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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-25
Means Ely City Will Be
Made Biggest Railroad
Center in State.
ROAD WILL. Be BUILT
Smith Road Now Into GOIdfield is
First Link..-ReacheS From the
Santa Fe Line in California.

A railroad man who looked at a
map yesterday pointed his finger over
a line from Tonopah to Ely and from
there traced line to Salt Lake City.
His declaration when he concluded
was that within two years Ely City
would be the division point between
Tonopah and Salt Lake on trans
continental route operated through
the north by the Santa Fe.
Il cannot, for Obvious reasons, be
quoted in this matter, but am here
to say to you that construction of
that line is just as sure as that we
are sitting here The Tonopah &
Tidewater, the BoraX Smith road, eX-
tending from Ludlow on the main
line of the Santa Fe in California, to
Tonopah, is the first link. The Tono-
pah & Tidewater was completed only
a few weeks ago to its present ter
minus. But for the strenuous times
that have lately prevailed in finan-
cial circles, | am in position to know
that construction would have kept
right ahead with that road and that
it would now be putting down rail
in the direction of Ely City.
''The Santa Fe is bound to go into
Salt Lake City. The Smith road is
considered on inside circles to be
nothing more nor less than the Santa
Fes first move in the direction OF
its ultimate, destination in Utah. To
get there it will come through this
country. The line l traced for you
on the map allows an exceedingly
easy grade, good part of it being
no more difficult than the almost
level grade the Nevada Northern Sc
cured between here and Cobre. With
the Santa Fe coming through here,
Ely City will be made the biggest
railroad center in Nevada"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-25
More Money Received By
Tax Collector Than at
Same Date Last Year.
DISTRIBUTED BETTER
In That Larger Number of Proper.
ties Are RepTesented....T
Payers Got Busy Last Week.

Receipts from taxes during last
week aggregated $2,i2S.S1, accord
ing to the books in the office of the
tax collector. These payments rep
resent $1,31S.20 for the full pay
ments received, and $1,I10.61 for
the payments of first installments.
Increased business at the office of
the collector during the last week
put the payments of taxes for this
year we'll ahead of those of last year
for the corresponding period, both in
point of the number of payments
made. and the amount of money re-
ceived. This applies to both full pay
ments and first installment payments.
In 1906, there had been, to this
date. 75 full payments, aggregating
$3,091.71, while this years full pay
ments have reached Il total of l19,
with the cash receipts reaching 81
1926. Last years first installment
payments to this date numbered IA,
with $491.94 paid as compared with
72 half payments totaling $1,72S.96
for this year.
The total receipts this year to date
represent 1871 payments, making 81,
221.32 received as compared with 80
5S9.72 as the gross receipts. The
increase this year to the closing of
business last night was 113 pay
ments, and $631.60 over last year
for the corresponding period.
Taxpayers still have the opportun-
ity Of taking advantage of the privi-
lege of paying onc-half of their taxes.
in addition to the poll tax, at the first
payment. A few are holding off in
the hope that an extra session of
the legislature will pass bill reliev-
ing delinquent taxpayers of the PEN
atty of per cent attached for de-
linquency, but it is entirely problem
atica if that bill will be passed.
Taxpayers now have the opportunity
of avoiding the payment of the addi-
tional 10 per cent on their taxes. and
are urged by the collector TO pay be
fore the delinquency date.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-25
NO LET Up ON
WESTERN PACIFIC
George J. Gould Sends Order to
Crowd Straight Ahead...$IS,.
100000 Available for Work.

