The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-06-01
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ing of a cattle thief near the Egan rold.
ten miles east of this city, some two
weeks since, which circumstance was
noticed in these columns. The men
from whom the cattle were stolen, and
who killed one of the thieves. were
Mormons. The Saints have adopted n
new and rather sharp dodge to avoid
paying license for selling produce here.
They encamp beyond the mountain with
their ehaitels. come into town and sell
out. the parties purchasing bringing the
produce in under their own licenses.
1t was while thus encamped that the
cattle were stolen. The Mormons
mounted their horses and tracked the
thieves until they were overtaken, when
the shooting commemorative Saints
nsing rifles and the thieves 6-shooters.
One of the robbers was killed outright:
but, fearing they would be detained by
the officers of the law. the Mormons re-
ported that they Thought they had
killed one man. 1t seems they did XIII
him, and found upon the body a pocket
book containing q note and II number of
other papers with well known m
We did not learn whether any money
was found or not. The thieves are be-
lieved to nave been from Snake Valley,
northeast Of the lake of the same name.
not far from Lexington District. and
were over here on a foraging expedition.
6HoTwELL.-The mere mention of this
name will call mp a thousand reminis-
cences-in the minds of the foIger's VIC
tins hereabouts. Shotwell is at Cedar
Creek. Montana-specnlating He spec
ulated some in Utah; bought a number
of horses. for which he gave a mortgage
on some body else's property, sold the
animals for 81, 100 in g%reenbacks and
left. Mrs. Shotwell, alias julie Bunker,
is also in Montana. but Mt last accounts
had not reached Cedar Greek. A man
from this city. who knew Shotwell in
timately here. met the distinguished for
ger at Cedar Creek. aud. calling him by
name. nsked when he left Hamilton.
Shot told him he was mistaken: that his
name was not Shotwell. and that he had
never been in any town called Hamilton,
and then conllv asked what State or Ter
ritory it was i'm The man knew nothing
of Shotwell's transactions. arrest and
escape here. hut was certain as to his
identity. and asked who he was and
where he was from. Old smoothly re-
piled: Ny Dame. sir, IS j.. T. Sanderson;
am from New Jersey: have recently
been specializing in grain in Iowa, and
was never further west than / am at
present.
MINING SALEs.-Several heavy mining
sales in course of ennsnmmation, with a
fair prospect. of success. The Trench
mine, western slope Of White Pine mohn-
tain, perhaps the richest base metal mine
iu thu State, Is high mp in London,
and will probably he sold there; the Boz
realis. just north of the Enrl. WAS sold
yesterday to local capitalists for $40 per
foot; "A large portion of the Hemloek and
Wabash Consolidation has been engaged,
at henvy fignres. by telegraph. in Pbila.
dolphin; the Pngonip and Othelln has
been sold to Chicago parties. aud tine
money paid: the Tom PAYNE hns been
consolidated with the Chicago Mill Com
pany: aud the Elko will prabably be sold
within the uexttwo or three days. Several
important consultations are also about
being male. The Hemlock and Wabash
Consolidation is nbont tnking in more
ground. on Chloride Flat, aud there *
talk of uniting all the companies claim
ing ground on the fiat west of the Orig
innl Hidden Trensnre-fhe Hidden Treas
IRE Sonth. Montanck, Silver Wedge, aud
Silver Wave.
FAsr TEAM.-Trayis bought. yesterday
morning. the finest and fastest buggy
team ever brought into the State-gray
III. III III
gray plides swift a. the wind and smoothly
as a swan. and the two together speed
through the mir so rapidly that the diver
must have n sponge over his nose in or.
der 10 breathe. The animals were the
property Of n Salt Lake banker, who,
finding The atmosphere too deuse there
for them to attain their full speed. sent
them 10 Len Wines Ia try in This altitude.
Yves. Travis could not withstand the
Temptation. and purchased the horses at
n heavy figure. They are gentle rs
lambs, tractable. and spirited rs ~eiec;ii-
city.
BuLL1nN.-Wells, Fargo & Co. ship
ped from their Office in this city. yester-
day. To San Francisco. / bars of bullion.
weighing $40 pounds and worth So
3I4. 34-divided rs follows: to the Bank
of California, 2 bars of Ely bullion,
weighing 207 pounds and worth So
2S5. 10; | bar to- SAM consignee, weighing
1i3 pounds and worth 81, 102 OF; and
bar of Original Hidden Treasure Ia
Thos. W. Colburn. Secretary. weighing
so pounds and worth $927.17. Also, to
j. & w. Seligman & CO.. New York, 2
bars from the South Aurora, weighing
TT pounds and worth 50. 332.26.
RhsIGNATIoN.-At the meeting of the
Board of Trustees of Treasure City, held
May 30. VIM. W. Bishop resigned his
office Ms City Attorney, stating as hisrea-
SOD for doing So that no necessity existed
for a City Attorney Mt this time. On
motion, the resignation was accepted.
Mr.. Bishop having filed his final report
as City Attorney and made full settle
ment with the Board of Trustees.
DIAMOND DRILL--This institution has
completed its labors on the Montgomery
mine. to the entire satisfaction of MI
parties. and ii. NJ. True is now prepared
TO receive propositions for prospecting
by sinking at SIS per foot-mine owners
to furnish wood and water. which are
mere trIfies in the way of expense where
the rock IL solid.
YoUR NAME.-Every registered voter
should see to it in time that his name is
correctly spelled both on the registry
book and printed lists. Challengers VIII
be gnidrd by the printed lists, and un-
less each name is correct in the paper,
confusion may ensue at the polls.
CHICAGO MnL.-Wo learn that this
institution will start mp within a day or
two. The mill has never yet been prac-