The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1888-04-14

Observations OF "a "Nevs'' Reporter
on n Recent Visit.

on n Recent Visit.
Last week we made brief visit to
the county seat. There is not much
change since we were there last, though
it is growing and improving steadily.
Among the new buildings put up
since our previous visit is a neat
butcher shop by A. q. House. Close
by, Mr.. House has men at work clear
ing ground for large clearinghouse.
He is now in Bristol taking down II
buildlng-ihe finest ever erected in
that tOwn-tO move to- Ely.
Boss" Weber's new saloon is the
prettiest aud nentest house in town,
and the BOSS wears No. IL smile
County Clerk Laurenson has an ele-
giant mansion nearly completed up
the creek on the sunny side. As he
has the call" ON "A free license and a
convenient j p, that house is likely
to be soon inhabited.
Justice Munro is now delving in
mother earth for the precious metals,
but he requested to say he is always lat
home" evenings and Sundays and will
be during leap year.
Hon. X. a. Riepe, the Ely Nasty,
is AS portlv as ever and doing good
business. He is still using his utmost
efforts to improve our mail service.
Nike Cohen, at Sol Hips store, has
not quit smiling yet. He and Mrs.
Cohen are as happy as mortals ever
are. 1t does one good to see their
beaming faces and converse with them.
A walk through the Ely Gold Min
ing and Milling Company's mill show
ed that local enterprise running
smoothly, with apparently very light
expense, hut few hands being needed
around the mill. This enterprise
which every body here Ms well as there
hopes will be SUGGESTS yet more
a trial than permanent work. It's
owners have been for several months
making experiments as TO the best
method of saving the gold. This
seems to be the only draw back, ~ the
metal is in the ore in paying quanti-
ties. To save it is the problem.
We took a walk down TO the Court
House and found the improvement in
and about the building far advanced
since our previous visit. Sheriff Hum
phrey was the only official we found
on the premises. We looked in, the
cages were behind him, the iron door
swung open and the key was in the
lock. We felt uneasy about entering,
but when We caught the eye of the
guardian of the keys and cells, we
could see No mischief there, and in
We went.
We went through the Court House.
The COURTROOM Is very neatly finish
ed up, with Judges stand, u railing
enclosing that portion OF the room
set apart for lawyers, jurors and pris-
oners, and benches put IN the back
part of the room for spectators. All
that is lacking is painting. Passing
through the hall 10 the front entrance
we found handsome piece of work
in the mason and carpenter stairway
hat leads up to the main door. Outside
the brush was being grubbed away all
round tho building to prevent acct.
dent from IRE and TO level the ground
Our new Court House is neat and
convenient structure, amply suited for
all the requirements of the county for
many years. II is the best piece of
work that has ever been done in the
State of Nevada for the same amount
of money. When Court meets next
month, and the people of White Pine
county assemble there, they cannot
but feel proud of their new Temple
of Justice, located as 1t is central to
all. And they will not fail to give
credit to the Board of Court House
Commissioner who, hampered as they
were on all sides during the progress
of the work, carried 1t to successful
completion. Other citizens, too, gave
friendly aid, but to the Board is due
the greater credit. They worked in
time, and out Of time, fer the public
interest.