Southern Pacifics New Line From Hazen to Mojave Desert
Articles filed in Sacramento April 5 by Nevada and California Railway Company outline a 200 plus mile route from Hazen Nevada to the Mojave Desert with a 27 mile branch from Churchill to Mound House on the Virginia and Truckee line. The plan aims to connect Los Angeles and Hazen via Salt Lake with major savings, shortening rail distance and altering Virginia and Truckee traffic. A separate note reports Montana declares a quarantine on importing sheep from multiple states due to infectious diseases, with transit allowances only when accompanied by a health certificate from federal authorities.
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Hazen
Mojave Desert
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Nevada & California Railway Company
Churchill County
Nevada
Churchill
Carson & Colorado
Mound House
Virginia & Truckee
Coreen & Colorado
Reno
Virginia City
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Sierra Nivada Mountains
Union Pacific
New Salt Lake & San Pedro
Montana
Bullfrog Workers Warned Against Seeking Jobs
The Bullfrog M uers' Union circulates warnings to laborers advising them not to go to Hellfrog, claiming the town is overrun. The circular outlines labor pay scales, with skilled labor at a set rate per day and other work at lower wages, and notes contractors must adhere to this price scale. A damaged rider mentions accidents and medicines like Backlen's Arnica Salve and Backlow's Arica Salvegni for pain and burns.
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M Uers
Hellfrog
Old Troy to the Front Famous Camp 120 Miles South of Eureka
John Matthews and J W Christian prospected Brywood Creek near Troy Nye County and brought in assays from $92 to $352 in gold. Charles Garrett sold his mine to Colorado parties for $25 000 with $5000 down. Cribbs and partners near Troy sold mines for $45 000 with $5000 paid on bond. Troy, a gold bearing quartz site, was first found in 1468 and later developed, now idle awaiting revival as Nevada rises. Red wine poured from gutters as San Francisco acts on adulteration with 14000 gallons poured into streets. health board vows monthly notices against sellers of adulterated wine.
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Eureka
Pioche
John Matthews
J. W. Christian
Troy
Big Creek
Cribbs
Ely
Tonopah
Nevada
Ragan
San Francisco
San Francisco Board of Health
Auditor Veto Halts Sheriff Payment for Jailer
Elko Independent notes Auditor Grover vetoing the $80 allowance for an Assistant Jailer, arguing statutes fix jailer pay and commissioners cannot adjust it. The veto reflects duty under law. Frightful Suffering Relieved reports C G Grayson of Lula Mississippi cured by Dr. King's New Life Pills for stomach and bowel disorders, 25¢ at Schnei drug store, guaranteed.
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Clark
Grover
Elko
C. G. Grayson
Lula
Mias
Spineless cactus could transform arid forage supply
Article highlights Luther Burbank's development of a spineless cactus from desert cactus. Proclaimed to be thrice as bulk efficient as alfalfa with higher acre yields, it thrives without water and on waste land, ranking as a potential global food resource for livestock. Details describe propagation, growth, and drought resilience. It adds stock feeding benefits and notes costs per acre for commercial planting.
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Luther Burbank
California
Desert
Burbank
Santa Rosa
Cal
His Sacrifice During Lent Prompted Bonnet Purchase
A fragment shows a conversation about giving up Lent sacrifices. one speaker vows to sacrifice about one hundred plunks to buy his wife a new Euster bonnet, highlighting a personal sacrifice tied to a gift.
Mormon Church Sensation Sparks Salt Lake Conference
Joseph F. Smith was sustained as Prophet after a near unanimous vote at the seventy fifth annual Mormon Conference in Salt Lake City on April 6. Two dissensions arose over sustaining Apostles Taylor and Cowley amid probes into polygamy. A separate injunction suit seeks to bar further investments of church tithing in secular ventures amid accusations of misused funds. Also reported are a food poisoning death toll claim, a gold ore discovery near Cherry Creek, mule sales in Marysville, policy notes on the Panama Canal Commission, labor turmoil in Goldfield, and Reno’s railroad terminal prospects affecting Tonopah and regional trade.
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Joseph F. Smith
Salt Lake
Smith
Taylor and
Cowley
Senate Investigating Committee
Washington
Smoot
Taylor
Third Judicial Court
Mormon Church
Joseph Smith
Charles Smurthwaite
Ogden
Don Musser
Twelve Apostles
van Duzer
Reno
Tonopah
Nevada
Tooopah
Sodaville
Searchlight
Neveda
Las Vegas
Southern Pacific Railroad
Sacramento
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Nevada Engineering Works
Masonic temple on Sierra street sells for 19000 Reno
A Masonic temple located at Sierra street and Commercial Row in Reno has been sold for 19000 dollars. A brief health notice warns about summer bowel disorders in children and recommends Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea as effective treatment, noting it controls looseness in both children and adults.
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Masonic Temple
Sierra Street
Commercial Row
Reno
M. Schneiders & Co
Rebuttal in Order and Witness Credibility Raised
The Tribune of Oakland reports that after H. H. Rogers certified the Standard Oil Company’s character a rebuttal is in order with Ida M. Torbell to be called. It notes that the credibility of the witness may be impeached by invoking Thomas W. Lawson.
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Standard Oil Company
Ida M. Torbell
The
Tribune of Oakland
Thomas W. Lawson
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