Bristol Valley Ore Body Discovery Near No 5 Shaft
Arthur Murphy of Bristol-Valley Mining reports a large ore body in a cave where Valley No 5 shaft down 500 feet intersects two veins. A north drift from the bottom and a new strike 100 feet north suggest continuation of ore at depth. The ore ships well and the strike sits in a mineral belt near several mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Murphy
Bristol-Valley Mining Company
Bristol-Valley No. 5
Murphy
Valley No. 5
Lucky Star Gold Mining Company
Jack Rabbit
Ida May
Lucky Star
Fortuna
Day
Bristol
Dick Chope
Prince Mine
Tintie
Salt Lake
Pioche Pacific Machinery Here Tuesday Afternoon
Judd Lund Olsen Co loaded a gasoline hoist and accessories from freight cars at the depot and placed them on Pioche Pacific company ground. Walter Getcheil oversees installation and expects running order soon. A deep shaft has been sunk on a claim and the new plant will help determine what lies beneath the surface. Salt Lake promoters with ample capital support the project, not needing stock sales for payrolls. Development is eagerly awaited with surface indications of a promising ore output.
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Judd, Lund-Olsen Co
Pioche-Pacific Company
Walter Getcheil
Salt Lake
Our State School Money Apportionment Report 1908
State Superintendent Orvis Ring announces the second semiannual apportionment of state school funds for 1908 at $9.7581 per census child. Lincoln County is credited with 1,192 children, receiving $7,920.50, ranking third in Nevada for count and contributing to a total of $81,266.17.
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Orvis Ring
Lincoln County
Lincoln
Nevada
Registration On August First At Court House Office
Justice Connell acting as ex officio registration agent will open the books at his court house office on August 1. Qualified voters not registered two years ago may register before August 6 and vote on the school bond issue. The extra tax levy is said to be modest and not burdensome.
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Justice Connell
Court House
Local sheriff election sparks party push and county interest
Local politics focus on potential candidates for county offices and state legislature with the sheriff's race drawing the most activity. Searchlight backs its candidate in both conventions while urging electors to choose men who reside at the county seat and manage county affairs. Judge Marioneaux from Salt Lake City visits over mining matters. Mendah Nevada Company ships ore to the depot, with a carload headed to Salt Lake in days.
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Sheriff's Office
Searchlight
Marioneaux
Salt Lake City
Prince
Mendah-Nevada Company
Salt Lake
Mining Boom Expands Equipment Across Pioche District
Pioche district mining firms rush to modernize with hoists and drills amid stagnant metal prices. April through July activity dwarfs past years, boosting payrolls and ore shipments. Companies add gasoline hoists from 20 to 100 horsepower, compressors, and a new locomotive, with discussions of a Pioche Caliente branch and Bullionville electric plant underway. Mr. Clark to report on ore tonnage poised for shipment.
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Pioche
Onondaga
Phebe-Pacific Company
Salt Lake Road
Pioche-Caliente
Prince Mine
Ely Valley
Great Highland
Demijohn
Golden Prince
Bullionville
Clark
Mining Firm Fits 25 HP Hoist for Development
The Anderson-Baker Mining company reports its 25 horsepower gasoline hoist and compressor are installed and running, aiding property development under W. S. Anderson. Town sees more petit larceny thieves as chicken coops and a private residence cellar are looted, with goods moved before sheriff’s report. Bert Christensen works on the shaft at the Golden Prince property, while Tony Jacobson arrives by train for a brief visit.
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Anderson-Baker Mining Company
W. S. Anderson
Bert Christensen
Golden Prince
Pioche-Mohawk Lets Contract for Shaft Sinking
Pioche Mohawk Mining seeks bids to sink a 125 foot shaft on a group claim. A Buffalo whip and other supplies are at the freight depot for Pioche Mohawk, with new equipment to be installed once the contract is awarded.
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Pioche-Mohawk
Pioche-Mohawk Company
Sinking on the Baltimore Sinking on the Baltimore
Dan Mahedy has been busy preparing for the operation with hoisting gear and required equipment. A gas light plant is installed in the engine room and over the shaft. Two shifts start sinking Monday, aiming to reach the 500 foot level in about three months and begin vigorous prospecting once the first station is cut.
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Dan Mahedy
Highland Mary Shipment Nears Departure From Mine
The second carload of high grade ore from the Highland Mary mine is nearly ready for shipment. This follows another recent carload from the same property, highlighting a highly mineralized section in the Highland district.
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Highland District
Development in Pioche District Shows Active Mining Upswing
Chas Fernandez visited from his Bristol camp as a fire prompted rapid setup of a new outfit. Nine workers lease the Iron Ledge mill with ore on the depot platform awaiting car filling. Nevada-Utah Mines resumes two trains daily on Jack Rabbit run. water needed for boiler pairs at Onondaga mine. Day mine ore shipments begin. California-Piobe installs hoist and begins sinking a 500 foot double compartment shaft. F C Rickert of Remington Typewriter Co. spent days in Pioche. Heavy rain yesterday afternoon slowed trains by two hours. water covered track in places. section crew aided repairs.
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Chas. Fernandez
Bristol
Iron Ledge
Nevada-Utah Mines & Smelting Company
Onondaga
Jack Rabbit
FequTeeaus
Rumor Links Clark to Giroux Property and Ely Smelter
Ely Record notes a rumor that Senator Clark has become largely interested in the Giroux property and big mines at Pioche. The tale suggests a railroad extension from Pioche to Ely and a mammoth smelter on Stey valley company land to treat ores from both camps. The paper cites no authoritative source and presents the gossip as plausible but unconfirmed.
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Giroux Con
Senator Clark
Clark
Fan Foun
Giroux
Ploche
Ely
Ps Company
Stey Valley
Manse Eae
Oeroux
Rmor
Walter
Ean
Straight Salaries For Officers
The county election this fall centers on new salaries for county officers under a 1907 act. Salaries include sheriff 2400 annually plus travel and juror witness allowances, deputy sheriff 1500, jailer 1200, auditor 2400, clerk 1800, treasurer 1800, assessor 1800, district attorney 1200 with mileage, and commissioners 600 each with mileage. The piece notes economy and questions the combined sheriff and assessor roles, ending with a note of Timmerman and wife departing for Schenectady.
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White Pine County
Board of County Commissioners
Ely
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pioche District
Bristol-Valley
Esmeralda County
Deidrich
Nevada-Des Moines
Los Angeles
Pioche Pacific Machinery
Boston & Proche Mining Co
Prince Consolidated Company
Blg Valley M. & M. Co
Nevada-Pioche Mines Co
California-Pioeche Co
Nevada-Des Moines Company
Anderson-Baker Company
Nevada-Utah Corporation
The
Boston & Ploche Mincog Company
Las Vegas
Tony Jacobson
Baltimore
California-Piobe Company
F.C. Rickert
Remington Typewriter Company
Ely Smelter
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