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Mining Center of Nevada. W W B B J B B A ^ B ^ ^ B A B J W W Al Seeoiul to None in the World.
ESTABLISHED IN 1868. ELY, WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1907. THIRTY-NINTH YEAR
A
Big Property of Cumber
land Ely Shows Stron
ger Steadily.
BUSIEST SPOT IN GAMP
*
Ore Line Construction Crowding
at Both Ends-Concentrator
. First Unit Also Being Rushed.
Cumberland Ely is holding an ad
mirable course steadily ahead in fur
therance of the development plans
originally made for its Veteran prop
erty. in response the Veteran ap
pears like a thing of life to have
caught the spirit of the operators
and to ho stretching a few points to
show just how splendidly it can make
good in the development or wonderful
extent of ore bodies, all of which are
by no manner of means low grade.
Lately there tins been some very fine
ground worked in which is piling lip
the dollar marks on ore assels of the
company fast. If Cumberland Ely
stockholders could come otil in a
body and take a look at their hold
ings underground and then travel
aliout the other big mining camps
of the country on a tour of inspec
tion, they would arrive at home at
tlio end of their trip in a happy
frame of mind, and absolutely out
of the trading in a fleet so far as of
fer of anything else in the copper
list iu exchange for Cumberland Ely
might ho concerned. They would he
free, too, from any worry as to the
future of their holdings of this issue,
if there may lie worry extant and in
these kind of times worry is likely
to attach lo any holding, even a di
rect output of the mint.
In making for this impression
about Cumberland Ely the Veteran
plays a prominent part, which is ev
ery day growing bigger. The shifts
employed on development are crowd
ing ahead in rapid manner, aided by
the enthusiasm which the great
worth of the mine and its apparently
unlimited resources cannot hut cre
ate.. More men are being added as
fast as the right kind appear. The
property is busy and in this respect
affords good cheer to the visitor that
may not lie found every place else in
the camp- In the big four compart
ment shaft excellent headway is be
ing made with the sinking. On the
railroad line reaching up to the prop
erty work is crowding right along.
In only a little while ore trains
will lie operating to the shaft site.
On t lie ore line construction the
contractors are crowding and being
crowded to llio limit. Tho call is for
I ho use of ail of tho 30 miles of
track as soon as it can possibly he
completed. Present outlook is that
it will lie available within tho time
sot. expiring next month. At both
ends full crews of men are working
and wherever it is possible to make
room for one more the one more is
hustled for. Completion of llio mine
end of the road building will be made
within time limit readily enough
from present outlook. If there is any
delay it will lie at the smelter end,
where there is yet much work to lie
done in bringing to completion the
big trestle work. - the structural
steel erection men are being em
ployed there that the contractors can
handle safely. The coming of snow
and cold weather has in the last
week made for some difficulty in re
taining men because of llio increased
danger and difficulty of the work.
However, there is still n liig force
working away steadily and it is not
anticipated that it will fall to such
number that it cannot he hold tip to
llio possible maximum through new
recruits offering for work from time
lo time. .
No change has yet come in the >r
ders which curtailed working forces
on Nevada Consolidated and there is
now nothing expected along that line
until the reduction division is ready
about the first of the >ear to take
ore for concentration. Meantime,
there is no need for work at Nevada
Consolidated. rhe property is al
ready for business. Like Cumber
land" Ely it lias worlds of ore ready
to put on the surface. It is simply
a question of getting up full steam
in the power house and turning to
production.
At McGill the first unit of the con
centrator is under roof and . good
progress being made with setting of
the equipment. No curtailment of
working forces has occurred in c in
struction of this unit, all the men
being employed that room can lie
made for. Understanding continues
that this will continue until the joli
is finished. At the smelter and other
construction work about the gi eat
plant work is also going ahead,
though the forces have been much re
duced, in conformity with policy an
nounced some time ago as result of
uncertainty in regard to the copper
metal situation. It now looks as if
this situation might clear in very sat
isfactory manner within short time,
in which event there is no doubt hut
rush orders would again speedily
prevail in connection with all work.
