The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-02-24
AN ATTACK ANSWERED.
Protest Against Unwarranted Stric-
lures ON Coldfield Promotions.

lures on Coldfield Promotions.
The Engineer and Mining Review is
laying the fiattering JUNCTION to its soul'
that, i'm an article published recently,
there was "more truth than poetry in
the sweeping structures on wild cats
of Goldfeld." incidentally, the Review
reproduced several excerpts from an
article i'm a later number of the London
Critic, commenting in like upon the arti-
Gle in question and also an editorial that
appeared in the Mining Investor Of Col
urado Springs, in answer to the charges.
When the Review, a magazine that
has never maintained IN accredited cor
respondent in the greatest gold camp
ever known, nor made any serious effort
to- learn exact conditions, characterizes
the operators here in these terms-'An
of them liars, and most OF them
thieves"-the limit has certainly been
reached, and the time has arrived when
a determined protest should be made
against such absolutely unwarranted
charges. The Mining and Engineering
Review has practically neglected this
field. In its correspondence 1t does not
devote any space TO the developments of
the mines and prospects of GOldfield.
This, Notwithstanding the fact the Gold
field at present occupies the center of
the stage in the world of mining, and
has made a record since gold was first
discovered here that had never been
equalled. Mining engineers of the
greatest repute have visited the district
and marveled at the richness OF the
mines. They have, many of them, ex-
pressed their opinions as to the perma-
nency of the ore deposits of the district
in most positive terms. And as devel-
opment progresses there are more and
more evidences presenting themselves
lndisputably indicating the permanently
of the ore bodies to great depth. And
vet the Review has the temerity to at
tack the promoters of the district as be-
ing "All of them liars, and most of them
thieves"
In its reply the Investor says:
This Is the veriest tommyrOt, but
dangerous and libelous at that. We
have had an experienced representative
on the ground and know that each of the
companies named W exactly what they
are advertising, and are representing
their properties fairly and accurately.
Knowing these facts 1T seems to me that
the publication i'll question would have
IL hard time defending itself against the
line which reads: al CT them liars,
and most Of them thieves Nevada has
nothing to be scared about yet, but is
undoubtedly mighty glad to have the
active and experienced promoters Of
Colorado working in the new bonanza
field. They are the people who SO rap
idly brought Cripple Creek to the front,
and have made OF it the most wonder
fully developed and equipped camp in
the world. They will push along Gold
field i'll the same manner and do it in
half the time that it would take any
other set of men to go about it. We are
clad to note that so far there is less of
he wilde cat about Goldfield than in any
rev camp where our experience has
reached. Maybe the brute may yet be-
.red, but SO far we have not b. en- called
upon to make a single harsh criticism"
Commenting upon the statements of
the Investor and the article in the Re-
view the correspondent of the London
Critic, who, by the way, has never seri-
uu>ly undertaken to inform himself re-
sarding the conditions obtaining here.
or the indisputable evidences daily de-
veloping Of the greatness and perma-
nency of the ore occurrences of this dis
trlct, in part, says:
1T is probable that when the editor
of the Review said of the Goldfield pro-
motors that all Of them are liars, he was
simply emulating David in his wrath,
and tl'at the assertion that most of them
are thieves was an amiable eXaggera-
ton. But, anyway, the Review in its
rejoiner to the INVESTOR refuses to re-
cant. Instead it goes into particulars,
p%reluding the same with a general OBJ
servation OF two 1t may be that the
Investor is right, and that wildcats
are unknown in Nevada; hat all the
Goldfield promoters are honest and
truthful. On the other hand, it may be
that the Review is nearer the mark.
Until the journalistic doctors on the
spot can agree approximately as to the
OF the new center of the Ne
vada gold industry, l cannot pretend to
decide. However. if personally had
money to invest or speculate with, l
should not put it into Goldfeld PROPOSE
lions until | was much surer alike of the
nature of the mines and the character
OF the men running them"
In closing, and in support of it's con-
tentiOn, the Review reproduces a letter
some correspondent in Pittstield,
Mass, that says nothing more than that
the writer was displeased with the re-
port of an engineer of a company in
he had invested in stocks and
that, therefore, he had decided to sell
these securities. Such a r%idiculously
and puerile effort for substantiation
needs scarcely any comment.
In truth, there is unquestionably some
being done here. This is in
evitable, in view of the tremendous
amount of exploitation this district is
receiving and the remarkable develop
that have consistently followed
energetic work. interruptions opera
tors invariably take advantage of the
boom that to such districts and
TIE New is in hearty sympathy with
all genuine efforts to expose such nefari-
promotions and restrict as greatly
as possible such dishonest practices.
But to charge us as being GAN liars, and
most of them thieves" is going beyond
the pale of decency in journalism and
brands the Review as a "libelous and
dangerous publication"