The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-05-01
The kLKO lNDEPENDEN
MAY l. 1878.

"Lokul items of tho Carson Tribune
has been interviewing the plaza sur
rounding the Capitol building. Hero
is the result:
The Capitol square is full of little
bits Of wood. driven in by the survey
Ors. the Capitol Commissioners, and
their advisers. We endeLvored to
count those pegs this morning, and if
no mistake Was male there is one mis-
sing. We counted 3T5 surveyors and
their aids at work at various times.
The three commissioners AMI their
deputies, together with twenty-five
disinterested advisers, mnlo I0G aud
we can find but 405 pegs. The wrong
coming up, and tue ground will have
come to the surface. Tho now trees
will have to lie imaginary for the ple>-
ent year, and the pegs are to lie painted
green to show how nice the shrubs
will appear when they arc in II growing
condition. If they do weller in the
future 30 much tho better for them.
Mr.. J.. Charles Gruber, Of tho Union
Hotel, Dayton, who passed through
Silver CITY yesterday, says tho Lyon
County Times, informs US that II party
OF wood-packers getting out wool near
Como, ten miles above Dayton, on
Saturday, was fired into by n band of
Indians. and stamp >ded into Dayton.
Tho woodmon say tho attack was sud
den n without .provOcation. They
saw only three Indians, but declared
that these were beyond a doRbt Piutes.
Az soon as tho alarm was given mt Day
ton O party Immediately started in per-
suit. and If they find the facts rs report
ed, will, We presume. chaStise tho red
( nggressors. We are of the opinion
that, II Piutes, it must have been IL
! hunting party of young braves who dn
not realize the consequence of fling
upon tho whites. If caught they should
be given their first lesson, md that Il
Bevere ono. .~..
During the month of January and
February Of this year the exports of
iron and steel rails from Great Britain
to Russia fell of from 6,524 tons in
1874 to 1.023 tons in 1876, and to the
United States from 16. 978 tons to f.
6S1 tons. Peru, S.952, and British
India, 1906 tons. The total exports of
iron fell off from DC, 3ll tons IN 1874 to
11,256 in 1875. and the declared value
from Sc. $50 100 to So. GS9, 725. In the
two emily months of 1873 the total val
ne of exports Of British produce and
manufactures of all kinds was $685.
100000 For the same months in 1874
it was SIS. 500, 900, while for the same
period in 1875 it shows O further de-
cline of Sl73, zoe, 900.
SENATOR W. NJ. Stewart returned TO
Panamint on the 18th instant where he
has extensive mining interests. His
friends got up q dancing party in hon
or Of the OCCASION, and the Panamiu;
News Thus speaks of it: although the
Senator was taken much by surprise he
too was equal to the occasion, and in n
few minutes was found at the head of
the first set, and the enjoyment COM
menced. We were under the impress
SION that the Senator was becoming
somewhat aged, but on noticing hir
agile movements i'll the intrIcacIeS of
the merry dance Se made mp orr mind
that We could not guess within forty
years Of his age.
Among the many specimens of ore,
minerals and c%nriosit!es collected by
Professor Stewart in Humboldt county.
To-. exhibition at the Centennial, two
axe vorhy CT special mention. One
Is q specimen OF crystAlized sulphur
which Weighs forty or fifty pounds,
from the Rabbit Hole mine. 1t is
really beautiful and is highly priced by
Professor Stewart The other is q
bloch Of s~sccharine marble, eight or
ten inches square, from a ledge recent
~ discovered in fable Mountain, south
OF Unionville. which Stewart SAYS is
equal to the finest italian marble.
1be initial point Of the new bounda-
RI line between Eareka and Elko
counties is ON the Central Pacific rail
rosa, about bTe miits east Of Palispde
1t runs about three and n naif miles
from Ntump's ranch, at the lover Sad OF
Pho Valley, and takes in about n mile
and n half q :he old Woodruff l. Ennor
rsDcb. passing one aud a quarter miles
east OF Governor BradIoy'S house at the
Hot Springs. in Pine Valley. Mineral
Hill is in Eureka comfy 10y about Jour
miles and BrufIey's Hot Springs by q
mile and a quarter. This il according
TO the SeDtiuels, statement.
Tbs San jose Mercury OF Tuesday
states: 1t Is pretty generally believed
that yesluez' body has been taken up
and his bead taken off. yet there may
not he in fact any ground for snch q
beiief. A niece Of Vasquez, however
rhateI ht Tue county jail on Monday
that tho grave had been disturbed, and
that his people hal serious apprehen
eious that some villains had taken his
Load. They had been advised by the
frient1S to have the grave opened in tho
presence of the sheriff, and we are in.
formed that such is their intention.
The Sharp murder of Rabbit Hole
Springs IS hcccIning more and more
complicated. until now the horrible nf.
fair is n complete mystery. Rover has
been held to answer before tho grand
jury for the crime. lie has made a vol.
untury statement Of tho tragedy, md
siates that he saw Nc Worthy shoot tho
murdered man and then drag his body
away. Rover lays he did not give the
alarm because hc wNs afraid McHoril,y
would kill him. This statement NAV
be true, but IL seems hardly plausible
Two gentlemen recently from Ourn.
cy, Illinois, contemplate ESTABLISHING
nm organ factory in California. and nrc
looking around for q location. They
have Yisitcd Oakland and PctalGmn
and Mt tile latter pla"o were offered. AZ
on iDduccmont 10 go there, a building
FREQ OF ront for one year.