The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-05-09

large part of the marketable stock has
been disposed Of.
At the meeting last Saturday, of the
Republican County Central Commit
tee, the following delegates to ths
State Convention were named; w.
B. Graham, S. A. D. Glasscock and
A. L. Parker.
Supt. Ben Payne of the Adams &
Resting Cattle Co., was in town yes
terday. He says range stock is in
first class order, and that the beef
market is good. He starts on the
18th inst with 40 head of beef cattle
for DeLamar.
Other mining camps might follow
the example of Wallace Idaho, in
dealing with the tough element One
day last week the Mayor and town
marshall aided by two hundred citi-
zsns, escorted eight crooks to the out
skirts of town, the Mayor leading
the procession. The undesirable eight
were then told to keep going, which
they did.
A protest has been fled in the Land
Office at Carson by Patrick Bonner
and other citizens of DeLamar against
the issuance of patent to the Naiad
Queen on the grour d that the claim is
in conflict with occupants of the town
site. The case promises to lead to
much feeling before it is concluded.
exchange
The Phoebe Record says that Hank
Knight returned from his former
homo in Eureka, New, on the 25th
inst, and is preparing to open the large
building formerly occupied by d. L.
Wertheimer & Co., as a wholesale
liquor house, and also will prepare for
the manufacture of soda water and
all light summer drinks. The ad-
vance of his stock is expected in town
to-day.
The decision of the lower court in
the case Dennis VS.. Caugh in has
been affirmed by the Supreme Court,
says the "Reno Journal" This is
the shreivalty contest, which has been
in the courts FIR some time and is at
last settled The decision of the
court settles the right of Caughlin 10
the shcriff's Office and the trials have
demonstrated that he was properly
and regularly elected under the law.
Parties from Colorado Springs,
Colorado, have leased the Oscsola
Grave Co.'S mill, located about 4 miles
east of Osceola, and ara making prep
aratiors to start operations in about
ten days. This, it is understood, is
to he test of the orc and if success
full new mill will be erected. The
ore will be taken from the Sacramento
Pass mine, and force of mon are
now at work taking out ore.
The issues of stamped paper by the
Poatoffice Department for the quarter
ending March 81 aggregated 821,-
O23, 613, against $40, 7S9, 6lO in 1895
and 818, $50, 7O2 III 1894. The amount
is larger than in any p evious quarter.
The postal receipts are often takes as
an Indicator of business activity. The
receipts for the last quarter Of 1895
were S2O,517,O14
A new kind of fuel which has re-
GENTLY been made in Boston is mix
ture of Mexican asphalt and peat or
turf, compacted and baked together
1t is expected that this product will
make possible the utilization of the
great deposits of asphalt or bitumsn in
Mexico, which have been of little use
for fuel purposes owing to the melting
and running of the material when
heated.
Mr.. John Wearnc of Cherry Creek,
w. G. Gregg and son and b. G.. Ray
bould, mining men from Utah, arriv-
ed in Ely Thursday. These gentle
men are practical mining men and
are here for the purpose of making a
thorough examination Of the district,
with view of investing should their
examination prove satisfactory. They
will remain at least month or six
weeks, and are prepared to make such
tests as they may think proper.
B. F. Miller, Supt. of the Elko &
White Pine Transportation Co., came
in from DeLamar Wednesday. He
reports business good on his lines in