Belmont, Nye 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

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                             Belmont

Formerly known as Silver Bend. Population 200. A mining camp situated in 
Nye County, 16 miles northeast of Manhattan, the banking place, and 45 miles
northeast of Tonopah, the county seat and shipping point. This is an old 
camp, mineral deposits having been discovered about the year 1865, and 
worked until 1878, at which time it had a population of 6000. Four of its 
principal properties produced  during that period about $10,000,000 in 
bullion. The crude facilities in use at that time for treating ore and the 
long haul of 600 miles, from Sacramento, Cal, for machinery and supplies,
necessitated the dumping of all ore running in value less than $40 per ton,
thus causing an accumulation of about 200,000 tons of ore averaging in
value about $20 per ton and leaving in the inside workings large quantities
blocked out carrying similar values. Recently the camp has taken on new
life, a company having been organized, known as the New Belmont Amalgamated
Mining & Milling Company, which controls the four properties referred to.
By installing the latest improved machinery this company will be in position
to handle about 200 tons of ore per day at a cost which will enable it to
realize a good profit on what was considered a loss in the early days. The
camp has promises of railroad connection in the near future, and with this 
and other improved facilities bids fair to again become one of the great
producers of the state. Has Catholic and Episcopal Churches. Stage 
communication with Manhattan, 16 miles northeast, fare $2.50.

Frank R Brotherton, postmaster
 

Last Name or Business Name         First Name     Type of Business
Atwell                             Wm A           saloon
Austin & Belmont Stage Line                       G E Crowell Propr (See p 282)
Belmont School                                    Mrs Cicola prin
Brotherton                         Frank R        (Brotherton & Shafer), Carpenter, Undertaker, also Postmaster
Brotherton & Shafer                               (F R Brotherton, Carl Shafer), gen mdse
Castle                             W R            assayer
Cicola                             (Mrs)          prin Belmont School
Clow                               Jacob          livery
Crowell                            George E       Propr Austin & Belmont Stage (See p 282)
Hancock                            Henry          saloon
Hughes                             George (Mrs)   boarding
McElvaney & Torpey Co (Inc)                       Fiscal Agts New Belmont Amalgamated M & M Co
McGregor                           Charles (Mrs)  boarding
New Belmont Amalgamated Mining & Milling Co       McElvaney & Torpey Co Fiscal Agts (See bottom right corner cards)
Post Office                                       F R Brotherton postmaster
Shafer                             Carl           (Brotherton & Shafer)