The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-02-18
THE ELKO INDEPENDENT,
News summary.

stories high, with basement. The factory has
three cardirS machines proper. with one extra
for custom, to do carding for those who pre-
pare their own weaving. There are 2i0 spin
dies, and four looms, each capable of turning
of cloth and blankets of three webbs in width
Improved machinery for shearing. and the
preparation of wool, including dyeing and full
ing, is in place, and altogether the establish
ment is the most complete yet built in the Ter
ritory. The motive power Is water. through a
never failing race, working turbine wheel
sufficient for any increase that the business
may require. Flannels, blankets and wooden
cloths Of every description will be manufac-
tured hereafter TO the great convenience of this
and surrounding counties.
THERE are favorable indications of a speedy
settlement Of the Alabama business at last
Gladstone, a few days since, in reply to the
British Chamber of Commerce, who urged a
settlement Of the Alabama claims, said he was
assured that Her Majesty's Government had
given its assent to every allowable proceeding
looking to settlement, and was still so disposed,
believing that long unsettled state of contro-
versy Is disadvantageous to both countries
The question gems TO hinge now upon whether
q settlement for damages caused by the Ala
bama, will satisfactory close the whole matter
or whether England should indemnify for inju-
mes sustained at the hands OF other yessls en-
gagged at the same time in committing depreda-
tons upon our commerce.
The capacity of the Omaha Smelling Works
IS six tons per day. The fire brick came from
Illinois and cost S75 per thousand, and the
company are considering the propriety of lin
ing their furnaces with red sandstone found in
Utah. The separating works have a capacity
Of five tons Of metal every twenty -four hours
The metal is placed in the furnaces mixed with
zinc, which having greater affinity than lead
for gold and silver, becomes incorporated Nth
the precious metals. The residue of metals
with the lead out is then treated in retorts, and
the zinc distilled and subsequently condensed.
The bullion now containing a small residue of
lead is cupelled, leaving the bullion free
Omaha Herald
OPHIR CuY.-Ophir is lively place now,
and growing rapidly. The mails to it, which
go three times a week from this city, are largely
increasing. Money is circulating freely and
business is prosperous. There are IN the town
six trading stores, eight saloons, two hotels, ]
two drug stores, one restaurant and one livery
stable. The weather is as warm and pleasant
as here in Salt Lake City, with not enough
snow on the mountains to prevent prospecting;
and new discoveries of minerals more or less
rich, are being made almost every day.-Sdh
Lake HsTuld.
BUSINESS OF THE UTAH CESTRAL.-The fol- |
lowing Is the freight traffic of the Utah Central
Railroad for the week ending February Sth. |
Received, general merchandise, 323, $40 lhs: |
coal, 100000 lbs; lumber, 276, 600 lbs; pro- !
duce, Il0,660 lbs; total, Lib, 800 lbs. |
Shipped: ore, 100000 lbs; general merchan.
ISL. SOC lbs. Total imports and exports for the |
week, 1865. lO6 lbs, or nearly thousand !
tons.-SdH Lake Herald.
The APAcHEs.-The Tucson (Arizonal Citi- |
zen, Of a recent date. says: A terrible state of |
affairs exists throughout the Territory In the |
face Of opposite representations. Apaches are |
multiplying their works Of theft and murder |
Within the past two weeks they captured |
train, killed one man and wounded several |
others. Another train, between Phoenix nnd |
Wickenburg, was attacked, and man named |
George Kane was killed, and Is mules driven |
off.
A BILL has been Introduced in the Senate of |
the Nevada Legislature to allow parents guar |
dams, wives or other relatives, to sue for dam
ages for injury sustained from the use of intox-
icating liquors against parties so selling or Civ
ing. law similar, we presume, to the one |
intended is in force i'll Nebraska, and not long |
since n woman whose husband died from deli |
rum tremens recovered 1000 damages from |
the liquor keeper at whose saloon the man used |
to indulge. Transcript.
SMELrINo AND AssAYrSG.-The Omaha Smelt-
ing Works started their furnace fires for the |
first time on the I'd inst, having obtained |
about forty tons of ore, mostly from Utah, to |
commence on. The Company expect to re-
ceive most of the ores necessary to keep their |
works in continual operation from this Terri |
tory. Some samples of argentiferous lead ores |
have been sent TO the works from New Mexico, |
to be assayed, which turn out from S279 to |
1867 Of silver TO the ton.-Ogden junction.
II is stated that Prussia has impressed into !
her service in the present war 10000 Poles, |
from the Grand Duchy of Posen. These men
are all hostile to Prussia, and their sympathies |
are intensely with France. When a Pole is |
captured by the French he is treated with ex-
ceptional kindness. There arc two Polish le-
gions in the service of France.
CRUDE BULLIoN.-Four hundred and thirty |
bars Of crude bullion, one hundred and twenty |
pounds each, the product of seven days run |
of the smelling works of l. @. Batemnn Il Co.,
at Little Cottonwood, were stacked up yester. |
day evening in front of the Office of the com.
pany on End South street.-Sdh Lake Herald.
Columbus photographer presented a re-
volver at the head of gentleman who was
sitting for his photograph, with the encourage
ing remark, my reputation as rs an artist is |
at stake; II you don't look smiling I'll blow
your brains out" He smiled CHASTITY smile.
RAIN showers will continue to be of frequent
occurrence in California. afTordipg the farmers
In that State an opportunity to anticipate, at
least, bountiful harvest. Wheat has already
attained the hight of four inches in many
localities.
A MAN named Badgeral, of Nevada county,
CAL, who died day or two ago, was found TO
have expired Of heart disease. Tho heart
weighed 24I ounces, instead of 81 ounces,
kha Ordinarv waiuht