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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06
Mine OPERATIONS ARE
SET FORTH IN WEEKLY REPORTS

The recent annual report Of the
operations by the Mexican Mining
company, submitted by S%uperinten-
dent Whitman Symmes, details the
work carried or during the year.
On the 2700 Level, the report states
that the company has been in an
unfortunate position as regards sx-
ploration work.
I'VE were unable to follow the
vein below the 200 level On ac-
count of the water, and we were
also unable II work westerly from
the east vein towards the main
Comstock on account of the large
amount of hot water coming from
that section of the country, issuing
through the old west cross-cut near
the middle of the ground.
After the work done on the
200 level, the exploration of the
main Comstock on the $500 was
about all that remained for US.
There have been nc workings by
which we could obtain access to the
main Comstock above the 25nO
level" These adverse conditions
are soon to be removed, however,
as the lowering of the water below
the 200 level has been started.
The report of the 1900 levels
says: In preparation Cor this work,
We have enlarged and timbered the
old 27OO-29OO station, which is
situated 1O5 feet south from the
bottom of the 250O-270O winze.
This station is now ready for the
installation of the electric host
which we have on hand, and Oper-
atoms will begin as soon as the
$500 level is free from water. We
surmise that the barren portion of
the east vein, which we found be.
tween the $500 and 27O0 levels,
will not be found to continue much
deeper, and we have i.opes of OBJ
tanning ore on the 1900 level.
The report of operations of tho
Mexican mill for the year shows
fetal bullion production from ore
milled during that period of $431,-
$685.. In addition there was IN
the mill at the date of the IA st
annual report, in ore and solutions.
an estimated bullion value of SILL
$40, which was recovered at the
cleanup. There were also recover
ed in excess of 80 per cent extrac-
ton guaranteed to pay customers,
or in excess of the above value
estimated to be in the mill, the
sum of 1855, making the total
bullion shipped from the mill tor
the year, $446, 009.60.
The refining charges on bullion
shipped were ~$2,3O4.97, and the
amount of cash received for all
bullion shipped was ~S443,7O4.63.
During the year the Union Con-,
Sierra Nevada and Ophir compan-
les were credited with ~$l17,73S.5O,
being 90 per cent of the gross assay
Value of the ore ShiDDeG by them.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06

There was also obtained from Gre
collected on the old Mexican dumps
the sum of .$13,S3O.45,. which is
Included in the total bullion pro-
duction of the mill. There was a
total of 1920 tons of r :milled.
AS to the future prospects, the
report concludes by saying: las
soon as the water is lowered to the
1900 level, we expect to explore
the east vein on that level through
our 2700-290O winze. This WINE
has been sounded and found to be
open nearly to the 1900 level. On
the $500 level we encountered two
veins of good looking white quartz,
near the 2%O0O-2500 winze, and we
drifted on these without finding
any ore on the $500 level. When
the Union has opened its workings
on the 200 level, we expect that
we will be able to cross-cut to tho
west and be able to explore the
country in which these veins o.
auartz show on the level above
Excellent progress continues to
be made in the pumping operations
below the 2700-foot level at the
north-end, and the water now stands
60 feet below the 200 station CT
the winze. The timbers continue
to be found in good condition At
the Combination, the hoist founda-
ton was completed, and changes
started to the head frame and
sheave wheels.
The Union extracted ore averag-
ing $23.S1 from No. 8 stope. Pros
pecting continues, with favorable
conditions prevailing. Union and
Mexican this week. started a rev
piece of work on the $500 level,
where a joint west cross-cut, from
the main south drift, was advanced
IL feet. The Sierra Nevada north
drift from No. 1 stope on the 25OU
level, continues to show porphyry
and quartz and the joint $500
east cross-cut with Union, shows
quartz and porphyry.
Con. Virginia west cross-cut on
the 2700 level is in vein porphyry,
ond the Ophir, south drift on the
same level shows quartz and por-
phyry. On account of storm, Andes
made no shipments to the mill, but
saved "a cars of ore averaging $3.50
from the $50 level stOpe.
Alpha and Exchequer, at the
297-foot point in the north drift,
have started an east .cross-cut, and
it shows clay and quartz. Conf
dence-Challenge-Imperial east cross
cut, 200 level, is in clay, quartz and
porphyry. Caledonia advanced the
east cross-cut on the %120O-foot level
through quartz to the 12-foot point.
At the Jacket, mill operations
were interrupted OF account of the
storm, and 10 tons only we're
placed in the bins. Bar of bullion
shipped to the smelter. Virginia
Chronicle.
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NEVADA SETS new RECORD
Continued From Page One).

