Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-10
ON To GOLDFIELD,
SAY BUSINESS MEN
PROPOSED NEW RAILROAD is
TALK OF HOUR
At Hotels and In Office Buildings Men
Of Capital Are Planning Early
Journeys to Mining
District

Business men Of Los Angeles are be-
ginning to take marked interest in the
subject of penetrating the Goldfeld
mining district with one or more rail-
roads, to the end that they may profit
by the increase i'm trade that will result
from the completion of the enterprises.
on more than one OCCASION the rail-
road subject has been considered by the
board of directors of the Los Angeles
chamber Of commerce, and at the meet
ing of the officials of other associations
in the city discussions have touched
upon the prospects of new business that
is to come from the new mining camps
in Nevada.
AT the hotels and in office buildings
men of capital are planning early jour-
neys to the h-Goldfield-B
sections, Gust to look over the field"
some of the more conservative men say
but there is a look of expectancy and
hope in the faces of some of them
which says in effect: II am going into
the field to buy claim or part of one,
and maybe L IL strike IL rlCn.
Many Seeking Riches
There is certain to be a large influx
as the weather settles and many will
go from Los Angeles without money,
armed only with limited supplies and
husky strength to seek their fortunes
in the new colorado.
The Salt Lake railroad will be open
for regular passenger business in May
and parties from this section can be
carried speedily to Soda Lake or Las
Vegas.
Soda Lake is a point on the new road
in San Bernardino county, 125 miles
west of Las Vegas. There is no regu-
lar stage or freight service from Soda
Lake to Ash Meadows and Bullfrog and
on to Goldfield and Tonopah, and those
provided with horses or rigs can easily
make the overland trip from Soda Lake
at great saving of distance and time.
To go into the mountains from Las
Vegas means travel by railroad 125
miles beyond Soda Lake and then stag
ing it northwestward to Bullfrog. q
distance of 100 mites. Goldfield lies
about seventy miles north of Bullfrog
and Tonopah is sixty miles north of
Goldfeld.
Slogan: On to GoIdfeId
Gossip in Los Angeles centers largely
in the construction of a branch rail-
road into the gold-producing section of
Nevada, and the public is confidently
looking forward to the time when 1t
will be announced officially that either
the Salt Lake people, the Santa Fe
company or the "BoraX King" Smith
company will start the building of the
new line from Soda Lake, Ivanpah or
Las Vegas.
1t is believed by many Angelenos that
there is soon to be a race between con-
flicting interests to build a road "
Goldfeld, but the business men Of this
city hope that the Soda Lake route will
be selected as a road over that survey
would mean that larger portion of
the business of the section would come
to Los Angeles.
H. B. Gurley of the chamber of COM
merce, in an interview, said:
"In my judgment the big railroad
companies will soon get active and
build one or more branch lines into the
Nevada territory. They are not asleep,
and where there is business they will
be sure to go after it. The Smith borax
company, l learn, is favorable to the
Soda Lake route. That would be
good course for a railroad, as it would
greatly benefit Los Angeles business
interests"
Mr.. Grider Of the real estate firm of
Grider & Hamilton said:
Don't worry about that new line
into the Goldfeld region. The railroad
companies will look after the business
end of that proposition. The opening
of that new territory will certainly help