The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-11-06

The Sonora Democrat of October Both
relates this incident:
The summit Of the South Half Dome
in The Yosemite valley has ut last been
attained, u Scotch sailor named AMBER
son having climcd the prrcipicc, IL dis
lance Of 1850 feet 10y means Of spikes
"nd ropes. accomplishing one of the
most pcrlious fcats OH record. The as
cent wGs made OH the 18th of Scptcm-
Der, and on the 10th half a dozen four
lists successfully reached the dizzy
hight. They found an area Of about
100 acres Oh the suInmit of the dome.
and say that Il magnificent view IAN be
obtained from the hight. Last season
an English tourist attempted 10 reach
the top Of the Dome, and fniIcd. He
then offered $500 to any one who wo,ld
accomplish the feat and arruupe il 81
that he could follow. There Is but one
chance left FOR an ADVENTUROUS mnu TO
eclipse AndersOn's feat, and that is for
some one to reach the "Trcc i'm tb.
Niche" n pine which projects from 4
cavern or platform 1000 feet from tho
valley OIL the sheer fnce OF III Captain.
The Phoebe Record, Of the 2olh ult.,
has The following concerning the ont
look Of the Bonanza mines: 4 gentle
man Of Picckc yesterday received n
Telegram from San Francisco, from n
reliable party there, to the effect thnt
tho Consolidated Virginia will continue
TO pay II dividend Of ten dollars a share
per mouth, hight along, and that the
California would nIImcnc to Duy div
idendS either III March or April next.
The source from whence this came muy
be considered reliable.
TIE following method is used in Ger
many for The preservation Of wood
Mix forty parts chalk, fifty resin, four
iinscccd oil, melting them togctllcrin IN
iron pot. then add ono part Of native
oNldo Of copper and afterwards one
part OF BrlplInric acid. Apply with Il
brush. When dry, this v~ar1iisll is rs
hard as stone.
The Gold Hill Ncws says: We lear,
from reliable authority thuL Ike Bate.
man, proprietor Of tho international
hotel, NirSinin, proposes rebuilding i'm.
mcdiately. llc will not put up n "sbc.
bang, hut II hotel every way Guunl, il
not superior, to the II destroyed l.,
tho fire.
Mr.. Mnckcy say that he has 10, 900.
900 feet Of lumber ut l%Tunakcr's, whit,
ing Ia he ns@l in tho reconstruction o.
the Consolidated Virginia hoistiua
works. This inatcrial will DO brought
To The ground as soon IA tho railroad
tunnel 10 completed.
4 lutte letter from Cheyenne snys
"Thc election here last week was cxcit.
ing. Tho ladies' all voted and gwcpI
everything clean How natural thai
Tho woman should go to sweeping ~
ms soon rs she had voted.
TnE Louisville Conrjcr-.iomH0i credits
Parson Newman with the AUTHORSHIP,
Of that clause OF President Grants Dcs
Moincs speech predicting u religious
war In America.
Rev. Dewitt T'almagc has figured ~
Tint there arc now 100 900, 600, 600 Of
children in Heaven robcd in white aud
singing praises TO their Creator.
TES Thousand tons OF Esqujmalt steel
rails for the Canadian Pacific Hallway
will be loaded ut Halifax during the mp.
prOacliiDg winter.
BETS nrc mndc in London That tho
Prince Of Wales will he n~ssnssiHatcd
before his visit To India Is finished.
There is nos II continuous limo Of
rail from New York 10 Galveston.