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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26
THE ELKO INDEPENDENT
SATURDAY. JUNE 80. 1878.

FIRE AT HALLEcK STATIoS.--On Sun
,lay morning last Mt 8 o'clock the freight
house of tho Railroad Company Mt Hal
leck Station wns burned. together with
its contents, +. l.. Cullisch, the agent
NJ tho company at that place, was sleep
ing in u room in the building. and whs
awakened ut that time by his pet dog
II little shaggy thing about the sizo Of
your fist-to find his room and bed in
flames. lie jumped through window,
followed by his faithful animal, and
,nadc his escape. So completely was
he stiiied by tho smoke TINT he run of
the end Of the platform, falling To the
ground. and broke his left leg inst
above tho ankle, forcing the bone
through the skin, until it protruled
several inches. He was quite badly
burned on the right leg and side. lie
was brought to this place, and DIR.
Meigs dressed his wound. Mr.. Callisch
IS not dangerously injured, and has
been taken to Sacramento 10 the COM.
rauy's hospital for treatment, whore he
will shortly he r~ecupcmted. The poor
little dog, Who saved his masters lie.
WAS pretty thoroughly singrd. hut is
not injured in the least. The building
lad but little freight in it at the time,
the principal amount being 10000 cart.
ridges for Camp ll"llock, which had n
merry time popping away. The origin
OF the conllagration is unknown, but it
was probably kiAdlcI b. sparks from
the circus train. which passed the depot
only n short time before the fire broke
out.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

ANoTHER MILh.--lhc leopard Mill
nnd Mining Company, Of C%0rmrcopin.
not having sufficient milling capacity
TO meet lis demands. has purchased
Of the Mineral Hill Mines Company
The magnificent 2O-s;nmp mill erected
ly the hitter nj Mineral Hill ut n cost
Of $4,000. which will nj uncc he taken
down and moved to ~CorLucopia. This
is splendid mill, has never been usel
Gnt little, md is rs good rs new. The
price pail for the mill ~ it now stands
was only SIT 800, but by the time il il
torn down, moved to its destination
and put i'll running order il is expected
to cost the Company almost SJO,000.
The machinery is expected to he ready
to run in about 90 days, and then the
hnllion will commence to flow in large
quantities from the ''Ii0In," Il lurrn
number Of mines in that district have
ore on their dumps. and only wait for n
chance to MILL it, which will probably
he Afforded them this Fall. ~ we have
been informed that us soon as the new
inIll Is in operation the Leopard Com.
lany will Ia prepared TO do all the Gus.
tom work that comes Ia il.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

CLrAN ur.--Thc Cinnamon employed
on ;lIis section were, on Monday last,
."hgnE"d in cleaning mp tho paper and
other rubbish which has Accumulated
around tho dcpots at this place; and
% things in that vicinity nre in con.
sequence much improved in appearance
Tho cause Of all this was The fact that
y few days since n passing train fired
the said trash, and came near causing
Il disastrous confederation,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

GA sunday last All Gloom was in
hchird to ling Fee in the sum OF 81.
and the latter demanded payment
thereof, which inrcnscd the former.
\ row ensured in which Mr.. Coon
received Fees compliments in the
shape of n %tca-cur. over the head.
Judge I~aylor's court was occupied on
IucaLny with the cnse Of tho tate vs..
Fee. the Jury discharged Fee, hut Van
Fleet ani Bigalow didn't care ns they
got their share of Fec.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

PERsnSAh-Col. Hill. of the Chica-
go Il PittshnrS Railroad, and party,
had " special car on TUESDAYS train.
Hon. J.. VI. Smith, Of Smith. Rand
II Van Fleet, is in town attending tho
District Court.
Mrs. j.. Wilsey, who has been visit.
ing relatives in l:lk0 for some days
past, returned la Sacramento tuesday
j. IL. l~irmlI"y has returned from
Caiiinrnin In good hrnlth AMI splits.
'0Il"y Bcinnrl has gone to Cornurop.
IN 10 look around.
T.. +. Gerald. Of the &. r. Il Il Co.
was IN town Thursday. AMI wrn. to
i!"llrck I" open mp II nov oiiic" at that
Etitinn.
TIrus. Ilil,lrcilr. Of Dunplry T. Hid.
roth. WAS also in town lhuIsiIy. on
his way Ia the great East.
Attorney Rand returned from the
Golden State thursday. fill Of vinegar
for the present form Of court.
Warren Iceland nf tho Grand Hotel
San Francisco. was - passenger on
Fridays west hound train.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

