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VOLUME XXIII ' LAS VEGAS. CLARK COUNTY. NEVADA. SATURDAY. JULY 9. 1927. NUMBER 28
ELDORADO CANYON
STRIKE IMPROVES
HIGH GRADE SHIPMENTS BY EXPRESS BEING MADE
FROM TECHATTICUP MINE.—LARGE BODY OF
$1C9 ORE OPENED.
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STRIKE IS IN NEW TERRITORY.—ELDORADO CANYON
OFFERS GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO INVESTING
MINING CAPITAL.
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The high grade ore struck by Stiles Brothers in the
Techatticup, Eldorado Canyon more than six weeks ago,
still continues and regular shipments are being made by
express. The high grade streak averages one inch in width
in which the rock is yellow with fine gold, assays giving
values of from $28,000 to $30,000 per ton. The strike is
in ground never before explored.
More important than the highgrade probably, is the
fact that the vein in which it is found is six feet wide and
averages better than $100 per ton after eliminatinp the
highgrade streak. The ore is being milled and the con
centrates, returning a value of $600 per ton, shipped by
freight.
Mhny Las Vegas people have peen interested in the
samples from Stiles Brothers’ strike on display in the
window of the Mesuqite Grocery. In both samples, the
larger of which is about 1 4inehes long and a foot thick,
the streak of highgrade ore shows up on all sides as if
placed there with a pale yellow paint. These samples it is
proposed to add to the Clarb County exhivit at the Reno
Exposition. They are said to be of an intrinsic value in
gold of about $700.
There is a report, not yet fully confimred, of another
strike of rich ore something life 4 miles north of the;
Canyon.
The old wail street, jwocKing rsiru, recnatucsp, ana
other properties in Eldorado Canyon have produced many
millions in precious metals from close to the surface work-’
ings. Much of this production was in the years about;
1865, when only the richest and most easily mined ore|
could be worekd because of the inaccessability.
Since the railroad was built through Eldorado Canyon |
has been the scene of some small blit continuous produc
tion, development being carried on by prospectors without!
capital for the most part, a slow and tedious process.
It is known that there are large bodies of comparative
ly low grade ore which will yield a big profit with proper,
equipment. Capital w'ill find a most attractive field ini
mining at Eldorado Canyon, and with the advent of
Boulder Dam and cheap power great wealth will be pro
duced. But it can’t be done single handed. Capital must
come in and the property owners of the Canyon should
encourage it by offering prices and'terms which are at
tractive.
CHARLESTON PARK
CELEBRATED FOURTH
Visitors at Resort Put on
Patriotic Program of Music
and Speeches.— Fireworks
in Evening.
Under the leadership of Senator
E. W. Grifftih, the visitors at the
Charleston Park Resort enjoyed a
regular Fourth of July celebration
with all the necessary trimmings.
The scene was in itself an in
spiration to patriotism. Fragrant
and colorful wit'h wild flowers,
shaded by giant pines and hem
med in by the towering majesty of
gieat mountain p tits, the folds of
Old Glory shone with a brigntuess
rarely experienced.
Senator Griffith acted as matter
otf ceremonies and presided over
the audience which gathered in
the assembly hall In a few words
he spoke of his desire to inaugur
ate the custom of celebrating the
Fourth of July, and expressed his
pleasure .that the group present
had joined to make this first cele
bration of the Fourth at Charles
ton Park a success.
Hon. Chas. Lee Horsey was the
orator of the day. He made a
short but very fitting addiess
which held the close attention of
his hearers.
Mrs. Roy W Martin pre3'd!r.g
at the piano, led in t'he singing of
several of the old patriotic songs
aud all present joined in with a
right good wifi.
C. P. Squires spoke briefly on
the significance of the day, u"gii’g
as a patriotic duty the perpetua
tion and preservation of those In
stitutions founded 'by our patriot
fathers at the price of so much
suffering and bloodshed.
Following the formal exercises
the young people spent an hour
or more singing popular songs.
In the evening, under the super
vision of Senator Grififth, the cihil
dren were permitted to burn their
fireworks, all precautions against
fire having first been taken.
Those who signed the register as
participants in (the first Fourth of
July celebration at Charleston Park
were the following:
Dr. Roy W. Martin.
W. J. Mocoek.
S. J. Lawson.
Florence Lawson.
Allye Lawson.
Marguerite Cottmire.
Mrs. W. J. Mocock.
