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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
DIVIDE TO SPEED WORK

from the first level to the surface
to provide better ventilation for
the lower workings.
The southeast drift on the third
level, the face of which is in ore
assaying $40 per ton, according to
Mr.. Darcy, will be continued in
short time. A crosscut will not
be driven to the gold vein on the
fourth level, but, according to
present plans, 1t is probable that
this vein will be explored on the
fifth level. The gold vein was cut
on the second level $50 feet south
west of the shaft, or about 425 feet
southwest of the silver vein. The
silver vein strikes southeast and
the gold vein almost due east.
The mine is being worked with
two shifts, as usual, except on the
fourth level, where three shifts
are employed in driving the drift
The rate of shipment remains
the same as usual, although the
grade of ore is said to have shown
a material increase since the rich
material was found on the fourth
level. Automobile trucks have
been ordered and some have been
delivered, but a sufficient number
have not yet been put in service
to raise the average daily output
to 60 tons, as is planned. 1t is
the difficulty of hauling the ore
in large quantity that has kept the
output lower than desired, but this
will be remedied after all the
trucks have been delivered.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
HASBROUCK DIVIDE TO
WORK THREE SHIFTS

The Hasbrouck Divide, with
big treasury assured, will soon have
the shaft in the extension OF the
Tonopah Hasbrouck tunnel vein
going down with three shifts. and
according to present plans of the
management development will pro-
ceed with greater speed than on
most claims in the Divide district.
Since the vein was penetrated at
a depth of 20 feet in the shaft a
few days. agJ nothing has been
done underground, as blasting in
the vein brought into the shaft the
surface gravel. making timbering
to this depth necessary. The tim
bering will be completed Tuesday,
according to Manager Connolly,
who states that the footwali of the
vein may not be reached for an ad-
ditional so feet, as the vein stands
nearly vertical. When the vein
was cut ore assaying over $12 per
ton was found and the result of
further development is being
watched closely in New York, where
most of the shares in the company
are held and where the stock has
become one of the leading curb
market issues.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19

Tonopah has just received the
interesting news that ]. Harvey
Whiteman has been elected presi-
dent of the Tonopah Mining COM
pany, to take the place so long oc-
cupied by the late j. S. Austin,
whose untimely death occurred so
suddenly within the past month.
The general comment in Tonopah
on the election of Mr.. Whiteman is
highly favorable. He is not only a
lawyer of most exceptional quail
fications, but has combined the
qualities of the conservative east
erner with the western type SO
highly representative of Nevada
mining camps.
On numerous occasions Mr..
Whiteman has represented the To-
nopah Mining company in adjust
ing conflicts between the east and
the west, and his success in max
ing both sides feel satisfied has
strongly endeared him to the local
community. The Tonopah Mining
company is to be congratulated on
having selected man of such ver-
satile talents to represent the cor
poration as it's president. IT is re-
ported that President Whiteman
and a party of Tonopah Mining Of
ficials will arrive in Tonopah the
latter part of April.
Operations are moving along in
about the same manner as hereto
fore reported at the local property.
The shipments continue to be made
to the Belmont mill at the average
rate of three carloads per day,
making the regular tonange for
the successive weeks 1850 tons.
Development work performed
during the past week resulted in
the advancement of the several
workings to the extent of sc feet.
20 feet OF the work being done in
the Silver Top ground. 26 feet in
Mizpah territory and so feet In the
Sandgrass claim.
In the Silver Top section, from
the $40 level. raise 292 is being
driven toward the upper level and
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19

