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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-27


on foreign soil even before it was
under way on home soil
This military nerve system in not
alone telegraph and telephone lines,
but cable lines across the channel
so that American headquarters in
France can be in mediate intercourse
with American officials in London;
wireless receiving and sending plants
for detecting enemy exchanges and
carrying on our own radio work;
curriers' and dispatches riders weather
observers to warn when storms may
impede military operatisns, and all
these modern methods Of rapid com
munication which have become i'll
dispensable to warfare
1t is a complete linking together Of
the army, front and rear, head-quart-
ers, staff and line, keeping the com
handing officers in constant touch
with every division and evry other
other branch in the huge field of
operations. The movement of troops
and the actual fighting of battles are
largely dependent on this highly de-
veloped army communication, which
not My joins our own army but keeps
up the Iiason of vast united COM
mand.
1t is something over 500 miles from
the French coast to the battle line in
eastern France, and throughout this
distance there is a complete system
of 10 and 20-wire American tele-
graph lines, linking the seaports with
the front and also spreading through
the vast ramification of warehouses,
camps, hospitals, construction shops
and military establishments of all
sort extending from the ports inland
to the firing line.
There is another multiple line run
ming southwark toward the Mediter-
ranean and over the Spanish from,
tier.
These are the trunk lines, extend
ing clear across France and, besides
these main arteries, every division
branch of the army has it's own tele-
graph and telephone lines keeping up
constant intercourse with head quar-
ters. In every area occupied by the
army along the front complete sys-
TEN of lines runs back to switchboard
central stations-from regiment back
to the brigade to division, division to
corps, corps to headquarters.
On the first day of the big battle
above CheateauThierry when the
Americans began their famous drive,
there were $4,000 messages averaging
over go words each,-all the way from
an extended report on an operation to
a short sharp order for some new
move in the swifty-moying drama.
Within six weeks, since the Ameri-
cans had got into action, the communi-
cation between front and rear had
quadrupled, and six weeks ago had
quadrupled over the service on April
l when the American activities were
beginning to get in motion
The elimination of the great battle
late in July stirred into intense acti-
witty every branch of communication,
with orders flying to hospitals, supply
centers, ordinance works, and to the
training and rest camps for the
steady movement forward of fresh
troops.
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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1918-09-27

Now we are up against the real
article. For interest the suffrage
question beats bone dry" prohibition
TOO far for comparison.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-09
VIRoQUA, WIS, July 81, 1918.


Sundays lowering clouds, combined
with rain and wind, caused much anx-
iety in tobacco sections. This is always
the case in July. August and Septem-
Der, when every passing cloud is feared
for the danger that may be concealed
within it. And there was cause for
alarm on Sunday, but we escaped luck
lily. In q few places hail did accom-
pany rain, especially between Stoddard
and Chaseburg, where the frozen peb-
bles pelted and damaged growing crops
to considerable extent, lodging grain,
stripping corn of leaves and splitting
tobacco leaves. In other directions
hail fell and wind caused losses.
Tobacco and corn have taken on won
derful growth the past fortnight. One
can scarcely believe that the develop
-ment could be so great. Some fields of
tobacco are shoulder high to man.
Topping commenced last week and now
entire fields are being gone over for
that purpose, but as whole the crop
is ten days or two weeks distant from
the topping stage. AS early as Aug
ust 18th some tobacco will be cut and
shielded in Vernon county, but it will
be about two weeks later before the
full force of harvest is on. 1t will GER
tainly be busy time. Censor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-09
New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3, 19

NEW 7 DIRK, Aug. 5, 1918.
The leaf markets attention was
chiefly absorbed the latter part of the
week by the Washington news, which
revealed the composition of the new to-
bacco schedule as composed and adopt
ed by the Ways and Means Committee
of the House. Of course, any change
in the taxation of cigars or in taxing
cigar manufacturers reflects likewise
on the welfare of the leaf market. For
the higher the burdens are imposed on
the cigar industry the more they cut
figure on the values as well as the well
fare of the leaf market. The higher
new taxation should have restricting
influence on the reckless movement for
paving any price for growing tobacco
cigar crops. From Wisconsin is report
ed that combination of tobacco rails
ers has been formed in several tobacco
raising districts for holding the price
of their crops as they run at so cents.
Such price is likely to bring up the
figure for the manufacturer to at least
Is cents. The payment of such an ex-
orbitant rate for binder leaf cannot be
particularly joyful for the manufactur-
er. But if there is sane, true patriot
ism in the tobacco raiser, he should not
try to force such excessive rates on the
packer and manufacturer as they are
bound to reduce cigar production, which
cannot but ultimately revenge inself on
the profteering greed of the farmer.
On the other hand, the news of the eff
feet of the recent rains on the growing
crops has been received with grateful
appreciation as token of a more copi-
Gus and sound yield. But if the gam
bling vultures would refrain from feed
ing an Unsuitable greed for the crops,
the leaf market might be possible to
handle these crops with less worry for
itself and more reasonable price for
the manufucturer.-Jou
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-09
WISCONSIN ToBA eco MARKET.

