Eureka Sentinels Local M Mention of Nye County and Mining News
Claude and Roy Page travel from Tybo to Eureka for supplies. William Laird named foreman at Hay State mine Newark. Felix Rice returns from Durrant Creek. Lt Wilson from Monitor Valley visits Eureka. Delinquent mining notice for Jackson Mining Company published. Jesse Meades from Duckwater stops in Eureka for supplies. Hans Neilsen loses horse at E. & P. depot. Weber wagons gain popularity in Bareks. M. Perry of Newark Mining and Milling Company travels to San Francisco. Seraphine Rogantini visits Eureka for supplies then returns to Dockwater. Minnie Bremenkampf elected teacher at Warm Springs Newark Valley. Rev. Father Manion conducts canal services at Catholic Church. Grace Crofut of Diamond Valley visits Eureka. Julia Brown returns to San Francisco after Reno trip. John Venton runs blacksmith shop for Pilot Knob Copper at Copper Flat. Eureka Lodge No.16 F and A M holds called communication. Postmaster O. L. Bray ill at home. Mrs. James Jury of Ruby Hill injured by spider. doctor attends. R. A. Reipe of Ely to Portland for National Irrigation Congress. Ethel McGarry re-elected principal at Golcondia. to reopen at Tonopah Sept 4. Jim Johnson of Durrant Creek and son visit Roberts Creek with livestock. George Halstead of Duckwater reports haying progress. McGarrys head to Hamilton. McGarry resumes Cornell mine operations. D. A. Walker and family from Ely visit Portland Fair. Theodore Pramenko from Hamilton seeks medical treatment in Eureka. Puss & Moorman arrive from Beatty. Moorman a Bullfrog pioneer and manager of Amargoss Bullfrog Mining Company which paused operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude and
Roy Page
Eureka
Hans Neilsen
Weber
Bareks
George Gavin
Minnie Bremenkampf
Warm Springs
Newark Valley
Father Manion
Grace Crofut
Diamond Valley
Kate Civala
Nob Hill
Julia Brown
Brown Hotel
San Francisco
Reno
John Venton
Raby Hill
Pilot Knob Copper Company
Copper Flat
White Pine County
Eureka Lodge No. 16
O. L. Bray
James Jury
Ruby Hill
W. F. Burnett
R. A. Reipe
Ely
Portland
Ore
National Irrigation Congress
Mise Ethel McGarry
Golcondia
Humboldt County
Tonopah
Jim Johnson
Durrant Creek
Nye County
Roberts Creek
George Halstead
Duckwater
Moppliva
M. McGarry
Gertrude Hagar
Hamilton
White Pine Couunty
Mining activity on Base Range prompts renewed prospecting
A Eureka district surge sees Geraty Morrison and Greenwood strike two miles south of the Diamond mine on Prospect Mountain. A 215-foot wide ledge yields about 1.8 ounces gold and 21 ounces silver per ton. Beehive and Diamond mine prospects expand as locals push for leases and bonding while workers like J B Kimball and T M Cluff prepare for long expeditions. A beagle? (Note: The provided text mentions a driving horse dying but is not the main event.)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Canyon
Eureka
Kureks
Eugene Geraty
Dan Morrison
Charles Greenwood
Prospect Mountain
Ly Messrs
Geraty
el Dorado No. 2
Harry Eather
John Pardy
Esther
J. B. Kimball
T. M. Cloff
Santa Maria
Cal
Hareka
Typhoid Case in Eureka: Marion Schendel ill at home
An 8 year old, Marion Schendel, son of Mr and Mrs E Schendel, contracted typhoid after traveling from Bullfrog with his mother to visit his father. Dr Burnett diagnosed a well defined typhoid fever last week and prognosis remains uncertain. In Eureka, a partial lunar eclipse occurred Monday night with the moon entering Earth's shadow around 7 45 and reappearing near 11, the southern limb visible against a clear sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Marion
E. Schendel
Bullfrog
Burnett
Train Delayed After Engine Breaks Down Near Mineral Station
The Eureka and Palisade engine broke down near Mineral Station about 80 miles south of Palisade last Monday. A second engine from Palisade had to be sent to help the train reach Eureka, arriving about 5 30 p m. five hours late. A crowd at the post office waited two days for mail, creating a casual scene in Eureka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka & Palisade
Mineral Station
Palisade
Eureka
Sunday School Picnic at Italian Ranches Near Eureka
The annual St James Sunday School picnic is set for next Tuesday at the Italian ranches four miles northeast of Eureka. A generous fund covers expenses and refreshments. The big wagon departs Episcopal Church at Spring tat o'clock, and a cordial welcome awaits all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James
Eureka
Episcopal Church
Beowawe Man Returns Home After Appendicitis Surgery
