This Land office plat shoes what appears to be "Fogg's Station" in the area where Beckstead's store ended up. Perhaps an earlier version?
Beckstead's Station, courtesy Churchill County Museum. Date Unknown.
Beckstead's Station, courtesy Churchill County Museum. Date Unknown.
He had an interesting way of advertising. From the Churchill County Standard, October 29, 1913
By 1919 he was trying to get rid of his stock. From the Churchill County Standard, February 5, 1919
Later on, Beckstead was int real estate and mining. Reno Evening Gazette, April 2, 1929. The stock market crash was only six months away.
Grave at Kelsey, California.
