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’ The Goldfield News
* “All that’s New and True of the Greatest Gold Camp Ever Known”
Vol. I. No. 9. Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada, Friday, June 24,1904. Price 10 Cents.
BIG GUNS ARRIVING DAILY
Men Prominent in the Financial
World Visit Goldfield.
Tlios. King, ex-president of the Balti
more and Ohio railroad, and It. H. Rush
ton, president of the Fourth Street Na
tional bank, accompanied General Agent
Oddie and Superintendent Keith of the
Tonopah Mining company, on a visit to
Goldfield yesterday. These gentlemen,
who are very promineut in the financial
world, are both directors in the Tonopah
railroad and interested in the Tonopah
Mining company which owns the famous
Mizpali group of mines. Their visit is
not ouly for the purpose of seeing Gold
field’s mines and prospects, but also to
look into the railroad situation. While
nothing is being given out officially, it. is
almost a certainty that Goldfield will
have a railroad by the first of the year.
Both gentlemen weie very much
pleased with what they saw in Goldfield.
.Mr. Rush ton said on coining back from
the mines: “Yon have a most woudeWnl
country here, it is really startling to
see the amount of gold panned from a
small piece of rock.”
LATE LOCAL NEWS.
II. B. Lind went to Tonopah today.
Mrs. W. S. Williams still remains
quite ill.
Jack Salsberry is in camp on a busi
ness trip.
J. E. Chaney was one of Wednesday’s
arrivals in camp.
John McKane and Ivey l'ittman were
in camp yesterday.
J. Kelly, of Tonopah, a pioneer, was
one of Saturday’s arrivals.
Frank Butler, brother of the famous
Jim, was in Goldtield this week.
C. H. Elliott and Jack Grillin came
out from Tonopah Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Kernick, of Mill
town, returned yesterday from Touopuh.
Geo. Beckley and A. B. Wolf, of To
nopah, arrived yesterday for a short stay,
Mrs. McKenzie has begun tne erection
of a frame addition to her lodging house
on Main street.
J. Casey McDauuel was out from To
■,Vopah again tnis week in connection witli
- his hotel project.
The barber shops of Goldtield will be
open all day Sunday, .inly dd, and closed
all day the Fourth. *
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hooteu have re
turned from Tonopah, urn. tiooteu ueiug
much improved in hea.th.
Owuey Dougherty, one of the pioneers
of iouopah, was out this week. lie is
getting heavily interested in Goldtield.
A. B. Wolf, the Tonopah cigar man,
reports a prosperous trade in Goldtield,
lie having sold 1U,O0U cigars in one day.
Casey & Arden, of the Merchants’ Ho
tel, Tonopah. are erecting a temporary
structure for hotel purposes at Columbia. |
Lind A: Collins sold 28,000 shares of
stock for Doc O’Toole tiiis week at a j
price satisfactory 'o both buyer and sel i
tar.
Don’t forget that the voting in the
Goddess of Liberty contest closes on the
night of the 2Hth. Vote early and often
—a privilege you will not have wUeu vot
ing lor president.
Fragments from a pile of burning rub
bish, during the high wind of Thursday
afternoon caused two tents to ignite.
The speedy arrival of assistance pre
vented any damage.
A large and jolly crowd which, owing
to a misunderstanding, was rather short
of ladies, enjoyed the dance at Elliott’s
new building Wednesday evening. The
music was exceptionally tine.
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The general committee of the Citizeus’
Protective association held a meeting
Wednesday evening and instructed the
peace officers to get after the people who
were neglecting to keep their yards in a
sanitary condition.
I. Hathaway arrived from the State of
Washington on Thursday, and with
Frank Grahlmau of the same state, who
w'ill arrive in a short time, and F. M.
Crosby, who has been here for some time,
will, as soon as the machinery arrives,
open a soda water works in Goldfield,
adjoining Elliott’s new building on Main
street.
MINING CLAIMS FOR LEASE
AND BOND.
