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The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-10-29
Bankers
Meeting

The thirteenth annual meet
ing of groupe five of the Virgin
in Bankers Association was held
at Big Stone Gap, Saturday. Dc
tobcr 25tb. At . o'clock, p. m.
the guests we're met al the Monte
Vista Hotel with automobiles
and had n most enjoyable and
interesting trip to the operations
of tho Stoncga Coke and Coal
Company. at Osaka, Roda and
Stonega. At T:l5 p. m. the
members Of the association as
scmbled in the auditorium Of the
public school building for the
business session. The following
program was carried out
Invocation.
Annual Addrcss-Mr. George
Jenkins, chairman, vice. prcsi-
dent First National Bank Appa-
lachia
Report of Secretary and Treas
ures-Nlr. g. w. Beerbowcr,
auditor National Exchange Bank,
Roanoke.
appointment of Committees.
Addrcss-Mr. a. IL. Dudley,
assistant Federal Reserve agent,
Federal Reserve Bank, Rich
mond, Va, "Somc Present Day
Banking Problems
Discussion, Reports of Com
mittecs, Unfinished Business,
New Business and Election of
Officers.
The guests were then taken to
the Monte Vista Hotel where a
most delightful banquet was
served, consisting of the follow
ing menu:
Oyster Cocktail
Celery Hearts
lioulliou
Baked Fisl,
l.Ctiice Potatoes
Fried Spring Chicken, Cream Gravy
Mashed Potatoes Asparagus ON Toast
Japanese Salad
Ice Cream cake
Cheese aud Waters
Coffee
Cigars and Cigarettes
The banquet was opened with
by Rev. j NJ Smith, of
Big Stone Gap.
Hon. Jno. W. Chalkley. Big
Stone Gap, was POSTMASTER and
presided over the banquet.
Hon. X. s. Graham, of Nor
ton, made il very interesting talk
on "What Manner OF u Man
Banker Be.
y most interesting aud in
stfuctiyc address OH "Thc Bank
or as an Aid to Agriculture was
made hy Mr., John Il. liutclcson,
director cooperative extension
work in agriculture and home
economics, Tor the state nl Viz
ginia, Blacksburg, Va.
The welcome address was made
by Mr.. Il. 7. Irvine, Big Stone
Gap, =.
a short talk was made by
Gen. Il. a. Ayers ON the histo-
~ Of Wise county and Big Stone
Gap-"'rhc Country of the Lone.
some Pine"
The visiting bankers who made
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-10-29

The preacher ties the knot,
the judge unties it, and etween
the two it's a continuous merry
go round performance from one
act to the other.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-10-29
notice.!

will not he responsible for
any debt made by Willard
Collier, my son.
JAMES NJ. COLLIER.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-10-29
American Legion Gets Club
Room.
Room.

NUUEI.
The Henry n. Tate Post of
the American Legion held It's
regular meeting Monday night.
Much enthusiasm was aroused
by the announcement that Il
club-room had been obtained for
the use of members Of the post
over Fuller Brothers store in
Appalachia, and that the Appa-
lachia Red Cross chapter had Of
fcred to furnish the room with
tables, chairs. etc. Resolutions
were passed, thanking the Red
Gross for its generous action.
The following resolutions was
also passed:
Whereas. the 18th day of No
vcmbcr is the anniversary of the
termination of hostslities in the
World War ON which date that
war was brought to u glorious
conclusion, and the 18th day of
November is, therefore, Il most
memorable date in the annals of
our country.
Therefore, he il resolved by
the Henry n. Tate Post of the
American Legion, representing
the men who went into military
and naval service from the ives
tern portion of Wise county,
that we favor a celebration of It
suitable kind to be. held on that
date. and that we are ready to
cooperate with any civic or 9TH
or organizations OF the commu-
nifty in such n celebration;
And be ii resolved further that
we urge The citizens TO display
the national flag freely on that
day upon their dwellings and
places of business
And he it further resolved
that We urge the Governor of
the state of Virginia to proclaim
that date rs general holiday
within the state.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01
MANY NEVADA MINES ARE
MAKING GOOD PRODUCTION

