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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
LETTER FROM sUTRo.
A Town Where the Whole Popu-
lation Is Ailing-Exceedingly
Foul Drinking Water.

Foul Drinking Water.
SuTRo, October 8, 1878.
EDITOR TIMES :-Agreeably to my
promise, I write you of this goodly
and quiet town, where nothing more
interesting and important than gossip
is ever known to fall on the ears or
occupy the time and attention of the
inhabitants, and feeling the wisdom
of that old adage "When in Rome
do as Romans do" I shall give you
the latest I have been able to CLEAN.
Mrs. T. W. Thompson has taken
her departure for Reno, where, I be-
lieve, she intends to reside in future.
There is some talk Of another lady
who has occupied very prominent
position in our society, and whose
life has been above reproach, enter.
tanning desire and ambition to be
known as a WIDOW, and is going to
call upon the courts to confer upon
her that much-sought after title.
We are unfortunate in having a
large amount of sickness; nearly
every person has an ailment of some
sort. Nat. Fennei, a former resident
of Silver, is seriously and almost
hopelessly i'll from what the doctor
in charge declares to be a veritable
case OF typhus. How such dis.
ease would attack person in so
thinly-settled a village is almost un-
accountable, and must, think, be
produced by the general unhealthi-
ness of the present weather, aided
by the impure and foul water that
the residents are forced to use. This
water flows from the tunnel and is
fairly alive with impure and fever
creating matter. A large number Of
mules are constantly passing back
and forth in the tunnel, and the foul
matter from these and a force of
miners is allowed to pass into the
water, making it anything but deli
cious and refreshing. The gentleman
in charge Of our hospital, DR.. c. B.
Briefly, is very industrious and
competent person; and, although his
duties are onerous at the present time,
gives general satisfaction and is very
fortunate with his patients.
Politics is engrossing the attention
of few of our people. Those can
didates who reside here are very kind
and friendly to the "dear people,"
As this letter has attained a very
tolerable size l shall close it, prom
Using to know more about politics
when next l write. H. W.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
A NEW INDUSTRY.
How Mr.. Hearne Proposes to Oh.
tain 90 Per Cent Of the Noble
Metals In the Sulphurets.

M. A. Hearne, gentleman who
has had considerable experience in
that line of business, and is well
known through Amador and Nevada
counties, in California, is erecting
at the lower end of this city, some
reduction works which are intended
to work sulphurets by processwhich
is entirely, new on the Comstock.
Heretofore the sulphurets have been
taken raw from the sluices, put in
pans and afterward amalgamated.
This process is a good one compar-
atively, but slow and expensive,
the yield seldom exceeding 35 per
cent, and being only obtained by the
use of large quantities of chemicals.
Mr.. Hearne proposes to obviate,
the necessity of using chemicals by
first roasting his sulphurets and
thus extracting all the base metal in
them, then to obtain the gold and
silver by lixiviation and precipita.
ton. BY this process he hopes to
work them up to 90 per cent of the
assay value. Mr.. Hearne's furnace
will be ready in a few days, and
working, but the reduction works
will not be completed before spring.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
An Irrepressible Joker.

A Virginia physician called to at
tend a man suffering from a severe
attack of bilious fever, was consulted
by the sick mans wife for some trou-
BILE in her respiratory organs.
ooh that's nothing" said the
Doctor, "but species of catarrh."
every good !" exclaimed the inva-
lid, to the surprise of all present;
"good she's been worrying me to
buy her a piano for months past;
now she's got GUITAR she'll be able
to get along without piano."
The man is one of those jolly
fellows who would joke even in the
presence of death. .flr
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
STILL ANOTHER NINE "START.
ED UP"

