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WHITE PINE NEW1
ESTABLISHED IX 1S68 EAST EI.Y, WHITE PINE COUNTY, NEVADA. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1920. VOL. LlII, NO. 32
ELY RESIDENTS BENEFIT BY
RETAIL PRICE REDUCTIONS
Kly merchants take an optomUtlc
view of the declining market, which
has been the topic of discussion
throughout tho country since some
commodities have dropped somewhat
In price, und In many quarters the press
appears to be pessimistic as to the out
look. In lteno, for example, during the
Inst week W. II. Simmons, a member
*'f the Public Service Commission end
head of the largest wholesale houses
in tho city, 1ms been quoted ns saying:
' The people of this state, ns in other
sections, will have to use a lot if
ludgment If they wish to avert dlnnst-r
to many of their local merchants. The
local mercl.au t has had to carry a
stock Hint has cost him much more than
ho ever paid before. This will have to
l>c paid for and while he will reduce
Ills prices the latter Will have to be
graduul.
"The public will not buj on a re
clining market, us bus been proved over
and over again. A rising market al
ways brings out buyers, they fearing
that goods will go higher, but a de
clining market works to the contrary,
as llie purchaser always iigurcs that a
lower noteH will be found.
"Take sugar, for Instance. Tw.
months ago I hardly dared to come
nut os everyone I met wanted to
know what was the matter with sugar.
They all wanted It and the price was
close to SO cents a pound. People who
bought sacks of sugar at that price are
contented with a few pounds now, and
where we ordered carloads we now
take a less amount. The same is true
of rice and other necessities that Were
at the high peak of prices. At the same
time I did not tell the people that our
tlrm lost $5,000 on one shipment of
sugar, a* it dropped In price in tronslt
nnd we stood the loss. We were also
caught In the slump of rice, while cof
fee also took a nick in the profits. Oth
er articles have been marked down as
the market falls and will continue to
be reduced as the prices tumble.
"It is the small merchant of this
state who is going to need the Indul
gence of the public, and if the people
will give him a eliante he will weather
the storm that Is already breaking
about biin.
''While my busimss keeps me in
touch with Ihe grocer the same condi
tion* must be manifest With other lines.
I know of one large IVno firm that has
sustained a loss of several thousand
dollar* cn textile*, goods bought on
the high mark« t and which sre being
sold far below their original cost. This
firm, however, can stand such a loss,
having provided for It. but It Is your
little fellow, who make* his living In
the small communities, that needs all
f assistance and confidence.
’ 'The people have hnd a t«sl< of pan
ic* in the past, and they must confess
that they are not desirable. It the pub
lic will Just continue Its confidence In
the small merchant, stand the loss with
him, there will be no trouble, but let
the public continue to hold off, send
uway for their goods, tnke advantage of
outside markets, then you are going to
have financial troubles with the mer
chant* over all of the luterlon section.
“The purchasing public will have to
stand In fer the next six months, and
tf they do Nevada will come out of
the difficulties with flying colors, but
let the trend of trade go otherwise and
them 1* bound to be some financial
crashes that will set the state and pco
pic back.
There Is no denying the fact that
nil good* arc due for a big tumble and
the w I*e one* are preparrd. It 1* your
small merchant who ha* been strug
gling along who needs home assistance,
therefore. 1 any, help him over the next
few months and give him a ehanc* to
help vou as lie ha* In the past."
A representative of the News called
on the various merchants In Kly and
utter calling their attention 'o the In
tervlevv with Mr. Simmons inquired
particularly ns to local conditions. This
brought out tlie fact that the resld- nls
of till* district are not only safe but
are particularly fortunate. Tin mer
chants have been conservative and have
<af< guarded themselves as fur a* possi
ble. thereby being in condition to lu
turn safeguard the consumer. Of course
^ prlc* * are coining down and Ibis seems
to nppenl io all. The merchant U
ready for it and glad to be able to
supply the consuimr with all necessi
ties nt the lowest price which Ihe mar
kets of the country afford. This will
naturally he a benefit to the purchaser
and he will he glad to meet hi* mi r
chant or an equal basis. A» to condi
tions gen-rally and just wimt the ef
fect of any decline in the murkcls of
Ihe world will he locally enn best he
uriisped by rending wimt Kly merchants
have to saj. The personal Interviews
gathered by a representative of th
Ni-wi follow
T. West, malinger Campion Com
mercial ''utnptnv "I tin not believe
the mi rclianti of Klv wilt l»o seriously
affected by nny decline In mnrkrt con
ditions, because of tile fact Hint tlietr
stocks ore In such condition that tbey
«an absorb ativ decline without finan
cial embarrassment, t believe grocer
ies generally will decline gradually.