The 3S-ton flotation plant at I'm
ionville of the Sunset Mining &
Development company, completed a
short time ago, is in operation.
The concentrate will be shipped to
smelters until plans are completed
to reduce the product to bullion.
The ore reserves in the Sunset are
estimated at $4,000 tons, assaying
27.3 ounces per ton in silver.
Development of the Silver Noun
tain mine, in eastern Nye county,
has resulted in good quantity of
silver ore of commercial grade be-
ing exposed. The Silver Mountain
is owned by j. J. Tognoni, a Duck
water rancher, who has developed
it at intervals of five years. Tog-
noni was one of the earliest loca
tors of claims in the Goldfield
district and lived here for num-
ber of years.
A carload of silver ore from
Bellehelen, in Nye county, recently
was received in TonOpah. The
ore came from a lease on claims
located last year by j. F. Schultz
and Harry Powell, who, following
small amount of development
work, made shipment last Aug
ust that netted them $696. Will
liam Forman and Fred A. Burn
ham took lease on the claims
three months ago and sank a 12O-
foot shaft. Following the recent
shipment they took up bond on
the claims and secured a title.
A new discovery Of gold has
been made on the Rochester side
of Gold creek, in Humboldt county.
Lovelock men have performed a
small amount of development work
and have secured several tons of
ore assaying from $37 to $50
ton.
Winnemucca men are develop
ing zinc claims in Thomas canyon,
in the Harmony range, short dis
tance southeast of Winnemucca. A
shaft has been sunk rs feet and
drifts have been extended in the
vein. A 14-inch seam assaying
80 per cent in zinc has been open
ed and over 20' tons of ore has
been saved.
Lessees on the Gem Five mines,
in the Sunshine district of Hum
boldt county, are extracting high
grade gold-silver ore which is said
to assay as high as 1000 per ton.
A small hoist and other equip
ment has been shipped to the
district for use by the lessees.
Shipments are being made from
a new discovery in a crosscut from
the bottom of a winze sunk SO
feet below the tunnel level in the
Mendhive mine at Elder creek.
The ore assays rs ounces in silver,
according to reports.
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01
new COMPANY STARTS
SINKING SHAFT IN
DIVIDE DISTRICT
DIVIDE CONSOLIDATED OPER-
ATING NORTHWEST OF
BROUGHER

Sinking of shaft has been
started, roads are being built and
for machinery are be-
ing prepared at the claims of the
Divide Consolidated Mines COM
pany, adjoining on the northwest
the Brougher in the Divide district.
The equipment is electric and in
cludes an air compressor.
Nine claims, including the En-
pire group, are owned by the COM
pany, which was organized by
prominent Nevada mining men.
John H. Miller is president; F. M.
Manson, vice-president; j. E. Ad-
ans, secretary; F. E. Miller, as
sistant secretary. The directorate
is composed of these officers and
William Waters, superintendent of
the Tonopah Divide and Brougher,
and Richard Finn.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01
ORE FOUND ON
800 LEVEL
OF ZONE
ARE DRIVEN TO
WALLS OF
VEIN

1t was reported recently that q
small body of good-grade ore was
found in the Gold Zone southwest
drift at point few feet on
the Divide side of the Dividing
line between the Zone and the In
dependent claim of the Divide.
The ore is reported to have been
found in the face of drift ex-
tended southwest.
According to reports, it is believ-
ed fault has thrown the ore
shoot to the southwest and an at
tempt will be made to follow it
into Zone ground.
Work in the Gold Zone is being
done on the 500-foot level. NU-
merous seams of ore have been cut
in the work, but it is the opinion
of men familiar with conditions in
the mine that fault between the
Divide and the Zone has thrown
the ore-bearing formation deeper
in the latter than in the former
and that sinking of the Zone shaft
to greater depth will be necessary
before ore of good grade can he
opened in quantity.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01

ganized Atlanta Mines company,
the Reorganized Booth Mining COM
pany of Goldfield, and many other
Goldfield companies, as well as
consulting engineer for the Tono-
pah Divide Mining company; H. G..
Mcmahon, general manager and
secretary and treasurer of the Re-
organized Cracker Jack Mining
company and others; A. H. Howe,
formerly secretary and treasurer
of your company, and Benjamin j.
Henley, member of the law firm
of Hoyt, Gibbons, French & Hen
ley, of Reno, Nevada, counsel for
your company. Mr.. Barnes is
president, Mr.. Darcy is vice-presi-
dent and general manager and Mr..
Mcmahon is secretary and treas
urer.
This company has acquired
from your company a portion of
it's mining property and has Sc
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01
INGALLS, LESSEtS
0P PERATE MILL
SUCCESSFULLY
FIRST SHIPMENT OF CONCEN-
TRATE MADE TO
SMELTER

