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“All That’s New and True of the Greatest Gold
Vol. I. No 36. Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada, Friday, Deceit
LARGE DIVIDEND
EVERY MONTH
Tomorrow, the 31st inst., the Combi
nation Mines Co. will pay its third divi
dend, being for $32,000, or 10 per cent
on stock outstanding. It has also been
ascertained that the company intends to
make this dividend regularly every
month, instead of quarterly as stated.
It is not only able to do this, hut as a
matter of fact they have licen placing an
equal amount for the past two months
into a reserve fund and will continue to
do so until $100,000 is so placed, after
which it is probable that the dividends
will he increased. As these dividends
are lieing paid on shipping ore only, and
with no s[iecial effort at production, it
can readily he seen that, when the new
mill begins grinding out bullion, a divi
dend of 50 per cent monthly is not im
probable.
Another StriKe on Quartzite.
Recent developments at the Quartz
ite Fraction of the Diamondfield Gold
Mining company are proving, what has
frequently been contended, that it will
lie one of the great mines of the district.
Our readers are aware of the fine
showing in this projierty at the 50-foot
level, but when the ledge was crosscut
at the 100-foot point the values at first
were low. A little drifting, however,
soon opened up the pay shoot and l’oak,
Krise and Reilly, the lessees, now have
3}£ to 4 feet of shipping ore. Samples
taken by“ Diamond field Jack” Davis, one
of the heavy owners of the property, as
sayetl troin $10i to f.>4< j>er ion, wnue
an average sample taken across 4 feet by
. Mj;. Reilly went $H16 per ton. The high
V ues are not the only encouraging
feature, for the ore not only contains
sylvanite as it did in the upper level,
but gray copper has come in, which is
always considered a splendid indication
of depth and permanency of the ledge.
With a ledge HO feet wide that carries
such high average values there ought to
be no doubt of the future of the mine.
This strike has an important bearing
on the Black Butte, as, owing to the
pitch of the ledge, the lessees on the
Quartzite are now working almost to the
endline of the Black Butte, proving con
clusively not only that the Quartzite
ledge goes into the Black Butte ground,
but that it is bound to be rich also.
Owing to this fact and the further fact
that the other ledges on the Black Butte
are looking unusually well, the stock
holders are feeling jubilant.
What’s on the Simmerone?
There is “somethin’ doin’ ’’ on the
Simmerone, but just what, nobody seems
to know, or at least will not say. Some
weeks ago ore that went over $2,000 per
ton for 2 feet was struck at the surface.
A control of the property changed hands
and a company formed, singg which time
nothing lias been done until recently.
Now a high board fence has been erected
surrounding the fraction. This is so
unusual as to excite comment, but its
purpose has not been definitely ascer
tained. While $2,000 ore is well worth
guarding, still several properties here
have had richer ore, but this is the first
one to be enclosed bya high board fence.
Strike on Bine Bull.
A lessee on the Iron Dyke claim of the
Blue Bull group reports striking ore in
place that goes $21H per ton. The com
pany wbrk on the Blue Bull is also re
' ported to be looking much better.
Lease on Cache Gold.
Tom freed has been granted a lease
on the Flat Mesa claim of the Cache
Gold Mining company, whose property
is located about 4tj miles southeast of
the Jumbo. Little work has been done
here yet, but float assaying $4040 per
ton has been found. Before securing
the lease Creed admitted that he had
found something good on the Flat
Mesa and it is possible that news of im
portance may soon be reported from
this section.
The Dixie Mining Company.
Owing to a typographical error The
^ News was made to say last week that
^ the Tinhorn claim of the Dixie company
I had “8 feet of $5 ore.” It should have
read “8 feet of $65 ore,” which is very
ranch different. Five dollar ore may he
^^'good here some day, hut it isn’t now.
Eight feet of $65 ore, however, is a bo
nanza in any man’s country, especially
where mills can be installed.
Strike on Zinn Lease.
A body of ore going better $800 jter
ton was struck this week in the shaft of
an abandoned sub-lease of Zinn’s block
of Jumbo ground. It has not been fully
p opened up as yet.
Florence Lease No. 3.
The Florence lease No. 8 is outputting
over 25 tons a day of ore that goes liet
than $300 per ton.
