The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-03-17
OOLDFIELD SETTINGS.
BY WILLARD PACKARD HATCH.

owned all the land there also owned
most of the ground at Bullfrog and
simply traded in for the land that he
had previously sold at Amargosa.
A strike has been made by Doc
O'Toole, who says that while he was
in the territory prospecting all he
had to eat was the big lizards of
southern Nevada. He claims that
their flesh is as white as snow and as
palatable as the propelling legs of the
green-backed frog. He adds that one
must be careful, however, and not
get hold of a ella monster by mis-
take, and says that the way to tell
one OF the latter is by the little knobs
on his back. Pleasant, isn't it?
The rich ore of the Original Bull
frog is of medium blue color ,and is
embedded in snow-white quartz. Lit
tie beads of yellow standing out
against the dark background mark
the gold.
The southern part of Nevada is on
fire. All about Goldfield, south, and
east, and southwest, new strikes are
being made one after the other. The
loose population is kept running from
one place to another. They are going
it continually with mules and burros,
anything in fact which has life.
A Jenny" being MIXED on the
main street attracted a crowd all one
afternoon. Her owner claimed that
she had given birth to a colt which
is now four months and a half old.
1t was also stated that this was the
second case on record.
Milton NJ. Detch, lawyer; Todd G.
Woodwork, general manager OF the
New Western Reduction company;
Marvin Ish, promoter, and Doctor
Turner, seemed to be the prime NOV
ers in the enterprise which hired an
immense wagon and an orchestra,
the ever busy Marine brothers, and
spent the better part OF a night driv-
ing from house to house and serenad-
ing their friends. The serenaders
attained the proportions of a mob
at one time during the evening, but
as the hands of the clock touched the
smaller numbers, it gradually dwin-
died, until, at 4 a. m. n solitary
voice was heard melting away in the
distance, singing that old sweet mel
ody, 81 Was Seeing Nellie Home"
Mr.. Tobin OF the Denver realty
firm of the same name, lately gave a
dinner to his friends to talk over
prospects in the south. There was
so much to eat that there was not a
great deal of talking done, but never
theless the object OF the meeting was
accomplished, and everybody was
soon going south. Item: There
ten different brands of liquors and
cordials also present at the dinner.
There have been three cases of late
where men who have really needed
the food have been grub-staked and
sent out, and when they have finally
succeeded in locating something good,
have tried to do those who staked
them dirt.
Goldfeld has broken the record as
an example OF an orderly mining
camp. No one is Dragging without
touching wood, but either the time
has not come or else it has arrived
and passed and no one has known it.
There has lately been much discus
sion among mining papers in regard
to the advisability Of owners without
the present funds to develop their
property leasing it out. A great
many have taken the stand that no
leasing should be done. However
the best of the journals put them
selves on the side of leasing, and
without question. Ii it had not been
proven rue that Goldfeld veins are
lasting, there might have been reason
for hesitancy in Goldfeld, in lieu OF
the fact that so many good values are
found on the surface.