The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-07-06
History Making Event
Took Place Last SUNDAY

raiir1 ad has been driven and the
new line is now open fer business
The ceremonies took ace last
Sunday; since that time, nearly 81
cars of ore, or about $500 tons, habt
been shipped from the irince min,
10 the Utah smelters.
For the purpose OF participating j..
the celebration of ti-4i history max
ing event. an even fl citizens o.
salt LAKE, the most Oh whom wre
members OF the Commercial Club O.
Salt Lake, and in all a nest repre-
sentative BODY CT business men, a .
rived III spe Al train OF Pullma.
cars Saturday a. -erno0n. The part
was met at Buiiionville by con
mittee from the Phoebe Commercial
club, anlonng the number being Pres
ident NJ. L. Lee and Secretary A. L.
scott.
In The evening, ann iaformal recep-
tlcn was held at lie Phoebe Com
nefrcial club after which a dance was
given at Thompson's opera hall In
honor OK the guests
The Salt Lakers all were badges
bearing these words: Jones Club. Pi-
ochessa.t Lake. June, 1912" The Jon
es club is composed CT an enthusi
astlc crowd of Utahns who recogniz
that Phoebe has a wcnd rfully brigh
future; they came TO fioehe enthu
ass over this camp and they went
home doubly enthusiastic.
Sunday was taken up in an excur
SIGN ever the new raj road 10 the
irince mine, where the golden spike
ceremonies took place shGrtly after
noon.
CEREMONIES EEGIN
The cere monies al the Prince mine
were conducted ~ Gr. Murray {
Godbe, secretary of tho Prince COM
pany. Prayer was offered by Mr..
II. E. Freuednthal after which. Mr..
Godbe, i'll the following remarks. In
treducsd Mr.. George F. WATSON. the
principal speaker for tae occasion:
we have the pleausre today of
having with us, Mr.. George F. Was
son, who has kindly consented to
addrtss us on this occasion. Mr.. Was
son is from the firm Ct Dickson, Ell
lis & Schulder OF Salt axe CITY. who
nave been the attorneys Of the com
pany from It's inception and who have
materially assisted Us in all our eff
forts TO make success possible
Mr.. WATSON then stepped forward
and delivered his address, amid score
CT cameras directed at this hist ry
making scene
The Prince Con company ex
tended every courtesy to the visitors :
which, on this occasion, not only In
ciuedd the Salt Lakers but several
hundred residents OF Phoebe. Those
who wished to do SO, wer shown
through the mine where they had
opportunity to see tn big ore boo
les from which the FRINGE compan!
is now supplying the smolters.
On the return trip, the train was
stopped near the Denijohn mine
and a good y number Ct the party Wis
tied that property
BANQUET IN EVENING
In the evening. banquet was Civ.
en- in homer OF the salt Laker5 b.
the Prince company, the Phoebe Com
nipraiol rliIh cy,1aStc
were here welcomed by NJ. L. Lee.
president Of the latter ofganizati III,
who also announced that George F..
WATSON of Salt Lake would act as
postmaster. Mr.. Wasscn first called
Upon James w. Abbott, who told an
interesting story relating to the
early history of Phoebe and its min
Is He was followed ty T. J.OsborD,
who sroke c! what tae future viii
bring sorlh now that the camp has
tbs adysltag { Ci favorable smeltsr
transportation facilities.
He declared that conditions have
at last SO shaped then selves that
the mines Of this district may be
- WV W outuc, W la e-i0 SP'Sh
did achievements Of the past.
1oastmaster Wasson later called up
on II. e. Freudenthal to tell of some
Of his early experiences as school
teacher in a pioneer mining camp.
7'ten, number Of the Salt Lake
delegation were asked to respond,
among the number being Murray G.
Godbe. w. H. Stenaker, president Of
th1 Jones club: r. X. Cobb, H. I.
Cobb, and Harry NJ. johnson CT the