Continued From Page One).
in the preceding year. From Search
light, in Clark couny, ore and pre-
cipitates were shipped, and at Raw
hide, in Mineral county, the Nevada
New Mines acquired the Black
Eagle property and operated two
mills. At Aurora there was also
increase in gold output.
Silver Value Higher
The mine production of silver
was about 3,6SO,0O0 ounces, which
represents a decrease from 14,459.-
$40 inc in 1915. The value of
this output, however, on ccount of
the higher price of silver, ~increas-
ed from $~7,331,139 to about So
100000 or % per cent. The sill
yer output m chiefly from the
Tonopah district, where there was
a marked decrease. In 1915 the
district produced 516,337 tons of
ore, $~2,22S,9S3 in gold, and TO-
171,374 unces of silver. In 1916
the district produced approximately
44S, 900 tons of ore $1,941,OOO in
gold, and 1854 600 ounces of sill
yer.
The largest producers were the
Tonopah Belmont. Tonopah Exten-
sion, Tonopah Mining, Jim Butler,
West End, Montana Tonopah, Hall
fax Tonopah and Tonopah Midway.
The Rescue .Eula and Cash Boy
were new producers. At the Tono-
pah Extension property 10 stamps
were added to the mill equipment,
In the Rochester district, of Hum
boldt county, there was an increase
in both gold and silver production
from mill operations at the Nevada
Packard and the Rochester Mines
company, each treating 100 tons a
day. 1t is planned to double the
capacity of the plant of the Rochc5-
ter Mines company.
In the Comstock district, of Storey
county, there was an increase of
approximately 60 per cent in the
value of the gold and silver output.
The production in 1915 was valued
at $37S,731. The Union Consoil-
dated mine was the most important
producer, shipping ore to the Mexi-
can mill. Other producers were the
Ophir, Sierra Nevada, Andes. Chot-
lar-Potosi, Comstock Phoenix and
Jacket-Crown Point-Belcher mines.
The Yellow Jacket mill was run
principally on dump ore, particularly
after the Belcher mine was closed
On account of fire on the 14OO-foot
level.
In the north end of the territory,
water is being lowered from the
270O to the 2900-foot level. which
will open up considerable new
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06

ton of the children in such shape
that the court has power to change
the order at any time under the
provisions.
Late this afternoon Healy, through
his attorney, Benjamin j. Henley,
filed a petition for a writ of habeas
corpus requiring Annabelle Healy.
Theresa Harris, her mother, and
George Harris to produce the chill
dren in court in order that their
custody and control nay be turned
ove to Healy as directed by the
court in rendering it's decision yes
terday.
The writ was issued by Judge
Walsh and made returnable forth
with and placed in the hands of the
sheriff to serve.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06
FORCE USED
IN TAKING
BABIES
CHILDREN STOLEN IN NIGHT
RAID ON HEALY'S RESI-
DENCE

District Judge J.. Emmett Walsh
rendered a decision in the Heaiy d1-
vorce case at $3.50 p. m. yesterday,
dividing the custody of the children
equally between the parties to the
suit and awarding their custody to
the plaintiff for the first six months,
this order to be subject to whatever
further disposition the court may see
fit to make of the children.
1t was thought that this action of
the court would, at least for some
months, take the long-drawn-out
dispute out of court, but at about
8 O'Clock in the evening, but a few
hours after the rendering of the de-
cision, Mrs. Healy, her brother,
George Harris, and a man said to be
a friend of the brother and describ-
ed in the warrants issued this morn
ing as sly Doe and known about
town as THE Cyclone" went to the
residence of Healy and, it is
charged in the complaints, the two
men assaulted Healy and his invalid
sister and forcibly took from them
the four children for whom both
parties to the suit have been con-
tending. The children were placed
in a waiting taxi and taken to the
home of Mrs. Healy, where they
now are.
Healy this morning stated that in
the melee his sister was knocked
down and he exhibited marks on his
face which he said had been infiict-
ed by Harris, whom he stated had
pinned him against a wall with his
hands over his head. Healy said
that he succeeded n breaking loose
and attempted to make his escape
through a window in another roonl,
but was overtaken by Harris and
prevented from getting away.
Healy went to the residence of
Deputy Sheriff Bogard and told him
what had happened and warrants
were later issued charging Sy Doe
with assault, Harris with assault and
battery and Mrs. Healy with provok-
ing assault.
Sheriff ingalls, and Bogard went to
the residence of Mrs. Healy to serve
the warrants, but on finding that
they had been enormously dated
1916 and being assured by Attorney
j. G.. Thompson that the children
would not be removed from Gold
field, no action was taken by them.
This morning the sheriff's office had
all outgoing trains watched to see
that the children were not taken
out of town.
Later in the morning new war
rants, charging the three persons
with the same ~offenses were issued,
but to a late hour this afternoon
had not been served and whether or
not they will eventually be served
is not known, as it is understood
that Healy will institute proceedings
in the district court, the result of
which will determine what DISPOSE
ton will be made Of the warrants.
In substance the decision rendered
by Judge Walsh is as follows:
A divorce is granted the plaintiff
OF the ground of cruelty and, sub
ject to the further order of the
court, the custody of the four chill
dren is divided equally between the
two parties and the plaintiff given
possession of all of them for the
first six months from the date of
the decree.
The decision leaves the DISPOSE
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06

