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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-11

Plans of the Atlanta Mines com
Manager Darcy lately and which
involve sinking to depth of 1000
feet, are being put into execution
and no time will be lost of complet
ing this work and in opening work
ing levels at depths of 1000 and
regarded as being of the greatest
importance. not only to the Atlanta
mine but to the entire Goldfieli
district.
Already the Atlanta workings are
the deepest in southern Nevada aid
the conditions prevailing mere af-
ford an unparalleled opportunity to
demonstrate the possibilities of deep
mining. The fact that the hes. ore
has been found on the $50 or
deepest level is an incentive ~ fur
ther sinking, but conditions sur
rounding the vein formation are be
lieved to indicate most important
possibilities below this level.
These possibilities have been
recognized and commented Ipon by
some of the most widely Known
geologists in the country, amorS
them Horace V. Winchell. Ir.. who
made an exhaustive study OF the
geology of the Goldfie'd d tlict
somc three years ago in r9nl,:ti III
with the Booth apex contention.
Mr.. Winchell at that time expressed
the belief that further development
work at great depth would demon
strate the continuity of the main
veins far below the surface of the
shale and within the underlying
alaskite.
He said that while work at this
great depth might not reveal bo-
nanza deposits of the character
found near the surface. he was
convinced of the probability that
large quantities of pay ore. posi-
bly, more or less refractory in char
acter, would be found at depths
far below any yet attained here
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-11
JUMBO EXTENSION
INAUGURAT|NG
NEW WORK
IMPORTANT SYSTEM OF DEVEI-
OPMENT TO EXPLORE NEW
GROUND

Large areas OF virgin territory
embraced in the Poloverde and Vel
vet claims of the Jumbo Extension
company are to be explored in a com
prehensive manner as the result of
development work nov in progress
on deep levels This work will he
more extensive in scope and is re-
garded as of greater Importance than
any that has been undertaken on the
property for many months.
In the southern part of the prop
erty there is an area covering sew
eral hundred feet of the main vein
system that is practically unexplored.
Coss-cuts from the main workings
have been driven into this territory
on the $50. 932 and 1917 levels,
the last two having been connected
by raise from the bottom level in
the extreme southwest corner of the
Poloverde claim, but no exploratory
work of any appreciable extent has
been done in this territory.
From the southwest cross-cut on
the 932-foot level. drifts are being
started to explore the hanging and
foot walls of the vein. while raises
will be driven to further explore the
big lode at points where there are
Indications of pay ore. In this
manner the vein will be prospected
in an exhaustive manner to the west.
ern boundary. The general trend of
the vein is southwesterly, with
rather flat dip to the southeast.
1t is also planned to explore in
the near future large block of
vigin ground embraced in the south
eastern part of the property. For
this purpose a cross-cut will he
driven south from the deepest or
1617-foot level, at its most south
arly point, and will he extended to
the southern end-line In this ter
ritory the ore-bearing zone was
found t. dip upward to the east. fol-
lowing the contour of the shale. and
indications of ore were found in the
most southerly WORK performed near
the Merger boundary, just above the
1Gt7 level.
In the extreme northwestern part
o: the Velvet clam a cross-cut. 4, ~
cr fom - velvet shaft and at q
depth of 10 feet, has reached the
corner of the claim and is now hci"g
extended to IL Il, north. This IS fol
lowing a .urse parallel with ne
hanging wall and its object is to
seek the extension downward of the
Gre opened just west of here by tho
Goldfield Consolidated company, il
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The past weeks work has been
very satisfactory in the White Caps
property. From the fifth station,
work is being continued in block
ing out the station both north and
south. Dreadnaught drills have
been installed in place of jackham-
mers, and the heading has advanced
south from the shaft during the
week 22 feet, and north IL feet.
The station will be stopped back
from each side so that Stopping drills
can be utilized, after sufficient
length has been gained.
On the south, the heading passed
through the bed of hard quartzite
and entered shale which guarantees
considerable more footage will be
gained with each round of shots.
There should now be no difficulty
in making seven feet per day in ex-
tending the cross-cut to the ore
zone. The lime shale and quartzite
contact contains gold values in a
streak of a few inches which is a
most interesting feature, showing
that gold has been most widely dis
seminated in the primary enrich
ment of the ore bodies.
On the 400 level, a raise has
been started in the west ore body,
and will be rushed through to the
three and connections made so as
to improve the air circulation in
and will eventually be used to pull
ore from. On the third level, one
more raise has been started during
the week, and an ore chute has
been installed.
