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Show J. B. SIMPSON FINDS ELY GREATLY CHANGED "Ely does not look natural, it has changed, but it is a- change that we all are delighted to see. A child changes as it grows older, but we like to see it grow. That is just the way with Ely. Tt hardly looks natural to see copepr bullion shipped from Ely, but it is a comforting sight nevertheless," neverthe-less," said J. B. (Big Sim) Simpson Thursday, Mr. Simpson is one of the pioneers of Ely, making a snug fortune for-tune there after waiting for over thirty ycars for the world's stamp of approval to be placed on tho resources of the camp. He has n'ust returned from a two weeks' visit to the camp, and he Bays ho is going back as fioou as possible. pos-sible. "It may take two vcars to complete the Ely smelting plant; that is, it may be two yeare before the ernelter is running to tho capacity planned. Now the company is employing 700 men at tho works, and that shows how many men be erupted when the smelter is going full blast. I saw a young army of men come out of tho Veteran mine when the; Cumberland Ely whistle blew' one ovening. I do not know how many men the Nevada Consolidated company is employing, but I do know tho steam shovels are loading a car of ore everv four or fivo minutes. It looks strange to all tho old'tlmers to see such mining going on in Ely, but tho camp is worth the besl effort men and money can invent. Everyone is happy and full of hope in the district, dis-trict, and from now on we expect to seo the camp what its merits demand.'" |