The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-06-03
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time they have travelled nearly all over Cali.
iornia, ldaho and Nevada. They are singu-
larly deforIned, all having feet alike but hands
differing slightly. each foot is about five
inches broad, nearly~round. and branching
forward into two long toes, curving inward
like the clGSs of crab. which they resemble
IN shape and length. The old man has two
fingers on each hahd (the middle ones). and
webbed together tostiIs nails and short flat
stubs of thumbs, without nails The oldest
boy (probably pa has no thumbs or fingers
whatever, while the younger (abOut 20 wears
OF age) has the two middle fingersSaf Seach
hand, webbed together like those OF the old
man, only not more than half as long, and
without nails. He has no thumbs, but a short
stub which enables him 10 clasp = knife or
willow. The younger hoy cuts and harks the
willows, while the older one gathers them up
III his haudless arms and carries them ont to
where the father is engaged in working them
into baskets. The live altogether in the
open air, and have a horse and wagon, with
which they move their chatsels from place 10
place. The old man is very communicative
and intelligent as Is also the younger son.
Rich Discovery NEAR EUREKA-A dispatch
states that on the 2Gth of May some commo-
ton was CAUSED in the canyon between the
Empire mine Of the PhyniX Company and the
Compromise mine. L. b. Ii. Smith, foreman
Of the Empire WAS making IA road on which
TO haul ore from that mine to the furnace. and
on making All excavation on the ground of the
Regulator Company, he found ore of good
value III the croppIngs. 1t was necessary Tor
him TO take OF u point of rocks, and to do 90
lac had to put III IA blast. Upon examination
of the rock thrown out II WAS found that IL
WAS chloride ore oi good quality, and that the
whole surface of the road where they crossed
the ledge was good ore. The owners of the
Regulator would not object if the road should
be cut to the depth of 20 feet, M they feel GER
tain that ore would be found IN the whole
claim If that depth were reached The road
will run over ledge Of silver. bearing rock
that assays Sl9l to the ton, and will not iujure
the value Of the claim.
PARDoSTD.-M Young, aged % years
sentenced to the StRc Prison from ElkQ coun-
". for the term Of five years from September
23,. 1869. for assault with intent to murder
was pardoned out on the 27th ult., says the
Carson Register, by the State Board of Pardon
Commissioners Young's previous good char
actor his good behavior while IN prison, and
the severity Of the penalty )r the slight and
certainly justihhhlc. Offeut'e committed, were
grounds for the paJh1n.f He had been work
ing for man scvpral months and demanded
his pay. whereat his employer became in
censod and attacked him with n pitchfork
Young defended himself with dcrTlugcr, with
which hu shot his nsssilaut.
HUGE BuULrEH or OKE-Wc saw, says the
Eureka Scn,uc at tho Empire mine Of the
PhenIX Company, few days since solid
piece Of ore thnt wus five feet and six inches
long and three feet wide and twenty inches
thick. \ piece had been taken from each
corner and assayed, and gave a resuteof S26S
per ton. There is a great amount Of ore in
this mine that can be taken out readily, but
1t IL not unusual To get out blocks as large as
this one. Its weight il over two tons. Who
can do better!
Cattle PROM CALToEST..-Thero arrived
at Mill City OnsNIay u. by railroad u car
loads of cattle, from Sen joaquin Valley Cal
As-mRny more urrivcdFthc next day. These
cattle, says the Silver State, were turned loose
on the abundant grass ranges in Humboldt
county; and there still remains within this
county AN abundance Of grazing lands not oc-
cupied, whore cattle would fatten i'll Il short
time.
RELIEF DISTRICT, some 30 miles southwcs,
of Unionvillo, in humboldt county, we learn
from the Silver State, gives forth fattcring
prospects. One assay from the Greensboro
/ ledge, owned by liadlcy n Co., gave 50 600 to
/ the ton. 1t is said that the entire vein, now
/ 81 inches wide will yield fully 800 per ton
/ The developments in that distrC: are of very
encouraging character.
! CoMMIssIoSED.-A. G. Swcctser and Samuel
| Cross have been commissioned as Commits
siOncrs of Deeds for Nevada. both To reside nj
/ Sacramento, California. Alf DcShiclds, 0t
/ Hamilton. has been commissioned n Notary
Public in and for White Pine county; and T.
/ a. Scott, of Battle Mountain for Lander
/ county.
/ AHD Still THrT CoME.-This wcok, says
the Reno Crescent Of May 9th, the family o
/ n. J. Ron has lOCntcd with W., adding val
liable acquisition to the society of Reno, nj tn,
expense of Woshoc City; nnd 40 it will con
tinuc until there will he scarcely family lcf
in that once ilourishing town.
CHoLINR-PoTosI. During the past week
says the Virginia Enterprise Of May 2S. thcr,
have been extracted from this mine 2.OlO tom
or ore; of which amount there have been sen
to the mills | 1888 tons. the average ASA,
value of which was $50 90 Yesterday thr
company shipped SG3,OOO in bullion.
DIsGusrEp. For some months pns., say
tho Reno Crescent of May 9th, Allison ha
Thursday night the cat became disgusted will
tho association, hung his follow.prisonor b.
tho neck and left in search of more cOngonia
company.
BuLLoY-From tho Ely Record wo lear,
that OH May 22d and 2Ith, there was shippo
from Phoebe. 10y wny of Salt Lake, by th
Meadow Valley Company, bullion nmountn
to SiO,779 60; 10y tho Raymond n Ely Co
Sl3.S79 ~.
lr is estimated hy competent judges, say
the Carson Register that the drives i'm th
! Carson river the present season will amou,
, To- over 30, 600 cords Of wood and hcnvy tin
: bcr. Tho ryor ~ literally jnmmcd with tin
her. great and small.
4 NoLSRY T.. RuIitSs, says the Silver Stat,
has been appointed Captain of the Guard {
Q tho State Prison In Carson.
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