The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-06

this morning contained the follow
ing:
ely, Nevada, is going to be the
most active mining camp In the state
this season." This was the unquali-
ned statement made by one of New
York's solid, conservative business
men, w. J. Palmer, at the Knutsford,
to q Tribune representative yester-
day. Mr.. Palmer is president of the
ely Townsite company, and is on his
way east from prolonged visit to
the city which his company is en-
gagged. in building.
I'm mining circles great deal
of development work is being done
in the district" said Mr.. Palmer,
sand the mine development will be
carried on with Increased energy and
force throughout the season. The
Nevada Consolidated are employing
q large force of men in development
work and in the building of their
great concentrating mill, the first
mill of which will be 5000 tons dali
ly, and which, when completed, will
have a daily capacity of 10000 tons
the largest ore concentrating mill
in the world. 1t is expected to have
the first unit of the mill completed
within eighteen months.
THE Giroux Consolidated people
are actively engaged in developing
their property and building con-
centrating mill The Giroux is an
energetic company. They own splen-
did property and the future of the
company could scarcely look bright
er.
This is equally true of the Cum
berland-Ely. Ely Witch, which is a
group proposition, and dozens of
others in the district.
There is another property which
looks exceedingly well, and may be
recorded among the early great
producers of Ely. 1t is SO favorably
located that its future may be said to
be assured.
What are you doing in the way
of improving your townsite, Mr.. Pal
mer?"
I'VE have done considerable, and
are actively at work all the time.
We have just let contract for new
railroad depot 1t is to be of stone
and cement, two stories, which will
contain the executive Offices of the
company. An excavation has been
made for an $4,000 hotel, the con-
tract for the building of which is
about to be let. 1t is needed, and we
want to have the building completed
as soon as possible. The company is
doing and will continue through the
season to do great deal of improve
ment work in the way of establish
ing a water system, laying water
pipes, paving sidewalks, making our
streets, and the like. Our water
supply affords flow of pure water
of 100000 gallons per day. The
company owning the electric light
ing system has let contracts to the
General Electric company for 1,4OO
additional horse power. The new
plant will be runnig by July 1. The
townsite proper consists of 500 acres
plated, of which over 100000
worth of town lots have been sold"
You expect Ely to become a large
city, do you not?''
Well, I lived in Butte for six
years and am pretty familiar with
the resources of that district, and
want to tell you that in my candid
judgment Ely is going to be larger
city than Butte, and the district will
be a larger and more enduring cop
per producer. | am not a stranger
to or unfamiliar with copper mining
and copper producing mines. l was
formerly president of the Shannon
Copper company of Clifton, Arizona,
with a record of 100000 pounds
of copper yearly.
ELY Is growing SO rapidly that we
have contemplated the building of
from 200 to 500 cottages to take
care of the people as they arrive. We
are erecting these buildings now.
People here in Salt Lake, 1t APP
pears to me, do not appreciate the ra-
pidity with which Ely is growing and
the tremendous volume of business
which is being transacted and is con-
stantly increasing. The other day
one of the officers of the Northern
Nevada railroad told me- that Inn