White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-15
MovingPi ictures
Of Ely District
n,x HIGHWAY FILM MAX
rRs GET MANY LOCAL VIEWS
poAD QUEEN AND MAIDS
OFFICIALLY TAKEN"

v,.. =, route from New York City
10 San Francisco. The party has been
on the way since May fifteenth and
sspects to reach San Francisco in
about week
Fourteen people are making the
,r,n. II. C. Osterman. consul-at-large
., tho Lincoln Highway association;
y A. Holden, secretary to Mr. oster-
man and c. W. Thomas. camera man
IN stutz car: T. A. Stalker, technical
av,ert for the Packard company; Mrs.
osterman, Mrs. o. P. Canady, and j.
~ padford. local consul of Salt Lake
IN a Packard car; J. Meinsinger. SER
vice engineer for the studebaker com
many and r. C. Saekett, efficiency ex-
merit for the same company In Stu
dabaker car; o. r. canady. represent
,atiye of the Wayne Oil Pump COM
pany and c. NJ. Reiling. official sta
t,s,ieian. in an Oakland car; lie Roy
Beardsley and Earl Phillips, technical
experts for the Chicago Pneumatic
Tool company in Little Giant Truck.
the latter car being used 10 carry the
baggage of the whole party
The tourney is being made with
the object OF getting moving pictures
to show the character of the coun-
Try. the cities and towns, the road
conditions. and the interesting fea-
lures to be met along the Lincoln
highway In order to encourage travel /
BY the route and TO inculcate an in
terest in the See America First"
movement.
OF some 400 places through which /
the Lincoln highway passes. Ely is
one of about 65 to be chosen for pic
lures. The views taken here give an
idea OF the extensive work undertake
en- and indicate the nature OF the pic
lures elsewhere. When the film is
complete the pictures Will be shown
throughout the country and will be
exhibited at Ruth and Ely When one
realizes that views are taken In so
many places one can well appreciate
the publicity TO be given the places
fortunate enough to get on such a
film record.
Gael Hoag. the Nevada consul for
the association and W. s. Elliot of
the Northern hotel met the party
headed by II. c. Osterman. consul
at-large, extended the greetings of
the community and piloted them to
Ely. At the state line representa-
tive of Utah handed a flag to Mr.
Hoag to herald the entrance of the
party into Nevada.
On the way down the valley from
Schellbourne many magnificent views
were recorded and In the district pie
tures were taken at McGill. East Ely.
Ely. and Ruth.
At McGill the camera man caught
an ore train on the trestle approach
Ing the concentration. A picture OF
train of calcine going to the smelter
was taken and other pictures show
ing the activities of the smelter
town.
At Ely the representatives Of the
association were greeted at the court
house by Mayor Witcher who intro
duced the Nevada Lincoln Highway
Queen, Miss Arvilla Vanderhoef of
Ruth and her escort OF honor. Miss
Agnes Fox of Ely. Miss Mabel Wheel
er of East Ely. and Miss May Carol
OF McGill. All faced the camera like
Professionals. Next the camera was
set to catch the Northern hotel.
The new automobile fire truck
was conspicuous in all pictures and
tbe fire boys locked quite metropoli-
Tan In their regalia
At Ruth various scenes around the
pit were featured. specia. blast OF /
zaoo pounds OF powder being set off
70 Give an idea of the work done
around the huge pit.
saturday morning before the jour
"ey west was resumed, a squaw race
vas staged on the main street to the
great amusement of the visitors.
The residents OF the district are to
oe commended for their patience and
tue showing made while the pictures
were being taken. The community
" 70 be congratulated In being repre-
sented by Mayor Witcher, Miss Van
uernoef and her train of attendants.
Before hts departure yesterday Mr..
os'ermAn commented 1t length upon
.ue excellent condition Of the roads
IN the woaf ana ~~c-a IL -.xt.