White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-10
lBy Is. +. MILLRR.)
PART TWENTY-ONE

from the mine. there were only five
Families making their homes at the
nil These were tho families OF
Jesse Peasley, J. S. Carothers. Biago
I.chisi. A. J. Underhill and B. u. Mil
ler. Mr. Peasley was an old-tfme res
ident OF tho county, having for years
made his home at Taylor, Cherry
Creek, Ward and Ely. Altogether he
VAS engaged in the teaming business
Tor over thirty years in White Pine
county. He first came To Hamilton
In 1869 and worked In a pan room "a
an amalgamator and while living at
the Argus mill was engaged in haul
ing Argus ore from the niue to the
mill Mr.. Peasley and Mr. Luchisi
moved to Ely, while Mr.. CarOthers
made his home at the mill up to the
time of his death in the early 's0s.
when the largest funeral procession
nfyer assembled in White Pine county
followed his body to its burial place
in the Ely cemetery.
b. +. Miller Jr. was the first chill
born at the Argus mill. his natal day
being January IL, 1887. n short time
after the Miller family had located at
the mill a little over two years pre-
viously b. Y. Miller Sr.. who had been
living at Cherry Creek, made a trip
10 Idaho and while he was away the
democrats OF White Pine county held
their convention and, being short OF
candidates, had nominated him for
county treasurer. his opponent on the
republican ticket being j. II. Lock-
wood OF Hamilton, who had previous
ly made the race twice for treasurer
and three times for county commits
sioner and had never been defeated
At the 1884 national election James
G.. Blaine. republican. defeated Gro
,er Cleveland. democrat. by a ma
jority OF 175 out of $50 votes cast In
the county. SO Mr.. Miller's chance
appeared slim.
However, on his return from Idaho
October go, 1886. the writer decided
he would not meet defeat tameiy and
made ten days campaign, two days
being spent ut the Cleveland ranch.
In spite OF the fact that he was the
better qualified man for the place. the
writer was defeated by thirty-three
votes, clearly proving him right in
his contention that all republicans
should be shot at sunrise without ben
sht OF clergy. "Cleve" added the
last touch OF bitterness to the defeat
by suggesting that II the writer had
snly stayed at home. where he woula
Dot be seen by the voters, he might
have been elected
After this reversal OF fortune the
writer decided To go TO work and put
IN sixty-eight shifts at the Argus
mine. the only time he had ever
worked for another man in forty-fye
years. waiting for spring TO open up,
AS no had meanwhile secured a con-
tract at Taylor to furnish the Argus
company with wood and coal for its
mill and coal for the mine. In the
TALL OF 1887 the writer went TO Spruce
mountain. Elko county. where his
daughter Minnie was born, but short.
ly afterward returned to Ely and
later went to the Argus mill. where
the family remained until the mine
and mill closed down In 1889. when
they moved to Wells for the winter
When the two children grew to
school age they went with Mrs Mil
Ter In 1896 to Salt Lake City. where
they lived for four years until they
completed their high school educa-
uoh. The writer in 1890 entered the
mercantile business at Cherry Greek
ana MRS. Miller came there with her
daughter 10 make their home for sew
eral years before going TO Search
light. New. I'm 1905.
II. +. Miller Jr. had meanwhile
graduated from Harvard and engaged
III the mercantile business at Search
light. lie later entered into partner
ship with Charles II. Jonas. a mining
engineer OF the Quartette Mining
Company of Searchlight during the
operations of that company, which
two years previously had paid divi-
aends on $4.000.00O valuation
basis and was considered the largest
mine In the state.
The Quartette property from the
500 TO the 1900 foot levels had
shown steadily decreasing values and
at the 1900 foot level work was
abandoned. Mr.. Jonas at this time
secured a lease on the entire ahan-
doned property, including mills,
mines and dwellings. He later sub
leased workings in the mine and the
ieasers made such good profits that
Mr.. Jonas In a short time had suf-
ncient capital to warrant trading
half interest in the lease for a half
interest in the Miller store Mr..
Jonas later married Miss Minnie Mil
Ter. sister of his partner. The part
nership proved a success, the only
quarrel between the two being over
the respective merits of Yale. of
which Mr.. Jonas was a graduate, and
harvard, hr. Miller's alma mater, as
seats OF learning. These quarrels
were generally ended by Mrs. Jonas,
who claimed that both were COW
county schools compared with Stan
ford. OF which she was a graduate
After two years the partners
hought the entire Quartette property
ana uncovered several pockets of rich
Gre Mr.. Jonas later sold his interest
TO Mr. Miller and moved to Los An
geies, where he Is nov vice-president
ana general manager of the S. a s.
ohock Absorber Company. having a
working field OF twelve western
states, The company has proved a
success and Mr.. Jonas asserts that his
only worry comes from fear of dam
ago suits due to the fact that the
shock absorber so effectually kills the
Jar OF machines that drivers never no
lice punctnres or blowoufs until the