The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-01-24

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and resignation of Judge Fitzgerald.
Hon. VIM. Woo1burn was then APP
pointed by the Governor to fill the va
cancy oecasioned by the appointment
Of Gen. Jones.
The Hon. VIM. Wood burn, in taking
charge of the office of Attorney Gene
raj, brings to the performance of his
duties ripe legal experience, and has
before him "a grand opportunity to
make a state record. Appeal
The Electoral Vote of the State was
cast with due formality in the hat oil
Judge Massey. There were present,
John Dennis of Washoe, Richard Kir-
man of Ormsby, and John Weber OF
White Pine. The ballots were deposit
ted, aud as John Dennis counted them,
Riley Davis, the Governors private
Secretary, called the tally. The Re-
publican electors were not present.
The vote was unanimous for Bryan
and Stevenson.
The Nevada State Journal says that
gold, silver and copper are not the on
lv valuable substances found in the
hills of Wahoe county. The gem hya-
cinth which adorns many fair lady's
finger, is to be found within fourteen
miles of Reno. Late in October Will
lard Johnson, a prospector, stumbled
ON to a peculiar formation nearly
hundred feet in width and more than a
mile long. The substance is white and
splintery, resembling hoar frost. 1t is
sileious. Embedded in this formation
are myriads of little transparent peb-
bles. John Wedekind and Mr.. john
son located seven claims on the 18th of
November.
w. p. Stewart has returned from an
extended trip through Lyon, Douglass,
Ormsby and Storey counties. To the
Reno journal he reports agriculturists
and stoekmen as feeling very much en-
couraged over the prospect for an ade-
quate supply of water for the coming
season. The people of Yerington and
Carson Valley are growing quite pros
porous through cooperative methods.
fhe copper prospects in Mason Valley
are being extensively developed and in
dications are that several valuable pro-
dueing mines will result.
Charles Bell, who is disputing Geo.
Wedekind's title to portion of the
Reno Star claim, has been working un-
der lease given him by Mrs. Conroy,
who held an agricultural patent to the
property. 1t was learned yesterday,
that Bell has obtained deed to the
Conroy ground. The instrument has
not yet been placed upon record, and
the consideration is unknown.
The Bell workings consist of an eigh
ty-fve foot shaft and a drift leading
toward the Reno Star hole. 1t is said
by some that Bell has struck the lead
and finds it as rich as in the Bonanza
incline. Others claim to have sampled
the dump and found no values above
couple of dollars ton.
No visitors are allowed in the Reno
Star mine and the employees are sealed
to secrecy. The Bell force are also ST.
lent as the Sphinx. 1t is said that the
Reno Star lode is dipping toward the
Bell ground, but Mr.. Wedekind claims
that it still parallels his side lines.
Anyway, there is the calm that pre-
sages a storm brooding over Bryan
city.-Reno Journal.
The Belmont Courier of last Sat
urday says:
A recent arrival from Tonapah
informed us that the new camp is
booming and the new town of Tonapah
presents lively appearance.
There are already number of build
ings erected on Main Street besides
over a dozen tents. Lothrop and
Davis have erected frame store build
ing and have quite stock OF goods on
hand and are doing quite good bust
ness, as there are about forty men in
camp already There are number OF
other buildings on the way to camp
now.
The Riverside stable in Reno was
burned last week. Being constructed
of innammable material and filled with
all sorts of combustibles, it was i'm
possible to save it. There was barely
time to turn the horses out
Fortunately there was no wind and
the smoke arose in funnel shape for
hundreds of feet and spread out like
the "Vesuvian parasol. y
The heat was so intense that tele-
phone and electric light wires some
distance away fused and fell.
This was the first occasion the fire.
men had to use their new protection
coats, and they enabled them to work
close to the blaze.
At one time the court house out
buildings were in danger and burning
shingles fell upon the roof of the
Riverside hotel.
Captain Gosse estimates his loss at
about SO, 900, one-third covered by in
surance. The fire probably originated
from defective flue leading from the
stable Office. Reno journal.
A surveying party numbering tw en-
tN-liYe mon are in camn at Palisada and