Work Resumed ON the Cherokee
Claim The Sinking Of a Big
Joint Shaft Said to be Under
Consideration.
Work was resumed on the Chero-
kee mine, last Wednesday afternoon,
at point about 100 yards west of
the Bacon mill, and consequently
near the very center of this city.
The men then set to work commenced
cleaning out an old incline, and have
therefore hardly got started yet, but
when they do start, operations will
be pushed vigorously, as it is under
stood to be the intention of the own
ers of this property to sink the in
cline to depth of 800 or 400 feet,
in order to test the width and
strength of the ledge, and, possibly,
to strike the chimney of rich gold
ore which 80 astonished the miners in
the early days, and which all old
timers will recollect. Should the
ledge be found as strong and we'll
defined as it is expected the Lower
Comstock and the Dayton companies,
whose claims adjoin that of the
Cherokee company on the north and
south, will probably unite with the
latter company in sinking monster
joint shaft, which will equal, in every
respect, anything on the Comstock
in that line. So the story is told in
this city, at least. Mr.. Hillyer, Su-
perintendent of the Silver Hill, st.
Louis, etc, is in charge of the Chero-
kee, and the principal owners of the
claim are Messrs. Flood g. Hobart,
two of the best known capitalists of
San Francisco. rlr rgl
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
BRIEF MENTION.

Bishop Whitaker will hold divine
service in Grace Church, in this city,
at half-past 2 o'clock next Sunday
evening.
Mr.. Dovey, Principal of the Silver
public school, was so i'll during the
first half of this week, as to be un-
able to teach his class. J. G.. Young,
Superintendent of Schools, welded
the ferule in his stead.
The noisy lads who, of evenings,
have proved such an annoyance to
our citizens for some time past, will
be so no longer, as Constable Hill
has warned them that they must
keep off the streets after 8 o'clock.
G. H. Aitken, who, during the past
year or so, has had charge Of the
Atlantic Con. mine, left for San
Francisco last Thursday evening.
Before leaving Mr.. Aitken turned the
mine over to John Yule, the new
Superintendent.
The Silver Leaf Company have
obtained a United States patent for
their claim, which adjoins the Silver
City claim. Slime Gallen, one of the
principal owners, says that the next
move of the company will be to
start work upon the claim, as soon as
the necessary arrangements are made.
George Cook, the well-known old
miner and prospector, was caved up
on while at work in the Cook s.
Gray mine, last Thursday afternoon,
and suffered severe confusion of the
right hip. Warned by a Fremont
tory noise, Mr.. Cook started to get
out of the way, but only partially
succeeded. A few days rest will
probably set him all right again.
NJ. A. Murphy, the Republican
candidate for Attorney General, was
in town last Wednesday afternoon,
but returned to Virginia after a short
stay. Mr.. Murphy will visit US at
least once again before the day of
election, and probably address a
public meeting Of our citizens, when
they will all have an opportunity of
judging what manner of man he is.
Riley Hougham, George Randall,
and John Powell, jr., have been
around town for a day or two, con-
nubiating with the citizens. They
are of the opinion that the chances
for a Democratic victory in this
county were never better than this
year, and, in the Utmost recesses of
his heart, each of them probably
hugs the fond delusion that, if the
Democratic party IS slaughtered, HE
will at least escape the carnage by
virtue of his personal popularity.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
More Fun Ahead,

Mrs. Leslie Carroll, the spirit-me-
dium, having recovered from her Sc
we're indisposition, will deliver a
lecture and give a public seance in
Miners Union Hall, Silver CITY, next
Monday evening" performance
which she will repeat in Dayton the
following TUESDAY, 15th) evening.
Admission, fifty cents; children half
price. Since her first appearance in
this city the lady has appeared twice
in National Guard Hall, in Virginia
City, and been greeted by packed
houses on both occasions.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
THE BUS LINE.
The Silver BUS to Run ON Seized.
ule Time.

