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The Goldfield News
“All that's New and True of the Greatest Gold Camp Ever Known”
Vol. i. No. II. Goldfield, Esmeralda County, Nevada, Friday, July 8.1904. Price 10 Cents.
PRONOUNCED SUCCESS
The Fourth of July Celebration Passed
Off Without a Hitch.
“The nicest, pleasantest and most suc
cessful Fourth of July celebration I ever
attended.” Such is the unanimous ver
dict of those who were in Goldfield last
Monday, and the praise bestowed upon
the committees in charge should in a
measure compensate them for their hard
work. There was not a hitch in the en
tire program and not even a ‘scrap” taut
deserved the name.
The committee had trees brought in
from Montezuma • id planted along Alain
street, the green making a pretty effect.
Then the merchants, almost without ex
ception and without any urging, deco
rated their places lavishly with bunting.
For this they also deserve the thanks of
the community as well as for contributing
the money for the prizes.
lhe parade started shortly alter tu a.
m. and was headed by \V. 1>. Frey, who
represented Uncle Sam. Next came Mar
shal Brearlev, President Detch, A. E.
Barnes and .nidge Collins, followed by
t he i’ouopah Eagles’drum corps, com
posed of the following members: Joe
Devoe, Chas. Kielhofer, H. G. Sheridan,
W esley W’arreu, 15. Martin, F. Hoff and
J. M. Tripp. Next came the boats and
the Goldtield brass band.
When the procession arrived at the
grand stand the young ladies represent
ing tlie Goddess of Liberty, Nevada and
Golilbeld—MGses Minnie White, Edith
Linton and Nettie Phillips, respectively
were escorted to the platform.
President Detch, iu a few well chosen
words, introduced Geo. Cole, of Tono
pah. and extended through him the free
dom of tiie town to the visitors. Air.
Cole fittingly responded and said that he
believed that Goldtield was the greatest
gold camp ever known.
“•America” was tendered by a chorus,
after which H. W. Knickerbocker, the
orator of tin1 day, was introduced. Mr.
TV nickerhockiT was eloquent, as usual,
mul seoied Gov. Peabody and bis bom
bastic adjutant general, Sherman lied,
for their inhuman treatment of the union
miners of v. olorado.
““lhe Star Spangled Banner” was dt
lightfully sung by Air. and Mrs. J. A.
Wylie. Miss Evelyn Bunch and AJ. C.
Ish, which concluded the platform exer
rises.
The drilling contest excited keen at
tention and was witnessed by an enthusi
astic crowd. It was won by Wel.-h and
Bjorn, of Diumondtield, who (billed HfPq
inches. Beiinne and .McCloud, of Gold
field, took second prize, with a hole 2V11 >
inches, and Cuudy and • enin, of Tono
pith, took third prize. Parham and Pitt
man, who many thought would win the
contest, had the misfoitune to break a
drill almost at the start which pi eel tided j
any chance to win. .* r. M> rtiu had his ;
hand badly mashed wi-icli also spoiled
their chances of winning. Altogether it j
wits a first elass contest in which the win
nets deserved great praise and the losers i
suffered no disgr. ce.
1 lie Imrro race is where Ln b. Curtis;
shone—he always does shine on the hur-!
ricane deck of a lmrro. Uri got the no |
tiou into his head that if lie were the ;
nearest to the starting point when the
race was finished he would get the prize, i
And, smiling ail over like a basket ot
chips, that was the position he held when
“Brick” ■' elntosli passed under the wire
with Boy Kidge second. But the hard- j
hearted judges gave tlie prizes to those '
who came in ahead.
I.ou Finnegan wants it distinctly un
derstood that lie didn't “throw” the fat i
men’s race. He needn’t worry—we all
know he “done his best.” Mis friends j
stood tilong tlie race course with boards |
and ns lie came pulling along, gave him a
friendly swat on the bosom of ins pants, !
just to show their heart was in the right1
place—a sort of "heart to heart” talk, as \
it were.
No, Finnegan didn’t throw the race.
The baseball game between Goldfield
and Touopali proved u strong attraction ;
It was stubbornly contested and resulted
in a tie 11 to 11. The wind and dust ■
but here I a great deal and i onsidermg
this, good hall was played. The fact!
that the game was a tie gave general sat
istaiAion. as it will tend to create more
interest in the next game.