A new compressor is being erect
ed at the Tonopah Divide and aft
er this work has been completed,
which will be in about two weeks,
development of the mine will be
undertaken on a greatly enlarged
scale on all levels. The new COM
pressor will be of 1900 cubic feet
capacity per minute, or about three
times the capacity of the one now
in use.
The southeast drift ON the fourth
level has been extended 210 feet
from the crosscut from the shaft
and is being continued in ore as
saying from $50 to high grade. No
crosscuts have been driven since
drifting was started. The shaft
is being continued below the fifth
level, where the station. has not
yet been completed, according to
a !. Darcy, consulting engineer.
The general formation remains the
same in the shaft, which is being
continued in the rhyolite breccia.
The raise from the third level
has reached the second after ex-
posing material assaying from
$3.50 to $40 per ton for a consid-
erable distance below the level,
illustrating the richness of the ore
between these levels. The first
40 feet of this raise broke $40 per
ton. A raise is also being extend
Ell from the second to the first
level and will soon break through
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
ALLIED DIVIDE IS
SINKING RAPIDLY
ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN SUR
FACE PLANT TO BE
ERECTED

The Allied Divide shaft, being
sunk to depth of so feet under
contract, has reached 25 feet. Bunk
houses, hoist house and blacksmith
shop have been erected and ma
chinery. has been purchased in
Goldfield and is ready to erect is
soon as required. A large head
frame has also been purchased
here. The entire surface plant will
be electrically driven.
The Allied is among the most
favorably situated of the Near
East" companies, adjoining the
East Divide, Alto and Liberty Bell
and with two strong veins trend
ing through the claims. The COM
pany owns the Marquette, Santa
Paula, Dolly Mac and Lucky Swede
claims.
j. X. Turner, consulting engi-
neer for the Sprague companies in
the Divide district and Goldfield,
is consulting engineer for the AL
lied and the shaft is being sunk
at rapid rate under his direction.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
REPORT ISSUED BY GRANDMA CONSOLIDATED COMPANY

plant, consisting of Gould station
pump having a capacity of 80 gal
Ions per minute and driven by a 35
horsepower General Electric motor,
a four-inch water column from
surface to the S00-foot level, and
Imperial type 10 Ingersoll-Rand air
compressor driven by a 75 horse
power Westinghouse motor, and q
counter-balance hung In the man.
way portion of the shaft. This lat
ter has proven to be large saver
in power bills. There has also
been a large water tank erected at
the collar of the shaft at a suffi-
cient height to furnish pressure for
fire protection. Your company's
equipment is sufficient for any
plans of development in this dis
trict.
THE work during the eight
months covered by this report,
showing encouraging results, cou-
pied with the fact that large bod
les of ore are exposed in the ada
cent properties on same vein, war
rants the belief that the work out
lined will uncover orebodies of a
substantial size in this territory" ;"
In his report President Charles
S. Sprague points out that, although
the company has been operating
continuously since April, 1916,
has equipped the mine with a
modern plant of machinery of large
capacity, has sunk an S27-foot
shaft and performed 436 feet OF
lateral work, yet only four assess
ments have been levied. The eco
nomical management of company
affairs is shown by the fact that
the last assessment was levied over
eight months ago.
The Grandma is one of the three
properties in the Goldfield dis
trict now exploring at or near the
shale-latite contact and it is conf
IDENTIFY predicted by everyone famil-
lar with the character of work be-
ing done by the Grandma, Spear
head and Merger that one Of these
will provide the basis for the next
big mining excitement in this dis
trict as thew are developing terri
tory of great promise in which rich
orebodies may be opened at any
stage of the work. Although not
mentioned in Mr.. Turner's report,
conditions in the northwest drift
have been unusually promising for
the past week.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19

