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FORM 3
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section
30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Severs, Dwight W.
770 North Carpenter Street
Titusville, FL 32796
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
5/1/98
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
###-##-####
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
The Goldfield Corporation GV
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
X Director / / 10% Owner
/ / Officer / / Other
(give title below) (specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
/ / Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)
Common Stock Par Value $.10 per share
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)
2,000
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Direct/Beneficial
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
Instruction 5(b)(v).
Table II Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)
Title Amount or Number of Shares
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Explanation of Responses:
/ /
Dwight W. Severs 5/11/98
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
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SEC 1473 (9-96)
