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_______________________THE SAN FRANCISCO CALK, TUESDAY, MAY 23, 190!?. ____________________________________________________________. A SEboND V!RG)N!A Ci 1 Y A RICA niSTAICIITHE SENSAT)OI\ WL!**J!!5=K-' ____________________— with lavish hand has east her goiden by southwest is reached the "Second treasure i!ke a prodigal spending his Virginia City," more commonly known , qpa _ lay MSws!#vrw ^ T ___, *A Y A A ^ patrimony. In the mountains that line to the prospectors ot Southern Nevada ) § nC 1 V)CW iTAAnnn^^ L7s3L4 A VS X-l a AsCs — / A jB A A M our desert wastes i!e hidden untold and and the Golden State as the toWn ot , way a * [THk B ^ sa/ S) 8 /sA B ungarnered wealth. To gather it Is the LIDA. A rvA*!arg<) !)ptVf HI i ^B H ^ H H ^ H duty ot man, turning it, when received, Lida stands aione as one of the oid- /\A<HVC A7CVCnV^AAAC<nt. VVVH!^ in ! 1 V y*A, A into the channels ot commerce and add- est and richest producers of 9onthesn e-a _ _ _ _ ^ a r S s S ^ * V ' * " ^ w lng to the hurried wheels ot industry Nevada It is here that the Mexican ]l !*O2J!*CSS OH V iddU3DnC additional revoiutiona miners in the early days of SS dlsoov- The men who earnestly labor to bring ered the famous Death Valley mine. aJ<*rss^QS*^S^C forth the treasures from the hills grow This mine has a reoord of having pro- j a * < . ..... , , ' to love their work, and soon learn the duced not less than $500,000.00—this j . . cunning devices of nature In hiding rich mineral having been taken from * . from human eye the precious metals, shafts and gopher holes during a period The new mining district of Lida, ] gincers and metallurgists that theim- They labor patiently m the laboratory of not less than 10 years.. It is proba- i sitnated in the southwestern comer mense bodies of sulphide ores which fT`d T*S FV /S KKT* W Eg* # ^ untangle the hidden secrets of the bly one of the most historical minos to . j, rn,mtv Nevada was. ^ being uncovered are similar m H MA r< QYMfhAl!C HTl*fHlft fAT SA/ commingling elements that form the befoundanywhereinthoworld. Mtn- of Esmeralda County, ^^da,v^s,^ ^ product of the rdaSHFajh !TKH!r\. mart,. Like the al.h.mlsts.f.Id,ingi. those day. was v^ crude as in the cariy sixties, a camp of con- Comstock lode of Virginia * * AAAA*VMiJ VA TT AiJ^VAAJAAA IfAAAAVtJy they perform miracles, and often the compared with modem methods now siderable prominence and notoriety, City, without a question of reward Is but the knowledge of labor employed. By careful observation of ! and a most wonderful producer. doubt. The vein which runs through — ` . . well performed. the oid workings one wili observe that The old Spanish legends surround- these properties varies from thirty to ga They sow and others reap,^ yet most probably no machinery was utilised iu ing some of the properties in this vi- 3do feet in width, the formation being a s S (A g g g g sgg vA wf*Aa Vk g g g r* times when they iabor victoriously they developing the mine, and, in fact, the , clnity are numerous and worthy of porphyry and limestone. The wails #nws\y j$7 ay ^w wwswa *** k* wna%y ho!d a mining country with the mine is stiii undeveloped, credence, for here are to be found perfect and the ore values are etrength of their successes. To the scientific mining men of to-day many of the underground workings ""J mTh-7halT Mi t h v Aowns?tc The earnest legitimate mining man of the mines of this vicinity present a very ) from which a vast amount of wealth^ "any and the plat comprises about *nga - mage. . ^ A a - a ^ the West looks further than the dawn odd aspect. The shaft, of the D^ath , was taken in the early days, almost ^ acres. The Company is composed AH 8 AI MM g! aa, ° ! fromth. surface. It is a well-known.f welt known capitalists. The town M v!Tgf^!T)nnrB Q looks with smiling faith Into thofu- In dameter and are cut in a clroular fact that the crude method, in vogue is now platted, streets have been laid MtH !g8f\HaH gWH 8 § g H g g Ej H\M!T*B!!!!U Bn8! w 771^ "mt g.oiogica! co.di- fashion, such as w. used to dig wells, at that time, and the lack of mining out and there are about I2OO people HH!A!Ug)HgHABgg gW!8BgB8BM HJ}!!