MouE~ CArrLE.-L. l.. IIoglc, Of
: PhTinndc, this week purchased of Park
& Tnbcr. Of Elko, tho thoroughhrcds
"ElkO Chief" IL rod and white bull,
md "1ilac." II runi buirrr. 1hcy nrc
both excellent animals. and Mr.. IIoglc
p"id " good price for tlIom, hut no Inns
evidently got his moneys worth.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

From Cornucopia wo learn thct tho
camp it very lively, considerable build.
ing being done, and since il has been
nsccrtain"d that another mill is to be
erected work lms been resumed on
many nf the "Outsi,lc" mines. Plenty
Of good pay orc will bo extracted, and
the new mill will have Nil tho work
IL can do.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

The residents of Cornucopin nrc TO
have the Fourth Of July visit thai piece,
and intend to commemorate its arrival
in regal style. Horse races, speeches.
dancing, etc, will be in order, and
plenty Of fun will come in rs IL dessert.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

Judge Mayhugh. the U. S. Register,
has received patents to land for the fol-
lowing persons. who are requested to
call for them, -Abner Wiseman, Robert
\. Dunlap, John Il. Jones, John j.
Roulstone and John A. Palmer.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

We are credibly informed that Elko
is to he baptized by md through the
ngency of a sprinkling cart. Surely
something is needed to assist in dispens-
ing with the unlimited quantities of
dust which ill ones eyes ut all hours
Of the day even on Commercial street.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

Smith Van Drcilcm has stocked the
road I" ~Cornucopia, aud runs II couch
every other day. Ito hus the mil
conirnct. AMI intends To rush either
maln or female through in II hours
from il" time they start from Elko.
lIn will Il" it, too. His Eureka line
runs ~ usual, making ii~rst-cIass time
both ways.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

PRHAcnISG.-Rcv. Mr.. Deems will
preach in the Presbyterian church,
ElkO. to morrow Sunday at IL A. NJ,
AMI at ~ l.. NJ, the Rev. S. Haner, of
CINCINNATI, o., late Missionary in
Africa.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

HORSES. six ihroughhrda, destined
TO become part md parcel Of Senators
Jones stud Of cnrrigu stock, occupied
u chr in yesterdays express train for
tho west.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

WATER DirCH.-At Inst n usu hns
been found for the wntnr.ditch. All
Summer its contents have hccn poured
out on the flat above this Office. and
now il has been turned into IL humr
from which ih" sprinkling cart is ill.
"d. All great undertakings have their
nScS. and nrc generally beneficial.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

CENSUS OF ELKo.--Up to date Deputy
Assessor WIN. Taylor has enrolled
some 500 persons as residents of Elko,
and has II large number yet to list.
lie estimates that the entire population
Of The town is between 1000 ind LOO,
which is pretty good for n small sage
brush community.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

Saxe's importation Of blooded stock
passed west the other. day, only stop
ping over here long enough to feed, aud
water and rest the stock.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

The incorporation papers of tn,
Champion mine, in Independence Val
ley, were filed with County Clerl
Green on the pol instant.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

The superintendent of this division
OF the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany's %oiH~, Frank Eell, has n force
Of men engaged III putting in red.w wood
telegraph poles along the railroad be-
tween Wells and Ogden, tho old ones
having become unfit for use.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

FEEInIrr.- I.nrge quantities of freight
Nro now arriving nt this point, princi-
paily for F,"reka, although several car
loads of lumber and merchandise have
arrived destined to Tybo, Il few ions
for Hamilton. and tho usual amount
for Cornucopia and Island Mountain.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

School CESsUs.-From the report of
the School Census Marshal for Elko
School District we learn that tllore are
between tic ngcs Of u and Is wears in
the District 80 boys and GS girls, max
ing II total CT III children, which are
entitled to draw school money from
tho State.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

Thursday ncXt will he st. Johns
Day, but the Musons of Elko will not
make any public demonstration, Ms is
sometimes the case.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

