White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-31
(By u. +. MIILER.)
PART TWENTY-fOUR

spots I'm the state. On the south the
valley is bounded by the White River
wash, which extends into the north
end of Death valley. TIC the east are
tho Lake, Patterson and Hiko ranges,
while on the west are currant Creek,
Blue Eagle and Troy mountains and
the White River range. more COM
monty known in early days as the
Sawmill mountains owing TO the fact
that from their slopes came most OF
the lumber which built Sherman.
town, Hamilton and Eberhardt. The
mills in which this lumber was cut
we're owned by IL. A. comins. John
Il Williamson and W 5. Mccormick,
later a prominent Salt Lake banker.
, whose death a short time ago was
noted in the columns of the News.
At the south end of the valley Mi
chael and Jim Riordan had located at
Emigrant springs, now Sunnyside.
having moved from Hamilton. where
they had lived during the halcyon
lays of that camp. The Riordan
brothers prospered in the stock busi-
uess and both raised large families.
who were credit TO their parents
and the state. Just south OF the Rior-
dan ranches was the home OF Mrs.
Tucker, also engaged in cattle rails.
ing and who. with her family, amass.
ed comfortable fortune In the val
ley.
Farther north in the valley were
The ranches of Bill Campbell and jim
Weatherington, mentioned in n pre-
Yious article Weatherlngton at one
time was accounted the only million
aire in the valley. but during his later
years he encountered bad luck and
died working as camp cook for a Cal
ifornia COW outfit.
Still farther north lived ID. G. Me.
guilty, who was also an early settler
ia the valley and who was engaged
in grain growing.
Captain W. ~ Norman. who
earned his title through having sery-
I'D as an officer IN the Confederate
army and who for many years was
one OF the notable figures in White
Pine county. settled in White River
valley in the SOS. having moved from
Willow Creek. where he had been en-.
gagged in dairying and keeping the
stage station. At White River Cap
tain Norman and his three sons.
Avill. Clarence and Paul. engaged in
stoek raising and built up a profita-
Die business. The Moormans were q
cultured southern family whose name
for hospitality was known throughout
the county and beyond Besides the
three boys there were two pretty
daughters, Pearl and Maude. and all
i've OF the children. received every
educational advantage the state could
provide The Moormans moved from
White River TO Illipah in the late
eOs, Duying what was known as the
Dutch Jake ranch and engaging in
stock raising
Captain Moorman mas the unique
distinction of casting the only demo
cratic vote in Hamilton in 1900. Je.
rome h. Mathewson. a. l.. Parker and
"A sheepherder employed by the latter
we're the only men to cast republican
haliots. everybody else supporting the
silver ticket At this election IO4
votes were cast and Hamilton was
awarded large silk flag, the state
prize for the largest percentage of
votes cast for the silver party.
me writer was In Hamilton the day
after the election and still remembers
the forlorn look OF Captain Moorman,
who had ridden i'm fourteen miles
from his ranch 10 get the election re-
turns. only to learn that his own was
the only democratic vote cast See.
ing the captain ready to start for
home after being in town only a
short time, the writer asked him
what was his rush and IL he had
sickness in the family. Nc" was
the reply. but | have lost my part,
The whole democratic party has quit
me. The captain was certainly
boyei to every man who ran on the
democratic ticket.
George Ellison and Robert Lanter
lived toward the northern end of
White River valley. while at the ex.
IRENE north end, on the Phoebe and
Hamilton stage road. were the homes
OF John, Tom and Doc Ellison. Doc
was elected to the state legislature
In 1874 on the democratic ticket and
while In Carson he married Miss Eva
ROBERTS, charming young lady who
was popular In the valley. The four
Ellison boys and Bob Lanter were all
.arheeis. having emigrated from
North carolina when they were
young boys. journeying to Missouri
py OK team and later crossing the
piains and settling in Carson valley
IN the early SOS Most people he.
iieyed the Ellisons were Missou-ians
D"t 'ohh tApiilntu tnut they had
enly stopped in tho "show-me" state
lor thirteen years to let the cattle
rest, but that they were called Mis-.
sourlans as soon as they landed there
anu had been handicapped by the
name ever since.
Lanter and the Ellison boys were
Iohd OF all kinds of sports and were
particularly strong for horse racing
ana dancing. John Ellison was a
nodier and "A singer, while Lanter
called all the dances in the dis
trict. There were hardly enough men
In White River to get up dance.
nut the residents OF the valley would
all band together and go for miles to
attend horse races. which were al.
ways followed by dance at night
The one particular affair Of this
KIND which stands out clearly in the
MIND OF the writer was given by I'm.
eie Dick and Aunt Sarah Barnes AT
currant Creek in 1877. Horse racing
was popular In those days and the
meetings as a general rule lasted for
several days. Farmers and stock NOV