Sure it is, at any rate, that Cumber
land Ely and Nevada Consolidated
can go to putting ore through the
first unit of the concentrator very
close around the first of the year.
--—
ELY PEOPLE IX GOLD CIRCLE
Have Promising Properly—Open Paj
Ore in Six Workings.
G. A. Stough, of Huren & Stough
has received a letter from his part
ner, who is now in the Gold Circle
country, between Golconda and Ttts
carora. and not far from Battle
Mountain, telling him of an attract
ive gold find in their property there
Accompanying the letter was a
sample of rhyolite, flecked with free
gold, showing the characteristic for
mation of the pay rock. They have
found pay ore at six different places
on their property, which they will
work through the winter. The prop
erty comprises a number of fractions
all through the district, and in the
heart of the richest portion of the
gold belt.
The pay rock is in a soft forma
tion and is easily handled. Huren
will stay at Gold Circle through the
winter.
RAILROAD TRAFFIC LIGHT.
Mine ami Reduction Equipment I’rne
fieully All In—New Line of
Business Later.
“Freight and passenger traffic have
both fallen off considerably in the
last several weeks," said General
Passenger and Freight Agent Toll ol
the Nevada Northern when asked
yesterday as to business of that road.
"That is, of course, no more than
might be expected in view of tbo gen
eral conditions with which all the
country is contending. Then again,
continued i\lr. Toll, "the rush days
of freight traffic are over with the
Nevada Northern, probably for. some
time to come. The reason is that the
enormous amount of equipment tie 'fl
ed immediately by mines and reduc
tion plants has practically all been
delivered. This is also true to lame
extent with regard to heavy stacks
that merchants placed in opening t >r
business last year and in the eaviy
part of this year. Naturally hey are
provided, under existing circum
stances, for a while to come. When
times change there will of course be
another rush of orders, while we
must count on a new line of busi
ness for the mines and reduction
works in the way of supplies, lim
bers. machinery, etc., that will bring
traffic up again.
"Passenger traffic out lately has
been heavier than in. I would judge,
however, that the people remaining
at. this time will pretty near all stay.
There are few unemployed and if I
am correctly informed curtailment of
working forces has about reached the
limit. Until spring we are not an
ticipating much incoming business in
either freight or passenger depart
ments. However, should conditions
materially change in the meantime as
regards copper affairs this expecta
tion would doubtless prove subject to
correction. When things do move
here I believe that they may confi
dently be expected to jump forward
at a mighty lively gait."
MINING NOTES.
D. P. Cutro and W. N. Ctitro have
transferred to George V. Knapp, for
a stated consideration of $1, a third
interest in the James McDougall
claim in Robinson mining district.
This claim adjoins the Cumberland
Ely and Boston Ely properties and is
considered well in the ore belt.
M. M. Johnson has filed suit in the
district court against It. C. McDon
ald for commission alleged to be due
on a mining deal, the commission
asked for being $6,500. Johnson,
in his complaint, alleges that on
April 30, 1 906, the defendant was
the owner of the Success and Fair
Play groups of mining claims, and
that he agreed to pay Johnson a com
mission of 5 per cent if the latter
would sell the.property for $130,000,
under an agreement with Thomas L.
Walden. Johnson says in his com
plaint that he performed the services
agreed upon, and that he believes
that the sale has been perfected, un
der certain modifications. He there
fore as.<s judgment. The complaint
is drawn by Attorneys Maginnis,
Corn and DeVine, of Ogden.
MORE SILVER COINAGE.
S. R. Guggenheim Suggests Relief for
Kiimiiriiil Situation—Would
Put Out $.'>0,000,000.
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 23.—
“Well, why doesn't the government
buy $26,000,000 or( $60,000,000 of
silVer and coin it?” '
This measure of relief for the
financial stringency is suggested by
S. R. Guggenheim of the American
Smelting & Refining company.
"It is admitted that the one thing
needed by the business interests of
the country is more money in circu
lation," said Mr. Guggenheim. “Rel
atively little silver money is hoard
ed. it is active. No one would ob
ject to take it. The west has always
wanted silver and I believe that the
east would now tolerate it.”
