Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-16
COAST INrELLnGENcE.

The Gold Hill Ne,cs has the follow
ing climatic item: Virginia CITY be.
came almost ~suffocated with dust OF
"wednesday, and brought out the
spriBsiing carts. Our climate. al
though pleasant, has its disadvantages
Dust on Christmas Day is one and
snow on the Fourth of July is another,
However. we manage to get along,
Notwithstanding these trivial incenve-
%niences.
The Coso Mining News says C. M.
Blair, business manager of the Min
Meta, informs us that work on their
mines was resumed a short time ago,
and their little financial troubles are
gradually being overcome. We may
expect to see their ten-stamp mill in
operation again Don
The Nevada Commercial Company
has been Incorporated. ITS object is to
deal in charcoal, and do q general mer-
camille. transportation and freight BUSH
ness. Directors: Joseph NJ. English,
John Rosenfield. Albery Niger. VIM.
Hawkins and Thomas Bolger. Capital
stock, $500. 900.
From the SilUer State we learn that
the Piutes are carrying on quite . bust.
ness in the sale Of swans. They are
quite numerous at the sink of the
Humboldt at this season Of the year,
and are shot by the Indians, who dis
pose OF them at from rs cents to 81 so
each.
The local of the Salt Lake Tribune
sarcastically remarks: We can't see
any use in those two Saints watching
over the grave of the departed Brig.
The ground is frozen and there is not
the slightest chance for him to come
up good before spring.
The Stock Report invented the fol-
lowing slanderous squib: An allitera-
tive inn keeper in Nevada styles him
self 1.-THE Pioneer Purveyor to the
Palisade Public" Why don't he add,
"Hash had handy here"
A witness was under examination In
a Denver court. Judge asks. what is
your cupation?" "Eh?" Judge
"What do you do for a living?n Wit
ness-"Oh, my wife is q dressmaker."
The ice is nine inches thick in the
ponds in the vicinity of Truckee. The
Republican says the ice companies will
not commence harvesting their crop
until the ice il IL inches in thickness.
New gold fields have been discovered
in John Mule creek, a stream that en-
ters Rogue river about 40 miles above
Ellensburg. The gold is of very high
value, being worth 500 81 an ounce.
George Pieretskey, the man who was
so seriously injured in Six-mile Cam
yon, near Virginia City, by being
dragged under a water wheel, died last
Wednesday evening.
A rush of laboring men to the Com
stock owe the Enterprise to warn
them to stay away from that locality.
there being no chance for them to OBJ
tain work. The same state of thin gs
obtains in Eureka.
During the week ending on the Sth
instant the heading OF the Sutro tunnel
was advanced SIS feet, making the total
number of feet in the tunnel lS,423,
and leaving 1.747 feet TO run to reach
the Comstock lode.
There are now 2,S45 barrels of whisky
aboard of vessels, hound for California
from New York. This item will fur
nish a text for the next temperance
lecture.
Mr.. Porter, scenic artist at the Cali.
fornia Theater. San Francisco, will
paint the scenery for Piper's Opera
House, in Virginia City.
The wise Solons of Reno. in Lycenm
assembled, have resolved hat there is
no necessity of Sharon's resigning.
The Senator will feel encouraged.
The Silver State says that 400 head
of beef cattle we're shipped from that
point to San Francisco by Wednesday
nights train.
The Nevada Bank has just sold the
Government $50 900 unces OF fine
silver, to be delivered at the Carson
Mint.
Book agents will please take notice
that u State Capital Is a good field
for their industry. So says the Ap-
peal.
The sum of $4,000 has been sub
scribed in Carson towards building a
new theater.
Gaming licenses TO the amount of
S2.256 were collected in Virginia City
during the last quarter.
The net proceeds Of the Pioneer fair,
held in Virginia City, were between
5 5000 and So 600.
The Scorpion Mining Company. says
the Elko Independent. donated $l7S to
aid in building a church at Elko.
Eiko county contributed $33 .S72 10
the State, as her proportion of the
taxes for the fiscal year 1877.
The Bodie Standard Is pleased with
the present outlook of that prosperous
camp.
The Coso Mining Nems talks bust
ness to its delinquent subscribers.
The new opera house at Virginia
City will he completed by Christmas.
Silver City complains of its hoodlum
population.
WARD ITEMS.
From the Refer" Of yesterday.l