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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-24
UNCERTAINTY IS
IN SADDLE
MARKET BOTHERED BY MOVES
WHICH DO NOT LOOK CLEAR
GOOD REPORTS GIVEN OUT
ON THE ELYs SHOULD BOOST.

Bulls. and bears have been look
ing askanee at one another the last
several days and wondering what the
real motive might be behind certain
market activities that have OCCASION
ed suspicion. These activities have
taken the form of sharp boosting OF
certain speclalties and raids on the
general list. Confusion and uncer-
tainty have been the outcome.
The Elys showed little activity
yesterday, Reports on production and
costs recently given out in the East
for Nevada Con. and Cumberland Ely
should have effect for an advance at
no distant date. Closing quotations
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-24
MARKETS, MINING AND METALS

count who holds the concession COM
menced work. He was an American
from Seattle, who although practical
ly penniless, received a permit to
prospect over the whole coast country
He made rich finds and now millions
of dollars are being taken from
claims there. An outsider cannot
butt In nor secure permit to pros
pect on a sharing basis. The Russian
who holds the concession from the
Car Is assimilating the whole wealth
of the country while the Seattle man
receives a percentage from the many
workings there.
After spending three months in
Siberia | visited Mexico and covered
considerable of that conntry's min
eral producing sections. Mexico is a
coming country in mineral production
but Nevada according to my opinion
Is the best country of them ALL" adds
Mr. Colehan in tribute TO his old
familiar stamping grounds.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-24
Serial No. 0732.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Carson City, Nevada. April II, 1903,
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, that
ELY TOWNSHIP COMPANY, cor
poration organized and existing
under and by virtue of the laws OF
the State of Maine. by its agent and
attorney-in-fact, T. L. Mitchell, whose
residence and nostofice address is
Ely. Nevada, has made application for
United States patent for the
Nelson Creek Placer Mine or Mining
Claim situated In unorganized min
ing district. Elko County. Nevada.
being the East one-half of the North
east one-quarter of Section In
Township 81 North OF Range Ga East
NJ. ID. Nj. containing a total area of
so 46-100 acres all of which is claim
ed and applied for. Said placer min
ing claim is of record at page 279 of
Vol. s of Mining Locations in the
office of the County Recorder of said
Elko County.
Nearest known locations are the
Redstone and Elkhorn placer claims.
| direct that this notice be pub
lished in the daily White Pine News.
at Ely. Nevada, the newspaper pub
lished nearest to said lode mining
claim. for a period of sixty days.
LOUIS ]. COIN.
Register
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SIBERIA POOR FIELD.
Tom Colean. Veteran ''sourdough'
Back From North.

An insight into mining conditions
in Siberia with tale OF the OBJ
articles which are met with by Amer
can prospectors who invade that land
of hidden wealth are told by
Tom Colean. veteran prospector
and mining man OF Nevada who has
Just returned TO this state after a
year and a half's trip through that
country and Old Mexico. Mr.. Cole
han is a familiar figure among min
ing men of Nevada and all the old
timers of the state are familiar with
his successes and failures Three
months we're spent In Siberia by Mr..
Colehan who left Goldfeld for his ex-
ploring tour q year ago last Deeora-
tion Day.
Millions are being taken out OF
the Siberian coast country declared
the veteran miner. although the
country may be extremely rich. an
American has no business there. The
whole mining eohscession for seven
or eight hundred miles of Siberian
coast country Is held by Russian
nobleman and invaders of other
climes who seek gold there must ne
gotiate with him before they can
prospect. Such permits are refused
now and one man, a Seattle party. Is
the only one who shares the riches OF
the coast country with the Russian
aristocrat who has the concession.
The story OF SIBERIAN gold hunt
ing has several interesting features
TO IT," adds Mr.. Colehan. "A Chicago
meat packer. worth many millions,
dropped many dollars In an effort TO
locate the hidden wealth of the coast
country. In addition to the cost of
prospecting he was also forced to pay
the concessionaire big price for the
privilege OF searching for gold.
1T was after the Chicago pur-
chasers of the mining privilege had
failed to locate anything worth while
that the present agent OF the Russian
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BOON At CONTACT
CONTINUES
MANY NEW ARRIVALS AT THE
COPPER CAMP--TEN SALOONS
WILL BE IN OPERATION WITH
IN TWO WEEKS.

