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SAN FRANCISCO CALt, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1905. ________' , ^ Great !Hicbce of Huntbo, THear Go(bfte(b MARVELOUS * r^ - '—;..... - .......................---iriAiA/r ' PRODUCER OF ' MAKES GOLDEN ORE - RECORD 0/sc#Mr#r aaztw me Asar <?f . w?u #fMK<?f ro 7MH.#/? AVjM/7<?f ff<!?/?ff. ' f</^ 77/f/?/<? The Jumbo mtne. which hue proved pub. ^oc3^ jock e protrOoent pert east of the town of GoidHeld. Its his- uJna^ivere started this ^Y)oint^ ?!^ gSH the entire distance of twenty-eight tory is one of absorbing interest to After studying the question Of where '*'''' '^ Mmoeii^ to^ma^the^tritT^ *f^o^ those who burrow the earth in search he shouid next commence prospecting. *`---:*^7*3'*!S)K%g!KU!.,Xii.." 7*/^y/^7e^—<, ^/*r^/*7\e Horses were scarce and renting them of precious metals. While the Jumbo ^ came to the contusion that there ` ^ ^ ^ was highly expensive. Then th^fni^als has brought forth neariy a mtiiion dot- omtortunities of striking -"J^SR'<3?<^ sSKH3C^ drank comnaratlvelv srreat Quantities of iars. this immense amount of wealth ^^"S ^h wMie in w^at is - .^.t- ^ ---------------------------------------- - ---------------^—Z---------------^*=T^KL ^a water and Adam's a^ was valuable la has been secured only as the result of ^ i*. h^s^ IXX ^fr^ - Y ' ^ desert. It was a weary trip over an infinite amount of labor and the ap- Tonopah for Red Springs. For fifteen +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4- m^Drnv^tn" ms*task^" ^ahzed°at the^iocator year^m'a*cauire^ To^the th"^g^rush'cwer^i htns*a^td *deR?ef ^Lowed a. width of nearly two and a ing as a result of the method of work- make it worth about half of that the road to the Jumbo ends. With last that he had made a tremendous the locat^ years to acquire. Tot sage^shcov^edlMUsandd . naif feet. The rock carried encourag- ing the mine in leases. Thetopogra- amount. If the vein shouid widen and all these transfers gravel is unpleasant stake and that his fortune was ahead uninitiated it seems like a special dis- Here and there mid ^erywhere ^he , vaiues in go!d. but Taylor at that phy of the country is not such as to become ric^e7 of com^e. the property and freight is transferred only at great of him. It had cost him more than penaation from the fickle Goddess of ^ _ Twwr.r^TTb time had no idea of the fabulous, cause any great amount of trouble might be worth infinitely more than expense of money and of time. In the fifteen years of life, but he had gained Fortune for a man to come upon so iinsr senes nui.ijnm.M. wealth contained in his discovery, when the size of the proposition is con- [g ^ow suspected. If the ledge should development of the Jumbo the expense more than the great majority of men great a mineral deposit. To those who After mature consideration, he deter-J G. A. hicClelland had a fifth interest sidered. grow thin and barren, then a great of transporting machinery, timber and can accumulate in forty years of ac- know, however, come visions of years mined to enter what was then known start, but the JUMBO is BIG MINE. loss wouid be experienced. Develop- building material will be exorbitant, tivity combining industry with so­ot hardship and privation, month on as the Grandpa District and is now ^ rr The Jumbo is as big a mine ment is the only thing that will tell GOOD RESULTS PROMISED. -J month of discouragement and distress known as the Goldfield region. On from Bfitlsh Columbia. as its name implies. It ts, of course, of the story and Taylor and his associates Theresultsareexpected, of course, to ] [s achievement he makes light of hts and eternal battles against adverse May 17, 19.3, he left Tonopah and Taylor returned to the region „f the regulation size-that is, !5M feet many more times than pay for the lm- ^rugg^r^^^ H. UkM Hi* circumstances. While C. D. Tayior, started on his journey in the rough Tbnopah on May 21. Within two long by 600 feet wide—but the ledge ^ high as 3200 and $300, but the mense outlay. But these conditions are study of phrenology and hygiene very the discoverer of the Jumbo, was in and barren country which has since months after the first big find thirteen is a big one. The company own four general value of the rock is much less