The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1883-08-11
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


The biggest run of salmon known
in the lower Columbia river for five
years occurred last Saturday. The ay-
erage catch per boat was 200 fish.
Crystals of arsenic almost chemic-
ally pure are found in great abund-
ance in the Stag pile at the Richmond
reduction works.
In the mountains near the Guyana
Valley petriied oyster shells have
been found 5000 to 1000 feet above
the level of the sea.
The Denver Tribune claims that the
Grand Army OF the Republic by their
encampment in Denver enriched that
city 81 900 900.
Michael Delran attempted an as
sault on a little girl at Los Gaios one
day last week, and was given until
O'Clock 10 leave the town. lie left.
Since the middle of June, whom
railroad connection was made, not
less than 500 dozen eggs have been
sent TO Helena, every week by rail,
mostly express, from st. Paul, Min
nesota.
The stock raisers OF Eastern Mon
tara have decided to organize a stock
association similar To that now In
snccessful operation in Wyoming.
Headquarters will be at Miles City.
The New York Herald suus up the
accidents in tLis country resulting
in deaths during the last six months.
The list il a formidable one and shows
that 1886 persons were killed or
drowned during that time.
The Castleton IN. " postal card
factory made 35s, 900, 900 cards forthe
government during the past fiscal
year. Tue Holyoke Mass factory
manufactures about 10000 per day.
A couple OF reporters spent the
night in a cell with man who WAS
doomed 10 be hanged in Kansas re-
Gently, and in the morning the pris-
oner was perfectly willing to die.
There j. general complaint in Ar
zona from tho placer mining districts,
on account of the sudden and extra
ordinary falling off Of water in the
Rulch streams. II is not remembered
when the water began to fail so early
in the season.
1t was decided I'm Justice Osborn's S
court, says the Silver State, That nn-
der the statutes OF Nevada person
can sell malt liquors by the quart or
moro without county license, and,
30 far as heard from, no appeal has
been taken from the decision OF the
court.
At Lordsburg, New Mexico, last
week, n band of o-called best citizens
Of Clifton, seized Colonel George, a
lawyer, and tarred and feathered him
for defending lot Jumpers. Much
trouble and blood will probably flow
before the matter is ended.
A singular bet was made the other
day. says the Reno journal. on the
number of one-dolar greenbacks 1t
would take to balance $50 gold
piece. The guesses ran all the way
from 400 tn 1000. All were surprised
TO know that it only took 81.
A child, while walking throuah an
art gallery with her mother, was at
tracted by n statue OF Minerva. "Who
is that9p said she. "My child, that
is Minerva, the goddess of wisdom"
"Why didn't they make her husband, /,
too2" "Because she had none, my
child" "That was because she was
wise, wasn't it, mamma?" was the
artless reply.
The Central Pacific has been assess
ed at Sl6, 900 per mile in Washoe and
Eureka, and it is understood that
Lander and Humboldt will do the
same. Elko's Assessor will place it at
$4,000. Churchill aud Lyon will
probably tax IL at $4,000. III these
figures are sustained by the Equali-
zation Boards the State roll will be
increased more than million dollars.
The company wants to compromise
on $4,000 per mile throughout the
State.