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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-20
NEW DISCOVERY
At SIMON MINE

Surface exploration during the
past fortnight at the Simon Silver
Lead has exposed ledge matter car
rying lead carbonate and silver
over maximum width of % feet
and prospect shaft has been
started which, at depth Of acoat
six feet, has exposed a four foot
vein of rich lead carbonate ore.
Two samples taken within few
days have been assayed and show
phenomenal values in lead and very
satisfactory silver contents. AS is
usual in surface ores of this district.
the assays show zinc contents of less
than 1 per cent.
The point at which this find was
made is 900 feet southeast of the
Simon shaft, along a rhyolite-lime
contact, and more than 800 feet be-
yond any previous workings. This
find is of the utmost importance
as it has proven naturalization
along the Simon ledge to extend
continuously for over 1000 feet.
An ore pocket has been cut on
the 800 foot level of the Simon
shaft, where development will be
conducted for the purpose of block
ing out ore reserves. Work will be
Immediately resumed in the south
east drift on this level, which is en-
tirely in ore of excellent grade.
A crosscut is being driven through
the rhyolite hanging wall to inter-
sect the high grade orebody cut at
a corresponding point on the 400
foot level. This crosscut has been
advanced IL feet through well-min-
eralized rhyolite to date.
Drifting has been resumed on the
400 foot level both in the milling
ore near the foot wall, and in the
high grade portion of the vein on
the hanging wall side.
The. work mentioned has been un-
dertaken on the recommendation of
DR.. Walter Harvey Weed, who is
making an examination of the mine
for the owners.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-20
OLD LOR|NG DISTRICT
IS COMING TO FRONT
BY JAMES F. O'BRIEN.

LOVELOCK, New, Sept. 16.---
Backed by the endorsement of a
number of the foremost mining en-
gineers and biologists of the coun-
try, in addition to that of practical
mining men who have nose for
ore," the Loring district has got
into it's stride and is fast approach
ing the period of continuous and
profitable production of ore ranging
from ordinary mill grade to "picture
rock" going into the thousands per
ton. As a result OF the favorable re-
ports of the engineers, several OF
the companies are amply, even gem
erously, financed for comprehensive
plans of development, as well as FOR
milling facilities. and negotiations
looking toward the same end for
other companies will likely be sue
cessfully concluded within the next
few days.
The camp of Loring is nine miles
northwest of Lovelock in spur of
the Humboldt range of mountains,
the most populous portion CT the
wonderfully fertile Lovelock valley
lying between. The Humboldt range
has been a producer of rich ore al
most continuously from the days
when 1t was hauled by OK teams to
Sacramento, thence by ships around
the Horn to Swansea, Wales. to be
smelted. The famous Queen Of
Sheba mine, which laid the founda-
tion for the Hearst fortune, is but
25 miles from Loring, and the first
smelter west of the Missouri river
was erected at Oreana, but six
miles distant.
Among the engineers and geolo-
gists who have examined the mines
of Loring may be mentioned DIR.
Walter Harvey Weed, than whom
few geologists are more highly re-
puted; Bailey C. Clark. consulting
engineer of Atolia Mining company
of San Francisco; J. X. Turner, one
of Nevada's most successful engi-
neers; T. Schlenzig. OF Shanghai,
China. graduate of the Royal Acad-
envy of Frieberg; Oscar Hershey OF
the firm of Burch, Caetani & Her
shey: j. Carlton Bray. graduate of
the Mackay School of Mines, and
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-20
FLORENCE DIVIDE
SHOOT NOW IS
INCHES WIDE

The second high-grade oreshoot
in the Florence Divide lease on the
Florence, opened a few days ago,
continues increasing in width. 1t is
now IS feet long and from Is to
20 inches wide in the south end Of
the stope and indications are that 1t
will prove a more valuable and
larger find than the first discovery,
which attracted the attention of the
mining world to the Florence. The
shoot, extending south and parallel
to the first, is eight feet into the
hanging wall and has improved from
seam a fraction of an inch wide
when first found.
The last four carloads of ore
shipped from the lease assayed $40.
$50, $62, and $S4 per ton, illus
trating the jump in the value of the
ore in the stope as the rich shoot
was approached.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-20
MEXICO CLAIMS LEGAL
RIGHT TO OIL LANDS

