Wreck Near Beowawe Kills One and Injures Twenty
Beowawe Nevada October 2 A disastrous head on collision on the Salt Lake division of the Southern Pacific last Thursday night between the first section of No 6 the Atlantic express from San Francisco and the second section of No 219 a west bound freight killed Allen Harper about 34 of Pocatello Idaho and injured twenty others Relief trains from Winnemucca and Carlin brought doctors aboard a passenger nurse aided the injured The crash telescoped a coach and the body was extricated after about two hours Conductor Dorsey of 219 acted to allow an eastbound freight to pull out and the passenger engineer failed to see the oncoming No 6 in time
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Beowawe
Salt Lake Division
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Allen Harper
Pocatella
Idaho
Winnemacon
Carlin
Harper
Dorsey
Nevada Awakens as Mining Prospects Revive Tone
The Pacific Coast Miner reports Nevada rousing from somnolence as Tonopah lodes and eastern capital spark a renewed mining era. Rail growth and new mills are expected to boost development while aridity and cautious California neighbors fade as deterrents. A Lyon County tax dispute looms. In Carson Sink vaquero contests, Ed Klein dominates roping and riding, while J H Craven falters on the outlaw broncho.
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Tonopah
California
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J. H. Craven
Ed Klein
Klein
Craven
Invention to dispense with boilers proposed by Smith
A South Bend inventor, F. B. Smith, claims a steam generator will replace boilers in engines for power and heating. The device, tested to date, is described as non exploding due to instant water vaporization and eliminates safety valves gauges and water glasses. It allegedly reduces space and fuel use while delivering instant steam with no storage.
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Associated Press
F. 8. Smith
South Bend
Ind
Smith
United States Patent Office
Notable Nevada Notes and Obits From Tonopah Camp
Louis Janin Jr arrives to study the Tonopah camp for his Pacific Coast Miner. Dr. R L Hudgens visits from California as his wife’s newborn weighs ten pounds. Stage service to Sodaville resumes November 1. Powell injures hand extracting cork from a bottle. may lose use of hand. Nye County 1908 tax roll stands at 778555.87, up from 625995.14 in 1902. Churchill County outlook grows brighter with irrigation canals, potato shortage noted. Richard Savage, Comstock discoverer and father of author, dies at 86. William Blackmore, old stage driver, killed near Tonopah. James Holbrook, long Nevada resident, dies in Carson. Le Quinn of Cavendish cured by Dr. King’s New Life Pills.
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Pacific Coast Miner
R. L. Hudgens
California
Clay Powell
Union Drug Store
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Belmont
Nye County
le Quinn
Cavendish
Dr. King
Schneider
Deng
Western Pacific Financed From Start To Finish
A Denver dispatch to the San Francisco Bulletin reports Western Pacific surveys from Western Nevada to Salt Lake will finish in two months. It cites D H Moffatt of Denver as financial backer, with Burlington links and Eastern capital backing. The plan envisions Chicago to coast Burlington trains in two years and construction across Utah and California proceeding rapidly.
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Denver Dispatch
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Chicago
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Oakland
Cal
Miners Face Closures as May Sunday Mine Shuts Down
Salt Lake City weekly receipts reach nearly a half million dollars, while Sandy's May Sunday mine reportedly closed, discharging 3000-foot tunnel workers. US lead output in 1903 stood at 220000 short tons with zinc up 10 percent. mine promotion evils include misrepresentation and repeated property names. Immigrant intake for August numbered 64977, vs 45594 a year earlier.
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Geological Survey
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