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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
RENEWAL Of LIFE
IN HERCULES GAP
ARE RUSHING WORK
AND MANY .dEN PERFORMING
ASSESSMENT LABOR.

There is considerable activity in
the Hercules Gap district, eight miles
northeast of Ely, where a larger
number of men is at work than has
been for some months.
The Homestake company Is work.
ing twelve men on that property,
which comprises ten full claims. The
force is now engaged in assessment
work, and is also driving down the
shaft. The shaft is four by eight
feet, and is down to a depth of ninety
feet. 1t is the purpose of the COM
pany to sink this shaft 500 feet to
tap vast deposit of copper ore of
high grade similar to that in the
Robinson district, which is believed
to exist at depth.
The shaft is now in a big body of
iron and porphyry, which indicates
that the miners are nearing the cop
per bed.
The Ely Jackpot company is work.
ing a force of four men, and the
shaft is down between forty and fifty
feet, with good Indications.
The Standard Extension Is eXplOr-
ing in six holes, none of which has
yet attained any considerable depth.
There are fully fifty men engaged in
assessment work in various parts of
the Hercules Gap district.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
EXPERT EXAMINES
LOCAL OIL FIELDS
DECLARES WHITE PINE LAND
SIMILAR TO PRODUCING DIS
TRICT IN ADJOINING STATE.

Tex Rickard and H. X. Hunter O.
Tonopah, who left Ely a few day!
ago to examine the oil fields owned
| by Mr. Rickard in the southwestern
part of this county, returned Satur
day night greatly encouraged oyel
the outlook for Il producing oil fielt
in that section.
Mr.. Hunter who is one of the bes
known oil experts in the west, and
who has been engaged in exporting
gin river in southwestern Utah, says
that the Indications are all in favor
of the local district becoming a pro.
ducer with proper development.
81 made a careful examination oil
the district" said Mr.. Hunter, land
with the limited time | had there
was convinced that the district bears
all the earmarks of future pro-
ducer.
"The formation is fossiliferous
limestone and shales, similar to that
in the Utah fields. The formation
is regular and even, though | cannot
tell whether it is so extensive as
that in Utah. The country is regular
and is not broken. The dip of the
formation is at an angle of twenty
degrees to the east.
80 far as l was able to see, there
are no seepages. The absence of
seepage would indicate the extent and
solidity of the formation. showing
that it is not broken by faults or
slips.
"It might be necessary to send the
drills down 1000 feet in order to get
the oil, but believe that it is there
and can be had by development"
While on this trip Mr.. Rickard and
Mr.. Hunter visited and inspected the
medicinal spring which Mr. Rickard
has recently secured. This spring
rises from mountain which is a
mass of mineral. He says that vir-
tually every mineral in the list is to
be found in this mountain. The
spring is believed to acquire its medi-
cinal and invigorating qualities from
the mineral with which the water is
impregnated.
Two physicians to whom samples
of the water were sent in San Fran
cisco have asked Mr.. Rickard for a
larger quantity of the life giving
fluid, in order to carry their expert
ment which they characterize as be-
ing of great scientific interest, to fur
ther points.
I'VE noticed peculiar feature
while inspecting the spring." said
Mr. Rickard. There was a circle of
flies about the margin of the spring,
These flies sat at the edge of the
spring and gorged themselves with
the water until they were filled to
the bursting point. Then they
crawled away and their places were
Immediately taken by others. The
flies would not light on us, being ap-
parently perfectly satisfied with their
water Diet.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
BRITISH NAVY To
USE OIL FOR FUEL
RADICAL CHANGE BEING EF-
PETROLEUM PURCHASES.

