The Goldfield news. [volume], April 29, 1904, Image 2

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The Goldfield News
ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY
JAMES F. O'BRIEN, - Editor and Proprietor
Sense riitions Pav.ahls in Advance
One Year - $5.00 Three Months - $150
Six Months - 2.50 Single Copies - .10
Commercial advertisements $2.50 an inch per
month.
Local reading notices 15 cents a line.
FRIDAY.April 29,1904
BY WAY OF PREFACE.
When a man sends out the first
issue of his paper, it is a time-hon
ored custom to say a few words di
rect, indicating his purpose. He,
the editor, is the man responsible
for the merits, or demerits of the
performance that is to follow. So
when he steps before the curtain
and makes his bow, it is to him a
momentous occasion. Being a tact
ful man, he graciously assumes
that his audience is well-minded,
will sit through the performance,
and will not, at least, begin to
throw things during the first act.
This assumption is sometimes
unwarranted, and in a miningcamp
assumptions are rarely safe. And
yet the card “do not shoot the
man at the^piano, he is doing his
best,” h'jg aiiVays been respected.
; '^e measure of re«oect, at least,
the editor bespeaks for himself.
What we are pleased to call the
‘‘greatest gold camp ever known,”
has sprung up out of the desert in
a few months, and it is an opportu
nity and an honor that no man
should discount, to be the first to
announce the fact through his own
organ, prepared and printed on
ground that is certain to repeat the
story of the Comstock and make
the fame of Jripple Creek and the
story of the Rand read small.
Goldfield—unfortunate that a
name more distinctive or less gen
eral has not been given it—is even
now filling the ear <5T the world.
The few months that have passed
since .yP first shipment of gold ore
went oat—amazing the world with
its rie, ness—have been crowded
with th'.ngs still more amazing.
The area o'" production has exten
ded; towns are springing up like
magic arom.d us; the foremost men
in the mining world—many of
them—have already been on the
ground, others are heading this
way, and from all there is a single
voice—in the value of ores, in the
strength of its ledges, in the ex
tent of its field—-Goldfield is the
greatest discovery the world has
ever known.
The Goldfield News hopes
to be worthy of so great a camp —
at least it shall make the effort. It
shall stand for its best interests,
shall try to present its merits to
.the world worthily, basing its ef
forts on the record of events rather
than on word painting depicting
the future. And yet the future
should not be discounted—it is out
of the future that all present grows
—and while reporting the present,
we shall be mindful of the future,
and shall be governed in our poli
cy in all things by all that is im
plied in the modern ideas of prog
ress.
Considerable speculation has
been indulged in as to the politics
of the paper. We wish to say
::ght at the s'mrt that politics will
never be a dominant feature of
The NkWS under the present own
er, at least. It will be firs; of all
a news paper. No man or set of
men will be allowed to use it in
furtherance of political ambitions,
to the detriment of its value as an
exponent of the mineral resources
of the Goldfield district. When
the time arrives for giving space
lor politics we shall do so, but as
said before it will not be a domi
nating feature.
A final word. This paper was
started in response to a general de
mand from the businessmen, mine
i
owners and residents of tlie Gold
field district generally. The edi
tor has been in the district almost
from the start and has given gen
erously of his time and ability in
advertising to the world its won
derful resources. Under the cir
cumstances he has a right to ex
pect a generous support. He ex
pects nothing less.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND EXCUSES.
We beg to acknowledge, vvitl.
sincere thanks, favors received in
connection with getting out our
first number. To the Tonopah
Miner for loan of type, paper
stock and other courtesies cheer
fully extended; to Rev. F. H. Rob
inson for ‘•sticking” considerable
type, in which art lie is an adept; to
Judge Collins and H. B. Bind for
favors graciously tendered; and
last, but by no means least, to
those who assisted in putting in
the plant, and to those who by ad
vertising and subscribing are help
ing to make the paper a success.
We beg to be excused because
the paper is not, typographically,
up to our expectations. Tliij is
through no fault of Mark T. An
drews, the efficient compositor on
The News, but with part of the
type between here and Sodaville,
or buried beneath tons of freight
at the latter place, it was not pos
sible to have as neat a sheet as ex- j
peeled. As to editorial shortcom-;
ings we have the excuse to offer
that we were not born twins—and
there has been enough work this
week for triplets.
SUBSCRIBERS AND ADVERTISERS.
We want a copy of this paper to
go regularly into every house, cab
in and tent in the Goldfield district.
We believe each and every one
can afford to contribute at least
thac'lhtifh 1ft wants 'aitrvefTTsTngtluT
Goldfield district. It is not an ex
pense but an investment which
will give good returns by bringing
in capital to develop vour claims,
or to give yon work if you are not
tortunate enough to own claims.
Subscriptions are payable in ad
vance, but we are not insisting on
this rule at the start, especially
where one may be temporarily
short of the needful. What we
want is suscribers and we will do
everything consistent with busi
ness principles to get a big local
subscription list,
We particularly urge our sub
scribers and friends to patronize
our advertisers. While the adver
tiser will get at least value receiv
ed in the advertising Thk Xkws
will do for the district, still we
hope to see them get an increased
trade from the present residents of
the district, the profits from which
will be “velvet.” Uur friends and
subscribers can help the paper ma
terially by letting advertisers know
they appreciate their efforts in ad
vancing the inteiests of the Gold
field district.
Owing to the rush incident to
the first issue several probable ad
vertisers were not seen, but no one
was intentionally overlooked and
all are not only welcome, but will
be invited to use our columns in
advertising their business.
