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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-13
new HIGH:-GRADE
ORESROOT FOUND
IN FLORENCE
SOO-OUNCE ORE DISCOVERED IN
FLORENCE DIVIDE
LEASE

In a shoot parallel to the one
from which the "high-grade" ship
ment was made the Florence Divide
lease on the Florence Goldfield has
broken into 50O-ounce ore, accord
ing to r. C. Mccarthy, superintend-
ent of the mine. The shoot, opened
in stopping low-grade ore. was found
eight feet into the hanging wall OF
the vein. 1t has been exposed for
a length of 20 feet in the back OF
the stope and the material is being
stored in the John S. Cook bank.
Under the spur of new discov-
cries and the opening of much prom
Using territory lessees in other
blocks are active and new leases are
being let rapidly. J. B. Kendall
working on the seventh level, has
increased his force of miners and
is securing good results after start
ing in a face of $50 ore. John
Ogilvie has leased block under the
old Barker lease Ogilvie has the
first block south of the shaft and il
working from the fifth to the
seventh level He is crosscuttins
in the footwall of the vein, with al
excellent showing in a strong fault
fissure. Ogilvie has been leasing in
the Florence for long time and is
one of the most successful. He has
great confidence in the possibilities
of his new lease. -
Louie Delcic has taken a lease or
the old Wheeler block and is taking
out ore. F.. NJ Dorsey has lease
east of the Arnold block. south Of
the Riley and northeast of the
shaft. He is in an oreshoot that il
highly promising on the third ant
fifth levels and has opened seams o.
good ore,
The. Florence Divide is loadinf
another carload of ore assayinf
from $50 to $40, the eighth since
the rich shipment.
The west crosscut being driven b,
the company has been advanced 14(
feet at a rate of 21 feet weekly
with one shift. The south crosscu
has been driven 40 feet from the
main drift on the seventh level
which has a length of 500 feet.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-13
COPPER MOUNTAIN
WORKING STEADILY

Twenty-six months of develop
|ment by the Jumbo Extension in
the Jumbo-Copper Mountain. at No
Ian siding on the Southern Pacific
in Mineral county. has added large
bodies of ore of mill grade to the
mine resources and present condi-
tions are reported to be decidedly
encouraging. The downward ex-
tension of the Fox lease oreshOot
has been exposed for distance OF
150 feet in the east drift and this
lis now entering the Lapatt ore
body, from which 100000 worth of
high-grade copper ore was shipped
by the lessees. The west drift also
is nearing known orebodies devel-
Loped on upper levels by lessees. A
connection for air will soon be made
between the east drift and the La
patt workings.
The mine has produced to date
over 100000 worth of ore and
more than 5000 feet of development
work has been done.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-13
TO-DAY REPORT 1
OF MAyfL0WER

The report of j. B. Kendall,
president and general manager of
the Mayflower at Pioneer, for the
To-day period ending August 81. is
as follows:
Drift Sol advanced 8 feet, to a
total distance of 401 feet, in low
grade material. Crosscut sos was
extended feet, giving total
length of 1111 feet This is being
continued in low grade material.
Raise sos was driven s feet to
make a connection with a WINE
from the 400-foot level, but has
shown no important change as vet,
the values being low.
On the 30O-foot level, 301 drift
advanced 10 feet on low grade ore,
and 800 crosscut was extended 10
feet to total distance of so feet
A 6-foot width of s12 ore is shown
in the crosscut.
An excellent showing has been
disclosed in 21O raise, going UP
which made a height of feet dur
ing the ten days, is now up Is feet
above the drift level and in its TOP
is showing a 4-foot width of $25
ore. Another raise, No. Eli. was
put up "a feet. and will shortly
make connection with the 100-foot
level.
The Reorganized Pioneer. in
which work was suspended during
the summer months, is planning tC
resume sinking of the shaft to o
depth of 500 feet. The production
of the Pioneer mine is estimated to
have been over 100000 in gold ore
and $4,000 feet of development
work had been done before the re
organization of the company.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-13
MINE TAXES TO Be
DISCUSSED BY
ENGINEERS