LONDON, Sept. pa radical
change as regards fuel for the navy
has been decided upon by the British
government. Hereafter oil is to be
substituted for coal at the various
naval bases. Heavy purchases of pc
troleum already have been made in
Texas, California and Roumania.
1t is stated the purpose of the gov
ernment is to utilize the entire out
put of Nigeria, where drilling par
ties, under control of the admiralty
have been employed for some time
and where the Oh. deposits are said
to be almost illimitable.
After protracted investigation the
naval authorities informed the gov
ernment not only that oil is the
cheapest fuel, but that it can be
trans-shipped at sea more easily than
coal.
The decision of the government to
use oil under the boilers of its big
warships is expected to cause a more
extended use of that fuel not only
in factories, but in the tenders of
locomotives.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
SAN FRANCISCO EDITOR
KIDNAPPED BY OFFICERS
Connection With Alleged Libel Gets
Newspaper Man Into
Trouble.

SANTA BARBARA, Sept. 20
Fremont Older, managing editor of
the San Francisco Bulletin, who has
been active in aiding the prosecution
of the bribery graft cases at San
Francisco, was taken off Southern
Pacific train at $3.50 O'Clock this
morning by force of twenty depu-
ties who served warrant for his ar
rest, to appear before the cuperior
court before Judge Crow at 10
O'Clock this morning on habeas cor
pus proceedings, TO rescue him from
the hands of a constable from Los
Angeles, who, it is alleged, virtually
kidnapped him from San Francisco.
When word was received here early
this morning of the reported kidnap-
ing of Editor Older and of his en-
forced trip to Los Angeles under
custody. of the deputy sheriff, Attor-
ney Cobb, Francis J. Heney's asso-
ciate, telephoned to local attorneys
to institute habeas corpus proceed
ings to take Older from his captors
on the train.
The legal ground upon which
Older was taken by Los Angeles Of
ficers was a warrant for his arrest
issued by ]. w. Summerfeld in Los
Angeles, charging Older and r. N.
Crothers of the San Francisco Bull
letin with criminal libel in connect
ing them with an alleged attempted
kidnapping of ex-Supervisor Lonergan,
which was frustrated by Detective
Burns.
Last Wednesday, issue of the Bull
letin contained an alleged account of
certain actions of Luther Brown in
connection with it, in which it is al
legged he had been in company with
a disreputable woman. The proceed
ings in Judge Groves court lasted
an hour and half in which the
whole story of the kidnapping came
out. 1t ended by Older being al
lowed to furnish bail in the sum of
$4,000. Older will return to San
Francisco tonight.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
ROOSEVELT To TRY
AND END WIRE STRIKE
RECEIVE TELEGRAPHERS' DOCU-
MENTs AND CONFER WITH La
BOR COMMISSIONER.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-The first
official announcement of President
Roosevelt taking some action in the
telegraphers' strike was made today
by the president himself.
The president announced from the
White House in Washington that he
had consented to receive the docu-
ments which strike leaders have
asked him to consider, and he said
that when these are in his hands he
would call commissioner of Labor
Neill into conference to determine
what shall be done.
The presidents declaration was re-
ceived by the striking operators here
and throughout the country with en-
thusiasm. All of them declared that
presidential intervention would mean
victory for them, and that the strike
would end very soon. 1t was said
tonight that the documents have al
ready been prepared for the presi-
dents perusal and will be submitted
to Washington in the morning.
Meanwhile the resolution passed
by the union Wednesday calling out
the leased wire and brokerage OPP
orators hangs fire for lack of national
sanction. President Small, who is in
St. Louis, refused to discuss the ac-
tion, nor would he fix any date for
the order that will put the resolu-
tion into effect.
1t is generally believed, however,
that with the prospect of presidential
interference so imminent, the Oper-
ators will be permitted to work on,
nanding final decision or arbitra-
tion. President Small says that the
operators will be very glad to accept
Commissioner Neil as umpire, if the
president decides for arbitration.
The companies representatives
were silent when informed of the
contemplated action in Washington
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
RumOrs That Big Property Would
Suspend Operation are
UnfOunded.
WORKING FORCE IS REDUCED
President of Company Says Original
Plans Will BE Fol-
lowed.

