Show goldfield and cripple creek tonopah To i nev s the remark is often made by the most ardent s supporters up porters of goldfield that it is for its ago age a greater camp than was cripple creek at the same period of its history and that the statement is founded on fact can be proved by reference to cripple creeks published record in 1891 the year of dincov 1 ery the production of cripple creek was for 1892 the second year it e amounted to and in 1893 the third year it rose to which certainly was a most creditable showing on the other hand goldfield is today less than ten months old counting from the date of commencement of work on the combination mine in that short period it has produced and mart feted over worth of high grade shipping ore from the combination january jumbo florence and sandstorm mines this amount would easily have been increased by fully if the tonopah railroad had not been prevented by a series of accidents from hauling the ore already taken out sacked and now awaiting transportation on october when the leases on oil the jumbo vein expire the camp will have been in existence one year and providing that the tonopah railway resumes operations in a few days and can haul out all the ore that is sent out of goldfield it is safe to predict that the production will easily reach the two million dollar mark in the next 58 days bilich will complete compete the year the outlook for transportation on a large scale is however do discouraging that it is doubtful if this can be reached although the I 1 four mines named above will produce sufficient to make up the amount not counting oth other er properties which are now producing shipping ore in large quantities in any case goldfield holds the record as the greatest gold producing camp for it ii age in history omitta g placer camps and that it if has exceeded in one year the firki two years production of the much vaunted cripple cri aple creek is in itself a most remarkable remar kabe kaVe record it if this camp was in colorado or california instead of in the much despised cinderella state of nevada there would be people at goldfield today and there is every reason why there should be like all new camps it had its troubles disregarded by some deliberately and calmay turned down by others the unwavering faith 0 the few who in spite of everything declared it to be the greatest camp on earth is now t being rewarded it may indeed be calle the camp of quick fortunes the poor mans Ia paradise radise if the total amount of money i invested nv sted in mines in the first six months 0 its existence by people outside of nye county could be given it would be a ridiculously small sum in comparison to its output its most severe blow was when J P harvey acting for patrick dark clark of spokane refused to continue his share of the working bond held by him and john mckane this action which no one at the time understood is the more incomprehensible now that it is known that leasers leaders have shipped through the shaft sunk by harvey over worth of ore from a depth of feet while the vernal at Diamond field which he also had under bond and also abandoned is proving one of the great mines of caie ie district john mchanes Mc Kanes faith in the property never faltered and he is today president of the company owning the biggest mine in the camp no camp offers such opportunities for the investor there are hundreds of acres which can be bonded which look just as good as did the florence st ives combination and jumbo on the surface intelligent prospecting is all that is necessary and it may be that the opinion expressed by thomas F walsh that the big mine of the camp had yet to be found will be borne out by subsequent discoveries |