The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-08-15
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

quite SICK.
John verzan was in from Taylor,
Monday.
w. D. Campbell was in from Step
toe, Thursday.
District Attorney Stearns and wife
are visiting in Oscsola.
H. M. Jenes, of Steptoe Valley, is
reported to be mending slowly.
Joe Newman returned from the
eastern part of the County, yesterday.
Candidates. Cards printed at the
NEWS Office at reasonable rates.
The Thermometer shot up to SO in
the shade, several days this week.
Operations on the Ben Hur mine,
Granite district, will begin in a lew
days.
Work was begun on the Cold Tur-
I, key mine, Robinson district, on Moh-
day last.
Development work is being pushed
on the Brooks mine. near Copper
Flat
Another addition to the female BIZ
cycle brigade was made Tuesday.
Mrs. Sol Hip is the new member.
b G. Jordan of Osceola, was in
town this week, discussing the mo-
mentous Questions of the hour" with
some of his lady friends.
Under "nsw to-day" find notice CT
State of Nevada having apple for a
patent for certain lands a descipt-
ion of which is given in said notice.
Water for mining purposes is said
to be getting SO scarce in Osceola that
placers will have to shut down.
The last shipment of machinery for
the Frue Commentators which are be-
ing put up here as test Of the ore,
arrived Thursday. 1t will be. some
days yet, however, before definite re-
suits can be obtained.
It is said there are few of the Osce-
ola placer miners, but who CAN show
a pocketful of gold nuggets ranging in
value from ST. up go
The Springs in the vicinity Of West
! Camp are reported to be furnishing
less water at the present time than
for Years. One .r two showing signs
of giving out.
Word has been received here that
the wife of JOHN Franks Jr., died at
DeLamar, New, on the 7th inst The
deceased was well and fayorably known
in White Pine county, being the
daughter of William Moyle, an old
time White Piner, and was born in
Cherry Creek 2G years ago.
Mrs. j z. McOmie, Mrs. w. j.
Graham aud Miss Emma Lloyd, left
"Wednesday for weeks visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. f. A. McDermid, at
Glover Dale, Elko county.
The Peoples Party County Cen
trail Committee, met at the c. urt
House on Tuesday last, but owing to
lack of quorem, the meeting was
adjourned to the 18th. See notice
elsewhere.
The proposed colonization of
portion of White River Valley, by Nor
mans, is one of the questions which
greatly interest the people of Ely and
vicinity. Salt Lake parties are now
in the Valley making, it is reported,
difinite ran.ements for putting the
scheme into execution.
Single men, it is reported, work
ing for the DeLamar, New, compan-
les are charged 30 month, and mar
ried men $3.50, for doctor and hos
pital taxes. This creates some dis
satisfaction and is thought by some
of the men to be too high.
The San Jose mine, an old produc-
er in Cherry Greek, White Pine Co.,
is, says the Mining Review, to be-
equipped with I5O-ton cyanide plant.
The property was recently purchased
by J. I'll, Hedges, L. r Higgins,
Will Brown and J. Heinrich of Salt
Lake City. The ore carries SO in
gold.
X. @. Davis and A. Mcdonald
commenced to drive well at the lat
tsr's homo Thursday. This attempt
is intended as an experiment. to test
the feasibility of driving wells in this
locality in place of digging them, and
also more or less of a test as to the