The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1905-11-17

Ia the beginning Cf IsOi the Tono
pah Railroad Company started :,
build a narrow gauge line sixty mills.
long from SossasilIe. and it vas con
lpleted July zsth- The road and equip
ment cost upward OF se4.0oa. AM
Eere all paid for out Of the pro
duct Of the principal minis Of Tono-
pan. the ore which yielded the mon
- being hauled ogt Of the country
b. team The various mines Of the
tanU in that time received easl
returns Of slo.oS0.oco from ores ship
ped In less than a year those Il
Goldfie.d psodueed 100000
I On account Of the black eye as
a mining State from which Nevada
l4d suffered f3r almost a genera
don- The mines Of Tonopah we're
looked upon Eith The greatest sus-
pieion until about one year ago.
But the Tonopah mines are reel and
honest ones. and they alone have been
the cause Of The quick g7oWth Of
This fair city. IN the midst Of what
i've years aso vus the home Of m.
sage-brush and coyote The disoov-
cry Of .Goldfield some tvo years ago
By Harry Stimlsr aud VIII MaIsh.
ani the sonderful gold values p-o-
dnee,i from iiie mines thereof. gave
TIE world a thrill ike that II me
Kla1d ke in ls}7. AID. Ike ssat1ir.
which Sc m ! then as metrap T.
tan centre slmos; r=ady f,r d.ssoIu-
tion. TonoTah- the State Of Nevada.
aad the Nhole eoasl started Al once
a "a e=r Of grox.h. Wall. the mincs
in ths camp would sustain a large
P07ulaii n the city would not have
ben shat il Is 50 soon I'M for ihe
su5p5r, given by Go.diield Tlen
i4st summer came the BaII Frog 3
eoyeTy. Eaieh hsIpz both cities ard
Ell have tEo or more good-sized
loans q It's o~n-
The railway Nhieh was to bring
sloa prosperity. because il would
enable the mines to hoist and sEip
ore, provai entirely inadequate as a
narroE gauge 10 carry more than the
pass sngeis coming IN. and food and
slpSii,s for them 10 live On The
influx completely side tracked olhe-
traffic. and especially mining irAf-
fie The result vas that les man
one y@ssr from its completion as
HarroE gauge the Tonopah railroad
had to be changed 10 standard
gauge Ths Carson and Colorado
Railway. belonging 10 the South
sIn Paane. vas also b7oadenei from
Mound House to Sodayille. me
Tunapah road was extended 10 Cold
field Trains began running into
GOldfield about September Isl. and
before The end OF the year they
viii reach Bnn Frog The distance
from Tonopah 10 Goldfeld is twenty
i've miles. AMI from Goldfield 10
BuiI Frog sixty-fige miles. From De
eeml-er 10 April The southern. Paeif-
ic Plsoed freight elHbargo on Ton
iopah and Goldheld shipments. No
iIneEeAaniis= would be received sx-
loeps foods,nffs- Freight Is moving
.bEiskly noE. and the impetus 10 trade
IS being felt
Two telegraph and telephone lines
letEeea Tonop4h aud Goldfield. ana
a telephone me TO Ban Frog were
built and are operated by local cap
iialists. but the Western Union has
ibuiil line from sodayiIe. anI is
an active competitor Of the local line
uu that place \ pnospsroz.s sock
b1oker Of TonOpah had private
wire e-e-te5 from san FraaeiSto 10
tioldfield via TOn1psih- The volume
q business by telegraph IS yery
greai- The banking business Of ths
I e9uutry the7eahouts has shown ihe
mos, phenomenal gseEth Of any
One banking company. less than tyr
wears old, has deposits OF Two mil
lion dollars. and OtheEs in Ike pro
lPoruon- Tonopah has several bank
with q CaPilal Of selaot9 each Gold
field. also Is well Supplied with Fl
aane.al instiiutoas. The towns men
TONED exhibit gratifying progress i
the matter Of pos-al facilities, schools
churches. Libraries. etc