Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-05
STIRRING TINES
At SEARCHLIGHT
SPEEDY DEVELOPMENTS IN A
RICH GOLD CAMP
Touch Of the Magic Wand Felt In
Southern Nevada-8oo Lots In
ormond Addltlon-Pro-
noter's Plans

Pursuant to a policy of aggressive.
ness that has always characterized the
operations of the II. II. McCord COM
many. who are the new owners of Or
mond townsite in Searchllght, the SOO
odd lots in this addition will soon be
disposed Of An agency force numDer-
ing fifty people are already in the neld,
and the effects of their work are shown
by the fact that twenty actual sales
have already been made.
The original scale of prices that was
set by Mr. McCord at the time OF MS
purchase of this property is destined
TO soon become stale, for the demand
that has resulted from the work al
ready done has convinced Mr.. McCord
that the lots will bring great deal
more money than he at first figured on
Touch Of Magic Wand
In an interview Mr.. McCord said
"That Searchlight will outstrip GOLD
field and Tonopah in so far as the price
of her business and residence prop
erty is concerned Is as certain In my
estimation as the fact that the mines
of Searchlight are sure to exceed IN
extent and richness those of any other
Nevada camp.
"At a no distant date I expect lots
on Hobson street to be selling for
$4,000, and there are corners in the
Orrond addition for which / would
not take $4,000. Don't inSinuate that
I am extravagant in my statements,
for the future of Searchlight Is the
brightest of any mining camp in Amer
lea today.
Just stop and reflect how Goldfeld
has grown from q field of sage brush
inhabited by coyotes and jack rabbits
to desert metropolis in less than three
years. Sorry. indeed, was the looks Of
Goldfeld when the first prospectors
camped on it's present site and took
out their bacon and beans and sat
down to light the fire for their supper
At that time the assets of Goldfield
so far as any one knew. consisted of
n number of square miles. of practical
ly worthless desert to which might be
added the meager belongings of the
discoverers. But like the touch of a
magic wand the discovery Of gold
transformed the desert into an open
sesame for tens of thousands of Ar
gonauts. and soon the sound of a
thousand hammers was heard in the
streets and the city grew as if by
magic.
Work for Two Thousand People
"Just exactly the same conditions
that dictated the destinies of Goldield
are DTeStllL mere III otrtI ClllAS III anu al {
now exerting their force and power
in building UP this town into a metrop-
oils of 10000 people, possessed of all
the modern conveniences of an eastern
city.
'I expect to see 1000 men employed
in these mines inside of the next year,
and l expect to see more ore shipped
out over the Barnwell branch than
goes out over any piece of railroad
track in tho United States of the same
length Where nine stamp mills now
grind the ores of the district. I expect
to see twenty-five such plants in less
than eighteen months. Where two
hotels now supply the wants of Wis
tors to your camp, 1 expect to see no
less than five laree. pretentious hos
telries built here before December.
nm already having plans drawn for one
that I intend to build in the Ormond
addition. and I promise to the citi-
zens of Searchlight and the visitors
within it's gates to provide as perfect
service as is obtainable anywhere"