The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-22
SALl lAhE AND
STATE news
GREAT future FOR
NEW ELY RAILROAD

(; Salt Lake. Dec 21.-Mayor d. c. Ic-
Donald of Ely has been spending
| few DAYS In the city. comforting with
| his business associates. Senator Thos.
I Kcarns and David Keith. He viii
| leave this evening in time to 0e in at
tendance at the meeting OF the Ely
city council Wednesday evening, when
| the matter Of granting a franchise TO
| the Ely & Goldlield railroad will he
taken up for final action. The proposed
J railroad company has asked for
right % way up Clark street. which
appears TO be the most feasible route
to enter the town. and there has been
considerable opposition sprung up to
hls route by the residents OF that
particular street
While Mayor Mcdonald was not
disposed to go into the proposition at
length, he said that he believed that
me people OF Ely and the surrounding
, country were practically united on the
importance OF having Better railroad
facilities. and that they fully realized
what an important bearing 1t would
have ON the future Of the camp TO get
another railroad. As the matter
stands. the Nevada Northern has a
monopoly OF the entire freight and
passenger business OF the Robinson
district. and as result that company
IS charging what are declared TO be
sxorbitant rates. which make the price
oil living in Ely much higher than it
would be under more favorable cOndi-
tlons.
Men engaged IN the mining business
n1aI, Of IL lirl,
freight rate charged for getting mine
equipment and supplies into tie camp
The building OF the railroad from
Golditeld to Ely and then a connection
With the Western Pacific would place
Ely in more direct connection with
Salt Lake City and the outside world
Tho valley smclters would be supplied
with a steady stream of ore from the
smaller producers Of that camp. and
With such powerful interests as Cole
Ryan, Kearns-Keith and the possibility
of the United States Smelling com.
D0ny entering that camp. 1t begins to
lcoll as though some OF these large op-
orators would assert themselves and
take a hand in the railroad cOnstruc-
tion that would afford the relief that
the great copper camp OF Ely is ex
pecting.
Never before i'm the history OF Ely
oaS there been so much development
work carried on as at this time The
Nevada Northern Is hauling tram
loads OF ore both day and night from
the immense pit Of the Nevada Con
solidated properties At the GirouX,
The drill work is being extended In
every direction, and with few excep-
lions ore of commercial grade Is
being developed. As soon as the win
ter storms have Subsided the Giroux
will be in a position to begin regular
extraction. and it is understood that
arrangements are being made to carry
ont this plan with the coming OF
prmg
Mtny properties throughout the en-
tire district are being developed Pros
DeCtorS dot the hills for miles in every
direction from the towns of Ely prop
CT Some plans are under way for the
~cjuvenation of the old abandoned
properties. aud In addition to the large
capitalists that have already entered
the mining field OF that district, some
Nlg concerns are planning TO make
entry. which Will be a surprise TO Ely
ties.
Nh Mcdonald hes great faith as to
the ultimate outcome OF Mcdonald
Ely. While here, the principal owners
OF this property are going over a plan
for future development work. and
within short time II is probable that
they will have reached a conclusion
on this point They are carrying on
the regular winter campaign Of devel-
oDment work at the Success mine in
Duck Creek No effort will be made
for the present 10 forward this ore
to the loading station at McGnl. as II
has been found next to impossible to
keep the road open over the divide
AS soon as the spring season opens
up, shipments VIII be resumed.
I'm the meantime the Success prop.
erty has just been incorporated An
allotment OF treasury stock Is TO be
made Tor the purpose of raising some
money with which 10 do more extern
siye development. and 4 ew Ely cap
italists have expressed a desire to
take up the entire issue at 81 a share.