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ings Of the Cumberland Ely company.
LOCATED CHAIRMAN.

ings Of the Cumberland Ely company.
LOCATED CHAIRMAN.
In 1894 James McOmie w. N. Me-
Gin and II. l.. Underwood located the
Chairman mine. In Robinson canyon,
a short distance from Lane City, which
is about two miles west Of Ely. Sew
eral years later this mine was worked
for gold by G. ID. Lane of California
mining fame, who failed in his enter
prise, owing to the failure TO recover
The values Of the ore by the cyanide.
Later on the Chairman passed into the
hands Of the Chairman Mining COM
pany under whose management 1t was
equipped with the largest mill ever
erected in White Pine county and the
company might have been successful
had IL not been for the fact that copper
sulphldes were encountered at depth
OF only 1870 feet. This was the first cop
puer discovery 10 be made In the camp,
and this may aptly he termed as the
launching of the copper boom for Ely;
and which led TO such extensive eSplor-
alton and development work all over
Robinson district and throughout an
area four or five miles wide by Il or
IA In length.
In the near nelSnpotlpou vi lne
Chairman is the Robust mine,
formerly the Ely Mining & Mill
ing company, but which was recently
sold to Thomas Kearns, David Keith
and Col n. A. Wall Of Salt Lake max
ing It, with other grounds, the basis for
the Mcdonald Ely Copper company.
The Robust Is equipped with a fine
milling plant utilizing the cyanide pro-
cess of reduction. But here, too, the
appearance of copper sulphides In the
mine workings caused a shutdown
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small profits on 1.5 per cent copper, but
big money can be made on ore going as
much as 2.5 per cent In It's copper con-
tents. Some of the mines are pro-
ductive of 10 and 10 per cent copper,
but the great mass OF ore, from LOCO
to 5000 feet In width and several miles
in length, along the copper belt goes
within fraction of there per cent with
payable gold values present
II is the opinion of many mining men,
and this includes some of the most
prominent ones In the country. that
Ely will rank among the first copper
camps of the world.
The big event of the year was the
completion of the Nevada Northern
railroad into the camp during the au-
tumn, and this marked the real be-
ginning of the intense mining and In
dustrial activity which the camp now
enjoys.
Some have predicted that the city OF
Ely will have a population OF 2V0oo
souls within year; but II seems GER
tain that Il will contain at least half
the number within the period stated.
COPPER ORE BLOCKED OUT.
According TO the best Information OBJ
tainable there are 400Q0,0O0 tons or cop
per ore that will average 2i2 per cent,
which is already blocked out and ready
to be shipped to the smelter as soon as
the same is completed, which will prob
ably take another year. The ore de-
posit here is generally In porphyry
The porphyry dyke is approximately
nine miles long by 1000 feet VIDE.
Along this dyke are several large MN
ing companies operating. such as the
Nevada Consolidated, Cumberiand-Eiy'
Ely Mines, Witch Group, McDonaid-
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rLY, White Pine county. Nevada,
- like Bingham. Utah's "old Rela-
ble,' was worked for many years
for gold, silver and lead before 1t
was discovered that the ores Of It's
mines were far more valuable for their
copper contents than were all Of the
other metals combined; and. like Blng-
ham, it has sprung into wonderful
prominence during the past few years,
and for the simple reason that it's cop
per resources represent values running
up into the millions piled upon millions,
the aggregate total, upon careful COM
putation, being 80 stupendous as almost
to stagger belief.
Robinson canyon. at the mouth or
which is cozily nestled the pushing and
enterprslng town of Ely, was disooN-
cred I'm the year 1869 by Eugene Robin-
son while the great camp Of Hamilton
WAS IN the glory of its wonderful pro-
duetion and for u period MIR. Robinson
worked In the canyon In his search for
collaborating properties. In the year
1872 "Buckskin" Watson made his adj
vent into Robinson canyon and located
the famous Joanna mine. about two