ISLAND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. from this
camp il very mcaBcr. hnt We learn that
the supply Ct water is now running
quite low, there being only enough to
keep the me ut work two or three
hours per dry, but with cvon this sup.
ply the ground is yielding from three
10 live ounces Of dust to the man.
Sllcrif Brown cdmo in on saturday.
Hirlnging some &2,0Or, tho Yield of
his claims.
Tho Island Mountain Tunnel Com.
lany arc now in on the ledge 100 feet.
bhh hive let II contract to run the tun.
mel loo feet further. When the latter
Ia finished il is tho intention Of the
company to sink from the Tunnel to
tho water level. Tho vein j. looking
SUI butter thnn usual, and IFS ore j.
proving to 10 quite rich. \ small
patch waa takon tn Gold Hill Ivy Srnn.
Tor Stevenson, and worked S2jI ~ per
ton. One md a quarter tons nrn now
on tho depot NJ thiS plnc" for shiumcnt
10 tho San Francisco Reduction works..
aHd good results may lie expected
from il.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

Mrs. s. L. Taylor, the fortune-teller
medical and business medium, is n
tho Humboldt Lodging house for q
few days.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

Auditor Frank Rogers was the recip-
lent Of au lS:pound salmon from the
Owyhee Thursday. 1t was number one;
wc'know, 'canse We tried it.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

II. D. Hnrronn has n bud looking
hand, caused Ivy tho inoculation Of aomo
diuoaGo from a SOW Le has leep milking.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

Our Cornucopia correspondent in,
fnrmsusthni the camp iscomplc;cly cap
iurcd 10y criukrts.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

on Monday lust IL party loft I;lko
Tor The northern mines. 0ur senior lie.
ing ono of them. They are good men,
nnt n stranger might possibly mistake
tIioin for blontcd bond. lioldcr4 or Crli-
iorhln prrnscrs either ol which urc n
dangerous class Of pilgrims in this
section. They arc well supplied with
eat"hlcs, smoknblcs, md our town
dealers have been forced 10 order a
new stock Of vinegar. They 20 not 10
buy mines, but aro on n voyage of din.
SoVcry, M wns Mr., Columbus, n few
hundred years since: hut unlike him
th"y sailed in II wagon, and only desire
20 ,Inll up ngninst" u silver or gold
isad WORT, II million or so. Tnacarorn,
Sothncopia. Bull RIM. the IInnscn
%Enh'aim City, Island Mountain mud
In,efm"dinto points will. 10 visited br.
~S.hoy return and from two tu four
''eh Will 10 consumed In au duinr.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26

'. G. Bartlett has become the pro.
pri"t0r Of tho Bank Exchange srloor
III this place.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-06-26
FAIR MEETING.

Pursuant to cali n meeting was held
Mt tho courthouse in Elko ut 2 o'clock
p. M OF tho 2Oth inst. for the purpose
OF considering the feasibility OF organ.
izing M Agricultural society nnd hold.
ing " County Fair this Fall. j. S.
MayhuSh Was elected Chairman and Il.
Is. Rigalow Secretary. After remarks
ny severn gentlemen, it WAS
HeSotrei, That a call, signed by all
present DC made through tho "ElEO In.
dependent" for IL meeting TO 10 held Mt
the Courthouse in Elk0, ut | o'clock
=: m. of July ID, 1875, for tho purpose
oil "liecting Al permanent organization of
IL society for tho development of the
resources OF Elko county, md that it is
the sense Of this meeting that IL Fair he
held this Fall.
Il. II. BIGALow, Secretary.
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NOTICE.

fI'0 Il. ". nAIDwtH: You are hnrrhy uotInc,
that ih"r" his lr"iI expended OH your account
labor Nnd money on tho AIlnutA AMI Jm.iicc mIuc.,
ihr stIuc lying and situate im Wyoming Mining
Dt.itirt. IN tho County II Elko nuh stato nf S,yadt,
AMI unless ypu pay III" snm" within ninety days
FROM The date nf this publication your interest In
tho above cltiIua, will be forfeited TO ia by urctA.
ton Of law made AMI provided under tho l.. 8.
stAlul,s.
". u. bfHBY
j. W. GRAN r.
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BURNED. Smith Van Drcilcn's lnrgc
'"'o, at Friends station. on tho Island
"o"ntalr road, WINS burned to tho
S,'una on Monday night about fl
SU or together with n lot Of toola.
hn,an!i'y o. barley, and eight acis of
nno W. Tho bNrn wa n worry largc
S"u' having room for 30 horses. md
t %SD Inllo valuable. No idcn Ia onIor.
n"r rra ma TO how II caught fro, as no
tboy". wn' thoro at tho limo, nor Ind
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u. u. iDfHBY,
j.. ". GRAN

wynnIns Whining District. May 80. rris. ic.s
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-11-12
An Interesting Incident.

