The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-01-22

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TIE Ophir Mining Company ycster-
day morning resumed hoisting ore from
the 1900 foot-levcl and tao Slopes above
that point. The Nevada and Winfield
mills will DO started upon this orc rs
soon Ms a supply can be hauled to them.
The new north engine works we'll and
smoothly. 4 huge gallery is being
built and is more than half completed,
from the mnin hoisting-works to the
east ore-house--the ore-house Mt which
wagons are loaded. This gallery is a
regular fraino building about thirty
feet in width and over 800 feet in length.
Through the center runs the car track
over which the ore is transported 10 the
ore-house. having Oil each side storage
rooms for a large quantity of timbcrs,
ropes, cables md other stores and nppn-
ratus such Us it is desirable to keen
under shelter. This now shed or gai-
lery Is an immense affair, and added 10
the other buildings of the company
gives them n great extent OF ground
that Id inclosed and roofed.-Ennrpri:r.
TnE Sentinel of January IL publishes
n joint statement Of the Auditor and
Treasurer OF Eureka County of receipts
and disbursements for tho quarter end
ing Dec. 81, which shows that tho total
debt Of the county, including bonds and
all, is only about $25, 000. The debt at
the beginning OF the last quarter was
500, 932 IL. In round numbers il has been
reduced $3S, 900 during the last three
months. We hive always figured, saws
the Sentinel that tho debt of the county
at no beginning OF 1877 would a%pproxi-
mate Sl0,OO0, but at tho rate it has
been curtailed tho past season tho most
likely thing is that We will not owe q
single dime ut tho expiration Of the
present year. The excellent mana
cement OF our very judicious Board of
commissioners II Auditor, coupled
with tho great benefit derived from tho
practical working Of Eurcka's Current
Expense Fund, has contributed int
measurably to this satisfactory con.
dition Of affairs.
by a dispatch from Phoebe, published
III another place in to-day's Enterprise,
it will be seen TINT Colonel Jonathan
Williams, ownor of this paper in the
early days Of Washoe, committed suicide
night before last by taking laudanum.
He wns evidently not in his right mind
ut the time OF taking the fatal dose, az
he left o note III which he pronounced n
curse against tho Enterprise. Why he
should do so il in his right mind il il
hard to divine, as the parties who pur.
chased the paper Of him honestly paid
him for it, Rftcr which no remained n
considerable length of time about the
Office, his relations with the new pro-
Irictors being 10 all appearance of tho
most cordial description. Wo can think
Of no other reason for his cursing the
Enterprise than that he may always have
regretted selling out Of it.-Eaierpri4s,
Jdn"0ry 10.
The Chinese factions In this place
nro still OIL tho wnr-path and urc liable
to have another big fight almost aus
dny. Officer jackson, who is OH duty
in that part Of the city, says that NO
movement looking to nn amicaLle set.
Element Of their differences has been
made by either tho Sam Sing or the
Hop Sing company. They arc con.
stantly watching each other; all arc
armed and, whenever the opportunity
oifera, a mar Is shot. Tho WARTIME
they nrc wnging il Of the kind 80 popu.
lar with tho "n0bln red men, In The
course Of q month or two they will
probably have progressed 30 far In thu
species Of w~arfnrc ns to begin 10 take
scalps.- Enterprise.
The Phoebe Rccord Of January 1871,
Raya: We yesterday saw q letter from
John l.. Durkce, Fro Marshal ut San
Francisco, in which he snys that lately
no has been obliged TO cut of some Of
the insurance policies in Phoebe. owing
TO Tho extra risk incurred during tliis
cola snap by tho freezing OF water, etc,
whereby tho town might DO irrcvocabIy
ruined In II night. He Inns also heard
OF threats being made that IL certain
property Tas not delivered up il would
he burned down. This caused the mol
icics Of Insurance to br cancelled by
telegraph by tic companies.
TIE Winnemucca Rtgistr says Of tho
humboldt sulphur mines: McWorihy's
retoris nrc turning out plenty Of sui.
phur and q ready market Is found for
it. There seems to he 10 doubt about
tho enterprise paying. The people
about the Humboldt House think the
Smart Alec who reported the Halo aud
Duffy mines given out ought to SO there
md SEQ them. There nrc thousand Of
tonS Of almost p uo sulphur in sight.
FnHSEFoRr, KY., Gdviccs aro that nj
Q O'Clock Tuesday morning, tho Demo.
Eratic cnucuS unanimously nominated
Beck for United States Senator.