The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-06-23
GOIp--rC ~ ZEN t. AL-.N.
Anything You Want if You Pay the
Price for It

Prfce Tor IT.
wing b. Allen in Mining Record.)
The price of daily papers has been
would 60 hard with any one who at
temp,,l to Gu. the p;ice for any pa
per, small camp weekly or metropol-
ran daily. 1t is rarely possible to
obtain single papers coming through
the postofice, 80 the newsboys are do
ing a large and profitable business.
San Francisco, Denver and Salt Lake
,,ap,rs have the call. The Daily Min
ing Record is much in demand. 1t has
by far the largest advertising patron
age in the district. Frank b. Lord, a
former Washington correspondent, dis
tributes 4 daily Geographic bulletin
Which is universally patronized.
Tina, Goldfed is still the busiest
center Of the district is emphasized by
tn. high rents and demand for space.
the very smallest booth. room or tent
on Main street cannot tie had for less
than $50 per month and the prices
range upwards to $1,000 per month.
The postofice is utterly inadequate
TO the demands made upon it, not
| outstanding it has recently moved
into larger quarters. 1t is impossible
to rent boxes, and long lines of men
stand for hours in line before the three
delivery windows. Only a ~pretense is
made of distributing the thousands of
newspapers mailed subscribers. To
receive one copy Of a paper q week is
a counted a great good fortune. One
trrrvcag that y Uncle Samuel .tol-
crates such service. The complaint is
general. but the only answer given
protests is that either the rules of the
department or the law il at fault.
The weather has been all that could
be desired for a week or so. Before
tina, the winds and dampness were
rather raw. The few who are familiar
with the climate say that there will
he considerable wind and dust this
summer; that the sun will be hot in
the middle of the day: that it will
alw avs tie cool in the shade, and that
the nights will be quite cool. The
flies are expected, but that trouble, it
is hoped, will! lie largely obviated with
the advent of sewers and the filing up
of c~esspools- Fortunately, the water
supply of the camp is now piped from
:, distance; is of a very fair quality,
and danger Of sickness from that
quarter eliminated. There is very lit
tie Ere protection az yet, and if one
starts with the wind, the city will
rave tn he rebuilt, and it will be, of
| course. Water costs 10 cents a buck
ct, good meals are 81 each and beds
at the hest hotels $3.50 a night. Lit
tie plant is heard at the charges. Ev-
eryone comesSa6here with money
money to liysS6pon and money to in
vest Knowing ohes know that all the
money made here does not come from
the mines. 1t is brought here to be
traded with. The stores are all well
stocked with goods, prices are well
maintained and everything can be pnr-
chased that grows or is made. Straw.
berries, tomatoes, ice cream, sodS wa
ter, Joe, fresh meats, eggs, butter,
Easter hats, fancy toilet articles and
silk dresses.
Theirs are many cultured and re-
fined women in camp with their hus-
bands; they live in cute little two
room cottages and in tents and dug
outs, and appear to enjoy the life i'm
mensely. There are several churches
and the meetings are well attended.
The only time one feels homesick is
when the old fam,,iar hymns float out
upon the night air. 1t is & strange
experience when one knows himself to
he 1000 miles from nowhere on the
Nevada desert looking fer gold and
dreaming of worldly wealth yet I'M
club might be organized with three or
four hundred members. SO many
bright people viii make Goldfieid al
influential center. OF course the low
er walks of life are represented.
Hoi's Half Acre could shame the pro
tensions Of Ike portions Of Denver,
Butte o Salt Lake. A mining camp
would te q tame affair without this
element.
The stages and automobiles between
Goldfeld and Bullfrog are loaded to
the guards zach trip and it appears
impossible to obtain sufficient convey
ances. There is always a little knot
of men and women around the depots
awaiting their opportunity to ride
anu the fare is $25 by automobile and
$lS ty stage to Bullfrog, and Sc by
automobile and 81 by stage to Tono-
pah. The automobile unners are par
ticslarlv i~pdependept and frequently