The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-02-21
OVER The STATE

The Douglas county creamery has
shipped from 90, 200 to 5000 pounds
of butter to California in the last ten
days. A creamery or two would be a
good thing for the ranehers of this
county.
The recent count of Carson's people
gives a gain of 521 over the figures re-
turned by the census enumerator.
According to the last count Carson has
a population of 1865.
The editor of the Journal and his
localizer visited Steamboat Springs
yesterday to further inspect the strike
recently made there. Considerable Of
rush has taken place to Steamboat
during the past week. Claims have
been located in every direction. Eigh-
teen notices have already been posted
in the vicinity OF the springs. Lines
are being carefully run and corner
posts set.
NAdiii oNhOio diO ffNN
ing for the snow to melt in order to
prospect and develop their properties
The groupings are true quartz,
almost identical in appearance to those
on the Comstock. The contact APP
pears to have diorite and granite, al
though the latter may be superimposed
upon diabase, some fragments of which
have been found in the form of float.
The general strike of the lead appears
to be east and west, with probably a
dip to the north.
The claim upon which the original
strike was made is owned by the great
Western Compound and Development
Company. President Hopking pro-
poses to outline the body of pay ore
by borings, apparatus VIII ich is on the
ground.
The gold is remarkably pure, rum
ming over $40 an ounce, being higher
grade than minted gold.
a remarkable coincident is that the
ore is as calcareous as the richest
rock in the Con. Virginia mine and is
by highly mineralized |
hot water.-Reno Journal,
In few days Il party OF engineers |
by Il. NJ. Hall, will take
the field to survey the N. c. o. extern
sion from Termo to Lakeview. The |
proposes to build over a hun
dred miles of track this year.
Two new passenger trains, hand
somely equipped, will be put on the
road early in the summer.
The car shops in this city viii be
equipped with the most modern ma
General Manager Dunway arrived |
from New York Thursday where he
has been in conference with Moran |
Bros. He proposes to introduce a num-
Der OF innovations in the way of better
ing the equipment of the road, both in
the matter of more rapid transit and |
heavier trains. In another |
month construction work will begin |
and Reno will soon have direct con-
nection by rail with Eastern Oregan.
Journal
Word reached this city this after
noon of the death at Dayton of Tommy |
Motion. In company with Nick Fea-
zey he left Gold Hill for the copper
claims in Mason valley In some
strange manner they became separated |
after leaving Dayton and Mr.. Motion
was compelled to remain out all night. |
This morning he was found frozen stlff,
having been dead several hours before
his body was discovered. Undertaken
Kuhn left this afternoon to bring the |
remains to Gold Hill. He was about
40 years of age, and leaves mother
who resides in Gold Hill.
Up to the time of writing no news
has been received OF the whereabouts
OF Feazey. AS both men were on
foot and nothing has been heard of
Feazey it is likely that he met the
same fate as his companion. -Vir-
ginia Report.