The fact that the working force
of the Giroux Consolidated Copper
company was materially reduced yes
terday, virtually all the miners en-
ployed on the company's holdings,
with the exception of those working
in the Alpha shaft having been laid
off for thirty to sixty days, it was
persistently rumored last night that
the company had ordered general
shut down which was to continue in
definitely.
President Joseph L. Giroux, who
with other officials and stockholders
of the company, held a meeting yes
terday after having made two days
inspection of the properties held by
that company, decided that it would
be necessary at this time to lay off
a part of the force, as there will not
be enough work on hand to keep
them occupied until the new con-
centrator and mill are in operation.
The concentrator and mill will be
in operation as soon as the Alpha
shaft is sunk an additional $50 feet,
when it is believed that the flow of
cient volume to keep the mill in op-
Grafton twenty-four hours each day
in the year.
I'VE have thirty millions of tons of
ore blocked out in the mines now,"
said President Giroux to The News,
and we cannot see the need of block
ing out any more at this time when
we are not in position to treat it.
I'VE want to get that mill in op-
Grafton just as quickly as possible.
We want to have water supply that
will be adequate to keep the mill in
operation twenty-four hours each day
in the year.
IF we have no accident, this Will
be accomplished in four weeks or a
little longer. We will go ahead sink
ing the shaft and we will have water
enough for all the purposes required.
when we will run 400 tons of ore
through the mill every day. We have
been delayed by the failure of the
contractor having in charge the plac-
ing of the-pumping plant at the mine.
He should have turned the plant over
to us July 1, but it has just now
been turned over to us.
I'VE have found it necessary to lay
off about One-half of the force en-
ployed, or 100 men in all. This lay
off is only temporary, and the work
will be taken up on larger scale as
soon as the water supply is OBJ
tanned.
1.-THE company wlll follow the out
line published a few days ago in The
News, in which l stated that there
would be at least 500 men put to
work on the property on or before
January /.
There will be some men, however,
Employed on construction work,
which is rapidly being completed,
who will be laid off, because their
work is done. The plans of the COM
pany as you have already announced
them will be follOwed.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
FIRST ANNIVERSARY
OF RAILROADS. ENTRY

One year ago yesterday the first
passenger train that ever arrived in
Ely pulled into the Nevada Northern
passenger station, amid the booming
of cannon, the footing of whistles,
the playing of the band and the
cheering of thousands who had gath
cred from all the surrounding val
leys and camps to participate in the
general celebration over the advent
of the road.
The day was warm, and during the
morning slight rainfall occurred,
effectually laying the dust, and add
ing to the general perfection of the
day, and to the pleasure of the eX-
cursionists.
The first train was a giant special,
filled with business men from the
Commercial club of Salt Lake, the
Weber club of Ogden, and other COM
mercial organizations of Utah.
The celebration of the advent OF
the road was red-letter day in the
history of Ely, and was the turning
point in the history of the camp
When the first train pulled into camp
it was a typical mining camp. One
year later Ely is on the highway OF
success and prosperity, and has
greater fame than any other copper
camp in the United States, with the
possible exception of Butte, Mont.
One year ago the population of the
camp and its purlieus was not more
than 1000. The population is now
estimated at between 5000 and
1000, including the territory imme-
diately adjacent to and tributary to
the town. At that rate of increase
and there seems to be no reason why
that rate should not be continued, In
five years Ely will have a population
of 25, 900 and will take second place
for no other copper camp in the
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
POPULAR YOUNG MATRONS
TO VISIT OTHER CITIES

Mrs Eugene Giroux will leave for
Salt Lake this morning in company
with her brother, G. A. Moyle, and
Mrs. Moyle, to meet Lr. Giroux, who
has been in New York for several
weeks on business.
After staying in Salt Lake for sew
eral weeks, the members of the party
will spend the remainder of the win
ter as the guests of relatives. 1t is
possible that Mr.. and Mrs. Giroux
will determine to locate in Los An
geles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Giroux have lived in
Ely the greater part of their lives
and have a great many friends who
will miss them when they are gone.
Mrs. Giroux is one of the most popu-
lar young matrons in local social cir
cles.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
SHOW TRAIN WRECKED
ENGINEER PURSUED