The balance of the raises have
during the week, as both ore bins
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-11
MERGER OPENS
LARGE DEPOSIT
COPPER-BEARlNG PRODUCT IL
EXPOSED IN DEEP
WORKINGS

Recent operations of the Gold
field Merger Mines company have
been attended by results of more
encouraging character than any
that have been reported for many
months. Manager Willis Lawrence
in carrying out development plans
that he has had in contemplation
for some time past, has placed in
sight a large tonnage of low-grade
copper-bearing ore, which can be
treated profitably by the flotation
process if handled in sufficient vol
ume, besides opening some ore of
shipping grade, some of which has
been sent to smelters lately for
treatment.
In the northwestern part of the
ST. Ives claim. at a depth of 1850
feet, cross-crts were advanced north
of the old workings connecting the
Merger and Grizzly Bear shafts and
extending into the shale. In this
work Manager Lawrence was te'
ing his theory that ore-bearing zones
would be found to extend far with
in the shale, and this belief now
appears to have been amply sub
stantiated.
The ground in which this work
is being conducted is apparently
closely related, in point of minerali-
zation, to the territory short dis
tance to the west, where large
bodies of gold-copper ore were
found in the Grizzly Bear mine of
the Consolidated and near the
shale.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-11
RED HILL MINE
SHOWS PAY ORE
EXCELLENT SHOWING MADE IN
DRIFT AND RAISES AT
500 LEVEL

Results of recent work in the
Red Hill Florence property have
been most encouraging and the
prospects for developing "A produc-
ing mine here are regarded as eX-
ceedingly bright. During the past
week the conditions on the 500-foot
level have shown marked improve
ment and the main drift at this
depth is now showing four-foot
face of pay ore that is better than
milling grade and gives good pro
mise of opening into body of
shipping ore of substantial volume
Three raises are being driven
from the drifts on the 500-foot
level, two near the hanging wall
and the third near the center of
the big lode, which is the main
Florence vein. Two of these raises
are now showing good seams OF pay
ore, those in the No. raise being
of good width and of about the
same quality as the ore exposed i'm
the drift.
Preparations have been made by
lHc INcu Iilll II FlOIeDCe 10 COnuucI lis
development work in a thorough
manner. The large shaft is 500
feet deep and is classed as one of
the best shafts in the district. Sta
tions have been cut on the 500.
500, 700 and SOO-foot levels. but
the present work is confined to the
500 level, in order to prospect the
vein at that depth. The ore now
exposed in the drift is not far from
the point where high-grade ore was
mined in Slopes of the old Rogers
Syndicate lease on the adjoining
Florence, nearly up to the boundary
line.
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Of the less refractory ores from up
per levels and in the reduction of
mill failing, a considerable quantity
of which is now being treated. 1t
is reported that a property recent
ly acquired in British Columbia is
making an excellent showing and
proving to be of great value.
Atlanta Mines Go.
Preparations are now going for
ward to sink to greater depth and
explore the great vein of the AT
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REVIEW Of mining OPERATIONS IN G0LDF|ELD DISTRICT

lanta down to the 1000 foot level
With this object station of large
size is being prepared in the west
cross-cut on the 175O-tOct level, in
the country rock and well out Of
the vein, in order 10 avoid the
heavy flow of water met with IN the
vein A accompaniment verti-
cal winze will be sunk from this
station and working laterals will be
driven into the vein on the 1900
and 2000-foot levels. This work is
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destined to prove of the greatest
Importance to the entire district, as
it will solve geological problems
upon which depends the future of
deep mining in Goldfield With
shale exposed on both sides of the
great vein, it is apparent that the
lode continues without material
change far below the shale's sur
face and within the underlying alas
kite. Hosting equipment will be
made available for sinking the
winze and the mine is in condition
to carry on this work rapidly, as
there is excellent ventilation at all
points. The Atlanta continues ship
ping regularly to the smelters, the
company is free of debt and 10
earning good profits.
ReOrganiZed Kewanas
Seams of ore from eight to 12
inches wide and yielding assays up
to $50 per ton in gold, in addition
to some copper and silver, have
been exposed in the new southern
workings of the KeWanas, where
cross-cut is being advanced diagon-
ally through the great Ore-channel.
