Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1905-12-15
SOUTHERN LINCOLN COUNTY.

The Searchlight Il Northern Rail-
road company, which proposes to
buiId line. of road, beginning at
Nippeno, Cal, on the line Of the
san Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt
lake Rlilroad company, to Search
hght New f d articles Of incorporq
tion in tie Office Of tie County Clerk
aud S e.etary e st,a' " the SILT
Iate 1rtGu0e of yesttftlay. II Is
also proposed to build a branch
from Searchlight to N lson and Ell
Dorado canyon, Nev,
The capital stock OF the company
Is fixed al 100000, divided into
s4ares of the par value of $lg0 each.
The officers and the amount Of stock
held by each are as follows: Homer
Hansen, president, 2477 shares; f.
j. Harrington, yice-present, 2018
shares; G.. IL. McClintock, secretary
and treasurer, 5 shares, +. P.
Swinder. director, 5 shares; r. G
Lind, director, 5 shares.
Maj. H. P. Myton of this city,
who is half owner Of the townsite
of Nippeno, CAL, states that the
road will open up wonderfully
valuable mining territory and a re-
gion that officers splendid oppor-
tunity to Salt Lake me chants. AL
though Nippeno is 500 miles from
Salt lake aud only 200 miles from
Los Angeles, and the freight rates
many be somewhat heavier from this
point, still other things will equal
this difference in rates. Some Time
ago road was built from Search
| sht to the Colorado river. That
was when there was shortage of
water at Searchlight But now that
has been overcome and the rAils
and ties viii be taken up from the
oh road and relaid to Nippeno.
As the distance from Nippeno to
Searcblight is only twenty-five miles
and the distance between the Col
orado liver to Searchlignt is seven
teen miles, this l,aves only five |
miles Of new steel to be purch sed
for tha new road. AS to equipments
tlle "a pped. igss to- lgcomolives
aud full supply Of freightcars,a ,and
passenger cars the same rs are
operated on Union Pac fic branch
lines, will be used. The new road
viii divert business heretofore held
by the Santa Fe from Vaudeville,
Cal and the Salt Laie Route viii
De the gainer
Nippeno is a thrviag community.
Jlose TO il is tie property OF the
luartette Mining Or witch already
lls million dollars worth Of ere
locked out and wni Ii is computed
be the furth largtst gold mine
u the world. NJ Mylon states thai
le AREA Is has Il towusite Of Nippeue
lat d and will begin the sale Of
ity lots on Monday next. The rail
Dad will be completed in about
lur mouths.
f. R McNamee, attorney for the
DAD, and who is a resident Of De-
aaar, New states that the road will
xtend from Searchlight, Lincoln
ouniy, New, on to Ell Dorado can
on. A traffic arrangement his been
o ,de with the Salt Lake Route and
obstruction will commence at once
Preliminary surveys have been made
nd actual location work is in prog
ess. There is great activity IL the
aiming camps at Searchhght, win
our mills in operation and two more
hder construction. A telephone
ne is in operation between Barn
ell, Cal, nnd Searchlight, and
ew line is being put lin between
ippeno and Searchlight.
This part Of the road will pass
lrongh the mining district Of Cres-
mt, and about three miles north OF
le Toltec companys turquoise
ines At Searchlight the real es-
te market is active aud the towri
ives great promise for the future.