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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-03-16

writer's until about 1860. when a new
turn of affairs was brought about by
a Jesuit father, who denounced IL as
an instrument controlled by the dew
II. The subject was then taken up
by the church, and for more than
100 years IL was holly debated by
churchmen. Some approved OF IL
and authorized its use on church
property; others condemned IL and
threatened those who used II with
accommodation. In 1862, the
year of the Salem witchcraft, its no.
toriety was greatly increased by the
arrest and execution of u criminal
through the agency of a peasant who
used a divining rod. Interest in this
case was intense and widespread and
called forth a large amount OF liter
AZURE. As late as 1703 this peasant
was employed to point out with his
divining rod Professionals for massa-
ere, under the plea of punishment
for crimes they had committed. The
OWNING rod was in some respects
closely related to witchcraft, as Is
suggested by the use of incantations
in connection with divining, and to
this relationship may be ascribed in
some measure the strengthening of
belief in IL. Witchcraft at that time
had become a frenzy, and anything
which by any stretch of the imagi-
nation could be suspected of implica-
ton with witchcraft became sub
ject of discussion and the basis OF
firm opinions and beliefs. In 1901,
however, the InquisitiOn issued de-
cree against the further use of the
divining rod in criminal prosecution,
and this use Of the device rapidly
came to an end.
Recent Discussions.
In the later part of the eighteenth
century an attempt was made to eX-
plain water witching as an electric
phenomenon, and later it was dis
cussCd as q psychic phenomenon. At
almost every stey in the advance Of
science some one has attempted to
explain It's supposed operation by
means Of tie laJcs. scientific theor-
iCs.
Before tho present war there were
several societies in Germany whose
sole object was said to be the study
of the diyiuing rod. In 1910 the
department OF agriculture of France
appointed a committee to investi-
gate the subject, and in 1914 this
committee was still investigating.
A copy of the report, which is
published as Water-Supply Paper
416, can be obtained by addressing
the Director, United States Gelogi-
cal Survey, Washington, d. G.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-03-16
Children CRY
FOR FLETcRER'S
- - s. q RIA
Just The Opposite.

Don't you find II hard these times
to meet eXpenses?"
Hard? Man alive, l meet ex-
penses at every turn!"---BostoD Tran
script.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
FATHER OF MUSICIAN
is DEAD IN ILLINOIS

Word was received here today of
the death in Beardstown, ILL.,, of
Henry Phillips, father of James f.
Phillips. pianist at the Exchange
theater. who is now at his home.
Henry Phillips was 81 years If &se
ana had been judge of Cass county
for 1naAy ytars. during whic; lie was
eci s~nituous in demo- cratic state poll
- He was a prominent Odd Fell
IL and was a past grand master of
the Illinois state grand lode and for
- ytars was a member of the judi
ciaIy and appeals committee Of the
safe tody. He is survived by his
widow and five children, Including E.
o. Phillips of the Chicago Tribune.
Funeral services were held nj
Beardstown on Tuesday.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
HAS
TEST PLANT

The Eureka-Croesus Mining COM
pany has rented the old barley mill
building in the northern portion of
town and put in a small testing
plant to try out the ores of this
and adjacent mining districts by
chloridizing roast. and teaching the
roasted product with tower acid.
An eight-horse power gasoline en-
CINE has been installed for crushing
the samples, etc, and the little
plant is said to be working most
satisfactorily. c. F.. Sqaulding,
mining engineer and present man
ager of the Eureka-Croesus COM
pany, is giving his personal atten-
ton to the tests, and has two men
employed to assist him.
If these trial tests are success
full and conditions warrant, the COM
pany will erect a plant for the treat
ment of it's own ore and other avail
able ores of the district.-Eureka
Sentinel.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
JUDGE WALSH AND
BRIDE RETURN HERE
FIELD ON WAY TO
TONOPAH