CHICAGO, H., Sept. 10.---Mine
owners and mining engineers from
every section of the country will
present opinions to government rep
resentatives on the taxation of
mines at the meeting of the Ameri-
can Institute of Mining and Metal
lurgical Engineers which will be in
session here during the week of
September %.
Mine taxation at present ranks
with the subjects of most pressing
importance to the mining world. At
their meeting the mining engineers
and government officials will dis
cuss methods of determining mine
valuations with a view to establish
ing tax laws for the mines which
will take into account the wasting
assets of the mining industry.
The meeting Is being held at the
request of the commissioner of in
ternal revenue who will be repre-
sented by DR.. l.. c. Grafton of the
valuation section of the bureau.
In addition to this matter, the
mining engineers will hold import
ant discussions on coal supply and
on pyrometry in which several new
methods for the measurement of
high temperatures will be presented
for the first time.
This meeting OF the American in
stitute which is its 120th will in
clude trips of inspection to the Gary
steel plant, the La Sale district, the
coal fields of Franklin and Macou-
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The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-13
WEEKEND Mine
Being REOPENED

RENO, New, Sept. 5.-Governor
Sparks old silver mine-the Wedi-
kend, located about three miles
from Reno, is now being restored
to a producing stage by syndicate
of Nevada and Eastern mining and
business men, after an idleness OF
about IA years, and these opera
tions, although quietly conducted.
are beginning to attract consider
able interest.
The property was located and
first operated in 1901 by an old
prospector named George Weekend
who wheeled out about 100000
worth of high grade chloride ore
from a "glory hole" which he
opened at the surface. Governor
Sparks paid Weekend lump sum
of 100000 for the prospect and
expended about $15O,0OO in equip
ping the property with a roasting
and sodium solution plant for treat
ing the ore, assay office, boarding
houses, shaft houses, hosting equip
ment, etc. At one time there were
200 men on the payroll, 12S of
them being registered voters in
that precinct.
Several shafts were sunk, the
deepest being what is known as the
Bell shaft, sunk about $50 feet by
Colorado mining man named
Bell, who took out over 100000
worth of ore from comparatively
small area that was opened from
the shaft before becoming involved
in litigation. on account of which
he bulkheaded the RICHEST workings
and caved them to prevent access.
This ore is said to have run from
500 to $500 per ton, and persons
who are familiar with conditions as
they then existed assert that but
little inroad was made by produc-
CONTINUED on Page Eight)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-13
CRACKER JACK
CUTS STATION

Cutting of a s,ation has been
started at a depth of 100 feet in
the Cracker Jack winze from the
320-foot level and following COM
pletion of this crosscut will be
driven to the vein, which is esti-
mated to be so feet distant.
Fifty thousand tons ol ore of an
average value of IS is exposed
above the I20-foot level in a block
opened for 500 feet on the dip OF
the vein and for a width of eight
feet. Below the 120-foot level the
walls of the vein come together and
it was not until it was reached by "a
crosscut from the 60-foot point in
the winze that the vein was again
opened. At this point it was found
to be is feet wide, with eight feet
of $25 ore on the footwall. Sink
ing of the winze an additional 40
feet will give a further depth of
100 feet on the dip of the vein and
the grade of ore and the size of the
body at this depth will be of import
ance in determining the persistency
of the oreshoots in this part of the
district, which is far north of the
proven belt.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-13
GOVT ESTIMATES
JULY OIL OUTPUT

The quantity of crnde petroleum
run from wells and producers field
storage tanks and delivered to pipe
lines, marketing companies, refin-
cries, and other consumers in the
United States in July, 1919.
amounted to approximately 1881
900 barrels, an increase of 2,2S2.0O
barrels, or 7.3 per cent, compared
with June. 1919, the preceding rec
ord month, and of 3,160.000 bar
rels, or 1914 per cent. compared with
July, 1918. The average daily rate
in July, 1919, was 1.0S1.3 1928 bar
rels. quantity greater by 40
I023 barrels, or about per cent.
than the average daily rate in the
preceding month. and by 1926
barrels. or about 10 per cent, than
the average daily rate in the COR
responding month of last year. This
notable increase. though in part sea-
|sonal, is ascribed largely to i'm
proved conditions in the market for
drilling equipment. to continued
high prices for oil, and to the stim-
ulation given to the quest for pc
troleum during the war.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-13
WEST DIVIDE
OPENING ORE

