The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-06-04
: LFrom Sundays Daily.j

RAILnoAD I4ASDs.-Tho Central Pa
ci6c Railroad Company has made mp.
ilEcation for patents to i43, 600 acres Of
lands within tho Elko Land District, the
papers for which are now on file in the
office Of tho Department i'll Washington,
and will be acted upon AZ once. 1Yie
Company has MISC applied for patents
to tho town-sitc Of Battle Mountain,
Curliu. Elko aud lidrhb%idt Welt.
That Of Elko is expected to bc Issued
nbout tho middle of July, SO No aro In
formed upon the best of Authority. As
number OF persons huvo taken up lots
in and around town, they had better
look ont. Or they muy have some diff
Guilty with tho Company in relation to
their improvements. .-. ...
Dad RoAps.-The rohds north must
be in q horrible condition, when it tAkee
II span Of horses ten hours 70 bring two
mcn, in heavy buggy, from Tuscarora
TO Elko q distance Of something over
lifty miles. Moso Haynes md AIr.
Bartlett on Friday CAME down from
Tuscarora, leaving that place Mt 7:3O IL.
Ill.,. and arriving, via tho new i1Hd, in
this place n. $50 y. IA. G!4ttiniy the
roads must DO in horrible condition,
but my man who thinks there is bets
ter road than it is doesn't know his
hcnd from II cabbage.
SPRUcEMoSr.-From gentleman who
IL postetl%6 ltarn that the st. Louis
Company, which recently purchased
the Osborne series Of mines in Spruce
Anont, has. under the Superintendent
of Alex. Mclaughlin, commenced
operations with large force of men.
For TIME the work Of developing the
miht{Ai bearing viens will be pushed
nhcnd with great energy end then the
intention "a Ia Build one or Nore fur
naees for the reduction Ct tho ores cx-
tractcd.
LAND MATTEns.-Judgc Mayhugh, tho
United States Register of the Elk0
Land District. Informs III that the State
has listed moie Than her quota of land,
hnd has no moro 10 acli: The only way
in which ciaIrinHhs tim now procure
titles to their lund is by prescription OF
homestead applications to the Govern
mcnt, or by purchasing the sixteenth
ind thirty-sixth sections (School lnnds).
By the lattcr process they can obtain
titles ut amy time by paying for the
land desired.
SCARLET FETEs:-Dr. j. J. Mcigs was
tailed to Carlin yesterday htorLiNg to
Intend couple Of cases OF scarlet lever
in the family Of Mr.. Parker, mi en-!
ploye or the RaiIrchu Company. The
Two chiljrth having the disease NE
Inite sick, but nd trouble il Anticipated
in bringing them around NIL right.
Three other cases Of tho same fever arc
reported In Cnrlin, but vii " them were
too light to feqhifb tho attention Of
physician.
RonnED.--An Indian squaw the other
,lny sold pony for S25. md sent the
twcnty.dulinr IIi"ro to store III China
town to gtt 1t chdhgcrl, which the
Chinaman did bnt discounted the
piece nifty per cent, giving poor Lo OIL
~ ten dollars for the twenty. Nothing
could be done about the matter, as
IN Jhdinn'a Ualli cal not DO taken in
Court, mid lilo heather got nwAy with
the "swng."
SESr DELow.-C. J. Mcclure, tlir
brakeman who WAS injured mt Pcquop
0n Friday, was taken 10 Sacramento
yesterday morning, to the Compnny's
hospital. His condition was about the
same m I'll Tic Hight i'f"rI"us, md DR..
Mcigs concluded illHt iic was better ablr
to stand lie ttii, how tllan he would be
Homo lnys hence.
lIAT RAKES.---JOhn Ainloy hns ro-
tciycd MI invoice Of Tiger Hay Hakos,
which nrp ,ilbre durable, convcmicn. and
cllcHlitF lhnn my which lrc has hereto
fore offered for sal0 IN this place. En-
amino iLGnii
Cook tIsE. =!1iG great Cduii tast;
which hos been tried halt dozen timCs
nr no, atid tSliitli mas finally decided i'll
our District Court, but returned 10y tho
Supreme Court, is to so OH the calendar
hg"in Ilis term. Attorney j. l.. Wines
has beef Retained M ono uf The COUNSEL
6rs In tic Hgtltih
PEnsoNAt.-R. Il. iiaIniili IF Wells,
tNnc down on Friday, and returned
homo Inst evening. ....F. NJ. Cum
ming4. OF lldfiteh Station, camc to town
yesterday ni0Thlhg. mid spout tho day.
fTFnITy 'rtfcsIuy's uuiIy.I