The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-01-04

clides all taxes, state, county, road,
school and city taxes.
The population Of Ely has gained
some during the past year and is now
steadily, on the increase. This is
strongly noticeable by a visit to the
school register. AT the rate the
scholars are adding this term, it will
require another school house in less
than two years. The adult popula-
tion is also on the increase, judging
by the number of men employed in
the mines hereabouts.
The sanitary conditions Of the city
are firstclass, very few cases Of ty-
phoid or other diseases being prevail
ent. 1t may be that later in the
season more sickness will be felt, but
we doubt it. The mortality In Ely
the past year has been light. FIRE.
quently the assertion is made that
The mines are cause OF swelling i'm
the mortality list. THIS is erroneous
and can be proven by an investigation.
The Chandler, which employed on an
average some 400 men during all of
last year, did not have one fatal acct
dent. The Pioneer has had little
hard luck in the past two months,
but this accountable for in the new
ness Of the workings and the fact that
the water standing in the mine as
long as it did had loosened up some
ground and small caves are the result.
This will be all over with by the end
OF another month. Mining accidents
however are liable at any time as can
be seen by the occurlnce at the Lake
Superior mine at Ishpeming, Mich,
last week when six men were killed
by some accident happening cage on
which they were ascending. Such
accidents as these can HARDLY be
charged to the ground workings of a
miRe. It is safe to ssy. the Chandler,
Pioneer, Zenith and Savoy mines are
as safe as any iron mines In the world.
In our opinion, we have everything
in Ely that can be found in any we'll
regulated community. Our mines are
of the best in the world. Our mer-
chants as good and accommodating as
can be found; our citizens proud of
their city, and always ready for the
advancement of it's welfare, when we
say citizens, we not mean the kickers)
and our town as we'll differed and
regulated as any. We have public
institutions a few, more before the
end of 1899, in the shape of a gymna-
SUM and public library. In the pri-
vate line we would challenge any city
to produce duplicate OF the Shipman
hospital as regards structure, appoint
ments, nurses. physicians, treatment,
etc. Our fraternal possibilities are
manifold. We have the Odd Fellows,
Rebekah's, Workmen, Woodmen,
Good Templars, Maccabees, and sew
eral orders in the Finn and Slavonic
In churches we are well supplied hav-
ing no less than five of different dem
ominatiOnS.
Ely is all right and those outsiders
who have scoffed at Ely through their
local sheets will find our town city
in all appointments. This town is a
fixture on tile ranges to which our
neighbors c;n come for lessons. and
we think the city is here to stay.
When the matter Of deviding the
county is again brought up you will
lind Ely at the front with bid for
the county seat. Ely is the spot upon
which all eyes center. Every rail-
road that has been talked of or is in
prospect will have Ely us it's terminus,
manufacturing interests are all look
ing this way, and land transfers in
this vicinity are Il daily occurance.
The new year starts right for our