An interesting incident has Just occurred
at Bucharest, and has created profound
sensation in theatrical circles in that place
1t seems that the proprietor of the Suhr
Circus, anxious to provide amusement for
the public, lately published an announcement
that challenge given by Jules Rigal, a
wrestler attached to the circus. bad been
accepted by gentleman who; wishing to
preserve strict incognito, would appear be-
fore the public in week. The amateur
athlete, who, it was stated, was person oc-
cupyng high social position, was rumored
to be no other than Prince Stourdja, q
Moldavian noble who has the reputation of
possessing herculean strength. On the even
ing when ''the great unknown made his
FIRST appearance in the circus, the stalls SeFe
filed with eager spectators long before tho
commencement of the performance. Rigal
and his masked opponent having made their
bow to the audience, at once commenced the
struggle, which was, however, of short du-
ration, for the distinguished unknown in a
few minutes, amidst frantic applause, Hoored
his professional antagonist. So great was
the success of the spectacle that the manager
announced to the admiring audience that
the uobeman wrestler had condescended to
appear again before them on the following
evening, when the performance was accord
ingly repeated, and was continued for sever
al successive nights, until one evening, an
indiScreet member of the troupe unfortu-
nately divulged the fact that the masked
wrestler was not distinguished nobleman,
but only one Of the clowns attached to the
circus. This led to disturbance, the "great
unknown" narrowly escaped being torn to
pieces by his late admirers. the manager and
his troupe had to Hy for their lives, and the
circus building would probably have been
dismantlcd aud destroyed but for the exertions
OF the police, who, with great difficulty, sue
ceeded in repressing what promised to be a
serioas riot.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-11-12

A mocking bird, an exquisite WARBLER,
owned by Colonel j. f. Elliott, of Jackson
vile, Florida, came to its death in . singd-
lar manner one day lately. On that day;
after the Colonel had listened u its n1elo-
dous notes for some time, lie retired to
his room for the purpose of writing. Hav-
ing finished his labors h again thought of
his pet, and went out on the piazza, intend
ing to feed it. Upon 'aking down the cage
he was shocked and grieved to find the
unfortunate little songster lying on its back
ON the bottom, its breast and neck (from
which the feathers had been pluckedD all
torn and bleeding, and it's head twisted
completely from its natural position. A
lady who resides in an adjoining house ex-
planned the mystery. She, while sitting
upon her piazza, noticed a bird very much
resembling mocking bird flying around
and occasionally alighting upon the cage.
as if wishing to hold communication with
the other. Suddenly as "pet" came near
the bars, the stranger dashed forward his
claws, caught its little victim by the breast,
siezed the neck with its strong bill, and
suddenly letting go his hold on the cage,
revolved around with lightning rapidity,
by which means the poor inmates neck
was completely wrung as is fat chickens
by kitchen scullion. Both the Colonel
and his lady were very much attach
ed to little ~Pet," as they had named it.
The other bird belonged to species
known ar the "loggerhead," and it is not
a very generally known fact that they in
variably attack mocking birds when
in their vicinity, and always in the manner
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-11-12
The vB6c Ing Ven.

