History of Nevada; . JP#. ^ HISTORY OF WHITE PINE COUNTY. 649 White Pine range. On the hitter range, in 1869,twelve mills were running, and lumber was worth,from 8100 to §200 per thousand, and finely dressedlumber from the Sierra Nevada brought 8400 perthousand. There isj-et a large quantity of sawabletimber on the Snake range, and considerable on theSchell Creek range. All of the mountains in thecounty are well covered with nut pine and mountainmahoganj^, which are excellent for charcoal and fuel. WILD GAME AND FISH. The larger wild game of White Pine County con-sists of mountain sheep, d
History of Nevada; . JP#. ^ HISTORY OF WHITE PINE COUNTY. 649 White Pine range. On the hitter range, in 1869,twelve mills were running, and lumber was worth,from 8100 to §200 per thousand, and finely dressedlumber from the Sierra Nevada brought 8400 perthousand. There isj-et a large quantity of sawabletimber on the Snake range, and considerable on theSchell Creek range. All of the mountains in thecounty are well covered with nut pine and mountainmahoganj^, which are excellent for charcoal and fuel. WILD GAME AND FISH. The larger wild game of White Pine County con-sists of mountain sheep, deer and antelope; thesmaller kinds include the wild cat, lynx, fox, coyote,hare, porcupine, rabbit, badger, duck, goose, sagehen, snipe, curlew, grouse, and prairie chicken. Themountain hare is much larger than the valley hare,and is gray in color in the summer, and snow whitein the winter. The ducks, geese, curlew, and snipe,are of several varieties. The sage hen feeds on sageonly in the winter, and in the summer and fall mak
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