Judge j. Emmett Walsh and Mrs.
Walsh returned last night from
southern California and the train
carrying the newlyweds was stopped
a few miles south of. here and in
vadea by a crowd of the judges
friends. who put him in chains and
took him to town in an automobile.
Knowing the fighting ability of the
judge, several automobile loads
were taken to the place where the
train was stopped and the judge
was brought to town In safety.
After he had bought many drinks
he was taken to the Exchange
theater, where he was scheduled to
make a speech on THE Evils. of
Marriage" Instead of making the
speech the judge gave an exhibition
of sleight of hand by removing the
chains, which proved to be shackles
instead of handouts and much too
large for his wrists. He said he
considered his exhibition in freeing
himself from the chains to be suffi-
cient and he was escorted from the
theater and many more drinks
we're bought. He was then permit
ted to make his way homeward.
On the train with the Judge and
his wife were Senator Pittman and
Mrs. Pittman. The senator stayed
in Goldfield last night and left
this morning for his home in To-
nopah. He came directly from the
Moapa valley where he has
been investigating irrigation pro-
jects.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
TOBACCO FUND
IS PROSPECTING
CONTRIBUTIONS ARE NOW AP-
PREACHING ONE HUNDRED
DOLLAR MARK

The Tribune tobacco fund for the
soldiers in France is prospecting
and to date 500 has been donated,
SO of which has been forwarded
to the John Bollman Tobacco COM
pany and $24 of which is now held
awaiting another dollar to make
the fourth $25.
That under the offer of the Boil
man company to the Tribune, un-
der which Goldfield people have
made their contributions. 800 will
send a surprising number of cigar
cites to France is not realized until
it is figured that two offers of the
tobacco company are 100 cigarettes
for 25 cents, or 10000 for 500.
Another offer is 20 cigarettes for
% cents, or $4,000 for 500. The
smoking tobacco kits, from five to
10 packages for 25 cents, mean
from 1000 to 1000 packages of
standard brands for 500.
Contributions received since a list
was last published are as follows:
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
MINE NEAR ELY
NOW PRODUCING
PROPERTY IN MUNCY CREEK
DISTRICT MAKES GOOD
SHOWING

Highly interesting reports con-
corning the development of the Nun
cy Creek mine near McGill. New,
were brought to Salt Lake by G.. ID.
Ray, president of the company. who
ton of the various properties in Ne
vada in which he is interested.
The shaft is down go feet" said
Mr.. Ray. land we have cross-cut 40
to rs feet on three levels about so
feet apart. In the cross-iut we have
encountered a 10 to 25-foot vein of
copper ore, some of which is of good
shipping value, and from this we al
ready have shipped one carload and
another is on the way. The new
returned yesterday from an inspec-
hoist is working and otner machinery
is being installed with a view to
prosecuting development work Wig
orously. Several IONS of ore are
now piled on the dump ready for
movement to the railroad and the
men are breaking ore every day.
Alongside of the copper vein is a
vein of zinc carbonate which we have
cross-cut from 25 to 40 feet on each
level. 1t averages about 80 per cent
zinr carbonate. Some drifting on
the ore has been done, but not to
any great extent. We are now pre-
pairing plans for the installation of
kilns to calcine the zinc ore, as tests
have shown hat we can grade this
ore up to about 40 per cent zinc by
driving off the moisture and car
bonic acid sas. Such a process is be-
ing used successfully by the Empire
Zinc company.
1--WE have blocked out approx
mately $4,000 tons of zinc ore and
about 10000 tons of copper. Just
now we are looking around for mo-
tor trucks to transport the ore a dis
lance OF about 26 miles to the rail
road. The roads are good and we
are preparing for the shipment of a
good tonnage daily.
u. Asher Cowan Of Salt Lake has
just returned from an inspection of
the property and, with Otto Clark,
another mine operator, has taken a
lease on a portion of the mine not
worked by the company and is ar
ranging to begin development at
stockholders in the company, re-
NAMED on the property to keep
things moving Salt Lake Tribune.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
MINER LOCATES OLD
CINNABAR PROPERTY

