Virgin River oil scare stirs Las Vegas promoters
Reported oil excitement surrounds the Virgin River fields as Maxwell Ladd and others return from operations with a bottle of oil to hype speculation. Fred Remick of Virgin River Oil and DevelopmentCo promotes rigs for two more wells while doubters forecast little production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kr. Maxwell
J. H. Ladd
Las Vegas
Fred Remick
Virgin River Oil and Development Co
Los Angeles
Watson
Jim
Maxwell
Remick
Channef Commerce
Hottest day of the year noted at Ludlow
John Ryan reports Tuesday as the warmest day so far this year in Ludlow with the heat measured in the shade near the T and T railroad offices. The piece mentions Borax railroad terminals at Beatty and unsettled Salt Lake rail shop plans between Los Angeles and Last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ryan
Ludlow
Borax Railroad
Beatty
Virgin River
Muddy River
Lincoln County
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
State Fair Planned in Reno With Races and Attractions
A state fair will run in Reno for six days starting September 16. Prizes totaling 8 000 dollars will be offered for running and trotting events and liberal rewards will be arranged for other features and attractions. The text notes mining deeds at the age of five.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Hotel Nevada Arrivals JF Miller Owner and Manager
JF Miller is listed as the owner and manager for Hotel Nevada with new arrivals noted in the current column. The entry records Miller overseeing operations and guest services at the hotel.
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JF. Miller
Names Gathered in Local Social Directory Listing
A long list of individuals and places appears, including JF Creel and wife, Rhyolite. Mrs Salsbury AC Curry, Topeka. Andre Petrovi. Thos D Kee, Los Angeles. Jennie McDowell, Los Angeles. Hank Kernson, Bellview. M H Barris, Los Angeles. many others in Rhyolite Tonopah Los Angeles Salt Lake City and surrounding towns. The fragment shows a social register style roster with numerous residences and names.
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JF Creel
Salsbury AC Curry
Topeka
Kane
Maynard
Tonopah
Nev
Andre Petrovi
Henry S Peshoto
Thos D Kee
Los Angeles
Jennie McDowell
Kern Andson
Bellview
OGB
Waterman
Goldfield
Barris
Lee
JC Moffatt
JW Rogers
Salt Lake
Bellows
Cloff
Henry Willard
Jady
Nath K Oden
Francisen d
WA Potter
MB Brown
Frank Edwin
Chicago
Chase Abbott
Pine
Prescott
Needham
Buseh
Geo B Thompson, Jr
Independence
Kan
Water works progress and mining notes from Southern Nevada
Gold Center Water and Mills reports completion of the main water works project including 1600 feet of 12 inch pipe 800 feet of timber and a 4 inch screen dam at depth 16 to 20 feet. Fortuna mine ore shipment valued at 111 supports earnings claims and Eldorado Nevada Mining Company reorganizes with Pittburg investors. C E McCarthy arrives in Salt Lake City after Mountain Top ore showing lead up to 75 zinc up to 45 per cent and Boston capitalists operate the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akd Center Water and Mills, Ltd
Cory
Nevada
Fortuna
Searchlight
Eldorado-Nevada Mining Company
Silver Legion
Pittsburg
Salt Lake Tribune
C. E. McCarthy
Mountain Top
Boston
Panamint District Hints at Winter Mining Boom
Old Panamint prospectors predict a winter boom in the Panamint district. The region recalls a silver rush from thirty years ago when a mine yielded large profits before being abandoned as the desert town near Telescope Peak was relocated.
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Panamint
Mining Notes From Tecopa Lead Ore District
A San Bernardino County court awarded the plaintiff in a suit over a ten percent commission on the sale of mining property near Barnwell in the Mojave desert. The record notes three water jacket furnaces built at Tecopa in the seventies that operated on district lead ores.
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Tecopa
San Bernardino County
Calif
Cal
Barnwell
Mojave Desert
Salt Lake route章 Meadow Valley Wash railroad work expands
The Salt Lake Route orders over a dozen steel bridges to span Meadow Valley Wash improving 40 miles of track. Eight construction trains operate as officials tour Las Vegas. New engines and tank cars are on order. oil is limited to Los Angeles to Lynn, coal remains from Illinois. Pioche branch to Panaca expected August 16.
