Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1910-05-07

Did those same Trilby's ever cost you
$50, 600, 900?
| No?
Well, it's different with Nick Parrish,
one of the old-timers of Nevada, who
was in Ycrington a couple of weeks ago.
Nick acknowledges that he had cold
feet once---real cold feet and he says
they were the direct cause of him miss
ing fortune, which he estimates at no
less than $50, 900, 900.
This is how it happened.
In the days before Gold6eld was on
the worlds map Nick Parrish started
out on one of his numerous prospecting
trips. He eventually landed in the
country which was then called Grand
psh, and camped about 800 feet from
Rabbit springs. For several months he
prospected and located the claims which
are now known as the Mohawk, Combi-
nation and the Jumbo, and which are
producing about g, 900, 600 annual divi-
dends for the stockholders of the Gold
field Consolidated Mines Co. He also
had the claims which are now producing
good dividends for the stockholders of
the Florence Goldfeld company under
his location stakes.
Nick said he always had the utmost
confidence III the district and was sure
he could develop some big mines from
his numerous claims. He tried to COM
inunicate his enthusiasm to John ClIato-
vich and others. and to secure their aid
in opening up the properties. The time
came in Goldfeld when money flowed
almost as freely as champagne. But it
vas not in those days, and Parrish was
unable to interest anyone who was over
hardened with money.
Nick struggled along as bcst lie could
xntil the latter par, of November when,
one cold night, he froze his feet SO badly
that he was almost helpless. Tonopaii,
26 miles to the north, was the nearest
place that lie could receive medical
attention. and as he was unable to make
his way there alone. it began to look as
il he were up against the real thing
Fortunately, All Indian named Long
Hair John, and "Nigger" Johnson came
from Silver Peak and stopped to water
their horses at Rabbit Springs. They
found Nick and took him to hospital
in Tonopah, where he received the med
icsl care he was SO urgently in need of.
1t was eight and one-half months be-
fore Nick Parrish was able to leave the
hospital and, in the meatime, the fame
of Goldheld grew by leaps and bounds.
The time for doing the 10 alton work on
Nick claims ran out and they were re-
located by Myers, Murphy and others.
When he next arrived in Goldheld-- land
il was named Goldfeld this time. --he
had about as much chance of locating a
claim on what is known as 'the inside"
as he would have of having his feet
frozen in Hades.
And this is why this hardy old pros
pector figures that the only time he had
real cold feet, they cost him cool
$50, 600, 900.
Nick Parrish came to Nevada +6 years
ago. He landed in Pioche, but at one
time or another has been in nearly all of
the camps of the State. At one time
Jim Butler, who discovered the great
camp OF Tonopah, worked for Nick when
he was foreman of the Barcelona mine
at Belmont. (This. by the way. effect
ually disproves the statement sometimes
made that Jim Butler never worked be-
fore he discovered Tonopah. He has
never had to work since them
Nine years ago Nick Parrish had a
lease on the old Wilson mine at Pine
Grove, "a miles from Yeriugton. He is
we'll acquainted with many of the old
residents here, among whom he men
toned Joe Wilson, John Gallagher and
+. r. Lam.