The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-06-19
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steep hillside, a man with pick in hand
was breaking boulders spread upon a
canvas, and filing a bag with the
pieces. He also formed the center of
an interested little group; and still
further down, another gold digger-or
rather, rock breaker, was likewise EN-.
ployed and surrounded. The woman
proved to be Mrs. Ellen Nay, the dis
~coverer of the ledge, which she was
holding down. The two men were Joe
Nay, her husband, and Ed. Clifford j.
Mrs. Nay was watching the rich
streaks in the ledge with jealous eye,
that no one used a pick, but she gra
ciously allowed anyone to examine
closely and herself pointed out the
places where the yellow metal could be
most distinctly seen with the naked eye.
The men down the hill were engaged
in breaking up boulders of float and
sacking it. Every boulder from the
ledge showed free gold in abundance.
1t was visibly rich, and when some of
the pieces were espied by an onlooker,
especially were it a lady, she vas
handed the piece by the obliging pos
peetor and budding millionaire. Every
one in our party were given II or
more pieces; but, mind you, not a par
ticle was allowed to be Clipped froia
the ledge itself, for, as Mrs. Nay ex-
planned, when the crowd was up the day
before they spoiled the rich seams in
the ledge by knocking off specimens
and it "wasn't half so pretty But
it was pretty enough for anyone who
was disposed to lock specifically and
not try to see a dozen feet beneati the
surface. And that was the trouble
with most of those in our party. Trey
wouldn't be satisfied with wha. could
be seen. They were unreasonable
enough to want to see what they
couldn t see and no one could see until
a drill and powder had been us1.
Seine of our party haa been used to
locking under the surface of things,
and of course, went away dissatisfied;
others left disguised. They didn't like
the way the proposition was being
trifed with. If the Cliffords wan the
people TO believe they Lave a big mine
at Glendale, they are DEFEATING their
80 II. L. -~.--aL1o r,.n v-n,rld
naturally expect the Cliifords to open
up that ledge if they were not afraid
of it, instead of 6ddling aroun1 on the
hillside looking for float. Bat as / OBJ
sci we'd before, that may be on, way to
mine. Another way to mine was that
Of LOTUS & Davis, when they found
the rich outcrop on Sandstone hill; in
stead of secreting their find from every
one but a newspaper man, they quietly
went to work unbeknown to anyone;
put in a shallow hole, covered it with :
mattress to hold down the flying rock
and dust, and fred away They had out
a shipment and $4,000 cash in pocket
before anyone knew abstrike had been
made, and without fuss or feathers they
went right along until they had several
times that much. But of course, that
was mining of another sort.
Some Impressions.
l think 1 came away from Glendale
more amused han impressed with what
| saw, although there was the best sur
face showing of gold l think l ever
saw. Others say they have seen better.
Ny most amusing experience was
hearing Mrs. Ellen Nay tell of her
discovery of the ledge. 1t was while
sitting on the ledge on the mountain
side that / got a few words with Mrs.
Nay and her promise to let me call at
the house later in the day and hear
her story. 81
Mrs. Nay is easily the chief and
most interesting figure in the play.
She is in she lime-light all the time
the most eagerly sought and the first
pointed out. She is aieheery, sunny lit
tie woman, Il native of the desert upon
whom the hardships of a rigorous from
tier life amid sane and rock and bis
tering sun had left but gentle traces.
As the daughter of the house of IL
ford and the discoverer of the lode
stone that was to found a city and
build a colossal fortune, she was prop
erly domiciled in the best house in the
camp, furnished in bright CHEEKY colors
and as comfortable as any town house
Mrs. Nay was prepared to see me and
had evidently made some slight prepar'
alton. Two little tots played at her
feet, and her watchful eye and hel
kindly admonitions showed that she
was the tender and loving mother a:
well as the intrepid plainswoman. Sh'
was still in an exhilarated and excited
frame of mind and was thoroughly an
lr~efuIgently happy over the importan'