- tlons must be favorable. He doe. not They used no hoist, but lifted the or. ! h^n^ents^andtools*!Mde mining on the ground. This company has ** HVWHAwgj!) HW!BS!Hg!f*a V * B B VB A W* exploitbarr^. hungry ground, nor sink by a burro, which was told to move ooeradons slow and expensive, and xlso secured the water rights, which ^ urtii in the vaiiey wash. Ha iooka for on by the us. of a rope. The ore buok- the channels made in sinking inclines comprise splendid springs about a contacts*and mineralisation.'and those ets were raised thus to the head, of ths j down to the fifty and seventy-five mile distant from the town. The fali who pin their faith to him are given a shaft. Many ittt!e incllns tunnels ara foot levels with steps hewn into the gives a head of about 200 feet. A —------- . lair and honest chance. found in the sides of the hiii, which i solid rock* to serve as ladder)!, lead water company has been formed, and ` It was these same men that buiit are deep enough to permit the ore being one to believe that the place was once the engineer is now in San Francisco from the sagebrush roots what is now dragged out on sieds. The above condl- inhabited by som^ ancient r&ee. securing pipe with the intention of ; known as the very center of the min- tion not only .existed in the Death Vai- Some of the old Spanish records getting the water into the town as /<$ A T`hWfW\ A w /TT/ , A AAA AAA A hustling city of Goid- iey property, which is one of the oidest show that the ore was taken out with soon as possible. The Lida Bank & # A BBg HAg _ _ _ V AM Mg gggggg ^g-g A g#L^ Heid, with mountains of ore, the rich- in the State of Nevada, but the same the Spanish nose-driil hawkeyed Trust Company, with a capitalization AjEAg g g EAg ^ g gAH,gA — * — — wgggmg gggggg. ^gg /S gn g^^ estthathave ever been discoverc^any- evidence is stiiivisibieon the oidwork- j pick, and was hauled by ox teams of$so,ooo,subscribe<!andpaidm,has w*s. vyvvvyvvv whereintheworid. Thesepioddersare ingsoftheCentenniaiandBiueDiok. ' across the desert 400 miles to the Pa- been organized and will he tn opera? ^ isto-day transforming the ^esert waste the Fiorida and severai of the other ' cific Coast, and shipped around the tton wtthtn a few days, Mr. j. B. —^ fkA with buildings of stone—strong Cnan- mines that were producers in those Horn in sailing vessels and sold in Young of Goldnetd being its prest- gA A/ #b!dS/\ vLl HbAA ciai institutions, which hold within days. Wales. , . . , . dent. The pres.dentof thetowns,t. r , theirvauit. the treasure that ha. been With the discovery of Go!aa.!dth. IveraMdYfmut$2Ooaton: and yet in the handling of such matters. He . which they stand. desert was not long in ending the hid- ihf^urnr^nKtothfth^ands. is ais. president of the water com- , GoidHeid. !ike many other mining den treasure i. the mountains which B^t^"waroff86tcausedacessa-pany. f _________________________________________- centers, ha. tributaries which lead into.urr.und.d the .id town of Lida. j tion of operations, as weii as an in- , In and around the town of Lida, it ........................ ................................................................. vasion of California by the pioneer <s safe to say, there are n<? less than H mining man, and these ancient mines twenty-five companies m active oper- g T*\r**`TT*`T V TT*\ A M.,.h, TDP AQ! lOV < AAA AAA A t?F< S (jtULlJr ih,LO*LiDA HHB The ore to be found upon the is being done, and many new strikes ig A B*VVV*VW A A% — - - . ^ H dumps of the, Goldfield-Lida Gold are of almost daily occurrence. The ^ 7 7 l\/hrt!rK3* HBMtnmg Company at Lida, the ledges are large, well de6ned and very iVinfDf!ci GoldReld - Lida Bonanza Mining accessible. The cjiniate is ideah as _________________ . . ^ H Company, the Wisconsin Mining the elevation is about oooo to 8ooo ^' ' :- ^ 7 H Company, the Florida Mining Com- feet. , fnnrfn! tf B pany, the Brown Hope Mining An automobile company has been ,_ _ ___ '-^tpitd.i MESH)ENT.