The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-06-10


By last Mondays stage from Battle Noun
tain says the Reese River Reveille Of June
LIST, there arrived III Austin u widow woman
and i've children. Yesterday, in company
with another woman. she waited on County
C0mmlssIssIoner Sower. and after Introducing
herself. Informed the County Father that she
had just arrived from Michigan. " asa stranger
in Austin, destitute and expected assistance
from the county. The Commissioner asked
her why, If she was destitute. she did not re-
main In Michigan. She answered that the
county in which she lived WAS poor, while the
number OF persons needing help Was very
large, whereas she had been told that Austin
was u very rich place, and that Lander county
maintained its poor il sumptuous style. The
tEst thing she required, she said, was house.
her companion, who Is a resident Of the city,
Inodestly observed that this need not cost the
county much. A bunk would an nsw er for bed,
and second hand stoves were cheap. The
lady from Michigan remarked that she was
not used to hunks. but would require French
bedstead. Alter considerable pHlaver she was
given order for $50 worth Of provisions as
momentary relief. This she accepted as
such, for she said she would call once u week
Tor a similar amOnnt, which she evidently
thinks Is the smallest she is entitled TO by
right. Ii is likely that the community in
Michigan in which she had resided paid her
passage out TO this place. but why Austin was
selected by them or by her u5 the place where
sue could get life pension Is a mystery TO us.
They evidently meant that she should no.
come back to them.
FIKE IN EunEKA.-At IL o'clock last night
says the Eureka Sentinel OF June lst, the
Olympic. within six feet of the Sentinel build.
ing, WAS discovered TO be on fire At the time
the hTe cunIneuced there was music and
dancing aud large crowd in the house.
Some dispute had arisen short time previous
IN which yOnuG man named Maher had been
refused Hn opportunity 10 dance, for the reason
that b- had no money. He WIS eXasperated,
aud With stick struck one Of the side hPps
which exploded and the flames Immediately
hllrd the house. Being of very light fabric II
WIS burned rapidly. The eXertlUns of our
citizens saved the buIl .iugs on each side. The
house burned to the ground aud whatever
WAS saved was IN II damaged condition. The
ice cream saloon next 10 the burned building
Uu the north Was umnjur-d. hut the furniture
Was removed aud much Injured. The bakery,
next To the ice CTram SALOON, was completely
| stripped Uf its furniture aud stock. The loss
/ ~ the huildiug burned was about $1,000. To
/ the ice cream saloon and the bakery about
! 500 each. The damage TO the Sentinel Office
was nothing except half an hour detention as
We were going 'opress.
FIEE Is CARSON CTTY.-From the Register
/ Of June Sd, We learn that destructive lire oc.
CURED ia that city on ihe morning Of June
ID. III the midst Of furious gale of wind
! the dwelling hOUae Of Ben. johnson. col.
. Or"d man. cTTght fire. near the railroad track,
south of Third street, and from thence the
tire swept toward the Chinese quarters.
, TweLry seven houses were destroyed between
Second and rhITd streets making "a total OF
. fifty houses, including the huusc OF johnson.
where the tire originated. and the barn I'D
! joining. None of the houses burned were in.
| surcd. and nearly all OF them were owned by
/ Chinese, none OF whom saved anything eX-
crpt little bedding and clothing Among
/ the houses burned were ihTre Chinese stores,
| the contents OF which Mould aggregate IN
| value gas, 600. Sam Wo Chan lost about
] SO. 900. Sun Chung SC, 900 and Ting Lee d
t Co ~, 200. The total loss amounted TO but
little short Of 10000
A man by the name Of VanDvke while In.
boring under rrd,id pOtu, fell over preci-
! pice below the Ebrrhnrdt mine yesterday, says
the White Pine News of June lst. and mar
rOwly escaped broken neck. No bones were
hYoHep, but he is bruised and bunged up suf.
! hCiently 10 be confined to his bed for some
time to come. NanDyke was at one time q
correspondent of the Alta, and has recently
been employed in putting up the telegraph on
the tranway.
TwESTY. FivE Toss or SILVER BARS The
amount OF gold aud silver bullion shipped
by Wells Fargo II CO.. from this city. says
the Virginia Enterprise, during the month OF
Ot May, was bbl bars. weighing ~, S3S pounds
aud worth Sl.l4S,757 50. May the bottom
continue TO drop out
SENTENCED Remington. says the
News, who shot his wife through the head
with derringer pistol some time since. in
Gold Hill with intent to kill, from which at
tack she however recovered, has been sen
fenced to the State Prison for the term of two
years and half.
BULLror SmrPrrD.--w Wells. Fargo II Co
shipped, on May Goth and 2Sth. says the ElS
Record, through their agent Is. +. Sides. b,
the way Of Salt Lake. bullion amounting L
Sl7. .357.
MISr DRors.-From the Carson Register
We lenrn that bullion to the amount OF S50S
S2i SO was worked into coin and bars at thu
Branch Mint at Carson during the month o
May.
From May lst, 1870. to May 1st. 1871. tn,
bullion shipped from Phoebe amounted u
81. 362, ,545 Ga. SO telcgrnphs Is. +. Sides
Wells. Fargo & Co.'S agent at that place.
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