BISBEE, Ariz., Sept. 29.-Pawnee
Bills private car was overturned
and two other cars were badly
smashed in a rear-end collision be-
tween a freight train and Pawnee
Bill's show train on the FL Paso and
Southwestern railroad today. A num-
ber of passengers were seriously in
jured, one woman fatally. In the
excitement following the accident
the cossacks in the show drew their
swords and chased the engineer of
the show train up the track some dis
tance before they were restrained.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
THIS HUBBY NO ANGEL
LOVES DREAM is DER

LON ANGELES, Sept. 29.-Smok-
ing in bed and blowing the smoke in
the face of his wife; telling her she
was as unattractive as mud fence,
and declaring that it not only made
him sick to kiss her, but that his
whole married life was like term in
state prison are some of the indigni-
ties of which Mrs. Clarissa Weaver
Boedefeld complains in her divorce
suit filed against Franz Sherman
Boedefeld to whom she says she was
married in Los Angeles in 1900, but
have passed most of their married
life in San Francisco.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
WILL SAVE MILLIONS
FOR GOVERNMENT ANNUALLY

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-After
a conference with the president yes
terday Postmaster General Meyer an
nounced that the attorney general
had competed an opinion, soon to be
promulgated, sustaining the Meyer
modification of the Cortelyou mail
weighing order When it is stated will
save the government several millions
of dollars a year in railroad mail pay.
The modification makes Sunday a
working day.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
RICH LAND OWNERS
OPPOSE BIG SHELTER
AFTER VAST SUMS ARE EXPEND-
ED, FARMERS ATTEMPT TO
DEFEAT PLANS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29.-
Pending the arrival of Daniel Gug-
genheim, who is expected here within
the next few weeks, work will be
l.suspended on he extensive smelling
and refining plant in South San Fran
cisco, through the opposition of few
rich land owners, the fate of which is
hanging in the balance.
Over 81 100000 worth of work has
been done upon the vast stretch of
country which was intended as the
site for this gigantic Guggenheim
smelter. High and abrupt hills have
been leveled off into deep valleys,
and today there is on the proposed
site about 500 acres of carefully lev
eled and graded surface, sloping in
an easy, gradual incline to the bay
Here a long wharf has been erected,
reaching out into deep water, max
ing altogether an ideal site for large
manufacturing interests. All this
field of graded territory is carefully
inclosed by a ten-fOot board fence,
and a watchman maintained at every
gate, whose duty it is to keep curious
visitors out.
Within the inclosure are vast i'm
provements, which have been made
recently. The whole 500 acres is COW
cred with series of long narrow
gauge and broad gauge railroad
tracks, all connecting and leading to
the various proposed building sites.
1t is safely estimated that there are
at least eight miles of track laid on
the grounds and connected with the
main line of the Southern Pacific,
which is only one-half mile away
from the site.
Several large and imposing struc-
lures have already been erected. One,
the general machine shop, is about
200 feet long and 100 feet wide, and
is already partially equipped with
lathes, drills, shafting, etc. The
other general warehouse is SINH
lar structure of steel frame, and
about the same dimensions, and well
stocked with articles useful in build
ing lines. There are also numerous
other buildings on the premises of
temporary character, and a row of
pretty cottages to be used by the en-
ployes.
On this huge proposed plant all
work has ceased temporarily until
one great and paramount matter can
be settled to the satisfaction of all
concerned. While the work on the
grounds has been progressing, deter
mined and bitter opposition has
arisen among tle rich land owners
in Burli lgar.c, or few of them, who
feared that fumes escaping from the
plant would devastate their land.
They have formed what is known as
the Home Protection company" of
Burlingame, for the purpose of dis
couraging the Guggenheims from
progressing with their smelter. They
number in all about nineteen men,
who have subscribed 700 for the
above purpose, and number of
other individuals who have sub
scribed only 81.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
ShEEPMEN ARE WELL
SATISFIED THIS YEAR

