The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-03-11
Nevada Items.

caught the leaders OF the team. while the
other two took opposite sides Of the road.
The express box of Wells, Fargo d Co. was
taken out, broken open with sledge-hammer,
and rifed OF 1881 in coin, S270 in currency
and some small packages Of coin amounting
in all tn about 1000. The robbers consumed
but a few minutes in time, Us there were two
fast freight teams four hundred yards behind,
and the second stage less than mile. man
by the name Of johnson, who was engaged M
sate-breaking speculation in Virginia some
time since, was arrested yesterday between
Virginia and Gold Hill, and the missing money
was found upon his person. man named
Ned Bean was arrested in Virginia as one of
the parties, and officers are after the third
robber.
HAND FATE.-The Federal authorities, says
the Carson Register of the 9th inst, have
made demand on the State Prison Warden
Tor the surrender to them of the Pequop car
/ robbers (Taylor Morton and Baker,, who if
surrendered, will be tried for their lives this
week before the United States Circuit Court
The prisoners are now serving out thirty
years sentence in the State Prison. The
weight Of authority and legal opinion seems to
be that the State cannot surrender the robbers
aud that the Federal Court cannot get posses
sion of them for trial until the expiration of
their term of sentence. II will be rough on
the boys TO cut stone for thirty years and then
pull hemp.
WHERE TO 90 NExT.-ThiS is n question
says the Enterprise, that IL exercising the
minds Of many of our prospectors. They
would go to Phoebe or the mines of Utah, but
that 50 many have gone before them. What
they want is n region where no white man has
ever appeared. To find such a region they
must go far to the northward or far to the
southwark. The majority of the adyenturers
OF this State will probably move TO the south.
good big mining excitement in some direc-
ton woud he hailed as godsend by the
many unemployed men of the State Many
persons are leaving this place for Phoebe and
Eastern Nevada. The reports for both Phoebe
and Utah continue very favorable.
The IRoS HoRsE.-To-day at ~ o'clock.
says the White Pine News Of Feb. 29,h, the
pioneer party left our town for the purpose of
making n preliminary survey Of the road for
the iron horse. Deputy United States Sur
veyor \. Wescoatt has the matter in charge,
and will proceed direct to Elko with his party.
commencing the survey AZ that point and
coming this way taking the attitudes and de-
presslons OF the ground md general topogra-
ply Of the country for n half mile in width on
the line of the proposed road. This survey
will be completed in about thirty days and
maps prepared that will show the extent of
every valley and point that can be Of any ad-
vantage i'll building the road
The trial of Roberts for the attempted rob-
berry of the Susnnville stage SAYS the Reno
Crescent Of the 4th inst, came off at Washoe
City on Wednesday, and resulted in dsa-
greeInent Of the jury--eight for conviction
four for acquittal. The defense attempted to
prove an Glibi, producing four or five witnesses
who swore positively tina. young Roberts was
not absent from home on the evening of the
robbery. The next trial. we presume. will
take place in Reno. Young Beaver, the man
shot by ThUmes, and the principal witness for
} At. l.. e..
about and experiences little or no inconye-
nence from his wound.
SALE OF 4 Coon MrxE.-John s. Capron.
/ Of this place, has just completed the purchase
of the FL Dorado mine, in this district. 1t is
| very promising, and We presume the lucky
| purchaser will get out Of 1t all the money he
] needs. The following assays were made by
that accomplished assayer, David Lundbom
of this place: From gray carbonate-silver,
S2i6 G2; gold, 5000 %. From the shaft
| silver, Sl66 81; gold. so 80. From the yell
low rock - silver. $i5 So gold, $50 25.-
Eureka Sentinel.
THE total deposits at the Branch Mint in
! Carson for the month Of February, 1871. says
the Register. were rs follows: Gold. Sl0i.-
800 81; silver Sl59,Ol9 10; total value of de-
| pnsits S263 40 ". Coinage: eagles (gOO)
$1,000; quarter dollars (3,490), 1872 80
dimes O., 4O0). SGiO; total coinage, ,5l2 so.
Impaired bars 1927 melted and assayed, 1924,
1872 AZ. Total amount worked during the
month. $244, ,6I5 90.
! MONTHLY SHIPMEST.-There were shipped
| through Wclles, Fargo & Co.'S express from
this city during the month Of February. 11S
bars of bullion weighing l0026 pounds, and
Of the aggregate value lOl, ,S0l Gl. Thirty. four
| Of the bars were the product Of Canhelds 4 mill
| at Belmont, ten were from Montezuma, and
the balance were the product of the Manhat-
tan mill of this city.-Roese Riuer Rerciie.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the judg.
mont in the cnsc Of Henry l.. Caples w. the
| Central Pacific Railroad Company, in Il suit
| for damages in n railroad accident near ToAno.
| The Court also holds that the election of Nor.
timer Fuller ns District Judge Of Lincoln
county was valid, and that the gentleman ia
entitled to hold Office for the next four years.
AT meeting of the corporntors of the Ne.
vada Benevolent Association, says the Carson
Register of the 9th inst, the following named
gentlemen wero elected officers: President
James ID. Minor; Secretary, Charles L. Bick.
nell: Treasurer, l.. Il. Bradley. The Associa.
ton will meet again on Saturday next
The AMOUNT. Tho amount Of bullion
shipped by tho Manhattan Company, of this
city, says tho Reese River Reveille, Of Austin
through Wells. Fargo e. Co., during tho month
Of February, was SS bars, OF the value o.
$S8,7Sl 20.
NorARrEs. s.--Govornor Bradley has commits
; stoned John G.. Mitchell Notary Public IL
and for Esmoralda county pine Grove), ant
Wm. w. Barnes, Of Gold Hill, Notary Pub