White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1921-06-02
FAMILY OF FOOTE'S
RESCUED ON SUMMIT

r. Z. Foote and family OF Sonora
county, California. have been visitors
in Ely during the week. making a
stop here enroute to Boise. Idaho.
The party is making the trip over
land in a Paige car. Everything went
we'll with them until last Sunday as
they we're approaching Ely from To-
nopah over the Midland trail. Just
as they were reaching the Currant
creek summit trouble developed with
the driving mechanism so that the
car would not run Night was com
ing on and the nearest point for sum-
moning assistance was the forest re-
serve Office at Currant Creek, some
six or seven miles back on the road.
Mr.. Foote'S family consists of his
wife and three children, the oldest a
boy of 10, and another boy and a
girl. both much younger,
Mr.. Focte had started back to the
forest reserve station when he met a
PARTY of Ely automobilists who had
been OUT to the Frank Galloway ranch
and were ~homeward bound. Explain
ing his predicament Mr.. Foote rode
lack to his stalled car with the Ely
party, where 1t was decided hat the
raige was out of commission beyond
the knowledge of anyone present. and
the best thing to do was for Mrs.
Foote and the two younger children
Il come to town with the Ely people
and secure lodging. Mr.. Foote and
the oldest son remaining with the
disabled car. They had provisions
and blankets. but for all that the
night did not pass any too quickly,
alone in a lonely vigil. The car was
stalled in the middle of the road, on
a steep grade and a few rods south
from an Official ~signboard that said
Ely was forty miles distant.
Mrs. Foote and the children with
the party from Ely arrived here about
$50 p. M. and the three travellers
from California we're soon registered
and made comfortable at The North
ern hotel. George Doyle of the Lin
coin Highway garage. agents for the
Paige car, was notified. and bright
and early Monday morning a relief
car was sent out after the stalled
Paige.
Mr.. F'aote and his boy had come
cut none the worse for their night
out under the Nevada stars and gave
The rescming party a hearty welcome.
II was found that the trouble with
the Paige was caused by q stripped
master gear. but it was possible to
make temporary repairs SC that the
car was brought to Ely under its own
power. As several days were re-
CURED TO secure the gear from Salt
Lake and make everything ready for
continuing the journey. the Foote's
have had opportunity to scrape ac.
quaintance with the White Pine coui,-
~ metropolis and some of its citizens,
They have toured considerably
through the western country, but this
Is their first trip through this section
of the state. Everything appears to
be fine and dandy except the weather.
and naturally they are inclined to
compare the warmth and sunshine of
California with the, brand of raw, cold
aud biting winds hat Is being feat
ured here this spring by the weather
man. whoever he Is. In their criti-
cisns as to climatic conditions the
visitors from California have plenty of
local sympathizers.
Mr.. Foote has been in the employ
OF the Belmont Mining Company of
Tonopah, this company also having
interests in California. The Belmont
is one of the companies at present in
volved in the strike difficulties at To-
nopah. The Foote's are planning tc
locate in Boise.
The NawR dalivcrad i'm Ely Cantraf