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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18
CRACKER JACK
HAS NEW FIND
OREBODY OF GOOD PROMISE
OPENED ON DEEPEST
LEVEL

Fifty feet east of the point
where an orebody of good proper
tions was exposed a short time ago
in the Cracker Jack property, at
depth of 800 feet, a parallel de-
posit has been opened by extending
the east cross-cut, which has been
driven for the purpose of finding
the Rabbit Trail vein. Develop
ment work on the second orebody
has not yet advanced sufficiently to
determine it's volume or value, but
it appears to be of some Importance
and will be explored in the same
manner as the first deposit. by driv-
ing a drift in a southerly direction.
following the course of the vein.
Conditions on this level are now
pronounced to be most encourag
ing. the work of the past few weeks
having placed in sight a consider
able quantity of ore that is of conf
mercial grade and from which some
excellent samples have been OBTAIN
ed. The cross-cut, upon entering
the foot-wall of the vein, which lies
here at a very flat angle, disclcs-
ed a fault of considerable extent
and in the form of step fault.
throwing the eastern or down ward
part of the vein to a higher level
and making it possible for the same
level to cut the wall at two places,
about so feet apart.
The ore found at the two points
is similar in character. as are all
the conditions surrounding the
opening of the ore-shoots, making
it apparent that the break in the
vein is a true step fault and that
it is unlikely to have NY eff ct
upon the enrichment of this ground.
On the 120-foot level, where a
considerable amount of exploratory
work was done prior to opening
the deeper level large bodies of
lower grade ore were exposed and
this material can be treated profi~
tably here by milling processes
available.
The position of the ore on the
upner 5erd ,jn it's relation to that
found at depth, leads to the BELIEF
that ore may be found continuous
Iy between the two, which would al
ford several hundred feet of backs
in this territory. The property has
excellent equipment and is now en-
abled to make rapid progress in it's
work, some high records in speed
having been made in driving the
long cross-cut to the east on the
lower level.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18
ORE IN DRIFT
OF RED HILLS
ROGERS-SYNDICA LEASE
SLOPES

In the main drift on the 500-foot
level of the Red Hill Florence, as
well as in two raises above this level,
ore of good grade is now exposed in
faces of good width and the condi-
tions throughout the newer workings
are such as to lend support to the
belief that the property will soon be
made a producing mine. The main
drift at this depth has been advanc-
ing for several days in four feet or
ore of commercial grade and in
raise No the showing is almost
equally good.
A feature in connection with the
opening of ore on the main level
that is regarded as significant is the
fact that it is within short distance
Of the point where high-grade ore
was mined in the big stope of the fa-
nous Rogers-Syndcate lease on the
adjoining Florence property. In this
lease rich ore was extracted down to
the 550-foot level. the main stope
at about this depth being extended
to the boundary line of what is now
the Red Hill Florence property and
to a point. as mentioned. near the
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18
NEVADA MINING
IS PROSPEROUS
PROGRESS OF INDUSTRY SET
FORTH by GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY

The silver, copper and lead output
of Nevada in 1917 will probably
show an increase over the output OF
the previous year, but no improve
ment is expected in gold, the produc
tion of which has been steadily de-
clining for the last few years. and
little change will be made in the
zinc output. Many old mines and
prospects became productive when
metal prices reached a point permit
ting long hauls to the railroads, &C
cording to V. C.. Heikes of the L. S.
geological survey, department of the
interior.
The silver producers at Tonopah,
where the cyanide process is used
almost exclusively for the extraction
of the metal, suffered very little in
convenience from shortage of chem
icals, with which they were we'll sup
piled at low prices. Some milling
operators who had not placed con-
tracts, however, had to cease work.
Rochester and Manhattan are both
producers of gold and silver.
Milling operations have been start
ed in each camp sufficient to war
rant a larger production. A new
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18

