The silver state news. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-13

One VINO vlSltS G0ld circle cannot
help believing that it is one Of the
many districts springing into promi-
nence in very short time that will
make good. Ever since the first dis
covery last summer, none but good re-
ports have come from the Gold Circle
district.
The time seems 20 be about ripe
for boom. and conservative resi-
dents are firm in the belief that this
section will contain as many, if not
more, people than the southern town
of Rawhide, which boasts of 1000 or
5000 people
The original town-the first one 10
cated--is situated in a gulch on Sum
nit creek, about 80 miles a little
north of east of Golconda. This town.
site is known as Midas. II is owned
by the Gold Circle Townsite company,
p. A. Leamy being the local agent.
Town lots are listed at from $40
TO $3.50, and at the present time s%les
are reported to be frequent. The 10
cation is good and those who have
located there believe their town will
be the principal town of the district.
By the time this article IL printed.
il is likely that a postoffice will have
been established at Midas, as the of
fee has been granted. p. A. Leamy APP
pointed postmaster and he has filco
his bond He has the building for the
Office and is all ready to begin bdsi-
ness as soon as the first nail arrives.
count of the houses and tents last
Saturday showed II tents and three
frame buildings in the town, with
about 90 tents strung ont along the
gulch on each side of the town with
in a distance of about mile.
The business houses at that time
consisted of the following:
C. ID. Dorsey and Company, dealers
in general merchandise all sorts of
miners supplies and fresh and salt
meats. This is the largest building in
the town and the stock carried is
very complete for a new camp
George Storey saloon.
Asbill and Company, saloon with
restaurant in connection.
A. J. Scott, lodging house. Mr..
Scott has one of the finest tent lodg-
ing houses to be found in any camp.
and can accommodate from 40 to go
people at once. The beds are all
new and serupulously clean. They are
warm, the rooms are neatly partition
ed by heavy canvas and the uoors
are carpeted.
A surveyor named Fairbanks has re.
Gently arrived and it is understood he
will open an office.
The new townsite known as Sum
nit is located about miles west of
Midas. 1t is owned by Messrs. See,
Smith and Noble Mr.. See is the. gen
eral agent at Summit.
On last Sunday there were in this
town ten tents and one house. No
business houses have yet started, al
though it is expected that two women
will start restaurant in one of the
tents in day or two
A blacksmith shop 20x30 TT. is being
built by Jim Boyle and Jim Evans at
the east side of Summit so as to oe
convenient to Midas as well as to
Summit. The shop was expected to be
completed by February Is or l6. jim
Evans, who has reputation as one Of
the best blacksmiths in the country,
will run the shop. The firm win be
known as Boyle Evans.
Mike Thornton and Marcus Are
ealda, who have long been employed
on the Glover Valley ranch, are ar
ranging to put up building and
start saloon.
4. J. Bridges, a mining and bust
ness man of Olinghouse, has bought
lots and is going to put in stock
of groceries. He expects to have his
store open for business within thirty
days. Mr.. Bridges passed through
Winnemucca last Monday on his way
to Reno to get his stock of goods.
IAN assaver named Hood arrived in
the district last Sunday with the in
tention of locating.
DIR. Monish of San Francisco has
visited the district and left several
days ago saying he would return as
soon as he could get carload of ium-
ber in. 1t cannot be said at this
writing at which place he will locate.
The settlers in each place have their
arguments and theories as to why
their town should be the best. Sum
nit is located on high ground with a
gentle slope.
The surface indications are certain
ly great, but the mines are yet to
be found. Only two men in the dis
trict are working for wages, and
they were employed on the Bamberger,
the property which coused the frst
excitement Sinking in the shaft has
for some reason been discontinued,
and the men are now working on an
open cut near the shaft. The BAN
berger has a pile of ore sacked for
shipment, said to be about eleven
tons.
A man named Jardins, representing
Salt Lake capital, has bonded three
groups Of claims and intends putting
ten men at work very soon. The
groups bonded are the Gold Crown,
consisting Of nine claims, owned by
Menking 4 Schein; the Columbia and