miles west Of Ely, gold producer for
the treatment of whose ores he built a
small stamp mill, the returns from
which. according to all accounts, were
more than satisfactory. Mr.. Watson
also located the Brooks and Pilot Knob
mines (now owned by the Giroux Con.
company. the Eureka and Star Of the
West now owned by the Nevada Con-
soldated company and portion of
the ground now included In the hold
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miles in length, easterly and westerly
and from a mile and half TO three
miles In width. This is within the
proven belt, or within the developed
zone. and any place within these boun-
darics, from 70 to 100 shafts have been
sunk and all of these have encountered
the sulphides after reaching a depth OF
100 feet: some at "A lesser depth.
These shafts are scattered over the
area mentioned. and have proved the
universal naturalization Of the section
named. to a certain extent; and the rule
Is that, after reaching the sulphides,
the copper values increase 1 per cent
for every 100 feet in depth gained; de-
velopment. so far, indicating an aver
age value of three per cent copper,
while in some portions of the zone val
ues of even and per cent are claimed
Outside of the proven belt In the
lime. away from the monzonite or
quartz porphyretic zone, in which the
great and ineyhaustible deposits OF
copper occur, important discoveries are
constantly being made. Two miles
northwest of the belt ore has been
found by claim owners going as high
as JIG per cent In its copper values.
North Of Lane City four miles. ana on
line westerly from Hercules Gap,
copper ore has been found showing good
pay values; while to the east of the
Belt copper ore has been found which,
II Is claimed, goes 60 per cent.
Some authorities who have inspected
the copper belt of Ely claim that the
copper bearing rock OF the district Is
nothing more than an immense par
phyry Intrusion. This porphyry so one
report reads. is white silicious rock
which on the surface Is weathered
brown with but little trace of cop
per. This is characteristic Of all the
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Ely. Ely Central These diiferen, cor
panies have merely scratched tba snr
face OF their properties. and no doIh,
III the very near future they viii up.
cover some OF the largest ore bodls,
the world has ever known. The NINA,
are located from three 10 10 miles in a
westerly direction from Sly. The rsp
road /; now being completed nm ma
canyon to the mines aud should ba IN
operation by early spring. The smell.
ing plant is situated about eight mies
from Ely City in q northwesterly n.
recton. This plant Will have cl1acHy
of 10. 600 tons daily. and II viii ultimate.
ly be enlarged taking 5000 tons n,r
day. They have ample water supply 10
treat this amount.
RAILROAD DIRECT.
There Is one important factor that
has not been sufficiently considered and
II is even more important to Salt Lake
than to Ely. and that is the building
of a railroad direct from Salt Lake
through Deep Creek to Ely. The Deep
Creek mines have been developed for
many years and are known TO contain
large deposits Of gold, silver and lead.
In view of the venturesome spirits in
Salt Lake who have been making
money hand over fist for the past three
or four years, both In Utah and Neya.
da, the wonder Is that some half dozen
of them have not got together and Or.
ganized the company in question. To
those who have investigated the sltua.
hu 10 ftatltpr usffh
conditions Il seems a pity that san
Lake don't wake up 10 the matter hss
In suggested That ii would prov
benefit to Salt Lake and be a payers
well there is no question.
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the winter, and everything be-
speaks marked activity which will
be lessened only by unfavorable
weather conditions. The railway
already has at the townsite COM
modious, permanent freight sheds
at which all freight for the district
is delivered, also roundhouse and
other buildings. Material is now
being delivered on the ground for
a substantial stone passenger sta
ton to cost $4,000, and the gen.
eral Offices of the railway are to be
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The Building of Ety. the Metropolis Of Nevada Greatest Copper

