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The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-16
NEV. CON. AGAIN
OWNS CHAIRMAN
judge De Haven Vacates Receiver.
shiD...Dr. Richardson Will Hand
Over Property TO Mr.. Cox

Under a decision of Judge De Haven
of the United States District Court sit
ting at Carson, the receivership of the
property of the Chairman Mining and
Electric Company has been vacated.
Official notice of this decision will be
served tomorrow upon the receiver. DIR.
R. H. Richardson, who will thereupon
turn over the property to Thomas
Cox. representing the Nevada Consoli-
dated Copper Company. The latter
claimed ownership by purcha sefis again
to be in possession.
Disputes among the stockholders Of
the Chairman Mining e. Electric Com
panv bought on the recent litigation.
Some of the shareholders, when called
upon to finance the debts of the com
panv, refused to meet the demand.
Those who did subscribe subsequently
demanded settlement and the property
was taken over by the Nevada Consoli-
dated for cash consideration. The
action before Judge De Haven was to
set aside this transfer. The decision OF
the court confirms the ownership OF the
Nevada Consolidated for the time being,
but there is another. action pending at
Elmira, N. Y. which may have further
bearing upon the matter.
The Chairman property embraces the
mine and mill in Robinson Canyon,
considerable real estate in and about
Ety. the Power house plant and part
oWncrshin IN MurrY Creek.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-16
RAIL ROADS MAIN OFFICES
WILL BE- MOVED HERE
General Headquarters Will Be at Ely City and the
Operating Department Will Have Offices in the
New Depot Near the Telephone Exchange

sengers and one room will be used for
the office of Wells-Fargo express. Just
as soon as the depot building is com
pleted work will be commenced on SIX
or seven room office building, to be put
up On the east end of the depot building.
When completed the company viii move
its main office from Cobre to Ely.
The company is doing big Falamn
Of freight and passenger business and
its stock is taxed to the limit to accom-
MEDIATE the traffic. Every energy Is
being put fourth to prepare for winter.
In the mean time graders arc pushing
the work Of grading from Ely to the
mines. The two big tunnels are being
driven into the hill as rapidly as powder
can loosen up the ground and men can
take it away.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-16

White Pine county. Bank clearing for
the first half of the month of November
more than doubled and it is clear that
the time is not far distant when the
business of the Ely banks will exceed
that of the financial institutions Of Salt
Lake.
Labor is scarce. Good mechanics are
in demand in Ely at wages which en-
able them TO pay the prevailing high
prices for food and lodging and still
clear from 81 to SO per day. Carpen-
ters and bricklayers particularly are in
demand. Tent houses and shacks are
being replaced everywhere by more
substantial buildings and it is impera-
tive that this work be completed be-
fore cold weather sets in. Bat there is
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-16

weeks ago from Salt Lake, Sacramento
and other points. Quite naturally The
merchants are disgruntled They are
unable to meet the demands Of Jhe
public. In many staples there is am
actual famine, with no immediate pros
pect of relief. The goods are ON the
way in, but it is impossible to say when
they will get here.
Although this situation exists the
railroad people are doing everything
possible to keep pace with the enor-
nous traffic which has developed
Scores of men are at work about tha
freight sheds at ely City, and as fast
as the cars arrive they are unloaded
and hurried back up the line.
An Improvement in the service is
promised by those in authority as soon
as the existing congestion is relieved.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-16

Announcement is made that as soon
as buildings are provided for the pur-
pose the general Offices of the Nevada
Northern Railroad will be moved from
Salt Lake to Ely City. 1t is understood
that building site has been selected
on ground owned by the Nevada Con
solidated Copper Company at George
town, adjourning the new townsite.
The Nevada Northern Railroad CO.,
has commenced the construction Of de
pot building just south cast of the Tele-
phone Company bnilding on the eastern
edge Of town. The structure will be
73 feet and inches by 81 feet and 4
inches with u foot cealing and be modern
in every particular The structure will
be latched and plastered and used as
telegraph office, waiting rooms for pas
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-16

besides a demand for common laborand
better wages are being paid in ely than
anywhere else in the Mineral West
Unless building operations go for
ward more rapidly it may be necessary
for the Nevada Northern Railroad
Company to side track! tourist cars in
Ely for the accommodation of the hun
dreds of people who are hocking inhefe
on various missions. There are even
now two applicants for every bed IN
town and during the present week sew
eral family parties were compelled to sit
up all night.
The railroad company itself is hard
pressed with traffic. Owing to q short
age of coal there has been a VeXatious
delay in the receipt of goods shipped
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-16

What THE News prophesied last May
has come to pass.
Ely has been transformed by the rail
road from a village to a bustling town,
the growth of which is so rapid that
the old-timers are made dizzy by the
kaleidoscope changes.
1t is no exaggeration to say that for
a town of it's size Ely is the busiest
beehive in the State. Every able-bodied
miner is hard at work in the hills, the
commercial resources of the town are
overtaxed, and the influx of strangers
has reached point where it is almost
impossible to provide accommodations
for the crowd.
Money never was more plentiful in
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-16
SuIDhides in Three
Shafts Of Ely Con.

Sulphide ores are in evidence in ali
the three shafts of the Ely,Consolidated
company. The Brilliant shaft, at 2l5
feet, is in "a feet of ore; the American
is down 304 feet, and in addition to
copper values has silver and lead. The
Zach shaft is down 2G5 feet, and has
been in copper sulphdes continuously
since it reached point 242 feet below
the surface. The diamond drill has
shown ore to exist on the property to
depeh of 2OS feet, below which point
the drill used could not extend
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-16
Recent Mining
Deals Recorded

Among the recent mining transactions
recorded were:
II. A. Leach to the CumberlandEly
Copper Co., the Spider mine, the Gem
mine Nos. and 2, the Fox mine and the
Nellie M. Harmon mine for the record
ed consideration Of $50.
Wilber A. Stevens and others to II.
w. Reed a one third interest IN Nam
moth Nos. /, 2, 8, A, 3, 8; and 10; Ouray
Telluride. Silyerton, Stevejohn, Roose-
welt and Iowa, situated southwest from
Veteran mine; recorded consideration 81.
C. r. Reeves to Miss Lima Young
Buckhorn eight lode mining claims Tor
81, 500.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-16
Colorado Capitalists
Buy the Unknown

J. NJ. Raglan and L. 3. Drumm, repre-
senting A. E. Carlton, of the First
National Bank of Cripple Creek, and
r. 2. RUSSELL of Denver, who bonded
A. G.. Corbett's Unknown group, ad-
Joining the Giroux properties to the
north for $50, 900 short time ago, have
already made the payments and com
pleted the purchase through the Ely
Investment Co.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-16
Good Assays
From Currie's

d. G. Mcdonald has had several as
says made from samples of the ore re-
Gently fonnd at Currie's Ranch and
saws they are very promising. He says
they show good values, but beyoud that
he would not talk. He did say, however,
that he was pleased with the showing
made.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-16
Sell Red Bird
Mine for $4,000

Louis Smith and Ed. Roy have sold
their Red Bird claim, which is about
/, 200 feet from the Ruth mine, to Claus
Jeldness for $12, O00. Mr.. Jeldaess
bought the property for The Ely Con
solidated Copper CompanY.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-16
Death of General Sllaft2r

General Shafter, U. s. A, Pacific
Lewiston died at Bakerield last Monday
afternoon.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-11-16
Y PRICES SOAR R--.
TOURIST SLEEPERS ARE NEEDED
TO SHELTER INCO ONIING CROWDS

Railroad Cannot Keep Pace with lis Progress Beca
Delay the Receipt Supplies Due Coal ShortageFro1i OF
Rele-Tremendous Activity AL Lines OF Business
andC Laborers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-11
SPORTING NOTES.

Harvard is to have Il new running
track that will beat anything of its
kind in New England. 1t will he Il
mile ana a half long. circlinG the entire
arena of soldiers field just inside the
fence. Tho cindcrS VIII be laid for the
surface very soon and the track will
be ready this month.
The first American womcn'S chess
congress. which WAS begun Monday at
the hotel Martha Washington i'll New
York city, was concluded Wednesday.
when Mrs. Charles F.. Frcy wen the
first prize AMI the championship
while Mrs Frank ". Lyon Of rhica z"
WAS placed second. and Mrs II. Wilkn-
son Robert Shaw Of New York placed
third.
The board of governors of the l.. l..
4. g. has decided that they VIII have
TO endurance test under the clubs aus
pieces this season. 1t WAS originally
planned to have Il big tournament with
such an event in July. but the club
mana cement is not DESTROYS Of aSSum-
ing the responsibility Of accidents.
There is much disappointment over the
decision.
Seats are selling we'll for the athletic
exhibition, this evening at city hall, I'M
der tho auspices Of tho Augusta Social
and Athletic Association. and it is ex-
pected that a large crowd will he pres
nnt. Both Terry Martin and Harry
FIG"IS are in tho city, and az both are
in the best possible condition the bout
should prove the ablcst exhibition that
has yet been given in city hall.
Tho syracuse University track ath-
lntrS captured the dual meet with
Brown Wednesday aft"rr oon on An
drcWS field by q score 81 81 points tn
Is. Brown secured only three first
places. the rest Of the points being
made NJ by second and third places. In
most If the events tho New Workers
| had little opposition and won handily
| HO!r. the giant football player of the
| Syracuse team, captured the weight
| events easily. Tn" OTHER stars for Sy-
| racuSc were capt. Squares and Young
| For Brown. Maybe W and Al Wright
| showed the best form. Wright. as us
| uaI. had the tWo-mii" run won from
| the first lap. lie allowed Tucker oi
| Brown to finish ahead in the mile run
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-11
CALLED AT END OF THIRD.
The Maine. Tufts Game Then Stooo
to for Maine.

