saturday
afternoon, January 5, 1918, at 2o'clock.
JOHN B. DAVIES, Secretary
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20
IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFTS

Select that Christmas present at
Sampson Music Co.-Everything in
Music.
Pianos, Players, Edisons, Victrolas,
Violins, Mandolins, Guitars, Banjos,
Ukeleles, Band Instruments, Music
Rolls. Sheet Music Dept. Best in
Boise. Our easy payment plan makes
it possible for you to have the instru-
ment you want.
Our One Price is our protection. Lib
erty Bonds can be applied same as
cash.
Sampson Music Co.
Largest Music House in Idaho
913 Main st. Boise, Idaho
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20
EMMETT WEATHER REPORT

A weeks record of the government
weather station, as furnished by Lo-
cal Weather Observer H. T. Davis:
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-12-20
HANNA
By Mrs. ]. |. Guthrie

By Mrs. ]. |. Guthrie
Harvey Raft has gone to Colorado
to spend the holidays with his mother
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Pass moved into
their new house on Wednesday. 1t
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-26
ATLANTA SHIPS
ORE REGULARLY
PRODUCT OF GOOR GRADE BE-
ING BLOCKED OUT IN
NINE

Regular shipments are going for
ward to the smelter from the At
lanta mine and desaiapment work
on deep levels continss to add to
the available reservEF of profitable
ore. Some of the ore exposed on
the 175O-foot level is of high grade
and this product is being mixed for
shipment with sorted ore from the
lower grade slopes. No effort is
being made to produce a large tom
mage at present, as it is deemed bet
ter policy to ship only such ore of
higher grade as can be handled in
the most economical manner, leav-
ing the large bodies of medium
grade material to be stopped when
the company begins shipping to the
flotation plant of the Goldfield Con-
solidated company.
Various causes have prevented
the treatment of this product up
to the present time by the Consoli-
dated plant, but it is said that the
delay will not be greatly prolonged
and that the obstacle to receiving
Atlanta ore for treatment will be
removed shortly. Manager Darcy
will then begin by sending to the
plant approximately 100 tons daily
and this tonnage may be materially
increased.
A large amount of development
work has been performed in the At
lanta mine, between the 400 and
1750-foot levels, and this work
has served to block out large ton
mage of profitable ore. This pro-
duet is of grade that will yield
substantial profits when treated by
flotation and by reason of the uni
formity of its metallic contents it
is admirably suited for treatment
by the flotation process. A consi-
derable quantity Of Ibroke7 ora has
been stored in old mine workings
and there will be no difficulty in
maintaining a steady production of
good volume when the ore begins
going to the Consolidated plant.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-26
BUTTE GID. HAS
RESUMED: WORK
HOIST INSTALLED To etSf.svEIN
FROM WHICH LESSFES
sPRODUCED 49,

Active development vworlS has
been resumed by the Butte Goldfield
Reorganized Mining company son it's
property in the Gold Mount&in dis
trict. about 3S miles south of. Gold
field. A gasoline hoist has been
installed and the main shaft is be-
ing sunk to cut the vein that has
produced considerable quantity
of shipping ore, carrying gold, silver
and copper.
In a statement prepared by the
directors and sent to the stock
holders, it is announced that work
has been financed on liberal
scale and that substantial block
of the company's treasury stock has
been underwritten, to provide funds
for the work planned Present
stockholders are to be given the
privilege of securing shares from
this allotment and stockholders of
the old Butte Goldfield Mining and
Milling company are to be permit
ted to exchange their stock for that
of the present company and partici-
pate in the activities of the lat
ter.
During recent months the pro-
perty has been worked by lessees,
who have shipped nine railroad
cars of smelling ore of good grade
from workings below the main tun-
mel level. This work proved cost
ly, however, as the lessees were
without facilities for economical
mining. The work of the company
is designed to cut and explore the
ore-channel below the lease work
ings, in such a manner that the pro-
duct can be handled at low cost.
The plans now being carried out
were recommended by Consulting
Engineer j. X. Turner some time
ago, after having made an examina-
tion of the property.
In the sinking of the shaft it q
regarded as probable that the SUI
depth, and the ore in this zone will,
with it's known metallic contents, be
well suited, for treatment by .oi.
flotation. A plant equipped for this
process is within hauling distance
of the Butte Goldfield mine, so that
a ready market will be available for
it's product.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-26
ORE BROKEN IN
KEWAMAS STOPE
MADE TO PLACE
NINE ON PRODUCING
BASIS

