Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-07-06

fall of enterprise and prosperity soon
sprapQ up around IL. Speculation In
mines soon reached fever heat. Large
fortunes were acquired and lost as II by
magic. A quartz mill was soon erected
in the district by John II. Ely aud VIM.
II. Raymond. This mill then proved an
Improbable investment. from the TACT
that the controlling interest in the mines
had passed from the first locators to New
York capitalists who we're ignorant oil
silver mining and unfortunate in the Sc
lection of persons whom they placed in
charge Of their property. Such Is the
fact without argument. The citizens OF
Hiko coon felt the need Of county or
Ranizstion and took appropriate steps to
obtain the same. Captain James Day
was sent rs a special representative to
the State Legislature to induce that body
to grant the request Of the people. Be-
ing unsuccessful in this FIST attempt the
people after yards in 1867 sent Col. U.
e. Allen to Carson city, to induce the
Legislature 20 grant the people county
organization. Col. Allen was successful,
and to his energy and able action the
citizens are indebted for ell of the leRis-
lation obtained in their behalf in 1867.
March the 18th, 1867, the ecessary laws
we're passed by the Legislature and ap-
proved by the Governor, to secure per-
feet organization Of the county OF Lin
coin. II. Fl. Day. Charles Wilson and
NJ. Fuller were appointed by the Legisla-
turs Board of County Commissioners
for the new county. with full powers to
appoint county and township officers.
The county seat was located at Hike.
The county was entitled by said act to
one Senator and one member Of the As
sembly. The county constituted the
Ninth Judicial District OF the State, and
Charles G.. Hubbard was appointed by
the Governor az Judge of the same. The
County Commissioners appointed the
following county officers: j. D. CORN,
Clerk; U. E. Allen, Recorder; Charles
Schenk, Surveyor; Charles r. Hoppin,
Treaurer; George Ernst, Assessor; Jas.
E. Mathews, Sheriff; VIM. H. Clipper.
ton, District Attorney; Barney S. Full
ington, School Superintendent; John H.
Ely, Public Administrator.
The total amount of taxable property
in the county for the year 1867 was less
than $500, 600. The taxes collected fol
that year were near $1,000. The county
indebtedness December 3lst, 1867, was
1872.
Owing to the want OF experience in
silver mining by those in charge of the
works in Pahranagat, the same failed &c
nm Manu- Of tha mi, -
doned; the people became discouraged al
the irst failure; Hike and its surround
ing settlements we're soon deserted b,
nearly all their inhabitants. A few ONLY
Of the more sanguins remaiaed. Thu
desertion of the Pahranagat mines pu
an end to silver mining in Lincoln coun
~ until the irrepressible John H. Ely
became the owner of the mines at Phoebe
and organized Ely District on March II
1868. Since that time mining ha
been carried on at various points in th,
county and many million dollars in sill
yer and gold have been extracted from
the mines and shipped to the coOmer
cial centers OF the earth.
Upon the organization OF Ely Distric
the mining town Of Phoebe was laid on
and settled. The town of Panaca il
Meadow Valley had been settled som
years before this. 1t was settled in III
Spring OF 1864 by Mormon colony. 1t
people. though an industrious class
were at that time, and up to a muc
later period. religiously opposed to min
ing. A large settlement OF some tw
hundred families vas made on the Mud
dy river, near st. Thomas, in the south
eastern portion of the county in 1866
That point was however. at the time tn
eettlensnt was made. in Utah Territory
1t was afterwards ceded 10 the State {
Nevada, and became part of Lincol
county. Upon the occurrence of thi
change and for the purpose of escapin
taxation and legislation unfriendly t
polygamous practices, the entire colon
with the exception Of D. Bonelli an
family. who now reside there, abandone
their homes and returned to Utah
1870.
Owing to the scarcity Of water in Ii
vicinity OF the mines Mt Phoebe, il We
necessary to erect mills for the reductio
OF ores where Bullionville now stand
The Pioneer mill of Pahranagat Distri
and of the county became also the Pi,
neer mill Of Meadow Valley and Ely Di
trics. 1t was brought to Bullionville
John H. Ely and VIM. H. Raymond |
the summer of 1869. 1t was then erects
and placed in running order there BY Il
Hon. nj. Fuller az architect, machini
aud builder. This was five.stamp mi
end did excellent work from the star
Since that time other mills have bee
erected in the District sufficient in nun
Der and capacity to meet the demands
the various mining companies.
The county has many mining distric
which promise to prove valuable in Il
future. but as yet the developments a,
too small in extent to justify length
or particular description of their locali
or prospects on this occasion.
The Raymond & Ely Company hi
expended previous to January LIST, 1877
in permanent improvements and in Il
railroad leading from its mines to
mills 81. 925. 926.05 in gold coin, and hs
produced in bullion 80, S06, 2S9. rs al
had paid TO ito stockholders dividen,
amounting to S3.075. 900. The mines
tutt CompWuy arr bull IN SUCCESSFUL o
Grafton and PROCESSES future yield gres
er than that Of the past.
The Meadow Valley Mining Com pan
up to July 3lst, 1876. which was the Q,
OF its fiscal year, when its last annual I
port was pnblished. had expended
permanent improvements upon its min
and reduction works $695. 494. 40. II b
extracted in bullion 5000, 1874. IA, a,
paid for dead work on the mines and I
the cost Of reducing ores 1851, 051.
and paid 10 he stockholders in dividen
The American Flag Company has 6
pended o large amount OF money to 4
velop its mines and construct its redr
ton works. 1t had extracted bnlli
from the ores OF its mines ana custe
ores amounting 10 81, 262, 600 up to Ju
Let. 1876.
The Alps SilvesM Mining Company b
been doing nothing towards the develc
ment OF it's mines for many months, a
the same we're generally considered
worthless until lS74. when A. J. BIZ
was appointed 10 take charge OF /