With an increased tonnage of pay
ore going forward to the smelters
for treatment, with the average of
the shipped product showing
marked increase in value over the
normal output, and with develop
ment work being extended on deep
levels, throughout wide areas EN-
bracing much virgin territory, min
ing conditions in the Goldf!e'd dis
trict are on a basis that is esstl.-
TALLY sound and that aigurs %ell
for the future of the camps basic
traceable directly to the war, re-
sulting in congestion of mill pro-
ducts at the big smelters and con-
centrate treatment plants, have in
terfered to some extent with the
marketing of concentrate here and
in consequence it has been neces-
sary to curtail shipments of that
product, but this condition can be
only temporary and will affect only
the production of the more refrac-
tory ores.
Almost invariably the hotter
months have been marked here by
an appreciable falling off in a score
of mining operations, with a pro-
nounced revival of activity upon the
coming of cooler weather in the
fall. Relatively, the present sum-
mer has been one of considerable
activity with a large amount OF
new development work in progress
and with new undertakings, in the
way of opening virgin ground, start
ing at a number of points. The
best showing that has been made by
any of the less prominent properties
in a long period is that made in the
Great Bend mine. in the Diamond
field division of the district, where
developments of late have been o,
a sensational character in point of
the value of ore exposed. In the
northern extremity of the district
better conditions are reported in
the Sandstorm mine, while in tie
central area encouraging reports
have come from the Kewanas, At.
lanta, Jumbo Junior, Jumbo Exten-
sion. Red Hill Florence and Mer-
ger properties. The Cracker Jack
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18
RICH SEAMS IN
KEWANAS MINE
NEW DEVELOPMENT WORK IN
SOUTH HAS GOOD
RESULTS

In the southern part of the Re-
perty work of great Importance is
being carried forward and the re-
suits obtained thus far have afford
ed much encouragement From the
big working station at the bottom
of the main winze and at a depth
of $40 feet a drift had been extend
ed in earlier work some distance to
the south and from this drift a
cross-cut was started some time
ago to explore the big vein, lying at
a rather flat angle farther to the
east.
This cross-cut has been advanced
in a southeasterly direction, cutting
through the vein diagonally. and in
seams of good ore. Within the
past week seams of quartz, heavily
impregnated with copper and iron.
have been disclosed that have yield
ed assays up to $50 per ton in
gold, in addition to some copper,
and the cross-cut is being further
advanced to explore the hanging
wall.
A short distance south of the
point now reached in this work ar
extensive fault movement has been
revealed, throwing the southern
segment of the vein a considerable
distance to the west. Beyond this
fault, to the south, ore of high
grade has been exposed in work o.
the Jumbo Junior company, in ter
ritory leased from the Kewanas,
and the work of the two companies
has served to correlate the two
segments of the vein perfectly.
Connection will be made at this
depth between the workings of the
two companies, in order to afford
Netter ventilation.
Ore of excellent grade continues
in sight in the northern workings
of the Kewanas, where product
of shipping grade has been broken
in ground over 500 feet north o.
the main winZe and approximately
1900 feet, on the trend of the vein.
north of the point where seams of
high-gr ade ore have lately been eX-
posed in the southern cross-cut
Some ore is being saved here for
future shipment in the course OF
development work and this part of
the property now holds promise of
substantial production of both
shipping and flotation ore
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18
ATLANTA co. WILL
PROSPECT At
1000 Fl.
WORK II STARTED ON WINE
TO EXPLORE DEEP
LEVELS

A working station of large di-
mensions is now being cut on the
1750-foot level of the Atlanta mine
and sinking from this station will
begin at once to reach a depth or
1000 feet and with the object OF
exploring the Atlanta vein system
on the 1900 and 2000-foot levels.
The point selected for sinking to
this depth is near the most wester-
ly point to which work has been
extended on the present deepest
level and is in the country rock.
west of the foot-wall of the vein.
which dips to the east.
This point was chosen for the
important work now being under
taken in order to avoid water diff
culties. The veins in this region are
the water channels and sinking i'm
the vein would be far more diff
cut, owing to the necessity for con-
stantly operating pumps of large
capacity. Following the plans out
lined, the levels will be driven to
the vein from a sufficient distance
to make provision against flooding
and these levels can always be bulk
headed in case of emergency
All physical conditions surround
ing the vein at the deepest level,
point to the conclusion that the
lode will be found to continue to
much greater depth, far into the
shale and underlying alask'tc. with
out material change in size or char
acter This condition. in the opin-
ion of the best mining authorities.
opens most important possibilities
for finding large deposits of COM
mercial ore below the present bot
tom level and this belief is support
ed by the fact that the best ore
yet found in the mine has been eX-
posed in work on the 1750-foot
level and followed short distance
below this level by means of a winze.
Development work has been ex-
tended on main and intermediate
levels from the 400 down to the
1750-foot point over wide area
a vast tonnage of lower grade ore,
carrying gold and copper. which is
of character particularly well
adapted for treatment by the OH
flotation process. THIS pro lu"t will
be treated here eventually and will.
it is now established beyond ques-
tion, yield the Atlanta company
large revenue in addition to that
derived from shipping the higher
grade ore.
Shipments have been going for
ward from the Atlanta mine to tho
smelters at rate that has resulted
in net earnings of satisfactory vol
ume and it is apparent from the
condition of the mine that con
tinued yield of this character of ore
may be relied upon in future The
company now has no Indebtedness
and its property is in excellent con-
dition.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18