Goldfield Exploitation Company.
One of the best founded of the recent
organizations operating in our phenom
enal camp is, without doubt, the Gold
field Exploitation company which was
organized by several very wealthy San
Francisco mining men. Harrison Dib
blee, of San Francisco, is at the head of
the enterprise and has secured a large
block of high-class mining property.
The company owns fourteen very
promising claims in the eastern part of
the camp which has quickly come to the
front since the recent strike on the Tin
horn group. Amongst others the Grass
hopper group was purchased from
Messrs. Nixon, Wingfield, Higgle and
Hall, and ore showing very good values
was found on the surface. A large force
of men are now employed in sinking a
shaft to a depth of 7f> feet, from which
point crosscuts will be run into what
seems to l>c one of the strongest ledges
in the district.
With Mr. Dibblee are associated in
this strong company some very well
known California capitalists, and the
services of F. 0. Garbutt, a very promi
nent mining engineer of Los Angeles,
have been secured for the purpose of ad
vising the management. ('. II. Poirier,
a young man of large mining exjierienee
and who has been identified with Mr.
Dibblee in mining enterprises in the Re
public of Mexico, is in charge of the
work.
George F. Polenz, paying teller of the
Nve and Ormsby County Bank of Gold
field, recently resigned his position and
is now on his way to I/>s Angeles, where
he will take charge of the southern Cal
ifornia office of the cor|K»ration.
While it is impossible to predict suc
cess for any company with certainty,
yet good men with money and good
property is a splendid combination—and
the Goldfield Exploitation company an
swers this description.
Van Dozer Bays Lease.
C. I). Van Duzer has bought out Clias.
V. Drake’s interest in the Higgs & Drake
lease on the Patrick claim, which is a
half interest. The claim adjoins the
Lone Star and gives promise to be a
very promising claim. On the north
end of the claim Messrs. Sullivan and
Baldwin recently opened up a shoot of
ore that assays over $1,000.
The Higgs & Van Duzer lease presents
a very good showing at the present
time. The shaft is down 50 feet, all in
ore, assays as high as $043 having been
gotten from the ledge. The lessees are
figuring on putting on a double shift
and prosecuting the work in a oore vig
orous manner than heretofore. Two,
separate ledges have been encountered
and when the work of cross cutting is
commenced, it is expected that a large
body of ore of high values will la* en 1
countered,
Shipment From St. Ives.
A shipment of 145 sacks of high grade
ore will go out today from the Herring
ton-Glover sub-lease on the St. Ives.
The actual value is not known but it
will go up into the hundreds per ton.
Seventy-three sacks of high grade ore will
gowithit from the Price and Currie lease
on the Clermont.
WoodstocK Mining Company.
The Woodstock Mining company is
another company which has a represen
tative in Goldfield to secure property in
the greatest gold camp ever known.
This is a California concern composed
of California and Maine jteople who
have I teen operating three years in San
Bernardino county. Cal., where they
have a well developed gold mine. The
company is represented here by the
general manager, John K. Campbell, a
young mining engineer of Southern Cal
ifornia, who has secured two groups of
claims, comprising about 330 acres
about eight miles normeasi <>■ on
of Goldfield. Mr. Campbell informs us
he lias three other propositions under
consideration located near the Sand
storm, Great Bend and the Jumbo,
which the company may acquire. It is
the intention of the company to con
tinue operations in California as well as
in Goldfield.
Sierra and Detrroit Groups.
Development work has been com
menced on the Sierra and Detroit
groups of mining claims which were re
cently purchased for a syndicate of Col
orado capitalists hy \V,W. Kirby. In
speaking about what hijd been accom
plished Mr. Kirby stated that lie was
very much gratified in* the showing
made. In the first 3 i*et the values
had increased two f"ld and if it contin
ues at the same ratio the* property w ill
tie one of the most important in the
camp. Surveyors are now at work sur
veying the claims for mineral patent.
Goldfield Ninos, Limited.
The Goldfield Mines Limited, is the
name of a company in which ('has. M.
Schwab, ex-president of the U. S. Steel
cor|>oration, is heavily interested, which
has recently acquired a group of 12S
acres of mineral ground adjoining the
Quartzite, Black Buttes and Vernal
company's property. The officers of
the company are John McKane, presi
dent; Attorney-General James G.