"Of course the measure I am sug
gesting,” continued Mr. Guggenheim,
"should not for a moment be con
founded with the issues of free sil
ver. It would hear no relation to It
whatever. Under the Sherman law
the government, purchased $4,0fttl,
000 of silver a month and coined it.
That would be $48,000,000 a year.
Fifty million dollars’ worth of silver
coined would place in circulation ap
proximately $ SO,000,000 of money,
or about a dollar for every inhabi
tant.”
THANKSGIVING SERVICES.
Special Music Arranged for Episcopal
Church—Services Today.
Episcopal services will be held in
Good Times club hall today as fol
lows: Sunday school, 9:45’ a. ni.;
morning prayer and sermon, 11 a.
m.; evening prayer and sermon, 7:3 0
p. m.
Thanksgiving services will be held
at the same place at 10 o’clock
Thursday morning. Special music
has been arranged for this service.
The public is invited to attend all
services.
SAM FETO
S J LAKE
Means Ely City Will Be
Made Biggest Railroad
Center in State.
ROAD WILL BE BUILT
Smith Road Now Into Goldfield is
First Link-Reaches From the
Santa Fe Line in California.
A railroad man who looked at a
map yesterday pointed Ills finger over
a line from Tonopnh to Ely and from
there traced a line To Salt Lake City.
Ilis'declaration when he concluded
was that within two years Ely City
would 1)0 the division point between
Tonopnh and Salt Lake on a trans
continental route operated through
the north by the Santa Fe.
' I cannot, for obvious reasons, hi
quoted in this matter, but I am here
to say to you that construction of
that line is just as sure as that we
are sitting here. The Tonopnh &
Tidewater, the ISorux Smith road, ex
tending from Ludlow on I he main
line of the Santa Fe in California, to
Tonopnh, is the first link. The Tono
pnh & Tidewater was completed only
a few weeks ago to its present ter
minus. Hut for the strenuous times
that have lately prevailed in finan
cial circles, I am in posh Ion to know
that construction would have kept
right ahead with that road and that
it would now lie putting down rail
in the direction of Ely City.
“The Santa Fe is hound to go Into
Salt Lake City. The* Smith road is
considered on inside circles to lie
nothing more nor li?ss than the Santa
Fe's first move in the direction of
its ultimate.deslination in Utah. To
get there it will come through this
country. The lino I traced for you
on the map allows an exceedingly
easy grade, a good part of it being
no more difficult than the almost
level grade (he Nevada Northern se
cured between here and Cobre. With
the Santa Fe coming through here,
Ely City will he made the biggest
railroad center in Nevada."
George J. Gould Sends Order to
Crowd Straight Ahead—$18,
000,000 Available for Work.
IlENO, Nov. 23.—United States
Senator George S. Nixon left Reno
last night on the Overland Limited
train for Washington. lie will lie
present at the opening of congress
December 2, and about December 15,
he says, he will probably return to
this state for a few days.
As a member of the senate commit
tee on hanking, Senator Nixon will
use his influence to alleviate (he
financial depression throughout tlie
country. Senator Nixon said he was
not ready yesterday to announce liis
plans, but would do his utmost for
the benefit of Nevada.
The Senator spent a busy day with
bis secretary, Dwight Jones, before
his departure. Correspondence re
mained to tie answered, and financial
affairs needed attention. With J. H.
McKenzie at the head of the Consol
idated Mines management and f. W
Finch as geologist and consulting en
gineer, Senator Nixon feels confident
of the success of the great industry
during the coming year.
Senator Nixon showered confidence
from every inch of^his stature during
a short interview when he talked for
the Journal's readers. lie said
“My plans tor the short term have
not been completed, although I have
many matter in mind for the benefit
of this state. Financial conditions
will be discussed, and laws made to
alleviate the present market strin
gency, but I cannot tell the outcome
of the work.
. “About December 15 I will '011110
to Reno.”
WILL FIGHT AT GOLDFIELD.