After an absence of ten years,
Joseph Beck, who was at that per-
iod engaged in business in Phono-
lite, and also extensively engaged
in prospecting, returned to Aus
tin Monday for the purpose of
examining ground near Phonolite
which he located in 1907.
Wednesday he engaged an auto
and went to the scene of his for
mer discovery. He had no trouble
in locating the spot and found the
ground INDICATED, and he filed on
the same. The ore is cinnabar and
carries a small per cen in gold.
Mr.. Beck Is now located in Alas
ka and recently came from there.
He is engaged in mining there, but
work has been suspended for the
winter owing to the snow He de-
parted for Tacoma, Washington,
Thursday, but expects to return to
this section soon.-Reveille.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
QUICKSILVER MILL
TO DOUBLE OUTPUT
PLANT NEAR NINA BEING IN
CREASED TO LARGER
CAPACITY

AS a result of the development
of more ore, doubling the furnace
capacity of the Nina Quicksilver
company, operating ID miles east of
Nina was announced this morning
by company officials. The property,
which was purchased a year ago by
Manson & Humphrey, is at present
equipped with IA retorts and is
turning out approximately five
TASKS of quicksilver daily. The new
addition will, it is planned, double
this production.
According to the company Off
Gals, the strike which was respOn-
sible for the plans for enlarging
the plant was made on the 155-foOt
level, where eleven feet of ore,
averaging seven per cent, was re-
ported this week.
The property was formerly. oper-
ated by Donough, Farnham and
Drew, and has seen considerable de-
velopment. The new owners ac-
quired control a year ago, and have
been operating steadily since that
time developing new ore and turn
ing out the product from their
plant.-Reno Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
WALKER MINE WILL
HAVE POWER LINE
ELECTRIC POWER WILL PER-
NIT OF DOUBLING PRE-
SENT CAPACITY

Construction of a power line to
carry electric current from the end
o. the Great Western Power COM
pany's Indian valley line to the pro-
perty of the Walker Mines COM
pany, near Portola, Plumas county,
Cal, has just been completed.
Transformers are being tested and
it is expected, according to Manager
V. A. Hart of the Walker company,
that the current will replace the
steam plants in milling operations
and part of the mining by the end
OF the present week. The power
line is fifteen miles in length.
Hart, who left this morning for
Portola, says the company is con-
templating the immediate construc-
ton of an additional unit to the
mill which will bring the capacity
uR to 200 tons a day.
Installation of the power opera
tions in the place of steam, Hart
says, will prove a very great econ
omy over the present method of
working the property, eliminating
the necessity of upwards of ten
men in the mill alone by doing
away with the necessity of wood
handlers, firemen and engineers,
besides saving a great deal of labor
in transporting the wood for fuel.
Electricity will be used entirely
at the mill, and at the mine will be
used on the compressors and for
all purposes except pumping and
hosting, which will be done with
the small steam plant at the mine.
1t is planned to start Thursday
sinking a two-and-a-half compart-
ment shaft, which will be put down
from the third level for a depth of
$40 feet. Instead of following the
shaft down vertically, the new shaft
is to go down at an angle, following
the ore and escaping a water
pocket which was discovered when
the property was core-drilled and
sampled. The new shaft will open
up new territory and take the COM
pany's operations, for the first time,
into deep mining.
The new unit for the mill, which
will double the present capacity will
include a Marcy ball mill plant, cap
able of handling from 100 to 1925
tons of ore daily.-Reno Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
BIG PLANS FOR
COMO PROPERTY
NINE NEAR DAYTON TO RE
WORKED ON BROAD
SCALE

