Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1912-07-06

OF Mono county, center of great stock
growing section, several general stores,
two hotels, livery stables. etc. Eleva-
ton 6400 feet, population 400.
6ODiE. GAL. Population 800, 200
miners employed. all lines commercial
trade represented. Besides mining, Bo-
die has large timber resources. several
saw mills; is heavy consumer of all kinds
of supplies.
The financing of the Nevada Copper
Belt railroad has been almost entirely in
the hands of w c. Orem, its president,
who, like the young man who went to
tory, stuck to IT, and made success.
has by his indonitable will and pleasing
personality been able to cope with aud
surmount all obstacles, having always
had before him absolute confidence in
the enterprise. His ability in this case
has been so marked that little or no
time was lost waiting for money with
which to go ahead.
No engineering triumphs were re-
corded in the construction of this line.
other than the fact that the line has
been successfully constructed through
the Walker river CANYON, heretofore inn
passabe to man and beast, without even
bridging the stream. Birds and fish on
" knew the beauties of this canyon pri-
or to the invasion of the Copper Belt en-
gineering force, which with the assist
ance of climbing ropes and rubber
clothing disturbed the long quiet of that
rock bound canyon, quiet dating back
to the day of creation, with the sound of
human voices and the axe being applied
to a surveyors stake.
To the lover of nature-the handiwork
of God-words are sadly inadequate to
scenery in this canyon. Here will often
be found the fisherman pursuing his ia
vorite sport and drinking in the beauty
and glory established there for his ben
eft by his Creator. Leading from this
canyon, through rock bound gorge,
only large enough to allow one person at
time to pass (not far distant) a walk
through petrified forest will prove both
inspiring and educational. If the old
slogan, when travelling, see America
first has lost any of its merit, it will be
restored to its original importance to adj
mirers of mountain scenery after having
passed through Walker river canyon on
the Nevada Copper Belt railroad.
Through this canyon the Nevada Cop
per Belt railroad forms the connecting
link between Mason and Smith Valleys,
and it will doubtless forever cement the
progressive people of these two valleys,
and those vet to come i'll common pur-
pose of bringing before the new home-
seekers of the states the many most ex-
cellent opportunities and the favorable
climatic conditions. of which too much
cannot be said
In A report from the United States wa
ter bureau we find figures chat warrant
us in saving that there is an average of
535 days of sunshine per annum in Ma
son and Smith Valleys, and as the
Walker river contains enough water for
each and every one. if properly con-
sumed, to till this land successfully,
each day of sunshine will forever be
day of joy.
The trademark of the Nevada Copper
Belt railroad is unique, being in form of a
belt with bar of blister copper or bull
lion across the center, the word Cop
per- being On the bar, while the words
Railroad and Company" are within
the belt. and the words Nevada" and
BELT" between the outline of the belt
and the bar The trademark was de-
signed by Miss Lois Ruth Fraser. IA
years of age. daughter of the company's
superintendent and traffic manager.
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