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The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-03-16

RtnulN pay your ouDSOtiPtioh DSiOiS
you forget about it.
DIR. Fred Kimsey has returned from
trip to San Antonio, Texas.
Prof. W B. Rucker, of Copperhill, had
business in Ducktown, Monday.
Mr.and Mrs. Chas E. Renwick returned
from San Antonio, Texas, Tuesday.
Andrew Shadwick, a prominent citizen
of Farmer, was in our city, Saturday.
T. ]. Arlington attended the funeral of
the late Eugene Ivans at Athens, Saturday.
Miss Virginia Hatcher, of Copperhill,
was the guest of Mrs. W. ]. Hewson, Sun
day.
Bill Dillbeck has moved his restaurant
to the building next to Josiah Brooks old
and.
Mrs. Dane Standridge and little son,
Reed, of Copperhill, we're visitors here,
Monday.
LIT. +. ". OtiSlcI9 VI IoduCHCs was IL
Ducktown, Tuesday, and had business at
this office.
Will Miller, E. kaufman, F. G. Creas-
man and Ray Taylor motored to Blue
Ridge, Sunday.
Squire E. L. Amburn has his uew res
taurant ready for business and it will prove
popular place.
Plant garden now-that is get ready to
do it as soon as you have confidence
enough in the weather
The many friends of Judge N. Q. Allen
will regret to learn thas he is i'll with the
grip at his home in Athens
A card from Mrs. T. L. Peace announces
that she arrived in Tampa, Fla, all right
and is well pleased with her new home.
The pike road commissioners have let
the contract for three miles of road from
Springtown to the Monroe county line.
Hon. M. T. Fouts, of CLEVELAND, arrived
in Ducktown, Sunday, and spent few
DAYS looking after some business interests.
J. w. CLANCY is fast dismantling his old
store building and is going to use the lum-
Der to erect residence on his lots ne
recently .purcl as near the cour thouse.
Albert Crumly, of Prendergast, came
down. Monday night. He says there $
big demand for lumber, but the roads are
SO bad he can not get the legs out of the
woods.
DIR. p. F. McKowen State Optometrist
will be at Wilson's store Copperhill, Ten
nessee, from March IL to % for the prop
or fitting of Eye Glasses. Note time and
place.
James Willoughby, recently employed
by the Tennessee Copper and Chemical
Cooperation, left for his home in Ely, Ne
vada. Monday. Mr.. Willoughby had many
friends here who greatly regret. his de-
parturc.
w. A. Taylor returned from Benton'
Saturday night, where he had been visiting
his children, .Mr. and Mrs. Chas
E. TAYLOR He informed us that the Re-
publican air Of the Ducktown Basin smelled
mighty good to him.
A Missouri editor refuses to publish
obituary notices Of people who failed to
subscribe for his paper. He gives the
pointed reason. People who do not take
1t Loa naner ,s dead ANYWAY. and
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-03-16
FARM AND HOME

Is a wonderful farm paper for the
practical, up-to-date farmer. II is
published by one Of the biggest
farm paper organizations and is ex-
ceptionally wen edited. Il is well
printed on high-grade stock, hand
somely illustrated. Every line is
worth reading by the farmer who is
interested in more profitable farm
ing.
The Polk County Republican. (Ducktown, Tenn.) 1914-191?, 1917-03-16
How to Secure the Free Dress Pattern

allows subscriber
- ahnoss Dress
mS " dpt giving number mailing direct to the NC
Call Company, New York
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03
GREAT RESERVES
OF ORE EXPOSED
PACKARD MINES COMPANY WILL,
MAINTAIN HEAVY OUTPUT
HENCEFORTH

