The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-07-26
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ar clerk would send US a good shower
of rain.
The weather continues very warm
--the mercury daily climbing up to
95o in the shade.
There is Just now potato famine
in this town many families being
without that staple table article for
several weeks.
VIM. Read, supt. of the Eberhardt-
Monitor mines at Taylor, returned
home last Monday, after a months
pleasant visit to California.
A. Muir 81 Co. of Hamilton, adver-
tise in another column 12-horse
freight team for sale, complete in all
parts. Read their al.
E. Shepardson, of Hamilton, has
commenced suit IN the District Court
against the Sweetwater Company for
$1,000 due him for wages as watch
man.
A meeting of the Republican
County Central Committee is called
TO meet at the Court House at Z 80
Pm. on Saturday, August I'd. See
official notice in another column.
Rev. Mr.. Houghton. of Reno Episco-
pal church, preached to large audi
ence at the Court House Thursday
night. Though quite you man, he is
fluent and pleasant speaker. He de-
parted on Yesterday mornings stage
for Phoebe.
From AS essor Peters, who few
days ago returned from an official trip
to Newark Valley and Cold Creek,
we learn that the assessment roll on
stock in that locality is only about so
per cent of what it was last year.
At the meeting of the Board of
Pardons last week, there were 43, or
nearly half the convicts in the State
Prison, applicants for pardon. Hugh
Karnaban. John Skulley and Henry
McOmie, of White Pine, were re-
leased.
The Injunction suit of A. NJ. Els
worth against George Kennedy, which
was heard 10 the District Court last
week, was taken under AMUSEMENT by
Judge Wells, and "a decision will not
be rendered until he returns from
Phoebe.
George IIaggerly, of Cave Valley,
was brought to town Tuesday by James
Lanter. Mr.. Huggerry was suffering
greatly from "A swollen tongue. DIR.
Campbell WAS seut far aud lauced il,
which gave the sufferer great relief.
The attention at mining men is
called To the advertisement of sale of
the Egan Canyon property in another
column. As the San Jose Company
has given up all idea o. ever resuming
operations, the property, in whole, or
any part thereof, can be bought Mt
bargain.
r. II. Frank of Cherry Creek, and
a Mr.. Bryant of Los Angeles, thinning
expert spent several days this week
looking at the mines in this district.
They also went across the valley to
look at the Peacock mine, the prospects
of which greatly pleased them, as it
does everybody who sees it.
A horrible murder was committed
on the l200-level of the Savage mine
in Virginia City last Sunday night.
Patrick Crowley struck William
Nichols, the night foreman, with an
AK, Draining him. He then took
plank from the shaft and hurled the
body down to the 1300-evel. Crow
ley is now in Jail.
We learn with regret that ex-Gov-
ernor Adams met with a painful acct
dent at Quinn Canyon IN Nye county
about week ago. 1t seems they
had mare and colt in the corral and
were trying to losso the latter, when
he jumped over the bars where the
Governor was standing knocking him
down and badly bruising him.
Though badly hurt and laid up for
several days, the Governor fortunately
escaped with no bones broken.
Prof. Allen, now in charge of the
old Brooks property at Rnby Hill in
this county, arrived in town Thursday
afternoon and will tarry with us for
several days. Mr.. Allen is now en-
gagged in getting patents on several
mines and for mill site. He informs
us that the prospects on Ruby Hill
are good, and VIXEN they get things
in shape to work to better advantage
than heretofore, operations will be