The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1870-06-24

RAILROAD MAP.-Fred. Now, Esq, has
shown us the rough sketch of a railroad
map from Hamilton to the Central Pa
ciic. The several routes are traced, and
a typographical idea of the intervening
country is given. The Wheeler route.
from Ioano, and through the valleys to
the east of us, commences at an altitude
LODI feet greater than that of the Pail
SADIE terminus. The Elko is a straight
line; but the Pinto.E Palisade sinu-
ates through the several mountain
passes that lie between here and the
Central Railroad. A branch road is de-
llneated from the Palisade line to Carlin.
According to our idea many oil the
prominent mountains and ranges are
considerably removed from their actual
locality.
DIyIsING- Ron PRosPEcTING.-George
Waters, Frank Pickering and - Nc
Carthy, last October commenced sinking
a shaft at the extreme northern end of
Blue Hill range, under the direction of
Professor Peck, he of the d~ivining-rod.
They have sunk their shaft a distance of
100 feet, through limestone, and have
struck into a yellow clay seam. In going
through this seam they have met a gray
colored ore. supposed to be good. Parties
who have visited the mine, and examined
the rock last struck, consider il fine mill
ing ore. We hope it may so turn out.
The men followed the Indications made
by the diyining-rod all the way down.
This - nm of the most VaVpnpl.h1a -,
stances of faith in the virtue of the
diyining-rod we have ever known.
CHICAGO \ SMELLING WoRKs.-San-
ford Hall, who has just returned from
Chicago, says that mining capitalists
there are giving a great deal of earnest
attention to the smelling business of this
district, and if he had not sold the Yoss
furnace, he might easily have ineorpor-
ated a stock company there, and got
$50, 900 for the works. A party is now
on the way TO White Pine to put up a
smelling establishment, and have with
them the engine and all the machinery
requisite to run the works. 1t is further
stated that n number of families will
come with the party, the men having
been engaged as expert smelters in other
parts Of the United States and Europe.
THE SHERMAN PIosIe.-The Fourth of
July Picnic will be held in the public
school house at Shenandoah, and the
exercises will commence at 3. pm. A
shady bower will be erected adjoining
the school house large enough to accom-
modate everybody. Here the Grafton,
etc, will be delivered. j. W. Sweeney
has been selected 10 deliver the Grafton.
Dancing. which will be going on nearly
all the time after the exercises, will take
place in the schoolhouse adjourning from
time to time TO participate in the good
things for the stomach. The festivities
will wind mp in the evening with a grand
hop. which will last until nights candles
are blown out.
The Yoss FURNAeE.-This furnace is
making a splendid run, and is now in its
fifteenth day, with a good prospect of
running as much longer. The lining is
now in apparently as substantial a con-
dition as il was at the start of the run.
The ore now smelling is estimated to
Weld bullion that will assay about $3.50
per tun. Mr. Yoss ascribes the great
success of his furnace to the experience
and skill of the man who superintends
it. He is m old smelter from Ovens
river. where the ores are very mixed and
refractory.
RACES YEsTERDAY.-Quite a crowd of
horsemen went to the racing ground,
below the Three-Mile House yesterday,
to witness the race between the Travis
bay and gray ponies. The betting, on
the first race, was largely in favor of the
bay. which won the race easy. Another
race was arranged on the spot, and the
gray won. There were a number OF
scrub races then got up, and a heap OF
fun was had.
TRAVIS Bios. call the attention of the
travelling public to the fact that their regular
coach for Phoebe, Ely District, via Robinson,
Silver Park and intermediate points, leaves us
usual on Monday. at 10 o'clock a. m. Their line
is stocked with six-horse changes, with snort
and convenient routes, and running through IN
twenty hours, travelling time. Beware OF bogus
advertisements and one.horse %Jerkiesl We COM
ply with our advertisement or no charge. Rates
Of fare reduced to suit the times. Buggies and
private conveyances, with changes OF stock, TO
let ut reasonable rates.