White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-16
No Chance for
Artesian Water
Il. Il. FREE INFORMS COMNIIS-
SIONERS THAT IT is UNLIKELY
FLOW WOULD BE ENCOUNTER
ED IN WHITE RIVER VALLEY

site selected by the commissioners in
drilling for artesian water. Edwin F.
Free regards 1t as unlikely that a
flow could be found in the White
river valley. where the experiments
were conducted, in a letter which
was submitted to the members of the
county board yesterday.
Mr.. Free was identified with the
Railroad Valley Land and Saline COM
pany when efforts weie being made
several years ago to find CONNER
cial grade of potash in Railroad val
ley. He says that it is entirely I'M
probable to encounter an artesian
flow in the White river country ex-
eept at great depth.
The reason advanced by Mr.. Free
Is that there is no essentially open
drainage southwark, no high divides
and no opportunity for the deposits
of beds. There is a lack, says Mr..
Free. of a heavy basin-shaped con-
tour adapted to retain water under
artesian pressure He is willing to
admit that there is a chance to get
underground water but not artesian,
in the neighborhood of Preston and
Lund.
Mr. Free regards Spring VALLEY. as
the best artesian possibility in the
county. He thinks ii would be nee
essary TO sink three holes before an
artesian area could be developed. He
does not consider that Steptoe and
the valleys to the west are promising.
The disposition of the Smilanick
children. nightmare that has dis
turbed the commissioners for the
last 3 years. cropped up in another
form yesterday. when an effort to
revoke the license of Dan Smllanick
was discussed. The matter was de-
ferred until next Saturday night in
order to give Smilanick an opportu-
nifty to appear before the board
1t was the belief of the officials
that an unmitigated evil would be
removed from Ruth If Smilapick were
prevented from disposing liquors
in that neighborhood
District Attorney Zurich remarked
that the Smilanieks require an hour
or two of the boards attention at
every meeting. Probation Officer
Reedy stated that trouble at the
mines would be done away with al
most completely If no license were
issued to Smilanick. He claimed that
parents were registering complaints
because their children learned things
of an evil nature from the Smilaniek
children at too early an age.
II was brought out at the meeting
that if the young folks were not
placed in more suitable environ
ment. Judge McFadden would have
the mother brought before the dis
triet court for contributing to the
delinquency of minors.
Probation Officer Reedy was in
structed by the board to supply Mrs.
Thomas Ellison with 500 worth of
groceries, wood and coal. The un-
fortunate woman has been suffering
with severe attack of rheumatism
for several months and has been
unable to provide for her necessity
needs. She never ma 'e application
10 the board for assistance. but yer
was brought to their atten-
tion by Mr.. Reedy.
The application of the Ely Securl-
ties company to vacate certain por-
tions of the Park addition to Ely
City was granted by the commission
ers upon a showing that the petition
er is the owner of all the real prop
erty and land, and that the mainten-
anee Of the tracts is merely an adj
ditional and unnecessary burden with
out public advantage being secured
j. +. stevens appeared before the
in regard to the pay
ment of rent on a building occupied
by S. Teeter and family. The board
advanced Stevens $40 last March to
cover one months rent, believing
that the family needed assistance
but disclaimed any responsibility for
further payments of similar nature.
The telephone at Hamilton was
moved by the commissioners from
store to the Shields hotel
The board refused to grant the re-
quest of petitioners at Cherry Creek
that d. f. f. Owens be appointed
physician at Cherry Creek, because
application had been submit
ted from four other outlying sections.