Sweeney, vice-president; Frank Wildes,
secretary; Nye and Ormsby County
Bank, treasurer. The company has a
large treasury reserve and will develop
the pro(»erty on a large scale.
Goldfield Diamond.
A drift from the bottom of the "si-foot
shaft on the Head Center claim has been
run on the ledge 40 feet and 12 feet w -st
from the shaft, opening up a Isslv of
ore. Extension work is also being done
on the other claims of the company.
Men are at work running cuts and drifts
for the pur|sise of fully developing the
projierty.
Breyfogle Story a FaKe.
The Breyfogle mine is lost again. The
story which The News and other papers
published week before last on wtiat we
then stated was information received
through second and third parties, proves
to have been a “fake" with no founda
tion in fact.
Short Mining Notes.
Grove, Goodrich, Mann and Neil are
getting encouraging results, but thus far
no pay ore, in their lease on the Com
bination Fraction.
The Sierra Nevada Development
company, of which John D. Hoff is
manager, has struck a 7 foot vein of
gold and silver bearing ore at 20 feet
in their shaft on the Archer group of S
claims between Tou«pah and Gold Reef.
The strike of the vein is northwesterly
and southeasterly, and dipping to the
north.
Development work is proceeding on
the Gold Wheel, Gold Coin and Brown
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Velvet claims of the Goldfield Home
stake company, which arc located about
(1 miles south of town. In the tunnel a
2-foot quartz porphry ledge has been
opened up which assays $!).(?() .• ton
clear across.
The Rochester-Goldtield Mining com-1
puny has bought the Line Star and!
Texas claims, which lie east of Black :
Buttes, There is a strong ledge on these .
claims, and surface assays go from $2 to '
$4 |>er ton. Extensive work will begin j
the first of the year. The directorate of!
this company is an exceptionally strong !
one as can he seen by reference to our I
directory of mining companies.
Ore Thieves at WorK.
Ore thieves are getting busy in Gold
field. Recently they went down in the
Joshua ClubTease at the 50-foot level,
and breaking down the door behind which
ore running thousands of dollars a ton
was stored, they stole six sacks and raised
it to the surface and got away. The)
also stole some from the McClelland
lease. The lessees have a suspi^-^-.r j
to the guilty parties, and it is possible !
that they will soon be caught.
Focnd—Bunch of four keys with Al- j
bany (Ore.) jeweler’s tag on ring. Own
er call at Nkwh office. tf |
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GOLDFIELD GETS THE DEPOT
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Clarence M. Oddie, official representative of the Tonopuh-Goldfie!! rail
road company, was here this week for the purpose of eonf rriuif with iviai ns
regarding the right of way over the route finally decidec af ■ n b\ ifie com
pany. This right of way was easily securer 1 over every hit 1 ground, except
the White Itock, Yellow Jacket, Fraction and one or two other claims owned
hv Dr. White Wolf, (i. S. Pheuix and others. Dr. White Wolf and his asso
ciates, with the exception of Mr. Phenix, willingly granted tl railroad com
pany all that was asked, but Mr. Phenix absolutely refused to do soil'd,
paid a large sum.
A muss meeting was called which appointed a committee ‘
Phenix and try to induce him to reconsider, showing h:
would lie henetitted instead of damaged by the railroad.
It was to no purpose, Mr. Phenix held out for 1 '
road refused to no Held up, a numoer 01 un
agreed to sign a bond indemnifying tin- railroad
Mr. Phenix may be adjudged, and the rigl.y 1
With this done, we can state positive •
that the railroad will come through l)ianvcV
ends of the Mohawk No. 2, ('omhinati/o
> ellow Jacket. When it comes to tlie lu '
>roes south to tli" depot site, which £
ip.rse and Oweira t lrim-, a short dista:
It 1.-* pOUHIDlC IIIU1 ■' .'I'll • ■ V
the utatement that the termini.- u < w'
antic boot*, * * ’ave been claiini:
TheTonopab-tToJun'elrl railr..:ni j»eo
ignoring the plain ngnts oi noun
roads soon to built from the South,
,l,i no. Too mueh credit cannot h
Miss K. Noel for their public spirit i
in that which is for (Joldfield’s good,
teer to sign the indemnity bond in e
as to give Mr. Phenix damages.
