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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-25
Telegraph Line Down

Not a message passed over the tele-
graph wire to Cobre after O'Clock
yesterday morning, owing to a break
age somewhere along the line. Up to
late hour last night the trouble had
not been located Some kilograms ad-
dressed to business men in Ely were
forwarded by the down train from
Cobre, which arrived on time last even
ing, but, as rule, important mes
sages, known to have been filed, were
not received.
There is something radically wrong
with the wire system between Ely and
Cobre. What it is, we do not pretend
to say, but it seems to us that line
which is so important to local interests
should be safeguarded from Interrupt
tions at intermediate points, due fire.
quently to carelessness, and that means
should be adopted to prevent continu-
Gus stoppage of business for twenty
four hours
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-25
"ELY" The TOPIC
IN EASTERN CITIES
Mr.. and Mrs. W. N. McGiil Get Back
From Holiday Trip-..Hear of This
Camp Everywhere

M. and Mrs. w. N. McGill returned
to Ely last night from their holiday
visit to their children who are at school
at Stamford, Conn, and at Yale Uni
versity.
"We heard great deal of talk of
Ely everywhere, said Mr.. McGill.
''Ely was popular topic in New York,
in Boston, in Buffalo and in other places
we visited. The merits of the camp S
mineral resources have aroused a wide
and intelligent interest throughout the
East, and the West, too, for that mat
ter, for the talk about Ely was as I'M
tagging in Denver and Salt Lake as
in the Eastern cities.
''On the trains, we were always able
to identify the mining men by occas-
ionally catching the word Ely IN the
conversation of fellow passengers.
when | left New York, | under
stood that the trouble betw cen the
Chairman people and the Nevada Con.
solidated was at the point of salts
factory settlement. By this time,
suppose, the matter has been adjusted. .
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-25
President Palmer Informs Members Of Citizens
Committee That the Ely TCwnsite Company
Has Acted FavOrabIy Upon the RecOmnlen-
dation Of General Manager Corbett and
That Pure Water Will Be Supplied For Nu-
nicipaI and Domestic Purposes
Ely, New, January "a. 1907.

WHITE PINE News Ely, Nev.-Gentemen: The
following letter has been sent to each member OF the
Citizens Committee appointed by the Board OF
County Commissioners at its last session:
DEAR SIR: We take this opportunity to announce
to all who may be interested in the matter, that we
will furnish water to the househoders in the old town
of Ely for all municipal and domestic uses This an
nouncement we apprehend, has not been unexpected
since the earlier statement through the press by eur
General Manager, Mr. Corbett, that he favored such
proposition and would recommend the same to the
Board of Directors for action. Action unanimous
favorable to the idea has been taken by Directors
and hence this announcements by direction of the
board, at the first practicable moment
I'VE appreciate the needs of Ely in the matter OF
water supply and the results to- the health of it's n-
hsbiants which may after the cessation of the
cold weather. if by that time ample provision is
not ma therefor
"Pipes and other equipments are arriving daily
and franchises will be obtained in proper time, So
that we confidently expect that soon no impairment
of health or jeopardzing of lives can be charged
to the want or lack of a complete system, serving
wholesome water to the people of the town.
"We are giving the fullest publicity possible to
this announcement by sending to each of the three
quest that they give it prominent space in their col
umns Ely TCwNsITE COMPANY,
by w. j. PALMER, President.
"As we wish to give this item as much pub
licity as possible, will you kindly give it prom
nent position in your next issue? Yours truly
w j. PALMER President
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-25
WESTERN PACIFIC
OFFICIAL ROUTE
Chief Engineer BOsue Gives Out a
Statement Describing Towns
That Will Be Touched by
the New Line