Mamie Croal.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Nesbit.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Pico.
Joyce Hammond.
Mrs. T. E. Newlin.
Virginia Horsey.
Mrs. Chas. Hammond.
Mrs. E. W. Nungesser.
Thos. B. Croal.
Geo. R. Cottmire.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Delkin.
Wm. E. Orr.
C. H. Sloan.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Heinrichsen
Evelyn B. White.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Shore. %
and family.
Mrs. Dave White.
Mr?. C. P. Squires.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Perry.
Chas. P. Squires.
Mrs. Roy W. Martin.
Mrs. N. E. Williams.
Chas. Lee Horsey.
Lucille Wadsworth.
Georgia White.
Donald Schuyler.
Chas. Lee Horsey, Jr.
Mrs. E. W. Griffiths
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Dimock.
Mrs. Chas. H. Sloan.
Leona Mae Sloan.
Millard Sloan.
Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Schuyler.
E. W. Griffith.
Chas. E. Weingartner, Bristol,
Virginia.
C. M. Parkerfl Central City, Ne
braska.
E. A. Husby, Arden.
Wm. Irving, Goodsprings, Nev.
Florian A. Parker.
C. M. Deyo, New York.
G. H. Wolcott. Rochester, N. Y.
N. E. Williams is expected home
tomorrow morning after spending
the week in Los Angeles.
HESSE BEGINS TERM
ffi KMESIDENT
Committee Heads for Com
ing Year Appointed. —
Birthdays Celebrated. —
Cragin Talks on Insurance
Fred Hesse on Thursday presid
ed over the meeting of the Itotary
Clulb for the first time as presi
dent. In assuming the gavel.
President Fred expressed the hope
that he would be able to carry on
as we'll as bis predecessors have
done and paid a high compliment
to the retiring President Frosty
Mildren for his splendid administ
ration.
The following appointments of
chairmen of committees were an
nounced :
Fellowship—Ernie Cragin.
Rotary Education—Doc Park.
Publicity—Charlie Squires.
Classification—Bill Ferrorn.
Program—Sam Lawson.
Public Afafirs—James Cash man.
Business Methods—Clint Boggs.
Fines—O. K. Adcock.
'Correspondent—Peru Pembroke.
Song Leader—A'l Cahlan.
Sergeant-at-Arms—Johnnie Wat
ters.
Entertainment—Walter Bracken.
Bill Pike and Charlie Ronnow
contributed generously bo the
Charity fund because Of having
birthdays in July.
A1 Cahlan was congratulated up
on the birth of a son and the two
clulb bachelors present, Ed Clark
and Bill Pike were forced to con
tribute a dollar for each pound
the yongster weighs to the chari
ty box.
Jim Cashman was obliged to
contriubte because of having sold
Buick cars recently to Walter
Bracken, Leo McNamee, Ernie
Cragin and Otis Smith.
A'l Cahlan was announced as
program chairman for July 14.
Ernie Cragin, in charge of the
program for the day, read an in
teresting and instructive paper on
Fire Insurance.
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KIWANIS OBSERVES
FOURTH OF TILY
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Musical Program and Fourth
of July Address by Chas.
Lee Horsey Offered By
Program Chairman Buzick.
The' Las Vegas Kiwanis Club
carried out its regular Fourth of
July celebration at the meeting
Wednesday noon. Hal D. Buziek
was chairman o£ the day, offering
a program which was fitting to
the occasion.
Mrs. Pearl Brown very happily
gave two vocal solos, “Mifawny”
and “Child’s Prayer."
Miss Dorothy Buziek delightful
ly rendered two violin numbers,
“Kujawiak” by Wieniswki, and
"Cavantina” by Raff.
Hal Buziek introduced Hon.
Chas. Lee Horsey as speaker of
the day. who delivered the ad
dress, in part, as follows:
The address dealt with the
special significance of the 4th of
July this year so recently follow
ing tht very great American
achievements in aviation and in
other branches of science. The
speaker pointed out the wonder
ful progress in industry, educa
tion, finance and in government,
art and culture since the birth of
the nation, and how our concep
tion of free government has serv
ed as an object lesson to oppress
ed and distressed peoples every
where in improving their govern
mental conditions.
But with all the successes that
have been realized, he predicted
that i.n the next fifty years, great
natural forces, as yet unknown,
would be discovered and utilized,
and that the development and ad
vancement during that time would
doubtless exceed that during any
like period in. all history. Mr.
