The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-12-29

there and the city contained close to
10000 people. 1t now numbers about
1,500 people. 1t has taken ON new life
during 1907. and still greater things are
looked for in 1908 The mines at Ruby
hill, long worked by tEibUters, have
been taken over by companies and are
being worked extensively. The entire
output is being shipped TO the smelters
at Salt Lake.
The Eureka & Palisade, a narrow
gauge railroad, connecting with the
main line of the Southern Pacific, nine
ty miles distant, is now running two
trains daily, where in 1906 three trains
a week were run. COrtez, Mineral Hill
and Diamond are the other three min
ing centers.
Stock raising and alfalfa are two
other resources which are important
factors in Eureka county. Beowawe
and Palisade are the stock centeTs. All
are in Eureka county. Thousands of
head of cattle and sheep are shipped
from Eureka county annually.
The school census shows nearly 4
third more children in the public
schools than ddring 1906, the tax roll
has increased more than a third, the
population of the county has more
than doubled. New buildings have
been built Property values in Eure-
ka have advanced more than 100 per
cent and everyone believes the Old
Base Range, as Eureka county is
called, is again coming into fits own.
White Pines Prosperity.
The largest copper smelters in the
world, capable of handling the product
of what is now believed to be the most
extensive copper deposit in the world,
are now in course of erection in White
Pine. A county for years deserted and
practically not known TO the balance
of the state, it is now one of the most
important sections in Nevada. The past
year has Witnessed its most remarkable
growth. In that time the plans and
promises of the previous half century
have materialized until now hundreds
of men are at work in its mines. its
railroads and its other enterprises.
Ely is the county seat. 1t is now a
city of about 5000 population and still
growing. Even the recent slump in
the price of copper did not materially
affect its growth, for the rich COM
panies backing its many projects have
kept constantly at work and not a stop
has been made in any line of improve
ment
The property values of White Pine
county have more than doubled during
from almost nothing until now business
property in Ely is worth as much as
choice locations in larger but less pros
porous cities in the United States.
The Ely Northern railroad was COM
pleted the latter portion of 1906, but
its successful operation did not begin
until the first part of 1907, so it can
really be claimed as one of the inn
prOvements for this year. The line is
nearly $50 miles in length and con-
meets with the Southern Pacific. at
Cobre. also in White Pine county.
Cobre is one of the important towns.
| because it is a stock shipping point as
well as the connecting town with Ely.
Hamilton, long ago deserted, is again
coming to the front because of its
silver properties, and Ely is the out
fitting point for this place.
The Black Horse district is also in
White Pine county. This is gold
producing district and some excellent
discoveries have been made there dur
ing 1907 Lane City is the neighbor of
Ely and is also growing.
Ely's population has doubled five
times within the past eighteen months.
It's assessment roll has more than
doubled. 1t has been by far the most
prosperous year in its history. and
those who have watched conditions and
have seen White Pine county grow say
the coming year will place it in the
front ranks of the counties of Nevada.
EIko's Year of Progress.
What is believed TO be one of the
great properties of Nevada is the Bald
Mountain Copper Basin group. The
control belongs to Robert +. Skaggs,
snaaIxar of tho Nevada assembly al