South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-06
Cold Blooms" Collapse Leav-
ing Ghosts and Sage
Brush in It's Wake.

GOLDFTELD. New. Nov. 5. - To
the tourist passing through the
great American desert en- route to
California. the state OF Nevada
means nothing except a condition
20 be endured until the Overland
train reaches the productive soil
/ bordering the Pacific. where the
traveller may view the orchards OF
peaches. olives. apricots grapes and
almonds. The miles OF sage brush
through which he has been carried
at top speed has left in his memory
no impression to be included IN the
stories to be told at either end of
the Journey. There may be SER
mons in stones but the hours OF
monotony in gazing through q Pull
man window on Countless thousands
OF acres OF worthless land Is not
productive OF dramatic imaginings
or time tales and yet Nevada
literally teens with the stuff
from which stories are made, and
the scenario writer's would do well
10 turn their attention 10 the Sage
brush state for material. for here
as no other place in the union will
they find scope for their talents.
Omitting all reference to the do
nestle infelicities that reach the
parting Of the ways at Reno to take
into account the material things that
play such an important part in our
daily existence, the romance at
tached to the production OF gold In
Nevada can be made the basis OF an
unlimited number OF gripping mar
ratives calculated TO hold the at
tention Of the critical in literature.
Statistics are dry and when II Is
recited that the rock ribbed hills in
this state have given TO the world
seven hundred million dollars to be
spent In wars or on women, or TO be
boarded by the misery. the poten-
tialities for those who have a liter
airy bent Immediately becomes ap-
parent.
Picturesque Men.
The Comstock mines on the
Mother lode brought before the
American people four picturesque
men whose names VIII be recalled
whenever and wherever gold is dis
covered. Fair. Flood Mackey and
| O'Brien were the Bonanza kings
whose spectacular rise from poverty
/ 70 great wealth was made the theme
OF countless newspapers and maya
zine articles and 10 the present
time are referred TO. in the case Of
the first mentioned when American
girls marry into the nobility OF
! England
! With the opening of the year
| 1900 there were signs that some Of
/ the Oldest camps were preparing to
shake off their dusty lethargy for
\ up until this period the mining in
dustry in Nevada had so far de-
clined as TO appear but a feeble and
/ pickering reminder Of past splendor
The one event that galvanized the
American people Of an adventurous
| or speculative turn of mind into i'm
mediate action was the discovery Of
rich gold deposit in what is now
! GOIdfeld. The resultant movement
was almost explosive in it's energy
and suddenness and Jim Butler the
desert rat respOnsi le for the
| find" departed for California
where he lived in pOmp and oriental
splendor until the call 10 the open
country became too strong and he
returned to- the hills. Gold ore Of
such unprecedented richness lying
/ close TO the surface could produce
LbUt one con '''ion and soon the
desert and h were alive with
/ prospectors working feverishly on
claims they were certain would pro-
duce wealth in an abundance which
when acquired would find its way to
the gambling halls and saloons that