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The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25
THE NEED OF A
MINING POPULATION

State Mine Inspector, j. w. Paul
OF West Virginia, after tour of the
mines of the State, complains that
the standardness or fitness is perhaps
lower among miners in that State
than in any other region of equal
mining Importance. In his opinion,
the coal mines under his supervis-
ion need better miners rather than
more men. He calls attention to
the large number of destructive
mine disasters which have occurred
in West Virginia of late, and recon-
mends that efforts should be made to
secure 10000 additional miners of a
class which would give the State a
standard of production equal to her
resources.
The inspector deplores the fact
that his State, unlike Pennsylvania
and other communities, has no min
ing population with the accumulated
traditions and aptitude derived from
long generations of mining ancest-
ors. In the absence of better ma
terial the operators have been COM
PEELED to use the cheapest kind of
labor and the result has been low
state of efficiency among the rank
and file, while competent foremen
have not been developed. 1t is re-
ported that the State commissioner
of immigration is in Europe and that
he is offering the miners of several
countries inducements to bring their
experience to West Virginia. In
cidentally this is an interesting re-
Election upon the alien labor law.
1t takes time to make a miner, and
nearly all newly opened districts are
confronted with the same problem.
Usually it has been possible to get
the proper quality by paying the
necessary price, but recently the de-
mand has been so keen that the sup
ply has not been sufficient to go ar
ound. No doubt in time West Vir-
ginia will develop it's own efficient
mining population as has every other
region where an extensive mining in
dustry deserves to flourish. In the
meantime there seems to be only one
remedy, i.e., to pay the higher price.
| Mining Record.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25
GEORGE WH|TCOMB HAS
BIG GOLD PROPOSITION
Large Body of Milling Ore Has Been
Discovered on the Daisy
Claim.

George Whitcomb, formerly we'll
known here, is reported to have
struck it rich on one of his claims
at Ramsey. He owns several we'll
situated pieces of mineral property in
that district and his many friends in
this city hope that he has found a
bonanza.
The following is taken from the
Ramsey Recorder concerning the
strike on his property:
The Daisy group is situated on the
north side of Bonanza mountain, the
hill on which the Ramsey Comstock
is located. In tracing up the trend
of the Comstock ledge the owner
came into a large porphyry dixie and
a little prospecting soon convinced
him that he had discovered some
thing worth developing. 1t has taken
several months to determine the pres
ence of the veins at depth and the
strike just made is surely ample re-
ward for the patient toll.
Several sacks of the high grade
ore were brought in from the mine
and general inspection was made
by the populace. The strike has
helped along the general enthusiasm
here and 1t is becoming more ap-
parent every day that the district is
in line for one of the most substan-
tial boOms yet seen in the state.
Twelve feet of ore assaying $40
per ton, gold, with an 18-inch streak
of $50 ore, was struck at the Daisy
mine Thursday.
The strike follows up predictions
made by number of visitors to the
property and it is also what has been
consistently predicted by the owner,
George Whitcomb. Within a few feet
of the surface, on the big dixie which
he was prospecting, ore was obtained
showing free gold, and which when
roasted, PANIED exceedingly well. To
cut this and other veins at depth a
tunnel has been driven and Thurs
days strike was the result.
The high grade vein was exposed
at depth of 100 feet from the sur
face, which is sufficient to indicate
strongly that the ore body is perma-
nent. Further evidence of perma-
nency is indicated by the presence
of sulphides and tellurium in the
ore.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25
CHIHUAHUA DOGS ARE
BECOMING EXTINCT

