The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1906-07-24
WHAT ELY IS DOING;
ALL THE TOWN NEWS
How the Time Is Spent in a Busy Camp---A
Long String Of Interesting
Happenings

disagreeable about it is the inconVeni-
ence of little dust.
Leslie Savage, who was formerly
employed by the Nevada Consolidated,
has returned to Ely to look after his
mining interests here. Mrs. Savage,
who is a daughter of Judge c. c. Good
win, of Salt Lake, is with him
J. B. Simpson, A. J. Fesler and Hon.
Thomas -Rockhill are back from their
camping trip on Duck Creek. They
left the ladies' of their party ther,, to
enjoy more of outdoor life and motnt-
ain scenery, where nature is unador,tad.
The Republican County Central Goni-
mittec will call meeting to name the
date of the convention in q few days,
C. A. Walker is the chairman and is
away from home. As soon as he can
be heard from meeting will be called
and the preliminary steps for the com
ing campaign will be taken.
Russell Hudgins left Ely Mollday
| morning and made the run to Cherry
and reutrn. Tuesday he left with bo n
passenger cars for Cherry to meet his
brother and party, who are expected to
arrive from New York this evening.
| All three of the cars of the firm are
now making regular trips to the rail
road and no further trouble is expected.
Ely with her building activity is short
on sand and prospectors are out now
hunting for sand pit or dune. The
old mill tailings used as substitute for
that material have been all put into
! buildings md now that it has gin
out" the rustic for more is on in earn
est. THE NEWS hopes some one will
| find a mountain of sand for it will take
mountain to build a city.
Jimmie Dugal arrived from the west
ern part of the State Saturday via Eu-
reka. He reports business good. lie
says faggots are being piled onto the
fire and the bottom of the political ket-
tie is getting quite warm. At present
the man who will carry the Gubernato-
rial banner is the most talked about.
Mr.. Dugal will remain in this section
some days. after which he will go on
to Phoebe.
Jack Creighton, of the firm Of Roun-
tree & Creighton, left this morning Tor
the Snake Valley country, some %
miles from Ely, on a prospecting trip.
He is following up a couple of prospect
ors the firm sent out the last OF the
week and will be gone for two weeks
or more. There is quite an excitement
in Ely over discoveries made in the
Snake Valley country the past week or
two.
1t is quite noticeable that the pros
pectors leaving Ely to find mine IN
the hills have their dogs tied under
their wagons. There is fairly good
picking for dogs in the sWill pals al
the bacl; doors Of every residence in
town. The scavenger don't get around
only once in about two weeks and 1t
makes of Ely perfect home for blood
ed ours as well as just common dogs.
CAPTAIN H. J. Harmon has concluded
to defer his visit to Boston for time.
, His daughter is coming out to Ely To
nav visit to her father. She is prl-
vatc secretary to Banker j. M. King,
of Boston, and is ono of the few high
.salaricd women of that section. The
CAPTAIN sent her 81 900 to come out
here 1t has been 80 years since the
Captain has seen his daughter he haV-
ING left home when she was child.
The driver of the Cherry Creek stage
carelessly left his team standing III
front Of the postollicc Monday morning
!, without hitching while he went in after
: the mail. An auto coming down the
street startled them and they broke
into mad run down Aultman street.
Proprietor Kennedy, who was IN the
: center Of the next block. ran cut an1
. caught them and after quite strug
: ft,e, assisted by two or three others
9 succeeded in bringing the team to
standstjl There was no damage done
to the horses or the coach.
n There were 80 registered voters OF
u .Jndpe Van Volkenberg's register yes
tcrday.
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