The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1875-05-08

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that he has slipped his end of net and
wants assistance to recover it. Our eyes
have become accustomed 10 the darkness,
and presently VIC notice n couple of fish,
ing boats bear down on him and in n few
moments the net is recovered, and after Il
icwwords between the occupants, the three
boats separate and all is quiet again. Soon
ia boat with two men appears, and is
hailed by the watcher on shore. 1t is the
harbnr police boat with officers just re-
turning, from q visit to Il. vs.sri III the
| stream that had been threatened with Il
raid from sailor boarding house runners.
They run into the shore, We jump aboard
aud arc soon gliding swiftly over the wa
!crs, and in n few minutes are Mt the
wharycs. At intervals we are challenged
by watchmcn; "Policc is answered. and
we muvc OH. Or request Tie officers
agrcc to go along the front and Under the
wlarvcS. The little craft darts under a
dock, black, dank and clammy. STEADY,
with the oar; look out for the piles, " and
slowly we move along. AZ times brush
ing against wet, Shiny pile, and n con-
tact with which sends II shudder through
our frame, SO much IS it like the clnmmy
touch Of II drowned mans body. Yet
there Is a strange fascination this crush
ing among the piles. We soon pull from
under the docks and along an open space,
and again plunge into the darkness and
gloom. The dark piles at regular inter
walls seem the sentricS Of some goblin
land, sinnding aghnst Mt our invasion of
tlIcir domain. Then our little boLt pulls
out intu. the open wafer To be greeted by
perfect ovation Of ycips, snarls and
barks from over Il dozen ship dogs. We
continue our way, nov under dock, now
in the open wafer, and finally brin. up ut
tic Pacific Mail Dock, where we are sur
rounded by three Custom House boats.
The Ollici1lS are soon satisfied that We are
not smugglers nor bay pirates and re
sumc their guard over the China steamer.
We remain with them Il few moments, and
tiivn set out on the return tIip. AZ Fol
som street We get ashore. Along Si"UIit
street tn Market, thence ulnhc Eat street,
is ;!drk nr1 cherries. '-in excellent
locality for murder and ',hIDghI;nr,'
remarks our guide. Eight years ago,
when scamcn were in demand ana scarce,
many IL poor fellow was drugged, led to
this street, bound and gagged in the dark
ness, to recover when far out ut sea-"
1t is now long after midnight; the sa-
l0::ns arc closed, rnd cnlv Il f:w. coffee
stands arc open to caiCi the gt:::y dimes
Of weary, wandering night-owls. After
II few hours of talk on siiloT-lifc and WI
ter matters in general, our guide suggests
taa, "a. il IS n"a morning good wind-up
t" the nights sightseeing would be visit
To the free lodgings Of the vagrants. We
start for the Market street wharf, and as
we 80 watch the dawn gradually break
ing over DablO's peak. BY the lime the
wharf is reached il is broad day. On
Market street wharf and East street pier
ARE many tons Of hay in bales, and to
protect them from The damp air they arc
covered by iarmulin. We Chamber tn the
top Of one of these piles, and walking TO
the center lift up corner of the canvas,
and look down into space beneath. \
mass of clothing, bouts, hats, and faces
form an incOn4ruous picture. All are
huddlcd together like so many sheep for
mutual warmth, and though so united in
this, i'll character and appearance how
different. There lies Il man who has seen
moi less than forty years service in litc's
battle, and TN his face arc traces of dissi-
patton and want. Near him il II boy not
over sixteen years ofagr, who has vicious,
=
In him We rcc"cnilc petty thief Mhrhi,
already brcn several times in Jail. Others
of the group appear to b. men who havc
b"rn unfortunate with regard 10 employ
ncnt and worthy of pity and >uccor. Oar
movements above have awakrnrd the boy,
nmd he lay moving has awakened the rest
and they all 'hivcringly look up and rub
their eyes. Their feet arc frozen, and after
an effort they move of in rotation AL with
shccpish look except the boys who seem
Ia enjoy il as something "smnrt." Old
Sol slowly dances above the Contra Costa
Mountains, and combining with the bark
ing dogs and ruttling carts, wakes other
vagrluts, and rs We stand 0n our pile oi
llay wc see them creeping ont OF all quar-
icrS and from the most improbable beds
They seem glad TO get into the Sun and
stand shaking themselves until clear OF
the straw and Chills aud then move away
leaving us Ia mediate on our experiences
Of night on the City Fronts. II. Post
THE SATDINE.--Man persons are in
the habit or dcspising tie littlc sardinc
and get that tOOthsomc and delicate fisl
is regarded as Il valuable article for con.
| sumption, the oil which i, so freely cN.
udcs being little inferior tu the est cod
liver oil. The principal Sardinc fishery
is in the Mediterranean, where large
quantities are caught, but Tho majority o
sardincs Sm.Calicd are merely sprats. rht
trade in these fish amounts 10 ncarl,
c!00,00n in vniuc per nnnum. Tho cuI in!
! principle l. quito simple. After bcn!
carefully wnshrd aud saItcd, they M
dried in the @ttn Ur winh; they are thea
! put int" h"ii;rg nil, nitCr Which they ~,
| placed in bnXcs, the lids snidrrcd on, an,
| tho wiuIr affair cNpoycl To- tho action -
steam. Great quantities al the fish ar,
taken oil tho coasts of DrYunslIirr m,
Cornwall. Dr. GumihGr, the Cm;mcn
naturalist Of tho British Museum, has de
ciarcd the pilchnrd to belong To The sam
genus 80 The original sarlinc of the Med
itcrrnncau. This opinion has greatly in
creased the value Of the hitherto dcspisc,
sprnt, and the business Is likely to prov
II more extensive urc than ever.
SuME gentlemen were talking about
notorious coqurttc, when one Of ihrm u.
t"nishcd his companions by saying: "
offered her my hand yesterday, and Slr
; accepted it," "TIowr "Whcrc2" "Tc
, us nIl about it," eagerly exclaimed I'll
: excited gentlemen. "lt was just ns sl
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