The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1870-04-30

PUpirc scfooL. Yesterday afternoon our
.,,,,,ic school closed for n vacation. Professor
rInt has besn faithful in the discharge of his
duties for the past four months, meeting with
~.r,n support ON all hands, and il is to be
,agretted that he is not to continue as prin-
a;snai. We understand that he has sent in his
rasignation. Miss Katie Burke, assistant
teacher has also resigned her position. I
SUMMONS TO Youxo MES.-Brother John
Brown will preach at the Court-ho to-mor-
,ow at balf-past seven o'clock. The dis
oourse will be particularly directed to young
men. II is desired that all of our young men
he present, as Mr.. Brown is anxious TO talk to
them about the evils Of the day. The Victor
,6rothers will sing in the choir. ..,r.. ... .
TunouoH TO IDAHo.-After the first of May,
The mail will be carried through from Elko
N Idaho daily. A daily line of coaches will
he put on as soon the road can be stocked
and crossings made over several small streams
between Cope district and Silver City, which
will take about two weeks time.
HILL BEAcHEY left, yesterday, for Idaho,
tia Core district, to make arrangements for
putting on through mail, II thought advisa-
Die. He has the permission of the Postal
Department. at Washington. to switch off
from the Winnemucca road on this route, If
he desires He goes over the road 10 satisfy
himself whether it will be for the interest of
the Government to carry the mail over the
new route.
FREp HAFFoRp has returned from San
Francisco with his pockets lined with coin
from, the sale Of l0S feet Of ground in the
Mountain City mine Fred. now sports n
stovepipe, his face is radiant with cherfulness
and the milk of human Kindness. Like many
Of the Cope district pioneers, Fred. has made
ahandsome raise.
srRpRrsE PAETT.-A party Of ladies and
gentlemen left here yesterday for Camp Hal
lsck. to surprise the officers Of that post. The
following persons made mp the party: 7. NJ
Eder. T.. Reinhnrt and wife, Mrs. Len Wines,
Miss \. Cope. Mrs. kirkpatrick. Il. II. Mann
and wife. and L. Il. Pixley. They will have
good time.
ACCIDESTs.-Sam. Wing, Of Wells Fargo &
CO.. s office. made misstep on Wednesday
afternoon, and badly dislocated his ankle.
Our people will miss Sans familiar form on
the wagon for few DAYS.
little child Of Mr. Kirkpatrick fell on
Wednesday evening. and bent her wrist.
oSrHE RoAD.-Col Hammond. Superinten-
dent Of the Union Pacific railroad. and fami-
~; Pullman. manufacturer Of the Pullman
cars, and wife, and w II. Aspinwall. passed
through on special cars. yesterday The
party go To California on business and pleas
ure.
The new road to Mountain City. via Bull
Run district, will be completed in the course
ola week clear through II follows the stag q
road 10 point near Coryells station. whore it
branches 70 the left, striking into and follow
ing mp Independence Valley, throug Bull Run
TO Mountain City.
Taos. McDoEAID, the nsSnyer, is working
a mill project, in San Francisco, for Cope dis
irict. He will he along in n few davs, pre-
pared Ia contract for the reduction Of ore nj
reasonable fgnrcs. hsaprnctcnl mill man, he
has no superior on this coast.
g.. c. +. CUTLER. one of the carly men who
went To Cope district came mp from Cali
fornia yesterday. on his way 20 Mountain
City. He is prepared Ia commence work on
several claims, and will soon have a mill run.
ming.
DR.. HUDsoS CAME in from Cope or Thurs.
day, and reports that Geo. w. Turney's fune-
nal, at Mountain City, on Monday, was large.
ly attended, and that the whole community is
in mourning over the sad occurrence.
Tux miners of Bruno district have com.
menced work on the pacers. and are making
big wages. In Cope district about $500 per
day is snid to be the product Of the placer
mines.
The material for n Republican campaign pa.
per arrived here yesterday. II IL to be con,
trolled and managed by I. S. Crawford. and
Will makes its appearance in about three
weeks.
BULL Rus DHTRICr.--Thc Tucker boys hrC
ut work on their mines in Bill Run district
taking ont ore TO bo sent below for milling
large shipmaot will arrive from the Porter
mine in few days. . ......
Bullion FoE The EAsr-Whitncy & Co
dispatched from Carlin, this week. four cal
loads Of bullion from Eureka. consigned &c
Balback's refining works, Newark, New Jcr
sey.
%. u A. Brier will commence the publication
OF daily evening paper nj Shcnnantown
= next Monday. II will 6e called the Evening
Reporter.
..r. kgTuRsED.-M. Cohn, brother Of Gabrie
Cohn, returned from Europe yesterday II,
vas formerly in business in Austin. and La,
come back to make his home IN Nevada.
% .HA match game, for ball and bat, will b
played Tomorrow, between the First and Sec
ond Mines OF the Striped Stockings.
j. A. Cook informs MS that no will soor
commence the erection Of n good sized smell