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14 “All that's New and True Of the Greatest Gold Camp Ever Known'1 _
Vol. I. No 20. Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada, Friday, October 21,1904. Price 10 CeKts.
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h SURE-ENOUGH HUSTLER.
Bear? Weber Lets No Grass Grow
Under Bis Feet.
i tlenry Weber, who left today for n
trip to Denver and other eastern points,
* S a sure enough hustler and is now one
Sf the heaviest, ojierntors in the Gold
field district. Mr. Weber arrived in this
camp on the second day of last August
and since that) time he has acquired
latge interests in 2:1 different groups of
claims, all of them, well located and hav
ing good surface showings, tie has or.
ganized 18 companies, every one of
iwhich is in a healthy financial condition
and actively operating their properties.
1 That would tie a good record in itself,
but when it is added to the fact that out
of these 18 groups at work 4 producers
have been developed! it can readily !»•
^een that Mr. Weber and his associates
are not only hustlers, but are lucky.
The Tonopah. Club, owned by the
Conqueror Mining company, of which
Mr. Weber is president and manager,
is one of the producers whic! has been
added to the list at Gold Held, and
while tlie ore is not as sensationally rich
as some of the others, it aives every
promise of becoming as valuable as
any mine in the camp, on account of tin
large extent of the body of high grade
ore.
Mr. Weber is also one of the owners of
the Oddie-Gardner lease on the Ken
dall, which recently milled 14 tons of
ore valued at $80,000.
me umpire .inning company is one
of Mr. Weller’s quick successes. To
gether with Marvin Ish he organized the
company three weeks ago and all the
stock was taken right here in camp,
which shows the confidence locally in
Mr. Weber’s judgment and integrity.
That this confidence was justified is
proven by the fact that since the recent
strike on the Silver Tip claim, the origi
nal buyers have been offered from four
to six times tbe price they paid for the
stock. That is making money pretty
rapidly, but of course is not as much as
owners of Conqueror Mining company
stock will make, if the Tonopnli Club
proves as big as every miner who lias
seen it believes it will.
During Mr. Weber's absence of throe
or four weeks his interests will be looked
after by Marvin E. Ish, who is associ
ated with him and who deserves a full
share of the credit of Mr. Weber’s suc
cess. Marshall D. Draper, formerly
with tlie American Exploitation com
pany, lias boon apjioiiited con.-ulting
engineer for Weber and Ish, and is look
ing after the careful development of the
different mines.
Annual District Nesting.
The first annual meeting <>f tfit* Gold
field mining district was held last, night
in Recorder Smith’s office. In the ab
sence of President Myers, Mr. Smith
Called the meeting to order and Frank
Horton was elected chairman for the
K. The minutes and resolutions of
rst meeting were read and ap
proved, after which officers for t lie en
suing year were nominated. The mem
bers present decided unanimously that
they could do no better than retain the
present officers and President Myers
and Recorder and Ex-Officio Secretary
Smith were re-elected by acclamation.
Dr. White Wolf suggested that the town
of Goldfield should be incorporated and
that the necessary steps should betaken
at once looking to that end. We should
be in a position where ample fire and
police regulations could be made and
rigidiy enforced. As soon as possible
also, it should be arranged so that dis
trict court could be held here and do
away with the expense and bother of
going to Hawthorne for anything but
the most petty of lawsuits. On motion
it was decided to have a committee of
three, Deluding Chairman Horton to
co-operate with other citizens of Gold
field in taking the necessary steps for
incorporating the town, after which the
meeting adjourned.
The committee on incorporation con
sists of Frank Horton, L. L. Patrick, M.
M. Detch, T. D. Murphy, and W. A.
Ingalls.
Saxton Growing Better Daily.
George Saxton, the young engineer
who had such a terrible experience
when taken with pneumonia on the
desert 125 miles south, is gai rung steadily
and his full recovery is only a matter
of time. His father is with him and he
is receiving every care and attention.
Dr. Walter N. Rhyan is the physician
ih charge, instead of Dr. Benton as er
roneotislv stated in the Carson News.
AT GOLD CRATER.
imnt^FIve Man Now In that Lively
Camp.
There are now about 75 men at Gold
(’rater and more going in every day. 1?.
