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Show KNIGHTS 10 SELL AURDRAPRDPERTY Give Option to Goldfield Consolidated Mines Com-pany Com-pany ; Involves Million. The Goldfiold Consolidated Mines company, com-pany, of which George Wlngfield la president, presi-dent, has secured an option on the Aurora Au-rora Consolidated Mining company and the Aurora Milling company, control of which is held by .Toosc Knight and associates. as-sociates. This Is the property on which they have been constructing a concentrating mllf for the treatment of 500 tops of oro daily. George Wlngfield. president of the Goldfield Consolidated Mines company, Is Interested In the Aurora Consolidated Mines company and Is one of tho director, di-rector, lie appears to think well of thu property and has his engineers making an examination of the underground workings work-ings of the Aurora at this time, 'lhc option Was slimed up Thursday by all parties and calls for the payment of upward up-ward of $1,000,000. It expires April IS, bv which time the Aurora company expects ex-pects to have Its new mill plant in operation. op-eration. , , It is understood that the Knights have a high opinion of tho future possibilities possibili-ties of the Aurora mine, which shows a large tonnage of low-gradu gold ore. But the opening up of the mine and the Installing of tho mill have been more cxpcnslvo than they eontenrpliiled und they aro satisfied to get tho money back that they have expended on the Investment Invest-ment to dato. When Mr. Wlngfleld's attention was called to tho deslro of the Knights to close out their Interests he asked for a price, which rosultcd In the option being taken. Aurora Is one of the oldest gold camps in Nevada. It has remained idle for u number of years, after several companies compa-nies mode unsuccessful attempts, to commercialize com-mercialize the low-grade product, or find a hlgher-grado ore that could be hauled to the lallroadn. The Knights concclvod the idea of applying more modern milling mill-ing facilities. Tenabo Publishes Statement. In compliance with tho laws of Nevada, Ne-vada, the Tenabo Mill & Mining company com-pany has published tho following financial statement for 1913: location of mine and mill, Cortes Mining Min-ing district. Eureka nnd Lander counties, New Receipts $10,913.94 Disbursements 10,796.11 IP. A, 'MILLS, Secretary. Oro and Bullion. McComick & Co., bankers, announced tho roceipt yesterday of ore valued at $75,000, and bullion shipped out valued at $60,000. a total movement for the day of $135,000. |