The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-07-31
DUCAL HUNTS FOR
A MINING SNAP
He Visits Up.CanyOn Points and Fl.
naIIy Falls Back Into the Pc.
Utica! Soup Kettle

politically, but | have been looking for
q gold mine in a copper district. l have
q theory-a home made theory and
have been working hard to make it
pan. | have examined the roots of
more sagebrush than there are black
hairs on black cat; have climbed over
the hills around Copper Flat, Lane City
and Kimberly and split barrel of
sweat and possibly little gall, but
without success in mining sense, for
] have not located a foot of White
Pines territory. | found location no.
tees, stakes and prospect holes every
where. After becoming somewhat
weary of looking for "snap" ! came
to the conclusion to look at something
that other people had found and visited
the GirouX properties at Pilot Knob.
But after the visit | knew no more
than before, but was impressed with
the immensely of the GirouX holdings
| did not get chance to go below the
surface, for | was informed by Mr..
Miller the manager, that no one was
admitted unless he had a right to look.
After spending n couple of hours ct
Pilot Knob and battering hole in my
miners lace-topped boots. ] stumbled
down the dusty road to Copper Flat.
] tried to get my gimlet into the man
ayers of the Nevada Con. (now the
property of the Guggenheims), but at
every turn ran up against some big
gun, for Mr.. Ecclcs, Mr.. Eilcrs and
Mr. Requa were all there. so at last !
concluded to hike and struck out for
Ely. | propose to make another visit
to the locations named before going to
Phoebe, Lincoln County, and hope to
be more successful. One point | did
satisfy myself upon, however, was
that GrouX Con. Cumbcrland-E Ely and
Nevada Con. arc all good buys right to-
day and ! will give it as my opinion
that anyone who puts money into those
stocks will double his investment be-
fore independence Day comes again.
On my arrival at Ely found the
tongue of speculation wagging and the
gray matter in the brain of the pro-
moters all stirred up trying to figure
out what Eccles and Eilers We're here
for; some thought it was to move the
smeter site from Georgetown to McGill,
while others thought they were here
on purely railroad business, and after
getting the ideas of many | came to
the conclusion that they all had another
think coming. AS for myself | had
rather try to unravel the political snarl
than to try to come to any rational con-
clusion as to what the mining magnates
and railroad men intend doing. In fact
| do not believe they know themselves.
Copper camps, you know, are slow to
develop and it requires much thought
to decide just what move to make and
how to make it.
| found in my search up the canyon
and around Ely for political news quite
a bit of opposition to big Sim as
leader in the game of political polo.
Some say that Sim is all right, but
there are many who think his days of
leadership are at an end and say that
the wheels in his head are out of align
ment. Be that as it may, however,
think that Big Sim is all right, but
| don't believe that he is an aspirant to
work in the lead of the Republican
team. | find few who seem opposed
to Comins for Governor, but agree that
ne would make most excellent chief
executive, but has a big following in
White Pine; Oddie, Mitchell, Mcdonald
of Storey, and all the other candidates
the people of White Pine do not know.
Those who are out Of touch with the
political lighthouse have constructed an
electrical fan and hope to blow the
right man out of the brush when the
time comes. This is particularly true
of the Democrats. 1t seems to be a
big undertaking for the Denis. to find
man who can plant the banner OF
Democracy on the State Capitol. Gov
ernor Sparks has quite few friends,
but none of them are very enthusiastic.
Everyone with whom | have talked
give him credit for being a good man
on the range or farm but think as Gov
crnor of a great commonwealth he is
in the wrong station.
Locally. ! should say that Ely pre-
cinct is about equally divided between
the Democrats and members of the u.
0. P. and that much depends upon the
personnel of the candidate for county
position as to who will get in and who