Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-01-22
White Pine Items.

"nito Eluc ltcu8.
A. 2. Barker, one of those tried indi-
rduals who fought, blsd and died with
Brisr and us over in Como, has just re-
turned frem a s%ojourn of two months in
the White Pine region, and gives US the
following items He says he never saw
better roads in his life than there are
between here and White Pine; level,
firm and smooth rs a house floor. The
weather ut Treasure City was clear and
cold, especially during the night and
he found Eve pairs Of Mission blankets
over him, aud n thick mattress under
him, not in the least uncomfortable. He
describes that elevated town rs even
worse lop-sided aud debilitated in its
typographical aspect than Virginia, but
he says it is mighty lively. Something
interesting in the way of q fuss or q
sensation is kicked up there every hour,
and be thinks we would be able to get
up three or four columns of local every
day without half trying, and Of the jol-
liest kind. Dogs are not very plenty
there as yet, but what few there are
don't lay round under the stoves idle.
About n week ago, one long-sparred,
shaggy old cur, running about loose,
pitched into = young bull terrier that
was tied up back Of a cabin, and walked
his log handsomely. The owner Of the
terrier purp laid for that shaggy dog
and coaxsd him into the cabin next day
with a piece Of stale bacon. Then he
shut the door and proceeded to annoint
that old dog all over with u mixture of
coal tar and spirits of turpentine, with
tie purpose Of setting fire to him and
thus causing him to leave town sud
denly. He got along well enough until
the turpeutine reached the rear portion
of the canine, when he gave two or three
desperate plunges backward and for
ward, aud then, with n most ~uncarthly
howl, he broke the string that held him
and made q reckless break out through
the back window, and plunged OF down
tho road toward Hamilton ut u fearful
rate. He ran full tilt against u ten
mule team coming up tho road, and
succeeded in rushing the leaders over
the grade; but fortunately the driver
made out to retain control of the team
and stopped them before they could get
the wagon over the grade or do much
damage even to themselves. Just be-
fore that crazy dog reached Hamilton
no was shot at aud killed by some half
q dozen blanket packers who were
coming up the road together.
Two prospectors were brought into
Shsgmsntown n few days ago with their
feet badly frozen. Barker says that
cases Of frost bite are quito common,
aud there Is good reason to fear fatal
results in that respect before spring,
from the numerous unwary prospectors
who invade the country in quest Of for
tunes, amid the overpowering frosts and
severe weather.
Very little work in the way Of actual
mineral development is being done,
owing to the snow which has fallen,
and then, too, most of those who came
last fall %contented themselves with sim
ply locating claims and doing just the
necessary work to hold them q year and
then leaving them TO develop them
selves. Most Of this class of prospect
ors have plenty Of claims for sale and
are laying low for Eastern capitalists to
buy them put. Barker has the most
implicit faith in the rich future of the
district, and will go back there in the
spring when everybody from Gold Hill
and Virginia goes. He says the wild
recommendations Of certain fellows out
there for people to stay away and not
como to White Pine this winter are all
gotten up for effect, and are in reality a
bulling" operation for the purpose
Of creating n big rush and selling claims,
il being n well established fact and
principle that the more you try to keep
the great American people back, the
wilder and more reSklesSly they are
sure to rush. When Barker sells his
interests in Treasure Hill he is going
further south, where, he says, the prin-
cipal prospecting will be done next
season, and the best mines found. White
Pine, he considers, will be q "dead
duck" asxt fall as compared with the
newer and better discoveries further
south, toward the Colorado. Ho has
but little confidence in the ~permanency
Of the mines Of Treasure Hill, but
speaks highly of the ''base metal range
near Shermantown. Business OF all
kinds will be first rate in the spring in
any part of White Pine, and then is the
time when those who are we'll located
and supplied with the wherewithol to
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