The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-01-31
Ely SCRAPS.

Latest quotations Lead, 800;
copper, sl5a; Silver, 62.
Get your picture taken while there is
A good photographer here.
Good rooms can be had in the Mag
nuson lod ging house, in connection with
the Riepe hotel.
Prof Smith, of the Chairman, left
for Salt Lake, on Tuesday. He is on
business connected with the Mil.
Mr.. J. B. Williamson started off on
little trip on Tuesday last. His stay
will not be prolonged one.
The people of this, town and county
feel glad and proud that both their
Senator and Representative voted in
opposition to the Lottery scheme.
Samuel Parkinson, who has been for
some time in Graham's 5 store, very po-
litely attending to the wants OF custo-
mors, has gone to Deeth.
The Robust Mil is almost completed.
The chief Carpenter left on Sunday
Steam was turned on Sunday last, TO
test the proper working of the machi-
merry.
At the Annual Meeting OF the White
Pine News Publishing Company, Mr..
W. N. McGill was elected President;
Mr. VIM. Hayes, Vice President: Mr..
James p McOmie, Secretary; and Mr..
w. b. Graham, Treasurer.
Miss Sophia and Josephine Munro, of
our town, left on Monday, for Ogden,
where they will both attend school.
The guests at the hotel will miss these
young ladies'. Miss Sophie, it seems
was quite unfortunate in the very be-
ginning of her journey. She lost her
pocket book containing about 30
The show which appeared in Ely one
day last week is hardly worth men
tioning; yet as faithful Chronieler of
passing events, we suppose this paper
ing in the shape OF a frst-class enter
tainment will ever visit our town until
we get new Hall. How could any
one, Snowman or spectator, enthuse
over performance in a cold room,
with the mercury down to zero? We
hear some talk Of new Hall. Hurry
1t up and then perhaps something en-
joyable will come to town.
The beautiful sofa cushion, which
store. window of V. J. Carothers q CO,
was disposed OF by raiile, one night last
week. Miss Josephine Munro was for
time the apparent winner, and her
friends hoped she would get the prize.
But by and by another ticket holder
appeared, and tied the throw of Miss
Josephine. This necessitated final
cast, and the pillow was won by the
late conner The successful party was
Mr.. Aldrich, casting, we believe, for
Miss Carothers.
II is said In the Salt Lake Herald
that the Salt Lake Hardware eompa-
ny is designing a new combination mill
for the Chairman Mining & Electric
Company. The mill which our read
ers have heard OF before, will have a
capacity Of $50 tons day, will combine
the amalgamation, concentration and
cyanide processes, and is expected to
cost close to $50, 900 when completed
The Chairman company has recently
completed Pelton wheel and a mine
pumping plant, consisting Of a sinker
aud duplex station pnmp, which will be
installed at the mine at once.
A team came in Sunday night from
Toano bringing, among other freight.
a large consignment to the Chairman
Company. Two pumps were received.
The sinking pump is capable of hand
ling 225 gallons of water minute; and
the Station pump can throw water 720
feet.
Four hundred feet Of steam pipe was
also received, and asbestos covering for
the same, to save waste OF heat.
The Pelton wheel win soon be shipp-
cd from San Francisco and iron pipe
will be laid in the fume supplying wa
ter to the Power house.
The recent change in the Mail Ser
vice is not likely to benefit or please
anybody. Our mail arrives now at ,
o'clock In tho morning, having left Eu-
reka at seven a. M, the previous day.
The train reaches Eureka about noon
Mail for Ely consequently remains in
the Eureka office nearly day before
being forwarded. We do not know
who is the father OF this interesting
plan, but he ought to have leather
medal, whoever he Is. We expect,
however, the change was made in the
interests of the mail carriers. And
this brings up that old question of mail
contracts. Some man with ''pull''
gets contract, and then let's 1t out for
aquarter of the money Uucle Sam pays
him. He goes home, somewhere, and
goes to sleep. In the meantime the
sub contractor has taken the job at so
low figure, that he can neither Iro-
vide suitable stages nor suitable horses.
Some of these stage horses can hardly