The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1885-01-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.


Nevada, is again settled down In
Butte, Montana.
Sheriff Bassett was in town several
DAYS this week. collecting licenses and
looking after other official duties.
the Martin White Mining Company
has levied AN assessment Of 70 cents
per share.
Ross Humphrey. having finished
his annual assessment work on his
claims in this District, returned TO
Taylor yesterday.
They have fine sleighing at Salt
Lake now. and at Haley. Idaho, they
have lust been donated six feet OF the
"beautifnl
There - a movement in the Lagis-
Iature for holding n Silver Convent ion
at Carson City on the 3ist instant.
Let the good work proceed.-.Eureka
Sentinel. Second the motion.
A letter received from Assembly
man Stearns says his relief bill was
to come up in the Senate Yesterday,
and he had strong hopes OF lis passage
by that body.
Joe Opie. a brother OF James, who
committed suicide In Taylor "A few
weeks ago, has come down from Mon
tana 10 settle up his brothers. affairs.
TAYLOR has had its first fire scare.
II did not amount TO much, hut IL
probably set nervous people 10 think
ing of the terrible fate in store for
mos. mining towns.
Manager +. n. Robinson. of the
Sweetwaler Company. has returned 10
Hamilton. after hasty trip To New
York. He will most likely push de-
velopmenis on the Stafford bonanza.
It il now stated that the program me
OF the two horSe-thieves In the County
Jail was tn rob Ponjade * Garaghan's
store. In Ward. some Favorable night
and light out with The booty and the
stolen horses.
Cannot our delegation In Carson
send rs copies ofall the hills affecting
the interests OF White Pine connty2
Their constituents would he enlight-
ened by the publication Of any meas
ures they may bring forward.
a. j. Spencer, Cherry Greek = sole
representative at the New Orleans
Exposition. writes that tho weather.
do~n there IL aboinina BILE. SPENCE
has been suffering Iaore or less from
rheumatism. and he signs for the dry,
bracing atmosphere OF his mountain
home.
An effort will be made In the Ley
islatnre To raise liquor licenses 10 5000
per quarter. instead of $3l. M ut pres
.ent. This will effectnally shut up
every saloon In White Pine; hut II Is
no, likely to pass.
Frank CLIFFORD. sentenced from this
county In 1877 for fourteen years for
grand larceny. applied for pardon at
the recent meeting nf the Bnsr,l Of
Pardon. Clifford IL n thief hy nature.
His case was continued aud should be
Till his term expires.
Parties In from Sprucemont inform
us that the now furnace AT that place
cannot b. started before Spring. The
snow Is dep on thu noun ain siie,
an II Is found next 10 impossible to
haul the ore from the mine to the
furnace.
We are reliably informed that Miss
Blanche Lewis, late Of Cherry Creek,
was married to a DIR. Hill at Ketchnm,
Idaho. on the 9th instant. The News
extends congratulations and wishes
the happy couple uballoyed happiness
all their lives.
For the benefit ofthe Board of Com
anisSiobers AMI all parties Interested
we republish the "bills allowedp by
the Board nc its December meeting.
Many of them have not vet been pa Id ,
ami all record Of them were consu med
In The Court House fire.
Assembly Stearns' relief bill. which
went through the House last week In
quick Time, seems to he making slow
progress IN the Senate. We hone SEN
aIor Briggs will be able to pull Il
.hrou sh that body. The State l. hut
helping itself when 1t extends All to
one OF Its crippled members.
The Reflex says: There Is a streak
OF ore from u foot to eighteen inches
wide going through the ore BODY
southwest Of the Spar Chamber In the
mohl'or NINE that assays $1,000 10
the ton. while there IL chloride on
eilner SHE OF 1t that goes ~ high as
Si'zOO. The ore body continues strong
ana IS keeping a steady course down.
ward.
We have been shown "A letter from
Geo: W. Taylor. formerly foreman OF