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=n?3 t-e Gjldfeld News th« growing subscription list ♦ --- “All that’s New and True of the Greatest Gold Camp Ever Known" _ - VOL. |. No 29. Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada, Friday, November II, 1904. _Price 10 Cents. WEEK’S PROGRESS sin the Mines—Good Strikes in the Com bination and Florence. A strike which has been kept quiet was recently made on the lease of Wood ward, Lothrop and O’Keefe on the_Flor ence. The ore runs from $200 to $800 per ten and the lessees now have about 14 tons sacked for shipment. It is evi dent that the crosscut cut the ore shoot near its apex and it will be necessary to sink deeper before the tonnage will be what it should be. Like on the Flor ence Lease No. 3, yds strike shows the wisdom of going a few feet further l>o fore quitting work. Lockhart and Mc Clelland, two of the owners of the Flor ence, had this lease and after doing con siderable work and finding no shipping ore, they threw it up. The present les sees did the few feet more work neces sary to find the high grade ore. New Strike on Combination. At a point about 175 feet south of the present working shaft, a shoot of rich ore which crops to the surface has been discovered on the Combination. The shoot has been proved for a distance of 100 feet, the ore hotly varying from 3 to 8 feet in width and the values go from $100 to $500 per ton. As it is well known that the values in the Combination go down for at least 300 feet in depth, the importance of this new strike is appar ent. Butte Goldfield. \V. YV. Wishon and YV. A. Stevens, two prominent mining men formerly of Butte, Mont., and Idaho, together with H. T. Bragdon and L. L. Patrick of Gold field, have bought the Hercules group of five claims a little over two miles soutli eistoftown. As was stated last week in connection with (.'apt. Hassell’s strike, the country to the southeast has been neglected up-to-date, hut is now receiving the attention of some of the best mining men who come info camp. Wishon and Stevens are two of the most competent finning men who have come into Goldfield and alter a careful exam ination of the formation and geological conditions, they have selected this sec tion as the most promising of the unde veloped portions of the camp, and are backing up their opinion that they can make a mine with their own cash. Bragdon and Patrick are among the most successful of the old timers in camp and their taking hold gives gieat eonfi dence to those who own property in that section. The Butte Goldlield Mining • and Reduction company has been in corporated to take over the Hercules group, and as the name indicates, the company are also figuring on erecting smelting and reduction works. Mr. Stevens is one of the best mill men in the business and they all realize that Goldfield offers a splendid chance for such works. Goldfield Diamond. Work on the Head Center claim is progressing fairly well, hut has been somewhat delayed for want of timber and other material, blit now that a sup ply is on hand, the work will progress more rapidly. The present shaft is fol lowing the ledge on the foot wall, which lias a dip northerly of GO degrees. This shaft will be continued to a depth of GO feet, then the ledge will be crosscut and drifts run on it each way. At the same time a double compartment vertical working shaft will be sunk about 50 feet north of the present shaft, to catch the ledge at a depth of 100 feet. The ore body has made a very satisfactory in crease in value with depth, and the quartz is becoming more compact, and is well mineralized. The BlacH Butte StriKe. The crosscut from the shaft on the Black Butte has struck the ledge and some shipping ore encountered. Some handsome spccimens'have been taken out. but the tsidyjof shipping ore is not very large at present. No doubt is felt that a little further development will place the Black Butte on the ^shipping list. In tin upraise from the tunnel on the south end of the Black Butte good ore was also found during the week. Across 3 feet tiie ore will average $t><) per ton and small streaks w ill go several hundred per ton. Velvet Gold Mining Co. The Velvet Gold Mining company Inis been incorporated with the follow ing of beers and directors: John Erik son, president; (Maude M. Smith, vice president; Louis W. Bond, secretary and treasurer; K. II. Lathrap and Geo. A. Kerniek. The