The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-09-12
CHERRY CREEK ITEMS.

CHERRY CREEK ITEMS.
T. G. Davis and wife returned from
their Salt Lake visit Saturd y. They
report a splendid trip among the saints.
Miss Ida Carothers came from Ely
on Saturdays stage proceeding to
Mrs. NJ. Green's Sunday where she will
open the Goshute school on Monday.
Mr.. w. L. Brandon arrived from
Reno via Wells stage Saturday and
Eill teach the Cherry Creek school this
season, commencing Monday, the 9th
INST.
The stage company is now running
four horse stages between Wells and
Cherry Greek In order TO handle the
immense passenger, express and freight
traffic on this route.
C. B. Frost now has force OF FIVE
men working on the Wide West mine
md, we learn. with excellent results,
Is nice ore bodies have been discovered
Turing the week which carry high
values in gold.
Neil McGill and his friend, w. C.
Rinearson, departed for their Cincin-
nati school by Mondays Wells stage.
they were accompanied BY Mr.. ".
Y. McGill as far as Cherry. Mr.. Nc
Gill reports the hay crop very short
his season.
B. F. Miller has received invoices this
week for merchandise amounting to
something over 40 900 pounds part Of
which Is already arriving by both
Wells stage and Toana freight teams
This does not look as though Ben was
expecting any very great decline in
business any way soon.
Guy Gallagher was in from Duck
,reek Thursday, bringing with him
his cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Jones,
who have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs
w. c. Gallagher for some weeks, aud
both report having experienced love-
visit. From our short acquaintance
With them we are sure it Was pleas.
ure to their White Pine relatives to
entertain them. Mr.. and Mrs. Jones
spent Thursday night in Cherry aud
departed by Fridays Wells stage for
their home in California.
A rich strike of free gold ore was
made by j. A. Carlson 10 his Olympia
nine this week. The new discovery is
IN immense vein OF ore that John
thinks will run as high as $500 90 per
ION. II Is really beautiful character
Of ore literally covered with gold. This
mine is located in the Egan range, just
south OF Egan canyon. Mr.. Carlson
made run of ore from this mine
through the G. & w. Elk. Co. s gold
mill some time ago which proved thor
oughly satisfactory, but the ore did not
compare in value with the new strike
recently made. John will begin taking
ore from his new strike in the near fu-
lure.
1t Is gratifying to know that the
Board OF County Commissioners have
reconsidered their former action 10 the
matter of DR.. Townsend g bill and had
Flowed his claim in full for attending
the Indians afflicted with small poX
last winter In their camps at Cherry
Creek. This is in response to widely
circulated petition which was signed
by nearly every taxpayer in and around
Cherry Creek, as their former action
in rejecting this claim was considered a
.hame and disgrace to our entire com
nunity. The Doctor had labored
patiently and had visited these horri
| Tying, oderous wigwams daily for thir.
| ty-two consecutive days and prevented
one of the most dangerous diseases OF
sarth from spreading over perhaps the
| State of Nevada, which was too like
| taking his life in his own hands as The
| Doctor had never had the disease him
| self. A discrimination OF this disease
| over our county would beyond a doub
have cost the taxpayers not only thou
sands OF dollars in cash but perhaps
many lives also. All OF this was done
by DR.. Townsend for the nomina
charge OF 81 II per visit for each pa
tient and only about one half OF thi,
was allowed by the board until thai
body was strongly petitioned by the
taxpayers themselves OF whom many
we're heard to express themselves t.
the effect tnat 81, 0IO instead of the $500
charge made by DR.. Townsend woulc
have been considered quite reasona BILE
| The regular charges made 10 such case.
in the east where physicians are plenti
full is $500 per visit for each patien
and we are indeed pleased to chronicl,
the reconsideration Of our board anC
shout with glee "well done thou goot
and faithful servants
Who said the Wells, Cherry Greek
and Ely stage line was the fastest, fin.
est and best equipped stage line il
southeastern Nevada? WHY JONES
SAID SO. After stopping over nigh
at Cherry Creek and next morning
housing themselves In that $3.50 foui
horse Concord coach sailing out int
Butte valley where Mrs. Strattou al
usual had prepared one OF those Lowell,
hot meals, Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Jonei
partaking heartily of the many good
things to eat. Aud 1t was there Mr.
Jones remarked that while railroadine
was his vocation in life he had nevei
ex % RI need IA more pleasant journey
than that from Wells to Cherry Greek
So pleasant, smooth and speedy wer,
these conyeyances that Mr.. Jones dis
carded an excellent private conveyance