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confess that I did not buy any of those
lots-and thereby hangs a tale.
A great many men have told me of
opportunities they have lost. They
have told stories boastfully, with an
air of gloating over their lack of en-
terprise and intelligence which was
hard to understand. And contrary to
their evident expectations, my impress
sions were always unfavorable to them.
Ny conclusion in each case was:
Stupid ass, to confess that he was
a fool. A man ought at least make it
as hard as possible for others to dis
cover how little he knows.
And l vowed that if opportunity ever
came my way, and I mistook him for
some other fellow, to keep the matter
"under my belt forever and day.
But let that pass.
Soon after this | became interested
in Ely mining shares. Stocks which
were selling at that time for less than
dollar have increased MANIFOLD. All
of them have advanced with the devel
opment of the camp. and man could
not have made mistake. This would
apply with equal truth to everything
else Money invested in any line in the
spring would have brought substantial
returns that would run from
100 to 500 per cent
Not long after ] had established my
self in Ely, I took walk up hurry
Creek, and climbed the hill to the
Chairman water ditch. From that point
of vantage, the panorama of the coun-
try around Ely was unfolded to me. With
the exception Of a line of houses up
Murray Creek, the camp was rather
compactly built, and the eastern view
was merely an uninspiring landscape of
sage brush and smoking rubbish heaps.
A few days ago. / again assembled to
the same spot. What a change, The
camp had spread out in all directions.
The land to the east which had be
fore been bare and vacant, was dotted
with comfortable cabins and tents; the
two big brick lsundries sent their smoke
skyward. and off in the distance were
the Nevada Northern freight depot and
yards. To the west the town had filled
up to the mouth of Robinson canyon
with all kinds of structures, big and
little. Up Murray Creek it was the
same. new houses and tents everywhere,
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and workmen busily engaged on the
skeletons of more.
And yet it is only the beginning of
the story The first brief paragraph of
chapter L. The wood en- structures, hur
riedly thrown up, will endure a short
space. and then give way to buildings
of brick and steel and stone.
Messrs Nelson. Ives and Fulmer
knew that wood would in time cease to
be the building material of the camp
when early in the year they opened
their brickyard down at the edge of
Steptoe. Mr.. Bourcey was also looking
to the future when he started the brick
yard at Lane City, and, later, Mr.
Dodson was inspired with the same
idea when he opened the third yard.
For the sake of historical accuracy,
it might as well be said here that the
first brick building on Aultman street
was erected years ago from material
moulded by a brickmaker. who passed
into oblivion so long ago that it would
be a troublesome task to learn his
name The structure was once occu-
pied by the Hayes store, but is now
the Oxford saloon.
But the first brick store of the new
era was that of the Ely Mercantile com
pany Brick from both the Nelson and
the Bourcey Yards were used upon it.
The two brick laundries and DR.. Rich
radson s Office building on hurry street
| went up about the same time.
In preparing for the future. other
persons thought of the need for stone
| ouarries. A. A. Marshall leased the old
| stone quarry above Keystone, and with
a crew of workmen put it in shape for
the demands which will be made upon
it. He supplied the stone for the build
| ing erected for the Ely Investment com
| panv. and for the foundations of other
structures. NJ NJ. johnson also opened
quarry near McGills ranch.
Two lime kilns were, early in the
spring, put in readiness for the building
boom, but, high nor low, no sand pit
could be found. The district within
easy access of Ely by teams has been
secured for sand, the waterways have
been followed and the hills trudged
for this missing element in the building
supply. but up to the present no con
siderable quantity of sand has been
found. Several persons say that they
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was one of those odd characters who
sometimes drift into new communities
He was greedy for contracts, but was
such a poor hand at making estimates
that he had a very slender chance of
ever becoming rich. He told me that
on one building constructed by him in
Ely he cleared only $l4, not counting
his own labor. He is gone now, poor
fellow, and ADLER men are making the
money which he might have made had
he possessed better skill in figures.
He had a rather strenuous time while
busted with the Northern foundation.
His chief difficulty was in keeping men.
One laborer, who had proved rather
faithful with the exception of a few
headachy periods following payday.
managed to get locked up by the Sher-
if as the result of some drunken brawl,
and the contractor, hearing of this, loud
ly declared that he would no longer
keep in his employ a character who
could descend so low as to fall into
durance, but after he had unsuc essfully
rummaged the town for worthier sue
cessor to his lieutenant, he reconsidered
the matter and paid the man s fine
The laborer came forth, not meekly, as
might reasonably have been supposed,
but a wee bit conceited over his ex-
plot. and seeing this, the contractor
haughtily refused to be on speaking
terms with him, while not forgetting to
give him plenty of work to keep him
occupied. The next payday, the laborer
again landed in Jail, this time with a
blackened eye--it was really more than
black; it was blue and black and pur-
pie, with a dash of other hues best
known by name among artists. The
contractor demurred about receiving
the man back into his employ. He made
another search for an aid with a spot
less past, and, finding none, once more
paid the roisterer S fine. But this time,
the man walked forth meekly, with
downcast eyes and worked in the silence
of an humble and contrite heart. The
contractor, who had made up his mind
to treat the fellow as before, with cold
and naughty tolerance, at once grew
curious.
~ hope you We soured on gettin
drunk he said.
The sufferer sadly shook his head
"It amt booze, it s me fresco, what
hurts me feelin So he said.
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DAY STARTED
TOWNS REAL DEVELOPMENT
EDs Growth Began With Completion of Nevada Northern
When Pioneers Gathered for joyful
Reunion