II Shaw's new frame hotel is now ready
, to receive patrons, and there Hre three
j saloons and 23 tents on the towrisite.
j Kidge it Curtis have two shifts work
' ing on the Like Like and the ore con
| tlnues to improve in valile as depth is
I gained. i • .
The Gold Crater Water :onipanv, oi
which Wm. Inman is now manager,
started development last Monday and
will soon put on nnother shift.
On the NoSavvv claim, under bond
to Griswold and Moss, the shaft is down
-15 feet and much of the ore shows gold
visit Je to the naked eye..
Eliiqtt, Williams & Colburn will start
development work on-the Slippery Frac
tion ami the Desert Rose.
‘ Among tlie visitors this week were:
IP Porter, of Salt Lake, H. O. Hall,
j Jack Salsbery and Dick Colburn.
NOTES FROlT COLUMBIA.
F. Y. Williams, of the Lnthmp Davis
company, was out Wednesday.
E. M. J onns is building a 31x36 sto e
building on M iu stieet.
John Mason left last week for Sail
Fr iiiciscu on account of sickness iu his
fiimdy
Don't forget to stop in ai Phil Rlnme's
Cabinet while hi Columbia. The ve>j
best of liquid refreshments served. t
Felix Kaphel. of the Frisco store at
Colunilim, has been given the agency of
1'he Nxw.sat that place. He wdl not
only keep copies for sale but wdl alio
handle the regular subscribers. To
those who are living in Columbia proper
the paper will bo delir. rul. if t n- <■ a
set ihers will leave their names and ini
j ilressess ut tire Frisco store. Those wli >
! find it more convenient may call at the
' Frisco stive for their papers.
Additional Local News.
CHpt. Hassell's Motie at lumbo is now
[completed. Tli 'ie are six otiier nice
I ’dobes hi process of construction in
Jumbo.
Chas. Cassiti leaves Saturday for So
Francisco and Sacramento to bnv a s or
of goods for n g neral merchandise store
which lie will start at liullfr g.
Jim Forman was an arrival from Tono
I pah yesterday, lie has recently sold his
: lot on upper *‘nin street for 83,'*0 >. lie
[ paid S-i for it nine mouths ago.
Jim Lollirop returned yesterday from
1 San Francisco where lie took his little
! liny for the benefit of bis health. Tie
little fellow has already greatly improved,
j Herrick Ac Scott this week sold real
| estate to the amount of $7,£00. The
; largest deal made was the salt; of the J.
j F. Bradley lot on Main sireet for 85,000.
Starr & Dulfer. who recently opened
i brokerage offices in Tonopah, are rapidly
! forging to the front and have mnveit
into their handsome new office opposite
| the Golden block.
\V. S Elliott, one of the pioneers of
the district, lias sold his saloon business
] to O. J. Neal and W. S. Madding The
j new proprietors have taken charge and
I have a large patronage.
Hon. Geo. S. Nixon, candidate for
! United States Senat r, and Hon. Frank
| . Norcross, candidate for Suprem
I Judge, will add re s the citizens of Gold
I field next Monday night, on the political
issues of the Day.
Ultra-Conseryative, Yet Doubted.
Edgar A. Collins, manager of the
Combination, returned last Saturdav
from a month's trip to San Francisco
'and Denver. Said he to a News re
'jiorter: “I have done hardly anything
since I have been away except to
answer questions about Goldfield. You
have accused me of being ultra-conser
vative, but from their actions I should
judge the people I have talked with do
j not think so. • They apjieared to find it
i impossible to believe what I said of
1 Goldfield—but it was the bare truth.”
Strong Brokerage Firm.
Kenneth Don. ellan A Co., brokers of
Tonopah, have decided to opeu a branch
office in Goldfield and J. Tilton Don
nellau of San Francisco, a brother of
Kenneth will be in charge. Colonel J.
N. Donellan, who was for years a well
known banker of Sait Lake City but
! who lias retired from active business, is
I expected lieie shortly to look over the
' district.
