Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1922-05-04
new ROUTE TO
NINA PLANNED
BY BOOSTERS
Would Eliminate All Grades and
Thirty-One Miles Bad Road
Over Summit Springs.
MINERAL COUNTY WILL BUILD
Nye and EsmeraIda Must Assist
and Repair Highways From
Flat Below MillerS.

Nye and Esmeralda counties have
the opportunity now confronting them
of securing a splendid road leading
from both Goldfield and Tonopah to
Nina, which will eliminate all grades,
as well as 81 miles of bad road over
Summit Springs, Sodavlle wash and
in the Sodaville flat, which can be
completely abandoned, in favor of
17.2 miles of level road free from
washes and grades.
c. c. Boak, good roads enthusiast,
has taken the bull by the horns" ,"
il the expression may be permitted,
and after travelling over the highway
leading out of TOnOpah in the direc-
ton of Nina, he has at last mapped
out a feasible plan that gives prom
ise of keeping southern Nevada on
the map through tourist travel
Mr.. Boak has even gone so far
as to confer with the country com
missioners of Mineral county, secur-
ing their promise of support in this
matter 1t is now up to the com
missioners Of both Nye and Esmer-
aida counties for quick action in
making the needed repairs on the
Bonanza highway from Millers flat
to the junction Of the Crow Springs
road, which leads from there to
Nina. While it is true that this
road lies almost wholly in Esmer-
aida county, this county could assist
in the improvements at comparative
ly small expense by furnishing its
tractor for a few days in order to
assist our neighbor Esmeralda coun'
ty, in her share of the work.
The road work that will be per
formed by Mineral county will find
its inception with a post at the
junction of the road which leads off
to what is known as Mckay City
seven or eight miles the other side
of Crow Springs, in the foothills,
towards Dry Lake. This post would
be the logical place to leave the
old road, and by following the Nc
Kay City road a few miles, little or
no work would be required to Dry
Lake The surface of the lake is
presumably hard, and is natural
road.
The proposed road follows the U.
S. geological survey, which is desig
mated as dry wash, and by con
tinuIng along that course all cross
ridges would be eliminated. Simple
dragging would be sufficient, with
travel, to make it good road. The
total distance measures II miles.
Now that the Bonanza highway
from Reno to Tonopah, has been
designated a state highway, and has
been officially named, prompt action
is essential at this time Mineral
county is alive to the situation, as
DY eSldDllSulL5 IllO PlOPOoVN AOt'Ni
it will throw that road and also that
portion OF the Simon road between
BEETLES Wells and Nina into the
state highway. thereby giving Min
eral county call on the state for up (
keep of the road. which would other
wise be at county expense Naturall-
ly it will be to the advantage OF |
Mineral county to drag this new road
clear through to Crow Springs road !
and get 1t established before the
state starts work on Summit Springs, |
As an inducement to have the |
Mineral county commissioners act .
promptly, Mr. Boak has agreed to
sign-post the road and divert the
travel Just as soon as it has been
dragged. He has also agreed to
flag this end of the route to Dry
Lake.