The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-09-03
ELK0 INDEPENDENT.
[Froln Sundays Daily
oIsAToRIo OF ESTHER.

clcult upon our amateurs. Mrs. Fisk,
rs Queen Esther, ably sustained hcr
character, rendering hc- solos with
brilliancy and eject. J. G. Strcc,er,
the King, possessed and displayed tho
naughty mein and bearing necessary to
o complete personiiicalion Of n monarch
Mrs. Ii. G. Merritt. rs the Prophecies,
was pleasing and efficient, her solos
being especially attractive. Mrs. L. A.
Rogers, MS lIamnn's wife, acquitted her.
self with great credit, both musically
and dramatically. Mordecui, by j.. L.
,ronkins, was beautifully sustained, and
his numerous solos wcro full of pa,hos
: mud feeling. II. N. Stone produced the
part OF Herald with his usual grace and
suayity. Mrs. II. W. Brown and Mics
lnez Mason delivered their solos and
with that effect and modulatian which
is necessary to the successful rendition
p of sncred music. Hiss Matte plughofl
and Eva Rogers. rs Pages; Misses
Fannie Rogers and Ada Hunter, a.
Zeresh's Maids; Misses Mary Rogers
and Eva Wines, rs Queens Maids, and
Masters Joseph Rogers and Charles
Rood, rs Kings Guards; oil displayed
caro- and study i'll their respective parts,
mud performed their duties without:
hesitation, receiving many compliments
from the audience. Q. w. Hull, the
organist, displayed proficiency in ma
nipulaling the organ, and did much to
add to the successfully rendition OF the
Oratorio. A large number Of other per-
sons assisted in the choruscs, which
were beautifully given, and materially
added 20 tho entertainment. The whole
thing passed of very smoothly and WAS
q perfect success in every point Of view.
The Oratorio was gotten up IL con-
junction with Prof. lInlleck's singing
school aud under his dircctorship.
Wa are constantly receiving most
iiattering accounts from the Spruccmont
Mining District, where the company
have got vigorously 10 worl; and are
daily demonstrating tho real value of
their property. a large number of men
pre- employed and high-gralo orc is
daily coming out on the dumps. They
have enough ore in sight TO last them u
year. Professor Raymond, in his re-
port Of Nevada, has drawn the attention
Of tho government more than once 10
the growing prospects of this district.
aud i'll the opinion thus expressed Pro.
lessor Clayton, wellknown mining au-
thority, fully comedies. We must con-
graduate the company on having
achieved the success their enterprise
has mc:itcd, and E!ko county OH the
golden prospects, and silver future that
lilo before hers. T.. Stock ESchangt.
PEEsoSAL.-GcorEo W. Grayson rnd
John Cnssell returned from their north
crn trip on Sunday last. -. NJ. Sails.
bury, Of The stage firm OF Gilmcr & Sal
iSbnry, pasted wrst Sunday morning.
.... Mrs. David O'Scii left for Tyyo by
The same train. ALI. Burnett, the
comedian, passed east Sunday Mrs.
j. NJ. Boil and Mrs. j. Soyau went w
to llHllecE from Battle Mountain by tho
same trim. While NJ this place Mrs.
Sovan was taken very i'll, and il be-
came necessary 10 call DR.. Huntington
to SEQ her. Sho was reported better
yesterday. -. Lieutenant Allen nnh JAS.
Finnerty, ri IIallcck; cGino down and
bpent Sunday with us, returning home
yesterday. Jack Abel, Of Camp Hal.
lcck, wHa also in town yesterday.
SERIOUS Observation-Disclosures was
received last night that u man named
Martin was Gsriously injured by falling
down the Young America shaft, Tuacaro-
ra, yesterday. Tho courier, who brought
The news, came for n physician and sim-
ply knew that MHriin was suspended in
the shaft in the ). bucket, when tho
bucket chain parted, prouipitatint him
TO the bottom Of the shaft. Tho injuries
were considered serious being princi-
Pnlly about tho head. II. y. Stone inn
mcdinicly harmcs6cd his buggy team,
and Dr. Huntington was dispatched to
attend tho wounded mGn, with instruc.
tions to change horses NJ each ntago
station.
FoLInwrSG arc tho names Of the gem
tlonon who compose tho State Kcpubli-
can Committee, which was appointed
by tho lato Convention: q. w. stone,
j. W. Haynes, Wilson Butler, Silas D..
Smith, J. II. Moore, T.. A. Littlcacld,
W. u. llRrrut, J.. l.. Cnunvau, c. IL.
Sl"ddnrd, a. G. Shannon, VI. J. Farrell,
>. u. Loc, j.. u. Clutc, J. y. Siuca, L.,
II. Hnbriskic, +. 9. Lord, Alfred Dolcn,
Z. q. BattCrmnm, II. Piper. G.. a. King,
George W. Bryant, II. T.. Jones, s. NJ.
Jameson, William Thompson, Harry
Carpenter Cngpcr Schmidt md l.. Il.
Sine.
TuEA1RicALs.--Edwin Booth and his
party, consisting OF his wife mud dnurh.
tor, Miss Chorllan and Barton Hill,
passed west yesterday morning. They
occupied tho Pullman Palace Hotel
Car Occidental, md wcro under tho care
Of Pullman Conductor j. 4. Armour
and his GROW Of two porlcrs nnd cook,
Tho party stopped threo days at Salt
Lake, and hnvo made several other lay.
offs whorcycr thoro was anything TO 10