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Salt Lake
Meadow Valley Wash
Salt Lake Road
Las Vegas
North
E. Wells
Davisson
T. 1 Cullen
L. A. Divison
H. FE. van Housen
L. Divison
R. K. Brown
M. Barnard
M. Jessup
A. Divison
Frazie
K. A
Shanahan
Lamb
Western Union Telegraph Co
Pe Smith
Consteuetion We
U. Tel
LT. Dyer
Telegraph Salt Lake Railroad
Western Union
Meadow Valley
Bakersfield
Pioche
Panaca
Caliente
Los Angeles
Lynn
Utah
Illinois
Australia
Oakland Harbor
Railroads Postpone Nevada Case On Syphas Bill
The Nevada railroad cases against the Syphas bill were postponed to September 16 at the railroads’ request. They granted a continuance after agreeing to a modification of the restraining order and admitting the bill’s validity on most points except the maximum rates clause which they will challenge.
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Nevada
Syphas
Pyramid Lake Reservation to stay closed to prospectors
Secretary of the Interior Garfield announces Pyramid Lake will not be opened to prospectors. stories claiming an opening are unauthorized. The irrigable portion may open in about two years, and prospectors are warned to stay off the reservation.
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Interior Garfield
Pyramid Lake
Faithful Friend’s Remedy Praised After 1872 Intro
H S Nichols of Oakland Indiana Territory testifies to a long use of a quinamovernun suler cholera and diarrhoea remedy since 1872. He travels with his cat for eighteen years and trusts the cure. The Wilson Drug Co sells the preparation.
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H. S. Nichols
Oakland
Ind
Wilson Drug Co
State Bankers to Meet in Nevada Annual Session
State Bankers will hold their first annual meeting of the Nevada bankers association in September. The exact location is undecided but will be either Goldfield or Reno.
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Nevada Bankers’ Associate
Goldfield
Reno
Jury acquits Haywood in Goonenberg murder case
The Bowe jury rendered an early Sunday verdict acquitting Haywood of complicity in the Goonenberg murder. The federation official was believed guilty but defended by judge’s technical instructions. Mayor Taylor names an almost entirely new San Francisco board of supervisors. Convict Schmitz also appoints a rival board of unionists ready to challenge Taylor. Idaho assassins may begin targeting Gooding to influence Gov. jury selection in the Glass bribery case. Britt Nelson’s Wednesday night performance led to a contentious outcome.
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Bowe
Haywood
Goonenberg
Federation
Taylor
Board of Supervisors
San Francisco
Schmitz
Idaho
Gover
Goodsprings Leads Zinc and Lead Bonding Boosts Local Works
Goodsprings boosts mining activity as J Ross Clark bonds the Bonanza Hill lead and zinc claim near Root and starts work immediately. Two residences rise and more projects loom. A public school petition heads to the County Commissioners. Jean station ships over 30 tons daily worth above $40 per ton, plus outputs from Potosi and Keystone push district production above $2,000 daily. Robbins brothers bond their claim near Jami Monte to Rhyolite. Tam O Shanter work nears completion. Goodsprings baseball team vows return match after Sunday loss and teams plan another game.
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Lowenan
J. Ross Clark
Bonanza Hill
Root
Potosi
Keystone
Robbins Brothers
Jami Monte
Goodsprings
Las Vegas
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State Fair
VeGcas
Belgen & Son
M. 11. Walker
Chris. XN. Brown
T. F. Gibbon
L. Insworth
J. Ross Chirk
John S. Park
First State Bank OF
First and
Fremont Streets
Clayson & Griffith
Canton Steel
LAS Vegas Mercantile Co., Inc
Hotel Nevada
Frank William
Ogden
el Dorado Canyon
Old Panamint
Gines
Pyramid
Brit Nelson
Nelson
Britt
W. E. Hawkins
Fremont Street
Las Vegas, Nev
Post Office
Anheuser-Busch
Hyland
Stanford
Harry R. Beale
Prop
First St
Arizona Club
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