The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-12-05
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

weather Is again warm and pleasant.
Joe Buzzstti has moved his family
into Ely for the winter.
The Thermometer sunk to 20 de-
grees below zero, on Saturday night,
last.
Work on the Badger mine is pro-
crossing nicely, and good showing
being made.
K. G. Davis, wife and Mrs. Ben
Payne loft for White River, Thurs
day.
Recent assays from the new strike
on the Midnight, run $155 in gold
and ~ ounces in silver.
See notice for the redemption of
White Pine County Script, under
"new to-day.
Owing to delay in its arrival, the
correspondence from Cherry Creek,
of last week, appears in this issue.
81. E. Prudential and Mrs. D.
D. jolly, of Phoebe, have gone to
Salt Lake City, to be made 'sono".
Less than 80 days yet remain In
which to do the required amount of
assessment work on prospects.
A. L. Parker, of Round Springs,
shipped 20 tons of wool to Eureka,
last week.
Old settlers seem to be Of the opin-
ion generally, that the coming win I.
to- will be hard one.
Mandy Sillyman, daughter of Tommy
Sillyman, of Taylor, is in Ely and
will attend school here this wintsr.
John W. Merritt shipped 2 tons of
1000 OF. silver ore from the Fountain
mine, Hercules Gap, on Wednesday.
Campton and Boyd are making ar
rangements to ship several tons of
concentrates from the Chairman
mill, in few days.
The work on the "Midnight" con-
times with encouraging results. A
large body of high grade ore is now
being uncovered.
Msssrs Tippstt and Gilmore, lately
from DeLsmar, New, departed Mon
day for Cherry Creek, on their way
to Tuscarora.
Nm. Matson ia kept busy hauling
silvcr-lead orr from the n,inyes in
Hamilton, to Ear ka A 16-horse
team making two trips week
A q, Cleveland, was in Ely, from
Spring Valley, sionday. He is on
the lookout for stock cattle; We did
not learn his figures.
Geo. Kennedy of Cherry Creek,
who is here under the care of tie
doctor, is improving daily, and from
present indications will soon be on
his feet again.
Frank Paul of this county is report
cd to be candidate for legislative
honors at tho coming session. Mr..
Paul needs no recommend; he has
been there before and his competency
is unquestionsd.
J. p. Darling, and H. n. Miers,
Of Salt Lake City, and Otto Liefer,
of Green River, Wyoming, parties
negotiating for the purchase of the
Ben Hur mine, Steptoe Valley, ar
rived in Ely Monday evening.
The temperance people are going
to introduce bill in the next Legis-
lature of Nevada providing for the
removal of chairs, tables, boxes, stools
snd everything used for seating or
Dhnging purposes from saloons.
Judging from the number of cattle
buyers that are lowering in this vicin-
ity these days, the prospects to real
izs on an investment in cattle must
be good. With tho exception of some
that will be held by the owners sala-
BILE cattle are pretty well gathered up.
A farewell party is to be given in
favor Of Miss Daisy Briggs and Miss
Diana Merger, on Friday evening
Dec, 18th, at Munro's Hail. Music
by Campbell's band. Both young la
dies are about to leave to attend
school, the former At Cincinnati and
the latter at Elko.
The negotiations for tho purchase
of the Ben Hur, Belmont and two
other mines in Granite district, Step
toe Valley, the property Of w. b.
Campbell, tosk definite shape last
Wednesday. The purchasers Of whom
Mr.. Otto Liefer Of Green River,