From this timo forth the BENEFITS
Brothers bus will leave this city at
o. NJ, 1880 and 6 :15 p. NJ, schedule
time. The bus will not, as hereto
fore, delay for half an hour, to ac-
commodate one or two passengers.
When the bus has left behind time,
heretofore, it was found necessary, in
order to connect at Gold Hill with
the Virginia buses, to make up for
lost time ON the route. This caused
a serious injury to the stock, and it
is proposed to avoid the necessity of
overdriving it, in future by leav-
ing on time. The bus leaving here
at 0 o'clock in the morning will 60
through TO Virginia.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
The Lyon County Railroad.

We have heard nothing lately con.
corning the railroad from the Mound
House to Aurora and Bodie, and the
chances are that, owing to some diff
Guilty in procuring rails, nothing
further will be done in the business
until after the adjournment of the
next Legislature--that is to say, be-
fore next Spring.-Nevada Tribune.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
DO Not Fail to Register.

All who intend to vote at the
coming election should not fail to
register, as they cannot vote unless
they do. But a few days remain
during which they can secure their
vote, as the books will close through
out the county on the evening of
Monday, the 21st instant.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
ELECTION NOTICE.

I'm PURSUANCE OF AN ORDER OF THE
Il Board of County Commissioners Of Lyon
county, made and entered in the minutes OF
said Board October 7, 1878, notice is hereby
given that on the FIRST TUESDAY, the 9Th
day of November next, at the following
named places, to-wit:
In Silver City Precnct-At the engine
house. Inspectors-w. w. Sirlott, r. A.
Young, and W. H. Atkinson.
In Dayton Precinct-At the Courthouse.
Inspectors--J. P. Haynes, L, @. Malott, and
George W. Likens.
Ii Eureka Precinct-At the mill office.
Inspeetors--Thomas Copeland, ]. s. Ganey,
and E. X. Hitchcock.
In Sutro Precinct--At the Tunnel Com
pany's storehouse. Inslectors--Frank s.
Young. Robert Rowland. and Lee Summer
field. SIS Ai
In Churchill Precinct-At s. s. Buckland's.
Inspectors--Hugh J. CARING, Warren Howard.
and Calvin NJ. Davis.
In waubusks Precinct--At Swaseys. In
spectors--Clark Cleaver, Joseph Seaman. and
g. W. Robson.
An Election Will Be Held For
One State Senator;
Three Assemblymen;
One District Judge;
One District Attorney;
One Sheriff;
One Treasurer;
One Assessor;
One Recorder and ex-ofhcio Auditor;
One County Clerk;
One Surveyor;
One Superintendent of Public Schools;
Ono Public Administrator;
One County Commissioner for the long term;
One County Commissioner for the short
term;
One Justice Of the Peace for Silver City
township;
One Justice Of the Peace for Dayton town.
ship;
One Constable for Silver City township;
One Constable for Dayton township;
Three Town Trustees for Silver City town.
ship;
Two School Trustees for School District
No. Zone for She long term, and one for
the short term);
Three School Trustees for School District
No. Q ZONE for the long term. and two for the
short term);
Three School Trustees for School District
No. 8 Zone for the long term, and two for the
short termD; and
Three School Trustees for School District
No. 4 Zone for the long term, and two for
the short term.
The Polls shall be opened not later than
O'Clock A. NJ and shall continue until P. N.
of said day. And notice is hereby
further given that the ballots to be used at
said election shall conform in color. size and
texture with the description set forth herein,
to.wit: Size Of ballot shall be four inches in
| width by ten inches in length. of white book
paper.
| Attest: ). .. DALLAS
Clerk OF the Board of County Commission
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
NOTICE

rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BOARD
IL Of Equalization Of Lyon county, Nevada,
will be in session on Monday, October IA,
1873, at the office Of the County Clerk of said
Lyon county, when and where the following
named persons, the valuation of whose prop
erty has been added to, may appear before
the Board, and, upon making aflidavits that
they had no knowledge Of such increased
valuation Of their property, may have =
hearing before said Board; viz:
Samuel Heitshu, increased on real
e6tate .................. WV w
tate Observation-Disclosures. $50 90
Kossuth Mining Company. increased
on real estate 1000 90
L. D. Noyes, increased ON real estate. 500 90
9. F. Reading. increased on real es-
tate 4uV w
estate. 1000 90
F. Walter, increased on real estate. 500 90
F. Walter & Co., increased on mer-
chandise ...................... 10000 90
Sol Noel, increased on real estate. / ,2C0 90
Lyon Mill and Mining Company, in
creased on personal property. 10000 90
]. 8. DALLAS,
Clerk Of Board Of Equalization.
Dayton, October 7, 1878.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
Fired Out At the Muzxle Of a Gun