GOLDFIELD
Is the town of the Goldfield Mining District, and always will be
Look at the substantial building going on, and the increasing
population, and you cannot doubt the above statement
Ileal Estate Values have increased ten-fold in six months
and are still advancing
The purest of water piped through the streets. Telegraph and
Telephone Communication with the outside world
DESIRABLE LOtS NOW FOR SALE
Address Q0|jge|^ Townsite Co. Nevada
; Nye and Ormsby County Bank |
{ | TONOPAH AND COLDFIELD. NEVADA |
Capital, - $200,000.00
| T. L. ODDIK, President JOHN S. COOK, Cashier
® D. M. RYAN, Vice Pres. R. M. MEDER, Asst. Cashier. 8
| GEO. S. NIXON, Gen. Manager |
/§ Residents of Goldfield are assured that we will give prompt and careful attention to all S
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Pioneer Stage Line,
Garries U. 8. Mail. Stops for dinner at Klondike Well. Careful drivers and
courteous agents.
Peter Samuelson, Prop. Fare, always the fame, $3.0(1
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NEWS OF THE MINES
Not Many Sensational Strikes, But a Week of
Steady Progress at Goldfield.
The Jumbo.
Jumbo ridge does not present as lively
an appearance a9 it did several weeks
ago, tlie only reason lieing that nearly
all the lenses expire on October 31st,
and a majority of the lessees have quit
work, there not lieing sufficient time to
open up more ground and get out the
ore. Ainu’s and tlie McDonald-Fuller
lease, which run for some time yet, are
taking out more and richer ore than
ever. In the Zinn lease the values
have increased, the value of the last 450
sacks averaging abouUidOO per ton. The
line stuff will go about $1200 |>er ton,
but it is mixed with the coarse in sack
ing, w hicii decreases the average value
of the ore as shiplied to from $300 to
$000 jier ton. On Monday and Wed
nesday 280 sacks were shipped and over
400 went out last week. The new steam
hoist on the McDonald-Fuller lease is
doing good work. Since starting up
about four carloads of ore, of splendid
grade, have been hoisted and sacked,
the average valnes .being of the usual
Jumbo high grade, hut some of it being
extra rich. On the Bowes-Kernirk
little is living done underground as the
rich ore has been taken out and there is
not s’tTiri''Ut tine* to open np new
.i.l. l'aiciv lv.u.uu ali-inL 3,v>JJ
sacks of high grade awaiting shipment.
A number of men are now going over
the mill dump and are sacking ore that
averages between $175 and $200 per ton.
The Jumbo Mining company, owner
of this great mine as well as the Cler
mont, is indulging in the luxury of a
family row, which, while it cannot af
fect tin* value of the mines, has had the
effect i f depressing tlie price of the
stock far below its true value. The fric
tion a.. tlie heavy owners came to a
head on Tuesday when President John
McKane was unseated and also Geo. A.
Keruick, director. C. P. Holt and Tom
Robinson were elected in their places,
Mr. Holt being afterwards elected as
secretary. President McKane and two
of the principal stockholders have not
pulled together for some time, Imt the
principal reason for unseating Mr. Ker
nick is that he has disposed of nearly all
his stock in the company. Mr. McKane
ha- threatened suit and the result has
been an unwarranted drop in the price
of stock.
The Combination.
The shaft ia now down 815 feet anil
another level will be run at 330 feet. A
drift ia being run at 230 feet and values,
etc., remain about thb same, with the
exception that the company ia now do
ing a little sto|iing and increasing the
production of shipping ore. About 1,500
sacks of high grade are now on the
dump. As supplies are coming in, work
on the in'll is progressing favorably un
der the direction of Ira Boss, Jr. Tlie
large water tank is in place, much of
the concrete foundation laid and grading
is being done for the cyanide tanks. All
the machinery will be shipped by the
23d of the month.
Strike On Silver Tip.
A strike which promises to develop
into one of tlie big ones, was made this
week on the Silver Tip claim of the Em
pire Mining company, which lies north
of the Lone Star. At a depth of 10 feet
the ledge is found in place and is 5}i
feet wide. Pannings indicate very good
values and the owners are feeling very
jubilant over the prospects of soon join
ing the list of sliipjiers. This was the
company which was organized by Hen
ry Weber and Marvin lsh and all the
necessary stock for development pur
poses sold in Goldfield in a short time.
The Potlatch.
The Potlatch Mining company has
been organized to operate the Potlatch
group of three claims, which includes
the Potlatch, Mt. Hood and Crown.