The following official description of
the route of the Western Pacific was
furnished by Virgil G. Bogue, vice
president and chief engineer:
The total length Of the Western Pa
cific will be 929 miles, from the Rio
Grande Western station at Salt Lake
City to the face of the Ferry building
in San Francisco. Of this length, 122
miles are in Utah, APT in Nevada and
$50 in California.
The line leaving Salt Lake City
passes around the southern end of Great
Salt Lake and the north end of the
Stansburg range; thence crossing the
Low pass in the Cedar range, strikes
the Great Mud desert, across which it
runs for 38 miles. 1t then climbs the
rim of Salt Lake basin an elevation of
1915 feet.
The line then descends into the Gosh
ute valley, in the bottom of which it
crosses the Nevada Northern railroad.
1t then ascends the Pequop range,
crossing it at Flower Lake pass at an
elevation of 5907 feet, which is the
highest point attained on the road.
Then descending into Independent val
lev, the line goes to Humboldt river at
Wells station en- the Central Pacific
railroad.
From Wells to Winnemucca the gen.
eral course of the Humboldt river is
followed, the Central Pacific railroad
being crossed at Palisade From Win
nemucca the line goes nearly west to
the southern point of Honey Lake, then
turns southward and climbs the Sierras
crossing al Beckwith Pass at an eleva-
tion of 50i9 feet.
From this pass, which is the source
of the Feather river drainage, the line
follows various forks of the Feather
river coming out into open country at
0roville, Cal,
From 0roVille the line goes almost in
an air line to Marysville and from
there to Sacramento and Stockton. Just
south Of Stockton it strikes the CON
structed road of the Alameda & San
Joaquin, which has been Aacquire
by the Western Pacific, and Is miles of
this track will be in the divide at
Altamont and follows the Alameda
creek drainage via Livermore and
Niles, at which latter place it turns
and runs through San Lorenzo, San
Leandro and FruitYale to Oakland.
The railroad proper stops at Oakland
water front. 1t is intended to use
sransfer boats for passengers and
! freight to San Francisco.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-25
FATAL night WALK
TO SHELTER SITE
Walter Cole, One Of a Party of FOnr
Intoxicated Men Dies in the
Valley From Intense Cold

Walter Cole, painter and decorator,
whose home was at 522 West Second
South, Salt Lake, perished from the
cold on Wednesday night while making
his way, with three companions, to the
Smelter Site at McGill. All of the
men were intoxicated, not one knew
the way across the valley, and Cole,
who had scarcely been sober in two
months, fell an easy victim to the
intense cold. His body was brought
back to Ely last night.
With G. H. Davis, Fred Wicks and
Daniel Greene the dead man spent the
early hours of Wednesday in the saloons
of the town. Cole had obtained en-
ployment at the Smelter Site but had
missed the train in the morning. For
want of better occupation he struck up
an acquaintance with the other three
men and provided liquor for the party
in abundance.
"We were all under the influence, "
Davis said yesterday, when We start
ed on foot for WcGill late Wednesday
afternoon, and each member carried a
quart bottle of whiskey, Six miles out
Cole became so intoxicated that we had
to almost carry him. The snow was
deep and we lost the road. When we
came to Murry Greek it was dark and
Cole stumbled into the water. fellin,
too, trying to save him from aiwetting.
after that it was very cold and we
could hardly walk. Coles legs were
covered with ice. We broke the ice
from his body and rubbed him with
snow, but it was no use-we couldn't
make any headway with him. | was
freezing, myself, and ran on ahead to
McGill's siding, where | bathed my
feet in snow water and found shelter.
Another member of the party, (Frcd
Wickes,) went with me and kept on to
theI smelter to get a wagon, leaving
Greene to care for Cole. Wickes got
lost and never came back. | don't
know what time Cole died, as ! have
not yet seen bfecne
1t appears that after his companions
left Greene did everything possiblt un-
der the circumstances to assist Cole to
the railroad camp but the dying man
was too weak to walk, even with as
sistance and finally expired two niles
this side Of the railroad where his body
was found by Constable Ed. Gilbert.
An inquest will be held today.
Cole leaves wife and child in Salt
Lake. He was capable mechanic and
did most of the painting and decorat-
ing on the new Northern hotel.
Davis and Wickes were suffering last
night from frostbitten feet and were
attended by DR.. Wallace.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-25
GOV. SPARKS
RECOMMENDS:
Radical Action Against Railroads,
Appointment Of State Mineral.
OeiSt and Bank COmmiS-
SiOner, Repeal Prize.
Fight Law and Re.
Opening Mint
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

Carson City, New. Jan. %. In his
message to the General Assembly Gov
ernor Sparks makes the following
recommendations
THE appointment of State min
eralogist whose duty it shall be to COM
pile and disseminate accurate informa-
ton concerning the mines of Nevada.
2. 2.-Arbitrary use by the State of its
power to tax railroads until the latter
yield to the popular demand for termi-
nal rates, such as are accorded to other
states.
3.-Repeal of the law which permits
prize-ighting in the State of Nevada
1.-The reorganization of the Nevada
National Guard would not be detrim-
entail to the State.
5.-The appointment of "a Bank Com
mission with power to examine the
books, accounts and securities of the
banks and brokerage concerns that
have sprung up in the last year or two.
g. Joint petition by both branches
of the Legislature for the reopening of
the Carson Mint.
In addition TO which the Governor
reviews the work of the various de-
partmcnts and concludes that every
thing official in Nevada is chunky
day. -
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-25
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS.


