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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1908
Page
1
Ownership of the Ludwig has sold their bonds and ordered a hundred ton concentrator. Six men will start work next week to break ore as activity in mining and milling begins, positioning the Yerington district as a major western mining region.
Granite area reports 20 inches of ore at Al Merton shaft and a 25 to 30 barrel daily water flow from a nearby well. A new wagon road to connect Granite and Lota will haul ore to the Young mill at Loma. Budd and Co. near the town site show rich tunnels on Hoppin & Beer ground. J. W. Simpson tours the diggings while Willis-Hoppin finds a six foot ore body in Packsaddle canyon. Big 20 and Jedge strikes continue. Billy McDonald brings $100 to $600 per ton ore from surface and a conflict over Buzz-saw delays development. Joseph W. Young plans a 10-stamp mill near Tom a mile from Granite, with a 30 day start and 60 day stamp delivery. The district sees bold mining activity despite a few disputes. Bones at the Bank saloon and local social notes round out the scene.
Improvements planned by Wheeler Gold Mines will raise output and improve profitability. Details of the enhancements to be made public this week with a full description in next week’s Times. The property has operated for two years and produced £25,000 in bullion in six months, with about 4000 feet of workings and vein sinking to 400 feet. Major partners Stirwell & Patterson and Kane p Freel A. Pijwdt, all of Salt Lake, have invested $50,000 in development. The ledge is a quartz fissure vein rich in gold galas. A five stamp mill has run for six months with ten men employed.
Vampiries, once with the American Smelting and Refining Company, now with Salt Lake City capitalists backing Nevada Doyles and Tyuilwig properties, spent last Saturday and Sunday in the district. He stated the proposed railroad from Washuska to the city is to be completed before 1909. Town capitalists also plan an electric road from Werington up the Rust Walker river once the Orem road is finished.
Inspecting Mason Valley George B Gunn of New York City and Lew Humphries of Salt Lake City spent several days last week examining the Hollings of the Mason Valley company. Gunn had not seen the property for five months yet was surprised by improvements. Grading for Mason City townsite has been underway two weeks and the area is almost cleared of brush.
The first mill in the Rawhide Junction area will start within 40 days at 100 tons daily capacity, with a 500 ton daily plant to be operating within six months. The Walker Lake head town site has abundant sand and local Yerington investors back the venture.
Services are postponed at St Josephs church until Sunday the 31e of May as the pastor has been urgently called away to another station in the Parish Rev Molyneaux.
In Mountain View promising ore shows at the Big 20 ledge with a $100 per ton streak. Wabuska Mines and Golden Glory Mining report ongoing development, shipments to Silver City and Denver, and plans for a new mill near Hast Walker river after installing Marx Pulverizer.
In Mason Valley the farming season shows strong prospects as 12,000 acres are under cultivation across 85 ranches producing 15,000 tons of hay 40 000 tons of potatoes and 1 500 tons of barley and wheat. A Rain boosted year aids irrigated crops with 1200 acres alfalfa and 150 acres barley sown by A Gifford Pacific Live Stock and 300 acres alfalfa 100 acres barley on H Reymers ranch. Reymers notes longtime prosperity since moving here forty years ago and recalls harsher days of heavy mortgages and scarce houses. The Reymers brothers ordered a threshing machine set to arrive by July 1 to ease last fall’s congestion.
Vie's beer maker Vic Vie reports last week the bear Mireu was ill and now the animal exhibits extraordinary strength. The steam beer is praised for its reinforcement and noted as enabling the bear to surpass previous cage limits.
Building improvements last week reflect strong business faith and reduce idle labor. Residential and commercial areas benefit as Concrete walks are laid at J D Campbell lot and in front of Mrs Carroll home. The Lyon County bank building nears readiness with surrounding walk and Mayor Smith’s store prepares to stock ladies and gents furnishings.
J. J. Wilson of the Nerington teletric company states management intends to extend the current phone system to Smith Valley and connect with the Sunset company. This will give Nerington telephone and telegraph service direct with Reno and points north and west. A force of men and teams will be at work within the next week.
The Northern Light Copper company this week installed an up-to-date air plant on its Mountain View district property. The company’s holdings are considered highly promising with development. Prospects for the mine to become a shipper in the near future appear very encouraging.
The page reports social updates and local notices from Yerington including births in May, residents visiting Salt Lake City and San Francisco, renovations at The Aspen House, ill health of Frank Gallagher, new barber shop plans, and various residents traveling or prospecting. It notes E A Dyer expected home, W D Davidson back from vacation, and local business and social figures informed of recent events.
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