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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1909
Page
2
A notice from the Eureka post office records a new appointment as Second Class Master. The filing confirms duties and official designation within local mail operations and postal service personnel changes.
Palisade notes report Mrs Kenyon’s trip to Hexena to visit daughter Mrs Corrow and Grace McKenley’s return to San Francisco. Mrs Randolph remains bedbound but improving. Local transport mentions Eureka trips, a Wingfield rail crossing, and a Japanes worker fined for intoxication. Ducks observed, fishing season closed September 15, sparking local regret.
Buckhorn district grows as George Wingfield and associates acquire the Buckhorn Willow Creek claims for 100000 while Loftux and Davis buy the Esater group for 10000. A new townsite named Buckhorn, likely Lyondike, forms near Mill and Four Mile canyons with boarding house and saloon rising. Prospectors report ore shows in Four Mile Canyon. A port office petition seeks M Bluisner as postmaster and a general store tied to the post office.
A long awaited Deep Creek mining rail line is planned, connecting through to Nevada and passing the Duop Creek district’s key mining zones. Completion is projected within 18 months, expected to boost western Jaab County and parts of Tooele Milard counties by enabling sale of previously low grade ores requiring rail transport.
The Clark County Review, a weekly newspaper, is published by Charles Corkbill, the sheriff of the county, and has been received as an exceptionally strong new addition to local media.
Hochester Minnesota September 21 Governor John A Johnson three times elected Minnesota chief executive and Democratic presidential candidate died at St Marys Hospital Fere at 3 20 am following an operation last Wednesday He had undergone two prior surgeries for ulcers and an abscess of the bowels with bowel obstruction and appendix removal The final operation lasted two hours and ten minutes revealing a small deep seated abscess and numerous adhesions to the intestines The death ends a long political career and a possible 1912 national bid.
Nevada mining gains stability as State Bullion Tax Agent James F. Haley credits the wildcat law for ending wildcatting and fostering legitimate growth. Production in the first half of the year surpassed 15 million with bullion taxes near 192 thousand, while White Pine and Nye counties report rising outputs. Goldfield district marked six years since official inception, with historic name changes and community memory fueling the queen city’s desert legacy.
The 1999 assessment roll for Lander County shows a gain of over half a million dollars, with Panaca in Lincoln County set to pay 20 cents per 100 and Calivate at 45.30 per hundred. Reports cover ore discoveries near Battle Mountain and a guard over the Philadelphia canyon mine, commission travels to Salt Lake City for Interstate Commerce Commission hearings, and local events including the Alamo Stock farm sale, high grading arrests in Manhattan, and community band fundraising in White Pine County. Also noted are crop losses from cutworms in Carson and Walker Valleys, mining claims disputes in Lucky Boy, a carbolic acid incident in Ely, and Scotty the Death Valley prospector visiting Winnemucca.
Governor directs Humboldt DA to sue the Darby Ore Reduction Company for 500 dollars for failing to file a certified copy of articles and resident agent with the Secretary of State. The action aims to enforce Nevada Corporation Law and prompt other foreign firms to comply. This is the first major enforcement since 1907.
Two silk scarfs shown to the American Congress in Goldfield depict the Comstock lode underground workings and ore output. The first map claims 600 miles of tunnels and depths up to 8,262 feet, while the second lists silver and gold totals reaching 700 million dollars. Austin reports a miner shortage, but promises steady employment at the Paper Ball tonight.
At Raby Hill Nevada on September 14 1909 a son was born to the wife of Peter Amoni In Eureka Nevada on September 17 1909 a daughter was born to the wife of John Evans In Eureka Nevada on September 19 1909 a son was born to the wife of H Gorman At Wells Elko County Nevada on September 9 1909 a son was born to the wife of Rev Angus Matheson In Elko Nevada on September 18 1909 a daughter was born to the wife of Ernest Simonsen of Newark Valley Nevada
The document presents a Nevada Eureka County bank cashiers oath asserting the financial statement is true to the best knowledge. It lists amounts for notes payable and bonds, certificates of deposit, and total sums, with attestations from directors Griffin and Smith.
Notice records horses shipped via the Eurel railway on January 1, 1909 from Eureka County Nevada to Council Bluffs. Five horses are branded Mange with left shoulder marks and ten horses branded 10 on left shoulder. Inspected by M. Manoner at Shortt, Hawkins, Eureka County. Statement 2 No. 9.
Notice dated September 21, 1900, states an application to appropriate polio water of Nevada under state law. The filing references Section Cation to the State Engineer and lists applicants including Harry Blene.
William K. Vanderbilt Jr and his wife formerly Miss Virginia Fair have signed a separation agreement reported by an afternoon paper. Mrs Vanderbilt returns to New York from Europe with children Mariel and William K Vanderbilt III and an official announcement is expected soon. Relatives on both sides aim to avert the split.
List shows names of recipients with marked ads read Advertised. Also reports Governor Tackerton refusing a stay of execution for C O Petty convicted of murder in Sparks. Petty’s execution scheduled for October 1.
Officials of the Internal Revenue Department prepare to collect the 1 percent net income tax from corporations with $5000 or more annual earnings under Section 38 of the Payne Aldrich Act. Commissioner Royal B. Cabell has not issued detailed instructions yet, but collectors nationwide are notified and Nevada investigates incorporations. Between five and six thousand corporations operate in Nevada.
Hubert Rafting's samples from Bald Mountain district and nearby Cletrich mine reach Goldfield to bolster views on local mineral wealth. Copper readings range from 20 to 1200 dollars per ton equivalent and include gold and silver contents, with copper ore shipments grading up to 16 percent copper. A separate report notes a boy morreu from lockjaw after a hunting accident and a streetcar incident causing injuries.
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