The celebration wound up with the
most successful ball of the season given
bv Goldfield Miners’ Union No. 2.0, in
Elliott’s new hall. The hall was
thronged with a jolly crowd who had the
tune of their lives until early morning.
A goodly sum was netted by the union
which will be sent to their brothers who
. are being persecuted in Colorado. Ln
connection with the dunce it is pertinent
to say that Elliott’s hall received about
as severe a test as it is liable to ever re
reive. There has been more or less fear
expressed that the upper door and walls
of Elliott’s building were not safe, but
with the big oiowd dancing Monday
night, it is evident that the building is
second to but one on the desert for
'strength and safety. Mr. Elliott de
serves the thanks of Goldfield for his
enterprise.
A list of t lie visitors from Touopali and
elsewhere was compiled but was crowded
out of this issue.
The following is the list of the races
and winners:
Foot race, 100 yards, free for all; first
prize, 815; second prize, 85. Lem Platt
won, Charles Asken second.
Foot nice, 75 yards, free f.»r all ladies;
first prize, $15; second prize, 85. Goldie
Cuddebach won, Sylvia Cuddebach sec
ond.
Foot race, 75 yards, free for all boys
der 15 yeans; first prize, 85; second prize
82.5(1. Walter Wolvertou won, Willie
Liebeudorfer second.
Foot race, 50 yards, for boys under 10
years; first prize, 85; second prize, 82.50.
Robert Martin won.
Foot race, 50 yards, for girls under 10
years; first prize 85; second prize, 82.50.
Harriet Lothrop won, Goldie Cudde
bach second.
Egg race, 50 yards, for ladies; first
prize, 85; second prize. 8-'.5o. Airs.
Charles Krise won.
Umbrella race, 50 yards free for all;
first prize, 85; second prize, 82.5 '. Mrs.
Ed Carlin won, Maud Williams second.
Sack race, lo0 yards free for all; first
prize, 810: second prize, $5. J. G. llehy
won, Joseph Moore second.
Three-legged race, loO yards, free for
all; first prize, 810; second prize, 85.
Detiv and Richardson won, Ish and Cas
ein second.
Fat a. tin’s race, 100 yards, 200 pounds
and over; first prize, 810; second prize,
85. Lee Williams won, Louis Finnegan
second.
Nail driving contest for ladies; prize,
810; three minutes. Mrs. Linton and
Mrs. Griggs tied on 47 nails.
Greased pig; prize, the pig. Ben Put
nam caught t he pig.
Burro Race, free for all; first prize,
810; second prize, 85. “Brick” ajcIii
tosli won. W. Roy Ridge second.
NEW HOTEL FOR GOLDFIELD
Plans Are Drawn and WorK Will
Soon Be Under Way.
According to plans now made a dupli
cate of Elliott’s new building, with the
exception that it will be 70 feet long, will
be built alongside and the both used for
a hotel which will have ill) rooms. The
owners expect that the hotel will be
ready for occupancy in six weeks.
To Fight Fire.
Last Saturday evening a number of
Goldfield citizens met at the recorder’s
office and temporarily organized as a
nucleus for a tire department. An ad
journment was taken until Thursday ev
ening at which time a goodly number of
people assembled in Elliott’s hall. After
a temporary organization 0. M. Smith
was made permanent chairman of the tire
lighting organization, and L. Lelkovits
the secretary. J. H. Biearle.v win chosen
treasurer and Claude Inman was elected
chief. .Messrs. Duffiehl. Brearley and In
man were appointed a committee to inter
view business men. collect monies and
arrange with the water company for the
placing' of fire plugs, securing hose, an
alarm bell. etc. Messrs. Barnes, Collins
and De Lafontaine were named as a com
mittee on constitution and by-laws, it
was suggested that a grand ball be given
in tlie near future, the proceeds from
which would form a nucleus for the lire
fund. Twenty five young and able
bodied men signed the roster of volun
teers, whejLthe meeting adjourned until
next Thursday evening.
Notice of Annual Meeting.
The first annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Jumbo and Vernal Mining
company will be held at the company s
office in Goldfield, Esmeralda county,
Nevada on the 18th day of July, 1904, at
the hour of 2 p. m„ t'ur the purpose of
electing officers for the ensuing year.
Jumbo and Vernal Extension
Mining Co.,
By H. B. Lind, secretary.
Goldfield’s Largest Grocery.
Miners’Cash Store, opposite Recorder’s
office.