Nelson find Gnus Have Bract Rally
Concluded Agreement for
Meeting.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 23.—After a
conference of many hours today, Joe
Gails and Rattling Nelson agreed on
all the details of their proposed fight
except the weight. Nelson insists
that Gans shall fight at 1?,3 pounds
in his fighting garb. No articles
have been signed as yet, hut the men
agree that the winner shall receive
75 per cent of the receipts and the
loser 25 per cent. The fight will be
at Goldfield, on a date to be deter
mined later. Nelson will remain in
Minneapolis with the expectation of
signing articles before he leaves.
UNDER CONTROL
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—Rogers in New York Herald.
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AT SAN PEDRO
Companies of Blackhorse and Os
ceola Districts Decide to Oper
ate 10 Stamp Mill.
Arrangements which had been un
der way fur several weeks were com
pleted Thursday for (lie construction
and operation of a 10 stamp mill at
San Pedro townslte for the handling
of gold ores from the Blackhorse and
Osceola districts. The companies en
tering into the arrangement are the
Nil Desperandum, Onah and Black
horse Central mining companies.
Their representatives at the meeting
at which decision was readied were
It. Courtwriglit of the Blackhorse
Central; A. G. Barrett, of the Onah.
and Charles It. Beeves of the Nil
Desperandum.
Construction work is planned to
begin within the next (ill days under j
the supervision of A. O. Barrett. The (
money to insure the completion of
the project has been secured, and it .
is believed that there will he no con
tingency that will prevent the com-;
pletion of the plant in time for ini
tial run oil or before March I.
The plant will lie constructed at
the San Pedro townslte, where ample
water rights have been secured. This
point is nearly equidistant from the
point of operation of the most widely
separated of the properties interest-1
ed, and ores will not have to lie con
veyed more than two and one-half
miles from any property to the mill
The first unit will he of ten stamps,
five of which will he used on the
ores of the interested companies, and
the other five will drop on the custom
ores of the district. The maximum
cost of treatment of ores of the dis
trict will he not to exceed SI11 per
ton. Plans for the structure and
equipment are now being drawn.
DENVER TO COIN $50,000 DAY
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DENVER, Nov. 213. The Denver
mint, which has coined about $ I 5,-;
000,000 gold during the past two
months, will resume coining silver
on December 1. working to Its full |
capacity. Silver coins to the value
of about $50,000 daily will bo pro
duced and they will be immediately
put into circulation.
• TERRIBLE MIKDEBK IX •
• VKTXITV OK STIMLEIt •
• GOLDFIELD, Nov. 23.—The •
• dead bodies el' Barney Griffin •
» and a man named Conners, cm- •
• ploycs of Fred Vollmer, a well- •
• known mining man, have been •
• found m ar Slimier, in the Silver •
• Peak district. The heads were •
• battered in, apparently with •
• drills, and the condition of the •
e bodies indicated that the crime •
• was committed over a week ago. •
• The camp of t lie miners was •
• burned and five of seven burros •
o they had are missing.' •
Goldfield Plan Is to Stamp Its
Metal Bars—Scheme to Be
Tried If Law Will Allow.
GOLDFIELD, Nov. 3.— If a plan
now under consideration by \V. E.
Dowlen, manager of the Nevada
Goldfield Reduction Works, is con
summated Goldfield will soon have a
circulating medium which will re
lieve to a great extent the scarcity of
real money with which the camp is
afflicted.
The plan is to take the bullion
produced by the mills, make it into
liars and stamp thereon the value,
which will lie used as money. The
question of the legality of the plan
and iis possible confliction with the
currency laws of the land is now lin
ing investigated. At present the
three reduction works of the camp,
the Nevada Goldfield, the Combina
tion and the Kinkead milts, are turn
ing out about $5,000 a day, lint this
amount could easily lie quadrupled
by running on ores of a higher grade.
At the rate of $20,000 a day the
camp could produce $000,000 a
month in gold. James It. Davis of
the Round Mountain Mining com
pany has agreed to put the bullion
front that mill in circulation the
same way provided the plan is found
to he feasible. This would add frotn
$30,000 to $50,000 it month to the
amount available.
DOUGLAS ELY
TO DEVELOP
Funds Secured For Active Cam
paign-Company Will Sink and
Drift-Thirty Men to Go On.
