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I found these references:
Reno Weekly Gazette and Stockman newspaper 1896 April 1
Where is he?
The Gazette is in recipt of the following:
Palisade, March 27, 1896
Editor Gazette: - Will you please insert the following notice in your paper and ask other
Nevada papers to please copy:
Any person knowing the whereabouts of Mr. M.C. McClure, who used to be toll-gate keeper
for G. F. Padelford at Palisade, Eureka county, Nevada, in or about 1873, will confer a
great favor by addressing J.P. Raine, Palisade, Eureka county, Nevada
The book Thompson and West History of Nevada 1881
Page 396.
Elko is county seat of Elko County, and is situated on the north side of the Humboldt
River, on the line of the Central Pacific Railroad, at an altitude of 5,069 feet avove the
sea level. George F. Paddleford is credited with being the first settler, he having
anchored there as early as the first of December 1869. Fred. Wilson came during the same
month. Col. Frank Denver and Len Wines had selected this point early in 1869 as the most
eligible for the receipt and discharging of freights and passengers from the railroads to
the White Pine mining districts. etc. etc.
(my note: they spelled it Paddleford with two d's
A geographical dictionary...NEVADA PLACE NAMES. Helen S. Carlson
Page 107..Elko, Nevada Elko county, created out of Lander County on March 5, 1869, is the
second largest county in Nevada, with an area of 17,128 square miles. It was named for
the town of Elko, first settled by George F. Paddleford in December of 1868. Officials of
the CP RR laidout the townsite and the postoffice was established on January 29, 1869.
(again spelled with 2 d's.)
Hope this will give you a few clues.
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