Consul General A. L. M. Gott-
schalk, of Mexico. City, in responding
to numerous inquiries from persons
in the United States in regard to the
purchasing of Chihuahua dogs, says:
1.-THE Chihuahua dog, which as
late as 25 years ago was quite COM
monty to be found in Mexico, is a
curious little creature, popularity sup
posed to be cross breed between the
prairie dog and the jackrabbit. The
animal resembles small dog, whose
weight is sometimes not over one and
a half pounds, with disproportion-
ately large head, bullying eyes and
long ears. The hair is usually scanty,
showing the pink skin underneath.
One of the marks is said to be an I'M
closed cranial fissure, through which
the brain can be felt throbbing
underneath the skin. These little
animals are particularly destructive
and are constantly scratching at
things with their long claws. They
are quite susceptible of tanning, if
taken young, and in numerous in
stances the breed has been domesti-
Gated, although they seldom show
the usual dog traits of sagacious and
intelligent attachment.
Unfortunately within the last 25
years the breed has become so large
ly mixed with small dogs of various
mongrel types that it is now most
difficult thing to find in Mexico an
example of the true breed Such are
sold occasionally at prices ranging
from 200. Mexican pesos (99.60 Unit
ed States currency upward. Even in
Chihuahua these dogs are very rare
A few specimens sold in the city are
said to have been specimens of the
true breed"
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT

The Australian ballot as used in
Australia is very simple thing.
There are but few elected officials
and the candidates for each Office are
alphabetically arranged on the sheet
and the voter takes his pick and puts
mark against them. With our
multiplicity of officers, parties and
candidates this ballot becomes a
very intricate document full of snares
for the unwary. In our case it is
usually still further complicated by
multitude of charter or constitu-
tional amendments.
For a voter who desires to vote a
straight ticket it is simple enough.
All he has to do is to put cross in
ring and fold up his ballot. If,
however, he intends to split his tick
ct, he must be careful. He can still
put a cross in the ring and correct it
by putting the cross opposite the
name of a candidate of another party
and if he can vote for only one per-
son for the office in question he runs
no risk But if he can vote for more
than one, as for Supervisors and
Police Judges, he must put a cross
opposite the name of each candidate
for whom he desires to vote and for
no more than the number he is EMIT
led to vote for. If an elector should
vote for nineteen Supervisors he
would lose his vote for that office, for
he is only entitled to vote for eigh-
teen and the election board could not
tell which one to cross out. BY get
ting this requirement and the reason
for it firmly fixed in the mind there
is little danger of mistakes. The
safest thing to do is to either vote
the straight ticket or else put cross
against the name of each candidate.
San Francisco Chronicle.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25
MARK MUSGROVE WILL
PROMOTE GOLD CIRCLE

Mining Commissioner Mark Mus
grove. who recently left his extrav-
agantly furnished offices in New
York to return to this state, has now
turned from his appointive work to
the promotion of Gold Circle, the
wonderfully rich camp, nifty miles
north of Golconda.
This camp is attracting the atten-
ton of those who always seek the
latest excitement
Sacks of the rich surface ore are
now displayed in the Reno hotels
and favored ones are allowed to look
upon envious riches.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25
TEMPORARY SHUTDOWN OVER
WAGE DISPUTE WITH MINERS

The Ludwig and several other
mines at Yerington have been tenn
porarily closed down on account OF
a dispute over the wage question.
Several weeks ago the miners OF the
Ludwig and other properties In the
district demanded higher wages, and
gave the companies until the next
payday to decide upon their requests.
When payday arrived this week, the
companies posted notice that the
mines would shut down temporarily.
A large number of miners are out OF
work as a consequence of the notice.
It is said that the shutdown has also
extended to Buckskin, and several
of the properties there are closed
down until the question can be set
tied
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25
Preventing His Gifts.

Sunapee Justice of the Peace re-
buked a thief thus:
Prisoner, a bountiful providence
has endowed you with. health and
strength, instead of which you go
about stealing chickens. Washing
ton Star.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25
A Protest.

The brave ship was wallowing in
the waves that threatened to engulf
her at any moment.
Hastily the captain ordered box
of rockets and flares brought to the
rail, and with his own hands ignited
a number of them, in the hope that
they would be seen and che passen-
gers and crew rescued.
Mid the rockets red glare, a tall,
thin. austere individual found his
way with difficulty to the rail and
spoke to the captain.
Captain" said he, Il must pro-
test against this Observation-Disclosures.
We are now facing death. This is
no time for a celebration.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25

lied to speak for the commission up
on this subject, for it has not yet
formulated it's plan; but it is import
ant that public opinion should be
fully tested upon every phase OF the
question of river Improvement and
that the plan of contribution by the
states and the private interests af-
fected should be threshed out.
therefore invite the consideration of
the people living on the Missouri
river and of the officials of the state
to the question of cooperation. If it
is impossible, we would like to know
it; if it is possible, am sure that it
will very much accelerate the work
which we have at heart.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25

Sales: Blackhorse Gold Treasure,
900 at 8; Butte Ely, 200 at $1.39;
Fly Jumbo, 1000 at z u; Ely Jack
pot, 1000 at 6; Ely Consolidated,
800 at 81; Federal Ely, 500 at 10.
Total sales. 1000 shares; total
value, $741.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25
Sure.

