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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-12
OKLAHOMA COMPANY
STARTS OPERATIONS

Col. Thomas Ewing, general man
ager of the Oklahoma Mining COM
pany's property in the Pine Forest
range, is in town. The colonel has
lately returned from New York and
has been inspecting the company's
mines preparatory to starting oper-
ations there. Colonel Ewing stat
ed today that their mill and tram
way was completed last fall and is
now ready to be coupled up for
operation. He says there is still
a great deal of now at the prop
erty, but nevertheless he was going
ahead with the work and preparing
for the summers campaign. Men
will be there Dol to put the mill
and tramway in first-class running
order, and a crew of miners and
muckers will start work in the
mine workings on development and
the extraction of ore.-Winnemucca
Star.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-12
PLUMAS MINE HAS
BIG ore TONNAGE
MANAGER MENARDI BLOCKING
OUT ORE FOR PRO
JECTED MILL

Through a crosscut adit, 175 feet
in length the big ore body in the
Plumas mine, owned for years by
the Sterne estate. o the property
of the Nicklas Mining company, was
cut in the sulphide n some 80
feet below the lower levels of the
old workings. last year. The o
perty which is situated in Galena
canyon is under the management
of H.. b. Menardi, a mining engineer
well known in this and other sec
lions of Nevada.
AS soon as the orebody was cut,
he put gangs of men drifting both
north and south on it. To the south
a distance of 420 feet has been
made, the ore body varying in width
from four to twelve feet. The ore
is heavily mineralized, values being
about half and half in gold and sill
yer with some LEAD and copper. To
the north, a level has been run a
distance of $50 feet in which faults
and displacements were encountered
at places. But north of the last
fault, the vein has opened up we'll.
This drift has been in ore all the
way but no crosscuts have been
made to determine the distance be-
tween the wall. The values in the
present face of the north drift are
equal to those in the south, all the
rock proving under assays to be of
good milling grade.
Speaking of the plans of the man.
agement, Mr.. Menardi said: I'VE
are pushing development work and
exploring the mine for the purpose
of determining it's extent. The met
allurgy Of the sulphide ore has not
yet been determined and will not
be taken up until further develop
ment of the ore body has been
made.
There is a considerable tonnage
of oxide ore on the dumps and
blocked out in the mine by former
operators. The quantity of this
class of ore is sufficient to warrant
the building of a reduction plant on
it's own account, but no definite pro-
gram for this installation has been
reached."-Battle Mountain Scout.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-12
MANHATTAN OPERATIONS MAKING
PROGRESS AT SEVERAL POINTS

though repairs to the hoist delayed
mum speed. Two shifts were en-
ployed in the shaft sinking work.
Wage Scale Adopted
At a meeting held May . and at
tended by the local mine and mill
managers of every property employ
ing men in the camp, after thorough
ly threshing out the pros and cons
of the wages paid in Manhattan, a
uniform wage scale was adopted as
follows:
For miners in shaft work. IS per
shift for hand work; $3.50 for ma
chine work. Machine men and tim
bermen, So; muckers and cagers,
$l.60; pumpmen, So; timber franz
ers. $3.50. For surface mine en-
ployes, engineers, IS per shift, with
understanding that if engineers also
help frame timbers or sharpen steel
they will be paid an additional so
cents per shift. An additional 80
employed in operation of double
drum hoists. General blacksmiths
are paid $3.50; tool s~harpeners, 81;
blacksmith helper. $3.50; machin-
lists. $3.50; machinist helper, $3.50;
carpenters, Sc; timber trainers,
$3.50; ore sorters, 81; topmen, 81:
,aborers. 81; electricians, So; pipe
men and trackmen, IS. The scale
fer mill employees will be announced
later.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-12
GOlDF|ELD
man MEETS DEATH
JOSEPH j.. RICE KILLED IN
TRANSFORMER HOUSE AT
PLYMOUTH, CAL.