RENO, Nov. 23.-United States
Senator George S. Nixon left Reno
last night on the Overland Limited
train for Washington. He will be
present at the opening of congress
December 2, and about December 8,
he says, he will probably return, to
this state for few days.
As a member of the senate commit
tee on banking, Senator Nixon will
use his influence to alleviate the
financial depression throughout the
country. Senator Nixon said he was
not ready yesterday to announce his
plans, but would do his utmost for
the benefit of Nevada.
The Senator spent busy day with
his secretary, dwight Jones, before
his departure. Correspondence re-
manned to be answered, and financial
affairs needed attention. With j. H.
Mckenzie at the head of the ConSol.
idated Mines management and j. w.
Finch as geologist and consulting Ell
gineer, Senator Nixon feels confident
of the success of the great industry
during the coming year.
Senator Nixon showered confidence
from every inch of his stature during
a short interview when he talked for
the Journals readers. He said
my plans for the short term have
not been completed, although | have
many matter in mind for the benefit
of this state. Financial conditions
will be discussed, and laws made to
alleviate the present market strin-
gency, but | cannot tell the outcome
of the work.
about December Is | will ,eturn
to Reno -
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-25
ELY PEOPLE IN GOLD CIRCLE.
Have Promising Property-Open Pay
Ore in Six Workings.

G. A. Slough, of Buren, & Slough,
has received Il letter from his part
ner, who is now in the Gold Circle
country, between Golconda and Tus-
carora, and not far from Battle
Mountain, telling him of an attract
i've gold find in their property there.
Accompanying the letter was a
sample of rhyolite, flecked with free
gold, showing the characteristic for
nation of the pay rock. They have
found pay ore at six different places
on their property, which they will
work through the winter. The prop
erty comprises number of fractions
all through the district, and in the
heart of the richest portion of the
gold belt.
The pay rock is in a soft forma-
ton and is easily handled. Buren,
will stay at Gold Circle through the
winter
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-25
WILL FIGHT AT GOLDFIELD.
Nelson and Cans Have Practically
Concluded Agreement for
Meeting.

MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 23.-After a
conference of many hours today, Joe
Cans and Battling Nelson agreed on
all the details of their proposed fight
except the weight. Nelson insists
that Cans shall fight at 1913 pounds
in his fighting garb. No articles
have been signed as yet, but the men
agree that the winner shall receive
rs per cent of the receipts and the
loser 25 per cent. The fight will be
at Goldfield, on a date to be deter
mined later. Nelson will remain in
Minneapolis with the expectation of
signing articles before he leaves.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-25
RAILROAD TRAFFIC LIGHT.
Mine and Reduction Equipment frac-
fically All 1n-New line OF
business Later.

Freight and passenger traffic have
both fallen off considerably in the
last several weeks said General
Passenger and Freight Agent Toll OF
the Nevada Northern when asked
Yesterday as to business of that road.
''That is, of course, no more than
might be expected in view of the gen.
eral conditions with which all the
country is contending. Then again,
continued Mr.. Toll, 'the rush days
of freight traffic are over with the
Nevada Northern, probably Tor some
time to come. The reason is that the
amount of equipment mead
ed Immediately by mines and redue-
ton plants has practically all been
This is also true to laree
extent with regard to heavy st'chs
that merchants placed in opening II
business last year and in the early
part of this year. Naturally hey are
provided, under existing circum-
stances, for while to come. When
times change there will of course be
another rush Of orders, while we
must count on new line of bust
ness for the mines and reduction
works in the way of supplies, tim
bers, machinery, etc, that will bring
traffic up again.
Passenger traffic out lately has
been heavier than in. | would judge,
however, that the people remaining
at this time will pretty near all stay.
There are few unemployed and If ]
am correctly informed curtailment OF
working forces has about reached the
limit. Until spring we are not an
much incoming business in
either freight or passenger depart
ments. However, should conditions
change in the meantime as
regards copper affairs this expecta-
ton would doubtless prove subject to
When things do move
here | believe that they may conf
IDENTIFY be expected to jump forward
at mighty lively gait
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-25
THANKSGIVING SERVICES.
Special Music Arranged for Episcopal
Church-Services Today.