J. G. Dubelbis was arraigned be-
fore Justice TAFT, yesterday, to plead
to charge of assault with a shotgun
preferred by NJ. j. Rourke, of this
city. Since the Atalanta mill has
been attached, Sam Longabaugh, of
Empire, has employed Dubelbis to
watch over that property. Last
Wednesday evening Rourke went to
the mill with companion, but be-
fore he made his business known
Dubelbis ordered him off at the muz-
zle of his gun. Hence the suit. The
case was dismissed on motion of the
District Attorney.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12

DERSONS INDEBTED TO THE UNDER
II signef will find their bills at the store
OF e. W. Gowen. next door to the express
Office, Silver City. Mr.. Gowen is authorized
to receipt all bills All accounts due the
Lyon COUNTY TIMKs prior to July I, 1878.
must be settled within thirty days.
oc5-tf FRANK KENYON
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
FOR sUTRO:

For School Trustees-WILLIAM
TOBIN, MICHAEL KELLY, and
JOHN BLUETT.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
County Auditor and Treasurer's
Report.

6STATEMENT OF THE COUNTY AUDI
- tor and Treasurer of Lyon County, Neva-
da, to the County Commissioners Of said
county, for the quarter ending September 30
A. d. 1878, inclusive.
July /, 1878, cash In Treas
ury. in funds, as per last
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
PRECINCT OFFICERS:
FOR SILVER.
or Consta ble-HENRY HILL.
FOR DAYTON:

For School Trustees y. A..
SMART, JOSEPH PURsLEY, and
Al. BARRETT.
For Justice of the Paced. f.
NORTON.
For Constable-CHARLES M.
MOTLEY.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
NEW TO-DAY.
ANNUAL Meeting.

HNHE FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF
Il the stockholders OF the Echo Gold and
Silver Mining Company, for the election of
Board of Directors to serve for the ensuing
year, and the transaction Of such other busi-
ness AZ may be presented, will be held on
TUESDAY, the twenty sec ond day of October
1873, at one O'Clock p. NJ. at the office Of the
corporation, room 80, No. 800 Montgomery
street, San Francisco, California.
II. O. WIN CHELL. Secretary.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12

DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET
Election, Tuesday, Mo-
vember 3, 1879.
FOR GOVERNOR:
L. r. BRADLEY,
OF Lander County.
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
JEWETT w. ADAMS,
OF Storey.
FOR CONGRESS:
w. E. F. DEAL,
OF Storey.
FOR JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT:
V41t F. W. COLE,
or Eureka.
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL:
JOHN r. KITTRELL,
OF Ormsby.
FOR CLERK OF SUPREME COURT:
RICHARD R. RULE,
rf.s -t OF Storey. H.ne -
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE:
G. w. BAKER,
OF Eureka.
FOR STATE TREASURER:
JOSEPH e. JONES,
OF Washoe.
FOR STATE CONTROLLER:
MILTON r.. ELSTNER,
OF ormsby.
FOR sUpT. OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
D. R. SESSIONS,
OF Elko.
FOR SURVEYOR GENERAL:
8. H. DAY,
OF Ormsby.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12
Delinquent Sale.

