The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-24

Men Rush in and Rush Out Again
to Get More
Money.
POSTAL FACILITIES NEEDED
GREAT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
YOUNG MEN.

Galdfeld, New, Jan. 21-The story
telegraphed to certain eastern papers
to the effect that this camp had been
depopulated because of the great rush
to the new camp at Manhattan is a
ridiculous canard Not more than 500
have gone from Goldfeld so far, though
it is quite possible that another thou
sand viii join the stampede before the
month is up. Those who are going
from here are for the most part min
ers, prospectors and camp followers
who have not been able, or who have
been unwilling, to find employment
There are still approximately 10000
people here, and the camp was never
more prosperous. People at a distance
do not all understand that Goldfield is
now the commercial center of the
whole southern Nevada district, and
that whatever helps the district helps
Goldheld.
Goldfield mine owners were the first
to appreciate the possibilities of Man
haitian and many of them have al
ready acquired claims there. The pro-
motion business and the business of
financing the large corporations which
Will develop Manhattan mines and 9TH
eT industries incident to a new city viii
be transacted at GOldfeld for some
time to come, at least.
Postoffice Facilities Needed.
There are no facilities for transact
ing this immense business at the new
camp. The postOffice itself, one of the
most important adjuncts to business,
is now little better than "a crossroads
Office in Indiana, and it is next to inn
possible to receive a letter from or
send letter to, that point, and 1t will
take long months to adjust the diff
Guilty.
The unusual situation demands i'm
mediate action on the part of con-
gTess as was recommended in the an
nual report of the postmaster general.
An emergency appropriation should be
made so that the privileges of the
postal service might be given the thou
sands Of American citizens going to
make their homes in a new mining
camp. The n ,er not only interests
the people Of the camp, but many thou
sands more over The country who re-
Qure TO communicate with those on the
ground.
Travel between Goldfeld and Man
haitian is heavy both ways. 1t has
been observed that those who go in to
the new camp do not stop long. They
all rush out to get more money and
then rush back. A season of mad spec
ulation has set In, and speculation not
only in mining properties, but in town
lots. in transportation of supplies and
all the mercantile pursuits.
A Typical Experience.
Ben RosenthaI, the Goldfeld drug
gist, had an experience which is typi-
cal. When the news of the wonderful
strikes commenced to come so fast,
Mr.. Rosenthal recognized the ear
marks of authenticity and Joined the
caravan headed that way. He imme-
diately decided to open up drug store
at Manhattan, and his first move on ar
irving in camp was to purchase a town
lot upon which to build the store. The
question was, where to buy? The
town was then spreading out along the
main canyon in which the discoveries
were made, but this canyon is several
miles long and no one knew where the
main business portion of the camp
would eventually be- Where a great
many thought it would be lots had
jumped in price from 800 to SO, 900 and
$4,000, the highest recorded price a
week ago, and ROsenthal did not want
to pay the prices asked.
He finally purchased several lots in
different out-of-the-way places at
prices ranging from 800 to $500, and
then proceeded to Goldfield for the
purpose of rushing the transportation
of building material and his supply of
drugs. Since arriving here he has had
word from the representative he left in
Manhattan saying he was offered 1900
for one lot, and high prices for all the
rest. ROsenthal is now considering
whether to install his drug store and
trust TO doing a large and profitable
business in the months TO come, or to
sell out his lots and take his profits
from that transaction.
This is a true story and, as stated,
it is typical. Hundreds of similar
stories emanate from the boom every
day, and it is a saying in camp that
the man that cannot succeed in max
ing money now has no call to live.
HE is a dead one"
Opportunities For Young Men.
Opportunities like these account for
the boom and give promise that Man
haitian will be a city Of at least 10000
people within a few months. The
wonder is that more men-especially
young men-do not come west. Gree
lys aSvice is better today than when
it was given. Goldfeld and TOnOpah
business houses of all classes are in
need of help. BoOkkeepers and clerks
are particularly in demand. There are
a lot Of them here, but they are hard
! to keep, because every Tive one" soon
finds that the door of opportunity is
open wide and he can put his hands
to an hundred things and win out
The time is ripe now. 1t is noticed
that some writer's are telling what will
happen when spring opens up. Those
who wait until spring opens up will
| be only those who are in the habit of
locking the barn door after the horse
has been stolen. The early birds will
| catch the worms. There is snow on
the ground at Manhattan and the
weather is cold at the altitude. which
| is 5000 feet. No westerner hesitates
on that account. By the time pleas
ant weather sets i'm 100 square miles
OF mountains will be staked out in
claims. and properties that can now
be bought for little money will sell
for many thousands of dollars. 1t
was so at Goldfield; it was the way at