The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-10-26
THE ELKO INDEPENDENT.
WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER ae. 1870.


which was not very well attended. Tritle
made some remarks relative to what he in
tended to do when elected Governor-none of
which were Of great importance. He thought
the appOrtionment of members OF the Legisla-
ture should be decreased; whether because it
would be easier to buy q small body Of men
or to cut of the Eastern counties from having
a voice in the affairs transacted at the capital.
was not explained. Mr.. Tritle thinks II
does not require much ability TO run the Gov
ernorship OF such State as Nevada; that
good business qualifications were all that are
needed He then went into n statement of
his history and business to show that he has
those business qualifications, proving the
sertion by saying that the Virginia and
Truckee railroad, Of which he is IA one-thirtieth
owner, is IN debt over n million and half of
dollars, and he would give away his interest
10 any one who would take it, and also three
quarters of his interest in the Bank of Cali
fornia. He capped the climax of his evidence
of financial capacity by saying that he had to
depend OH our fellow-townsman, Mr.. Lau-
meister for tue cash with which he had Hseen
the boys" during the day 1t occurred to
some in the audience that Tritle had demon
strated that Laumeister was better adapted
for Governor than himself
Nye then addressed the audience for some
time. lie spoke well-made pretty I'D cap
tiniuH speech, without particle of fact or
argument III ~ hSHOhth IuhlulN 10 SlhNtTN anu
the war. The Senator apparently had not
heard Of the adoption of the Thirteenth, Four
teenih and Fifteenth Amendments. The
speech might have been made with some per
tnency six or eight years ago, but no later
That this country had once had IA war seemed
to be sufficient reason why the Senator and
friends should DC permitted to keep their arms
up to their shoulders into the treasury and
plumber the country forever after.
The meeting was tame, and outside of "a
pair of irOn-shod shoes manifested little en-
thusiasm.
New TowNsHIP.-The Board Of County
Commissioners, at their meeting on the 18th,
ordered the creation of several new townships
for election purposes.
The township of Humboldt Wells was or
dered to commence at point on the railroad
eight miles west from Humboldt Wells Station
running thence south to the summit of the
mountains; thence, following the general
course of said mountains, to "A point on the
line Of the railroad 20 miles east of Humboldt
Wells; thence, north to a point eight miles
north Of the railroad; thence, west, following
direction OF the railroad TO a point north Of
the commencement.
Harrison Renshaw was appointed Registry
Agent.
Friends Station township-bounded on the
south by line crossing the main road lead
ing from Elko to Mountain City, at the station
known as the Milk and Pie Ranch, and tax
ing both sides of said road six miles, and run
ming TO the old crossing Of the Owyhee river
James Friend was appointed Registry Agent
Independence Valley township was created
embracing Independence Valley and the sur
rounding mountains.
q. +. Williams was appointed Registry
Agent.
On the 18th, c. c. Tracy was appointed
Registry Agent for Toano.
Masonic OEGASI2ATIoS.-A n meeting Of
the members of the Masonic order, held at
the Odd Fellows Hall, last Saturday evening,
Mr.. j. ID. Treat was elected President and Mr.
J.. =. Nentcs, Secretary. The following resu-
luton was adopted
Resolved, That the members of the Ma
sonic Fraternity of Elko, Nevada organize
themselves into II lodge, and that IA committee
be appointed 10 canvass for charter members
among the bretheren."
Said committee, consisting OF Mcssrs II.
Armer, i. n. Stone, l.. :. Neates and J. ID.
Treat, was duly appointed. tits believed that
over sixty members will be found in this
vicinity. There will be II meeting of members
OF the order again on Friday evening, at the
Odd Fellows Hall, at 1880 o'clock, for the
purpose Of perfecting an organization.
NJ. KrRKrATmcK, Esq, has returned from n
visit III Utah. where no had some business be-
fore the District Court. Mr.. kirkpatrick is
fayorably impressed with the E,ture impor.
lance OF Utah, though not snngune of any
immediate Improvement. The mines are Mt.
tracing considerable attention, and he thinks;
next season quite an immigration will find
its way into that country. These mines are
In limestone, Of :he nature ofdoposits similar
to those of White Pine. II isdoubtful whetb.
or any regular, defined ledge has yet been dis.
covered. Many miners, however, are very
Sanguinc Of ultimate success Mr. Kirkpat.
rick expects to move to Salt Lake City this
Fall, to engage in III the practice of the law
RAIN ASD SSow.--A few rain. drops fell here
last Sunday, for the first time in five months,
but not enough TO lay the dust Among the
mountains Mt the north the shower showed
more vigor. and considerable snow fell. AZ
some points on the Cope road il assumed thf
form of snow to the depth of four or five
inches The Valley Of the Humboldt escapes
much Of the rainfall, the clouds naturally fol.
lowing tho mountain rauges at the north and
south. good shower here now would bo 4
Godsend, for tho alkali dust is becoming toe
lively for comfort
The LoTrEm.-R. b. Swain, President o
tho Mercantile Library Association, announ
ces that all the tickets have been disposed of
md thRt the entertainment will come off m
the Mechanics Institute on the 3lst A prca
many parties around Elko arc anxiously wait
ing for the event, and all expect to make the
eternal fortunes.
JOHS ATCHIsoS formerly of Coma roIurno,