Episcopal services will be held in
Good Times club hall today as fol-
lows: Sunday school, 9:45' a. M. !;
morning prayer and sermon, II a.
M; evening prayer and sermon, 1870
p. m.
Thanksgiving services will be held
at the same place at 10 O'Clock
Thursday morning. Special music
has been arranged for this service.
The public is invited to attend all
services.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-25

The Strollers' club will give their
next dance about December at the
skating rink. Arrangements have
been made with f.. b. Hoyt, manager
of the Ely orchestra, to furnish the
music. This is new musical or
ganization which has appeared in
public but a few times and who have
made very favorable impression.
The boys are straining every effort to
make this the big success of the sea-
son, and every one attending can
look forward to an excellent time.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-25

M. M. johnson has filed suit in the
district court against d. c. McDon-
aid for commission alleged to be due
on a mining deal, the commission
asked for being $4,000. johnson,
in his complaint, alleges that on
April 80, 1906, the defendant was
the owner of the Success and Fair
Play groups of mining claims, and
that he agreed to pay Johnson a COM
mission of per cent if the latter
would sell the property for 10000,
under an agreement with Thomas l..
Walden. Johnson says in his COM
plaint that he performed the services
agreed upon, and that he believes
that the sale has been perfected, un-
der certain notifications. He there
fore ASKS judgment, The complaint
is drawn by Attorneys Maginnis,
Corn and DeVine, of Ogden.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-25
DENVER TO COIN $4,000 DAY

DENVER, Nov. 23.-The Denver
mint, which has coined about $15,-
100000 gold during the past two
months, will resume coming silver
on December l, working to Its full
capacity. Silver coins to the value
of about $4,000 daily will be pro-
duced and they will be Immediately
put into circulation.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-25

TERRIBLE MURDERS IN
VICINITY OF STINLER

. GOLDFIELD, Nov. 23.-The
Q dead bodies of Barney Griffin
o and man named Corners, en-
. ployes of Fred Vollmer, a we'll
. known mining man, have been
o found near Stimler, in the Silver
. Peak district The heads were
. battered in, apparently with
. drills, and the condition of the
. bodies indicated that the crime
. was committed over a week ago.
. The camp of the miners was
y burned and five of seven burros I
. they had are missing.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-25
MINING NOTES.

d. p. Cutro and w. N. Cutro have
transferred to George V. Knapp, for
stated consideration of 81, a third
interest in the James McDougall
claim in Robinson mining district.
This claim adjoins the Cumberland
Ely and Boston Ely properties and is
considered well in the ore belt.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-25

Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar e. White, who
have been away for three months,
have returned to Ely for the winter.
During their absence they visited the
principal cities of the east and south.
They will occupy their new home in
Murry street.
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about the efforts of the Government to
combat famine have been really effective
and increasingly so. The chief factors
in the success achieved have been the
railroad and irrigation works. In 1854
the famine In Bahar was fought vigor-
ously. The Government spent $35,O0O,OOO
besides importing one million tons OF rice.
The stressful period was tided over with
out the loss of single life by starvation.
This established a record which still
stands, but Bahar had .ilroad running
through 1t and is traversed by navigable
river. Few famine districts are so for
tunate In most cases there are tens Of
thousands of sufferers who can only be
reached by the slow moving bullock cart
and though the Government should e1-
haust the treasury it could do no more
for theIpoor wretches than Is done.
Carrying out conception of Lord Bea-
consfeld, Queen Victoria was proclaimed
Empress of India at the famous Delhi
Durbar-probably the most gorgeous gath
ering the world has ever seen-on the
frst day Of January, 1871 The remem-
brance Of that scene of splendor seemed
to 'accentuate to those who witnessed both
the terrible pictures Of starvation and
disease which were TO be seen all. over
the south of India In the two years fol-
lowing. What Is generally known as the
Great Famine of 1S7T-7s really extended
over greater period and was probably
the most widespread that India has ever
known. The drought commenced in Ny
sore with failure Of the monsoon OF
1876, and up In the Northwestern Prov
inces normal conditions did not return
until 1879. The greatest distress was felt
in Southern India. In two successive
years--1sT6 and 1S77--the rainfall failed
and the harvest of the latter year was
not worth the gathering. Then the entire
country from the vindhyas to Cape Como
rim fell into the grasp Of famine. The
Government made every effort possible to
minimize the effects and the story Of that
struggle is one Of splendid achievement.
White men-not few of them-sacriftced
health or gave their lives In the cause.
The Government expended 56,0o0,oO0 In
those two years, not to mention the loss
of revenue due to the remission Of taxes
and other government dues. Nevertheless,
I'VE and half million beings died from
starvation and resultant disease.
- must not be supposed that the In
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province failed 1t nightly payment
were in better position, but If the short
age was widespread only the edges Of the
stricken area might hope for rescue from
death. 1t does not seem to be generally
understood that Under British rule the
state Of affairs has been enormously I'M
proved. Very extensive tracts have been
entirely removed from the famine map and
placed in one Of the safe zones where
at least a sufficient crop to maintain life
may be depended upon every year. The
effects of crop shortage or failure In the
famine zones have been greatly reduced,
so that in latter days a much smaller per
centage OF. life is lost in famine and
the afflicted district is enabled to recuper-
ate more speedily than 1t ever could have
done under the conditions of, say CEN
fury ago. The death and birth statistics
proclaim these facts very pointedly.
The worst famine in the recorded his
tory of the country occurred in ITO. 1t
was felt throughout the peninsula but
most keenly In the lower valley OF the
Ganges. One third Of the teeming popu-
lation of Bengal died The mortality and
distress were probably doubly as great as
In the fearful famine of 1S77-TS. There
had been severe drought in 1899 and at
Its breaking up in ITO disastrous foods
overspread the land and obliterated the
last trace of growing grain. The situa-
tion was SO appalling that the govern
ment seems to have been paralyzed by
the horror Of II.
At any rate there is no record OF any
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dian Government restricts itself to re-
lieving existent famine. As matter or
fact 1t is constantly engaged In the con-
fiict against the dread enemy. Millions
are spent every year in anticipatory re-
lief work. The magnificent irrigation
system Is In course of extension all the
time and roads are continually under con-
struction. In this way the efforts to
alleviate the effects of drought are ever
meeting with greater success. There has
been no great famine In India during
the past thirty years. The present dis
tress Is the worst that has occurred
since 1878. The mortality is reported to
have reached $4,000 in a week, but 1t is
safe to say that the Government will
soon have the situation completely In
Customs of the people.
Whilst the physical conditions are i'm
portant factors In the creation Of scare
ity the chief causes lie in the customs
and habits of the people. India has
few large cities and no manufacturing
towns to attract the population. Whilst
In England more than half the total
population is to be found In centers Of
10000 or over, In India less than i've per
cent live In the 225 towns OF that size.
Practically the entire population is there
fore rural and dependent upon agricul-
ture. But 1t is not rural population
such as we are accustomed to thinking
of in connection with the farming dis
tricts Of this country. The people are
densely settled upon the land. In very
many districts the husbandmen average
one to the half acre and the struggle for
existence is intense. But whilst numer-
Gus areas contain more persons than. the
land can possibly feed there are vast
tracts Of fertile soil lying uncultivated.
Here or almost anywhere else such
condition could not prevail. The surplus
population of the crowded districts would
move to more favorable localities. Not
so in India however. 1t Is almost linz
possible to induce tho Hindu peasant to
leave the hereditary homestead. He will
rather starve In the over-taxed fields Of