Sugar la ill a different position. It ban
been much higher than conditions Jus
tified or demanded. This was doubtless
due to manipulation, and those matter*
usually adjust themselves. We are for
tunate in that we did not purcalise ex
tensively oil the high market. We can
now take advantage of nny decline
when making our spring purchases nnd
.it the same time give the customer the
benefit of any drop In fall merchandise.
I do not believe there has been *uch a
decline In prices a* people think. The
true nit nation is that the market ha*
not tumbled «o much, but city mer
chants carrying large stock* were
obliged to sacrifice In order to stimulate
trade and turn their *tock* into money,
txieal merchant* did not have these gi
gantic slock* to contend with and are
fOON’IIMJKP ON PAOB THItKK >
Lawyer S. W. Belford
Extremely Sarcastic
Sun uci \\ . Belford, the well-known
attorney, arrived Inst Friday night on
one of Ills regular trips to look after
legul matters for his clients here. Mr.
Belford says that conditions in the city
of Reno are good In comparison to
other parts of the country, but business
generally around the Nevada metrop
olis is not good. Mining, lie says, is
at a low ebb. "We are g< tting back to
normal," says Mr. Relford.” as Mr.
Harding told us we must do, but the
question is will the slidcbuck be so
rapid that we have difficulty in saving
our bone* when we reach the founda
tion of adamant."
Former East Ely Man
Returns to District
1-'. U. Nunnelly, formerly of Fast Fly
but row of Salt Lake, was a visitor in
the district last week. "Frank" is
one cf the most alert business men in
the western section. He is nn ad
vertiser and that means success.
Since leaving here several month ngo
Mr. and Mis. Nunnelly have toured
many western state* by automobile,
spending considerable time In Denver
but later returning to the Utah capital
where Mr. Nunnelly lias procured n
long lease on a large lloor space in the
Bell Mere apartments. In tills location
he will open a general store business
and will doubtliss do ft dnrge volume
of trade, lii >.,iis be is always glad
to get back and see ills old friends
and that lie sti.l tins great faith In
IN! district.
Judge McFadden
on Bench at Reno
Judge J. McFadden who li t* been
in Keao for the last two weeks return
ed to the city Friday evening. Judge
McFadden went to.lteno to occupy the
bench In the district court for Juilgi
Lunsford arid preside in the suit
brought by the Andreti Ccetll Macaroni
Company against tin- Klml French link
ing f'ompuny to recover on a lease.
Tile parties Involved represented l'v< !
of the large liuslm ss bouses In Itmo |
and some of the bailing attorneys of
the state were engaged by the litigants.
The plaintiff was represented by At
torneys Client y. Dow ner. Ilawklns and
ITIee , with Attorneys Moorehouse.
Sardis Sunimerlb-ld anti M. fi. Moore
for the defense
The case was in progress for ten days
and Involved the Intricate controversy
around the Intent to convey In the mat
ter of a lease. The case was tried be
fore a Jury, which brought in a ver
dict for the defendant.
Riordan Has Hard Trip
With Bunch of Cattle
•
James Llordan of Sunnyshle came in
this week with a bunch of cattle for
the Kly Tacking Company. The roads
were in bad condition from the recent
itorma and the chuck wagon bad dif
ficulty in keeping up with the bunch.
Mr. Itiordun left hiB ranch about 3
o'clock in the morning and expected to
eat an early lunch when lie arrived at
Willow creek, but the chuck wagon
did not get in until about midnight and
the lonely rider at<- his three lll■•u!a In
one midnight lunch.
While In Ely Mr. Jtiordan made ap
plication to the hourd of county com
missioners for a supply of cyanide to
he used In poisoning coyotes, which
have become troublesome around Sun
nyslde Several reports from ranchers
in that locality Indicate that many of
these animals are rabid nnd are caus
ing losses *n rattle nnd sheep. The
cyanide capsules distributed by the
county honid uro furnished fr« e to the
county from Professor Sans of the
government biological survey.
Mr. ftlordan left Friday on bis re
turn trip and decided to take Lis sad
dle horse rather then chance the trip
with an automobile.
Thanksgiving Feast
Elite Cafe Thursday
Among the i niei prising citU"»* who
will look after tln> comfort ami welfare
of uII. but paying particular attention
lo the Inner man Thanksgiving day, it.
Thomas F. Chainbtr*.
