The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-12-31
Nevada Items.

lHE CAPITOL BCiLDIS0. - he carson Ap-
peal of the 22d instant, has the following in
relation to the new State Capitol Building:
THE entire outside of the structure is fin
.ishcd, with the exception of the pOrchcs nj
the doors and some final painting on the cor
,nccs roof and elsewhere. The flagstaff at
the top of the dome has not yet been erected.
In the inside the floors are all laid and tho
first coating of plaster put upon the walls and
ceilings. The Governors room, which is the
first upon tho left hand you enter the Car
son street door, il further advanced toward
completion than any of the rooms on the first
floor, and can be entirely finished and ready
for occupation in q short time. WOrkmen
engaged in building the hot-Rir furnaces in the
basement, the iron work for which lately
rived from Boston. With "A view to accOmo-
date the incoming Legislature, the Senate and
Assembly Chambers have received special at
tentiOn, and they will be quite ready for Occu-
pancy. the woodwork being almost finished
and the plGStering entirely SO. These are
really splendid apartments, amply large and
OF excellent proportions. The ornamental
plaster work il very elaborate and appropriate.
Pipes for lighting the various rooms with gas
have been placed all through the building.
OF corresponding hight with the Assembly
and Senate Chambers are the Library Room
and Supreme Courtroom. The latter, when
finished, will he . very handsome apartment. Z"
DElTu FROM ENPosUEE.-EzraH II. VamDccar
WIS found dead near C!overduc, Nyc county
lately. Mr.. NhnDccar arrived in Belmont
about the 10Th OF November. He had two
horses on which he packed his blankets etc
About the lst Of December hc left for CnlifOr-
min, and las appears to have got lost and wall
dcred through the western part of Nyo county
until he got to Clovcrdale, where il * believed
hc died from cold. His romans were taken
to lone, whore they wero inferred. 1t is sup
posed that deceased was somewhat dementcd,
for he got lost twice last summer while going
from Silver Park 10 Belmont.
GOLDEN EAGLE CATTURED.-E. Owens, of
FranktOwn, recently shot and wounded "A mag
nifcont bird of the species known as golden
eagle, which measured seven feet from tip to
tip OF its wings. The eagle has nearly recOv-
cred from It's wound, is now on exhibition nj
i. A. Ent's hotel in F5Rnktown, and III the
Spring is to be sent to New York for exhibition
in Barnum's Museum.
BOUNDARY COMMISSIONERS. The Commis.
sioncrs to try the case of Washoe and LYON
counties for the possession of the town of Wad-
sworth, met In Reno, says the State journal,
on tho 2ith inst. For some rsason which we
did not learn, the Commissioners adjourned
without trying tho case. This will next
come up before Judge Berry in tho Humboldt
District Court and be submitted to "A jury.
TnE deposits Mt the Carson Branch Mint
during tho year, were gold, 1924, $40 a gold
coined, SllO, $40 0I silver deposits and pur.
ChhScs, SZS,ZbZ III silver coined, Si9, ,iJ3 No
Total deposits and purchases, Sl52, ilG GO
total coinage, 1872, 3G9 % total number OF
pieces, 3S, jGG
PETITION praying tho Legislature to pass
an act removing the county seat of Lincoln
county from liiko to Phoebe, was stolen from
the Capital Saloon in Phoebe, after having re-
ccivcd over 800 signatures The people %
Phoebe nrc now actively engaged in circulating
apctition to replace the stolen one.
VARIOUS mines have boon sold in this dis
trict, says the Eureka Sentinel, of the 9th
within II week, to exceed tho amount of 500
900, and tho payments have been mndoin coin
Some other salos are talked Of that will aggrc
gate greater amount that will tako place in {
day or two.
FIvE YEARs.--rho Ely Record says thn
Chris. Gcarhart, the German charged will
stealing 2S head Of work cattle from the IIik
Mining Company, pleaded guilty to Tho chnrg
and was sentenced to five years in tho Stat
Prison.
BURSED. Eagle smelling works situu
tod at Swansea, White Pine, owned 10y William
McCourt, were destroyed by fire Sunday nigh
tho 18th inst. Tho works cost about $4,000
Tho fro was accidental
TnE Indy Bryan silver mine, near Virgini
CITY, together with the cOInpany's mill, wn
sold to one Of their creditors on the 18th inst
for $1,000.