Borcherding, McDermitt and
HILL, operating a lease on the In
gals mine in Tule canyon, re-
Gently shipped to the Selby smell
ter two and one-half tons of con-
centrate and from $500 to $400
worth of amalgam from a Today
run of the mill erected recently
by them. The concentrate is val
ued at $1100 per ton.
A suitcase has been granted by
Borcherding, Hill and McDermitt
on a block 5000 feet from the
main shaft, where BOrcherdinG
formerly extracted rich ore from
250-foot tunnel, the level of which
is 400 feet lower than the bottom
of the 100-foot shaft through
which the lessees are working now.
There are few districts where q
rich lode mine, large and rich
placer deposits and good farm land
awaiting only irrigation are to be
found, but this is the case in Tule
canyon, and Borcherding may plant
water melons in the coming season,
irrigate them with waste water
from the mill, import darkies to
cultivate and eat them and,
through additional crops in sue
ceeding years, convert Tule into q
Garden of Eden, although biblical
history does not picture Adam with
pan and pick and eating wa
ter melon. 1t is understood it
will be stipulated that Paddy Nc
Dermitt never appear in the garden
attired only in a fig leaf.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01
MAyFL0WER WILL
SOON REBUILD
MILLING PLANT
DRIFT ON 5OO-FOOT Level.
NEARING ORE
SHOOT

Reconstruction of the MayflOw-
er mill at Pioneer will be started
Immediately under direction of c..
d. Townsend, builder of the White
Caps mill at Manhattan and reput-
ed to be among the best mill con-
structors of the country. The ca
pacity of the mill will be increased
to 1875 tons daily.
The report of mine conditions
for the To-day period ending Feb.
20, issued by Manager ]. B. Ken
DALI says the north drift on the
2OO-foot level was advanced "a
feet in a full face of ore sampling
$40 and this working has been dis
continued until additional space
for the storage of ore can be pro-
vided. Old slopes are being pre-
pared for the storage of ore. and
in this way it is estimated that
1000 tons of material extracted in
the course of development work
can be saved in the mine until
such time as the mill has been en-
Iarged and put in condition for
Continued on Page Eight
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01
NEW COMPANY FORMED
TO WORK CLAIMS IN
DIVIDE DISTRICT

The Divide Annex Mining COM
pany has been organized in TOnO-
pah with Judge Mark r. Averill as
president; w. ]. Douglas and E.
w. Taylor, vice-presidents; E. j.
Ramsey, secretary and resident
agent, and M. e. Hill, treasurer.
The company owns the Kentucky
and Submarine claims in the Di-
vide district.
The company is incorporated for
100000 shares of a par value OF
10 cents each and 100000 shares
of treasury stock will be sold to
provide funds for development.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01

Work is soon to be started on
the claims of the East Range Cop
per company, 80 miles east of Fal-
lon. The company plans to drive
a 200-foot tunnel to prospect the
vein at depth and development of
the claims further than the driving
of the tunnel will depend on the
grade of ore found.
The Kimberly Consolidated Min
ing company, operating at Hilltop,
near Battle Mountain, will soon
start construction of an oil flota-
ton plant as an addition to the
mill. Machine drills recently were
shipped to the mines from Battle
Mountain. In recent years the
Kimberly has shipped large guam
titles of high-grade silver-lead ore
and this year several good ship
ments of copper ore were made.
Shipments were retarded during
the past few months because Of
road conditions, but new hauling
contract has been let and ship
ments have been resumed.
The Boss Gold Mining company
at Goodsprings plans to ship car
load of platinum ore. Shipments
were made last week from the fol-
lowing Goodsprings mines: The
Sultan, 40 tons of lead concen-
trates; Green Monster, 40 tons of
mixed ores; Anchor, 40 tons of
lead concentrates; Coppersides, 80
tons of copper ore; Bill Nye, 10
tons of zinc ore and two tons of
lead ore.
A shipment of ore sampling over
three ounces gold and 100 ounces
silver recently was made from the
Coverly lease on the Nevada New
Mines at Rawhide.
A carload of copper ore was re-
ceived a few days ago at the Haz-
en- sampler of the Western Ore
Purchasing company from the Turk
mine of the Wall Street Copper
company at Luning.
The Haller lease on the Lucky
Boy, near Hawthorne, has shipped
40 sacks of ore containing 16
per cent lead and so ounces sill
yer.
The time for ratification by
stockholders of the proposed con-
solidation of the five great mines
of the Rochester district expired a
short time ago and, owing to the
difficulty of submitting the plan
to the widely scattered stockhold-
ers in the five companies, the time
was extended indefinitely.
Men who have inspected the new
gold discovery 10 miles from Gold
Circle, in Humboldt county, say
the find is rich and that the for
nation is similar to the Gold Cir
Gle district. Assays of from $4S
to 5000 per ton in gold and silver
have been obtained.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01
DIVIDE ORE
OVER EIGHTY
FEET WIDE
OTHER HUNDRED
FEET

