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Newspaper
Silver State
Location
Winnemucca, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1899
Page
3
Elko County presents fine buildings a growing hotel a light plant and water works. Stock raising and mining drive prosperity with Elko as a hub for Tuscarora Carlin and Halleck, offering mills, hotels, churches, newspapers, and a prominent mercantile network. The Henderson Bank and Elko Tuscarora Mercantile Co anchor local finance and commerce as real estate values rise steadily.
In Lovelock several industry updates unfold as Cotton ships three carloads of sheep to Western Meat Co and Louie Dean visits. George Berk of Winnemucca, B. Hill from Golconda buys horses for Rodgers ranch, Joe Marten ships cattle, and a four year old Helfer weighs 1920 pounds. Ostrander brothers receive first Arabia mine payment and plan relocation to work for a New York company. A railroad accident east of town delays trains but causes no injuries.
Two large wool sales concluded yesterday. W. T. Jenkins & Co sold about 150000 pounds to a Boston firm, and George Ernst sold about 125000 pounds to Boston parties. Price paid for wool in both cases was 10 cents per pound.
Thirty six thousand pounds of borax arrive today in Winne mucca by four wagons drawn by twenty horses. Winne mucca is the nearest railroad point to the Rose Valley borax works in Oregon, making it the shipping hub for the mine output. A trial in Kennedy was postponed until a later date. The Silver State force acknowledges a donation from Short Brothers of Winne mucca.
Reports from farmers and ranchers continue to arrive detailing a severe winter impact on cattle and sheep. Weather conditions worsen livestock losses, with sparse fodder and frozen pastures driving concern among agricultural communities.
In the Black Hills region cattle losses rise with winter hardships and sheep losses seen as high as 20 to 60 percent in Carbon county Wyoming and southern Colorado. A new South Dakota estray cattle shipping law draws concern over owner-identified stock and potential misdelivery. Local notes include humor about a Dewey portrait exhibit, town gossip, and ads for goods and medicines.
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