Granite mining boom signals future of Granite Nevada
The Granite camp in Beach canyon Nevada shows shifting hope as oil and copper prospects draw wagon loads of visitors. Six leases on the Big 20 ledge, Pack Saddle group, Golden Age extension, and Mountain View Copper showings promise returns up to 60 percent copper and gold. Community invites capital, notes active real estate and rising lot values, and promises further development with drills and tunnels pushing ahead by July.
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Granite
Iwill
Beach Canyon
Black Mountain
Schurz
Walker River Indian Reservation
Mountain View
Big 20 Ledge
Pack Saddle
Mr. Beach
McIntosh
Hoppin
Mr. Martin & Co
Beach
Nevada
Mountain View mining reports and a grave discovery
Mining notes from Mt Grant to Yerington describe rich ore finds at Emma Piute and Morning Star claims, while leasers push a tunnel at Hillygas-Osborne. A distant camp shows four feet of ore valued over fifteen dollars per ton. A cairn of clues reveals a well dressed man found buried near Buckskin and Wellington with items linking to Dr C E Heseman Sweney Vesta and a Los Angeles Times page.
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Greenwalt
Mr. Greenwalt
Reno
Wilson Golf Mines Company
John Snyder
Veringtin
Heppin
Mountain View
Granite
Emma
H P, Beer and Associates
Mason Valley
Yerington
KE. T. Gamiel
MU. Grant
D. J. Sherry
Mt. Grant
Montello
Morning Star
Morning Star Group
Mr. Gambel
Buckskin
Wellington
C. E. Heseman
Sweney
Vesta
Los Angeles Times
Resolutions of Respect for A J Newman’s Wife
Lyon Lodge No 12 Knights of Pythias passes resolutions of condolence at Abern Castle hall Dayton May 2 1908 for the wife of brother A J Newman exemplary wife and mother. Lodge minutes to carry the action and publish in the Yerington Times with sympathy to the bereaved husband and children.
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Lyon Lodge No. 12
Knights of Pythias
Abern Castle Hall
Dayton
A. J. Newman
Frien
Yerington
Yerington Public School News Notes Highlights
Local notes report Kathleen Isabel Rising returns home to Dayton and Will McLeod Theodore Franklin back after illness. Mention of 517 languages in Europe, early post office dates, and three applicants for State diploma. Anecdote about sprinters and a playful tree marking. Buckskin library book miscentering from San Francisco located.
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Isabel Rising
Dayton
Europe
Dan Mclcod
Will McLeod
Theodore Franklin
Wabuska Books Misrouted and School Picnic Plans
An item notes books sent to Mr Martin at Huckskin instead of G W Martin, clerk of the school, for the primary department. It mentions a library fund of 18 50 for an encyclopedia and details preparations for a school picnic with drills songs and refreshments. It also references rivers high at times and hopes for good weather, with proceeds aiding prizes and decor. A final line promotes Bank saloon drinks.
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Wabuska
Martin
Huckskin
G. W. Martin
Boar
Home Folks Notes From Yerington and Nearby Areas
Local notices reveal visitors in Yerington from Fallon Reno and Dayton while residents return from San Francisco and the coast. Weather and fruit crops impacted by a recent cold snap. several residents and travelers are named along with a petroleum location notice for sale and a job ad for an experienced woman cook at a mine.
Operator Killed at Reservation in Mining Shaft Fall
John T. Walker, about 55, longtime Nevada resident and early southern gold camp operator, died last week after slipping on a waterlogged shaft at Reservation and falling 60 feet. Walker, who held mining property there, had planned to reap a snug sum from his holdings and was remembered for square dealings. He previously worked near Lovelock, Bernice, and Cottonwood in Churchill County.
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Knierim
Rio Vista
Crown Point
John T. Walker
Lovelock
Bernice
Cottonwood
Churchill County
Reservation
Justice Court Backs Assault Case In Lamont Trial
State of Nevada v Charles Lamont details Lamont’s alleged attack on miner Patrick Flaherty at Montana cafe. Lamont found guilty of assault and battery, fined 100, appeals to district court at Dayton. Earlier Lamont fined 15 for using a gun to enforce a debt.
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Justice Court
State of
Nevada
Charles Lamont
Patrick Flaherty
Montana
Lamont
Flaherty
Billy
Carpenter
Dayton
Residents return from San Francisco and Reno trips
Miss May Murphy returns from San Francisco where she saw the fleet. Mrs Clara Boyle came home from San Prae180. W A Reymers and wife back from water trip to view Uncle Sara's war boats. The Chief of Police issue warns on stock running at large. Mr and Mrs Simpson of Fresno visit their son William in the city. Violet Webster and Lois Holland back from San Francisco. Mrs Ed Markwell recovered from illness. Ms. Hannon Willie and Ima Blakestad of Chicago stay in town indefinitely. Walter Weena returns from Virginia City. George K Gunn, a Salt Lake mining man, arrives to inspect copper interests. George Ambrose family and Mrs A J Webster and Jennie attend Reno circus. Mrs Fred Littell and Lisle Baker return from San Francisco with fleet sightings. Postmaster J L Musick arrives from Granite on business and is newly commissioned postmaster.
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May Murphy
San Francisco
Clara Boyle
San
Walter Weena
Miss Genevieve
Ins
Virginia City
George K. Gunn
Salt Lake
George Ambrose
A. J. Webster
Jennie
Reno Suis
Fred Littell
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Coal Valley
Monolake
Texas
California
Mt.grant
Memoriam
Yerington Public School News
Kathleen
Messae
Atlantic
Bock
Fred A. Fiindt
Salt Lake City
W. J. Langevin
Lenora Guin
Lee Wighmuan
Fallon
Richie Rising
George Baker
Iva McDonald
Bay City
P. J. Leverich
D.P. Lewis
W. A. Reymers
Uncle Sara
Mrs. Simpson
Fresno
Cal
William
Violet Webster
Lois Holland
Feet
Ed. Markwell
W. &. Hannon
Willie
Ima Blakestad
Chicago
JL. Musick
Mr. Musick
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