The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-01-24
WEEK REVIEW OF
NEVADA INDUSTRY

A review of Industrial events in the
State OF Nevada for the week ended
January 81:
has invaoed southern Nevada and 1t
is merely a question of securing ma
terials and machinery to fix several
mines that are just passing the pros
pect stage and entering the class of
shippers.
Oreana - Nevada Short Line buys
new equipment and anticipates good
years business.
Nevada Central makes new rates
which will permit mining and ship
ping low-grade ores in central part OF
State.
Among the many old and we'll
known mines in Nevada which arc
being reopened and placed on a pro-
ducing basis is the Moho group of
claims, owned by the Western Silver
Mines Company and located in Mineral
county.
Lovelock - Nevada Valleys Power
Company to install new engines AMI
enlarge capacity of Battle Mountain
plant to better serve territory.
Lovelock-Uncle Sam mine another
live mining prospect to be opened.
Lovelock-Sixty thousand dollar bull
lion output of Rochester Mines for
December
Reno-Erection of a motion picture
studio at Moana Springs calculated 10
cost in the neighborhood of $4,000,
construction of which is to begin
within month, announced as probable.
by Hale Ayres, director-general of the
Premier Film Corporation.
Southern Pacific Company's service
flag for Pacific system shows 1852
stars.
Manhattan--Manhat Consolidated
planning to do extensive work.
Reno-With track laid and ballasted
to within six miles OF Reno. the West
ern Pacific Is making every effort to
bring Its road into this city before a
heavy storm occurs. and 1t is expected
now that track-laying will be COM
pleted by February as far as present
N-C-o depot.
Silver seems to be steadily rising
toward the dollar mark. which means
millions for Nevada industries.
Elko--First tangible proof that Elko
oil shale beds are coming into their
own is announcement of aims Of
Standard Oil Shale Company, with
headquarters at Salt Lake City. which
state that a 100-ton distillation plant
will be erected at Elko, to be operated
as soon as possible. Cost 100000.
Thompson - Completion of Mason
Valley smelter will encourage expan-
sion OF mining industry of this sec
ton.
Reno--One of therichest gold-silver
strikes of substantial character made
this year in western Nevada is in the
Nevada Rand mine. Ore assays more
than $3.50 per ton.
California and Nevada are fighting
a battle royal to decide which shall
have the most expensive state govern
ment per capita in the United States"
says the Taxpayers Journal. Thus
far Nevada has shade the better of
1t with s12.7S per capita in 1916. and
$Ii.14 in California"
Development of molytdenum min-
ing will probably be attempted in Me-
vada this year.
Virginia City-Union Consolidated
makes record shipment for December,
eleven bars bullion valued at $4,000
Nevada man given control of OIL
industry in nation. Mark L. Requa
born and bred in Virginia City, to fix
petroleum distribution.
Value OF gold. silver. copper, leai
and zinc mined in Nevada in 1917 to-
tails s53 900 900. an increase of $4,000,
900 over 1916.
Calling for increased power facili-
ties on Bishop creek ad involving IN
expenditure of approximately 100000
for construction of a pole line, Nc
California Power Company Is