CONTACT, Nev., April 16.-Peo-
pie continue TO arrive in camp and
the place has assumed the shape of a
good boom. Most OF the arrivals are
taking chances on the railroad being
built, hut many are sure. News from
Twin Falls tells us that work will
start on the 10th of this month, and
Mr.. Woods, road overseer of the
wagon road from Wells to Contact,
is authority for the statement that
the money has been appropriated by
the board of county commissioners of
Elko county, Nevada, to put the road
In shape for heavy hauling. Anyway
the boomers are coming In every day
and > town IL springing up where
formerly all was sagebrush.
The first saloon to start was the
Northern. owned by George Haas,
who has been doing rushing busi-
ness for the past two days. Me-
CURE and Rowell are putting up
their building as rapidly as possible
and L. s. Pratt, who has Just left
Twin Falls. has his manager. C. Ii.
Foster. rushing the work on his Elko
street saloon which is a temporary
tent 24x35 feet and framed. Mr..
Pratt expects to erect two-story
block on Main street and Copper
avenue which will be a duplicate OF
the Jones block In Twin Falls.
Blaine Hanks arrived today with
the news that Mr.. Luckenbach, now
of Elko, Nevada. who Ii in the field
for strong Philadelphia capitalists,
will be IN shortly to examine some OF
Mr.. Hanks properties with a view to
taking hold and developing the same.
Paddy Haas starts tomorrow morn
Ing for Houghton, Mich. to confer
with his company concerning the de-
veiopment OF the Park group. Mr..
Haas has expressed himself as well
pleased with the progress OF the dis
trict, and knowing a railroad Is as
sured. he In anxious to begin digging
on the ore disclosed to date.
The crying need of the district at
present Is a general store and there
is population at present that can
support one and support II well. BY
the end of two weeks We will have 10
saloons and as 10 saloons In min
ing camp demands one store, we are
In hopes the old ratio will be sustain
ed. The best available news Is that
Mr.. Eldridge OF Twin Falls will be In
within a week or 10 days.
J. c. Cline, manager of the Ante
lope Mining company, has started
now making preparations TO sink
good working shaft.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-24
Serial No. OS34.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Carson City, Nevada, April II. 1909.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
ELY TOWNSHIP COMPANY, a cor
poration organized and existing
under and by virtue of the laws OF
the State of Maine, by its agent and
attorney-in-fact T. l.. Mitchell, whose
residence and postoffice address is
Ely, Nevada, has made application for
a United States patent for the
Mary Jane Quarry Placer Mine or
Mining Claim situated in Dolly
Warden Mining District. Elko County,
Nevada, being the Sc n of Sc Il OF
NV u of Sec. 81 and the NE Il OF
NE Il of SW Il of Sec. 81, and the
NV u of NV Il of Sc Il of Sec.27,
and the SW u of SW Il of NE u OF
Sec. 81 T. 20 \. r. Ga Z. NJ. d. NJ.
containing a total area of 10 acres
all OF which is claimed and applied
for. Said placer mining claim Is OF
record at page 293 Of Vol. s of Min
ing Records in the Office of the
County Recorder of said Elko
County.
The nearest known locations are
the Sunset, Sunrise, and Bonita
placer claims.
direct that this notice be pub
lished In the daily White Pine News
at Ely, Nevada, the newspaper pub
lished nearest to said lode mining
claim. for period of sixty days.
LOUIS ]. COIN.
Register.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-24
ROSY TIME FOR BoUsE.
GoldfleId Prospector Says Conditions
I'm New Camp Favor Stampede.

A letter from Jack Wallace MINIS
a Goldfield prospector. speaks OF the
new mining district of Bouse, Ari-
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VISITORS ARE
DUE TODAY
PHILLIPs-ECCLEs PARTY Will
REMAIN UNTIL EvENING-MUcH
COAL BEING DELIvERED-NO
CAUSE FOR SMALLPOX SCARE.

McGill, April 23.-The Phillips
Eceles party is expected TO arrive
here tomorrow morning at / 0 o'clock
The balance of the day will be spent
here, the party going TO East Ely
In the evening to spend the night.
GETTING COAL PILED UP.
Much coal Is now arriving for the
smelter and IL is evident that 1t is
the intention TO get the stock we'll
ahead during the next few months,
thus avoiding the difficulties which
generally are to be c0nteDded with
on the last end of the year in secur-
ing supplies. Seventeen cars were
dropped at McGill Junction this even
ing. Every day for. some time the
main line freight has had a consider
able tonnage of this kind to drop off.
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
The smallpox case of Z. b. Burn
did not originate in McGill, Burn
contracted the disease while in Salt
Lake, where he went for the treat
ment of eye trouble. DIR. Abbott has
thoroughly fumigated the quarters
which Burn occupied here and Is do
ing everything known to the pro-
fession to avoid any further case de-
veloping from this subject. Many
persons have been yacinated and the
doctor is very busy. There is nc
cause for alarm on the part OF
residents as the situation Is thorough
~ in hand.
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of Vol. Mining Records, in the
Office of the County Recorder of said
Elko County.
The nearest locations are the Elk
horn, Bonita. and Nelson Creek
placer claims.
| direct that this notice be pub
lished in the daily White Pine News,
at Ely, Nevada, the newspaper pub
lished nearest TO said lode mining
claim for period of sixty days.
LOUIS J. COIN.
Register
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-24

