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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-20

CONSTRUCTION WORK NOW IN
PROGRESS DIRECTED TOWARD
COMPLETION BEFORE SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER ARRIVES.

The Ely Packing company has
purchased a five-acre plot of ground
In the Park addition of East Ely.
Thereon will be built an abattoir,
packing plant and departments for
cold storage. The entire plant Is to
be one Of the most complete as wefl
as the largest In Nevada. 1t will en-
tail an expenditure of some $35, 900.
The promoters of the project are w.
N. McGill and J. w. Adams, the
sheep rangers. Frank w. Nevin ana
l.. NJ. Jackson of the Ely PackinA
company are also interested in the
undertaking.
The erection of the building and
the entire laying out of the grounds
are under the general supervision OF
Dan w. Ormsbee, who has been en-
gineer in chief for the Ely Securities
company during the past three years.
w. L. Nelson of the Idaho Barn, Is
grading and building the RAILROAD
spur under contract from the Ely
Packing company, from the main
line of the Nevada Northern to the
new plant. = About a thousand feet
of track will be laid. After the worn
featuring of concrete blocks will be
started. The railway spur is already
graded and the track is being laid.
The excavation of the builc lEg has
been begun and the Office building is
about completed. The entire build-
ing will average about 10Ox60 feet.
There will be large basement under
the whole building about 10 feet
deep. On the top of this the build
ing up to the floor level will be of
solid concrete block. This will have
a reinforced floor. Above that VIII
be a brick building.
About twenty men are employed
in the construction work, including
the employees working on the rail-
road spur. Everything Is being done
to complete the structure and the
grounds as quickly as possible before
winter sets in in earnest.
The machinery for the new abat-
toir and storage arrangements will
come from the Brecht Co., of st.
Louis and that is being hurried to
the center of operations. When this
has been placed in position there Will
be complete abattoir for the
slaughtering of cattle, sheep and
hogs. These will be placed and kept
in the cold storage but every ar
rangement will be had for the max
ing of sausage and the cutting of
meats and the processes used will be
of the most modern and sanitary
character. The concrete work on the
building was started Wednesday and
Mr.. Ormsbee declares that the work
! is progressing very satisfactorily to
all the parties concerned.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-20
SINKING
To l400 LEVEL
GIROUX CONSOLIDATED RESUME
WORK N FIyE-COMPARTMENT
SHAFT-BIG PUMPS IN PLACE
AT 1900 STATION.

Sinking has been resumed in the
five-eompartment shaft at the Giroux
Consolidated. and they are now on
the way down to the 1400-foot level,
from which point the second cross
cut Is to be driven. The erosseut at
the 1900 Is out 325 feet, at which
mark the water came gushing out Oh
the drillholes, and Ii was considered
wise to cease operations in that di-
rection until the pumping plant was
in shape to care for the water.
As il is they have a sinking pump
in the shaft caring for the overflow
from the crosscut so that there is no
danger from this water. Both the
big pumps are in place at the 1900
foot station. the parts having all
been assembled. but the pipe fittings
are yet to be made. after which they
can go ahead with the crosscut with
out fear of interruption no matter
how great the flow. OF the two
pumps at the 1900, one will have a
capacity of 1900 gallons a minute
and the other 500 gallons a minute.
When the 14OO-foot level Is reached
dHOlntl pump Win tapaeiNy ioa
handling 600 gallons a minute will
be installed.
Things are proceeding with rush
in the construction of the permanent
hosting plant 400 feet to the south
of the big shaft. The eight boilers
have been installed and four of them
bricked up. Engines are in place and
the connections are being made. and
everything here like in all other di-
rections on the property is going
ahead in the most satisfactory man.
ner. The ehurn drills are still being
used for prospecting. but IL the pres
ent spell of cold weather continues
their operations will be suspended,
for cold weather ehurn drills opera
tions are expensive as well as un-
satisfactory.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-20
VISITORS IN DISTRICT.
Tour of Inspection of Nevada
and Arizona Properties.

o. j. Mcconnell, former general
ganager of the Gunn-Thompson in
terests in this district, accompanied
by G. F. Rowe, London broker, and
n. w. Anderson of Exeter. New
Hampshire, arrived in East Ely Fri
day evening and spent yesterday
morning looking over the properties
on the hill, and in the afternoon
went to McGill, where they inspected
the big plant. The party will leave
Monday morning for Mason Valley,
after which they will go to Globe,
Arizona, to see the Inspiration prop
erty.
Last evening Arthur Smith, gen.
eral manager of the Gunn-Thompson
interests, gave a banquet at the Step
toe hotel in honor of Mr.. Mcconnell
and the following were present:
o. J. Mcconnell. H. W. Anderson, c.
F. Rowe. Col. L. G.. Cannon, C. v.
Jenkins. Samuel Bedford, Judge T. L.
Mitchell, c. s. Chandler. B. F..
Quayle. w. N. McGill, C. P. Castle,
Lindsay Duncan, Raymond Han, DR..
e. L. r. Wallace. G. A. McElroy and
Arthur Smith.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-20

of everything in connection with the
pit, and a means has been found for
the keeping of the water out of the
shaft and so lessen the danger to
that working.
Central Copper company. locally.
came on last Monday morning. The
payday Of the men was on the tenth
of the month, and the manager wired
to the company in New York that II
the money did not arrive on Monday
at ten O'Clock, the pumps in both the
Eureka and Clipper shafts would be
pulled, and that liens and attach
ments would follow. The money
did not come, and the close down anc
attachments followed.
The first installment of the assess
ment, Is cents, falls due on next
Saturday.
Just now 1t looks as if no large
proportion of the assessment will be
paid. This is the sentiment of the
stockholders in this district, and the
sentiment seems to find an echo as
far away as New York. The princi-
pal brokerage houses in the east, in
their letters advise strongly against
the reorganization and the payment
of the assessment, and there will
certainly be a fight in the courts
against the scheme.
All kinds of rumors are afioat re-
garding reorganization on other lines
Several brokerage houses appear TO
be trying to get hold of the property,
most prominent of them being tina,
of Charles A. Stoneham in New York
Ii this should prove true, Ely Cen
trail may be arrayed again in all her
former glory. There is no better
prospect in the district, and with
good backing and an assurance OIL
the work being continued the stock
holders would soon come into thei,
own, and Ely Central proven to be
mine.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-20

The progress of the country as re-
fiected by the records of population
and harvests and the general con-
ditions of international peace are
things for which Thanksgiving is es-
pecially due for the year 1910, ac-
cording to the annual Thanksgiving
proclamation issued by President
Taft. The proclamation is as follows:
This year of 1910 is drawing to
a close. The records of population
and harvest, which are the index of
progress. show vigorous national
growth, and the health and prosper
GUS well-being of our communities
throughout this land and in our
possessions beyond the seas. These
blessings have not descended upon
us In restricted measure, but over
flow and abound. They are the bless
ings and bounty of God.
"We continue to be at peace with
the rest of the world. In all essen.
tial matters our relations with other
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-20

After a ten days session the Grand
Jury which was celled Nov. 9th con-
cluded its deliberations yesterday
and made a final report to Judge
Mitchell at O'Clock. Owing to linn
tied space the News is compelled to
omit those portions of the report
dealing with city and county build
ings, otherwise the finds of the BODY
are given in full.
Ely, New, Nov. 10, 1910.
Hon. Thos. l.. Mitchell. Judge of the
Ninth Judicial District.
Sir: We, your grand jury. In ana
for White Pine county. impanelled
at 10 o'clock a. m, November 8,
1910. beg leave to submit the follow
ing report:
We found true bills of indictment
as follows:
o. B. Nelson, for murder.
Mike Manajlovic, for assault with
deadly weapon with intent to do
great bodily harm.
James Burgess. forgery.
Swan Anderson, illegal voting.
H. r. Kruger, forgery.
Maitland Dunn. grand larceny.
Secret indictments were also re-
turned against three other persons
who are now in custody.
We dismissed the charges against
the following:
Frank King, murder.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-20
PROGRESS AT BOSTON ELY.

Work is going ahead at the Boston
Ely, but there have been no new de-
velopments during the pas I week.
Superintendent Ralph is continuing
the shaft to the water level. where
he has always contended, the rich
ore will be found. 1t is very hard
going at present. but notwithstand-
ing, satisfactory progress is being
made with the good crew that Is en-
ployed on the working. Work In
the winze has been suspended and ali
efforts are being bent on the work in
the shaft.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-20
BIG PIT GETTING
BIGGER EACH DAY
SIX THOUSAND TONS OF ORE
GOING TO CONCENTRATOR
DAMY-OPERATIONS ARE RE-
SUMED IN LIBERTY PIT.

1t is the same old story of grind
and production at the steam shovel
pit of the Nevada Consolidated. The
big pit at Copper Flat is getting big
ger each day. and each day 5000
tons of copper ore are shipped to the
concentrator at McGill; and this pro-
duction will be going on for years to
come, and the great reserves of the
Nevada Consolidated's ore will nol
be nearly exhausted.
Two shovels of the six in the PHI
are working constantly in the ore
while the other four are engaged in
stripping, making more ore for the
two shovels to handle. Two of these
are at work on the western edge
The arrangement which has been
made with the Ely Central Copper
company to take all the water which
is being pumped out of that COM
pany's Eureka shaft, puts the Nevada
Consolidated in fine shape for its
winter operations. The water supply
has been short for several weeks, ana
this new acquisition comes in at a
very opportune time.
Operations have been resumed in
the Liberty pit where one steam
shovel is busily engaged in burrow-
ing for the ore, and from where II 10
estimated they will be taking out the
ore in the spring. adding to the al
ready immense output of the steam
shovels. Meanwhile. whenever 1t Is
found necessary, the output of the
Copper Flat pit can be increased, af-
ter the winter months; and it is ex-
pected that there will not be any fall
ing off in the present output while
cold weather is in session. 1t was
only with the greatest difficulty that
this was done last year, and the pro-
duct of blister copper was only assur-
ed by digging into the reserve con-
centrates; and before the spring
blossomed there was not a ton oi
these left. This year, however, the
Nevada Consolidated Is In much bet
ter shape for the cold weather, every
safeguard possible being thrown
around the pit, and for starter they
have sufficient concentrates on hano
to keep the smelter and converters
going for nearly three monts. Ever
the most severe winter would hardly
catch the Nevada Consolidated nap
ping. and the best of results may bt
looked for on all sides.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-20
PROMINENT MINING MEN.
Spend Several Days in District and
Visit Big Properties.

FRIDAY evenings train brought
into the district large party of
prominent mining men, all of whom
are identified with the Cole-Ryan
interests in Arizona and Old Mexico.
The party Is composed of John Il.
Greenway, general manager of the
Calumet & Arizona and Superior &
Pittsburg companies; John Langton,
consulting engineer, and James
Wood. smelter superintendent for
the same companies; Arthur Cole,
superintendent of the Cananea Re-
duction works; Stephen Landon.
Frank Strachen and Walter Cong
don.
The properties with which the vis-
itors are connected In different ca
pacities are controlled by the Cole
Ryan interests and the presence OF
the distinguished people here at this
time Is supposed to be for the pur-
pose of determining how and where
the new reduction works for the
Giroux shall be built, as they are
recognized authorities on that line
of work. The party visited the Step
toe Valley smelling plant at McGill
yesterday and were shown over the
works by Business Manager Jenkins,
Chief Engineer Sorrensen, Mechan-
ical Engineer Duncan and Superin-
tendent of the Concentrator Waddell.
Today the visitors will go to the
mines, where they will spend consid-
erable time looking over the big
properties there.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-20

