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Vol. I. No 28. Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada, Friday, November 4,1904. __ Price 10 Cents.
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A POPULAR COUPLE.
Hits Evelyn Roach and Hilton C.
Ish Now Han and Wife.
As was forecasted in last week’s issue
, the marriage of Miss Evelyn Roach and
Milton C. Ish took place last Sunday at
one o’clock. The only ones present at
the ceremony which was performed by
Judge Collins, were the brother and sis
ter of the bride.
Miss Roach is one of the liest known
and most (>opular ladies in Goldfield and
Tonopah ana is a vocalist of unusual
ability. Mr. Ish is also a well-known
musician and like the other members of
his family here, lias mining interests
which should make him a fortune.
On Sunday evening the newly-mar
ried couple received their friends ut J.
1). Lothrop’s house, which they now
occupy, and a jolly time was had. Num
erous costly and beautiful presents have
been received by Mr. and Mrs. Ish, and
the list will be greatly added to when
their frier.dB on the outside learn of the
marriage. The following is a list of
presents so far received:
Silver dinner set of six pieces, L. Fin
negan (a card was attached to the din
ner set wishing the couple “health,
wealth and posterity”); deed to corner
lot on Crook avenue and 4th st., Gold
field Townsi»e Co.; silver 5-o’clock tea,
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Lynch; silver plat
ter, Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Edwards; silver
bread tray, Mr. ami Mrs. Frank Lotli
rop; silver toilet set and cut glass bowl,
Mr. and Mrs. C, A. Cassin; silver set of
knives, forks, spoons and tablespoons,
>lr. and Mrs. A, C. Roach ; silver butter
knife and sugar shell, Mr. and Mrs. I’.
O’Brien; silver carving set, Marvin E.
ish; sjlver cake dish, Mrs. Bernice
Raggis; silver fruit dish, Messrs. Duane
A Rosenthal; silver set of knives and
forks, Mr Spenker; water set, Mr. and
Sirs, IV. \V. Butler; set of dishes, Mr.
and Mrs. P. J. Conway; mahogany
dressing table, Mrs. S. Waugh ; cut glass
Water pitcher, Mr. S. Waugh; cut glass
plive dish, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Caine;
cut glass fruit dish, Mr. Geo. Richard
gn 1 P. iy R’chard; cut glass'water ca'
rate, Mr. ami Mrs. Win. SimL.ir; on:
glass boil bon dish, Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
procker; chocolate set arid half d< x«n
gold spoons, Mr. and Mrs. Win.Grimes;
gut glass dish, Mr. Tims. Robinson;
copiplete set of linen table ware, .1. D.
pothrop._^_
Thieves at Worn.
Last Friday evening a horse owned
by Jack Mernin and one owned by tlie
(.othrop-Davis Co. were stolen from Co
umbia, and a saddle anil bridle were
stolen the same night from Snpt.
Collins of the Combination mine. The
latter offers a reward of $25 for infor
mation leading to the arrest and con
vifction of the thief. Thieving has been
altogether too common in this camp
pnd it is about time that an organized
effort was made to put a stop to it and
make an example of those who are
proven guilty. As a step towards this
and it would not be a bad idea to all
chip in and raise a good purse and not
let the full expense fall on the individ
ual. With the temper of the people as
it now is, somebody is liable to get se
verely handled if caught stealing.
EanKs Have to Enlarge.
The Nye and Ormsby County Bank
has been forced to triple their space in
the Lothrop building to accommodate
their customers. The State Bank and
Trust company also have not near
enough room and as soon as it is com
pleted, will move into the new Peterson
puijding on the corner of ' ain street
i nd Crook avenue. And still another
bank is promised for Goldfield in the
hear future. It is less than four months
hgo when people “wondered if it would
pny to establish a bank here.'’
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Tonopah Han Arrested.
Dan Eagan, formerly a resident of
Tonopah, was arrested by the police of
this place last night when he stepped off
the V. & T. train, says the State Journal
bf Tuesday. The message authorizing
his arrest was from the constable of
Tonopah and simply read: ‘“Arrest
Eagan; he is suspected of stealing Gold
field ore.” Shortly after his arrest
Eagan put up a cash bond and was dis
missed from custody.
Enjoying Life in Frisco.
Among the prominent mining men
from Goldfield who were enjoying life in
San Francisco last week are: J.; R.