almost ideal when compared with what much. The results of his labors In the Bodie, Cal., in the spring of 1902, nurs- proved so rich in mineral wealth. On other r:3ainis in the neighborhood were claims. The outlay of a tremendous than this. The greatest depth thus far Taylor had to contend with when he desert provide him with the oppor- ing hi. sick brother, he began to hear May 19, Taylor located the Jumbo, the This involved a amount of money is warranted by the obtained on the Jumbo Is about 260 started. Then the task of reaching the tunities to study those subjects of tales of the wonderful richness of Florence, Red King and another prop- Lgessmentwn^mi^h^nJ.f^^ results already obtained and by the feet. The ledge seems to maintain Its j„mbo was something calculated to which he been so anxious to learn the Tonopah mining district. After ^'^^.^ny^eaf'v^ue^T^s cure the p.ssess.^tle The ater indications of more values and the t tTa'bi. ^ daunt even the most determined of ^LT^iH^'se^.d mbWng!.l^ making the necessary preparations he gr,mt) of ctainJ ^has turned out worked lndefatigab!y and secured his company is prepared to invest such an ^ further dividends for six *"en. Ail the way from Reno there Is Hght of the world the gold that lay be- !eft for Nevada and arrived In Tono- ?bour. $2 000 000 These were the merited rewards. During the second i amount as may seem best for tne ae- nwnths at least and possibly a year nothing but brown and occasionally neath those stretches of sagebrush land pah on the last day of July. 1902. For c-st discoveries' south of Columbia week of .the August following, Taylor velopment of the property. Some of on account of the immense outlav pro- pink Mils and immense "washes" or that the hardy miner chose to call the some time ha prospected the country Mountain The locations were made a returned to the GoldHeld District to them have made a great deal of money jected and the time that must neces- valleys covered with sagebrush, Jumbo, the Florence and the Red King, in the vicinity of the new camp but his week before the rich Combination mine on the Jumbo, Florence and Red outside of the. Jumbo, the Florence and aarily elapse before the actual extrac- greasewood, cactus and rattlesnakes. He does not regret so much the part- exoeriJnce s^-ed hi^ thS hone of was <3isco^ered by ^rs and Hart F"K,ciaim3. The Maud S was aban- Red King mines as well, and are pre- tlon of ore can proceed. Water and It is the most discouraging outlook ing with a third of the property, th. hif discoveries were of practical value The Jtimbo showed up well on the sur- t*°ned, but it has since been relocated pared to advance their other individual fuel are both expensive, the latter par- that coutd be imagined. Yet the Jumbo sale of his Interest In the Florence for underthr^dRmns?tben.xbUing Fo^ about two-thirds of the "s. ^ Atianta... On his return, the interests in the district. Water was ticuiarly so. The oniy .vegetation in wouid never have been Tayior's had he a totaliy inadequate sum or the loss He next turned his attention ].nath of the ciaim which was of discovered on the Jumbo lead a valuable asset in the Goldfield coun- the vicinity Is greasewood and sage- not been, ready to face all this and suffered by the Improper leasing of the to developing water for Tono- r-ojiree the foil 1660* feet the !edxe ^"°ut three feet of gold ore, which on try. and is appearing in the iower iev- brush and this sort of stuff cannot be much more. He is cairn and cool and hundred foot blocks on the Jumbo. He uevempmg water y e course, tne tun tow ieet, tne 5 being panned showed a long streak of }g)s of the mines, but in future they will used for fuel. Since the original in- very deliberate, his training and his takes these unfortunate transactions <F t. ...................... — - —------------ ' ---------- *1* "Us Hakes of the yellow metal. Sam- I t,e better prepared to overcome it by corporation the board of directors has nature make him cautious, his ambi- in the light of later development, as pies were taken to an aspaver and the ] pumping. There Is some water In the been changed. It Is now composed of tions have stimulated his natural eour- matters to be regretted, but they do T$ Dr^C*M*T* DD^*\CDE*^*T*/*^D value was found to be $135 a. ton, an j Jumbo and it will cost a great deal of C. D, Taylor, H. L. Taylor. C. P. Holt, age, his privations and hardships have not rankle in his mind. . $ < . \-/i\ average value for three feet. Previous , money to keep the mine dry in the C. F. Booth and T. S. Robinson. These made him rugged. He takes ail he trrow BUSINESS BASIS. ^ _ _ _ earning the value of this ore. H3y- ) future. Then, again, miils wi!i have men are all in harmony and wiii not let heaps with the proverbial grain of salt . , . . SA7 H !