permanently established there as
soon as the proper Accommodations
can be provided.
In connection with the accom-
panying plat Of the townsltc there
appears information as to the num-
erous business blocks upon which
work is to be rushed. The con-
struction of frame buildings with
in the business district is very wise
ly prohibited, but they may be oil
brick, stone, or concrete. Build
ing material will largely be sup
piled from 400 acre tract canaan
ing beautiful white and salmon
colored sandstone OF an excellent
quality for the purpose i"'
quarry is not far distant from us
railway line, and the townslte COM
pany is now building a spur Ha''
to connect 1t with the railway "
that production will be large aOu
economical. All the buildings no"
planned will be of this n'a'S''''
although there will doubtless :
much use made OF brick and c'a''
materials, later.
The thing that impressed ''
"News" representative aoo"'
place Is the evidence on every ''''
that a modern city is building 'n'''
which from the beginning 'Oa
have sanitary conditions, up'V|
date conveniences and slgnu
oernanent structures. In the''
respects, it is unique as co'''''''
with the usual mining camp
chaotic growth, commencing W"
an impure water supply, no sa'''''
tior and clusters OF board shan''''
and later having a pure wafer ''s
nv and sewers only when Pe'"
ence has claimed many victims a''
Getting substantial and 'uitaoI'
SStu'S r.ostrnil,
buildings only when d'''''' =,
conaagratiOn has cleared the pas
for them.
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~ ONE would dare deny to
~ the long neglected Ely
district future of mar
vicious production and the conse-
quent upbuilding there of a mod
ern city which shall be its metrop-
oils. That city will be one OF
from 10000 to 10000 people with
in the next four or five years. The
building Of it, is itself a
problem of Importance equal
to those Of economical and
profitable ore production and
reduction, and it is we'll that some
Of the largest New York stock
holders in the mines, millionaires
and with the broad views and ex-
perience commensurate with such
an undertaking, early addressed
themselves to the task. The result
IS the Ely Townsite company,
which through the efforts of It's
able and genial general manager,
Mr., A, G, Corbett, has acquired
absolute title to about $500 acres
OF land, ideally situated at the
mouth Of Robinson CANYON, gently
sioping and commanding a splen-
did view up and down the Steptoo
valley, of the Egan and Duck
creek mountains on either side, and
up Robinson canyon,
BY the purchase Of ranches and
their rights in Steptoe creek, the
,ownsite company has acquired
supply Of cure. mountain water
uply sufficient for all needs Of a
population Of $4,000 people. The
ownsite lands are adjacent to the
Nevada Northern railway and
midway between the mines
@ smcltcr at which the ores
hmed 1t is said upon
9yiy that the railway
fish a suburban train SER
FS ween Ely city, the smelter
the mines, so that employees
Sail live at Ely City and be able
20 quickly and cheaply go to and
from their work. Such a policy
viii result in the Capitalization Of
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the population Of the entire dis
trict in the one city, Weight is
accorded to the plan by the COM
mon ownership and control by the
Guggenheim interests Of the rail
road, the smelter, the Nevada Con-
solidated and Curnberland-Ely
companies.
In October of this year, ESQ
acres was plated by the townsite
company and given the name Ely
City, and on the seventh Of that
month lots were offered for sale TO
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the local people exclusively. The
first three days sale amounted to
over 100000. This fact tells
more than volumes could, what
people upon the ground and thor
oughly familiar from personal OBJ
servation with the situation, think
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cuted to an early completion, exca-
vations are now under way for
buildings General Manager Cor
bet states that materials in addition
to building stone are already
ordered for delivery at the rate of
IS carloads per week throughout
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OF the project, Blocks in the bust
ness district each contain 80 lots,
while there are 10 in each block in
the residence section.
The work OF grading the streets
and installing efficient waterworks
and sewer systems, is being prose-
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$4,000, being built by George f. Gum
Of the Cumberland-E and w. b,
Thompson Of the Nevada Consolidated.
F-Graham Mercantile company
building, estimated to cost $4,000.
G-Bowen building, estimated to cost
$4,000.
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A--Freight depot and sheds.
B--Passenger station, estimated to
cost $4,000
C--Warehouses.
D-Ely Townsite company office, es-
timated TO cost $50, GOO
E-Business block, estimated to cost
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H-Smlth building estimated to cost
$4,000, being built by w. Hlnkle Smith
OF Philadelphia.
I--Bank of Ely building estimated to
cost $4,000.
Modern 100-room hotel building,
estimated to cost 100000.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-20
DESERVED PROMOTION
OF SANTA FE CLERK
Eugene MeElroy Accepts Position OF
Chief Clerk to Superintendent r. l..
Myers.

