The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-04-09
MAKING SURVEY
/. OF DUNPHY ESTATE

With the coming of spring and the
resultant pleasant weather, the work
of making the Typographical survey
of the immense Dunphy ranch is to be
redoubled as far as the forces are
engineer. J. A. Kibbe, of San Fran
cisco, arrived in Winnemucca day be-
fore yesterday, from where, after re-
ceiving due instructions from County
Surveyor Tilden, he proceeded to the
White, House, accompanied by an as
sistant who was recruited in this city.
Yesterday the two, with cook and
Harry 1vester, one of the ranch
hands, left for the Symons place,
about 25 miles northeast of the White
House, where they will go into camp
for several months, Engineer Kibbe
taking up the work where it was left
off by Engineer Wheeler some time
ago. Ivester will only remain with
the outfit few days pending the ar
rival of another rodman, who will be
secured here.
Captain Maher, with his wife and
another lady, understood to be con
nected with the estate, arrived at
White House last Sunday, and after
motoring down to Blue House on a
trip of inspection Tuesday, returned
to their headquarters at the White
House, where il is believed they will
stay for some time, as it is understood
that the Captain will import his auto
up from the Golden Gate, which gives
rise to the opinion that the trio in
tend staying for quite a period.
Superintendent Coble Ousted.
One of the changes already on the
cards as result of the visit of the
British magnate is the retirement of
Superintendent Coble, which will take
effect on the LIST of May. That date
will mark an even year for Mr.. Coble
in his capacity as superintendent of
the ranch. He will be succeeded by
Mr.. Mahoney, whose advent is expect
ed in the near future, according to re-
ports around the ranch. just what
Coble's plans for the future are have
not been announced yet, but the men
on the ranch are inclined to think that
he and his family will go to Colorado,
where he has brother, Robert, a
mining man of Cripple Creek, who is
well established there, and who was
visitor at the White House last
winter No reason for the change
was obtainable. The Colorado man,
incidentally, thinks very highly of
Nevada mining prospects, according
to Superintendent Coble, and was es-
pecially enthusiastic with regard to
the property in the neighborhood of
the Big Six claims, located northwest
of Carlin.
Surveyors are Mum
just what the objective point of the
surveys now being made on the Dun
ply estate is has remained secret
| up to date as far as detail is concern
ed, at any rate, but the thoroughness
with which the work is being prose
cuted shows that some gigantic deal
must be Gin the air.
| For the carrying out of complete
Typographical survey on a property as
large as the land concerned means
months of labor and an infinite
amount of tedious plotting of maps
which will be required to show up ac
curately every swale"-big OIL
little-every water course, no matter
! VI NOW Siudll u tHdTdNtCi, anu cNCi y
hummock-or at any rate, every one
that is large enough to be plated t.
the ordinary scale OF such map.
| In addition to this, there are rumor'
of certain concrete establishments
such as dams, headgates, etc, all OF
which will come later in the season
or presumably after the majority OF
the field work has been carried out
though this will take practically al
summer, if reports and hints are t.
be believed.
''Simple Life" Intensified.
Engineer C. L. Tibbals, who ha
been quartered practically all winte
at the Blue House with his party, i
within reach of civilization in
measure, for he and his men may ge
their mail from the White Hous
whenever one of the ranch hand
comes down, not over a week at tn
most by way of interval, but Enginee
Kibbe and his party will be muel
more isolated, reverting to the "sim
pie life' almost altogether. Their
are no camps or houses within severa
miles of where they are going, an
about the only communication the
will have with the White house an
the outside world will be about one
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