This is a postcard that was brought to me at the McGill Drugstore by Art Londos. There are several others of old McGill and NCC. I will use them in future articles. This postcard is dated October 1, 1915. One interesting item about the card is the Post Office stamp. It is Cobre-Ely. I wonder if the Nevada Northern Railway Depot had a post office that used such a … [Read more...] about This S-wans For you! Keith’s corner
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Leaching Plant
There are not too many McGillites left, that remember the old leaching plant below McGill. It was a fairly large structure and stood out in the ‘sands’. I don’t know when it was built, but I remember it was there during WWII. There were some ponds of blue copper sulfate water near the building. Some of us McGill heathens had heard about a winter game called ice hockey that … [Read more...] about Leaching Plant
WWII Kids
Keith's Corner There are many names for different generations of Americans, such as Gen X and Z, Millennial, baby boomers, bobby soxers and of course ‘The Greatest”, which in my opinion is the greatest. So, where does my generation fit into this scheme? We more or less landed in between ‘The Greatest’ and the bobby soxers/baby boomers. I don’t believe that I have ever … [Read more...] about WWII Kids
School Starts – Drat It All
Time to go back to the institutional life for the next 9 months. The only good thing about it is recess. These brief, few moments of freedom to get some fresh air and exercise are the only reason I was able to tolerate my first years of grade school. Due to some great teachers , I eventually developed a yearning to learn more and actually like going to school. The first … [Read more...] about School Starts – Drat It All
Living in a Small Town
Keith’s Corner While working at the McGill Drugstore, I come into contact with people from all over the world. Recently, there were folks from Maine, Connecticut, Paris, France, New York City, Montana, New Mexico, California, Utah and Dallas, Tx. The conversations with them usually leads to what it was like living here in a small town so far away from ‘everything’. By … [Read more...] about Living in a Small Town