company owns the Velvet, Sunflower and Algae claims and the wonderfully rich ore w hich has been found on these claims is well known to our readers. The capitaliza tion is 1,00(1,000 shares of the par value of $1.00 each and the company is in corporated under the laws of Arizona. The officers and property of the com pany ate too well known in Goldfield to need further mention. Goldfield Lone Star Co. The Goldfield Lone Star Mining com pany has been incorporated under the laws oi Wyoming, to operate the Lone Star group oi about boo acres, which was recently bought by Shove, Aldrich & Co., the prominent brokers of Colo rado Springs, and it. W. Griswold of Goldfield. The capitalization is U,<KK>, 000 shares and 000,000 have been placed in the tieasury. Before very long the company will doubtless commence ex tensive operations for the development of its ore bodies and more complete ex ploration of its large territory. Rich Shipment from Kendall. Another shipment of rich ore went out from the Oddie-Gardner lease on the Kendall this week. There were about 10 tons of ore and the assays from the different sacks showed values ranging from the $700 to $4,000 per ton. The new shaft, which is being sunk on another ledge which inis not been here tofore exploited, is going down at the rate of 0 feet per day. The whole shaft is now in high grade mill ore. The Tcnopah Club. The lack of lumber tor timbering has do laved development on the Tonopah Chili of the Conqueror Mining company this week, but work is again progressing satisfactorily. The shaft on the hanging wall is now down .‘50 feet, the whole shaft is in shipping ore and looking fill 1 v as good as ever. Strike on Patrick. Higgs and J>rnke, leasing on the Pat rick claim of tiie Lone Star group, have made a strike which may soon add this claim to the list of shippers. The strike was made Wednesday at a depth of (5 feet and the shaft is in solid quartz, pannings from which indicate values of better than $101) per ton. GOLDFIELD Is Jhe town of the Goldfield Mining District, and always will be Look at the substantial building going on, and th<- 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 and ^ Telephone Communication with the outside world desirable lots now for sale r. Address Goldfield Townsite Co. Nevada INye and Ormsby County Bank 1 § TONOPAH AND GOLDFIELD, NEVADA 1 1 Capital, - $200,000.00 i T. L. OlJDIK, President JOHN S. COOK, Cashier f | D. M. RYAN, Vice Pres. R. M MKDER, Asst. Cashier. | | GEO. S. NIXUN, Gen. Manager ; § Resident* of Goldfield are assured that we will give prompt and careful attention to all Vc banking matters eutrusted to u*. g f0F~ Only Fire-Proof Vault In Town §®@@®©5)®©sXsX^]<s^^ > *vs>S Pioneer Stage L ne, Carries U. 8. Mail. Stop- for ‘inner at ivlo rid We I ('-r-.-tv'. drivers and ^..urteouH . aen;e Peter Samuelson, —_ Fare, always the same, $3.Of Gold Bond Mining Co. The Gold Bond Mining company has ( been incorporated to operate, the Tin i liorn group of five claims, favorable mention of;the development of which have been'made several times in these columns. The officers are: R. L. May- | field, banker of Shreveport, La., presi dent; W. H. Clark, capitalist of Salt ! Lake City, vice-president ; *W. F. Bond, i broker of Goldfield, secretary and treas | nrer. Ten men, under the direction of i Superintendent' A..IL ’ Crampton, are now at work on the property. Two | shafts are being sunk and a large j amount of good grade milling ore is on the dump. The owners are' very much | encouraged over the showing. Water and Ore Close Together. Murphy, Myers and Collins have com | pletcd the assessment work on a group j of Li claims six miles due west of the town of Goldfield. The showing here is very encouraging and the owners intend to at once start a shaft and,sink 50 feet on the ledge and then drift. The sur face indications are excellent and assays , as high as $74 jht ton were gotten from tlie croppings. The above named gen tlemen also own a spring ^nearby which now (lows \}4 miner’s inches of water. This supply is also being further devel oped and with every shot tlie flow of water ! is increased. With a good body of even low grade ore so close to water it should prove a well paying combina tion. Receiver ror me jumno. On petition of John MeKane, recently ! deposed from the presidency, the Juniho ! Alining company has gone into rcceiver | ship, and John S. Cook, late cashier