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White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-23
ELY NATIONAL ORE IS
RICH WITH PLATINUM

The Ely National company. or un-
till recent reorganization known as
the Ely 1llipah, composed largely of
MeGill citizens and formed for the
purpose of developing the platinum
discoveries made in the Illipah dis
triet. is a mining proposition of
brightest prospects according TO late
reports received from the workings.
Samples of the platinum early at
traeted the attention of interests in
Germany, and a small sample of the
ore sent To Hamburg for assay, re-
suited in an immediate request for
large shipment which was complied
with, the bulk amount being ore
from a 20 foot crosseut made from
shaft that has been sunk 127 feet.
The reports from this shipment are
far beyond expectations, the assay
proving that the ore is of phenomenal
quality In fact, it is said to have
created a sensation among experts in
Hamburg who have seen the lllipah
samples
The Ely National holdings include
a strip two miles long and half a
mile wide, with indications that the
entire property is rich in the mys-
terIous and elusive ore Another ia
vorable feature is that the ore can
be secured with but little effort, as
the entire holdings are adapted TO
the steam shovel process of mining.
The Ely National promoters appear
to have justified their confidence in
the Illlpah property as mine destin-
ed to become famous. The early dis
oovery of platinum at lllipah was an
incident of almost romantic features,
as the metal successfully hid its
identity for some time, until euriosi-
ty as to what the peculiar looking
formation was, led to an assay that
revealed its true nature and opened
up the way to active development of
the property.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-23
THE NEW PARLOR CAR.

The new parlor car which is soon
to go into commission on the Nevada
Northern railroad. is about the last
word in parlor car construction, and
patrons will find everything in the
way of luxurious appointments. The
body of the car will contain about 30
chairs, of the high back, revolving
type, and handsomely upholstered
The observation end will be provided
with Is willow chairs, while the can
onied platform leading from the OBJ
seryation compartment is commodi-
ous and can accommodate seats for
a good sized party There is also a
conveniently appointed smoking
compartment, provided with lounge
and easy chairs, and the usual pro-
visions for toilet purposes. all COM
plete in equipment.
c. NJ. Bowen. private secretary for
General Manager Cannon. left this
week for Buffalo. n. Y, where the
car was recently purchased for the
Nevada Northern. by Mr.. Cannon,
while on his trip east. Mr.. Bowen
will return to Ely in charge of the
car. which is expected to arrive here
and go into service in about two
weeks The new car will be known
as the "Cobre." and so lettered,
While the regular train conductor
will be in charge of the service,
there will be a porter on the car, to
attend to the personal needs requir-
ed in his line by the patrons. The
car will run daily between Ely and
Cobre, and with its inauguration the
Nevada Northern management also
announces n reduction In the service,
the new rate for seat from Ely to
Cobre or vice versa, being so cents,
where as the Pullman fare between
the points named has heretofore
been 10 cents.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-23
CLUB MEMBERS MAKE
MERRY At BANQUET

ed and shortly before the time for
the departure of the train for Ely,
Colonel Cannon arose and announced
hat the time table need not be con.
sidered, for a special train for Ely
would depart later, any time the
guests were ready, and not before,
regardless of the hour. The colonel
was loudly applauded and forthwith
a vote of thanks was rendered him.
The speaking was interspersed
with singing, and if anyone was un-
certain as 10 tune there was no ex-
cuse for not Joining with the words,
for the verses we've printed in full
from "Everybody's Doing It." to
"Auld Lang Syne."
Following is the menu served, the
program of the musical selections by
Continued on Page Four)
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-23
BOOST THE Ely BOOSTERS.

The Ely Boosters. a Juvenile base
ball organization composed of boys
of the Ely schools are already in the
field. and the snow strom of the past
week has done nothing to lessen
their enthusiasm towards expected
conquests of the coming season.
Just at present the boys are rustlng
a subscription for new uniforms, as
they realize that they must look as
good as they are Will Byrne is man
ager and Harland Rowan captain of
the following lineup:
Hercules Macart, C; II. Rowan, p;
Bill Darke. 1b: Jake Magnuson, 2b;
Carl Wagner ss Willie Fraser, 3b;
Will Byrne, rf: Lindford Rowan, eff;
Joe Pistone, II.
To stimulate interest, II. Narcotic
has offered as prize a case of grape
juice, to the boys club winning the
most games during the coming sea-
son. The Bosters can already taste
that grape juice, which they consider
already as good as won.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-23
TO LOCATE IN ROCHESTER,.

