White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-04

Affliation with the National Rifle
Association and the International
Gun club; big rabbit hunt at Miz-
Ipah, Sunday. January IL; three
days interstate tournament, in April
or May, with prizes to the value Of
one thousand dollars.
These are the events of interest
discussed at an enthusiastic meeting
at Lewis's barber shop. Monday night
and for which plans are under active
headway. incidentally, although
the session was a busy one with
plenty of discussion and numerous
committees to appoint. there was
time to enroll the names of "a new
members.
The White Pine Rod and Gun club
is growing so fast that the secretary
has to hustle to keep track of the
new names of members, and has be-
come an institution of influence and
importance in the social and civic
life of the district.
But to resume. -
The clubs affiliations with the two
other organizations named is matter
of much importance as such affili-
alton will give the local club pres
tige and bring TO the members OPP
portunities they would not otherwise
obtain. Eligibility to the 'Krag-
Jorgensen rife distribution is case
in point The matter of afiiliation
was left in the hands of James s.
Bennett, who is corresponding with
the organizations as to the ways and
means of affiliation, and will report
at a later meeting
The proposed tournament will be
an event of wide interest, and will
bring several hundred people to Ely.
including some of the crack shots OF
the country. Visitors will De at
traeted from Tonopah. Goldfield. San
Francisco. Salt Lake City and Ogden.
and the social side of the tournament
promises an interesting feature. For
the tournament the club will
endeavor to secure the cooperation
and presence of F. ]. McGanney of
the Hercules Powder Company. and
Mat. Browning of Browning Bros,
Ogden, and member of the Ogden
gun club. Both these gentlemen have
wide populations as sportsmen and
can ring the bell every time they
draw the bead on the target. The
committee in charge of the proposed
tournament includes Frank Galloway,
(chairman) A. c. Powell. 4. L..
Fletcher. c. c. Caperton. Joe Darke
and James Collins.
Just now the rabbit hunt looms
large on the club horizon, and the
personnel of the committee is assur-
ance that Sunday, January IL, will be
a serious day for the numerous Cot
tontail family. The committe are
Joe Darke. o. G. Bates. DR.. w. NJ.
Wadleigh in Ely; Charles Holmes.
McGill; w. S. Clays. Ruth; c. l..
Philbrook, East Ely. Everybody and
his wife and best girl can go, as A
special train has been arranged
TO take the hunting hordes to Mizpah.
on the line of the Nevada Northern
Railroad. One doesn't need to be a
CLUB member or hunter to go on
The rabbit expedition. He can take
his family and make the event bas-
ket picnic If the weather warrants
and he is SO disposed. The principal
requisite is two dollars with which
to pay for the round trip ticket. Every
provision will be made against acci-
dent, and arrived at the hunting
grounds the hunters will be division
cd into squads in charge of careful
and competent captains. No rifles
or pistols will be allowed to be car
ried. There is sure to be a crowd
and numerous ladies are planning to
make the trip. The following is the
special train schedule for Sunday
January IL.
In eave Murrv Street 6.45 a. m
aava East Ely 6.55 a. m
In eave ucGil Junction 1888 a. m
In oave curr;e $50 a. m
arr,va Miznah 1000 a. m