of ; the Nyc and Ormsby County Bank, has j been named as the receiver. The Me Donald-Fuller lease lias been closed down by injunction, but no injunction was asked for regarding the kernick Bowcs lease, and the lessees are still | working. The Zinn lease is also work ! ing, there being no dispute over the ex tension of that lease, which was granted some time ago. Jupiter Goldfield Mining Co. The above company is now under the management of II. B. Lind, the success ful promoter of the Jumbo Extension and Vernal Mining companies. The property lies one and one half miles south of the Jtinilto and Combination mines and assays from the suil'acc in diertte that another good property has been acquired by Mr. Lind. Four samples taken this week returned values of $2.00, $3.50. $20 and $110 respectively to the ton. Lazy George. At a depth of 20 feet some ore was en countered last week in the Lazy George claim of the Lone Star groupand a spec imen assay showed values of $29,000 per ton. However, no more of this ore has been found since, hut the ow ners are en couraged t" believe that a body of high grade ore will lie found with further de velopment. The Lazy George adjoins the Blue Bell group on the east and is close to the Potlatch and Velvet. StriKe North of Diaraondlield. On a group of 22 claims, owned by “Diamondticld Jack" Havis and associ ates, and which lie about 8 miles north of Hiamoiullield, a strike was made last week of gold ore, the assays from which went as high as $38 per ton. These claims lie close to Jack’s well on the road to Tonopah. This well will lie sunk 20 feet deeper and a station will soon be established. The January. The new ledge recently cut in the Janu- | ary is holding its own and a good quail- | tity of high grade is being taken out j ilailv. The crosscut at the 230-loot : level has entered the ledge, hut the val ues have not been determined yet. The lessees are also sloping at the 100-foot j Adams-Goldfield. Tho ledge un the Adams-Goldfield is being crosscut at a depth of 75 feet and the ore now averages from $40 to $50 per ton. If no big body of high-grade is encountered, the Adams should prove a good paying mine from the large bodies of good mill ore. Gold Queen Hines Co. Three sets of leasees are now at work ou the Gold Queen claim of the above company and the report of a good strike may come any day. Not only does the location justify this hope, hut assays from the surface croppings go as high as $20 per ton. Smelter Returns $4,960 Per Ton. Returns were received this week from a shipment of 47 sacks from the Richard & Co. lease No. 9 on the Jumbo. The smelter settled at the rate of $4,900 per ton for the lot. Empire Hinin^Co. The shaft on the Silver Tip claim of this company is now down 27 feet, at which point the ledge is 4 feet wide and carries good values. The Black Rock. The lessees on the Black Rock are do ing considerable trenching and opened up a good looking ledge during the week. Concert Sunday Night. A grand concert will be held Sunday night in Hinman hall, a few doors south of the new office of The News on upper Main street. A splendid program has been arranged and the talent is above the average. j ^ NEW TELEPHONE LINE. Will Bt Erected to Amargosa in the Bullfrog District. II. II. Clark, general manager of the Bullfrog Mining company ami of the Amargosa townsite, lias returned to To uopah from Han Francisco and announ ces that he will "at once begin the con struction of a new telephone line from Goldfield to the Amargosa townsite in the Bullfrog district. He has arranged to purchase the material from the Gold field and Tonopali line that was used in the construction from Hodaville and Coaldale and thus no time will he lost. No greater evidence of the confidence felt hv Mr. Clark and his associates in the Bullfrog country could he shown and this confidence is shared hv many who have no financial infersts in the district. Senator W. C. Ralston, of the Han Francisco Stock Exchange, recently returned from Bullfrog. He is very en thusiastic over the outlook, stating that the mineralized a.va is very extensive, strong lodges outcropping in cilery di rection from the original discovery. He was particular)’ impressed with the showing on the pro arty of the Bullfrog Mining company, stating that the main ledge is fully IKK) feet wide and outcrops from the discovery shaft to the lop of Ladd Mountain a distance of 15,000 feet. He