—*! /\A ! t ! ! George A. Kernick a third in- j to be constructed. Another expense is any factional strife interfere with the and Is not apparently the man to take The manner in which the company wa< MWi]\-/ r 11 S !—/ J i V11 L— I— i \-/ i I * terest in the.Jumbo,Fiorence $nd Red [transportation. Amine, tha^ would be future working of the mine, as aii !ong chances, preferring rather to hew HrA incorporated brings back unp!eas- .. , Kernick had an interest {worth a fortune in California witn realize that their prosp6cts of pros- his way through the tangtes in abso- ant memories. Taylor believes the at- ' ' * ' y* Baylor in several other properties j wood, water and moderate freight perity are based oh a proper handling lute certainty of his course. It took torney who did the work should have The career of a man Who has spent and Northwest, he determined to leave *t was Hnal!y decided that he , charges might be utterly worthless in of the business. Thepe have been nu- just such a man as this to do and dare trenching for veins instead of at- Af t,<i, )<f. tt,o w)if)s home home ties to seek his fortune ?"puid have a share in the three mines the GoldHeld country: The construe- merous quarrels In the past as to the enough to locate mlHton-do)lar mines. niece an immense husiness the greater part of his life in the wilds home and home ties to seek ms mreune.^ on Which the Work was being done, !tion of the narrow gauge road from proper methods of transacting the Had he retained what rightfully might tempting to piace an immense business of the North American continent, In the course of years he mined in There was some haggiing over the j Sodaviile to TOhdpah was some help in business connected with the immense have been his he wouid have possessed project on a Hrm foundation. Much trudging through forests and over the Rocky Mountains, just north of the price and Kernick, with extreme re- adiving the freight probiem. But the property and these disagreements have to-day the biggest part of the wealth troubie has been caused from time to heights of wi!d and rugged mountains boundary iine between the United !uctanee, purchased a third interest in rates are treniecdousiv high when cost thousands of doi!ars and interfered which h$s come from the Jumbo and time as a result of blunders In the in the search for gold always contains States and British Columbia; at Hitcit- the undeveloped mines at a very low j judged by the standards of Ca!lfor- serious!y with the proper administra- the Florence. He made so many spiits original work. Recentiy Taylor em- many incidents of romantic interest liwaet in British Columbia; in the ngure. It brought him over $200,000. ] nians or Easterners. The owners of tion of affairs. Profiting by these les- in the property by accepting partner- pioyed ex-Governor Budd for his at- . .. ,, , -, rr..,,,,,, ,- -- ' Kootenay district; in the country. The first assays encouraged the miners the road have a monopoiy. of course, sons, the owners wtH steer clear of ships and by leasing that he secured torney. and that lawyer has been ab)e ana tne me ot D. lay;or ts no ex- ytsh creek. Lardeau and Duncan to proceed rapidly with their work, and can exact all the traffic will bear, litigation in the years to. come. The far less than he might have had. to get most of the hard knots out of ception to the rule. River and in many other places. Fin- Shortly afterward the lead showed six } Many mines In the Goldfield country Jumbo Is one of the greatest mines on Nevertheless he Is to-day one of the the tangte. The corporation papers are From the time he was 21 until his g^y ^ decided to come to California feet in width and assayed about $300 a are not shipping the ore at present, but earth and with