The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-07-06
THE ELKO INDEPENDENT.
wEDNEsDAY. JULYT0. 1870.

superb dinner ut the french hOilsserie on the
Fourth to his distinguished guests from Camp
Halleck, Gen. A. e. Tassin. Col. Il. d. Vroon
aud Col. Jno. O.. Thompson. The invited
parties present were, Samuel Mooser, of Hal
ieck Station, Gabriel Cohn. and Jake Marks.
of this place. The affair was cotton up in ex-
cellent taste and was enjoyed by the partici-
pants with rare gusto. Wine flowed as freely
as the waters of the linpid Rhine, and the
repartee around the social board was ms bril-
liant and sparkling the meteors that flash
athwart the azure dome of heaven. This
genial reunion will long remain fresh in the
memory of those who enjoyed the gorgeous
repast on the day that We all celebrate.
RELIEF FOR Core DIsTRIcr.-A tcn-stamp
mill for Cope district is now on the way from
Meadow valley and will reach this point the
latter part of the week. Teams are engaged
and are waiting To load up. IL will he erected
under the supervision of Mr. Norton to do
custom work This will in part meet the de-
mands of the miners Of Mountain City. Ar
raugcmcnts are being made To erect several
more mills, and when they are built and ready
Ia turn loose on the ineXhaustible supply Of
ere that awaits them, Cope district will attract
its merited share Of attention, and the flow Of
bullion will he such was never before seen
from any district in the State. There are
good times in store for the miners of that dis
trict.
Bull. Rus DIsTEICT. and johnson
came i'll from Bull Run district last week and
brought with them good tidings from that
promising camp. They had "A quantity of
samples which for richness cannot be sur
passed. Governor ChIliis' mine il SURPRISING
his most sanguIn" expectations. Other late
discoveries in which Nash and Juhusonarc in
tercstcd are represented rs being wonderfully
Tich. Some rclOCatlOns have lately been made
that are creating stir ard may lead 10 scri-
Gus results; so say parties who claim that they
have been wrongiuliy oustcd from their prop
erty.
NEGEo JCKoEs.-Om Saturday last four ne
grocs appeared in the jury box of our Dis
trict Court and were sworn in. We were
present at the time. but did not think 10 in.
qIre il they were citizens of the United States
10y birth or naturalization. One white Amrri-
can objected To- serving on that particular Jury
ithe weather being warm), and desired To be
sent below, " but ~ the attorneys excused
him, he avoided imprisonment
ToASo AMUsEMENTs.-A comical foot race
came of the other day at Toano, between Emo
and Fisk which resulted in the defeat of Emo
Some claimed that the referee was bribcd and
that Emo won the heat. The railroad boys
were all present and enjoyed the performance
hugely. There was good deal Of fun con-
Toano reporter had failed to make q connec-
ton with the details.
DISTRICT CoURr-The case Of Katie Dobson
VS.. Quinn, Ar'ncr, Kelly and Thomas occu-
pied the attention Of the Court Yesterday.
The plaintiff sues 10 recover certain personal
property consisting of saloon fixtures, liquors
etc, or the value thereof in the sum of -, 900,
gold coin. Cas-" tined toy the Court aud sub
miticd upon briefs To- be- filed.
GENERAL wM. NJ Gmrr. in command of
the force Mt Camp IInllccE, went to attend n
court martial at Camp Scott, on SUNDAY. in
Paradise valley. Gen. GTicr and the Third L.
S.Cavnlty Gen. Gregg. who hnS reached
Fort Union, New Mexico. with h.s command
Gen. Grirr il an old veteran, and has around
him rs gallant n stall as ever wore the blue.
Tux case Of Henry l.. Caplcs vs.. the Cen.
trail Pacific Railroad Company, wherein the
jury returned u verdict of -, 600 against the
Railroad Company. last week, will probably go
To the Suprcm" Cnnrt 4 lengthy statement
of the evidence in the case is being printed in
pamphlet form by the defendants.
lCE CREAM. Kellogg & Keith are now pre-
pared to furnish their friends md the public
with mn cNcellcn, article Of ice cream. daily
At their house, near the Passenger Depot, they
have arranged shady bower. and parties can
thJ"S themselves thtIc with lAriaklng OF
frosty sweetness To their hearts content.
MoEE CooLiEs.-Ycstcrdn morning, eleven
car loads of Cinnamon. 700 in all passed east
on an extra train. They were on their way 20
Chattanooga, Tenn, to pick cotton on plan
tations near that place. Great numbers are
reported To he preparing TO start from Califor-
mia for the New England and southern States
Mn. SMITH, for long time Waterman nf
the depot in this town. went to ranching a
few months ago. on the river, ten miles below
here, aud now has ten acres of vegetables M
and in n lOurshng condition. IIo brings
fresh vegetables to market every day.
The Carlin brewery has been removed to
Eureka, 80 that the beer drinkers in TINT
fourishing burg will have to call on Elko for
supply Of that beverage until some ontcrpria-
ing individual cIccts another in that place.
TnE crickot3 have made a clean sweep of
the vegetation in Independence valley. The
lew settlers who have put in crops in that sec
ton have been worry badly hurt 10y this uncx-
pcctcd rnid upun their crops.
RHTUESrp.-John Coming. Assistant Su.
pcrintcndcnt of the Central Pacific railroad,
ana party passed west yesterday. on their
City.
MORE RELfEr.-WC are informed that 90
stamp mill was shipped from san Francisco
on Monday, for Mountain city. II is expect
tn oil "A M, aI l.,s IL