made no assays, hut is satisfied from the pannings that this is one of the best properties ever opened up in Nevada. On tin* strength of Nenutor Ralston s rejiort ancl the developments, stock in | the Bullfrog company is in strong de mand and has advanced to 48 cents per share. Mr. Clark states that under no circumstances will any leases be let, but the whole net returns revert to the com pany and dividends he paid as soon as possible. As the company is one of the most strongly financed in the state with an enormous hotly of ore to go on from the surface, the reasonableness of the above statement can he readily seen. It has been stated that the company has ordered a mill. This is not correct, Mr. Clark says, but the company is ready to put one in as soon as tests are completed. The Bullfrog mine, which was the first discovery in the district, has been incor porated under the name of the Original Bullfrog Mines Syndicate. Work is; progressing on this property and the men are Imsy sacking ore. The com pany has had many applications for stock by wire anil mail and the demand fur the stock is increasing daily. The Bullfrog Townsite company has the pipe on the ground and are develop ing a good flow of water from springs a little over a mile back in the mountains, which will he sufficient for a town of several hundred inhabitants. This wa ter will he piped to the townsite and ready for use in a short time. The pipe has also been ordered for a complete water system for the Amur gosa townsite as well as for mills. The postotliec has been ordered for Amar gosa and the Recorder's ofliee will he located there also. Many are headed lor the Gold Center townsite and a lumber yard will soon be started there. A petition for a post office has been sent in, and a lodging house, grocery and general merchandise store will soon be put in. 1). Wiggers, the representative of Geo. 1). Meiklejoiin and associates, came to Goldfield Sunday from the Bullfrog dis triot to secure tools and other ncoes- j sal e supplies for commencing work ou i their property, which is situated about | three miles northeast ot Gold Center, j Samples from the property assayed $121.00 in gold and silver. 15<*n llazeltun. is sucking ore anti' will soon, commence to ship and ac cording to our informant, the vein on this property pans for over l.HHI feet. The values are found in blue quartz. J. M. Wilson was in from Bullfrog last week, lie has eight promising claims in the district and lias had assays as high as $25.00. Beatty. Beatty is the recognized townsite of the entire Bullfrog mining district. It is situated on the Amargosa river and is the natural base for all the milling and mining industry carried on throughout the district. Water is plenty and the soil is suitable for alfalfa and produce. At this new town there are two feed yards and a number of stores and sa loons are being constructed. On account of the unfavorable locations of the vari ous other townsites the business men are moving to Beatty. There will certainly be a thriving town there and these lots are selling at Tonopah, Goldfield and on the ground very fast. There are a few lots left on the Main street at the original price of the Townsite company and anyone lucky enough to procure a business lot at the present price of $75 or $100 makes a tine investment. For further information concerning the Beatty Townsite see Herrick & Scott, agents at Goldfield. £ Grand Thanksgiving Ball. The Ladies’ Aid Society will give a grand ball on Thanksgiving night, No vember 24th, in their new hall on Crook avenue. Marino’s orchestra will furnish good music and a fine supper will be served upstairs by the ladies. Tickets $1.50; supper, 75c. extra Everybody ip invited to come, have a goods time «i^ help a worthy cause. j 2t NEWS FROM GOLD CRATER. Water and Ore in Paying Quantities Found This Week. In the well which is being sunk by El liott, Williams & Colburn, six miles from Gold Crater, a good flow of water was struck this week. This is a big thing for the district. The big strike of the week was on the Hub claim of Sanders & Inman. At a depth of 15 feet they have 20 inches of ore that is said will average over $2,001 per ton. Wm. Inman has struck a large body of galena and horn silver ore on the Desert Boy claim, owned by himself and Elli ott, Williams & Colburn. Gold Crater has been organized as a mining district and Frank Cook elected district