The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1884-04-26
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

During the past Winter Sli2 lncnes
of rain fell in Cajon Pass, Cal.
The greater the depth at Calico the
richer and stronger the ore bodies
appear.
At wool convention in Denver the
other day, 1900, 900 sheep and 36,OO0,-
900 pounds of wool were represented.
The seating capacity of the Chicago
convention building is To be increased
to over 200, exclusive of the platform
which will seat 200.
Hook Mason says the farmers in
Mason Valley have 5000 tons of hay
that will have 10 be carried over this
season.
1t il estimated that at least 100 little
folks are now down with the measles
in Austin. Some of them are very
sick, and this weather Is not calculated
to help them.
A New Orleans lady maintains in
comfort family of six persons pay
ing for everything, except clothing
and house rent, with dollar day.
Midshipman Mcdonald of Nevada,
who graduates from Annapolis in
June, will go on cruise OF two years
TO China and other parts of the globe.
A Washington Territory paper SAYS:
Eastern houses are shipping bacon
along the Northern Pacific towns at
such low figure that our meat curers
say they can lind no market for their
products.
Senator Fair has gone to his home
in San Francisco. 1t is said in that
city OF senatorial scandals that no will
he remarked soon To the wife from
whom he was divorced last year.
II Is reported at Victoria. B. c.,
that Stanford, crocker Il Dunsmuir
are to run "A line of steamers between
San Francisco, Victoria, China and
japan.
Mr.. Mcdonald, sent by the citizens
of Scales Diggings TO investigate the
Coeur d'Alene business, writes back
that 1t is stupendous humbug.
There will be 1000 Cinnamon and
the greater part OF ! 800 white men
thrown out of employment by sus-
pension Of work on the California aud
Oregon railroad.
II costs $50 s5 to go from New York
To FL Paso, aud $50 % from El Paso to
The City OF Mexico by rail. The
present running time between New
York and the City Of Mexico is seven
and quarter days,
In the Federal Court at indianapolis
Ind, Matilda G. Wingate was awarded
1000 damages against the Ohio and
II a.
husband on train by a drunken
passenger.
The Chicago Common. Council re-
fuses TO fix the saloon licenses at the
uniform rate OF 5000. The ordinance
will remain fixing the whisky saloon
license at $500 and the beer saloon
license at $3.50.
In excavating in the City Park at
New orleans recently workmen ex-
humed large brass cannon, bearing
the date ITS. IL is thought to be
relic of the French dominion in Lou
1siana, which terminated In 1888.
Felix Faber died i'm the San Fran
cisco Almshouse a few days ago. He
has been living in that institution
fourteen years. After his death SlS3
in coin was found in his pockets and
a bank-book showing that he had S233
deposited in French bank.
At the primary at Carson, the vote
on ''Presideniial choice stood
Blaine 9l, Grant 2S, Lincoln, Logan
and Washburne each 3, Edmunds
and Ben Butler each |. The Grant
votes were doubtless mostly east by
the attaches Of the Mint.
The Lucas mine in Tybo promises
40 become one of the richest proper
ties on the Coast. The Lucas adjoins
the 2-G and Bunker Hill mines. A
shaft 20 feet deep has been sunk on
the Lucas and at the bottom of the
shaft ledge four feet wide was found
1hat will assay from $50 to $3.50 a ton.