Joseph J. Rice, formerly electric
ian at the Goldfield Consolidated
Mines company's mill, was electro
cuted on Monday at the mill of the
Plymouth Consolidated Mines COM
pany at Plymouth, Cal. He was
killed while at work in the trans
former house, 440 volts passing
through his body.
Rice left Goldfield in May, 1916.
A wife and three children, two sons
and one daughter, survive,
The Plymouth Consolidated mine
is the property at which w. A.
Brown, formerly well-known in
Goldfield, was killed a few months
ago.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-12
JURY ACQU|TS AND
D|SACRftS IN CASE
JURY ARGUES CASE FOR EIGHT
AND ONE-HALF
HOURS

Mayeroff and George Brennan,
charged with burglary, which was
tried yesterday in the district court,
acquitted Brennan and disagreed on
Mayeroff. The jury was cut eight
and one-half hours, from 4:45 yes
terday afternoon until 1:15 this
morning. On Tuesday the court
will decide what further DISPOSE
ton will be made of the Mayeroff
This is the last of the cases set
for trial by jurors drawn from the
recen. panel and the jurymen have
been discharged for the term.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-12

There is nothing special to report
in the way of developments in the
mine for the past week. All the
working faces have been advanced
the prescribed distance and n
drifts and slopes never looked bet
ter.
Since the important strike made
in the West Tonopah mine last FRI
day, development work has proceed
ed in a most satisfactory manner,
and conditions are of the most en-
couraging nature. Drifting on h
vein is in progress both east and
west. The east drift has been adj
vanced from the crosscut a distance
of 80 feet and the face is in live
quartz, about two feet of which is
excellent ore.-Tonopah Miner.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-12
PT|ON ON
OR|zAbA MINE
RENO MINING MEN TO WORk
RICH SILVER PROP
ERTY

The Orizaba mine has been option
eral Mines company, a Reno cor
poIation, comprising some of the best
hnown capitalists of Nevada, who
are also operating in the northern
part of the state and hold interests
near Nina.
The final details were closed yes
terday and the new company is now
in charge of the property on a short
.erm bond and lease arrangement,
pending further sampling of the
mine The new company will pro-
ceed at once to dewater the mine
and sink another 100 feet.
A boiler rated as 80 horsepower,
now at Golden, will be transferred
to the Orizaba and the pumps kept
going to enable sinking operations
to go on. The only trouble has been
that the old company vas not suf-
ficiently equipped to take care of
the water, which was making at the
rate of 100000 gallons a day. At
present the water level is at the 100
foot point, from which considerable
lateral work was done with the re-
suit that the mine shipped at vari-
Gus stages over $4,000 worth of
ore.
The average of the mine is $40 in
gold and silver, with the latter run
ming at the rate of one in ten. The
General Mines company, afte room
pleting the sampling al depth, will
erect a mill on lines similar to what
have made the Tonopah mills so eff
ficient.
The Orizaba includes nine claims
which were held by the Orizaba Min
ing and Milling company. The
group was located in 1908 by Ed
Workman who afterwards discov-
cred the camp of National; Frank
Davis and Tom Kendall. The prop
erty then was sold to the Orizaba
Mining company, which did consid-
cradle work until 1907, when the
panic caused the company embar-
rassment and the Tonopah Banking
corporation took possession.
That was the situation in 1913
when p. ". Rovnianek secured a
lease and bond and at once took
hold. Since that date i've 1000
feet of lateral work has been done,
but it was impossible to get below
the water level. Owing to the heavy
cost of transportation only the high
est grade of ore could be shipped
arJ - roc octip,ntnI thaf most IF
the tonnage was worth between $50
and 500 a ton.
The management states that TO-
600 tons of good milling ore remains
on the dump or blocked out in the
mine. Two ore-shoots we're opened,
one in the east and the other in the
west drift. The west shoot is the
richer and is developed for $50 feet
on the water level with several VIM
es dropping into the rich sulphide
ore. The east shoot is opened for
a distance of 100 feet.
The mine will be in charge of w.
G.. LOWE until the property is proved
up. 1t is situated five miles south
west of Cloverdale in the low range
of hills and 10 men are employed.
The valued are found in the lime
on a granite-lime contact and those
who are familiar with it predict
that it will be one of the greatest
silver mines in Nevada. Mr.. LOWE
says his company is not afraid of the
silver market slumping, for he be-
lieves there will be a steady advance
as soon as the silver can be deliver
ed in Europe, but he will be satisfied
with a steady market on a basis OF
rs cents.-Tonopah Bonanza.
-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-12
WORKING PLACER NINE

