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Newspaper
The Pioche Weekly Record
Location
Pioche, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1899
Page
4
Record Publishing Company advertises subscriptions and notices while local items report visitors, estate creditors, a judge's departure, Alton Carman’s return, weather notes, mining activity, hardware arrivals, cattle drives, a phonograph party, raffle piano, a cattle shipment plan, and a spring water and mine workings update all reflecting small town life and commerce.
Articles filed for Johnny Gold Mining and Malling Company with 300 000 shares authorized. Officers: Nowell president J G Brown vice president W J Dooley secretary. Directors include Elizabeth Wilson and Ella Newell. Company owns Johnny mine and claims and plans a mill next season. mail delays noted due to stage and railroad timetable disputes. District court actions described with judgments and appointments. Local notes mention politics, potato crop failures, chicken thefts, and Mingara Falls deterioration.
A well known local man posted notices claiming rights to use all water of Eagle Valley Creek for three miles above Eagle Valley for power and to create a reservoir between Eagle and Spring Valleys. The plan would pipe water to mine camps, mills, and domestic uses, drawing comparisons to Ophir Creek Utah and Mercur Tintic. The piece also discusses the fate of the Great Salt Lake, noting irrigation draining rivers and evaporation, with experts debating its future and salt deposits.
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