White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-12
NYE CO. COMMISSIONERS IN ELY
Discuss Plans for White Pine County Auto Route

Pine county in regard to co-opera-
tive action In improving the highway
between Tonopah and Ely, members
of the board of Nye county CON-
missioners were visitors here Friday,
and guests of Victor Barndt, man
ager of the Railroad Valley Saline
company. The Nye county commits
sioners who came to Ely, were w. T.
cuddy and Chas. Humphries, and
they were accompanied by J. ].
Tremble, formerly a Tonopah broker
and Frank Sellstrom.
The party was brought in from
Potash. Friday by Mr.. Barndt in
his automobile, leaving there about
eight o'clock in the morning, and ar
irving in Ely shortly after one
O'Clock in the afternoon.
The visitors were given opportuni-
" to see what ia being done in the
way OF road improvement In this
district, as we'll as meeting a num-
Der of prominent officials and citi-
zens who are interested in the
betterment of highways and the
completion of the transcontinental
automobile route which is now a
subject of important discussion.
Eridav aftarnoon tho noun M n cinnpre
were in consultation with Secretary
Hoag of the Ely Commercial league,
and numerous matters relative to
the subject in hand were gone
over.
The visitors left Ely on the home
ward trip yesterday afternoon, trav-
cling as they came. with Mr.. Barndt.
in his automobile. They were escort
ed as far as Copper Flat by County
Commissioner J. c. Wheeler, Secre
tary Gael S. Hoag of the Ely Com
mercial League, A. G. Burritt OF the
Ohana Mining company. They were
more than pleased with their recep-
ton in Ely, where everything was
done for their entertainment and to
make their sojourn in the White
Pine county metropolis pleasant
one. The program mapped out by
the local reception committee inelud-
ed an inspection of the court house
and grounds and the county hos
pital The visitors were surprised
and delighted beyond expectation at
the beauty and completeness of the
county property here. and the fur
ther plans for municipal improvement
under way. Friday night they were
guests of the University Club, the
evening concluding with a trout sup
per at Moller's Cafe.
Saturday morning the itinery In
cluded a trip to Copper Flat, where
the visitors were shown about the
big pit and workings by Superintend-
ent Vanderhoef, and given oppor-
tunity TO see the magnitude of the
mining operations there. The pro-
posed transeontinental auto route
will pass the Copper Flat workings,
and thereby provide tourists with
one one the big sights of the cross
country trip.
Incidental facts brought out by
the visit of the Nye county COM
missioners and their conference with
the Ely and White Pine officials are
portentious. Between Tonopah and
Ely the roads are for the most part
in good condition. In Railroad Val
ley, since the Saline company COM
menced operations in the old lake
bed, about $4,000 has been expend-
ed in road construction. OF this
amount Nye county has paid about
one quarter.
The heaviest grade between Ely
and Tonopah is Cherry Greek sum
NIT in White Pine county. where the
commissioners are at present having
some frst-class highway work done
under the direction of owen Crazier.
The good roads leaven Is working,
and with concerted action all along
the line, the trans-continental auto
mobile route through Nevada will be
one In every way delight to the
passing tourist.
1t is quite probable that the White
Pine county commissioners and
road supervisor will make trip te
Tonopah in the near future for the
purpose of inspecting the proposed
hhe.
". ID. Rishel, automobile ane
sporting writer for the Salt Lake
Tribune, has written to e. l.. Fletch