RICH ORE FROM KAWICH
RocK “Lousy” With Gold Found Sixty
Miles East.
Goldfield and Tonopah have been
greatIv excited for a couple of days over
••lotiie fine specimens of ore which came
fr„m the Kawich Mountains, about HO
miles due east of Goldfield. The rock
came from the (told Standard claim
owned by ft. K. Iiccd and .lack Ma\ and
large pieces of gold are plastered all
over it.
The ledge on the Gold Standard is 50
feet wide and where the specimens came
from it crops up fully 15 feet high. Not
much work has been done on this or
other claims in the vicinity, but the
surface indications are excellent, the
quartz having a very “live” appear
a lice.
Others who have promising properties
in the vicinity are Malcolm Mclkinald,
('has. K. Morris, Tlios. .1. Lynch, Judge
Bell, Bat Touhy, “January” Jones, A.
0. Drysdale and A. R. Kequa, the dis
trict recorder.
Asa result of the excitement a large ;
number have gone out from here and
Tonopah, among the last to leave being 1
Oeorge l’ync and Tom Hally.
Elks' Banquet.
About thirty-tive members of the 11. •
I’. O. K. sat down to a banquet prepared ]
bv Bro. Kn/.ensperger Christmas night, j
Oeo. l’yne was toastmaster and himself,
11. \V. Knickerbocker, \V. ti. Doane,
Frank Isb and others made felicitous
sjiccchcs. A jolly time w as hail and it
is the intention of the Klks in (ioldtield
to get together informally and carry on 1
the good work for which the order is ,
not oil.
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force of men will
on the Meath Valle)
Senator Broujihto
session of the Calilor
fore returning to i
make laws for the he
monwcalth.
Tub News acknowletl;
the receipt of a box of
T. J. Curley of the l'n
One feels like a iniltionai
inn them.
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that h.
after a .
told him hi
piece of ore t.
and Mr. Wigge
ponses for his tri,
cesi-ul.
Fred C. Carlsen, w
the 'Vik ual Uul rog, .
from mi vuspection of U.
has issued { flowing hi
benefit f tl *se" ..~m,.
stock, all i.f which was placed in u
field:- ^
1 have just returned from ;) two-weeks’
trip in the Bullfrog district and insjieetol
tlie mines of the Original Bullfrog Mines
Syndicate. I am greatly pleased with
the showing the mine is making I have
no hesitancy in saying that there are 6
feet of ore on the south cut of the vein
that will average over $1,000 per ton.
In ti shaft at a depth of about HO feet
fully 10 feet of ore is exposed, and the
ledge stands perpendicular. In my opin
ion there is no question but that it will
go down. The copper stains leaves the
ore by depth. Further to the north
west, on the vein, two cuts were made
and assayed way into the thousands. I
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F. J. Busch has given option on the
Vista Grande group of four claims
which lays about one-half mile north
west of Ladd mountain to Denver
parties. The amount is not given bat
is known to go up into five figures.
Noil McDonald got back from Bull
frog yesterday and reports everything
looking fine in that section.
THE WOMAN FREIGHTER.
Her Tragic Death on the Road to
huliftog District.
Particulars hove been secured of the
Lrngic de.ith • f Mrs. Surah II. Ferris,
ii" woman freissl-.er, Grief mention of j
which was made in lust r eek's issue.:
in onjiuny wi:h I’tarenoe Kimball, an I
II ve i old b >v of Tonopuh, Mrs. Ferris j
i ;s IB odea below Goldfield on the road ;
t - -f (reit;ht. She i
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„ EAGLES’ GRAND BALL.
Local Aerie Will Be Eormed and
Ball Follows Next Night.
Sunday afternoon an aerie of the Fra
ternal Order of Eagles will l)e formed in
Goldfield and 150 “birds'’ will be fitted
with the proper wings. The Eagles are *
rapidly growing in membership and t1
local aerie will be one of which tin i 0rJ
tier may be proud, some of Gold* e/jv
most representative citizens join) Of at
this time.