In the northern part of the Ke-
wanas property stopping is in prog
ress at depth of $40 feet and in
the shale contact zone, where a
product of good shipping grade is be-
ing broken under conditions that af-
ford promise of a substantial ton
mage. The south drift, extended
from an east cross-cut from the
main north drift, has exposed ore
continuously for over 100 feet and
the face of the drift is still in ore
of excellent grade.
Following the ore to the south,
this drift has shown the pay material
to vary from two and one-half to
four feet in width and the assays
have ranged from $25 to $40 per
ton. The same orebody was cut by
the raise from the east cross-cut, at
a point nearly 100 feet west of the
cross-cut and higher on the shale's
incline, and at this point the raise
exposed a width of five feet of ore
averaging around $50 per ton. This
indicates that the orebody is one of
considerable magnitude.
Preparations are being made to
ship the product now being broken
and for the purpose of increasing ia
ciiities for handling the ore and
waste, additional power will be pro-
vided to raise the product through
the main winze to the 7O0-foot level,
connecting with the Laguna shaft of
the Goldfield Consolidated through
which the Kewanas company's work
is conducted. The shaft equipment
is of ample capacity to handle any
tonnage likely to become available
and little work or expense will be
entailed in placing the property on
substantial producing basis.
In the extreme southern part of
the Kewanas property there is a
highly encouraging showing at a
depth of $50 feet in the drift ex-
tended into this territory by the
Jumbo JuDior Mining company,
which has secured a lease from the
Kewanas company on a block $50
by 900 feet in area and embracing
the extension OF the main vein, in
which high-grade ore has been ex-
posed in Jumbo Junior ground. This
territory is now regarded as offering
important possibilities for opening
orebodies of commercial value.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-26
SILVER PICK IN
NEW TERRITORY
GOOD VEIN Is EXPOSED IN
NORTHERN PART OF
PROPERTY

Material that has the appearance
of high-grade ore has been coming
from drift on the 1100-foot level
of the Silver Pick companys main
workings, but no information has
been made available regarding it's
assay value. Development work has
progressed on this level for several
months, with occasional reports that
pay ore has been found,
but little authentic informa-
tiOn has been given out with re-
gard to the actual results obtained
and no ore has been shipped from
this work.
A vein of good promise is said
to have been exposed at a depth of
about 800 feet in the old Won Pol
enZ lease shaft, in the extreme
northern part of the Silver Pick
property, and Manager Dyer states
that he has secured assays OF 81
per ton in gold from this vein and
that he regards it as the best pros
pect yet opened in the company's
ground.
This shaft was left by the lessees
in such condition that a consider
able amount of work has been re-
Continued on Page Eight.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-26
MERGER WORKS
ON DEEP LEVEL
DRIVING INTO SHALE AND SHOW.
ING IOW-GRADE COPPER
ORE

Work that is now being conducted
by the Goldfield Merger Mines COM
pany is of greater interest and prom
ises better results than any that
has been undertaken in several
years on the property. Quartz of
good appearance and carrying small
quantities of gold and copper has
been found in extending a cross-cut
into the territory of the main work.
ings on the 1350foot level, which
connect the Merger company's ST.
Ives shaft with the shaft of the ad-
joining Grizzly Bear mine of the
Goldfield Consolidated
In the Grizzly Bear mine, at about
this depth and short distance to
the west of the point where the Mer-
ger work is now in progress, an ore
body was opened several years ago,
in the shale contact zone, and q
single stope in this orebody produc-
ed high-grade smelling ore to the
value of approximately $5SO,OOO.
The ore dipped toward the Merger
and the present work of the latter
company is being carried on with
view to the possibility of finding
this ore extending into the shale.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-26
JUMBO JR. HAS
GOOD SHOWING
COMPANY NOW EXPLORING TER
RITORY FROM ADJOIN-
ING KEWANAS

