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V ERING TON, NEVADA, SATURDAY. DECEMBER ia. iqo7. ' ^ NIIMBRR
INSTITUTION THAT HAS
DISPLAYED ITS
STRENGTH
. It is with a feeling of pride that we
again call attention to the splendid con
dition of the Lyort County bank whose
doors have remained open during the
time when other banks throughout the
land found it necessary to shut up shop.
During the panic which has resulted
in great losses to corporations and indi
viduals, with their attendant nerve
racking strains and suicides, Lyon county
points with pride to its only banking in
stitution as one built upon the solid rock
of conservatism.
That such a condition of affairs should
prevail is due to the confidence of the
depositors of the institution. How
fully they realized the strength of the
bank and its capability to meet all de
deinands made upon it, is attested by
the fact that never once was there the
cry of wolf.
• “In times of peace prepare for war,”
is just as applicable to the affairs of a
banking institution as it is to the affairs
of a nation. The policy that has ever
been pursued by the directors of the
Lyon County bank is one that cannot
fail to spell success. Its governing board
is composed of men who have a keen
sense of right and wrong and who have
always been found on the side of right.
How profitable it is to adhere to 9uch
a |x>sition is brought out forcibly by the
fact that new business is coming to the
bank from remote distances.
Aliove all, it speaks volumes for Yer
ington. It is prima facie evidence of the
stability of this section. Banks are bar
ometers of a country’s prosperity.
When times are good failures are un
common, but let a panic hit the country
and then how different. It is a worthy
ship that can stand the storm at sea, it
is a strong bank that can weather a finan
cial crisis. The Lyon County bank has
not only made port, but its deposits are
greater today than they were before the
slump. How’s that for Yeriugton ?
Possibly many people do not fully real
ize to what extelit the unusually prosper
ous condition of business in Yerington
and vicinity is due to its banking facil
ities. Good, sound banking methods
enable the people to maintain their
credit at home and abroad, and no pro
ject begun in Yerington before the de
pression has been obliged to curtail in
any part by reason of lack of capital.
By careful and judicious use of its cash
on hand the Lyon County bank has en
abled its clients to perform thousands of
dollars’ worth of work which has been
distributed to the miners and mechanics
in this vicinity. This has been done
without crowding any debtors or sacri
ficing a dollar of its securities. While
the bank feels proud to have accom
plished this without inconvenience dur
ing these stringent tiniess its officers
fully realize that the confidence of its
clientage is a mountain of strength in
tunes of trouble, and that the sensible
and considerate action of its depositors
ha , enabled the institution to stand on a
casli basis when many similar institu
tions have been obliged to suspend pay
ment.
The bank will soon be housed in its
new quarters with a full up-to-date equip
ment, prepared to give its clients all the
advantages afforded by any banking in
stitution no matter where situated. Cus
tomers at a distance doing business by
mail wiH receive just as prompt and
effective attention as though personally
present.
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To Grade Streets
Klsewhere in these columns will he
found an advertisement calling for pro
posals for bi«Js to haul gravel for the
purpose of macadamizing Main street.
This action taken by the city council
shows that at last Yerington is going to
have a modern thoroughfare which will
he devoid of the ponds, mud baths,
Private shoooting preserves and open-air
'ce rinks tliaf have been so much in evi
dence during the'winter months for sev
eral years past.
It now begins to appear as though the
streets of Yerington will be in a fit con
dition to weather the storms of the wint
er months. Yerington is blessed with a
ver.v mild climate, the winters being
®Pe|i as a rule. However, it lias been
the case up to the present time that the
fhgbtest storm has caused the streets to
he rendered almost impassible. It is in
gratifying to realize that the coun
cil is to relieve the situation.
Feu) lylet) Pepoft fof ^fifoi'kMHFtifjstof) flffives
oi) ScefjeHUfjio^ Tljfeatefjs flffest of OPerators
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rnrrr • ** T °W‘"K dispatch to the Yeringtoa Times from its Goldfield
oHl fr'nr n ie ?°ldfie,d Chr°nicle- latest developments
of the Goldfield strike up to the hour of going to press:
nort 1 ,LD!T'U> NEV-’ December I4» 1907 —A workman was de
ported by strikers early this morning, which is the first case of its
kind that has come to light during the present trouble. John W.
Finch, formerly manager of the Consolidated, saw two men driving
another and beating him with guns. Several automobile loads went
to the scene but failed to apprehend the men. This and a street fight
early in the week between Jack Davis and an agitator are the only
acts of violence reported.
Governor Sparks makes the positive statement that the troops
will remain all winter. General Funston, when interviewed as to the
length of time the regulars would remain here, stated, “probably some
time.” The latter will remain to meet the special industrial commis
sion coming from Washington and expected to arrive Monday next.
Not over 50 men have offered to go to work. One hundred union
men are engaged doing picket duty at the various mines to intimidate
those who would return to work. No trouble reported as yet.