Teacher-Willie, why don't you
keen your hair combed?
Willie-'Cause amt got no comb.
Teacher-Why don't you ask your
mamma to buy you one?
Willie-'Cause then Id have ter
keep my hair combed.-Judge.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25

Old Cab Driver Cat the end of a
somewhat heated argument). I know
wot's the matter with you; the winds
got in that ole in yer cad and set
yer tongue Vaughn. Punch.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25
TRADING CONFINED
TO MEDIUM STOCKS
BUYERS GIVE ATTENTION TO
MIDDLE GRADES OF SECUR.
TIES ON CHANGE.

An even 1900 shares of stocks
were sold on the local exchange last
night, at prices which aggregated
$741. The stocks sold were of the
medium prices ranging from 6 cents
to $1.39. None of the big ones
were dabbled with by the buyers,
who seemed to be of the impression
that there was possibility that there
might be another day of decline.
Tho ouotatiOnc m 'chaupa were as
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25

The Goldfield owners of the Storm
Cloud mine at Ida are making ar
rangements to develop the property
on a large scale. A tunnel will be
run a distance of 600 feet to tap the
ledge, at which point it will be cut
$50 feet below the groupings.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25

The committee selected TO arbi-
trate the demand of the Bodie min
ers for reduction in the hours of
labor in the Standard mine have
recommended the withdrawal of the
request until improvements under
way are completed and profits of the
mine will warrant an increase.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25
MINING NOTES

Jack Williams, miner, was killed
by an explosion of dynamite in the
Lost Sheep mine, two miles north
west of Pine Grove last week.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25

WANTED-TO RENT A GOOD
typewriter. e. X. H., Box 5O4,
Ely. p-24-zo
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25
ADS
WANTED-Miscellaneous.

JOB BY A BOY Is
years old. Will go anywhere. Otto
Ziege, Central Ely addition.
p-24-25
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25

There is fabulously rich gold
mine somewhere in the Jarbarge
country. Rock that goes $22,OOO IN
gold to the ton and picked specl-
mems that go over 100000 has been
brought from there, or at least 1t Is
believed to have come from the Jar
barge country in the northern part
of Elko county.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25

WANTED-KOY TO WORK IN OF
flee and learn trade as well. Down
town office, The News, Ely City. II
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25

The Nevada Mills company in Fair
view mining district announces IL
will produce 100000 annually;
Goldfield claims yield OF $3O,OOo,-
600 year and other southern Neva-
da districts a product ranging from
five to five hundred millions. II
these assertions make good gold VIII
be cheaper than pig iron.
The news Of another big strike on
the Rose-Nash lease on the Union NO.
a, at Manhattan, has been received
in Goldfield. The message stated
that an eighteen-inch streak OF h1gh
grade has been uncovered which far
surpasses the richness of the previous
strike. 1t is learned that the rock
shows much free gold.
the Hale G. Norcross office in San
Francisco has just received the sam
pling returns from the carload OF
high grade ore that was recently
shipped from the mine in Virginia to
Selby's. The amount of ore con-
tanned in the car was approximately
thirty-one tons. The average assay
value of the ore after sampling was
about $50 per ton.
Goldfield got itself worked up into
a red haze of excitement Monday over
the rumor that strike of $780, 900
rock had been made in prospect
shaft on the Frisco property. 1t was
even alleged that the bottom of the
shaft was in ore that was half gold.
Every conceivable rig was pressed
into commission and the holdings OF
the property were visited even by
people on foot. One of the acreages
of the company is east of the Lone
Star and the other is near the Grand
Central group. Both were inspected
Int mo bonanza values were found.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-NEATLY FURNISHED
housekeeping rooms; also front
bedroom; close in. Mrs. Mingus,
Court and Fourth streets. If
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25

