Show OLD OD RESIDENT OF OFHIE I IWHITE WHITE HIE PI PINE PI COUNTY VISITS SALT LUKE lAKE W. W B. B Graham Prominent Merchant of Ely Nev at t the Wilson t V. W B. B Graham Grham a pioneer merchant marchant of Sly Ely Ely who came caine here to attend the he the tuners funeral of l Frank rank X N. Murphy a veteran lawyer yr of eastern Nevada evada who died here a few tew days ago is one of the ho best known n business men in Nevada Ne No vada and his bis name naUl is linked with with the history of the tho Il development of f White liue county's counts wonderful mineral min oral eral resources resource It T is declared timers liners in EI Ely that had it not been for forbis forus his bis us unfailing faith in tho the district his hili unflagging energy and his indomitable perseverance perse the mineral wealth of that hat section probably would not have booms known to the world worM at this time The general supply store established by br y Mr r. r Graham was wall the tho first to open for or business during tile the rush to the theold theold gold old prospects in in Robinson canyon Dur Dur- In ng the boom period that followed the little sta stage e station supply house outgrew out out- grew rew the log lOA cabin in which it began its Jt ts existence and additions were built Then came Mme the hard bard times that followed fol fol- I lowed lo the failure to find big gold alues values I at depth in the gold Jold prospects There were n a few hard hardy men who had gone Aone to Hamilton Osceola Osccola and other remote points t 19 m prospect those regions for gold There many who pinned their faith to the El Ely district district dis- dis and who ho with prophetic eyes saw the ho possibilities that existed in the development de de- de of the tho low grade frade copper bodies that were found under the tho gold ledges edges Grahams Graham's a Life Saver Durin During the many months that elapsed between the failure of the tho gold olt bodies to o pay ray and the arousing of capitalistic tic tip interest in the copper opper deposits the prospectors continued to draw upon the Graham storehouses for credit which in In n many many instances r ran n up into thousands thousands thousands thou thou- sands of dollars They had no money to o pay for their thir food and supplies they had iad properties which thc they were convinced con eon vinced would bring brinA them fortunes and their heir faith in their futures was shared by y the theman man behind the counter Things looked pretty black sometimes some- some times said aid Mr r. r Graham while talking talk talk- ing inA ng over his experiences today but i I never lost faith in in the honor of themen the tho thomen men who dealt with me My y faith was justified and there was not one ono of the theold theold theold old timers who int intentionally defrauded mo Inc to tho the extent of a n dollar donar Some I of jf tho the old a accounts were on the books for years but the minute the men got ot the money the they paid me in full I had confidence in the tho men and was riot not disappointed My Iy faith in human nature na nature na- na ture was raised many notches during durinA those years year and I have never been sorry orry- that I was able to play my part partin in in the development of tho the district |