This is the first time the vein has
been opened at depth in this imme-
diate territory, although shorr
distance to the south some high
grade ore has been exposed by the
Jumbo Junior company, working in
ground leased from the Kewanas
of the two companies there is
pronounced fault, throwing the
southern segment of the vein a
considerable distance to the west
In the northern workings of the
Kewanas ore of shipping grade has
been exposed in substantial volume
and some of this material is nov
being broken for shipment. The
cOmpany's workings are at a depth
of $40 feet and are largely in the
shale contact zone.
Jumbo Extension
Reports from the Copper Noun
tain property, which the Jumbo Ex-
tension is operating under option of
purchase, state that sinking is in
progress in two of the three com
pany shafts and several lessees are
developing actively. High-grade
copper ore has been shipped from
this property in large quantity and
it is said that the ore now in sight
is of considerable value. The Jum-
bo Extension company is devoting
ali its efforts at present to devel-
opment work and shaft sinking and
good progress. In the local property
Continued on Page Eight
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Conditions generally in the mines
of Goldfield continue satisfactory,
although the vacation season is
here and some of the properties are
operating short-handed and there
fore are not expected to make the
usual progress in development. A
large amount of work is being per-
formed in the district and other ex-
tensive operations will be started in
the near future. The most i'm
portant announcement in connection
with new development work that
has been made in many months is
the outline of plans of the Atlanta
Mines company to continue sink
ing to a depth of 1000 feet and to
explore its great vein system at
that depth. Other mining compan-
les will enlarge the scope of their
operations within the next 80 to 60
days and important work is to be
started at several points in virgin
territory.
The most notable discovery of
rich ore lately has been in the
Great Bend mine, in the Diamond
field division of the district, where
ore of exceedingly high grade has
been found in extending the COM
panys main stope, from which
substantial tonnage of shipping ore
has already been extracted. An
elaborate system of development
work is being carried out on this
property. About two miles west
of this point ore of excellent grade
has been exposed on the deepest
level of the Cracker Jack mine
and developments here appear to
be of the first importance. In the
central part of the district opera
tions have continued along estab-
lished lines, with new territory be-
ing explored, and results obtained
in several places are pronounced en-
couraging.
GOldfieId Consolidated
Development work is being con-
Quoted throughout large areas on
the various levels of the Laguna.
Clermont, Mohawk and Combina-
tion mines of the Goldfield Con-
solidated. Deeper levels of the La
guna and Mohawk mines have been
the ore of best grade for
the company's mill and the greater
amount of work is now on the
lower levels. where the ore con-
tains a higher copper content than
nearer the surface and where large
bodies of gold-copper ore are being
blocked out for treatment by the
oil flotation process. Both the flo
tation and cyanide processes are
employed in the company's mill, the
latter being used in the treatment
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The gap closed up behind them and
fhe tunnel began 10 ccb0 weirdly. Over
mir heads. ut Irregular intervals
here we're holes that If they led as
Ming presumed into caves above. left
g0f an inch of nll the long pnssngc that
u wAs iinpregnnble for no artillery
ipavV enough to pound the mountain
into pieces could EVER be- dragged
within range. Whatever hiding place
This entrance guarded could be held
forever. given food aud cartridges!
The tunnel wound Ia right and left
Ike snake. growing lighter and light
sr after ehch bend ana soon their own
din began Ia bc swallowed In n greater
"n" TINT entered from the farther end.
After Two sharp turns they cnmc out
unexpectedly into the glaze Of blue day,
nearly stunned by light and sound. A
ronr came up from below like that of
an ocean in tn. grip Of typhoon.
when his Wits recovered from the
shock. King struggled with n wild de-,
sire To yell. for before him wna what
no servant of British lndin had ever
seen and lived to tell about. and TINT
In nm experience more potent than un.
broken rum.
They had emerged from n round
| mouthed tunnel--it looked already INK,
a rabbit hole, 80 huge was the clifr be-
hind---on tn a ledge of rock that formed
sort Of road along one side OF q
mile-wide chasm. Above him, 4,
seemed mile up. was blue shy, q
which limestone walls ran sheer, with
scarcely foOthold that could be seen
Beneath. so deep that eyes could no,
guess how deep, yawned the stained
gorge Of the underworld, many-colored
smooth and wet.
And out Of q great, jagged slit in the
side of the cliff, perhaps a thousand
feet below them, there poured dowr
| into thunderous dimness waterfall
whose breadth seemed not less thar
nalf . mile. II spouted seventy n
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hairy hand gripped Kings arm from
behind. and IsmaiIs voice Kissed hot
breathed in his ear.
