The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1906-12-08
White Pine County Items

From the Ely Mining Expositor, Dec. 1
W. B. Graham has brought suit
against o. II. Griffin and wife for 500.
alleged to be due for groceries purchased
at his store.
The little two-year.old daughter Of
Lou Pedlar of Lane City fell Wednes-
day from the porch in front of the
family residence and sustained a broken
arm.
Thomas Rockhiil. who has been q
resident of this county since the silver
excitement at Hamilton. departed for
Oroville. California. last Tuesday morn
ing where he will live on a section of
land which he purchased last Spring for
$780, 00.
Michael II. Cochran, a pioneer of this
county. died Thursday evening Of gen
sral debility at the home of his daughter.
Mrs. John Eager, of Georgetown. He
had been in failing health for Owe a
year, and his death was not unexpected.
He was a native Of Nova Scotia and 70
years of age.
William Reid of Capitola. a pioneer
Of this county, arrived from California
last Monday evening and will spend
about a week looking after his mining
interests in this county. Mr.. Reid was
formerly general manager of the Mon
itor Mining Company during the palmy
days of Taylor, and his company still
owns mining property at Hamilton and
Eberhardt.
The surveying parties that have been
running preliminary lines for the pro-
posed new railroad between Tonopah
and Ely by way Of Kawich have been
camped at the head of Murry creek,
south of Ely, during the past week.
Two distinct surveys have been made
from White river summit into Ely. One
line follows close along the White river
road for several miles, aud as it nears
Ely the survey can be traced along the
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the head of Murry creek. The other
survey makes a detour several miles
south Of town, aud follows the Pilot
Knob road t Kimberley.
Ed Gilliland of Barnes was in Ely
last Wednesday, and stated to an Elk.
positor mar that a representative of
one of the Ely Copper Companies was
inspecting all the creeks on White
river last week and that he had bought
three or four ranches in that vicinity.
James Mcqueen. who owns about 160
acres of land sold his property for $4,000.
George Hayden's ranch of AGO acres
with water rights brought $l2. 900 and
Joseph Judd, who owns the old Peter
North ranch near Preston. with 440
acres, received $1,000 for his land. Mr..
Gilliland is of the opinion that negotia-
tions are in progress for the sale of all
the streams that water the settlement
at Lund and Preston.
The Nevada Consolidated Copper
Company, which during the last six
months has bought all the water rights
and land embraced in the McGill, Gal
lagher, Comins and S~hallenberger
ranches in Steptoe valley and Duck
creek, is making an effort to take over
ali the available ate in the county.
W. D. Campbell gave an option on his
ranch in Steptoe valley last Wednes.
day to DR.. e. L. R. Wallace, who Is
supposed to be representing the Nevada
Consolidated, for $4,000. Twelve
hundred acres Of land and water rights
are included in the purchase. W, R.
Bassest, M of the pioneers Of the
county. disposed of his ranch last week
to W. N. McGill for $4,000. The
ranch is situated in Sreptoe valley and
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