Pioche Fire Ravages Main Street Stores
A Sunday blaze in Pioche devastated the main business section from the Welland store east to Lecour street. The A Thompson Company suffered the largest loss, with stock and buildings near twenty five thousand dollars and insurance of five thousand. Firefighters, aided by Prince Consolidated miners and mine crews, battled flames through the night, saving some properties while others were destroyed, including the Cecil hotel and the Miners' Exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Thompson Company
Fioche
Welland
Lecour Atrevt
Dorothy
Avtipson
Pioch Street
M. UD
Quackenbush
Jas. W. Robott
Commercial Club
Ong Lung Chung
Wu Vioeue Assay
McCannon Street
W. M. Nichols
Mebota
Prince
Prince Consolidated Soning Company
Prince Railroad
Pioche
Quirk
San Pedro Los Angeles & Salt Lake
A. Thompson Company
Thompson Building
Chas. Lee Horney
G. W Richards
Utah
J. A. Clark
Clark
Cecil Hotel
Talbot
F. W. Dickle
Welland Stone
Hodges Cook Mercantile Company
Thompson Store
White House
Thompson Company
Miners’ Exchange
Steve White
White
Ely Valley Mining &Milling Company
Brown Building
Lacour Street
Marke Pacle
Lenry Les
Ploche Meat Company
Culverwell Brothers
Main Street
Ploche Club
Joe Powera
Chas
Leo Horsey
Court House
Amalgamated Mines Advances In Underground Works
Amalgamated Mines reports progress on extending from the twelfth station of No 1 shaft to the old Raymond and Ely levels. A new pump station will sit above the permanent water line, and a modern change room with showers is being installed for workers. A carload of bricks for the new power plant has arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No.1
Shiatt
Raymond & Ely
Milvaneed
Bill Dew
Amalgamated to Cut Capital Stock to Save Fees
Amalgamated Mine and Smelters stockholders face a special meeting in Portland Maine at 10 am October 24 to reduce the company’s capital from 10 million at 10 per share to 1 million at 20 per share. The move aims to lower Nevada operating costs, aging fees, and annual taxes by revaluing par stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amalgamated Probe Mines &Smelters Corporation
Portland
Iran
Amalgamated
Nevada
Ferther
Ore shipments resume from Leases claim described in old Plobe smelter dump
Ore shipments proceed from the Plobe Consolidated dump as Parker, Hosmer and Browne move two to three cores weekly. Snyder and Empy lease on the Telephone claim push development, with a vein refound after two weeks, signaling shipments becoming daily again at the mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plobe Consolidated
Leagers
Parker, Hosmer and Browne
Snyder
Empy
Bease
Al Godbe Strikes Fine Ore at Half Moon Mine
Al T Godbe reports good ore production at the Half Moon mine under lease. He is shipping boot ore from the old mill dam and sending high grade material from a loading station on the Prince Consolidated railroad, a mile below the mine. Lease operation is turning out satisfactory in every part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al T. Godbe
Half Moon
Mr. Godbe
Prince Consolidated Rail
Formation Under Way for Contact Commercial Club
Steps are under way to form the Contact Commercial Club. W J H Pitts of Hodges Cook Co offered the Welland building to the A B Thongpoon Co and Hl E Freudenthal offered the Laffan building as agent. Thompson Co plans to occupy the latter and rebuild on the old site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Contact Commercial Club
W. J H. Pitts
Hodges Cook Company
Welland
A. 8. Thongpoon Company
Hl. E. Freudenthal
Laffan
Thompson Company
Mendha Mill shows high grade ore. Yuba lease ships to smelters
The Amalgamated Piodhe records indicate A L Smith’s Yuba Leasing & Developmentp pany found first grade gold-silver ore in the Greenback claim. Ore rich in silver and lead with gold potential was slated for shipment to smelters as shipments from Pioche reach 42 carloads. Nearby Hillside lease plans include purchasing a 40 horsepower gasoline plant to improve operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Wage Peter
Amalgamated
Piodhe
Pioche
Prince Consolidated
Amalgamated Plobhe
Bristol
Mendha
Witcher Seeks Pine County Backing for Good Roads
Secretary A L Scott of the Ploche Commercial club reports a reply from A B Witcher of Ely regarding good roads for the Ely Ploche Las Vegas corridor through the state. Witcher notes Lincoln county residents would join Ely Commercial club and White Pine county in the effort, with mutual cooperation from both communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Witcher
A. L. Scott
Ploche
Jumbo Extension 15 Deep Drift Advances at Mendha Mine
Ore advances from Jumbo Extension to the leased Hen aly Chifre mill at 45 to 60 tons daily. The mill treats low crude ore from dumps, shipping about one car of concentrate every two days, with 50 to 60 tons processed per shift. Manager John R Cook reports steady progress and plans for improved production as winter approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jumbo Extension Company
Pole Verde Ming
Henaly Chifre
International Smelting and Refining Company
Toeely
Vinh
Ita Maha
At & Poly
Coldfield Tribune
Mendba Nevadi Mining Company
John R. Cook
Angly Hancock Jix
Ls Banda
Mendha Company
Cook
Bytery
Road Contract In Deeth To Build Highway To Wells
Deeth resident I Lewis has taken a contract to construct a highway from Deeth to Wells and began work Thursday morning. The project, expected to take more than a month with a crew of men, forge, and road scraper, will follow the route of the Southern Pacific company's right of way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. i. Lewis
Deeth
Wells
Southey Paritic Company
Murdered Woman Born in Nevada Linked to 1872 Elko Record
County Recorder Greathouse uncovers a birth record for Mrs. Charleton, daughter of H. H. Scott of Elko, in the old Elko Independent files. The case ties to a murder in Lake Como, Italy years earlier, with inquiries from Tallan Conguxt in San Francisco about the birth details. The 1872 Independent entry is cited as the source of the information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elko
Scott
Independent
Wm. B. Taylor
Leiter
Portoi Chareton
Italy
Ewaning Trail
United States Supreme Court
Charleton
Comte
Elke Fa
Amail Fame
Court House
Elke Free Press
County Recorder
Greathouse
Porter Charleton
Lake Como
Tallan Conguxt
San Francisco
H. H. Scott
Elko Independent
Tonopah Mining Company Acquires Placer Property
The Tonopah Mining company of Nevada confirms its acquisition of a placer property. A telegram from secretary-treasurer A C Higbee in Philadelphia states the directors approve the instrument for continuing corporate use and notes the deal as the company’s latest property purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonopah Mining Company
A. C. Higbee
Philadelphia
Tonopah Mining Company of
Nevada
Bray Sees Shortage of Young People Entering Teaching
State Superintendent J. B. Bray notes that 50 to 100 teachers come from outside the area annually, saying insufficient young entrants to the education field threaten the profession's future and the district's needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. BE. Bray
Public Imstruction
Placer Mining Property Acquisition Near Calaveria County
The Tonopah Mining company plans future work as the Tonopah estate may be exhausted. Prof. Spurr of the U S geological survey examined several propositions for development and recommended the Sultana Lightner and Maize claims in Calaveria county California. A bond and option were taken on these claims awaiting further information from headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tonopah Mining Company
Tonopah
Spurr
United States Geological Survey
Calaveria County
California
Sultana, Lightner and
Maizeman
Schmize
Bonanae
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Amalgamated Mines
Sill Dow
AL Godbe
At Contact
Hillside
Wiliam H. Pitts
W. M. Christian
H. W. Turner
Alex Colbath
Belail
Prince Consolidated Company
Wella
Tonapah Company
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