The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-20
DEER RLoOcE.

Townsite Selected and Named sd--Justice
Of tae Peace and Constable waat-
ed aoad Rspairng- A Bright
Outlook
DEER Lopez, LINCOLN Co, My,
May Il. 1897
Editor Phoebe Record
In responss to call to meet a
Nessrs Froutman 4 Clar.s at 2
o.,los> Nay 9, 1897, thirty-one
miners. prospeotors aud citizens
showed up.
The purpose for which the meet
ING was called was to get the road
between State Line and Eagle
Valley repaired, to name the town,
the site of - ich is at Troutman 4
CLARK aGa Knights cabins, to- pc
tition for a postmaster, and other
business.
The meeting was called to order.
Mr.. Johnson was elected as perma-
nent chairman and W. Il. Barney as
secretary, and the assembly pro-
ceeded to business.
Mr.. Moody informed the gather
ing that the County Com nissioners
would allow road district, and to
get the road repaired and kept in
order we were to receive one-half the
poll tax collected Mr.. Troutman
was elected, and it was the sense OF
the meeting that the Commissioners
qualify him to act as road commits
sioner. Mr.. Troutman then gave
notice that all hands turn out May
18th and stay with the repairing un
til it was finished. The road, by
the way, is part of the old overland
stage road between Phoebe anC
Frisco. BY almost unanimous vote
the town was named Deer Lodge
The townsite selected is covered By
the log cabin claims of Troutman 4
Clark and the Rollins claim owned
by Knight & Ryson. The owner
generously gave each member of tn
meeting a lot 30x100 feet, with tn
proviso that they build within
ninety days. The townsite selecte,
has many things in it's favor. 1t
in the heart of the mineral belt; Ia
water running beneath the surfac
the year round so that twelve-foo
we'll gives plenty of good, coo
water. At present there is quite
stream running down the mai
street, and every canyon almost ha
a stream or spring in it. The groun
surrounding the town is gentl
rolling country, densely covere
with pinion pine and cedar, maxim
very picturesque site for minin
town.
1t was decided to apply for pos
office. A petition was made out an
signed by those present, and upon
vote being taken VIM. f. Barnt
was the choice for postmaster. "
wish to establish a line betwee
Ursine and State Line via De-
Lodge. Mr.. Moody, Cooper al
Barney were appointed as a con
mittee to petition the County Con
missioners to allow a precinct al
appoint constable and justice
the peace. The assembly recon
mended Chas. Lytle for justice
the peace and James Knight for co
stable.
Mr.. Chas. Lytle, Clark and Allis'
were appointed to name the su
rounding heights so that clan
could be tied to them, making thu
identification easier.
Prospectors and mining men WI
capital behind them come in eve
day. New locations are made rig
along Men who have been
nearly every mining camp say u
they never saw such surface indie
tions as is here. There seems to
gold and silver everywhere, a
several Utah and Colorado men
here with the intention of putt
up mill.
H. H. Cooper, with the assistar
of Harry Deathrage, is putting VI
building in town to be used as
store. The six Homestake boys
putting up a 12x24 building P
paratory to beginning work on
Homestake group of claims. Y
correspondent will give gene
write up of the claims in the can
DEER LoDaE