The Elite Cafe will no doubt be the
scene of many festive gatherings on
that day. because the genial proprietor
has arrang'd lo serve a dinner that
cannot be excelled in the elaborate
cafes of the large cities. Aside from
the comfort and convent' nee which will
be afTorded, the price per plate will be
placed at ft.25, which places It within
tho reach of all and far below what
any ordinary meal could be placed
upon the home table for. The n»**nu as
announced by Mr. Chambers Is ar fol
lows:
Soup.
Cream of Asparagus.
Branches of Celery. Combination Salad.
Roast Turkey. Oyster Dressing.
Cranberry Sauce.
Cauliflower In Cream. Mashed Totatoes.
Hot Mince Pie.
Plum Pudding. Fruit and Hard Sauce.
Coffee. Milk. Tea.
GETTING MERITED RECOGNITION
\ FOR SUPERIOR STORE SER VICE
--'
HEN mi ambitious concern sets out to Inc lease its business, tl-.t
first essential Is to provide good* having superior merit. But
When a concern by patient effort and aggrcssne enterprise
I feel* that it has gained that point, it then ha* in some way to get rec
ognition for its superiority.
_ The only way to get that recognition within nn> reasonable period
| is to go direct to the public in som< way nnd tell the story of what
| it has to offer.
A store might otherwise render service of the highest merit for
many years, nnd people who never l.appemd to go there might never
find it out. The fact that a store advertises freely thus serves as a
proof that it lias betn making a determined effort to offer superior
service. Its rag.-i ness to tell the story of Its business to the public
is i lid. lice that il is w inning In the competitive struggle.
HANDLING ORE UNDER
ADVERSE CONDITIONS
Ore Is being hauled from the Hamil
ton section under considerable diffi
culty. but work Is being vigorously
prosecuted notwithstanding the expense
and other handicaps, such ns deep
snow to which ihe stalwart mining men
now operating li that section are sub
jected.
At a cost of $19 per ton ore is now
being hauled from the Jenny A mine
to the Moorman ranch by team, where
the load Is transferred to automobile
trucks and brought to Kimberly. Al
bert Mai ion is handling the metal by
term and the automobile hauling is
being don*' by Frank Sellstrom. Thl
ere now In transit is from the Jenny
A. In which John W. Nyce has been In
terested for sevetnl years and which is
now being operated by D. C. McDonald.
William Empey and William Harwood
under arrangements recently completed
between the three last mentioned min
ing men and Mr. Nyce. There are three
men now steadily at work on the prop
erty and from four to five tons is being
taken out each day. There Is a con
siderable quantity of snow from whst
is known ns Mokomo summit to Hamil
ton. and this makes handling expens
ive. but the Interested parties say that
the ore will be shipped Just as long
ns it may be possible to get it through
from the mine to the railroad, even a»
Ihe high rate of hauling. Those now
In charge nt the Jenny A. say that
they have 10.000 tons of ore blocked
out which will run about 20 ounces in
silver and 2i per cent lead, making up
proximate!) $40.00 or".
Garrison Couple
Come to Ely to Wed |
(•n Thursday last Mies Josephine
Rowley was United in marriage to
Robert Olson, the wedding taking place
In Ely nnd the ceremony being per
formed by Judge J. M. Collins. The
bride was attended by her sister and
Frank J. Roolln acted as best man.
Both the contracting parties are well
and favorably known, particularly In
the eastern section of this county, hav
ing resided at Garrison for a number
of years. Following the wedding cere
mony an elaborate luncheon was served
In honor of the newlywed* at the
Ooolin home In Ely. The News Joins
with many friends of the couple in
wishing them success and prosperity.
Consolidated Company
to Resume Oil Drilling
The officials of the Consolidattd Bli
ps h Oil Company have experienced con
siderable difficulty In arranging for the
hauling of casing from Kimberty to th.
well. It has been almost impossible to
gat teams or trucks to attempt the haul
for several days
The officials are not r f the sort that
will let small matters discourage them,
however, and during last week they ar
ranged with A. Turner to make one
trip with a four-horse team. Tom
O’NeiH'a trurk was also pressed Into
service and approximately two tons
wrre hauled out In a load. It seems
now assured that all the necessary cas
ing will be delivered at the well within
the next two days. Work of dropping
the casing will be vigorously prosecut
ed frpm the time the material is landed
on the ground nnd the management is
confldrnt of having all the casing *« t
and the drilling resumed by next Wed
nesday at the latest. The well Is now
down <40 f< et and developments thus
far arc most encouraging
MOTORCYCLE TOURISTS
MEET WITH HARD LUCK
J V . Jot.es uii<i w ife, with their In
fant, who left Ely in a motorcycle and
side car for llot Creek this week, were
met on the road by Frank Calloway
and C. F. Foreman, who were coming
In from Current Creek.
