The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-09-11
CoItSUCOPIi GLEASINCS.
CoRSUcorIA, Sept. s, 1875.

SoRSUcofIA, sept. ., 1870.
EDS. INDEPENDENT: Notwithstanding
the backsct given this place by the
burning Ct tie L"op:rl mil! ard tire
scarcity OF coin caused by the late lnan-
ci.' craeh in S"r francisco, tho town
in steadily improving. Among the
Buildings cc:umrncc1 ard nearly com.
pletcd since your visit kcr", r"y he
mentioned noarro'I lGhc.y -nd chop-
houac AMI Dickinson's drug sto.c Oh
! Ella street, und \. Is. Walters ,cc:.lcrce
on ,.nin street. Work on GREATER &
Co.. stone store is progressing, e.. /
also III Sam. AIooBcr'S frc-prcuf store,
and in i shor; time both, with lnsIu-
moth stocks, will he rordy TO supply
nearly MI our physical wants. IN the
meantime, GREATER IL Co. have orcrr,l
out i'll the house where Cochran fuIu-
erly run his restaurant. be
Development Of outside clnims con-
tinucs undated, aud at no time have
the prospects looked more favorable.
The Leopard is still sending to the sur
face its usual quantity Of high grade
ore, and i'll little while after the new
mill stcams up look out for coach loads
OF silver bricks. ..-.
Just now the horse rncing mania il
quite prevalent among this people, and
the posscssUr Of n thoroughbred plug il
parsonage OF more than ordinary in,-
portancc. would write up" the
different contests, but do not wish to
change the INDEPENDENT from u news
to sporting paper.
Do no suppose for moment that
horse racing constitutes the sum total
OF our enjoymcnts. On Thursday
night Iioglc's hall WIS brilliantly light
ed up, good music secured, and about
thirty couples Of ns urbane gentlemen
md HASTILY nttircd ladies' ms can be
found i'll any locality assembled, and
There was revcly by night"
but as there is none of Jenkins III my
composition, yUn need not expect IL
laced gaitcr-hil-glov French millincr-
shoo-hy-neck-tic account of the affair.
Cochran furnished the refreshments,
and hHd the pen Of some gourInand
i would tell you how the ocean, the for
est and the vineyards Of France and
California were made to yield their
choicest dclicacics TO tempt the appc-
titcs and revive the spirits OF the gay
party. AS it is l can truthfully shy the
table wns loaded with fish and game Of
all kinds and pyramids Of cake, and the
popping Of champagne corks, reminded
one Of an artillery duel during the late
unplcasuntncss.
This morning young Lochinvar
started with his Dulciann Idahownrd.
Ar yet there has been no mounting Of
CRANES Of the Seihcrby clan," but n
mamma, full Of maternal yenruings, is in
hot pursuit. May she overlukc the run
hwnys is the wish Of HI TIE.
Transfer KILLEp.-Wc learn that
the dead body OF a teamstGr was
brought into Cornucopia late Saturday
night, and was laid ont i'll l.. /. IIoglc' +
unfinished hall. The driver OF the team
who VAS following that of deceased
from Cope towards Cornucopia brought
III the body, and reports that deceased
waS thrown from the wagon and killed
by the wheels Of the vehicle, which
passed over him. The unfortunate man
appears to have been Il total stranger in
that section, being unknown to even the
person who brought in his. lifclcss body.
He is described as being about feet 10
inches in hight, light, sandy hair, and
about 40 pounds in weight.
Concentrating Mnyhugh, who
hns just returned from visit Ia 1.-the
liorn,' informs us TINT the Leopard
Company is pushing to completion its
new mill with all possible speed.
About 100 men are employed iii aud
abnnt tn" mill; all that can he worked
to advantage; and IL is thought it cnn
be got rcndy for business by the 10th Of
next month.
Two hundred and fifty u. s. regulars
arrived this evening by special train
from San Francisco.