Assays of 127 ounces silver are
being secured in a drift from the
60-foot level of the main shaft of
the West Divide. The width of the
ore is from Is inches to two feet
and since drifting was started both
width and value have been increas-
ing rapidly, with the present face
indicating that an orebody that will
prove to be persistent has been
opened, according to L. L. Patrick.
manager. Men employed in the
drift state that the ore is in solid
body and that conditions are ex-
cellent for opening an important
shoot of high-grade material.
The overage width of the vein,
which has been exposed on the sur
face for a distance of 1000 feet, is
from three to six feet. Thorough
prospecting was done before a shaft
site was selected and in this work
rich silver ore was found at many
places, with hornsilver showing in
quantity. The silver is not associ-
ated with any other metal and il is
found in highly silicified lime, in
which bromide stain is an indica-
tion of rich ore,
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-13
UNITED MINE WORKERS
DISCUSS LIVING COSTS
PRESIDENT SAYS REDUCTION
THROUGH FEDERAL ACTION
is IMPROBABLE

CLEVELAND, O., Sept. 9.-Act-
ing President John l.. Lewis in his
report to the convention of the
United Mine Workers of America
here, discussed the increased cost OF
living and said a reduction through
"belated" federal action is improb-
able. He recommended the cancel
latfon of the Washington wage
agreement in the bituminous fields
by not later than November l and
the starting of negotiations for a
new scale.
If there is no satisfactory settle
ment by then he recommended a
general miners strike.
Lewis condemned the policies and
principles of the l. w. w. and de-
clared against compromise with
the elements seeking to spread such
doctrines in the United States Mine
Workers organization. The coal
output Is falling of markedly and
there is extensive unemployment
of miners, he said.
The high cost of living is es-
pecially hard on the miners. he
said, because they are in isolated
communities far from the distribu-
tion centers.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-13
MINERAL PRODUCTION OF
UNITED STATES IN 1913

The department OF the interior
has just issued a preliminary report
on the mineral production of the
United States in 1918 for the pur-
pose of making public as soon as
possible the statistics collected by
the U. S. geological survey for that
year. The statistics given for most
commodities are final; those for a
few are only estimates based on in
complete returns; but on the whole
the report gives fairly complete
record of the mineral output Of the
country during the year.
The total value of the minerals
produced was about $5,526, 100000,
more than half a billion dollars, in
excess of the value recorded for
1917, but the total quantity pro-
duced was less. The output of
fuels was greater than in 1917,
though somewhat less anthracite
coal was marketed. The increase in
the quantity of coal marketed was
about per cent, but the increase
in value. due to higher prices, was
more than II per cent. 1t is sig
nificant that though the increase in
the quantity Of petroleum marketed
was only little more than per
cent the increase in Value was over
|32 per cent.
The value of the metals produced
was about per cent greater in
1918 than in 1917. The figures
show that less iron ore and steel
were produced. but here again val
ues were higher. A little more pig
iron was made, though the quantity
shipped was less. Copper and zinc
not only themselves but as the COM
ponents of brass are perhaps next in
importance to iron in the world s
history today, an, in 1918 they
stood high on the list of war metals.
little more copper but less zinc
was produced, and the values of
DOtn were iOWcI, ludI Vi HluC ldll-
ing about 25 per cent. The output
of the war metals manganese and
chromite, used in hardening steel,
was greater than in any preceding
year. Chromite increased SO per
cent in quantity and % per cent in
value over 1917, and the increases
in manganese ore were 136 and 100
per cent, respectively. Less gold
and silver were mined than for
many years. Though the price Of
silver rose from 81 cents an ounce
in 1917 nearly to 81 cents in 1918.
the increase was not enough to
cover the increased cost of mining.
The output of building material
clay products. building stone. ce-
ment, lime, gypsum showed great
decline.
The domestic production of pot
ash in 1918 was $1,000 tons, an in
crease of 6s per cent over the out
put in 1917.
A copy of the report may be OBJ
tanned by application to the Di-
rector, U. S. Geological Survey,
Washington. d. c.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-13
STATEMENT ISSUED
BY MANAGER OF
DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY

OF. late rumors regarding the
| Goldfield Development company
have been thick and rumors regard
ing A. l. Darcy. vice president and
general manager of the company,
have also been frequent. Some of
these rumors have been of such
character and apparently have been
! so we'll founded that they have hurt.
for they have spread beyond Gold
field. The worst of these gained
wide circulation in Goldfield and
Tonopah yesterday.
According to this rumor, Mr..
Darcy had severed his connection
with the company 1t would be use
less to comment on what this would
have meant had it been true.
Mr.. Darcy was interviewed on
the subject of his reported resig-
nation yesterday afternoon. He
said: There have been rumors
regarding me. / have not resigned
from the Goldfield Development and
have no intention of doing so. When
! resigned from my position as con-
sulting engineer for the Divide COM
panies 7 wiped the slate clean Sc
that I could devote my entire atten-
ton to the Development" BY
I''wiping the slate clean" Mr.. Darcy
referred to the fact that he had
ALSO resigned from his connection
with the Wingfield companies in
Goldfield. He said that previous to
his resignation from the Wingfield-
Rrougher interests his work had
been too heavy and that his sole OBJ
ject in resigniEg has been to permit
him to devote all his time to the
Development.
A. Fl. Lawry, superintendent for
the Consolidated, has assumed
charge of the Wingfield companies
lin Goldfield. William Sharp, who
during the absence of Mr.. DARCY
on the coast had been superintend-
ing the work at these mines until
Mr.. Lowry could tzKe charge, left
to-day for San Francisco to have
his eyes treated Mr.. Sharp, dur
ingsthe connection of Mr. Darcy
with the Wingfield- Brougher in
terests, had been his assistant. Mr..
Sharp will return here in short
time and will remain here. This
change is move for greater econ
omy.
I When asked regarding the future
plans of his former assistant, Mr.
Darcy said: "He probably will be
with the Development company. He
can have any position he wants"
Within few days either Mr.
Darcy or Fl. G. Mcmahon, secre-
Itary and treasurer for the Develop,
ment company, will leave for the
east on business connected with en-
larging the MILL Mr.. Darcy said
that before either left a statement
regarding these plans would bt
made public. Mr.. Darcy further
stated that the present small scale
of operations in the mines and mil
lis caused entirely by the Tonopah
Divide strike situation. Mr. Me
Mahon made a statement to this
effect recently.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-13
MINING CONGRESS
TO MEET IN
ST. LOUIS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept. To-
Upon invitation from the combined
commercial bodies of st. Louis and
Missouri, the American Mining Con-
gress which has not held national
meeting since November, 1915, will
assemble in st. Louis during the
week Of November IT for five day
discussion of the vital issues now
facing the mining industry and Am
erican industry as a. whole.
The Chicago convention of this
organization, the last held owing to
the government request for sus-
pension of such activities, was not
able both for numbers in attend !
ance and character of the work ac-
complished, much of the expressed
spirit of the convention having been
felt in national legislation since war
conditions forced the administration
to attempt paternalism in dealing
with industrial matters.
The scope of the work or the
American Mining Congress has been
greatly enlarged during the past
year and many of the larger pro-
ducers who have previously been
nominal supporters of the movement
are now actively participating
through one of the several divisions
of the work The recent demands
of the railroad employees for in
creased pay and bonuses in the form
of retroactive advances, coming just
as the Plumb plan of railroad con-
troll was presented, aroused the Min
ing Congress and it was decided to
hold convention at which the in
Gustrial conditions of the country
can be freely and thoroughly dis
cussed.
There are many activities in the
air which directly affect mining OF
coal, minerals or oil, including not
only the railroad problem but the
general industrial conditions which
are far from being normal or salts
factory. The American Mining Con-
gress,N representing the various
branches of wasting industry, plans
to call together the most represen-
tative conference ever assembled to
discuss the business politics of the
nation.
The discussion of the grave prob
lens now confronting the nation
would be of no avail if not resulting
in the building of a program of ma
tional reconstruction acceptable
alike to the industries, to labor and
to congress and it will be the busi-
ness of this convention to chart
the high seas for congress with an
economic routing which may have
the backing of the nations pro-
ducers of raw materials, and of such
other industries as win participate
in these conferences" says the call
just issued A clearly defined plan OF
the Congress. as announced is being
placed before every business interest
(Continued on Page Eight)
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-09-13
BOYLE BRANDS
|. W. W. IN
TONOPAH
ADDRESSES CROWD OF 5000
NINE WORKERS IN SILVER
CAMP