Horsey stated, however, that there
are serious ills of great magni
tude afflicting humanity, yet to
be overcome, foremost among
which are poverty, disease and
war, and prophesied education as
the means by which ignorance
would be overcome and healthier
economic, physical and interna
tional conditions established.
Particularly did the speaker
stress the tremendous effects of
the accomplishments of Capt.
Charles Lindbergh “our ambassa
dor without portfolio,” and of
Chamberlain, Levine and Byrd as
serving to break down national
jealousies and misunderstandings.
Ije predicted that the barriers of
time and distance would soon be
very largely annihilated, leading
to gelTbine brotherhood, regardless
of race, creed or nationality, and
that such intimate association and
fraternal fellowship among peo
ples could but lead to the^abandon
ment of war with all its deadly
toll in human life and treasure,
and to the dawn of a brighter
day, when the rule of internatlon
al law and of reason would be
substituted for the rule of force.
The final lesson sought to bt
impressed by tile speaker was
that each one has a very great
opportunity In this wonderful age
to utilize the splendid heritage
received from our forefathers and
the duties of citizenship to ma
terally ami spiritually enhance
the happiness of the human race.
SHOULDER DISLOCATED
Frank Buchanan, employed by
John Woolf on the Woolf Ranch
near Ivanpah. was brought to the
Las Vefas Hospital Wednesday,
suffering from a dislocation of the
left shoulder.
The Injury was caused by a
lever used to make connection
between the engine and the pump
at the windmill on the ranch.
The patient is getting along
nicely according to the report of
Dr. Mildren.
U P. ATHLETES 10
MEET AT REDONDO
Contestants From Los An
geles & Salt Lake Unit To
Be Entertained At Beach
City August 6.
The L. A. & S. L. Unit Athletic
Meet will be held at Redondo
Beach, California. Saturday,
August oth with clubs from Salt
l.ake City, Provo, Lynndyl and
Milford, Utah, Caliente and Las
Vegas Nevada, Yermo and Los An
geles, California, represented.
Elimination In all track and
field events will be held to de
termine participants to represent
this unit at the system meet to
be held at Provo. September 6th
and 7th.
The Redondo Beach Chamber
of Commerce, and other civic or
ganiaztiotis, are assisting with ar
rangements. Among other items,
are furnishing the magnificent pic
nic grove, which adjoins the beach
and the new dance hall, free of
charge. Have arranged for a spe
cial rate at the new bath house*
and expect to be able to furnish
to all Union Pacific employes for
August 6tli, special reductions on
all concessions at the beach. They
will, in addition, furnish all prizes
for the different events of track
and field participated in by chil
dren of employes. Will furnish
free park!ng space for automo
biles, ia fact, will tahe off all
parking restrictions for the entire
day for employes of the Union
Pacific.
I ne piciijc win ue <uusuiuit?iy
free, with the exception of person
al expenses.
They will furnish for the unit
meet, the Union Hi school grounds
which is located three and one
half blocks from the picnic grove,
which will make it very conven
ient for those who wish to watch
the contests for the unit cham
pionship and the unit champion
ship ball game.
There is a new band stand im
mediately adjoining the grove
where music will be furnished by
the splendid Los Angeles Union
Pacific Employes band.
At the general picnic, which will
be held the same day, the Shop
Employes Association, Mr. Wm.
MoOlough, president; the Miscel
laneous Employes Aessociation,
Mr. J. P. Jesso, president; the
Clerical Employes Association, Mr.
Tom Castle, president; the Super
visors Association, Mr. R. W.
Moore, president; will assist the
Union Pacific Athletic Club of
Los Angeles, Mr. W. E. Seare,
president, and Mr. G. J. Weipert,
secretary, ;n making this unit
elimination contest and picnic one
long to be remembered.
The Pacific Electric Railway
Company of Los Angeles will fur
nish special transportation, cars
and trains, for all Union Pacific
employes attending this meet.
Mr. R. R. Smith, athletie repres
entative; General Manager Knick
erbocker; Mr. E. G. Adams, Unit
Director of the Union Pacific
System Athletic League, will
assist in every way 'possible with
the arrangements.
It i® anticipated that a very en
joyable time wHl be had and an
invitation is extended to all Union
Pacific employes and friends, to
be present.
BOY SCOUTS PLAN
C A M P AT RENO
The first class Boy Scouts of
the state to the number of ap
proximately 1,800 will gather at
Reno for their summer outing this
year. The camp will be provided
at Reno so that the youngsters
may have a chance to take in the
Exposition.