Carson City, Nev. Jan. %. The
Legislature is getting busy, and the
members are not waiting 80 days 10
''get on the ropes " The members
have gone to work and seem to be in
earnest in their efforts to legislate in
the best interests of the state.
White Pine has been recognized in
the appointment of A. j. Fesler as the
Chairman of the Committee on Public
Morals.
In both branches the Democrats have
been separated from the Republicans
and occupy seats on the west side of
the chamber, while the Republicans
amuse themselves ON the east side.
Whether this has been done to draw
party lines more closely will develop as
the business of the session advances.
1t has always been the custom to
mix the Republicans with the Dem
ocrats and no attention has ever here
tofore been ,paidas to whore the mem
bers should sit.
Washoe County with one Republican
and one Democratic Senator occupies
two seats, one ON one side of the
chamber, and one on the other.
The fight that was said to be on be-
tween Lieut.. Governor Dickerson and
the Republican majority in the Senate
has been settled and Dickerson appoin-
ted his committee on railroads without
let or hnderance- two Democrats and
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-25
Dwyer'S Execution Postponed

J, A. Fesler telegraphed to H. F.
Porch yesterday from Carson that
Gov. Sparks had indefinitely postponed
the execution Of PATSY" Dwyer, who
is under sentence of death.
Dwyer got into quarrel with bar
tender at Austin, New, and sometime
later, while in the street, saw man
approaching whom he mistook for the
bartender. This man had cigar in
his mouth and started to strike match
upon his trousers. Dwyer supposed
that he was reaching for revolver,
drew his own weapon and shot the man
dead. He was convicted of murder and
sentenced to harg.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-25
Call To Catholics

Being anxious to give an account Of
the condition of things at Ely to the
Rt. Rev. Bishop, with view of ascer-
tanning whether the time has come to
give Ely a resident priest | exhort
earnestly all those who have promised
to contribute towards the improve
ments made for and in the Curch, as
also for things needed, to settle now,
while | am here (till Tuesday next
Should this be done have no doubt l
shall meet with success.
REV. l.. Won Rec.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-25
PERSONAL ITEMS

DR.. and Mrs Richardson and their
little daughter have gone to California.
Mike Bowen Of the Success mine
came in from Salt Lake last night.
l.. B. O'Connor of Salt Lake arrived
in camp ON last nights train.
John Leonard and A. J. Brunoni of
San Francisco reached Ely last night.
T. l.. Stadiford of San Francisco was
one Of last nights arrivals.
There was another fracas in coon
town" last night, when two beligerent
colored women came to blows. The
victor in the combat was arrested and
will be tried today.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-25
THREE men HURT
NEAR WITCH NINE
Graders for Boarding House Site
Attempt to "ThaW" Dynamite and
Cause Disastrous Explosion
NELSON MAY LOSE EYE
The Injured Men We're Hurt by Bits
Of Flying Rock Being Cared
For Nov at Hayes Park

