The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1920-07-16
COUNTIES CONTINUE FIGHT
OVER THE BROKEN HILLS

LUNING, NEV., July 15.-Mineral
County officials are instructing prop
erty owners and residents generally
OF the Broken Hills district. to nav no
attention to tax assessment notices be-
ing sent to them by Nye county. as a
result OF recent action of Nye county
commissioners in establishing a yot-
ing precinct embracing Nevada's new
rich SILVER camp and thereby claim
ing IL as part Of that county. Sim
iiar Instructions, it is understood, are
10 De Immediately sent out by the
churchill County officials. 1t is evi-
dent from developments in the county
seats OF both Mineral and Churchill
counties that Nye county will not have
an easy task in collecting taxes in
tne Broken Hills district. at least un-
III the question of its exact location
Is definitely adjusted by joint survey.
or possibly by the courts.
The action of the Nye county COM
missioners In claiming Broken Hills
as being within the boundaries of that
county followed the submission of
report by County Surveyor w. A. Ray.
and Sheriff Happy Jack" Barrier. af-
ter a survey of the Nye county line.
The Mineral county officials do not
propose that Nye county shall receive
from the Broken Hills Silver Corpor-
alton, operating the now famous
Broken Hills Silver mine, and other
property owners, taxes which have
not been paid thus far on account of
the uncertainty as to which of the
three counties involved in the three
cornered controversy is rightfully en-
titled to them. Accordingly, the ocun-
~ commissioners of Mineral county
at their meeting several days ago en-
ployed l.. b. Spencer to make a pre-
liminary survey of the county bound
airy line in the vicinity of the new
camp. He will make his report to
them at their meeting on August 5
next at which time 1t is likely that
they will definitely shape their plan of
action. providing Surveyor Spencer
claims the camp is part Of Mineral
county.
Churchill county has not yet ap-
pointed surveyor to look after its
interests in the controversy, but will
probably do so in the next few days.
Chairman w. e. Williams of the board
OF county commissioners of Churchill
county declared few days ago that
the matter had been definitely settled.
He intimated that to arrive at such
conclusion joint survey would pro-
badly be necessary, or the power of
the courts invoked.
As 1t has been generally supposed
by most of the claim and property
owners of the Broken Hills that the
district was located within Churchill.
that county has received a large
amount of money in fees for the re-
cording of notices of locations of
claims. transfers Of property, etc, AS
all OF these fees have been voluntarily
paid, Churchill county can retain
them. II Is over future revenue from
Broken Hills that Churchill, Mineral
and Nye counties are concerned, es-
pecially since the rush to the district
Is steadily growing and production of
metals from that camp should in
crease with the great rapidity In con-
sequences of new findings being made
almost daily The three-cornered
boundary line controversy promises to
wax steadily warmer until definitely
settled.
A regular mail service between Lun-
ing and Broken Hills has been estab-
lished. The mail is being carried by
the automobile stages OF E. ]. Ross,
who was recently granted by the state
public service commission a license to
operate transportation line between
the two towns.