orono Me. May 1O.-tSpeciaD'-lli ~
Maine-Tufts game was called on II INC
end of the third inning with the scoie :
to in Names favor. The contest pioi''
ised to be interesting and the clo"h
would have enjoyed seeing IL out no','
Watson and Hall were effective, ne.thet
side hitting safely with the ~ psnr.,tch
1Iar's liver IN left field and Scrdtc'l
hit by Quint. ado tho ground
soft ard errors numerous. IuI!S lease ,
topioht for. Lewiston, WHeic my q"
scheduled to meet bates. MN i; ,h, hoy
,rhr came started with fi,ll III ll. ~ ~
,o, Maine and Quint in charec 81 tiit nv
tn,,,, can't Frost sat on the peHch' ~
WAS not in UNIFORM. -. -r,,,tc Jomt,
m. first man up lcI - u Ii lii 49,.
struck ont. Suitor Was ou III .ncnnJ to
.isted and Roper went out Secohu ~
first. ~ Gam. with SAWYER
II c.naIas on bases by errors. both SCOT
anu on nassed balls. The next three men
were down in Ordrr: , : 49,, ,etor
In the second Tufts scored Il run q W
III s u to first. a steal and a passed ball
Maine came in for another run IN thlH III
~, Nav scoring on a clean hit bv ran
In the third three Tufts men famed the
mir and Maine was retired by mysterious
looking triple. Burns was hit in the head
hut was not seriously injured
The April showers at this point Stoppec
the game and the contest was called on
after three innings with the score ) to
in favor Of the home team.
Score by innings
Maine NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ...'-....''.- y
Tufts observation-disclosures ''.'-''''''V v
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-11
WRITlN' AS is WRITlN.
Contributions to Literature turn'shc"
by the Baseball Reporters.

The baseball season is now IN lu,'
SW ing, and IT," Kansas City team MUS"
rated ITS campaign by winning ii",t ri
umpn. measured by past records 81 IN"
opponents. but it WAS enough 10 "uI "
hnci"nt and honorable order OF FANS ~
a wild pitch Of enthusiasm. y ROM i'1"
on We shall b" RECALLED with that unique
brand al literature which flashes from
the iftncfant pens of the sporting VIII
ers, and which is unparalleled Tor ricn-
ness ol color, originality. ava li'lut :
CSUilt ness.
1t is not necessary that one lie special i.
l. Interested in the shifting fortunes -
the local tam in order to ftllSll IN"
upon the diamond. Enjoyment or DiSc-
ball reports uo"S not depend upon IN" mere
news therein contained. II is tn" untram-
meltd freedom of style the cnr"mnaS sing
dallNinE with flaming Simil" ana nn.';iSe''
metaphor that cXcitcs the imagination
OF the literary pandcrers. Th"S" st"ni-
ShouldcrcG hibli"naniacs who pore night
~ over the pOnderouS periods OF such lit
crary diGntarios as Hamilton Wright
Mabie. Brander Matthews. Henry James
ar Walter Savage Lander should lift then
tired eyes to the sporting columns. which
will be found IS refreshing as the shadow
of Il great rock in a weary land In order
to tempt the tirnid reader who thinks Ii
is anchored to classic "rudition. ;ittcTtior
is called to this paragraph from tn" re-
port OF the llGSt 1olun1puS game.
columbus. Ohio. April 1S.--tSpccian
Kansas CITY stormcd into Columbus to
day and copied the candy. Before I
| crowd o, almost 1i.OM p"0Dlc. the rcju
venatod Blues PLAYED the Senators off thu
| boards and won 8 to . Eansa:
| City was able to gather hut one scatter
| ing hit in four innings and got but on
man, Hill. to third. Hill reached tina
| corner with hut one out. dying att"
! Whitney popped to Ryan and Burke fan
| ned. Now this pair OF Blues who couldn
| hit in early. started things in Ill" tiftl
| Whitney drove safely to right and tool
| third when Burke made good with tn
| club in Il hit and run play WriGley'
| dribhlc on Sullivan let Whitney score ant
| left two Blues on the sucks. Burke an,
| aGcr scoring. This bundle of two p,!
| Columbus one behind. as F'riel had score
| in the opening inning. Swami passed tn
| third baSen.an and kihm put him owe
| when he tripp"d past Hill to the left
| center fence. Phylc. with one out in tn
| seventh. walked. Hill followed him will
| his third safety of the game. Whitne.
| lifted to short right RYAN ana t,lsto
! went fer the ball. Neither took it. S.
| the bases filled. Burkc's long fly to Coul
ter let Phyle in
| greater elemental energy? "Whitncy pop
| pea t. Eyar and Burke famed conl'
| I\ipl;ng beat that? No. he couldn't. 70
| Kipling lacks the lurid imagination of tn,
| sporting writer and is hampcrch by Ger
| tain scholastic restrictions unknown t.
| the wild free life of the press box. Fo
| style and bowling rhetorical abandon
| mort gave us tho baseball chronicle
every time.-Nansas City Joruanl.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-11
BASEBALL NOTES.

