The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-11-16


Baker were riding together, and when about
twenty-five miles west Of Salt Lake City they
met a carriage containing three men and
two ladies'. After passing, the men in the car
rage hailed them, when he (Morton) went
back to speak to them, and Baker rode on.
They asked him if he was going to the city,
and on his replying that he was, they asked
him to take letter there, which he consented
TO do. They then told him that they were in
search of robbers. and should arrest him. He
dismounted, and one of the party mounted his
horse and followed Baker. Morton says the
reason he tried to escape was because they
were going to tie him with a rope after he had
promised them that he would not try to es-
cape. While running, he was shot in the leg
and being headed of he surrendered; and
after doing so one of the men beat him on his
head with "A derringer. In "A few hours after
Baker was brought up a prisoner, when they
started for Salt Lake City.
SERIOUS ACCIDENTAL letter from Ruby
Valley informs us that Col. Billy Rogers met
with n severe accident on the 18th inst. While
riding near Tipton's ranch his horse stumbled
and fell, turning complete somersault,
throwing the Colonel over his head and fall
ing on him. When the horse got up the
Colonel's left foot hung in the stirrup, and he
was standing on his head on the right side of
the horse. The horse commenced bucking
and kicking, and but for the timely aid of A.
q. Dawley and Il. B. Scott, Uncle Billy would
probably have been killed. His knee and
ankle were twisted almost out of Joint He
managed TO ride to the Overland ranch where
he is being properly cared for. DIR. Scott
thinks that some Of the ankle bones are badly
spread, and perhaps some of the smaller ones
are broken. The leg from the knee down is
badly swollen, and he is suffering great deal
of pain.
Dell AT CorE.-We are sorry to hear that
Mountain City is not i'll IA very furnishing
condition just now. The larger portion of its
population have left for the Winter many GO
ing north to Silver City and Boise City, and
others striking of in this direction Many of
the Cope faces are seen on our streets; and
Mineral Hill and Eureka nre catching many
more. People seem to have "A horror of win
tering in that portion of the mountains and
many whose business will take them back in
the Spring are glad to find another resting
place during the next four or five months.
GARDSER reopened the Elko House on Mon
day last TO the public, and the tables in his
dining room have been we'll surrounded with
persons who know how to appreciate good
living. His hotel will be well patronized, for
every attention is rendered those who there
do congregate To secure the good things of
this life. His arrangements for those who
wish to rePuse calmly in sweet and balny
sleep are ample aud of the first order and the
Elko House can truly be considered good
home for all.
The Board of Commissioners met Yesterday
10 count the votes of the various precincts
The returns are said To Ice all in. 4 question
arose at the start respecting the minutes OF
the last meeting of the Board. which IL was
suggested ought TO DO corrected. 1t was in re-
laton TO the time to which tho Eoard had adj
journed. The discussion was prutractcd for
several hours, covering wide extent and II
number Of questions, including remotely the
validity of the election III the Toano precinct
The Board meets again this morning ut .
o'clock.
TREsURE SHIPMENTS since November ith
d. W. Earl-552 bars Of bullion, weighing
1921 pounds; 2Oi sacks of ore %, $50 lbs.
from Hamilton to San Francisco.
Whitney ~ Co.-539 bars Of bullion, 40. 3S2
pounds, from Hamilton TO New York; 2GG
bars, 35G70 pounds, from Hamilton to San
Francisco; also ii bars of fine bullion. valued
nj $1,000 from Phoebe to San Francisco.
G. =. X. r. Co.-lO2, AT pounds Of crude
metal, from Eureka TO Selby a. Co.. San
Francisco; and S4S, 30l in fine bullion.
The following is the Grand Jury Of Elko
county, to meet on the Odd inst: f. Burner,
Is. B. Blackmnn, G. G. Crane. Robt Carter,
II. w. Crane, T. S. Clarke, Walter Moberly.
Morris McBurney, VIM. Brady, Scion Peck,
ID. H. Russell, =. Quinn, Fred StaufTer. X.
G. Ide, jas. Talbot, NJ. Kingsbury, G.. NJ
Gerrish, T.. Il. Erwny, G. T.. Abbott, w. +.
Dyer, a. X. Dodge, John Ellis, +. l.. Goblin,
G. Ii. Kittrodge.
UP AoArS.-It looks little more cheerful "a
see tho good.nRturcd face Of C. Il. Shourds
around the Cosmopolitan Hotel again. Hc
has had rough rustic for his life, hut has wor
1t, and is now agnn hard at work regulating
time and selling of all sorts Of articles at the
old stand in the Hotol.
ray of light, in the shape of pair of nm
gels, without wings, but possessed OF raven
curls and bright eyes, visited our sanctum tn,
other day, and lighted up the whole place
May their bright presence como again TO ilu
mine our shadowy pathway.
FAvoRs-We acknowledge tho receipt O.
compliments from the Gem Saloon. last even
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