Rare advertisement for a vehicular stage-line which connected the mining towns of Goldfield and Tonopah to Las Vegas and elsewhere. The operation was run by E.J. Wenger, manager of the Desert Auto Company of Tonopah.

The early 20th-century mining booms in the Nevada towns of Tonopah and Goldfield brought a huge population influx to the area. As the railways struggled to construct lines over the difficult terrain, smaller private outfits sprang up, transporting eager prospectors to find their fortunes. An article published in the Tonopah Daily Bonanza wrote that the Tonopah to Goldfield auto stage would “obviate the present difficulties caused by failure of the trains to connect at Goldfield.”

The Mizpah Hotel, which opened in 1907, was one of the first luxury hotels in the state, and was the tallest building in Nevada until 1927. Built for $200,000, with solid granite walls, leaded glass windows, the hotel was a major social hub of the area.