Work, preliminary to conducting
operations in full blast on the
Como mines at Dayton, has been
started by the new owners. who
have just returned from an inspec-
ton of the property. r. X. Hum
phrey, formerly a mine and mill
superintendent for the Guggenheim
corporation in Arizona, Colorado
and other mining states, has been
put in charge of the work at Como.
Nine new buildings are being put
up, and a force of men is being
worked making repairs to the mill
and other present buildings on the
property. New rolls, which will
increase the capacity of the mill to
$50 tons daily, are being installed.
According to T. F. Bonneau,
general manager of the new COM
pany which recently bought the
control of the property from the
Reno National Bank, the property
will be in full operation within 80
days. The work is now going on
opening up several new orebodies
on the 200-foot level and the 300
foot level, where a six-foot vein is
reported, carrying values running
from SIS to $40. According to
Bonneau, there is a sufficient guam
tity of this ore to furnish the main
supply of this mill when operation
are begun. The ore, he says, is in
territory that was apparently over
looked by the former workers of
the property.
On the New Sunday group of
claims, the Miller shaft is being
sunk, following a vein which has
been opened up, and which carries
values, Bonneau reports, as high as
sos a ton. The shaft is going
down on an incline, with the vein,
and has reached a depth of seventy
feet.
A surveyors crew left this morn
ing to patent surveys on the
property which includes twelve
claims, three OF which have already
been patented. When the surveys
have been run patents on the other
claims will be applied for.
AS a result of a seven-day run
in the mill, without using the cya-
hide plant, IL pounds of bullion
we're taken out, and sem to Carson
fty for refining. This is to de-
rtsrmine the character of the bullion
produced from the ores now being
worked.-Reno Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
BOSS MILL is NOW
UNDER OPERATION

The new mill of the Pacific Plat
mum works at Los Angeles, is now
operating regularly, and seems to
be a success in every way. There are
a few minor changes to be made in
the way of adjustments, but as a
whole exceeds the expectations of
even the most sanguine of its pro-
moters. The plant Is situated on
9th street, Just across the river on
the main line of the Salt Lake
Route. 1t was our intention to pub
lish a cut and detailed information
of the mill in this issue, but by
waiting until next week will be able
to produce a more satisfactory ar
ticle.-Goodsprings Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
COPPER BASIN HAS
4 SHIPPING MINE
LESSEES ARE OPENING GOOD
TONNAGE OF COM
MERCIAL ORE

A force of men are now diligently
working on the Edison lease at Cop
per Basin. The management anti
cipate within a short period to have
added one more shift to the work
ing force in order to keep the ship
ments now going forward up to
the present rate of two carloads a
week.
The shaft at this time attained a
depth of 10 feet and what pro-
misses to be the most gratifying
news from the, vicinity is the cut
ting at a depth of 100 feet a %
foot vein of ore that will average
IL per cent copper.
The ore is now being shipped
without sorting and with most salts
factory returns.
The leasers began work about 9
months ago, sinking on a two foot
vein opened on the surface. Dur
ing that time considerable develop
ment work has been prosecuted un-
til to date 70 cars have gone for
ward to the smelter.
The vein, in a granite lime for
nation, pitches from the shaft but
will be cut again by cross-cut at
the 10, then by stopping an esti-
mate of from 80 to 40 cars will be
extracted from that point.
Both the grade and permanent
outlook of the orebody warrant the
putting on of additional teams to
handle the ore, and before long a
carload a day will be shipped. -
Scout.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
To Organize Attorneys

Governor Boyle, Chief Justice Nc
Carren and Justice Coleman of the
supreme court recently attended a
meeting of attorneys at Reno to or
ganize attorneys to give voluntary
service in connection with further
operation of the draft law. The
new regulations provide for the es-
tablishment of a legal advisory
board with three members for each
county.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
MERCURY MINING co.
UNCOvERS OREBODY

Information from a reliable
source has been received at this
office that the Mercury Mining COM
pany has opened up an extensive
orebody on their estate near lone,
and that the ore is richer than any
heretofore found on the property.
The furnaces are being overhaul
eG and put in readiness for opera
ton and before long the quick
will be running into tanks for the
market.
Felix Ascagorta. well-known in
Austin, is now superintendent of
the property.-Reveille.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
FIRST KNITTED
SET COMPLETED
CROSS HEADQUAR-
TIERS

Mrs. Thomas Jarvis has turned
in to the local chapter of the Red
Cross the first complete knitted set
to be received and the set has been
placed on exhibition in the Red Cross
headquarters on Crook street.
Mrs. Jarvis did her housework
and attended to her store and yet
accomplished in 16 days a set con
sisting of sweater, muffler, helmet.
wristlets and socks.
Recent increases in membership
of the local chapter of the Red Cross
are as follows:
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
PINE
HAS COPPER

