The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-07-28
REBUILDING O
Fire Swept Section Arising From Their
Ashes.

1t seems almost incredible to recent
arrivals in Goldfeld that the city was
scourged less than three weeks ago
by a fire in which the property loss ex-
ceeded $l25, 000, so quickly has the dew
astated area been cleared of debris and
the erection of new buildings been
started. In all portions of the flame
swept section, which extends from Col
umfia avenue on the west to Fifth av-
enue on the east, and from Ramsey
street on the north to Myers street on
the south, houses are being constructed
with a rapidity little short of marvel
Gus. The new structures in most in
stances are larger and more p~retentious
than those which withered into ashes
beneath the searching flames on July
8, and are more in keeping with the
growth and Importance of the camp.
The entire tract is dotted with tenn
porary residences and business houses,
but these are fast giving place to per
manent blocks and cosy homes.
reconstruction work on the Hotel
Nevada, the largest and most important
building in the path of the flames, is
to he started in the immediate future.
and reliable information impaired to
a representative of the News, warrants
the statement that within the next ten
days a force of men will be engaged
in relaying the foundation. i. l.. Pat
rick, president of the company which
financed the hotel enterprise, is expect
ed home from San Francisco not later
than Monday next and Immediately on
his arrival a new hotel company will be
organized, a new board of directors
elected and officers appointed. All of
the members of the old corporation
have subscribed for stock in the new,
and a number of other gentlemen of
means are also interested in the enter
prise. Wednesday H. w. Boyer, who
holds the lease on the proposed hotel,
went over the plans and specifications
with the architect and as soon as Mr..
Patrick returns they win be submitted
for his approval. The new structure
will contain a number of features not
included in the former building but
save for an enlargement of the room
ing capacity, the plans are unchanged
except in a few minor details. The
new building will cost approximately
800 900, an increase over the former
of about $4,000. The hackers of the
enterprise are confident, however, that
the Importance of the camp warrants
the additional expenditure and are san
guine the venture will he a financial
success.
The building boom is by no means
confined to the area RACED by the fire,
but is in evidence in all sections of the
city. Naturally, the principal business
section is receiving the greater atten-
ton, but that area is extending SO rap
idly it is almost impossible to define
its dimensions. The most important
building in the course of construction
ON the chief business street is the Nix
ON block, at the corner of Ramsey and
Main streets. This building occupies
a site 50x125 feet in dimensions, cost
ing $10,500. United States Senator
Nixon is the owner of the property.
The structure is of stone, quarried in
close proximity to Goldfeld, and when
completed will have cost, exclusive of
site, $4,000. September l is the date
set for its occupancy.
West of the city quite a settlement
is s~pringing up in the vicinity of the
site of the depot of the railroad com-
pany. The piers for the depot building
are now being laid and next week work
will be started on the su~per-structure.
Other buildings in the course of con-
struction in that section are a hotel, a
large rooming house, to be devoted to
the use of the railway employees, and
many cottages.
Over at Columbia the people are re-
covering from the effects of their re-
cent $4,000 fireworks display in
which gasoline was such an important
factor. They are now engaged in re-
building that portion of the city and
are erecting many substantial business
houses and residences. G. X. Jarvis,
one of the heaviest losers in the conia-
grafton, says that his frm-Coburn &
Jarvis-were preparing to rebuild and
that it was the intention to erect a
building in every way superior to the