Accompany assessment call No.
5, the Grandma Consolidated Mines
company has issued the following
report by j. X. Turner, consulting
engineer for the company, covering
the period for eight months ending
Feb. % of this year:
Work has been carried on con-
tinuously during this period, and
total of 443 feet of development
work has been performed, divided
as follows: Shaft, feet; sump
crosscut, 81 feet; station on 800
foot level (Sx20 feet), 20 feet;
pump station on S00-foot station,
~ feet: drifts and crosscuts, 307
feet.
"The shaft and stations were
completed at cost of $1836.SS, or
an average of $47.10 per foot Of
advance, and the cost of driving
4O4 feet of crosscuts was $SS20.70,
or an average cost of $21.S3 per
foot.
"The shaft is S27 feet deep. At
the 815-foot point a sump crosscut
was driven length of 81 feet in a
westerly direction. This crosscut
is in a highly silicified latte ma
terial to within 80 feet of the face,
at which point a mineralized quartz
ledge was entered 20 feet wide,
having a northeasterly course.
While prosecuting this ledge, as
says were obtained as high as $14
per ton.
".The shale was cut by the shaft
at the 8f0-foot level, and was
found to trend in a northeasterly
direction with a dip of SO degrees
to the northwest. A station, Sx20
feet, was cut on the S00-foot lew
ell, also a pump station, sx12 feet,
on the same level. The work to
date shows the bottom of the shaft
evidently cut the top of a shale
hill or bunch or layer of shale,
as the lateral work has failed to
locate the shale-latite contact.
"The shaft at the 775-foot level
entered the main Grandma-Spear-
head ledge. and continued in it
until the shale was reached. Very
encouragiiss7 values were found
from the 775-foot point down to the
shale. A drift south on this
Grandma-Spearhead ledge on the
8OO-foot level was driven for 40
feet in vein matter, but values
were low, so it was decided to
crosscut the ledge. A crosscut in
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19

an easterly direction from the sta
ton was run 112 feet. At the
100-foot point the crosscut left the
ledge, showing the ledge at this
point to be 100 feet wide. Drifting
on this ledge in a northwesterly
direction from a point 80 feet from
the shaft was started Jan. 1 and
on Feb. % had reached a length
of 155 feet. This drift is being
run with view of prospecting this
large north and south quartz ledge,
and also to cut the 20-foot vein
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
COMPANY ORGANIZED
BY OlD-TIME BROKER
FORMER GOLDFIELDER 81
CURES FAST ACTION AT
DIVIDE

F. II. Lathrap, one of the pio-
neers of the Goldfield district and
who started the second brokerage
office here, has again heard the
call of his stamping ground of Is
years ago and has returned to
southern Nevada, drawn by the Di-
vide boom. He recently made
what, If not a record for securing
quick action in the Divide district,
was close to one, when he purchas-
ed a group of three claims, organ
lied the Divide Syndicate COM
pany, listed the stock and started
sinking a shaft, all within two
weeks. Shaft sinking was started
yesterday under direction of Will
liam Lichtenberg as superintend-
ent.. Lichtenberg is considered
one of the most efficient and ex-
perienced mine superintendents in
the southern part of the state,
where he has mined for many
years.
The claims of the Syndicate ad-
join the Rosetta on the northwest
and are situated on the Gold Reef
Rosetta vein system.
The cap rock has eroded from
The vein in Syndicate ground and
Mr.. Lathrap is confident that pay
ore will be found at shallow depth
in the big vein, from which assays
cf sr.m SO to 81 have been obtain
ed en- the surface. Seams of rich
ore are being found now on the
adjoining Rosetta and on the Gold
Wedge, nearby.
The officers of the Syndicate
company are w. A. Sherman, for
r.erly associated with number Of
Lotus and Davis enterprises, pres
ident; Charles Kielhofer, vice.
president, and F. III. Lathrap, sec
retary and treasurer. The claims,
the Yankee Girl, Annie X. and Sil-
yer Dollar, were purchased from
the vice-president. who, as is GUS
tomary in the Divide district, in
sisted on retaining an interest in
them.
During his conversation while
here, Mr.. Lathrap. in relating his
experiences in the early days OF
Gcldfield, said that in single day
in 1905 he and his partner, Charles
Hudson, now a member of the San
Francisco stock exchange, did $3,-
100000 worth of business, repre-
senting the combined transactions
of the Goldfield office and branch
in San Francisco. He said that
the Divide boom appears to have
more substantial basis than the
Goldfield excitement and that he
has great confidence in the new
silver-gold district.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
HARMILL TO sink

The Harmill Divide company has
decided upon the location for the
shaft, and Gerald Hartley, presi-
dent of the company, is negotiating
for plant. 1t has not been fully
decided whether the company will
use electric or gasoline power.
The shaft will be sunk on the
East Divide fracture zone, which
crosses the Chimney claim of the
Harmill company.
The claims of the Harmill are
surrounded by active properties
and this section of the district will
be thoroughly explored.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
FAST DEAL TURNED

