The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-14
OVER THE STATE

1 Joseph fSOuROn mas Deen hppolnbou
| United States Commissioner 1t Win.
nemucca, vice E. S. Archer, resigned
The appointment was made yesterday
by Judge Hawley of the United States
District Court and Mr.. Rougon will as
sumo the duties OF the Office at once.
Silver State.
The Secretary of War has transmit
ted to Congress statement OF the NIL
litia organizations Of all the States OF
the Union. The report shows that Ne
vada has eight commissioned officers
and l4l men, while 6, 100 men are of the
age for military service.
A census OF Carson is to be taken by
the Chamber of Commerce of that
town. This action is the result of the
reapportionment bill introduced in the
legislature which reduces the number
of Ormsby's Assemblymen. Carsonites
claim that the Government census was
not taken correctly and that the coun-
ty has larger population than $500,
as returned by the census enumer-
ators.
A NOV ement Is on foot to bore twen-
ty-fve wells in town to obtain water
for drinking purposes, says the Reno
Gazett. 1t is proposed to sink them
below the surface water level and OBJ
tain pure vater for domestic use.
Twenty i've wells, II correctly situated
throughout town, should supply the
city with sufficient quantity for al
domestic purposes, while for the pur-
pose OF irrigation and water for more
common use, the city water company
can meet all demands. This work can
be done at cost OF about $1,000.
An Eastern gentleman, claiming to
be backed by unlimited capital is sur
veying in the vicinity of Elko from the
Burner Pass to Four Mile Springs,
making locations. In the near future
he proposes to put in machinery and
commence boring for oil.
A Salt Lake man by the name of Ba-
con has taken hold of the coal pros
poets southeast OF Elko, lately oper-
ated by Joseph Lang Jr. and George
Bruce, and has force of ten men at
work building house over and tim
bering the shaft. The shaft will be
sunk to a greater depth and full ex-
ploration made In quest of coal. A tor
nation of very dark color, resembling
coal and burning with great heat, has
been extracted from this prospect for
years. Wells Herald.
At the time of G. C. Wallace's dea th
he was on his way to q mine in which
he was interested in Mariposa county,
California, concerning which the Car
son Appeal says.
The mine was regarded as one of the
most promising properties in California
and rich vein had been uncovered
for over two hundred feet.
Experts estimated that there was be-
tween three and four hundred thous-
and dollars in sight and this estimate
was made before the rich strike was
discovered. The mine was estimated
at its lowest value to be worth In the
neighborhood of half million dollars.
1t is believed that the mine is unin-
numbered and will go to his widow.
At the time of his death he regarded
his affairs in such a shape that he was
contemplating giving up his position
with the Southern Pacific and devoting
his time entirely to his mine. He told
the writer not over week ago that
he was absolutely out of Nevada poll
tics and that he had no idea of ever
again taking hand in them.
The Nye county tax case, in which
Hon. George Ernst and the Monitor
Live Stock & Land Company are de-
PENDANTS is set for hearing before the
Supreme Court on February 20, 1901.
1t involves the all-important question
OF which constitutes the situs or home
ranch of sheep for the purpose of tax
alton, and the decision of the court
will be looked for with much interest.
Despite the snow there will be a
rush to ''new diggings" today. A mag
nificent strike seems to have been
made at Steamboat Springs. The G.
w. G. h ID. Co. have been boring for
artesian water. The drill passed
through 45 feet of sedimentary for
nation and encountered harder rock.
They drilled through "a feet of this
substance. ]. w. Hopkins noticed its
resemblance to Comstock ore and sent
some OF it to o. H. Perry for assay.
The resultant button was pure gold,
there being only trace of silver in it.
1t yielded 81, ,557. There was great ex-
citement yesterday afternoon when the
news filtered out and several pros
pectors scurried out to Steamboat as
fast as train and sleighs could carry
them. A Journal reporter was first
on the scene and secured the western
extension.
The drilling from the well are gray
calcareous quartz, exactly like the
bonanza rock of the Comstock, which
has up to date yielded over $3.50, 600,
900.
The chief values OF the new find are