Crescent, Lincoln Co., NV - 1907-1908 Business Directory This file is a part of the R. L. Polk & Co.'s Nevada State Gazetteer and Business Directory, First Edition, 1907-1908. transcribed by Joy Fisher, sdgenweb@yahoo.com ********************************************************************* USGenWeb Project NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the internet, data may be used by non-commercial researchers, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, nor for presentation in any form by any other organization or individual. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than as stated above, must obtain express written permission from the author, or the submitter and from the listed USGenWeb Project archivist. ************************************************************************ Crescent A mining camp located in the extreme southern part of Lincoln County, near the boundary of California, 6 miles east of Nipton, on the S P L A & S L R R, its shipping station, 18 miles northwest of Searchlight, its banking point, and about 150 miles from Pioche, the county seat. It is situated in the heart of a fine mining district, several promising mines being operated there. Has telephone connection with Searchlight and Nipton, and daily stage communication with same points; fare $1.50 each place. Population 125 Winnie Short, postmistress Last Name or Business Name First Name Other Information Atkins James A (C C Mining Co) Benson H M mgr Crescent Reduction & Mines Co Big Tiger Gold Mining Co J D Swords supt Big Bend Gold Mining Co J H Hovey supt Carpenter I D phys Carroll Roy barber C C Mining Co (Charles Chester, J A Atkins) Chester Charles (C C Mining Co) Chilstron E O gen mdse Chilstron P O justice of the peace and notary public Crescent Reduction & Mines Co H M Benson mgr Crescent School Mrs M K White tchr Crescent Townsite Co M H McClure mgr Edwards Robert constable Gold King Mining Co (Thomas Ryan, Michael Sullivan) Golden Crescent Mining Co E G Woodworth supt Halfpenny Grant supt Nippeno Mining Co Hallam John L Hotel Harris Norman B assayer Hovey J H supt Big Bend G M Co and R & L Gold Mining Co Jones Joseph carpenter Jordan Gertrude lodgings Kelly C A (Mrs) lodgings Lucky Dutchman Mining Co J W Royer mgr Lucky Horseshoe Mining & Milling Co M H McClure mgr McClure M H mgr Searchlight Bullfrog Mining Co and Lucky Horseshoe M & M Co Matchett Wm O saloon Morgan George W saloon and gen mdse Morrison G H supt Oro Nevada Mining Co Mund Milton supt Taltec Mining Co Nevada Crescent Gold Mines Co J F Stanish supt Nippeno Mining Co Grant Halfpenny supt Ohio Mining Co C H Sherrer supt Oro Nevada Mining Co G H Morrison supt Post Office Winnie Short postmistress, H O Russell asst Reese Joseph mgr Wyoming Nevada Mining Co Royer J W mgr Lucky Dutchmnan Mining Co Russell H O asst postmaster and gen mdse Ryan Thomas (Gold King Mining Co) R & L Gold Mining Co J H Hovey supt Searchlight Bullfrog Mining Co M H McClure mgr Sherrer C H supt Ohio Mining Co Short A W saloon Short Winnie Postmistress Stanish J F supt Nevada Crescent Gold Mines Co Sullivan Michael (Gold King Mining Co) Swords J D supt Big Tiger G M Co Taltec Mining Co Milton Mund supt Terace Wm mining opr White Charles M saloon White M K (Mrs) tchr Crescent School Woodworth E G supt Golden Crescent Mining Co Wyoming Nevada Mining Co Joseph Reese mgr