EDGERToN, Wis. August 8, 1913.
The hot wave that spread over the
state the early part of the week, has
left an indelible impression on the grow
ing tobacco crop. General rains are
badly needed throughout the tobacco
belt and every day the whitening heat
continues it shortens the prospective
yield of the early fields as we'll as sends
to a premature bud the later tobacco.
The fate of the crop depends entirely
on weather conditions from this on.
The general opinion is the crop has
failed to meet expectations the past
few weeks despite its splendid start.
The outlook, therefore, contains little
to recommend the resumption of the
buying movement at present, though
some contracts are being placed all the
time, when growers can be induced to
accept Is cents or trlf1e over. If it
should prove that these dealers are
buying B tobacco instead of binders,
many contend that the limit has been
reached.
Just little of the most forward
fields have been harvested during the
week, but the bulk of the crop looks
long ways from the sheds yet.
The first transaction in cured leaf in
some months is the reported sale by
the Holton Leaf Tobacco Co., of their
1917 packing of some 364 cases closed
recently.
The shipments out of storage reach
300 cases and 5 cars of bundles to all
points since last report.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-09
NEW YORK. july 80. 1918.

Advices from Connecticut are to the
effect that the crop needs rain very
badly. Slight rains fell yesterday and
today in certain portions of the tobacco
section, but they were principally local
showers. The sungrown tobacco of
course, is suffering worst, as the shade
tents retain the moisture for some time
after a rain, and the Shadegrown is re-
ported to be in better shape. Rain is
also reported as badly needed in New
York state. The Wisconsin and Ohio
crops, according to latest reports, are
coming along nicely, abundant rains
having fallen there. Pennsylvania has
not suffered yet, but little rainfall
would benefit the crop considerably.
The buying movement has slowed up in
Connecticut.
Sumatra. a.-There has been no change
in the situation since last report. Sew
eral thousand bales of Sumatra will be
warehoused in New York within few
DAYS, and within short time the first
distribution OF the 1917 crop will be
made. Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-08-09

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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-11-30
SILVER PICK WILL
OPEN ORE ZONE
At 1900 FEET

The discovery of molybedenum
some time ago at depth of 1850
feet in the shaft of the Silver Pick
created interest among mining
men of the district. To more
thoroughly explore the territory in
which the discovery was made it
was decided to sink the shaft an
additional SO feet, or to the 1900
foot point. The shaft has now
reached a depth of 1885 feet.
No molybdenum has ever been
found in the Goldfield district in
paying quantities and, as far as
known, no commercial bodies have
ever been found in the state. 1t is
the intention of the Silver Pick
management to open the recent
find in the hope of exposing molly
bdenum ore in such form that it
may be shipped or in such quanti-
ty that it may he shipped after
concentrating in a small plant on
the ground, which could be erect
ed if the deposit opened would
warrant the erection of such a
plant.
Traces of molybdenum have
been found in other mines of the
district and the mineral was found
in fair quantity on the upper levels
of the Tonopah Divide mine, but
in the Divide little was found and
it practically disappeared on the
third level.
When the discovery was made in
the Silver Pick it was said that the
ore contained one-half of one per-
cent, and the average was said at
that time to be low. Specimens
of the ore were analyzed in the
east and found similar to foreign
ores.
Aside from the discovery of
molybdenum in the Silver Pick,
there is interest in the sinking of
the shaft owing to the fact that the
heavily mineralized quartz zone
which will be explored has yielded
good assays in gold and silver and
the material is similar to that
found in the big mines adjoining
on the east the territory in which
the shaft is being sunk.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-11-30
TEN LEASES WORKING
IN FLORENCE GROUND

When operated in the early
days of Goldfield by lessees, the
Florence was one of the largest
producers of bonanza ore in the
district and many fortunes were
taken from the mine. The Reilly
and Sweeney leases combined pro-
duced over $1,5O0,0O0 in Ligh-
grade ore. These lessees were
prohibited from extracting ore
assaying under $50 per ton.
Important operations are being
by the Red Hill Flor
ence, holding a longtime lease on
the Red King claim of the Flor
ence and fairly regular shipments
from this block have been made
over a long period.
With the exception of the Red
Hill Florence lease, all are oper-
ating on a 25 per cent royalty
basis, with no limit on the amount
or grade of ore that may be
shipped. The Florence company
rents to them the entire equip
ment and the lessees pay for sup
plies, air and hosting expense.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-11-30
CRACKER JACK IS
AGAIN SCENE OF
ACTIVE MINING