A new record for speed in
closing mining deals in the Divide
district was made when in few
hours less than four days Clyde P.
Johnson and John T. Murphy of
Goldfield secured an option on the
Morning Glory and Evening Star
claims, situated between the Allied
and Bevis ground, for $4,000
and sold the claims to A. J. Wright
& Company of Reno for $4,000.
The option was taken by Johnson
and Murphy from J. Lekva. This
work by two old timers of Gold
field is said to be the fastest deal
ever turned in the district. John
son is agent for the Divide City
Townsite company and Murphy is
widely known in Nevada mining
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19

found in the sump crosscut. The
Spearhead company's excellent
showings in this Grandma-Spear-
head ledge warrants systematic
work in your company's ground on
this S00-foot level. 1t is the inten-
tion to carry out this idea before
sinking the shaft to determine the
permanent shale-latite contact, and
drift on 1t.
During the months of Septem-
ber and October considerable equip
ment was added to your company's
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
BROKEN HILLS TO SHIP

The Broken Hills at Fairview
has 40 tons of ore assaying $125
ready for shipment. The ore is
coming from the 100-foot level,
where an ore-shoot 30 feet long
was found south of the shaft.
Drifts are being driven north and
south from the shaft on the 150-
foot level, where small lenses of
rich ore are being found. The haul
to the nearest railroad station
from the Broken Hills is 70 miles,
making the shipment of anything
but high-grade ore impossible, and
the company is considering the
construction of mill.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
HIGH DIVIDE, GRIMES AND
SILVER COMPANIES WORKING

Part of the machinery for the
High Divide is now on the ground
and the pole line of the Nevada
California Power company will
soon be extended to furnish elec-
trio power. The Grimes and Sill
yer Divide companies are construct
ing joint quarters for the miners
employed, including bunk houses
and other necessary buildings.
Those conpaAiec will aise use
electricity and machinery has been
ordered. A. I. Darcy is consult
ing engineer for these three COM
panies.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
J. HARVEY WHITEMAN HEADS
TONOPAH MINING COMPANY

will finally intersect drift 34S and
then be used for stopping operations
in 3O8 stope. The stope will be
started this week on the Valley
View vein, which shows about two
feet of ore of mill grade. The COM
pany continues to draw ore from
the caved stope, No. 302, west OF
the shaft, good ore being produc-
ed here.-Tonopah Miner.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
DIVIDE GROWING

number of buildings are now
scattered along the main street of
Divide City, a 35-room hotel is be-
ing erected, a boarding house is
nearly complete and lots are re-
ported to be in big demand. Over
100 lots have been sold by the
townsite company.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
spEARHEAD CUTS CONTACT

At a height of $50 feet above
the 910-foot level the Spearhead
raise has entered the latte. Ore
of shipping grade is being broken
in small quantity in raise that
has been extended 80 feet above
this level.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
JIM's DIVIDE NEW COMPANY

James Grimes has sold to N.
X. Cooper, representative of the
Westinghouse company, the Flor
ence, Florence No. l and Cashier
Girl claims in the Divide district.
Cooper will be president of the
Jim's Divide Mining company,
which will take over the claims.
The other officers will be Charles
Ducheneau, vice-president, and EN-
cry Elliott, secretary. F. B. Mech
ling and James Grimes will be
among the directors. The claims
owned by the company are east of
and adjoining the Reno Divide.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19

Assays of $40 per ton recently
were secured at a depth of S5 feet
in the Gold Wedge, in the Divide
district. The assays were secured
after the shaft had entered the Di-
vide breccia.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
BEN HUR TO SINK

All surface equipment and mine
buildings have been completed on
the claims Of the Ben Hur. Sink
ing to additional depth of the la
foot shaft will be started soon.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
OFFICE BUILDING FOR
WINGFIELD COMPANIES

Construction of building for
the offices of the Wingfield Divide
companies has been started in To-
nopah. The building will be two
stories high and it is said that it
will be ready for occupancy in 30
days.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
YELLOW PINE ERECTING
NEW MACHINERY PLANT

The new machinery for the yell
low Pine is en- route to Goodsprings
and improvements in mine build
ings are being made. The Hoosier
mill, owned by the Galena Canyon
Mining company, will start work in
the near future.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
CALUMET SINKING

Machinry has been purchased
and sinking of a shaft started by
the Calumet Divide, adjoining the
Gold Seam. An electrically driven
plant will be used.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
SHAFT BEING SUNK BY
HENNESSY DIVIDE co.

