The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-07-25
TAYLOR AND SOUTHERN WHITE
PINE.


monotony of grinding out news for 10
these many weeks in the dullest of
dull towns-we gave the "NEws'' a
rest and paid visit to the now min
ing metropolis of White Pine.
On arriving in Taylor we we're
agreeably surprised to see the many
provements made there since our
last visit, two years ago. Then there
were but few scattered buildings
divided in two towns. Now we find
it combined in one, compactly built,
and having all the appearance of
business prosperity and an assuring
faith in its future encouraging its clti-
zens To push forward in the work of
progress. Like most mining towns,
the site OF Taylor IL not such as to i'm
press one with an idea that any special
pains were taken in the selection of
its location, unless 1t was TO pick out
the very worst and most inaccessible
spot that could be found. 1t is To-
Gated right in among the mines, and
though pretty fair roads have been
opened, It is not yet very easy of ac-
cess from the valley below, nor Is It's
appearance such as To fascinate one
with desire To make permanent
abode there. Taylor was laid out for
present business purposes, and in
that regard 1t seems TO be accomplish
ing the end in view.
The TWO companies operating there
Monitor and Argus--giVe employ
ment to over loo men in all grades of
" ork, and this together with the other
business of the place puts consider
able money in circulation and gives
the town quite lively appearance.
The mines continue to look we'll,
in fact better than at any time past,
yielding ore enough 10 keep the mills
steadily running, and with an in
creased force a larger number of
stamps could be utilized. But the
mine owners know they have good
thing and are in no hurry to work il
out.
The mercantile business OF the town
is dome 10y Sol Hip. J. +. Cupid aud
Thomas Il. Edwards. MIR. Hip has
put up quite commodious building,
in which are conducted the bank,
Wells, Fargo x Co.'S express office
aud Tie Stage office. Mr.. Edwards
Is Postmaster. There are two butcher
shop, one kept Jos. Yerzan and the
other by the Messr-. Liddle. -Four
restaurants aud the Monitor boarding
house furnish food Tor the hunrgy.
and saloons enough Ia step into every
other door and take u drink.
A new hal--the Taylor Opera
House Was dedicated on the Fonrth,
aud Is NOW receiving the finishing
touches from the workmen. IL Is
quite an imposing structure, located
on an elevation ABOVE town, facing
the main street. This structure Is an
ornament to the town and credit To
the enterprise OF the men who COM
pose the company that built it.
Building for business purposes and
residences continues To 20 on. Every
little nook ON Main street is being
eagerly sought for small shops. There
is danger OF OVERRIDING things IN this
line.
The Taylorites are a patriotic CON-
munity. On the Fourth they had a
grand celebration, many of the citi-
zens OF the county joining with them
on the festive occasion. The usual
programme ofprocession and literary
exercises were gone though. ii. X.
Mitchell, ESD, OF Eureka. was orator
OF the day, and his Grafton is spoken of
AS being brilliant both in diction and
delivery. Wan. Crary's poem, COM
posed for the occasion, was a fine
production and did honor to IL author.
and last, but not least, the barbecue
"a roasted ox-fed the hungry and
made the stranger exclaim with the
prophet of of old, at is good to be
here.n In evening a display of fire.
works and ball at the Opera House
completed the celebration. Those
who witnessed the entire programme
told us IL was one of the most enthusl-
astic, orderly and best conducted af-
fairs of The kind ever held in White
Pine county. And " hen the shades of
night Tell upon the outdoor world
the strangers from abroad were most
Hospitality housed in private resi-
dences and business houses, many of
the citizens giving up their own
rooms for the accommodation OF their
guests.
A Cherry Creeker is no stranger in
Taylor, and were 1t not for the mark
ed difference in the topography of the
country and surroundings one would
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