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1--WE ANn DEMENT,.

LlMl'-The beat quality In barrels is worth
rs Ia bulk, IL oOi ordinary Dallas, 300. PEI
bushOl,
CEMENT-- llOsendlU-- "a worth 81 q barrel
Louisville, best, ~ lie kept, 81 % " barrel
Dallas, 81 80,
PLASTEu IL worth 50 ~ "a barrel.
The suppy;uG the above mentioned aru.
10, sample demand tulgi market hrm,
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COMMERCIAL.
PIOgIl.

FLouR-Fair demand, which III met freely
a. mo illluWlng qunMtons Crescent, IN
Mtrks "a uu, MN jaclntn 80 ll, Empire % ~
ANN % AZ; Eagls SO ug Magnolia, Ia sacks,
~ ba, N 0li roddr ANN, s3 rs; state
senltnl NNNNi s8 boz Choice Family eisa
STAR Mills Xxx, % On,
BRA y -frOln 90 10 hao,
lNNA MEAl.-IIlN.
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STATE OF TEXAS.

II gives 10 the Passenger view OF the grand
est scenery, finest agricultural, district aud
great grazing grounds OF the West.
ItR passenger and freight trains are sur
passed by none Ia the State. Pullman's
Palace Drawing room and sleeping Can
leave 81 Louis daily via the NJ, X. q 4. Ry
at a. IN; Hannibal at 10 u. M, aud sedalia
at 6:G} p. 10, running through TO Denison /,
sherman, Dallas, tlearne, Austin and HonH.
ton without change Connection IL also N AIDE
way for the above named points.
The connections OF this Road with the NJ,
X. q I. ut Denison for It. Louis, Hannibal,
Chicago, Fort scott, Kansas city and all
points North and East; with Tie Texas d Pa
cine at shoiiDhn for ~. Louis, Cairo, Meme
phisi and oil points East and Southfa si, and
ht Houston with the T. =, Il. \ y A for san
Antonio the g., II. q II Tor Galveston, the
Texas New urleaDn Railway for Beaumont,
Grunge, etc., tile Morgan aud Mallory steam
shil lor all points on the Gull and Atlantic
coasis and the Liverpool 4 Texas steamship
Line to Liverpool, Hsvfe and other kufo-
peRn elites are perfect, while It's freedom
from dust and heat on account OF the Dature
Of the soil and the open prairic country over
which II passes, with its cooling sea Oreeze,
pleasant scenery OF broad pratrief, bcautiful
groves, wei cultivated fields OF cotton, corn,
small grain, and fruits, render Il especially
desirable and advantageous 10 travellers and
shippers Ia preferences 10 others,
st. Louis Express leaves Galveston Dolly
except Saturday at 1a2O p. m, Houston 4
$50 p. M, Hearne al rs p.m., Dallas 7.55 = /.
m. and Denison at ll'i6 q, M.
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nIDEs AM PE,raIEs.

lllDEs-pY hint, HBs aud upward, lbo.i
Or lint n us and upWHrd, damaged, lOo,i
drA illpt, klpa ana calf H., dty Ba.l, 70 IN
aud upward, 10, green butchers, 61vO,
SHEEP PELlH-Eaoh, owing TO wool, 2Oai
2ioi white wool, long, 2loi white wool, tall
clip, lH0sAe,, black wool, l8c.
HuFFALO-hullh TO-, cows, &c.
TALLOW-ln barrels, $50.
Il L L - "a Il . MN -
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Houston and Texas Central Railway
BuI Tour Tickets and ship Your Freisht

The following Offices aud Agents have
been establishing by this Company. where
Information may be had coucernine no
only the II. a + B. Railway, but Texas gen.
orally:
y. L. MANCHESTER, Eastern Passenger
Agent, All Broadws y, N. 4.
Gen. J. b. ROBERTSON, Pass. a Immigra.
ton Agent, 1l8 ". Third street, 81. Louis, Mo.
A. Al,LEE, Northwestern Pass. Agent. iol
Clark street, Chioaa0, Ill.
NICK HOLMES, Southeastern Agenf,No.
Burnett House, Cincinnati. Ohio.
j. II. COFFIN, Southern Passenger Agent.
ChaftanooEa, Tenn.
-lnformation may also be had az the ngsp-
G - Of the N. X. a i. Railway. In New YORK,
Oaicaso, Clncinneti. Hannibal and sf.Louif
=. WALDO.
Cent Pr.r 4 Freight Al. Houston, Texs>
sssi MI. nousiou. rsr..:issuu
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MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH
Nnon Nenort-t.InnncInI.

