The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-09-22

Bright Future Pictured for Goldheld
and Outlying Camps.
carson News.

Hon. Ill. r.. Bartfne, WHO Is now pfac-
ticing law in G~oldfeld, returned to
this city about a week ago on legal
business. Immediately upon his re-
turn the News quoted him very briefly
with respect to conditions in the south
ern mining districts Feeling that a
somewhat fuller statement Of those
conditions would be of interest to the
readers Of the News, a representative
of this paper interviewed Mr.. Bartine
upon that subject and the gentleman
gave substantially the following state
ment. Mr.. Bartine finds his legal bus
mess rapidly increasing, and is greatly
pleased with his new home and sur
roundings.
1.-THE country extending from Tono-
pah by way of Goldfeld to Bullfrog,
a distance of about one hundred miles,
with a width approximately of seven
ty-fve miles, is in my judgment one
of the richest mineral belts in the
world.
"At Tonopah the bulk of the values
is in silver, at Goldfeld it is nearly
all gold, at Bullfrog, as l understand
it, it is mostly gold.
"The region is remarkable because
of its extent, the values being spread
over so wide an area. The mines of
Tonopah have been proved to a depth
of about a thousand feet, and there is
no reason to doubt that the values ex-
tend much lower. 1t is bound to be
a splendid town for many years to
come. At Goldfeld the mines have
not been proved to so great a depth,
but there are many of them. They
have been bunk to something like 300
feet or more, the ore deposits are rich
and numerous, and the character of
the ore he's changed at about the 300
foot level from oxides to su1phides,
always regarded as a good indication
in mining, for sulphide ores usually
extend to great depths.
"Bnt whether the deposits of Gold
field are or are not deep, they are
numerous enough and rich enough to
make the district a great one, for new
discoveries are being constantly made.
"a few weeks ago, for example, on
the Reilly lease Of a portion of the
Florence NINE a body of ore was
struck from which the lessee has been
taking out approximately $4,000 a
day. Similar strikes, although per-
haps not so rich, are being frequently
made.
"The town of Goldfeld, with Co
lumbia as a suburb, probably contains
from seven to eight thousand people.
1t is not too much to say that an
alarm of fire will bring three thousand
| people upon the streets in three min
utes.
"There are not so many good build
ings in Goldfeld as there are in Tono-
pah, because the latter is consid-
ably the older town, nevertheless,
Goldfeld is making fine progress in
this particular. The Nixon block
erected at a cost of $4,000, is proba-
bly, the finest Office building in the
state. Mr.. Holesworth, the contract
or and architect, has made an enviable
reputation for himself in the erection
of this building. The Palace block,
costing from $4,000 to $4,000, is also
a very fine one.
"When / left Goldfield, a week ago,
it was generally supposed that work
would soon begin on the new hotel
which is in contemplation, and which
is expected to represent an investment
of 100000. The completion of the
railroad to Goldfeld will for a cor
siderable time make that town the
distributing point for all of the coun-
try south of it as far as Bullfrog, and
to the east and west for, say, fifty or
sixty miles each way.
"The districts of Ida, Silver Peak,
Silver Bow and Kawich are all send
ing in reports in the highest degree
favorable, and there is scarcely a
doubt hat they will all make good
camps"