varian. Thomas Rockhill, pioneer %
pioneers, also delivered an address address
This sta1wart old man, who has lol ni me
than a generation believed tn 49,, rnt
great masses of ore in the Ely ais'l had
could be successfully treated, anu ,n nrr
fought for the district when less eV@ a,
areous men grew faint-hearred, was .s a.
happy as a boy on that day, IN ar sh'
celebration he saw the word :. a n,her.
sion that he had planned Wisely a "
years before, he had cast MS ue'''
with Ely. ,,r.
During the festivities, greaIT+ va was
becue was served to the crowd sisted
prepared by A. D. Campton, ssii1 was
BY other well-known old'timer:s, S nnossbIe
about as near perfect as u - sdOO per-
to have such things. Fully 5ov uyyalEsed
sons enjoyed the barbecue anu
the men who had prepared IT, urs;c.
After the speech-making ana i.m mo' to
the visitors spread over the 'oA'f
take look at it. ord good
It was then that a mover anu
natured competition developer ,t Lake
All of the members OF 1he ;oess men,
and Ogden parties were GiH business,
bent upon securing the Ely tbe city,
will be something tremend Gus, know
thew started out to let the ea anGd indi-
that they were, collectively s ahu root
viduaiiy, "live ones" The tO1gPG G;rg into
ers capped the climax by t an Streets
line and marching through , u HEundred"
Chanting to the tune Of "old hum
the following: ,re here be-
1--WE re here because we re H''N
cause we re here. en- catchy
This whimsical refrain was VAS - and was
that it was taken up by others ,d st 70 this
heard ali through the night. a aihassics of
t fay kind X d BY youths pen noe
turning from dances and men up'
uI The speeches at the day IN 'e Of the
+;on we're full. of interest; AZ carefully
sneakers were men who na ail. and I'M
Studied the situation in tly ,he work
derstood the magnitude 81 de bic big com,
which is being done BY tne the future
Of the camp and described .ity w with q
which will be built here, a :red5nusstries-a
great population, large I'M i4h churches
State metropolis, in fact, wiz and parks
theaters, libraries, schools sonter Of the
which will make it the GEM GEM Nevada
rich mining regions of eastern
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"Railroad day was the turning
point in Ely's town history. From
that day on, new people have poured
into the camp and buildings of every
description have been springing up in
all directions. The railroad 8 coming
has had an effect upon every store, upon
every home, and, in fact, upon the out
ward appearance of the town.
1t was great occasion for the old
timers when the first train came rolling
in with footing whistle and Changing
bell. 1t was an event for which they
had waited so long that some of them
had almost concluded that such a thing
as the iron horse for Ely would never
come to pass. During the years of
waiting, there had been every once in
while a furry over a report that the
camp was to have railroad, but moth
ing came of these rumors. Men who
had lived long in Ely and had repeated
ly heard this talk of a railroad had
grown so sceptical that when the Ne
vada Northern was announced they
could scarcely believe the good news,
and when the first train came putting in,
setting at rest their last clinging doubts,
they went wild with enthusiasm.
The pioneers of White Pine county,
who had taken part in the thirty years.
struggle for the camp, gathered from
all directions to attend the celebra-
ton. 1t was the occasion of great re-
union of the men and women who had
come into the country in their youth
and courageously "held the fort' until
recognition and prosperity at last came
to the district. Every home was opened.
To accommodate old friends and visitors
from outside, the members of many
families gave up their homes and
sought refuge in tents and sheep wa
CONS. The McGill, Campton, Bassett,
Weber, Simpson, Leahigh and Rockhill
homes, and many others, were crowded
with sparkling eyed pioneers and their
wives. Railroad day might ftly
have been called "White Pine dav'' or
"Pioneers' day" The personnel Of the
assembled crowd would have justified
the name.
The railroad graders reached Ely
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few days before September 90, the day
set for the completion of the Nevada
Northern into the camp, and also the
date for "Railroad day" They worked
with such expedition that the men. in
the steel gang were driving the few
remaining spikes when the first train
rolled in, with eight carloads of Salt
Lake business men.
The second section brought in the
Ogden crowd of visitors, and the third
section a number Of persons from the
western part of the State.
The days ceremonies began with the
driving Of the "copper" spike by NJ.
L. Requa. 1t was driven opposite the
speakers stand in the courthouse
grounds, and was afterwards taken up
as precious souvenir, placed in a block
of polished Nevada mahogany, and pre-
sented to Mr.. Requa..
There were several reasons why he
was delighted with the gift. The "cop.
per spike was not only symbolical of
the uniting of the Ely district with the
piece of copper from the Ely mines that
had been shaped for human use. It
was little piece of metal, but the fore
runner of a billion dollars worth of
copper which the Ely mines will give
to the world.
No wonder Mr.. Requa was pleased,
and guarded the token as though it were
a casket of pearls from the Orient
The spike was made in the labora.
tory of the Nevada Consolidated, and
represented expense far beyond its in
trinsic value. The miniature spikes
used with the badges of the committee
men of the celebration were made in
the same way. The men who have these
souvenirs value them very highly.
Others, who could not get them, are
eager to possess these prizes. On the
evening Of "Railroad day. mining
man offered $50 for spike badge, but
the offer was refused.
THE only way TO- get this badge"
every WE'LL" replied the mining
man, "Ill take your tip"
But so far the badge has not changed
hands.
With the crowd that came into Ely on
the day of the celebration were many
distinguished men. Among the speak
ers of the day WEI Gov. Sparks, United
States Senator lis G.: Newlands'
John Mitchell of A, Judge A. =.
Cheney, c. C. Goo nd Charles S.
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BY Louis P, Kirby.
THE MARCH OF PRoGRESS)

