The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1873-02-22
Eureka correspondence.
EUREKA, February 20, 1879


EDrrons News: During the last two
weeks we have been visited by the most
severe storms of snow and wind that have
been known here for many years, even
the Oldest inhabitant' giving it up. AL
though the snow fell in goodly quantity,
1t only helped to verify the old adage:
"it's an i'll wind that blows nobody
good" as our people, old and young.
great and small, were either out sleighing
or coasting. 1t is o surprising circum-
stance. In places where snow seldom falls
to depth sufficient for sleighing purpo-
ses, and where few, II any, vehicles on
runners exist, how soon improvised con-
veyances appear made hurriedly and with
no regard for beauty or finish. We have
them from dry goods box, on "hoop"
runners, to q buggy-body, with gas-pipe
runners-every variety and every style.
But soon this must all pass away, and be
remembered only with pleasurable feeling
by those participating.
DUsmEss.
To come down TO business, we could
say everything requisite in q single word
dull. But it cannot well be otherwise
Just now. First came the epizooiy. stop
ing all means Of transportation to and
from the furnaces, mines, aud coal
ranches then the excessively stormy
weather; and, mixed with all, was
sprinkling Of lawsuits, which effeetually
settled the whole matter of business, and
caused it to drop as :" fiat as founder. "
About its revival there can be no doubt;
but it is Of course a question of some
little time.
THE EUREKA CONSOLIDATED.
BY invitation OF the competent and gen.
tlemanly managero Of this company's prop
erty visited portion of their mines the
other day. Tho day was an exceedingly
rough one, and but little Of the upper
workings could be seen, but we went
down into the bowels OF the earth TO the
depth OF two hundred and fifty feet, or,
thereabouts. Professor Stetefeldt was OF
the party, and from his conversation we
gathered more than could be gained by o
weeks personal inspection. ALI the de-
scription necessary for this property is to
say that II continues to look as well as
ever, and that is sufficient praise for the
mine its reputation being so well estab-
lished. However, in one place we were
shown large vein Of ore, just struck,
which promises 10 prove of great extent
and Importance. The mine seems to be
wtJked in a comprehensive manner, and
sbody appears to know their busi-
ness round about the premises. At the
furnaces we were shown the various i'm
provements and alterations made by Su-
perintendent Ellsworth, among which,
we were particularly struck with the new
machine shop, lately put in operation.
Having cylinder to bore out, instead OF
sending it to San Francisco, at heavy
expense, the superintendent purchased a
small, "one-horse" engine, at light cost,
made tools, and startedin business on his
own account, and by thus doing much
OF the work will save the company many
dollars. The furore kicked up by the
proprietors' advocate" the Sentinel,
about reduction of wages, etc, was GER
tainly o misstatement, as that journal has
since reluctantly acknowledged. 1t was
only an innovation on habit which had
been INDUCED in for some months, that
of allowing men one hour on Saturdays.
1t certainly was the right OF the company
to demand ten hours work for ten hours
pay, and that is the only cause for all the
tumult
COUNTY TROUBLES.
By the time this appears in print this
bone of contention will probably have
been settled, one way or the other. The