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April Clark, continued from p. 1 bought the land. Clark sold over 600
lots and made a profit of 500%. The

But the entrepreneurs saw the value of
D e s k S c h e d u l e railroad was completed and Las Ve-
Las Vegas’ location. Land was needed. gas was truly born. Within five years,

Clark looked and found a lot of it in nearly 1,000 people lived here and Las
Sat/1 W. Barbuck W. Barbuck the Las Vegas Ranch, owned by one of Vegas became a terminus for freight
Sun/2 E. Rothfuss T./N. Hughes Nevada’s most famous ladies, Helen and passenger business for mining
J. Stewart. She kept a four-acre site
Mon/3 S. Stenzel R. Linsmeier towns. When the railroad arrived in
for a home, but sold the rest in 1902, Beatty, a journalist reported a scene
Tues/4 G. Fazio D. Powers including the water rights, for $55,000. of uncontrolled emotion with “sky
Wed/5 B. Kinn C. Gilmore Here was an opportunity for Wil- rockets and hurrahs” as “corks popped
liam Andrews Clark to make another
Thur/6 I. Grieco J. Barrett and men threw their arms around each
fortune—selling land. other and shouted with joy.”
Fri/7 J. McManus E. Schliepp On May 15-16, 2005, the Las Ve- Having made another mark and

Sat/8 P. VanDooremaal R. Conductor gas Land and Water Company offered another fortune, William Andrews
lots to the public by auction, around the Clark abandoned further direct interest
Sun/9 D. Harrand T./N. Hughes little railroad whistle stop. There were in Las Vegas and Nevada. He moved to
Mon/10 A. Berg J. Geier 2,000 acres to sell. Clark and his asso- New York City and pursued a variety

Tues/11 J. Frank J. Geier of banking and mining
M. Pults interests, but Las Vegas
and Nevada did not for-
Wed/12 B. Kinn C. Gilmore get him. On February 5,

Thur/13 R. Keough J. Barrett UNLV Special Collection 1908, Clark County was
Fri/14 V. Sperry D. Powers created and named after
the man who did more
Sat/15 M. Lolich M. Lolich than anyone to put the

Sun/16 D. Harrand J. Sacks dusty little town on its
Mon/17 R. Linsmeier R. Erickson way to permanence and
growth. When he died in
Tues/18 I. Grieco C. Gilmore 1925, Clark resided in a
Wed/19 W./I. Baumann G. Fazio Clark’s Las Vegas Townsite Auction, 1905 palatial mansion of 100

Thur/20 V. Sperry J. Barrett rooms on New York’s
Fifth Avenue. He was 86. He left a
Fri/21 W./I. Baumann D. Powers ciates went about it with zeal. Ads were fortune of over $200 million. ❏
Sat/22 D. Harrand R. Keough run in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City
and anyone who bought a ticket on one
Sun/23 B. Saperstein M./L. Utah of the “auction trains” was promised Spring Fling—Car
Mon/24 J. Geier S. Stenzel a refund if land was bought. Ordinary Wranglers Needed
lots brought up to $500, with the better
Tues/25 V. Sperry J. Geier
locations bringing over $700. Streets
M. Pults that didn’t even exist yet were given Help us tell people where to
Wed/26 P. Gertis C. Gilmore names like Bridger, Fremont, Stewart go (or, where to park their cars).
and Ogden. Another entrepreneur and Two volunteers are needed from
Thur/27 R. Keough J. Barrett 9 a.m. to noon and from noon to
bright young engineer, J. T. McWil-
Fri/28 W./I. Baumann E. Schliepp liams, was also selling land as the Las 3 p.m.. Have fun and get a new
Sat/29 L. Eaton R. Linsmeier Vegas Townsite Company—80 acres dazzling Red Rock Canyon Event
of it—amidst claims that Las Vegas Staff “T”. . . . Be among the fi rst to
Sun/30 L. Eaton M./L. Utah
would be “a city of more 10,000 in a receive this very fashionable shirt.
short time.” Please contact Tom Roberts (258-
On the day of the auction, Las 8361) or Pat Williams (515-5366)
Changes/fi ll-ins? Call L. Dickey , 515-5363 Vegas was jammed . . . and the public to sign up.—P. Williams

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