The cutting Of a four inch string
er of copper ore in the drift of the
700 north level of the Yellow Pine
aroused considerable interest in
camp Wednesday of this week. AS
says showed that the ore was 46
per cen copper.
The strike probably is of no im'
mediate Importance as the stringer
is only about four inches thick, but
it revives the predictions heretofore
made by mining engineers, that the
Yellow Pine is destined to enjoy its
greatest prosperity some day in the
future when the great bodies of zinc
and lead ore are replaced by cop
per as considerable depth is reach
ed. 1t is the first belief of many
miners that the Yellow Pine dis
trict is really a copper camp under
the surface.
The developments on the 700
north drift are still going forward
and still opening the great ore body
to greater extent, so hat the ore
reserves are being constantly in
creased.
The ore production is maintained
at the usual standard. However
the shipping embargo in effect on
lead will very probably cut down
the November record to some ex-
tent, as will the fact that but a
small amount of zine shines will be
shipped, it being desirable to pile
these up and let them stand for a
time to reduce the percentage of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gazette.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24

Scottish Rite MasOns from all
parts of Nevada will gather in Reno
on Nov. 28 for a three-day reunion
which promises to be the greatest
convention ever held in the state.
S C. Roster, r. III. Parker. James
Fife and H. w. Miles. presiding
officers of the Scottish Rite bodies
OF Nevada, are making plans for the
gathering, which also will include
the comforting of degrees from de-
gree four to 80 on 40 or more
candidates.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
OFFICIAL CLUB NOTES NEVADA
FEDERATION OF WOMAN'S CLUBS

the Thanksgiving meeting Nov. ed.
A delightful program is being ar
ranged for this occasion.
At the last meeting of the Smith
Valley Civic Club Mrs. w. Black
we'll and Mrs. Karl Hansen were
joint hostesses at the home of Mrs.
Blackwell. The meeting was well
attended, each member present sign
ing the Pledge card of the u. S.
Food Administration. After the
business meeting and short parlla-
mentary drill, Mrs. f. P. Beaman
read an interesting article, 'Fenc~
ing a Continent"
Mrs. Weyman gave a humorous
selection and Miss Laura Dickinson
read an especially good account on
the Art of Knitting" Meanwhile,
the knitting needles of the ladies
played busily on the Red Cross
work. The hostesses served deli
cious refreshments assisted by Mrs.
Frank Simpson.
The Women's Club of Ely have
offered their services to the Red
Cross and will knit and do any
other work required, as they were
late in organizing and need all the
help they can get. The club will
keep up it's music and Current
Events department.
When the Twentieth Century
Club of ElkO had it's first meeting
this fall it was decided to devote
the greater part of the time of the
club to a patriotic program. The
activities for the club year as a
result will be entirely different
from anything previously attempt
ed. The members of the club meet
the first and third Fridays of each
month and this year instead of
meeting in the homes of the mem
bers, they meet in the rooms OF
the local Red Cross chapter.
A short part of the time is given
over to the business affairs of the
organization, but the major part is
occupied with the making of surgi-
cal dressings, In addition to this
strictly Red Cross activity the pro-
gram committee has arranged for
a series of lectures to be given by
representative men of the commun-
ity.
The first of the lectures was
given by Mr.. W. M. Wiley of Me-
tropolis. His subject was the opera
IPagliacci, the complete opera be-
ing presented on the Victrola and
very ably explained. Another fea-
ture of the clubs activity which
deserves note Is that of an elab-
orate card party given for the bene-
fit of the Red Cross. 1t was elab-
crate in the sense that the entire
community participated. AS a con-
sequence the club was enabled to
turn over $1O9.25 to the local Red
Cross chapter for the purpose of
buying yarn. The year bids fair
to be a very busy and interesting
one.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-11-24
KEYSTONE WILL MAKE
HIGH-GRADE SHIPMENT

G.. W. Rose, lessee of the Key
stone Mine, is preparing a ship
ment of high-grade ore which will
run from $4,000 to $4,000 per ton.
The ore is being sacked and will
go out as 500 as possible. The
shipment is being made from the
body of ore which was encountered
several weeks ago Another rich
find was made a day or two ago
on the 800 level. The ore is of
the same rich character as the last
two strikes and there appears to
be a good sized orebody. - Good
springs Gazette.