Under the direction of J. A. Car
ptnter development work on the
Nevada Packard Mine company 5
properties at Packard will be in
creased during the coming spring
and undeveloped districts opened
up.
According to Mr. Carpenter who
spent several days in Reno on bust
ness the Nevada Packard has ore
blocked, out which VIII run their
mill for eight months. This ore
has been blocked out without any
effort to develop more of the terri
tory especially at depth.
During the past month the mill
has been kept busy running but
owing to the freezing weather and
the shortage of supplies it has not
been worked to it's full capacity.
Through the re-arrangement of
some parts of the mill Mr. Carpan-
ter expects to increase it's capacity
70 $50 tons day and to secure
an extraction of from ninety to
ninety-three per cent. He plans
to make the changes this spring as
soon as the weather permits.
The Nevada Packard is an ex-
cellent property" said Mr.. Carpen-
ter, when you consider that ther,
is ore enough blocked out to run
the mill for eigh. months and this
without any special amount of de-
yelopment work, The size of the
mine and it's future is shown.
"Tn son9 of the ng TonOpah pro
ducers the ore is devel ped from
day to day and nothing of a definite
nature is blocked out, yet these
mines are paying big dividends.
With the same amount of develop
ment work at the Packard as there
is in these mines there would be
ore enough blocked out to insure
the running of the mill for years,
Mr.. Carpenter returned to the
mines Sunday.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03
SILVER PICK
ORE IMPROVES
SIXTEEN FEET AND STILL
GROWING

The big mineral find made sew
eral days ago on the Silver Pick
property, situated to the west of
the Columbia mountain fault, is re-
ported as growing in dimensions.
The vein matter has width of 16
feet, according to an official state
ment given out by George F. Dyer,
consulting engineer for the Silver
Pick Consolidated Mines company,
and the footwall of the vein had not
been penetrated at this writing.
Engineer Dyer, who also serves
as resident manager of this proper
tv. took with him a number of sam
Piles of ore previous to his depar-
ture for San Francisco, where he
was called to consult with the Off
cors of the company. While no fa-
hulous values are anticipated, he
feels confident that the metal con-
tents will warrant the ore being
saved, with a view Of sending the
product to some custom mill of the
district, pending that time when
the Silver Pick Consolidated com
pany shall deem it advisable to con-
struct pant of its own.
The ore now showing was en-
countered 1876 feet west from the
1100-foot level, and prosecuting
the vein will be continued until
the secondary wall has been reach
ed. 1t is proposed at that time
to proceed with another cross-cut
for the purpose of intersecting other
veins lying ahead, but no drifting
Oh the vein will follow In other
words, it is proposed to drive
through country rock until The
veins are reached and then start
drifting eastward with a veiw o.
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03
HEAVY OUTPUT
IS BEING MADE
GREAT BEND MAKES SPLENDID
SHOWING DURING PAST
WEEK

Great Bend development has been
of a highly satisfactory character
during the past several days and a
steady production of ore of better
than the average grade is now in
order.
The shipping ore comes principal
ly from the 201 G raise and body
If mineral is exposed in the work
ing at height of 40 feet. A
remarkable showing is taking place.
10th rs regards va;u.s and size OF
the ore vein.
Near the east face Vf the POI G
drift or the 300-foot 1--we ;he
same identical ore as that found
ir the 2O1 G. raise is putting in it's
appearance, and it is generally corr
ceded that big and rich body Of
ore is about to be uncovered.
The drift on the 160-foot level
is beginning to show strong min
eral values, tests made during the
week returning as high at 81 a
ton in gold, silver and copper.
There is marked improvement TAX
ing place as development is carried
forward and the outlook is unusual
ly bright for a discovery of great
importance being made in the i'm
r~ediate future.
At the present time production
of from s to 10 tons of ore is be-
ing made daily, the value of which
varies from $50 to $40 ton. This
product is taken from the plats in
raise 201 G, but 1t will now only
be a matter of a short time until
the production will be augmented.
One team is kept busy making two
trips daily from the mine to the
sampler, and as reserves are opened
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03
new Discovery ON ATLANTA
GROWING IN IMPORTANCE

