The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1896-01-18

The fire was started and the ma
chinery of the snlelter put in motion
for the first time last Thursday. Ev-
cry thing proved satisfactory, save
the pump concerning which some
minor changes will have to be made
when every thing will be ready begin
operation.
Reliable reports show that Colorado
has passed California ~ gold pro-
Queer, Colardo heads the list of gold
producing states with record for
1896 of $4,000, 900. Calf ornia is
nearly two millions behind.
The official figures of the gold pro-
duct of Alaska in 1894 are placed at
81 ,282, 623 10 and silver, So, ZIG. 60.
The figures for the preceding year
were 81, 038, 824 and $40, 1888. 90 res
pectivelj.
The Despatch says that Bob Stew
art shipped gold bar from the Gem
mine in silver Star district, Esmeralda
county, weighing 80 ounces and worth
$3.50. The bar was the proceeds of
81 pounds of rock.
The Chicago ,,Drovers Journal
says: The days of the old ox-like,
heavy cattle have gone by and the
days of the early maturity beef cattle
averaging 1850 to 1920 pounds have
come the worlds cattle markets, and
this change is likely to last through
all coming time.
The production of Spelter has in
creased from "a, 004 short tons in 1894
to 80, 491 in 1895 though the average
price of Spelter for the year advanc-
ed but little, being in New York 3 63
cents per pound as compared with3.52
cents in the previous year
A New York paper offers 500 for
the best answer to the question: How
far may woman go to encourage q
man to propose matromonyp There
may be doubt hsw far she may go,
but if she is an up-to date girl there
is no doubt how far she does go; she
goes as far as sac can.
Since the 31st ultimo says the Tri-
bune, the State Land Register, has
prepared contracts, in duplicate, for
seventyfour applicants for State land.
When these cont acts shall have been
signed interest will begin to accrue
Oh several thousand dollars thereby
adding to the state fund.
The Bodie Miner says lot of ground
at Aurora, Esmeralda county, on
which tailings have been accommodating
since the eatly days of that once -four
ishing camp, has been located under
the mining law. The ground is now
covered with dense growth of sage
brush
The condition of Governor Jones
was unchanged yesterday His phy-
stefan have now cor cluded that his all
meat is cancer of the stomach and
that his recovery is impossible. No
immediate fatal result is apprehended :,
however. His physicians say he may
linger for some time.
The showing on the Jupiter is getting
better every day. Messers Scott and
Peters are pushing the work as rapidly
as possible and unles all signs fail,
have already done sufficient work to
demonstrate that they are in a large
body of high grade copper ore. They
have an assay office on the ground
and will make frequent tests which
will aid materially in sorting and class
flying the ore
Bradstreet's New York: A deci-
sion has been rendered in the Supreme
Court OF the United States to the eff
feet that there was no legal provision
against the passage of silver coins
which were abraded only by circula-
ton, and that they wer> legal ton
der as long as they bore the sembl-
ance of the coin. The case was one
growing out OF 3 railroad &C nductor's
refusal to accept worn silver coin
rendered by passenger in payment
of fare.
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