The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1893-01-28
0cAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Senator COInluS, yoSooIuHy OoAnPA-
mented Lieutenant Governor Poujade,
The able President of the Senate, on
his correct ruling. Carson News.
Uncle Jimmy Fitzpatrick, who was
stricken with paralysis four months
aoo was out for ride yesterday and
took numerous spins around the block.
W. L. Davis, proprietor of the
NEWS left to-day by private convey
ance for Carson to be two orthree
weeks.
w. R. Erskine, who is also well
known as 'sPogonip Bill, =" is from all
accounts, dangerously i'll at his place
of abode in Ely.
The School fund apportionment is
the largest ever apportioned in the
State, amounting to $66, 900, for g.,
688 pupils. White Pine county gets
$2,212.
We have received a copy of the re-
port of the Board of Assessors and
Equalization, which contains much
Valuable LII lOS6lo w
their proceedings.
The Board of Commissioners of Nye
county have levied tax of So. on
each $1OO valuation for the year 1898,
70 cents for State and so. 60 for coun-
ty purposes.
Mrs. Ell. A. Comins, Miss Eta
Comins, and Miss Adelia McGauglin
left last week for Carson. The two
former go to join the Senator at the
State Capital.
The Free Press says James Clark,
the retiring Treasurer of Elko county,
turned over to his successor the sum
of $63, O57, 40 cash, and 50, la, 80
in White Pine comfy script.
1t was supposable case for a time
that Jessey Peaslee was lost, and that
he would never show up again be-
tween this and the great inane, but
he did Wednesday evening last He
had gone Piocheward, and was only
taking his own time about wandering
back again, needless of the anxious
inquiries that were being made as to
whereabouts, by those who are nearest
and dearest.
VIM. Hendrie, Justice of the Peace
at Osceola, writes Major Treece un-
der date of January 21st as follows:
81 issued warrant to-day for the
arrest of George A. Richardson
charged with raping child of Mrs.
Nicholson seven yeats of age. 1t is
said the child is badly mutilated. He
held her mouth SO she could not
scream. [ had the mother and her
two girls before me and they tell
very straight story"
Geo. Allen, who received severe
kick from mule down at Schallen-
borgers ranch last week, which was
, looked upon at the time as nothing
short of fatal, showed up in Ely yes
terday, as though he was only recover
ing from a bilious attack. Seeing
that it was only last week that the
kick of sheep killed man in Utah,
1t looked like Georges show was ex-
ceeding slim, to lead useful life here
after.
Ore was encountered in the Mid
night mine Monday last that goes
S454 in gold and 16 ounces in silver,
which is by far the richest yet encoun-
tered in this district. The strike was
made about 20 feet below the surface.
y. b. Simpson, one of the owners,
reports that the ore body is fully as
wide as the incline, much of which is
OF the character above stated. Former
assays have gone as high as 1924 in
silver and $25 in gold. Seeing that
there has been but little else than
surface mining done in this district
the showing in the Midnight should
be considered nothing short of point
er to the vast possibilities of this
aurlferous region. The owners of the
Midnight are J. F. Cupid, d. G. Nc
Donald, w. G. Lyons, w. N. McGill,
Jas. McOmie and J. B. Simpson.
1t was just at the approach of dawn,
or about as near as rooster can guess
Tit, that JAS. Srvice and Tom Smith,
who were occupying room an Riepes
Hotel, were awakened to confront
some thing out of the ordinary. It