]. G. Wheeler came in from
Rochester, Monday night, but will
leave again for that camp, this morn
ing. He has purchased lot at East
Rochester, on which he is having a
building erected where he will con-
duct a retail and wholesale grain,
produce and provision business, the
management of which he will person
ally superintend. From a business
standpoint the Rochester camp looks
good to Mr.. Wheeler, and he intends
to be among the early bird class.
He has sent his team to Rochester
overland, via Eureka and Austin, In
charge of Earl Fletcher.
Mr.. Wheeler's family will not go
to Rochester at this time, but will re-
main in East Ely.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-23
Lulu DICKERsoN KILLED.

Lulu Diekerson, a colored woman
and formerly a habitue of the Ely
red light district, was shot and in
stantly killed in ogden, Wednesday
morning, by Capitora Frohman,
another colored woman. Ii is with
in a comparatively short time that
the Dickerson woman left Ely,
where she was a notorious character
and had frequently figured in police
circles and court cases. She was fire.
quently accused of robbery and was
known as a bad actor with knife.
jealousy is said to have been the
cause of the tragedy at Ogden, and
following the shooting the Frohman
woman gave herself up to the police.
Harry Brown, Mrs. Frohman's father
received a wound in the shoulder,
while trying to separate the women.
The quarrel is said TO have begun
from the alleged familiar relations
between Lula Dickerson and Edgar
Frohman, husband of the woman
who finally shot Lula 1t was Lula S
custom to twit Mrs Frohman about
her husbands infidelity, and the
quarrel between the two women be-
came constant.
When seen at the Ogden jail, Mrs.
Frohman said that she did not in
tend to kill the Dickerson woman,
but had shot in self defense. "She
threatened to cut me with a knife
&hich she carried in the belt of her
nathrobe," said Mrs, Frohman to the
authorities. LAS she reached for
her belt and came towards me | ran
into my own room. She followed
and / got my gun and fired. | didn't
mean to kill her, but | was afraid of
her"
Lula Dickerson was 36 years old,
and has been living in Ogden about
three months. She is said to have
two children living with a Mrs. Will
son at Salt Lake. She had two dia-
mond set ring on her fingers, at
the time she was killed.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-23

duee their noon time off to half an
hour, and go off shift a half hour
earlier, or at $3.50, instead of 4. To
correspond with this arrangement,
the railroad will hold the train now
leaving MeGill at 3:15 until 3.45,
giving ample time for the men com
ing off shift at 3:30 and wishing to
come to Ely and intermediate points,
chance to catch the train. The train
will run right through to Murry
street, and will leave Murry street
for the return trip to McGill, at 4.30
p. M. instead of 4:15 as at present
This train will connect at McGill
Junction with the main line mail
from Cobre, which will arrive in Ely
ten minutes later than under the
present running. There will be no
change in the time of the mines
trains from either East Ely nor Muir
ry street. and the train will leave
McGill at $50 p. m, as at present.
While this change will not acom-
modate all who have to travel daily
between MeGill and Ely, the relation
of those to be benefited is about 100
to 25 who will be disconnected. One
afforded by the new
schedule will be appreciated by those
from Ely way having business in Nc
Gill in the afternoon, as it will give
an hour instead of half an hour in
the smelter town, so that one can
leave Ely at 2 O'Clock, trasact busi-
ness and return at 3:45, whereas at
present a half hour is hardly long
enough in most instances necessitat-
ing waiting for the 5 20 train.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-23
NEVADA NORTHERN MAKES CHANGE
IN RUNNING Of M'G|LL TRAINS.