iona. He asserts that this fall
will witness a stampede to the dis
trict relative to the country he says
Il find the town hnstling and lodg-
Ing Is at a premium, with prospec-
tors and mining men sleeping on the
ground. / have seen more ore on the
surface here than In any place ever
before visited. At Swansea. 26 miles
to the north Of Bouse, they are build
ing a smelter. One hundred and fifty
men are working In the mines there.
mot many people are coming into
this place now, as the weather is Sc
warm. However, now is the time to
get In on the ground floor. Winches-
ter, Is miles to the east, they are
sacking ore that runs In instances
$4,000 to the ton, from the surface
and there is great excitement In the
camp. i located four claims four
miles north of Bouse. and / get good
paintings on the surface. The whole
country seems TO be mineralized, and
this fall ought TO see big stampede
A man with little money can get In
very easy. as there are many pros
pectors who have no money to work
their ground"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-24
METAL MARKETS.

NEW YORK April23.--Lead, quiet
$4.20@$4.25. Copper. dull 12h a
u. Silver 81 -.
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N. n. ny. TIME TABLE.

Effective January %. 1905.
Daily Except Sunday-Leaves East
Ely, North Bound, 1895 a. M; Daily
Except Sunday, leaves Cobre, South
Bound. 30 d. m.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-24

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Money. q per cent.
BINFORD AND HULSE LETTER

There was fair demand for stock
today caused by an upward move
ment in the metals and the clearing
up of the Turkish troubles.
All the leading coppers showed
marked gains. the lower priced
stocks hung around the same figures.
The metal market is looking much
better, U. 8. Brass Co, large con-
sumner of copper metal reports 20
per cent gain in business.
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DAILY SUBURBAN TRAINS.

Bound, 1870 p. m.
DAILY SUBURBAN TRAINS.
Leave East Ely for Ely. a. H.
1925; 6:20: GAO: ITO; 8:25;
$3.50; 1890; 11:5o;-p. m, 1910;
1920; 4:25; 4:45; 900: 6:3e' 1880;
SEQ; 900; 1918.
Leave Ely for East Ely. a. H.
12:40; 6.35; 1890; 500; $40;
10:05;-p. m, 1906; 1926; 2:15;
2:35: 500; GLE; $40; Gas; 7:45;
s:15: 9:15: 1890.
SHELTER TRAINS
Leave Ely. a. m.-6:35; 10:05;-
D. M, 1886: 500 1890.
Leave East Ely, a. m.-6:40;
10:10:-p. m, 2:40; sos; 1875
RETURNING. LEAVE M'GILL.
A. m. 7:45; 10:50;-p. M, 3:45i
5:55; 11:45.
NINE TRAINS.
Leave East Ely, a. m.-6:4O;
1882. m, 4:25.
Leave Ely. q. m.-6:45; 1895;
p. m, 4:3O.
Returning: Leave Mines, a. M
1885; p. m. 1925; 5:35.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-04-24
WIFE KILLER DIVES TO DEATH.
After Shooting Spouse, Man Throws
Himself Under Electric Car.

CANISTEo, ". Y, April -
Arthur Conklin. a farmland, shot
and killed his wife in the main street
tonight and then fed down the street
with two boys in pursuit. They had
nearly caught up with him when
Conklin threw himself under a NOV
ing car and was instantly killed.
Jealousy was the cause o Conklin
shooting his wife
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24

