The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-03-10
LOCAL AND OTHER HAPPENINGS.

The latest metal quotations are: Sill
YER, So; Lead 81 go; Copper $12. So.
W, A Moyle has accepted position
at Hayes store.
e, N. Gillilanl drove in from Stock
vile, Monday, for load of supplies.
A 9lb. daughter was born to the
wife of Phil. McKernan, Monday.
D. {. Kennedy, manager of the Ely
Wells stage line, came in last evening.
Tho regular monthly meeting of the
Miners Union was held in the hail.
Tuesday.
The close season for ducks began
March 1st, and the open season for
trout and other fish begins on the 18th.
Grass one inch high has made its ap-
pearance on the south hill sides in this
section,
The summer weather of the past
week has given many prospectors here
the spring fever, and some are prepar.
ing to tuke to the hills in a few days.
D. P Bartley left Sunday for Elko,
where his marriage to Miss Belle But
Ter took place last evening.
] J. Gubler and A. r. Whitehead
will shortly open a general merchan-
disc store at Lund, with M. W Harri-
sou, the postmaster, as assistant.
The Ely Social Club will give an
Apron and Nscktie party on the 18th
of March-Thursday evening. Don't
forget.
Manager Hayward of the Eureka &
Ely stage line put on two-horse extra
this week TO accommodate the Duffy
show people.
Tuesday will be payday at the White
Pine Copper Company's Ruth, De-
velopments continue to be very en-
couraging at this company's property.
A representative of j. Philips Stokes
the New York mining magnet, is ex-
pected here this week to examine the
Water canyon copper, silver and gold
properties.
Commissioner Wakeling informs us
that the "a, mers of Lund and Preston
are putting in their grain crop. Fully
so acres OF wheat have already been
sown.
J $ Fhmming. au experienced con
Contractor and miIwright, arrived from
San Francisco Tuesday, to inspect the
White Pine Copper Co.'S property
THE people of Lund were treated to
An e4tertainment last week by the
Home Dramatic Club OF Preston, who
put on farce. entitled "Family Al
fairs". ,r.. .-=..,
Louis Sharpe, formerly of Cherry
Creek, Nye county, passed through
town onday on his way to his new
home in Elko county, having rented
his old ranch to A. Bruno, of Preston
j. H, Leishmap, Superintendent OF
the Wide West Company OF Cherry
Creek, accompanied by his brother,
came over Saturday on business con-
nected with the affairs OF the company.
b. +. Miller, General Manager OF the
Utah & Nevada Express Company,
came in from the west Sunday to look
over the express business OF the COM
pany on the various stage lines and
arrange with the mail contractors for
the future handling of express matter
Louis and Fred Franks, who left
here last fall for prospecting trip
along tho course OF San Predro rail
rsad in Southern Lincoln county, re-
turned Thursday, and report baviug
made no sensational mine discoveries
In that section, bYt 80 miles northwest
OF Phoebe they have located promis-
ing gold prospect.
The County Commissioners hold their
regular monthly meeting MONDAY
Commiss uper Shallepba ger being pn-
able to attend, only Commissioners
Mcknight and Wakslipg we're present.
No business of importance WAS trans