careful handling It may richest men in the State of Nevada all legal and up 10 date in every re- great strike In the "Jumbo", mine. The change was prompted by several - await better freight rates. The owners turn out much more than it already and a miner whqse name will unques- spect. Taylor has the greatest con- _ v' with the exception of a few months reasons; among them the fesire to see THE METHOD OF WORKING. t; t- _________jl______—J_______________—;---------------------------------------------------------------------------------^---------------------------------------------------------------------j. spent each winter in the endeavop to. his brother, whom- he had not met There was sonic discussion' between * Us - r< " - ... , * . gain mon.ey for further prospecting tor some time. The- thought that his the partners /as to whether the mine tnnu!,"*": '...... ....... < ' „,< , ——————— - „ , — trips, Mr. Tayior has devoted efvery,. brother was in Caiifornia naturaily should he worked by themselves or t ' RvM X *' *^*'**IMRK. *-f Ai*.,' SMaK<s.* 1 * '-T;J ^ jMijM TA" fP*tS,X. # ^ energytothepursultqi hidden.gold^ turned"his mind to^vard this State. hnnA.A D^li)s `s J r R`A- - -invmv&f*r<f$ny trw^a-nfij-'i-HF siKVe^dr^rilfe? bsi!ig* , ^ ------rM —------L..—— ^ —*#fT ' 3^ hardships . that only the hardiest made 4n' the golden region of Nevada t" "f?" 'riew of the <sM nj-".^*Y. i*y+Ts- ; ^ .r : natures dare face and a degree of re-, weneslowly reaching the Northwestern 'manqial and? other difhcuitiea tv ba-en- hsy jg . 4 ^-sf Hi A*— * *-s r , ^ ` * * di* **i. I 1 ^ w, . :s BTM ^ ^ coBntuy ^ ^ ^^i^ d^ ^ j j ' the*wo^Snwai ' ^ ^ "" ` ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ <^oro ^ ^ .. ; i , . , miilion-dollar proposition the figuring .'-w . -'SaHim e .. Hutt<d , a needs to be done very carefully that a *F—*-----------------------------------------------------—*- -***6s-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------' * 'M ! -#HH)HHH]a<f#H few thousand dollars Will not drop ANOTHER Viaiw OF THE JCMBO MINING JPRORKRTT. 8HOWINQ THE PLANT IN DETAIL. WITH GREAT SUPPLIES OF ORE STACKED UP IN SACKS AND READY FOR HaEBMSB%,., „ ' l a through the holes in- the n)ntt eee. SHIPMENT ALSO THE TOPOGRAPHY OF THE SURROUNDING COUNTRY. THE MINE IS SITUATED NEAR GOLDFIELD AND WAS ONE OF THE EARLIEST TO BE g, ^ H sionatiy. Itseemed easier tothe O wnl DISCOVERED IN THAT NOW FAMOUS REGION. IT HAS A REPUTATION FOR BEING EXTREMELY RICH WITH LARGE ORE BODIES TO BE DEVELOPED: ;g ^ W ^ ^ ! ers at last to lease the claim and sit **%*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------^-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------^ W %ie aold"'*TImre^^m tdent? of the Jumbo expect to do as little has. With the projected three-corn- tlonably go down to posterity In the Hdence. In his attorney for the services F THBFt '! tions for leases so there wLliA Rtf shipping as possibie at present. Goid- partment shaft, the pumps and mil], history of that commonwealth as one the latter has rendered. The Jumbo HHHsn ? #tSSBw Hculty on this score But her..^tn ^td is approximated twenty-eight a thorough understanding between the of the )eading pioneers of the new Mine Company is conducted in a very 9$aHHTi' m(fr therewas troubie In the drawing.miies from the terminus of the Tonopah owners and a reappearance of high mining era. He accepts his good for- business-like manner these days. The MMH S . ` of mirnng ^a^ exoerience har^^o road, but an extension is under way. vaiues in the iedge, the Jumbo wiii tune quietly an( wlil not spend hts accounts are kept as accuracy as in that the greatest care is nec^ar^ nn For the time being freight must be have a marvelous career In the future, wealth like many others of his class, ^„y big commercial house. The books ` th part of the lawyers Thf Yth^. transported in primitive ways a.nd LITIGATION IS SETTLED. but Intends to.put his money to some are open to the members of the Hrm, , knew much of striding vein, .nd ... these methods are immensely expensive Thera waa at one time a considerable Practical use. He is naturally a stu- iyho may see at any time how every - --------riwffr ^ in handling low grade ores. If "Borax" There was at one time a conatoeraote gent of men and