The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-06-20
MINES AND MINING NEWS

producing fish whenever needed for
table use. Besides that he planted
| large stock of brook trout in Cleve-
land creek, and today man went out
and was gone but a short time when
he returned with string of eighty
five fine trout of the size that makes
ones mouth water If he likes fish.
all these improvements mentioned
are at the home ranch, but besides
that Mrs. Cleveland owns other
places in the valley. She owns what
is known as the Boston creek ranch,
eight miles south of the home place,
containing 1000 acres, with 100 of
them under fence, with all abundance
of water to irrigate almost the entire
tract. Fifteen miles north is the Bas-
sett ranch, owned by the Cleveland
estate. The ranch is the second best
place in the valley. The Bassett
place contains about 1000 acres, all
under fence, and produces $50 tons
of hay and has a fine orchard of a
hundred trees, all in bearing. The
place is watered by Bassett creek,
the third largest stream that finds its
way from the snow-eoy.red mount
aims to the valley 1t Is managed for
Mrs. Cleveland by Mr.. and Mrs. G. r.
Starkweather of Nebraska. In all
these things one can trace masters
brain that has left its imprint all
over White Pine county, and in the
vicinity of the Cleveland property he
can see the work of a master work
man in the plans on the trestle board
hat were executed by wise and II,
oustrious hand.
In this part of the great American
desert the most of us had been taught
to call man blessed who made two
blades of grass grow where but ona
grew before. A G. Cleveland not
only made two" grow, but whole
stacks of well-cured hay have been
put up every year, besides trees,
grain, a large orchard and large
bands of beef cattle to feed the hun
CRY world. The Cleveland estate pre-
sents an object lesson to the slug
gard that he should profit by. 1t is
understood that Mrs. Cleveland has
bonded her holdings in Spring valley
to the Wooleys, and If they fill On
the option it is probable that she will
take up a residence in Reno, where
the earthly casket of her husband lies
in granite mausoleum, built by Mrs.
Cleveland, but If the bond is not
made good she will probably con-
tinue to make the ranch her home in
the summer and go to the coast to
spend the winters, for time at least
ALLEN c. BRAGG.
Cleveland, June 10, 1907.
Editor News: M. l.. Woodman and
Mrs. A. c. Cleveland own a group of
claims in Sacramento pass, in the
Snake range, that are very promis-
ing holdings; besides they own
small ranch in the pass, containing
about 100 acres of land, garden and
hay land. Mr.. Woodman is pioneer
of this section, and is developing
their property, which is silver, cop
per and gold. They shipped quite a
quantity of high-grade ore in years
agone that yielded a handsome re-
turn. Years ago they had worked
at one of the mills at Osceola guam
tity of gold ore. The ore, however,
requires smelling before it will yield
up it's values, and the smelter is so
far distant that shipping by team to
the railroad makes 1t too expensive
to handle the output successfully,
and the owners of the group are
waiting until Osceola, Blackhorse
and Spring valley have a railroad If
that day ever comes, their property
will be very valuable. Mr. Woodman
is now blocking out ore and If a
smelter is erected anywhere in this
section they expect to go into mining
on large scale. They are convinced
that they have fine properties and
will bide their time.
The GirOuxs.
Harry Rio uo1I ic Mouth
fork of Cleveland creek with a force
of men in the interest of the Giroux
Consolidated Mines company at Kim
berley doing the preliminary work
for the building of an electrical plant
for lighting and power purposes.
There is ample power for the gener-
ating of unlimited Juice for power
and lighting purposes. 1t is said that
the GirouX company has in contem-
plation an electric line of railroad
from Kimberley to Ely and the
smelter site at McGill, and that work
will commence on the line as soon as
electric power is installed on the
north fork of Cleveland creek.
Leahman Cave.
Twenty miles south of the Cleve-
land ranch and due east from Mount
Wheeler is the celebrated Leahman
cave. From all that has been said of
1t it must be wonder in the way of
cave. 1t starts in on an incline and
runs for a distance of about sixty
feet and then branches out in
southerly and westerly direction I'M
der the famous Mount Wheeler. 1t
has several chambers of stallactites
of limestone formation. Mrs.
Charles Rowland is it's owner and
she derives quite an dncome from it,
for hardly anyone who visits in the
vicinity but visits the cave.
Muncy Creek.
This is one of the oldest mining
districts in the county, and today
much prospecting is going on in vari-
GUS sections. One small place is
owned by Henry Bews, who runs a
few cattle and sheep. Muncy creek
was at one time an important station
of the old overland stage road across
the continent, and its history dates
back to the COS. The creek carries
about $50 miners inches of water.
Joe Cameron is a pioneer of the sec
ton, having lived here for eighteen
years. He farms about 200 acres,
which produce hay and grain He
runs something like 300 head of cat
tie and seventy-five horses. Two
miles north of Muncy creek Alfred
Doutre farms forty acres and runs
5000 head of sheep.
The principal groups of mines are
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