The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1905-10-03
HOW A CO.PARTNERSHIP
WAS FORMED
A San Francisco exchange of a few
days ago contained the following:

days ago contained the following:
made considerable money in the new
gold fields of Nevada are at the Palace
and ST. Francis hotels, having come
away from the intense heat of the
camps for a little of the cool air of San
Francisco.
Among them are some old partner
ships which have been very successful.
None of them Is older than that be-
tween young man named George
George s. Nixon. who is at present at
the Palace. About eight years ago
Wingfield walked into Nixon's bank in
Winnemucca.
"Will you give me SIS on that?' he
said to the banker, throwing on the desk
a diamond ring.
Nixon had never had any thought of
doing pawn brokers' business. but
there was something in the appearance
him. In the bankers mind was the
thought to have little fun with the
youth, but he never got beyond the sin
gle question:
How do / know that your diamond
$ worth $25?'
There's the rock. Loan or not; it's
up to you"
Quick as wink the other settled the
discussion.
The loan was made and then and
there the future United States Senator
had won the friendship and devotion of
George Wingfeld. nineteen years old.
with only diamond ring to show for
several years of roughing it in various
towns and camps in Nevada. Wingfield
was much of a gambler at that time.
He never made any pretense of any
hing else. but he was the kind of square
banker could rely upon, and in after
days. Nixon unquestionably and with
out regret backed Wingfield in various
enterprises that became enormously
successful.
For a few years winnemucca he'd
wingfield.
ronopah and he was off like a flash for
new prospects, novel experiences. any
thing out of the line of humdrum.
Nixon had staked him again and he
had $500 or s400 when he reached the new
camp.
Unknown to Nixon he set himself up
the Tonopah Club.
The touch of Midas was with him
from the start for that establishment
is said TO have netted him at least $780,,
900 annually in the five years of its ex-
Istence.
1t is the only enterprise that Wingfield
aas that Senator Nixon has never been
n partnership.
In the earliest days of his Tonopah
prosperity Wingfield. ever mindful of his
obligations, wrote to Nixon in Winnie
mucca, enclosing a check for $1,00.
Take out what owe YOU" he wrote
Enthusiastically, "and send me he
change. BY the way, you had better
come to this Tonopah country. There
is chance to make money"
Nixon went to Tonopah and prospered
wingfield had accumulated much real
estate and mining property there and
Nixon went in with him in everything.
Two anecdotes show how near they
were to the parting of the ways when
the gold discoveries were made at Gold
field less than two years ago. Ready to
was doing they took an option on sew
eral claims that were included in what
was known as the Grandpa group now
split up into such rich properties as the
Sandstorm, Columbia Mountain. May
Queen, Kendall, Nevada Boy and some
others.
1t was big group of undeveloped
claims and when the time came to take
up the option. Nixon did not think it
worth while to put in any more money.
The man who controlled the property
went to Tonopah about Christmas time,
and wingfield was there with the cash.
To Nixon he simply said: