Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-12-13
DEETH.
A DESCRIPTION of th. Town and Its
Prospective Future.

Prospective Future.
EDITOR DEMONSTRATION per.
sonal observations covering a period
OF SIX months, the alleged fact OF the
standing of Deeth as to every point
claimed for it is no longer a matter
OF doubt with your CORRESPONDENT.
Settlers OF the early seventies In
this section OF the country will re-
member al apte-diluvian freight car
stuck up on stills near the r. Z
track, which served as a store receiver
for shippers Little they dreamed
at the time that this car would be-
come the ancestor Of a modern
village. numbering a hundred souls.
There was no station agent to tell
people that the train was on time or
so many hours late. The neighbor-
ing rancher, on travel bent, had to
be there on schedule time. In this
connection it may be mentioned that
shipments of stock and other farm
produce had to be effected through
Hallsck or Wells. tho nearest tele-
grab stations, each a distance OF
about twenty miles east and west OF
Starr Valley.
Indeed, Deeth today Is not only a
tirst-class trading post, meeting all
the requirements of the surrounding
country. but 1t has also risen TO the
dignity OF one Of the principal stock
shipping places in Nevada. It is
surprising hat such small places rs
Peko and Osino should appear in
the monthly Railway Guide" as
regular stations, while Deeth does
not.
With the prospective development
OF the Northern gold mining districts, |
this place will be SURE to grow into
quite a respectable little town. As
a market place for the North Fork
valleys, Island Mountain, Mardis and
the Bruneau country it has the adj
vantage OF Eiko. by reason Of a
shorter distance to those places.
il. Porter, the pioneer merchant,
sold his first goods here in 1876.
There were a few scattering people
about, but Ton had the courage to
make n beginning. Starting with a
scantily supplied little shanty, serving
as a combination OF a store and dwell
ing house he has succeeded in build.
ing up an immense trade, and from
his we'll stocked merchandise store,
conducted in a large building, one
may select any article, the best in the
market, ut as low Il price as can he
found in Elko. or any place from
Ogden to Sacramento. Another thing
that Mr.. Porter is justly proud Of, is
the fact that he has always given
people a chance for their lives. by
never taking and never intending to
take n mortgage on their property.
lie also conducts n commodious hotel
ut reasonable rates. In all his bust
ness he is ably assisted by his son.
George. and Oliver Mccall, u Jolly
Missonrian. George Porter, in TACT,
is the manager.
The Gold Creek mining boom has
already made itesli felt here. Within
the last few weeks the store has
furnished a wagon load OF supplies.
and numerous largo consignments Of
grain by different parties have left
Decth for the new aEl Dorado"
a. +. Lewis keeps a lodging house
and a livery stable.
Alex. Bleyins is the village black
smith and wagonmaker.
jus. McMullen runs the Postoilce
and reports a perccptibc increase OF
mail matter fer tho current year.
w. II. Mayer is tho efficient und
over obliging station agent, who also
takes care Of Wells Fargo & Co.'S
!, express business.
There IRE, besides. a good many
houses occupied by families.
or the new buildings the c%lcpan, ].
X. bradley residence. just completed,
isil! .! once Utt.agt inc attention Of
the visitor. II is OF an entirely modern
style OF architecture. much more so.
thnn tho now town hall. whose exterior
bellies the tustc Of its constructor. for
the inside is the very ideal OF cozincss
and we'll adapted to all kinds OF
amuscmonts, such MS stage perform.
niiccs and ~soCials.
Coming squarcly towards The eli.
trance from n distance, one would
naturally wonder. what use tho people
here had for such n large target, Will
the trnnsom windows OF tie door
serving ms a bullscyc; for the hugh
square front, overlapping even the
gabled roof hides every vestigc II d
building. Perhaps the eighteen buy'
who compose a stockowncrship OF tho
structure, could not agree Oh my Of
the ancient or modern styles OF arclii'