Goldfield’s New Camp Rivals Tonopah in Wealth Boom
Goldfield, Esmeralda County, attracts influx of fortune seekers with trains bringing hopefuls from Rhodes to the camp. Water costs spike in Tonopah while Goldfield offers free wells, tents replace homes, and ore shipments to smelters cost high sums. Governor Sparks praises the district’s prolific ledges and vast prospect network, predicting Goldfield could become one of the nation’s richest mineral belts if current finds continue.
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Esmeralda
Tonopah
Goldfield
Rhodes
Lewiston Tribune
Lamber
Sparks
Tonopsh
United States
Nevada News Highlights and Local Oddities
Winters farm sale in Jack's Valley Douglas County brought $9000. Van Eaton joins Reno Journal staff from New York World. Nevada dry goods supply dwindling and prices rise sharply. Monte Carlo of America opens March 19 at Palace resort. Captain James E. Brett, former Nevada State University instructor, dies in Oklahoma Territory. W. J. Smith becomes blind in San Francisco. Time difference between Port Arthur and San Francisco over fifteen hours. Reno Star saloon license questioned for selling liquor to underage youths. South Fork ranchers form alliance to fight ground squirrels with Experiment Station aid. Southern Pacific plans close snow shed monitoring next summer. jobs offered to Nevada State University students. Only two college men have taken summer work. New Burbank potato touted amid praise for Luther Burbank and California soil.
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Storer & Johnson
Palace
Reno
James E. Brett
Nevada State University
Oklahoma Territory
W. J. Smith
Empire
Carson
San Francisco
Port Asthur
Port Arthur
Star Saloon
South Fork
Elko County
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Grea
Nevada State University At
State Tax Examiner reports on valuation reforms and county tax cuts
State Tax Examiner B F Bartine delivers findings on undervaluation of property and the impact of the County Tax Reduction Law. He notes widespread underassessment, evasion of taxes through concealed personal property, and the risk to state revenue. The report argues for higher valuations and gradual rate cuts to sustain revenue, while addressing local fears over uneven tax burdens and future timelines.
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Bartine
Board of Revenue
B. F. Bartine
State Board of Assessors
Pocneees
Churchill
Lincoln
Saosin
New York
Boston
Nevada
Elko County
Washoe
Ormsby County
Eureka
Elko
Worse Fate Than Death At Carson In March
Nola Peterson attempted suicide at Carson on March 11 by firing a bullet into his head. The bullet passed through the skull and lodged in the skin after exiting both temples. Doctors fear permanent blindness if recovery occurs, as the optic nerves were severed.
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Nola Peterson
Carson
Battle for Silver in Nevada Senate Fight
A Reno Journal exchange pits Judge A L Fitzgerald against a writer using the pen name Lex over eligibility for U S Senate. Fitzgerald rejects claims of ineligibility and presses for fair play and an honest battle on constitutional, economic, and silver policy grounds. He cites Nevada and U S constitutions, and recalls past mentions of his own eligibility while pledging to serve if elected. Reports from Eureka Ely Reno Tonopah record local births in March 1904.
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Reno Journal
Lex
Reno
A. L. Fitzgerald
United States
Nevada
Fitzgerald
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State News
Jack's Valley
Douglas County
van Eaton
The
New York World
Operton
Burbank
Luther Burbank
California
Sewrnver
Board of Assessors
Davis
Hooper
Eureka County
Juige Fitzgerald
United States Senate
Senate
Charles H. Hjal
Ely
White Pine County
Phil McKernan
Dominick Curto
Frank Vance
Harry Stimler
Wasa
Buel Street
W. J. Tonkin
Schneider Drug
Gradu‘ate
Department of Pharmacy and Chemistry
University of California
H. M Schneider & Co
Johnson Mercantile Company ‘Incorporated
Hiram Johnson
Julian Bercelonia Chas, Montrose
Hylton & Williams
Philip Parcel
Aguarantes
Eureka Cash Store
Royal Manufacturing Co
Brazil
J. B. Biale
North Main St
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