White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-09-18
NEVADA STATE IN THE MAKING;
ELY, CAPITAL OF WHITE PINE

raised two children, Sophia and jose
phine. Mr.. Monroe, like many of the
other early-day settlers, invested his
spare money in mines and | under
stand he made considerable money
when the boom came.
Phi McKernan arrived in White
Tine county in the early sos and,
with the exception of few years
spent in southern California. has
been n resident of the county ever
since. having at different times been
engaged in mining. milling, teaming
and ranching. Mr.. McKernan mar
ricd Miss Alice Randall, accomplished
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ran
dali. formerly of Shermantown and
Eberhardt Mr. and Mrs. McKernan
raised a family in the county and
their children were as highly respect
ed and well liked as their parents.
The oldest, John d. McKernan, | un-
Gerstand. has held public Office in the
county and has filled the place with
credit to himself and profit tc his
constituents.
William A Moyle. Del Leshig gl,
John Magnuson. Josiah Miles. Percy
Jackson. X. {. Davis. William Peters,
Fred Oldfield. William Stewart. Har-
~ Randall, John II. Eager. John and
Guy Gallagher. Jim. Alex ana Robert
Beard were all promising young men
when the writer let the county.
Ernest Jackson, who was some
what younger than the others above
named YVES employed by the writer.
having charge of the livery. feed and
sales stables in Ely Ernest, while a
10y in years. was Il man in wisdom,
being bright. honest and trustworthy
For long periods he was left in sole
charge Of the business and in spite
OF his youth could be trusted 10 carry
ON affairs in capable manner. He
was always at his post. day OF night.
when wanted and aided in the sup
port of his mother, rather unusual
among the young boys in those days.
Edward Bennett, another young
man raised in White Pine county,
was for many years one of the trust
ed employees of the writer and worked
at the livery. teaming and stage
business throughout Nevada and Wy
oming. Mr. Bennett was an excel
lent hand with horses and could ride,
drive or shoe any sort of proncho
lie was also an excellent carpenter
d VI,
house or stage station. AZ time
when every man was expected to
turn his hand TO almost anything,
Ed was also entrusted with keeping
the books. drawing checks and pay
ing the men. all of which duties he
performed in a way that left no room
for criticism. He was also entrusted
with many business deals and the
4. T.
nett was looking after affairs. He
also at times engaged in ranching on
his own account, and as far as | know
never worked for any man for wages
with the exception of the writer. SO
that perhaps no other man is so well
able TO judge his real ability and 10
vouch for his honesty and loyalty.
Charles A Walker came TO Ham
ilton from Leland Stanford univer-
sity. where he had graduated in the
department of law, in 1897. and /
believe taught school for a year in
Hamilton before moving TO Ely,
where he engaged in the practice of
law. Like many other business aEc
professional men who came To the
district, Mr.. Walker concluded that
White Fine looked good TO him. and
10y his ability. perseverance and strict
attention to business soon built up an
excellent practice. Legal talent in
White Pine county was scarce at
that time, so that Hr. Walkers SER
vices We're greatly In demand and he
always justified the confidence placed
in him by his clients At The time
the writer left Ely Mr. Walker was
one OF the towns leading attorneys.
"A place which he richly deserved
Dave bennett. another of the
early-day miners and prospectors,
spent the greater part of his life In
White Pine county. engaging chiefly
IN prospecting. While Mr.. bennett
was an experienced millman and an
excellent miner. the lure OF a PROS
rect had a compelling attraction for
him and he could always he counted
en- to be among the earliest arrivals
at the scene of any new naming dis
covery. Unfortunately his energy in
seeking the elusive paystreak did not
meet with tho reward 1t should For
many years he was grubataked by
Mrs. Fannie +. Yates. who was al
ways ready to give any assistance I'm
her power to prospectors in the dis
triot.
ID. c. Mcdonald was another man
who grubstaked bennett from time
to time on his Journeys. as Dave. like
the wild geese. would generally go
south In the fall and return in the
spring. He would often return from
these trips with wonderful samples
of ore and Mr. Mcdonald finally nick
named him "Brey Fogel the Second, :"
from the fact that Brey F'ogel could
find the richest mines In the world
hut could never show others where
they were located.
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