The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1873-01-04


THE MERnY SLEIGH BELLs.-For the
last four days the merry jingle of sleigh
bells has been the life Of the town, and
we know of nothing calculated to drive
Off the blues so well as to handle the rib
bons of a spanking team, dressed with
plenty of those little chimers, yourself
seated in a dashing cutter with a dear
little feminine by your side wrapped up
TO the chin in soft buffalo. People who
live where it is perpetual Summer know
nothing of the enioyments of days like
these. The frosty, bracing air, the feel
ing of hilarity and satisfaction with your
self and all the world, is well worth the
trifing diseomforts, we who live so high
in the clouds, are at times subjected to-,
and we would not exchange one OF these
rides for any pleasures of a land v'rere
snow IL unknown. There has not been
a gloomy looking face in our town since
the snow began to fall and prospects
favorable for an old fashioned snow
storm. As in the Winter previous, both
boys and men are getting ready their
hand sleighs for coasting on the track on
Mill street. and as the snow gets well
packed and the course smooth and hard
the street will be alive ut night with
coasters-an amusement which the fairer
portion OF our people enjoy even better
than the sterner sex. Then we say let
the merry sleigh bells jingle, for they
bring with them life, health, cheerful
ness and happiness to every one, both
young and old, whose tempers have not
been soured by repeated d~isappoint-
ments, or bodily powers overtaxed in the
thankless race for wealth or power. A
roll or tumble in the snow for an hour
will do more to drive away vexatious
thoughts aud troubles than any prescrip-
ton ever recommended.
TRIP TO TREAsURE.-Yesterday a trip
TO the place up in the clouds was deter
mined upon, to be done in style, with
double team, bells and cutter, although
no road had been broken aud the snow
in many places drifted to 10 or 20 feet in
depth. Leaving Hamilton Mt an early
hour, the effort was made, though some
of the passengers were 3 sa-sick, as both
team and cutter made heavy zizzag
plunges through the deep snow-many
times getting off the road the whole OF
this side of Treasure Hill looking like an
immense snow drift. On reaching the
land Of poSonip, where the gentlest OF
zephyrs are generally felt, especially in
turning sharp corners, II was observable
that many OF the buildings there had felt
the full effects OF the recent storm. Roofs
and sides OF buildings cavedin and buried
under the snow, causing damageand loss
as well, TO the property left inside for
safe keeping while the proprietors were
in n SUMMER cline on "A hunt for dia-
monds. Some narrow escapes of life
were reported, but no serious injury
10 any one. 1t being much easier TO go
down hill than to 90 up-in any profess
sion in life-the return to Hamilton was
made in about an hour, il taking three to
go up. BY tomorrow it is probable that
n good road will be broken, when regular
trips will be resumed by the line now
running there.
CAyED ls.-The heavy fall Of snow
during the early part OF the week caused
some damage in different parts of the
town. The awning in front of Staples
furniture store came down with n crash
on New Years day, as also the rear APART
ment OF Justice Davis courtroom. The
large canvas house belonging to A.
Shultz, and used for storing hay, was
demolished by wind and snow together.
plNEw YEARS DAE-ESg-nog and other
delicious beverages were served in all the
public resorts in our town on New Years
day. Numbers Of our citizens ayailed
themselves of the privilege of calling on
their friends. The next day being ladies'
day, the storm was at its hight, conse-
quently no return calls could be made;
n great disappointment to many no
doubt, but thore is only IL months to
wait when the chance will come again