The officers and directors are Marshall
Bond, president; Geo. A. Kernick, vice
president; L. W. Bond, secretary ami
treasurer; Claude M. Smith. Work is
now being prosecuted on the property
and it will be thoroughly developed.
Owing to recent favorable developments
the stock of the company lias been with
drawn from the market.
Florence Lease No. 3.
This lease continues to produce stead
ily good quantities of rich ore, the smel
ter returns from which are largely in
creasing the bank accounts of the com
pany and the lessees. Ore is being ta
ken'from the 50, 100, 150 and 200-foot
levels, but the greater production is
coming from the two latter. Despite re
cent shipments there are fully 2,000
« u ’:s or: the I'p’.mps awaiting the freight
cl'n.
• The Kaiser Bonded.
Elmer J. Chute and Geo. Winkler
have bonded the Kaiser claim, adjoining
the Blue Bull and Commonwealth
groups, to Owen Kemp. The considera
tion is $25,000 and a large cash payment
was made. There are many who tirmlv
lielieve that the Kaiser, as well as the
Mary adjoining on the east, will make
good mines, and several parties are ne
gotiating for the latter.
Spiking Development Co.
J. H. Spiking, president of the above
company, has been inspecting the com
pany's property in various parts of the
district and reports things looking ex
ceedingly well. The company has its
interests well distributed over the camp
which makes it reasonably certain that
they will develop one or more good
properties.
Goldfield Columbia Mining Co.
1 The Goldtield Columbia Mining com*
' panv, owning the Juanita, Stanford R.
; and Plaz.t claims on the west slope of
! Columbia Mountain, was in-orporated
this week. The officers are: B.J. Reilly,
i(resident; Zeb Kendall, vice-president;
■'rank H. Lathrap, secretary-treasurer;
L. L. Blumenthal, director.
The Clermont.
Price and Currie are sacking ore from
their strike on the Clermont and expect
1 to make a good thing before their lease
I expires.
Th(» Tonopah Club.
Manv of the be-t mining engineers
who have visited tlie Tonopah Club
strike this week pronounce ii the most
promising property in the camp The
wallsare pronounced the best and truest
in the district and with shipping ore on
both walls of a ledge nearly l»0 f-■•■t wide
their verdict seems good. The Conque
ror Mining company lias started a shaft
on each wall and are sacking ore f a
shipment from both. One o tlie shafts
is down 15 feet and the other 12 feet.
Ill of the rock between the two walls
will pay well to n ill, which will make a
good miditi >n to the revenue of tliecom
pany from shipping ore.
The Quartzite.
The showing in the Quartzite, owned
by the Diamond Held Gold Mining com
pany, continues to excif* the wonder of
visitors. The svlvanite and tellur
ium which is being taken out appeals
especially to men of Crip-.leCreek. As
sistant Superintendent Kolierts of the I
Combination visited the Qu irtz'te this
week and expressed hi< opinion thil it
would he the big mine of the Goldfield
district.
Cimarron Fraction.
The Cimarron Fraction, containing
less than ten jtcrei, on which the rich
strike was made last week, has been
sold for $(»5,000 H|iQt cash to (’has. L
Knox, president of the Montana-T >no
pah company, and associates. While
the price looks big for the acreage, the
hovers fully realize they got a b.irgiin
Slrilte on Harvey Fraction.
News comes in late of a g'«al strike
which was made on tlie II irvey Fraction
near Diamondlield, liv Mr. Baldwin,
representing Frank Keith of the Tono
pali Mining Co. At 25 feet in depth the
whole shaft averages f.'Mi per ton, while
streaks show shipping values.
The Kendall.
Oddie,Gardner, Weber,Duffield and fsh
are sacking ore for another shipment
front their lease oti the Kendall. It is
not known if it will prove as rich as the
first shipment, but it will be very valu
able.
The St. Ives.
The Lewis. Richard & Co. lease on the
St. Ives is sacking ore daily that goes
from $700 to $55,000 per ton. An aver
age is nearer the first figure hut speci
mens call be secured which will go $200
000.
The January.
The new shaft on the January is now
down 220 feet and will be sunk 20 feet
more before a level is run. A shipment
of 200 sacks of ore went out this week
which averages $200 per ton.
Great Bend.
A new body of ore going better than
$200 per ton is reported from the Grea
Bend ibis week, Kverything looks goon
at this property.
