The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1899-08-03
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bar: In boxes Of 100 bars. "a a box, or
SO. 70 in 10 box lots.
NJ. L. Riordan and son Aeneas, OF
White River. we're in town Tuesday
for load of supplies. Mr.. Riordan IN
forms US that the health Of his son,
john who is IN San Francisco under
medical treatment for an injured back,
is greatly improved.
Dispatches from St. Michael state
that c. D. Lane and G. W. Price have
struck it rich on Anvil creek In the
new Cape Nome district in Alaska.
Price, who for short time was SUPER
iutendent of the Chairman here under
the Lane bond, Is said to have taken
out $40, 900 in one week.
Ted Cripps sustained a painful in.
jury at the Robust mine last Friday
night. AS he was lifting heavy rock
into the bucket, II broke in two and
dropped from his hands. throwing him
of his balance. In trying to recover
himself he slipped on a rail and dislo-
Gated his knee.
Mr. Jas. Ostergard, the mechanic
and builder who has spent so many
years in old White Pine, departed last
Monday for Omaha, Nebraska, where
he goes to take charge Of the business
NJ lately deceased brother, a success
ful contractor who had amassed con-
siderable estate. Mr. Ostergard Is a
genial gentleman and good citizen
whose absence will be felt by many
friends.
Tom Smith stopped in Ely last Mon
day on his return from White River.
where he took his family to visit with
his wiie's mother, Mrs. NJ. c. Lewis.
Mr.. Smith and bis brother, John, are
engaged in developing some promising
gold prospects in Telegraph canyon,
about 10 miles south OF Cherry Creek,
and recently worked few tons OF ore
through Campbell's mill with satisfae-
tory results.
Al O'Brien, a brother-in-law Of the
Weber brothers here. has recently
struck 1t rich IN Jumbo district. six
teen miles north OF Carson, where he
and his partners have encountered
body of ore assaying IS cents per ton In
gold, si6 as in silver and 40 per cent
copper. P. c. Weber has a third In.
terest in claim adjoining the new
strike.
Andrew Sorenson of Georgetown,
who went to Coeomungo last week to
load silver ore for Oasis, was brought
back home on Monday evening, suffer-
ing from n broken rib which caused in.
tense pain. The injury was the result
Of fall over n wagon-seat while chas-
Ing COW on his ranch the night before
leaving for Coeomungo. He did not
consider it to be more than bruise at
the time, but the inflammation increased
and serious complications have resulted.
The Robust mill got down to steady
work this week and night shift will be
put on this evening. Manager Davis
informs us that the mine continues to
look well. Two feet and a half OF
dne grade OF porous white quartz was
struck last week on the 160-level at a
point IS feet from the bottom of the
shaft, in drift which is being run to
tap the main ore body. This ore is Of
the same character as tho high grade
rock of which the company made re.
cent shipment to Salt Lake.
A somewhat remarkable occurrence
happened at the mine about week ago
As John Magnuson was pounding
drill on the new strike IN the l60-level,
a young rattlesnake about il inches
long dropped on him from a crevice
overhead, The presence of his snake
ship so far underground is sure indi.
cation that the series of caves in the
mine extend from the surface at least
to the l60-level and problbly much
deeper. As these caves are lined with
ore, their presence il welcome to the
management,