Show BUSY SCENES AT ELY SMELTER SITE Town of Inhabitants Has Sprung Up at McGills McGill's Ranch GRADING IS UNDER WAY I I I Barrack anil ll Mess Halls lInus Hals Built Buil for Hundreds of Men to tu He Be I t. t Ely Nov C Nov Iov 2 21 Remarkable L og progress s has been made In the thc last two weeks In preparatory work worl for fOl th the smelter to be built buit and owned joint Jointly I i b by the Nevada lda e Consolidated and and ail G Cuni- Cuni 1 Ely borland copper companies a su a uw Gills GIH's GIs GI's ranch fourteen miles mies across the Offices valley ailey from EI Ely and warehouses rack bat buildings mess macs mei hal halls for or the thc hundreds of men melt who will wi be employed on the tIme smelter and concentrator have been constructed constructed constructed con con- under the supervision of ot Thomas Cox of the Nevada Consoli Consolidated dated Copper company Practically the entire e ollice force Corce o of tho the latter hatter later company now occupy cota cottages es at Mc- Mc Gill Gi having been moved bag bah and ba baggage baggage bag bag- gage age front from tho the old quarters at Copper Flat Fin t In Iii addition to tIme the dining halls hals and sleeping quarters Mr Mt Ir Cox has had erected a large larse well lighted wel building for the exclusive 0 use of the tho draftsmen situated midway between his own of- of flees and anti a score or om more of oC cottages put lUt up hurriedly to accommodate the time staff An members of the the- company's electric light plant i is now In course of con construction nail and a water system with which all al of the bul buildings ings are arc to be connected will wi be bc completed shortly shorty Grading Grading for the smelter and concentrator con Coil is under way war about men being being now engaged olI work Tho rho total population of the camp Is be between between between be- be tween and amid 1111 and the number Is being constantly constanty increased The spur pur of the Nevada Northern railroad Connecting connecting con con- the camp with wIh the main line lne six miles mies distant has hns been heen completed affording ready communication with wih El Ely by means muns of a dinky engine and improvised caboose which makes malies daily daly trips to town The Th camp is very er F inviting to skilled mechanics because of oC the thc arrangements arrange arrange- ments meats made for fOI their thel comfort At pre present ent about 60 GO carpenters are em em- Food lodging ln and medical attendance In case of or need arc are pro pro- vided The health of the camp thus far is perfect but to ro gU guard rd against contingencies hospital quarters h have e been erected and if Dr Abbott Abbot has h Ins his s swa wa way a a physician lb assigned 1 p r- r meat nth In i v S of t. t tills this V t It I Is is expected that final plans forthe for forthe forthe the smeller and concentrator will wi bo be completed speedily when the thc work vork of or construction vIiI wil begin on a n scale hitherto in this or any other country Meanwhile are arc bu busily ly engaged on Duck Creek Creel beyond the smelter site lc taking measurements and formulating plans for Cor the water supply supply supply sup sup- ply which will wi be obtained either cither by bringing the water In flumes fumes from the mouth of ot Duck Creek or by b means of or ofa orI ofa a tunnel through the tho mountain back backof backor of or the smelter site sie to the source of s sup supply ppl ply |