\V. A. Douglas will at once begin
a winter campaign of development on
the Carbonate group of claims on
Cave creek, Iiuck Creek mining dis
trict. This group comprises 31
claims, which were formerly the
property of the New York & Ely
Consolidated Copper Co. and the
Donglas-Ely company, which were
consolidated recently under the name
of the latter company. There arc
ample facilities on the Cave creek
property for caring for the 30 men
who will he carried through the win
ter. The shaft is now down 17n
feet. Drifting is to he commenced
from the Redhead No. I. and the
Carbonate No. 1 shafts. The miners
are now in good lead formation car
rying shipping ore. The latter is be
ing sacked. Shipments are to com
mence in the Mining. The work will
he conducted under Hie management
of W. A. Douglas, who returned a
few days ago from New York, where
lie held consultations with the prin
cipal owners of the property regard
ing plans of development. On Ibis
trip Mr. Douglas made arrangements
with the National Rank of the Re
public, Salt Hake, for that institution
to furnish currency during the win
ter for the payment of Donglas-Ely
miners in cash. Among the heaviest
stockholders in the company are .1.
E. Simon, New York; John \V. Kel
ler, former charity commissioner.
New York; Sidney S. Darling, whole
sale liquors, New York; Max Offer
felder, president of the Los Angeles
Consolidated Vineyards company. Los
Angeles, and Charles S. Haggerty, of
Kinlev & Haggerty, American Import-j
ers of Iiass’ ale, New York. The ;
work on the property in Cave creek i
will lie commenced as soon as the|
men ran be secured.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar E. While, who j
have been away for three months, j
have returned to Ely for the winter. ;
During their absence they visited the j
principal cities of the east and south.
They will occupy their new home In
Murry street.
THE RANGE OF ELY EXCHANGE STOCK QUOTATIONS FOR THE WEEK ENDEO YESTERDAY
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
Bid. Asked. Bid. Asked. Bid. Asked. Bid. Asked. Bid. Asked Bid. Asked.
A. N. M. & P.10 .14 .10 .13 .15 .15 .08 .10 .08 .10 .10 .12
Bh. Phoenix . . .; .01% .02% -02 .02% .02 .02% .02 .03 .02 . •> . -Oa
Bh. G. Treas. 04 .00 . .06 .03% .06 .04 .06% ,.02 .0., .... .Oa
Butte Ely. 1.00 1.25 1.10 1.25 1.15 1.30 1.10 1.30 oil'l 21' l : 1' “i!
Boston Ely. 50 1.00 .45 .90 .50 1.00 .40 .90 .... 8.; .40 .85
Bray M. Co. 44 .51 .49 .51 .47 .51 .49% .51 . 4S _.a2
Cumb. Ely . 5.37% .... 5.50 5.62% 5.37% 5.50 5.37% 5.62% 5.50 a.G2% a.6.% a.7a
Dolly V. Cop. 14 .20 . .20 .14 .20 - .20 .12 ..0 ••••• '
Ely Jumbo . .04 .06% .04% .06% .05 .06% .04 .06% .04 .06 % .04% . .06%
Elv Jackpot . .07 . .07 .04 .07 .... .07 ••••; O' .... ' ,l! -
Ely Con.62% .65 .45 .67 .62 .67 .64 .68 .6a .68 _.6i
Ely M Co . 4.00 5.00 4.00 5.00 4.00 5.00 4.00 5.00 4.00 a. 00 4.25 a. 00
ElyNevada.08 .10% .07 .10% .08 .10% .OS .10% .OS ,J!V
Elv Central ....1.00 1.75 1.25 1.00 1.20 1.75 1.25 1.60 1.2a l.aO 1.20 150
Ely Bon. Cop. 62 .65 .64 .66 .63 .66 . 64 .07 .64 .68 .6 .68
Elv Res.10 .12 .10 .11% .10 .15 .10 .12 .1 .12 .10 .12
Federal Ely. 20 .23 .22 .25 .21 .25 .21 .25 20 ,2a 2a
Giroux ... 3.37% 3.50 3.50 3.62% 3.50 3.62% 3.50 3.62% 3.a7% 3.50 o.oi% J.aO
McD. Ely.45 ' .55 .49 .55 .45 .50 .40 50 .40 _.aO 4a .50
Nevada Con. 7.00 7.25 7.00 7.50 7.00 7.25 7.00 7.26 7.00 7.25 7.00 7.2a
Rochelle . 1.10 1.25 1.00 1.25 1.05 1.25 1.00 1.2a 1.00 1.2a 1.00 1.30
Robinson.05 .07 .06 .06% .06 .06% ..... 07 06 .0.% .06 .0,%
Rickard Ely. .30_.23 .30_-22 .30_-26 .32_^_—_ -1 -Jn
PAYMENTS
SHOW 6AIN
More Money Received By
Tax Collector Than at
Same Date Last Year.
