The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-03-11
from Thursdays Daiiy.7
,oMMIssIo,Ens' MEETING.

I'll ~ II IL i An L.
The Board met on Monday, pursuant
10 aiti6nrnmeiit. Present, MIessrs.
HIiiter and Wiscmon. No county bust
nc4I appearing for adjustment, the fol-
lowing bills were examined ana allowed:
j. j.. ,Mcigs $l3I, A. Caldwell 40, John
Barrel. 10 q. W. Gilmofc W 10, L.
Wilsey 1877 IS. y. Armstrong 3. VI. =.
Freeman % so, j. Thoroughm;an 4 ~,
+. y. Rogers 90 10, D. E. Green n 50,
J.. Nicholas, G5, II. W. Brown 1919 40
Thomas McAvin Ct 80, Mrs. y. Me-
Clclland ID, L. A. Littlciirld 10, Jos.'
Phillips IL 20, l.. r. Morgan 10, G. W.
Marshall - 80, n. D. Harroun I9G 81,
Il. Leonard 10, i. NJ. St. Clair 81 80,
Frank Goodwin 3, A. l.. Sherman
21 80, W. j. Yum Mamie 40 80, VIM.
Duval 10 80, +. &. Hubert { 30, ID. Bas.
sctt 80 49,. Yam Camp 3, John Phalon
! % %, G. VI. Banks 81, \. y. Phelps G,
c. Stnifcnburg 1 80, j. l.. Fulton sc So
China Charlcy'G5, John Hunter so, \.
WisemGn 80.
Aftomfhn;icatioi WIS received by the,
clerk Of the board from citizens of
C~ornuc"Pia, stating that they had coil
strnctcd IL branch Jail, or lookup, for
the accommodation of petty Offenders,
ut that place. The huiIding is IL y Ii
feet, With iva cells GxS feet each.
The waliS, ceiling and floors arc. Of two
inch plank doubled with iron between.
I L5s = siinGte roof end is f'.rnishtd
With 'g"ad juil locks. T!!.c object OF the
communication was to have tire board
appoint some competent person or per-
sons to examine and report upon the
rharhciyr Of Ing structure with n view
"a Is "c:"r'an:e ~ rciH"Gan by Inc
ACCOMPLISHMENTS, but as it did rot arrive
until the day after tho BUald had adj
jonrnCd, no action comld be taken in re-
lntion to the matter.
CorSTY .RoSJS REpEEMrp.-In To-
srolnSe TO the published notice Of Treas
JUROR Freeman, calling for the surrender
OF Elk County bonds to the valnc OF
SG,509l, bids were received from the
National Gold Bank Of d. D. Mills
x CO. and tho T0nlon ind San Fran
else" b9pk, Glin!ited), at par: the former
for the sun Of $4,000. embracing bonds
numbered ny follows: 10I, 100, 1873,
l30, FOG. md 20S OF the value OF $500
each. Tho bid Of the l6ttcr wns for 50, 500
being represented by bonds number
liz, III, lGl. lG2, lG3, lGl, 173. The
above bids being the only ones received,
they were accepted by the Treasurer,
md tho b"lyls lS. him redeemed and
duly cancelled. The fact that thg're
were hut tTo responses TO the invi-
tation to surrender our promises to pay.
and those too, demanding the utmost
limit upon which their proposition
could lie cn'crlaiHnqd, is conclusive cyi.
deiicG That outside creditors Of tho
county have became aware of its sound
financial condition, as well ns those ut
home.
q. WAsliINGToS I DIsGRAcE.- The
money drawer at tho Depot Hotel wns
relieved oE. some eighty dollars in cur
rcncy night before last, and II colorcd
individual WHO ~rcjoiGrs IN tic cosno-
men Of George Washington, wus sus-
pcc'cd. The patriotic George, together
with his trunk. took passage for the
East the sa,"c night, and Constable
H4hks had Dizziness on the sarno trim.
When n. few miles out the officer went
through Georges lighagc, ard the
sGnrcR WIZ ICwa0lcd by discovering tho
missing money ia the pocket Of q p1ir
of neither garments. When questioned
as 70 the mrnncr in which, he obtainrd so
S:nsls,a an a~Inoti,t Of money his reply wns
worthy tho immortal pcrsopago whose
name .hc bears. 81 cannot tell II lic,"
enid iG 81 thought wns In partnership
with tho proprietor" George is now
awaiting tho solution of tho Problem I'm
relation TO tho constitutlonulily Of the
present jury law By tie Supreme
Court;
Enthusiastically Smith Van
Drcilcn brought down from tho Blue
Jacket mill, Bull Run, eight bars Of
bullion, valued At S5,2l2 So. This is the
first shipment sinco the mill started I'M
on tho present ruiz; Bit. IL is expected
that thero will hereafter be regular
ah!pmon4; from tho eompany'e. works,
MS thero IL plenty Of crc in sight, both
in Tho minc mud OIL Tho dumps.
snirrrp. -MoSo Mcijurncy started
out with tho last Of tho machinery for
The Leopard mill yesterday.