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Show Hi in ra 'a ,a lv ; . I OOUjEN SPIE 9h1; I Pioche, New, July 1. The golden Hi, u pike was driven at noon yesterday ? 1 ' " jn the Prince Consoidated railroad. B 1 Tho ceremony was attended by a jargo number of. prominent mining Iff pien of Utah and Nevada. The drlv- mXf )l pg of the golden spike marked the H. I U completion o the new lino of rail- '' n t Jroad which will make it possible for W 'vl r til PrlnCo Consolidated properties to ?, i Get their ores to the reduction works. - (Jf L George F. Wasson of the Salt Lake VJfU Sto'c and 'ninK exchange delivered H f'Tiji the principal address. Mr Wasson re- H t V I j lated briefly the history of Pioche, Its . ' name and fame in tho mining world, Hi and paid a glowing tribute to the men N j Lr who havo been behind the gigantic I i ' 1 undertakings that have resulted in a j jreat revival for Pioche. ' ' ' In conclusion Mr. Wasson said , A , "A railroad to tap these properties i i j ' ': (j . Wfls conclusively shown to be a neces-M neces-M ' 'i i sity. The Godbe boys and their sup-Ill sup-Ill . ' I ri porters rose to the occasion: they 111 ' ' ' realized that tliero were millions of 1MI' j I tons of ore in sight, that only a frac- M j j ,' tion of what exists had been disclosed, I Jj J that here they have an abundant sup- i . ply of water, a climate unsurpassed, a that the natural richness of the whole p ' field will make it an Eldorado for all classes of mining men, that Pioche i not only has the earmark's but also fj tbe- positivo proof of permanency , ' - "and so they have built the railroad f at a cost of 5125,000, a road that covers nine miles of mineral wealth. A -"Watch tho advanved methods of ' mining and in tho science of metal- ji lurgy, tlie Improved systems of oro , reduction and the advantage of rall- road facilities, I believo the new bonanzas of Pioche will equal, if not eclipse, the wonderful old mines of the j camp. . "The time has arrived to drive the last spike. Drive it home and drive f' It true. I "Good luck to the Godbes, good luck i to tho Prince Consolidated railroad, kr good luck to every man. woman and - child in or interested in the camp 1 vj good luck to Pioche. May she rise TSf y I strengthened from the slumber of the lk u) -H 1 years and come forth vigorous with mi 5i'f t renewed youth to take her place Hl?r ,1 ' among the great mining camps of the llyVl' world." ftfti I t . f Lost ovening there was a big ban- jhyj . . , i quet, at which Mr. Johnson of the Jgi' & J k rnlernational Smelting & Refining Kk ' h t company made the principal speech. MJ 1. j- The Salt Lako delegation will leave g9jji; ' V i here today, arriving at home early flftu "J Tuesday morning. |