The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-10-15
TONOPAH AND G0LDFIELD.

Gently SEM ~. M. fraser W Aouopau
and Goldfeld as q special correspond
emit, and the Bulletin of October 8 de-
votes five pages Of that issue to the new
gold fields Of Nevada in write-ups aud
advertisements. The descriptive articles
are amply illustrated and very good.
After describing his trip from San
Francisco to Tonopah, Mr.. Fraser says:
What is Needed There.
It is not an influx of poor people,
which I regret to say is now going on as
q result Of wild articles in the press Of
the Middle West, but capitalists who
are needed at both camps.
Before either district offers induce
ments to the workingman and the prac.
| teal miner the extension of a railroad
to Goldfeld to carry in supplies and
take put enormous quantities Of rich ore
is an absolute necessity for that point.
Men and women are pouring in to
the latter place to search for the yellow
metal. They hope to find gold on the
streets or perchance 'strike something
elsewhere. There are opportunities in,
the new Fl Dorado. it is true, but they
are few and far between unless the
seeker after fortune is well supplied
with the necessary funds to defray the
expense of development. i,
To the south and southeast Of Gold.
field there is a vast territory said to be
rich in minerals. but it requires expert.
ence and capital to prospect it.
Goldfeld Versus Tonopah.
For several months Goldfield will re-
main in the ascendancy in excitement,
but with proper transportation and re-
duction facilities Tonopah should ulti-
mately be the greater producer Of min
eral wealth-that is-if n may judge
by the area developed at the latter
camp.
If, however, it is found that the Gold.
field mines hold out-and there is no
reason to doubt that they will-to a
depth similar to those of Tonopah they
| should in the end lead in value and take
first place because the territory is much
greater.
Up to the present time only the very
highest grades of ore have been ex-
tracted and shipped to the various
smelling points for reduction. This
has entailed a heavy loss for team and
railroad freight. smelling charges and
percentages deducted by smelters, and
as the ores which have been shipped
have averaged about $50 per ton net
the cost of shipment. etc., is approx
mately $50 a ton on this class Of ore.
What the Camps Have Produced.
1t is estimated that Tonopah has pro-
duced in three years nearly $1,000. 900
while at Goldfleld, in less than one year,
the ore extracted has been valued at q
little over %, 600, 900, but it is safe to as.
sumo that more than one-half of the
entire production remains N the dumps
for future treatment. The men who ac-
cumulated considerable wealth from
the ore which had been shipped from
Tonopah to the smelters and from sales
to Eastern investors are the leaders in
Goldfield now. They had faith in the
ultimate richness of the district and in
vested freely in the new FL Dorado and
have won out.
They have added to their bank rolls.
but the majority Of those who were for
tunate enough to secure the best claims
are reinvesting in new properties when
ever the opportunity presents itself. r
No better illustration of the import
ance Of the district than these facts
could be adduced and it is only a matter
Of a little time when the outside CAPT.
talist will step in and share in future
profits either by investing in claims for
development or by establishing stamp
mills or reduction works on a larger
scale. The opportunity is there. @
Must Build Reduction Plants.
In my opinion and judging from
what I saw the permanent future of
both Tonopah and Goldfeld depends
upon the establishment of plants for
the reduction Of the lower grade ore, ]
was given to understand from a reliable
source that there is a possibility of Sc
curing electric power on a large scale
for this purpose. but the negotiations
are in the initial stages. and the parti.
culars for the present must be withheld.
Reyeille to Furnish Fluxes.
California should supply fuel from
har oil fields Whila the rich lead and