Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1902-02-28
NEVADA is THE GREATEST OF
THEM ALL


THEM ALL
The president and two other men,
bers of the board of directors of the
Consolidated Esmeralda Mines Co.,
have examined the property and are
so pleased with it that mills and build
ings will be in process of erection
within thirty days. They are more
than enthusiastic with Nevada and
predict great things for her.
"Nevada is the greatest of them
all,1 said J. H. Durkee, president OF
the Consolidated Esmeralda Mines
Company, this morning in this city.
I'VE have heard so much about Ne
vada in the east the last year that we
thought we were prepared for any
thing the State could offer US, but !
must say that half has not been told.
You have a wonderful State and it is
going to be developed extensively
within a very short time"
Mr.. Durkee, accompanied by J. N.
Gardner and T. II. Fearey. all of New
York, and j. A. Yerington OF this
city, have just returned from their
first trip to the mining property they
purchased some months ago There
are thirteen mines in the group-the
Lapanta consolidated (2), Pamlico "a,
Baltimore, Alabama, Golden Gate, La
panta Nos. 2 and 3, and the Golden
Bullet. all located near Hawthorne.
These three gentlemen were sent out
by the board of directors to examine
the property and determine If 1t was
all that it was represented TO them.
Mr.. Yerington did not tell us half
of its real worth We are well sat
isfied and will begin operations with
in thirty days. BY the way we are go
ing to try some experiments. and be-
lieve they will be well received by the
miners. In the first place your State
needs population and so far as posi-
Bile we shall encourage the employ
ment of miners with families, and that
families may be brought to the camp,
we shall erect a number OF comfort
able cottages that the men may have
as long as they work for us. They
will not be Obliged to occupy them,
but they will be there for the families
af thoua who miob than
Another thing we shall do is to
erect two fine bath houses for the use
OF the men employed. and there will
be no work on Sunday-not particu-
larly because Sunday is Sunday, but
because six days in the week is
enough for any man to work.
I'VE expect our men to work for our
interests and in return we shall try
to advance theirs.
"rhe erection OF the mill and plant
will begin shortly and if | am not
greatly mistaken we shall make a
success of the property that will do
your section of the State a great deal
of good and upon our arrival in New
York You may be assured that we will
talk .seyada to all our friends"
All three gentlemen were wearing
buttonhole bouquets of Nevada yiolets.
yes" said Mr.. Gardner, Nevada
seems to have no regard for the al
manac. You raise fruits and flowers
in season and out OF season. We
never had such apples before, and
don't expect to have again until we re-
turn to Nevada. We have seen such
wonderful things with our own eyes
that we hardly know whether to re-
bel or not when they told us in Haw-
thorne Of one tree producing thirty
four kinds of apples. Ridiculous as
that story may seem to you, we have
seen dozens of things in Nevada that
would have appeared equally ridiculous
TO us before this trip"
All three gentlemen are loaded with
souvenirs and say that they will re-
turn to this city during the year. They
represent a considerable aggregation
of Eastern capital and enterprise and
il may be depended that they will do
excellent missionary work among their
friends at home. They are the kind
of people we want in Nevada and all
hope and believe their fondest expecta-
tions will be realized, for they certain
ly have a splendid property.