Notes of the : inss.
The Branlev lease on the Vernal Vo. I
has a 7-foot ledge at 20 feet in dc; til lino
it all pans well.
The Gold field-Diamond company have
given out some leases and the lessees all
have a very encouraging showing.
Jack Mernin, in charge of the Gold
field Blue Bell has uncovered the lcdgt
and is getting some good pannings.
The tunnel on the Black Butte con
tinues to encounter new ore bodies, but
[lie main ledge has not been cut as yet.
A. P. Rogers has bought a group of
four claims lying east of the Knicker
bocker group and will soon commence
work.
A strike was rej>‘»r!ed in the bpnkane
group this week, hut late reports indi
cate that it is not holding out as big as
first reported.
The shaft on the Portland is nowdowi
SO feel and looks very favorable in tb
bottom. The engine and hoist will sooi
be here and installed.
The new hoist for the Red Top has
arrived and will be installed and sink
ing the new shaft resumed as soon as
lumber can be secured.
Jack Cortnac and associates this week
refused an offer of $2,500 spot cash and
100,000 shares of stock for three claims
near McLaughlin’s well.
P. E. O'Brien and John O’Keefe have
bought the Fredr ck group of six claims
on the west slope of Columbia Mountain
and have a force of men at woig.
James M. Meighan has two claims at
Klondike Mountain from which assays
of $117 and $120 per ton have been se
cured across 2 feet • f t lie ledge.
The conditions on the Goldfield-Brook -
tyn and Goldfield Apex, east of the Black
Butte, are very flattering, but no sensa
tional stiike as teportei, has been made.
Dan Hagerty and Al Leal have taken
a lease on the Red Ro* k claim, lying
about mile east of Diainondtield.
The owners are Ira Fauclier and Geo.
Cowing.
The Rocky Mountain Securities com
pany, of Denver have bought the Bee
Fraction. It contains about 3 acres and
a company has been incorporated on
the same.
Development work is in progress on
the Knickerbocker No. 3 owned by the
Goldfield Hummer company, under the
direction of Superinteudant IV. W.
Stretcher.
The engine and boiler for the electric
light plant arrived last week and are
now being erected. Supt. Condit ex
pects to be able to turn on the lights in
about two weeks.
The Excelsior Goldfield Mining com
pany, owning the Chicago group, have
three sets of lessees at work and appli
1 cations for several more. Assays have
! been received runuing up to $:>0.
W. H. i^outledge and Dr. J. L< Wheel
Cr were ont from Tonopali early in the
week and bought a group of four claims
lying 1,500 feet west of the Kendall.
They also bonded six claims on the ex
tension.
A company to operate the Princeton
group was incorporated last week with
the following officers: l>r. J. L. Wheel
er, president; W. II. Kentledge, vice
oresident; A. Maxwell, secretary and
treasurer.
Hilly Hell; who will'be our next Jus
tice «.f the Peace, returned Monday from
the Cow Itch range, where he lias a
number of promising prospects. Sur
face assays oh his .claims go as high as
$25 [>er ton.
A le lge of milling ore was struck on
Jackrabbitt No. 1 claim last night. The
strike was made in a crosscut from the
80-foot level. The ledge Ins just lieen
broken into hut shows milling ore assay
ing up to r-ttti.
Murphy, Myers and Collins have a
good force at work on claims live mile
west of town, near M intexuma. On
this ground thev have received assays
up to >71.HO and will sink 50 feet and
crosscut the ledge.
11 >r on a . 1 i *va s.d 1 tie
P.ovnee claim, cast of the B ack Butte
to W. O. Hatton and other C lorwjo
springs parties Horton and Hpillis
have also sold the Whippoorwills. Nos. 1
2. and 3, lung east of McLaughlin’s well.
John Mernin and have sold the Little
Brown group to New York parties for
$10,000. Arthur Cole has sold the
Sandwich group to A. P. llogers. J. 1).
Watson has bonded the DetJoit No. 3
[to local parties. All the above deals
! were made through II. W. Knicker
liocker.
llenrv F. Band, president of the Band
Holdtiefd Mining company, reports that
work on the company’s property near
Columbia Mountain commenced last
Monday. D. J. MacDonald, formerly
superintendent of the McNamara at
Tonopali, is in charge.