The strike made on the 1750-foot
level of the Atlanta mine several
days ago is developing into one of
the richest finds made in several
months in the Goldfield district
A wonderful improvement has
taken place during the past three
days, or since the announcement
of the discovery was made. On
the hanging-wall of the vein a solid
body of ore, having a width of Is
inches is exposed, and assays taken
upon grab samples show values of
$131.SO a ton in gold. silver and
copper. The streak seems to be
gaining in dimensions with the fir
ing of each round of holes and il
would be no surprise to learn al
any time that one of the most re,
markable bodies of ore in the his
tory of Goldfield had been su-
counternd.
The pay streak had a width Fri
day of five and one-half feet, al
though the footwall has not been
penetrated. In the center of the
vein there is exposed four feet of
solid mineral that shows values OF
$3S.25 a ton, while on Saturday
night the real width of the pay
shoot was six feet.
Values are jumping as develop
ment is being carried forward, the
last assay had on Saturday showing
the 1S-inch streak to contain aver
age metal contents of $137.O5 a
ton. Samples taken at random from
the four and one-half feet of ore
showing in the center, gave values
of 5000 a ton.
Manager A. l. D'Arcy's views that
he would uncover big bodies of pay
mineral on the 1750-foot level have
been more than bourne out The
rev find is the main topic of con-
versation in mining circles. and At
lanta stock has been in great de-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03
MACHINERY WILL
Be INSTALLED
JUMBO EXTENSION COMPANY
PURCHASES EQUIPMENT
FOR COPPER NINE

The Copper Mountain mines. re-
Gently taken over by option by the
Jumbo Extension company, are
showing considerable activity. A
permanent camp has been establish
ed and development is being prose-
cuted in the sinking of the shaft
with the employment of two shafts.
The shaft is now down to a
depth of 20 feet and the hanging
wall of the vein is being followed.
It is expected that the contact will
be reached within a short distance.
In order to facilitate the work Man
aging Engineer J. X. Turner Is
making ready to install a hosting
plant A three-drill compressor will
also be erected at the seat of oper-
ations.
The Jumbo Extension company
is already maintaining good pro-
duction from the Copper Mountain
property, three sets of leasels S
breaking ore of a good grade. This
in addition to the production being
made by the controlling company,
which will be steadily increased as
development continues.
The Copper Mountain property is
situated in Mineral county, Is miles
frcm Nolan station on the South
ern Pacific railroad, in the Rand
district. 1t was a producer of note
for a number of years and with
present plans carried to success
fuI termination, the outlook is GER
tainly bright for heavy production
ultimately being made.
The buildings now in course OF
construction were purchased at
Rawhide and moved to the Copper
Mountain mines, and everything
about the place shows that camp
of permanency is being established.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03
FL0TATI0N PLANT
WILL START SOON
LEASES WILL SOON BE AWARD
ED BY GOLDFIELD CONSOLI-
DATED MINES COMPANY

The Goldfield Consolidated Mines
company will be awarding leases
under the "split check" system with
in the next few days. The lease
forms have been prepared and the
ground is being blocked preparatory
to making a number of grants.
No definite date for the starting
of the flotation plant has been de-
cided upon, and it will probably be
several days before ore treatment
will become a reality. Installation
and adjustment of machinery is
progressing quite satisfactory, but
it is the intention of the manage
ment to have the plant in the best
possible workable condition before
starting operations.
In the meantime ore is beng
blocked in the mine to be sent even
tually to the flotation plant. and
therefore no trouble will be exper-
fenced in securing an available sup
ply of material with which to keep
the machinery in operation.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03

mand for the last several days.
Holders of shares do not seem In
clined to part with their posses
sions, however, and it is anticipated
that the stock will continue 10
scar for an indefiniate period.
The ore body has been proven
for length of nearly 100 teet.
work having been centered through
what is known as the 1882 and 1883
drifts. A remarkable occurrence
regarding the new discovery is in
the fact that the high grade streak
has widened from 6 to Is inches,
while the values have increased
from $91 a ton to $137.O5 a ton,
mostly gold.
When the ore was first encount-
cred it was found to be worth
$23.15 a ton, but at the present
time the average value of the entire
product is better than $50 a ton.
The four and one-half feet of what
Is termed medium grade ore, has
q metallic content of $32.9O, which
means that handsome revenue will
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03
RED HILL Florence COMPANY
Starts LARGE development

