Battle Mountain & Lewis Railroad - Revision history

Andrew Brandon at 00:38, 2 January 2023

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	The Nevada Central Railway, completed in February 1880, passed 9 miles west of Lewis. The		The [[Nevada Central Railway]], completed in February 1880, passed 9 miles west of Lewis. The
	Starr & Grove Company filed papers to build a rail connection, the Battle Mountain & Lewis		Starr & Grove Company filed papers to build a rail connection, the Battle Mountain & Lewis
	Railway. Grading began in January 1881 at the Nevada Central’s Galena station, which was		Railway. Grading began in January 1881 at the Nevada Central’s Galena station, which was
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	Before the engine ordered from San Francisco’s Union Iron Works arrived, Nevada Central		Before the engine ordered from San Francisco’s [[Union Iron Works]] arrived, Nevada Central
	engines were leased: First 4-4-0 #4, the DB Hatch, and then 4-4-0 #5, the Jos. Collett. When the		engines were leased: First 4-4-0 #4, the DB Hatch, and then 4-4-0 #5, the Jos. Collett. When the
	John D. Hall arrived in August, 1881, the 2-4-0 was described as substantially built but “strange		John D. Hall arrived in August, 1881, the 2-4-0 was described as substantially built but “strange

Andrew Brandon at 00:37, 2 January 2023

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 ==History==
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-<span class="paracap">D</span>'''uring'''  February 1880, shortly after the completion of the Nevada Central Railway prospectors found Gold in Lewis Canyon, Nevada. The canyon was about 10 miles east of the N.C. Line and 10.5 miles south of Battle Mountain. The Starr Grove Mining Company, holders of the claims proposed a 12 mile railroad to service the mines. The Battle Mountain & Lewis was to start at Lewis Junction, on the Nevada Central Line and extend to the Canyon. Grading began on January 28, 1881 with flat terrain and easy construction made it to Lewis by April 25. With the rail laid, service began on July 30, 1881. The first locomotive was rented from the Nevada Central with a second one purchased and in operation during the next month in August. During early 1882 additional track was laid up Lewis Canyon to better service the mines via switchback.
+<span class="paracap">I</span>'''n''' August 1872 the first mining claim was filed in Lewis Canyon, 10 miles southeast of Battle
-The line was never able to operate profitably due to insufficient mining success and traffic. By March 1882 action was brought against the road by the Nevada Central to recover locomotive rental charges and additional unpaid interchange fees. Additionally, the Nevada Central prohibited the continuation of Battle Mountain & Lewis traffic on the N.C. line to Battle Mountain. This was a crushing blow to the little road. The Starr Grove Mining Company went bankrupt, was sold off at a sheriff's sale. H.D. Gates of Lewis purchased the ROW. The Nevada Central periodically operated on the line to provide mine service during the years 1883 and 1885 but after that, nothing. The line was dead. Shortly after, another sheriff's sale and purchase of the ROW by Landers County and by 1890, the line was dismantled.
+The Nevada Central Railway, completed in February 1880, passed 9 miles west of Lewis. The
 ====Bibliography====

Andrew Brandon at 05:14, 1 December 2021

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	[[Narrow Gauge Railroads of Nevada\|Nevada]] / [[Narrow Gauge Railroads of Nevada#Common Carrier\|Common Carriers]] / [[Battle Mountain & Lewis Railroad]]		[[Narrow Gauge Railroads of Nevada\|Nevada]] / [[Narrow Gauge Railroads of Nevada#Common Carrier\|Common Carriers]] / [[Battle Mountain & Lewis Railroad]]