Dynamite exploding where laborers
were grading the site for the Ely Witch
boarding house, near the Nevada North
ern grade back Of Lane City, injured
three men yesterday afternoon. The
injured were:
Thomas Tracey, concussion of
the brain and numerous abrasions of
the skin, caused by pieces of rock and
dirt being driven into his body by The ex-
ploding powder.
Ras Nelson, left eye injured 10y flying
rock; may lose the eye; no other in
jury.
Frank Ferri, leg injured by rock and
sand thrown up by the explosion; not
seriously hurt.
There was fourth man, Joe Arcad,
at the scene of the explosion, but he,
through wonderful good fortune, es-
capped uninjured.
The four men were employed by
Contractor HASTE in grading the board
ing house site. AS the ground was
frozen, powder was used in loosening
up the earth and fragments of rock
To thaw the powder before using it,
fire was kindled close to where the men
were working.
Several sticks of powder were in a
thawer before the fire. There was a
fifty pound box of dynamite a few feet
away from the fire 1t did not, how
ever, explode.
.--Nnother story is told by Ras Nelson,
the man who may lose ain eye. Nelson
recently came to Ely from San Pete
Comfy, Utah, and went to work at the
Ely Witch the day before the accident.
To NEWS reporter last night, he said:
"We were working on the grade for
the Witch boarding house. Tracy had
charge of the powder. He had ten or
fifteen sticks of dynamite in tin can
in front of the fire thawing them out.
A box containing about fifty pounds
of powder was few feet back of
the fire. At the time of the explo-
sion, Tracey was sitting at the
fire, cutting fuse. was about
twenty-five feet away, working on the
excavation. The two Italians were
nearer the fire. don't know what
started the power in the tin can. but it
went off. The force of the explosion
Immediately caused the box of power
to explode. 1t was an awful roar and
shock and scattering of rock and dirt.
| don't know how any of US escaped
alive. "
Tracey was not able last night to tell
his version of the accident.
The three injured men were brought
to Ely after the accident and taken to
the Hayes Park Hotel, where they are
being attended by Drs. E. l.. r. and
Lew Wallace.
DR.. Lew Wallace said last night that
Tracey was the only one Of the Three
whose condition is at all serious He
said that he had hopes of the man S
recovery, although he had consuession
of the brain and was not out of danger.
Tracy's body is also riddled with bits
of stone and sand driven into his body
by the exploding powder
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-25
candy" FESLER HEADS HOUSE
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC MORALS
WeKnOwn Remer Selected By Speaker kaggs an Especial
Honor to White Pine County, to Guard the Morals Of
the State."NeW Schools For Ely Very Soon
one Republican.


Governor Sparks has sent his ness
age and makes sevaral wise suggestions
to the statesmen, that if they heed will
give better satisfaction to their con-
stituents than if they ignore them.
The people of Nevada seem to be in
earnest in their demands for helpful
laws, and arc watching the moves
made with great interest.
There is strong railroad lobby al
ready in Carson, and the various trans
portation companies seem to be not a
little exercised over the outcome.
The White Pine delegation favor a
general incorporation law, and Ely
will no doubt take advantage of the
law that will be passed little later.
Every member of the White Pine dele
cation agrees that something should be
done in the way of school legislation,
and bill will probably be drafted
looking to the building of a new school
house for Ely district.
The two branches of the legislature
will adjourn Friday afternoon until
Monday and next week will probably
develop evening session, and the mem
bers will put in the statutory fifty days
in formulating legislation. | look for
some wise laws to be passed so when
the chan is separated from the grain
there will be few good seeds found in
the State house windmill.
ALLEN G.. BRAGG.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-25
STRAUB FLOATS ELY
TRUST COMp..Nf

Articles of incorporation of the Ely
Trust Company have been filed with
the County Clerk. The incorporators
are Frank Straub and Edward e. Straub
of Denver, and Arthur z. Van Dousen,
all of whom are more or less interested
in the Pittsburg Ely Copper Company,
owning considerable undcveloped ground
in this district.
The capital stock of the trust COM
pany is $4,000, divided into dollar
shares.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-25
Stevens.Straadman Wedding

A. j. Stevens, w.lo has made for
tune in Ely, and Mrs. Serafia Strand
man, were quietly married Tuesday
evening at the Strandman home by
Justice Of the Peace Cartwright. Only
few intimate friends witnessed the
ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens left yesterday
morning for bridal trip to Salt Lake
and California.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-25
Suicide Verdict in Buchanan Case

A verdict of suicide was rendered by
the coroner's jury yesterday in the
case of Robert Buchanan, or Buchan,
who died of laudapum poisoning on
Monday night. The jury's verdict says
thot Buchanan 'came to his death by
excessive use of laudanum administered
by his own hand with suicidal intent. "
The dead man leaves sister, Mrs. /
Mary B. Francis, of Meaford, Ontario
He had lived in various parts of the
West and had apparently been some
thing of rover.
Annual Statement of the Old
Imperial Mining and Milling
Co. at Cherry Creek New.
Cash on hand Dec. 81, st 1905
.................................... $23.0
Cash reed from all sources
during 1906 ......................... S74S0. 81
S7503. AZ
Total cash disburscd in 1906 $6l8O. 65
Cash on hand Dec. 3lst 1906 $1O22. 72
$7503, AZ
LEWIS TELLE CANNON, Treasurer
Old Imperial Mining & Milling Co.
jan-25- Ivy
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-01-25