-.......................7."r7-..GEO. W. FIFE 1-^ . 500,000shs^ . B Company is the best illustration of Lida, making the round trip in President. FKANCISL-BUHTON. ! what this camp has productd in the three hours, a distance of thirty miles. __ — —— Tice President, j. B. YOUNG. B past. Prompt mail connections are being A D\7 A fl IjHfTT T Secretary. W. s. DAUGHEBTY. g On all of these properties are to be made by the Government, and post- . H AA f\ A........................................................... .l....^..JrAe BAs yAAAA-tjL)AJrJ Treasnrer. A. A.BEDMOND. _____ . B found the workings as above mention- offices have been established. The . „ r ^ ^ ' s- ^s —-------------------------- - H ed with thousands of tons of Ore on town is well supplied with all kinds* ` ____ _ _.___ * The property of this company comprises the famous oid BiuoDickgroup ] the old dump, that run from $,oo to of vegetables, and meats, hay grain, T THA RANK AND TRUST CD ^t^n B $goototheton.. These properties, of lumber and suppltps arc cheaper ARLAtJv8XJL<AV AjAA#A% AY AAAAAF A*S\/sJA. VVso ox teams to the Pacific Cqast and.hippedtoWa)esataoostof!2iMtotha H course, were once known under Span- than they are m Goldfield to-day. A . ton. This property cost about $4O,O<)OO, and $H,OOOadditionai for doveiop- B ish names, but have recently been re- number of capitalists are making ar- i w TT\ A w Txrvw y A T\ A work. ^ . H organized by the American hustler; rangementsto*erect two custom mills i ' ! !]<A , The Plant °f machinery has been pnrehased and contracts have boon !st H 2.3 !hey aJall..q.lpp.d, ar. be h.r^, ytd-th. wdt.r pr.di.tAf.r IJda - at . ^f. .hdrA . - J in? equipped with iarge plants and one of the greatest camps ever d'S- ___ THE GOLDFIELD-LIDA INVESTMENT COMPANY, Fiscal Agents with forces of men, and are rapidly covered in Nevada, with one of the* Fts-aiA/fT\ A 'ATY7)f ^\T3T3TF`*'E3 T TT\ A YTA3AF A T\ A Goldfieid,Nevada. nearing such a condition as to satisfy largest payrolis and the greatest out- g,gg{^!)ANY ^ UlAiLE ....LiDA. nAfl V A !#A ................—--------- some of our most eminent mitiingen- put. WATAAr^tAV As-# y ** THE^BOLBf)ELniniMc^^ Wisconsin Mining anti THE 6OH)FiEtO-LMA L'"* TOWNStTE Bnii) Mining Company 6ni<) Mining Cn. COMPANY Sme!ting Campany !NVESTMENT CO. COMPANY —*ND— incorporated under the Laws of Art- Incorporated under the laws of Incorporated under the laws of Art- Capitalization, is,ooe,ooo. l,ooo,ooo Capitalization,, $30,OOO.OO. Capitalized for $300,OOO. Con C.—,Sr'=ifrr,. — - HSCALACZMTSA!m.itO!C- — g _7 — hMtd^ 500,000 Shares in Treasury. Cash on hand, $3,000.00. DIRECTORATE! all titles are guaranteed Dy me H patents spoiled for and titles effect- Cash in Treasury, $3,000.00. , ioo,ooo shares sold. President—Geo. w. Fife. * : r*^ Lida Bank and Trust Company of OfMCiZOd UndHf the ! President—Jackson B. Young. ^" oM'Sht'Oh3 DIRECTORATE! pany of Lida. President, Jackson B. Young. DIRECTORATE: H secretary and General Manager-W. Patents applied for. President, Frank B. Wilcox. Mr. This i. one of the strongest mining President and General Man- H S. Daugherty. __ __ WiLr,v !s $erretarv nf the Henrv B cotppanies organized in Southern Ne- Vide President, August bteiO. Pnn!$n) Bn!<$ )!n Ach H Treasurer—^A. A. Redmond. DIRECTORATE! < r- ! r- r<f Chieiton vsda sinoe the discovery of Golddeid — A A D ^ ^ *tCCr, August Stein. s C8O!l3! r8)Q HO w5OtOUU S Att"n.y^Burt.n & Wynn. President, J. H. Davenport. ^'*7" ^oal Company of Chicago. this company include Treasurer, A. A. Redmond. q' ta^v T S Dod?e ^ ^ ^ H This property comprises the fa/- ^ \ ^ He is a mmmg man of wide expe- famous Wisconsin mine, which uas x c< - tr-,-,, becreiary, i. O. L/oage. — g m.u. Centennial group of claims, which Vice President, Francis L. Burton, ,j^. iJ,A °r.au..r for thtrty-hv.