The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-02-16
EL.KO.
A Flourishing Lisslo TeSvn Down by
the Hum hOI6l.

of our neigboring county Elko.
The county is one of the most pros
porous in the State, and the town
which bears its name, though small
and unpretentious, is the enter of a
large trade and bears a look of pros
perity. Whileit has not grown much
OF late years, Its hold its own and is
not subject to the de pressing luctua-
lions which mining towns so often
experience. It's business is steady and
growing, backed as it is by some OF
the richest valleys in thu State, the
ranching and cattle interests OF which
all contribute 10 the wealth and pros
perity Of the town.
THE STATE UNIVERSITY
Is located at Eiko, and Is now in a
more prosperous condition than at
any time since its establishment.
Through the courtesy OF Bro. Sproule,
OF the Free Press. * Ex-senator Comins,
| Judge Fuller and this scribe were es-
corted to the school and introduced to
Prof. Harrington. An afternoon was
most agreeab bly, spent III the class-
room, listening to the Rotations and
blackboard exercises OF the pupils.
There is a class of some thirty very
bright boys and girls, VINO are all
passing through the high school or
academic course. The studies are
Latin, algebra, book keeping, geo
graphy and grammar. All appeared
10 be we'll up in these studies. There
are but two pupils from White Pine
George Stockle and Vim. Pelers-and
they hold their places fa,orably with
their classmates. Prof. FarrIngton,
while a strict disciPlinarian and thor
scholar and teacher, appears TO lie a
kind -heaTted gentleman, and the
right man To govern such an lnstitu-
ton. II is to be regretted thai our
State Legislatures have in ths past
been so s;ingy and unfriendly to this
worthy institution, allowing it barely
revenue enough TO exist. Whatever
may have been its shortcomings IN
years past, the University is now in
able hands ana the State should deal
literally with IT,. From what we have
seer we ara convinced il is far supe-
rior TO many OF The '.cracked.up"
boarding schools of California, which
Nevada pupils largely patronize.
The dormitory, or boarding. house
for pupils from a dista nee, is ON the
University ground, and is kept by
Mr.. aud Mrs. L. y. Stone. The ac-
com modatinns are first class, the sur-
rounding home-liks and strict a ten
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Nine O'Clock Is bedtime, and an in
lringeinsnt of this rule i not toler-
ated, except a good excuse is given.
Mr.. Stone IL himself a teacher, and
the boys. whom IN the study room,
mornings and evenings. haVeth ben
cit OF ad acc aud counsel. Parents
who think of sending their boys away
to school, might go a great way far
Their, incur considerable expense aud
not find near sc good an institution as
the State University at Elko.
In one end Of the University build
ing is the assaying and mlneralogi-
cal department, under the supervis
ION of Prof. Gigneaux. At present
| there are but four pupils in this de-
partment. Both fire and chemical
ASSAYS are taught. The professor
courteously showed his visitors
through and explained the different
apparatus in use. The professor says
he has great difficulty to teach men
this branch OF science who are totally
ignorant of the first principles OF
chemistry, and in 50 ne cases he has
had to even instruct his pupils in the
rudimentary branches OF arithmetic.
MODEL O FARM.
While in Elko, MIR. Russell, Of the
firm OF Russell Il Bradley, treated us
10 a sleigh ride ont to his stock farm.
three miles east OF town. This Is
their home ranch, on which they o
have a fine showing of thoroughbred
cattle of the Hereford variety. Some
forty two-year-olds, yearlings and
calves were on the premises. This is
the famous English breed, which this
firm intends to mix with their native
cattle. They are said TO be hardy,
good foragers and thrive we'll on our
mountain grasses. They have pecn-
liarly marked features-while face,
short legs, heavy hair, an : come to
maturity at an early age. Mr.. Rus
sell showed us a six-months old II
calf for which no refused $500. 1t
costs money, and a good deal of it,
10 stock n ranch with Herefords.
Many OF the Elko county cattle men
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