NEW YORK, December Stocks lower.
Money ,,er cent. Gold 81 02tl. Exchange
long 81 sl19; short u 50. state bonds are
weak Government bonds steady.
Gold opened VI O254.
a,,.,,.s.,,. E..,,., H,.,n..,,,,
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~ the fair grounds, under good fence
over one hundred tres growing house ogrff
feet, good well for 81 30 ons-third cash,
balenee on long time. Open for eight days.
Call 81 lo7 Lamar street. novli-lEk.
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Cation Market.

GALVESTON Decep her S.--COttOn, receipts
3,lS2 bales Sales 1900 bales, StOuR 81, 29S
bales, Exports coaStwiSe 36S bales. Market
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sales rs bales. Futu es flrmer
December II 62gll Ga; January IL 6S@ll zoe;
February IL S0gll SIC; March IL 92gll Vlc;
April Y O3@l2 OJc; NJ ty u ,3@l2 Ice.
Night-UUttOn easy. lplands NC; Or
leans ll5sc. sales ilS Gales
Consolidated nei recei, is 1874 bales; eX-
ports TO Great Britain 9,i63 ualos; France 3d.
bales; continent 100 bales.
Net receipts jj bales; gross 4,l9j bales.
Futures closed quiet and steady. Sales
balps.
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CONNECTIONS.

AT TBAARKANA, with all trains ON
Louis \ Iron Mountain and SO, Railway 10
all points North, East and Southeast,
Al L0 NGVlEW JUNCTION aud MIN.
Nicola, with all trains on the International
Il. Il. Tor Tyler, Palestine, Houston, Calves.
ton and san Antonio.
Al DALLAS, with trains o. the Houston
and Texas Central X. Il, fOl Cofsicana,
M"sia, Bremond, Waco, Calvert, bryan,
Hempstoad, BrenhNm aud Tor all points ln
NJ idle aud southern Texas,
a SHERMAN, with Il, n 4, y. Railway,
for all nolnts ON tn Inc of that road
A. FORT WORTH, with stages for all
points IN western Texas.
O.. sHREV EPOhT, with Red Rivor steam.
ors for New Orleans,
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| advertise the same Az the merchant or
any legitimate business man, viz: To do
humanity good, and advance personal inter
est.
secOud-Because | am not ashamed of my
profession.
Third-lecause expect TO deal honorably
with my ieliow-man, ana have nothing To
cover up.
Fourth--Becauie nave the right as much
IN Il corporation OF doctors, colieg o, an IN
Urinary, or Notwithstanding, ana Is mo-
body Is business but my own.
Those nj Il distance can consult by letter,
ana receive prompt attention by enclos-
ing stamp.
OFFICE CONSULTATION FREE.
Address Lock Box lUG, Dallas, Texas, OF
call personally NJ go Elm street.
OFFICE AOUHs-DAY AND EIGHT.
seplGdly
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GEAIS GRD AREA DsTUFFs.

oATS-selllug only to feed m on, SoaS5c
oarce,
WhEAT-Choice 81 %, good mlllpgSl g.
@sl iOi falr 81 l09sl 800 low grades " 600
u 10.
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Cotton Nigteii,cnt,