MEXICO CITY, Sept illegal
precedent for the republic of Mex
leo to nationalize its lands which
are now devoted to the production
of Petroleum, is claimed in a state
ment recently furnished to the As
|sociated Press by Leon Salinas, sub
secretary of the department of COM
merce and industry which has this
question in charge.
Laws and statutes governing the
development of coal and oil deposits
date back to the days OF the vice.
roys in Mexico, the statement says.
and since that time there has been
a series of DEGREES and laws that
firmly establishes the rights of the
republic in this regard.
The question is now in the hands
of the Mexican congress for revision
with a view to adjudicating claims
made by foreign companies with
vast lIIIcIcotS III MCAlCOs
AS early as 1898 the Spanish gov
ernment by laws known as Mining
Statutes of New Spain," established
the absolute dominion of the crown
over mines and their products in
Mexico, says the statement.
Benito Juarez, president of Mex
In IN, hof hn
tion has direct dominion over coal
beds.
In 1881 the supreme court of
justice decided that the coal mines
were subject to be denounced and
that the Mining Statutes of New
Spain" were still in force Two
years later the congress of the
union amended the federal constitu-
tion, establishing the right of that
congress to issue mining and COM
mercial codes which should be bind
ing throughout the republic.
Based upon such authorization
and exercising the authority granted
by the legislative power, the presi-
dent in 1884 issued the first mining
code of the Mexican republic which
declared, in substance, that the coal
and oil of the subsoil belonged to
the owner of the surface. This
principle was followed in the mining
laws issued by congress in 1892 and
in 1910.
The statement declares that later.
in 1917. Article 81 of the constith-
Continued on Page Eighty
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-20
M0UNTvERNONCO.
. TO BUILD MILL
At TOk0P

The claims of the LIE Champion
French Gold Mining company, Ltd.
at Tokop, nine miles southeast of
Hornsilver, have been taken over
under bond and lease by the
Mount Vernon Mining and Milling
company, which is sinking shaft
to develop water for small mill
it is planned to construct.
Practically all work on the claims
has been done by lessees, who with
their limited facilities, never reached
a greater depth than Is feet. There
Is estimated to be 10000 tons of
low grade, free-milling gold-silver
ore exposed on the lease dumps
and in the mine and. according to
reports, there is little doubt that
the Mount Vernon company will be
successful AS soon as water has
been developed in sufficient guam
tity a mill will be erected to treat
the ore now in sight and the claims
will be explored at greater depth.
The shaft being sunk for water is
40 feet deep and indications are
that a good flow will be developed
with but slight additional depth.
This ground was sold by the orig
inal locator to the french Western,
which in turn sold to the LIE Champ
Dor. The latter company has
doubled the original acreage ac-
CURED from the French Western.
1t is estimated that lessees, with
out regard to the systematic devel-
opment of the claims, shipped from
$4,000 to $4,000 worth of ore of
an average value of from SIS to
$25, some shipments averaging as
high as $50. Practically all this ore
came from workings at or close to
the surface.
The mill it is planned to erect,
treating custom ores in addition to
those from the claims owned by the
Mount Vernon, would draw from a
large and rich territory. including
the Tule district, the Slate range
and Old Camp, near which the Ne
vada Empress is situated.
The formation in the Tokop dis
trict is lime shale, with some gran
ite.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-20

