Los Angeles herald., 1906-10-22

omery-sboshone mine, which is the
pride OF the district.
II was only little more than two
years ago, or. to be exact, in August,
1904. that the Bullfrog district IN Nye
county was first brought to the atteh-
tion Of the mining world.
At that time Shorty" Harris and ED
Cross discovered the Bullfrog mine.
Prospectors heard the call of gold and
collected their picks and shovels and
sought the gold fields, Engineers fol-
lowed close upon their heels, and later
came the financial agents.
A little more than a year ago the dis
trict began to enjoy its first real boom.
Before that time there were only few
stray prospectors to be seen on the
desert, but short periods of time bring
bout wonderful changes i'm every min
ing center. and the Bullfrog district
proved this truth better than any other
has ever done.
From every direction hundreds of
people poured into the camps, bringing
all sorts of enterprises. They came I'm
automobiles. wagons and some Of them
even on foot Conveniences such as are
found in some other mining camps were
unknown in the Bullfrog district, but
there was an amount of enthusiasm
which more than made up for material
wealth
People we're gold mad. The most
pressing want at that time was water.
1t brought anything from 81 a barrel
Up, and there were many who declared
that in certain parts of the district there
never would be any water except that
which was brought in in barrels.
There are now three wa ter works sys-
TENS operating within few miles, and
tents Of the few stray prospectors have
-seT1,f ft.er tom
with the necessary quota of telephones,
banks, ice plants, supply houses and
almost everything else that miner
could want. Bullfrog, which at first
We'd with Rhyoite in an effort to hold
the center of the stage. really exists no
longer as a town. The town site rivalry
between the two is thing of the past.
Rhyote has absorbed the town Of Bull
frog and only little time remains
until the Las Vegas e. Tonopah rail-
way will be continued through from
Beatty to Rhyolite
The town sites are all within radius
of four miles and there is easy COM
municatlon between them by automo-
bile.
The automobile is the travelling
vehicle of the desert 1t takes the place
of the electric car of the city, and the
man who does not own an automobile
is an almost unheard of individual
The town of Beatty has been rapidly
growing during the year, and every in
dication points toward continued
growth.
Beatty boasts of the best hotel in the
state, the Montgomery, erected by the
Montgomery Hotel company and MAN.
aged by r. S. Hoyt. one of the old
timers in the hotel business and man
who is just the right one in the right
place.
All the automobile and stage lines
operating to the camps in the surround
ing district pass through Beatty, and
the coming of the railroad makes il
doubly important.
The town is picturesquely situated in
the Amara gosa river valley, and not far
away are 10000 acres of excellent farm
and garden lands known as the Oasis
valley.
From these lands the district hopes
in the near future to be able to draw
most of the necessary food products.
and already a great deal OF green stuff
is supplied to the miners of Beatty and
Rhyolite from the few cultivated farms.
One of the most prominent men in
charge of the celebration is Judge Chas.
E. Sexton of the Beatty Commercial
club. Mr.. Sexton was one of the
pioneers of the camp, and the duty of