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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-07-20

greatly in purchasing power. Many
producing mines have either been
compelled to suspend operations or
have been losing money, while nom
producers have in many cases faced
the necessity of closing down and
abandoning their properties and
costly mine workings.
GOldfield Consolidated
Miners are again working in con-
siderable numbers in the properties
of the Consolidated company and
certain blocks of territory are to be
explored in a thorough manner, in
line with plans outlined by Manager
Julian shortly after he assumed
charge of the properties. During
the partial shutdown of the mines,
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-07-20
RED HILL Mine NOW SHOWS
H|GH=6RADE ORE ON
DEEPERIEVEL

above 500 per ton. One carload
sampler and more will be sent for
ward in the near future. Manager
J. B. Kendall is now preparing tc
sink a winze on this ore, and will
make connection for cir with some
of the old lease workings in Florence
territory, not far distant
At two points on the 500-foot
level ore of excellent grade has been
exposed in the more recent develop
ment work. The ore is found in
a series of parallel ore-shoots, ly-
ing within the big quartz channel,
and the two richest of these yet
opened are in what was known as
the Rogers vein and in another
parallel vein, farther back toward
the foot-wall and consequently COM
ing under the Red Hill apex and in
volving the lower royalty rate. The
latter ore-shoot Is the richest, the
one most recently opened, and that
on which it is planned to sink a
winze to open the ore at greater
depth.
Work continues on other main
levels, particularly on the 500 and
400, as well as at intermediate
points, in wines and drifts, and at
nearly all these points ore of COM
mercial grade has been placed in
sight. At two levels work is now
in progress that is designed to open
territory known to contain consider
able quantities of ore of good mill
ing grade and this ground offers i'm
portant possibilities for the develop
ment of large tonnage of ore of
this character, in addition to ship
ping ore. The work thus far per-
formed by the company has been
largely preparatory in character and
has placed the property in condition
for the opening of the big ore-chan-
mel in thorn.n.~a manner, with pro-
mise of important results
Ore exposures up to the present
time are generally regarded as en-
couraging, although the vein system
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-07-20
DISTRICT DEVELOPMENTS
PRESAGE A HEAVY PRODUCTION

A sensation occurred in mining
circles a few days ago, when it was
rumored that the Brougher Divide
Mining company had made an i'm
portant strike. Further informa-
tion, although very meager, disclos-
ed the fact that ledge was en-
countered in the cross-cut on the
200-foot level, and that it has now
been cross-cut a distance of 27 feet
without reaching the other wall.
While no definite figures as to
the value of the ore have been avail
able as yet, the report is current
that the ore is of very good grade,
and of the same character as the
Tonopah Divide ore, with the ex-
ception that the Brougher ore car
ries considerably more quartz.
This strike has given a new i'm
petus to the development of the
numerous properties operating in
the Divide district, and creates a
feeling of confidence that the ore
zone will extend for long dis
tance on either side of the Divide
property. and will be opened up by
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-07-20

With the resumption of develop
of the Atlanta Mines company, fol-
lowing the brief partial shutdown
resulting from the walkout of
miners, preparations were made to
push forward the work in the main
Atlanta vein, near the foot-wall
side, at a depth of 1850 feet. At
this depth a new cross-cut had been
driven in a northeasterly direction
to the foot-wall of the vein, in or
der to reach the big lode at point
still within the wide quartz zone
lying between the latte and shale,
but we'll above the surface of the
shale.
The flat dip assumed by the main
vein below the 175O-foot level also
influenced the selection of this depth
for the new operations, as the cross
cut east from the vertical winze at
the 19O0-foot level failed to reach
the wall of the vein at the point ex-
pected and it was decided that bet
ter results could be obtained. within
shorter time and involving less
expense, by driving the cross-cut at
point so feet above the deepest
level.
In all the work performed below
the 1750-foot level of the Atlanta,
the best showing was obtained in
sinking an incline winze from the
1850 level, at point some dis
tance north of the vertical winZe
that was sunk to the 19OO-foot
point. The incline winze was sunk
with the object of prospecting the
foot-wall of the vein, which was
found to be most irregular in struc-
ture but with rather flat dip and
showing many seams of good ore.
Some of these ore-seams or string
ers, varying from a few inches to
over a foot, gave assays running
over 500 per ton in gold, copper
and silver. The winze was sunk
to a depth of only about so feet
and it is planned to sink it deeper
and subsequently to make a con-
nection with the deeper levels by
raising from. the 1S00foot level.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-07-20
INTEREST IN GOLD
MINES NOW
REv|v|NG
GOVERNMENT AID TO INDUSTRY
LOOKED UPON AS
PROBABLE

