GOLDFIELD, NEVADA
Goldfield, discovered soon after the turn of the cen-
tury, sent the nation mining mad. Tonopah's silver
discovery came in 1900 while gold was discovered
in 1903 to the south. Some ore ran as high as $1,500
to $4,000 per ton. The first strike was made by Harry
Stimler and Bill Marsh who were doing little in Tono-
pah. The gaming spots were the best, but none was
like the glamour spot of Tex Rickards that occupied
the ground floor of the Goldfield Hotel. Brokerage
houses, assay office and a stock exchange lined the
streets. Rickard brought in Wyatt Earp as floor boss
and dealer for his Northern. Death Valley Scotty ran
an assay office that some said was a blind to deal
in high grade.
The panic of 1907 was the first blow to hit the town.
..M.P.
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