FOR RENT - ONE FURNISHED
cabin, SIS. 500 Mill street. eff
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25

FOR RENT-STOREROOM NEAR
Fourth and Aultman. Enquire of
DR.. Wallace. l0-l-tf
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-10-25

BUY A SECOND
hand cooking stove for use of res
taurant business. P. o. Box 405,
Ely. Tahara & Tamaka. CT 10
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
TO REVOKE PAVING DEALS
Walla Walla Is Near Limit--Saloon
Licenses Are Lost.

Because Walla Walla has bout
reached the legal limit CT indie btedness
is the reason given by the city council
for voting to revoke all paving CON
tracts awarded upon which work has
not been commenced. A communica-
tion was read from Warren Bros. stat
ing that they would not force the city
to stand by its contracts with them
for paving. Councilman Tausick
asked postponement, SO that something
might be done to pave Rose street,
offering to pay his share but the mo
tion was lost.
After spirited discussion at The
last session of the council in which
some political animosity from the city
election cropped out between Council
men Glassford and Kirkman, the
liquor license of Adolph Schwartz,
who was convicted of having kept his
saloon open on Sunday, February "a,
was revoked, the revocation to take
effect June /. M. II. Schneidish made
a piteous appeal to have the time ex
tended for the revocation of his Ii
cense, which was Cancelled at the last
meeting of the council. it beiug al
legged that be was an unfit person to
conduct saloon business. Tho appeal
was tabled.
Louis Schmidt asked to have his
license. which was recently revoked,
restored on the grounds that his bar
tender, and not himself. had been ar
rested and convicted of keeping the
place open on Sunday. He was told
that he was responsible for the act OF
his bartender.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
Payment Of Taxes This Year
Has Been Prompt
BUT A SMALL PART UNPAID
Penalty of 10 per Cent and IL per Cent
Interest Will Be Added Unless
Half Is Paid.

All taxes become delinquent after
next Monday, April /, unless one half
has been paid on or before that date.
On all taxes on which one half has
not been paid, a penalty of fen per
cent will be added and after that date
interest at the rate of IL per cent. will
also be charged.
The payment of taxes this year has
been prompt, and but small part
remains unpaid, either in full or un-
der the one half payment clause.
If you paid your taxes ON or before
March 15 you were allowed a rebate
of per cent.
If you gay your taxes up to and in
Guiding the first Monday in April,
there will not be any rebate allowed
and peither will there be any penalty
or interest added.
II your taxes are not paid on or be-
fore the first Monday in April, they
will become delinquent, when there
will be added penalty of 10 per cent,
and the tax will also draw interest at
the rate of 10 per cent per aEnum in
addition to the penalty.
II you pay one half of your taxes on
or before the first Monday in April,
then the remaining half may run up to
and including the first Monday in Oc-
toter following, but if the last half
of the tax due is not paid by the first
Monday of October. it becomes delin-
quent, and there will be added to such
balance penalty of 10 per cent, and
in addition, such balance will bear
interest at the rate of IL per cent per
annum from the first Monday in April
until paid.
On all personal property taxes. if
one-half is not paid on or before the
first Monday of April, the law COM
pels the sheriff to levy upon and COL
lect the same after May /, hence to
prevent levy upon personal property
after May it will be necessary for
one-half to be paid as above stated
The law compels the sheriff to sell
all lands On which taxes have not been
paid, and that such sale shall not be
held later than March Of the year
succeeding the year in which the tax
levy was made.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
W. & c. R. Railway Stations
Hold 100000 Bushels.
A HEAVY ITEM OF EXPENSE
Interest and Insurance Charges Pile
Up Because Grain Cannot
Be Hauled.

