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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
Crowd at The Jail.

/ Concerning the happenings at the
jail a Washington paper this morn
ing said:
"It was shortly before 8 o'clock
when the men from Company G, the
crack Alexandria light infantry,
aliehted at Clarendon Junction and
started on their march to the jail.
Capt. johnson halted his men in front
of the little building and the crowd,
which had grown to considerable slze'
gave way as the. soldiers halted and
faced it. The order was given to sX
bavonets and to load rifles. Each
man was supplied with six rounds
of ammunition with directions to re-
sist any attempt to take Burgess,
Capt. Johnson: then called for; the
prisoner.
"As Burgess appeared at the door
way of the jail in charge OF Jailer
Harry,Crack, he trembled before the
croVd, of angry citizens, and the
grim soldiers lined up before him
Rnrpess' left hand, which, was, linked
nv handouts to his right, was heaVl'
" bandaged where he had been shot
by the posse which pursued HIM In
Fairfax county Saturday night, i'm
mediately following the assault made
on Miss Davis, He made no attempt
to talk when Captain johnson 'tooEE
him in charge. The soldiers imme,
diately divided into two. platoons anc
Burgess was placed between the"
and marched to the car. The crowe
/ followed but made no attempt to cap
ture the prisoner. :,
/ At Clarendon, where the soldier:
transferred their prisoner from th'
street car great crowd gathered
hut Burgess was constantly sur
rounded by soldiers, and outside o
threatening remarks from a few o
the onlookers no demonstration wa
attempted.
When the soldiers arrived in Alex
andria with their prisoner ero"'
of more than 400 people were wait
! ing at the station. -
Burgess was hurriedly transfer
red to the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac train leaving Alexan
dria for Richmond at 1902 last even
ing, and made the journey to Fred
+ ericksburg under guard of Capt
Johnson and ten of the original 8
J soldiers. At Fredericksburg the pris
| bner was turned over to Sheriff al
:t'lison and two deputies, who had &C
4 companied the troops. The sheriff am
4 his deputies completed the remainde
). of the trip alone with their charge.
On arrival of the train at Freder
icksburg Captain Johnson turne
over the prisoner to Sheriff Allisol
of Fairfax county, and took a receip
for him as follows:
: Aug. 26, 1sl7.-Received from
Captain Johnson, one negro, VIM. +
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
Mr.. ". a. smoot and family have
returned from Atlantic City.

returned from i.tsantlc Ilty.
Mrs. Samuel Bendheim and Mrs
Louis Bendheim left today for a
| short trip to New York Mr.. and
| Mrs. Samuel Bendheim recently re-
turned from a trip TO Atlantic City.
Commonweaith's Attorney Samuel
G. Brent and daughter, Mrs. D.
Milton French and little son, David
French, have returned home from
two weeks stay at Harper's Ferry.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Doniphan and
little son Jack have returned from
Fort Hancock, New York, where
they visited their daughter and
son-in-law, Lieutenant and Mrs.
ID. n. Swan.
Sunday evening Mrs. Amy C..
Weech delivered temperance ad-
dress in the Methodist Church at
Arlington. Mrs. Weech also delivered
addresses at the Purcellville Bush
Meeting and at the Benton Woods
Camp meeting.
The board of school trustees of
Jefferson district have decided rot
to enter any of their pupils in the
High school of Alexandria during Tie
ensuing school year, but will estab-
liSh a second year High school in
their own district. ;.
Parents of children of school age
will be interested in the notice pub
lshed elsewhere in this issue con-
corning the issuing of permits for
school attendance in the various
schools of the city. The schools
will open Gin Monday, September
10Th.
Mrs. J. Frank Gaines, who resided
at 300 south Patrick street, died
at Fredericksburg yesterday. The
deceased is survived by her husband
and two daughters, Gladys and
Alma. The funeral will be held to-
morrow morning at $3.50 from st.
Mary's Catholic Church. She was
l9 years old.
Professor Ralph McBurney, of the
Oregon Agricultural College. a for
mer resident of this city, was re-
cetnly awarded the degree of Master
Of Science by the Agricultural and
Mechanical College Of Oklahoma,
where he was formerly an instruc-
tor, according to word received in
this city.
Viscount Ishii and the other mem
bers of the japanese mission to this
country went to Mount Vernon from
Washington Yesterday to visit the
tomb .of George Washington obard
the Presidents yacht, the Mayflower.
While passing this city the large
naval yacht attracted the attention
of quite large crowd
DR.. Llewellyn Powell, of this city,
who has been stationed at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Georgia, attached to the hos
pital corps with the rank of lieuten-
ant, passed through Alexandria last
night on his way to his new station
1t Camp Meade, located at Admiral,
Maryland. His many friends here
will be glad to learn that he will be
nearer home for time at least.
1t is expected that large crowd
will attend the lawn party to be
given by the playground committee
of the Parents-Teachers' Associa-
tion at the corner of Queen and
Washington streets tonight for the
benefit of the playground. A
special feature will be n exhibition
of rhythmic dances by Miss Flora
Kali, of Washington, well known
| artistic in that line
WATER DROWNS HIS SORROW
1 NJ. Co:loI Eor T.,,,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27
ACCEPTED FOR ARNYISOLDIERS GUARD NEGRO
Company G Called out to Prevent
Attempt at Lynching Colored Man
Who Attacked White Women. !:

Captain Conrad Johnson, command
ing Company G, First Regiment! Of
Virginia which was recently taken
into federal army, received tele-
phone dispatch Yesterday afternoon
between two and three o'clock to hold
his company in readiness for orders
which might follow later in the at
ternoon. At ten minutes to five ne re-
ceiyed the following telegram:
Governors Island, N. Y.
Aug. 26, 1917.
Commanding Officer, -
Co. G, First Virginia Infantry,
Alexandria, Va.
The Secretary of War directs that
you respond to request OF Governor
of Virginia for any assistance In the
protection of prisoner in the Jail at
Alexandria, and the maintenance OF
law and order. Your attention is di-
rected to paragraph 4S8, Army Re-
uglations, 1917,
(Signed) Simpson.
Make Hurried Departure.
Within about fifteen minutes af-
terwarl Captain Johnson had re-
ceived request from Governor
Stuart to proceed to the Alexandria
County Jail at Fort Myer Heights
and remove William H. Burgess,
colored man, aged 32 years. charged
with assaulting two white women OF
Fairfax county, and take him to
Fredericksburg. A special car was
placed at his disposal by the Wash
ington-Virginia trolley railway and
with Lieutenant Duffey and fifty
three men, Captain Johnson was
quickly on his way to carry out his
orders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27

Mrs. William Herbert and Miss
Ellen Herbert are spending the re-
mainder of the summer at Mark
ham, Fauquier county.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27

Mrs. J. Frank Gaines, who resided
at 300 south Patrick street, died
at Fredericksburg yesterday. The
deceased is survived by her husband
and two daughters, Gladys and
Alma. The funeral will be held to-
morrow morning at $3.50 from St.
Mary's Catholic Church. She was
l9 years old.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27

Parents of children of school age
will be interested in the notice pub
lished elsewhere in this issue con-
cerning the issuing of permits for
school attendance in the various
schools of the city. The schools
will open cn Monday, September
10Th.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27

Professor Ralph McBurney, of the
Oregon Agricultural College, a for
mer resident of this city, was re-
cetnly awarded the degree Of Master
Of Science by the Agricultural and
Mechanical College Of Oklahoma,
where he was formerly an instruc-
tor, according to word received in
this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27

Commonweaith's Attorney Samuel
G. Brent and daughter, Mrs. d..
Milton French and little son, David
French, have returned home from
a two weeks stay at Harper's Ferry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27

The board of school trustees of
Jefferson district have decided rot
to enter any of their pupils in the
High school of Alexandria during Tie
ensuing school year, but will estab-
lish a second year High school in
their own district.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27

Mr.. and Mrs. A.. S. Doniphan and
little son Jack have returned from
Fort Hancock, New York, where
they visited their daughter and
son-in-law, Lieutenant and Mrs.
d. n. Swan.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27