men will be sent into the shaft,
the workings to be retimber-
ed down to the SOO-foot level. 1t is
estimated that more than 10000
feet of shaft timber will be con-
sumed in the furtherance of this
work
Florence Ore Shoot Near
1t will no doubt prove of great
interest to our readers to know
that one of the largest bodies of
ore ever taken from the Florence
property, namely, the Rogers Syn
was realized, was extracted within
very short distance of Red Hill
Florence territory. For this rea-
son it is only reasonable to assume
that additional rich ore bodies will
be found on this vein on it's south
erly course as it traverses ground
New Head Frame Purchased
The shaft is also to be provided
with a new headframe which will
be of gerat benefit in the haulage
nit of heavy production being
made as soon as ore reserves have
been sufficiently developed
On the Red Hill Florence pro-
rerty, which adjoins the Goldfield
Consolidated Mines company and
the Florence Goldfield Mining COM
pany, sufficient development has
been accomplished to determine the
presence of what is believed to be
the Florence vein, but this work has
not yet reached the point of demoE-
strating the extent of one ore body
that is known to exist on the Red
Hill Florence ground.
controlled by the Red Hill Florence
Mines company.
AS a matter of fact there has
been found on the 500-foot level of
the Red Hill Florence shaft, in the
Continued on Page Eight.)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03

One of the largest mining under
takings attempted in a long time in
the section Immediately tributary
to Goldfield, is now in force by the
Red Hill Florence Mining company,
which is a reorganization and con-
solidation of the holdings of the
Red Hill Mining company and the
Florence American Mining company.
Elaborate plans for the carrying
out of an energetic campaign of de-
velopment have been formulated
and already Manager H. D. Nc
Mahon is employing a large force
of men in constructing the neces-
sary buildings, while foundations
are being laid for the SO horse
power double drum hoist and large
air compressor, the entire plant of
surface machinery to be driven cleo
trically.
That the preliminary work, now
so we'll advanced, may be carried
to a successful termination, three
shifts of men will be employed in
repairing the workings of the double
compartment shaft. AS soon as the
collar has been improved, these
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03

Improved conditions in the min
ing situation are manifesting them
selves in the Goldfield region. News
of the resumption of work on prop
critics long idle is being announced
almost daily, and the future appears
most promising.
There appears to be lots of good
things in store for this immediate
locality, and another month prom
ises to witness a revival in mining
that few people had previously an
ticipated Enlarged development is
being inaugurated on number of
producers, and the coming summer
promises to witness the dawn of a
new era of prosperity.
Red Hills Florence
The formal statement that the
Red Hills Florence Mining company,
a reorganization of the Red Hill
Mining company and the Florence
American Mining company, would
inaugurate an extensive campaign of
mine development was generously
received throughout the district.
This company is already employing
fo"co tf men in repairing the
shaft workings, while machinery ad-
equate to serve all purposes is being
installed. The shaft is to be retim-
bered and repaired down to the 500
foot level, and to facilitate the work
three shifts of men will be employ
ed. The Red Hill Florence stock
was listed on the San Fr2ncisco ex-
change during the next few days.
Atlanta Showing Improves
Although there has been mark
ed Improvement as regards ore
showing at the Atlanta during the
past week, there has been no tend
ency on the part of investors to ad-
vance the quotation on prices of
stock Heavy sales have been re-
stationary, shares commanding from
16 to Is cents. On the hanging
wall of the vein there is now show
ing six feet of ore, IS inches OF
which gives assay values of $137.05
ton. Samples taken from the 9TH
er four and one-half feet of ore
show neral contents of $500 a
ton. This ore shoot has been prov
en- for a length of 100 feet, develop
ment being centered through what
is known as drifts 1892 and 1888
GOldfield Consolidated
No formal announcement has yet
been made regarding the date of
starting the fiotation plant at the
GoldfieIi Consolidated Mines CON-
pany's mill. 1t may possibly he
two or three weeks before ore
treatment is reality. the manage
ment being desirous of having the
rlill in perfect condition before Gre
is received. The split check leasing
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03
REVIEW OF Mining OPERATIONS IN G0LDF|ELD DISTRICT