Captain Hunter was out east, this week
to look at some property in which he is
nterested. The surface showing is ex
ceptionally good, the ledges being 3 to -1
feet wide, and assays from $130 to $K00
have been received from surface work
ings. The values are principally in sil
ver.
The Goldfield Miners’ Development
company should feel the effect of the
splendid showing being made on the
black Buttes, as the property owned by
this company is but one claim south and
development work which is to he done
it once should show up well.
On the Mohawk, No. 2, lessees Dun
tap, Knox and associates are drifting at
'lie 80-foot point and the ground is look
ing very favorable. Judge Kay has just
-truck the ledge in a cross-cut from the
SO foot point in his lease on the same
•laim, but assays have not been taken
is yet.
The Goldfield-Skylark Mining com
•anv has been incorporated with the
following officers: Hugh II. Brown,
resident; T. B. Oddic, vice-president;
\V Dulfer, secretary-treasurer; C. D.
Merrier and J. Davis, directors. The
company owns three claims near the
Yellow Rose and south of the Spokane
group.
Woodward, Lothrop & O’Keefe, leas
ing on the Combination, are drifting to
vard the Combination at the 110-foot
level. On Wednesday they broke into a
blue quartz which looks very good, but
from which no assays have been receiv
ed. The ledge is 32 feet w ide but the
average values are low.
A. K. Wheeler & M. A. Bind have in
corporated the .Inpiter-Goldlield Mining
comps ny for Frank Dodson and associ
ates. The organization, w hen jierfected,
will control eight well-located claims ly
ng about 1 1-4 miles due south of the
Jumbo and Combination mines and in
lie belt which appears to be a continu
tion of the belt in which lie those fam
•tis properties.
The Goldfield Sun Dog Mining com
i-.inv, whose property consisting of the
Sun' Dog claim and two fractions, lies
2,000 feet south of the famous Combina
tion group and adjoining Booth's Addi
tion to Goldfield, combining, as it does,
the probability of developing into a pay
ing mining property and the sale of the
surface for residence purposes should
prove a money maker to the company
and investors.
Atoth-r P-t>.7;'r:\
>ir. l ady, representing the London
Exploration company, one of the
-truiigest institutions, financially, in its
line, is in Goldfield making a critical
••xaminntion of its mines and prospects.
He is exceedingly well impressed and
predicts that Gnl(lfield'8 present show
ing is nothing compared to what it will
be in two years. He stated that while
Geldfield was not yet at a stage where
big companies like the one lie represents
care to operate, such companies always
insisting upon a mine being well devel
oped, with big ore reserves in sight, vet
be had not met a single one of the big
mining men who have been here who
turned the camp down. All spoke well
of Goldfield and after what he has al
ready seen, he fully concurs with them.
We Want Redaction Works.
With a large amount of ore being devel
oped at Goldfield that will run from $25
to $75 per ton, to say nothing of what
will go from $15 to $25, it seems strange
that mills to treat custom ores have not
already been erected here. The Combi
nation mill now being erected will
doubtless have plenty of ore from those
interested in it, and there will be plenty
of custom ore for a number of mills and
reduction works. While the large capi
tal backing mills, smelters and railroads
always play a lead-pipe cinch nowadays,
vet it is the early bird that breakfasts
on the worm, and there can be no
doubt of the financial success of such
I ventures in Goldfield.
BULLFROG STILL BOOHING.
DtnityMit Work Will Start Ob
Mur Properties.
The movement toward Bullfrog is de
veloping symptoms of a rush and many
are leaving daily for the new district.
P. E. O'Brien has lieen appointed gen
eral manager of the Bullfrog mine and
left yesterday to start a working shaft.
It will be sunk to a depth of fit' feet and
the ledge crosscut at tliaf point. In
sinking the first 3 feet the assay values
of the ore increased from $170 to $370
per ton a.nd if this should keep Up there
should lie mighty good ore at 50 feet.
Benny Haseltine and Nick Reinhardt
have a group of four claims 21* miles
northwest of the Bullfrog mine, on which
they have made a splendid strike. The
ledge pans well clear across and several
large chunks showed hig pieces of free
gol l. Haseltine and Reinhardt have re
fused a large cash offer for the property.
izer, Sharp and Shipe have a group
of live claims on the same contact as the
Bullfrog and between that mine and
Haseltine's. The ledge is 00 feet wide
and 3,000 feet long and pans well in 25
or 30 different places. Pannings from
average samples taken clear across indi
cate an average value of #25 or $30 for
the full width.
