Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-17
RAWHIDE IS
WINNING A
REPUTATION
GREAT HOPE IN THE NEW
NEVADA CAMP
ELEMENT OF ROMANCE IN ITS
HISTORY
Now Has Three Thousand People and
Main Street Has Been Wagon
Road for Over Forty
Years

Rawhide is the focal point of all IN
terest in Nevada mining. In summing
up the camp, which all who have Wis
tied 1t say is { wonder, the Goldfield
Tribune says:
Last June a party of prospectors
who had been working in and around
the Regent district started for pas
lures new On certain Sunday morn
ing in the same month they pitcned
camp in the now famous Rawhide dis
trict. Superficial prospecting disclosed
fo their gaze specimens which were 1ar
hevond their expectations. A consider
able territory was located ana the
party left for California, keeping tner
new find to themselves. A few weeks
later they returned and commenced
work. continuing through the summer.
"Aiong in the fall the news began 70
be noised about that a new and ricn
district had been discovered, ana IN
october, about the time that the money
stringency came upon the country, the
big rush began. For the first month OF
two a shortage of money prevented any
extensive work, but this difficulty has
now been practically overcome and the
camp is booming.
Now Has Three Thousand
"There are many interesting and a
few amusing incidents In connection
with the history of Rawhide. Not the
least of these, in fact which illustrates
fbe element of chance which enters into
the mining business, is found In the
statement that for over forty years the
thoroughfare which now serves as
Main street in Rawhide was much
travelled wagon road, and that hundreds
nd n miners and DfOSDeC-
TORS have passed over the now valuable
country without giving 1t passing
Thought Almost in the center OF the
town there was an immense boulder III
the road, around which all the travellers
have been obliged to pass. Within the
broken up and assayed and was 1ouno
TO have a value of $100 to the ton.
"The way In which Rawhide derived
;ts name Is also interesting. When the
first prospectors located there tney
nlaced beside the road a mall box, into
which the freighters who passed tnat
wav dropped their mail. Attached 20
This mail box, for what reason Is not
known was a cows tail. The freight
ore for this reason, dubbed the place
Rawhide. and IL seems that the name
Rawhide will go down in history Win
the camp. 80 :,
nreparations had been completed, and
Inc dav for throwing open its doors
care On the morning of that DAY,
shortly after O'Clock. the officers ana
clerks of the institution were IN at-
tendance, waiting for the first customer
to come in. Just at that nloanum. CIV rs g
niece of rock about as large as man
fist came flying through the windoW.
Al first It was supposed that the OBJECT
had been thrown by some viciously IN
cIined Individual, but an invesugatioil
disclosed that It came from the Grutl
hill. 1t seems that on this NIL near
the surface. an immense boulder OF
bigb Grade had been uncovered. There
was hut one way to secure the values
and that was to blow the thing TO
nieces. One of the Grutt boys mad un-
dertaken the task that morning, ana
when the explosion came II not only
blew the rock into pieces, but DIS
fributed these pieces all over the camp.
rrhe one which went through the bank
window had a value of $53 The bank
ers deducted from that amount the
price of the glass and credited the Grutt
bovs with the balance. This was the
first deposit made with the institution.
Never Dreamed of Gold
"As before stated, Rawhide has a
nopulation of 5000 people, with an ave-
rage increase of 100 per day. 1t Is ex-
pected this average will go up several
points when the spring rush comes.
There are over 1000 tents and buildings
standing at present, and large num-
her of men are employed In erecting
new structures. They have been un-
able to supply the demand up to the
present time, therefore a stranger often
has difficulty in securing suitable Sleep
ing quarters. There are plenty OF res
taurants. however, to supply the wants
nh af raQG0n1 HE
rate.
''Rawhide can boast of three banks,
four newspapers three weeklies and a
daily. and another scheduled for the
near future. The largest mercantile
houses in Nevada are demonstrating
their faith in the future Of the camp ny
constructing substantial buildings and
filling them with merchandise. There
is an automobile passenger service daily
from Schurz Nina Reno and Falion
Plenty of freighters are running into
the camp, and within the week there
will be In operation a fast daily frelghi
10 handle perishable articles
Real estate is booming. Lots which
a few weeks ago sold as low as 500 are
going at $4,000 now. Claims which were
located last fall and upon which the
only work performed has been the an
nuaI assessment work are selling at
from $4,000 to $4,000. All the acces-
SORES OF a Iilliliil6 tdhip arc AZ W.
dence-saloons gambling houses, dance
halls and-churches, Rev. Francis fl
Robinson, a Presbyterian preacher who
enjoys the distinction of being the first
to hold religious services in both Tono-
pah and Goldfeld, having located al
Rawhide.
ssSome of the ore is SO rich that it Is
deposited with the banks the same as
money. Stock which a few weeks age
sold for few cents per share has gone
to a dollar or more, and stock ex-
change is planned. The smelter trust Is
planning to handle the ores. A town
site has been organized, also water
company. which latter promises to sup
ply that necessary article In liberal
quantities and at a nominal price. AL
together the camp is probably better
supplied with those things which make
life worth living than any other min
ing camp in the state ever was at the
same age. There is no reason to doubt
that Rawl1ide will be world beater.'
Tip Top Bonanza
rhe McAllister lease on the Tip ToT