The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-04-02
FROM WHITE PINE COUNTY
Deputy Supt. Lightfoot Gives the
Sentinel Some News OF
Neighboring County

DeputJ Supt. A. B. Lightfoot arrived
Ia EurekaSy privite conveyance Tues
day night Oh this week. He left Ely
the middle Of act week and was six
days on the road and among the schools
in the western part of White Pine Coun-
ty. He visited the schools at Hamilton,
Newark Valley and at w. A. Moore's.
To a representative Of the SENTINEL he
stated that he found the work In all Of
the schools very satisfactory and that
considerable improvement over former
years is noticeable. The trouble that
has been brewing in the Newark Valley
district for some time seems to be set
tied for the present. The school house
will be built in time for the opening Of
the term next Fall. The Board of Coun-
ty Commissioners Of White Pine County
will be asked to donate the old building
that was used for q school house in
Pinto Creek district, now abandoned. to
the Valley district to replace the school
house that was burned on March 8. This
building is not now in good repair, but
it will go q long way in saving the funds
Of the Valley school district il it eau be
utilized, and it is Of no service where it
stands.
Mr.. Lightfoot states that live stock in
White Pine County came through the
Winter In much better condition than
was expected in February when, after
the long and unusually cold Winter
there seemed no probability Of obtaining
sufficient feed to carry the stock through.
In the eastern part Of tie county where
there are many thousands Of sheep prsc-
tically no losses are reported, and the
The wethers of a fair quality are selling
at 1926 per head on the range as NUT
ton sheep. and ewes are not offered for
sale at any price. Josh Yelland, a
prosperous rancher in Spring Valley.
about 40 miles east of Fly was unable to
find a flock of sheep that was for sale
and purchased 900 head of angora goats
to run on the range of that section as an
experiment.
Cattle in White River and Newark
valleys are in fair condition and very
few losses are reported. The supply OF
hay that was available was about ex-
hausted when the Winter broke up, and
the stock was turned on the range early.
Grass has made a good start. and every
indication is that this will be an un-
usually good season for stock growers.
Very few wild horses are to be seen
while travelling through the country
this year. A few herds pasture in the
ne~ighborhood Of Pancake Mountain. and
it is said that there are many in Long
valley, southeast of Bald Mountain,
where the Minoletti boys are new en-.
gagged in gathering them for market.
| Jake's valley. where formerly was seen
immense numbers Of wild horses, there
are now but few. Men have been ac-
lively engaged gathering horses in that
section for several years.
The roads between Eureka and Ely
are passable only for & light rig and q
trustworthy team. They are badly wash
ed in many places. and are especially
bad on the other side of the White Pine
summit. The Board Of County Com.
missioners OF White Pine County will
probably spend several thousand dollars
in the repair and improvement of the
road from Ely to Hamilton this year.
One job making a short cut from the
Giroux mines across to the summit.
about four miles west of the Giroux,
has been figured upon at a probable cost
of about $4,000. 1t will shorten the dis
lance from Hamilton to Ely by wagon
road about four miles and will greatly
improve transportation facilities.
Mr.. Lightfoot states that while the
operations in and about Ely are going
steadily on at their full capacity, and q
good deal of development work is being
done, the camp is well supplied with
men for all kinds of work. Men out Of
employment have been going to Ely In
large numbers for several months and
have kept the labor market well supplied.