The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-10-09

-,-sd by J. p. LOTUS befor,
,c.;,s Congress, September 2s.)
nanny the nation whose annals are
,u Fortunate for you, gentlemen
,h;s congress, who have had days Of
-. and still other days ahead of you
.nnals of Round Mountain are brief
w.., 7 have to say, is the story of q
ANN that came into existence in the
bis days of GOldfeld, without noise
.wsre a mighty noise, indeed, tina
Ia he heard in those days-and
u;,hout noise is the most unique factor
= the mining world of Nevada today
Roupd Mountain lies to the north OF
o.,aGsld 100 miles. 1t is an isolated
I'LL on the east edge of Smoky Valley,
segregated geologically and geograph.
ically from the main range. The hill
.b;ch rises 1900 feet above the plain,
"a an early andesite, assured around
,hree.fourths of its entire base in con
.ontrie circles half way to its summit.
This assuring, due to later disturbance,
,ollovs unusually uniform lines, and
represents points of original weaknesses
n the mountain structure. AS far as
an agreement has been reached, the
ara mass is an altered form of the
or;oinal structure, enriched and silici-
God nv a thermal flow from some deep
seated point in the mountain. The
veins dip into the hill at an angle OF
about 20 degrees from a horizontal, and
followed to the lowest depth yet reach
cd. 500 feet, show no change in struc-
ture or ore character. The gold is free,
upassociated with any base; the ore
mass-which runs from eight to four
teen feet thick-being highly oxidized.
sulphides appear nowhere, nor has a
drop of water yet appeared in the deep
est works. So much for it's geology.
It's History.
Gold was first discovered at this
point in February, 1906, hardly more
than three years, on ground owned by
Louis d. Gordon, a young man now Of
Salt Lake City. The credit of the dis.
eovery rests with Scott and Morgan. So
sensational was the find that Goldfeld
men treked hurriedly across the un-
known wastes and mountains, and in
the "Goldfeld way a new camp was
born. This was the beginning, and for
a few months, Round Mountain showed
greater promise of golden wealth than
even Goldfeld at it's best. Slabs OF
virgin metal-some of which can now
be seen in your great exhibit across the
street-were of almost daily occurrance,
and men went mad we the possibilities.
Organizations by the dozen sprang into
existence over night; for a time money
poured in for development-then came
the crash of '97, and this great sensa-
ton of the year found itself suspend
edits high hopes for a time blasted
from lack Of public support. But all
this is a detail-true, but not uncommon
to the story of gold mining the world
over. Its real history, the history of
Round Mountain-that which is peril
nent to the business of this congress,
centers about the business and work
of the Round Mountain Mining com
pany. And it is for the reason that
myself and associates have been the
chief factors in it's history, that l am
asked to speak of it.
You will see in your exhibit across
the way a little cabinet bearing this
legend:
"The mine, from which this ore
comes. is located 100 miles north of
Goldfeld. 1t is now developed to a
depth of 500 feet, equipped with a loo
ton mill, and has produced to date, IN
a period of two years, 09,1S4.l2 IN
gold bullion; has paid 92,1S4.2o III
dividends, and is acknowledged to be
the most ideal free gold mine known
in mining experience" Something OF
a statement, this. But it will bear
analysis. In this cabinet, you Will see
solid gold cleaving to the rock an men
thick, and if you had the entire, ana
could give the sign, our friends OF the
dark lantern, whose ways are devious
could show you, mayhap, something
better.
On a bleak morning in February 10
sitting among the rocks, viewing a
trench scarce a foot deep and ten III
length, Louis Gordon agreed with ). n
Davis, for a consideration OF $S1,o0o u
sell the control-not the mine, MARI
You, but merely a control. Think OF Il
gentlemen! $4,000! and the hole no
two feet deep! But that was the man
ner of things in those splendid days