Jacob Ankers, assault with intent
to do great bodily injury.
John Rice, arson.
Chris Johnson, arson.
John Kessler, arson.
Maitland Dunn, murder.
Public Morals.
We find from personal observation
and general inquiry moral conditions
in the City of Ely and East Ely are
generally good. We wish, however
to call attention to the number of
drunken Indians to be seen in the
City of Ely and respectfully recon-
mend that proper steps be taken to
have a United States Commissioner
appointed to hear testimony in cases
where arrests are made for selling
liquor to Indians. From testimony
of witnesses before this Grand Jury
and from general report 1t is our
opinion that in the Northeastern
part of this county and particularly
in Pleasant Valley there is a certain
element who have have not a proper
and due respect for the law, and the
right of law abiding citizens. From
what We can learn this condition or
affairs is not of recent origin, but has
existed for several years.
Inasmuch as the part of the coun-
ty referred to is 80 to 100 miles
from the county seat and is difficult
of access to the peace officers of the
county. We beg to recommend that
fContinue0 on page four.p
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-20
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY.

The grand jury has exonerated
Maitland Dunn for the killing of
Tom Morgan, an Indian, in Pleasant
Valley last week, from blame, holding
that the Indian came to his death a,
the hands of Dunn while the latter
was defending himself from bodily
injury. The trouble appears to have
arisen from differences of opinion
concerning the occupancy of Kee-
gan's ranch After the testimony
was all in the jury placed the whole
blame of the killing on the Indian
and relieved Dunn of all RESPONSE
bility.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-20
TO SOUTH SEA ISLANDS.
Ex-Governor and Mrs. Adams Leave
on Extended Pleasure Trip.

Ex-Governor Adams and wife left
the past week for San Francisco
where they will take ship for the
South Sea Islands on lengthy va
cation. Mr.. Adams will study the
grazing conditions OF Australia as he
is greatly interested in the sheep in
dustry of this country and desires
the information to be gained. Before
returning home they wiff~ also visit
China and Japan. They intend to be
gone for several months.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-20

Mrs. C. M. Moon, of East Ely, re-
ceived a telegram Thursday an
nouncing the sad news of the death
of her mother. Mrs. ]. r. Jordan, al
Nicola, Iowa. Mrs. Moon had just re-
turned from a two months visit al
the parental home. leaving her moth
er apparently in the best of health
and the news of her sudden demise
came as shock. Death was due to
paralysis.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-20

The Bunker-Hill Mining company
in the Granite district, has been taxi
en- possession of by ME-. Lewis OF
Moscow, Idaho. The holdings of the
corporation were taken by deed on
Tuesday from Sheriff A. j. Butler.
The payment for the property was
5000.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-05-05
Sermon to Odd Fellows.

Inclemency of the weather kept
many away from the Baptist church
on Wednesday evening of last week
when Rev. T. ]. Taylor of Warrenton,
preached a special sermon to the
Odd Fellows Meeting at the lodge
room the Odd Fellows went in body
to the church, the only regret being
that the number was not much
larger. Those who did not hear Dr.
Taylor were the losers In well
chosen words Rev. J. r. Doan, the
pastor, presented Dr. Taylor Che
needs no introduction to a Hender-
son congregation). The text was
taken from the 18th chapter OF He
brews, part of the LIST verse: ''Let
brotherly love cotinue," being the
central thought of the discourse. 1t
was a splendid effort, an uplifting dis
course, that was thoroughly enjoyed
by those who heard it.
DR.. Taylor is a member of the Hen
derson lodge having transferred his
membership two or three years ago
when his lodge surrendered its char
ter, but had never been in the
lodge here. After the services at the
church he visited the lodge and was
accorded a warm welcome by the
brethren. He had to make a talk OF
course ''for the good OF the order
and the edification of the members
present, and there were brief remarks
from Others all expressive of the ap-
probation of DR.. Taylor's visit and
the pleasure and inspiration derived
from his sermon and his commingling
with kindred spirits in the lodge room.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-05-05
Confederate Monument.