mills of the Nevada Hills and Ne
vada Wonder were both operated
throughout the year., and no great
change was made in production of
gold or silver. Some silver was con-
tributed by the Monitor Belmont
flotation plant at Belmont, in Nye
county.
Copper Increase Large
The mine production of copper
increased from 6S,636,370 pounds
in 1915 to over 1913 100000 pounds
in 1916, an increase of near'y 3d.
600, 900 pounds. The value of the
copper increased from $12,011,365
to about $28,12O,000, or 134 per
cent. The greatest increase was
due to the operations OF the Nevada
Consolidated Copper company at Nc
GIL, in White Pine county.
During the first three quarters
of the year. the plant treated near
ly 5000, 900 tons of low-grade cop
per ore and produced 6~7,S36,6SS
pounds CT copper. Ore was also
treated from the GirouX property.
In Lyon county, near Y%eringtOn,
there was a great increase in the
shipment of copper ore, especially
from the Nevada Douglas property.
The latter half of the year the $50
ton teaching plant was operated.
Although the Mason Valley smell
ter was idle, a lotion teaching plant
was operated, treating ore from the
Northumberland mine. At 'the end
OF the year it IA planned to Oper-
ate again the Mason Valley smell
ter.
A large increase in copper ore
shipments came from the Santa Fe
and Silver Star districts, in Mineral
county, from mines in the vicinity
shipping at the rate of 1000 tons
per month. Shipments were also
made from Battle Mountain district
in Lander county.
Big Growth of Lead
The production of lead increased
from 16,637,277 pounds in 1915 to
23,466,0 600 pounds in 19lG. The
value of the output increased more
than 100000 or 104 pc, cent over
hat of 1915, which vas $7S.952.
considerable part of this production
came, as in former years, from the
mines of the Yellow Pine district, in
Clark county.
The Prince Consolidated, at Pr
oche, greatly increased ore ship
ments and a considerable output
came from the Uvada property. 9th
err important lead shipments were
made from the Groom mine, in Lin
coin county, Nevada Bunker Hill
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06
ORE IN IONGFELLOW NINE

Along with the activity at the
Ruby Hill mine, comes the an
nouncement this week that a splen-
did body of milling ore has been
opened up at the Longfellow mine
in Red Canyon. The ledge is three
teet wide and carries splendid values
in gold ore.-Record Courier.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06
GRANDMA

Good progress is agan being
made in sinking the new main shaft
of the Grandma Consolidated COM
the big ven will De cut shorty.
This will be an event of no small
interest. as good + was found in
this vein a short distance to the
south.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-01-06
New X. +. ID. Routes

Rev. f. Clifford Shaffer of Fallon'
has completed the work of securing
petitions for the proposed rural free
delivery route south of hat place,
having secured more than 200
names, which is the required nun
Der. One of the petitions had to in
clude those of the present route
and the other the people who would
be served by the new route.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given to all credit
ors and others interested in the estate
of F. M. Long. deceased. that I. l.
Estel Long. Executor Of said estate.
intend to make final settlement there.
of, at the next term OF the Bates Coun-
ty Probate Court, in Bates County,
State of Missouri, to be held at Butler,
Missouri, commencing on the 18th day
of August, 1917.
l. ESTEL LONG,
39-4t Executor.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
ALLIES GAINED IN YEAR
Military Situation, Despite Russia,
is Better Than Before.

