The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-09-20
ELY|TES MAY
RETAIN YOUTH
Spring RivaIlins That for Which
Ponce de Leon Searched, is
Found Nearby.
LOCAL MEN ARE INTERESTED
Big Stock Company May BE Formed
To Place This Water On
The Market.

Has Ely uncovered the Fountain of
| Perpetual Youth? That marvellous
lspring that gives to humanity the
gift of eternal life, makes the old
young and the young strong, grasses
the wrinkles from the brow and
brings the blush of the rose to the
cheeks?
Nevada has produced many won
drous things. gold, silver, lead, cop
per and little of everything that
men hold dear.
We We're told years ago that there
were fortunes in the ground under
our feet and we did not believe
we were told our parched sagebrush
covered valleys would raise the most
delicate eatables if it were properly
irrigated, and we doubted. Time has
proven these things to be true and II
is not for us to doubt further won
ders.
The quest of the tabled water that
spark res Ike wine started centuries
ago. The first authentic strike that
we have any record of was made by
certain tribe of aborigines in that
part of the United States now desig-
mated as Florida and the publicity
agent of the natives manipulated the
skill that the King of Spain was in
duced to send one, Ponce de Leon to
Investigate the discovery. That ex-
pert looked over the ground. very
carefully and with the easy grace of
one backed by rich and powerful
potentate picked out defective
clause in the location notice and ap-
propriated the waters to the use of
his sovereign.
\ large incorporation was found
ed on the strength of the reports sent
back to the powers that were and the
stock was floated all over the civiliZ-
ed world. II had a large sale in those
courts of Europe where life was
found pleasant and youth and
strength things to be desired
Pilgrimages were made to the
promised land in galeons crowded
with those seeking the return of
youth. They clambered off the ships
and rushed to the front-they drank
their fill and immersed themselves
in the inyigorating waters-then they
sat around and waited. Alas for
Hope. the old men were still old
and the weak still weak.
Stock had brisk sale but there
was a bearish tendency and the news
was flashed back to the home office
that the whole affair was wildcat.
The fate of the astute promoter is
still a matter of con Mcclure but 1t has
been handed down that he made a
erandstand play and stood by his pro-
iect TO the end.
Now far be it from us to forecast
the future of our great discovery
from the history of the past unhap-
py episode of De Leon. The circum-
stances of the discoveries are in no
way similar for where that ancient
promoter heralded forth the news of
his find to the world the latter dis
covery was kept a closely guarded Sc
cret and ii was not until few days
ago that the news waited into Ely
through the medium of an enterpris-
ing weekly published in Reno.
Upon investigating the facts con-
tanned in this article it has been
found that the spring referred to is
located about fifty miles south of
this place and was found by William
Robson, a prospector, who after test
ing the virtues of the water on him
self and burros, hauled several gal
Ions of il into camp and distributed
them 10 his friends.
given to Senator Comins and on his
recon- mendation several prominent
Elyites were induced to make a test
of the beverage.
That the test proved satisfactory
is evidenced by the fact that the
spring was taken up by such men as
G. L. Rickard, Andy Fesler and Lieu
Dickerson. The
matter was kept very quiet and it was
not until yesterday when Mr.. Rickard
returned from the coast that he said
ANYTHING of the project to his asso-
ciates \ whispered consultation was
held bv Mr. Rickard with Mr.. Fesler
as the chief listner but no informa-
ton Was given out to the press. When
asked about the circumstances, how
ever, Mr.. Rickard said it was true
that he had taken a quantity OF the
water to San Francisco to be analyZ-
ed but as yet had no report on the
result.
II is possible that the long over
LOGGED trip in the automobile to Gold
field was made with motive other
than that given out at the start. IL
was suggested that the machine used
on the trip was sufficiently large to
carry a supply of water, and VINO
knows? That a fluid reputed so
precious should he transported by an
ordinary railroad is hardl to be cred
| tied.
Mr.. Fesler when corraled by the
News closed his teeth more firmly on
/ the stub of his cigar and said he
wound rather not talk on the sub
ieet. He admitted that the spring
/ existed. however. and said he was in
! terested. II can get orders for mil
! lion gallons of that water tomorrow
! if we had it bottled" he remarked as
he lit a fresh smoke. In fact
could tell you of some of the expert
ments we made with that water on
some of the older generation of this
town and the results would make
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