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Newspaper
Wadsworth Dispatch
Location
Wadsworth, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1893
Page
3
Fragmentary Wadsworth dispatch note records an express train timing, indicating 4:00 and 7:80 p.m. entries with unclear destinations or connections. Readable elements point to local rail scheduling and possible transfer at Kepryey.
Local notes from Reno and nearby towns recount a lively scene with poetry, transport anecdotes, and brief notices. Mentions include Jack Dempsey, Senator Newlands, Donner relic fundraising, a Pullman conductor, and various residents traveling to Sacramento, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, shaping a mosaic of early fall life.
The Jim Blaine shaft now extends thirty five feet with a widening ledge rich in coarse gold and specimens. Nuggets and yellow metal touch the rock with the pinhead not fitting, signaling a promising old time mining camp. Sacramanto blenders report rich dumps paying development costs for months. Schunert’s latest finds raise expectations.
The piece argues advertising is most profitable in low mood periods when people seek to economize. Bargains draw attention as shoppers travel blocks for savings while merchants offer attractive deals to tide over slow trade. Increased circulation benefits publishers and advertisers, delivering value for cash to the public.
A hurried Saturday outing by twenty nine Auxiliary ladies and friends to Hot Springs featured extra coach service and a lively day of picnics, bathing, and humorous mishaps. The narrative lists many participants and the playful chaos of the trip including humorous incidents with beverages, misadventures, and social roles among attendees.
Marriage at Carlin on August 19 1893 by Rev Witter between Prouiis B Crosby and Mrs Eins Parke both of Curtin Nevada noted as a popular railroad engineer and resident bride a warm banner reception followed by a large gathering and a banquet. Articles of incorporation for Warhoe Ui 8 M Co filed with Wadsworth Nevada with 600 000 capital and mining aims in White Horse district. Also local ads for ham tastes and goods at Griewolda and new clothing sale at Griewolda with a price drop and a jeanette French gown sale.
The irrigation inquiry reports 160 000 acres under irrigation in 1800 with half cultivated, no change for 1891. Figures show 224 402 irrigated acres, 2 167 farms, average 102 acres, water rights cost 7.08 per acre, value 24.60 per acre, rental .44, production value 10.07 per acre, apparent profit 421.00, products value 12.92 per acre, irrigation system cost 1 251 000, value in 1890 93 TH4,000, rise 2 003 000, total water maintenance 188 000, difference 2 611 000. A groceries note mentions Lola Montes Crean and jars at Cowles Mason's, plus sewing machines for rent and repairs at Fowler's.
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