Government bids to build giant Truckee irrigation canal
Officials announce a government funded canal project to divert Truckee River water to a Carson River reservoir west of Carson City. The 25 mile main canal on the river’s south bank will run 21 miles beyond the canyon to an eastern course, storing 270 000 acre feet for 1400 cubic feet per second flow. Projected irrigation covers 42 000 acres expanding to about 65 000 residents within a decade.
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le i. Tarlton
Journal
Clough & Crosby
Taylor
Carson Basin
Reno
Carson River
Carson Sink
Trieker
Comstock Revival Sparks Mining Town’s Electric Shift
Electricity replaces steam plants in Comstock mines as production rebounds. New ore bodies and revived activity lift investor interest in Virginia City and Carson City trades. State Engineer Albert E. Chandler arrives in town, detailing a $2400 salary and staff under $500 pay scales.
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Albert E. Chandler
Sparks
Chandler
Nevada University
Carson City
A Hint to the Bar Room Prospector
A Mining Review editorial urges development over talk in western mining. Prospector and capital dynamics are explored, warning that idle optimism in saloons harms prospects. Practical steps include small mills cyanide plants and crude jigging to fund exploration and prove value.
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Wold
Ansious
Sues
Tonopah Stocks Rise as Exchange Eyes Nevada Firms
Broker C E Hudson returned from San Francisco and attended mining exchange meetings urging Tonopah stocks be listed locally. He argues a Nevada market strengthens shareholders and could attract eastern investors, with Salt Lake and San Francisco influence shaping growth. The plan will be presented to exchange leadership in Salt Lake City.
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C. E. Hudson
The
Stock Exchange
San Francisco
Ses Mining Exchange
Haslet
Hudson
Exchange
Salt Lake
Herald
The Coming Dance by Labor Union and Lyon at Looks Grove
The county Labor Union and Lyon plan a moonlight dance at Looks Grove on the twelfth with Empire providing supper. Tickets sold in the city. supper priced at 75 cents per couple. the event is expected to be a resounding success. Drummers travel through the city as many head toward the Blue Lake country.
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Lyon
Iooks Grove
Empire
Blue Lake Country
Congressman D VanDuzer Warns Tonopah Stock Ads
Congressman D VanDuzer writes from New York to the Miner warning Tonopah residents about unscrupulous stock ads promising large returns. He says honest miners will benefit and vows to file complaints with District Attorney Jerome against mining promoter schemes. Postmaster in Carson City gets raise as office advances in class due to higher last year volume.
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D. VanDuzer_ eal
Tonopah
New York
East
Tonnopah
Jerome
Vie An Yah
Holer
Carson City
Rich Mines of Churchill Discoveries Amid Copper Lode Hype
Report from Churchill Nevada describes a copper bearing find near Bell's Flat ten miles from Eagleville. A sheep herder found the vein claimed to be forty feet wide and extending 15 000 feet. Assays show copper about 42 percent with silver values, though exact totals are not yet established. Senator Williams and Senator Williams team, with mining figures from Nevada and California, push staking and shares. George A. Trimble of Bagheville adds mining ties. Journal Cadet appointments and a San Francisco visitor complete the morning notices.
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L. M. Kent
Churchill County
Stilwater
Kent
W. W. Williams
Fallon
Eagleville
Bell's Flat
West Gate
Senator Williams
California
Nevada
Williams
Tenoya
Montana
Michigan
George A. Trimble
Bagheville
Tyrimlle
Lander Churchill Company
Battle Mountain
Basleville
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J. T. Comerford
J. A. Clough
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the Wagner
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Joe Platt
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