Mining on a broad scale is about
to be resumed in the Cracker Jack,
according to II. c. Mcmahon, man
ager for the company, with pros
poets that another producer may
be added to the Goldfield list as
a result of the work planned. The
Cracker Jack is regarded as one
of the most promising prospects in
the district and the resumption of
mining there has been awaited
since the recent return of Mr.. Nc
Mahon from the east. Preliminary
work has already been started and
the mine is expected to be in full
operation before the end of next
week.
A winze will be sunk on the
East vein 40 or SO feet to the
junction of the East and Cracker
Jack veins, where it is expected
good ore will be opened, as the
best showing in the mine is at the
point where the winZe will be
started in the vein in the andesite
formation. The East vein dips
east 20 degrees and the winze will
be started from the 320foot level
at a point in the north drift. 1t
is expected that the junction of the
two veins will be found about so
feet below the drift.
On the 320-foot level, 600 feet
east of the shaft, raise will be
driven 40 or SO feet to cut the
Cracker Jack vein, which lies flat.
Drifts will be advanced from this
raise both ways on the vein and
from the drifts raises will be driv-
en- through to the 12O-foot level,
where large bodies of low-grade
ore were found in earlier work
Where the Cracker Jack vein was
oxidized fair values were found in
the earlier work and these raises
will enter the oxidized zone.
Other important work by the
Cracker Jack company is planned
and will be announced in the next
few days.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-11-30
TONOPAH DEVELOPMENTS
SET FORTH IN REPORTS

Tonopah Miner: The Tonopah
Belmont sent to the mill 1919 tons,
the Tonopah Mining 2100 tons (for
two weeks), the Tonopah Exten-
sion 1850 tons, the West End 9S3
tons, the Jim Butler 139 tons, the
Montana 10 tons, the Tonopah Di-
vide 800 tons, the MacNamara 400
tons, the Rescue SO tons and mis-
cellaneous 90 tons, making the
total production for the week S110.
tons, the estimated value being
$137,870. This valuation is cal
culated on the gross milling value
of the ore.
TOnopah Belmont
The last official report of bull
lion shipment shows that As bars,
weighing $4,000 ounces, and repre-
senting a value of $101,529 in sill
yer and gold, went forward to the
smelter within the past few days.
Work continues regularly in
west drift 1168, and while regular
progress has been made in advanc-
ing this drift since the last report
was issued, practically no change
has occurred during the week.
On the 12OO-foot level, west
drift 1924, off north crosscut No.
/, is being continued at the regu-
lar rate, and it is now going aheac
on a face of ore about one foot in
width. This drift is being driven
in the 1920 vein.
On the 133O-foot level, raise Al
off east drift 1921 on the 1920
vein is making good headway on IA
vein of good ore about one and
one-half feet in width.
Northwest crosscut 1924, off No.
Is crosscut, is still in progress, be-
ing run to the Mizpah trachyte for
nation for mining purposes.
TOnOpah Mining Company
The report of net profits earned
by the Tonopah Mining company
for the month of October shows the
sum of $43,153, which is only a
little over $2500 less than the
profits for the previous month.
This is a gratifying showing when
one considers the serious handicaps
against which the company has had
to contend during the past month
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-11-30

Ten leases are operating on the
Florence and occasional shipments
are being made to the smelters by
them. The close of the receiver
ship, which involved payment of a
heavy Indebtedness. left but a
small amount in the treasury. Dur
ing the period of the receivership.
which extended from November.
1916, to early in October of this
year, the Florence made a gross
production of about $225,000 and,
in view of this production, it is
felt that good profits will result
from future operations under di-
rection of E. A. Byler. manager for
the company since the receivership
was closed.
A number of the lessees have
made big productions in the past.
notably the Mechling and Brandon
leases, which, combined, netted the
lesses over 100000. Much of this
ore came from territory that had
not been explored previous to the
work done by the lessees and il
is believed that continued opera
tions will result in new and profit
able orebodies being opened.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-11-30

time ago the raise was continued
through to an adit to secure air
and the drift was started on full
face of $40 ore. The raise from
the 375-foot level follows the in
cline of the vein and is believed to
be entering the most westerly of
the ore-shoots found on the 260-
foot level and from which a good
tonnage of high-grade ore was ex-
tracted. The work on the 260-foot
level also resulted in large GUAM
titles of milling grade ore being
blocked out and the territory un-
der this level will be explored
through the raise from the drift
on the 375-foot level as this is ad-
vanced east toward the old Lock-
hart lease shaft, near the endline
of the Daisy claims.
Work east from the shaft was
first started at 400 feet, but at this
depth the vein was found in poor
condition, having assumed the con-
sistency of mud. This was caused
by break in the vein and work
was abandoned On the 375-foot
level the vein is we'll defined and
hard and good progress has been
made in development work. 1t is
planned to eventually extend the
drift to the Lockhart shaft, 1000
seet from the shaft through which
work is now being done.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-11-30