Dutlield, Roy Ridge, Geo. A. Kernick,
H. H. Clark," L- L. Patrick, Gus Eisen,
J. Jones, and A. D. Myers.
SITUATION AT BULLFROG.
Supplies Being Rushed in for Active
Development.
While many continue to go to Bullfrog
not much development has yet been
done, owing to the time consumed in
sending in the necessary supplies. In
this connection it should' be understood
that those going in should bring with
them all necessary supplies, particularly
feed for stock. Though there are good
ranches and plenty of water in that sec- j
tion, the large number who have gone |
in have practically cleaned out feed for
stock.
Judge Hay returned from Bullfrog.
I Sunday and is more than ever entlmsi- !
astie over the outlook, lie says that he j
panned all over the property of Clark, !
Benson and Ladd which was put in the ]
Bullfrog Mining Company of Nevada, |
and the pannings were great.
The property of Hay, Sutherland and .
D’Arcy has one of the best showings in ,
camp and if no high grade is found j
should prove a winner as a milling prop-1
osition. The ledge is 200 feet wide and
an average sample clear across returned
values of $21 j>er ton. .
It is said that Benny Ilaseltine has
one of the biggest things in the Bullfrog
district and as soon as he gets in sbajie
to work can ship ore from the start.
The pipe for the line which will con- ,
vey the water to the Bullfrog townsite,
was loaded at Keeler this week and will
soon be in tho district.
Bob Montgomery returned to the dis
trict this week to look after the sale of
lots in the Beatty townsite, which he !
had surveyed recently. The townsite is
in a most desirable location and no
doubt the lots will go rapidly. Lots in
all the different townsites are in good
demand as the people here have seen
how quickly real estate advances in a
town backed by good mines.
John llennigsen and Jesse Christen
son, of Gardnerville, left Tuesday for
Bullfrog to put in a general merchan
dise store,
Win. Frey left Wednesday with a load I
pf sacks for the Bullfrog mine.
J. L. Simpson has made a good strike
about three qua; tecs « f a mile southwest ]
of the Bullfrog mine. There is a big,
strong ledge and line pannings have
been made.
The Original Bullfrog Mines Syndicate,
owning the original Bullfrog mine on
which the lirst strike in the district was
made, tlie Bullfrog No. 2 and the Bull
frog Water Mine, adjoining the Bullfrog
townsite, was incorporated during the
week. The incorporators arc J. W.
McGalliard, Hobt. Lanka and Milton M.
Detcli. The Bullfrog Townsite tompany
has also been incorporated by the same
gentlemen, under the laws of Nevada,
with a capital stuck of 10,000.
New Law Firm.
J. P. O’Brien, u leading attorney
of San Francisco, aud wlio lor years past
lias made a specialty of mining litigation,
lias associated himself iu the praotice of
law in Goldfield wnh the legal firm of
Wheeler & Lind. Mr. O'Brien enjoys
an enviable reputation in this particular
bruucli of the law and is attorney and
counsellor for John llays Hammond,
the noted mining engineer and expert. E.
A. Wiltsee, Captain Delamur, the Uearst
estaie, aud mauy other of the heavy min
ing operators and mining interests of the
West. For the lime being he will retain
his San Francisco otiices, with their
splendid library facilities, which here
utter will be used iu conjunction with
iKitb the San Fraucisco aud Goldfield
otiices. Mr. O’Brien spending a consid
erable portion of each month in Gold
field. The uew firm has retained Andrew
F. Burleigh, the eminent corporation
ami trial lawyer of New York City, as
Eastern counsel. Messrs. Wheeler aud
Linn are enlarging their present quarters
aud iu the near future contemplate erect
ing a tw story structure upou their
present Main street site. Mr. O’Brien
spent several days iu Goldfield this week.
A Good Prospector.
W. S. O’Brien, who is one of the best
prospectors in the business, came in
Wednesday from an eleven weeks’ pros
pe'eting trip, which covered the Cactus
and Kaiwich ranges, Lida, Bullfrog and
, other districts to the south. He is en
j thusiastic over many places he saw on
] tlie trip. _
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Hon. H. F. Bartine.
Hon. H. F. Bartine addressed a fair
j sized but appreciative audience last
' Monday night. No advertising of the
meeting was done and hence the lack of
' attendance.