The East Maine Conference Semi
nary baseball team defeated the HiG-
gins Classical Institute nine on the
Franklin street grounds at Bucksport
Thursday morning by a score of to ).
Chick Fraser. the veteran Chlcas"
pitcher. who has refused all offers of the
Boston Nationals for the season. has
been purchased by the Cincinnati club OF
the same league and signed contract
with Manager Hanlon.
Manager Buckcnberger of the Roches-
ter team. with the consent OF President
Chaplin has given Pitcher Ollie Faulk-
ner his unconditional release. The news
was broken to Faulkner at Raltimor"
and he is now free to locate whore h.
will
League baseball club has announced thai
Outfelder James Barrett. who has not
been in the game for a number Of months
on account of a bad knece, had been sold
TO the Cincinnati National League club.
Barrett will join Cincinnati Saturday
and play that day. He says that his knee
IS now well.
Sunny Jim Pastorious. who shut out
the champion Giants Monday. holding
them down to five hits, was drafted by
Brooklyn last year from the Albany club.
| Last season he was considered the best
| pitcher in the New York State League.
| President Ebbetts of the Brooklyn club
| offered him to Providence and RoChcs-
| tetr. but the offer was turned down, as
| the pitcher was not considered fast
| enough for the Eastern League.
| President Madison of the IIoyoke Base
| hall Club has notified James J. O'Rourke,
| secretary Of tho Connecticut League.
| that Walter s. Hartley had failed to keen
an agreement to play with the Holvolc
| club this season. but instead had joined
| the Lancaster club Of the outlaw Tri-
state League. Secretary O'Rourke will
place the case in the hands of tho Ma
tional Baseball Commission with the re
| quest that Hartley be blackisted.
| At n meeting Of the Milo Ball ASsoCia
| ton +. NJ. Fulton was elected CAPTAIN
| and Walter Coburn manager. There IS
| every indication that Milo will have =
| frst-Class ball team this summer as both
| Of these men have had much experience
in baseball and are determined to turn
|
rors Of former years Captain Fulton ac-
cert"d the position he holds on the con
| dition that whatever he says must go,
| thus assuring that only those men whn
| demonstrate ability for particular posi-
tons will secure a place on the team.
Pitcher Weldon Henley has been re-
leased by Manager Connie Mack Of thu
| Philadelphia Anne ricans to the Rochester
| Eastern League club. This marks ont
move in the much-announCcd intention oi
tho Broncho maEnatcs to strengthen
their pitching staff. Henley has s""n tw'
seasons of major league baseball. bot!
with the Philadelphia Americans. Hi
success under Mack in 1904 proved him I;
twiricr Of great promise. his most bril-
| liant performance being the holding o.
| the hard-httinG Cleveland club with tn,
| great Lajoi on the batting list. to nc
hits in n nine-inninE contest.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-11

