Show Wood 70 a aCord Cord Goldfield Nev Dec Dee 1 IA A fuel famine fam famine famIne ine exists in this camp the supply s of wood being exhausted What fuel luel ar arrives arrives arrives rives from the hills hUls is bid ua up by com competitive competitive competitive buyers the record price being 70 a cord The railroad Is I bringing in old ties scattered along alone its way are disposed of in lots not greater than a quarter of a cord at low prices Hundreds o 0 of cords of wood wod are aren caught in the rail rall on n the way but are o road blockade There is a similar I scarcity of coal When a carload ar arrives arrives rives it lt is sacked Backed and hauled h to a street t corner where not more than three sacks JaCka are sold to any anyone one purchaser who must arrange for delivery The intense cold and deep snow enow coupled with the fuel shortage has han caused some somo suffer suffering ing Relief Relle is in sight Three carloads of f coal will arrive tomorrow to be he par parceled parceled parceled out The Th weather is moderating mod rating Reports of or sickness and death caused by cold and fuel famine are grossly ex exaggerated exaggerated The principal cause of nut Buffering fering f rIng Is la due to the overcrowding of the camp With lumber coming to tn n i building is resuming and the camp will wOl soon be b able to care c for all comers |