The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-07-24

sEnthusiasm is running rio
throughout the state n regard to tn,
gigantic mineral exhibit that is to b.
collected in Goldfeld during the meet
ing of the American Mining congress-
said Branch II. Smith, solicitor for the
American Mining congress, who ha,
just returned from his trip through.
cut the state, and was visiting Gold.
field Wednesday from his home in
Tonopah.
Everyone realizes that it will be
without any possible exception the big
gest mineral exhibit ever collected in
the world, and every camp that l Wis
tied was willing and anxious to con.
tribute specimens of ore of their dis
trict. In a mining way my trip has
been productive of wonderful results
to me, as in many places where i ex-
pected nc signs of life l found dozens
of properties working.
"In Rawhide, which / had expected
to be rather slow, l found 800 men
working steadily, with ~ hoists, by ac-
tual count, putting and Juggling away
at the cables, hauling ore to the sur
face. Austin, which has been practic-
ally dormant for twenty years, is again
commencing to take out the ore, and
has arranged for a wonderful ex-
hibit.'
During his trip Mr.. Smith visited all
of the interior camps of the state, in
Gliding Manhattan, Round Mountain,
lone, Austin, Lodi, Silver Peak, Nina,
Blair, Lucky Boy, Rawhide, Schurz,
Virginia City, Fallon, Fairview, Won
der, Luning, Hawthorne, Milletts, Phon-
olite and many others. In all of the
camps he found the greatest interest
in the coming meeting of the congress,
with the prevailing opinion that the
mineral exhibit and the mining con-
gress meeting will be the biggest thing
for Nevada that the state has ever
experienced.
The mineral exhibits are delayed at
present by reason of the fact that the
railroad agents in various camps have
not yet received notification that they
are to be transported to Goldfeld free
of charge, and a meeting is being held
this afternoon by the mining congress
commissioner and the solicitors in re-
gard to this matter. 1t is expected
that this will be remedied in a few
days and the exhibits will begin TO
pour in from all parts of the state.
During the trip of the two commits
s~ioners, both Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Kapp
have taken hundreds of splendid pic
lures of the various mining camps
throughout the state, which have al
ready been developed, and will be on
exhibition in the show windows of
Welch and Tune, photographers, on
Main street, until the congress con-
venes. They are already in the win
,4QE for Goldfeld citizens to view at
. h.ir leisure, and are a collection wor
thy Of the attention of everyone.
Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Kapp say that
many of the camps are keeping dupli-
cate exhibits of the ores for their own
use, and will keep them as a memento
Of the big congress, and display them
in some prominent place in the camp
from which the original exhibit is sent.
Mr.. Smith says that part of Austin s
exhibit has arrived, and is a piece OF
solid ruby silver over two and one-half
feet long. Nina will send 1000 pounds
Of commercial ore, running in copper,
gold and silver. A beautiful specimen
from Nina will be a big slab OF pol
ished black and gold marble that is
now being prepared in San Francisco
This will be returned, as the company
sending it wishes to place it in the de
pct at that place for a permanent ex-
hibit.
Soup Plates Full Of Gold.
From Lucky Boy is coming wonder
full lead and silver ore from the Hub
bard, Spencer and other leases OF tina
camp, totaling as much as 1000 pounds