of affairs. He is now dollar is being expended The work m^caciM o^the h^ Zf a ^uu smith buikis his road in from Caiifor- amount of iitigation over the property, m a position to enjoy himself as he wiii be metl^dlcfi and thoroughly NzSSnHMl.j-,- " Jumboleases weredra!wn )^m!ch ^a khd if the promises of other rail-, but that is partly settled now. The tikes and he deserves a)i he has. He ,cientiHc from now on. There wiU be i shape as to bring joy to the helrt. <if road men are kept, then the Jumbo ]ega! contests were instituted as a re- has experienced the moat distressful no more leases, but the owners will gSHHtSSSnHm . "* k the lessees. The olaim was cut on into s.nd other GoldHeld mines Will be more guR ot McKane's differences of oplhlon conditions and is now ready $0 take take ail the proHts for themselves. All mnMMn b?Jci^^ wh^h thr i^gthin eacS Yomable than ever. The owner, of the Whether, of the concern. From No- ofth. present owners, with the.xc.p- HmMMg!M<MA cMe was 100 feet. The owners were Jumbo will reduce their ore on the member 11 1904 until the Hrst of last to-morrow he would not be dlscour- tlon of a few scattered stockholders, *< *. to get about a fifth of the gross nrn spot, so far as Is practicable. It Is as . .. receiver was In charge of the s-S^d, but would start again. Jumbo Is Know the Nevada mining business from ^ d^cUon On the B^we.-^rmck leaM * money-making proposition to were behig sei! ^e great wealth producer because A to Z. Taylor Is proud of the con- g"^tdan^ewas^e^ughnr save on freight rates as It Is to have These ia^smts interfered with there was a Tayior Its development is cemasitstandsto-day. forth. Jumbo . !H!HHHWr W-\-'l ^nnmnnn^ g^ infmmwingMt ^ter^^ti^r the ore running several more doiiars a ^ the pjoperty and tb.roughtyid.ntiH.d with him. A his- „ g.,,d g business as any man nHHHHHH ^ ! c^acJ So^of t^r^h. ton. The Jumbo carries about SO per ^e de^iopment ot_^pMpe^y an. ^ ^ Jumbo is largely incom- could desire. He says that h. knows , HBBHBSaHH) ve^ fortun^? investn^t.Yn gJtttng cent free gold. The remainder is In ^°*eraf gain PracUcany ^ve^ rnme P'ete without C. D. Taylor's story a. there is a clean proHt of about $100,000 l.a^ were HoKsme D^J G combination and requires a much more ^h^ s^ great m^dm:er gets tied up well, for the great property 1. Hgura- coming to him from the ore that Is Zinm Ri^. and Curti" McDXiaid' expensive process of extraction. The with litlgltk^ at one t^e or arnRl^r tlve!y saturated with his personality, now In sight. What lies beneath the Zinn extracted ab.u" $l25.OM. md^ J"^o lead ha. been barr.ninsp.t. ^"f thl ^rth.locaU.n ^th.Jumbothe yr.undy.t.t. be dug over may mul- furtia cot a,bout xnnnon .Yi/$ again there have been pockets 01 jumbo haa had its ^x- Florence, the Red King, the Maud 8 tip!y his fortune many times. In the HnBnX`r> . , S3i°^d ^rt^"'e^t^<rtb^u; {H""'f ^bulou. vahie. Whne he ^ but !he ^ ^m'e "Ynmh^ m^ many of the great-. s t5OOOOO On the block numb$>r^d R leases were in operation ail of the rl<m declare that no more lawsuits their vaiue. Another inan vaiues in precious meta!s have &d the ^ Portion, of the v^l. ^Zy^^xp^d^With ^n found at depth. With only ! leases were to expire on the last day EXPECT RICH POCKETS. dltlons the mine wtU be comparatively be enMuntered hundred and fifty feet of the jcur- of December, 1904, with a single ex- The assays on the vein to-day show easy of access. The Grandpa or Gold- °f ^cmUes to be eimountered. ney already traveled, Taylor and hts ception. Zinn had secured a longer f-nm H to $25 a ton. The own- Held country was In the depths of the " NEVER DISCOURAGED. companions have every reason to ex- j lease than the others and he worked \L, .. *bst more rich desert when Tayior first entered It. Mining history is full of instances of pect great things farther on. There are _ ; \ up to April 39 of this year. Had the ers expect, of course, that more rten ^ town of GoldHeld is only a short „t,o hecam. too easliv discouraged ^buiously rich mines in the # '*aiKJ' .' company managed the mine them- pockets will be encountered as opera- gRtance away from the Jumbo and the thereby lost great orooerties Tav- GoldHeld district, butnone show more ' ^ ^ #§ selves they would have been much tions proceed. There Is no telling about road may be traversed on foot In less and thereby tost great properties.