| VIM. j. Loring, in whose honor the
camp was named. Mr.. Loring is a
partner in the firm of Bewick,
Moreing & Co., of London, which is
known the world over for the mag
nitude and success of its mining
operations. Mr.. Loring's most re-
cent personal successes have been in
tungsten mining, and gold mining
oa the Mother Lode at Angels
Camp, Cal, and Col. Salter. presi-
dent of the Nevada Honey Bee
Mines company, feels that he made
la ten-strike when he picked him
for consulting engineer and general
manager of the company.
DR.. Walter Harvey Weed was at
Loring but a few days ago and
though he could not speak for pub
lication in advance of making his
formal report to clients, those who
accompanied him over the hills and
to whom he talked say that he
made no attempt to hide his interest
and satisfaction, and stated: You
have a wonderful surface showing
here-one that usually goes with
/ big mines.' A very similar remark
lis attributed to Bailey G. Clark,
consulting engineer for the Atolia
Mining company, when he was at
7 aetro fn,vr wooUc
The mountains on which are To-
Gated the Honey Bee, Treasure Hill.
Sheepherder, Bankers Dream, May
day, Sunset, Tennessee, Pershings
and others, are covered by perfect
network of veins which run into or
alongside dikes which outcrop
prominently, and good values are
found over an area several miles in
extent in each direction. The values
in most of the veins are in gold
with enough silver present to. in
sure permanency and stability" as
one engineers report puts it-but
at widely separated points veins car
rying high-grade silver and copper
values have been encountered. Bet
ter than 80 per cent of the values
can be extracted by simple and in
expensive milling processes from the
gold ore which predominates.
While Loring's fame has resulted
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-20
DEVELOPMENT
COMPLETES
ORE BINS

The Development company ore
bins at the main shaft, which have
a capacity of 500 tons. have been
completed, as has 900 feet of spur
track to the bins. This shaft will
be used for hosting Combination
and Florence ore. The crosscut to-
ward the Florence is being con-
tinued.
Heavy machinery for the mill.
such as thickeners, classifiers and
filters. are being received from the
old Consolidated mill at Aurora.
which is being dismantled.
Laying of pipe from the Silver
Pick company shaft to carry water
to the main storage tanks on Co
lumbia mountain has been started.
This extra water will be necessary
in handling the big tonnage The
company plans to treat.
Two more electrical locomotives.
which will make total of four.
have been ordered for underground
haulage. This number will assure
constant movement of the ore, To
care for the locomotives new eleo-
trio generators have been erected 10
replace the old storage plart of the
Consolidated, which was carable OF
supplying one 150 horsepower mo-
tor for eight hours.
The next important work TO be
undertaken is the repair of the
main. or Development shaft at
the 3S0-foot level, where the tim
bers have been found in poorer
condition than was estimated when
work was started.
This work in the mines and mill
shows that while the company has
been handicapped by the Tonopah-
Divide strike, it has been far from
inactive.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-20
RED HILL HAS.
ORE SOUTH
Of FAULT

In a drift driven 400 feet from
the shaft the Red Hill is reported
to have excellent indications that an
orebody is being approached No
statement has been made by the
company, but conditions are said
to be better than ever before in this
drift, which is being extended into
territory heretofore unexplorcd and
in which it has been commonly sup
posed orebodies do not exist.
This work Is a sample of the
operations now being conducted in
several parts of the district, de-
signed to prospect outside the
proven zone and it is the geNeral
opinion of mining men that some
of this work is going to bear fruit.
The discovery of an orebody in the
Red Hill drift would be a sensa
tional event and, according to au-
thorities, there is no reason a
shoot should not be found, as the
formation south of the big Florence
fault is identical with that to the
north, where the bonanza ore has
been found. In the early days of
Goldfield it was supposed thaN no
ore would be found south of the
Florence shaft, where the andesite
starts. 1t was the opinion that ore
would be found only in the dacite
north of the shaft, but prospecting
in the andesite resulted in the open
ing by lessees of some-of the richest
ore ever found in mining history.
The Red Hill drift is being driven
in the Rogers, yeinA one, of the rich
est in .Goidf.eld and the vein In
which the Florence Divide lease is
mining bonanza ore. The Red Hill
claims stretch south for $500 feet
from the shaft, giving a long dis
tance for prospecting the vein in ter
ritory owned by the company. Where
the present work is being done the
ground owned by the company is
only 125 feet wide, the vein taking
on irregular course through it. The
drift is being driven straight and
when the vein leaves it crosscuts are
driven. At present the drift is being
continued and one crosscut is being
driven west and two east.
The company has taken a new
lease on a block of Florence ground
extending along the west side line
of the Red Hill and is driving south
to cut the numerous seams that en-
ter the Red Hill claims along this
line.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-20
MINE IS MADE: IN
WEST DIVIDE
DISTRICT

