Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-12-23
TEALINGS

A miner named Corwin, employed
at the &. d G.. shaft, had a close call
for his life Sunday. He was working
at the bottom of the south
ment, preparing a hole for a blast, and
VA consequently in a STOPPING posi-
ton. 1t is the custom to stop the cage
within thirty feet or so of the bottom
long enough to allow the men to get
into places of safety. On this occas-
ion, however, the cage, weighted with
an empty ear, descended without a
stop and crushed poor Corwin to the
earth, breaking his leg between the
ankle and the knee, injuring his spine
and otherwise bruising and hurting
him. DR.. Heath, the attending phvsi-
clan, thinks that Notwithstanding the
sever nature of his injuries Corwin
will recover
Martin Hurt, OF whom we made
mention recently, says the Elko hide
pendent, was found on Wetin s lay,
the 18th inst, lea Island mountain,
and, rs vas feared, the unlucky man
was dead. Ever since he was known
to have been lost two parties of Cit
zens have been busily engaged in
searching the hills for him, and on the
atN tfC W hINfti ~ 1tnAt
body, reclining behind a bunch OF viii.
lows. his position being such as to
cause the belief that he had sat down
to rest, and was there frozen to dea'h.
The body was II a good state of preser
walton, and the only portion disfigured
was tine face, which had been partially
eaten by some animal. The remains
we're taken into Island Mountain and
buried ON The same da r..
As Edward Doyle. a teamSter in the
employ of Mr.. Savage, of Virginia.
Vas driving a wagon loaded with iron
down Union street, past the depot in
that city Sunday afternoon. the horses
became frightened at "A passing loco
motive, and attempted to run away.
According to the statement of some,
Doyle was thrown from mis- seat. one
of the wheels OF the wagon running
over him and breaking his back and
right arm AT the elbow. Others say
the iron slipped To the front end of the
wagon and crushed him against the
dashboard. Howeverth accident oc-
Cured. il is at least certain that his in
%iuries are so great there is little if u
hope of his recovery.
The talk about .'60l'i has not vet
died out at Carson, and unless a gen
tleinan who is now honoring the city
with his presence shall very soon re-
move himself the Vigilantes may con
slider il necessary to resume active OBJ
erations. I.aiuer, who with Percy left
the city at the warning of the ''GOl,"
has returned, and is carrying himself
in a defiant manner, although he has
received a very decidedly wordrd mott
~fication 10 leave town. He is generally.
now, in company with an empluye in
one of the Government offices, and he
Gems to think that his influence will
protect him. The general impression,
however, is that it will not.
The Con. Virginia is shipping now
500 tons of ore per day To the Sacra-
mento. Occidental, Bacon, Morgan and
Brunswick mills. A fun force OF men
is a. work in the mine and everything
above and below the ground i close
upon completion. Sunday one OF the
air compre sSors was set TO work and
was working to-day smoothly. Only
one compressor is even used, but sn
other is always kept in reserves; this
has not been put Together yet, but it
very soon will be. Two steel wire
cables have arrival, Weighing together
IL 40 pounds. They came through in
seven days from Omaha.
II. VI. Yerington. Superintendent of
the Virginia and Truckee Railroad.
says the Virginia Chronicle, has pur-
chased a directors car of the Central
Pacific, with sleeping accommodations
in it, and Yesterday he came up from
Reno. for the first time, in stVIe. III
consequence of hard times the com
pany found it necessary to withdraw
All advertising from the local papers at
the end of last month.
An assessment of ten cents per share
is levied by the North Carson Silver
Mining Company, delinquent on the
10Th of January.