GOLDFIELD
Is toe 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
Real Estate Values have increased ten-fold in six months
and are still advancing
The purest of water piped through the streets. Telegraph aud
* i' Telephone Communication with the outside world
DESIRABLE LOTS NOW FOR SiALE
Address Goldfield Townsite Co.
| Nye and Ormsby County Bank I
; ; TONOPAH AND GOLDFIELD, NEVADA
j Capital, - *200,000.00
@ T. L. OLDIE, President JOHN S. COOK, Cashier f
I IX M. RYAN, Vice Pres. R. M MEDER. Asst. Cashier.
I GEO. S. MXuN, Gen. Manager ■ |
§ Residents of Goldfield are assured tliat we will give prompt and careful attention to all *
buuk.iug matters entrusted to us. fir
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Pioneer Stage Line,
Games U. 8. M**1 Stops for dinner at KRniJike Well. Careful drivers aud
* * * a courteous agents.
Pater Samutfton, Prop. Fare, always the save, *3.00
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A REVIEW OF THE WEEK
In Goldfield’s Great Mines and Prospects—The Proven Area
Is Being Extended in Various Directions.
Capt. John A. Hassell, who recently
bought the In<le|>enileiice group, king
about three miles southeast of the Jum
bo, has sta'ted prospecting and is meet
ing with Mattering results. The group
consists of six claims the Piute, Alva
rado, Lincoln, Hose, Helianee and Inde
pendence, and on all go<xl values have
been found. On the Piute, Alvarado
and Inde|H>ndence values ranging as
high ns $06 per ton have been found,
hut have averaged between $12 and $30,
which, however are very good for sur
face values. On the Hose claim Moat
has lieen found going over $2,000 per
ton. The mountain on which this claim
is partly located adjoins the Cache Gold
company’s property on which Moat as
saying $4,040 pei ton was previously
found. The country to the southeast
has been neglected hut since Capt. Has
sell’s entry into the Meld and his (pi ck
success, more attention will lie paid
thereto and it is highly probable that
the region of pay mines will soon be ex
tended a distance of several miles to the
southeast.
A Strike to the Southwest.
If the values hold out with depth the
proven area of trie district has been ex;
tended 4*2 miles to the southwest by a
strike which was made this week by
Fawcett and Houlihan on the Irish Lad
and Jrii-li Lass claims. Where the stiikp
was made there is considerable wash and
not much work has been done, but pan;
nings have been made indicating values
way up into the hundreds. Knicker
bocker and Houston have bought two
adjoining claims and should catch the
extension of the ledge. Development in
this section "ill be watched with inter
est as, if a pay mine is op. nod up. it "ill
prove the shipping area for a distance ol
nine miles in a northeasterly and south
westerly direction.
The January.
The new ledge which was struck east
ward in tile <30-foot level of the January
lias turned and is now nearly parallel
with the main ledge. The values while
not as large as last week, are still big
enough to buy meal tickets for the les
sees and owners for some time. The
shipping ore now ranges from $440 to
$1718 per ton, the lowest grade mill ore
averages $50.40 and the first grade from
$80 to $100. The wall rock is full of oxi
dized iron seams and the screenings
from this wall rock go $140 per t<>ti.
The new ledge has iust been struck in
the 85-foot level hut the values have not
vet been determined. In the 160-foot
level beautiful sulphides are being en
countered but assay returns have not
been received. The layman will get a
better idea of the value of the ore in the
new ledge when it is stated that in three
days enough ore was sacked from it to
pay all the expenses of the property for
the month. From a round of holes
made in a single shift by one man $3,000
worth of ore was broken.
me conqueror.
The exceptionally rich ore shoot on
the Tonopah Club claim of the Con
queror Mining company has been proved
to a depth of 25 feet, the bottom of the
shaft at this point being all ore. The
ledge maintains its remarkable charact
eristics of strength and permanency
while the high values have been well
maintained all the way down. Superin
tendent lleubach lias been devoting
some time the past week to prospecting
the Bonanza claim which adjoins the
Tonopah club and belongs to the same
company. A great deal of very rich
float lias been found from time to time
on the cliiiu and both Mr. lleubach and
Mr. Marvin Ish, one of the principal
owners, are confident The Bonanza will
develop into a mine of equal importance
to the Tonopah Club.
