The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-10-29
THE ELKO INDEPENDENT.
Death Of VIM. DrurY.

Mineral Hill Township, county, py U. D. Dart
lett Justice Of the reace and oeio Corner. on the
nth inst
The following testimony WAS given by j. ID. Pringle:
saturday the hrst tino OF evidence of chamber
leaking chamber is at top Of furn.ee or stack could
not where the leakage was let nres go down every
night; sunday water ooEing out Of bolt holes:
repaired till thought Was thororgh LEFT small
streAm OF water running into the trough chamber last
night: started the this morning at o'clock: at
that tire went to breakfast and went directly back:
met VIM Drury foot OF the stairs aud he told
me that the chamber leaking and lac had better
let the nres 60 down. and Requested me 10 up aud
see whether would be necessary To put the fires out:
he went up and put his hand on the outside OF the
water chamber and did the same; said tn him that
the steam did not from the bolt holes found yes
trr,lay. had little stone shovel and commenced shak
inc ,ulp gradually, to the jet, but did succeed
in .hating II down with the hrst shovel full: then
,aoS a larger one and threw the shovel full all at
once and At that moment the explosion took place.
az rnrn was flIed with steam aud smoke and | was
thrown 10 or IL feet back against tile wall: made my
way stairs and said was all right look for Mr..
Drury; Mr. Huber went in but did not succeed III
Hnding Mr.. Drury: told him tO look out the window
and tell the boys to shut the drafts on the furnace
Mr. Huber came back aud said lie could not find him
anywhere; looking into the furnace him in the
furnace his hands and knees crawled In through
the door far enough To get hold OF his pantaloOns.
which Cainc uii. then graIsc'i him by the aud
ie, and drew him out aud hc still conscious lie
wa in the furnace about one minute and half.
Dr ! 4 Hauley testified that lie called In about
7a'ri,sL; found Mr. Drury suffering iron, burns
from the effects Of which he died about IL o'clock.
The Jury summoned Ia the returned a verdict
that the deceased. Wn DTTy came TO his death from
huTns internally and externally received by falling
into the furnace of the qmarA mill Ut Mineral Hill.
,hrouyh an opening caused by "A explosion of the
water Jacket Immediately above the furnace: that the
,,,.,..o:s partly accidental. sud Of such
character that lao on" could be considered culpabe.
or careless ia any duty which might have prevented
it. The verdict was signed by the turymem Richard
UAssen, foreman. before +. j. Bartlett, j. T., and
othco Coroner of Mineral Hill township.
TAXES THIS YEAR AND LAsr.-Itappearsf from
the assessment roll that the total tax levied i'll
Elko county on real estate and personal proper
- u.
ElkO school tax of ~, 7Gy and the Carlin
school tax of 1891; total S3,GG3. Most of
this tax was collected, the delinquent list hav
been collected very closely.
For 1870 the sum total Of taxes levied, ex-
elusive of the tax on mines, amounts to
Sol $50 81. This amount is appOrtioned
as follows: Apportionment State tax, S23.-
SI3 10; appoTtiOnment county tax $50, 239 %;
apportionment school tax, S3Sl9 60; appor-
tionmeut public buildings, S36O7 40; taxes,
sum total, sol 500 3D.
1t will be observed by another article that
the assessable property Of ElkO county this
year Is IA little over one hundred thousand dol
lars less than 1863. The tax levied on that
property is also a trihc less-sO that the bur
den of taxation remains this year very nearly
as that of last When we cOnsider the amount
of the constantly increasing county debt, how
ever, the prospect for the future is not so en-
COuraging.
Hos. BARCLAY HENLEY more than justified
the anticipGtions of his friends at his speech
in Elk0. Notwithstanding the shower which
fell during the evening, the Court-HOuse was
crowded with All audience, including several
ladies'. For an hour aud u half the speaker
held the crowd by the magic of his eloqucnce
lie did not, like some Of the Republican
speakers, confne himself to mere empty AS
reTtIons, but, as he proceeded, proved his
arguments by liberal quotations from the
highest authorities. He mnde one of the best
speeches yet made in this town, and one
which elected favorable continent from the
most bitter opponents. The mantle of the
odd Man Eloquent has fallen upon shout
drrs worthy of It,
HEAVY TRElsCRE SHIPNESTS.-During the
last 10 days, Whitney q Co. have shipped
SOC bars of bullion. weighing III ,yil pounds
from White Pine to New York; 90. 27j pounds
of ore from Pinto TO San Francisco aud J. ,OG2
pounds Of ore from Pinto TO Reno.
ID. W. Earl has shipped 92l bars of bullion
weighing $3.50 pounds from White Pine to
San Francisco; lGS sacks Of ore, weighing 49,
SGS pounds
Wells, Fargo n Co. have shipped from Cope
to San Francisco, $iG6l in bullion; from
Idaho, Sl20, 337 in gold dust; from White Pine
to New York, SiS,9Gi III bullion.
The celebrated billiard table manufacturers.
Phelan Il Collcndor, of Now York, have es-
tablshed branch house at 81 Market street,
San Francisco, where they will keep on hand
n large assortment of billiard tables. cushions,
cues, etc. The tables are of the latest size
and choicest styles. See advertisement Iur
particulars; also in reference To the billinrd
balls.
THosE STONE JUGs.-Messrs. Kellogg ~
Price, of the Gem Saloon, have favored ~
with several bottles Of Blood, Wolfe n Co. =
famous porter and ale. imported in stone jugs
from Liverpool. II is superior article, and
hard to obtain, and will bc more difficult still
after Price Il Kellogg have stripped n few
more jugs.
New BILLIARD TAnLE.-Eli George, Mt the
Occidental Saloon, on Commercial street has
just received from San Francisco n new aud
beautiful Cnrom billiard table. This evening
II will bo in readiness to accommodate the
lovers of tho noble game in scientifically max
ing the angles on its smooth surface. Cal
around and examine it.
X. j.. GARDSER.-Wc understand that r. I,
Gardner, Of Battle Mountain, has taken tn,
biko House in this place, and will soon opol
IL under his able management. Many warn
friends OF Mr.. Gardner will he glad to wclcom,
him back to his old home.
THE gontcmanly proprietor Of tho Brillian
restaurant, Charles VI. Swctlnnd is continual
~ receiving supplies Of fish and other uxu
fics. Charley has an eye To the comfort o
MS guests and evidently knows how to keel