AdviceS from eastern market CEN
interest in the precious metals
mines and presage early activity
in the gold stocks, in which event
GOldfield issues are expected to pro-
fit in no small measure. Many in
quiries regarding Goldfield proper
ties have been received here lately
and there has been more ACTIVE
trading in the gold issues than at
any recent time, but this trading
producing mines or in the newer
Alaska issues.
In mining circles generally the
belief prevails that the government
will shortly adopt measures of some
kind to stimulate gold production,
which would mean direct aid to gold
mining companies and would direct
ly benefit Goldfield and other dis
tricts. Secretary of the Treasury
stating that the government now
recognized the necessity for stimu-
lating the output of gold, which was
urgently needed by the country to
uphold it's credit and back up the
large quantities of war obligations
assumed since the nation entered the
war.
News was received here last week
that Ray Baker director of the mint
who is now on the Pacific coast,
had called a meeting of California
gold producers to discuss means of
stimulating gold production. The
result of this meeting has not been
announced, but the action in calling
1t was in line with that adopted to-
ward other industries that have been
afforded support by the government.
and it has been pointed out that
announcements of this character by
government officials are usually fol-
lowed closely by definite action.
Goldfield is vitally interested in
any step taken to remove the diff
culties under which gold mining
companies have been operating of
late and with any alienation of these
difficulties a number of GOldfield
mines that have been idle or oper-
ating on a greatly reduced scale
would resume on such basis as to
make probable the early opening of
new producers and a marked in
crease in the output of properties
with ore in sight.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-07-20
ATLANTA EXPLORING BIG
VEIN ON 1850-FT. LEVEL

With this purpose in view, Man
ager Darcy is extending the north
east cross-cut on the 1S50-foot level,
which is now we'll within the great
vein and which is being further ad-
vanced to prospect the lode. With
this work carried to the point where
tions within the vein, it is the plan
of the management to drive drift
north from this cross-cut, following
the foot-wall of the vein, and when
the proper point is reached raise
will be driven to connect with the
incline winze from the 1850 level,
in which seams of rich ore were ex-
posed.
Plans for the reorganization of
the Atlanta company, under the
name of the Reorganized Atlanta
Mines company and with assessable
stock, recently announced in let
ter to the stockholders, are now be-
ing carried out and the stockholders
have been given until Aug. "a to
send in their old certificates, &C
companied by an exchange bonus of
one cent per share, in order to Sc
cure stock in equal amount in the
new corporation. This plan will
enable the company to realize funds
for development work in such a
manner that the burden of expense
or Indebtedness will not, as hereto
fore, fall entirely on single stock
holder.
In the opinion of the best authori-
ties on mine conditions and the
geology of Goldfield the chances
for making a big producing mine
of the Atlanta are exceedingly
bright. Already large quantities of
medium-grade gold-copper ore have
been exposed on and above the 1850
foot level and it is the judgment of
experts that with further develop
ment on deeper levels additional
large deposits of pay ore will be
found. The flattening Of the vein
below the 1850 level changed the
company's operating plans, but has
afforded no cause for discourage
ment.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-07-20

