White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-09
Utah 'sGovernor
Visits Ely

was visitor in Ely, Monday, remain
Ing over night at the Northern hotel,
and starting on the homeward jour-
ney, Tuesday forenoon Governor
Spry was on an inspection trip of the
transcontinental automobile road
from Salt Lake to Los Angeles, via
Ely, as announced in the News last
Sunday. 1t was expected that his
stay in the district would be of long
er duration, but important official
business made 1t necessary to cut
short his visit here and the enter
tainment program arranged for him.
self and party.
Governor Spry was accompanied
by w. d. Beers, state en-
gineer; S. d. Evans, chairman of the
good roads committee of the Salt
Lake Commercial club; Joseph e.
Caine, secretary of the club; and w.
D. Rishel of the Salt Lake Tribune.
The trip from the Lake City was
made in Mr.. Evans Pierce-Arrow
car.
The party was met at Ibapah, by
Gael S. Hoag. secretary of the Ely
Commercial league, and County Com
missioners Stevens, Caperton and
Wheeler, who left here Sunday morn
ing in Secretary Hoag's car. On the
return trip, Monday, Ely was not
reached until about 9 o'clock, and on
account of the lateness of the hour
the proposed reception to the visit
ors was not held, the party dining at
Moller's restaurant as the guests
of H. N. Byrne of the First National
bank, and later meeting a number of
representative citizens at the Univer-
sity club.
The journey here was interrupted
near Fish Springs, by mishap to the
car accompanying the gubernatorial
party, the passengers of the disabled
car returning to Salt Lake, driving
from the springs to Ibapah and
thence by stage to Wendover, where
train connections were made.
The route covered from Salt Lake
to Ely, was over Johnson's pass, but
the return was by another way, Gov
Spry favoring the Grantsyille road,
which he considers the most feasible
for a state highway, because of the
absence of grades.
1t seems that competition has de-
veloped in the choice of proposed
routes, west of ogden, some favoring
the route north of the lake. and
others the route to the south. Box
Elder county, which has issued bonds
to the amount of 100000 for road
construction, is strong to have the
state highway laid out over the
northern route. On the other hand,
the Deep Creek mining interests in
which many Salt Lake citizens are
owners, will probably influence the
commissioners in the selection of
the route, as 1t is recognized that
state road would afford needed bet
ter facilities for transportation be-
tween the mines and the Lake City.
The visitors were very we'll salts
fed with the disclosures of their
journey, and expressed their regrets
in not being able to remain longer in
Ely.
The Ely party that escorted Gov
Spry, had opportunity to make some
interesting notes on road conditions
between here and Ibapah. All day,
from a. m., until 6 p. M, was
occupied in the journey out, on Sun
day, and while some portions of the
highway are in need of improve
ment, the general conditions were
found good. Notwithstanding the
grade at Schellbourne summit, the
permanent improvements being
made there will render the road
passable for any machine. The trip
from Deep Greek, Monday was from
Ibapah to Tippett. to Pierce Bews,
Anderson and Schellbourne ranches.
Ibapah was left at 1880 a. m.