Tybo revival eyed as railroad plans loom in Tonopah area
Tybo country, once a major silver and mineral hub in the eighties, shows signs of revival with railroad prospects led by Haus meister syndicate and the Railroad Valley potash and soda ash venture. Prospectors like James Reese Moffat and Sam Black report activity along the Tybo vein extensions, with claims near Rattlesnake showing strong potential and a Salt Lake syndicate advising continued work. Agricultural soils also analyzed as favorable, indicating broader regional prospects.
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Hausmeister
James Reese Moffat
Tonopah
Sam Blackmore
Tybe
Bernheimer
Eureka
Moffat
Tybo
Goldfield Ely Railroad Company
Railroad Valley, Syndicate
Rattlesnake
Jim Hillyer
Salt Lake
Keystone
Mill for Lynn Big Six to be ordered this week
J H Marshall, Lynn Big Six president and GM, left for San Francisco to arrange a mill for the Lynn district Eureka County Nevada. Ore samples from the east vein show $163 and $100 assays, with higher potential as drifting south increases grade. officials view this as another rich Nevada mine opening.
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Lynn Big Six
Lynn
Eureka County
Nevada
Salt Lake Tribune
J. H. Marshall
San Francisco
George Wingfield
Continental National Bank
Marshall
Death of A B Gibson editor in Battle Mountain Scout
The Winnemucca Star notes the sudden death of A B Gibson editor of the Battle Mountain Scout. About 70, he was a Nevada publishing figure famed in state print circles. Born in New York from a naval family, he served as a U S consul in a South American republic during Cleveland's first administration.
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Winnemucca
A. B. Gibson
Battle Mountain
Gibson
Nevada
New York
Cleveland
Purity Election Law Violated Reported in Nevada Towns
The Elko Independent reports that the purity election law was openly violated in Elko Tonopah and Goldfield as car owners escorted friends to polls. Warrants were sworn for auto use but officers reportedly refused to serve them, signaling broad disregard of the law on election day.
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Elko Independent
Elko
Tonopah
Goldfield
Colburn to Carson City on tax rate cutting plans
C H Colburn of the Tax Commission returned to Carson City on Wednesday after Fallon. The commission is gathering statistics for the 1914 assessments and plans to announce decisions soon that will materially cut tax rates.
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C. H. Colburn
The
Tax Commission
Carson City
Fallon
Colburn
The Hobo Bathing Policy in Nevada Towns
The article describes Nevada towns detaining hobos on arrival, forcing baths and meals, then turning them away. One bath suffices, as hobos refuse a second wash seen as excessive. A playful aside notes children planning Sunday school and candy exchanges.
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Nevada
Nevada as a vast agricultural frontier with water as key
The piece portrays Nevada as a largely untapped agricultural region with 18 million acres of arable land, abundant cattle and sheep, and limited rainfall. It emphasizes water as the critical hurdle, noting five rivers reach the ocean and floodwaters could reclaim millions of acres, aided by government and private water development efforts. It frames Nevada as a land of beginnings and vast rural opportunity awaiting capital to transform desert into farms and towns.
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Nevada
Great American Basin
Rockies
Massachussetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Unclear death in Carson prompts coroner jury ruling
Nevada reporters note the coroner's jury could not determine a cause of death for Mrs. Abbie Cowing in Carson last week. The item also lists upcoming University debates with judges named, a murder indictment in Esmeralda County, and various local civil suits and tax findings.
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Porson
Abbie Cowing
Carson
University of Nevada
University of Brigham
Utah
E. S. Jamanton
Talbot
Cole N. Talbot
Esmeralda County
Patrick J. Finn
Thomas Jones
Lida
Humboldt County
Churchill County
Nevada Imagines Prosperity From Agricultural Development
The piece extols Nevada as a fertile field for settlers seeking opportunity and affluence. It argues earnest effort will yield success across farming and professional vocations as the state's agricultural development grows, highlighting climate healthfulness and vigor for comfortable living. The Pacific Mutual News frames these prospects as vast and certain under prevailing conditions.
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Nevada
Pacific Mutual News
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James A. Rattazzi
Sanfrancisco Brewery
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Eureka, Nevada
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