Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-08

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quent over Hank Small. the engineer.
1t says: From Ogden to San Francisco.
the entire distance was run by engine
No. 149, Henry Small in charge. To
this lat.er is due greater honor and
credit than to any one else. For ~
consecutive hours he stood with his
hand on the throttle, Watching with
eager eyes the onward flight of the
monster under his control. The roar
of the train, the sweep of the wind, the
flying dust, the kissing steam and the
awful plunge of the giant down the
steep grades and around the curves,
and through the tunnels and snow.
sheds, never blanched his cheek nor
shook his nerve. As night came on
and the courageous gentlemen in their
palace car settled themselves in their
cushions, this gallant nobleman-a
man above them all in grit aud nerve
and true nobility-with one hand on
the lever of life or death, and the other
shading his begrim med face. peered
out into the blackness and felt the giant
bounding OH beneath lin like a
screaming demon-it might be into
perdition. With nerves wrought up
to their utmost tension, with eyes
filled with dirt and with every muscle
sore with the jar and the jolt, this man
held OF TO his sceptre with a grip of
steel. Into tunnels whose blackness
could be felt, into snow-sheds with a
crash like an avalanche, and over
bridges and culverts and curves that
made the monster reel and tremble
and sway, this gallant fellow rushed
like the win1, his eve never swerving,
his hand never shaking and his every
faculty awake. All honor to this gall
liant engineer, i say. He has performed
a feat of nerve, of intelligence. Of true
courage and endurance, which shall
he of record when our Barretts and
Jarretts IN their cushioned car shall be
forgotten.
The News says: The Youthful school
children of Gold Hill amuse them
selves by sliding down the dumps of
the various mines in this locality.
They get on q piece of tin, or thin
hoard, and the way they go is = eau
tiOn,- leaving behind them a cloud of
dust that Is perfectly binding TO those
who follow. Sometimes the young
acrobats lose their boards and are
compelled to go it alone for the rest
of the way. This seems to be enjoyed
by the most OF the youngsters, and
they just get right up and try it over
again. The girls take more delight in
this sport than the boys, and it is by
them that the amusement Is most in
dulged in.
The Belmont Courier SAYS: Frank
Inns EXPRESS stage left here for Eu-
reka on Tuesday last, with several pas
sengers for the Eureka and Palisade
railroad. 1t will leave on Monday of
next week, and regularly on that day
hereafter, or until arrangements are so
perfected as to make two or perhaps
three trirs q week. Mr.. Franklin has
purchased a number of horses for the
line recently, and will continue to do
so until he has a sufficiency to run
through in daylight between the two
places.
Last Saturday night, according TO
the Gold Hill Ne,Vs, the saloon OF
Charles SoMers, North & street, Vir-
ginia, was entered. and about l,90O ci-
CARS stolen. Some tobacco and a few
dollars in change were also taken. The
lei who did the work were artists in
their business. for q man who was ly-
ing ON the floor within three feet OF
WHERE the cigars were stored was not
awakened. The police are "working
up" the Isl and will probably catch
the thieves.
The Carson Tribune says: The June
term OF the District Court commenced
this morning, His Honor, Judge
Wright, being present on time. The
grand jury for the term was sworn in
and commenced its duties forth with.
The Jury reported this afternoon, hay
ting found a true bill OF indictment
against John Murphy for the murder
of James A. Sloane, at Empire City,
and M further business appearing, the
jury was discharged for the term.