White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-03-13
(B, u. r. MlLIER.)
PART FIVE

as Ely, Lane City, keystone, nuth'
Copper Flat, Reipe Town and Pilot
Knob, all OF these camps receiving
their supplies from Mineral City.
town of perhaps 800 people, situated
about the center of the district.
While the writer found the camp
rather ouict in the fall of 1874, the
previous summer and winter had
seen considerable excitement owing
TO the discovery of mineral at Lake
district, a few miles south. AT Her
cules Gap, few miles north and at
'rambsrlain. about the same distance
east of Mineral City
All these camps, then in their in
fancy. secured their supplies from
Mineral City. the nearest distrlbut-
ing point The next nearest supply
stations were Hamilton, fifty miles
vest: Cherry Creek, sixty miles
north: Phoebe, 20 miles south. and
Desert. Utah. 125 miles east. Freight
Tor Cherry Geek. Mineral City and
Phoebe was hauled from Toano tnow
Cobre) by mule aud OK teams
Tie business of Mineral City in
1874 was controlled by "a few men.
The largest mercantile establishment
was that of Henry and Fred Hip.
operating under the firm name OF
Hip Brothers. Henry Hip being
postmaster In addition there was q
mems furnishing store operated by u
Mr. SWartz. saloon run by Sam
Jones. another by Billy Moss and
Jack Irvine. and saloon and gambl-
ing house by Nose Storer. Faro was
a popular pagtime. and in Storer ?
place there was always bank of
5000 I'm gold twenties for the
wayfarer who wished 10 Try his luck,
frank Bacon being the dealer and
GeorIe Tyler the lookout
Joseph s. Carothers. then engaged
an mining and assaying. was can
didate for sheriff I'm 1878 but, like
three other good democrats who had
previously made the race. was de.
feated by Ed Raun. republican, who
held the ofhre for four consecutive
terms Judge Walsh, a we'll known
pioneer. at this time was operating
the little smelter IN the canyon Just
below town. having leased the furn.
ace and mine from the Canton Min
irg Company and let contract &c
George Knox TO niue the ore. Ben
Smell. well known to all early-day
Presidents. was head man at tn.
melter. his stcpson. Joe Peroult
and Charlie Beckwith beirg the en-
gineers
Tom uannigan. Abe Travis. Billy
Boyee and the writer during the
winter of ls74-75 took from a poek
et In the old Elijan mine on the hill
iust north OF town twerty tons OF
ore per lay for Mr.. Knox. the ore
1yeraging something like eighty
ounces in silver and from 90 10 10
Ter cent lead This ore was hauled
OF the nill To the smelter by Thomas
Sillinan. who recently vas laid &c
'est i'm the Ely cemetery.
The Canton Mining Company
which built the little smelter In the
canyon below town. WAS an Ohio
concern. the leading stockholders
being Mr. Aultman of the Aultman
Manufacturing Company of Canton /;
Mr. Saxon. also Canton capital.
ist. and the late President William
Mckinley. who invested sS0,0o0 in
the Robinson district, the greater
pat of this money being borrowed
from fhe Aultman and Saxon inter
'sts. AS security for this money
Mckinley pledged his interest in
twenty-nire patented claims in the
robinson canycn. Al the time Nc.
Kinley made the race for president
his friend Mark Hanna paid off the
Indebtedness in order TO leave Nc.
kinley free and unfettered In the
race. Nhile many readers of the
News were doubtless aware that
Hanna had come To the relief of Me.
ninley In 1896 they were probably
unaware that the money was ad.
\ vanced for expenditures made by
Mckinley In the Robinson district
hAfnrn np -
time Mr.. Mckinley served in cor.
gress he was free-silver advocate.
ont changed over IN the gold stand.
ard when he was dominated for the
presidency.
The leading hotel and restaurant
ir the camp was owned and operated
by Mrs Fanny Yates. who was one
of the earliest settlers in the Robin.
son district and who for many years
ranked as ono of the most prog-es.
siye and farseeing citizens of the
country A leader in both business
and social life. Mrs Yates was the
first to build In and start the town
of Ward in 1875, erecting what WAS
the leading hotel during the palmy
and thriving days of that camp.
When Ward began To decline in
the early SOS the mines of Taylor
we're uncovered and, as in the Ward
anS Robinson districts, Mrs Yates
WAS the first on the ground and
erected the first and finest hotel in
the camp. Mrs Yates was firm
believer In spending her money in
the district where she made 1t and
this progressive spirit won her the
lasting friendship of all the old
timers and insured her great success
IN all her business ventures. Her
activities were not confined solely to
her hotel business. as she had the
reputation of stalking more pros.
peetors and giving financial assist
'ance to more needy miners than any
other person in the entire district.
While helping In the upbuilding
Of the district. Mrs. Yates did not
neglect her family but educated her
two daughters, Mollie and Julia
Fouts. in Mills seminary. California,
the girls returning to the Robinson
district after completing their col
leee and musical education.
DR.. Brooks. who for many years
was the only physician In the dis.