Driving north from it's own
ground into the territory leased
from the Kewanas company, the
Jumbo Junior has exposed ore of
good grade in the main vein that
traverses this region. The ore was
first exposed in the main drift on
the 8S0-foot level, extended into
Jumbo Junior territory from the
Velvet shaft of the Jumbo Exten-
sion, and material of high grade
has been broken in the Junior work.
ings, from which carload was
shipped to the smelter last week.
From the Junior company's main
drift, extending parallel with and
near to the Jumbo Extension boun-
Diary, an incline raise was driven on
the ore into the latter company's
ground and here body of ore
has been opened that has been yield
ing ore of exceedingly high grade.
The ore is found on the hang
ing wall side of the vein, dipping to
the east into Junior ground. Pros
poets. for extracting substantial
tonnage of shipping ore from the
leased Kewanas ground are regard
ed as encouraging and work is now
being advanced to the north to
thoroughly prospect this area.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-26
H|GA-GRADE IN
JUMBO EX. MINE
MACHINERY Is INSTALLED At
SHAFT ON COPPER NOUN
TAIN PROPERTY

Ore of high grade is still being
broken in the new drift of the
Jumbo Extension mine, near the
eastern boundary of the Velvet
claim and short distance above
the main SS0-foot level. The as
says have shown a wide variance
since this ore was exposed, ranging
from $40 to over $3.50 per ton,
and the average of the entire drift
has been of high shipping grade. 1t
is still too early to detrmine if this
deposit is Of any considerable mag
nitude, but it appears certain to
yield god profit.
This ore-shoot was followed on
an upward incline from the drift
on the SS0-foot level of the adjoin-
ing Jumbo Junior mine, extending
near the boundary line, into Jumbo
Extension territory. and the same
ore-channel is being followed by the
Jumbo Junior company's operations
into the Kewanas claim, the south
ern part of which is under lease to
the Jumbo Junior company. Above
this point the same zone, which
forms the hanging wall of the great
vein, is in Jumbo Extension ground
Farther to the west the raise
above the 77O-foot level is being
driven through the vein to prospect
the hanging wall below the point,
on its eastward dip, where the
Goldfield Consolidated company has
opened rich ore in territory under
lease. This part of the big vein has
not been explored at depth and a
large area here offers possibilities
of opening pay ore. Some ore of
good grade is still being broken in
the vicinity of the old slopes, near
the center of the Velvet claim.
Operations on the Copper Noun
tain property, which is being work
ed under option by the Jumbo Ex-
tension company, are progressing
with excellent results. The COM
pany has just installed a powerful
. hoist and compressor at the collar
Of the No shaft, which will be
suniss- another lift of 100 feet at
once. Copper ore of shipping grade
has been exposed in both the COM
pany shafts and drifts are now be-
Continued on Page Eight.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-26

involve the breaking of quantities of
low-grade material, too valuable to
be treated as waste. 1t is expected
that arrangements will be concluded
shortly by which the Consolidated
company will be enabled to accept
for treatment the cOpper-bearing
ores extracted from other mines in
the Goldfield district
Atlanta Mines Co.
Regular shipments of smelling
ore of good grade are going forward
to the local sampler of the Western
Ore Purchasing company from the
Atlanta mine. Workings on the
1750-foot level contain some ore of
high grade and this is mixed with
sorted ore from the lower grade
slopes ON intermediate levels, maxi
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-26
RED HILL Florence COMPANY
DEVELOPING ON Deep LEVELS