Work on the Confederate monu-
npnt is underway. The court house
square, left side front, has been Sc
lected as the site and the foundation,
broad and deep, is being laid. The
exercises OF laying the cornerstone
will be held next Tuesday, Memorial
day, and the occasion promises to be
an event of great interest and impor-
lance in the history of Vance county.
The principal address will be delivered
by Hon. Lee S. Overman, United
States Senator, and the cornerstone
will be laid by the Grand Lodge of
Masons. Hon. A. C. Zollicoffer will
introduce the speaker.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-05-05
Graded Schools Close.

The Henderson Graded Schools
closed Friday. The term was short
ened this year on account of lack OF
funds. A debt that had been run
ming for some time had to be paid
and the only means of doing this
without borrowing money was to cut
the term short and apply the funds
that should have gone to the teach
ers salaries, &c, to this object. -
The exercises held at the Central
School Friday morning were very in
teresting indeed, cTeditable alike to
pupils and teachers. There were
eight graduates in the High School
department. After the invocation
aud chorus, Hail TO the Land" the
reading of the essays was next on the
program, as follows:
Salutatory. Miss Christine Thomas
Class History Miss Lottie Keller
Class Oddities Miss Gertrude Harris
Class Poem. Miss Maggie Finch
Class Will. Miss Clara Finch
Our Gems. Miss Mary Lee Hight
Class Prophecy. Miss Florence Butler
Valedictory. .................M Miss Mary Butler
The papers were all good and the
young ladies were highly compli-
mented upon the excellence of thought
and theme and manner in which they
read them.
The reading of the essays was fol-
lowed by more singing by the school,
"Rockin' Time" and "Pickaninny
Lullaby" and the declaimer's medal
won by Master Rowland Rankin, was
presented by Mr.. B. H. Perry. This
medal offered by Mayor Henry T.
Powell for the best defamation, was
strongly contested for the fight be-
tween the young oratorical gladia-
tors eliciting considerable interest
and enthusiasm. There were six con-
testants.
Presentation of certificates was
made by Mr. D. Y. Cooper and Rev.
|. W. Hughes delivered the address.
1t was happy and felicitous effort,
ornate in style and pleasing in man
ner, and Mr.. Hughes showed himself
to be as apt and eloquent on occa-
sions of this kind as he is forceful and
logical in the pulpit.
The singing of the chorus. "Greet-
ing to Spring." concluded the exer-
ciSeS.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-05-05
Visiting Relatives Here.

Rev. T. L. Chavasse of England,
arrived last week and is visiting rela-
tives in Henderson, a number OF
whom there are among our best
citizens. Mr.. Chavasse who is a
young man, is a minister of the
Church of England and rector of the
parish of Sutton, Coffield. He is a
nephew of our venerable and es-
teemed townsman Mr.. N. II. Cha
vase, and cousin of Mrs. D. Y. Cooper
of Henderson. 1t has been a pleasure
to many to meet Mr.. Chavasse and
they hope his visit may be as pleas,
ant to him as the presence OF his
kinspeople who have made this their
permanent home has been as agree
able to US.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-05-05
The Floyds Were all Right.

The Floyds, Magicians, made good
in one the best entertainments of its
kind ever seen at the Grand Theatre,
last Friday night. AS sleight-of-
hand performer and worker of mys-
terips in the black art, the Professor
is great. He does his "tricks' with
remarkable cleverness and quick
action and easily showed himself a
past master in his profession. Some
Of his work was new and even the old
acts we're so skillfully performed that
they were invested with new interest.
Mrs. Floyd's "mind reading" was
perhaps the best that has been seen
on this stage.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-05-05

Rev. J. A. Thomson and wife of
Middlebush, N. J., are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. w S. Thomson in Hender-
son, having arrived last Thursday.
This is their first visit further South
than Washington City, and they are
both much pleased with the country
and people they have met. Rev. j.
A. Thomson who is a brother of Mr..
W. S. Thomson, is pastor of the
Presbyterian church in Bushville, and
by invitation of Pastor Mcclure he
occupied the pulpit of the Presbyte-
rian church Sunday morning preach
ing an excellent sermon which was
heard with pleasure and profit.