The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-22


of hay and has a fine orchard of
hundred trees, all in bearing. The
place is watered by Bassett creek,
the third largest stream that finds it's
way from the show-coV,red mount
aims to the valley. 1t is managed for
Mrs. Cleveland by Mr.. and Mrs. C. r.
Starkweather of Nebraska. In all
these things one can trace a masters
brain that has left it's imprint all
over White Pine county, and In the
vicinity of the Cleveland property he
can see the work of a master work.
man in the plans on the trestle board
that were executed by a wise and IL
Oustrious hand.
In this part of the great American
desert the most of us had been taught
to call man. blessed who made TWO
blades of grass grow where but one
grew before. A G. Cleveland not
only made two" grow, but whole
stacks of well-cured hay have beeI
put up every year, besides trees,
grain, large orchard and large
bands of beef cattle to feed the hun
cry world. The Cleveland estate pre-
sents an object lesson to the slug
gard that he should profit by. 1t is
understood that Mrs. Cleveland has
bonded her holdings in Spring valley
to the Wooleys, and If they fill on
the option it is probable that she will
take up residence in Reno, where
the earthly casket of her husband lies
in a granite mausoleum, built by Mrs.
Cleveland, but If the bond Is not
made good she will probably con-
tintle to make the ranch her home in
the summer and go to the coast to
spend the winters, for time at least.
ALLEN c. BRAGG.
Cleveland, June Is, 1907.
| Editor News: M. l.. Woodman and
Mrs. A. G. Cleveland own a group of
claims in Sacramento pass, in the
Snake range, that are very promis-
ing holdings; besides they own a
small ranch In the pass, containing
about 100 acres of land, garden and
hay land. Mr.. Woodman is a pioneer
of this section, and is developing
their property, which Is silver, cop
per and gold. They shipped quite
quantity of high-grade ore in years
agone that yielded a handsome re-
turn. Years ago they had worked
at one of the mills at Osceola a guam
tity of gold ore. The ore, however,
requires smelling before 1t will yield
up its values, and the smelter is so
far distant that shipping by team to
the railroad makes it too expensive
to handle the output successfully,
and the owners of the group are
waiting until Osceola, Blackhorse
and Spring valley have railroad. If
that day ever comes, their property
will be very valuable. Mr.. Woodman
is now blocking out ore and IL a
smelter is erected anywhere in this
section they expect to go into mining
on large scale. They are convinced
that they have fine properties and
will bide their time.
The GirOuxs.
Harry Blackwell is on the north
fork of Cleveland creek with a force
of men In the interest of the Giroux
Consolidated Mines company at Kim
berley, doing the preliminary work
for the building of an electrical plant
for lighting and power purposes.
There is ample power for the gener-
ating of unlimited Juice for power
and lighting purposes. 1t is said that
the Giroux company has In contem-
plation an electric line of railroad
from Kimberley to Ely and the
smelter site at McGill, and that work
will commence on the line as soon as
electric power is installed on the
north fork of Cleveland creek.
Leahman Gave.
Twenty miles south of the Cleve-
land ranch and due east from Mount
Wheeler Is the celebrated Leahman
cave. From all that has been said of
1t 1t must be wonder in the way of a
cave 1t starts in ON an incline and
runs for a distance of about sixty
feet and then branches out In a
southerly and westerly direction I'M
der the famous Mount Wheeler. 1t
has several chambers of stallactites
of limestone formation. Mrs.
Charles Rowland Is it's owner and
she derives quite an income from it,
for hardly anyone who visits in the
vicinity but visits the cave
Muncy Creek.
This is one of the Oldest mining
districts In the county, and today
much prospecting is going on in vari-
GUS sections. One small place is
owned by Henry Bews, who runs a
few cattle and sheep. Muncy creek
was at one time an important station
of the old overland stage road across
the continent, and its history dates
back to the COS. The creek carries
about $50 miners inches of water.
Joe Cameron is pioneer of the sec
tion, having lived here for eighteen
years. He farms about 200 acres,
which produce hay and grain. He
runs something like 800 head of cat
tie and seventy-five horses. Two
miles north of Muncy creek Alfred
Doutre farms forty acres and runs
5000 head of sheep.
The principal groups of mines are
the Lone Pine and Defiance groups.
They are copper, gold and silver. A
shaft has been sunk on the ground
21S feet in depth.
In coming to Muncy creek l forgot
to mention the Odgers ranch, north
of Celeveland, which is a very good
little place 1t is owned by Grand
ma" Odgers, who is IS years of age,
and as spry and as sharp as most wo-
men of 40 She has lived on her
present property since 1872, and is
known all over the county as
Grandma" and she Is much beloved
by all her neighbors. 1t is showing
like "fun," SO l will bring this unin-
teresting letter to a close.
ALLEN G. BRAGG.
Sacramento Pass, June IL, 1907.