At $40 feet from the shaft, on
the 26O-foot level, the south cross
cut of the Tonopah Divide has
penetrated the vein. Stringers of
ore assaying as high as SIS per ton
were found. The vein cut is known
as the gold vein and produced
high-grade ore in early work done
in the Divide district, then known
as Gold Mountain. Drifting will
be started on the gold vein and
the crosscut will be continued TO
open another vein found on the
surface near the summit of the di-
vide.
With the recently installed cleo
trically driven surface plant in OPP
Grafton, development work is pro-
crossing more rapidly and new ex-
ploration has been started. On
the 265 and 370-foot levels a great
tonnage OF ore has been blocked
out and crosscuts are being driv-
en- to prospect for other veins.
Raises and crosscuts are being
driven at 50-foot intervals on the
two lower levels. Work in all parts
of the mine has shown the orebody
to average over 25 feet in width
with the average value high. On
the 370-foot level, in 26-foot
crosscut through the ore, an aver
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-11-30
RAISE IN GREAT BEND SHOWS
FIRST Change OF IMPORTANCE

The raise from the 375-foot lev
ell of the Great Bend is now 95
feet above the level and during the
past week the first important
change occurred in the material
through which the raise is being
extended. Conditions are now
believed to be excellent for open
ing within a short distance the ore
shoot found on the upper levels
and which the raise is being driv-
en- to meet. During the week good
ore showed in the raise for short
distance.
Hauling of ore to Columbia con-
tinues and shipments are being
made slowly but regularly to the
smelter. A carload shipment is
now in the bins at Columbia and in
the next few days will be sent to
the Western Ore Purchasing COM
pany's sampler at Hazen.
The drift from. raise 113-A above
the 160-foot level, is being driven
in ore of good shipping grade and
the material being sent to the
sampler is being mined in the drift
and at a point on the 160foot lev
ell, where ore of good shipping
grade has been exposed for a long
period.
Raise lisa was driven on an in
cline last year to explore the vein
above the 16O-foot level. A short
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-11-30
SHIPMENT READY AT TOLICHA

Two carloads of ore assaying
$50 in gold and silver are ready
for shipment at Tolicha, so miles
south of Goldfield, according to
E. A. Ludwick, who, with C. w.
Webster and Hugh McCloskey, is
working the Jordan and Yaiser
claims there. All this ore has been
obtained on the surface.
A short tunnel is being driven
to connect with the bottom Of a
shaft sunk during the period of
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-11-30
DISTRICT IS AROUSED BY
DISCOVERY IN SPEARHEAD

described by the mine foreman, R.
s. Wilbur, who has been connected
with the property during the last
four years. On Nov. the main
crosscut on the 910-foot level
broke through the shale into the
bedded quartz zone, lying between
the shale and the latte. Ore of
shipping grade appeared almost at
once. After penetrating the quartz
zone to a distance of about six
feet a four-foot lens of $65 ore
was cut, and while the crosscut
was extended toward the hanging
wall in ore of a milling grade, a
drift was started on the ore to
the southeast.
This ore occurs in cash veins of
from four to IL inches and covers
width of eight feet, according to
Mr.. Wilbur. These streaks have
enabled the management to sort
several tons of rather high-grade
shipping ore and tins is heing
daily placed on the dunn There
is also a screen product that runs
in excess of $40 in value, while
the shipping ore is valued at SIS
per ton.
The southeast drift, now out Is
feet, also shows a continuous ore
shoot that has increased in value,
from a four-foot sample giving a
return of $63 to sample taken in
the face of the southeast drift on
Nov. 26 showing values, under an
assay by Downer Brothers, as fol-
lows: Silver, ounces, 21.5O;
gold, 1.75; copper, 3S per cent;
total value, s2O9.30. 1t appears
from this that as the drift pro-
crosses in a southerly direction
the values increase. Assays on
samples taken this morning show
values of $1463O from an average
across six inches of an 1S-inch
streak Of ore.
The extension of the main cross
cut has revealed that the quartz,
or ore-bearing dixie, is 35 feet in
width, and in the face is ore as
saying $40 in values.
The ore appears to be identical
with the ore found in the Bonanza
stope of the Jumbo Elk. four years
ago. There is also a resemblance
to ore found on the lower levels
of the Atlanta and the Merger and
the Grizzly Bear. There were
similar small lenses found in the
Florence in the earlier days. The
ore is distinctly a smelling ore.
The shaft on the Spearhead is
located on the endlines of the
Spearhead and Rosebush claims.
The present work is about 800 feet
southeast of the shaft and the ore
bodies, If continuous, could be
followed about 200 feet to the
southwest and about 600 feet to
the northeast within the lines of
the company's property.
The management is now con-
sidering enlarged plans for active
development, but no information
as to details could be obtained.