Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1906-12-28
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Conditions in southern Nevada are alb
normal, and once more especially is
that the case with Goldfeld. Before
the great Mohawk strike. which set
the country aflame, business in Gold
field was pursuing an even tenor, the
railroads were handling traffic reason
ably well, and although the town was
full of people, everyone was com.
fortably housed and there was plenty
to eat and drink. But as fall and win.
ter set in, the whole country seemed
to pour into Goldield, and just as the
storm of the past few days broke upon
the town, there was an influx of peo-
pie that fell upon Goldfield like a
swarming of bees. They poured in up
on town that was already full to
overlooking, and in the midst of as
fierce storm as ever swept the finty
wastes of Nevada desert. 1t was pit
iful and cruel, and, Of course, there
was suffering and sickness and death.
There have been many deaths in
Goldfield the past month or two, more,
perhaps, than people generally know
about; but they have not been in such
numbers as have been reported. The
death rate during the worst Of this
prevailing storm has averaged not
more than four per day, as against 20,
as reported. At one time there were
IA bodies at the morgue, but that GOV.
cred the mortality for several days.
But these deaths did not result from
any inherent viciousness or depravity
of the climate. Nevada's climate, on
the whole, compares very favorably
with that of Colorado, famed the world
over for its salubrity. The trouble at
this particular time, was that the peo-
pie were not prepared for such a
sharp storm, and there were more peo-
pie than accommodations. Exposure
resulted, either self-imposed or una
voidable, and with hospitals full and
no other haven for the sick to be
nursed back into health, many deaths
naturally resulted. But in many cases,
death was traceable to reckless ex-
posture Or loose habits of life.
! Some of our many visitors seemed
to think the people of Goldfield were
to be held responsible in some way
for their discomforts, as if they had
been invited here to great circus,
adrift without shelter or other enter
tainment. In fact, several informal in
dignatiOn meetings were held, encOur-
aged by the hysteria of "tenderfOot"
newspaper, to denounce the people of
Goldfield for not having built hotels
and fine restaurants for them, as if
all that the pioneers came here for
was to discover a gold camp and build
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ing. With all respect to these, our
new-found friends, we beg to say that
the pioneers of this camp came into
this desert to mine. They were min
ers, and not hotel keepers. They did
not come to build a tropical garden, or
a summer resort, nor have they ever
advertised this camp as such. They
were no more under obligations to d.
vert their money intended for mining
to the building of hotels and other util-
tiles. than the preachers to build brew
cries. 1t simply was not in their line.
But hotels were built, and good ones
too. but unfortunately, they burned
down. Now. these self-same gentle.
men who have come here to speculate
in mining stocks and run newspapers
and things, have the same opportunity
W serve CuolT l0llOW mSu OI Tie 1uJuTe
Goldfield, as the old-timers had, and
they are under the same obligation to
turn in and spend their money build
ing hotels as were the pioneer miners
Some day in the future there may be
another storm, and there may be more
people than accommodations. Get tt
work, gentlemen. It makes no differ
ence what your occupation. or how yor
want to use your money. 1t is thu
way you ought to use it, for in time
the tenderfeet may "cuss" you, too
for the lack of hotel facilities and bat
weather.
In the meantime, however, thu
storm will blow over, new railroads
will be built, more homes and hotel'
will go up, the water and sewer sys
TENS will be completed, the freigh
question will solve itself, and we will
all be happy again. Let US be thank
full it is no worse, and try to cultivate
the spirit and fortitude of the pioneer
of Goldfeld, and thus help in contrib
uting our part, to the making of tn
greatest gold camp on the foot stoo
of the Almighty.-Goldfield News.
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