The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-05-06
NIisenlIancons News.

PooD REQUIRED. - II has been estimated
that eighty lone million bushels Of wheat Tin
clnding flour), will be required by the differ
ent COMMITTEES Of Europe TO supply the deficien-
cies OF last years crop. or up to the first of
next September. 1t is said thirty-two mil
lion bushels must come from America, includ-
ing Canada, Chill and Australia. Ii is estimated
that Russia will supply twenty million bush
els, Germany twelve million. Hungary little
over nine and one.half million, Turkey and
Danuban Principalities four million and
Egypt two million bushels. ..'. r.. r. ..n
TIE Northern Pacific Railroad will change
the whaling business of the United States
Puget Sound Is only eighteen days from the
best ground left to the American harpOoners
IL is the best place IN the Pacific in which to
fit ont, repair, redt and discharge. Kindred
20 this business. and of even larger dimen-
sions, will be the taking and curing of cod, hake
and halibut upon line Of soundings nearly
1000 miles in extent. .. .......... ....
TRs BILLIARp MARCH for the championship
of She United States and $1,000, between
frEnk Parker and Cyrille Dion, in game of
~ 800 points up, came of in Chicago on the
night Of April 2Gth The game closed ON the
10th inning, and Dion proved himself the
victor The score stood l,5O0 for Dion to
l, l6i for Parker. Best ran Of Dion 1888;
Parker lGS. large amount of money
changed hands on the result of the game.
BARNUM has again started in the show bust
ness, this time on "a gTander scale than ever.
The New York Times says his travelling eXhi-
bition, which consists OF museum, circus and
monagerie, all in one. is the most varied and
extonsiye affair of the kind ever got together.
It will require 800 men and horses to move it.
and the intention of the proprietor is to Jake it
all over the country.
The Arizona Miner says: While the
Anuphaa hnyp hnan TDhbinn m a
oor good Government has managed to- make
us pay $i3 i9G G2 Internal Revenue taxes, in
tho past few years. and its agents will soon de-
mand the payment of Gnother installment.
Who would not love and revere such an ex-
cellont Administrations
PARTIES subscribing 10 the new loan will re-
ceive by mail direct from the Treasury Depart
mont, orders quarterly for the amount Of inter
est due them, payable by the United States Az
sistant Troaaurers. All subscribers are invited
tofnrnish the Treasury Department, at WASH
ifgton with their addresses, so that the plan
can 10 carried out successfully. "..... '.f""
THE Jefferson smelling works run forty tons
Of ore from the Minnesota lode, near Jefferson
City, which yielded sixteen tons of metal, and
assaycd, silver S307 80; gold, $500 80; total,
per ton, $50 IL. The bullion il seventy per
cent. lead, besides antimony aud other base
metals, ~ Deer lodge (lfontdna) Independent
oEShHAb denVery OF prlsonefS tooB place
at Camp Douglas, in Utah, on tho night OF
April 2stb. Six prisoners escaped; one con
fined for murder, one for mnil robbery. and
the rest for grand larceny. They have not yet
been recaptured. The guard went with them.
THEY are now working tho telegraph from
london, via Tehcran, TO Bombay direct with.
out repeating tho dispatches. The distance Is
! COCO miles, and the tnessages a2c received ei
bombay tho instant after they are lot OF nj
London and instantly acknowledged.
| MAJOR POWELL, who last year conducted M
exploration Of the upper Colorado and Of tn,
great canyon Of that river, will conduct an
etbor this year, ,upder the apspioies Of thu
Smtbsopisn InStitute He will be- gone two
| years, nd nsHfara,E ur " HH.at ! gr.E
Tue inventor OF = new microscopical writint