Continued on page two)
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27

Miss Mary Monroe has returned te
her home in this city after visit to
DR.. and Mrs. William NJ. Smith al
their home, "Rosemont," near Berry
vile. = =
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27

Sunday evening Mrs. Amy c..
Weech delivered temperance ad-
dress in, the Methodist Church at
Arlington. Mrs. Weech also delivered
addresses at the Purcellville Bush
Meeting and at the Benton Woods
Camp meeting.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27

Mrs. Samuel Bendheim and Mrs.
Louis Bendheim left today for
short trip to New York Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Bendheim recently re-
turned from trip to Atlantic City.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27

Miss Nancy Tackett has been the
guest of Miss Gladys Baldwin at her
home near Laurel, Md, for the past
few days. Mrs. John F. Tackett has
also been visiting in Maryland. Miss
Sophie Tackett is the guest of
Miss Edna Roberts, in Williamsburg:
Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27

Viscount Ishii and the other mem
bers of the japanese mission to this
country went to Mount Vernon from
Washington Yesterday to: visit the
tomb .of George Washington obard
the Presidents yacht, the Mayflower.
While passing this city the large
naval yacht attracted the attention
of quite large crowd:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27

V. Ward Boswell left today TO.
Brevard, n. c., to be the guest OF
his sister, Mrs. G.. c. Wilmer
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1917-08-27

Miss Susan Fawcett is visiting
her uncle, the Rev. Douglas Hooff, al
his home in Frederick, Md.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06
RED HILL FLORENCE
TO OPERATE ON
BROAD SCALE

obtained in the lateral work con-
Quoted from the S00foot shaft, this
work was not of sufficient extent
to Justify the expectation that pay
ore would be found in CONNER
cial quantity. The indications of
ore, however, were regarded as most
favorable and according to expert
opinion there is an excellent chance
for finding valuable orebodies with
the further exploration of the
vein.
On the Red Hill ground shaft
was sunk to a depth of 400 feet
and the vein was exposed during
the early days of the camps activi-
ties, but here also the work was of
such limited scope, and performed
with so little knowlege of the geo.
logy of this part of the district,
that the failure to discover pay ore
at that time cannot now be accept
ed as affecting the value of the pro-
perty to its detriment.
In a recent communication TO
the stockholders of the companies
involved, Mr.. A. H. Howe, secre-
tary and treasurer of the new COM
pany, points out that the only pos
sibility of realization by the
stockholders upon their stock lies
in reorganization such as that
planned and now carried to 1rui-
haf s,, h. oh
such a reorganization the proper
ties of the two companies would
continue to lie dormant and their
stocks would remain practically
valueless. In view of the success
that had attended similar enter
prises in Goldfield, as we'll as in
Tonopah, it was decided to CONSOLE
date the two companies and place
thel stock of the new company on
theI assessable basis.
In line with this plan, the Red
Hill Florence Mining company was
Incorporated, under the laws of the
state of Nevada, with an author
lied issue of 2,500,000 shares OF
capital stock, of par value OF
10 cents each. OF this stock =
100000 shares were set aside to be
exchanged for shares of the Flor
ence American Mining company,
and 100000 shares for the bene-
fit Of stockholders of the Red Hill
Mining company.
The properties of both companies
rave been conveyed by deed to the
funds for the development of the
properties will be raised by assess
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06

Operations of the Jumbo Exten-
sion Mining company in its Goldfield
property have afforded little of par
ticular interest of late. excepting
for the fact that the company's new
Calyx core drilling equipment has
been assembled on the 1017-foot lev
ell of the Velvet workings and drill
ing will shortly be in progress. Aside
from this work the efforts of the
miners have been confined to a few
points, one in extending the 931-foot
level to the eastern boundary and
another is driving on one of the
deeper levels to get under the old
high-grade stope that was opened
from the Sf0-foot level.
Some high-grade ore still remains
in the big pillars that were left in
extracting the rich ore in the shale
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06
SETS new RECORD FOR
OUTPUT OF PRECIOUS METALS

The value of the gold, silver,
copper, lead and zinc from the mines
OF Nevada in 1916 was approximate
ly $52,475, 900, according to the
preliminary figures of Victor G..
Heikes, of the United States geo.
logical survey, department of the
interior.
This total represents an increase
of nearly $1S,000,000, or about
80 per cent, above the correspond
ing figure of 1915, which was S34,-
551, ,436. There were large in
creases and record productions made
in copper, lead and zinc, but there
was a slight decrease lin silver and
a large decrease in gold.
The mine output of gold was
valued at approximately 100000
in 1916, a decrease of 22 per cent
from the output of 1915, which
was $11, ,404,30O. The gold output
from copper ore was increased, but
that from amalgamation and cya-
nide mills was less in many of the
camps.
The Pittsburg-S Silver peak mill, in
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06

Following preliminary an
nouncement a short time ago, addl-
tional facts have been made known
regarding the Incorporation of the
Red Hill Florence Mining company.
a consolidation of the Red Hill Min
ing company and the Florence Amer
ican Mining company. Plans of
the new corporation involve the de-
velopment, on comprehensive
scale, of property situated in the
central part of the Goldfield dis
trict, embracing a part of the main
ore-channel of the district and ad-
joining some of the richest ground
opened here.
conditions under which the new
merger has been brought about, has
been forwarded to stockholders of
the two companies that have been
merged, as well as to those of the
Florence Extension Mining company,
which was succeeded by the Flor
ence American company in the
ownership and operation of proper
ty adjoining the Florence mine. All
the details of incorporation have
been perfected, exchanges of stock
are now being made at the COM
pany's office here, and plans are
being formulated for beginning ac-
tive development work at an early
date.
The properties owned by the Rec!
Hill Florence company have been
explored only to a limited extent,
although they adjoin the Goldfield
field mines, which have produced
upward of $8O,0OO,O00 and have
paid to their stockholders more than
$50, 100000 in dividends. Develop
ment work on the properties of the
new company was conducted with
out the knowledge of geological con
ditions that has since been gained
through the work of the adjoining
mines and which will form guide
in future operations.
In early development work a
depth of 500 feet was attained on
the Florence American property,
where a shaft of large size was sunk
to this depth and some lateral work
was performed, but only sufficient
to determine the presence and dip
OF the vein, which is believed to
be the main Florence vein. The
lode traverses the length of the
Florence American property, with
a northerly trend, and extends into
the Red Hill property at the south
While some excellent assays were
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06
JUMBO JUNIOR
HAS GOOD ORE
RICH SEAMS SHOWING IN WINE
EXTENDING INTO CON-
TRACT ZONE

Conditions in the Jumbo Junior
property afford the strongest of in
dications that this mine is destined
shortly to take high rank among
the producers of the district and
that an orebody of substantial value,
typical of the shale contact de-
posits found elsewhere in the dis
trict, is about to be opened by the
new work below the SS0-foot level.
The winze from this level has
progressed on an incline for con-
siderable distance in the quartz zone
that marks the contact between the
latte and shale, on the hanging
wall eide of the big Jumbo Exten-
sion vein, and of late it has been
showing wide seams of the high
grade gold-copper ore characteristic
o. the rich deposits found in the
adjoining Velvet claim of the Jum-
bo Extension. A deeper level will
be driven from the latter mine to
explore the contact zone below the
winze.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06
GOLDF|ELD CONSOLIDATED Mines
ISSUES REPORT FOR NOVEMBER

recent storm and interruption to
electric power service, which neces-
STATED changes in the company's
plans.
All the new equipment is now
in place and there remains only the
completion of arrangements to pro-
vide power in such manner as to
insure in every way possible against
future Interruptions. Manager j.
w. Hutchinson, who has been in
charge of the mill since it's incep-
ton, is bending every effort toward
the completion of the plant and it's
resumption will mark a new era in
the life of Goldfield.
Manager Hutchinson's report fol-
lows in full:
Continued on Page Five)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06

