Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-11-15
Hudson Busiest
Place in State
HUSTLING CAMP AND BUSY
LITTLE RAILROAD.

ION district is now more than ever
being felt and seen by all who have
resided here before and since the road
was constructed. and even those who
are always skeptical about any new
enterprises cannot hclp see what
good thing the road has been for the
whole country. 1t is with considera-
Bile gratiiication that the Times notes
1hese things. as they are simply the
of our predictions OF over
twelve years ago regarding the pos
sibilities OF this district and the things
that would come to II III time. lhey
lave come. The district today has
a splendid smeltcr which is capable
OF handling all the ores OF the district,
several OF the big copper mines are
shippers OF considerable importance.
the agricultural section is coming to
the front as one OF the richest III the
State and the Copper Belt. which
traverses the valley from the north
ern to the Southern end. affords
means OF transportation better than
those in many an older district. and
il is opening up business to the south
Of us that is OF great Importance to
this valley and the little city of Yer
ington.
Last Saturday. upon the invitation
oi Superintendent Sullivan. OF the Ne
vada Copper Belt. Times reporter
visited the hustling new camp OF
Hudson. station on the line OF the
Copper Belt where the road enters
Smith Valley. Hudson is now the
distributing point on the road Tor all
freight going into the Sweetwatcr,
Aurora. Bodie. Masonic and Bridg
port sections as well as the point to
which large amount OF outgoing
freight is sent from Smith Valley and
the points to the south. There is an
immense amount of freight arriving
al the station of Hudson now and be
ing forwarded to the southern points
above mentioned 1t is being hauled
by dozen or more auto trucks and
large number OF oldtime jerk-line
teams
The unloading and reloading OF this
freight keeps a small army OF men
employed although the railroad com
pany has installed devices for the rap
id handing OF freight. and has just
put into commission a steam crane
with lifting capacity OF twenty tons
There is large warehouse platform
at the station and il is full of freight
at all times-such stuff as rails. min
ing machinery, etc, for Aurora he
company has large sheep -shearing
pens at this point and every season
a large number OF sheep are shearcd
here and the wool shipped. Consid-
cradle live stock is also shipped from
this point and "a carloads OF sheep
have gone out in the past few weeks
audsl2 carloads OF beef cattle. while
there is an order now in for Is more
cars. The company is putting i'll
new 4. 500 gallon water tank to supply
water for the engines, the station and
other buildings. the old tank being
too small. This water is secured from
a deep well and is pumped into the
tanks. 1t is clear. fresh and cold.
The Reading Mercantile and Trans
portation Company is the forwarding
agent for the vast amount OF freight
that il now going into the southern
country and has twelve auto trucks
cinpoyed. four of their own. six be
longing to A C. George and and two
To anothef party. They are all 90 h.
d trucks and are making the round
trip To Aurora every thirty hours
Two men handle each truck. One
crew drives as far as the Nparreguere
ranch and returns and the other crew
takes the trucks through 10 Aurora
and back TO the ranch. the machines
being in commission night and day.
The wagon road from Hudson to Au-
rora is one of the best mountain roads
in the western country and makes the
shortest possible route to the old
camp. A trip over the road showed
it to be in good condition with the
execution of short distance where an
irrigation ditch had broken into 1t
and this stretch can be repaired III
couple of hours. The Reading Co.
has a large lumber yard at Hudson,
"A garage and repair shop, large
store. and win soon begin the con
struction of two-s;ory hotel which
will contain nice lobby. a bar, barber
sIop and large d;ring room. The
members of the company are eon the
Job all the time and are busy night
and day. Freight teamsters are pad
promptly at the end OF each round
"trip and there are no waits OF sixty
or even thirty days for payday.
The company is making some money
for itself besides distributing large
amount monthly throughout the dis-
trict.
Superintendent Sullivan of the Cop
per Belt. is meeting the Reading 20,
halfway and is getting the road-bed
in fine shape with rock ballast so that
heavy loads can be hauled over It
without difficulty or danger OF ms
haps. New cars are being put into
service to facilitate the freight haul
inc and the Southern Pacific has been
induced to change TIE time OF arrival
of its freight trains irto Wabnska so
that quicker delivery can be made 10
the Copper Belt at that point Inc
road is not only hauling an immense
tonnage Of freight to Hudson but the
Yeringtcn station is receiving more
than ever, while the stations OF Nor
dyke and Wilson are receiveng more
than at auy other time. Besides al