QUALITY—We guarantee the quality
to be exactly as we state in every par
t,C“OUR TASTE” VEGETABLES
“Our Taste” table fruit; “Our Taste”
and Black Swan oysters; Omnibus sar
dines.
SPICES—Ginger, Cinnamon, Allspice,
Cloves, Cayenne, Nutmeg, Mace, Savory,
Marjoram,*Thyme, •'-age.
CREAM Carnation, Silver Cow, Gan
Borden.
WINES—Old Kentucky Zmfaudel,
quart bottles, §1.09; Zintaudel Port,
SI.25; Sherry, per quart, §1.25.
IN BULK— Port, sherry, gin, bourbon
and brandy.
Bishop honey, oranges and lemons.
Smokers' supplies.
LATE LOCAL NEWS.
Jack Hennessy came out from Tonopah
Thursday.
A. W. Briggs was out from Tonopah
tiiis week.
Carl Drossel, of Tonopah, is in Gold
field today.
j
Tom Kendall came to Columbia yes
terday.
John H. Miles, manager for Harry
Hudson, has returned from his vacation.
U. L. Johns and H. T. Bragdon, of
j the Goldfield Mining Co., came out from
j Tonopah last Saturday.
Seven good families moved to Ramsey’s
Addition this week. *
J. R. Gillespie and L. K. Wilson, of
Denver, are recent arrivals.
To make money in real estate, go with
the crowd. Goldfield is IT. +
Jaek Donohue and K. Jefford, of
Randsburg, are recent arrivals.
B. J. Reilly, of the January lease,
came out from Tonopah Saturday.
E. Marks lias returned to Tonopah,
after spending the Fourth at his store
here.
Have a date with me—lr» cents per lit.
Miners’ Cash Store, opposite Recorder’s
office. *
Hon. E. If. Dodge, an attorney of
Reno, is in Goldfield for a few days on a
business mission.
Good lots. 100 feet from two fine wells,
See owners on ground. Ramsey’s
Addition, *
Mrs. \V. S. Williams still remains <piite
ill and will possibly have to go to Cali
fornia to recuperate.
Alex. McCone, president of the Her
ron, liickard Ar Co., of Reno and San
Francisco, arrived in camp Thursday.
Peter C. Kretz came in last Friday
from Gold Reef. He reports the pros
pects of that section as very encouraging.
“Ole” Elliott’s handsome new building
is now fully completed and would be a
or ilit to it much huger place than Gold
field.
1). S. and Geo. H. Ward, of Oakland,
Calif., arrived in camp htsl Friday. The
former is it graduate of the State uni
versity.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. G. Martin, of Reno,
arrived in Goldfield on Thursday. I t is
Mr. Martin’s intention to open a busi
ness here.
It is probable that a bank will be |
started here within it few days, but delin'
ite information cannot be given at tins |
t me.
Before buying, look at Ramsey's Addi- j
tion. The location, view and water will !
convince you to stay and build a home, j
Office on tlie ground. * j
Martin Muller, proprietor of the drug
store, has had paper hangers doing some j
wok this week. The interior of the
store presents it much better appearance. |
J. B. Menardi. the surveyor, expects i
to leave in about Bn days to work on a :
government contract which he recently
seemed. The country to be surveyed is
near Reno.
F. B. Lightburn, of Los Angeles, and
P. 1). Brown, of Los Angeles. Calif., ar
rived in Goldfield last Saturday. Mr.
Lightburn is a p inter and the two came
in by wagon.
W. 1. Booth, the photographer, has a
line selection of views of Goldfield and i
miues; also, does portrait work. Gal
lery opposite Goldfield Lodging house,
on Main street. *
Frank M. Ish and two other parties
were down in the southern portion of the }
state this week and located some oil
lands. They report the indications for
oil as being very fine.
Thos. B. Rickey, president of the State
Bank and Trust Co., of Carson, and G.
\V. Richard, cashier of the Tonopah
branch of the same institution, came to
Goldfield on Thursday.
Mr. aud Mrs. Frank M. Ish aud baby
left last night for Carson City and Cali
fornia points. Frank rays he will wind
up at Catalina Island, where he will fish
and fish and tisli till he just gets tired of
it. The lucky cuss!
A 50-foot lot on Main street. Goldfield,
1 was bought on Feb. 17th, for $300. Since
then the owner has received $200 for
ground rent and now has the lot leased
for $100 a mouth— and all the tenants are
making money. This illustrates why
real estate in Goldfield is increasing in
value.