Goldfield Hibernia.
The Goldfield-Hibernia is a recent in
corporation which owns good property
which joins the north side line of the
Tonopah Club claim, and is surrounded
on all sides by properties on which im
portant strikes have recently been made,
while the Kendall and Sandstorm lie
but a short distance to the southwest.
The group consists of four claims, viz.:
Desert Hose, Desert Rose No. 1, Desert
Rose No. 2, and Desert Rose fraction.
The olli-ers and directors are B. J. Reil
ly, president; L. L. Blumenthal, vice
president; Hugh H. Brown, secretary
and treasurer; C. D. Mercer, J. W.Skel
ton, Willis Sears and Jack Davis, and
the Nve and Orinsby County bank has
been selected as depository. The com
pany proposes to begin active operations
immediately, and to provide a working
fund offers 20,000 shares of the treasury
stock at 20 cents.
Jumbo Extension.
Since striking the Yankee Doodle ledge
of the St. Ives claim on the Poloverde,
the company lias determined to sink its
shaft to tlie 100-foot level so as to attain
greater depth on the .ore body and lias
let a contract for that purpose.
On-the Gold Wedge claim the compa
ny is crosscutting to the west to cut the
great Jumbo ledge, and to the east to
cut the Clermont ledge, which outcrops
on the southeast corner of this claim.
Active work is being prosecuted on
several of the company’s Diamondfield
claims.
T. G. Lockhart, one of Goldfield’s
most successful mining men has taken a
lease on the Gold Coin and Saddle Rock
claims of the dumbo Extension compa
ny and will soon push development work
in a vigorous mariner.
The Kendall.
A contract was let Wednesday to sink
a vertical shaft 100 feet in depth on the
Oddie-Gardner lease on the Kendall to
Smith and La Lime. The lessees are
also sinking the old incline shaft and
taking out ore at the 40-foot level. In
the drift at this point ah ore body 3 to 4
feet wide, averages $700 to $900 per ton.
While this is not as rich as*the phenom
enal ore taken from closer to the surface,
it is rich enough to make the lessees and
owner8 wealthy if it holds out, as it
gives every indication oi doing. Jt is
expected that within a i [ew days the
dnftcwill l>9- ar.dcr {he .point at which
thoose Averaging over $5-,000 per .ton
was taken from the surface.- •
Goldfield Empire.
Owiyg to a temporary shortage iu
A- . > t
timbers, sinking on the Silver Tip of the
Goldfield Empire company was sus
pended for a few days the early part of
the week ami the men employed were
pnt to trenching along the trend of the
ledge. This work resulted in proving
the ore shoot to be continuous a distance
of 100 feet, all of which pans well. A
supply of timbers has been received and
sinking has lieen resumed. Manager
Ish reports that the showing is in every
I particular satisfactory and that no fur
j tlier delays are expected in ptoSfccuting
development.
The Jumbo Squabble.
At n meeting of the directors of the
I Jumbo Mining company Manager Tay
lor was directed to bring proceedings t>»
obtnin an i' junction against the exten
sion of time on the McDonald-Fnller and
Bowes-Kernick lease. For the sake of
the catnp. n- well as the parlies directly
conee'ned it is to be hoped thnt the dis
sensions among the owners will be speed
ily and satisfactorily settled and the
! mine once more take its place as one oT
| the big gold producers of the world.
Lease on the Mary.
Martin Sullivan, an old time miner of
Colorado, who made his first fortune in
Leadville, and T. C. Lewis, of Denver,
have taken an option to lease !i00 feet on
the Mary, which adjoins rlie Blue Bull
on the south and the Kaiser on the cast.
Sullivan and Lewis will have ">0 days in
which to prospect the claim and then
will select the portion they wish to lease,
lire showing free gold lias been found on
the Mary and with intelligent pros pec t
| ing it is believed the pay shoot will soon
I be opened up. The Mary is owned by
John Mernin, Jar. F. O'Brien and J. 1*.
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E. L. Mims and associates last Wed
nesday took over the interests of Will
Marsh and Harry Stimler in the Colum
bia Mountain, Sandstorm, Kendall, May
Queen and Nevada Boy groups. These
are all valuable properties and the con
sideration, while not made public, is
known to be a large one. Stimler and
Marsh were the rriginal discoverers in
that district and for that reason, if for
no other, it is gratifying to know they
have cleaned up a nice bunch of money.
