Smelter Prospects Across Nevada Copper Fields
Nevada towns eye major smelters to process copper ore with water and fuel from California. Las Vegas and Good Springs are highlighted as potential sites near railroads and fuel sources, while Pioche and Manse Ash Meadow consider developments. A Las Vegas artesian water project awarded for a deep well near town includes detailed sinking terms and crew payments.
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Ash Meadow
Good Springs
Los
Angeles
Las Vegas
William G. Hoagland
New York
Nevada Copper Mining and Smelting Co
Goldfield
Manse
Greenwater Consolidated Interests
California
Las Vega
Tejai
Ythe Guggenheims
Pioche
Direc Vegas
Booth & Madison
Los Angeles
Township 20
Nevada ore exhibit planned at California bureau museum
The California State Mining Bureau will host a Nevada ore exhibit at its San Francisco Ferry Building Museum. Mineralogist Lewis Aubury leads the effort, sending circulars to Nevada press to publicize the display. The museum seeks Nevada ore specimens to expand beyond its two existing cases.
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California State Mining Bureau
Nevada
California
Lewis B. Aubury
Bureau
Ferry Building
San Francisco
Erik Dury
Prisoner Fire Plan Must Be Stopped Says County
In a garbled report from Pioce county, residents discuss stopping a supposed jail fire plot involving a prisoner and matches. The fragment hints at a citizen willingness to supply the prisoner with matches if he agrees to finish the act.
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Pioce
Hotel Nevada Arrivals
A list of hotel guest names and origins including Don Driscoll Bullfrox KT Rives SL Benton MD MJ Murphy J Powers Burns Los Angeles ZU Melick Pueblo Cal Col Jas A Clark Rapid City ME Tracey Los Angeles Cat by Dillon Mont es B Orr Spencer Clark Prov City Dane Blake Oakland Cal Alfred Jepson Pavhek Chicago JP Brantley WH Knowles Denver J Richard Salt Lake CV Smith Duluth Minn Arnold Strabick and wife Mont Frank Ki Moor Denver Al Vortimuir St Louis AW Freebug Oakland Cal Ella Jd Plaisted FH Nixon Los Angeles JC Horton w M Crick Rhyon Alfred Lic Mrs J Saul Mrs WA inn Mrs HE Baxter Rhoylite W Hill Los Angeles McDonnell Miss KOC Marchetti Las Vegas AL Roth Miss Nellie Nelson Colorado Mranda John Forgin FE Creed Sam N Swingley EF Birkemnour Denver Los Angeles YJ Johnson KA Thusset Salt Lake MO Johnson Los Angeles
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Bullfrox
Rives
Benton
MJ Murphy
J Powers
If Burns
Los Angeles
ZU. Melick
Pueblo
Cal
Jas A Clark
Rapid City
Dillon Montes
Orr Spencer Clark
Dane Blake
Oakland
Alfred Jepson Das Pavhek
Chicago
Brantley WH Knowles
Denver
J Richard
Salt Lake
CV Smith
Duluth
Arnold Strabick
Mont Frank Ki Moor
al Vortimuir
Lou AW
El Dorado Reports Revival in Old Camp Prospects
Worrell and Hunter endured a cold trek to El Dorado Canyon and Searchlight. They saw miners active in the area inspecting mines and prospects. El Dorado has produced silks but seems to hold untapped wealth and ongoing development across numerous prospects.
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W. OD. Worrell
R. Hunter
el Dorado Canyon
Searchlight
el Dorado
Power Project Aims 400000 HP Western hydro scheme
Los Angeles power venture by HL Clark plans a vast hydro electric network with 400000 horsepower. Transmission lines run to Los Angeles Greenwater Bullfrog Goldfield Tonopah Nevada locations. Work started and completion targeted in two years under federal forest reserve approvals and full private land rights.
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Los Angeles Mining Review
Los Angeles
Highwas
Greenwater
Bullfrog
Goldfield
Tonopal Ely
Nevada
HL. Clark
Millonaire
Tonopah
Goldfild
King River
Fresno
Copper belt emerges in Greenwater mining boom
Clarence Neyman traces Greenwater's founding tale back to 1480 and details early copper work from 1880 near Kunze, Greenwater Springs, and later developments. By 1905 Arthur Kunze boosts the town as Eastern capitalists including Charles M. Schwab invest, signaling Greenwater as a premier copper belt attracting national mining interest.
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Greenwater
Clarence Neyman
Resting Springs
Kunze
Nick Cavanaugh
Tony
Aledge
Greenwater Springs
Frank McAllister
Poer
Judge Bethune
Arthur Holt
Burney and Partner
Furnace
Arthur Kun
Yerrington residents seek town incorporation
Citizens of Yerrington voted to petition for town incorporation under a state act. Supporters cite improved streets, sanitation, fire protection, nuisance abatement, and governance benefits for Las Vegas and surrounding areas. The Yerrington Times urges timely action to formalize the town.
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Yerrington
Las Vegas
Desert Grounds Plowed for Spring Planting Display
The depot grounds between street and the station are being plowed this week to be laid out and planted in spring. Soil in the valley is above average, easily worked, and with care should yield good results to show travelers that the desert can blossom.
County Commissioners to Meet as Two Veterans Retire
The board of county commissioners will convene Monday January 7 as Commissioners Baldwin and Gordon retire. Commissioners-elect 1 will take their seats at the meeting as new terms begin.
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Board of County Commissioners
Baldwin
Gordon
Silver Lake District Mining Boom at San Bernardino
In eastern San Bernardino County the Silver Lake district draws prospectors to the area around a small town by the Tonopah and Tidewater railroad. Claims rise as surface indications exceed Greenwater, with several claims pegged and filings for a mining district.
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San Bernardino County
Silver Lake
San Bernardino
Nto
Tonopah
Tidewater
Rate Convention Rumors Stir Western Rail Circles
Rail officials may hold a meeting to discuss business interests of competitive cities and rates on the Harriman system. Various western cities on the Harriman railroad network might send delegates, but no date or location has been announced. Nevada railroads have not called a convention.
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Harriman
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