The St. Frances Goldfield Mining Co.
offers 15 mining claims, throughout the
central part of the mineral zone, and of
proven values, for lease and bond on fa
vorable terms. Surveying and assess
ment work completed, and abstracts of
title ready for inspection. Hank Smith,
the mining expert, will exhibit these
properties to applicants, at the cor
poration’s expense. Apply to
Dk. Frances h. Williams,
General Manager,
Office adjoining Mallou’s Assay office.
T. E. Kelly reports a new strike about
•*0 miles south, the ore assaying 1170
ounces in silver.
Week’s Doings in Mines
The ridge of the Jumbo will soon be as
crowded with lessees and employes as was the
Mizpah in the early days of Tonopah. And
the values being found all along the claim beat
the great old lvlizpali a city block. Through
the courtesy of Harry Ramsey we have re
ceived a copy of a certificate of an assay made
by Thos. Price & Son, of San Francisco, which
showed that a piece of ore from the Kernick
and Bowes’ lease went $61,314.62 per ton in
gold. The assay was made for a Philadelphia
man who probably wished to have his local
assays proven by outsiders.
Price & Son note the following on the bot
tom or their certificate: “In other w'ords, the
ore contained 10.27 Per cent gold, so that every
ton similar to the 36 grammes left with us
would yield 205.4 pounds of pure gold.”
Four different leases on the Jumbo are now
sacking rich ore. Vermilyea & Bartlett are
making a wonderful showing,on their lease and
it will doubtless prove as good as any on the
hill. Richard and Cowing are getting under
the rich shoot in the drift and have one foot of
ore that runs away up. Curtis and Ridge have
! rich shipping ore in three different places in
j their workings. They have a new hoist run
ning, as has also the Kernick and Bowes’ lease.
KEANE, M’MAHON AND FLETCHER’S.
In a crosscut to the footwall, Keane, Mc
Mahon and Fletcher have opened up a big
body of ore that will average several hundred
dollars per ton in their property at Diamond
field.
THE RED TOP.
In the company workings on the Red Top
the west drift has encountered ore from which
fine pannings are being made and Dick Colburn
is the happiest man in camp.
Sam Knott Takes Option.
Sam Knott, a well known mining man
from Colorado, lias taken an option <>n
the Vernal group from "‘Diamondfield
Jack” Davis and associates. The group
consists of three full claims and two fine
tiims. and the ledges have shown good
values in various places. It is fully he
lieved that careful prospecting and min
ing will make a mine on the Vernal
Good Group Bonded.
O. F. ltiebel, manager of the Hazel
Kirk-Goldfield company, has bonded
from Taylor, Kernick and McClelland
the Atlanta, Union Jack, Blactv Bear and
Bismarck claims, lying close to the
Jumbo. The amount of the bond is a
good stiff one and development work was
immediately started.
The Huntch Bell Group.
John E. Lutz, of San Francisco, has i
bonded the Huntch Bell group of ten
claims from C. D. Preble and wife. The
amount of the bond was not stated, but a
substantial cash payment was made and
the balance will come in installments
during a period of 911 days, i’he \V. S.
Williams Company made the deal and
will also survey the claims at once.
Another Reduction Mill.
Manager Barnes has received word
from the other officers of his company to
the effect that they are making prepar
ations to at once begin the erection of
toeir mill. It will be of ten stamps, at
least, and more will be added if contracts
for a sufficient tonnage can be made with
those properties now producing.
Strike on the Daisy.
Graham Bros, have made a new strike
on the Daisy, 2 feet of ore going about
$200 per ton.
The Portland Group.
J. F. Mitchell superintendent of the
January lease, for himself and associates,
has bought the Portland group of six
claims from W. H. Harris, the « ell
kuowu mining man. The deal was made
through Louis S, Finnegan t lie Gold
field townsite agent. The Portland
group is one of great prospective value.
It lies less than 1000 feet southeast from
the Combination No. 3 and is on the
trend of both the Jumbo aud St. Ives
ledges, with good chances for also catch
ing the Combination aud Florence
ledges. It is probable that eastern cap
italists will become interested in the de
velopmeut of this excellently located
property.
Jumbo and Vernal Extension.