The News acknowledges with thanks
the receipt, on the Fourth, of a bottle of
fine old port wine from Tom Boland, of
the Miners’ Cash Store. “Any port in a
storm” is an old saying of the sailor, and
a good port also has its uses during a
1 dust storm in the desert.
• Doc”-O’Toole T. J. Oakes aud Claude
' Lund arrived from Goldfield Monday.
Mr. O’Toole is a peace officer of the
camp, and came over after a man sup
posed to be in this neighborhood, but
net finding him the party is taking ad
vantage of the opportunity for' a few
jdays at the mountain resorts.— Inyo
• Register.
NEWS OF THE MINES
Story of a Week’s Progress in the Hines
of Goldfield District.
Despite the halt for the Fourth of July
festivities this has been u week of great
progress in Go'll field's mines. A stream
of rich ore is headed towards the smelt
ers from the Jumbo and before the year
is out the world's supply of gold money
will be greatly added to from this prop
erty. On Tuesday 305 sacks of rich ore
were shipped from the Kernick A Howes
lease and when smelter returns are re
ceived they will be convincing to any
who may doubt the richness of the.
Jumbo.
Curtis and Bulge also sent out a ship- j
rueut of 22 tons yesterday from their ,
lease on the .lumho, the value of which
is little, if any, below that sent from
Keruick & Howes’ lease. Forty men are
employed on this lease anti they sire do
ing some tall hustling. In 21 days the |
new working shaft has been sunk lh5
feet and lias been connected with the old j
Harvey shaft at the 5<>-foot level. The j
lessees will connect the two shafts every
50 feet and they are now drifting both
ways on the CO-foot level.
Attorney Vermilyea has returned from
bishop and resumed his work with the
chisel on the rich ore in his lease.
Okas. L. Bichards, district attorney of
Nye county, has bought a third interest
in the Price and Currie lease from C. A.
Baldwin. .Machinery will soon be placed
on this lease and the ore gone after in a
vigorous manner.
Adams-Goldfield.
The Adams-Goldfield is justifying the
predictions of its owners and will prob
ably soon rank as one of the big proper
ties of the camp. The incline shaft is
now down on tne ledge 48 feet and the
whole shaft is in ore. A streak, 13 inches
wide, in the bottom assays $112.75 clear
across. A whim was put in place today
and at a depth of 50 feet drifting both |
ways will begin.
Columbia Mountain.
Dunlap, Badgett, Dodds and Sutro
have bought 100,Oju shares of the treas- j
ury stock of the above company at 20 j
cents per share and work on tlie big tun i
nel will soon begin.
Daisy No. 2.
The showing on Graham Bros, lease on
the Daisy No. 2 continues to improve.
The gold values are in manganese and
on the hanging wall there is a streak of |
ore 1 foot wide which will average over i
$000 per ton The next 4 feet will aver j
age better than $00 per ton, and the bal
ance of the 30-foot ledge has not yet j
been tested.
Vernal No. 2.
On the Vernal No. 2 Welsh, Cronin
and Diugee are down 12 feet on their re
cent strike and at this point is ore that !
shows lots of free gold and specimens as- j
say up in the pictures. The ledge is 4 I
feet wide and has been opened up at!
another point 51) feet to the south.
St. Ives.
The Joshua Club lease has the ledge in
a crosscut on the St. Ives and it it is said
to be richer than ever, though assays
have not yet been made. Martin and
associates have started a crosscut and
with about S feet more of work expect to
tap the ore shoot which was so rich near
the surface.
The Algae.
In the Smith, Fuller and Sanders lease
on the Algie the ledge has been crosscut
at ill) feet and the same rich values found
as were on the surface. Foster, Atlieru
and Durgin are sinking a vertical shaft
to catch the same ledge at a depth of 5t)
feet.
Florence No. 3.
The lessees are steadily sacking extra
rich ore and now have over GUO sacks on
the dump. Another shipment will soou
go out. The b U-loot level has been con
nected with the perpendicular shaft.
The January.
At the 85-foot level ore is being taken
from a 12-inch streak that goes nearly
$1,500 per ton. The daily average of
late has been 0 tons of $200 to $50J ore
and 25 tons of mill ore.
Short Mining Notes.
J. F. Mitchell lias found a ledge on
the Portland group aud will prospect it.
Broker Dodds, of San Francisco, has
taken an option on the Smithline group,
lying north of the Sandstorm.