The West Divide has graduated
from the prospect class and has
entered the ranks of the mines. In
a drift driven from the bottom of
60-foot shaft three feet of ore is
exposed in the top of the drift and
% inches in the bottom. This ore
assays from 70 to 100 ounces in
silver and last night some of the
finest specimen silver ore ever seen
here was brought to town by L. l..
Patrick, manager for the company.
taken from a seam in this drift. The
ore was exceedingly rich and the
only equipment necessary to assay
it was a penknife. On each side of
the shoot for the width of the drift
the material assays SO ounces and
for eight inches into each wall as
says of 81 ounces are secured. The
onLlrS IdCc as UTOhcH assays 90
ounces and we'll over carload of
ore of this grade is in sight or
broken for shipment.
The shoot has been opened for
length of Is feet and as the drift is
continued the grade and width of
the ore shows constant improve
ment.
The rich ore displayed last night
is coming into the drift along one of
the walls and seam three inches
wide contains long streaks of sill
yer, with 10 inches next to it also
being rich ore.
The West Divide is now consid-
cred to have the best showing of sill
yer ore in southern Nevada. aside
from the Tonopah Divide and Di-
vide Extension.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-20
sPEARHEAD OPENS ORE

An oreshoot 18 inches wide has
been opened for a distance Of %
feet in drift driven east from the
main south drift on the 910-foot
level of the Spearhead and raising
in the shoot. which lies almost flat,
has been started. The average value
of the ore is from $50 to $35 and
according to R. s. Wilbur, super
intendent, it is the most promising
shoot yet opened in the work on
this level.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-20
CRACKER JACK CRossCUTTING

The Cracker Jack has finished
cutting station at the bottom of
the 1Oo-foot wfhze from the 800
foot level and crosscutting to the
vein has started. The crosscut
should reach the objective within so
feet. Eight feet of $25 ore was
found in this vein at depth of $50
feet. The .crosscut will enter it at
an additional depth of 100 feet on
the dip of the vein and what will be
found at this point is a subject of
interest to mining men.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-20
sPEARHEAD IN ORE

The Spearhead has started raising
on a seam of ore that has been
opened for a length of 20, feet and
for a width of from three inches to
two feet in a north drift from the
east crosscut. According to R. s.
Wilbur, in charge OF the Spearhead,
this is the most persistent orebody
found in the work on the 910-foot
level.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-20
MINING ENGINEERS
TO HOLD MEETING

CHICAGO, Sept 16.-Practically
every subject of Importance to the
American mining world will be dis
cussed at the 120th meeting of the
American Institute of Mining and
Metallurgical Engineers, which con-
venes here for five day session on
September 22 This Is the 120th
meeting of the institute and the at
tendance will include all those
prominent in mining, United States
government officials and leaders of
industry. a
The fact tnat m.ne taxation, con-
servation. of coal and new develop
ments in the measurement of high
temperatures are subjects to be
thoroughly discussed at this meet
ing has excited great interest among
mining engineers. On account OF
the number of subjects to be pre-
sented, good part of the five days
is given up to technical work from
which it is expected that there will
be developments of considerable mo-
ment.
The institute will take a number
of special trips to points near Chi
cago, including a steamer trip to
Gary, Indiana, and rail trips to
North Chicago and Milwaukee and
nearby coal fields.
1t has just been announced by the
institute that Charles M. Schwab
will be in attendance and will ad-
dress the institute at banquet on
Wednesday evening. September "a.
The principal session on the opens
ing day will deal with mine taxation
and representatives OF the United
States treasury will be present to
in the discussion and to
gain the cooperative opinions of the
mine owners and engineers. Dur
ing the day technical sessions will
take up non-ferrous metallurgy and
coal and gas; mill
ing; industrial organization and ge-
ology. In the evening there will be
a smoker at the Chicago University
club.
On the second, September %, the
institute will take an excursion by
boat to the plant of the United
States Steel Corporation at Gary,
Ind, with technical sessions en-
route on the subject of iron and
steel. In the evening, sessions on
oil and iron and steel will be held.
On the third day, September "a.
several hours in the morning and
afternoon will be given over to con-
ferences on sulphur in coal, iron
and steel and mining and local re-
sources. In the evening. President
Horace v. Winchell of Minneapolis
will hold a reception at Congress
hotel, to be followed by banquet
and dancing.
On Thursday. the interest of the
will be ceR1eEel on
pyrometry, study Of hign tenn
peratures. and some Of the Nembers
will take an all-day excurAibA to the
Lasalle district to yiew fthe coal
fields, cement manufacturing, three
big zinc works and other Industrial
Developments related to mining.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-20
GREAT BEND co.
ISSUES STATEMENT

