The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1907-10-19
TONOPAH ENTHUSIASTIC IN
SPITE OF DEPRESSION

Tonopah. Oct. 1s.-This has been
al exceedingly busy week In Tonopah.
and enthusiasm In the midst of the gen.
eral depression was the interesting fea-
ture of this part Of Tonopah's history.
There Is a movement afoot to exploit
Manhattan. and the people of his camp
are getting behind the northern camp on
the proposition that what helps any dis
trict In southern Nevada helps the par
ent camp. The movement was started
but II has widened In its scope until
the Tonopah-Manhattan Promotion COM
mittee of Tonopah Is ready to stand be-
hind any camp that IL tributary TO It.
Committees have been from here to
Manhattan. and committees nave come
here from Manhattan; there have been
conferences as to how best to exploit
the northern camp. and a plan OF cam
paign has been decided upon. the details
Of which will b. filled out by the special
committees. On Wednesday a commit
tee OF ~Tonopahans returned here from
Manhattan. and they brought with them
ore from various properties oc the
camp. 1t was the richest looking rock
that has been seen here since the early
days of the Mohawk boom. The gold
fairly spanked In the rock. and when
wet the ore looked like a handsome orn-
ament in a jewelry store. II looked like
old times in Tonopah. for everybody was
out marveling at the specimens, and the
feverish feeling of a boom was In the
air.
This may sound strange In times like
these when the money valuts of the east
are securely locked against investment;
but there is plenty of money that is not
so ~safeguarded. and IL the capital that
is loose could be brought into contact
with sights like these. and h go
further and look into the mines. there Is
no doubt that investment woul speed
lily follow. 1t is human nature to
gamble. but when the gambler sees the
game going against him all the time he
will turn away finally and seek other
methods OF speculation. This Is what
has happened in the east and In other
financial centers. They have had enough
of the s~o-called industriais. and realized
that there is not a chance to win. Men
of capital follow one another like sheep,
and when one starts the rest follow in
his lead.
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made. There has been considerable
loosening up for mine investment out
side of that which Is controlled by Wall
street. Capital has been finding Its way
into Manhattan; not generally. but in
spots. and It has been started In the d.
rection of other places contiguous to
Tonopah. History will repeat itself, and
the big finds that are now being male
cannot but be productive of another
boom. Investments are being made In
the Goidreef and the Klondyke country.
one eight and the other fourteen miles
to the south Of us.
silver Bow, sixty miles to the east
of us. has opened up some very high
grade ore, and there Is a move in that
direction. A great number of Tonopah
people are interested in h camp.
which, 1t will be remembered. had be-
gun to boom two years ago. when the
rush to Manhattan was started, and all
other interests were forgotten. Silver
Bow seemd to have died a-borning. and
very little has been done there up to a
few months ago. The Catlin group was
bought by Tonopah parties. and work
was Immediately begun In opening up
a body of milling ore. Silver Bow is an
ideal camp for a mill. The new owners
of the Catlin developed a ledge which
went 800 to the ton. not very rich ore
for that country. situated as 1t is now.
but n wonderful output with mills In
sight.
Encouraged by the showing of the
Catlin, three Swedes from Tonopah got
$500 together and secured a long lease
on the Silver Bow Bell. adjoining the
Catlin. 1t was on this lease that the
rich strike was made. II reports are to
be credited the Swedes have now over
a hundred thousand dollars worth of ore
sacked for shipment. One thing Is
known, and that is that they have re-
fused 800. 900 in cold cash for their
lease. which has IS months to run Now