James Dahl was in from his placer
workings Friday on a business mis-
sion. He stated to the Scout that
his seasons campaign was well un-
der way with sixty odd men in the
trenches. He reports a good water
supply and says ii is too early to
predict the results of s%luicing, but
that there was no reason why
dust taken out should be less
than in former years.-Scout.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-12
From Tonopah Miner)


The development work IN the
third level in the White Caps mine
has made the average, therefore a
satisfactory, progress during the
week. The east drift has been ex-
tended a distance of So feet further
than the point given in the preced-
ing report, and its lace still contin-
use to go ahead in shale, in which
are encountered strong stringers of
calcite.
During the same period the west
drift advanced a distance of 81 feet,
Notwithstanding the fact that the
face of the drift is breaking through
faulted material. According to the
report, some lime is showing in the
drift, but it is o in place. being
drag from the faulted zone.
On the fourth level, preparations
for the deeping Of the main work.
ing shaft to the fifth level, an addi-
tional lift of more than 100 feet, are
progressing satisfactorily. The
timbering of the sump below the
435-foot level has been completed,
the new hoist has been installed on
the station and everything is now
ready to commence the actual sink
ing work.
The only delay has been caused by
the non-arrival of timber for the con
templated shaft work, but as soon as
the consignment reaches the mine
the bottom of the shaft will he low
cred as rapidly as possible. The
is a 24-horsepower Henrie and Boil
thon type.
With a view of facilitating opera
tons both in the mine and at the
surface plant, several needed i'm
provements have recently been made
in furnishing equipment to be used
in connection with the works on the
surface. In the blacksmith shop a
Denver rock drill sharpener has
been installed and put in commits
sion. The machine will sharpen 100
drills in half an hour, when operated
at full speed. and it is the intention
of the management to purchase the
steel for the mine in the future and
make up the necessary drills in the
blacksmith shop.
Manhattan Cons.
The first round in the cutting of
the station on the 312-foot point in
the shaft at the Consolidated proper
ty was shot today. The bottom of
the shaft is 800 feet in depth, the
additional depth below the station
being for stump. AS soon as the
station has been completed, a cross
cut will be extended, through the
vein, then the shaft sinking will be
resumed on the 400-foot level. At
the point where the station is be-
ing cut the shale is loose, with
large fractures and shot full of
quartz stringers.
Development work from the 600
foot level in the Amalgamated for
the week was as follows: The east
drift has advanced At feet, total dis
lance from shaft now 145 feet. The
west drift advanced 23 feet, now a
distance of 119 feet from the shaft.
Steady work sinking the company
shaft has been in progress during
the week at the Morning Glory.
Good progress has been made, al
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-12
LONE MOUNTAIN NINE
SHIPS TO SHELTERS

Nicholas Lettunich, lessee of the
General Thomas property at Lone
Mountain, has just shipped 20 tons
of lead-silver ore to the Utah Ore
Sampling company at Murray, Utah.
Lettunich estimates the ore will run
$40 a ton. He declares it to be
the richest lot of ore ever shipped
from the property.-Tonopah Times.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-12

AS shown by the 18th annual re-
port of the Tonopah Mining COM
pany a profit of s604,36S.91 was
made in the 10 months of 1916 from
March to December, both inclusive.
Owing to the fact that so many gov
ernmental reports are now required
by corporations, it has been found
more practicable to make the fiscal
wear of corporations coincide with
the period for which the reports are
required by the government, which
is the calendar year; therefore the
various companies have generally
changed their fiscal years to conform
to the same period.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-12
Meeting of Optometry Association

DIR. George P. Devine, president OF
the state board of examiners of the
Optometry association of Nevada, is
in Reno after several days drive by
auto from Goldfield. The board is
now in session.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-05-12

r. T. ROCKFORD of Silver Peak
was in Goldfield last night.
MRS. r. p. BURRIS is here from
Carson visiting her mother, Mrs
Allie Garnet.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-07-20
LAWRENCE SWELLED THE
FUND FOR TROOP "A" BOYS

