The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-03
THE PROGRESS BEING
MADE At ELY CITY
MANY BUSINESS STRUCTURES
THAT ARE NOW READY FOR
OCCUPANCY.
A REVIEW OF THE BUSINESS DISTRICT
Brick Masons Rushing Construction
of Gunn-ThompsOn Building
General Notes.

Few realize the numerous elegant
structures that are completed and
are in the course of construction in
Ely City at the present time. The
city is rapidly assuming the proper
tons of a progressive and modern
municipality and ere long will be
one of the most modern cities in
eastern Nevada.
CHANGING along the various streets
one sees many big structures, some
ready for occupancy and some al
most finished, while several are just
started. Along Eleventh street are
the following structures: Hotel
Steptoe, the hotel annex. the Hinkle-
Smith building, the Nunnelly block,
the new depot, Fulmer & Ives build
ing, Townsite company's Office build
ing, Gunn-Thompson building. and
Phillips-Wilson back.
On b street are the Keenan, block
and the Crump block.
The Williams Plumbing company
is located on C street.
The Ely Furniture company and
the Arcade building will face on d
street, while on f street is the Cum
berland hotel and twenty-five cot
tages.
In the warehouse district on c
street are the Ely Lumber and Coal
company's establishment, Gallagher
Hay and Grain company, Ely Furni-
ture company, Wheeler Produce COM
pany and Wilson Bates Furniture
company. The warehouses of the
Graham Mercantile company and the
Townsite company are situated on
ID street.
In addition to the above mentioned
structures are numerous houses and
cottages as well as several large of
flee and store buildings for which
plans are now being drawn.
At noon yesterday large force o.
brick masons was put to work con
structing the walls of the Gum
Thompson building, which will be
one of the most substantial struc
lures in Ely City. They began theil
operations on the north wall and viii
rush the work until the walls of the
building are completed. The build
ing is to be three stories in heigh
and is to consist of pressed bricl
and steel
The modern depot, which is almos
iiiiohtu' was iiShtCd up idot li6H
and the numerous electric lights ad
ded to the attractiyeness of thu
place. Without doubt it will be ont
of the best equipped passenger de
pots in the state.
The three stores in the Fulmer (
Ives building are to be occupied as
cafe, real estate office and saloon
The fixtures in the saloon are no,
being installed and are the mos
elaborate in this section of the coun
try. The rooms on the second foo
are to be used as Offices and for lodg
ing purposes.
The hotel annex is almost finishe,
and workmen are now completing TIL
work of putting up the cornices. TIL
furniture has been ordered and tn
building will be finished by the tim
il arrives.
The men employed in constructor
the hospital building are maxim
great progress with the work and tn
main part of the structure is now III
More structures will be added a
time progresses and every equiv
ment necessary for conducting
modern hospital will be found in tn
institution.
The brick work with the exceptio
of the chimney for the power hous
is finished and the machinery vii
soon be installed.