,,,- ,,rl. when ilOught her veil,
no. ,gsitc veil, IN aer wedding night.
-.ar nv thin trOxn hair its fslds
- I,gg,iug. fIuEed, me 20 the Light
-. R7s.is. =cel Te1 wear at last
The brila. veil, fo-swOrn for yearer
,,....yr my fare--her hugh was hsk4eA
Nor harry eyes were filled with tears
rf,b kindly haste AMI trembling hsrd
che drqv away the sluzy mist:
,r.-.,ira. dear hearth her sweet voice said
Her loving lips my forehead kissed.
a. Missed from ont the searching light,
Tn, simmer night was calm and fair;
= l.I pa- see her plying eyes,
tfTt her soft hand smooth my hair.
ra- tender love unlocked my heart;
2rIETi 2 tears at last said,
.vgr.uo-n. indeed, - me that veil,
Be,..rt.s only love the dead"
.5a stood one moment statue-still,
Asd. mti-u,. spakc in undertOnc,
The living love may colder grow;
The deal IS slic with God alone"
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mountain.
We advanced cautiously short distance,
dodgng in and out among the rocks, till we
came to a circular edge surrounding deep
basin or hollow in the mountain.
Here the confused ciamor Of human voices
became audible, and peering out through a
Jagged opening amcng the rocks, a lively
and novel spectacle met the eye.
In the center of the basin-like valley, a
large crowd of diminutive savages; men,
women and children, were dancing around
full-grown OK in process of barbecue. There
was evidently soon to be a season of feast
ing among these black, reptile-eating little
savages Our missing mules were quietly
grazing at little distance. while Trafton
and Miss Achernap. securely bound, were
seated under the shadow OF a. oserhsnging
rock.
We ranged ourselves along the cliff in
such manner as to obtain safe shot at
them, and at a signal from the guide we
covered four of the largest and most i'm
portant-looking savages among the crowd,
and fred upon them. Three of them dropped
like stones, and the fourth ran screeching
uuu away a VAST iCuSC
of rocks at the upper end of the valley,
followed by all the rest of the terror-stricken
crew. Quickly reloading our ri6ss, ~
made a hurried descent into the valley BY
one of the numerous paths thst woSnd down
among the rocks, and releasing tbs over
joyed prisoners, and securing our three
mules. we hastily made our way back again
without meeting with the slightest opposi-
tion from the thoroughly vanquished
savages.
We learned from Trafton and his beautiful
companion, who subsequently arrived safely
in California, and were duly married in the
presence of our little party. that at the time
of their rescue they had been for three days
prisoners in the hands of the Diggers.
They had fallen upon them while asleep the
third night after their departure from Salt
Lake. | omitted to mention that we recoy-
cred the horses along with the mules.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1875-11-12

A DREAM THAT PARTED MAN AND WIFE.
-Bundy has been married two weeks and
has left his wife. Bundy is a little man,
and his wife weighs two hundred and forty
pounds, and was the relict of the late Peter
Potts. About ten days after marriage
Bundy was surprised, on awakening in the
morning, to find his better half sitting up
i'm bed crying as if her heart would break.
Astonished, be asked the cause of her sor-
row, but receiving no reply he began TO
surrflise that there must be some secret on
her mind that she withheld from him,
that was the cause of her anguish, so he
remarked to Mrs. Rundy that as they were
married she should tell him the cause of
her grief, So if possible, he could avert it,
and after great deal of coaxing he elicit.
ed the following from her:
Last night dreamed was single, and
as walked through well lighted street
came to store where sign i'm front adj
vertised husbands for sale. Thinking it
curious, | entered, and ranged along the
wall on either side were men with prices
affixed to them Such beautiful men !;
some for 81, 900, some for $500 and SO to
$3.50. And as l had not that amount L
could not purchase"
Thinking to console her, Bundy placed
his arm lovingly around her aud asked
"And did you see any men like me
there?'
ooh yes," she replied, drawing away
! from him, slots like you they were tied
-, 49,, ...I
for ten cents per bunch"
Bundy got up, and went to see his law
yer if he had sufficient ground for divorce.
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will make you suffer terribly if !oa don't
cut them.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-04-28

CoRKs.-Many persons see corks used
daily without knowing from whence come
those useful materials. Corks are cut from
large slabs of the cork tree, a species of oak,
which grows wild in the southern countries of
Europe. The tree is stripped of its bark at
about sixteen years old but before stripping
1t of, the tree is not cut down. as in the case
of the oak. 1t is taken while the tree is grow
ing, and the operation may be repeated every
eight or nine years /; the quality of the bark
continuing each time to improve, as the age of
the tree increases. When the bark is taken
off, it is snged in the flames of II strong fire,
and after being soaked for considerable time
in water 1t is placed under heavy weight, in
lghtness, the ease with which IL can be com
pressed, and its elasticity, are properties Sc
peculiar to the substance, that no effectual
substitute for it has been discovered. The
valuable properties of cork were known to
the Greeks and Romans, who employed it for
all purposes for which it is used at present,
with the exception Of stopples. The ancients
mostly used cement for stopping the mouths
OF bottles or vessels. The Egyptians are said
to have made collins of cork, which being
spread OH the inside with resinous substance,
preserved dead bodies from decay. In modern
times, cork was not generally used for stop
pies to bottles till about the seventeenth
century, cement being used for that purpose.