White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-27

eventually traverse section of the
country where natural scenery, in
dustrial enterprises and general con-
ditions combine to make the route
ono of interest TO tourists-as for ex
ample the Midland trail through the
Ely district
Included in the party was A. l..
Westgard, who is well known to this
district. having been here on previous
occasions, and is the man who laid
out and logged the Midland trail 1t is
needless to say that he was ap-
preeiative of everything that was
done, and his praise of the highways
in Nevada and the progressive and
hospitable spirit of the citizens, was
sincere and thus all the more pleas
ing Mr. Westgard has covered about
twenty-five thousand miles in his
work of logging routes in the United
States. and stated he bad yet TO
cover 200 miles more before his
work is finished. He is not a part of
the Indiana expedition, but is on his
way from New York 10 the coast and
| happened to be coming through In
diana at the time the hoosiers start
ed for the coast. He said that he had
found little difficulty in getting over
the roads and that complaints on the
conditions of the highways were un
justified Referring to the Nevada
roads, he stated that one of finest
stretches of roadway in the country
was the sixty-mile drive down Step
toe valley into Ely.
! Unfortunately the tour became too
strenuous for a number of the auto
mobile manufacturers. and they aban-
doned the trip before reaching Salt
Lake, taking to Pullman cars for the
remainder of the journey. Several
of them also have sent their cars by
freight, while some left their driv
ers to finish the run with the ma
chimes, they themselves preferring an
easier method.
Elwood Haynes, however, despite
his sixty-odd years, is standing the
trip in good shape. He is credited
with having built the first automobile
in the United States. He conceived
the idea of "horseless carriage" in
the year 1891 and in 1904 built his
first machine. Since that time he has
been continuously identified with
the automobile industry.
! Carl G. Fisher is also pleasantly re-
membered, as he is strong on the
good roads proposition. and the
originator of the Lincoln highway.
1t was through his personal efforts
that the 100000 nucleus was
raised for the highway fund, con-
tributed by the Indiana manufac-
turers. The Lincoln highway is now
an incorporated institution, with
$4.250,000 to the good.
From Ely. the Indiana tourists
went to Goldfeld, and with the ex-
ception of one car. arrived there soon
after 6 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
They were wined and dined and en-
tertained on a generally grand scale,
and judging from the Goldfield pa
pers were in more resceptive mood
than when in Ely. The car that did
not go to Goldfield, was one delayed
in arrival in Ely. and left here We'd
nesday morning, via Eureka and
Austin. to meet the main party again
at Lake Tahoe
Gael S. Goag, VINO mas worked
days, nights and Sundays to have the
Hoosiers visit Ely and give them
good time after they arrived, was
there with the glad hand and did all
he could to have the visitors meet
representative citizens and get ac-
quainted.
The tourists left Ely bright and
early Tuesday morning. accompanied
by Gov. Oddie, President Patrick of
the state auto association and the
! delegation from Goldfleld and
/ Tonopah. On the run to Goldfield,
J they struck one thing at one point,
that pleased them immensely. and
that was free gasoline. The Gold
/ field Tribune says:
with the gold of Gold6eld today,
the copper of Ely the day before, the
Indiana-Pacific tourists said as they
started out on the last lap of their
journey. of which $500 miles already
has been completed. that they be-