The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-02-20
THE TONOPAH
RAILROAD.
Extension of the
N. G. Will be
nade With
in Three
Months.

A late iseue nj the New York Herald
has the following in regard to the exten-
sion of the Nevada Central railroad from
Austin to Tonopah.
Through the sale of the Nevada Gen.
trail railroad, by Anson Phelps Stokes to
new company, Incorporated in New
Jersey yesterday, with capital of ST.
10000, there has been launched rail.
road scheme that will enlist the interest
OF some of the country's most prominent
financiers, and result in the opening Of a
mining district believed to be fabulous y
rich 10 ore. One hundred twelve miles
OF railroad are to be built in three
months time by The projectors Of the
plan.
The Stokes family have for several
years owned mining properties in GEN.
ira. Nevada, which have never been de-
veloped fully. largely because of made
quate transportation facilities. They
are now said to comprise 800 prospective
mines, and Mr.. Stokes has determined to
bring their gold and 81 yer to the mar
ket. He is president OF the Nevada Cen.
tral Railroad Company, OF which j. H.
McCulloch is secretary, and for years its
ninety miles OF single track, running
from Battle Mountain, Nevada, on the
line of the Southern Pacific. south to
Austin, Nevada, has been the carrier of
small traffic.
Through the Nevada Midland Railroad
Company, incorporated yesterday, the
line will be extended south 112 miles
from Austin to Tonopah New, where the
Tonopah Company Of Philadelphia owns
a gold and silver mine, whose ore is he
lieved by experts to be direct continu-
alton OF the Comstock lode at Virginia
City. Engineers will start within ten
days on the work OF surveying, and cars
are expected to be carrying ore from
Tonopah to Battle Mountain by Jun
18th. As the grade is easy it will take
only about three months to build the
road.
Mr.. Stokes mining property does not
reach Tonopah. 1t is scattered between
that settlement and Austin, alcng the
line OF the projected extension. He will
own an interest in the Nevada Midland,
which has an option on the stock
~ An nd nil
profit not only by the chance to open up
his mining property, butby the increased
traffic carried over the road. The ac-
tual work OF building the extension will
be performed by a construction company.
soon to be incorporated, and composed
Of prominent railroad men and miners.
1t already has franchise and charter.
Simon Bamberger, president of the
Salt Lake and Ogden railroad, is presi
dent OF the new Nevada Midland and its
vice-president is ]. E. Hulshzer, presi-
dent OF the New Jersey Title Guarantee
Trust Company. Manuel Hirsch Of this
city is the treasurer.
"By this extension" said Mr. Hirsch
yesterday, "the route from Tonopah to
Salt Lake City, the great smelling center
will be shortened 200 miles At present
the ore from the Tonopah mine, whose
volume has been choking up the smeter
at Everett Wash, and the Selby smeter
at San Francisco, has to be hauled
across the country to Sodaville for ship
ment over the Carson & Colorado rail-
road, built bv d. o. Mills. More than
$4,000 tons of ore, running in value from
$40 to 500 ton, is now on the Tono-
pah dumps, waiting for railroad. The
largest team, consisting Of twenty horses.
can only haul l5 tons"
A.