Fred Pennington is arranging
the detail® for the Las Vegas
Scouts. Only Scouts of the First
Class are entitled to go on the
camping trip. Trucks of the High
way Department will aid in trans
porting the boys to and from the
camp.
Those who desire to attend are
requested * to notify Fred Penning
ton before July 15 so that proper
arrangements can be made.
■ PROGRESSING- j
ON LIGHTED AIRWAY
Las Vegas, Only Air Mail
I Stop Between Los Angeles
& Salt Lake, Soon To Ex
perience Nignt l-lying.
Mr. H. W. Lucas, airway exten-J
siuu superintendent, airways di
vision, u. s. department ot Com
m-erce, was in cas Vegas yester
day in connection wim me worn
oi installing oeacon lights be
tween Las Vegas auu Cos Angeles.
tie states that mere nave been
some delays expeneuceu by me
contractors, but mat the work is
matting progress and will probably
be completed witnin a few weens.
The beacon near moan will pros
ably be me tirst to l>e completed
and will be turned on as soon as
ready, other beacons to be put 111
operation as last an completed.
Kegarding the work, Mr. Cucas
said:
"The airway from Los Angeles
to Las Vegas is soon to be lighted
by the U. S. Department ot com
merce. Work is now progressing
on the installation of airway bea
cons for the guidance of pilots at
night; and intermediate landing
fields surrounded by boundary
iights for the use of pilots being
caught enroate by inclement wea
ther or having motor trouble. Thus
the airway will be made safe for
flying day and night. Available
to the public as w«U as air man
carriers.
"The work of installing the aids
to aerial navigation is being done
by The Limestone Products Com
pany of Pennsylvania under con
tract with the U. S. Department
of Commerce, and is being super
vised for the government by Lieut.
H. W. Lucas, Airway Extension
Superintendent, formerly a pilot
in the U. S. Naval Air Service,
and now attached at Washington,
D. C„ to a naval reserve bombing
unit in addition to his civil duties
with the Department of Com
merce. Lieut. Lucas was one of
two pilots to make the first flight
between the Panama Canal Zone
{and Columbia, South America.
This was January 4, 1921.
"There are 1S9 aerial beacons
now installed between Las Vegas
and Los Angeles and six interme
diate landing fields are being pre
pared. The beacons are 24 inches
in diameter and are of the mirror
lens reflector searchlight type.
When in operation they will re
volve, casting a beam of light all
around the horizon from 1% to 3
degrees above the visible horizon.
All the beacons are installed and
are on steel towers some 30 and
some 51 feet in height. The near
est one to Las Vegas is at the
first peak to the westward of the
highway 17 miles south of Las
Vegas. Each beacon is to have
a uireouonai arrow in concrete
painted orange to indicate to the
pilot flying by, the direction to
ward the succeeding beacons
north and south. .Only one arrow
remains to be installed.
“Where available electric cur
rent will be furnished by com
mercial line, elsewhere it -will be
supplied by a farm lighting set
consisting of a gasoline engine
and an electric generator housed
in a powerhouse at or adjacent
'to the beacon served as at the
first beacon south of Las Vegas
known as Sloan Beacon. Each
beacon will he put into operation
as soon as the power and electric
al installation is completed for
that beacon.
“Soon after the completion of
this sector of airway the Depart
ment of Commerce will begin
work on the sector from Las Ve
gas to Salt Lake and when that
link is put into operation there
will be a complete lighted airway
from Los Angeles to Boston.”
PIANE DAMAGED
AT LOW FIE1D
U. S. Ship Gets Broken Pro
peller in Wind Storm. —
Planes Going into Forest
Service.
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A typical desert twister brought
grief to one of Uncle Sam’s mail
planes Thursday afternoon when
It picked up the tall of the taxiing
ship and lifted It high enough
that both ends of the propeller
j were snapped off when they
struck the ground.
■fhe plane was rolling on the
I ground in the dust storm and the
1 motor was idling or fhe damage
i might have been more serious.
The other three planes left yes
erday morning for San Diego
where they are to be recondition
ed and turned over for forest
patrol service.
The crippled ship was refitted
with a propeller borrowed from
the Western Air Express and took
of fto continue its journey this
morning.
CHAMBER BACKS
WESTSIDE WATER
FUTURE GROWTH OF CITY WILL BE HINDERED BY
CONTINUANCE OF PRESENT CONDITIONS. — EN
TIRE CITY INTERESTED.