^ Tay promise to-day than the Jumbo. It has zni TES! : Ss:V^ ) rioher to-day than they are. but when this except by exercising judgment as than half an hour. From GoldHeld !°r did not Hnd the jumoo and then produced more than any other claim in H#f iL the leases wsre given very little value to prospects In view of what the lead there Is opportunity to travel to all Pick up a million dollars. He had to Ton?pah mining district, and Its limits 3r ? 4B was In sight. They acquired some ex- has already shown. The ledge has centers by st$ge or automobile. The make compensation to nature for her cannot be deHned. Taylor gives his and g s$ i - -j n perlence In the matters of lncorp<Rat- looked just as bare before In spots as section at present is most easily g]ft. Even the Spokane capitalist be- his brother's Interests as 42 per Hjy.S . t)T A 3%%jR&y Ing and leasing and when next Urey it does at present, but by keeping at reached from San Francisco and the came discouraged with the prospects cent combined. As a matter of fact C. HHE^'Vag. BHtMWE!!''.'.'. have a mine they will come of! better, work the operators were rewarded. East by way of Reno. From there the hi,t.s<n* a mMMon dollar mine for D. Taylor owns much the larger part LS gl;'3LHB J .'-Y-;y?\' Taylor, the locator and principal owner. Unless the oTe maintains somalwhere Virginia and Truckee railroad oarrlea **^j .__, ... — . — of this amount. Of course an outsider . expects that it will take a long time near Its average standard as the min- the passenger to Mound House. At * tentn part or tnat sum. out ray- ^,ould say that his discovery and lo- before the work on the Jumbo can be ers descend the proposition will prove Mound House a transfer must be made lor never wavered. Hts nature is such cation of the claim followed by months gl ^ *. 4a ,'iC^ar ''^<s!6B)K3rrs?M - resumed In a thoroughly systematic far from as remunerative as they hope, to the Colorado and Carson railroad, that he will persevere to the bitter end. of mental and physical labor would manner. The property will now be Most of the Incorporators are molding which runs through to Keeler. The Had a dosen Clarks decided his prop- entitle him to the biggest share of the i o operated as a single proposition, while on to their respective interests, Me- road has recently been broad gauged to erty was of no vaiue and another doz- entire property. But the exigencies of the previous manner of working was Kane has parted with practically a point a few miles above Waubuska. en McKanes opposed his plans, he business and excusable mistakes have f D TAVT different, in accordance with the varl- the whole of his share, however, and There another transfer must be made would still have made a mine out of reduced his Interests to an enormous IF. LAY L,UK. ous views of the persons who held the McClelland has given an option on to the narrow gauge. At SodavlHe the Jumbo claim. Taylor made his extent. He has plenty of money, how- si \st eXS!3C^ ^ tr-J/s leases. The scheme is to make one his interest. There are a mil!ip4i shares still another transfer must be made to headquarters at Tonopah for a long ever, to keep the wolf from the door #\ 'R mine and a large one out of several of stock and at the date of wasting, the the Tonopah railroad, which Is aH In- time after his discovery of the Jumbo, for the remainder of his life, and from y small ones. An !nHHlte amount of labor market value Is approxlmat^))y 30 cents dependent corporation and which can- The road between the two districts had the present outlook he may easily go ' * must be performed before the work of a share. On this basis the rofne should not by agreement be paralleled by the not been constructed at that time and far beyond the place where It would extracting orq will proceed. The engf- be worth $300,000. Conservs(tive estl- Southern Pacific for several years. At travel was very dlfHculL When the tshe seven Hgurea to tell the site of Y *4"..............:------:— ^*—" *" ..................... peering dlHlcdltles are rather perplx- mates of the value of ore In sight Tonopah railroad communication over time came for the Hrst assay, Taylor his fortune. / . 1 * l- -