The contract for the 50 foot shaft on
the Poloverde claim of the Jumbo and
Vernal Extension company has been
completed and another one let for an ad
ditional 31) feet. Good looking miner
alized rock is coming in and crosscutting
will begin when this last contract is com
nleied. Ou trenching on the Gold Wedge
claim, quartz similar to that of the Jum
bo has been found.
Gold Reef.
Five new shafts have been started at
Gold beef and there are 30 men working
in that district. Dr. White Wolf has let
a contract to sink HO feet on a ledge '
which gives values of $ It) to $32 on the
surface.
Short Mining Notes.
There are now seven different sets of
lessees on the Algae.
D. G. Zinn, who has a Jumbo lease, |
has gone to Salt Lake City after a hoist.!
A gasoline hoist is now on the Flor
ence and will soon he in running order.
The new steam hoist on the January is
now in running order and the old relia
ble will soon increase its shipments.
On the Blue bull. Hall and associates
are crosscutting both ways from the 50
foOt point in the shaft.
Bruce, Triplett and Day have taken a
lease on the Combination Fraction,
owned by Myers and Murphy, and will j
sink 10b feet before crosscutting.
Louswav, Elms and Andregg are leas
iug ou the Lucky Boy claim of the Jumbo
group. They are sinking on the edge of
the ledge, but have 2 feet of $50 ore.
Ben Butler, Louis Woodward and J.
YV. Wagner have a lease ou the Atlanta
claim. They have a good ledge opened
up, but so far the values have been low.
One of the Jumbo leases, close to the
end line of the Gold Wedge claim, owned
by the Jumbo and Vernal Extension
company, is making a good showing in a
crosscut.
On the Wilson lease of the St.
Ives, the lessees are crosscutting both
wavs auil expect to soon strike the pay
shoot, which averaged §151) per ton on
the surface.
In the 85 foot drift on Beauchamp
Bros, lease on the Combination Fraction
the hoys are just coining into ore. both
oxides and sulphides. The values have
not yet been determined.
Smith. Fuller and Sanders are sinking
on the ledge on their lease on the Algae
and report the values as holding out.
They have put up a windlass and will
sink 5l) feet before drifting.
Graham Bros, have sold the Pearl City
group of 13 claims to M. C. Scully and
M. G. Hutchison of San Francisco. This
group lies Jess than a half mile east of
Columbia mountain and it is probaple
that the purchasers will form a stock
company to develop the property.
W. II. Harris, one of th? successful
pioneers of the district, has sold the Bed
Lion group <>f five claims to John E.
Lutz, of San Francisco. These claims
lie about one mile southeast of Milltown.
They will be surveyed at once and active
development begun. The deal was made
by the W. S. Williams Company.
Fred McMillan left for San Francisco
last Sunday with samples from claims
live miles southeast owned by McMillan
A Goniorv. the former being his brother.
Mr. McMillan was greatly impressed
with the mineral resources of Goldfield
and as he is an old time mining man,'it
is probable he will return and take an ac
tive part in its development.
Judge Lindsay, president of the Gold
field- Tonopah company announces that
work will begin on the company’s prop
erty near Keane, McMahon it Fletcher's
group at Diamondfield about the first of
the month. A block of stock has been
placed in San Francisco, which will pro
vide funds for the treasury. An assay
recently made from surface rock showed
values of §10.80 in gold.
The Cache Gold Mining company of
Goldfield, Nevada, will soon be incur
porated to develop a group of five claims
about four miles southeast of the Jumbo,
on which there is an excellent showing.
Float going over §4000 per ton has been
found on one of the claims owned by the
proposed company, and it is confidently
believed that intelligent prospecting will
result in finding valuable mines in this,
so far, neglected section.
You are cordially invited to
Come to Goldfield, July 4th, 1904,
And help us celebrate.
ENJOY THE SPORTS AND SEE THE MINES.
John O’Keefe will run six extra stages, and the fare will be $4.00 for the round trip
July 3d, 4th and 5th.