Eugene McElroy. who for years mas
been an efficient and faithful clerk In
the general offices Of the Santa Fe III
this city, has been promoted to chief
clerk TO Superintendent j. l.. Myers
at Wellington, Kansas, where Nit. Nc
Elroy will remove with his family ana
which place he will make his perman'
ent home.
His departure win be a ioss' h''
only TO the local railroad Offices nut
10 tho town and city as well, where ne
always proved himself an energeue
pusher In public and social enterpf'S'
es.
Mr. McElroy received his early eau
cation In Las Vegas, which he i'hiSa'
al IN business colleges In the east
and subsequently secured respo'''''s
nosition with the A., T. & u. r. r"'f
way company. which he filled with
great satisfaction.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-20
VICTORY FOR PLAINTIFF
IN RuppE DAMAGE CASE
Especial 10 The optie.)

Albuquerque. Nov. 20-The jury
brought In q verdict awarding the
plaintiff damages to the amount of
81. 900 In the Ruppe damage suit case
against ]. A. weinman and Joseph
Barnett which has occupied the at
tention Of the court I'm this city for
the past five days. This does not
end the matter as the case viii 90
back to the supreme court In the
event of u new trial being denied.
The counsel for the defendants take
exceptiors TO the judges instruction
TO the jury and the admission Of GER
tain evidence, w. n. Chiiders ap'
peared for weinmann. NJ. ID. Field
reeresented Barnett. while o. N.
Marion, McMIllen and Reynolds ap'
peared for Ruppe.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-20

diate suspension OF the order"
Fort Reno, Nov. 20-An order re-
ceived from Washington last night
to hold In abeyance the order dis
charging the negro troops without
honor. did not come as surprise to
Fort Reno. Military men who watch
cd the extent of public feeling
against the discharge orders. haV"
believed that that war department
would delay carrying out the orde'
until further investigation. Before
the order was received here twenty
four members of Company b wer'
already discharged without honor
The soldiers were orderly and well
behaved and did not display am
ugly feeling.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-20
big COMMERCIAL CON.
VENES in KANSAS CITY
Big Crowd Present at Opening Meeting Pronouncement
for City of the Golden Gate-Socialsm Discussed
Secretary Root to Lead Parimeni of South American
Relations Tonight

Kansas CITY, Nov 2o.~-Nhen tho
Trans Mississippi Commercial con-
grrss convened In annual session
here this morning la convention hall
that vast auditorium vas crowded
with delegates aud spectators. EV'
cry state In the union VAS represent
ed. The program Of the first day In
cluded the annual address NJ David
n. Francis. president Of The con.
gress. AZ the afternoon sss lon III.
ID. LOyeland. of San Francisco. vice
president. was listed TO make an ad-
dress ON behalf Of the Golden Gate
City and state Of California, to him
having been given authority TO make
d sort Of public announcement to tho
people OF the country as nm expires
sion Of gratitude for the splendid
manner ia which they responded TO
H. appeal for help following tho
esNeat earthquake and fire, AT the
afternoon session also. II. II. Harri'
man. president of the Union Pacific
railroad. Is down for an informal
talk. Victor C. Anderson. president
OF the Colorado School of Mines. who
Ia authorized TO speak for the West
ern Federation Of Miners. and r.. ID.
Thurher. Of New York city IL To
speak of Socialism: Its influences
upon the business development Of
our country" The most important
session of the day will be this even
ing. when Secretary Of state Root
viii deliver an address on The Com
mercIai Relations with the South
American Republics 10 which re-
plies are TO be made by Ministers
Calderon OF Bolivia: par6o Of Peru
aads.costea ss,i ,la.G:si... a,ssai ~4rirss
Secretary of the Brazilian Legation
Syiyino DO Amaral and Albert
yoacham. charge of the Chilean le-
CATION
Among the late arrivals at the
Trans Mississippi congress are the
big Texa delegation In charge OF Sem
ator E. F. Harris and Judge Walter
Gresham; Governor-elect lBuchtel
and 100 delegates from Colorado:
Governor Prince with the New Mex.
lean delegation and Fennimore Chat
terton. secretary Of the state of Wy
oming with fifteen delegates.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-20

Topeka. Nov. :0.-The storm over
this sectioni Of Kansas abated today
Rock Island officers say their only
trouble is on the I'll Paso division be-
tween Bucklin and Liberal. kansa 3
Here there are four overland trains
stuck In cuts. They claim traffic
will be opened by noon. Santa Fe %
ficers report their main line across
Kansas open but several trains snow
bound on the Panhandle division
where the snow Is four To five fett
deep in the cuts Between Carlsbad
y. NJ. and Amarillo. Texas, along the
Santa Pc line, the worst storm ever
known has prevailed. snow beins
from ten to fifteen inches deep Cat
tie are suffering all over the state.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-20
Presidents cahlegrann