BlacK Butte Extension.
The Black Butte Extension is one of
the recent strong companies organized
by E. L. Mims Co. The otlioers and
directors are: H. C. Brougher, presi
dent; Geo. Wingfield, vice-president;
E. L. Mims, secretary-treasurer; Nat.
Boas, of San Francisco. II. M. Gunter
and K. M. Jackson. Thecorapanv owns
three claims and a fraction lying north
east of tiie B'ack Butte.
'The Kaiser.
Owen Kemp, who recently bonded the
Kaiser from Chute and Winkler,is mak
ing good progress in development, The
shaft, winch is being sunk in the por
phyry, is down 40 feet, and when 50'feet
in depth lias been reached, a crosscut
will be run to the ledge.
Virginia Goldfield.
The Virginia Goldfield Mining com
pany, owning the Red Shirt claim near
McLaughlin’s well, has heen incorpor
ated by (.'has. X. Miller of Denver. Mr.
Miller is one of the best known brokers
of Colorado and will doubtless make a
success of the new company.
The BlacK Butte.
A rumor was current on the street this
week that the Black Butte had a big
body oi 870,000 ore in the shaft. While
no doubt is felt that the Quartzite lcilge
will be struck and that it will be rich,
the strike nas not yet been made.
The Great Bend.
At a point 250 feet east of the shaft
Strange and associates have opened up
a nice body of very good ore on the
Great Bend at Diamondfield.
The Combination.
Three shipments of the usual high
grade ore went out from the Combina
tion this week and there arc still 2,000
sacks on the dump.
Short Mining Notes.
Jacob Wollner has struck some $70 ore
on his lease on the Vernal No. 2, near
Diamondfield.
Dr. Bowes and John McKane have
bought Frank Johnson’s lease on the
Sandstorm.
A New York syndicate has bought a
group of five claims at Camp Trapman,
35 miles southeast.
nn,l uauiwn-iftta nrn orpttimr (7( Uhl
pannings in surface trenching on the
Ruby group, which lies about four miles
southeast of town.
[ W. 8. O’Brien rc ports the sale of a
' group of seven claims in the Sylvania
! range, about 45 miles southwest of Gold
field to a Pittsburg syndicate for $200,
; (KKi. J. L. Bray and John Buser were
the sellers.
Nelligan, Wattcrson, Miller and Stan
ley are down 35 feet on thejr lease on
the Sandstorm and expect soon to Join
I the shipjiers. Assays as high as $008
! have been received, but the values are
I scattered as yet.
Binford, Huge <& Co. rrj)T" to in
corporate the Old Kaintuck and Gold
field Mining and Milling Co., to oper
ate a well located group of five claims -
the Economist, Friday, Lost Canteen,
April and Marion B.
The Goldfield Gobi Bug Mining com
pany, owning four claims adjoining the
Goldfield Brooklyn, one mile east of the
Black Butte, was incorporated during
the week. The officers are: J. C. Tog
noni, president; W. T. Voorliees, vice
president; Milton M. Detch, secretary
treasurer.
The Goldfield Regal Mining company
has been incorporated with T. 8. Robin
son, president; Ray R. Robinson,<vice
president; Milton M. Detcli, secretary
and treasurer. The company own» two
claims, the Rough Diamond and Rough
Diamond Fraction, immediately adjoin
ing tiie kewana group, oiie mile north
east of Gbldfield*. , ,l
The Goldfield'L»:v-5r.g company is get
i ling small patfnin'ga from their 'lease on
the Silver Tip of the Empire Mining
comj>any. They are prospecting for the
pay shoot. The leasing company also
started work on their lease on the Black
Blsck Rock, which lies lietwcen the
Tonotwh Club and the Kendallt and
on which they have already found good
values.
Applicants for leases on Monte*
video group are prospecting me ground
and have secured encouraging pannings
from different places indicating heavy
mineralization. It is the plan of the
lessees to decide upon a promising point
at which to put down a shaft and thor
oughly- exploit the property at consider
able depth.
Howard Vernon, representing . Los
Angeles capital, has bonded theTinCun,
adjoining the Vernal Mining company’s
property on the east, and the Last
Chance and Last Chance Fraction,
which adjoin the Black Butte and tbe
South Quartzite. The tirst payment of
$5,000 was made Wednesday. The sur
face showing and location are excellent
ami tlie purchasers will prosecute devel.
opmeiit vigorously. The original own
ers are Seller, Karnes, Richardson ahd
Cockburn.
