The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-01-16
Announcement Is Out
come of Preliminary
Steps Which Have Been
Under Way For a Year
GIROUX DEAL AND lNTERNA-
slONAL SMELLING MAY BE
FAcTORS-MEANS A GREAT
DEAL TO ELY DISTRICT

Report reached the city yesterday
that the final steps had been taken i'm
New York i'm the preparations for be-
ginning 90 construction of the pro-
Goldfield aud Tonopah which have
been under way for more than a
year. This report has not yet had
authoritative confirmation but is ac-
ccpfed as accurate by those who are
more or less familiar with the plans
that have been entertained and the
preliminary steps taken.
William Ii. Thompson. +. VI. Dor
ax) Smith and {. B. Sibirski, the lat
ter secretary of the Tonopah Il Tide
water, are named i'm the report re-
ccived here a. the gentlemen appear
ing ut the head of the organization
w.lich has been made for the build
ing of the new road. the completion
of which will put a big area of high
ly mineralized country in touch with
the reduction works of this district
as well as provide "A short line to
Los Angeles, through connection with
the Tonopah & Tidewater and the
Santa Fe railroads, the latter system
being tapped BY the Tidewater at
Ludlow, Cal. and now carrying
through Tidewater trains from Tono-
pah. At Goldfield the new line will
have a second direct connection TO
Los Angeles over the Salt Lake &
San Pedro. The benefits to be de-
rived from construction are so great,
from the standpoint of this district.
that they may not be estimated.
MIR. Smith. who holds the control
which he finished construction of less
than a year ago, had a survey for
extension of his road to Ely made in
1908. Early in the latter year he
is known TO have abandoned the idea
of building this extension at once and
To have turned the survey and other
data in connection Herewith over to
Others. The association now report
ed with Mr.. Thompson for construc-
tion of the road is presumably the
outcome. During last year the sur
vey made by the engineers of Mr..
Smith was gone over by survey
1
1t is known that this party did great
deal of work. Permanent surveys
We're made and the country traversed
very thoroughly examined by mining
engineers who were with the sur
veyors. with result that not only a
feasible route was chosen for the
line but also one that will serve the
mineral districts along the way.
The construction of this road was
under consideration of Mr.. Thomp-
son and associates during last sum-
mer. but was then delayed until the
route could be thoroughly covered
and all the data secured that was de-
sired. Announcement of readiness to
commence construction of the line
has been expected for some time and
comes as no surprise. In the light
of recent developments in connection
with the Giroux and the expected en-
try of the International Smelling to
the district with custom smelter to
handle the product of this and other
mines in the camp, however, the an
nouncement of readiness to COM
mence work Immediately on the new
line takes on increased significance.
Particularly so in the light of the
statement from an authoritative
source which cannot now be quoted
that while Mr.. Thompson is not di-
reetly associated with the purchase
of Giroux control by the Cole-Ryan
interests there is no conflict and will
be friendly cooperation.