The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-01-14

the Humboldt valley have enjoyed thus far the
present season. Nights deliciously cool and
sleep-provoking; days balmy, sunshiny and
invigorating; skies blue, ethereal and concave;
earth barren, sage-brushy and dusty. Such
weather makes everybody laugh! Even the
dogs ebay the moon" as a stupendous hum
bug compared with the beautiful dog days that
are upon him, and chanticleer crows in very
Joy, while married people and lovers forget for
the time being the cares and anxieties Of life,
and draw closer to each other, with purer
love, kindlier feeling, more enduring alice
ton. Bullock out for storms.
L. s. We had scarcely finished this puff
to the weather the other day, before it COM
menced storming. and as We 60 TO press every
thing is cold and dreary.
The ALDINE.-we received this week from
the publishers, James Sutton Il Co., 90 Lib
erty street, New York, a copy of this beautiful
and entertaining monthly. Every lover of mat
tiers literary and artistic cannot fail to appre-
cinte the genuine merit of this most perfect
specimen of work, both in its mechanical and
literary showing. Henry Ward Beecher pro-
nounces the ''Aldine" production worthy
OF admiration for beauty and usefulness" Its
literary department IL nied with choice ana
instructive reading and its illustrations can
not be excelled, and taken alone are worth far
more than the price of subscription. 1t should
be in every family, aud each member could
then realize that "a thing of beauty is Il Joy
forever" w. 7. Smith, at the Postoffice News
Depot, will furnish subscribers with this
splendid work.
''ON to Brigham S dominion S, - is the watch
word now. This is the new Eldorado for i'm
pecunious miners. wildcat spectators, broken
sports and nymphs-du-pave to make their an
nunl pilgrimage to, and the sooner the rush get
there the sooner the bubble will be exploded.
No matter II White Pine, Fraser rivcr, and the
thousand and-one eXcitements you have gone
to, heretofore, proved bilks, this one. for GER
tain, is big thing" and you have only to
put III an appearance" to have your fortune
assured. Go 10y all means, and 90 early Go
by rail and on foot; 60 by stage and on mule
back; 60 with coin and without; 90 by night
and by day go in foul weather and in fair-let
nothing stop you, Fortune beckons you hence,
and next year you can go to the North Pole if
Captain Hall strikes diggings.
The BALL given by II. l.. Gardner, at the
Elko Houae, on last Monday night, 10 cele-
brate the anniversary Of the battle of New
Orleans, which immortalzcd the name of
Andrew Jackson, who still lives in the hearts
OF his countrymen, was graced by the attend
ance OF large company, who enjoyed the
pleasures of the night supremacy. A large
portrait of General jackson adorned the hall
IN which the party assembled, and AS the busy
thronR with flying feet moved responsive 10
the sweet cadence of soft music, the hero of
American liberties seemed to gaze upon the
scene with "A smile of satisfaction, and from
his hps we could fancy we heard him say,
by the Eternal, Gardner, you're IA brick :"
QuAIL.-We notice by the Boise City papers,
that the Quail Association of that plnce are i'm
porting large quantities of these birds from
Missouri aud California, and turning them
loose i'll the hills and valleys of that section
This is just what the people Of this valley
should do and we learn that steps are now be-
ing taken to procure about twenty dozen of
Eastern quail, and distribute them in this, La.
noble, and other valleys adjoining tho Hum
boldt. Nose Haynes has taken the initatory,
by ordering n few dozen of the California spe-
cies, and proposes heading a subscription to
rnise the necessary funds to send East and in
troduce the more harder breed of Bob
whites among us. This is good move and
we hope our citizens will come down literally
and thus mako the enterprise success
SHADE TEEEs.-We took occasion last week
to urge upon property holders, the Importance
OF Identifying their private grounds by setting
out trees, etc, and have since learned that al.
most any variety Of shade or fruit tree can be
had Mt Salt Lake City ut moderate prices We
believe Salt Lake TO be the proper place To get
trees viii doubtless prove harder and thrive
better when transpantcd here thnn trees oh.
tanned IN California. We hear of several par-
ties who want trees, brt don't feel like order
Ing alone, bnt will join others in sending for
them. Let all who want trees club together
d.send immediately; il will not only be less
expensive, but create generous rivalry in set
ting them out, etc.
AN old man Of the Norman persuasion. who
dropped in upon us from some one of the Nor
mon settlements south, attracted much atten-
ton from his great age, and was asked by some
one OF tho by-standers how old ho was of
am II day old, friend, am cighty-ni this
comm harvest; my son Alexander, folks
called him Alec for SHORTY now dcad goin on
twelve years, would ave been for.y.nino the
harvest last past, had he lived: but you see,
the pesky lnjuns took likon 20 his rcd hnr
an lifted IL one day while hcrdlon stock. an
han stopped hatin' them mr. devils since
Inc Lord willin', l 'spect to live ten years
longer, an then want To be put in the ground
long side the last ho.lnjun this side ofh-ll."
SMITH CREER.-Thc good people of Smith
Greek hadan old.fashioncd gathering on Christ
mas day ut Cooks station, where they pnrlopk
q, hSumptuous dinner prepared 10y the hostess
WITS Cook, and otherwise had u good time
generally. As Mrs. G.. Is the only female in
,hat he'Rhborhood, We aro not surprised AT tho
poys leaving pork and beans" for ono day In
year, ana gathering at her house for y good
square meal The New Year y return dinner
gwen by one of Che nrivbbor's Ia M. srnL AZ,