Ready Of tongue. Ready of wit
Who told thee / would lie TO save thy
skin? BE thy kismet as thy courage,
then-but ! am hers, not thy man
Hers. thou light Of life-though God
knows love thee
The mullah seized the Prophets bed
sheet and its covering rugs in both
hands. with about as much reverence
as statesmen show for what they keep
in stock The whole lot slid to one
side by means OF noisy rings on rod,
and wall lay bare, built Of crudely
cut but well laid blocks. II appeared
to reach unbroken across the whole
width Of the mosques interior.
On the floor lay mallet, peculiar
handle and all. The mullah took il In
his hand and struck the stone floor
sharply Once-then twice again-then
three times-then a dozen times in
quick succession. The floor rang hol-
low at that spot.
After about a minute there came
one answering hammer stroke from
beyond the wall. Then the mullah laid
the mallet down and though King
ached to pick it up and examine ii he
did not dare. His business was to at
tract as little attention to himself as
possible; and to that end he folded
his hands and looked reverent, as If
entering some Mecca Of his dreams.
Through his hOrn-rimmed spectacles
his eyes looked far away and dreamy.
But it would have been mistake to
suppose that detail was escaping
him.
The irregular lines In the masonry
began to be more pronounced. All at
once the wall shook and they gaped
by an inch or two, as happens when
an earthquake has shaken buildings
without bringing anything down. Then
an irregular section of wall began Ia
move quite smoothly away from in
front Of him, leaving gap through
which eight men abreast could have
marched-a tunnel, split in two tC
right and left. Judging by the angle
of the two divisions they became one
again before going very far.
The muflah stood aside and mo
toned King to enter. But the one
eyed thrust himself between Darya
Khan and Ismal. pushed King aside
and took the lead.
Nay" he said, 81 am responsible,
TO her"
II was the first time he had spoken
and he appeared to resent the waste
of words.
places In the roof for rifle fire; scor,
Of men with enough ammunition coult
have held II forever against an army
fhe guide led and King followed him
filled with curiosity.
Many have entered" sang tn,
lashless mullah In n sing song chant
More have sought to enter! Som,
who remained without were wisest
count theml I keep count! Many
went in Not all came out again b,
this rond 80
"Lrnd along. Charon !" King grinned
He needed some sort of pleasantly tt
steady his nerves. hut. even 80, h,
wondered what the nerves Of India
wodild no like II her millions knew %
his place.
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body had believed it likely, and he had
not more than half favored IL himself;
but IL is good, even when the next step
may lead into a dcath-trap to see
ones llrgt opinions confirmed.
lie nodded to himself as the outer
door slammed shut behind them for
that was another most unusual circum-
stnncc
A faint light shonc through slitlike
windows, chnnging darkness into
gloom. and little more than vaguely
limiting NJ the Prophets bed sheet But
for section Of white wall to either
side Df II. the relic might have seemed
part of the shadows. The uullnh stood
with his back TO It and beckoned King
nenrer. He approached until ne could
see the pattern on the covering rugs,
ana the pink rims round the mullah's
Inshlcgs eyes.
"Whnt is thy dcsirei' the mullah
Dakcd-as n wolf might ssk what o
lamb wants
Audience with her. King m
swsrcd. md showed the gold bracelet
on his wrist.
The red cye.rims of the rnullsh
blinked u time or two. hnd though he
did not snlute the bracelet. as others
hnd Invariably done. his manner m
drrwent pcfceptibe change.
THAT In proof that she knows thee.
What is thy nann1'
"Kurrnm Khnn. hakim"
I'VE need thee in Khihian caves :
Eut none enter who have not earned
right to cpterl There is hut onA key.
Name itl'
King drew IN his brpath. fiA kad
hoped Ynsmini'e talistHan wetad prove
: 10 bc key enough The nails "f his
lett hand nearly pierced the palm. but
he smiled pleasantly.
I'll. who would enter must slsv q
mnn before Witnesses in the teeth of
written law" be said.
And ihouf'
II slew nn Engllshmsni' The boast
mndc his blood run cold. hut his OK.
precision wns one of sinful pride.
"Whom1 whrnl whersT'
"Athclstap King ~ British arriics,
sent ON his way to these Iiilis' u
i spyr
II wns like having spells aast or
himself To order
where In his bodyf'
ASK the vulturcs Ask the kites I
And thy Witnesses
Hoping against hope. King turne,
aud waved his hand As he din so
being Quick.cycd. he saw ismnil drive
mn elbow home into Darya Khan's ribs
aud caught u quick interchange o
whispers.