erly direction from the big shaft,
on the 50O-foot level, penetrated
the main Florence vein and passed
through over 20 feet of good quartz,
containing seams of ole giving good
assays. The shaft Is east of the
apex of the vein and almost due
south of the Florence shaft. In
the main Florence workings this
vein is found to stand at an angle
only a few degrees from the verti-
cal until, at depth of about 500
feet, it assumes a rather flat dip
to the east.
This part of the1'Florence vein
has never been explored at depth
and the numerous shafts sunk on
the Red King claim of the Flor
ence group are all at consider
able distance from the vein and in
territory that is supposed to be cut
off from the trend of other veins on
the Florence by great barren
dixie, which cuts across the trend
of the formation, nearly at right
angles to the main vein. This con-
dition has given rise to geological
problems which will not be difficult
of solution when the Red Hill Flor
ence company's work opens this
territory at depth.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-26
ENfz-

large amount of work fs being
accomplished by the big fofee of
men employed on the Red Hill Flor
ence company's property. where pre-
parations are being made y for de-
velopment work on a broad scale.
The surface equipment :4nciiding a
high-power, double-drum, ~Alectric
hoist and big compressof, has
been installed and FORMS dne of
the best plants of its~KMq in the
district. All necessary pnildings
have BEEN provided and a large
quantity Of mine timbers Has been
delivered at tie propertyJ,N
Operations Of the company up to
the present time have been devoted
to repair work, installing itS equip
ment, retimbering the shaft to the
5OO-foot level and clearing put the
old workings at this depth. The
first development work will pc con-
Quoted on this level, with the fact
in view that most of the rich ore
bodies found in the Florence vein
have been exposed above this depth.
Subsequently work will be extended
to the deeper levels, stations having
been cut on the 500, 600, 700 and
800-foot levels.
A cross-cut driven in northwest
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-26
DRILLS WORKING
ON BLACK BUTTE
PROPERTY TO BE PROSPECTED
AT DEPTH FOR FIRST
TIME

Core drilling is in progress on
the property of the Reorganized
Diamondfield Black Butte company,
at a point southwest of the blow
out or peak from which the pro-
perty derives it's name. 1t is re-
100 feet the drill has entered
vein, apparently of large size, and
that material obtained in the cores
had been yielding assays up to $50
per ton in gold. This in a part Of
the property that has not been ex-
plored at depth, but is in line with
known veins, opened elsewhere in
leasing operations at a depth of
10 feet
Heretofore the development work
performed on the Black Butte pro-
perty has been chiefly confined to
the area covered by the butte it
self, but drift extended toward
the point where the drilling opera
tions are now in progress showed a
strong vein, yielding encouraging
assays. 1t is the plan of the COM
pany to continue drilling to a con-
siderable depth and any veins found
can be explored to good advantage
from the main company workings
or from one of three lease shafts
sunk near the western or south
western base of the hill
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-26
CRACKER JACKS
RAPID PROGRESS
LOWER LEVEL BEING DRIVEN
WITH THREE SHIFTS FOR
BIG VEIN

Since development work was re-
sumed on the 320-foot level of the
Cracker Jack property, after an in
terruption of over three months as
result of water difficulties, better
progress has been made than at any
time in the past. Three shifts of
miners are now employed in driv-
ing the east cross-cut on this level
and it is estimated that no great
additional distance will bring the
work TO it's objecting point, the
Columbia Mountain fault vein
1t is also the opinion of the
company's engineers that at about
this depth the big fault vein will
be found to unite with the nearly
parallel Rabbit Trail vein. The lat
ter vein lies east of the fault vein
and partly in territory that was
purchased some time ago by the
Cracker Jack company.
It's dip to the east is very steep,
while that of the fault vein is
rather flat. and mining authorities
are of the opinion that where the
two veins unite in depth there will
be found deposits of pay ore of
good volume. Good mill ore has
been exposed in quantity on and
above the 120-foot level within the
fault vein.