The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-07

One of the things which impresses a
stranger on his first trip to the camp
of Ely, New, is the fact that, neither
from the town nor any point on the
railroad which runs through the Step
toe valley for a distance of 141 miles TO
reach it, is there any visible indica-
ton that mines exist there at all No
dumps, no hosting works, no tram
ways, no nothing to suggest other than
that the little town which can be seen
for many miles before ii is reached, is
anything more than a ranch town The
place nestles in a cosy little nook on
the east slope of the Egan range of
mountains at the mouth of what is
known as Robinson canyon. Robinson
is also the name of the district.
Ely is a well laid-Out place, and now
that it's real existence has begun, it
will undoubtedly be converted into an
attractive as we'll as busting city of
probably 10000 souls during the COM
ing few years. The streets run approx
imately east and west north and south.
and the Nevada Northern Railroad
company's depot will be located i'm the
heart of the town, as known with its
present population of about 1000 peO-
pie
Starting Off Right.
The town of Ely has it's own cleo
system. 1t Will not be long till first
class telegraphic and telephone cOnnec-
tiOns with the outside world will be es-
tabliShed at CObre. on the main line
of the Southern Pacific. and the world.
Temporary accommodation in these re-
spects have already been provided and
business men manage to get along
pretty WELL A street car system is al
ready being worked out, and sew 5Tage
and other sanitary measures are being
discussed and figured upon by the town
authorities Everybody in Ely appre-
/ ciateS the fact that provision has got
! TO be made now for the growing needs
of the community and, profiting by the
| experiences of other communities, it is
| proposed to start off right.
For more than a year past property
values have been climbing. and a great
deal OF the choicest business property
has been bought up and held awaiting
the completion of the railroad in order
to get material with which to build the
new city cheaper. The work has al
ready begun.
Where the Mines Are.
The map at the top Of this page
shows as nothing else could do what is
now considered the best portion of the
mining district. Cumberland-Ely and
GirouX Consolidated properties mark
the western limits of properties so
prominently in the public eye at the
present time, while the Robust and
| Maceo groups of Kearns and Keith and
| D. G. Mcdonald cover the eastern eX-
tremity and begin at point about one
half mile north of west from the town,
and on the north side of Robinson can
yon. There are great many proper
ties both north and south. and others
stretching away for more than a mile
TO the west which are not shown in the
portion of the map it Was possible to
crowd into the space given il here.
West of the Robust and Maceo groups
are the properties of the Nevada
Northern, Nevada Consolidated com
panies, as we'll as the Lane City
townsite, and the Nevada Consolidated
company's Chairman group, which is
located in the first piece OF open cuun-
try after passing through the narrowest
portion of Robinson canyon, westerly
from Ely a mile and half 10 two
miles.
Heart of the Mineral Zone.
At the upper or west end of Lane
City the Robinson canyon veers off in
a northwesterly direction, while the
gulcheS running westerly and south
westerly lead the traveller right into
the heart of the wonderful mineral zone
Copper fiat. First you hit what is