The Calloway car was coming down
the Current Creek summit and passed
Mr .Tone* white attempting the climb
to the summit on liis motorcycle. A
little distance farther on the wife was
encountered silting beside the road
holding the baby.
Attorney Foreman and Mr. Calloway j
stepped their car and after learning of
the difficulty the family was In they
prepared to assist them when a car
driven by Dutch Farker, who was on
his wny to Tonopah. came alcng from
the direction of Ely.
Mr. Calloway arranged with Mr.
Darker to take the wife and baby to
his ranch at Currant Creek.
It was fortunate for the travelers
that the cars came along when they
did. as the exposure to a winter night
without bedding, in that part of the
country wopld have bet n fatal to the
mother and child
Stanford Holmquist
Dead in Colorado
The sud news of the death of Stan
ford Holmquist. which occurred at Den
ver, Col., last Thursday, was conveyed
in a message from Dr. W. 8. Holmquist
to Mrs. Holmquist here.
Stanford Holmquist spent considera
ble time in Ely during the boom days
and is fondly remembered by many old
timers who then knew him. He had
been ill for a long time, in fact, he had
never recovered from an attack of In
fluenza which he suffered a long time
ago. Dr. Holmquist has devoted sev
eral months In attendance upon his
brother and took him to the Mayo
brothers' ranitarium at Rochester.
Minn., but fill medical rkill proved of
no avail.
White Pine Rifle Club
Turkey ShoQt Today
An interesting turkey snoot will open
this morning at ten o'clock at the rilte
range in the draw south of the city,
where the White Pine Rifle Club will
offer a large quantity of choice birds
and where the better marksmen will
be able to supply themselves (or the
holiday season.
By arrangenionts with the butcher
shops If there are not sufficient birds
on the ground today orders will he is
sued to the winners and these may be
taken to the shops, where the orders
will be honored and the birds furnished
either for the Thanksgiving dinner
table or for Christmas, as the fortunate
winners may elect. The sport Is one
that has always been popular in this
district and its revival at this time
will be welcomed by all sportsmen. In
this line, as in others, this district is
known to furnish the best and many
Will journey to the range this morn
ing to witness the sport, even If t!’<y
do not join in it. Rifle and pistol shoot
ing will be the attraction and manv
of the boys are anxious to demonstrate
their skill. By taking the upper road
which leads to Comlns lake, cars can
pass right through the range, which
makes it most convenient for the
large crowd which will avail them
s-lves of the opportunity for a Sunday
outing and at the same time witness
some of the cleanest of all sports.
OVER HALE CENTURY OF SERVICE
RECORD OF THE W HITE PINE NEWS
Till-: WHITE I’INE NEWS bus .. published In White Pine
county fur over half a century The paper was ushered Into ex
istence us a weekly it Treasure City when the discovery of sensa
tionally rich silver ores in the White Pine district precipitated one of
the most spectacular stampedes in the history of mining excitements.
During the palmy days of Treasure City the News nourished as a daily
and numbered on its editorial staff some of tho lending satellites in
Nevada Journalism. In 1869 the News was moved to Hamilton and
when the marvels of Hie famous district melted into the vapors ef
memory the News, which had been one of the leading papers of the
state, was affected by the genei al stagnation and suspended publication
for about three years In 16SC the News resumed publication at Cherry
Creek and three years later found an abiding place In Ely. which city
was made the county seat after the burning of Hamilton.
4 new era of prosperity was dawning on the county in 1900 and a
syndicate of Ely business men purchased a cylinder press and other
necessary inarhineiy for the. paper, replaolrg the old Washington hand
press which had produced the paper for thirty years The New* was
the first dally Issued in Ely. appearing for the first time In 1906. The
paper furnished its readers with a complete Associated Press service
and boasted of a working force that would do credit to a metropolitan
dally. A year later the News removed to East Ely. which has been the
home of the paper even since.
LOW-GRADE SHIPPERS BENEFIT
: BY LOWER BATES ON ODE
Dance to Raise Funds
for Christmas Tree
One of the enjoyable events sched
uled for Thanksgiving night is the
grand hall which will be given In Bijo
hall under the auspices of the members
of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints.