DEVELOPMENT work of the Red Hill
Florence company is being conduct
ed on a comprehensive scale in ter
ritory that is generally regarded as
holding most important possibilities
for the opening of large deposits of
pay ore. Announcement is expect
ed shortly of the completion of plans
for marketing a substantial tonnage
of medium-grade ore, in addition to
that of higher grade, which is
shipped to the sampler of the West
ern Ore Purchasing company at
Hazen.
1t is apparent from developments
in the company's property and in
the adjoining ground leased from
the Florence company that the Red
Hill is destined to realize important
revenues from the extraction of
ores of medium grade, together with
a product that formerly was classed
as low-grade, but which, under ship
ping conditions recently arranged,
can be handled profitably. With
the shipping and treatment rates
now promised it will be possible for
the company to Obtain a good profit
on a $40 product.
The best showing of higher-grade
ore in the mine at present is on the
500-foot level, where an OrebOdy
was exposed short time ago in the
northern workings, showing over
two feet of ore that sampled we'll
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-07-20

Operations of the Grandma Con-
solidated Mines company have reach
ed the point where, in the opinion
of local mining men, Developments
of the greatest Importance may be
looked for at any time. The heav-
lily timbered main shaft of the COM
pany has penetrated the shale, at a
depth of little over 500 feet, and
laterals are now to be extended in
several directions to explore the
shale contact ore-bearing zone. Stock
holders of the company we're told at
the time of the last assessment that
the funds from that assessment
probably would serve to put the
shaft down to the contact zone, and
this prediction of Superintendent
and Consulting Engineer j. K. Tur-
ner has been more than fulfilled.
After reaching the shale sinking
was continued to a point about $50
feet below the surface, where a
u OSS-CuI las uCCH SAtCHuCu III IHC
shale to the west for some distance.
This cross-cut is designed to serve
for the present as a storage sump
for accumulating water, but MAJ
later be used for development work
to explore the contact zone farther
west, toward which direction 1t in
clines slightly at the shaft.
With the completion of the sump
lit has been planned by Engineer
Turner and Foreman l.. l.. Dellin-
ger to start drifts in northerly and
southerly directions, following the
surface of the shale. The dip of the
shale here is slightly west of north,
its direct appearance in the shaft
having been at the south side, but
owing to the uneven contour, as
shown at other points in the district,
this may merely indicate the pres
ence of slight ridge or hill in the
shafe's surface and probably does
not alter the general north-south
trend of the slopes of the valley or
depression in the shale's surface,
demonstrated farther south.
Drifts are to be driven first in
two general directions, keeping to
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-07-20
REVIEW Of mining OPERATIONS IN GOLDFIELD DISTRICT

is to be extended north to point
under the incline winze. which was
sunk some 70 feet below the 1850
level, following the rather irregular
course of the wall This winze ex-
posed some ore of high grade, prin-
cipally in seams too. narrow to mine
profitably, and afforded encourag-
ing indications of the presence OF
larger deposits of pay material near
this depth.
Red Hill Florence
There has been no interruption
lately to the development work of
the Red Hill Florence company and
crews of miners are now engaged in
opening up the main vein system on
three main levels and at intermedi-
ate points. Ore of high grade con-
tinues in sight on the J00-foot level,
the deepest now being worked. The
best showing here is in a cross-cut
:
company workings and which pene-
trated what is known as the Rogers
vein. Good ore is also being placed
in sight on the 800 and 400-foot
levels, while development work is
being extended in such manner as
tc block out quantities of good mill
grade ore, which can be handled
Iprofitably under an arrangement re-
Gently concluded by the company.
Reorganized Kewanas
Work is progressing in both the
northern and southern parts of the
property, with encouraging indica-
tions in both areas. In the north
ern part the work has been rather
slow, owing to the distance from the
air supply and the consequent diff
Guilty in handling the broken waste.
At the south preparations are being
made to explore in a comprehensive
low the 840-foot level in leasing op-
erations by the Jumbo Junior COM
pany. A shipment of high-grade ore
was made from the winze sunk here
and it is said that rich ore was in
sight when work was discontinued
on account of the lack of adequate
facilities for sinking. 1t is prob
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-07-20

