The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1875-10-30
Local Tn~telligence.

us the following information in regard to
the number of horses and cattle in White
Pine county. and also the value of real
estate, improvements and personal prop
erty Horses, 2.760; mules, 382; COWS.
5000; calves, 1890; beef cattle, $4,000;
oxen, 600. Total number, 81 ,400. As
sessed value of real estate, sos. 075; as
sessed value of Improvements, $421, ITO;
assessed value of personal property,
SITS, 403. Total valuation, $1.398, 248.
State and county tax, So 25-$45. 443. In
1874 the total valuation was 81. 1888, 946,
and the State and county taxes were
So 60. making the whole amount of taxes
collected from this source $42.6 65.
This is a gain to the county, this year, Of
50 781 IS in taxes, at a reduc,io of 35
cents on the 500 over last year.
HAMILTON SMELTING WORKS. - The
furnace has now been running two weeks
and is doing spendidly. There are thirty
tons of bullion now ready for shipment
at the furnace, which will probably be
shipped to-day. There is also a large
amount of bullion undergoing the calcin-
lug process. which will be ready to ship
the latter part of the coming week. Harry
Strout, the company's smelter, informs
us that he has not had the least trouble
in smelling the ores of this district, and
has had some fifteen or twenty different
lots to smelt from.
PHILADELPHIA SMELLING COMPANY
Mr.. Patterson, Superintendent of the
company. informs us that the furnace is
now properly dried, and that smelling
will commence to-day. AS we have be-
fore stated, the furnace is built upon an
entirely different plan from any other in
this State, and during its construction
some improvements have been added
which has caused considerable delay.
The company hope to make a two
months run. and will do SO if the
weather will permit, as they have ore and
fuel enough on hand to make this run.
PASSED THRoUGH.-F. A. Benjamin,
late Superintendent of the Sutro Tunnel.
and now direct from London, in company
with Thos. j. Read, q. S. Deputy Sur
veyor. left here on Monday last for Silver
Park. down on the Phoebe road, and dis
about 140 miles from this place.
Mr.. Benjamin and DR.. Goodfellow own
some valuable mining property at Silver
and we are informed that they are
surveys made for patents. DIR.
is expected here in a few
days. when be too will visit the mines.
w. V. RoBERTs. Superintendent of the
Troy Mining Company (~limited), paid
rs = flying visit on Thursday last. He
rs that at present there is not a
amount of work being done at the
mine /; that he is awaiting orders from
his company in England, they having in
contemplation a change in the present
workings. The annual meeting of the
company takes place during the coming
month. when he expects to receive orders
to push the development of the mine.
Be CAREFUL.-Marshal Hagar requests
to caution our citizens in regard to
and hot ashes. Now that
is upon us. too much care cannot
used in putting up s~tove-pipes, and to
zee that ashes and cinders are emptied in
proper place. The recent conflagration
1t Virginia City should warn our citizens
use the utmost vigilancein the matter.
Just at this time Hamilton could i'll afford
to 60 through another fiery ordeal.
FIRST Snow. After two or three days
Of big buster, the first snow of the season
commenced falling Wednesday night, and
Just enough fell to whiten the ground.
Thursday morning it was clear and cold,
high winds. which continued
throughout the day. Yesterday it was
and the sun shone bright.
SHUT DowN.-The Eberhardt & Aurora
Company's mill shut down on Wednes-
day night for it's regular monthly clean
up and repairs. We are informed that
this last run has been one of the best of
the season. The mill will be started IN
again on Monday next for another
800, 900.
BIG LosER.-By a special dispatch re-
celved here, we learn that our old fellow
townsman Marco Medin-was a bio
loser by the late fire in Virginia City. All
Oh MS houses, aver to the one he occu-
pied. were burned. His numerous
friends here sympathise with him.
DR. G~ooDFELLow, formerly superin-
tendenf Of the South Aurora mine on
Treasure Hill. arrived in town on Tbnrs-
day last. The Doctor is a gentleman
and his friends here are glad to see him
feturn-but not as amining superintend-
ont.
FoR DUCK CREEK.-A. M. HilIbouso