His many friends throughout
the Goldfield district will read
with pleasure the tribute which
Charles M. Schwab, in his speech
at Tonopah, paid to John McKane.
Mr. McKane is a big broadguage
man, a thorough and successful
miner, and Mr. Schwab only gives
another evidence of his usual bus
iness sagacity when he places his
mining interests in McKane’s
hands.
Paul T. Wilkes, a ni ■ ^spape?
man of considerable e.^ rience,
has taken editorial cha t ^ of the
Tonopah Bonan/.a.
The Story of Goldfield
(Coiitinned from first pape.)
throe days'when he opened up n shoot of
riel) ore in a ledpe 40 feet wide.
Of two samples taken across 0 feet in
the shaft, one returned values of 3l2S
and the other 3l5.”> |»er ton. Specimens
have pone is hiph as per ton. The
ledpe has been opened up for 12 or 15
feet in width and all the rock carries at
least pood millinp values. I he showinp
on the Red Top is better than had any
other property in the district at the same
depth.
Capt. Bradley is a well known miner,
who for some time past has represented
Senator Kearns of Utah and his partner,
David Keith. H. C. Marcus, who is one
of the owners of the Bed Top, has taken
alease on 15 »feet at the north eml of the
ehiin and has started work. The strike
has mused great activity in the stock of
the fed T<«p Mining Company, and C.
H. Elliot..’fie hustling broker of Tono
pah, immedately bought 50,000 shares of
treasury stock, and 20.0(H) shares have
been sold t > other parties. The stock,
which was sorted at 15 cents per share,
immediately advanced to 20 cents, and is
now quoted it HO cents per share
between tie lied Top and the Combin
ation and tie Jumbo lies the Mohawk
group, ownej bv Myers. Jas. Forman.
Risen. Harry Ramsey and Cleo. S. N ixon.
The e i- ,1 xcellent showing here from
a small animat of wo 'k and leases have
bee i granted to Sam Forman nnd J. I*.
Ss-eney am. King and Yeiser. The
company's shift is down Hi feet and a
cn -scut will *«on be run into the ledge.
' o the we.-- of the Mohawk lies the
Si ver Pick group, owned by Myers
and Murphy \ umber of lessees are
at work here a: several ledges open d
up. From tin character of the ore found
and the locatim of the property, the Sil
ver Pick has : very promising future.
urj me t inbnmtioi. Traction, also
owned by Myrs and Murphy, William
Beauchamp his opened a ledge at a
depth of h i f*d. The ore pans we I and
(hi ledgi will be again crosscut when the
sin t readies a depth of HID feet.
Tin White Rock Group, owned by Dr.
W'hiti Volf uodQ. S. Plienix. n held
j under Ipud by T. Ij O.hlie, general man
lager <j the Tonopali Mining Company.
On thi tVliitq Hock claim, which joins
the Jnuary on the west, Mr. Oddie lias
sunRrsbaft to II depth of 15(1 feet and is
jdlW*.' uo'.V 'hi, I'm *iv
January ledge
The Blue Bill group, lying one mile
east of the Cunbination, is owi ed by
Harry and Ton liamsey, H. () Hall and
Geo. S. Nixon the l itter having l> night
out Con Croix, one of the pioneers of
the district. Only a small amount of
worn has bon done here, but the re
sults ure ve-\ encouraging, fn several
places on tin tat and Blue Bull claims
good ore has Khui opened up. quite a lit
He of which pies as high as SHOII per
ton. There i. little doubt that on the
Blue Bull gnupone or more Big mines
i will be made.
Oil tlie Miry claim, which joins the
Blue Bull oil the south-east, and which
is owned by Tack Meruin and Jas. 1'.
O’Brien, fair assays were gotten from
the croppings and Mr. Meruin yesterday
found wluit In believes to be the top of it
good ore short.
The Kaiser owned by Chute and Wink
ler adjoins tin Mary on the west. There
is it big bio von t here, any portion of
which pans fold in goodly quantities,
blank Isli, vho was over recently, says
the punuing!' ao saw were as big its any
he had seen ii the camp from the surface.
On the Topok claim of the Common
wealth groni, there is a fine showing of
ore, the whoe shaft, at 20 feet a.eraging
$75 to the toa.
Douglass, Brougher. Mims, Winkler
and Gray luce started development work
on the Eage group, close to the Com
monwealth. Like all property in this vi
ciuity. the Lagle has a splendid su face
showing.
The Lone Star Group, adjoining the
blue Bull ok tne north, is owned by Nel
ligau, McLaughlin and others, and is be
ing operate! under bond by Murphy,
Hall and Ra nsey. The values close to
the surface went as high as #200 to the
ton. and it is believed that development
alone is necessary to make a good mine.
The Spear uead group, owned by Claude
Smith and Geo. Kerniek, lies close to
the Jumbo. A number of hue looking
ledges course through the ground and
several less »es are making encouraging
showings.
The Sandstorm group, on Columbia
Mountain, where! the original strike was
made, is held/"duder bond by the Hazel
Kirk-Gol^hjdld Company, in which S. A.
Knapp, <'J xtalston, I. T. Coppock and
O. F. Kiebefi and other Cleveland capital
ists (tie inte rested. The company is a
sjt'ong one i uid doubtless will go vigor
ously after tl^e ore which has been open
ed up iu va rious places on this group.
Several lessees a re working on the ground
ami values ,vp to 85U0 per ton have been
eucouutere<(l.
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