The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-17
SO0NERS MUST BRING
THEIR OWN SUPPLIES
Ely Situation Bordering Closely
Upon the Undesirable by
Reason of Roads.
Special TO Tho Tribune,

Special TO Tho Tribune
ELY. New, April l6.-Thcre IL no famine
In Ely nor any danger OF one. Reports
from abroad that tho camp is on the
verge OF starvation are only laughed at
here. This is u stock and farm region.
not a desert. and there arc thousands OF
cattle and tens of thousands OF sheep In
the valleys surrounding Ely, so that
real famine is out OF tho question. Ow-
ing to the fact that tho rush has been
greater than any one could have fore
seen. and the boom struck us q month
or two earlier than II was expected. the
camp in truth Is pretty we'll eaten out
OF certain lines OF food supplies. but as
the weather settles and the roads I'M
prove that scarcity will be quickly re-
lleved, for there arc great quantities oil
all kinds OF food in transit from san
Francisco. Salt Lake and Los Angeles,
Freight Is Congested.
There is vnst congestion of such
freight for the camp at many surround
Ing railroad points ranging from lo9 TO
LOO miles distant-Eureka, Wells, Modena
and Caliente-and there arc q number OF
preaching the camp from those points
over roads axle deep In mud, so thnt
they arc able to make but eight to ten
miles a day, Several r., such n:,i,,n ten-Sp@m Few
days and the situation Will bo relieved,
for although thero is enough food. such
as IL Is. In the camp Pa rer g6eaIer " HarlS{ tSs{
another army of sooners may swarm In
on us and cat 1t all up before We old
timers who have been holding tho camp
down for weeks and weeks, can get
taste
Should Bring In Food.
We may have 10 go out and fight the
mn
rush from all directions before we are
able TO feed and lodge them; They do
not bring food with them, as they would,
going to camp just discovered, ana Bly
In too small a town TO take care OF the
swarms that rushing in, and the
other swarms reported at distant points
waiting for a chance TO rush as soon as
they can secure conveyance.
Cannot Garry Passengers.
The stages have surrendered to the
mud They are still dragging the malls
through as best they can, to hold their
contracts, but arc unable TO carry pas
sengers. The roads are killing the norsesi
They arc utterly worn out and the Eu-
reka stage line has lost great deal OF
stock. The condition OF the roads since
New Years is absolutely without prece-
usual rush OF heavy freight has cut them
up worse than ever, but there has been
an average of two storms OF ram ana
one of snow every day since the middle
OF January. But tho roads Will dry out
quickly when the storms cease.
How Nillionaires Get In.
You would think stages or wagons of
some sort could be put on to get the
incomers through, but that is n thing
moro easily said than done. The chance
of making some quick money would draw
teams Into the scheme fast enough II 1t
were possible to care for the horses and
the travellers at the feed stations. which
Ii Isn't And of course nobody worth
hor, rolll trn1l6 think
Ing through by private conveyance-and
that is Just what the milIionaires are do
Ing every few days. for tho desire among
heavy money men to get foothold on
the great copper deposit is growing into
a sort of a frenzy, as is apt TO be the
case when a good thing that has been
kicked about and neglected for years and
years begins to be appreciated. Nobody
wants anything very badly TIL every
body wants It, Then appreciation be-
comes epidemic. F1TZ MAC.