The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-07-14
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field the old camp of Lida is being re-
suseitated and promises to disappoint
the doutting Thomases. An entirely
new district has been discovered with
in the past three months called Silver
Bow, situated 40 miles east Of Tono-
pah. Zeb Kendall informed Mr.. Cas-
per that pay ore had been found right
near the surface, rich in gold and sill
yer and similar TO the Touopah ores.
One ledge OF the surface is from two
to three feet wide and averages from
5000 to $500 per ton. The district is
said to have both wood and water in
abundance. Mr.. Kendall also said that
the May Queen, situated near the
Sandstone, was looking well and max
ing regular shipments.
The Kawieh district, 60 miles south
east of Goldicld, is holding its own
end ore specimens from there showed
free gold in abundance.
GoLDFTELD'S POPULATION. -.
The town of Goldfeld is being built
up in a most substantial manner. 1t
boasts of a population of 5000 or 1000,
nothing hut sagebrush and the only
living thing an occasional jack rabbit
or a. band of wild horses, today there
are handsome stone and frame build
ings which have beer built to stay. 1t
has one of the best weekly newspapers
in the United States, edited by James
tious work has done much to make the
town and camp. There is no question
about the future of Goldfeld district.
1t is all right!
BULLFROG COUNTRY.
Seventy miles south is what is known
as the Bullfrog country. Less than a
year ago there were not more than a
dozen people within a radius of so
miles-today there are several thou
sand and the towns of Buiifrog, Rhyo-
lite and Beatty are bustling, active
places. All this is due to the discovery
of the Original Bullfrog mine, which,
as usual, was the result of accident.
On the 10th of August last "Shorty"
Harris and Ed Cross, who had been at
the Keane Wonder mine in the Funeral
range, started on a tramp for Gold
fold. They were obliged to cross the
desert to Buck Springs where they
carnped several days and in prospect
ing about they found this valuable
mine. The finding of the Shoshone-
Montgomery, too, was the result of an
accident. f. A. Montgomery, known
all over the desert as "Bob,' and who
had spent 20 years in knocking about,
employed a Shoshone Indian known as
'fJohnnie,' to make some locations
for him during the fall Of last year.
Among other locations the Indian loca-
ted the Shoshone. Prospecting wa
done in various places but no assays
to exceed SO were found until Al.
James, an Arizona prospector, happen
ed to find a pay shoot. Instead of GO
ing to some one with means to pur-
chase the property, which could have
been had for less than $4,000, he went
to the owners, Montgomery and Ed
wards, and on the promise of showing
them where the values were he secured
an interest which he has since sold for
a competency. Today the mine could
not be bought for 100000, and it is
questionable whether any mining man,
no matter what his experience, has ever
seen so rich a surface prospect as the
Shoshone is, and the most remarkable
thing about it all is the values increase
as depth is attained. This is bound to
become one Of the famous mines Of the
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