Promise of an increased produc-
tion of precious metals from the
Goldfield district and of bringing in
additional producers is particularly
bright at present, with no less than
a half dozen mines now opened to
the point where the ore-bearing for
nations are being explored on a
comprehensive scale and with plans
for development of wide scope in
virgin territory. Extensive core
drilling operations and the introduc-
tion of flotation treatment on large
tonnage basis in the near future
will also have an important bearing
on the activities of the district.
Discoveries made within the past
few weeks are pronounced to be of
great value and calculated to in
crease in large measure the output
of pay ore from the district. Indi-
cations at other points give promise
of the early opening of commercial
orebodies and there will be no lack
of interesting news in the mine de-
velopments of the next few months.
The success of flotation, in the
treatment of the refractory ores of
the Goldfield district, has been eS-
tablished beyond question and with
in a short time the Consolidated
company will will be operating at
least one 5O0-ton unit of it's great
plant, newly equipped with the lat
est and most efficient devices for
the recovery of the precious metals
by this process.
Core drilling is to be conducted
by several companies and the sue
cess that has already attended the
operation of these drills on the Sill
yer Pick property stimulates the be-
lief that their further use will re-
suit in the discovery of ore in other
parts of the district.
GOldfield Consolidated
Although some delay has been
caused in starting the fiotation plant,
as a result of the recent heavy storm
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06

Esmeralda county. was dismantled,
and the Buckhorn, in Eureka coun-
ty was closed down. Both of
these were important producers in
past years. The Goldfield Consoll-
dated, which is the most important
gold producer of the state, was
treating approximately 10000 tons
of ore per month. The output, how
ever, was considerably less than in
former years. A large flotation
plant was being added at this pro-
perty.
The Jumbo Extension doubled its
orc output, shipping from 1000 to
1900 tons per month. Shipments
were also made from the Atlanta,
-and flotation concentrates by the
Nevada Metal Extraction company.
One of the most important addi-
tions to the gold and silver produc-
tion was from the operations OF n
cyanide mill at the Elko Prince pro-
perty at Midas. Operations at
Seven Troughs, National and Round
Mountain were somewhat less than
CONTINUED on Page Eight.)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06

The final report of production
and earnings of the Goldfield Con-
solidated Mines company for the
month of November has been issued
by General Manager j. w. Hutchin-
son, and forwarded 70 President
George Wingfield and the members
of the board of directors. The re
port shows that while preparations
have been going forward 10 treat IA
large tonnage of ore by the oil flo
tation process, the company has
continued treating an average of
1000 tons daily by cyanidation.
The product treated during recent
months has teen of low grade, but
sill yielding a substantial profit
and maintaining the company s
producers in the country. 1t is re-
ported that at least one of .he
o0O-tOn units or the company'S Dig
flotation plant will be placed in
operation shortly, when the reser-
YES of gold-copper ore on deep
levels will be drawn upon.
Ore of excellent grade is being
exposed as development work pro-
crosses and it is said that there
will be an abundance of ore, well
suited for flotation to keep the big
plant supplied to capacity for a
long time to come.
The flotation plant of the CON
solidated company will be placed IN
operation before the end of the
present month, unless some unfore-
seen obstacle should arise to pre-
vent carrying out the present plans
OF the management. The starting
of the plant was set for an earlier
date, but delay was caused by the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06
NEW FIND MADE
IN GREAT BEND
WORK IN VIRGIN TERRITORY
REVEALS NEW BODY OF
RICH ORE

In extending the main east drift
of the Great Bend, on the 300-foot
level, another ore-shoot of excellent
affording promise of substantial
tonnage of shipping ore. The face
has been showing Gre of good uni
form grade, including about Is inch
es that has yielded average assays
of over $50 per ton.
This ore was found at consider
able distance from the deposit open
ed some time ago, farther to the
west, and from which number of
shipments were taken, and it is
still some 200 feet distant from the
point, under the old DR.. Lockhart
lease workings, where it is expect
ed that the drift will cut another
rich ore-shoot, exposed above this
level by the early lessees. Both Con-
sulting Engineer J. X. Turner and
Superintendent Jack Campbell arc
we'll pleased with conditions in the
mine at present.
In the progress of development
work, which has exposed shipping
ore in considerable quantity, a large
tonnage of excellent mill ore has
been blocked out and this product
will eventually be treated on the
ground The company has small
mill which can be adapted to the re-
quirements of the property at little
haC
been exposed lately in a new level,
some 60 feet above the main 800
loot level on the incline of the vein.