The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1891-12-05
l0cAL AND GENERAL NEWS.


ia that taxes are coming in slowly.
Next Monday is the last day OF grace
The Tuscarora market is overstock-
ed with venison, which is being sold
at 8 cents per pound.
It is getting to be fashionable in
virginia City for young men to lose
their money gambling and then take
poison.
The Candelaria miners have reject
od t.,e terms OF the mine owners, and
the mines will be shut down, throw
ing 200 men out of employment.
Mrs. John Wearne, who has been
M in Montana for the past year, re-
turned to Cherry Creek the fore OF
this week.
"Send me my tax receipt quickly
before some other - - STICKS
on another ten per cent horizontal
raise is the forcible way Deep Creek
rancher writes TO the Tax Collector.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Poujade left
here Tuesday for Portland, Oregon,
where they expect to spend the win
Ter. Many friends wish them pleas
ant journey and safe return.
Major J. II. Dennis returned from
San francisco to Virginia City few
DAYS ago, after an attack of the grippe.
The Majors latter days seem 20 be
cast on hard lines
The Jury in the case Of Pete Millick,
arrested IN Douglas county on four
teen charges of cattle stealing, has
returned verdict of not guilty.
Mrs. Carothers departed last Mon
day. by way of Cherry Creek. for
Trim East. She will stop over at
Salt Jake aud visit her daughter who
is attending the Sisters school there.
Capt. c. +. Doty, pioneer of Car
lin. died at that place on "Wednesday
of last week. He commanded a COM
pany of volunteers in the Indian war
in Humboldt county in 1868 0 and
was stationed at Fort McDermit when
that post was established.
We learn that Mr. Martin, the old
gentleman from Utah, who was
here few weeks ago peddling APP
pie is lying at the point of deHth.
His son Robert was telegraphed for
TO Phoebe and has gone out To attend
his fathers bedside.
G. e. Wallace, the efficient and
wideawake Assessor of Eureka county,
stopped over here Sunday EN- route
for Blaine District, east of Taylor,
where he is having assessment work
done. Charley is II great upholder OF
the State Board Of Equalization, and
oredicts that when thai body gets acl
customed To its duties. we shall hear
few complaints against it.
Bro. spoule, of the Elko Elko Free
Press. and his family, had sorrow
full Thanksgiving. On that day their
little daughter Donna May, aged l
wear. IL months and . days, died. The
sorrowing parents have our sincere
sympathy, but time alone can assuage
grief when link in the family
chain is broken and the pet of tho
household is consigned to the cruel
cold grave.
Mr.. Cross, the new Superintendent
at Cherry Greek, was in town last
Saturday. From him it is learned
that active operations will not be
commenced there before the 1st OF
April next. Mr.. Cross was fearful
that if he started pumping the water
out of the Star this winter the wood
supply would run short. lie has let
several contracts for wood to be put
In during the winter.
Messrs. Colder, Hewitt and Jud-
kins, the Colorado mining men, after
weeks inspection of the several
lamps on the eastern slope of the
shell Creek range, returned here
Monday aud went over to Hamilton
thefollowing day. It is now believed
their mission to these parts is not So
much to buy mines as it is to see the
lay Of the country and its resources
50 that in the event of a railroad COM
ing they may be ready to get on some
good properties. Either this, or they
may be agents of the projected road
The Clerk of the Weather has
changed his melody, and tile tune he
Ia now playing contrasts strangely
With that of week ago. Monday
hight squat blew up whish ended
in shower of rain. Tuesday was dark
day-one of the gloomiest we have