couraging assays have been obtained
from both these drifts. The hang
ing wall drift is not far from a point
where shipping ore of excellent
grade was opened prior to the big
extraction from the contact deposit.
In the western part of the proper
ty a drift is being extended north
near the hanging wall of the vein
and below, on it's dip, the point
where some good ore has been ex-
posed by the Consolidated Mines
company, in ground leased from the
Jumbo Extension. This work is de-
signed to pick up the extension
downward of the ore-shoot. which
the work of the Consolidated opened
at about the 650-foot level. The
Jumbo Extension drift at this point
is an extension of the workings
driven on the 770-foot level from the
Velvet or No. shaft.
In the southeastern part of the
property thorough system of en-
ploration is to be conducted from
the old east cross-cut on the 1917
foot level and will be extended to
the southern end-line. In this ter
ritory the shale contact zone, after
dipping to the east, appears to take
sharp rise and to have westerly
dip as it nears the Merger boundary
but this may prove to be one of the
ridges found in the shale's surface,
and in any event it will be possible
to prospect the contact zone in this
region by means of short raises.
At the Copper Mountain property
large amount of development work
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18
RAPID WORK IN
GRANDMA SHAFT
FORMATION NOW EXPOSED IS
REGARDED AS MOST
FAVORABLE

Grounds for encoura cement are
found in the character of rock that
is being exposed in sinking the main
shaft of the Grandma Consolidated
Mines company. which has now at
tanned a depth of about 460 feet
While there is no indication of ore
at this point in the shaft, and
while no ore has been expected at
this depth, the formation is re-
garded as favorable and it is well
within the range of possibility that
the present work may result in ex-
posing an ore-channel at any time.
The progress made in sinking the
big working shaft has been alto
gether satisfactory since improve
ments were made to the surface
plant and more powerful motors
we're installed. 1t is planned to
continue sinking until the shale
contact zone is reached and then to
explore this zone in thorough
manner.
There is no available guide or in
dication to the depth of the shale
at this point, as no deep develop
ment has been performed nearer
than on the Kewanas. adjoining on
the west. or the Spearhead. at the
south, but from the fact that the
shale was exposed at a depth OF
80 feet farther east it appears
probable that the sedimentary for
nation will be found at less than in
either of the properties named.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18
GREAT BEND MINE
CONTINUES TO
PRODUCE
SHIPPING ORE IN SIGHT IN
RAISE FROM DEEP
LEVEL

Gratifying conditions that have
for some time past are being main
tanned without appreciable change
and with a continuance of the high
ly profitable production that re-
suited from the company's opera
tions last month. Two carloads of
have yielded returns of about $65
per ton and a carload that will go
forward within a day or two is eX-
pected to average so per cent bet
ter than the former figure.
Ore for shipment is now being
driven from the second or 300-foot
level to develop the rich orebody
opened by the main stope above the
160-foot level and the raise has
continued throughout in ore of ex-
cellent shipping grade. In the big
stope ore of sensational quality has
been exposed, many of the assays
running several hundred dollars per
ton, and this stope has exposed
high-grade ore continuously for over
60 feet on the incline of the vein.
Two drifts are being advanced
what is known as the middle vein
of the three parallel lodes traver-
sing the Diamondfield ridge. These
drifts, approximately $50 feet apart
on the dip of the vein, have both
shown quantities of ore of both
milling and shipping grade and have
served to block out substantial
tonnage of ore that will yield a
good profit The drifts will be ad.
vanced to the eastern boundary, as
high-grade ore was exposed in old
lease workings near the Daisy line
Work at present is confined to
the raise from the lower level,
which is producing all the ore ship
ped to the sampler and when this
raise connects witt r. upper level
the breaking of ore will be resumed
in the main stope and the deeper
1t is now apparent that pay ore
will be found continuously from the
deeper level to the surface in the
big shoot opened on both levels.
A cross-cut has been driven to
the east on the deeper level and is
being continued from a point near
the face of the drift to prospect for
the north vein, in which some pay
ore had been found in earlier work
near the surface.
Throughout the course of devel-
opment work, mine sampling has
shown the presence of large bodies
of milling ore of good grade. At
one point this ore is found in
solid block for over GO feet in
the drift and it's extent on either
side has not yet been determined.
If this condition is tounu TO cor
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18
SANDSTONE HAS
GOOD PROSPECT
WORK Is STARTED WHERE ORE
SHOWS BELOW OLD
SLOPES