Another New District.
A new strike has been reported an-l 20
or ilti men left secretly for the place Wed
nesday night and Thursday. The plaoe
is smd t-> ho 62 miles southeast of Gold
field and 12 miles east of Coyote Springs.
Assays across 18 inches are said to go
nearly SHOO per ton. hut reliable infor
mat ion is not obtuiuable ns >et. The
find was made by Lotus Lida some time
ago but was kept quiet.
Notes From Lida.
Davis and associates of Tacoma liavo
bonded the Wisconsin mine from Peter
Keiscr, an ojd-timer in that section.
Tliey have a force of men at work and
have already made a shipment, besides
having 1500 more sacks of high grade on
the dump. The shaft is down 150 feet
at which point they have 4 feet of very
good ore.
1’rimghton Bros, have 25 men at woik
on their property anil are taking out
some fine ore, the values being in gold
and silver. Part of the force are en
gaged in erecting a concentrating mill,
which will be used to treat tlie second
class ore.
The Death Valley mine, tl ree miles
from Lida, which lias been idle for a
number of years has been opened c.u
lately and very rich ore found. A good
I force of men will soon bd put to work.
Lida is experiencing quite a little
j boom and "property is rising in value.
The country surrounding is mineral
i bearing, flit’ formation being rhyolite,
andesite and Cambrian.
Tule Canyon.
Henry C. Marcus, representing W. F.
Bond A Co., U. L. May field, Marvin Isli,
( John Ward and H. C. Morris, on Wed
nesday last bought the Eagle group of
three claims at Tule Canyon from A.
i Lester, E. Yarborrough, Fred Howe ai d
[ Chas. Avers. This property is 14 miles
southwest of Lida and the development
consists of a shaft 22 feet deep on tl.e
Sledge. Assays from the talc walls went
$0.40, $8.00 and $0.00, and from the
ledges, $40, $107, $127.20 and $248.00.
All the above assays were' averages, ex
| cept the last,•which was a picked sped*
men. Samples of the quartz which
were brought to town w'ere fine looking
and showed quite a few specks of visible
gold. 1 i'
Nevada Goldfield.
The Nevada Goldfield Mining compa
ny, of Reno, have'purchased the minjng
properties discovered by Thomas Wilts
ver, eight in number, in Gold Mountain
mining district, Esmeralda county, forty
miles south of Goldfield and forty mileS
north of Bullfrog, ten miles northwest
of Chiatovieh’s mill and cyanide plant.
.). F. Parsons, superintendent for the
company has just returned, after thor
oughly sampling the property. He is
well pleased with that section, and says
the veins are well defined and of good
size. One ledge 12 feet wide assayed
$03.30 in gold; another 8 feet wide as
sayed $12 in gold; another 8 feet wide
assayed $11.20 in gold and $2.10 in sil
ver. The ore is practically free milling.’
Strong Companies.
John F. Milliken, of St. Louis, who is
heavily interested in Cripple Creek, is
president of. and Francis J. Hobbs, of
Colorado Springs, is secretary of five
companies which were organized recent
ly to operate in the. Goldfield district.
The properties, which are all in desira
ble locations, were bought in the past
few weeks by L. E. Hill and Francis J.
Hobbs. The names of the companies
and the property they own are as fal
lows :. < 1 1 *
The Helena Gold Mining company,
owning a group'of live claim* Which ad
join the Tonopah Club.
The Gold Queen Mines company,
, owning the Gold Queen and First Na
tional, which adjoin the Adams.
The Detroit Consolidated Gold Min
ing company, owning group ' 'of 'six
claims which adjoin the Qua: tzitc and
Black Butte.
The Knickerbocker Gold Mining com
pany, owning two claims north of the
Tinhorn.
The Alcalde Gold Mining company,
owning the White Mock claim which ad
joins the Tioga of the Campbell group.
All of these properties are open to
lease at low royalties and Laban E.
Smith ha s been appointed resident agent
at Goldfield. * '
Was Not the First.