Pendleton March 29--Nearly half
million bushels of wheat is still stored
in the warehouses along the w. & G. r
and the people owning the same have
reen forced to pay insurance and lost
interest on the money tied up for the
past four or FIVE months because the
road has been unable to handle the
business.
Last fall great difficulty was had by
the grainmen in securing cars for the
w. q @. r. Much grain was gotten
out on fiat cars and gondolas. Then
during the winter the line was out of
commission for many weeks and since
the road was repaired the situation
has been but slightly improved because
cars have not been available.
OF the wheat now stored along the
w. q G. r. about 100000 bushels is
owned by the Puget Sound Warehouse
company, while the remaining half is
owned mostly by the Balfour- Guthrie
company.
Because of their inability to have
their grain shipped promptly the COM
panles owning the wheat have lost
much this year.
To add to the difficulty of the present
situation comes the prospect of rail
road strike that may tie up all the
transcontinental lines and thereby de-
lay the roads many weeks longer in
catching up with their business.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
Grand Jury Strikes.

Conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment was the charge in the indictment
returned by the federal grand jury at
Boise. against John /. Wells, Patrick
Downs and L. M. Pritchard of Boise
who were arrested by United States
Marshal Rounds. The charges invol-
we'd securing of timber lands for the
Barber Lumber company. whose great
mills have been recently completed
eight miles above that city. The
bonds of the accused were placed at
$4,000, which they are endeavoring
to flll, the marshal holding them
meanwhile at hotel. Other indict-
ments have been returned but no
names are >divulged. 1t is thought
many other Boise men will be caught.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
Land Board Considers.

The state land board has taken under
advisement lot of school land certi-
ficates, alleged to be forged, that were
presented by Jacob Holtzerman Of
Minneapolis, who represented the hold
ers Of some certificates for which no
wished to obtain deeds to the land
therein described. The certificates
were among those issued upon what is
commonly termed the Kelliher- Turner
applications and which ex-State Land
Agent West alleged we're forged certi-
flcates, and which were SO reported,
after an investigation by the Marion
county grand jury in 1905 to the state
land board. The certificates held by
Attorney Holtzerman were part OF
those that had been Cancelled by the
state land board after the report of the
Marion county grand jury and covered
some $500 acres Of land. Most OF
them are held by residents of Dayton,
Ohio.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
THE DAKOTA IS A TOTAL LOSS
Simeon Completes Destruction Of the
Famous Hill Liner.

The Seattle News says of the fnal
aud total destruction of. the Hill
steamer Dakota, on reef off the coast
of Japan:
During the terrible simeon Wednes-
day morning of last week, the strand
cd Hill liner Dakota, which went
ashore on Osano reef on the night of
Sunday. March 3, was completely
broken up and will prove total loss,
according to cable advices which were
received at Seattle.
Early Wednesday morning the
Dakota commenced to yield under the
tremendous lashing of the breakers,
and the salvage steamers lowering in
the vicinity became aware that the
stricken steamer was doomed. With
her bow 20 feet above water, the
giant ship lifted aud pounded as each
mountainous sea struck her bIoadside.
With last lurch the Dakota listed
sharply to the starboaId, her funnel
aud cabins disappeared and as she set
tied her main mast and mizzen mast
were swallowed in the great storm.
Great quantities of wreokage were
washed ashore which fishermen i'm
mediately seized.
Less than per cent of the cargo was
saved. The amount OF freight taken
from the vessel before she broke up. in
cluded II 900 sacks of flour. ATT bales
of cotton and 473 sacks of wheat. 1t is
estimated that London underwriters
have lost $2,000,000.
Marine engineers aud underwriters
at the scene of the Dakota's dissolu-
tion. believe that it will be impossible
to raise the machinery.
The Dakota sailed from Seattle on
February IL, for the Orient with 64
passengers and valuable cargo and
was due to reach Yokohama on the
day she crashed onto Osano reef about
40 miles south of Yokohama. Captain
Emil Frackne was in command. The
passengers were landed safely aud
taken to Yokohama.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-03-29
WIN She2

Geo. Whitehorn. who has been
resident of Helix for the past three
years, left tuesday for Pasco, Wash.
where he has purchased an intreest iu
general merchandise business. His
many friends in this vicinity wish him
worlds of success il his new location,
but the question is asked, will not a
certain lady of Helix now follow more
closely the old injunction to keep
your eye on Pasco?"--Helix Herald.