Results of more han ordinary in
terest are being obtained in the
course of development work con-
Quoted by the Sandstorm X endalf
Consolidated company. On the $50
foot level drift was extended
south from an east ss-cut from
the main Sandstorm shaft and
raise has been driven to point
where an intermediate level was
established, at a depth of about geo
the vein for a considerable distance
and has lately connected with one
of the old lease shafts. affording
good ventilation for future work
At point nearly unde.' the old
slopes of the early-day bonanza
leases, in the main vein taore is
now an encouraging showins Of ore
and raise will be driven II once
from this point. following the dip
of the ore to make connection with
the old slopes
A large tonnage of exceedingly
rich ore was extracted from the old
lease workings. when attained
depth of less than - feet, and
when the leases expired il was
known that some ore of good grade
remained untouched in these work
ings, particularly in the slopes of
the Loftus-Davis lease.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18
Merger Mines co. ISSUES REPORT

Godfed Merger Mines
by
of
cash in indicates
beenc a of
indicating that
in
follows
Conn on
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18
REVIEW 0F mining OPERATIONS IN G0LDF|ELD District

tonnage to maintain a profitable
average in the general mill run.
Reports indicate that the best ore
treated in the flotation plant has
been coming from the deper levels
of the Laguna mine, where the pro-
duct carries a high percentage OF
copper, rendering it suitable fo>
treatment by flotation. Some good
mill ore has been coming from the
block of Jumbo Extension ground
that is being operated under lease
by the Consolidated company.
Atlanta Mines
Work is now in progress on the
deep winze that is to be sunk TO
the 2000-fOOt level A working
station of large size is bein; cut
at a point on the 1750-foot level =
short distance west of the foot wall
o. the great lode, in the country
rock, and from this point the Wine
VIII be SUNK rapidly and levels VIII
be opened at the 1900 and 2rC D.
foot points from which to explore
JHc FclH SyStcIu. IHlo pOlHL 10
chosen for sinking in order to avoid
the heavy flow of water that would
be encountered in the vein. The
veins here are the water channels
and by sinking well out of the vein
and on the fOot-wall side, the water
can be handled without danger of
flooding the workings and in case
of emergency the cross-cuts 20
the vein can be bulkheaded. Ship
ments of an excellent average grade
have continued, the company is free
of indebtedness and is now in a
position to earn regular profits,
while constantly placing in sight q
large tonnage of good flotation ore
for future treatment.
Great Bend Mine
Many assays running into the hun
dreds and few into the thousands
of dollars per ton have been obtained
lately in opening the body of high
grade ore exposed in the main stops
above the intermediate level. OF
equal significance is the fact that
the new raise from the 300-foot
level, driven to connect with the up
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usual amount of development WORK
is being carried forward, more par
ticularly on the deeper levels, with
the object of blocking out the large
deposits of gold-copper ore that
will be treated in the company's
flotation plant. In the pro s:css ol
this work many deposits Of higher
grade are found, mostly of limited
volume but constituting a sufficient
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-08-18

lying east OF the SandstOrm, mas re-
vealed conditions on its deepest
levels that afford the greatest en-
couragement and give promise of
further discoveries of the first i'm
portance in this heretofore little
known territory.
Goldfield Consolidated
In the various mines of the Gold
field Consolidated company tie
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-09-11
RAzKEDNI BOZ.
(Konec 5 4. strani.)

