The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1897-08-28
LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS.

Poker and dice games were started
this week.
Quite an interesting dance followed
the show last Saturday night.
The old Berry sawmill vas started
up this week.
Miss May and Laura Campbell, of
Steptoe, are visiting in Ely.
Chinch bugs have put in an appear
ance in the Currant Creek country.
Master Neil McGill departed Tues
day, for Cincinnati, where he will
attend school the coming year.
Considerable development work is
being done at Copper lat and some
good copper ore is being uncovered.
The weather continues warm the
thermometer running above 80 in
the shade every day this week.
DIR. Davis has moved his family
into the dwelling house formerly &C.
cupied by J. p. McOmie.
Silver quoted at 515 cents; Lea
$500; Copper, brokers' price, III
exchange, liz cents.
The air-ceceivers used in connect
ion with the air-compressors at the
mill have arrived and been put in
place.
VIM. Norman, son Clarence and
G. Walker. of Hamilton, were visit
ing in Ely, the fore part of the week.
According to the Elko ~Indepen-
dent Governor Sadler recently sold
his interest in a mine adjoining the
Diamond mire in Eureka for $4,000.
The Phoenix and Midnight group
of mines located i'll Robinson, have
been bonded TO w. s.. Bliss. These
mines are in a good location and
have large bodies of pay ore devel-
oped.
James Riordan .Ir. of White River,
has purchased the old Ragsdale build
ing in Robinson, and Is having it re-
fitted. Getting tired living alone
Jim?
According to report a cloud-burst
occurred near WIN. Horizons place,
~Snnnyside, last week, which did
some damage, tearing out several
miles of road.
Walt Rynearson, F. NJ. Clark,
the Misses Uarothers and Miss l..
l. wis, Mrs. Hip, Mrs. A. d. Camp
ION and Mollie Campton left for Step.
tor Creek OF a fishing trip, Thars-
day.
Ben Payne, Foreman of the Adams
d Heating Cattle company, was in
from Hot Greek country this week,
AMI reports the stock to be in good
condition and doing we'll.
The Battery at the company mill
iii Robins. n, is in place and every
thing connected with the mill is pro
crossing as fast as possible, the delay
in the arrival of freight being some
what of a hindranco to its speedy COM
pletian.
A sensible contemporary sums it
mp thus,y: "a man who puts off adj
vertising until he is more prosperous
is like a dog trying to catch his tail.
There is plenty of motion bnt no
progress"
Pine nuts are said TO be found in
abnndancei in this vicinity this year.
Some of the treesare bending underline
load they suppo t. Ssme cf the old
timers claim that the fact that pine
nuts IRE plentiful is a sure indica-
tion that the coming winter will be
ii mild and pleasant ore.
J. H.. Erickson, Chas. Carter and
g. G. Cartwright, arrived from Salt
Lake City, last Wednesday. These
gentlemen are mining men of expo
rience and are prepared to take hold
of a teaching proposition if they can
find an opening with inducements
favorable.
The. Hamden Colored Minstrels
who performed in Ely last Saturday
night, were, as actors, at least up to
to the average of their class who fire.
quent places distant from railroads or
means of easy transportation. In
fact talent of much less merit is
constantly before the public in the
large cities. They played to a crowd
ed house and gave general satisfac-
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