Ample Accommodations for Visitors
THREW LAMP AT THE JUDGE
Bad Man from Arizona Notes Excep
tion to Ruling.
Al. Cook, formerly of Arizona, was up
before Judge Collins this afternoon on a
charge of disturbing the peace, court Ire
ing held in Miners’ Union ball. M. M.
Detch appeared as prosecuting attorney
and E. Davidson defended. Both the
defendant and his attorney were drunk
and the former becoming abusive. Judge
Collins ordered court adjourned and the
defendant remanded to jail. Cook took
exception to this and threw a lamp at the
Judge's head, which barely missed him.
The prisoner was at mice hustled to jail
and put in the iron cage, and tomorrow
afternoon he will be handed a package.
MRS. WADLEIGH DEAD
The First Death from Natural Causes
in Goldfield.
Katherine Brnnnrnd Wadleigh, wife of
M. E. E. Wadleigh. passed away last eve
ning after a brief illness. Her death
came as a shock to the community, for
although she was known to be seriously
ill, she was believed to be improving.
M rs. Wadleigh came to Goldfield from
Denver with her husband some three
months ago, and during her residence
here had endeared herself to the people
by many acts of neighlxirlv kindness.
The news of her death will also be re
ceived with sorrow in Denver, where she
was prominent socially.
The funeral services were private, after
which Mr. Wadleigh left with the body
for Denver, where the interment will
take place. He has the sympathy of the
entire district in his affliction.
A FIRE DEPARTMENT
Is the Most Badly Needed Thing in
Goldfield at Present.
It is about time that the p.ople of
Goldtiehl awoke to the need of a fire de
partment for Ihe town and preparations
should be made for securing the uect s
sary apparatus. The need is apparent
and something should be done at once to
start, the ball rolling. The merchants
are adding to their stocks daily and tire
running too great risks in not having
suitable apparatus to fight fires with.
Who will be the good man to push this
good work?
For a Larger Paper.
In order to fittingly represent and give
to the world the news of the “greatest
gold camp ever known,” The News has
ordered and now has on the way a news
paper press, an additional job press, a
large up-to date paper cutter, and suffi
cient new type and material to enable us
to issue a seven-column paper. Many
have been kind enough to say The News
was good enough right now, but in this
we disagree with our friends. No little,
measlev, five-column paper is big enough
to fittingly represent or contain all the
news of this great camp.
Electric Light Company.
C. E. Condit, who is to be superintend
ent of the new electric light company,
arrived in camp yesterday to look over
the situation. He states that he will
soon go to San Francisco to order a first
class steam plant and that it will be in
stalled as soon sis it can be brought in.
The directors of the new company are:
A. C. Eisen president; Sam Forman,
vice-president and manager; Ii. L.
Johns, secretiiry and treasurer; H. T.
Bragdon and C. H. Elliott.
Babbling Brooks.
Mr. B. Brooks was really quite clever
this week. One couldn’t have as Irish a
name as “Rooney” without beiug able to
appreciate a joke whether it is on him or
on the other fellow. If Sister Elsfe will
continue on that tack, instead of working
the blackmailing game, he will do what
most people in Tonopah say he cannot—
he will win “recognition.”
The Celebration.
The committees on the Fourth of July
celebration are getting things in good
shape and the excellent program will
doubtless go off without a hitch. The
voting for the Goddess of Liberty will
close on the night of the 28th and from
now on each should work hard for his or
her favorite candidate.
New Gun Club for Goldfield.
A gun club for Goldfield is iu process
of formation and a temporary organiza
tion, with J. F. Bradley as chairman and
Frank Horton as secretary, has been per
fected. Five expert traps, 10,000 blue
rocks and 6,000 rounds of ammunition
have been ordered and before many days
h— the guns, we mean, will be popping.
Another Scare for Tonopah.
Yesterday morning, about 4:30 o'clock,
a gasoline stove exploded and caught on
tire iu the Merchants Hotel, Tonopah,
and for some time it threatened to be
come serious. It was put out, however,
before mu *h damage was done.
Jack Allen came iu yesterday and
brought some fine looking ore which he
1 will have sampled.