New York, Nov. 20.-A cable from
TIE president declining to suspend MIS-
order discharglng the colored troops
of the Twenty,fifth regiment, unless
the facts as known 10 him are sho"h
to be false, but expressing willing
ness to hear new facts Tearing on the
case, was made public today by Gil
christ Stewart of the Constitutional
league.
Stewart eabled the president as fol-
lows:
THE republican committee unanim.
ously denounced the discharge OF the
colored soldiers, Parsons, oicott and
Bennett. of the committee, petitioning
the department. Newspapers are EN-.
phatlc that Developments and new
facts warrant the asking of an imnae.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-20
TRAIN RObBER TRIAL

1t is expected that the prosecution
will finish submitting Its testimony
this afternoon In the train robbery
case.
The last witness examined yeste:
dav afternoon was Dee Butler. the
self-confessed horse thief. who has a
bunch of indictments for stealing
hanging over his head. but who says
he has reformed and is now a Chris
tian.
Butler swore that the prisoners
had confessed to him that they held
mp the Rock Island train, and also
he outlined an attempt to escape
from the Chickisha jail in which he
said the Black boys and Murphy
we're implicated The witness prov.
ed uncertain and somewhat weak
under cross examination. rather an
exception, as the majority of the wit
nesses for the prosecution have not
been disturbed by the rigid examina'
ton through which they have been
put.
Miss NcGreer swore that she saw
Jim Black and John Murphy leaving
the camp of the Sunnyside coal mine
on the morning of July %.
Miss Henrietta Zulch was put on
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-20
Notable Meeting.

Kansas City, Nov. 20.-Morc than
1000 delegates were present at tho
opening sessions OF the seventeenth
annual convention of the Trans Missis
sippi Commercial congress In Con,
vention hall today. All of the lead
ing commercial bodies of the twenty
four states and territories lying be-
tween the Mississippi river and the
Pacific coast are represented at th'
meeting, which promises 10 be the
most notable of its kind ever hell
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-20
CARNEGIE DENIES GIVING
A MILLION FOR ARBITRATION

New York. Nov. 20-The report tina
Andrew Carnegie promised a million
dollars TO Congressman Bartholdt OF
Missouri TO promote the cause Of In,
ternational arbitration Is denied al the
residence OF Carnegie In this city
day. Carnegie sent word u m
was no basis for the stor,s \ ~
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-20
BARON STERNsERG TO SPEAK
AT ANNUAL BANQUE1

New York, Nov, 2o,-Baron Stern
berg, the German ambassador, is in
the city today to speak at the annual
banquet tonight of tho New York
Chambr of Commerce.
The yearly dinners of this organi-
alton are among the most important
events of the metropolis, and that Of
tonight promises to be no exception,
The chamber always musters notable
speakers and distinguished men ar
ound its board.
Ttterances that have moved the pol,
icy of the government have been made
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-20
INSURANCE COMPANIES
To BE INVESTIGATED
Commissioner Of Corporations 10 20
Make tncuiry Into Settlement Of San
Francisco Losses.

Washington. ID. C.. Nov. 2o.-Seere'
tary Metcalf. of the department ot
commerce and labor. has directed the
commissioner of corporations 10 make
an investigation into the action Of fire
insurance companies I'm the settlement
of claims for losses resulting from the
earthquake and fire In San Francisco
and other places In California. George
u. Butler 0f California has been ap-
pointed agent TO conduct the inyestI'
cation.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-20
VIOLENT STORM
in THE SOUTH
Rail WAY MEN SAY STORM is
WORST evER EXPERIENCED
IN THAT SECTION
TRAFFIC SUSPENDED
Conditions improving in kansas-A
Blizzard Sweeps from Csraseand 70
Amarillo.

Memphis. Team. Nm :" With
rain still falling. al limsn reaching 4
down pour. the situation iu this 50 =
ton Ut the state became n.ore seri
Gus 1t lis estimated the tl,Asd has al
ready caused losses apprnximatins
a quarter of million dollars In Shel
by eOunty alone. The railroad condI
Iions today continue about the same
as last night with no immediate pros
pect of the resumption OF traffic
Railroad officials say the storm Il
the worst ever experienced In this
section OF the country.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-20
VIII Wait for Taft

Washington. Nov. 20.-Secretary
Taft will return 10 Washington this at.
ternoon, and until his arrival there
will be no further action taken con.
cerning the three companies of the
Twenty-fifth infantry sentenced TO dis