DISTRIBUTED BETTER
In That Larger Number of Proper
ties Are Represented—-Tax
Payers Got Busy Last Week.
Receipts from taxes during last
week aggregated $2,129.91, accord
ing to the 1 rooks in tlte office of tin1
tax collector. Those payments rep
resent $1,319.20 for the full pay
ments received, lin'd $ 1,110.61 for
the payments of llrst installments.
Increased business at the office of
the collector during the last week
put the payments of taxes for this
year well ahead of those of last year
for the corresponding period, both in
point of the number of payments
made, and the amount of money re
ceived. This applies; to both full pay
ments and first Installment payments.
In 190fi, there had been, to this
dale, 75 full payments, aggregating
$3,091.71, while this year's full pay
ments have reached a total of 119.
with tin' cash receipts reaching $2,
492.3H. Last year’s first installment
payments to litis date numbered I I,
with $491.9 1 paid as compared with
72 half payments totaling $ 1,729.91!
for this year.
The total receipts this year to date
represent 191 payments, making $4.
221.!’,2 received as compared with 99
payments Iasi year aggregating $3,
589.72 as the gross receipts. The
increase this year to the closing of
business Iasi night was 113 pay
ments, and $ii31.(l() over last year
for the corresponding period.
Taxpayers still have the opportun
ity of taking advantage of the privi
lege of paying one-half of Their taxes,
ia addition to the poll tax, at the llrst
payment A few are holding off in
Hit' hope I hat an extra session of
tile legislature will pass a hill reliev
ing delinquent taxpayers of the pen
alty of 2 per cent attached for de
linquency, lint it is entirely problem
atical if that bill will lie passed.
Taxpayers now have the opportunity
of avoiding the payment of the addi
tional 10 per emit on their taxes, and
are urged by (ho collector to pay be
fore the delinquency date.
CHECKS I’OI’CI.AII.
Fusilier's Issue Closes Successful Kirst
W oek—Killing as lo Coin Willi
driiwals on Cush Deposits,
Cashiers' checks have proved de
cidedly popular since coming into cir
culation in I lie city at the beginning
of last week. From the first the
checks have been accepted freely.
Several business houses have done
more than accept them, announcing
premiums on the issues.
Pretty near everybody in tlte dis
trict is possessed of some of the is
sue by litis time. All count it as good
as gold. None have yet been heard
of who have refused it. It passes for
every commodity and is as good for
a railroad ticket at. tin' depot of tlte
Nevada Northern as it is for mer
chandise at the (Irnham Mercantile,
Where a 5 cent premium goes with
every dollar of it spent, in the house
for goods. In surrounding towns the
Ml' Issue passes without question.
Yesterday the hanks of the city
issued announcement, ns the News
staled earlier in the week they would,
to effect I hat depositors of cash
could withdraw the same either by
check for coin or for cashiers’ checks.
This ruling lias become effective with
all banks belonging to the Salt Lake
Clearing House association and also
on the const.
The Strollers’ club will give their
next dance about December 3 at the
skating rink. Arrangements have
been made with E. I!. Hoyt, manager
of the Ely orchestra, to furnish the
music. This is a new musical or
ganization which lias appeared in
public hut a few times and who have
made a very favorable impression.
The buys are straining every effort to
make this the big success of the sea
son. and every one attending can
look forward to an excellent time.