recorder. A petition for a post office will also soon be sent in. Silver Peak District. Seventeen miles northwest of Gold field. in the Silver Peak mining district, \\\ F. Bond & Co., J. II. Allen and J. G. Brown have a group of five claims— the American Bov, Last Chance, Silver King No. 1. Silver King No. 2 and Silver King Fraction. The ledge on the American Boy, opened up by a series of open cuts, shows ore for a distance of 500 feet on the surface. The ore goes from $40 to $100, the values lieing in gold, silver and copper. On the Silver King fine lead ore has been opened up, two assays showing 68 per cent and 75 per cent lead. Samples of the ore brought to the office of W. Bond & Co. have attracted considerable attention. A force of men, under Superintendent Allen, w ill start work immediately, and the owners expect to extract enough ore in addition to what is on the dump, to make a shipment within a week or ten days. Mill for Colombia Moontain. Messrs. Gardner, McKane, Bowes, Beilly, Patrick and Douglass arc the principal stockholders of the new com pany which lias purchased the Garfield mill at Sodaville and who are moving the same here for the purpose of treating ore from the Kendall, Sandstorm and other properties. The mill is practically new and was shipped from Sodaville this week. Goldfield Treasure. As we go to press word is received of a good strike on tin- property of the Goldfield Treasure company, but defi nite particulars could not be learned. The news of the strike is not surprising, however, as the -company has a large acreage of excellently located ground audit was only a question of time and development when pay ore would be struck. Huntch Bell Group Sold. Through Milton M. Detch the Huntch Bell group of ten claims was sold this week to Robert Taylor and F. R. Jef fery of Colorado Springs, acting for Dr. Anderson, Judge Harris, Judge Gunnell and Henry McAllister of that city. Short Mining Notes. Development work started last week on the Gold Flat property near Diamond field and a fine looking quartz ledge has already been opened up. W. 1’. MeC'omas, Frank Ish and Sol Camp have taken a sub-lease from 1’oak and associates on the south end of the Quartzite Fraction. Watterson, Holinshaw and Nelligan are down 45 feet on their lease on the Sandstorm and the w hole bottom of the shaft horns well. H. C. Marcus left Tuesday morning for Tide Canyon, where he will let a contract for sinking a shaft on the Ea gle group, recently acquired and on which there is an excellent showing. On the Donovan lease on the Sand storm the tunnel is now in 45 feet and at the breast attains a depth of 50 feet. Stringers have been encountered from which assays as high as $495 have been received and Mr. Donovan believes he is close to a body of shipping ore. Richard F. Tobin, of Denver, who re cently bought some claims near Dia mondfield, writes that active develop ment will begin about the first of the month. Frank Oliver will be consult ing engineer for the company. Development work on the Goldfield Red Lion Mining company’s property is progressing favorably under the direc tion of Superintendent Willis Law rence. The Red Lion group includes some of the finest looking ground in the district and news of a strike from that quarter would not come as a very great surprise. NOTES FROM COLUMBIA. Miss Mabel Hanley has arrived from San Francisco as the representative of the Goldbug store of that .place and has opened a branch store on Main street. It is the intention of the firm to build a large store building soon. Miss Pauline Jaffe of Tonopah has ac cepted a position as cashier and book keeper at the Merchants hotel. Flank Johnson left this week for Pasadena, Cal., where he will Bpend several weeks. Charles Angal, the butcher, is a much v, anted man. He departed Monday w ihout leaving his future address and I His many creditors would like to know I >ii« whereabouts. Roosevelt Makes Phe> suit in Nevat, Election returns are uncommonly slow in coming in but enough has lteen learned to prove that the election has generally been an unprecedented victory /or the Republicans. Roosevelt will doubtless receive the largest vote in the electoral college ever cast for a pres ident. The last rejH>rt received from Colorado read: “Peaboily concedes defeat; Adams elected by nearly 8,000. Returns from Nevada are incomplete at this writing but it now looks as if Nixon would l>e the next United states Senator. The race la-tween Van Duzer and Yerington for Congressman is very dose and the result doubtful. Official returns from Esmeralda county seem impossible to get at this writing, but the la-st information leads to the belief that Ingalls ami Balzar are elected as assemblymen; Bradley as sheriff; Davidson as district attorney; Roach as clerk and treasurer; Brodigan as auditor and recorder; Bell as justice of the peace and Russell as constable. The vote in Goldfield resulted as fol lows : Roosevelt Electors— Ahern, C... 2.50 Butler, J. L. 2.56 Plumb,. .. 