^carMf.^^^^^'^ Secretary, Harry vice President, Dr. C. G. Gor- - , ... ' , ! Lid^at an e^J^io<7of %oo feJt* The Secretary and Treasurer, Jackson VicePresident, Jackson B. Young. The property comprises the following E, WiHs. don Ti)M MUillf Wit! SH!IH!V H property was acquired for I5O.Obp from g Young. Secretary, W. 8. Daugherty. Mr. claims: u- i A . *' ' . v-x vs r j iiiiUDtHII$ nHiOuuUiJ H the original locators, Lichieiter and Daugherty was former metallurgist The Nevada, the King Solomon, the fiscal Agents ior tne /\ssoci- Treasury, the Lida Bank and - 11 4! a : 1 H Jageis. Who located the mine in 1857. This company owns three claims ; American Smelting and Re6n- Lqcky Jim. the Lucky Jack, the Belle ^ . Companies— Trust Comoanv R8V M ^rr^n^vfdr\r^: adjoining the world-famed Mi,pah. i.gCmpany. .fLid.,th.Mounta,nVi.w,th.Bqrn,c. ^nl for sal. in this ^ been taking ore from this mine for the The property has an excellent show- Chief Engineer, Thomas D.Ridg- and th.i^rk Twain. . Wisconsin M.nmg and bm Lots are now j w.jwjww jnfnpmhtini! c..,,,,t..rr".,L .L,,.,,. mgc.mp,ny,,d;<ngsoc. °" "*!iun mumujumi - "" ;. G..d<-.!d-LM, ctd Mi.i.g Am.„dsby s ^ ^ company Is now driving a tunnel on the surface work on the property, mak- past year. He expresses grept conn- ^ installed In Nevada since the days Company, selling 2gC. '^* upvz* MR Raa , Jf'i'6<Tf^ ^^l"pi^l rLh tdy"q^ i"E preparation, to sink a double d'"c. in the p.s^bilitics ^ this min. „ cm.t.ck. Preparation, ar.now Goldhe!d-Lida Bonanza Mining ^ida townsite has a p!entl- ontnimuinnn njlOTQtjjl J jll ^o!d and silver ore. Fifty tons of this compartment shaft. by following a systematic develop being made to sink a tripie compart- ful water Supply, coming from an UlUUipilUUO Ui!0lQUn&.m ore is now on the dump awaiting . .. , ment, which it iS now undergoing. ment shaft, as the volume of ore in Company, selling 2OC. , . , aL. TIJ. Til —4—1 shipment The company is-also sinking A plant of machinery has been or- This company owns 120 acres ad- sight in this mine is so vast th4t the ^ :j- /^L-<ifi Minirtw Comoanv at)ove inn j inn jllnjltinT a doubie compartment shaft which is and owing to its location this joining the Death Vaiiey and the fa- lacilities of a singie or double compart- . ° __P__L-' town, the water source being a t*AH DiUU DiOUivt< ^.n^^KhaM wiliers^t property promises to become on. of Wisconsin mines whose ledge ment .haft would b. entirely made- selling 25c. natural mountain spring and sup- ______ crf<^^t th.^j7is und^iJ7!m'c^ass producing mines of that district, ^ms Jnd^avtraJes ^ 'f^t^im width. ^ The machinery t. be installed win ct. Tonopah Commander Gold Mm- p,jgg H5 miner's inches. Reser- - ] samples taken from the croppings A small block of treasury stock of Out of 26 assays taken from the figures, ;6o,ooo.oo. The vein jng Company, selling 15c. voirs are now being erected to A nonOrQ! H9n!f!UBT H which follow the vein on the surface ... . . . s on th!s property !s 100 feet wide and ° ft UCHC!O! UGHRtHcL ] show an average assay of from $4000.00 this company is being placed on the surface ot tms proper y none n^ve ^ three feet of ore that assays Tokop Consolidated Go!d Metal hold this water, and the town ^ ....—.................— - ............ ^ wmb.th.rou,Mypip.d,m,.ri., . . - , . B ^.T$M%:^yN^$.'8M0^um been .p.ncdu^systematical^in Th. m^n. ha. been examined b, TomJaggersTul.CanyonMin- absolute fire protection. Many BUS^SS Tf8H88Ct6(] ! gold and silver, carrying a larg. per- ***' present time more dividend pay- a dozen places sufficiently to deter- .ome of the most expert mining men of ^ sellin? I2^e men—and in fact women—have ===e===- " - - " "-===? ! centage of lead. ing mines and high-priced stocks mine the depth. ^ this country and the property is said to tng ^ompanyt seizing iz/ac. e r $ nr —^ H The ledge Is widening at this point . .t. u- . - . - e .u A double compartment shaft is be- be without a peer in, the State of Ne- Tli* abrsv- atru-ks are sub!eot tn made for themselves Small for- 4- A.