The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-03-25
ElKO INDEPENDENT.
! sATUupAY- azAncIl ~. 1870.
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California is now in fair why Of adjust
inent. TIE New Idria Mining Com,say
has at length Offered TO sell its property
IN Fresno eunnty 10 Montgomery BLAIR,
Esq. of ST. Louis, Tor sl,oOO,Ooo OF
!. this suIu siO0, 600 is 70 be paid down
and 5000, o01 n to be paid in i've years,
q mortgage being taken on the property
Rt'Eeven per cent. interest. Hon. Ben
Jnl0in Butler represented Mr.. Blair in
this transaction and Dir. E. l.. Goold
Z the New Idria Mining Company. The
Company protest that this arrangement
wnS'no compromise with 31eGarrzhan.
Tho agreement IL si;rrly TO sell the
mine on the 1st Of September to Mont
gomery Bhir, II on that date he can
produce the cash promised, 800, 900.
General Butler, in his capacity as coun-
sci for Blair, stated that IKE money was
rendy and he had lis hands OH it. The
negotiations for this sale have been
nInIos; rs complicated as the litigation.
Benjamin +. Butler, as counsel for
Montgomery Blnir in Washington. in
sisted that the New Idris Company
should make a deed Of trust for the
land in question. To this 3Ir. Thomp-
son through his counsel, Mr.. Goold,
objected. About n week after Mr.. But
Ter agreed to the proposition Of Mr..
Goold, and the bond for deed to be
executed September /, 1876, was given
in Washington. Mr.. Goold brought
the bond to San Francisco, and here
Il was ratified by tho Board of Trustees,
President Thomas Bell presiding. Not
withstanding the rumors of n compro-
mise with McGaSE=han, there has been
no action of this kind taken. The
company have simply agreed to sell
the mine on the 1st Of September to
Montgomery Blair, provided the first
i payment OF $i00, COO coin is forthcom-
ing nj that time.
The rules for the traiuinS-ship James
town, passed to print by the San Fran
: cisco Board of Supervisors on Monday
evening, provide that candidates for ad.
mission must be between fourteen and
eighteen years of age, and physically
capable for the duties Of sea life. An
entrance fee sufficient TO cover the ex-
pcnse or furnishing the candidate with
uniform, hammock, bedding and text
books will be charged, or the parents or
guardians can furnish them; and q
monthly charge OF not less than SIS
will be made to dcfray the expense Of
clothing and feeding the boys ON ship
board. In case the poverty Of the par
cnts should render these payments i'm
possible, the Board of Supervisors may
order The reception On board the ship
of boys deserving such action, aud the
fec mud expenses shall remain n charge
Hgninst the account Of the boys, to be
repaid as far us possible out of the adj
vance wages paid them on going to sea.
The candidates on entering the ship
will be required to sign On agreement TO
serve ut least two years on board Ex-
Rminations shnll be semi-anunl and
boys found qualified to perform the
lighter duties Of seamen in thorough
manner, and who have made satisfac-
tory progress in their studies, may be
sent TO merchant vessels or lnen-of-war
70 finish their service. Those boys who
. show high degree Of Intelligence and
aptitude for seu life will be retained OH
board the training ship rs members OF
advanced class and given such instruc-
tion In the higher branches of Senmnn-
ship and navigation as will fit them for
. the position Of officers on board first
class merchant vessels. t.i f...5.
THE House Committee OH postofliccs
and post roads has authorized Luttrel 10
I report for the passage of bill designed
30 prevent straw bidding, tho main fen
sures OF which arc that: It-pr0vidcs in
eases o. the failure Of bidders or con-
Tractors, the Post Master General shall
not be obliged to run up the list of bid
ders until he finds some ono able and
willing 10 perform the service; but after
giving tho second lowest bidder the pref
crence. il his bid is not considered too
high, the department may offer the con-
tract to any outside pRrty at price not
exceeding the next 10 the lowest bid Oh
the list. The bill will also provide
that no bonds shall DC accepted which
do not explicitly embody satisfactory
answers TO the various prescribed inter
rOsatories. relating to the location, value
and freedom from incumhranee II the
real estate alleged to. DO, owned by
bondsIncn. .s..f.'.
THE Washington Stsr says: 4 gen
tleman in this city, who wishes TO nj
tend tho Republican convention in Gin
FRnah, addressed Communication TO
The prOprictors Of tho Gibson House
/, rs to the prices ut which lie could pro-
cure rooms, aud the reply WIS: "Our
? prices for parlOr and bedroom attached
nrc rs follows; FIRST second and third
floor, $50 a day for parIor and bedroom
suitable for two PERSONS; back room on
same floor SIC Is day; fourth mud fifth
floors, s2S day. II you wish TO CHI
( gage rooms, please notify at your carl
lest convenience" These prices nre
treble the usual rates OF the hotel. On
the representation Of !his fact 10 the
chairman OF the National Republican
Committee lac at once took steTs, which
ure now being considered, to have the
place for The assembling Of the Conven-
ton changed from Cincinnati to Chi
ea1o. a..T A. o.. - a..
- Tue following item from the Tucson
Ctiiasn Of February Goth is mol calcu.
> lated to encourage Immigration to Ari-
IONA: II has been reported 10 us that
ilrco dead bodies were found on the
ella, just east Of what Is known ns the
r.IIish Boys Ranch" Tho deceased
we're white iueni one Of n sandy conf
Pie1ion without beard, another, black
hair RndJn:Istdchd, one front tooth ont /:
the Oiher was 80 for consumed by ami
Inuls as TO present no distinguishing
marks. Two Of them were shot in tho
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