It is probable that the electricians will go out on strike because of
wage-reduction. The men must sign an agreement not to join the
Western Federation of Miners.
General Funston is interviewing all classes in order to gain an in
timate knowledge of the situation.
I he union leaders threaten to arrest the operators under chapter
CXI, statutes of 1903. To make a case several “dummies” worked
the first shift. The operators are willing to test the case, declaring
the Act unconstitutional.
. There was a meeting yesterday of the mine operators and fPr
merchants relative to a reduction of the cost of living at which nt
ing was accomplished.
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For the enlightenment of those of our readers who are not faniTy
iar with, the statute of 1903, referred to in the above dispatch, we re
produce its provisions:
Section x. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corpora
tion to make or enter into any agreement, either oral or in writing,
by the terms of which any employee of such person, firm or corpora
tion, or any person about to enter the employ of such person, firm or
corporation, as a condition for continuing or obtaining such employ
ment, shall promise or agree not to become or continue a member of a
labor organization, or shall promise or agree to become or continue a
member of a labor organization.
Sec. 2. Any person or persons, tirm or firms, corporation or cor
porations, violating the provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined in a sum not less than fifty or more than three hundred dollars,
or be imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not less than
twenty-five days or more than five months, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Sec. 3. All Acts or parts of Acts in conflict with the above are
! hereby repealed.
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Brilliant Interview About Yerington
Louis W. Trankle, secretary anti man
ager of the Mason Valley Mining and
Real Estate company of Yerington, Net
vada, has been in Denver during the
past week, giving his attention to vari
ous mining matters with which he is
concerned. From Yerington he brought
splendid news of conditions and pro
gress, stating that the general financial
embarassment manifest in the country
at large is in nowise reflected in the Ne
vada copper camp, which, if anything,
is now enjoying greater prosperity tl an
and the other a beautiful chalcoeite, '■un
iting 55 per cent copper. From the
BlueJay Mines
An attractive piece of ore is shown, pos
sessing a copper worth of 42 per cent.
A fine cuprite specimen from the
Ludwig
Runs 74 per cent, and native copper
from the same mine has a value of 70
cent. Ore from the Yerington Mala
chite company .carries a 22 percentage of
copper. From the Yerington Copper
plant, including a system of hoists,
drills, etc., and has started a three
comportment .shaft which will go to the
1(100-foot.
The Yerlngton Consolidated •
Company has put in a similar plant and
Will continue its shaft to a depth of 500
feet at least. This company is also driv
ing a long tunnel on its property that
will result in a thorough exploitation of
its underground conditions.
The Mason Valley
J its property. The shaft is destined for
I the 500-foot point and there will lie no
let-up in the work until tliat depth is
reached, when it is anticipated that an
excellent body of ore will be opened op,
judging from tlie surface indications and
the investigations on the property so far
pursued by mining engineers. This
property recently changed hands for
#250,000, a number of Eastern capitalists
obtaining possession of it at that figure.
Agriculture.
Mr. Trankle said that while he war
THE TIMES’
SERIES
OF
MASON
VALLEY
SCENES
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FLOUR MILL
AT
| NOROYKE
; FIFTY
BARRELS
DAILY
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at anv time in its history. There have
been no financial inconveniences notice
able whatsoever; mine development has
proceeded without the least show of ces
sadon and noticeable success is being
constantly achieved.
Mr Trailkle brought with luma nunibei
of fine copper ore specimens from the
mines of the surrounding districts whic i
he presented to the Record, and which
will be added to the already excellent
collection of ores maintained by the Rec
ord. They are among the finest °“ '
lections originating from one district
a a«;ide from their value and porten
AA riches, sr. jjd. ** «*>
hues. b““".&e SdimE specimens
Am n”di8Dlav ill the specimen and min
eTJde"pi»S »l ,1,E Record ere two
from the
Nevada-Douglas W«n*,
One with . copper «I«« of 2 f*r cent
1 company conies two excellent specimens
j of copper which show a value of 62 and
I 30 per cent, and a bornite specimen from
‘the Mason Valley Mining company bears
j , 45 per cent value in the red metal
The Wheeler mine has contributed to
J the collection with a combined copper
| and gold value of 5150. From the West
jern Nevada couipanv comes a copper
I ore of a 30 per cent value. These speci
mens speak mutelv but forcefully for the
mineral possibilities of the Yenngtcm
section and tend to confirm the enthusi
astic statements that have been made by
the sanguine believers in the camp s re
sources and permanency.
T1 e Western Nevada Mining company,
controlled by Samuel Newhouse and as
sociates lias installed an equipment sul
ficient to sink 1000 feet and work is now
being done towards commencing the ex
tension of the shaft to that point.
The Yerlngton Malachite
Company has installed a large electrical
Copper Company has uncovered an ore
body so far proved, it is said, to lx* 119
feet wide, but the extreme width has not
yet been ascertained. An average copper
value of 7 per cent has been obtained
from this ore body.