Paris, July 28.--The military s'tua-
ton of the Entente Allies on the
western front at the end of the third
year of the war is regarded by COM
petent authorities here as actually
better than year ago and enormous
ly better prospectively by reason OF
intervention of the United States.
The big change in the relative po-
sition of the Allies was brought
about by the evacuation OF a part OF
France by the Germans. This retire.
ment, which was announced in Ger
many as strategical retirement,
made with the object of attaining a
superior fighting position, has turned
out to have been simply retreat so
that the German lines might be
shortened and held by fewer divis-
ions.
| Wherever the lines have moved on
the west they have moved toward
Germany. The Allies measure thei'
success not by the ground gained but
by the fact that the Germans have
had to endure shock after shock and
in doing so have lost.
German reserves, in the belief OF
French authorities, have diminished
during the year by about 100000. or
at an average rate OF one hundred
thousand a month. The German
wastage during April, May and June
is placed at upward of 10000 a
month, the casualties rising during
May, according to German admis-
sions, to 10000, not counting those
slightly wounded who may return to
service ....
The situation on the Russian front
is cause Of deep concern, but it is
not regarded here as possible tor
Germany to spare many more troops
from the eastern front; hence it is
believed that under the worst possi-
bic circumstances the fighting power
of Germany cannot be greatly in
creased on this front.
France and Great Britain count up
on the American army to be in op-
Grafton under more favorable circum-
stances than in any spring since the
war began. The British army in
France is delivering powerful blows,
which can be maintained indefinitely.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
OFFER TO AID US
Would Substitute Their Fleet fol
Ours in the Pacific.

Toxic, July I.-Viscount Kikujiro
Ishii, head OF the japanese mission
soon to visit the, United States, will
submit to the Washington govern
ment Japan's readiness and willing
ness to substitute japanese warships
for the American naval force now in
the Pacific Ocean. including those
ships making mp. the Asiatic fleet
with headquarters at Manila.
The underlying idea is that through
Japan taking up the task Of protect
ing American territory and interests
in the Pacific, the American fleet
would be free for transfer to the At
lantic Ocean, where it would Be more
useful. ~
The envoy also viii discuss in .
concrete way . project OF practical
cooperation with the United States
government in the matter OF furnish
ing ammunifion and general war sup
plies to the Entente Allies.
Viseount Ishii and other japanese.
speaking authoritatively, have laid
streas on the point that the forth
coming Wait Of the mission to. the
United States has no relation 70 the
recent lsetio6 Of the American gov
eznment h sending = note to China.
Tie misaioa i pdrely connected WITH
The opsfatioaA Of the war. n = ex-
Uynined.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
COUNTY RED CROSS CHAPTER
ORGANIZED.
Officers and Directors Chosen at
Meeting in Butler Saturday.

OftsceTs ana Directors Chosen n
Meeting in Butler Saturday.
A Bates County Chapter of the
American Red Cross was organized
at mass meeting of citizens of every
section of the county held in the
court house in this city Saturday af-
ternoon July 28. Following the Sc
lection of directors by each township
and the ratification Of these directors
by the meeting as a whole, the board
Of directors as chosen. proceeded to
the election of the following officers:
Chairman, H. O. Maxey, Butler.
Vice Chairman, Mrs. Carrie Hud-
dleson, Adrian. -.
Secretary, Miss Selma Loeb, Rich
Hill.
Treasurer, w. F. Duvall. Butler.
On the board of directors, Deer
Creek, Mt. Pleasant and Usage town.
ships have three members each; Rock
vile, Howard, Walnut, Homer, West
Point and West Boone, have two
each and the remaining fifteen town.
ships one director each.
An executive committee of five
consisting of f. B. Silvers, Butler.
]. A. DeArmond, Butler, J. E. Dowell
Adrian, DR.. G. A. Delamater. Rich
Hill and r. R. Hamilton, Amoret
was elected by the board OF directors.
The executive committee will act
with the officers in the charge and
direction of the general work OF the
county chapter.
The Mass Meeting was called to
order by Circuit Clerk H. O. Maxey
and invocation pronounced by Rev.
Lewis L. Wix of Spruce.
Henry Sheppard of Rich Hill was
chosen temporary secretary.
Following a roll call of the town
ships. H. O. Maxey announced to the
meeting that Major Ruby D. Garrett
of Kansas City who was to have
spoken on the work of the Red Cross
had failed to arrive. and introduced
Elmer B. Silvers who made won
derful talk on the work of the Red
Cross. The meeting was exceeding
ly we'll attended and great enthusi-
asm was manifested.
As soon as the eight townships
still unorganized have perfected their
organizations. the campaign for the
Red Cross War fund will be inaugu-
rated.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
Harvest Hand Was Girl.