Our neighboring village of Law
renee raised upwards of 100000 at
their patriotic farewell and rally for
Troop "a" last week Thursday. This
sum all goes to swell the fund, and
was a mighty patriotic and magnani-
nous thing for Lawrence to do.
Steps were promptly taken by the
Red Cross branch to raise enough to
swell the fund to 81 900, which was
the sum asked by Captain Thompson
for his company. The troop is now
on duty at the armory in South
Haven, being called there last Sun
day. They expect to be in mobilaza-
tion camp either at Grayling, Michi-
gan or Waco, Texas on August 18th,
and probably before the holidays will
be at the front in France. Rex Jen-
nings, former cashier of the State
bank at Lawrence, who resigned to
become a member of the troop, has
been made Sergeant. His personality
fine physique and success in business
circles should win for him rapid pro-
motion. and eventually a high rank
in army circles.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-07-20
DULUTH LADY is BRIDE OF
WILL BALDWIN OF PAW PAW

A quiet but pretty wedding was
solemnized in the village of Paw Paw
last Thursday, July 18th, when Miss
Majorie Schuler of Duluth, Minnesota
and Willard Milford Baldwin were
united in marriage at their home in
the village, which the groom had pre-
pared for his bride. The ring SER
vice was used by the Rev. Edgar : =
Smith of the Presbyterian church.
The bride was charmingly gowned in
a dress of mustard brown, trimmed in
white silk. White and pink carnations
decorated the living room, and Grim
son rambler roses were used in the
dining room. Many beautiful gifts
were received by the bridal couple,
including silver, china, linen and cut
glass. Those present at marriage
were Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Moon
cousins of the bride, Miss Grace Bald
win and Mrs. j. c. Morrison and
children, sisters of the bridegroom
from Kalamazoo, Mrs. Edna Wilson
Miss Lulu Sherman, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe
Sage and Claude Snow. The True
Northerner joins the Paw Paw friends
in Fluctuations.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-07-20
JOHN c. WARD.

John G.. Ward was born in Cham
plain county, New York, April 18th,
1882, and departed this life at Paw
Paw, Michigan, July 18th, 1917
eighty-fve years, two months and
twenty-eight days.
Mr.. Ward and two of his brothers,
David Nj. and William H. H. were
soldiers in the civil war, all of them
being members of Company "C", Bird,
Regt. Michigan Cavalry, Van Buren
County Company, first commanded by
Captain G.. J. Hudson of Paw Paw,
afterward by Captain o. w. Rowland,
They each did valiant service for
their country, William being instantly
killed in action. The brother, David,
is still living and is resident of
Lawton.
The deceased enlisted at Kalamazoo
August 5th, 1864, and was honorably
mustered out with his regiment on
the 18th, day of February 1866, at
San Antonio, Texas.
He has been for many years resi-
dent of Paw Paw, quiet, upright
law abiding citizen and was familiar
figure of the streets of this town, al
though for long period of time he
mad suffered severely from the effects
of his Amy life, but was uncomplain-
ing. bearing all his trials and afflict-
ions with patience and resignation.
He leaves besides bis brothe.- ard
other relatives, an aged widow ia
mourn his loss.
Another veteran "mustered OUT
Ere long the final tugle call WILL
sound, and the soldiers Of the civil
war will remain Tut a memcry Of
brave men who tEcrei their lives to
save the land they io, ed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-07-20
SURVIVING MEMBERS OF PAW
PAW COMPANY WILL ASSEM-
BILE IN BANGOR FIRST DAY
IN AUGUST.
NET ANNUALLY FOR 81 YEARS
Only Handful Left Now of that
Splendid Company of 200 Men All
Enlisted from Van Buren County.