L. H. Swart underwent appendicitis surgery performed by Drs Pope and Hood and returned to Beowawe Bareks County after about five weeks, last Saturday being discharged from the hospital cured following treatment in Elko.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Swart
Beowawe
Bareks County
Elko
Dra, Pope and Hood
The Pig Tails Can Go to End Chinese Queue Rule
An Eureka note reports the Chinese in Eureka may remove their queues without violence to traditions after August 1, the date set by the Chinese Emperor. Previously removing the queue barred return to China without a hard to obtain permit, signaling a shift in allegiance and social status among Chinese residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka
Triam
Darwin
Big Lamb Sale Sells 11,000 Head to Eastern Market
Eureka Live Stock Company, led by W. E. Griffin, closed a deal with BT Nevins of Denver Rio Grande and L. B. Sylvester of Monte Vista for 11,000 lambs to be delivered at Palisade Eureka County and Carlin Elko County around October 1. Lambs will be moved to Nebraska and Kansas to fatten for the Eastern market. Messie Nevins and Sylvester arrived in Eureka to oversee the purchase. price not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka Live Stock Company
W. E. Griffin
BT. Nevins
Denver & Rio Grande Railway
L. B. Sylvester
Monte Vista
Col
Palisade
Eureka County
Carlin
Elko County
Nebraska
Kansas
Messie
Nevin
Sylvester
Eureka
Two Runaways Endanger D R Sessions Family Trip
D R Sessions a former Eurekan and Southern Pacific claim agent survived two runaway incidents on the same day. In the morning he was thrown from a stage between Bartlett Springs and Lakeport, sustaining a scalp wound. Later, a hired rig with his wife and daughter lost control on the same grade, the wagon careening down a mountain road until the horses were finally stopped after more than half a mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. R. Sessions
Southern Pacific Company
Bartlett Springs
Lakeport
Secures Control of Ilipah Creek by Ely to Pilot Knob
The Giroux Co Mines has secured an option on ranches between Ely and Hamilton in White Pine County. The aim is to obtain Ilipah Creek water for Pilot Knob near Ely by piping from the springs at the old Hamilton water works about 30 miles. Properties include Capt. W. O. Moorman’s Ilipah ranch and Thomas Rosevear’s Shekels ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilipah Creek
Giroux Cou. Mines Company
Ely
Hamilton
White Pine County
Pilot Knob
Ore Shipments Over the Eureka & Palisade Railway
The two weeks ending August 18, 1905 report ore shipments from Mine Diamond to Eureka Con Laurel and Silver Connor, with dry hot weather hurting crops in White Pine County. Alfalfa second cut will be light as pests damage gardens and crops like cabbage, beets, and turnips. at Silipah baying nears completion and pasture range feed remains very dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka & Palisade Railway
Eureka Con
Laurel and Silver
Connor
White Pine
Silipah
Entrance exam grants Junior Class certificates
Will Kuter from the University sat for an entrance examination conducted by Miss Elizabeth Rogli of Eureka at the Oscoola schoolhouse. Ethel Marriott and Henry Marriott also passed and were granted certificates of entrance to the Junior Class at the State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Kuter
State University
Elizabeth Rogli
Eureka
Honge
Oscoola
White Pine County
Ethel Marriott
Henry Marriott
Metal market quotes and teaching appointments noted
The latest metal quotations list Silver at New York 60 cents per ounce Lead at New York 4 60 and at Salt Lake City in ore 3 60 Casting Copper at Salt Lake City 1 41 cents Will Teach at Heewawe 5 Mina Grace Short of Virginia City named teacher at Boowane Eureka County for the incoming term
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Salt Lake City
Heewawe
Mina Grace Short
Virginia City
Boowane
Eureka County
Potts Wilson Wedding Celebrated in Berkeley Cal
Miss Elizabeth Potts and Mr Frank B Wilson were married at noon on August 9 1905 at Captain Seabury’s Berkeley California home. The bride’s sister Addie Potts served as bridesmaid and Almy Seabury was best man. After a breakfast the couple left for Southern California and Portland Fair then planned visits to Tacoma and Seattle with relatives. The Potts family holdings include Monitor Valley Nye County and Mr Wilson’s cattle interests in Nye County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Potts
Frank
Wilson
