The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-07-20
CAMP GIVES BANQUE:I
TO NEV. NORTHERN
OFFICIALS
Wine and Wassail Mark Cherry's
Jubilee Over the Coming Of the
First Tram into Town

ger of the Cocomongo Gold Mining Co..
sat at the head of the other.
When all the guests were seated and
the menu was disposed of Toastmast9r
Wearnc, grey, but bcaming with good
nature and good health, rose and said:
ave have met tonight to celebrate an
event the Importance of which few of
us fully realize. We have waited long
for the coming of the railroad. We
Waited With Unfaltcrin" Faith
with the faith which, if it will not re-
move mountains, will remove what is
in them. In our waiting some Of us
have endured, ifnot penury at any rate
poverty, but we were so sure of the fu~
ture of oar camp that in the face Of all
discollra auements our faith remained
staunch within us still until today when
we hegin to sec the realization of all
our hopes.
Mr.. Wearne then proposed toast to
the President which was drunk standing,
after which three rcusing cheers and 4
tiger were given for Mr.. Roosevelt.
In introducing Mr.. Rcqua, Mr..
Wearne spoke of him as native son
of Nevada, whose father had di5tin
guished himself in developing the great
ness of the famous old ComstOck. He
said that Mr.. Requa,had seen the vast
Possibilities OF Eastern Nevada
and that he was the direct cause of the
building of the railroad which will up
build this district. He said that he be-
lieved in giving honor where it was due
and presented Mr.. Requa as the man
who gave railroad to White Pine
county.
Mr.. Requa, in response to the toast
to the "Nevada Northern Railroad, "
said: Il am proud to be a resident and
native OF Nevada. A mining pick was
the youthful toy with which played
ond the drop Of the stamp was my
cradle song. have never been happy
except in mining camp. lfl'can leave
a record as good in White Pine county
as my father left on the Comstock, my
labor will not be in vain. the heritage
from my father will have been kept.
"When | came into the White Pine
district. | had been to Tonopah and
other noted mining districts In ely
Found 81 Giant Sleeping
It needed only awakening. Where there
is one ton CT ere in Tonopah there are
thousand tons Of ore in Ely. 1t IS
true that the Ely ore is not Of such high a
grade as in Tonopah, but its Vaster
magnitude caused nc to decide to 1g-
more the richer camp to come here 10
do work which might be the work OF a
life time for me and for other men that
were to follow.
'Few understand the resources Of
Ely. ] have consulted eminent and able
men III the mining world Bradley,
Mackenzie, Nelson, J. Park Claiming,
Professor MCPHERSON, Of California,
and others told them what had.
hl III ot AiiNy W Sl Z DIV t'biNoi' '''N S''0J
eventually concluded to join me in my
investigation to see what had. And
they were convinced.
Ely has mineral zone roughly
seven OF eight miles in length and a
mile in width, Anywhere in this area
the prospcctor is liable to develop ore.
I'VE have at present plans, which VIII
he carried out, fora reduction plant to
. Handle 5000 Tons OF Ore - D.N
We already have ore developed to run
this plant ten or fifteen years. There
have been men who have asked ne:
WHY don t You do more Development?
Whv should do il with the tonnage
developed?
an Ely, our worl, may he said 10 be
manufacturing rather than mining
proposition
"Thore is not another mining camp
in the United States With such s''o#-
!, ing.
.'As to Cherry Greek, our work Is