The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-10-20
VISITORS VIEW OF aoLDFIELD
-comstocker's Impressions Of the Pros
porous Mining Town
Virginia City Chronicle

A Comstocker just returned from
.Goldfeld states that since the extern
sion of the railroad to that place, and
throwing out of the teaming outfits
business has been rather slack IN both
towns. but every one is confident that
with the opening of ore bodies times
will improve. At present there IS very
little travel to the Bullfrog country
and outside camps adjacent to Gold
field. When these camps begin to look
mn Goldfeld will feel the effects as 1t
is the natural Quitting point for all
southern points. The travel over the
railroad is about the same both ways,
and this has a tendency TO improve
business. as new money Is coming IN
continuously.
a former well known Comstoeker,
William Madden, is foreman OF the
Florence mine on which the Reilly
lease is worked. Reilly is now taking
out On an average 1,so0 sacks of ore
per day. each sack weighs ITO pounds.
On the 10th of the present month the
lease will expire and the company VIII
take charge and work it for its own
benefit. The company let 30 leases
to different parties on the Florence
ground.
The following Comstockers are now
located at Goldfeld, and prospecting:
McGinniss, who is running a draying
business; Attorney George ID. Pyne
has a flourishing legal business, and is
looked upon as one of the most promls-
ing LAWYERS in Goidfield. Warren Will
son is mixologist in one of the leading
cafes at a salary of So per day. The
recent hold-up at Goldfeld took place
in the saloon where he is employed, n
he missed the excitement by a few min
utes, as the new shift had just come to
work. Saloons in Goldfeld have no
locks on as the doors never close day
or night. Tom HALEY does a good
bushes in general merchandise, n
carries a large stock.
All passengers are hauled in BUSES
from the depot, about one mile from
the city. The charge is soc a passen-
ger. 1t was the intention of the rail-
road TO run the road into the
center of town, but a land grabber
named Phenix, whose wife recently
attempted to kill an imposing squatter,
refused to grant the right of way, and
one night in some mysterious way the
Il UOtDIA ItSlttCHCC WCht iitO ~
sisted bv a box of giant powder. At
present Mr.. Phenix is residing in a
California town where times are not
quite so strenuous.
The railroad automobiles put on be-
tween Tonopah and Goldfield up to the
present time are not a decided success.
On the trial trip they work to a charm,
but when they started to do business
the first day out one mixed up with .
locomotive, and its usefulness was soon
at an end. The other one, a part of the
gearing gave way, the Chauffeur lost his
head and failed to shut off steam, with
the result that ten passengers hit the
desert, and there is liability of several
suits for damages.
Ida is one of the most interesting
studies of the desert mining camp.
Prospectors find values at every point,
but for some reason the boom has not
reached there yet. The town is stu
ated in a pleasant valley surrounded
by mountains. Water is plentiful AMI
wood is cheap. At present the Florida
mine is in financial trouple, but 1T is
only temporary, as there is plenty Of
high grade ore in sight and a small
mill on the property.
In clearing out one of the dugouts, at
the Snowstorm mine near Ida, re-
ceipts were found showing the ship
ment of several hundred thousand dol
lars of gold from the placer mines at
.Tule canyon made by Cinnamon in
early times after white men had given
the placers up.
Tonopah presents a lively appear
ance. though claimed to be rather quiet
at present. Former residents of the
|Comstoek now in Tonopah are legion
and a factor in social, mining, financial
and business affairs. The buildings
now being erected there are a credit
to any city, and it is doubtful If any
place on the coast, outside of San
Francisco or Los Angeles, contains rs
fine looking business houses.
Sodaville is now a wrecked railroad
town. w. Stewart tried to stand up
the railroad company and force it to
pay 500, 900 for $25 worth of sage
brush land. The company moved the
telegraph office, station, buildings, etc.,
to Nina, and Soda is simply now d
whistling post.
Nina is the scene of great activity.
Large buildings, a round house and ma
chine shops are going up. The railroad
company will employ about 200 men
and the town will in a short time have
a population of over 1000 people.