Acting on a petition generally
signed by patrons of the Nevada
Northern railroad who work at Nc
Gill and reside In Ely and East Ely,
and recently presented to the rail-
road management, General Manager
Cannon authorizes the announce
ment that a change of time is soon to
go into effect which is thought will
prove as satisfactory as any arrange
ment which can be made. The pre-
sent schedule of trains was put into
effect to conform as nearly as possi-
BILE with the several shifts at the
Steptoe eompany's works at McGill,
and following the receipt of the petit
tion for change of time. Mr.. Can
non took the matter up with General
Manager Lakenan of the Steptoe
company, with a view to complying
as nearly as possible with the sense
of the petition.
The change which is expected to
go into effect on or about Sunday,
March 2. will have to do with the
trains now leaving sieGill at ais
p. m, for East Ely. and the train
leaving Murry street at Ais for Me
Gill. The wish of the petition was
that the 3:15 p. m. train be held at
McGill until p. m, or a few minutes
later. for the accommodation of the
men who get off shift at O'Clock,
and are required to wait until $50
for train to Ely points. This the
railroad found impracticable, but the
Steptoe eomany on taking up the
matter with employees, brought about
an arrangement whereby the men re-
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-23
viii Call Meeting
To arrange Rate
Reduction on Ore

Movement is already under way by
the railroads involved to comply with
the instructions received last week
from the board of railroad commits
sioners of Nevada, to educe the
rates on ore from Ely, to the smelters
in the Salt Lake valley. The rail-
roads mentioned in the report from
the commissioners are the Nevada
Northern, Western Pacific, Southern
Pacific, Oregon Short Line, Denver
and Rio Grande, and the San Pedro,
Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad
company. 1t is reasonable to expect
that the new rate adjustment is a
matter that will require some time
and red tape to bring about, but
shippers interested in the Ely dis
trict will be glad TO know that the
entering wedge so to speak has been
inserted that will eventually bring
about the long-desired reduction in
rates.
General Manager Cannon OF the
Nevada Northern states that he is
arranging a meeting of the heads of
the several roads, to be called as
soon. as practicable in San Francisco,
where the entire matter of rates and
the commissioners ruling will be
gone over and general conclusions ar
rived at. The matter will then have
to be submitted to the state railroad
commission for approval, and other
points of technical and legal ma
ture considered, SO that some time
must necessarily elapse before final
adjustment and the new rates be-
come operative.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-23
PNEUMONIA CAUSE OF DEATH.

Robert H. Lovelaee, who died sud
denly in the Antler rooming house,
at East Ely, last Saturday. was
buried in the Ely cemetery, Friday,
following funeral services at the
Nevin & Graham undertaking rooms,
conducted by Rev. Joseph w. Gum
of ST. Bartholomew Episcopal
church. The deceased was about 55
years old. Death resulted from
pneumonia, as shown by an autopsy
performed by Doctors Early, Adams
Missleton and Richardson. Efforts to
locate relatives of the deceased, In
st. Louis, were unavailling.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-23
HIGHWAY VS.. PUBLIC
ROAD IS A QUESTION

The city council were in session
Monday night. and took action on
several matters of municipal impor-
tance. Relative to electric lights, it
was brought out that the proposition
of a moonlight schedule of street
lighting is to be presented to the city
authorities. By a moonlight schedule
the street lights are not to be turned
on on nights when there is a moon,
thereby affecting saving in JUICE,
lamps and money. The light and
power company alleges that notwith-
standing the claim by the city that
the rate for lights is high, the COM
pany is losing money on the present
schedule whereby the street lamps
burn every night, moon or no moon.
City Attorney Boreman had some
information for the meeting. as re-
CARDS the use of poll tax money on
the city streets. The city attorney
stated that he had drafted bill and
sent it to the legislature covering
this matter, but had received word
from Senator Chaplin that the bill
had been adversely reported by the
judiciary committee, as uneonstitu-
tional. City Attorney Boreman had
made another try in the effort to
be constitutional but had bungled it
worse than before according to his
own tell, and the question had re-
solved itself into the problem. when
is a highway 1t was the city at
torneys idea in the draft of his bill
to have the law allow the money
from poll taxes to be used on streets
as clear as mud on this question
provides that all poll tax money
must be used on public roads, and
the attorney general and the judici-
ary committee maintain that a pub
lie road is not highway, and that
being the case, of course a highway
is not a public road
A leaky water pipe at the inter-
section of Murry and Weber streets
was another subject of argument at
the meeting. This seems to be diff
frence of opinion between f. o.
Connors and the water company, as
to just where the leak is located.
Meantime the condition of the street
is getting bad. So the council in
structed the city attorney to notify
the water company and Mr.. Connors,
that If somebody didn't get busy and
locate and repair the leak, the city
would do the job and bring suit
against the parties named for recov-
cry of the money expended.
The healthy condition of Ely has
caused the sexton's job to go begging
and George Coffin. the latest encum-
bent to the Office that pays five dol
lars for every grave dug, has resign
ed. II seems there are not chances
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-23
SALE OF SCHOOL HOUSE
BONDS TO DENVER FIRM.

