The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-01-19

at tScnenD0urne, and two stores at Cher
ry Creek, was bought by Neil Munro
for S275l, the amount OF the taxes and
penalty. The rest Of the property that
was ad vertlsed was bid ia for the Coun-
ty BY Treasurer williamson, as no 9TH
er bidders were present.
A private letter received from Carson
today from person in position TO known
says that the Legislature was organized
on Silver party lines, but tho Senator
ial contest was kept in allegiance. Stew
art has Is votes probably sure and may
be able to buy or 8 more, but IL is i'm
possible for him to win by honest means.
A. G. has been very sick with pneu-
monia, but would be able to sit up Tues.
day.
County Supervisor McEyoy, OF San
Mateo county, Cal, who tried to work
w. L. Davis for 800 month In return
for the county printing, is trying to de-
fend himself by casting slurs at the
character OF Mr.. Davis. In the last is
sue of his paper, the Democrat, the lat
Unpublished over column of the high.
est testimonials to his integrity from
prominent business men in Hollister,
where he has resided since he left
White Pine. II you need any more
Bro. Davis, let US know up here.
Neil Munro resumed operations yes
terday with one helper on the Hoan
mine, the property of himself, NJ. b.
Garaghan and John Farrell. Consid-
cradle work was done last year on this
property, and when discontinued,
Oft. breast of ore was exposed in the
face of the drift, which had been run
about Is feet into the hill from the
point VIII ere the shaft intersected the
vein. The ore lies almost horizontally,
and carries about 35 per cent OF chrys-
talized lead, besides small values in gold
and silver. A concentrating plant is
one of the possibilities OF the coming
season.
Ahoua noon yesterday the attention
Of the authorities was called to cut
ting affray that took place Tuesday
night at the Indian camp south OF town.
Investigation proved that young
squaw named limbo had been badly
cut in the back. She was brought down
town and DR.. Hammond dressed the
wound, which is ahoat inches long,
extending from the right shoulder Ia
the ieft hip, and is cut to the bone. 1t
Is not considered to - natal The In
diaus profess isnorance OF the affair and
the squaw refuses TO tell Nho cut her.
suspicion rests on her husband, Frank,
a young Indian from Cave valley.
J. =. McOmie resumed work this
week IN the Chairman mine and has
begun TO sink a wiuze On lie ledge
from the No. I 70 ihs No, level, a dis
lance 1f l57 le,.a We are Informed by
Mr. McOmie thst the stope which the
Lane outfit allowed 90 cave, has been
opened up again for a length OF GO feet,
aud shows ledge feet vide for the
entire distance that averages $50 00 to
the ton in gold Tie same ledge has
been tapped on the No. . level, and it
Is to open it up that the winze is being
sunk. The Chairman is ig,,l OF SUI.
prises yet for the people who have
claimed that It's ore hodies are exhaust
ed,
d. G. Dickerson and Il. A. Millick
came over from osceola on Tuesday
and are spending day or two in town,
with the special purpose Of inspsoting
tho 0kainman electric power plant.
Mr.. Diokerson represents the Butter
field Mining Co.. wealthy Boston cor
poration, who own the Union Jack mine
situated just above the town OF Qsceola.
II Is one Of tae most promising quartz
mines In that camp which has yielded
millions Of placer gold, and recent de-
velopments made by MIR. Dickerson have
exposed ledge for 40 feot that viii av-
erage over W a ton, while streaks run
up into the hundreds. He has recon-
mended the erection of a mill and pro-
poses to utilize the wster paves OF
Gievelands creek across the valley.
This plan Is entirely feasible and we
hope that it may be consumated,
Lead and copper have both been soar.
ing skyward since the first of the year.
The New York brokers' price for lead
has jumped to s3,a2i, the highest for
months, while copper is up TO $l4.25,
the hlgh ghest point reached since 1891.
c. S. Davis informs us that the Salt
Lake smelters are paying sl.7O a unit
for copper ores, and except in cases oil
unusually silicious ores, the working
charges average only about S6 ton.
At these figures 1t appears to us that
copper qro from 40 per cent up will pay
to ship from here, This is surely al
opportunity for owners Of copper prop
critics, OF which there are large mum
ber in the camp, to make their mine
pay for their own development II th'
price Of copper is maintained, it is 1
question OF only short time till capita
VIII be seeking investments here and tn
man with the best developed claim viii
get the plum.