FOR the week ondins D comber Z, 1877.
Furnished 11nG HERALD b, -. W. Barnett,
Reporter in this City for lbe National cot.
tOg EXCHANGE.
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Highest emperature.,"-"""...." --
Lowest perNture .,.,",,.......".,.,.-,, -
Average temperature mt IL m",,."."...". -
kNlntnll IN lb-lu'
ID. W, BARNETT.
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GOmmercihi.
LoNpoS, Deem Der S.-The Mlncing Lane
markets curing the past week nave Daen
steadier though quiet aud low sugar met
with some inquiry at last weeks decline;
yellow clarified is higher tnan hue,t french
ipayes, other kinds, including the best, are
inactive. Tea is rather hrmer, partly innu-
enced by furth diminished shlpmeha ~
from China and large deliveries ere, De
mand chiefly for CJngos, these bring iuil
half penny. Indian teas continue part OF
supply at auction.
NEW ORLEANS, December S.-Flour is
dull, Superfine 81 %: Xxx 81 %; MN - W
asa 90: high r grades sG(ai. Corn rteahN, IalI
iemaI,d: yellow see. Oats quiet, steady;
choice 5gaiCc. Coffee, strong ana Llehtf,
G sigoes, ofdInary % choice iG549lg5S". sugar
is In cd demand; common 10 sOou eoIh-
mon "a g5c; fair to fully iair 5Ag'ci pr ne
tD choice 71sa7taC; yell " clarified tA@'Ec
Moiasses, steady with gOod demanu;cY mmOn
lJhs7c; fair 3JG3c; choice . "a 49, Rice
qIiiet ana firm, ordinary to choice Louisiana
jet1sc.
NEW YORK, December s.-Flour, Is 5@lOc
better on low nelit III shipping kfHGts OF
Extra. otuer Kinds duh and lie Wy ats9 ''96.
Common TO fair extra southern % 'Og5 20.
Wheat No. better, good export ana Iali
milling demand, moderate speculative ~
auiry. Corn without decided cnAhse, hnlu-
is little more disposed to realize. COHee'
quiet ana trm.
IS r.
unchanged. Howard street anu western SUI
nertine sial 70; extra s5@6; family 50 3@I y;
city mills superfine sIgl 0Oi eXtia % JU9o'
RIO brands sIdT y. sOutnern wheat hcliNt
and firm; es ern frmer. closing quiet
southern red, good to prime, 81 1901 50;
amber 81 45ddl "; No. western winter reui
spot aud Deem beT, 81 I2H9l IA January
81 Is: February 81 49, bid. routneIn corn
active active aud higneTi we IeIh acsine,
strong aud higher; southern white 5496ici
yellow 569B2c.
ct. LOUIS, December S.-Fl1ur, quiet and
unchanged; extra f.il - E@' -. Whea, IN IN
unt,vs. 80. 3ret fall 81 2 !: No. red iall
sI ~ b d. Corn so. mixed 4e1lg4Ic. oats
Nj 2,Kc. Rye quiet Sc. Barley. quiet
ID unchanged. WHISKY steady ~ Il "
a.'r,, firnner ~ SIP az Lard. nomlnaIly I'M
abaneed' Bulk meas qu ct and unenanged'
Dsc0n. sc; clear sides b5sc. - ,...-.o.s -,
aogs-Firmer, the demand IL III eAoe1S VI
he supply. packing 81 1874 40 ,.,.,
Cstiie-steady, good demsnd iof sh ID n1es
,,,,oJ gross Texans g 093 20; god 10 cholce
corn fed Texans 3 I5ei
Theoretically, light supply.
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Nnnllnercinl.

Receipts, net, $500 uales; gross - bales.
ENpor's to continent - bales; COastWise -
bales; Great Britain g,If3 bales, Stock 81, Sll
nnlps
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& ORN-VeXaH, IN shuok, A5165c; I'm de-
mnnd, Snelled, none Offering.
BARLEY FEED--3a@iU1.
RiE,-7ac
HAl-s7 OOglO % per toni Hungarian aud
M illot SlO@l2,
had roads have caused u great scarcity Of
all kinds of grain ana prices have been
forced up far beyond It's value,
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hides aud " Oei.

GALVESTON, December Slides, easy , anu
irree1iar, Dry selected 151fc; light ssi!e9
istSe. lack saited I7lsc; kips lS1l wet salle1
as they run SIC; selected sc; butchers
green nc, &c OF for grubs. -. -. =,
Wooi-iiull; medium 70 hne ngnt, ~ 49,. ~
burs n a25c; coarse and heavy logloei HesN
ern and Mexican Halle.
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PRIVATE OFFICE &.RECBPlION ROOM


FEMALE DISEASES made speci Il
study. The successful treatment OF scores OF
ladies' In Dallas and vicinity Is sufficient to
commend others afflicted To the same treat
ment The bdrbdr0uS treatment nth catlStics
utterly discarded.
H@molrhOids cured In all cases without
the use of knife, ligature, oaustio. or clam u.
All rectal disc asses made IL speciality,
TAPEWURMS REMOVED IN a FEW
HOURS.
NERVOUS DlSEASEs--Ep Epilepsy ,Chorea,
Neuralgia, Carries of NerlebTae resulting in
curvature OF spine and nervous derange-
ment. lncipient Paralysis cured In ma
lority OF cases.
Diseases of the Eye and Fyelids, OF the Ear
ana Head. Especial attention called 10 MA.
SAL CArARRH and Its accompanying mala-
dies
Diseases of a confidential nature treated and
cured promptly without Injury To patient.
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AIN ARTERY OF CoHNERCE ANO TRADE
'TO ALL POINTS.