V’lille nothing lias bei n spared to as
sure all who attend un enjoyable time
that It wilt long remain as a happy
memory, the proceeds will be devoted
to defraying the expenses of a public
Christmas tree which will make merry
many a youngster who might other
wise not know that there is such a
being ns Santa Claus, and this worthy
object should be most liberally patron
ised.
Annual Chautauqua
Reserved Seat Sale
Deserved seats will be sold for the
Chautauqua entertainments this season
and this will no doubt prove popular.
An additional charge of only f<; cents
will be made to cover the reserved
scats in connection with season tickets.
'The tickets running for five nights,
commencing the night of November 2!
and Closing November 21, makes the
additional charge so slight that pur
chasers would much prefer to meet the
advance when a choice seat is th« n as
sured.
These entertainments c.re always
popular throughout the country and
the Ely district eagerly welcomes such
clean performances. The program of
fered this year is one of the best on
the Chautauqua circuit and there is
every reaacr. to believe that all per
formances will be well patronised. Not !
only is tills program n most enjoyable
one from the standpoint of entertain
ment. but lectures of a highly educa
tional character and well worth the
price of a season ticket alone are In
cluded
Bralis and Pagel
Arrested With Booze
George Dralis and O. T. Pagel. both
well known in Ely, were arrested dur
ing last week At Elko for violation of
tlio prohibition law. Brails has been
engaged in various lines in Ely and it
is said he at one time aspired to l>e
king of a certain race in Nevada.
Prominent men among the race, how
iver, claim that Brails is not one of
their nationality but is really a Turk
The information upon the subject Is
contained in a telegram from H. U.
Castle, district attorney of Elko county,
to H. W. Edward) it: Ely and says.
"We arrested George Brail) mid O
T. Pagel for violating prohibition law
here and got fifteen gallons of boose
In their automobile. Brallk entered a
plea of guilty but claims that he alone
is responsible and that Paget was not
In on the boose game. We have not
enough evidence to convict Pagel un
der these circumstances unless you can
give us something from your end.
Please wire me if you enn furnish me
with anything to connect Pagel with
BraTts in this case. Pagel entered a
plea of not guilty and we will l-.ave to
dismiss the case against him unless you
have something to offer."
District Attorney Edwards is making
an investigation with the view of ren
dering all possible assistance to the
Elko county officials. The two men are
said to have left here in Brails' auto
mobile about two weeks ago and are
supposed to have had no difficulty In
driving right through under the moon
shine. but accident* *re apt to happen
any time and the rule applies even to
deposed kings as well as to others.
The White Pine Cone
Just Off the Press
Tne Ini* si edition of the White Fine
Cone, being designated Henior Edition,
Volume 2, No 1, November 1920. is off
the press find Is a moat Interesting
publication. It is highly commendable
not only from the standpoint of work
manship but likewise til* articles there
in contained.
The New* is Indebted to the- staff
for a copy, which will be carefully
preserved and fr«-<iucntly pointed to
with pride ns to what the high school
students nre capablt of accomplishing.
The Cone Is produced upon the type
writer. from Which mimeograph copies
m e made, and among it* valuable
pages are found drawings which show
talent of no mean ord. r. The copies
are neatly bound and in its entirety it
speaks well for the energy and ability
of those who will be guiding stars In
the future generation. Keep up the
good work, boys and girls, because It
bespeaks success.
The name* of those who compose the
staff ns shown In this excellent publi
cation nre as follows; Editor In chier.
Curtis Leonard; local editor, Mary Ash;
literary editor. Miss Walx; manual arts
reporter. Tom Bagwlll; athletic re
porter. Frank Mangum; faculty notes.
Mr. Kellog; domestic science notes,
Bertha Blair; music, Maris Walsh;
jokes. Lois Rowan. Archie Carpenter;
senior class reporter. David Miles;
Junior class reporter, Harry Frost;
sophomore class reporters, Ernest In
wood. Edwin Painter; freshman class,
reporters. Margaret Goodman. Clarence
Kaous. chief of staff. Miss Braem; as
sistants. all msabsrs of the tpyewrltlag
class.
What will doubtless prove to be of
great benefit to shippers of low-grade
ore from this district to the OarfUld.
International, Midvale. Murray, Salt
Lake, Sandy, Tooele and other Utah
smelters was accomplished when the
Nevada Northern Hallway Company,
after considerable effort, yesterday re
cleved an announcement from the Inter -
state commerce commission at Wash -
Ington that a rate on ore of a value not
to exceed $1S per ton could be pub
lished, effective December 3.
Heretofore the local railway com
pany. tinder the Interstate commerce
regulations, could publish a rate on ore
not exceeding J25 per ton in value, and
those shippers whose ore did not reach
that figure were hound by a rate which
made shipment at a profit Impossible.
Due to the fact that all ore leaving
this district consigned to the smelters
In Utah came under the Interstate com
merce commission rulings the matter
could be handled only through Wash
ington. as shipments which do not leave
the boundaries of this state alone are
subject to the regulations made by the
Nevada public service commission at
Carson -City.
Commencing December 3 the rate on
all ore of a value not exceeding (16
per ton and consigned to any of the
smelters mentioned above and loaded
at East Ely. Warm Springs. Ray, Cher
ry Creek. Oreens. Currie or Decoy will
be 13 per ton.
From Lane City it will be *3.40.
From Ruth, Copper Flat or Kimberly
it will be $3.80.
This la a reduction of approximately
$1.36 per ton from all these points be
low the oid rate based on $2S ore.
TIicbo new rates are the outcome of
exhaustive effort on the part of the of
ficials of the Nevada Northern Railway
Company In the Interest of those who
have had large quantities of low-grade
ore but were obliged to allow it to re
main on the dumps or In the mine be
cause it would not stand the freight
rate heretofore imposed upon it.
One example is that of the Ward
Leasing Company, which has perhaps
200,000 ions or more of low-grade or#
which the new rate will directly af
fect. 8. it. Elbert, who is in charge of
the operations at Ward, said to a re
presentative of tlie News, when inter
viewed last night afer the announce
ment by the interstate commerce com
mlsolon became known, that be had
found it necessary to discontinue ship
ment of such ore last September. That
immediately upon the new rate going
Into effect on the date fixed the leasing
company would resume shipments and
would send approximately fifty tons per
day to the smelters for treatment.
At l-ane City many small miners can
lake out low grade ore and will now
perhaps bs oble to handle it at a pro
fit. The name situation applies to
Cherry Creek and some mines which
have large quantities of low grade ore
In Spring Valley.
While it U not known at this writ
ing Just bow many properties will be
affected by the new ruling. It la at
least indicative of the trend of affairs
and has a direct bearing upon the de
termined fight which has been waged
by shippers of low-grade ore all
through eastern Nevada. When the
raise of 25 per cent went Into effect It
was a bodyblow to many men who were
taking out low-grade ore and shipping
it at a profit as low as $1 per ton. This
reduction, it win be noticed. Is equal
to the profit they were making. It
will likewise have a tendency to stim
ulate the developments of new proper
ties, due to the fact that when a poor
man has some low-grade ore and is
striving to reach a body that will
prove far richer and bring him per
haps handsome returns, he can new
keep up his development work and If
he docs not run Into the great body ,of
rich ore that he Is seeking he will at
least have the consolation that all his
labor has not been In vain.
If the stalwart and determined miner,
for which the liattlebom ‘fate is fam
ous, can make enough to keep body
and bouI together he will never quit,
and this feature alone may result In •
many more rich mines being opened
up which otherwise would he allowed
to lar.qulsh. When the small miner Is
protected the gigantic mine, which In
most cases his early and determined
efforts uncovered will take care of
itself, or ruth«r those usually inter
ested In the great mines are fully able
to protect them under ordinary condi
tions.
Of course I lie min** far removed from
the railroad Is not affected, due to the
fact that $15 ore will not stand any
lengthy truck or team haul. There Is
here, however, a vast territory along
the railway right of way and in which
the new rate will doubtless stimulate
activity. A benefit to any one mine,
no matter where, it may be situated
can only result in a benefit not only
to Its owner or the community intmed
lately surrounding It. hut must of
necessity prove of value to the state
The successful outcome of the effort
made in this case will at least be an
incentive to others and will no doubt
result In many eases being brought to
the attention of the Interstate com
morce commission where excessive
freight rate# have driven the miner of
low-grade ore out of buslnesa. and
when auch cases lire properly presented
he will. It is to be hoped, at least comr
Into his own.
Ual llaat at the lesais la PrsttIMr
The hunting party composed of J. O
McKernan, Doc Ilalley and the thrae
Mllllck brothers, Albert. Arthur end
Ernest, who spent several dayo hunting
for deer In Spring Valley, prior to the
closing of tlie season, bagged three
fine bucks. Owing to the margin of
only a few days before the season
closed the hunters did not Imm any
time In distributing the Wilson to
friends, so as to avoid having any on
bond after last Meador