The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-10

short residence in the county as a teach.
er last winter, and everybody knows ST.
Hera's wishing them a long aud happy
welded life.
Word was received here last Sunday
by Thos. RockhH that Jos. Bray will
be here the lattsr part Of this week,
accompanied by a gentlemau from New
York, upon whose verdict the sale OF
the star Of the West group Of copper
claims depends. They arrived IN Eure-
sa on Tuesday and will reach here to-
day. The result OF their visit viii be
awaited with great interest by our cih-
zens.
The Elko Free Press states that At
torney T. X. Murphy Intends 10 move
to Winnemueea In the near future.
Yesterday we received a letter from Mr,
Murphy confirming the report, but
stating that the change will not cause
him to discontinue his regular visits to
Ely during the sessions OF the district
court He has praetieed here with
great success, which wa trust will fol-
low him to his new location,
Mr.. J. E. Spur, representative in
the field OF the United States Geologi-
cal Survey, stopped here yesterday with
his wife and party OF assistants and
camped over night. Mr.. Spur ex-
planned to the NEWS man that heis out
on a trip Of reeognizance TO cover q
large part of Nevada and California,
the purpose being merely to map the
general geological formation of the
country, preparatory TO more thorough
work IN the future. BE has spent ten
days examining the formations between
Eureka and Ely. and leaves to-day for
Spring aud Snake valleys, returning by
way Of Cherry Creek
Dave Dannett aud Bob Tucker left
last Thursday for a prospecting trip
into Nye county. Before leaving, they
showed us some samples of ore from
the Scorpion mine, recently located by
them in the Sehell Creek range, across
the valley from Ely, which can be ship
ped at a good margin of profit. An as
say certificate Of this ore, from q rsli3-
Bile Salt Lake assayer. shows l94 per
cent lead, 6.s per cont copper, 1910 o..
Of silver, and s. 40 in gold to the ton
The vein crops prominently, and has
been stripped for L. ft IN length and 4
or It. 10 width, Ii this discovery
had been made in some new district, ir
would have caused a great excitement
hut not 50 here. There is so mach
mineral wealth In this county that O.
mlttsr OF a dozen new claims causes
little comment. The owners propose
20 10 some development work on their
return from the south, when we hope
fheg vii open up large body OF ore
Of grade as good as ths sample above
mentioned.
John Smithson came In from his home
IN Snake valley last Sunday on business
connected with the Gregory school.
He reports that two weeks ago a cloud
burst in the mountains caused q food
90 come down Silver creek canyon and
washed out hall his garden, four acres
of grain, and carried of about y tons
Of hay. Like true philosopher, how
ever he looks AZ the bright side Of the
affair and congratulates himself that Il
didn't happen IN Texas for he was a
little short Of boats and lifs-presarYers.
He returned home on Tuesday accom-
panied by Sheriff Scott, who has gone
TO attend TO the removal of the Indian
camp at Osceola.
The strike which we reported last
week on the l6o-foot level Of the Robust
mine Is improving with every foot that
The drift Is advanced. We paid a visit
Ito the mine on Tuesday with Pc. Web
er 10 see for ourselves the character of
the strike. The face OF the drift is now
all in ore, hard, iron.stained quartz
Of character that has never fallen be-
low $50 in gold to the ton wherever en-.
countered on the upper levels, as we
are informed by Manager Davis. This
new ore body IS directly beneath the
workings on the 7O-foot level and is
without doubt a continuation Of the
great ore chute which was there en-
countered, That It goes down to great
er depth there is not a shadow OF doubt
/ II any Of the signs known to miners can
he trusted.
All Of the ore at present going thro'
the min is coming from stopa above
the ie-foot level aud averages about
$50 per ton. On this same level a
now drift has boen started from the
shaft towards the northeast to tap an
other ore chute which crops a short
distance from the top ot the shaft.
The mill was shut down several days
during tho past week on account Of III
wet weather, which necessitatsd the
building of an ore -hed. il Is aealn
grinding up the rock and the night
SHIFT Welt on lust evening