And offers the Pest Routes, on quick Time
with more Comforts, Better Accommoda-
tons and Greater Security than any otnsr
Line. Passing through the richest aud most
beautiful portions OF the Great Empire
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St.CharleS Hotel.
Located on Courthouse Square
Near the Business Centre of the civ.

tbs popular house il ample IN itS accom-
m datiOuS, and has Mauys been distin-
guishod for the uou ness cleanliness and
which is excited by no first-class hotel is
the country The proprietor Is well known
as an eXperieuced landlold, who Away,
looks 10 the comfort of his guests. Rates
For transients, by the day, 81; by the week,
~; tickets for twenty meals, S..
JAMES ht.IYD, Proprietor,
Iun80.Gn
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METEOROLOGICAL

COTTON MARKET.
Market firm. Mddlingl94c, Low MiddllnI
81 Good ordinary Gee
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MISCELLANEOUS.
NOTICE.


In accordance With an ordinance ofthe
city of Dallas and u resolution of the City
council, viii ON the l6th day OF December,
l@i, proceed 20 take UP, impound, aud sell
MI lose hogs within The corporate limits of
the city OF Dallas. W. \. MORTON,
novl7-dlm CITY Marshal.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-08-12

On tho 3Oth day Of June last, William
Carney, commonly called Soda BILL,
left Wadswortli, Nevada, for DAYTON In
light wagon drawn by IL pnir Of
horses, one black Rul the other SPOT
ted. a! about y. 81. Of tho same tlny
he arrived ut tho Carson mill, about AZ
miles below Dayton, whrru he left his
wagon and proceeded on his way, rid +.
ing the black horse and lcrling the
Other. since which timc hn has not been
seen. Tho spotted horse is now OH the
SutrO ranch, but no trace of Carney or
the black Horse has been found, al.
though semrch IN inquiry huvo been
made. Carney in supposed to hnyc Ind
on his person about $50. lIe was
steady, temperate man, and owned n
ranch in Churchill county nud band
Of horses, worth altogether, perhaps
$1,000, and was but little in debt. In.
formation regarding Carney mny bc nd.
dressed to The county officers nt Day.
ton. or To Lyman Brown, Saltwater,
Churchill county, Nevada.
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The Grand Council of the Improved
Order q! Rel Men, which conv. ned OH
Tuesday i'll Gold Hill, conclud, i its
lnbc:s yesterday. The election of Of
ticers Of the Great Council for the next
Grand Sun was Lcld, and the following
dccln:cd elected: For Great Sachcm, +.
Dmn,ars of Apache Tribe No. q; Great
Senior SmgHmorc, Vim. Kiersky OF Po-
cahontns Trilu No. =; GrGnt Junior
Sycamore, j. j. Erkmau of Apache
Tribe No. g; Great Chief Of Records,
j. &. FnrrIngton; Great Keeper Of
Wampum, a. d. Treadwny. Great Rep
rcscntntivc 10 the United States Great
Council. Alex. Lcport; Grcnt Prophet,
L: G.. $. Alchorn.
Appointed Chicfs-G. S., William
Chandler. No. .; q. G.. OF W., A. Peas.
ley, No. .; q. q. Of T., L. Walker,
No. /.
Great District Deputy Great Snchnm
for Pluto Tribe, No. /, Al.x. Leport;
Shoshonc Tribo No. ., S. 5. Sears; :;
Manhattan Tribe No. 7, DIR. W. B.
Scott.
Tho noxt Council will Lo held in
Virginia. on tho second Tuesday in
August, 1873.
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The Virginia LHroaicEc shows ND Il
few chapters in the past history Of the
management Of prominent Comstock
mine under the following heading: "a
Strike Ill Hphir. President Wrllcr's
Diamond Drill Doing Good Work. i
Rich Streak uf Hascality Developed.
Superintendent Curtis Charged with
Embezzling &l5, ,0CO. Bcokkecpcr Ford
Arrested for II Deficit OF $i.S29 %.
Sam Curtis Blnci: Boy Gets n $3.50
Finger Ill tho Pie. Seventy Pounds of
Crooked Bullion Recovered. 4 Mics
Little Bill OF Fare for Ophir Stock
holders" The misfortune is that these
hendings aronot purely sensational, but
Indicate the development of long ar
ray Of most disagrcrnble facts in con-
nccti0u with the management Of tha!
particular mine, which ,nay partially
ncconnt for the terrible ilnying 50 often
received by its stockholders. !;imila-
investigation into the Icammrr OF con-
ductiuG Other prominent G".lst,c!;
lnin"S might p.o"e nIvant :,;"OuS 30
outside s.uckh .ldcrs.
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II any faith may be placed in reports
which so frequently and suddenly
change ends nnd play the very d-har-
lcquin, then Turkey is Oh top. Ac.
coriing to the lust dispatches, some Of
tho heaviest engagements OF the war
have recently taken place, i'll almost all
Of which tho Crescent has been signal
~ victorious. In tho advance upon
Softcha, the Russians, with force of
G5, 900 men, were rcpulscd by the cue
my with M army of $4,000 cntrenchcd
bchina carthwo:ks. Tho fighting vas
most desperately maintained until nfter
niShtfall, when tho Bashi-Bnzoul:s
took possession OF the field from which
the enemy had retired, and engaged in
the cUnSt ninl pnStime of numbering the
wounded. with which the ground was
strewn. ltis now generally conceded
that decision of the Russo Turkish
question can not be reached daring the
pIesent year, in view OF which it is
cininicd that the Car is anxious 10
effect pence favorable to iIis designs
which would be furthcrcd by direct
treaty, without tho interference OF out
side powers.
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In the cas-" "f the :;tat= ~. Robinson
brought before tho Supreme Cont of
this Stat" in orirr to t,st ti:c validity
"f AT Act passed by the Legislature
known ~ The Drummer Law, the Court
HTS declared The law Ia be constitutions
al. The case, says the EHicyy,r5af, was
fully AMI ably nrsmcd 1y Lewis !; Deal
ior the prisoner, and hy Attorney Gen
oral Kittr"ll for the State. That jour.
nnl further adds that Lewis IL Dead are
moi satisfied with The decision, cinimin.
that Congress alone can regulate CON.
mercn between States, and that the law
in question does interfere with the free
Interchange OF commodities between
States. II IN proposed 10 appeal tho
case 10 tho United States Supreme
Court.
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4 IbrnIntitrr,i &IiIIn,.

