Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-24
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IVES ltlDSs
Mrs. H. Donnelly departed for til,
West by yesterday mornings train.
Two keno games are performing t.
good houses in this town.
The fume arrester at the Richmond
Is about ready for business.
Captain Rock is ont rear Pinto with
his chain and compass for the +. & p,
Governor Bradley has returned to
Elko from, his ranch in Pine Valley.
A runaway team created q slight
commotion on Main street yesterday
noon. No damage.
Hon. T. J. Bell came in from Tybo
yesterday. Says the country to the
southwark is prosperous.
We noticed yesterday fourteen car
loads of ore steaming down in the d.
rection OF the X X furnace.
G. W. Schwamb is erecting an addi.
ton TO his cabinet shop back of the
Jail.
RUDE Eggleston is putting on style
With a new hay team. Billy Nichols
brought them up from Stockton, Cal.
Farmer q Lesser are introducing
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Main street.
A new house has been erected over
the gas works on top of the hill west
| OF town.
Alex Fraser is superintending the
placing of the new machinery over the
Skylark Shaft of the X X mine.
d. B. Nye, the jolly perambulating
agent of E. A. Fargo & Co., San Fran
cisco, put in an appearance here by
last nights train.
The town looked lively last night.
There were more people on the street
in the early part of the evening than
we have seen in a long time.
The black smoke curling up from
the Consolidated works yesterday ca r
ried with it the assurance of better
times in the immediate future.
Geo. Young, the gunsmith, is fixed
in his new quarters, and will be glad
to see all OF his old patrons when any
thing is wanted in his line.
Col. Kelley, President of the Board
of Health, was yesterday engaged in
filling some ugly holes in front of the
Eureka Hotel.
Some negotiations that have been
pending for a long time in connection
with the Donnelly mine are expected
to be consummated in a few days.
John Huebner, OF the United States
Bakery, has about completed a very
handsome residence on Mob Hill near
the railroad.
Robert f. Briggs, of Ward, will ar
rive here Tomorrow night for
the Hot Springs, Elko. Mr.. Briggs
has been suffering with the rheuma
tism for a long time.
Barney McKernan had an adventure
yesterday, below the Consolidated.
His buggy team got the best of him
and made a desperate attempt to run
away, but fortunately brought up
against another vehicle without doing
any damage.
We learn, on undoubted authority,
that the recent development in the
Richmond mine is hourly growing
larger and better. 1t is unquestiona-
bly, one of the most important discov-
cries ever made in the district.
Henry Allen, inventor Of the plug
bottom Stag pot, has received an order
from the Eureka Consolidated for a
small lot, to test their practicability
when put into general use. They will
be cast at the Eureka Foundry.
The Cornish Glee Club, of Ruby
Hill, will give a grand concert at Big
lows Hall, on Tuesday evening, June
18th. A prize consisting of an elegant
parlor set, valued at $500, will be
awarded to some lucky person in the
audience. This Glee Club has volun-
teered for every charitable purpose,
and ought now to havea rousing house
in return.
Joseph Taylor received yesterday,
through w. II. Clark, direct from the
manufactury, a large pair of shears
and a punch weighing in all $500
pounds, which will be placed in posi-
ton in the new machine shop which
he is putting up in the Eureka
Foundry, and which will be run in
connection with that business. This
is an addition they have long wanted.