The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-08-28

| WE learn from Judge Walsh that the
Canton CompanS's furnace at Mineral
City will start up i'll about ten DAYS.
A large quantity Of ore Is nov az the
furnace ready to be run through. Sa.:
Of which is from the company's MINIS ),
and part from Ward District. He fur.
ther informs us that the mines in VAIL
District are CONSTANTLY improving as
/ depth is attained. \ furnace will Le
| put up there soon, and il now looks Is
though WaId District wouid soon be u
very promising camp>-IGold HILL
] News. .... .... :
The water in the Carson river is
steadily falling. Notwithstanding this
all til" great mills including the Eureka
| ard brunswick, are still able 10 run
half tEeir stamps. There is no chauce
for Use until the SNOW again falls on
the mountains Several Of the Lead
ing mines, which furnish the mills With
ore are decreasing their yield. \ num-
Der OF men will be thrown out of EN-
rloyment until late neat fall.-[Nir-
ginia Chronicle
USErE the provision OF the new law
the Catholics of France will establish
-four universities at once. One Il: Lille,
where Two hundred thousand fraucs
have already been collected: the second
mt Anglers; the thirtl at Paris, which
will be uuler the direction of Arch
h-skcp @! Paris and Monseignuer Du-
panloup; the fourth will w. founded by
the Jesuits ut Poitiers. They will have
medical faculties,
\ CENSUS is taking in Massachusetts.
The Boston Traveller SAYS: "a liberal
estimate OIL the data in hand gives
Boston three hundred and fifty thUus-
and inhabitants, which estimate, should
II prove correct, would show that this
goddly city has wnScd and grown well
during the last five Years, and added
nearly one hunercd thousand to its pop
ulatlou."
THERE are in Humboldt County six
teen quartz mills containing 125 stamps;
and two grist mills, containing six run
OF stone. There arc 3,2i3 horses, 3GS
mules, 10 asses, III, $50 cows, 1000
calves, ~, S93 beef cattle, and 200 oxen.
Ot sheep there are 20,O3l; Cushmcre
and AnSora goats $50 hogs GOO; chickens
G'sGO; turkeys G3; geese A, and OF
ducks, 1900. 20 30. '. e..
SINGULAR DIscovERY.-A correspond
cnt writing to the Salt Lake Tribune
from Southern Utah, near the Rio Vir-
GIN, tells of Il singular discovery. In n
series OF low sandstone ridges ami sand
hills Is found the remains of large trees.
pctritied and strongly iInprcgnatcd with
mineral. Whit appears to have been
the bark of the tree carries the highest
percentage Of silver.
force of men are now busily enra-
| ged i'll the speedy construction of the
Philadelphia furnace, and we under
stand that it will be ready to start up
on or before the 10Th of next month.
Mr.. Paterson is pushing the work
ahead rs inst rs possible, and his cner-
gy is being made apparent i'll the rapid
manner i'll which the furnace is being
coInpleted.-(W White Pine News.
The number of depositors in the
Savings Banks of California is ninety
| one thousand five hundred. The banks
owe their depoS;tors S74,G0l, 1857
They have on hand i'll cash, 81, ;}li3. 800,
ana reserve fund of $5,703, 200.
4 Loans outstanding SIC, 1879, 100. Dur
ing the hrat half Of this year the banks
paid 50, li7 500 in dividends.
Ar the special meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Savage Mining COMPANY.
held at San Francisco on Tuesday last
II was decided to increase the number
Of shares from IL, 900 To H., 600, an(
the capital stock to $li ,2O0, 900. The
present holders will receive six fol
one. '
THERE has been graded, packed nnf
|
this season three hundred and clever
thousand seven hundred pounds Of wool
This constituted the bulk Of the WOO
crop OF Lander, Nye, Eureka, Whit.
Pine md Elko counties.
THE Elko Independent now comes I,
us rs II dnily. The numerous minin.
enterprises that have recently Hprun.
up IN that county has warranted thu
propTie;ors Of the Independent in maxim.
the change. We hope their new under
Iaking may prove succcss.-[W Whit,
Pine News.
The first number of the Daily EIkc
Independent has reached IFS. The lit
tie stranger has business like look
ana evidently is III the hands of newspa
per men. Elko needs Il daily paper
and should support the independent. -
Virginia Chronicle.
SINCE last February, law Of Arizon,
has provided for the payment of $5, OUl
reward to the person who should frs
procure flowing winter ny means Of nrte
sian wells, but no attempt has yet beel
made to procure winter in that way.
OS the 2d day Of September the con
ference Of the NJ. l.. Church for th,
State of Nevada will commence IN Reno
All the ministers of that pcrsuasio,
who receive their appointments from
this Conference will he present
Two ASD 4 HALF MILLIONS or DOLLAR
have been collected by Madam MncMn
hon for the relief nj the sufferers by In,
lntc innnudationS i'll France. Anon.
tho contributors is tho Viccroy o
Egypt. -' ........ =
IT is reported that the strike In
been made in one of the BROOKLYN Com
pHny'S mines in tho north end Of Pen
vine District, ore from which assays u,
in the thousands.
II il reported that Gen. A. J.. Pace i
so i'll, in san Francisco, that his life /
disparcd of, md that news Of his dealt
may be looked for at my moment.
| Immigration into the United State
shows Il decrease of ~ 900 for tho sea
ending June both 1875 M compared Will
the ycnr ending June 30, 1871.
TnE Democrats Of the Thirteenth Sen
ntorinl District nominated Frank Nc
CoPpin, cx-NHyor. for Senator from thu
district in California.