Ford Bros, have a ledge 00 to 70 feet
wide on their claims two miles northeast
of the Bullfrog mine from which they
have received assays as high as $100 to
the ton.
Bell, Jones, Stockham and Hennessy
have 10 feet of solid ore on their prop
erty.
Ray, Sutherland and D’Arcy continue
to get good pnnnings from the Tramp
and Denver claims.
Clank, Benson and Ladd are putting
on a force of men and have reason to be
lieve from the surface showing, that
thev will dev I i b ■•’on.
C.,1
have i
Strike claim.
Sam Morris has refused a bond of $50,
000 on the extension of the claim of Bell
.111(1 HfPULlMD'n.
A good strike was made at Bear Moun
tain, 12 miles from Bullfrog, by a couple
of men from Searchlight. The ledge is
:!l> to 40 feet wide and can be traced for
900 feet. An average assay clear across
showed values of f 10 per ton.
A mining district has lieen formed
and Geo. Ladd was elected recorder.
Forty men have registered to vote in
Bullfrog, which is in Nve county.
A tornado struck Bullfrog Sunday and
almost completely destroyed Jack Mu
ncy's saloon. One man was injured
during the blow, but not seriously.
Sixty-two names are on the petition
asking for a postofliee at Bullfrog. Un
til the petition is granted the mail will
he brought weekly from Goldfield.
Town lots in the Bullfrog Townsite
are on sale at M. M. Deteh’s office, Gold
field, and a large number have already
been sold.
They Couldn't Think Otherwise.
S. D. Brastow, superintendent of
Wells, Fargo & Company's express, and
A. C. Cliristeson, manager for the same
.. arrived in Keno last evening
from Tonopah, Goldfield and Columbia.
They went into the new camps with a
view of improving the express service
and also looking into the conditions of
tlie camps. Mr. Brastow is enthused
over tlie new country. In an interview
last evening he gave it as his opinion
ihat there has been nothing like it in
the West in many years.
“I have been in every camp in tlie
Western country during the past forty
years,” he said, “and I can candidly say
that Tonopah, Goldfield and Diamond
field are tlie greatest camps of them all,
and in my opinion there will he more
of them. People are flocking in at the
rate of one hundred a day. They all
have money and apparently much
money is being taken out in every
camp"”—Reno Journal.
Big Registration.
When the registration hooks closed
last night there were 1053 voters regis
tered in the Goldfield precinct. With
the number registered in Milltown, Co
lumbia and Diamond field, it will bring
the total registration for the district
above 1500.
Political Speaking.
Congressman Van Duster spoke to a
large crowd in Goldfield last Saturday
night on political issues, and on Tues
day night Hon. W. I. Plum presented
the Republican side of the argument.
BULLFROG MINING CO:
Exceptionally Strong Company Or-'
gnnizcd in Totfopah TUX Wool.'
One of the strongest companies orga,
□ized in this section was incorporated
this week in Tonopab,' living the Bull-,
frog Mining company. The officers are:
T. L. Oddie, president; O. W. Ladd,
vice-president: L. E. Henson. treaanrerf
H. II. Clark, secretary and general man
ager; Key Pittman, K. H. Davis and J.'
Carter, additional directors. The c >m
pany is capitalized for 81,i on.it' > Hnd al
ready has sufficient mouev in the treas
ury to prosecute thorough development
work on its id claims. Headers of Thx
Sews will remember wlmt an excellent
allowing there is on these claims ana
with plenty of irf iney to develop', success
is assured.
The sumo parties hale pjntlfcd the Am
argosti town ite and there is a big scram
ble for the lots in Tonopab'.
A Gr&fter From Grafton.
Elsewhere in tills issue is an article
on “The Fakir Getting Busy.” There
are doubtless many cheap fakirs operat
ing on the strength of Goldfield's great
showing, 1 >ut the writer of the following
letter takes the tiun. It is needless to'
state that Mr. Patrick; to whom the let
ter is addressed, knows nothing of the’
man, nor would he consent to such ft
scheme, Here is the letter:
Grafton, Yolo Co., Cal. Oct. 10, ’04.