Air drills are being used in sink
ing the Hennessy Divide shaft and
a second shift of miners has been
added. The shaft is nearing the
6O-foot point AID it is planned to
continue 1t to a depth Of at least
500 feet.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
RENO BEING EQUIPPED

Hosting equipment and air COM
pressor have been purchased by the
Reno Divide, buildings have been
erected and within few days sink
ing of a shaft will be started.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
SOUTH DIVIDE GROUP SOLD

The South Divide group of eight
claims has been sold to the Port
land Divide Mining company, with
a fully paid capitalization of $780,
600. John H. Miller. Herbert &.
Humphrey and Zeb Kendall were
interested in forming the new COM
pany.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
DIVIDE JUNIOR

The Divide Junior has started
the construction OF buildings OH
claims owned by the company In
the Divide district.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-04-19
MACHINERY FOR sMUGGLER

Machinery has been ordered for
the Smuggler, adjoining the High
Divide and sinking of shaft to
a depth of 500 feet will be started
in q short time.
The Washington times., 1919-01-11
VIII supply Hotel.
23HOUSESSOON
WILL LBEF|NSHED

Four rows OF houses. involving ar
investment of approximately $3.50. 900,
are rapidly being completed by the
H. r. Howenstein Company The
largest row comprises ten houses, and
is being built on Franklin street just
east of North Capitol.
The houses are constructed OF brick
and are two stories high. Each house
contains six rooms and bath, and is
heated with hot water. The houses
are lighted with electricity.
row of eight houses is being built
at the corner of Sixteenth and C
streets southeast. The houses are
similar in design to those on Frank.
lin street, except that hot air is used
for heating.
Five houses are included in another
row being built on Neal street south
east, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets. The other row, con-
tanning four houses. being built, is To-
Gated at Fourteenth street and Poto-
mac avenue southeast All houses in
these two rows contain six rooms and
bath, and are furnished with electric
light and furnace heat.
The Washington times., 1919-01-11
4 BlOw At Profteers
BY RONALD S. o'NEILL.

Rumors have been current for time concerning the
extent of The exodus of Government employees from Wash
non The number has been placed high ten thousand
month. Many have believed that these figures only
slightly if at ALL exaggerated. Statistics show that only
1,17 workers left the employ Of the Government during
December-a month in which departures in great numbers
anticipated by everyone. This is good news for
Washington.
Taking cognizance of the still existent need the House
Committee Public Buildings and Grounds orders the
completion of the Union Station Plaza housing project
Fully two thousand workers to be given clean
livable in the Government structures.
sautary read justment will follow this action 1t is
big step toward solving Washingtons congesed housing
situation, and blow at the nvdous profteerng still
existent in quarters here
1t is direct blow at proteering because it's effect will
be most keeny felt by those who have in the man been
guilty of eXacng eXtortionae rentals. The LESSEES of
houses and apartments in Washington and the owners
will of necessity be forced to reduce the of and
apartments sube by hem when 1000 tenants absorbed
in the Government structures.
Rents in Washington, charged by the owners of houses
and apartments, compare favoraby with the rentals in
other American cities They below the scale of MANY
cities. If anything the of Washington realty are
entitled to higher rents and they undoubtedly will obtain
better return their investments with the passing of the
Salisbury act This is their just due.
The PROFITEER has been the original tenant who has
sublet his apartment his at exhobtan rental
The Union Station Plaza Government housing enterprise
will stint the activities of just 1000 proeer of this class
in Washington.