Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-04

Although every effort win bee made to
push the Nevada Copper Belt railroad
through from Wabusi,a 90 the mines 100
tine Mason Valley district in as short
time a. possible. 10 win probably be-
late 90 the summer or early next fan
before the road viii be finished. The
railroad has already been finished
through Mason city. which is q little
less than half the distance 20 Dee COW
cred The entire road will Boz something
like IS miles long and win end az the
Nevada Douglas mine. which is owned
by, the same company as the railroad.
Early ia January the road was com
pleted into Ycuugtou and regular
passenger and freight service was puf
ou Since then the road was completed
tu within J.. 500 feet Of Mason city whore
il was held up for several weeks on
account Of tho lack Of material tp COM
plCte &c into the city. Rails and other
material have been secured and the
road is now through the city and
mile or moro 90 the south Of the place.
There Will bee no further delays. it r.
declared. unless the Hoods tie up the
shipments.
Heavy winter weather which is most
unusual for the Yerington valleys.
whore the winters are usually open,
has prevented tho company from ma
king the speed expected Considerable
snow fc'l during January and Fehru-
AIRY. and the ground froze TO n depth
OF rs iuchos. on account Of this cold
weather the work was much delayed.
with better weather tho company exc
poets 10 double zap on tho work
10 was the intention OF the citizens Of
Mason valley TO celebrate the entrance
Of the railroad into the place, but on
account Of the cold weather 10 was de-
Cided 20 POSTPONE IL 10 some day during
the spring when out Of door exercises
could be- held. The committees having
the affair IN charge have boen working
for months. u has now been decided
that Railroad day shall be celebrated
May e.
The country through which the Cop
per Belt travels Is one of the richest in
Nevada for IFS size. There are at least
zoo. ooO acres Of irriRablc land that can
be used. The present farms there are
heavy produce raisers and the mines
themselves could furni,,l n heavy ton
mage.
MANY RESOURCES.
Last summer members OF the Nevada
Railroad commission Travelled through
the section which the road viii serve
and wrote a letter 20 the late ID. o.
Mills the New York capitalist. then
president Of tho Virginia q Truckee
railway. having az that time under ad-
visement the extension Of that road
southwark. The commission describes
the resources Of that section as being
Of great value not only In minerals.
gypsum and timber, but in irrigated
agricultural possibilities and cattle
grazing and raising
Within a few days. George p. Gum
and William b Thompson. the heaviest
holders In the Mason Valley Mines
company, viii visit Yerington and Vi
entity for the purpose of looking over
the Mason Valley mine and the work
being done at the new smclter now be-
ing built at Wabusl<a. As soon as Mr..
Gum and Mr. Thompson, who are now
I'm California. look over the situation
they win give orders for the building
OF the smelter as fast as possible. II
Is understood that Juies Labarthe
Canadian metallurgist, has entered the
employ Of the Mason Valley and win
have charge of the erection of the
smeltcr.