his ancestors than go to strange place.
Migration from one district to another
Is virtually unknown In India. The re-
turns Of the last census showed that
ninety per cent Of the inhabitants Of the
county taken as q whole lived in the
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TT Is not possible through the medium
q of figures to form anything Ike an
adequate idea of the stupendous task
involved In the government Of the vast
Indian Empire Of Great Britain. The
problems and difficulties are not due to
the mere fact that the area under con-
troll is 100000 square miles In extent
nor that the population included In 1t Is
300. 900, 900, but that this area embraces
the most diversified climates and physical
conditions, and that this population Is
made up of many distinct races speaking
nearly thirty different languages. 1t Is
not practicable to apply one code OF laws
to the whole country, nor one system OF
policy. Land tenure In Oudh Is entirely
different from what 1t is In Gujarat or
Mysore and different again In the TWO
latter sections of the country. Taxation
as practised In the Punjab would not be
adapted to Kashmir or Haiderabad'
Nevertheless, 1t Is a common thing TO
ind writer's with only the vaguest con-
ception of conditions In Hindustan DIS
cussing fanciful theories which they are
pleased to label Indian Question" or
Indian Problem" The men who nave
to contend with the situation out there
will tell you that there are thousand
Indian questions demanding attention
all the time and that they are as change
able as the quick-sands in the Hugnlh
The problems that confronted Wellesley
or CORVALLIS are very different from
those with which Lord Curzon wrestled.
Indlc. has slumbered through the GEN.
turtles but now her people are awakening
In company with the other nations OF the
Orient and exhibiting restlessness that
causes their rulers slecpless nights and
endless trouble. Great Britain has been
at large expense and much pains to edu-
cate the people Of IIindustan. The ulti-
mate result Will be widespread blessing
doubtless hut the present product Of the
schools is n crop of babu agitators, cold
blooded, mendacious and utterly selfish.
whose educational advantages are en-
ployed 10 overreach their poorer and more
ignorant countrymen. From this class
come the ghouls who corner grain in a
famine district and fatten on the life
blood Of their fellows.
The water supply.
Let us take a cursory view of the coun-
try preparatory to considering the factors
that influence the food supply. Along the
north stretch the eternal ramparts of the
Himalayss dividing India from the CEN
trail plateau Of Asia. The higher eleva-
lions Of the huge range are perpetually
snow-clad and from them run never-fail-
ing streams that go to feed the large riv-
ems which water the Great North Indian
Plain. This is extensively cultivated and
is capable of dependable irrigation but
even in this region is the Thar Desert
large uninhabitabIe stretch Of sand
The peninsula proper is composed mainly
of the table-land of the Deccan. This is
the region most liable to famine. II de-
ponds upon the southwest monsoons
which at the close OF the hot season
blow rain across the Western Chats to
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the interior. The valleys Of the Chats
the ancient home of the Marathas-never
lack a sufficient supply of moisture but
it frequently happens that the amount
carried inland is short Of the normal and
in such case famine more or less severe
and more or less widespread, ensues.
A glance at the map Of India will show
that 1t contains no large lake and very
few of any size. This fact places a
severe limitation on irrigation. Rivers
have to be relied upon for this purpose
but they are extremely difficult to han
die. An Indian river is at one time a
huge dry ditch. and at another-the
transformation being worked with In
credible suddenness-a raging torrent
overlooking its banks. And hoods-though
not so common as scarcity of water
are among the causes Of famine. In the
south Of India are many large tanks"
as they are called. These are artificial
lakes sometimes several square miles In
area. They are memorials of the benevo-
lence Of one or another ruler or wealthy
citizen and are usually sacred" being
connected with temple and dedicated
to one of the numerousp gods In the Hin
doc Pantheon The association with re-
ligion ensures immunity from destruc-
tion and the presence OF the temple en-
sures fund for the care ane preserva-
ton Of the valuable public utility. In the
Great Plain wells can generally be dug
with success. but there are many parts
of the country-as Bikanir for instance
where water can not be reached short
of depth Of 200 feet and by no means
always at that.
waterworks that would extend i'm
munity to the whole country are beyond
the bounds of financial feasibility and
even physical possibility. There are not a
few regions in which nothing short Of the
full monsoon fall with yearly regularity
will suffice to stave of periodical starva-
ton. These are places in which no man
should live in reliance upon the soil for
the sole means of subsistence but hun
dreds Of thousands persist In doing SO
and the Government can not forcibly de-
port them.
Ancient, famines. ~
To reach a Just conception OF what the
British have done towards the reduction
and alienation of famine one must go
back through few centuries in the his
tory Of the country. He will learn that
the famines Of latter days-ghastly as
their story is-are Incompatible to the
terrible havoc wrought by the failure OF
crops in olden times. Then thousands
died where tens die today. 1t was not that
the rulers were callous to the sutferings
of their subjects but that the means Of re-
lief were so much less effective than now.
They had In the old days to rely upon
Internal supplies. There were no steamer
borne cargoes to alleviate their distress.
Indeed, the outer world knew nothing
about 1t. Hundreds Of thousands disap-
peared from the face Of the earth without
any fuss Large sections of territory were
depopulated ana their former inhabitants
speedily forgotten. when the erons Of O.