The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-12-22
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GoLDFIELD THE GREAT
From a Desert Waste to a Mighty Mod
ern Camp

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To tell the story of Goldfeld's
growth in 1905 would need a swiftsr
pen than mine and to forecast its flu
ture, one possessed with the gift Of
prophecy. Goldfeld's pace has been a
swift one and the world marvels at it.
Its future promises even more.
No Christmas bells pealed forth glal
tidings three years ago where Gold
field now stands. 1t was a barren desert
waste, disturbed only by the howl of
the coyote. One lone tent stood nelr
the Sandstone mine. The Christmas
following, 1908, found about one hun
dred and fifty people scattered about
the present site of the city, all in tents
with the exception of two small frame
buildings-about that time, the Com
bination commenced to send its riches
to market. The ~leasers on the January
mine followed with shipments in Feb
ruary, the Florence in May and the
Jumbo in July. The ores were hauled
by wagon over about s~ixty-fve mil ss
to Candelaria and then to the shelters
by a narrow gauge road-its traffic al
ready congested by the heavy ship
ments from Tonopah. 1t took weeks to
get returns from the shelters and bust
ness necessarily dragged. June, 1904,
found the camp with about 1000 in-
habitants, but as it's wonderful wealth
became known and the railroad was
completed to Tonopah, thirty miles
away, a rush to the ~diggings CON-
menced that has had few equals. At
established a city of tents with thoI-
sands of people when the year 1905 WIS
ushered in.
During the year buildings have
sprung up on every hand as if by
magic. Stone blocks that would be a
credit to any city have been erected at
costs from $4,000 20 $4,000, and the
amount of lumber put into buildings
during the year is measured by the
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gold for the year approximates $1,000
600, and of the camp to date S $1,000, 900,
and the work of the past year has been
hampered by many adverse circum-
stances. Most Of the leases expired in
January and when the companies took
possession of their properties they
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worked systematically, and to secure
that end has taken months of labor.
Most of them are now in good shape to
render a good account.
The Hwild-catting'' companies have
disposed of large blocks of stock, which
has hurt companies with promising
properties in the promotion of their
claims. The organization of the Gold
field Mining Exchange, with a. member
snip of ffty-will remedy many SUCH
troubles, as it will endeavor to give m
vestors honest reports upon all promo
tions in the camp. The exchange Will
be a great factor in the upbuilding IF
Goldfeld. The Bullfrog stampede an
the spring took hundreds of people
from Goldfeld and thousands of dollars
of it's capital, and the advent of the
railroad dispersed an army of teamsters
and animals, which greatly affected the
business Of the camp. Dissatisfaction
with the freight rates has kept from
shipment thousands of tons of ore and
yet under all these circumstances, the
town stands u%nequalled in its growth,
unparalleled in it's gold output for the
term of it's existence.
-Four custom mills and one company
mill have been erected during the past
year and all are successfully treating
the ores of the camp. The Goldfeld
Mining company, Florence, Jumbo and
Red Top companies will erect mills to
treat their ores during the coming year
and before another Christmas time
comes around will be attacking their
immense low grade reserves. 1t is not
these companies alone, or the presen.
shippers, that have ore blocked out for
future treatment. Nearly every ledge
opened in the camp discloses ore with
milling values and every day is now
putting in sight thousands of tons for
future treatment and this is being dom
over an area of about fifteen square
miles. In these deposits lie the great
future of the camp and as l said, it
needs a more prophetic pen than mine
to foretell its future. From my knowl-
edge, though, of the physical conditions
of the mines of the camp, I am satisfied
that the year 1906 will be the banner
year of the camp. It's production will
be increased, new discoveries will be
made and Christmas, 1906, will find
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