Keeler Brothers of Denver, Colo,
will purchase the $4,000 in bonds
to be issued with which to pay for
the new White Pine county high
school building, arrangements to that
effect having been completed at a
meeting of the county commissioners,
Monday. The deal was satisfactory
both to the commissioners and the
county board of education, the two
bodies meeting in joint session and
going over all points of the question.
Keeler Brothers purchase the bonds
at par, also paying legal fees and al
lowing one hundred dollars for print
ing.
At the meeting of the commission
ers and school board, Deputy State
Superintendent Lightfoot suggested
that the bonds be sold to the state,
as at the last general election the
constitutional amendment was voted
allowing school funds to be loaned
on state securities. Mr.. Lightfoot took
the view that it would be a good
thing for the state in this instance,
as the school bonds would draw six
per cent interest, whereas loans on
New England securities are bringing
a much lower rate, from three to four
per cent.
The objection to this from the
members of the two boards, was that
such an arrangement might mean de-
lay in securing the money, and thus
delay building operations which
should be commenced at the earliest
possible moment.
The disposal of the bonds has been
brought about good deal easier
than has the question of location of
the prospective school building. No
decision has yet been reached in this
important matter, there being a de-
the commissioners and the board of
education as to what constitutes the
best site. Commissioners Mcdonald
and Cohen remain strong in
their opposition to having the school
house built on the court house
grounds, and on the other hand
the school board, are just as strong
in favor of the site on county land
west of the court house. Senator
Comins of the board of education and
Commissioner Caperton, are not dead
set for or against any particular To-
cation so far as heard from, although
by favoring the court house ground
site. Several locations are available,
but the board of education is very
much opposed to having to pay an
exhorbitant sum for land as the
money is needed for the school
building. The Freehill block on
High street has been offered. but
this means coming across with $8,-
900, SO understood, which is pro-
hibitiye figure. Another prospective
location includes two lots adjoining
the county property, and four lots
owned by Jake Shallenbarger This
would make approximately an $8,-
600 site, as the Shallenb barger lots
are priced at $4,000, the other two at
$500 each, and in addition it would
be necessary to include the property
now occupied by the Ely garage.
AS the differences of opinion are
all in good faith and the members of
the two boards are united in the
knowledge that the early settlement
of the question is matter of i'm
portance, it is hoped some decision
satisfactory to all concerned may be
reached at an early date and that the
actual work of building the school
house will soon be a reality
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-23