The surviving members of company
"C", Sd Mich, Cavalry, together with
their families, will hold their 32nd,
annual reunion at Bangor on the first
day Of August next.
The company was mustered into
the service as of the 18th, day OF
September, 1861, just one hundred
strong, every member, including it's
officers, a Van Buren county man.
The first commissioned officers of the
company were captain Gilbert j. Hud-
son of Paw Paw, afterward promoted
to the rank of Major, First Lieuten-
ant, Joseph w. Huston of Paw Paw,
who was subsequently commissioned
as a Major in the 4th, Mich, Calavry,
Second Lieutenant, Barney H. Dyck-
man, afterward Captain of Co. "A".
During it's period Of service there
were fourteen commissioned officers
in the company, of whom Captain o.
w. Rowland, its last commanding
OlllC6E, Is the SOle SuINlNOI. AllOIilCi
hundred men were recruited for the
company before the regiment was
mustered out at San Antonio, Texas,
on the 18th, day of February, 1866.
OF these two hundred enlisted men
not more than twenty-five, perhaps
not so many, are yet in the land of
the living. Three of the comrades
have passed over the "Great Divide"
since the last meeting of the company
which was held in Paw Paw last Sep
tember
The first reunion of the company
was held on the south shore of Lake
Cora on the 23rd, day of July, 1886,
at which forty members, including
four commissioned officers, were
present, and ever since that date a
constantly decreasing number of the
survivors and their families have met
to renew old friendships and associ-
ations, but, in the natural course of
events, there cannot be many more
of these pleasant, though sorrowful
meetings. Their reunions will soon
be entirely on "the other Shore"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-07-20
JUDGE ANDERSON PRESIDENT
OF THE NEW SCHOOL BOARD

The first meeting of the new school
board was held at the office of T.
j. Cavanaugh last Monday evening,
and the board was organized as fol-
lows:- President, Judge David An
derson; Secretary, T. J. Cavanaugh; /;
Treasurer, John w. Free. Several
matters of interest to the schools
were discussed, among them being a
successor to Prof. Harry Gottheimer,
who has decided that health will not
permit him to remain in school work.
Not only the school board, but the
community in general regret the loss
of this splendid instructor, and genial
gentleman. The vacancy will be hard
to fill.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-07-20
Side1ights on Training Camp
Paw Paw Boys in Cavalry Troop. Arrival of Horses
brings rejoicing Number "13" BIRD"
(By One of the Boys)

From the time we were changed
out of our original companies into
the cavalry troop there was great
disgust, out-spoken and otherwise,
among the most of us because we
had no horses. Our officers told us
we might get mounts and that we
might not, the probability being the
latter. At this, the disgust was much
greater and more out-spoken. No one
could see any particular advantage
of being in the cavalry unless we had
horses. Then, too, we were kidded
excessively by the men in the infan-
try because of the lack of equines,
which didn't act as balm to our feel
ings, which, at the time, were purely
mental.
mental soreness under which we had
labored was replaced by an imitation
which was and still is-purely and
actually physical. The announcement
was made one day when we were
having pistol practice on the rifle
range. Word passed quickly through
the whole troop and the fellows went
wild with joy. The horses for which
we longed were about to materalize.
We were to have horses, real horses,
with tail and four legs. To the or
dinary person the announcement
might not have meant much, but to
us it meant more than words could
express; so we kept still, mostly be-
cause our officers told us to.
The first platoon, which contains
all men in the troop over five feet
nine inches in height, was first on
stable duty. Stable duty consists of
feeding the animals and cleaning the
stalls. In order to enable the men
to complete their work, the platoon
on duty gets up at 500 o'clock in
stead Of the usual $3.50. Each platoon
is on duty every fourth day. When
we arrived at the stables we weren't
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-07-20
LUMBER BUSINESS IS BIG
WITH THE LOCAL COMPANY.

The Free and Mutchler Lumber
company are doing an immense lum-
Der business this year. They carry
fine line of lumber and builders
materials, furnish information and
general information cheerfully, meet
all competition (including the mail
order houses) and deliver the goods.
Following are a few of the deliveries
of building materials made the past
week. For Mrs. Collins, cottage at
Eagle Lake; ]. A. Courier, cottage at
Christie Lake; Mr.. Harrington, build
ing at Gobleville: and lumber for
buildings for Mrs. Allais at Lime
Lake.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1917-07-20
PAW PAW MAN BUYS BAKERY
IN VILLAGE OF HARTFORD.

Ray Wheaton has purchased the
Bakery at Hartford, and will soon
take possession. Ray has had thirteen
years experience in the bakery busi-
ness, all in Paw Paw with the except
ion of three years at Plainwell. He
is one of the best in the business and
besides he is a likable congenial
gentleman. Paw Paw will regret Mr..
Wheaton's decision to leave the will
age, but will unite in wishing him
and his estimable family we'll in their
new home. The True Northemer
joins, and extends best wishes for
the success which should be his in the
new business venture.