Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-23
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
OF BULLION FROM THE AUS.
TIN AND BATTLE MOUNTAIN
&TA(iE.

Saturdays Rerciue contains the fol.
lowing account Of the remarkable dis
appearance of n couple of bars of bull
lion from the Austin and Battle Noun
tain stage: ION the stage which left
this place for Battle Mountain last
Wednesday afternoon, were five bars
of bullion, two slowed in the hind
boot, two inside the coach, and one in
the front-bnot. IL is customary To
change coaches at the Home Station,
and when the change came to be made
thsre, the two bars which had been
placed inside the coach turned up
missing. There We're no passengers
on the coach, and how the bullion
could have disappeared is a complete
mystery. Sheriff Emery, o. fuller,
Jr., and the driver, Eugene Barnet, are
At Reese River Station searching for
the missing bars, which are valued at
over 81. 900. The above is all that is at
present known concerning the loss OF
tho bullion. it having been commune
Gated to q. ii. w. Crockett. Wells,
Fargo n Co.'S agent III this city. by
George Davy, who drove the stage u
last night and back again this norm
ing"
1t appears from the following from
Mondays ReriUe that the search for
the missing bars was ~unsuccessful:
''Sheriff Emery returned On Saturday
from an excursion over the Battle
Mountain and Austin stage road in
seach of the two bars of bullion lost
fr..ttt thu Siatra nm tl.a mint .f fha 18th
in,tant. A diligent search of the road
failed To reveal any trace of the where
abonts of the bu lion or any clue as 10
die cause leading to its disappearance
from the coach. The matter Is one of
the most mysterious which has ever
come under eur notice, and the sheriff
say that the more he thinks about it
the greater puzzle 1t becomes.
GRAND jury DRAWN. Judge Rives
yesterday received a letter from Judge
Cole, requesting him TO draw a grand
jury, and lin ease of any Indictments
being found to set the trials for about
the l0ih proxinlo, at which time Judge
Cole e expects To return from California
add sun his sea upon the bench.
Ill NO uttfCt Win llt |tINCStt JtiuEc
Rives yesterday ordered "a grand jury
OF "a members to lie drawn. The fol-
lowing are tho names of the persons
J.. +. Placer, w. II. Clark, NJ. M. John
son, T. j. Manpin. j. b. Fulton. Lnth-
or Clark, j. NJ. Kellogg. A. f.. Titus,
w. Is. Harrul,, Henry Bishop, j. IL.
Morrison, NJ. Il. Bartlett, j. Il. Alder
SON., Peter Foster, WIN. Gillen. &. &.
| Wallace, Clay. Simms, 7. j. Read, W.
III. Stoweil, ID. ii. Hall, j. Z. Brown,
and j. Levin.
RETURNED WITH A PARTNER.-We
notice among the lists OF arrivals by
last nights tain the nameso Of II. John
son and wife. Hiram left here a bach.
elor and returned "A benedict. While
his presence will be missed from The
mystic circle of bachelorIom, his for
mer pals, with the ~proverbial generos-
ity OF the deniZens of sage land unite in
extending to HIM and his tair New
England bride a hearty welcome. May
their cuntentment be so great that they
will conclude To remain and celebrate
their golden wedding in the Base
Range.
CoMiNG.-We notice by the Rsno
journal that the Mckinley troupe has
started on a tour through the eastern
portion of the State, and will visit Eu-
reka during its trip. We have also
heard, but not authoritatively, that the
Jubilee Min>treis, The troupe Of bono
jide negro singers, propose shortly tc
visit the Base Range.
READ lT.-Reaa Mrs. AshimI's new
advertisement in to-day's issue and no
lice how your mouth will water wher
you glance over the list of dellcacies
which Is contained therein, compri>in.
everything in the shape OF fish, flesh
fowl or vegetable that can gladden. tn,
heart or tickle the palate Of the epiuu
rean Base Ranger.