Great changes have been worked in
E1v in a few months When [ came
mere on an April day, the camp was the
same Ely it had been for years, ex-
rent that Mr.. Wilson, now Of the Viii
SON Bates Furniture company. had put
m a tent lodging place in Aultman
s.reet. and Mrs. Scott was completing
her rooming house on High street.
II was such a little camp that my mag
nation was unequal 10 the task of pic
turing It's future greatness, based upon
the masses Of copper ore in the sur
rounding hills and the vast population
which the army of toilers in the mines
and shelters will bring into the field.
l did not realize, on that day, that
I was. in very truth. pioneer, and
tia. it would be my privilege, years
hence to stroke my long gray beard
and tell about nv 'speriences. | did
not know that it was my good fortune,
old as Ely was. to be among the first
few who were to witness the dawn of
The camps greatness,
Men who had been longer in the field
had merely waited longer to see what
was to see without waiting.
At that time there were few houses
below the court house. ! remember
counting three along the road into
own as far as the old lawyer S office
al the foot of Aultman street. On the
north side Of Aultman street there were
then eighteen business houses and on
he south side fifteen. Most of them
we're old buildings. The lumber in some
u them had been taken from still older
buildings which had once stood in now
abandoned camps.
Ny first task was the seeking of
shelter for the night. Finding all the
hotels and rooming houses filed and
with voluminous waiting lists, | took
shelter in the tent lodging house and
was made very comfortable.
A few days later. | met o. e. Nelson,
the first active real etsate broker in
the field. He took me 10 see some of
the property he had TO sell, offering
ne lots for $500, which were sold a
few days ago for s3250 each. and other
Iots for $500 which are now selling for
$1,000
7 will break a resolution here and
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BIG DEALS
DAILY RECORDED
MeSsrs. Keith and kearnS
Among the Newcomers
Who Quietly Purchased
Copper Properties.