Monitor Valley
Nye County
Captain Seabury
Berkeley
Cal
Addie Potts
Almy Seabury
B. H. Seabury
William Potts
Val Joy
Nyer County
I. J. Wilson
Surgeons in Manila claim Xray cure for leprosy
American surgeons in Manila announce a positive cure for leprosy using an Xray treatment system. Other items note a Norway referendum favoring dissolution with Sweden, Norway remaining a monarchy, and a multi state inquiry into Equitable and other insurers beginning Oct. 1. Also reported are a silver and gold coinage suspension at Philadelphia mint due to exhausted bullion, cattle pricing from California to Omaha, a San Francisco furniture man Brenner auto accident, and Southern Pacific annual passes for long-serving employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Norway
Sweden
Republic
Insurance Department of
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Equitable, New York Life and Mutual Insurance
Philadelphia
Treasury Department
Washington
Death of Sam King in Austin Lander County
Samuel King aged 23 years 5 months died in Austin Lander County on August 13 from appendicitis after an operation two days earlier. He was a native of Anatin and brother of Mrs J H Spencer who died August 6 at Birch Creek. Son of John and Mrs King he was survived by John M Joseph A Kate and Mrs Ed Uren. The funeral was held Monday under Austin Lodge of Odd Fellows auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam King
Samuel King
Austin
Lander County
Anatin
J. H. Spencer
Birch Creek
John King
John M
Joseph A
Kate King
Ed Uren
Austin Lodge of Odd Fellows
Exporting the Zinc Property
Mining expert T. J. Beica arrived from Denver and spent Monday and Tuesday examining the Smowhbound glaze mine near Alpha in Bareks County for Eastern investors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Beica
Denver
Cal
Alpha
Bareks County
Rich Ore at Silver Bow Sparks Mining Hope
Reports from Silver Bow in Nye County show rich ore development at the Argoonote area. The Big Ledge Mining Company holds multiple locations with seven lodes and numerous lessees, yielding ore valued at $300 to $100 per ton with about 10 percent gold content. Typhoid fever outbreak hits Fallon as authorities mobilize sanitation amid dry wells and no sewage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bow
Nye County
Bureka
Salt Lake
Soneta
Big Ledge Mining Company
Raise Price on Goldfield Ores by Smelting Firms
Goldfield Sun reports a $40 per ton rise in ore treatment charges by smelting firms at Salt Lake and the Coast. Mine owners and mill men denounce the move as arbitrary and exorbitant, with indignation across the district. The increase may spur construction of independent smelters to handle Southern Nevada output and relieve the smelting trust’s grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldfield Sun
Ameltivug
Salt Lake
Liquor Clause Sustained in Clark's Las Vegas Townsite
The Las Vegas Land and Water Company v. J. F. Wisner case in Picobe Lincoln County ended with Judge George Brown overruling the defendant's demurrer and upholding a clause restricting liquor sales in Clark's Las Vegas townsite. This ruling sustains contract restrictions on intoxicating liquor sales, part of six similar cases pending trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarks
Las Vegas
Las
Alfalfa crop at Hot Creek suffers while conditions worsen
In Nye County the first alfalfa crop at Hot Creek is reported as the poorest ever for the area despite good livestock condition. Gardens suffer from heat and worm damage as hot winds dry ranges and mountain springs run dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Creek
Nye County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tur Eureka Sentinel
M. Perry
Newark Mining and Milling Company
San Francisco Mining Exchange
Seraphine Rogantini
Dockwater
Thorsday
Theodore Pramenko
Puss & Moorman
Beatty
Nye
Mia
O. H. Hjll
Jefs Thursey
Iilipah
Mr. Moorman
Amargoss Bullfrog Mining Company
Ed Berryman
Prospect
W. J. Tonkin
Mrs. Gonse
Frank Kopp
Mr. Gosse
Mr. Kopp
Metal Market
Potts—Wilson
A. H. MeInnes
Red Bluff
Omaha
Tehama County
California
John Breitner
Sacramento
William Olof
Pacific Grove
Cluff
Brenner
S. P
Fallon
Churchill County
THE
Eureka County Bank
Main Street
Eureka, Nevada
J. Smith
J. H. Hoech
Bert L. Smith
W. EB. Griffin
Golding
Hoegh
John Spanks
Smith
L. Smith
Schneider Drug Store
Nevada
Department of Pharmacy and Chemistry
University of California
H. M. Schneider & Co
Mrs. Flora Morris & Son
North Main ST
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