a London dispatch brings news Of
SOME remarkable scenes in the recent
aitIinS of, Tho flunau uf Commons.
Debate was on tho South Africa Con.
federation bill, md by tho mcrciIcgs
tHcticsof tho obs!ructiunista, the sitting,
was maintained for twenty-five hours
and hnlf. Active opposition was
finally Withdrawn. aud the bill wns
completed in committee amid loud and
continued applause.
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THE question Of II railroad, nineteen
miles long, to tho Truclicc River il bo.
ing ngitntcd by tho Virginia CAEomici.
and meets with favor everywhere. 1t
can bo bull, and equipped for $3.50, 900
ana make largo saving OIL ORC ship.
incnls, crushing md wood supplies.
Ores TINT Hro now costing ::la per ton
toeAtrnc: and mill will cost by the pro-
posed route So; thereby enabling mnny
assessment mines to pay dividends.
Many mines Of low gfIdo orc would
start up at once.
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Shipping Dressed Meats.

Two or three Of the prominent cntttc
mon Of this county, says tho Sir,r
Si"tc, nro making arrangements to pruc.
tically test tic meat shipping business.
They haYo cngngcd refrigerator chr,
aud will shortly ship q loAd OF dressed
beef to eastern markets. Shonld tho
experiment prove successful they will
arrange TO carry on tho business regu.
lGrly. They hnd that to make the cat L.
tlc business rcmuncrHtivc they must
seek other markets thnn San Francisco.
e. -ss---... -.
THs Sta'imtt is responsible for tho fol-.
lowing: "Frcd Hip hns struck lcdgu
which Atsays S1O,s7s to tho tom. "
Must havc run tunnel into n "sol.
vent" bank.
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DE FREES.

