The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-03-07
MUST DIG DEEPER
LOCATION HOLES
Legislative Committee on Mines
Recommends Law Requiring
Ten Foot Holes
lspeclal Correspondence.) }

'OpSClhi- -fOOIICpROAhOOhNC'J
Carson, March 5.-A measure
which will be of interest to pros
pectors and claim owners in Ely has
been presented by the Committee on
Mines and Mining of the State AS
sembIy. 1t requires locators of min
ing claims to sink a shaft not less
than ten feet deep. four by six feet,
or a cut, crosscut or. tunnel to cut
the lode at the depth of ten feet,
and he equivalent. In the amount Of
work, to the ten-foot shaft.
Senator Coryell is author of the
bill under consideration which for
bids the sale of liquors within three
miles of a railroad constructors
camp where twenty-five or more meA,
are employed.
The railroad for which G. d. Cal
win, A. J. Burke and G. F. De Ar
mond are asking the state legisla-
ture for right of way, is to start
from the mine of the Copper Basin
Mining and Smelling Company at
Bald Mountain, in the south end ef
Ruby valley, In White Pine county.
and extend into Glover valley, to
connect with the Western Pacific.
The governor has set the seal Of
his approval on the mansion bill. IL
the squabbling factions In the city
can get together and agree on site
the work of rearing the mansion viii
soon begin. From the state treas
ury $4,000 in hard coin of the.
realm will be taken to build the gov
ernor's palace.
The governor has extended an in
vitation to the members of the leg
islature and also the attaches to at
tend the biennial barbecue to be CIV
en- next Saturday at the Alamo ranch.
The amount of the deficiency In
the university fund is $5,842.31, A
bill lhas been passed which allows the
amount to be paid for the money
that was expended above the appro-
priation in 19O5-O6.
bill for the relief of Wellington
Bowen who displayed such bravery
in the prison mutiny In 1870, was
passed III the senate. He will receive
| $4,000 at the rate of from $40 to
$40 month until the money has
| been expended.
The bill (which was introduced for
the purpose of preventing wildcat
ting was passed in the assembly last
evening. The bill provides a penalty
for false reports A number of mi
nor Offices are created by a bill that
was introduced in the house. An en-
gineer in the capitol and library
buildings, gardener and an engin-
eer. al to receive a salary of S1.400
per year, were named in the meas
ure.
measure has been introduced
which provides for a different divis-
ion of the money derived from gam
bling.
Under the provisions of the pro-
posed law the state would receive 25
per cent OF the money derived except
in towns or cities of more than I,50o
inhabitants. in which case they will
receive 20 per cent. the county 1e
per cent, an dthe city in which the
game is conducted. 20 per cent.
The measure which makes it 4 fel.
ony rather than a misdemeanor Ia
pass bogus check was passed In thu
assembly yesterday after it had beer
amended and the section which mad.
1t felony to have such bogus eheci
In ones possession was stricken ont
The law will prevent the fieecins
of the man who is willing to ae
commodate people after bankin,
hours and will be protection to tn,
people who cash checks.