	===History===		==History==
			<span style="float:right;">__TOC__</span>
	~~__NOTOC__~~
	<span class="paracap">D</span>'''uring''' February 1880, shortly after the completion of the Nevada Central Railway prospectors found Gold in Lewis Canyon, Nevada. The canyon was about 10 miles east of the N.C. Line and 10.5 miles south of Battle Mountain. The Starr Grove Mining Company, holders of the claims proposed a 12 mile railroad to service the mines. The Battle Mountain & Lewis was to start at Lewis Junction, on the Nevada Central Line and extend to the Canyon. Grading began on January 28, 1881 with flat terrain and easy construction made it to Lewis by April 25. With the rail laid, service began on July 30, 1881. The first locomotive was rented from the Nevada Central with a second one purchased and in operation during the next month in August. During early 1882 additional track was laid up Lewis Canyon to better service the mines via switchback.		<span class="paracap">D</span>'''uring''' February 1880, shortly after the completion of the Nevada Central Railway prospectors found Gold in Lewis Canyon, Nevada. The canyon was about 10 miles east of the N.C. Line and 10.5 miles south of Battle Mountain. The Starr Grove Mining Company, holders of the claims proposed a 12 mile railroad to service the mines. The Battle Mountain & Lewis was to start at Lewis Junction, on the Nevada Central Line and extend to the Canyon. Grading began on January 28, 1881 with flat terrain and easy construction made it to Lewis by April 25. With the rail laid, service began on July 30, 1881. The first locomotive was rented from the Nevada Central with a second one purchased and in operation during the next month in August. During early 1882 additional track was laid up Lewis Canyon to better service the mines via switchback.

	The line was never able to operate profitably due to insufficient mining success and traffic. By March 1882 action was brought against the road by the Nevada Central to recover locomotive rental charges and additional unpaid interchange fees. Additionally, the Nevada Central prohibited the continuation of Battle Mountain & Lewis traffic on the N.C. line to Battle Mountain. This was a crushing blow to the little road. The Starr Grove Mining Company went bankrupt, was sold off at a sheriff's sale. H.D. Gates of Lewis purchased the ROW. The Nevada Central periodically operated on the line to provide mine service during the years 1883 and 1885 but after that, nothing. The line was dead. Shortly after, another sheriff's sale and purchase of the ROW by Landers County and by 1890, the line was dismantled.		The line was never able to operate profitably due to insufficient mining success and traffic. By March 1882 action was brought against the road by the Nevada Central to recover locomotive rental charges and additional unpaid interchange fees. Additionally, the Nevada Central prohibited the continuation of Battle Mountain & Lewis traffic on the N.C. line to Battle Mountain. This was a crushing blow to the little road. The Starr Grove Mining Company went bankrupt, was sold off at a sheriff's sale. H.D. Gates of Lewis purchased the ROW. The Nevada Central periodically operated on the line to provide mine service during the years 1883 and 1885 but after that, nothing. The line was dead. Shortly after, another sheriff's sale and purchase of the ROW by Landers County and by 1890, the line was dismantled.

	====Bibliography====		====Bibliography====
	:Hilton, George W. (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2369-9.		:Hilton, George W. (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2369-9.

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[[Narrow Gauge Railroads of Nevada|Nevada]] / [[Narrow Gauge Railroads of Nevada#Common Carrier|Common Carriers]] / [[Battle Mountain & Lewis Railroad]]

===History===

__NOTOC__
<span class="paracap">D</span>'''uring''' February 1880, shortly after the completion of the Nevada Central Railway prospectors found Gold in Lewis Canyon, Nevada. The canyon was about 10 miles east of the N.C. Line and 10.5 miles south of Battle Mountain. The Starr Grove Mining Company, holders of the claims proposed a 12 mile railroad to service the mines. The Battle Mountain & Lewis was to start at Lewis Junction, on the Nevada Central Line and extend to the Canyon. Grading began on January 28, 1881 with flat terrain and easy construction made it to Lewis by April 25. With the rail laid, service began on July 30, 1881. The first locomotive was rented from the Nevada Central with a second one purchased and in operation during the next month in August. During early 1882 additional track was laid up Lewis Canyon to better service the mines via switchback.

The line was never able to operate profitably due to insufficient mining success and traffic. By March 1882 action was brought against the road by the Nevada Central to recover locomotive rental charges and additional unpaid interchange fees. Additionally, the Nevada Central prohibited the continuation of Battle Mountain & Lewis traffic on the N.C. line to Battle Mountain. This was a crushing blow to the little road. The Starr Grove Mining Company went bankrupt, was sold off at a sheriff's sale. H.D. Gates of Lewis purchased the ROW. The Nevada Central periodically operated on the line to provide mine service during the years 1883 and 1885 but after that, nothing. The line was dead. Shortly after, another sheriff's sale and purchase of the ROW by Landers County and by 1890, the line was dismantled.
====Bibliography====
:Hilton, George W. (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-2369-9.

[[Narrow Gauge Railroads of Nevada|Nevada]] / [[Narrow Gauge Railroads of Nevada#Common Carrier|Common Carriers]] / [[Battle Mountain & Lewis Railroad]]

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