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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1920
Page
2
The Yerington Times lists a yearly subscription price of 3.00 dollars paid in advance. It advises mail matter status at the post office in Yerington and directs all communications and remittances to be payable to The Yerington Times.
The Times extends season greetings and predicts a prosperous year with storms and cold weather laying a solid foundation for future snowfalls. Water supply should improve, boosting crops and farm products, while real estate values rise and a spring building boom may accompany Yerington’s growth.
The piece discusses the prospector as a romantic figure in American lore, praising his independence and closeness to nature. It contrasts old, simple methods with modern mining machinery, noting the enduring search for gold and the dreamlike allure of adventuring in rugged landscapes.
The New York Sun reflects on free miners who chose independence over high finance. They carried bacon and coffee with no master and, though tempted by corporations and city luxuries, preferred wilderness companionship and nature’s music.
The Nevada Oil and Shale Company outlines plans to haul coal to Wilson railroad stations and later drill oil wells at nearby sands. Geologist Mr Price cites fossil evidence suggesting a tertiary oil-bearing formation similar to Green River basins. The firm, with New York finance and Nevada rockholders, aims to develop mining, marketing, and eventual oil production, plus a railroad spur.
Meets on the second and fourth Mondays in Py thian Castle. Visiting members are cordially invited.
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