A maximum width of over so
feet of ore is exposed on the $685.
foot level of the Tonopah Divide,
at a point 800 feet southeast of
the shaft, where the southwest
crosscut has been extended 40h
feet and the northeast crosscut
has been extended 40 feet from
the main drift. No work has
been done for some time in the
southwest crosscut, but the one to
the northeast is being continued,
with the last 10 feet showing i'm
provement in the value OF the ore
The first 80 feet of this crosscut
was in ore of milling grade.
The main drift has been driven
10 feet beyond these crosscuts,
making the length of the orebody
as opened to date on this level $50
feet, with ore of good grade ex-
posed in the face of the drift.
Work in the southwest crosscut
was discontinued 40h feet from
the main drift when ore of COM
mercial grade disappeared, but the
driving of this working will be re-
sumed, as wall hod not been
found when work was stopped
The crosscut on the 475-foot
level is nearing the vein and the
auxiliary hoist that was used in
sinking from 365 to ATS feet has
been moved to the latter level and
sinking of the shaft another 100
feet will be started Immediately.
The finding of ore of good grade
by the Gold Zone, short distance
over the Divide line and at depth
of 500 feet in the Zone, or depth
\1f 43O feet from the collar of
the Divide shaft, is of interest, as
it proves ore in the Divide ground
over 400 feet beyond the present
farthest southeast working, or the
face of the main drift.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01

Goldfield Development company
follows:
The. Goldfield Development
company has secured certain rights
in connection with the properties
of your company which will be
more specifically described here
after. In order that you may first
be advised of the details concern
ing the organization of this COM
pany we desire to say that the
Goldfield Development company is
incorporated under the laws of
the state of Nevada for 2,500,0OO
shares, said shares being assess
able. The board of directors of
this company consists of Corrin
Barnes, one of the Oldest resident
mining engineers of the Goldfield
district, who, during its productive
era, was in charge of the famous
Engineers lease;' A. I. DARCY,
general manager of the Reor-
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01
BIG ROCHESTER, COMPANIES
SIGN COMBINE AGREEMENT

The five leading mining compan-
les of Rochester, the Rochester
Mines company, the Rochester
Combined company, Rochester Mer-
3ger Mines company, Rochester Elda
Fina Mining company and Nenzel
Crown Point Mining company, have
signed an agreement for the for
nation of a holding corporation,
ending litigation in the district.
The holding company will be
known as the Rochester Nevada
Silver Mining company.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01
SILVER PICK WORKING TO OPEN VEIN

which was taken as favorable
indication of a greater gold con-
tent being found with additional
depth.
Several good quartz bodies have
been cut in extending the cross
cut at 1906 feet and more molyb-
denum ore is being found at this
depth than on the level above,
small quantities of almost pure
metal being of frequent occur
renee.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01
STATEMENT Of PLANS OF THE G0LDFELD DEVELOPMENT CO.

