The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1876-02-05

r1t1Z6u Va tato
Doc. Bell. were coming from Ward Dis
trict to Mineral City in the night, and
after travelling a few miles got OH the
road and became lost. 1t was showing
md blowing a gale and the whirling
snow SO blinded them that it was almost
;mpossible to see anything. They had a
,.ntarn with them. and prospected for
.ho road until they became cold and tired
,,ot when they concluded the best thing
they could do would be to camp in their
18th for the balance of the night.
W. i became light they found they
only about forty feet from the road.
Tha Judge is an old mountalneer and
we'll acquainted with the country he was
q Init says it was the toughest weather
he aver experienced in any country.
ryr F1Ko M1NE.-The parties who arc
wortiou a lease-hold on this valuable
a;ne are taking out large quantities of
biah.grade smelling ore' and are making
,ory oood thing out of their lease.
trnaro are a score of good properties "
~ ;a,a in the district that could be made
10 pav just as well as the Elko, and
.uh;ob conld be had by making the
,.onor annl;cation for them. We under
stand that nearly all the parties who
leased mines in the early part OF the
Winter and worked them. have met with
good success.
GooD PROSPECTS. = The Base Metal
Consolidation Mining Company are now
working a series Of four mines on the
southeastern slope of Treasure Hill, and
are meeting with fine success. The ore
they are now extracting is worth Sl5O
per ton. and have a good body OF It.
These mines were incorporated in 1870.
but until recently very little Development
has been made upon them. Believing
that they have "a good thing, the company
now propose to work them vigorously.
CATTLE DYING.-From all parts of our
county comes the intelligence that a large
number of cattle have died. The late
storm was more than they could stand,
particularly old cattle. Thesnow is from
one to two feet deep in all the valleys,
which makes feed very scarce for them.
We learn that j. r. Wilmington. on White
River, isnow feeding 400 head on hay,
to save them from starving. Quite a
number of sheep have also died.
A PREcocIoUs YoUTH.-A day o. two
ago a boy aged seven years, went into
one of the saloons on Iain street, and
offered to sell a Confederate $l0-bill for
fifty cents. When asked what he in
tended to do with the four bits. he replied
THAT he wanted it to play casino
with Capt. Beatty" We do not know
if the boy is a graduate of our public
school or not. but imagine there is not
much in schools for him to learn.
HAULING ORE. Notwithstanding the
great storm and the great amount of snow
that has fallen, Converse, ore-hanler for
the Eberhardt & Aurora Company. has
managed thus far to keep the road open.
and all his teams are hauling ore to the
mill. We understand that he kept a
a force of men employed all last month
shoveilng snow. The chances now are
that he will be able to haul all Winter.
The ROADS. The roads in ard out O.
Hamilton. considering the amonnt of
snow that has fallen, are in toierable
condition for travelling. All the mails
now arrive and depart on schedule time.
and will continue to do so until another
storm blockades the roads.
MINING TAx.-County Assessor Will
hanson gives notice in an advertisement
III .nis issue that the mining tax for the
quarter ending December 81, 1875, is now
due and payable, and that the law in re-
gard to its collection will be strictly en-
forced.
JUDGE LLOYD FR1zELL arrived here on
Wednesday last from Ward District. He
gives a good account OF the district. and
thinks it is destined to De very prosper
Gus. He left on Thursday for San Fran
cisco, where he will remain this Winter.
THOMAS j. READ, U. S. Deputy Sur
veyor. was in town several DAYS dur
Ing the first of the week, attending to
professional business for the Eberhardt &
aurora Company. He left on Wednes-
days stage for Eureka.
SLEIGHING Was never better tben
present. with fair prospects of it's last;no
several months to come If we shon,d IL.
get another fake of snow. All VINO :
afford the luxury are enjoying it.
COUNTY DADs.-The County Co nm;s.
mlssioners will meet next Monday and
persons having bills against the countv
should present them to the County clarl
to-day.
FosToFF1cE BooKsToRE.-Persons wish.
Ing to get the latest pictar;al,