Millions Of dollars have been paid for
Ely mining claims during the past few
months. In one day recently the
known transactions amounted to $780,
oU0 and the deals which were not made
pubic would have swelled that total.
Payments upon bonded property are
made almost every day, and there is
plenty Of money in the camp. The
capitalists who are buying the mining
claims are developing the properties,
putting on forces of miners and INSTALL
ing machinery, so that when the smelt-
ers are running they will be prepared
10 turn out their quotas of copper ore.
Inc development work of companies
already in the field shows that the
great ore body extends over a wide
area, and the bleak tracts of land. COW
efea with ragged says brush. between
tne various shafts, are worth more per
acre than the golden orange groves of
southern California, even Before a lick
lf work has been done upon them; for
ne churn drills have shown that be-
attn many surface apparently with
L.t promise there are millions of dol
rs worth OF copper ore. The actual
llue Of an acre of land in the mineral
"iIl, calculated upon the showing
ade ~ the workings between the Ruth
ana star Pointer mines of the Nevada
Donsohdated Copper company. is enor-
nous he figures run into millions.
But the prospectors and claim own
ers 90 not get the value of their prop
eftIGs, or anything near it.
mere is good reason for this. With
capital to develop the ground. it
"a" remain unproductive until the
/" ~ Time A poor man cannot work
4 Ely mine with success The Ial -
4 individual would not be "Sron , IN
ne bucket, Before the ore is taken
cut, 'extensive development WORKINGS
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ORIzABA AND
OHIO ARRIVE

steamer ohio. of the White Star
steamship company. aud The OIL
zaha, of the Northwestern Steam
ahin company. arrived IA port last
might from Nome within a half hour
of each other. the latter leading
The two steamers left the north
nearly together and we're IN sight
OF each other the entire distance
There were 400 passengers en- the
two steamers. but NO gold. nuth
viii load Immediately the Ohio
sailing "Wednesday aud the orizshe
Thursday
Late Saturday afternoon the In.
diana arrived With 50 passengers
and $3.50. $50 In gold dust The Santa
Clara from the westward. With 800
tons Of ore. has also reached port.
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his home On tho nnwamlnh river
from heart disease while sitting
ou chair he was attacked. and
partially Arose from his chair, Hnl.
90 fall into the afmH Of frlcnds
he died almogs Immediately hr
Hanson vas 81 Years cid. aud had
lived "a the nuwamiuh Ton 40 Years
lie was native % Denmark. and
a member OF the Danish nrether
hood lie leaves a wife aud three
children.
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The best protection fer any mans
family IL a hank account ue lfs or
audu ~ the cause 81 death. the
meney Il waitlne fet Nou the minute
you need ~ The safest and most
convenient place % have an account
u With the state Hank ~ Seattle.
where your money grows because
n draws I pef cent interest. com.
pounded scmisnnnually. -.
tarl 80
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The beat men. Irrespective 81
nliuea. viii b. elected" continued
Ar SNlhgfurd Who he vii he
of eourre. remains 20 be sesu ON
tho same tckot with me u Judge
Nellen. candidate fof the long term
Z think be will poll heavy vote.
Thomas Gale. an independent can
dictate Val also surprise his con.
atitueuts | shall return Ia South
eastern Alaska tonight leaving on
the Jefferson
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NO POLITICS
IN ALASKA
.o,nAre swlNeFoRo re.
-,sNs FROM sruMPiNo
.unAtoN M ALASKA AND
..sFs GENERAL sfNlt
ngNr,

-,., week NON Tomorrow Alas.
IN. mi elect two delegates 70
49, .sspss and mark ne wont l,otl
have 30 place IN the clee
ega .-t..a candidate fof
hAss' an the Democratic ticket
$500 - shart terW Who returned
= ~, Meme last nlsh' after , : ,la,'
. az the interior % N''s a.
- n, above statement az ~.
fs<ll hotel
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ele PRESIDENTIAL LUNCHEON.


oYRrER SAY. AuF President
Roosevelt entertained the largest
luncheon ~ the season today Mr.
AMI Mrs william fouugH. MI aud
Mrs. George ! Smith. HcpreHeptas
tive cocks, John A. kleiChof aud
senator feuruac spent part uf the
daY at Hngnmaro iiill
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FR|SCOL|NEMEN
THREATEN
TAKE aipEs Win MEN OUT ON
GRlke AND SUCCEED IN
WHIPPING POWER COMPANY
INTO LINE.
tsoripp. News e-rvlesl

SAN FnANcisco. Aug 6-iiue-
mon employed by the san Francisco
Gas = Electric company. Witch SUP
plies practically all the iiEhtinF aud
electric power of the city. notified
the company thr morning that n II
supplied the United Railroads Win
one kiluWhtt Shove the amount con.
traeted Tor by the railroads they
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Y. Williams. tb6 goth av ~. Ia.
forms the police that hia son loan
- a bicycle Ia a hoY Of the neigh
horhood ON Saturday. and that az
to date nothing has been seen OF
The boy OF tie wheel lie believes
that the missing hoy IA ia North
Yakima
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FOURTH VICTIM
OF NEGRO DIES

