Nevadaville Notes in the early 1900’s
By Mary Peery
News from the Gilpin County Miner, December 7, 1939 by William C. Russell, Jr.: “The Methodist Church in Nevadaville was recently been purchased by Mrs. Mildred Zook of Hinsdale, Illinois, and she plans to make an Art Studio of it. Wm. C. Russell, Jr., is boarding it up for the winter. Gordon Starbuck has purchased the old Meyhew residence and has started fixing it up. Someone has purchased the brick Odd Fellows building and is tearing it down and hauling the brick away. It is said this is one of the oldest brick buildings in Colorado and that the brick were hauled here with ox teams. The population of Nevadaville has increased greatly in the last year and the residents intend to hold an election next spring and be on the map. R.L. Otis and associates are planning to lay a pipeline and increase the water supply for their mill so that they can run three shifts in treating the California dump. Because of water shortage they are running only one shift now. D.L. Russell and associates are making preparations to put the well-known Prize Mine in production again. This will give employment to many men. H.A. Horn is busy with his trucks hauling the California Mine ore dump to the Otis Mill.”
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