ists for the most part choose the Hergiswil path.
reaching that station either by the Brunig Railway
by of the lake steamers. The path winds
upward past farmhouses. meadow lands and fir
woods, and leads 10 the Hotel Klimsenhorn. Here
path. partly cut in the rock. takes the traveller
TO the precipces of the Oberhaupt. Then he climbs
a ladder in curious natural cavity and reaches
the crest of the mountain where rest and refresh
ment await him at the Pilatus- Kuhn, Bellevue
Hotel. From either OF these the Esel is only
minutes distant
Practically the route IS followed by the
Piatus railway. The road is 500 yards in length
and reaches Pflatus-K Kuhn hour and twenty-five
minutes after the start. The tourist is at a loss
which most deserves his admiration. the dar-
ing of the builders Of this road or the mountain
Businesses through which they tunnelled and the
rocky chasms which they bridged. One mounts q
staircase from the PiIatus Kuhn, and in five min
utes stands on the open summit OF the Esel which
rises like tower from the rocky ridge below The
majesty of the scene almost stuns one. Stretched
out in long ragged lines the peaks of the
BeTnese Oberland. Rearing their heads among
them like the monarchs that they are are the
M0nch Eiger and Jungfrau
From the Pilatus- balustraded path mart
" blasted from the solid rock leads in three.
quarters of an hour TO the Tomshorn 6 sss feet
tse highest part Of the mountain and command
Ing more extensive view than the Esel
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24

braclng climate. and its mountain panorama Here
that beautiful sky painting OF nature, the AIplne
glow observed with great frequency
The ascent T1tlis. though the peak is 1885 rect
high requires hours Of strenuous climbing
but the ascent to the snowy crest is not danger
Gus one. The start is generally made late IN the
afternoon and the Pfafenwald Is climbed by even
ing The night is spent the Trtibsecalp IN a
small inn or chalet. and Titlis conquered in the
early hours OF the morning The summit commands
a panorama extending from the SAINTS to the Mat
terhorn and from Monte Rosa TO the Vosges ana
Black Forest thus embracing the Swiss Alps, the
north Of Switzerland and part of South Germany
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
zERMATT AND THE MATTERHoRN.

Among the snow-capped giants Of the Bernese
Oberland stands the Matterhorn. OF worldwide
fame the hearts desire of the most daring noun
tain scalers. and the grim reaper who has taken
toll in the lives of many daring spirits who have
essayed to conquer its dizzy heights. glaciers and
couIees. The Matterhorn has made Zermatt famous
as a mountain resort only for climbers but for
tourists general Zermatt is only sixteen hours
from Paris, and hours and half OF this ride
is spent on the mountain railway from Viege, at
an elevation of 2165 feet. to Zermat The distance
is short, twenty-one and cns-half miles, but the
train gradually mounts 500 feet higher than ts
starting point. on leaving the Rhone Valley. the
roasse follows the right bank OF the River Viege
and crosses a 221-foot viaduct IA feet above the
ravine Of Muhlebach. before reaching Kalpetran.
which lies In green valley expanse.
As the Journey is resumed the mountains rise
more abruptly and presently st. Nicolas 367s feet.
is reached Many tourists spend several days here
before going Zermatt. Randa. 4.7H feet. will
focus the attention of the student OF glaciers for
here are the Bies Glacier. descending from the
WeisshoTn and the Festi Glacier. on the slopes of
the Dome. and the NadelhOrn a little village.
surrounded by green pastures. many colored rocks
and the dazzling whiteness of eternal SHOWS thus
enthusiastic tourist has described Zermatt- Its
hardwood Chalets burned brown by the SUM-
being surrounded by modern structures and the
traveller who wants his London newspaper or his
cocktail get IL. The Matterhorn, however. is
the lodestone that draws tourists to Zermatt.
the Jungfrau attracts them to Interlaken-
The mountain excursions furnished by Zermatt
are many IN number and variety. There are lesser
peaks for the timid and unskilled, and those which
try the skill and courage of the most ambitious
and adventurous. One of the highest electric rail-
ways the world takes the tourist to elevation
OF 1O2S9 feet up the Gornergrat. This is a journey
of hour and half from Zermatt
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24

peaks. Once here there numerous short climb
ing trips to be made. easily within the power of
the average traveller, in which the scenic beauties
brought closer 70 his eyes. One OF these is
the ascent of the Rigi Hochfuh. 5.5s4 feet, the
southernmost summit of the Rigi This trip occu
pies two hours and half.
Mount Pilatus Is another steep which attracts
the traveller who stops at L1uCerne The ancient
Swiss peopledAhe peaks and gorges of this monster
rock with good and evil spirits, and few of them
essayed TO conquer its dizzy heights The moderns
however, can ascend it by foot by railway from
Alpnachstad. There eight nine SUBMITS on
Pflatus, but the one which commands the finest
view is the Esel. 6962 feet. The OF Pilatus
is generally made from Hergiswil ar Alpnachstad
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24

taken Stansstad, and there electric rail-
way. unless prefers foot tfour hOurs) or car
rfage (thrae hOurs). The first station is STAINS
the birthplace OF the Swiss patriot Arnold Winkel-
rfed whose heroic death at Lempach enabled his
ccuntrymen gain brilliant victory over the
Austrians The Buochserhorn the left and the
Stanserhorn on the right, guard the valley of En-
Selberg which the road next enters. and the Wal
enst6cke and Titlis rising in the back
ground.
The scenery becomes more and more picturesque
and after passing through beautiful wood, heights
are reached from which revealed the Titlis the
Spann6rter and the romantic valley set in snow
crowned mountains. At its further end is the vii
IaSe OF EnGebsrs. famous for its pure air and
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
GENEVA AND LAKE IEMAN

