The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-07-31
STATE INDUSTRIAL
ACTIVITY IN BRIEF

gins operations at near capacity.
Ely-Rich gold and silver strike is
made at the mouth of Cherry Creek.
Goldfeld ~ GoldfeId Development
Company to reconstruct mill to handle
200 IONS daily.
Virginia City-United Comstock
Mines Company to build 1000-ton mill
ing plant.
Halleck-Colonizat'on of big McIn-
tyre rancn by Mormon church is re-
ported.
Carson City-Five hundred thou
sand dollars to be expended during
the summer on the Lincoln highway
to Ely.
Virginia City,. & T. railroad to
extend spur track to the Union shaft
of Mexican mine.
Ely-Illipah Petroleum Company
starts work with big new drill.
Reno-Work on new hospital for
mental diseases to start at once.
Tolioha-New ten-ton experimental
mill operating satisfactorily.
Yerington - Plans for immediate
construction of alkali reservoir under
way; s91S,500 bond issue has been
authorized.
Nevada wool crop for season esti-
mated at approximately 100000
pounds.
Las Vegas-Proposed Boulder Can
yon project costing approximately
$25, 000. 900 would deliver power to
Clark, Nye and Lincoln counties re-
claiming immense acreage.
Goldield-Montezuma Silver Nine
Company planning big development
expansion including new mill and
power line.
Carson City-Contract let for the
construction of Humboldt bridge to
cost s~10.77S.50.
Fallon-Oil Activities increasing
lon Oil & Gas Company employing
three shifts.
Remotely council TO purchase Ber-
rum tract for aviation field.
Fallon-Twenty-fve thousand acres
of oil land sold by the Southern Pa
cifc Company in two months.
Reno-Bid accepted for Truckee
River bridge at $1S.50O.
Fallon-Sixty-one oil companies re-
ported developing in local field.
Gerlach-Leadville Mines Company
to install two big semi-Diesel
engines.
Ely-Ward mine shipping fifty tons
daily to Utah smelters.
Dayton Gold Canyon Dredging
Company completes preparations for
active work.
Reno-Advancing rapidly OF the
Cortez mine.
Carson City-Karge brothers to
erect modern building.
Reno-Bankers' Ore Buying Com
pany organized; capital stock $780,
900.
Observation-Disclosures claims to be
developed; sinking of shaft to con
tinue to 500 level.
Tonopah - California Excelsior
Company resumes sinking.
Osceola-Rich body of high grade
silver ore opened in Lucky Boy mine.
Austin-Ore shipn ents started from
new strike in Henry George mine.
Cactus-Big development campaign
being launched for Leona group.
Carson City-Nevada Protective
Mining & Investment Co. starts ac-
tive development.
Mina-Ten claims In Bell mining
district to be thoroughly developed
by new company.
Goldfeld - Goldfeld Development
Company makes new strike in Com
bination mine.
Ely-Osceola placer mining district
still producing.
Eureka-Work resumed at the Eu-
4 Ithd-TIllilt lItlllt III AudIlS It'll.
Tonopah-Local properties showing
renewed activities.
Tonopah-Belcher Divide Company
to be recognized for enlarged de-
velopment campaign.
Winnemucca-Thousands of fish are
planted in local streams.
F~allon-Fallon Oil & Gas Company
drilling with three shifts; oil show
ings reported.
Eureka-Eureka-Holly mine shipped
800 tons of seventy-five dollar ore in
past month.
Reno-Landing field for federal
mail airplane to be purchased at cost
of from $50. 900 to $4,000.