The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-10-09

pCndOus collection embraces full 3bg, 900
volumes being the largest single library
Ill the United States. Some years ago
the library OF the Smithsonian Ins:i;u-
ton was merged with the Congressional
Library, AMI has now become par; and
parcel of it. These books coEIpTisin:
works on almost every notable subject.
numbered from thirty-iive to iosty
thousand volumes. gad are included III
Il above estimate. Ancient and mol
ern history embraces the largest col
lection. contaiuin. an even hundred
thousand volumes. Biography and
travels stand next i'll order. and show
some eighty thousand. The law de-
partmcEt with its t~hiIty-Gvc thousand
volumes. stand third on the list, and
of poetry there are Et LEAST twenty
Thousand. The medical WORKS present
thc very handsome from. Of eight chou
sand, and STANDARD novels comprises u
carefully selected list Q; five Thousand.
No novels Of lower order than those
commonly known rs standard age
allowed i'll this valuable collection.
The books are allowed. by law, to be
loaned out to the President OF the
United States, members OF the Cabinet,
Judges Of the Supreme CouI: and the
Senate and House VI Representatives,
and the Diplomatic Corps i'll Washing
ton. The same privilege is extended
by the courtesy OF many of the gentle
men employed about the capitol build.
ing. and 20 the clerks of the ~S:euatosr AMI
Representatives. or those who are chair
men Of the different Congressional
committee. To any other person male
or female, over tine aye Of nineteen
years, is accorded the privilege Of goi.:g
to the library and reading at all times
that the rooa!s are OPEN H~GsLEyten
Chronicle.
The following NAMED horses a.c now
.; the Reno race track, in training for
the races neat week:
j.. Nichols has Lulu: J. Nichols has n
gray horse; Mat Been has Smiths mare;
Richard Allen Inns Jordan: Richard AL
len has Ga!lan!ppcr; Richard Allen has
Overland Put; VI. &. Lake has Muggins:
John Hoy has Bunl,2-unI-t;o; \. II.
Randall has Chinamrn; c. Derby has
Chicken; {. Derby has Brown Mare;
RoLt. Lindsay has Tom Collins; VI. c.
Lake has Ocean boy; d. l.. Bliss has
Bliss Mare; DIR. Hogan has Pacific;
John Hoy has :Swindling Pete; Stephen
Ford has u Iced, IIuEkadora, Mary
Thompson and Echo; j. l.. Haley has
Stranger aud Red Sorrel; G.. Mcclellan
has Joke; .. ". Couyoss has Sorrcl
Dick; J. T. Traverse has Arrcan; Step
hen Ford has Rattling Jack; Haley has
o Iced; Frank Drake has Eberhardt;
j.. l.. kennadny has Lizzie Graham;
l.. Drew has May Boy; J. Conner has
Lola Lod; Thomas wheeler hats Giraffe:
West George has John; Harvey Perkins
has Happy Jack; Allen Bells has Pill
o There are quite q number Of stalls
that are not occupied yet, but as appli-
cations are arriving daily they will be
engaged before the fair opens.
The Carson appeal says: 4 few DAYS
since there We're received ut the Carson
Mint three bars OF bullion from the In
pcrial mine ut Gold Hill. The aggre-
gate valUe OF this bullion was about
$1,000. What makes this fact worthy
If special mention is, that il is the first
bullion that has been produced from the
Imperial mine for at least eight years,
and the first that WAS ever obtained
from tlc COmstock lode at the depth
where the Imperial ii 10Y being work
ed. Those bars are worth more than
their weight i'll silver and gold for the
assurance they give that the bottom of
the Coms;ock has not YET been reached.
JUsr before the suspension of the
Bank OF California, says the Carson
lTgca', That institution made u contract
with the Superintendent Of the Mint in
this city, to furnish the same with
$500, OJU i'll bullion. Al the date Of the
suspension the Bank had furnished
about SlG0, 900. OF course the closing
OF the Bank stopped, temporarily, II
further efforts TT fulfilling the Contract.
Mr.. Crawford informs us that within Il
week or 50 past some 500, 900 lnorc
hive been furnished, l"aYing less than
$3.50, 900 to be furnished.
LAST evening Ed. Brannan received n
telegram and loft for Eureka for the pur-
pose Of taking nlook at things, and very
probably Of q trial of wind and speed in
a race with All. ChaIta up and down the
mountain there. There are those Mt
Eureka who Hrc willing 10 back Ell in u
tTial OF Tint kind, and it is very possible
that somebody may back u worse iunn
against him. He couliiinl II amount
of buCicTs here for Il race mp and down
Mount Davidson, with which le is fam
iliar. E"ierprhc, Sept. 3Uh.
OY Inst Tuesday afternoon, while en-
gagged in unloading logs from Il log wag-
on at IIoca, California, II yong mnn
named Marshall Gould NIT with an nc
cidcnt which resulted in his almost i'm
mediate dcntlI. In unloading the top
log was not coming down readily, and
he climbed up to make some change in
the chains when the log started 10
roll and took him along with it.. lie
was Instantly crushed. aud died in ten
minutes. lie MAS IL native ~ Maine.
The DErOr Observation-Disclosures
dent Evcrcts yesterday settled upon the
location Of the depot Of tho Eureka and
Palisadc Railroad. As was furcshad-
owed IN Yesterdays Ssnhuei, ho has fix
ed upon u point near the Consolidated
works. This settles the matter for tho
present, leaving no further doubt on tho
subjcct.-rStHtHSi .SY'. son.
TmEHE will he n series Of raccs over
Davis track, Reese River, on Sunday.
October 81, Monday, November /, and
Tuesday, November 2. Liberal puis,s
NJ" offered, ah,, i large number Of
horses from abroad ara expected to take
pant in these races.
AccoEuISG to tclcgrnnrs from Carijoo,
last weeks wash-ur from the Ynmcvu
yer claim was $50 ounces; for til" Vic
'oiia. 40; and FOR the Van Win!lr,
LOO ounce 90. equal Ia about So. ggn.
or -, loo per share for the week, clear
Of all expenses.
The jury in The cnso Of Raymond