cured a lease upon the entire re-
mainder of it's mining property in
the Goldfield mining district for
the term of five years from the
first day of February, 1919. The
terms of the lease are fair to both
companies and it is considered that
under the operations planned the
results will be of great benefit to
both companies.
THE property held under the
lease has, as you know, produced
in excess of $7O,000,000 and has
paid dividends in excess of $2S,-
100000. The executive officers
of this company, all of whom are
familiar with the geological and
mining conditions in the Goldfield
district, and with the property to
be operated, have planned certain
development work which it is pro-
posed to do at once and which it
is hoped and expected will place in
sight further ore reserves. There
is in the mine exposed at the pres
ent time a limited tonnage of ore
of commercial grade. The pres
ent indications are such that the
management of the new company
feels confident that new ore re-
serves will be blocked out by furth-
er development work planned and
the property again placed upon
basis to earn large profits to the
shareholders of this company.
"There are in the Goldfield Min
ing district numerous miners who
have worked in the property for
many ye-rs and who are familiar
with the ore deposits. Under the
lease from your company this COM
pany is permitted to grant sub
leases upon a reasonable basis, and
many of these miners have already
begun work under sub-leases,
which will undoubtedly result in
a considerable production for this
company as we'll as development of
the mining property.
your company in order to pro-
tect it's stockholders has arranged
with this company to give to you
the first privilege of purchasing
the stock of this company, and in
pursuance of that arrangement you
are hereby given the privilege for
the period of 80 days from the
date of this letter of subscribing
for one share of the stock of this
company at five cents per share
for each two shares of the stock of
The . Goldfield Consolidated Mines
company owned by you. Fraction
al portions of share will be con-
sidered as one whole share. Please
make your subscriptions accord
ingly. The money which is to be
derived from the sale of this stock
will go into the treasury of this
company and will be used IN the
development and operation of the
property. This proposal does not
require you to surrender your
stock in the Goldfield Consolidated
Mines company and in no way af-
fects your interest therein.
"YOur subscription must be in
the hands of the secretary of this
company, together with the sub
scription price of five cents per
share, not later than March 20,
1919, or your subscription will not
be accepted"
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01

SlhGutdAS 6NAh6 COlhpACbC uC
tails of the transaction in which
the Goldfield Development COM
pany secured five-year lease on
the mines of the Goldfield Con-
solidated Mines company, purchas-
ed the Hazel Queen claim and OBJ
tanned a bond on the February
claim to run concurrent with the
lease have been mailed to stock
holders in the latter company.
Two circulars were prepared for
the information of stockholders,
one by each company. The state
ment issued by the Consolidated
follows:
During the past two years the
leasing policy of your company has
been gradually extended until it
now appears the small amount
of ground that has remained to be
worked on company account does
not justify maintaining the staff
and machinery necessary for ad-
ministration.
"a five-year lease covering the
company's entire mining property
in the Goldfield district, milling
plant excepted, has been given to
the Goldfield Development COM
pany, an entirely Independent or
ganization, which will in future
bear the operating expense and
pay your company royalty of
from Is to 20 per cent from the
sale of all ore produced, after de-
Quoting marketing charges.
"The Goldfield Development
company has purchased the Hazel
Queen claim and obtained bond
on the February claim to run con-
current with the lease.
"Your board of directors has
requested of the Goldfield Devel-
opment company that of any stock
offered to the public, the stock
holders of your company be given
the refusal on a prorated basis. 1t
is hoped this statement will not be
construed as being recommends
tion either for or against the pur-
chasG of stock in the Goldfield De-
velopment company, but rather to
give the opportunity of purchase
to any stockholders who may con-
tinue to have sufficient confidence
in the future of the property and
that in this way they may be en-
abled to further participate in any
profits derived from the future de-
velopment of the property by the
Goldfield Development company
over and above the Is or 20 per
cent royalty previously mentioned
which comes to your company in
any event
"It is not intended to effect an
exchange of stock of the Goldfield
Consolidated Mines company for
the Goldfield Development COM
pany stock, and whether or not
you avail yourself of this oppor-
tunity, your interest in the Gold
field Consolidated Mines company
remains unchanged.
"You will receive herewith a
from the Goldfield
Development company informing
you of the procedure to be follow
ed in the event you wish to sub
scribe to the stock"
The statement issued by the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01

13O5-foot level of the Silver Pick
has been extended over 100 feet
from the shaft and it is expected
the main vein opened at a depth of
1850 feet will be penetrated with
in a short distance Low assays
of gold and silver were obtained
from the vein on the 1250-foot lev
ell and quantities of material con-
tanning molybdenum were found,
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01
ATLANTA TO DRIFT

The crosscut on the 1900-foot
level of the Atlanta is being con-
tinued east in the main Atlanta
vein and, according to Manager A.
I. Darcy. drifting on the vein
will be started in short time.
Seams of good ore continue to
show in the crosscut.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1919-03-01
MERGER RAISING

Work has been resumed in the
raise from the 1350-foot level of
the Merger, following completion
of repairs to the compressed air
line from the Grizzly Bear shaft
of the Consolidated.