The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-02-11
THE ELKO INDEPENDENT.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY II. 1871.
Nevada ItenA.


Nevada Ite
A1oESrA--a bill has been introduced in thr.
Senate for the creation cf the county of Ar
eenta, to be taken from Humboldt and Lander
counties. The proposed county is to be
bounded as follows: 'Al that portion of Ham
boldt and Lander counties lying between the
following boundaries, to-wit: Beginning at .
point on the Central Pacific railroad one mile
southwesterly from the roend-house of the
railroad at Winnemueca; thence running in a
direct line to the soctheast corner of Hum
boldt county; thence in a direct line to the
southwest corner of EIko county: thence along
the western boundary Of Elko county to the
northern line Of the State; thence along said
northern boundary of Nevada to the llSth de-
gree Of longitude west, thence southerly in a
airect line to the place Of beginning, Bat
tie Mountain Is selected for a county-seat tenn
Porarily, until otherwise ordered by a vote of
the people. The bill provides that three
county Commissioners shall be appointed by
the Governor prior to March 20, who shall
continue in Office until after the election Of
county officers. An election is provided for
the second Monday in June, 1871, at which
al the county officers shall be elected. The
salary of the District Attorney is fixed at
$1,000; County Treasurer, $500 per annum.
Provision Is made for copying the records Of
humboldt and Lander counties. Ii is pro-
Wded that Argenta county shall remain at
tached to Lander and Humboldt for judicial
purposes until the first Monday Of January,
1919, unless vacancy shall occur in the Office
Of District Judge Of the Fourth and Sixth Dis
tricts, IN which case Argenta and Humboldt
shall constitute the Fourth Judicial District at
a salary OF 5000 per annum, to be paid by
each county in equal proportions. Argenta
Is TO remain attached 10. Humboldt aer lsaisls-
tive purposes, jointly slecting two Senators
and three Asssmblymen. Lander county was
terribly nutilsted by the last Legislature. and
this bill seems to be almost barbanous; but if |
the people oS that county do not object TO its |
provision, We certainly shall not-Virgiaid
Enterprise.
LITTLE OPERATION IN ORE.-The White |
Pine News says that two snterprisinp Hamil- |
tonians, who lie awake nights for fear Of being |
caught mapping, hoisted themselves with their |
own petard the other day. They got several \
tons OF Phoebe ore in some mysterious. man
ner, and had it worked at the Big Smoky mill !
They took particular friend or two OCCASION !
ally 10 see the ore, and gave particular eau |
aons to secrecy-as it was a big thing and. the |
ore was stolen, and they would clear some
thing over -, 600, and could get more of the |
same kind. At length the result came, and /
they were something over 500 short Of mill |
charges, besides the expense of hauling the |
ore away from the mine in the night. They |
haven't sent the team ont for any more ore,
and will be likely to. select their ore hereafter
by daylight
We have it on good authority. says the
Reese River Reveille of January 81, that the
great discriminatory reduction OF ores
- at hand No moro monopolies! The Stet-
efeldt furnace which instead of proving an
advantage has been n curse to this commu-
nifty, is knocked into a cooked hat Two diff
ferent furnaces, working ores up TO SO per
cent, and cheaper than Mr.. Stetefeldt's are [
now in successful operation in this State, and
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erect mill with one OF these and work ores
for at least 80 per cent. less than present rates
There is no fooling about this. The parties
have the soap" in abundance. They have
been investigating this thing for some time
and are perfectly satisfied that the new fur \
nases are all that they are represented to be.
NARROW GAEGE.-This expression has be.
come so common and popular, says the Carson
Register, that II is applied TO nearly every
thing. There are bills for three narrow gauge |.
railways from the Central Pacific to White
Pine; narrow gauge canals are talked of be-
tween Mineral Hill aud Eureka and between
Virginia and Dutch Nick 8; narrow gauge sus-
pension wire tramways, narrow gauge mail
routes, ETC., but the latest thing in the narrow
gauge line was suggested by a lady who was
being escorted home by a member Of the As
sembly few evenings since. Coming TO a
narrow strip of sidewalk, or crossing the gen.
tieman from Lander drew the lady close TO his
side in order that both might find room on the
walk, whereupon she remarked that she was
lin favor Of narrow gauge sidewalks -
PRoFASE LASGUAGE.-It is hard 30 under
stand says the White Pine News, why people
who are not in the habit of swearing will allow
their passions to get the better of them, lust
because they have little bill of taxes TO pay,
with the costs added. Men who, never nsed
a bad word IN their lives cave IN when they
come to pay their taxes. They do not appre-
ciate the leniency of our tax gatherers. who
with the most gracious smile in the world and
the air OF an angel, only put on the legal al
Iowance OF from $50 to $40 on an original tax
OF six bits-and take cursing for that
The following are the annual bullion ship
ments. says the Virginia Enterprise, from this
city by Wells, Fargo d Co., for the past FIVE
years: For 1866, 81, S07, O00 for 1867, $40
$4,000; for 1868, $1,000, 600: for 1869, So
100000; for 1870, $1,000, 1868 II. This is in
dependent of what was shipped from Gold
Hill, and certainly speaks well for our mines
GAUGEs.-Seeing friend in town from the
Great East, says the Carson Register, and sup
posing everybody in that region was on the
marrow gauge" We inquired the cause of his
presence at the Capital, and if he came in on
the narrow gauge?" mo, came in on the
Steve Gage, to answer charge Of defrauding
the revenue"
FINE BULL1oS.--0gden, Dunno & Co, says
the Eureka Sentinel, have been making bnl-
lion of the greatest fineness that has ever been
made in the country. For days together they
have run out bullion of value above $500 To
The ton. and ON Tho liai al. H.. .,.-i..-'I |