The Y•rington Copper
Company, in the east zone of the district
has, at a depth of 250 feet, encountered
on the hanging wall a streak of chalco
cite, carrying values up to 62 per cent
copper.
The Reno-Yerington
Company, north of the Bluestone, has
opened a body of ore said to be 16 feet
wide, which will average about 9 per
cent copper, while a streak of chalcocite
on the hanging wall shows a red metal
value of 60 per cent.
The McConnell Company
Is sinking a three-compartment shaft on
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enthused over the mining possibilities of
the Mason district, he could not refrain
from mentioning the excellent success
wtth which farmers are meeting. In an
agricultural way the valley is liable, he
thinks, to secure as great renown as has
come to it by reason of the wonderful
mineral values that have been uncovered.
The valley, which is about 12 miles wide
aiid 40 miles long, is prolific in the pro
duction of hay, alfalfa and potatoes, all
of which produce finds a good market
in adjacent mining camps, much of it
going to Goldfield, while even San Fran
cisco does not fail to deceive some of th«
excellent potatoes that are grown in this
valley, which is resourceful enough tc
easily support a population of 25,00(
people. — Denver Record.
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Kohn Bros, ready made clothing fo
men at barn's. See our $20 special.
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GOOD RETURNS FROM
FLYER COMPANY’S
GROUND
< i Mara of OnkkwRl «M D. V.
\ both of whom krv heavily inter
ior j) the Flyer Gold Copper Min
ipany, arrived in Vttingtm the
ihe week and spent two daya in
^Ung the company's property.
/ Durinar Mr, Gelder’s last visit, a few
weeks since, a contract was let lor sink
ing a shaft on the^main ledge to*a depth
of 50 feet. This work has been (Con
cluded and it is now proposed toAan
tinue the shaft to 100 feet.
Several samples of the ledge were
taken by Mr. Gelder and Mr. Marx,
each of which showed an average value
of #20 per ton Iti gpld, in addition to a
fair per cent of copftef.
The company's holdings arc located
across the Mason renge, in the vicinity
of Buckskin. There is everv indication
that the vein on which the work is being
done is the same one as cuts through the
Kennedy Consolidated ground and front
which, on the latter, such sensational
values have been obtained.
The physical condition of the property
l>ears all the ear-marks of making into a
mine of large proportions. The com
pany is financially strong and intends to
prosecute development energetically and
consistently.
This was Mr. Marx’ first visit to the
camp. lie did not hesitate to say that
he was most favorably impressed. Like
many others who have seen the district,
he believed the time would come when
Yerington would take Its place as one of
Nevada's leading cities.
"The camp is a most substantial ’’
lie said' "The financial flurry seeuwtar
have affected it but little. I notice smell
activity in the buildltag line, while there
does not appear to be any lack of cash.
Yerington has stood the test ami has nod
been found wanting. '*
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Producing Bullion *
"We are grinding away, producing
bullion, ’’ was the reply of Fred Flttalt,
general manager of the Wheeler,, to a
question put to him by a representative
of the Times. "Our mill is working
steadily treating, I should say, in the’
neighborhood of ten tons of ore per day J
The mill is but a five-stamp affair and
while it might be inadequate Uf the
present wants, it will not be enlarged
this winter at least.
“We intend to sliortly devote con
siderable attention to a surface vein
which shows for a width of nine feej and’
which has never been, prospected. ReJ
cently several average 'samples of tins
lead were taken, the lowest of tafeiefif
was two dollars a ton in gold. W« con
sider this vein worthy of no little
amount of development. hiioum tne
values increase somewhat at depth a«<d~
the ledge maintain its width, the
Wheeler will make its mark in the min*,
ing world as a producer.
“We are carrying on operations at
present in the big tunnel on a ledge that
carries good values in gold. Indications
are that the tunnel vein is either the
same one that cut* through the surface
or an independent one that will con
verge wifh the nine-foot vein I have
spoken of. In the latter event, it i* but
natural to presume that big things ipay
be looked for.”
Mr. Flindt is a mining man of ex
perience. He has seen responsible ser
vice ifi tlie largest cam] s of i he Ci ast.
That he came to the Wheeler as general
manager speaks an abiding faith in the
future of that property. He is on rec
ord as saying that he will make e divi
dend payer of it. Certainly, he Ikas a
splendid foundation to build upon.
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To Rosiimo, Operations
F. J. Uennard, Jr., was in town Wed
nesday from the Honest Endeavor. He
reports little activity there at tine pres
ent time but state* that operation* will
be resumed on an extensive scale the
first of the coming year.
In addition to occupying the position
of superintendent of the Honest En
, deavor, Mr. Lennard is also in charge
, of the Union Blue mine, which entered
, the class of shippers some time back.
Both properties are close to the Neva- 1
da-Douglas, and have the same (Uarface ^
characteristics. They are each clipped
r with facilities which *rfll|rfrm»t*f ex
tensive development at depth,
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