Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-05-17

Yesterday afternoon, says Sunday
mornings Enterprise. at the lay ing of
the corner stone of the new hall of the
Pacific Coast Pioneers, DR.. Delavan,
VIM. Ford, Lawrence Kelly and J. q.
Swain were brought face to face. These
gentlemen left New York together
February /. lS49, on board the ship
Falcon. They We're on the lsthmus
together twenty eight days, then am
tn San Francisco on the Oregon. They
landed in San francisco April l, lS49.
Captain Pearson, oi the Oregon, is now
dead; Richard Whitney, first mate, is
dead; VIM. Dali, second mate, is dead;
bu. these four .old boys" are exceed.
ingly alive and ardently assisted in
laying b CONVERSIONS yesterday.
They regan laying it at Piper's Saloon,
corner of b and Union streets, and con-
tinued laying il as far east rs G street.
On & street they turned south and be-
gan laying it in the direction of Gold
Hill. They laid it i'll each saloon on
the west side of { street, regard e,s of
friend or foe. AZ 6:4U last e.ening a
telegram brought the cheering inteiIi
gence to the people of this end of the
lead that they were passing the Ash
land House ON The Divide, ON their way
to Carson. Until yesterday these four
had not met in twenty seven years.
and, having met, the chances are that
they will not part in twenty-seven
years.
During the months of January and
March last, says the Winnemucca
Register, the Northwestern stage that
runs between Boise and Silver W as
robbed at various times, and a large
moun Of coin and gold bars stolen.
The ease was vi zen to j. n. Tbaeker,
special agent of Wells. Fargo & Co, to
rested, in the vicinity OF Silver City
and Boise, five men whO were con.
cered in the robbery. One of the par
ties arrested is All assayer at Silver
City; another is an old time stage.
named Charley Downey. The names
of the others we did not learn. The
assayer worked the stolen bullion for
the boys. The stage driver was ar
rested from the box. The case is a
clear one, az one or two Of the parties
arrested have peached on the rest.
We learn, says the Carson Tribune,
that an employee OF the Mint in this
city, II few days since persuaded Il
couple of citizens IF this town TO sign
"a note for him so that be might obtain
a loan of Sl0O from one of our banks.
He received the money and disap-
peared, so we are told, from town that
night. We are also told that a few OF
his creditors got together a day o n two
since and reckoned up something over
800 that he owed to different parties
in the city.
The Helena Herald has the follow
ing: "Dom Pedro, while recently in
Salt Lake City, was cOurteously in
vited by Brigham to walk into his lit
tie parlor and be introduced to Mrs.
Young. Dom, WHO, by the way is up
Il have but u half day at my leisure,
and regret that this brief time would
not admit OF my receiving a full intro
duction to Mrs. Young. However,
give them my regards"
The citizens of Elko are about 10 or
ganize a fire department. A tirst-class
fire engine is to be purchased, and
other precautions taken to pro ect
their town from fire.
Il. v. Julien has been appointed
Commissioner OF the United States
Circuit Court, for the District OF Ne
vada, to reside in Winnemucca.
1t is reported that the Montezuma
mine, owned by Gen. Buckner, has
been sold to a Chicago company for
$4,000.