Pioche Welcomes New Year With Mining Boom Hopes
The Pioche district looks to 1907 as a year of growth and prosperity. A Christmas dance, led by M D Quackenbush, delighted attendees, while plans for telephones and new mining ventures expand the town. A new ore strike near Pioche on the Victor claim promises potential riches, with explorers rushing to locations along the Alps and Poorman zones.
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Ely
Pioche
M. D. Quackenbush
Messrs Campbell and
Lloyd
Roy Orr
Dan Tucker
Henry Welland
Jos. Foster
Victor
Poorman
Alps
Ground Located in Churchill County Said to Hold Oil
About two thousand acres in Churchill county are believed to contain oil and natural gas. The Truckee River General's Electric Company promises to supply light for Gardenerville within six months. The Goldfield Tribune, newly established there, is now the only paper in the state publishing seven days a week.
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Churchill County
Truckee River
Daily
Goldfield Tribune
Governor Sparks Wins Nevada Governor Seat Majority
An official count at the secretary of state’s Carson office last Monday shows Governor Sparks elected by a majority of 3,384 votes. The report emphasizes the strong victory and urges diligence in work and advertising.
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Nevada
Secretary of State
Carson
Sparks
Pioche Bound to Boom Sparks Real Estate Frenzy
The article proclaims Pioche’s rapid growth as copper ore and railroad development draw attention. It predicts immense real estate demand near the camp of Ely, noting ground will command a small fortune to secure a tent site. The piece insists the expansion is inevitable, despite widespread skepticism.
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Ely
Approve Of Mines As An Investment In Nevada Ore Exhibit
Salt Lake real estate leaders see Nevada mining as a promising investment. They plan to gather Nevada ore specimens for display in Salt Lake, believing local real estate would benefit from mining activity. Newhouse backs the view, and a circular from Stowe and Palmer at Salt Lake explains their plan to secure the samples.
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Cowan & Company
Nevada
Salt Lake
Eee
Eee Ae
Angel ‘Newhouse
Stowe and Palmer
Nevada appoints Judge Farrington to U S district bench
Report states Judge Farrington will take the oath to fill the Nevada seat vacated by Judge Hawley. He will reside in Carson City and has lived in Nevada since 1880 after law training at Amherst College Hastings College and UC. Married and a prominent Odd Fellows member, born in California in 1856.
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Reno Journal
United States District
T. P. Hawley
Farrington
Carson City
C. E. Mack
Mack Farrington
Judge Farrington
Nevada
Amherst College
Hastings College of the Law
University of California
Elko County
Congress
Independent Order of Oed Fellows
California
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Bristol
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Arthur Bugbee
Utah
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James Earls
Thurstto Latell
Caliente
Salt Lake City
H. W. Rand
A. W., Scott
B.S. Nunn
Lincoln County
J. D. Campbell
Dee
Alex Lloyd
His
Tom and Jerry
Dr. Stockham
Highland
J. B. Wheeler
Thompson’s
Thompson's
Orr
Miss Wheeler
Free
Angela
Record Office
Bill
Panaca
Helen
Farrington I
Hawley
Clearange
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