Show THE SUMMIT townsite three quarters of a mile south and west from midas on high land overlooking squaw valley and taking in the surrounding country as it if from a panoramic point of view is the town of summit owned by the summit townsite company the company has thirty five blocks platted with land for the laying out of another plat with an equal number of blocks from summit the greater portion af gold circle district is in plain view and it is the intention of the company to make this the swell residence and business portion of the district and the town is admirably located for this purpose following the idea that good roads indicate one of the highest phases of advanced civilization the company has already constructed a boulevard of easy grade which connects summit with the adjoining town of midas roads first and buildings afterwards has been the slogan ot of the management and the completion of the boulevard had hardly been announced before work was begun on three miles of road to the west which is to connect with the wagon roads leading to battle mountain and golconda the ultimate result of which will be that all of the travel to gold cold circle district and midas will be through the main street of summit with these thoroughfares in in working order and in prime condition the company will direct its attention to building operations and already lumber is on the ground for the erection of several fine structures and ere long several new business enterprises will be under way in this promising little city at the present time the water supply for the residents of summit is derived from a nearby near by spring but as the company owns and controls a fine stream of water in the canyon half a mile northwest of the townsite having a flow of from six to twelve miners inches it is the intention of the company to put in a system of waterworks water works at an early day and by this means the softest and purest of water will be piped direct into every residence and business house in the town town lots at summit have a frontage of 25 feet with a depth of feet prices are reasonable all through the plat being for corners and for inside lots although second parties are selling to third parties at prices considerably advanced already summit has a general merchandise store a large ilage lodging house a restaurant tau rant saloon blacksmith shop corral and feed yard and the office of the columbia gold mines company while many lots have been sold to people who are getting in material and supplies for building purposes quite recently judge T W wampler now of golconda purchased two choice lots and it is stated that it is his intention to put a building on these for the purpose of engaging in the banking business summit is sure to become very desirable as a place for comfortable healthy homes and when the two towns have grown so that they have become merged into one commonwealth it will be the brigham street of the camp clayton gannett is president of the summit townsite company and george F busch is secretary and resident manager A postoffice post office has been established at summit a postmaster named and as soon as supplies are received the office will be in running order |