White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-02-06
new EASTERN NEVADA HIGHWAY
AMONG THE NEAR POSSIBILITIES

The matter of signboarding the
road between Ely and Las Vegas was
taken up with the board of county
commissioners at the meeting held
last Monday, when George Sewers
PRESENTED a proposition to signboard
the road. The matter was taken un-
| der advisement by the commissioners
and 1t Is quite probable that one or
| more members of the board will
make personal investigation of the
matter, which possesses much merit
and Is well worthy of mature con.
sideration, because 1t presents great
possibilities for increased business
for Fly.
| The Eastern Nevada highway will
| connect the four national highways
which traverse Nevada. with a center
III Ely, thereby bringing to the city
an immense volume of business
From Twin Falls, for example. a good
road to Wells is in existence, and also
from Wells to Ely Here would be
found travellers coming over the
Overland trail from Wells who would
gladly take the scenic route through
Ely to Las Vegas and on oter the Ar
rowhead trail to Los Angeles. Com
| ing from Salt Lake over the Lincoln
highway the traveller would strike
| Ely and then find an attractive route
ever the Eastern Nevada highway.
where an excellent road will Be
| found even in winter, to Las Vegas
and then on to southern California.
| Ely would soon be termed the center
CT the highways and no matter which
ronte the tourist desired to take Ely
would be a conspicuous point in his
routing
The road from Ely to Las Vegas
is perhaps among the most attractive
tc tourists in the western section,
passing, as it does, through fertile
valleys and affording excellent ac-
commodations practically all along
the route
Leaving Ely the tourist passes
i through the attractive White River
valley and on TO Sharp, a distance OF
about ninety miles; from Sharp to
Tiiko is a stretch of about fifty miles.
and from this point to Alamo is only
about twenty miles, while another
stretch of ninety miles lands the
tourist in Las Vegas, after travel
ing through not only a picturesque
but fertile country, which embraces
the Pahranagat valley and skirts Pah-
ranagat lake. spot well worth a
long journey to visit.
With such a road in proper shape
and properly signboarded Ely would
receive the benefit of travel coming
from AMI going in ell directions. For
example. the trip from Montana and
southern Idaho could be shortened
about 800 miles and travel made
much more convenient by reason OF
the fact that along the Eastern Me-
vada highway from Ely to Las Vegas
on the journey of about ESQ miles
the touris. can get In telephone COM
munication with cities and towns
without great effort and as the trav-
elers proceed they will find good
hotel accommodations. which is al
ways an attractive feature.
| From Butte, Mont, the tourist
would frd a pleasant journey to
Twin Falls. Idaho. from which point
he could likewise proceed along an
enjoyable route to Wells and on to
| Ely, then over the Eastern Nevada
highway to Las Vegas. where con-
nection would be made with the Ar
rowhead trail for Los Angeles.
The road under consideration is
good at all times and would need but
little work to keep 1t in the best of
condition. No section can have too
many good roads and the more good
roads leading in and out of Ely and
connecting the city with the different
highways through tie west would
bring to the doors OF the merchants
increased business. which would far
more than compensate for any outlay
that might be necessary to carry out
the project.
| To the residents of this district II
would like wise open up a section at
tractive 20 the pleasure-seekers.
which is not a matter to be over
looked The more accessible the de-
sirabie surrounding country is made
the greater number of people are at
tracted as residents. and 1t is by such
measures that large cities are made.
The White River section is one de-
serving of attention because of It's
productive ranches and the large
number Of substantial citizens who
have established their homes in that
vicinity. and the ranches which they
have built up from the sagebrush are
now a valuable adjunct to the Ely
market.
The sportsman finds no more at
tractive fields in the western country
than the Pahranagat valley, and a
good road to that section would be
welcomed by hundreds OF the resi-
dents of this district.
When viewed from every angle the
subject appears to be one that will
be welcomed on all sides, because 1t
will tend to build up the business in
dustries, at the same time opening
up this great country which, once
visited. cannot fail to appeal to the
visitor and thereby bring increased
population with increased revenue to
the county as well as to all those who
reside in It,