Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-04-10

Capital JOur0als-AB haWni0e ID
etill on the map and covering more
space every day, few words from
this sun-baked and dust-blown rim
OF civilization may prove OF inter-
est 10 the Journals large family.
without seeing II, one can scarce
" believe how rapid are the changes
in a new mining camp. Since writ
ing you a month ago, the town has
grown rapidly In population and the
character OF the buildings has been
changed in a remarkable way. Now
there are substantial frame build
ings many OF them two story, where
there were only tents before; ana
there are tents and streets where
month ago the sand rates, the orig
inal miners, and the chuckwallas,
the indigenous prosrcctors, held
sway. Nevada street 10 for four
blocks long a mass OF substantial
buildings. and Rawhide avenue, a
month ago only a name, is now re-
apectable buLlness street, with
fine structures, among them q bank,
several restaurants, and of coarse,
many saloons, for this Is a dry coun-
try and their need is great. Indeed,
one up-to-date thirst arrester has In
contemplation a road house half
way 10 tire cemetery, whore the
mourner may ponr out libation TO
the departed and az the same time
nbate. temporarily, cumulative
thirst.
Since writing last, two contracts
for water systcmc have been lot, and
a big reservoir on Balloon hill, 300
feet above the town. i1 nearing COM
pletioa. Three chemical fire en-
gines have been purchased and are
now on the way here from Utica
N. Y. They are much needed, as
the town is absolutely without fire
protection. unless the beer supply
should be adequate. Laugh not at
this as an idle Jest, for Goldfield
was saved from destruction by the
liberal application OF bottled beer
when the exploration Mercantile
company's building caught Are, as a
fire extinguisher Il has no equal
Yom see tho fire would burst the
bottles thrown by hundreds or
hands into the burning building;
and the beer would scatter from the
explosion, at the same time liberat-
ing an immense quantity OF carbon
ic acid gas, which In death TO n fire
but life 20 us Dutchmen. When
the fire was under control Goldfield
celebrated by drinking the balance
OF the fire extinguisher. But this
story has 10 do with Rawhide. and
Goidfield II not In our class.
The town boom, ia practically
over, and lot jumping IL a thing OF
the past. Most OF the really high@
priced lots are built upon, and the
owners OF the buildings are sitting
up OF nights 10 count their rent
money. This n not a Joke either,
especially TO the fellow who pays
the rent. Az a sample. / might men
tion the firm of which / am one OF
the shining lights. Our office is on
Nevada street. running back II
feet. For the privilege OF ornament
ing this popular headquarters we
paw at the rate OF SIS front foot
per month. Next 10 Us II the half
OF a vacant lot, ibKi00 feet, and for
this the modest sum OF $3.50 a
month. ground rent Il asked and
viii be received.
Tho population Is also OF a diff
fcrent and better quality. The
camp followers. who rush 20 every
new mining camp, with no more aim
nor object than herd OF stampeded
drink booze and rustic for some
thing 20 eat and a place 90 sleep,
have slowly drifted out, some welk'
ing. some enjoying the hospitality
and dust OF n freight wafon. and
are on 10 newer fields whore they
can greet the later conner and point
out the most popular thirst parlors,
In their place have come miners
who have waited the advent OF
hoists aud the mines reaching a
depth who're they can find work, In
consequence conditions are inn
proved ana the pay roll steadily
growing,
Every day the mines are showing
up better. AMI Rawhldc is assuredlv I
nermenont and great mining I
camp Every dav strikes are being
renortci and among these, | am
glad 90 seV g. one made Saturday. or
rather Friday afternoon, on the "Si- Z
lent Friend" grOnp I'm which the
ex-horse editor OF The Journal Is in I
terestea A vein was uncovered on
the surface hy one of the laasers.
that runs st6f a t0n pCrNas rs in-
ches From the character OF the
veins on the adjoining grounds OF |
the McMann Sheen freIs aud SAL !
mon th' veln shonla show several
feet ~ Width a. q depth OF 90 feet, |
and it VIII probably run I'm i'm val '
ues a. several hundred dollars Dar
ton. IN se mines Law on Tiger hi'l /
about two mites west of the town,
and IN he very heart OF the mineral
bef on Ralloon hin there is great
activity Foar h0ists hsve gone an
within the mast week. The KeRrns
No. 'rasa 81 IN the lead on Raj
loon hill, having i2-foot pay chute
that VIII run above Sto0 nor TIM
aud nearly two feet lying alongside
Of this that carries the phenomenal
values ~ more than $4,000, other
leases on this hill are showing np