The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1910-02-12
Gold6eld Still In Luck

Y f the foolkiller had been abroad, that editorial in the Goldfeld
Tribune attacking the article in The News in which the min
i eralo2ical condition in the camp was summarized, would never
have been printed for of all the asinine things the Tribune has print
ed, that certainly took the doughnut for imbeciity and spleen.
The Tribune states that the article in question, and which, by the
way has created more favorable comment and more genuine satisfac-
ton than anything that has appeared about the Goldfeld mining
situation for many moons, was a knock" on the camp and intended
to affect unfavorably the stock of the Godfeld Consolidated Mines
company.
The News editorial stated with good deal of satisfac-
ton, which must have been apparent, that Goldfed district in time
was destined to be a copper producer as well as gold, and in evidence
related how copper was coming in on the lower workings OF various
mines. 1t cited the Gold Bar, Florence, Jumbo Elk. and Consolidated
in particular, and predicted that depth would show copper in other
mines. 1t pointed out that the Consolidated, which had the deepest
shaft in camp, showed a growing percentage of copper, although high
grade gold ores still persisted in great quantities. We supposed that
this was 'bull' news for Godfeld, as the only camps in Nevada or
elsewhere that are creating any stir IN the world ire copper or gold
and copper camps; beside, the presence of copper in the lower work
ings is al mmistakable evidence to mining men that the ore bodies
are permanent to still greater depths but III amiable contemporary
comes out in a hysterieal wall this morning saying that the article in
The News was a drive at the Consolidated with a purpose of mfavor-
ably affecting its stock.
Let it be understood right here, that The News is not interested
in the market price of Consolidated stock or any other stock. 1t is not
the daily and weekly market letter of any brokerage firm or mining
company and is not published as an accessory of any stock PROPOSE
ton. This paper is published entirely in the interests of its sub
scribers and the Godfeld public and we have no desire to affect the
price Of any stock, especially unfavorably. Because of its independ
ence and honesty with the public, it is true, as the Tribune says, that.
a representative of this paper has not been in the Consolidated mines
for some time, nor can a known representative of this paper gain the
privilege OF its sacred and mysterious precincts. That privilege is
confined to the Tribune, for reason that can easily be surmi@d. How
ever, The News knows what it is talking about; it has competent
sources of information, has intelligent mining writers who can tell a
dump when they SEE one, and an tell copper ore and can seq when it
thrown ON the dump, and need no promptings from any mine
nagement or subsidized paper to determine what is proper to print
j, hat is due the public. Investors in Goldfed stocks are entitled
r v ow the true condition of things from an unprejudced and I'M
. kn 1 standpoint, and the people of Goldfeld are certainly inter
inspire, any development that indicates a prolongation of the camps
in Ana That is what The News is here for-to give the truth
existence