TIE long fight between the Chicago
Federation of Musicians and the So
cailed non union bands organized under
inc name of the American Musicians
'hon Of North America. reached a eli
'''N Wednesday. when Judge Walker IS
'"en an injunction restraining the Chi
''s" Federation from interfering in any
way with the bands named in the bill If
'omplaint- The bill upon which tho in
junction was issued was the result of th.,
.""'ihued efforts of the Chicago Fedora
o' ., Musicians to force out of bust
MSS ,hose bands which have refused ~
any themselves with the regulars Trs
oSo"., OF which the hill COMPLAINS and
~ "fieh the injunction was issued has
asens 'eo on for three years by the
"''enoant union. The union n,usi,;.,,,.
caused serious complications in tho In
DOR DAY parade two years eco and j, ~
er times. " ''' ON
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-11

noon. Ills eye is clear, and his SKIN
has A glow to il that denotes inc PIT
foctlv conditioned athlete.
The prciilninafics are in thems@,Vr3
attractions. and the members and their
friends are assured of one of the best
shows Of the season. The reserved
coat; we're in big demand yesterday,
ana il il thought that by the tim" tho
box Office is opened tonight that ti'
number left will he sold, and there VIII
il , prclniuIn even on standing ROOM
ca great is the interest III this St;il
program.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-11
LEAGUE STANDING.
THIS WEEKS GAMES.
AMERICAN I.EAGEE

Fri1ay ana Saturday-St. Louis at Ros-
S0n; Ietron at Washington. Chicago at
Phiiaoeiphia. Cleveland at New York.
NATIONAL. LEAGUE
Friday-ChicaSo at st Louis pb,,,deI
phia at Pittsburg,
ssturday-Boston at ST. Louis. New
NorN q. CINCINNATI. Philadelphia at Pitts
burg. BROOKLYN at Chicago "
Brooklyn at Chicago ''''''''''
NEW ENGLAND LEAC;-E
Friday-Ioweil at Lynn. FAN C;,.,r q,
lawrence. New Bedford at Haverhijl
Manchester at Worcester
Saturday-Lynn at Lowell. FAIL Rive,
az Lawrence, New Bedford at Haverh,il
Manchester at Worcester. nm
EASTERN LEAGUE.
Friday-Torcnto at Baltimore. Rural,
"a Newark. Rochester at Jersey City.
Saturday-Montrcal at Providence To
Tonto IT Baltimore. Buffalo at Newark
Rochester at Jersey CITY
straightforward at Providence. Run,
10 at Newark.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-11
Will Go to Lewiston Today for Satur.
days Meet With Bates.

oronO. Nc. Nav 1n-(SpeciaD The
University Of Maine track team will leave
Oron" for Lewiston Friday noon ana
take good nights rest in Lewiston he
for tho meet Saturday.
The student body or a lnrGe part Of it,
Will follow on a special train Saturday
morning and return Immediately after
III" meet. The team will be C)mpoSed of
y men whose names were announced by
Manager Williams Thursday night The
team is rs follows: Capt. Porter. Har-
lnw. Wyman. Miner. currier. CLAYTON
tummirrS. st. Onge. LiShcrncSS, Wilbur
kn' wilton. H. w. Bcarcc. Potter Bean
Johnson. Torr"y. Stevens. Cobb. Findler
kenhrcCan. Rogers. T"wle Higgins. Me
serve. Bennett. Weymouth. R""d. ". H.
E.drC" and EarrUNS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-11
NOTED FIGHTERS
Will Box at Benefit Carnival at Ms'5i'
son Square Garden.

New York, May 10.-About Il dozen
fighters of note will appear Saturday
night at n benefit boxing carnival il
Madison square Garden for the rcliri
of the san Francisco sufferers.
The star bout will be between kic
Mccoy and Bob E'itzsimmons. Their
comes Gus Rubin and Tom Sharkcy
followed by Philadelphia Jack O'BrieI
and Frank Gotch. Jimmy Britt anr
Spider Kelly will go four rounds. an'
others who will box are Joe Cans;
Terry MCtiovrrn. Tommy Murphy
Willie Lewis. joe Walcott ana Eddie
HanlOn.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-11

a decision which practically stops
Sunday ball playing by the Eastern
League teams in Jersey City. WAS made
Thursday in the test case of the Buffa :
10 ana Jersey City clubs. When these
attempted to play championship
game last Sunday The contest was
stopped by the police who arrested the
Jersey City players. the umpire and
ticket seller. Judge Manning fined
the prisoners and said that he could
not acrcc with the contention of coun-
sci for the Jersey City ball club that
the law covering sunday baseball is
obsolete.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-11
BELMONT PARK RACES.
Cressnc, Sally Preston and GrsppIe
First Three Winners.

belmont Park. May 1o.-First race. ,
year-olds and up q mile main course
Cressine. IL to and I to 2 first; Old
Faithful. out. place. second; Lone Hand,
third. Time. LIS.
Second race. 2-ycar- ODDS. A., furlnnCs;
straight. Sally Preston. to I. and to
5. first; Glare Russell. to !. place. sec
ond Sir Toddington third.
Third race. the Metropolitan handicap
one mile: Grapple. to and to I. first
Dandelion. to I. place. second. oxford
third. Time. 139