The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1906-07-21
THE 1EAsER IN aoLDF1ELD

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aoldhad is a camp of leasew; the leasers are making the camp while the
camp On the other hand, is making the leasers.
There are more paying leases under operation in aoldheld today than In any
other mining camp m the continent and the returns from these producers are
uniformly large.
without bearing upon the question of the general policy of the leasing
system as operated in Goldheld, it may be said that If it were t fr Inc leasers
aoldaeld would be a comparatively quiet camp today operations being confined
Daisy and Mohawk would still be unexplored territory; Auanta's splendid acre.
age would be idle and a score of other properties lying dormant that are low
making the camp the talk of the entire mining world
From the very beginning, leasing in Godfed has paid lar beyond the most
sanguine expectations of those who braved the hardships Of the desert Inc ore
Law ON h surface awaiting but the hand OF the man who had the temeity to
drill holes and blast the rock. A shipment once made to tn OUTSIDE meHers
receipts, bringing about the natural result that more holes were dug, more labor
Leasing al conducted today is as far different from that of a short Is months
~ as al automobile is from the oldfashioned stage coach. Where formerly a
few miners would combine cooperating to develop a piece Of mining ground dig
gng and sacLing the orew with their hands, today leases are operased ON q
large SCALE and in SON instance by incorporated companies Machinery Of the
most modern type is installed, numerous small buildings and oftentimes neatly
painted dwellings for the wners ire erected. Bookkeepers CASHIERS N I'm
keepers ire kept busy day and night
millions of dollars are involved. Everything is done on the largest scale i'm
aginable There is n stnting of money. THAT the gold is not increasing in
their m object is to get the ore off for the smster. 'orei oel' is the %
tinual cry. "aet it out; our time is limited
So hot is the chase easerst take exra precautions and spend large SUI that
the ore production is not retarded by unforeseen accidents Many have installed
pumps, hdsts, engines and other necessary machinery in duplicate SO that in case
Of > break down the broken part can be Immediately replaced without causing
any delay With them time is money Every labor saving device known 70 the
science IF mining is sought and purchased Immediately its worth become known
One of Goldfad's most notable sights at the present time is the scene of
activity around the Mohawk and Combination leases With the railroad winding
its way between the various shafts and towering dumps m huge unael,ns
Combination stamp mill OF me side and the new Jumbo mill high upon tn ridge
above. it is perhaps not remarkable that strangers often stop in amazement and
ask: .Ts it possible? Has all this been accomplished in two years?'
Nor do they see onehalf of the work that has been done. There are no signs
They do not see nile of underground drifts and cosscuts with the huge cavern
like chambers where the ore las been extracted. IL that is visible are n
scores of huge derricklke hosts with the everlasting din of hosting machinery
Hundreds Of mel are scuryng to and fro in their tasks, scores OF loaded Ind
empty wagons are on the go to and from railroad or mill.
Those who stop to reflect that the cost OF all this labor means the expenditure
of thousands of dollars per day. comprehend to a degree the millions Il dollars
that must be produced.
Such is the rapid progress being made by ieasers in the developing of the
rircs and The acquisition of wealth that it has become a conmo saying that
Goldfeld is today making more mflionahes than any other section in the country
considering its size and population. Already a score of m n who came to Gold
field two years ago with scarce dollar, are rated closet the million dollar mark
Some it is acknowledged have exceeded that amount. Invariably thesefo fortunes
have been made in whole or in part from fortunate leasing and for that reason
the term. Godfed leaser, has become synonymous with wealth. Goldfeld leasers
have justly earned the reputation If being the builders OF the camp Many wen
posted local mining men are emphatic in stating that even now, while Gohheld is
in the full enjoyment Of exceptional prosperity, it can deservedly give credt fr
that prosperity to the leasers
From the time, two years ago, when "January" Jones made his first henom
N high grade leasing shipments from the January mine, which startled he
mining world and drew the influx Of adventures from all parts # thu world, n
til 10Y when a network Of railroad spurs 10 the various shafts is being rapidly
completed, the leasing industry has never fra an instant waned today there
are more leases under operation and a greater n more profitable production
than at any other time in the history of the camp.