Accompanying assessment No. s.,
the Great Bend has issued state
ment signed by Ben Gill, secretary
treasurer, showing that from Janu-
airy 1, 1919. to August 1, 1919,
mine development cost $s241.11,
and administrative expenses ST.
981.7S. Additions to mine equip
ment cost $1182.25. There was re-
ceived from Assessment No. 5, $14,-
S43.7S.
The report of J. X. Turner, gen
eral superintendent, follows:
A total of 655 feet of develop
ment work was performed during
this period, divided as follows:
Drifts ...-.-...-..---.---.o21 feet
Raises ------..----.---------.--.l34 Feet
Total .-.--..-....----655 feet
at a total cost of s9241.11, or an
average cost of s14.11 per foot. The
COSI SCcmS Hi6H, diiu IA COhhhioh
with other mines, your property has
suffered from high prices for sup
plies and wages, still operating costs
compare to it's advantage with other
properties in the district. Every
economy has been exercised.
The report dated January 20.
1919, showed the easterly drift Of
the 375-foot level TO be 200 feet
long. 1t has been advanced to the
400-foot point, and is now entering
the territory of the downward ex-
tension of the ore shoots stopped on
the 160-foot and the 236-foot levels.
This drift, when extended to the vi
cinity of the Lockhart shaft, will be
SO feet deeper than the bottom Of
the shaft, on account of the differ
ence in elevation in the collars of
the shafts.
Numerous drifts and raises have
been driven from the 1G0-foot level
One drift driven from raise and
about 100 feet from the surface has
been run a length of 275 feet on
the vein. Erratic values were found
the entire length The ore prodsced
CONTINUED on Page Eight
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-13
PAIFN BEACH, Fla-, March 1s.

FALLM BEACH, FIa-, lMarch Io---
 The first round at match play in the annual golf tournament here was completed yesterday. The features were the wide margins by which some of the first division golfers were de- feated and the low medal scores Of Alfred Morreu of Hackensack, whose card was 74, was helped out some what through his having negotiated the seventh hole in one. He beat J. T. Smith of New York up and to play.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-03-13

her fortune to Mrs. Catt to be used for the advancement of the suffrage cause. The actual figures are in the neighborhood of $750,0O0.
 Mrs. Catt, who has an abiding faith that the only reason anybody opposes woman suffrage Is because of lack of knowledge of its fundar. ental sig nif1ance, decided that the most eff fective way to advance the suffrage cause was through the further educa- ton of the entire public on the sub Ject of suffrage.
 She formed the Leslie Woman Suf- frage Commission, the members of which were to serve with her In the supervision of the expenditure of the Leslie fund. On the commission are Mrs. Raymond Robins, president of the National Woman's Trade Union League, Mrs. Percy V. PennybaCker, former president of the General Fed eration of Women's Clubs, Miss Mary Garrett Hay, chairman of the Woman Suffrage Party of New York city, Mrs. Arthur Livermore, and Mrs. Thomas Bucknn Wells.