Delightfully."- informal and effer-
veseing with the spirit OF sociabil-
ity and good fellowship, the annual
banquet of the University Club
glided into history last evening at
the Steptoe hotel.
From decorations to the final de-
tail of serving, from soup TO the
cigars and post prandials, the event
was an unqualified success and will
be recorded in the archives of the
club as an occasion where the stern
er affairs of the every day life were
for the time being forgotten in an
atmosphere of viands in variety,
vinous brews in sparkling plenty and
all shaded with the soporific in
fiuence of the best offered by My
Lady of the Nicotine. In other
words il was one good old time that
bore out in the most rounded sense
the oft-quoted phrase, "A feast of
reason and a flow of SOUL with a
plentiful condiment of nonsense.
There was a general turnout of
the members of the club. and the
tables in the spacious dining hall at
the Steptoe were occupied with the
merry men of the district shortly
before nine O'Clock. A feature that
at Oft tran al fa1n N
and comment were the decorations.
The color scheme was in the patri-
otie red, white and blue. which was
entirely appropriate. inasmueh as the
banquet was set for the birthday of
the Father of his Country. The
draping of flags and penants from
ceiling. walls and pillars was ar
tistieally accomplished, while across
the head of the dining hall was a
monster American flag that COM
pleted a perfect background in keep
ing with the decorative design.
Many electric lights made the
scene as bright as day. and from
the smaller clusters the club mono
gram in colors blazed in appro-
pirate blending.
The tables were arranged in the
form of the letter "U", emblematie
of the club, and the completed pie
ture after all were seated was one of
inspiring stimulation.
Throughout the banquet music by
Hamiltons orchestra lent its scintil-
lating influence and the time passed
quickly on as the various courses
we're served, until Toastmaster S.
Herbert Williams announced the
concluding feature of the program.
As toastmaster, Mr.. Williams acquit-
ted himself in manner beyond
criticism. leading up to the period
of story and anecdote brilliantly and
appropriately and with well directed
iests at the prospective speakers.
The souvenir menus presented each
guest had no formal list of those
who would rise to the occasion"
but the POSTMASTER was at no loss
for material to call upon, and there
was an instant response to all his
toasts. A dietograph record of the
stories, tests and bon mots would be
forever a cherished club souvenir.
Those called upon and delivering
the goods, oratorically and other
wise, were: C. S. Chandler, c. V.
Jenkins, Lindsey Duncan, Rev. ]. w.
Gum, Judge b. w. Coleman, II. N.
Byrne. Col. l.. G. Cannon, DR.. r. H.
Richardson. b. l.. Quayle. President
c. w. Backe. Professor MeCracken,
G. S. Hoag. James Ryan, Graham +.
Putnam. James M. Lockhart, A. p.
Slichter and Joseph Stevens. Incl
dentally, George Armand sang I'm
the Guy" in voice perfectly at
tuned to the occasion.
Before the speaking was conelud-
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-23
ANNUL VACCINATION ORDER

The Ely public schools opened
Monday morning. to all children, the
authorities having annulled the or
der making vaccination compulsory.
Out of a total of los listed pupils,
1913 were present at Monday morn
ing's session, and the probation Of
ficer will see to 1t that all delin-
quents are now rounded up unless
presenting some reasonable excuse.
enough for the sections to quote the
old poem,
Il gather them in. gather
them in,"
and consequently the council is
troubled to find some able-bodied.
competent grave-digger, who will
continue on the job
1t was reported at the meeting
that City Marshal Short was long on
collections, having turned in $179O
collected for liquor licenses and $542.
for other licenses.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-06-07
Telegrannas de la Isla

Anasco, 5.-Se encuentra en- esta po-
blaci6n ell sefor don O. M. Merrina
ingeniero empleado en- ell departamento
del Interior, quien ha venido con el
proposito de hacer los estudios para Ell
acueducto que Sc tiene ell proposito de
constrrrir aqu1
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-06-07

Guayama, 5.-En el pasado mes de
Mayo fueron inscritos en- la ofcina de
Registro Civil 81 nacimientos, Z matri-
monios y defunciones-El lunes en-
pezaran las obras de pavimentaci6n de
la plaza principal
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-06-07

Yabucoa, 5.-En asuntos ofciales, hs
estado hoy Ell este pueblo el senior w
P. G. Lippitt, Ingeniero del Departa-
mento de Sanidad.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-06-07
AVIgo IMPORTANT

Chicago,
ciudad New embarcade
eonocImeno de cempafa ova o6cina de New York.
u Bridge Street, cargo del
TRASBORDO EN- NUEVA YORK
sin eo9arle cmisi6n Haremos las
Tbordo ten
pagar So
Enessgado Puerto R r. E.oSHAFFER Muee No 2 San J"an
AGENTES PUERTO rs,sFono ITO
Al. Co Huma - Antoni
MayAgue&-Pagan, I6pes &
Ayarez&
Arecbo &C. &
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-06-07

PARA CURAR UN RESFRiADO EN-
UN Ola tome LAXATIVE BROMO-QUININA.
FL boticaro devo1vera e1 dinero 81 no lie La
frma de E. W. GROVE Sc ha1la en- cada cajita.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-06-07

EI Paludismo es producidO por pa
rasitOs en- la sangre. Pam-aIa destru-
We los g6rmenes de la enfermedad y
reStaura la salud.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1913-06-07

Ponce, . En- sustituci6n de don
Ar1stides Vidal Sanchez, que renunc;6
ell cargo de contador municipal que
ven1a desempenando, ha sido nombra-
do don Jose Ortega.