boia vse, kar JIG V ten boiu, st
Odigrava V korist posedujocih in
ma skodo neposedujocih skupnih
i~nteresov med prvim in drugim
razredom nj.
Nasa moe lei edino V or2ani-
zaciji, pOdpori vsega tega, kar
sluii delavskim interesom, pa mai
DO to v katerikoli instituciji: V So
Ii, tisku, uniji ali stranki. XII IA :
stopa i'll zagovarja interese omih
XII proizvajajo. Pc podpori II ali
druge strani Sc spoznavamo. IL
ste, XII podpirajo nase zahteve,
smatramo "a prista&e, tistc pa,
Xxi podpirajo zahteve k~ap;talistic.
mega razreda, smatramo "a svo.ir
nasprotnikc.
Razredna solidarnost, izobra .
zba in organizacija smislu raz
rednega boja so edna sredstya, XII
bodo osvobodila delavstvo IL meH
Omega suzenjstva.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-09-11
DOPISI.
Conemaugh Pa.

Mogocc 81 kdo miSli, da ie soc.
klub V tel naselbini zaspal. No
tcmu nj tako, Steer nismo ,ako
elasni. kod smo bill nckdaj, ali
na$e dclo in gibanie nj mic mani
plodonosno. Cd kar so Il. d. pro-
glasilc voino Ncmciji nj poscbno
zdravo socialistom veliko govor-
iii, 10 JIG vsaj tistim ne, XII ne ve-
rujejo V tako mctodo "a razsirie-
MIC rcmokraciic, kot so Sc io pO-
priiele T.. d.
Bojim sc SplolA, &c izsirclimo
prcyet dcmokracijc V Ncmcijo,
30 bono sami boil malo imeli. Ma
drugi s%trani, DO pa tudi Nemcija
streliala ~avtokrarijo ma mas. IL
tcga pOtem lahko sledi prcmiric
med avtOkrati in dcmokrati. To
vi pa pray gotovo dalo lcpo pri-
like "a boljSi sporazum med de-
lavskim masami vsch driav.
Pa pustimo prcrokovanjc ma
strani. Fakt ic in tudi ostane, da
ie zakon narave mocnejsi cd vsa-
&c druge stvari. Menu Sc mora
vsakdo podvreci, kcr drugace po-
CINE. Ravnotako je tudi Z ljud-
SKIM masami in u njihovim 81
stcmom organizaciie. UccniaN G.
konomije 81 nan prerOkovali
Sveiovno vojno, ako Sc ljudstro
no otreSc kapitalisticnega sistema
IN priila je 4 vso svojo grozoto in
zrtvami. Ali L 9rozoto voine ko'
raka tudi socialism. In bolt ko
sc voina nadal.juic, toliko boil Sc
priblizujcmo socializmu, XII DO O.
DIM rcSiteli ~straSnega bratomor'
mega klania. Zalostno ie, da jc to
klanie, ia morija razdvojila tudl
socialisticno sibanjc. Steer je tez-
svno danes trditi, kdo ina prayc
nazore in kdo Sc p~osluzuje bolJs-
i'll sredstev glede nasega medina
rodnega socialisticnega gibanIa
napram svetovni voini. Vsaki dr.
Proletarec. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1906-19??, 1917-09-11
OPOMBA.

trednik ''Proletarca" JIG priob-
ell vas popravck popClnoma pra-
vino, d%asiravno hi vi ne hotcli
kaj ,litncga s%toriti.
kolikor je mcni znano, Sc nj u
rcdnik Il. 5. skliccval samo ma
Dcbsa, tenvec tudi ma soc. tednih
Appeal TO Reason koliko jc
rcsnicc ma tenn, bono &c izvedeli.
korekturc vase iz.jave u int
rcsu istinc' JIG Gital Saws, Sc pre-
dino jc sci list stroj. Zapazil sem
V Nascm ~popravku Slcdcce vrsii-
rc: Ne znam odaklc jc Saws crpio
sNoJc podatkc o ra2govoru ured-
niku X. 5. 81 policijom. - vi TO-
rel meme smatratc "a nekakSncga
~policijskcga Spiiona. Nccem ra-
biti bcSed. anpak M kratko ID
Iavllam slCdccc: Nsakcga takega,
katcri meme smatra "a kakrSncga
81 70 bodi vladncga spiiona ali o.
vaduha, vsakc2a takcga podpisa-
III proSlaSam "a povscm navad-
mega obrekovalca.
Frank Saws.