other companies now diligently at
work in this district. 1t is only
natural that the tremendous show
ing in the Tonopah Divide should
stimulate well founded hopes that
a number of producing mines will
be opened up, and this strike in
the Brougher Divide seems to make
this belief almost certain.
TonOpah Divide
The station on the 360-foot level
in the Divide was finished some
days ago, and the cross-cut Is well
on it's way toward it's objective,
which is the downward extension
of the big ledge that was developed
on the two levels above. The latest
report states that the cross-cut has
been advanced a distance of 60 feet
in a southwesterly direction, and
that 20 feet. more should bring it
to a point where it is likely to en-
ter the ledge at any round of shots.
Considering the remarkable show
ing on the two levels above, and the
size of the ledge, it is only reason
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-07-20

following the walkout of miners, all
the workings were kept free of wa
ter, as the company at no time lack
ed pumping crews. The mill contin-
ues in operation and is treating a
large tonnage of mill failing, in ad-
dition to low-grade ore from the
mines and dumps.
Atlanta Mines Co.
At depth of 1850 feet develop
ment work is in progress in the main
Atlanta vein, near the footwall side,
where good seams of ore have been
exposed in recent work. A new
cross-cut was driven to the vein at
this depth from the deep vertical
winze, sunk from the 1750-foot lev
ell, and from this cross-cut a drift
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1918-07-20
SILVER PICK 1900
LEVEL BEING
OPENED
GREAT QUARTZ ZONE WILL BE
EXPLORED ON DEEP
LEVEL

Lateral development work is to be
conducted throughout a large area
in the Silver Pick Consolidated
property at depth of 1900 feet,
the point now reached in sinking
the main shaft, and no work yet un-
dertaken by the company is believ-
ed to have offered as great possibili-
ties for making a producing mine
as that now planned for the new
deep level In drilling operations
here the core drill did not reach as
great a depth as has been attained
by the big shaft, so that the pres
ent work is in virgin ground.
Manager George F. Dyer has
from the first had the utmost conf
dence in the future of the proper
ty, but has advised sinking to depth,
in the belief that the ore. bearing
formations in this territory lie far
below the level of those found east
of the great Columbia Mountain
fault, which cuts the territory just
east of the Silver Pick boundary line
and which is regarded by geologists
as the source of the ore deposits of
the central part of the district.
Early theories to the effect that
enrichment was confined to the area
east of the fault have since been re-
jected by students of the geology of
the district, and the belief prevails
in many quarters that the effect of
the action causing the big fault was
to throw the ground west of the
fault to level below that in the
east, and that the same formations
exist to the west, but that they must
be sought at great depth.
Some work was done by means of
cross-cuts and drifts at the 11O0-
foot level of the Silver Pick mine,
but although some good assays are
said to have been obtained here, the
work failed to reveal any CONNER
cial ore in quantity. At the 1856
foot point a small amount of work
was done, in order to determine the
character of the ground, and this
work led to a decision to cut a sta
tion and inaugurate more extensive
work at the 1200-foot level.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-03
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

