The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-09-29
AFTER BULLION FOR CARSON MINT
Former Governor coIcord Returns From a Trip to the
Southern Mining Camps.
From the Carson News.)

make public all that i saw, therefore L
will not do so, but l will say that the
line separating the oxides from the
sulphides is perfectly marked at a
depth of about 100 feet, and the rich,
as well as the big end, is down.
Like at Tonopah, this is only one
on the big mines of the Goldfeld dis
trict. Time would not permit me
making a more extended inspection,
such as | hope to in the near future.
1.-The celebration of the advent of
the railroad was very ably conducted
and a grand success.
l would be 10th to admit that Car
son City could be outdone in hospital.
ity and courtesy to its guests on such
occasions, but for genuine, enthusiasts
tic, open-hearted generosity the men
and women of Goldfe.. must ever be
noted.
1.-The town, or rather beautiful lit
tie city of Goldfeld, is a marvel, and
if all the facts of it's inception, pro-
gress and general appearance today
were written up the story would not
be credited, but, after making the
acquaintance of the men and women
who have accomplished the making of
this marvel, one is convinced that moth
ing would be too formidable for them
to undertake.
81 would like to name a few to
whom am under obligations for one
of the most interesting and enjoyable
visits of my life, but there are too
many.
"With the exception of the many
charming ladies l met at the queen s
ball, / saw nothing on my trip so
pleasing to the eye as the big, strong,
permanent lodges of high-grade ore.
q trust that what / have said will
not be regarded as booming anything;
first, because | have always been a
loser by being o~ver-cautious, and sec
ondly, because both the people and
the mines of these districts are 1T
without the slightest necessity of be-
ing doomed by an outsider.
Zone of the main objects of my
visit was to interview the various SUI
perintendents of Goldfeld as to the
prospects of securing their product
for the mint in this city. While the
mint is receiving a considerable guam
tity of the bullion from the southern
country, the mint officials feel that if
the product of the adjacent country
were to come here the sphere of opera
tions. might become broadened. A
large amount of bullion-more per-
haps than comes here-now goes to
other places. That this should not be
the case is the opinion of those con
versant with conditions. Bullion de-
posted at any institution other than
a mint must necessarily pay the mint
charges (Which are the same the
United States over), in addition to the
charges imposed by such a. i%nstitu-
ton, which makes a double charge on
the owner of the bullion for converting
his bullion into coin of the realm
Our local mint has quite a reputa-
tlon for prompt and accurate returns.
Under Mr.. Colcord s administration,
returns on c~onsignments are invari-
ably made the same day as the bullion
is received. This is much more
prompt than any other institution on
the coast. A considerable saving can
also be made OF expressage, as the
government pays the expressage from
Carson to San Francisco.
lhe News is happy to state that
Governor Colcord met with consider
able encouragement in his quest for
bullion. We see no good reason why
the immense amount of bullion now
produced in Nevada should not find
its way to the local mint in view of
the advantages which are offered, and
in this manner help the upbuilding of
both our capital city and state.