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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1906
Page
4
The paper notes voter registration ending October 27 at 6 p.m. and invites residents Merl F. Schofield and Eila M. Richards of Pah ranagar Valley to register. It mentions McFadden mine bond work and a citizen who quits dishwashing, with a Bible verse cited to justify the wife's action in instructing him, remarking some locals remain idle.
The piece credits Pioche's revival to frontier grit and Col John Weir. It notes investment interest and a planned railroad to bring ores to market. It hints at reclaiming old mines and a major mining project as pivotal for the region and state.
Last Thursday a Pioche to Jack Rabbit train derailed near Jack Rabbit after a rear axle broke. Fireman Campbell narrowly escaped, Engineer Barseth kept control and stopped the engine, preventing greater disaster. Wives of Campbell and Warner feared for loved ones as reports varied. The episode followed by notes on Austin’s frightened week amid illness rumors.
A detailed mining prospect report lists ore reserves in Ely Highland Comet and Bristol districts with 190 300 tons ready for extraction valued at over 25 per ton excluding Nevada Utah Mines and Smelters. It notes numerous meritorious prospects and nearby districts with untapped reserves and railroad transport potential.
Report lists total disbursements of 188.55 with a remaining balance of 56.95. Signatories include J. D Campbell A. A. Carman and J. A. Nesbitt.
W H Wilson secured a bond on the Tom O Shanter and will begin work at once. The Keystone resumed work with 12 men under Dave Lewis. The Potosi faced ore chute troubles. The Columbia started shipping copper ore. Fisher and Raymond bonded the Double Up with eight men and Will Cooper as foreman. Goodsprings celebrated the Fourth with a baseball game a tug of war between the Columbia and Red Cloud crews and evening fireworks. Chas Byram of Red Cloud trips to Chicago for two months. Pioche to get a railroad at last.
The San Bernardino and Inyo counties hold California nitrate deposits linked to ancient Death Valley shores. The bulletin compares California and Chilean nitrate beds, noting desert settings, associations with gypsum and salt, and bed widths up to two miles, with depths and acre yields reaching tens of millions of tons. Bert Christiansen, Ed Deck, Tom Madden and Elmer Micleton went to Bristol Thursday to aid in sampling missing property.
Fussing over a government building continues as Bedford Indiana stone arrives for the project. A railroad senator’s appropriation favors railroad interests, sparking critique of Nevada stone. Professor H. H. Howe leads Carson City Schools since 1872, a 34 year tenure amid trustee shifts. John L. Considine, state prison warden, may seek Democratic run for secretary of state or lieutenant governor.
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