NJORTH DAYTON GOLD AND SILVER
IN Mining Company.-Location of princi-
pal place Of business, San Francisco, Cali.
fornia. Location OF works. DEVILS Gate Dis
trict. Lyo county, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 10
deiinqus4s upon the following described
stock, on account OF Assessment mo. ~
levied ON the Goth day of August, 1878, the
several amounts set opposite the names Of
the respective shareholders, as follows;
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-10-12

And in accordance with law, and an order
OF the Board of Directors. madc on the Twenty
sixth day Of August. 1873, SO many shares Of
each parcel Of such stock Is may be necessary.
the Company. Room 81. Safe Deposit Build
ing, No. 328 Montgomery street, San Fran.
cisco, California. on TUESDAY, the Fifteenth
day of October, 1873. Ut the hour Of II O'Clock
M. Of said day to pay said delinquent assess
ment thereon. together with COSTS Of adver-
Using and expenses of TIE sale.
r. 8. CULvERWELL, Secretary.
OfFIcE-Room q Safe Deposit Building.
1913 Montgomery street. San Francisco. Cali
fornia.
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THURMAN AND SHERNAN.-The next Ohio
,goyernorship holds its place among the
prominent POLITICAL. topics OF the hour.
The report is again revived that Secretary
Sherman can be coaXed into accepting the
Republican nomination for Governor OF
Ohio, provided Senator Thurman is the OPP
posing candidate. The latter continues firm
in his determination not to ieopardize bis
prospects for the Democratic presidential
nomination by defeat in Ohio next fall,
and tells his friends that he prefers to make
his fight on members OF the Legislature, and
secure his own reelection to the Senate. But
the Democratic leaders OF Ohio are clamor-
ing so loudly that Mr.. Thurman will find it
very difficult to decline when the time
comes Washington special Baltimore
d7ne1.icr1, ,-..3s .--..,..
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-31
Mr. Th,1rrnan,s LETTER.

Mr.. THURMAN now has model according
to which he may fashion letter to the
BLAINE committec-as thus: cit would
be gross assumption in me to specify
where the Senate itself has directed, but
anxious TO Indicate any details that may
expedite the labors of the committee,
will call your attention specially to The
frauds Of all sorts in Pennsylvania; to the
laws which made free voting impossible in
any city Of more than twenty thousand
inhabitants; to the lnexcusable intimida-
ton OF voters practiced by JOHN j. DA-
NEWPORT in New York not acting under
the authority OF the laws Of single State,
but WELDING all the powers Of the General
Government; to the shameful practices in
Massachusetts,, where the wofkmen were re-
lquired TO vote as their employers desired
them to vote; and to the outrageous laws
OF Rhode Island, under which so many
poor men, especially foreigners by birth,
are denied the right OF suffrage. Among
the witnesses / would name are General
b. II. BUTLER and other distinguished Re
VI l1laoStSJdSS toS1 A'IAstoA +'tAAS
LACE OF Pennsylvania, Representative WOOD
OF New 7 orb, and the hundreds OF victims
OF tile wrongs aforesaid whose names will
be furnished by the central committees OF
the Democratic party in Pennsylvania and
New 4 DIRK.
4. beg especially to refer you to the re.
cords OF the Department OF Justice, wherein
you will find the names OF the thousands OF
Federal spies who were paid out Of the ma
tional treasury to watch the officers Of the
several States whilst these were discharging
their duty as Judges ofselection, aud which
spies in numerous instances prostituted
.thei. places to the basest OF purposes. IT is
not necessary TO say to such a committee
that II the party administering the govern
rent may thus use the peoples money to
psrpetnata its own existence, 1t will not be
long 4,egose money enough will be thus em-
Played tacasry every election in the United
States. - Oh Y
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-12-31

THAT Tennessee case. hicilr the New
iT,Th j reyannned fewdays oand
started again on the rounds OF the papers,
was set,g 70 us two weeks ago by our WASH
;ins;tolns correspondent, and was then com.
nn,epted upon By US. But we cnnnot see e in q
the decision anything which might grow
into the doctrine that any debts OF the
southern States incurred in aid Of the late
war are binding upon them. {.