Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-04-13
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The placer min - in Island Mount
ain district, ElkO county, are not being
very extensively worked At present, on
account OF the snow, but what little can
be done with pan and rocker is rem
dering apparent the richness OF the
ground. Eighty buckets of dirt from
y claim owned by parties in Elko
yielded $40, an average OF two bits to
the bucket.
Mrs. Bowers, the Celebrated actress
Is playing to slim houses in Carson
She invariably attracts immense audi.
ences in San Francisco, and in all the
Eastern cities; but the fastidious. Car
sonites evidently require a higher or
der of talent than is possessed by this
celebrated artistic. iaDa
The total amount of bullion shipped
by the Consolidated Virginia Mining
Company during the past month WAS
81, 1865 s2 ~. This will pay the divi-
lend Of $40 per share just declared and
leave a surplus to be carried over OF
bet@een $500, 900 and 500, 600.
The jury in the case OF John II.
Skewers. tried for the killing of Rule
at Gold Hill on the 10Th of last De
cemher, fai,ed to agree. They stood
seven for acquittal and five for man.
slaughter. Skewers Was admitted to
bail in the sum of $40. 1000.
l.. L. Climer, of Sierra valley, was
stopped O n fhe Reno road, about three
miles from Vir .inia, last Saturday and
rot bed Of $50 in coin. He had with
him about l,400 in checks, which the
foot-pad, an Irishman, declined tax
ing.
Bob Crozier and F. L. Tannehill had
q difficulty at ElkO last week abont
some trivial matter, during which
Crozier took q shot at his opponent.
without hitting him, however. The
shontist was SEM to Jail in default of
50, coo bail.
The wife Of John Piper, manager Of
the Opera House in Virginia City. is
insane and has been taken to the
Woodbridge Asylum. The lady's
mother is at present confined in the
same asylum.
A couple of sole traders" last
week had a rough and-tumble fight at
EIko, in which ona of them, a girl
named Nellie, got away with a quarter
section Of her antagonists ear. She
was held to answer for mayhem. .
The Manhattan Silver Mining Com
pany, OF New York, is now nO more,
the concern having been transferred to
San Francisco. The property is now
owned by San Francisco and Austin
parties.
Some workmen, while digging a cell
lar on Lacour street, i'm Phoebe, recent
lxv fo,,pd c<,,srn Intimate Harao Inrrsn1
They are supposed to have been de-
posted there by phGsiciaps.
Miss Sadie Cross. a sister:in- law of
Nv, A. SeatOn, of this place, has been
| appointed to the position nj teacher
for the public school at RYE Patch.
Sehator,Wi Farrell. Of Austin, has
la'ely had an atsscksSf measles in San
Francisco, but Is now recovering.
The princess, Sarah Winnemucra,
has taken up her residence at Camp
McDermitt.
Ed. Estes, a former resident of Aus
tin and Hamilton, has recently arrived
at Virginia from Panamint.
Jacob Sheyer, an old and respected
| resident of Carson, died at San Fran.
| cisco on the Sth inst.
There Is less snow in the mountains
IN the vicinity OF Lake Tahoe than at
this season for the last ten years.
Brother Hammond is after the "a.
loon keepers Of San Francisco.
Fred. Titus, of Virginia City. has
been appointed foreman of the Bruins.
wick mine at Empire City. ri
All the mines on Bartlett creek are
said to be looking well.
The Indians are ~peaceable in the vi
entity OF Hike.