242 Watson Electors— Beck. 10 McCullough, J. B. 0 McCormack, J. M. 10 Parker Electors— Clark, E. W. 237 Hesson, A. W. 232 Kendall, Zeb. 2;50 1 )el>s Electi >rs— Cord ill, Win. II. 205 Anderson, A. B 204 Rose, V. L. 200 For Representative in Congress— Sadler, Reinbold, S. 23 Van Duzer, D. 451 Yerrington, Jas., R. 108 For Justice of Supreme Court— Bartine, 11. F., D . 395 Norcross, Frank II., R 228 For Regent of State University (long term)— Ciree, Win. J., D 343 Smith, Oscar J., R . .... 219 For Regent of State University (short term)— Boyle, Emmit, D. 275 Starret. II. S., K.. 195 For Assemblyman— Balzar, F. B., K. ... 250 Ingalls, W. A., D .. . :’°3 Kiiker, W. F., Sc !," Lewis, Geo. 11., . lr'9 Mitchell, J. F., K “ 3 (McKinnon, C. II., Sc. For Sheriff ami Asses.-' — Bradley, J. F., K. Casey, John F., D. Marquardson, D., Soe For Auditor and Recorder— Atchison, J. G., R .. 1C Brodigan, Geo., D. 36. Nelson, Joel, Soe. . If For Clerk aud Treasurer— Miller, John 1L. R 107 O’Brien, J. E., Soc. 206 Roach, Andrew, D 332 For D. Att’y umlSup’t. Public Schools Davidson, J. E., Soe 333 Green, Geo. S., R 192 Henley, W. J.. D . 183 For County Commissioner (long term) Inman, C. C., D f . . 292 Jackson, W. H., Soc . l8l Lotlirop, J. F., R . . 227 For Co. Commissioner (short term' — Froberg, J. R., Soe .217 Gale, A. Y„ li . 198 Wagner, Chas. Sr., 1). . 259 For County Surveyor— Cosgrove, J. P., Soc 294 Garrard, A., D. 294 For Public Administrator and Coroner Hill, Henry, D 251 Lorraine, J . 11., Soc . 220 Wagner, C., Jr., R . 200 i .1 ill the tunnel and sha^ 1 t be many days until the * happen—the opening up ‘of nnes tionallv rich body of ship ping oil -when the stock will move up •■o rape that the opportunity will be lost to those who have been awaiting developments. Buy Black Butte now and you are sure to make a quick turn within a fortnight. We continue to advise the purchase of Goldfield Mining under 75; Goldfield Daisy at 15; Diamondfield Gold Mining company under 4(1; Jumbo for an in vestment at present market and, for a prospect, Goldfield Brooklyn. Now that the election is over a sharp upward movement may confidently be antici pated. Reynolds, Hedrick & Co. New General Merchandise Store. Cassin & lsh is the name of a new firm which will soon open for business in Goldfield. Both of the young men are well and favorably known. Mr. Cassin was for a long time with J. D. Lotlirop and Mr. Ish is also one of the pioneers of Goldfield. The new firm is erecting a building on Columbia street, between Crook and Ramsey avenues. They will carry fancy groceries, hard ware, tinware and mining supplies and will make a specialty of family trade. Buy a Lot in. Phenix Addition The Best Located Property in Goldfield Broadway Street, 75 feet wide, running straight from Goldfield to Columbia. All travel from Tonopah, Columbia and the mines must come through it. Also Mining Claims for lease and bond. Call upon or address G. S. PHENIX. BOX 54, GOLDFIELD NEV. AGENCY OF THE STATE BANK AND TRUST CO. (OF CARSON CITY, NEVADA) TONOPAH AND GOLDFIELD, NEVADA CASH CAPITAL. $200,000 A general banking business transacted. Exchange bought and sold on all part* ol the world. Mining stocks bought and sold. Correspondence solicited. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. T. B. Rickey, Pres. Geo. H.^kyebs, 1st Vice Pres. C. T. Bender, 2d Vico Pros. G. W. Richard, Cashier. Geo. W. Cowing, Asst. Cashier. P. H. Peterson J. P. Woodbury Geo. W. Mapcs W. Brougher Dr. 8. Lee E. B. Yerington BANKING HOURS: . . 9 a. ni. to n m., i p. m. to 3 p. in. Saturdays, 9 a. m. to 11 m. Bank dose* Sundays and.holiday*, - -1 - JOHN O’KEEFE Livery, Feed and Stage Stable (Formerly. Moore 8c O’Brien’s Corral) . First-Class Pigs and Saddle Horses HAY. GRAIN, WOOD AND WATER I Stage Leaves vDaily n i p. m. for Tiiopah. Fere, $3.00 Bach \J0*