II. j. Montgomery, the painter, was
sentenced to twenty days in Jail by
Justice of the Peace Cartwright yester-
day for iatoxication.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20
Mr.. William Dollar, Good Citizen

In certain town lives gentleman whose is
William Dollar They call him Dollar Bill when they funny
But M Dollar dignifed enterprising good citizen
Not every Dollar Bill good citizen Many of them
prone ignore the claims of their community and
big city be spent Many millions of Dollar Bills have left
for the cities this Of
Lord.
How many Dollar Bills have gone Of THIS TOWN
left home and gone some big city, return?
Every Dollar Bill le it takes
stamp goes Mail Order Store That helps the
postmaster little but it doesn't help the local merchant It.
nean Just much less trade for him III .
Which much less cash circulating
this community.
Which means just much social and business
sagnation.
Which the stuntine Of the towns growth
that extent.
If YOU figure up the Dollar Bills that
secret manner like taking French eavewhich you canyou
would know much the stned by indulgence in
this mail order stunt
Dollar Bills really good and enerprising ci
home circulate around helping things
along
How many YOUR Dollar Bills take the midnight express
Of the Envelope Route?
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20
NUMBER SO.

shouldn't the consumers OF Col
orado, if they can get an article
made in Colorado as good and as
cheap as one made elsewhere,
prefer to purchase the product of
home industry?
1t is not difficult to get Colo
rado-made merchandise. All you
have to do is to ask for it. If the
dealer you patronize has not hal
&c patriotism or the forethought
to secure his stock from Colorado
J! os op uoos lI!M oq so,Ioloey
demand becomes apparent.
N instance, when you go to
buy Can of paint or can of
peas, or any one of the host OF
things you might inquire for,
how much. better and how easy
it would be for you to call for
and insist upon getting Colorado
made paint or Colorado canned
peas. Your. purchase would in
crease the demand for that par
tlcular article; the money that
you and other such public-spirit-
ed citizens would pay for it
would go into more stock; the
manufacturers would in turn use
1t to employ more workmen that
would mean more families would
locate in the state, and Colorado's
growth would be given fresh
impetus and the glory of its flu
ture would be painted in even
brighter colors.
Now, what do you intend to
do, Mr.. Colorado Citizen? Will
you keep your dollars at home or
will you invest them in foreign
made goods and probably bid
goodbye to them forever?
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20
Must Be Perfect.

And SO newspaper makes en-
emies. A single unfortunate line
may wipe out the. already faint
recollection of hundred nice
things it may have said about a
man; a single failure to be guild
ed by the judgment of politician
instead of his own conscience
may make that politician the ed
itor's enemy, regardless OF the
years during which the paper
may have contributed to the ad-
vancement of that politician; and
even though paper may have
for years been leading factor in
booming its town this sericc may
instantly be forgotten if it offends
once as to disregarding the ideas
of some as to public policy. The
wonder, therefore, must not be
as to the number of enemies
newspaper like The Chieftain
has, but as to its friends being so
many. That a newspaper OF
character has many friends, sure
ly it is a tribute to the intelli-
gence of its readers, who are
broad enuf to realize that one
may occasionally err and yet be
worthy of confidence. Realizing
this, the sensible newspaper man
goes ahead.
The Holly chieftain., 1907-12-20
Keep 1t At Home.

Did you ever stop to consider
how much more good Colorado
earned dollar can do for Colora-
do if it remains at home instead
o! 2adding about the country at
large and risking oblivion in
some Eastern strong box?
1t IS to demonstrate the multi
plicity of benefits to accrue to the
state thru retaining its dollars
within the boundaries of the
commonwealth that the Colorado
Manufacturers Association has
undertaken to inform the people
of Colorado about the wonderful,
and possibly unsupported, pur-
chasing possibilities of their dol
lars here. 1t is only by keeping
our money at home to freely cir
culate in our own channels of
trade that Colorado's prosperity
can continue as it is today, in the
face of general financial uneasi-
ness.
You can buy almost anything
in Colorado that necessity de-
mands or luxury seeks. What
cannot be found today in the
Colorado market will soon be
forthcoming, but over nine-tenths
of the daily needs OF Colorado's
inhabitants can now be supplied
from the products of the states
varied industries.
And these Colorado products
are now standing, and will al
ways stand, the test of quality.
They are as good, if not better,
than similar goods made in other
states. Being produced at home,
they must perforce sell here as
cheaply, quality for quality, as
those manufactured elsewhere.