White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1923-05-06
COUNTY ROADS REPORTED To IN
BEST CONDITION FOR OVER A YEAR

The county roads generally were
reported yesterday at a meeting of
the commissioners to be In the best
condition they have been known to
be in for year, at least, a report
having been delivered to the board.
by Supervisor r. L. Tucker. He yss-
tied Spring valley and reported on
the roads there and part of Step
toe valley. Other information of a
like favorable character came from
the White river country.
Mr.. Tucker repoted that culvert
at Steve Doutre's ranch was four feet
short and a place near John II. Do
lan's place needs two by four foot
one A bridge three feet high, twelve
feet wide and sixteen feet long was
recommnded for the creek below
Boundy's. H L. Anderson had been
employed TO fill in the place and
make it temporarily passable. Tho
road from there to Schellbourne sum-
nit needs dragging, Mr.. Tucker said,
and he recommended this on the road
between Magnuson's and the west
side of Schellbourne. These improve
ments were authorized and Mr.. An
derson will be employed to do the
dragging on the east side.
1t was complained by the super
visor that sheepmen were ditching
water down to the Lincoln highway
from Duck creek and 1t was damag-
ing the road. The sheriff will be
sent out there to stop this practice.
Crawling of the road in the upper
Steptce for three and two-tenths
miles by the old Comins ranch will
be started soon. 1t was decided to
take the men out from town and back
daily, working them eight hours and
making the trips in and out on their
own time. Road camps were de-
clared to be expensive and unsatis-
factory. One man will be kept there
at night to look after supplies anc
equipment. The county's loader will
be used. as the gravel haul will be
from one to three miles, where teams
are not economical.
A petition asking that the deer
season in this county be cut down to
the days between October z and 81
was adopted as the law of the coun-
ty. 1t was signed by fifty men. The
legislature authorized such contrac-
ton of the dates
Two game refugees were adopted
by the board to be submitted to the
governor. One is the Duck creek
basin and is bounded by Kalamazoo
canyon on the north, the east edge
OF the forest reserve on the east,
Cave creek on the south and Duck
creek on the west.
The other takes In practically all
Of Mount Wheeler 1t is bounded on
the north by Willard creek, on the
east by the forest reserve line, on the
south by a line extending westerly
from Big springs and on the west by
line extended from the east side
of the R. T. Swallow ranch to Will
lard creek.
letter from s. II. Burrus, who is
mining on Duck creek, protested
against the former refuge. He said
B. L. Quayle, who had recommended
that refuge, had never been up Duck
creek beyond the dam and that ii
was dangerous on account Of noun
tain lions and coyotes to be about
there without gun, his understand
ing being that carrying guns would
not be allowed. He said only occa-
sionally were deer to be seen there,
the last he had seen being in 1919.
The two Ely banks having given
up their proposal to take the high
school bond issue OF $4,000. sale to
the state industrial, insurance COM
mission, as previously agreed. was
directed. Chairman Clark was COM
missioned to complete the deal or
his present trip to Carson. The Ely
banks gave as reason for their
change of mind that the county
might wish to borrow money during
the year and the taking of the bonds
might interfere with having the cash
10 loan 1t.
Justice of the Peace Dan g. Nc.
Donald was authorized to purchase
docket and other papers for the small
claims court.