The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1906-01-19
The Big Phoebe, Cor,
pOratiOn Scores an
Aggressive and Sue
Cessful Wintet Cam
paign.

hard winter and other physical sd-
vsssities, the Nevada Utah aiaA
and Shelters Corporation have made
marked and substantial improve
ments not anticipated by the local
public at that time. Much time
was spent in surveying. mapping
and estimating prior to commence
ing construction and difficulties In
haulage and lack Of labor. retardsa
10 general and a6cuto way the en-
tire physical arrangement. Never
The less the work has beer pushed
sasadily and conservstively; utility
Of every means having been COR
pioyed.
The road bed aud tract OF the
Phoebe & Pacific railroad from the
shelter to Jsckrshbit has been re-
paired and put in good condition
aRd trains are now running daily,
hauling timbeFs and material to the
latter place preparatory 70 reopeping.
and working the ianons old Day
mine. The areal tramway has ar
rived there and IL Ia course OF cree
ton, the machinery is being over
hauled and put in condition, and
extensive ore bins are being bnilt,
sufficient lumber now ON the ground
to accomplish pre-arranged plaus--
having recently arrived.
Aspur from the Phoebe 4 RaciHc r.
& near town has been completed to
the Phoebe 4 Phoenix shaft mol on
the Raymond 4 Ely vein. whore u
shaft house is i'd course Of construc-
tionand an engine is being installed.
The shaft house on Meadow Valley
No 8 has been remodsled, the old
machinery thrown out; smother en-.
CINE installed more adequate for
retimbering the shaft and 10 now
ready for duty % soon 90 timbsrs
arrive which are now In transporss-
tion from Modena. A spur has also
been built to No g.. skiEting lhe
mountain 10 No. l and making che
circuit 10 the Pioehs q Pacific Rail.
road. A passenger coach having
undergone rsconstruction n now
almost ready 10 be plaesd on the
track when passenger service will
BE- inauguraisd between PisAhs cad
Royal City.
Tho machiae sAops are bsipg re-
modeled and put 10 order and VITA
IN fortnight will be equipped with
saw mill adequately arranged 10
frame ell necessary timbers.
Near the Meadow Valley No s and
almost in the center of tho sntire
group Of mines substantial and
neat assay Office has been erected
and deliberately fitted with all nscss-
sary metaiiurgical and chemical APP
pliances.
A spacious and enthusiastically
neat and substantially comfortable
brick office comprising twelve rooms
10 nearing completion. and standing
90 Il does,on an eminsnce 10 credit
10 the entire works and the town.
Many old buildings have been
corn down or repaired. dumps frssh-
ensd up by new improvements roads
graded and all together everything
presents . neat and buainesslike
appearance.
The water line has recently been
pat in good condition and svery-
thing 10 moving along smoothly
and steadily without pomp, but
With genuine order. w
Tia lumber for rstimbsring No.
. 20 the i40O and No. 10 the 500
has arrived at Modsna and il in
transportation here. II is the in-
ssntion OF the company 10 make
shsas two shafts tho main working
compartments for all their property
surrounding them and a. soon Is
they ara prepared for thi. purpose
new and elaborate electric hoisls win
take the place Of The present ones.
This ID what the Nevada Utah hss
besn and IL doing in Phoebe and 20
the splendid management Of g. r.
Milliksn and the very emc;ont
superintsndenos OF Ed. Ersudsnshal
has bean accomplished.
The hunters hsye returned from
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