The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-23

fense, made the following statement
of admitted facts:
THE first original of the Ely
Townsite company had nothing to
do with the Nevada Consolidated
Copper company, that owned certain
patented lands which they acquired
by scrip; that was before they sue
ceeded to the Georgetown ranch. The
Georgetown ranch was formerly an
asset of the New York and Nevada
Mining company, which owned the
mines up at Copper Flat and also
owned the Murry Creek water. The
Georgetown ranch consists of very
large acreage, something like 1900
acres, | think, and it was intended to
utilize it for the discharge of tail
ings from the smelter.
THE original plan was to have the
smelter on the west side of Steptoe
valley and it was held by the New
York and Nevada practically for that
projected purpose.
''At the time the New York and
Nevada Consolidated with the old
White Pine company which owned
the mines at Ruth, all of the George
town lands, the Murray creek water
and groups of mines for the two
companies. In that way the Nevada
Consolidated became the owner OF
the Murry creek water, and the
Georgetown lands. The original
plan of the smelter, | say, was to
utilize the Georgetown lands for the
purpose of discharging the tailings
after they came from the smelter to
the slope of the hill just north OF
the town. When the smelter plans
were changed they involved the
present plans on the east side of
Steptoe valley, increasing the plant
from the unit of 1000 tons per day
to the possibility of handling 1000
tons per day.
THE old smelter site was aban-
doned; the Georgetown ranch later
became practically a dead asset of
the Nevada Consolidated. The Ne
vada Consolidated financed, laid out
and constructed the Nevada North
ern railway at the time when they
owned the Georgetown land.
After that the Ely Townsite COM
pany, as this situation had been
changed and this property had be-
come practically useless for mining
or smelling purposes-the Ely Town
site company owned property ada
cent to or adjoining the Georgetown
lands, and made proposition to pur-
chase the Georgetown lands from
the Nevada Consolidated. In doing
that the Nevada Consolidated entered
into contract with the Ely Town
site, a copy of which I have here, the
original being in New York.
81 would like at this juncture to
introduce this in order to under
stand the evolution of things, how
the present depot site came to be
where they are on land owned by
the Nevada Consolidated. This con-
tract explains the finances of the
transaction SO far as the Ely Town
site is concerned, and how the Ne
vada Northern came to get the
through the Ely Townsite company.
Judge Lindley then read the con-
tract, as follows:
"An agreement made and entered
into this 21st day of December, 1906,
between the Ely Townsite company,
a corporation organized under the
laws of the state of Maine (hereinaf-
ter called the vendor), party of the
first part, the Nevada Consolidated
Copper company, corporation Or
ganized under the laws of the state
of Maine hereinafter called the cop
per company, party of the second
part, and the Nevada Northern Rail
road company, corporation organ
lied under the laws of the state OF
Maine Hereinafter called the rail
way company, party of the third
part:
"Whereas, the copper company by
deed bearing date of December Il,
1906, has sold, transferred and con-
veyed unto the vendor certain prop
critics situated in the county of White
Pine, state of Nevada, including also
certain water rights, reference to
which deed is hereby made as If the
description of such properties and
water rights We're herein fully de-
scribed, and
"Whereas, as part consideration
for such conveyance the vendor has
agreed to convey unto the railway
company such portions of the prop
erty now owned by the vendor or con-
yeyed to it by the Copper Company
as may be required by the railway
company for its corporate purposes
"Now III consideration of the fore
going recitals and for other good and
valuable consideration by each of the
parties to the other in hand PAID Oh
or before the ensealing and delivery
of these presents it is agreed be-
tween the parties hereto, as follows;
First, the vendor hereby cove
nants and agrees with the railway
company at any time upon demand
of the railway company, provided
such demand is made prior to the
1st day of May, 1907, to convey tc
| the said railway company, by deeC
| or deeds, in such form as counse
may approve such portions of the
property owned by the vendor to the
| railway company as shall be cert1
fed in writing to the vendor by the
| president of the railway company tt
be necessary for it's purposes, fol
erecting store houses, round houses
machinery shops, depot site and nee
essary sidings and all other building
sites necessary for the purpose of the
railroad company, including dwelling
| houses.
"The vendor further covenant!
and agrees with the copper company
that it will cause to be conveyed
without charge, by proper deeds II
such form as counsel may approve
| tract of land, 40 acres in extent, con
tanning clay, located in sections II
and 2, Georgetown, White Pine coun
ty, Nevada, township 16 north, range
63 east, a more particular descrip
ton thereof to be embodied in sale