We sometimes wonder If Senator
Hardwick ever wakes up in the night,
about the time when peoples con-
sciences hurt them most, if they hurt
at all, and thinks about that letter
President Wilson wrote for him nearly
four years ago.
The letter elected Senator Hard
wick, but soon after he was elected
he, apparently, promptly proceeded to
forget the fact-maybe conveniently
so.
However, we daresay that not all
of the people of Georgia have forgot
ten it, and many Of those who have
will be reminded of it ere the ides
of August
For the benefit of those who may
not be familiar with this letter, we
reproduce it. 1t was written to the
Savannah Press. dated July 20, 1914,
reading as follows:
Il am very glad to answer your
letter of July 20. Mr.. Hardwick has
been an ardent and faithful friend
OF the administration from the outset,
and / should be very sorry to hear
of anything being said against him
which would create different impress
sion. He has won my admiration anu
confidence"
We have never heard of any run
ming and continuous endorsement, eff
fective for ali time and under all
circumstances, and so we feel pusti-
fed in asserting that the one above
has long since expired In fact, we
believe if the statute of limitations
did not apply, the president himself
would withdraw it from circulation.
There are lot of things Mr.. Hard
wick is going to think about in retro
spect year from now, when he, a
private citizen, living in political OBJ
security, sits rnaer his own vine and
fig tree and gazes into the dying
embers of nights. We believe that this
letter, the spirit of which and the au-
thor Of which he so outrageously
abused, will be one of the principal
things most often recurring to him,
as the ghosts of his political sins rise
in memory.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-03
To Protect Paintings

LONDON, February American
artists who contributed paintings,
or sculptors to the British section of
the International Exhibition in Venice
n the summer of 1914 will be relieved
of anxiety by the announcement that
their contributions have been safely
transferred to Rome. On the outbreak
Of the war these works of art, which
could not be returned owing to trans
port difficulty and war risks, were re-
moved from the dangerous vicinity
OF the arsenal to the basement of one
Of the palaces. where they remained
until a short time ago. In view Of
the new danger to Venice, the Italian
authorities transported the whole
foreign exhibit to Rome
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-03
ANONYMOUS.

The Times eRcorder is in receipt of
an anonymous letter, which has some
reference to the paragraph column
of this page
The writer's of anonymous letters,
as everybody knows, are a curious
and disgusting compound, being pos
sessed of the snealdng disposition of
the jackal, the foul manners of a
graveyard hyena, the poison of a
Shiny swamp moccasin, the unclean
mental habits of southern vulture,
and the craven and british Characters
tics of the German who murders little
babies and helpless women.
Has anyone ever known the writer
of anonymous letters to acknowledge
himself as-such?
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-03

A half-million soldiers in France.
another million ready to go, and every
man armed with a gun, says Secretary
Baker. Now let some scoundreIly Re
publican arise and ask who is re-
sponsible
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-03
Providing ~ComfOrts. for Soldiers.

PARIS, February 2.-Among the
booths set up on the boulevards for
the sale of toys and novelties this
year is one presided over by Madam
Maria Verone, president of the French
Woman's Rights League. She has I'M
dertaken to provide comforts" for
$50 soldiers in the trenches, and she
has gone into business to porvide
money for these.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-03

We now have Liberty songs and Lib
erty bonds and Liberty coins, and in
the purchase o, -four even we ave
half-liberty. Only IT, 'ttty-fifty sales
interfere with one getting more than
his share and compel the eating of a
little Georgia meal along with the
western -four.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-03

Whenever there aren't at least fifty
complaints a day lodged with the local
food administration, it may be safely
asserted there has been no new revo-
luton in Russia.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-03

These changing rulings of the food
administration are made so quickly
until the man who always says Il told
you &c. hasn't time to pull his famil-
lar wall upon unsuspecting hearers.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-03

Some of the people who are learn
ing to eat cornbread under protest
now in the near future, will thank
Hoover for the order that compels
them to do the stunt today.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-03

We trust that somebody will send
Senator Hardwick copy of the paper
containing President Wilson's letter on
w. ]. Harris.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-03

"Victory tastes sweet" said a man
yesterday just after he finished his
first serving of Liberty bread and call
ed for another helping.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-03

Printers call these paragraphs
shorts" probably on the theory, per-
haps, that they are short of sense and
wit.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-03

We're thankful for one thing about
these fifty-fifty flour sales anyway We
don't have to take gatherings as the
half we don't want
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-03

1.-The bride appeared in long skirt
of dainty white" says an account of
wedding in north Georgia What
truly modest bride!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-02-03

A woman will carry a knitting bag
with all its various contents all over
town half a day, but thinks it awful
if the merchant doesn't deliver a
spool of thread for her.