White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-04-22

- i".uies. Mr.. Quayle sail
sasehens were growing more nnmer
Gus since the government has clea,a,
up the coyotes by Its trapping cam.
paign.
/ Fred M. Clark, chairman of .be
BOARD OF county commissioners, wber
called upon to champion the naturar
desert roads, instead of spendino
money In grading new ones. took tbe
opposite tack and declared himself In
FAVOR OF the new grades. He said
the old ones meandered about where
pull teams went for the best erase
and that graded roads should be built
nowdo save mileage. He favored II !.
Lincoln highway and criticised the
state highway board for its activities
In behalf OF the northern route. H
said no n from Ely had ever been
invited to the various lovefeasts and
%banquets held to boom the latter.
THE eastern part OF the state has
been ignored" declared Mr.. clrak.
He said the sixty-fve mile White
Horse route would We a waste of
money, that the Delta road would be
hard to maintain on account of wash
outs, especially Connor's and Sacra-
mento passes and the Nicholson grade
to Lehman cave would be an expens-
i've undertaking.
Mr.. Quayle when asked by the gov
ernor to give his preference In case
of the Lincoln highway being out OF
the question, said the Delta road
would be preferable to either the
White Horse or Shafter or both.
Senator N. II. Chaplin said IL IL
were impossible to get Utah to COM
promise the Delta road would be the
preferable one.
Judge c. J. McFadden spoke feel
ingly OF Lehman cave. saying he had
known 1t intimately from boyhood
and pictured IL as an attraction for
the world to see. II the Utah coun-
ties were not going to agree the time
was ripe for the appointment of =
committee TO engineer and carry on
the fight for the Lincoln highway
and the rights of the people living
along its route. The grading OF the
Wendoyer road would give the towns
along the Western and Southern Pa
cifc a third handicap in their favor.
Il have known Bill Rishel since
he was a boy. l knew him as a foot
ball player" said the judge. He
has never been right In anything in
his life. He came 10 Ely with Gov
ernor Spry and both Of them in
dorsed and pledged themselves for
the Lincoln highway, and now he has
gone the other way.
County Commissioner Robert A.
Baird favored the Lincoln highway,
with the Delta road as the second
choice.
we would still have the maintain
the Schellbourne road he said.
Judge ID. c. Mcdonald, a voluntary
speaker, spoke only on the game ref
subject, saying Duck creek was
not suited for deer In winter. there
being too much snow. and they al
ways leave there. He suggested the
south end Of the Snake range fol
deer.
Vail NJ. Pittman said the Grand
Central trail was 100 miles longer
than the Lincoln highway, but IL was
10 be preferred as second choice. lie
said its utility was for people heaced
east only. as those coming west would
be diverted.
Attorney G. +. Foreman favored
the Lincoln highway, saying o
in its behalf should not cease. IL
benefits the mineral regions at Dug
woy mountain, Fish springs and Gold
Nm II its selection were Impossible
he would favor the Delta road.
He suggested a game refuge al
Pleasant valley, picturing 1t as haV-
ing numerous deer and being IDEAL
for other game.
C. c. Caperton, another voluntary
sneaker. told OF being a county COM
missioner when the Lincoln highway
was chosen. II must continue 10 DC
n county road Rishel had beer here
NJ n smoker at the time and nae
pledged his support then Tor a sec
ond time.
caorge Doyle said II would be a
good time to dig up the money TO re-
noIr the Goodyear cutoff, as asked
in a letter from X. c. Davis OF eoia
uill. to put the road In condition ana
Keep the tourists coming. =,
nThe Chamber OF Commerce snouia
function and make the move ne
said. .t,a, hy
lanes C. Rlordan was invited py
Mr. Doyle TO speak on game re'oges.
IIe favored Lehman cave as one ana
thought Duck creek would be "a
ible usa and
A motion made by Mr.. Quayle anu
numerously seconded provided 'na'
q q. Bates, as president OF II
of Commerce, appoint d
Committee Of three to engineer ano
lead In the fight for the Lincoln hish-
way. ~ I~;,ooin
.,o, - aaid Mayor j, III. Galia-