The mnin shaft, six by ten feet, hns
been sunk II feet during the
PAST week, and The winze, five
by ten feet, has been sunk simi-
lar distance. The rock in both is hard
nnd short-grained. The slopes and
winze nre producing high Crude ore.
The Company's mill WIS closed down
the first Of the week for Icpnirs. The
ditch to tho new mill is about cumplo.
ted. Everything around tho mine is
running WILL.
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TnH Wnrd RcRcr OF the 2d says:
Eighty ounces wcro brought IN the Iiral
"t Tho week. II. NJ. Peters brought IN
~ ounces on Saturday Inst. On Tues.
day Hip Brothers had on hnnd 80
ounces Which, nt lGT nh ounce, would
aggregate 50, ,203 80.
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OrEdo, n. T., claims tho honor OF
pOsscHaing the fnstosl irOttrr in Amer.
lea. IL is n marc. and she Is snid to
have iroItcd good square mile in2:H
Several times, md Ind mado hnlf mile
--.tr0tIing--in :H3.
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Mcn who gain thu nctoricly Of being
mining experts, should hc extremely
careful III expressing opinions nboni the
possible value OF newly discovered sil.
yer yicldif" districts. Not long ago II
well known mining cXpcu hnaaY.lcd the
assertion that there are 40 valuable do.
poGi;s Of tn" pTc"ion5 mctnlJ in Nova
ia anywhere north Of the Central puci-
tic rlilroul. Tine grntuituus statement OF
this hitherto popular expert. was widely
circulated, mud ~ might hmvo ncru OK.
pnciCd, wrought incalculahlo injury TO
mining interests in tho northern culu-
ties Of tho State. IL tho distinguished
expert had exercised slight amount
OF industry in exploring tho hills aud
gulClcs Of Humboldt and i;lfo counties,
hc would have discovered nol only vnst
dcposita Of gold nn1 silver, both IN
veins nnd plnccrs. but hc would also
have found imcNhnustiblc mines Of mn.
timomy. rntngnncac, sulphur, lead.
iron, nnd probably lin. SO far us our
silver lodcs nro concerned, We can
safely assert that tho mines nt Rock
Creek. Cornucopia, Mountain City mud
Tuscnr"ra, all located north Of the
Tnilrond. arc unsurpassed ia fertility
mud permancncy by my mines outside
Of tho ComstOck BOnuiLns.
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TIKI men left on the abandoned whnl.
lug iicct Ia tho Arctic ocean Inst season
Hro discovered to DO at n plncc called
Point bclchcr, but nothing IN known OF
tho vcsacls.
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TIE S"rcr STATE anya tho dcnlh war.
i"ht OF Henry Thompaon, nlins IGuT,
convicted Of tho murder Of McIsavy nt
"o'eon9a Inst january, Is in tho hands
ol tho sheriff. Thursday, September
idlii' IL tho day named for hia execution
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YOUNG ASIEnIcS.

Work was resumed on Wednesday
under the foremanship OF S. B. Melon
aid. Tie machinery received thor
ouSh overhnuling, md everything was
put i'll order. Yesterday afternoon
steam was COTTON Up, and the work of
clearing the mine OF water commenced
i'll enrrest.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-08-12

THE remains OF the lato Gen. Custer
h"Sc boon placed IN vault nt Pough-
Ncepslc' New York, from whence they
VIII shortly DO removed 10 West Point.
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TnE Salt Lnko 7riJVnc records the
death by suicidc vt Bingham, Utah, Of
Joseph Mondlobaum. ltc has relations
IN this Sinto md In California.
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From TIiHcurorn.
The following mining news is from
tho Rcriew OF to-day:
GR.ASS PEIzl

tho RcrietD Of to-day:
...- GRASa PRIZE. ..
During the past week the main shaft
has been sunk ii feet. The west drift
Oh the third level Is now in 1872 feet,
showing vein which averages 81 feet
III width, and assays S322 per ton. The
cast drift is in 100 feet, und the vein is
three feet wide, yielding an average
nssay of 1881. Tho slopes continue to
lool: well, md arc yielding GO tons Of
ore per day. Both mills nre running
we'll, the ore producing about 500 per
ton. Boiler No. in the hoisting
works is about ready to steam up.
ARGENrA.
This mino is still being worked
through the Grand Prize shaft, with
very favorable prospects.
GRAND CENTRAL.
Work will be resumed i'll about week.
HORNET.
Ths shaft is down % feet, and is
being timbered in n most substantial
manner. 1t is double compartment,
ench four by four feet. When we were
at the works yesterday morning, the
donkey was being filed with water, and
it was the intention to get steam up last
evening.