The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-31
OOLDFIELD SIFTINOS.
By WILLARD PACKARD HATCH.

whist, but it should have been writ
ten, "Whistv" inasmuch as that word
is often, as in this case, the prelude
for some of the t~iercest of ghost
stories. One of the sentences shot
like an arrow into the sky deserves
quotation, "Where in the realms of
the infinite, which is but a concate-
nation of imaginative propaganda,
born with the inception of thought
i'm the mind of the smallest child, can
be unearthed the tenuous tendril that
holds like the heart grip of a baby's
hand If the elephants tail had only
been longer" Mr.. Perry is quoted
as the author of the above
Monday night the Eagles gave a
smoker. 1t went, as the lady of the
talons never fails to go, swiftly,
straight to the mark, and true.
Everyone had a good time and told
everyone else so. But this is a secret,
just outside the door, stood Voorhees,,
marking time with his hand, What's
up" he was asked. Just then a
burst of laughter came from the hall
and he waved his hand again franti-
cally. "Gou see. it's this way he
said, "Detch il making a talk, and |
am out here counting the roars of
laughter, the speech is ten minutes
long and there ought to be by my
reckoning just - roars. for every
o a over the number | get the
drinks, and for every one under |
buy When seen the next day
Voorhees, was enthusiastic. ut
worked fine" he said, there were
81 roars, and | enjoyed myself
Defined veins and telluride ores
have been found at the bottom of a
3O0-foot shaft, and prove beyond the
shadow of a doubt that Goldheld is
to be one of the great producing
mining camps OF the age.
10 Carroll is down at Beatty, which
city he describes as well watered,
well grassed, and well fed. \ map
of the district will be out in Il week
or so. "The Lidge Harris company
have the blue ledge from m end to
the other, and another shift has been
added to their present force. The
shoshone for a 80 days of active work
shows up a wonderful proposition.
OilSllIdl DulilIoS, lidHictoh 'hu
Denver claims are fast coming in as
Mines
Both the Shoshone and the Haz-
Teton have enough milling ore in
sight to keep a hundred stamps
dropping day and night. Beatty has
water besides the natural down grade
from all producing mines. Mills
are the only salvation for this dis
trict because they will derive the
only monies for the further develop
ment work of the many good pros
poets that have been opened up
1t is reported that Judge Davidson
is eating a Tenderloln steak every
night for dinner.
The Chamber of Commerce reports
"a f%irc-eating meeting last Friday.
Goldield is to have a minstrel
show. All the talent in town is to
be pressed into service. Ben Rosen-
thai is looking afterdetails and prom
ises 10 present the, Doctor in a
Ballet Dress. Even the performers
are to be charged for the privilege
of performing. the hall is to be rem
free, and all the proceeds 90 to the
fire fund.
The secretary of the press club
came home to find his door open, a
small library beneath the under
sheet of his bed, a pan of water over
the inner door, and an affectionate
note ui greeting and farewell upon
the table. Long live friendship,
Which i"rgive~ all things, and enjoys
most Il joke upon itself.