A new mining company, to be known
as the East Goldfield Mining company,
was incorporated on Tuesday. The
properties brought together by the new
deal are the Lapierre, Alinont aud Oak
wood groups, which are located about
miles east of Goldfield. The incorpor
ators are C. A. Baldwin, H. Luekman,
John King, Charles Cole aud J. H.
Acorn, and the capital stock has been
placed at $1,(XX),000; 100,001) shares have
j been subscribed for at 10 cents per share,
aud the sum realized will l>e devoted to
developing the properties, the work of
which will begin at an early date. So
far only location work has been done on
the claims, and assays have shown value*
of from $1 to $30.
McDonald, Court anil Shields have
given an option to a Salt Lake broker on
a group of claims east of Columbia
Mountain.
Price & Currie have started a shaft on
their Clermont lease and expect to soon
get into pay ground. Two shifts will be
put on aud work rushed.
Key Pittman has purchased the pooled
interest of J. T. Jones in the Jumbo aud
Vernal Extension company, with the ex
ception of 50,000 shares. H. 11. Lind
has taken an option on 150,(X)0 shares of
the pooled stock of C. 11. Higgiuson in
the same company.
A. C. Eiseu, treasurer of the Goldfield
Mining Co., owners of the January, S. 1).
Forman, of Touopah and Louis Hagan,
secretary of the San Francisco and Tono
pah stock exchange at San Francisco
were in Goldfield early in the week look
ing over pioperties in which they are in
terested, one of which is the Mohawk
group.
S. A. Knapp, of Touopah, one of the
parties interested in the Atlanta group,
visited that property yesterday, under
the guidance of Superintendent ltiebel.
Nothing of great value has yet been en
countered on this property by the pros
pectors. though woik is being vigorously
pushed.
Superintendent Mitchell Resigns.
■J. F. Mitchell, superintendent of the
January lease, lias resigned that position
and will devote himself to his private in
terests in future. The miners working
on the January started in to get up a tes
timonial to present to him as evidence of
the esteem in which he is held by them,
but Mr. Mitchell heard of it and asked
as a favor that it be not done. Sol Camp,
formerly superintendent of the Elktou
min at Cripple Creek, has been appointed
superintendent of the January lease.
New Map of District.
Williams O'Brien, surveyors, are go
ing to publish a new map of the Gold
tiel-1 district and all owners of surveyed
claims can have the same placed upon the
map free of charge by bringing in the
field notes. It will be advisable for any
contemplating having claims surveyed to
do so before map is published.
Is Glad He Came.
Thos. Ewing, a famous mining man, is
in camp this week with D. J. McDonald,
formerly in charge of the McNamara.
Mr. Ewing said: “If I never make a
dollar in this camp. I’m very glad I came
and saw the wonderful ore in the Jumbo
and other good mines.”
May Put in Ice Plant.
W . F. Perry, an electrical engineer of
Sanlt Ste Marie, Mich., is a recent ar
rival. He immediately saw the need of a
good ice plant in here and may put one
in shortly. He repeats the old, old story
-ever new—-that Goldfield has the most
wonderful mineral showing he ever saw.
Chute’s New Hap.
Elmer J. Chute, C. E., announces that
his new map of the Goldfield district will
be published about the 'JOth instant.
For Sale.
10011 shares Goldfield Mining company.
Enquire at this office. *
George Henry Hewitt, an assayer of
Tonopah, is iu camp and may locate here.
C. H. Elliott, the Tonopah broker, is
in camp again today.
C. K. Jarvis is temporarily filling a po
sitiou at Lothrop’s
Plenty of clear, cold water and no dust
iu ltamsey’s Addition. *
Roy Stoddard and wife. Jack McKen
zie and wife. Sheriff Cushing, W. F.
Kilker, W. V. Richardson, A. J. Klamt,
Dr. Hammond and G. W. Lawrence
were among the Tonopah visitors on the
Fourth.
MINING CLAIMS FOR LEASE
AND BOND.
The St. Frances Goldfield Mining Co.
offers 15 miuiug claims, throughout the
central part of the mineral zone, and of
proven values, for lease and bond on fa
vorable terms. Surveying and assess
ment work completed, and abstracts of
title ready for inspection. Hank Smith,
the mining expert, will exhibit these
properties to applicants, at the cor
poration’s expense. Apply to
Dn. Fkances L. Williams,
General Manager,
Office adjoining Mallou’s Assay office.