1eneva and Lake Tenant To the trayerla- nh.
has tasted Of their delights the names srouss an
appetite for more In those who have not thew
nevertheless arouse longings, for the names snail
magic beauty In the summer months golden SIM
snine SENS to dart rays Of Rhengold into the lake
are meadows. half hidden by villages and ts trsss
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24

although there are two other routes. Lucerne tour
and hills leading to the chain Of the Jura noun
tains with its violet nues. On the Savoy side for
ests clothe the mountain sides. which approach
nearer to the shore.
tour of the lake begins at Geneva, divided into
TWO unequal parts by the river Rhone. In the dis
tance are the Alps, the Mont Blanc and the Juras-
Worthy of the tourists attention in Geneva are the
Academy. ST. Peters Cathedral. the theatre and
conservatory Of music, the old arsenal and the
English garden
New-York tribune., 1909-04-24
A TRIP TO ENGELBERG.

One Of the trips Swiss tourists cannot afford 10
miss II they Lucerne is that to the canton
Unterwslden and the famous E;ngeberg. Steam
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17
The PRIVATE SALES MARKET.
AiANliATTAN.

BROADWAY-Wi William Waldorf Astor
sold plot lcJllxlss-3 feet at the northeast
corner OF 9sth street and Broadway. T. J.
Mcl-aughlin's Sons are reported To he the
buyers. a is said a twelve-story apart
merit house VIII be built on the site.
WEST END AVENUE-Mrs Julia T.
Ke,leT sold no. 79S West End avenue a
three story and basement stone front dwell
ing house on lot l6XSO. between 9Sth and
sgIh streets.
BROOME STREET-The Rev. Jos. Shasto-
las purchased through u. q. Canavsn Nos.
56S and 510 Broome street. for the purpose
Of erecting a church for Lithuanian Cath
olirs of this city. Father Shastokas has
been connected with ST Thercsa's parish.
Henry and Rutgers streets. Tor several
years
CANAL STREET Samuel Zipris sold for
Celia Cahcn. No. ~ Canal street. a four
STORY building. 2lI0xyO. 20 Max Kobre
The property has been in the possession Of
the Cahen family for forty-three years
The buyer will erect d four story building
on the fot 10 which he will remove his
bankiug business from No. 30 Canal street.
TWENTY SEVENTH STREET - David
ana Harry Iippman sold No. I22 TO l30 West
27th street. o'd buildings. on piot .sNs89.
between siAth and seventh avenues. 4
business building viii he erected by the
p,,rchsssr. who has heretofore confined his
b,liidirg operations 30 apartment houses.
TWENTY SEVENTH STREET-The es-
New-York tribune., 1909-11-17

tate of Mary Koenig sold No. 22l West 27th
street. a four story dwelling house. on lot
2iexess.
THE BRONX.
BRYANT AVENUE-Ia Vieu & La Velle
sold a three story two family brick house.
on lot 2ox1o0 feet. at Bryant avenue and
Jennings street. TO a physician. who viii
occupy the premises. The house was re-
Gently built by the Elviel Realty Company
FOURTH AVENUE-A. Shatzken & Sons
bought from the WOod-Jost Realty Com
pany plot OF six lots at 222d street and
Fourth avenue II has a frontage OF los
feet in 222d street and liz feet in Fourth
avenue.
UNION AVENUE-Lauter q Blackner
sold for Leo Levinson the plot 40xl0o feet
on the west side OF Union avenue. 2s feet
north OF lsSth street
MANIDA STREET-Lauter & Blackner
sold for Charles Hillmann the two family
brick house No. 725 Manida street. on
Plot SONloo feet; also. for Mr. Hillmann
the two family brick detached dwelling
house No. 80 Manida street, on lot 25x
100 feet
SOUTHERN BOULENARD-The Gaines
Roberts Company sold No. 1923 Southern
Boulevard. another Of its recently COM
pleted five story apartment houses, with
stores.