WASHINGTON. pa, Aug. -Ei-
mer Dempster. the negro boy who
killed Mrs Pearcs and her two chill
dren. has another death TO answer
for Edward Pearce. years old. the
third child Of the family Il dead
from the wounds received al Demp-
stefs hands The fury Of the neigh d
bors IL Increased and talk Of mob
violence lie considerable.
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Not a Luxury

A safe deposit box IL not a luN.
ury, a needless convenience. but "
Is a positive nceczslty Ia this day
af theft aud grvat conflAKratlan
our safe deposit vaults are impreE
nRhlo Call and inspect them la
the Alaska building 81 Cherry At
WIN II Perkins a Co. bankers. 49,
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Take Your Family and
Your Lunch

ON the magnificent excursion
steamer Fortuna. leaving Leschi
PARK az 6 10 each evening. for q
moonlight ride on the beautiful
waters Of Lake Washington. Tables
and other accommodations proYid'
ed. Twenly.fiVemile trip around
Mercer island for Is cents ."
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THE MARKETS

The market remains practically
unchanged this morning. with trad
inK apparently brisk California
grEp pes are now In The market and
are going at o. per crate. The sup
ply 81 grapes IL nearly exhausted
This morning. but more are expect
cd at any time There IL no notice
able change in the demand foF
watsrmelona. and prices remain NJ
81 CO pei 100 pounds.
Vegetables.
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sss. sp,ssrs. saavss nss ssrfais safk
lie nsN hs~is safs q - nss tufnlts
safk 49, caifasaia ieanaiass - -
ss5a psf bes. q T1si - psf sas. rogae
Fruits.
s.a.s.. q ,.ei =, ,,t, e , .s w'a a.,
49, D w. ehatfs 10 sens rsf t1ss TO
80 Fafd astss. - - ~ = faee4
nuts aass ~ psaFh riams. 30 tsts
- q s. v ss.tsh.. ssiotsr. rsssi.+ffies.
~ sfats q = eaafataafss laF ef~.r y 2
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is.s,,sss psaas 10. cshfasuls ossafss.
yal.nss.. d aess g t4issss p.f -. a.
aeaa
strictly frssh rstrt sF.s rsf Sec. %
ossaan Fsneh. - Eastern. n
Butter ard Cheese.
washinstsa sss4fasry huff.s Psf p ~
F4sssru, fsssh tiiss. n. Isqas hss'sfi..
ff~sh tuh 30 ~ = Faneh huttsf p "a
cheese wtssasssia ivias - e. -. We
sess.is f.ass ksas,,s .s - 1''i =.
fs~ cream tftek shssss. "a -. hle<s
s~t.s ib. fgas z4iiaaaeoss ituiso
Poultry.
1--we - stish.ns eer ~ - tssii.
sfs - sHfius - i've tufts5s y 80
~ sfwsssd - u. Eags bfe dssNss ~
tkisksss. nGttr
Live Stock.
w.fs.s. .hssp. r<s n s,sl s~.s =
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Meats.
~ Is tsiif sauitou. - r. f9ass spsins
ASA 80 ~ - afssssa hess. psr "a. fets
Fish.
ashsanss haHhui 80 ~ ies'ts steamer
- litas - ft. issdtc - IfHes iIaut afsis
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= .ss,..a. - x ~ Silver sasits. ~
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psf szi o. Bsgs 6 clans o = per sses'
taaaaHsas f4s1s. q 1Q4la
Hay ard Feedstufrs.
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- s4af tsf pct tan alfalfa. ~ peF tan
= hsai haF W 80 ter Eastffn NAshiHf
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ssa ten Ntata nafm. ~ fHf ton eral So
safH - rsr Zen. Ted Htsst - pef ten
srtafinUH - psf frnz aii case te 20
fHs ffan - fsef ifH stafta - ref Too.
shaape1 fssa flaaH rsf tan
lime ard Cement
rarsisna cement lrlpaftsd PEI ~ Nh
fs,rtiaHd ceussnt caiifarnta. psf ttl -
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80 fhl g. rfHs fsn fuah Re- ~ ftaf'
tas ~ un f1re hsick rsr n. - ptst
tsstas haif ~ %. " metal .ash Fsr Fafd
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would strike In sympathy with that
railroads insmen.
The company promised 60 adhere
strictly 90 the contract