These men are NIL known 10 me.
said the mullah. ''Thcy have right I,
enter here. They have right 10 tes
tlfy. Did We see him slay his man 2
| AYE" lied lsmail. prompt a!
friend can be.
"Ayer lied Darya Khan. fearful o
Ismail's elbow.
Then enter." said the priest re
signedly. rs one who admits com
munlcant against his better judgment
He turned his back on them so a
to face the Prophets bed sheet ant
the rear wall. and in that minute |
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CfihpTEH 4

t,,p with the mnn with The s,orn.
..1 ..,hr ,pn,,ticd on lhr spnrc horse
r,, ~, .a,,e of oritp epccd (nnd he
,.o,.. ,o, .orcripg one nm so much ne
g., r,,t,,d,I, With IuniI 10 uryc
and tor,. T., c,ny pud ,hc fcur ~
,,,,,,,,luiu d,ptl ON every mdc of them
n,., ,y,,, IA, r,r, or' g., uiplt and n
,t,,,. o,.,.. , ,t.rt .,,,d fl unrt of nu,tbcJ
J,.r. n, ,y.,l,t,,p Fblntnp
a, ,,,,,t and d., unnu ,hcv silent IN.
r,lp, - u.. ,,,puc,. met .hr,uc of come
l.Jg mrn I'M, "Iullaa ptc fuIl NJ
p..,. .,,.,t,J ly nutirtipy ,nys lhnt
..,.l, NON fpr miles pway. and
u,.,,rt. u,, np,pp,s mrrntup uirl he
,ir.,,n,,. ia md struae uud billtucn
ma. ,drri IA alrrtrhtnp lhlnyg md hold
n,o.,. al,,t,. aa ancrrd ms The boob il.
s,lr Ni,r vim would almost rniher
cul u,tnat., ttup eamtIet rrpurd thrn
ns tbprtnnrlep. 80 n man may rcst
in fr,upnrpry prncr oven nn Tho rond
io Eh,ninu although Rhininn mud
rpner Iavr nothing Whntrttr in r1n-
non.
n yp,. "a such shrine surrounded
lv tptipred ruga iiod to sticks. thnt
fniirrrd IA the wind three ~ four
tbousot,d frpf uhovr khybrr iryel. ihnt
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ng and at last the muIlah turned his
la.E.
The door slammed. The one-eyed
guide grounded his gun-butt on the
tome, and the procession waited,
watched by the crowd that had lost its
interest sufficiently to talk and joke.
IN two minutes the mullah returned
and threw q mat over the threshold. 1t
rrncd out TO be the tud Of a long mar
row strip that he kicked and unrolled
IN front of him all across the floor of
the mosque, After that II was not 50
astonishing that the horses and mules
were allowed to enter.
(which proves / was right after
al ~ murmured King 10 himself.
In steel box at Simla is a mem
orandum, made after his former visit
20 the place, 10 the effect that the
entrance into Khinjan caves might
possibly be inside the mosque. NO
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Being, Whose Voice Was so like .
woHs That the Words at Fret Had
No Meaning.
again aud thcr. IL secret. then the
secret win he kept, and what Is the
troublcy'
II love thee" the Afrtdi answered
simply. "rhcu art n man after mine
own heart, Turnl Co back before II
~ toe later
King shook hts head,
Il wax In khinian onco before, my
friend I know tho ralo failed 20
reach the caves that ether time be
cause had NO witnesses Ia swear they
had seen me slay man In the teeth of
written law, know T.
"who saw thee this timer ismail
asked, and hogan 10 cackle with the
cruel humar of the "uiils," that secs
amusement In n mans undoinx, or In
the destruction of hts plans, "Rc
~arn.d sad ~ hack T.
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A. = famous ~sa'si-s --,--l
King holds HE H.ss s,,.'s --sA.
the suffss,rS .ssiys. - SO ...'R
Jan country. sss rs..- -sps ,1l-
portsns news
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Does II Pain Thee, Brothssr Asked
kurram Khan, the Hshi",
he lifted his hand Ia shake ba.t . ts.b
OF greasy hair. Theirs followed -.
oath like flint struck on steel ,... sss~.s
In rapid succession.
"Does il pain thee, b,aths.'' --&-s
Kurram Khan The hasi..
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