EITHER CITY MUST UNDERTAKE MUNICIPAL WATER
SYSTEM OR LAS VEGAS LAND A WATER COM
PANY MUST EXTEND ITS SCOPE TO SERVE ALL
SECTIONS.
We are now face to face*with the problem which has
for some years been apparent, but which has been kept
in the background by the feeling that it would work its
own solution in time.
That problem is providing an ample domestic water
supply for all sections of the city, not only for present
necessities but to make possible our future growth. Time
has not solved it. The people must act.
On the whole Las Vegas has been very fortunate in
its water supply. The Las Vegas Land & Water Company
has provided a water system for the main part of town,
delivering pure water of the very finest quality at a price
to consumers lower than in any other city of the west
similarly located. While the city was mostly confined to
the territory served by the company the situation was very
satisfactory, but when territory adjacent to Clark’s Las
Vegas Townsite began to become populous the water prob
lem berame acute.
Various expedients were adopted in the outlying dis
tricts. Some surface wells were used, a dangerous pro
ceeding. Some artesian wells were made to serve certain
small sections inadequately. Several minor water com
panies were formed in new subdivisions and water bought
from the company supplied consumers at an advance in
price. These various expedients have been generally un
satisfactory.
When the Las Vegas Land & Water Company pro
cured its franchise for Clarks’ Las Vegas Townsite there
was a question as to our possible water resource^ and the
company was loath to assume sn obligation to serve
other than its own territory. Now it is known that water
is available to supply a large city.
It is the belief of a large majority of our people that
the Las Vegas Land & Water Company is under a real
and definite obligation to extend its mains and serve the
people wherever necessary. It is an obligation it owes to
the people it now serves as well as to those in the outly
ing tracts.
Also, it would seem that the best interests of the Las
Vegas Land & Water Company and of the Union Pacific
Company demand that it do this work. The policy of
community advancement for which the Union Pacific is
noted requires it. The fact that the company is entitled
to earn a fair profit on capital invested even should tem
porary unprofitable extensions make a readjustment of
rates over the whole city necessary, is in its favor.
With its organization and command of capital, the
Las Vegas Land & Water Company, as In the past, can
do this service for the people of Las Vegas better and
cheaper than we can hope to do it through a Municipal
Water System. Moreover, it is quite apparent that if the
,eity shall issue bonds and embark on a municipal water
program, a large share of the cost must be borne by the
railroad through taxation. Financial wisdom, if nothing
else, should decide the Company to meet (he emergency
promptly.
However, so far the Company has been reluctant to
meet th issue. Should it contine in this position, the
City must take immediate steps to issue bonds, secure lands
and wells, lay a main pipeline sufficient for present and
future needs and take the steps necessary to provide a
unified muncipal water system for the entire city. There
can be no dodging the issue. It is forced upon us.
The people of# WeBtside are entitled to prompt relief
from present conditions. The people of other outlying dis
tricts, present and prospective, must have adequate water
service. Nothing will be gained by delay, but only con
tinued distress and a restriction in growth.
Now is the time to solve this problem, not later when
greater loss and damage shall have been done.
LAS VEGAS AERIE MAY
WIN ATTENDANCE CUP
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Six members of Las Vegas
Aerie 1213, Fraternal Order of
Eagles, traveled nearly BOO miles
each to attend the state conven
tion of the Order which opened
at Reno Thursday of this week.
Past Worthy President Morris
I. Newkirk went as the official
representative of the Las Vegas
Aerie. Others who attended are
Chas. Corte, Fred LeRoy, Lester
Johnson, Jas. H. Down and Matt
Kedly.
Since tJie attendance cup is
awarded according to the number
of miles traveled by those attend
ing the meeting. Las Vegas Aerie
will be entitled to nearly 6,000
miles considering the distance
traveled going and returning.
UNIVERSITY REGENT
CRITICALLY I L L
Mrs. Sophie Williams, regent of
the University of Nevada, was
stricken with a heart attack while
attending a meeting at Reno July
•'» and is reported to be in a criti
cal condition.
Mrs. Victor Barndt, daughter of
Mrs. Williams, with her son Victor
made a nurried drive from Hot
Creek to Tonopah in time to catch
the train for Reno on the morning
of the 6th. While the patient waa
reported to have improved elightly
the outcome of her illness i* un
certain.