Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-11-04
HOLMES ON GOLDFIELD.
Rnuisford Proprietor Greatly Impressed
with Neyada's Gold Camp

Landlord Holmes Of the Knutsford |
showed a News representative TO-DAY, |
samples OF quartz ore from Goldheld |
Nev, that are said TO assay from SbO0O |
10 $1,000 gold to the ton. The free gOlu |
was sticking out OF the rock In 0eau-
tlfll clusters, and Mr. Holmes said that
ne saw ore at the great camp when as
saved $4,000 and $4,000 to the ton Inc
country for five and six square mllts
has all been staked out I'm claims put
there Is a steady continual branching
out Am such directions which prospec-
tors consider as most likely TO lead to
connections with the main lode. There
are "A great many leases being operated,
hut MIR Holmes does not believe that az
general proposition leasing viii pay,
and for this reason, that II cost $50 ana
500 10 get ore 20 market, and man
must get out $40 and 800 ore In order to
really make anything. ore that lh
localities within easy and cheap reaeh
OF the smelters or mills would pay WINE
yielding only so and $40 gold, has to be
stacked up at GOldheld 90 await for an
lndodniable length of time for the erec-
ton of milling and smelling facilities
I'm that vicinity. Moreover, leasing rs
hardly better than prospecting az me
cost Of the lessee for the benefit Of tllr
lessor. who learns before long from the
opcratons OF the lessee just the char
acter Of the ground and whether It IS
really paying proposition. The most
satisfactory way IN the end Is for
man 10 own his properties Men can
boz seen In many localities picking away
the earth from the surface and iindlnB
nj a short distance down the character
OF an expected Yield. There Is no deep
mining whatever. and for that reason
MIR Holmes classes Goldheld as the
moor mans camp One man sold a claim
Tor $4,000. The lessees had ascertained
that IL was promising claim, ana pald
that FOR IL. I'm a short time the our
chasers had sold three-hlths of ne
claim for S65 900. There are oth-
oy remarkable evidence Of the
Gckleposs and changeability Of
fortune. some OF which would
oaslly grace book OF fairy
tales. Mr. Holmes has bought a claim
which Dc calls big Lie and While
ne has nothing definite to give out for
publication. he has expressed himself
as moro than satisfied with his invcst-
mcnt
Landlord Holmes spoke OF the
tremendous rush into the big
camp from ull quarters, and from
the indication of things the immigra-
ton is likely to continue indefinitely
Lumber is being hurried into the camp
but the demand Is SO great that men
, have to erect tents, and some remark
able shifts are being resorted 70 in or
der TO live. There Is plenty Of building
material waiting up ON the Southern
Pacldc's tracks, hut the narrow gutge
connection and the subsequent team
haul are "a combination that is hold
] ing back building operations until me
Southern Pacific can hay q standard
e puage track from Mound House station
- and this can hardly be- completed be-
D fore surug. When that is done thl
, town win grow like Jonah's gourd The
ID amount of freghtIng done from Tono
" nah by teams rs something remarkable
and the sight OF the long lines Of six u
= - mule teams Is impressive
Mr. Holmes was particularly inn
/. pressed with the sterling honesty o
ihe entire camp. Boxes OF merchandise
! I'm large lots can not De housed as de
4 sired because OF the lack Of shed noon
A due 20 scarcity OF lumber So tn
hCxcs have 10 Dee left out OF doors
4 which can be done without detrlmeu
I'm that climate. But no one eve
n thinks Of touching those boxes, sack
OF valuable ore, ore worth s. by Oh
II handful, are left standing around OF
q the ground, and yet no one seems q
= think OF helping himself All classa
Il OF property are left around as con
X v,nient, and remain und,sturbed. u
u fact the general prevalence OF publ
u honesty Is remarkable, At the sam
Il time. Mr. Holmes says that any at
u tempt ut thlcving would result in al
II immediate necktie party. No dishon
\ esty is tolerated,
q Every body is busy, and bust
n ling around with some object q
II immediate view, There Is no attemp
a 10 put on style everything IL on IN
4 purely domestic order and men wort
Il millions arc about dressed In the rough
a est manner and sleeping around o
\ the ground aud nothing to show who
3 their financial status Is. Mr. Holme
II returns well lronzed up from eXposuN
h and II may also be remarked In perfeC
n health ne leaves shortly for los An
n gelse 20 attend to some private bus
\ ness. and then win return to Goldnel
II TO resume active mining operations. II
has the greatest faith IN the camp, Am
n looks 20 see an enormous growth dow
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