The statement in our last issue that
the tnarriage of M. C. Ish and Misg
Roach would be the first jn Goldfield
was incorrect. Charles U- lflgginson1
and Miss Gertrude Hendricks have that1
honor; they having been married on*
Saturday evening, October 15th, by Revl^
MurrHy. Mr. Higginson is one of The
pioneers of the dbtrjct and has cleaned
up atiice i^lile y
hopes he an<*
i many t»
BIG STRIKE AT GOLD CRATER
Or* Going 1st* th* Rulnla th*
P**c*cK Claim.
On the Peacock claim, which adjoin*
Sander* A Inman’s Hub at Gold Crater,
ore was opened up on Tuesday and from
pannings it is believed that the average
values of a good-sized streak will go
$400 or $500 per ton. The strike wan
made about 1,000 feet from the place
where Sanders A Inman are sacking rich
ore and it is supposed to be the same
ledge. The Peacock is owned by Wright,
Ward and Callow and they naturally
feel much elated.
On the No Savvy claim, Griswold ar.d
Moss have done 100 feet of work in
shafts, drift* and crosscuts and have ore
in three places. Assays from the ledge
in place go as high as $75 per ton.
. Water from a living spring has been
struck six mile* from Gold Crater and
water is now delivered for $3 a barrel.
Ward and Morrison, with some assist
ance, are building a new road, which is
the only feasible one to the camp. The
gentlemen deserve great credit for their
enterprise in this matter and should re
ceive every assistance from all inter
ested. _
Nevada Tnut Company.
The Nevada Trust Co. has beeu orga
nized for New York parties prominent
in Eastern financial and political affairs.
This company with offices in Goldfield
and New York City will at first transact
a general trust business and among oth
er things will act as fiscal and transfer
agent, executor, administrator, guardi
an, etc., etc., and when in operation
will be the beet backed financial institu
tion in Nevada.
Hon. Geo. D. Melklejobn^ Assistant
Secretary of War under McKinley will
lie selected as the company’s president;
Captain John A- Hassell, capitalist and
for many years consulting engineer for
Cecil Rhodes, will be chosen as 1st vice
president; lion, D. G. Wooten, for the
past eight years a member of Congress
from the State of Texas, 3nd vice-presi
dent; II. B. Lind has bet selected as
the company’s treasurer ai 1 will be un
der bond to’tlie company in the sum of
$50,000. to be issued by the United
States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. of Bal
timore; A. K. Wheeler, of Goldfield,
will be secretary; J. P. O'Brien of San
Francisco and Wheeler & Lind have
been selected as counsel for the company
in Nevada and Andrew F. Burleigh of
New York City lias been selected as
Eastern counste).
Postoffice Moved.
The postoifice whs moved into the
larger quarters last Sunday and the im
provement in the service is great. It
will be still more improved \v)ien the
new boxes and fixtures arrive. Second
class mail is now handled and local sub
scribers to The Xewh wjio are ndt'on
the delivery rhute will receive theiy pa
per through the postirffice. The resig
nation of Postmaster Smith, whirl, lias
beeh in for months, has at last been ac
cepted and Mrs. E. R. Collins appointed
postmistress. Postoffice' Inspector J. I.
Driscoll was down frotn Reno during
the week and stated that the local office
was handled as well as was possible un
der the circumstances. He has wired
the Washington authorities recommend
ing a postottice at Columbia which will
help out the local situation somewhat.
They’re Still Coming.
As evidences of the esteem in which he
is held b.v his friends Claude M. Smith
is continually receiving valuable pres
ents. The latest is a gold uugget from
John Erikson. the Klondike millionaire
who now livrs in Goldfield. It is n gold
nugget which hat lire formed in the
shape of a human 'foot and is possibly
one of the most unique and valuable
specimens ever foilnd. Mr. Smith hhe
also been presented by II. M. Itvder with
a handsome 23-jewel gold watch. It's a
beftutj*. "
Staffing th*' Water Pip*.
Following closely upon the plugging
up of the water pipe to Columbia. 6ome
miscreant plugged up the pipes of the
Goldfield Water company with rags and
shut off the flow for several days. We
never talk about anybody, but fbere
must be' some creature or creatures in
this carqp wfio ought to be podiided for
about two hours 'on the place wi.ere the
lump steak comes from.
Major Corrogan Moves.
Major Gorregnn has torn down his car
penter shop in Columbia and moved the
same to Goldfield and says he is now
doing a rusliing business.