the week giving returns running as
high as 81 a ton. Near the east
face of the 201 G drift on the 500
foot level, ore identical in character
with that found in the 201 G raise
has put in it's appearance The pro-
duction from this property at the
present time is averaging around 10
tons daily, V; ;Ges ranging from so
to $40 a ton. This product is being
taken from the plats in raise POI G.
Copper Mountain Mines
This property which was recently
taken over under long time option
by the Jumbo Extension Mines com
pany, is producing steadily through
the efforts of a number of leasers.
New buildings are nearing compile
tion and everything about the prem
ises is showing unusual life. Sink
ing of the shaft is going forward
with two shifts, and this Mineral
county property gives promise or
soon becoming one of the big pro-
ducers of that locality.
Grandma Mine
The Grandma shaft, now having
a depth of nearly 230 feet, has
struck unusually hard rock during
the past few days, and as re-
suit progress is slow in the break
ing of ground. Pipe has been or
dered for the furnishing of air to
the mine workings, power to be
secured from the Jumbo Extension
plant. AS soon as the preliminar-
les have been completed, two shifts
of men will be employed in the
shaft.
Kewanas Mine
Manager A. I. Darcy, of the
Kewanas property, reported this
week that there was no news OF
interest in connection with develop
ment that is being carried forward.
Operations are being centered large
ly on the 840-foot level, or from
a raise carried from that level.
Silver Pick Consolidated
Reports from the Silver Pick Con
solidated property, where discov-
cry was reported last week as hav-
ing been made on the 110O-foot
level, west of the Columbia noun
tain fault, are to the effect that the
vein has widened to 16 feet, but no
values have been reported owing
tn the absence of Consulting En-
gineer George F. Dyer, who is at
present in San Francisco.
Jumbo Extension
The discovery recently made on
the SOO-foot level west at the jun
bo Extension, is holding it's own. A
fine body of gold, silver and cop
per ore is exposed that carries mill
values running around $40 a tor.
The production from this ore vein
is sufficient to meet operating ex-
penses throughout the mine.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03
GRANDMA SHAFT
HITS HARD ROCK
AGAIN CHANGES
AND PROGRESS is
SLOW

The Grandma shaft had attained
depth of 2z0 feet on Monday
morning. The character of the rock
had again changed and now slow
progress is resulting owing to the
toughness of the ground.
Consulting Engineer ]. X. Tur-
ner stated that the installation of
air would be projected just as soon
as the pipe arrives. This pipe will
be laid from shaft No. of the
Jumbo Extension where connection
fer power will be made.
With the preliminaries completed
two shifts will be employed in the
sinking of the Grandma shaft and
one of the most active camgaigns
of exploration in the Goldfield dis
trict will be undertaken. The shaft
is being sunk to penetrate an in
dependent vein, the ore of which is
different in character than any
heretofore found in the district.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03

ent holdings of the company and the
Rabbit Trail claim. The property
lies to the east of the original hold
ings of the company, This deal was
considered essential owing to the
vein is dipping, and which will no
doubt intersect a vein that crops
on the Rabbit Trail and General
Washington claims.
Great Bend
The drift on the 16C-foot level of
the Great Bend Is beginning to
show mineral values, assays during
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03

system will shortly be in vogue. The
form of lease has been prepared and
applications on file are now being
considered.
ReOrganiZed Cracker Jack
A mining transaction of consider
able interest to the district was con-
summated few days ago when the
Reorganized Cracker Jack Mining
company took over the General
Washington No. 2, the Rabbit Trail,
the Gold Queen Extension and the
Triangular Fraction lode mining
claims, which lie between the pres
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03

The report of the Goldfield Con
solidated Mines company for the
month of January, and which was
released for publication today,
shows that the production amount
ed to $4,000 tons, with net real
ization of $16,4 6,441.42. No develop
ments of Importance were made,
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-03

states Manager j. W. Hutchinson,
but from the report it can be seen
that satisfactory progress resulted.
The report reads:
The total production of your COM
pany for the month of December,
1916 was 26,000 tons, from which
resulted net realization of $16,-
44142.