- SB B and,th. me. are Working in three feet than any other d,stnct m Souther, ,,,g .^k to the I<M-f.ot level. S.r- vada and is similar in every respect to The above stocks are subject to ^ . IMUMR H foo7w^l7re ^sibie^ ^hging or Nevada. Owing to the location of face indications disciose a high grade the celebrated Comstock. market changes. This company ^ ^ ililuUUliUiitU llHUiU lUI °Actm!piete plant of mining maohin- this mine it may be considered a safe ofgoid, silver and copper ore, carry- The Lida district combines an the geettred contracts as Fiscal gctt*ngmatt e opening prices. plinntn ilQQQlj H1MMI thO ery is now on the way from Denver i^ment with a promising future i"? ^.ut 16 per CHit lead. essential t. the smiting of ^S secur.G contracts Fiscal Go!d6e!d-Lida Investment Ll Oh O, UdOOH Ui!Uii UiO and will be installed at the min. upon """Stment witn a promising tutare. a *T machinery in- *"""°* an abundance of cheap Agents for al! these companies - , r-- _a- its arrival atLidA The principals of this company arb ... . 7 . fuel, water, lead. iron, limestone and .... ^ , Company art the sole Fiscal mnnitn nf thn T)PflimBtlQn It Is the Intention of this company to - ... . eluding a steam hoist and automatic other constituents. There are no less and positively guarantees that all . r-- ,t,. tnwnsite A ]!!u! ilU U bnlld a tramway system for th.dls- known as aggressive mmmg men and driHs, have been ordered from Den- than Mteen big plants and properties in ^ ^ ^ Agents for the Lida townsite. A illUHUIUi UIU piuputUUU tance ot two and a half miles to faeiii- will rush development work on this ver and will be installed on the prop- operation and the output ot the smelter shares are treasury stock. plat of this land can be seen in intTnlnnd mcreMe^ti^*s^pm^%apa^ty'e?lme property in order to determine its erty some time within 6o days. " For "the purpose of increasing -he "WE BUY AND SELL TON- our offices at Goldfield. Reserva- I"'U*'OlI. B mine. Eleven men now employed on this treasury fund a limited amount ot this miril7TI?Tn r TfiA . , . c — r.. B The treasury stock of this mine is property—shaft is down 7S feet and stock win be placed with the GoidHeld- OFAH, UL/LUr ittLU, LIDA, tions for lots confirmed by wire. h:!""%uMj.t t^m^L'^htnge7 !? progressing ,, fast a, possible. A BULLFROG and KAWICH A great many of these lots are x^tn^ d^d%?m ^ KI.K2L LAj?Mbi.^ "* ^ '7 t "?"?* STOCKS." selling very rapidly, and if you mnn TIDI DIMV IMT1 L stock will he utilised solely for de- the development of tMs property. being sold at 25c per snare, sunject to time only. This price Is subject to t,J ifltt !i!!ln iln ll\ n!iil veiopment purpose THE GOLDFIELD-LIDA IN-*rnLDFlELD LIDA INVEST change with<mt Cable address, "Golida." Codes: wish to go up to the new town we 1UL Dl^R DnHIY miiJ B THE GOLDFIELD-LIDA INVESTMENT L,ULuriU.LL! LiUA IN GOLDFIELD -LJDA INVEST- ed will and It necessary to place their suggest that yOU Wire for pArtlCU- fllHIIflfn nflMD A MV THEG^D^^LiDA^STMW VESTMENT COMPANY (Inc.), MENT CO (IncJ F,.cal Agents. .rdcrsbywtre. , Bedford, MacNeil and Western ^'once inUOi UUMiANl. Horn. omce. Qoldaeld. Nev. Fiscal Agents. ^Home Of5ce. Goldficld Bank and THE GOLDFIELD-LIDA INVESTMENT !arsatonce. IHUUi VOIHIiiill, St GoidHeid Bank & Trust Bldg. ,, ^ . . TrustCo. Building, Go!dneld, Nev. COMPANY (inc.). Fiscal Agents. Union. Codes: Bedford — MacNeil— T rn i MPWiTli BEND FOR OUR WEEKLY MARKET Home Office, Gold6e!d Bank and SEND FOR OUR WEEKLY Home omc. Ooidn.id Bank and Trust .... LiUA. NMAiJA. LETTER. Trust Bldg., Gold6eld. Nevada. MARKET LETTER. c<JBuiiding. G.ida.id, Nevada. AH orders promptly executed. [Western Union. ______________________Dim, jj