The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-02-04
Rnxo.-As we frequently receive letters from


concluded to answer all such inquiries by pub
fishing the following statistics. which we have
obtained by a careful count OF the main facts
presented. Our population is not far from
1000, the census taken last year giving us a
little more than that number. We find ag-
gregate of l20 places of business divided as fol-
lows: Two livery stables, Q furniture stores,
drug stores, l jeweler, hotels, lG saloons,
blacksmith shops, lawyers, doctors, 3 to-
bacco stores, 4 wholesale grocery stores, l bank,
3 shoemaker shops, 2 dry goods Stores 3 tai
lor shops, breweries, vegetable depots, 2
hardware and stove stores, gunsmith, res
taurants, clothing stores, barber shops.
2 butcher do, I saddler, lumber yard. 2 coal
depots. 3 warehouses;, wagon shops. print
ing Office, 2 bakeries, miliner shop, dress
makers, carpenter shops, lodging houses,
dance house, ! theatre, 2 bookstores and
news depots, telegraph Offices and one ex-
press office. In addition To these substantial
evidences of prosperity, we boast Of the finest
court house in the State, costing in its erection
and appointments some S25, 900; u substantial
brick school house, capable of accommodating
100 pupils; church of the Presbyterian per-
suasiOu, that is an ornament and credit TO our
people. together with buildings suitably furn-
ished for taking care of the INDECENT sick. To
support these varied interests We have thrifty
farming population occupying our fertile val
lies, hemmed about by the richest belt
Of mineral ground the sun ever shOne upon,
which only awaits the magic touch Of capital
and enterprise tO render Eiko county the
richest commonwealth on the face OF the globe
We have the resources 10 support and supply
an immense population, both agricultural and
mineral; thousands OF ncrcs of land, unSur-
passed for the stock-raiser and husbandman,
await occupancy. Millions Of tons of ore
which will pay large profits, lie buried i'm our
mountains. To make our fertile valleys TEEN
with life and develop ourgreat mineral wealth.
ought 10 be questions of paramount import
sance to all Of us.
SPRINo wEAKSEss.-we Of the Humboldt
have experienced that 'all-goucness' feeling so
prevalent everywhere on the return of Spring
weather, and for which people annually pay
large sums for bitters' and 'cure.alls without
deriving any material benefit. A new remedy
for TINS complaint the effects of which are said
ITO be wonderful, is simply the eating of an
orange before breakfast every morning. For
billiousness, DIR. Hall recommends going with
out supper and drinking freely Of lemonade.
Under this treatment, he says. the patient will
rise every morning with wonderful sense of
rest, refresbment, and IA feeling M though the
blood had been literally washed. cleansed and
cooled 10y Lemonade and the fast. His theory
is that food will be used as a remedy for many
diseases successfully. For example, he instan-
GEES cures Of splitting blood by the of salt;
epilepsy and yellow fever, watermelons; kid
ney affections, celery poison, olive oil; erysip-
elias. pounded cranberries; hydrophobia on
in good health, is Ia know what 10 eat, and not
what medicine to take.
30 MORE d D's-The potato ms a remedy
fm rheumstism, has been pretty thoroughly
cIPermo nted upon 10y rheunatic.inclined iudi.
viduals in I2En, and we learn In many instan-
ces with favorable results: but il was left 60 "a
military genius 'out west OdiSCover another
for this vegetable, which is likely 90 bring
IL into more geacrai notoriety than ever before.
He claims thu raw potato cut in thin Slices
and eaten without salt, will cure in half an
hour the most obstinate case Of dead drunk
ever invented We hear Of several persons in
town who frequently overdose themselves, that
propose experimenting in this direction, and If
IL prove an antidOte, which We hope il may
sack of 'murphys will soon become part Of
the outfit of every well regulated saloon in the
country.
OK Sunday last as Colonel Tom - was
strollng leisurcly about town, he came upon
two of our citizens who were busily engaged ut
hard labor. well, gentlemen, said the Col
onel, "are you laborinG to-day" Sorry to
say We are, Colonel" was the answer; "but
don't you think we can get double pay for
working on the Sabbath" "No doubt of il,
gentlemen, no doubt of it. You are working
for Ben -, are you not2" Eyes" "Wcll,
he always pays, sure; besides that the Good
Book tells MS that the wages ~ sin Is denth
lRborcrs kept on ut their work.
MUTUAL BENEFICIAL ASSOCIATIONS Our nj.
tentiOn has been called, this week, to the
benefits arising from the above associations
The SOnOma aud Marin (Cnl.) Mutual Bone-
fetal Association. and the Mutual Relief As
sociation of Petaluma. for tho past two years
have demonstrated the advantages to be de-
rived by these institutions, which make safe
and economical provisions, and which will
provide for those dear and left behind. r. n.
Stone, of this town, will give all persons any
information regarding the above institutions.
and will explain all tho details 10 them, by
calling on him.
WHITE SuLTHEH srRrSGs-rhcse springs. located
near the town ~ Kku. just coming into good rcpuc
for their medicinal qualities In cases II rhcm atisIn
they are certain cure. W. q. CrAghead, who two
weeks went To the springs perfectly helpless is
far recovered ~ Ia he able work attend In part
To his duties as Deputy sheriff. Three persons from
Eureka suffering from what the miners call tho lead
disease" were cured in three weeks time. Large i'm.
proNenenA To the accommodations NJ the springs will
be made early in the season. when we have no doubt Il
VIII become place Of popular resort See advertise.
ment IN another column. .... ..#...
ITRA Omar MIsTAKE IN suppose that the cause Of
rhumstsn neuralgia govt exists where the pain is
experienced The source Of these diseases il generally
UNA In tho blood, aud II II one Of tho special proper.
Tics Of In. NALErnR vIsEoAu BfT1IHs 90 neutralizO
this deposit while IL renovatts the rclh tcd kidneys
and thus prevents them from permitting portion Of
their secretion Ia escape through improper channels
Torpidy Of tho stomach has also much 20 do with the
reuon OF Tho blood, aud upon this organ tho BUtors
act directly as u sumnisnt and iDvigOrant. s
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