Muskogee, Ok, July 28.-Masquer-
aiding as boy, Bobbie Daniels, a
girl of 40, was arrested by the police
here as she crawled from a box car
in which she was beating" her way.
She gave her home as Nevada, No.,
and declared she made up for a man
so she could earn a mans pay. She
claims she has been working in the
Kansas harvest fields and her hands
bear evidence Of this fact. She is
being held here while an effort is be-
ing made to locate her relatives.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02

~ sheppard, Richard Pinknsy
80 Rag1n, George Washigxton
eM DoForest Francis NdW1n
80 Vance, Frank Sylvester
,s ,ss ssrcnsilc; sss ;;.isncs sSsspnn n;x1 John
8 Dudley, Dudley JesSie Herold H
2 RAnsome. Walter Edgar
- Williamson. Charles Aarioa
le@ ess 1amns,lin; 1:dnas,n ~ ,a.rn ,'a. G Owen
600 echlichtmann. Harry Clouse
36 Elliott, Vernon
11s ncCann, Henry
llSo Anderson. Clyde Murphy
3 Anderson, lawrence Byron
~ Autery, Lester Clay ~.
sae Blankenship, Rosco Dow
11s Garrison, Charles B0mar
1l73 Driver, Francis Marion
10 Woodall, Earl Clinton
CO., Coon, Oscar Melton
16 Waller. Arnie Albert
~ Loder, Chris Fred
20 Jewett, Fred Wyatt
Ms Baughn. Melvin George
3el Taylor, Allen Cicero
11eo Nfzner. John Wesley
4-r.
3Sl Elliott. Hoyt James
1888 Wtsherd, Ray !.
8s NcKinxy. John Abson
Al Pantx, Elmer Augusta
GO Everett, Robert Lee -.
ase Wheatley, Hulett william
ISL Cummins, William Carl
0N Wagner, Oscar William
1880 Summers, Ben Hiram It,: :,
ia Brocker, Walter Julius
200 Mcbride, Oscar 81,
376 Johnston, Harry Edward
192 Hays, Terry Lyons -
283 Wilson, Edward Fay
81 Baker, Otis Clacey
7p8 Johannigmeier, Wilhelm Charles
1922 Beshore, Royal
678 Padley, George Francis
1e62 Stone Earl Elice
203 Hood, John Warren ..H,.
eli Grimes, Donald Leroy
l08 Arnold, James William
1856 Kaufmann. John Henry
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given to all credit
ors and others interested in the estate
of Dora A. Fulkerson. deceased, that ],
George P. Fulkerson, Administrators
of said estate, intend to make final
settlement thereof at the next term
Of the Bates County Probate Court, IN
Bates County, State of Missouri, to b.
held at Butler, Missouri, Commencin4
on the 18th day of August, IS17
GEORGE p. FULKER0ON Y
SS-N Admfnistratoe.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given to all credit
OF Mary b. Heavilin, deceased. that !,
Edward Heav.lin. Administrator with
will annexed OF said estate in
tend to make final settlement there
ty Probate Court, in Bates County,
State of Missouri, to be held at Butler,
Missouri commencing on the 18th day
of August, 1917.
EDWARD HEAvILIN,
Sat Administrator with WIN.
The Butler weekly times., 1917-08-02
WOMEN LEAD IN A CHARGE
Russia's Feminine Legion Took 1o2
German Prisoners.

Petrograd, July 27.-Charging fear
lessly over a shell-torn field when
their men comrades had deserted
Russia's women fighters, in their
first battle, took 1o2 prisoners-two
of them officers.
Dispatches from the Dvinsk front
today added to the glory of the wo-
mems Legion of Death. They gave
an additional casualty list of a dozen
wounded, including Nine Bochkari-
ova, commander of the battalion
The second in command, Mile. Skry-
blova, was suffering from severe
shell shock. All were sent to
Minsk for temporary treatment and
will later be brought back to Petro-
grad.
The girls went over the top. in
the charge with fierce impetuosity
firing as they hurried forward to
meet the enemy and utterly without
fear. Their example shamed un-
stable troops nearby, who had start
ed deserving and it was undoubtedly
the heroism of the women soldiers
that turned the tide of battle in fav-
or of the Russians.
The five prisoners captured by the
girls expressed the utmost astonish-
ment and chagrin when they learned
the sex of those who had so fiercely
attacked their position.
A hundred thousand citizens and
soldiers at Poltava assembled with
bands and flags to give frenzied
greeting to several of the wounded
women, who passed through there
from the. front today. Everywhere
along the route of the hospital train
crowds choked railway stations to
watch for the Legion of Death
fighters and to applaud their heroic
work at the front.