The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-27
MILL.
June %, 1872.

iIotaI VT EN-. III N'hl Z
port of Yesterday, of the drowning OF
Mr.. Fox. at Brunswick mill dam OF
Sunday last. the following appears:
ut appears that the river was running
SO swiftly that the boat became un
manageable. and one of the number,
Milt Elstner. son of the Superintend
ent ofthe mill. leaped out and reached
the bank As some of the Iapers
have referred to the matter in rather "A
grave manner it may nOt he improper
for me to state what connection | had
with the unfortunate A ride: |
went to Empire on a business errand.
and started to return with the men.
but soon concluded that | could get
home sooner by walking han by boat.
and asked to lie set ashore. II boat
was run aSh0re a short distance below
the Yellow Jacket mill and | was land
ed on the bank of the yer | then
proceeded directly home. where | was
at the time of the drowning. and did
not see the men or the boat from the
time | left them until after the drown
ing. MILTON \. ELsTNER.
1.-TWO MANY COOKS" ErC.-On
Tuesday afternoon n of the gentle
manly and good looking clerks at
Rails hardware store. started IN to
rig Mp a hay making machine. He
would no doubt have finished the lob
in al hour or 50. bnt several experts
who were hanging around, started in
10 assist Mr.. Clerk. The Whole of the
batch tried their Iugenuitv; one fellow
liked the rudder stern foremost, an
other got the tiller the wrong way,
and the craft would have remained a
partial wreck had not a Senator and
another practical farmer passed that
a After much argument on par
~llamentary u~ageS. the Senator got his
own way and in two hours the ma
chine vas in working order. All
h tndS told what they knew about
farm utensils.
THE SCHOOL BUILDING.-The ar
rangemenis for the new school build
ing are assuming more tangible form
than ever before. Without derngating
from the ability of the other members
of the Board of Trustees. We assert
that the practical knO Wedge of Capt.
Medcr Will do more towards the econ
omical erection OF a suitable building
than could have been brought about
by any other mar in the county. Ii
Iit fEtll-ftIItI1t~ tl'tN III lIBt ldltlS ot ]
perfected. the new building will be
commenced inside of two weeks and
completed without delay. The public
schools will be closed until the com
pletion of the new school building.
IN BUSINESS AGAIS.-C. c. Atherton.
who was burnt out on Monday last,
has proven himself veritable Phoenix.
On Monday he was cleaned ont of one
hay ward. ON Tuesday he purchased
the Capital Hay yard Of ii. l.. Mason,
and yesterday recommended business.
aS jolly a. ever. 1t is to be hoped that
business may flow in on Atherton to
such an extent that in a short time he
NAV make up. his losses. and that his
severe loss of Monday last may
turn out to be his ultimate gain. Cole
the good wishes of the entire com
InuuIty.
CLoTHING GOODs.-John sutherland
returned from San Francisco veSter-
iav. John has been below for the
purpose Of securing more help. as well
H. purchasing an assortment of cloth,
, est and pant patterns. From what
We saw in the sore. yesterday, and ,
rom what John SAYS himself, we con +.
Jude that he has As good a stock as ,
be found in the State. He desires /
/ cali from his frieT DIS and patrons, in .
that they may examine the =,
goods: assured, as he says, that none =;
vii see them without leaving orders. .
SUTRoTUNNEL RoAD.-Captain C. w.
who superintendent the con- ,
truction ofthe new road from Virginia =,
itv to the Sutro Tunnel mouth, was
yesterday in town. He reports the S
Whole of the road, together with the f
ross roads to the four shafts, as en- O
ire!v completed and in excellent con C
IitiOn, which last assertion we can tes c
iiv to. The Captain has taken the sit
IatiOn of supplies agent for the entire
sOrk, a position for which lie is emil |
qualified. 81
PAID In. H. S. Mason, County G;
made his June settlement -
18th the Safe Officers Oh Tuesday and II
Iuared every hing up to the last
en-. flora 10 has been CoGntvTreas-
rer six years, ana has made As good W
nd efficient an officer as Drmsby y,
ounty was ever blessed with. 81
CHINAMAN kILLED.-We are in al
by Judge Thos. Wells, that a os
hinaman was killed on Tuesday,
.ening on the railroad, near Washoc
The Judge cid no. learn the re
ltire circumstances Of the case. IL
eyOnd the fact that the man was ran "
yer by \ construction ear. "