The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1908-05-09

nv William p. De Wolf, Special Rep
~resentative of The News.)
Rawhide, New, May S.-Neariy ooo-
miners are working on the job in this
district. About one-half of the mum
Der are ~leasers, and are not, thereiore'
to be included in making estimate Oh
the mine payroll Of the camp. Eiimina1-
ing them from the figuring n there
remain approximately 250 men VINO are
delving in the auriferous hills for
daily wage of IS per capita THIS
means that the aggregate daily payroll
at the mines is in the neighborhood OF
Al. 5 or a total for the month OF $50,
500. IL also means that Rawhide has
the largest payroll of any camp in Ne.
vada with the exception of Goldheid
and Tonopah.
When is taken into consideration the
fact that the monthly expenditure for
mine supplies of various sorts, sucn
as timbers. powder, fuse and caps, VIII
probably treble the sum paid out In
wages 1t becomes apparent that there
il considerable more excuse for the
establishing of a town h size OF Raw
hide than is granted by the Hammer
faced Climb and the members of the
choir agnostic. Estimating the other
wage earners of the camp, of whatever
sort. as numbering 1,200-unquestion-
ably a most conservative estimate
and placing their remuneration at "
per day. the minimum scale here, ana
it becomes evident that the toilers In
this section of rejuvenated Nevada, ex'
| elusive of the miners, are receiving
zach day in the aggregate So,ooo
Jumping their earnings each MOTH at
$1SO.OO0, and adding thereto the s3',
500 paid to the miners each thirty days
and the total reads very much like
monthly payroll of approximately
| $217. 500. Backed up by this favorable
| showing, Rawhide residents feel thai
they have right to be proud OF the
record of the camp they have been but
a little more than four months in the
building.
Building Brick Hotel
Additional evidence of the faith the
investing public has in this camp and
its mines is presented in the three
story brick hotel now under course OF
| construction at the corner of Nevada
and Regent streets. The building oe
cupies a width of so feet on the mrs.
mentioned thoroughfare and extends
| along Regent street a length OF 81 reel
The brick being used in its eonstruc
ton are home product, being manufac
tured on the fat below the TOWNSHIP
About 215,0OO of the cubes will be util
lied, the first product from the Kill
now being at the hotel site.
The hostelry is to be handsomely
furnished throughout, and will be sup
plied with every modern convenience
and appliance. Each of the sixty
rooms is to be lighted by electricity
and heated by steam. A number OF
the apartments will be IN suite, In
| cluding parlor, sleeping room and bath
| There will be a well appointed grill ant
cafe on the street floor, and a large ant
| e~legantcd furnished parolr on the foo
above. 1t is hoped to have the hote
ready for occupancy NOT later thaI
August i.
Working on Railroad
Two hundred men and $50 heal u
stock are busily engaged in construct
ing the railway which is 80 s-connec'
Rawhido with the main line of thu
Southern Pacific zeal SchLrz. TIT
graders and teams arrived. q. Schur'
last Monday, on Tuesday established
their camp and on "Wednesday wer'
making dirt fly on the right OF way
The first Is miles being a tangent TIN
contractors anticipate having the road
bed completed for that distance within
80 DAYS. The track layers are to follow
close on the heels of the graders, an'
the rolling stock will move orward a
the backs of the men with the steel.
Before the middle of May a gradin.
corps will start work at this end O
the line, and at the same time anothe.
unit will get busy at an Intermediate
point. Ali portions of the construction
are going forward under rush Orders
and with a bonus to the contractors TO
every day gained on the maximum tim
limit in which the road must be com
pleted. 1t is expected that the frs
train will pull into Rawhide on tn
Fourth of July. Plans are already be