In speech delivered to
the mine workers in Tono-
pah last night Governor
Boyle said: "The l. W. W.
scabbed shamelessly on the
job when the whole civil
lied world was on strike
against an autocracy that
threatened to destroy every
democratic institution"
Evening star., 1919-08-24

Mrs. F. d. Griffith, jr., wife of Col.
Grifnth. U. s. A., accompanied by
their daughter Margaret and their
son Russell, has gone to Center
Long Island. to remain un-
til her husband returns from Europe.
Evening star., 1919-08-24
8OciQtY.

some time at Colonial Beach. stopping
at the Wallcott.
Mr.. Maurice Kohner of Pittsburgh
is wishing his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ Kohner of 18th street. for week
Mr.. George T. O'Brien and Mr..
John J. Sheahan, the latter recently
returned from France after thirteen
months service, are spending some
time in Atlantic City.
Mrs. Frances ]. Becker has gone to
New York to visit relatives for the
month of September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Saloman. ac-
companied by their little daughter
Miss Irene Adele Saloman, have left
Washington for a visit of several
weeks to Buffalo, Niagara Falls and
Canada.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Steinem have re-
turned to their Washington home
from a two-week motor trip to At
lantic City.
Mrs. Priscilla Wilkinson Streeter
president of the National Anthem AS
ISOLATION, has returned to Washington
after a three week trip in New York
state and to Atlantic City
Evening star., 1919-08-24

ditions to Fort Myer. have establish
ed themselves in their new home.
quarters No. 10.
Capt. Seacrest. u. s. A.. with the
18th Field Artillery at Fort Myer,
was Joined there last week by his
family. and is now in his new home.
quarters No. 13.
Chaplain Head. U. s. A., after a
pleasant visit to Philadelphia. has re-
turned to Fort Myer. Va.
Col. s. M. De Loire, U. s. A. retired
and Mrs. De Loire have decided to
make a six-week stay at Plattsburg
barracks. after a delightful auto trip
in Canada, and from the New York
post will make the trip to California
by way OF Panama. They win not re-
turn to Washington until the late
autumn or early winter.
Mrs. Jack Bartholf, wife of Mai
Bartholf. U. S. A. has gone to Great
, harrington, Mass. to spend the au-
home at that place. Maj Bartholf has
gone for station to San Diego. Calf.
Brig. Gen. Preston Brown, U. s. A.,
accompanied by Mrs. Brown and Dor
rance Brown. returned last \ week
from visit to New York, and Is now
comfortably settled in their new
quarters. No. II, at the Washington
barracks.
Maj. Gen. Joseph T. Dickman, u.
S. A., recently returned to this coun.
try from Germany. where he was in
Evening star., 1919-08-24
Copyright by Bachrach.)

while at jamestown. Mrs. De Russy
will make her home for the present
at the Hotel Gramatan, the Bronx.
Capt. F. H. Raifsynder, U. S. A.. re-
Gently returned from an eighteen
months overseas duty, has come to
Washington, and, accompanied by Mrs.
Raifsynder, is making mis- home here
for the present at the Hotel Richmond.
Col. C. E. Hawkins. U. s. A, recently
returned from France, has gone for
station to Washington, Pa.
Mrs. Cedric w. Lewis. wife of Maj.
Lewis, Z. S. A, is spending the sum-
mer at Saugatuck, Mich, where she
has leased a cottage for the season
during her husbands absence in
France.
Lieut.. Col. William Spence. U. s. A.,
recently returned from a fifteen
months service with the A. E. F., was
net upon his arrival by Mrs. Spence,
who accompanied him for visit to
his parents. Judge and Mrs. William
N. Spence. at Camilla, Ga, after which