The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-11-24
JUMPERS SHOULD BE JUDGED

An s,ademic # lot jumping broke nut in eoldheld, this week, Tue to the
publication in ma a loo n papsr Of w q .P pSeUass1 AS do til a's jumpers jumpers !" pneniz had
located hi ground between Goldfeld and Columbia, a few years ago IS a .pac
te ground M the differences between Phenix ant the squatters were taken into
court Finally many OF tn squatters peu.l loa . su anu tSet ths erMdo VAS not
being used for placer mining but was being parceed out in town lots as real es
70 ens IL u at. Sypir u ounsite The ground. b action of the department having
Goldfeld, but it is understood that the foregoing is the purport of its contents
,t ;nmpinr campMgn on the part Of the riffraff of Goldfeld. They did not
condne their activities to the Phenix ground, practically all that ws covered
by the departments order. but got over onto the Goldfeld placer, on which the
main part Of Godfed is located, and many of the most valuable lots in town.
VIM .s mps "sts ~ these ssouatters either thought tn government
order embraced all the placer ground hereabout, including the Goldfeld placer
the Government, respecting the Goldfeld placer, and had determined % take Joss
esaon Of the ground al. aa Ina hae 1.-THE the Advantage ayantas III IN oc case 1 ne pnssn. dom ,e sG az as
this proceeding has just been begun, it will be a long time before it will reach a
In III meantime, the citizens of Godfed should protect the real owners of
this ground in their rights. A consideration passed in tn transfer of every lot
Oh the Goldhed placer, and many of these otsh have changed hands a number of
times, and have reached a very valuable figure. Most of the town LOTS O. the
eny in good faith, and with the intention of erecting improvements thereon. In
fact in I'M cases,t the lumber vas actually n the ground The jumping of such
possibly Law smts, t the annoyance not only # the persons directly involved, but
of every owner # property O. the Goldfeld townste. We believe that it is taken
for granted that the GoMfed News is published in the best interests of the camp
and wouda advocate nothing that is not within the rights of tn citizens o. this
community, or for its best good; but We say it with full knowledge of the posi-
warranted in moving upon these squatters, dispos@ssing them of the ground
which they jumped, and running them nut of town at the muzzle # a gun They
protection, but for the good nam ant future welfare of the camp. People who
int this lamp to invest their money and build up the community, must
Only a year or more ago, lot jumpers were given a pretty severe lesson. and we
pursuits as to forget the common interests of the community al large.
OF course, there is no reason or anxiety or the part of those who hold i'm,
receive deeds from the locatos If thu placer be vacdeda and the land revert to
improved ground will be issued to the occupant thereof, direct by the government
So in any event the owner of improved property will be protected and will event
But this is not the point, entirely, that we are driving at. We must protect
us. get a title They bought thsr1 LOTS n good % fn aMh and ad p a' t hu b hrd resi- Sash III
and no thief should be permitted to steal them, more than to plumber a house or a
store and we mistake the temper of this community if it will stand for such in
fernal business.