That Nevada sheep owners and
flockmasters are thoroughly satisfied
with the results of their season S
work, is the expression of w. N.
ters in the state.
The clip this season has averaged
seven and one-half pounds or $3.50
per head, with wool selling at 20
cents, as it is selling this year. The
market is satisfactory and there is
ready sale at that price.
The mutton market is good and the
ranges have been in as fine condition
as in many years The McGill flocks
will winter about / 90 miles south of
Ely, where there is an open range
the year around The movement of
fiocks is now we'll under way
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
TO PLAY FOOTBALL

The students of the Ely High
school have formed football squad,
from which strong team is to be
selected. The members of the trial
team are: Lloyd Meyers, fun back;
~. H. Clapp, captain, left half; Wal
ter Mcdonald, right half; Roy Strum,
quarter back; Roy Mcdonald, left
end; c. Urquhart left tackle; Frank
Strandman, left guard; G.. Shallen-
barger, center; j. Rice, right guard; !;
Lindskog, left tackle; Lin Henry,
right end.
1t is the purpose of Captain Clapp
to train his men to such a degree of
efficiency that they will be able to
meet the other high school teams
of the state.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
WINE WILL BE HIGH
FLOODS DESTROY HARVEST

PARIS, Sept. 29.-The flood situa-
tion in the south of France is said
to be better today. Authorities are
hurrying food and supplies to pre-
vent suffering. Only here and there
are little islands and houses visible.
The grape harvest is a total loss.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
Auto Accident in Race.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-L. M.
Smetzer, driver of an automobile in
me twenty-four hour race now IN
progress at Morris park, was posi-
bly, fatally injured, as was also John
Clarke, spectator, when Smetzer's S
car went off the track and through a
fence.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
Still the Navy Grows.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Secre-
tary Metcalf today said 1T had been
decided to award contract for four
submarine boats of the Octopus type
and three additional boats OF the
same type to the Electric Boat COM
pany under certain conditions.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
Girls Throat Is Cut.

IOTA, Kan, Sept. 29.-M1ss May
Schripp, 25 years old, daughter OF
John Schripp, farmer, was found
murdered today in the yard of her
home. He throat had been cut with
a razor. No clue or motive for the
crime has been found.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
Australian Knocked Out.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29.-Bill
Squires of Australia was knocked out
by Jack (Twin) Sullivan today in the
nineteenth round of a scheduled
twenty-five round fight.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-30
Grand uke is Dead.

CONSTANCE, Sept. 29.-In the
grand duchy of Baden, Grand Duke
Frederick of Baden died today of in
fammation. He had been uncon-
scious many hours before death.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-21
kEosAuouA.

Keosauqua. Feb. 2o.-Miss AGNES
Thurman and her mother left yester-
day for Pueblo, Colorado. where they
will make their future home
DR.. ]. A. Craig is in Chicago for a
weeks visit.
VIII Lorritz of Keokuk is in Keo-
sauqua on business.
Mrs. Humphrey and son, Delbert, are
quarantined on account of smallpox
Lawrence Shores is visiting in Des
Moines.
Mr.. and Mrs A. j. Warner Of st.
John, Kansas, are visiting in Stock
port. They are well known in this
vicinity
Craig Landess of Stockport is visit
ing relatives In Des Moines township.
Judge Robert Sloan has not been so
we'll the past few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dyer returned home
last evening from Fairfield and OF
| tumwa
j. w, Scott of Bentonsport was in
town Monday.
Since the smallpox epidemic the en-
rollment in the public school is about
one-half the usual number. The out
Of town students have gone and as
| new cases develop daily the enrolment
decreases.
| The Pearson family departed yester-
day for their new home in Oklahoma
Keosauqua has been the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearson all their Lives
and they leave many friends who wish
| them well In their new hona-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-21
Tri-Weekly Courier.
CHANGING AppREssEs.

Subscribers wishing their address
changed viii please give the name Of
the Postotfice to which the paper has
been sent as well as the Postofnce
where they desire It to be changed to.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-21

B. F. Cooper, druggist at Buxton,
returned home this morning after a
business visit in this city While here
he was the guest of George E. Tay-