\V. F. Patrick. 1!"X :Ht, Goldfield. Xev.
Dear Sir:—I wish to purchase three,
claims of 20 acres each, southeast of
Goldfield, for $20 each. If you are not
able to get them in ttint direction do aif
well as possible. Have some of the dirr
assayed anil send me the nssayers’ re
port. I wish to form a company td
prospect the i laims.
You-; Respectfully,
Frank Young.
Graffon is ah appropriate name tor
the residence of a grafter who is willing
to pay the huge sum of $20 each for
claims on which to float a company)
Although there is no place on earth
where onf' has a better chance of mak
ing money by investing in a legitimate
and linnc-tly fond acted mining company'
than in Goldfield, yet investors in Mr;
Young's company had lietter take a
photograph of th eir money before part
ing with it. Outside of a pretty certifi
cate it will be the only remembrance*
they will have.
Glad to Get Back*
A personal letter received the first of
I the week, contains the Welcome news
that Mr. and Mrs. II. T. Bragdofl would
leave Oakland on Monday last for their
home in tioldlield. Mr. Bragdon is t
heavy stockholder in the Gold field Min
ing company. Adams Goldfield and oth<
er valuable pf-ojiferties and can therefore
choose his place of residence without re
gard to fina ncial considers* '.a, b"
that Goldfield suits him bett<- .ban r. iy
other ; l»ce is indicated by
be mic glad totvT^fark 5) J-U. ’* oo»
hoi c n’ .i will neve- tick about ’•^usi’
any a The ■ uly reel pleasure I
have ;.a«! i.." the pasf mot tb s lem
tope' ol 'If "' win .1 1 u >ue MU'
from San Francisco in tho afternoon and a
read and re-read it advertisements and }
an.”__ I
New Brokerage Firm.
“Diamondfield Jack” Davisand Willis
Scars have entered into partnership and
will do a general brokerage and real
estate business at Diamondfield. Jack
is one of the pioneers of the district and
is probably the best posted man on the
I section round Diamondfield. In h'
business dealings lie has gained a r p*
utation of always keeping his word j.
this will stand him in good stead in hi.
new business. Willis Scars is an old
friend and has made many l'riends since'
coming to Goldfield.
Railroad News.
John W. Brock. Frank Keith and T,
I.. Oddie ate expected in camp t-xlay on
railroad business. It is now believed
that the road to Goldfield will be stand*
i ard guago and that the C. A C. and To*
liopah roads will he broadened o', stand*
ard guage at an early date.
Hallo ween Party.
I The Ladies Aid Society will give a
1 Halloween party and social dance next
! Friday night in the Flannery and Perry
building, next door to Redmond s, Al
len’s orchestra will furnish music and
the tickeis arc ifl no each.
- PH I IIMDIA Thc Coming Metropolis of the T
:: UULUIVIDIM Goldfield District I
FINEST LOCATION PUREST WATER +
:: Two Fine Hotels Soo; >^o be Bjilt |
:: BUY A LOT BEFORE THEW rVANCE ;;
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AGENCY OF THE
STATE BANK AND TRUST CO,
(OF *’A RSON CITY. NEVADA)
TONOPAH AND GOLDFIELD, NEVADA
CASH CAPITAL. $200,000
A general banking business transacted. Exchange bought and sold ■>» ”1* of the world
Miuing stocks bought and sold. Correspondence solicited.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
T. B. Rickey. Pres. Geo. H. Meyers, 1st Vice Pres. <\ T. Bender. 2>i \ ice Pres.
G. W. Richard, Cashier. Geo. AV. Cowing. A-st. Cashier.
P. H. Peterson J. P. Woodbury Geo. W. Mapcj W. Bro.ieher l'r. S. Lee L. B. Yerington
BANKING HOLMS . .
9 a. m. to ii m., I p. ra. to j p. ra. Saturdays, 9 a. m. to 12 m Bank closes Sundays and holidays.
JOHN O’KEEFE
Livery, Feed and Stage Stable
(Formerly Moore & O’Brien’s Corral)
First-Class Rigs and Saddle Horses
HAY, CRAIN, WOOD AND WATER
$tage leaves daily at I p. m. lor Tonopah Fare $3.00 each wap