The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1873-08-09
local Intelligence.

discovered coming from the new build
ing owned by 0'Donohue. Immediately
opposite the st. Nicholas, which had
lust been moved on the lot, and, by the
prompt action of the parties making the
discovery the flames were soon subdued.
The origin of the fire is as yet unknown,
but grave suspicious are entertained that
it was the work of an %incendiary, every
evidence going to prove that a deliberate
attempt had been made to fire the town.
When extinguished, a pile of shavings
was found to have been placed against
the back door, the building being yet in
course of erection, the flames from
whence were gradually making Roadway,
which, if not arrested in time, would
have soon caused a repetition of our re-
cent disaster. Investigations are now
on foot to trace the origin of the fire to
the door of the perpetrator, and if dis
covered, he or they had better leave the
country oil the fastest nags to be pro-
CURED.
County REvENUE.-Assesor Tim Gram
ley informs us that up to August I'd he
has had collected the sum of 81, 1861, on
personal property, which mount has
been paid into the Treasurer. Of course
his duties are not finished yet, and the
amount will certainly be very much in
creased before making his final settle
ment. The tax on proceeds of mines for
the quarter ending June both, was four
times greater than the preceding three
months, showing an increased amount of
work and production in our mining in
terests. Hamilton and Eberhardt are
rapidly building up, and before taxes be-
come due and payable, the amount of
taxable property will have increased to a
much more respectable figure than pre-
vious to the fire. All this goes to show
that we ARE far from being dead yet, and
that the future does not appear SO dark
as it might be thought.
A CALL.-We were honored with a call
from Mr.. Davies, superintendent of the
Troy Silver Mining Company (limited)
on Wednesday last. His journey from
Troy to Lancashire, England, and re-
turn is a remarkable instance of the
speed now attained in the matter of
journeying. Twenty-one days ago last
Saturday Mr.. Davies started from Lon
don on the steamer Russia, crossed the
Atlantic to New York, from thence to
San Francisco and Troy District. With
the "reminiscences of the old country
still freshly lingering in his mind. he
comes to greet his friends in the New
World. What a change from only a short
ago. when months would be ION
sumed in making the same trip. When
affairs are properly shaped We will be
furnished with information relative to
the future of his company.
HEAVY RAINs.-Dnring the past week
we have been visited with the heaviest
rain storms ever known in this section.
The storm of Monday last, particularly.
vas of intense violence. and was pro-
tracted in its character. The water ran
in torrents down Main street from Treas
ure Hill. and made one mindful Of old
Oregon experience, where it rains seven
months in every year. Mixed in with
the water, which flowed in streams. was
small sized rocks composed Of lee, frozen
hard, called by some hail-stones. Ia the
building occupied by US, the elatter and
din caused by the falling hail striking
on. tin roof, resembled the sound of n
60-stamp quartz mill in full blast. How
ever, the inconvenience experienced by
the shower was fully amended bythe sub
sequent bright, beautiful weather. This
is certainly a delightful Summer climate.
FUNERAL.-The funeral of the child Of
7. j. Travis was largely attended by the
manyfriends of the family. Quite an i'm
posing cortege moved up the hill leading
to the cemetery, among which were stages
from Woodruff & Ennor's and Travis
Bros. lines. The bereaved parents feel
their loss deeply, but will find their only
consolation in the thought that their
darling is not dead-only sleeping-to
awake on that last great resurrection
morn.
DIscREPAScY.-We have been shown
two railroad receipts, for transportation
of goods over the Central Pacific, and ON
n the amount of 1893 per pound was
charged for a barrel of whisky, and the
other 1852 per pound for a barrel of
brandy. A difference of 81 cents per
hundred is thus made between two pack
ages of exactly the same kind of merriam
disc. "Why is this thus ?" is a ques-
ton which bothers urfolks considerably.
APPoINTMENT.-Jerry b. Deyten, we'll
known as a former DAINTY Aasasgor al