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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1906
Page
4
Pioche Weekly Recors reports visitors from Caliente and Panaca, a clock repair shop opening, and the death of A. Marks from old age. It notes a dance season, a Chinaman remark during a storm, railroad mail service steady, and social visits at Campbell and Goodlander homes.
Last week Wa. Lloyd J. R. Cook and others signed to spend 10000 during the coming season on the Swanton and Peak mines east of town with Salt Lake investors who have studied the proposition. The Silver Peak claim will receive a modern hoist and re timing to 700 feet as extensive development is projected under E P Gordon who will direct engineering and hold a large stake. Pioche extends best wishes for success.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports a historic flood damage to the Salt Lake Route between Acoma and Las Vegas totaling about 150 miles, wiping nearly 100 miles off the railway map. Officials say 40 to 50 days are needed to rebuild tracks, with restoration anticipated May 10 to May 15. Piledrivers from Southern Pacific and crews repair line and telegraph work across multiple segments, including Eccles and Minto, as managers supervise efforts. The Denton String Orchestra plans a grand ball Friday at Thompson's Hall with improving girls providing music.
The Call praises Nevada's mining boom and irrigation driven growth, noting Eastern capital fueling new camps while San Francisco lags in nurturing infant commerce. It cites mail order houses as dominant Nevada traders and warns California faces dishonest trade that could be kept locally.
Nevada Utah Corporation has reached ninety feet on the Ray mond Ely No 1 shaft, advancing at five feet per day as the shaft expands from 4 by 6 to 6 by 16 three compartments. Meadow Valley No 6 work paused due to surface water from heavy storms. company expects spring activity to bring notable mining developments. H. E. Freudenthal and wife traveled from Salt Lake to Modena by train and private conveyance.
The article discusses how low grade silica deficient ore can be profitably shipped with minimal mining costs, and contrasts it with difficult gold and silver bearing ore. It notes ore handling costs, smelting details, and potential rail access profit. It also reports a first degree murder verdict for two Indian men, possible appeals, and other assorted news items including automobile deaths and political notes.
Progressive West reports on beef cattle expansion in Nevada driven by irrigation projects and improved breeding. Governors and recent successes cited, noting Nevada cattle and sheep shipping to Eastern markets, with six year rail data from 1898 onward showing rising export figures and beef cattle demand.
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