The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-07-23
NEW YORK. July IS.

says much uneasiiess exits among pco-
pie OF the iilninc9iate frontiers, cspe-
cially in Southern Dakota and Western
Minnesota. There is, however, no
f}puso 70 apprchehd Jahger T;::t Te;:ast If fine
Missouri river.
Sitting Bulls band was certainly I'M
der-csttmnted. Gy Sl.crmnn AMI shcri-
dan. Before it Vas joiRed j"ifr;d Is dffs:zy
Horse it niimbcleS oSv;Gcir G,GOO warriors.
Col. Burke, at Standing Rock Agency,
is we'll Informed, FnI he estimates the
Indians at 10000 hsitius mem, In lhe
battle with Custer. Sitting Biill's title
lost l5Q men, and other bauds similar
proportions. Crazy Ifoiso is believed
to,.pe killed. .,' ..avHf r
The Reese Indians ut Fort Lincoln
mourncd several days over Clusters
death, cutting themselves with knives
and eftfiLiGhs genuine ssoiraroTw, ssotiraroT The
Indians Mt Fort Peck Agency also ex-
hibited great sorrow. Tho Agencies nre
out OF supplies. the Indians being for
cad to hunt or st9rre. .-as
General Clusters widow Is very very iii.
CINcINSATr, July 1s. 3,
a terrific rain storm passed over the
central part q tho State. last night.
Considerable damage was done Mt Lau.
ceEter, Ohio, ana other places in tho
vicinity. fA
\ girl7 years Of age, h da1 daaaefktt9:sr fktt:s sif 6sf
Mrs, Rutheffttrd, ~. Texas, who was
visiting General Walker, at Kcnton,
Ohio, fell into vessel Of boiling wa.
Ter and was fatally scalded. ~
BY the breaking Of bolt near Ranl,s
station, Indiana, on r. &. 4. 4 c. 4.
Il. t., six cars were thrown from the
track and completely. capsized. Eight
or ten persons were injured, none seri-
onslY however. .. '.r.F
. .. NEW ORLEANS, July IS.
Hon. r. IL. Chadbourn, State Sena-
Tor. died Ill ST. Charles Parish, yesrgar-
day, of bilious fever. lie lie was a. n natiye
Of Massachusetts. HIS death leaves
the majority of the SeESlc Democratic.
Attorney-Genernl Fields IS very low,
his death being momentnrily expected.
o., NEw YopK, July IS.
The Canadian yacht, Countess of
nufEerin," arrived here last evening in
cSttlIent sailing trim. She will Com
pete with Madeline" for the Queens
Cup. p ....
SAN FRANcrsco, ;Jh1y IS.
\ meeting of dissatisfied Knicker-
booker stockholders is called for TO-
morrow evening.
Several interviews have been had
lately with prominent mining men COLI
cerning The cause of the late depression
i'll stocks, and SO far the majority say
the decline was caused by, lfe giving
cut Of the supply Of ore in tho bonanza.
but olo expert has given his opinion
that large Quantities of rock remains in
the Consolidated Virginia and Cnlifor-
mid. NJ. ,Wilker-whG in an iL,er-
view said both mines are looking we'll
with plenty of pay ore in sight, besides
excellent prospects. This morning the
opinions Of two heavy operators nre
lrintod. c. Il. Ilobynsc, nicnlter Of
tho Old Board says lie is satisfied lint,
Notwithstanding tho eitGrta tf Flood
n Olirion to bolster their stocks. tho
ore is fast Pctcring out, as over thirty
millions have been taken out of the
Con. Virginia dlcrc; SO far as lie could
learn no great efforts were being ni!ajic
to dcvclopc new bodies. Mr.. Bonynpo
said fGrtEcf t'nt, since the advent Of
diamond drills he dci.'t 90 cent OH
adviocs. Those drills arc most un-
fortunate invention for the public; il is
Chc Of those scientific discoveries which
make tho tteh richer nul the poor
poorer. Since their Introduction he has
been but light operator, for lo would
rather play against loaded dice or
marked cards, and have better chancc
"t winning, This is IL discovery that
has enabled the nnrtGcrs If Il mine Ia
lool; away ahead into the ground; they
can drill hundreds uf feet horizontally,
and thousand feet in depth, thus on
;'';iiaR ITEM 10 know cIatuy when to
gct G,it a'd when to get in. Even after
u body Of ore IS rcaciicd, and they com.
ncncc to extract il, they c6h locate the
exact position Of the walls; ti;cy can
carry Vic orc excavations up 10 and
within FOOT Of Tie %ill aid leave of,
tho facts still showing iiiic orc. They
fSkc your Sxrctl III mid slow wcftd Of
oto ~ c$ety i'oiiil; wliccm tho Whole
mine may bo but shell. These men
mist Know from these drills what il be.
low, aid tliis ic"oiiiIs for their Persist.
ciitly scllii'g for the last eight months
for; Mild you. with oScf million Of
shares ii tiicsc Two minica, il takes
months to dispose cf c3ch onc.tliird OF
them. ton. Virginia cGiino, ,iow bc
selling on Her present value, hit Pros.
pccts. ds tho cream ot their ore lag
been extracted, and ho caan'rot see how
they can take ont n two dollar dividend
with Tho low price q silver and tho
bullion tax: Ito claims thai Il takes in
round figures $l,7OO,OO0 in bullion 10
pn$ ilc present dividend. In reply Ia
a uucstiCn, "IInyc Won bcor, nblo IA