The Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1869-1872, 1871-03-04
Nevada IteTna

from the Oregon line on the north, including
the eastern portion Of Siskiy"u county. popu-
larly known as the Goose Lake country, and
extending thence south, embracing the greater
part If not the whole of Lassen county; "A small
strip OF Nevada county; the whole of Alpine
Mono and lnyo counties. The suggestion is
worthy of the serious consideration by the
people inhabiting the territory described above
Reese Rirer ReUeiHe. .....
The Senate has already acted on the sugges.
ton, and adopted a concurrent resolution ask
ing the State of California to cede the territory
alluded to. California would lose nothing OF
much value to that State by the cession TO
Nevada, but owing to the peculiar location of
the section II would he of some advantage to
this State.-Curson Register
BOARD OF REGESTs.-The Legislature met
in joint convention on the night of Feb 2Ith,
at the Assembly Chamber, Mr. Hastings pre-
siding, Tor the purpose OF electing Board of
Regents. Mr.. Patchen nominated Z. H.
Clayton, Jerry Schooling and JnO. Day. Mr..
Bonniheld claimed that there were three parties
in this State, aud ave " desire "a representa-
tive on the Board, and therefore nominated
Miss IL. X: ClaPp. Mr. Manning nominated
Governor Bradley, ". w. Hobart and Jerry
Schooling. Mr.. Hall nominated J. D. Minor.
The first ballot resulted: Clayton, 81; Day, 3j;
Bradley, l3; Hobart, 20; Schooling So; Minor
Il; Miss Clapp, 6. Gov. Bradley's name was
Withdrawn. Messrs. Schooling and Day were
declared elected. Mr.. Bounifed withdrew the
name OF Miss Clapp, saying that she did not
desire the office. On the second ballot Clay
ton received 30 votes. Hobart2 %. Mr.. Clayton
was declared elected.
FIRE AT AMrmcLS FLAT About half past 9
o'clock evening before last the well-known
Bay State mill, at American Flat, took fire,
and IN IA short time was totally destroyed. 1t
has been lying idle for the last few weeks.
The watchmau i'll charge was in the act of fill
ing lamp with Danforth's non-explosiye pc
troleum huld, when another lamp, filled with
the same article, from some unexplained
cause took "a notion to explode, scattering the
blazing fluid around. The watchman was
quite severely burned by it, so that he was
Obliged To get away as soon rs possible, as
other cans OF oil near by also took fire. He
gave the alarm, but nothing conld save the
mill. IL was the property of the Union Mill
and Mining Company, and worth between
$4,000 and $4,000. Ii was insured for
$40, 600 IN the Pacific and other companies
Gold HH NeIrS, FEB. 23d.
GRAPHIC.--The Unionyile Silver State Of
Saturday gives very graphic description of
the new light (nOt huid) known as the Alarm
Candle, and has oytrtOpped all previous at
tcmpts at description and usefulness. The
Silver State has dIvulged the exact manner of
setting tue alarm" We do not wish To ac-
cuse the editor of infringing upon IA legal
patent right, belonging alone to Benny IRWIN
! 10y reason ut purchase, but We can not help
believing that somebody has been pOkiug fan
into him.--GOid mn NctrS.
Ncsey, of the Bank Exchange Gold Hill.
says the Silver State, writes Us that the I'm
noceut' senior of the News did actually poke"
one OF these alarm candles into himself We
invested, It's true, but didn't experiment with
! the machine.
SHIPPISG ORE.-We understand, saws the
| Silver STATE pf ba D1th Eah thn, tbu
Monarch aud Locomotive Mining Companies
| have during the past week, brought in from
the Central district to Mill City &C. =. r. X. }
| about 80 tons of high grade ore. to be shipped
to Reno for treatment They have teams
steadily employed hauling ore, and as the
( weather improves an Increase of shipments
! will be made. Locomotive ledge is said to
have widened six feet. Clark n Brothers are
| the owners. Ii Is thought that more ware
house facilities will have to be provided at Mill
! City, as business at that point is rapidly in
! crensing.
! HEALTHY BRICKs.-On the counter at the
| Bank OF California. Virginia, yesterday morn
ing. says the Gold Hill of Feb. 2ith, we saw
! about dozen very desirable silver bricks the
largest Oi which were worth over $4,000 each.
! They were from the Yellow Jacket mine. aud
there is suid to bc plenty more material in the
bowels of that mine for producing just such
! blocks Hs these for years 10 come. We believe
| II. As long the mines along the old Com.
stock cOutInuG giving out y that way, this
community IL all right.
II. AND V. G. AND V. G. AND Il. ". G.. RAIL.
! RoADs.-ArticIes of Association of the Reno
and Virginia City, aud of the Virginia City
( and Reno Marrow Gauge Railroad Companies,
says the Carson Register of Feb. 10Th, were
both fled with the Secretary of State day be.
! fore yesterday. Hayden, Proctor and Page
are cOrporators of one, and Townsend, Note
aud Ellis of the other.
i SUPREME COURT.-This court adjourned on
the 23l ul;., says the Carson Register, for the
term, that il, until the first Monday in April
The argument in the Rhoades bondsmon case
was closed by Judge Mesick on Wednesday
and the case submitted. There are now II
the hands of the Judges not less than fifteen
cases awaiting decision. most Of them of con
siderable general importance.
SAD CASUALTY. George Dnugherty, aged
about 20 years. tell oil Hume used a side
walk, in Lower Gold Hill, on the 23d of Feb
striking upon his head IN such manner as tC
break his neck causing instant death. liz
was native Of the State of New York. MIR
Dnughurty had his life insured in the Unior
Mutual Life Insurance Company for $4,000.
TnE State Board Of Examiners, consistin,
of Governor Bradley. Attorney General Buck
ncr and Secretary of State Minor, ccrtifcs tha
il examined the moneys in tho state Treasur,
on the 18th of February, and that there was
in coin and coin certificates, the sum Of S9i,
OF 20.
Bullion SHrpMEST. The amount Of bullioI
I ahiunnd from the AriyOua mine gays the Sil