CURRENT MARKET NEWS.
Reynolds, Hedrick ft Ce.’s Views (hi
the Situation.
The great strike on the January, fol
lowed a day or two later by tbe opening
im> of $30,000 ore on the Clermont claim
of the . I urn Isi has had the effect of ma
! teriallv strengthening the market, the
| only exception being Jumbo, which is
still slumping as a result of the fight be
; tween the conflicting interests for con
trol of the property. This struggle is
rapidly approaching a climax ana will
Itrolmfily he ended before very long,
’urchasers of Jumbo stock, on this
slump will unquestionably realize big
profits, and we urgently advise our
clients to take advantage of tbe oppor
tunity afforded to get in at such a ridic
ulously low figure. Buy Jumbo at the
present market, and put it away for a
month or two; then you will be able to
realize 100 jier cent oh your investment.
There is no speculation about it.
Goldfield Mining has strengthened
materially the past week but is still
selling far below its real value. The
stock should be selling around a dollar
at the very lowest,Jin view oi tbe show -
' ing on the property. The loree of
miners on the January bae been sub
stantially increased and a much heavier
production is to be maintained in tbe
future. In alltprobability another op
portunity will not be at'band to pur
chase Goldfield Mining at as low a figure
as at present.
Development on the Black 'Butte
Company’s holdings has been of very
considerable importanee*during the past
week. The shaft being put down to
exploit the extension of the Quartzite
lei I gc lia s at tui ned’a depth of 80 feet, the
entire bottom, which is porphyry, zbow
: ing heavy mineralization. At 100 feet
i depth crosscuts will be run to open up
the ledge. When this is done, toe Stock
will undoubtedly jump. That an ore
shoot of exceptional richness will be ex
posed there is no doubt. By the time
our next letter is out Black Butte should
be quoted at 35. Buy now at 25.
The showing on the Brooklyn gronp
is improving with every foot of work.
There is hut a small blook left at .04 and
we have no’hesitancy in advising our
clientele to buy at this figure. We also
recommend Goldfield Diamond at 20.
Black Hock at 10, and PiamondtieH
Gold Mining company"at Co. We havtr
picked up a block of the last named that
was sacrificed'and can quote it at 35.
r.KYSQLDS, HeDBICK A Co.
TooK a Shot at Him.
A man who refused to give his right
name started a’ rough house in the Mint
saloon on Wednesday nigbbond. fearing,
personal danger, the bartender- tool* r
jihot at him, the bullet going through the
fellow’s coat but poing un further dam
age. The affair .quieted down
on Thursday'.he m.. was semj trying^
pawn a watch belong'ng to Vf. P. flo
Co Bi«yi. which had b: «n stolen from
.... • ■BBHHMhESHI_ . -M
have a nunn..g c/C fore dtsigc Col i •>
day. Latek. A couple of check* ■ rt
which “Diamond field Jack” Davi
name had been forged came to lip to
day and the man under arre win
Eroved to lie named John Richardson,
as been identified as the one who
passed them.
Another Attempt at Lot Jumping
'This morning isome excitemen. was
raised oii upper Main street by n iqp.d
r and wife refusing to move from a Ipt , n|
which they trad been given permission to
| stay tem|Kirarily. The 'mission w i«
^ given through friendship, bqt thro .
greed and bwl'adv’ce the couple refi d
1 to moVe wlleli' friends had sold ie
1 i- . ,o a mint p.iiii. The fashion of
jumpers now is to hide behind the sKi. *
of a woman but we greatly mistake the
temper of Goldfield's property owners if
they are goiug to allow this species of
cowardice fo prove effective.
It’* Omr Have.
After exasperating delays which cau
ed at times several kinds of language to
he used, the new office of The News is
ptactically completed and the plant will
be moved ill the first of the week. Thti
new Scott drum cylinder press is some
where on the road and the prayers of
the congregation are requested for its
speedy arrival. When it is here and in
running order The News will be enlarged
to eight pages and constantly improved
until it!reaches the high standard 'set
for it by the owners.
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Phenix Addition
The Best Located Property in Goldfield
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Broadway Street, ^5 feet wide, running straight from Goldfield tq
Columbia. All travel from Tonopah, Columbia and the mines must
come through it. Also Mining Claims for lease and bond. Call upon
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