The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-04-02


III this couniy--in fact the same hes nj
ready tccn contracted for-to WORK ITO
49, which is now being extracted from II
mime i'll that locality. TIE machinery
viii all be tirst-cllss, of the most up-
proved pattern, and will be euuipprd
with all the mo,Lih improvements and
appliances necessary To II successful re-
duotion Of ores. whether free or rebel
lIous. There are IL number OF lromis-
ing locations iu atut wellington the
other side OF tho mountain from Rail-
roaa D1s;rirt-which nrc acknowledged
TO bc Of considerable merit, and this
VIII give the .owncIS Of them IN oppor-
tuhily to have the ores produced by
their claims thoroughly sampled AMI
tested. We are on all cccasioMs pleased
to record such evidences of prosperity
AZ The Hbov'S not only upon the 'princi-
pie tl'st THY tend to develop our miner
ii resohrcca, but MISC Tor tile reason
that each and every improvement OF u
substantial character odds to our list of
taxable property. In this instance
about SloO, 900 will lie Tie r,l.ount of
the increase.
Stock. - Senator Sheppard ririycd
here yesterday from Stockton, CuIifor-
hinr bringing with him two bloodcd
animals for breeding purposes. Oae
VI 'hch IA Maltese jack, 81 very nrIe
size, and unusually well bull, and pro.
pOIttohnd. Tie other is II horse. by
'hah.fGrd," which Is Ihu Of the be,,
animals ever brought into this county.
i!f IS 4 Irrlty gray, over sixteen hands
high, Of ,2UJ pounds in weight SWIM
mctrically bnilt and Of magnificent ear.
ridge. In his two ycar-old form he ran
dash Of unc mile i'll | IS, winnin. the
Hist premium, but lie las never since
been pni on the turf. George has
always lcen breeder H ,ucd stock,
anu this acquisition Ia his stable is n
very valuable one. lie is pretty proud
OF his nnimilS, and, is well pleased with
the condition i'll which they were trans
ported from Stockton To this PHASE
neither of them having received n truisc
Ut blrmish,
BuEckAhs:-1hc other rrching some
rcrSon o. persons attempted To effect
IN cntrauce ir!u the residence Of VI ~
Smith. during his absence II. AiuIcv'a
store. Mrs. Smith and another lady
were the only occupants OF tho house
ut The time, and were pretty badly
frightened. Further tl,an this NO dam
agc Was doiiu. At rfcsclii t,lcrr .,rr
nnmhrt of hard looking customers in
tu"n, and clinics of petty larceny may
he expected daily. All the advice we
can give to our citizens is, load Your
old shotgun with plenty Of bird shot,
and when son nrc t,rublrd With snch
visitors "pply tlIr shit in broken doses,
With powder tor II Atimulant, as may
b. required.
RrnY VALLEY. = Norman H'inca,
Mil" kinssbcrry and J. ID. Upton were
in from ltnhy Valley yCH:cllIy, attend
inH IA somc land business, before Judge
M"yhuGh, The L. =. Register. They
MI report the Valley IN Il Ilourishing
condition, and number one prospect
for large crop. In reference to the
condition. Of cattle they say there nre
more or less dying. but there is nothing
iihr tic fatality in tile Herds as has
brett rcpnrtci, and those which max,
tile "riille" Il fuw weeks longc: will De
all light far 'hia sca4nn.
EVERYBODY had n piccc NJ GLASS,
sometimes II window sash, all nrt;stic-
nlly BACKED, aud stood around yrs;cy-
noon, viewing tie eclipse 81 tile s,!n.
tn" sun was nbunt hulf ubscurcd at
l2'2O, at which time The eclipse was nj
iiS tnlI, md "niy seemed we'll pleased
with the affair, while all united in
agreeing that II w.. u grand success.
CATrLh.--Icstcrdny wu interviewed
Uncle Jimmy Jones OH .hc cattle bust
ness, and from him sc learned TINT IN
Mound and Huntington Valleys and
higher up on South Fork large nulnbcrs
81 nll grades Of cattle huvy died this
Spring, una mnny are 'aiiig every day,
Ian =.