The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-01-21
Nevada Items.

son lseSlster, mas already issued an accurate
map mo. u of his explorations of Eastern
and Southern Nevada, and is now engaged
upon others Of interest to the people of this
state. The next, We believe, is intended 70
show the boundary line between California
and Nevada, and 10 aid him in this work he
has, by instructions from General Ord, written
TO Surveyor General Day, of this State, for
copy of Lawson's map of the boundary line
(Which is handsome piece of work, showing
the topography of the country bordering on
the Sierra Nevada raEgcl from Lake 1igler 10
the intersection of the 3Ith parallel of latitude
with the 10th parallel of longitude, near the
Colorado river. There being but one copy of
this work among the archives of the State,
General Day has engaged the services of Il.
\. Chase, County Surveyor of Onmsby, to
copy the map. and the work is nearly COM
pleied. This line WAS run in lSGj by James
=. Lawson, Commissioner for Nevada, and
William Mcbride, engineer.
Guu-r-Thc White Pine News of the 18th
inst, has IL ghost story item to interest its
readers. II says German, on Treasure Hill,
was visited III the still hOurs of night 10y the
weird form Of "a man, which informed him, in
"A low voice, that he had taken pity on him,
and that he would reveal to him a mine, ont
of which he would b" able 10 take his fortune
in "A very shOr, time. lie then proceeded to
point out certain spot, saying at II certain
depth he would surely strike 1t. Our miner
was tAUuieT-stTuck when hc heard this, and
proceeded To- lump out Of bed. but when he
Hlight,d on the huor the apparit!Ou had van
Ishcd. lie turned III again, thinking that hc
might have been dreaming. Neat morning he
went Ia look for the place and sure enough
found tho identical spot, where he il now nc
lively engaged IA sinking - shaft. The News
says: AS soon as he strikes II big We will re-
port further. Who says that some of our min-
crs haven't any ghost OF - chance left:"
\ corrcsI ondcnt of the Enterprise. writing
from Rye Patch. Humboldt county, January
10. says: The Hard Cash Mining Company
after four months prospecting have struck a
large body of rch ore, which promises 20 dis
count anything yet found in humboldt. The
ore was struck close to the surface, about 300
feet above the lower tunnel. The vein j. seven
feet wide. The ore taken ont Is exceedingly
rlch, giving an average assay Of SIPS 30
The Butte mill started up last week on ore
from the Butte mine. Every thing Is lively. 1"
THE following says the White Pine News.
Is the yield of ore for the quarter ending Dec.
81, 1870: The Stanford mill worked from the
South Aurora mine 3,ylii, tons, which yield
ed Sl2G.7Sl OS. or Sj2 - per ton. The
Ward Bcechcr had l.33l tons and / $50 bs.
worked, which yielded ,52y -. The
/ Original Hidden Treasure worked JyG tons.
/ yielding $1,000 60. OF S4l " per ton. Tho
mines Of tho Treasure Il Nil! and Mining
Company worked 2iS tons and ], $50 pounds
yielding saGll 10.
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i'''''''''. va Wv '"'".' "''' are ''''' men
wa ..', '' No.. W. .,,, '","'E "'lH
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+ this Is cnpsnd by foul mir or like cause We have
. not yet Utcorraiuod !pr - certainty. but Judge
that II Is owing to the peculiar kind of rock or
ore in which they work.
NNli,h '''' i"' I'.'Si'In I "p,'H-
t'' ~ In n.y. N"H '''' 'A"'i i',I.H''' s.;
/ squirrels III his Office, which are as tame ~
night they trrrI" rs hh'd nS zee anu cease to
breathe ana every morning 'r!rics places
them under tho stove until they thaw ont,
when thcy s"'np,r around the room Ike 50
/ hfSIkihAi' says th" "hItc iino News oi
January =" I'll" honlSlncn gi The lnmentcd late
/ county treasurer LOWS '"ok' were srNerlIiy
/ served wl'h " summons 10 appear ana answer
Jntr of service. An impr,s,inn obtains among
I the bnuIsmcu .hat tho Cook brothers bciur
ebundnn,ly able and considerably miyrd m
5, the rts,, will settle NIL or nearly nlI tho de.
b,lcttiuu
lith instant, issued the following commis.
sipms: To Richard X. Allen. ns Notary Pub.