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Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-11
POLITICAL.
ATArE CONTENTION.

Lewiston, Nc, May 1.-THE state Gen.
ira. committee of the national greenback
par,y, issued call for state convention,
in this city, June 5;h.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-11

A petition was presented, signed by citi-
zens Of lower Yankton, complaining of the
slaughter houses as nuisance.
On motion, the board instructed the
sheriff to notify the parties owning the same
to see that they were kept clean, etc.
The following resolution was, on motion,
adopted by the board.
Resolved, That the appropriation Of $500
made April 4th, 1877, to grade the road on
the line Of Clay and Yankton counties from
the bluffs to the village of Gayville, remain
in force during the year 1878.
There being no further business the board
on motion. adjourned.
Attest: Approved:
f. Miner, NJ. P. OHLMAN.
Clerk. Chairman.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-05-11
THIRD pAY-MAY 8, 1878.

THIRD DAY-MAY 8, 1878.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present-Commissione NJ. P. Gilman,
chairman, w. B. Valentine and Ole Samp-
son ; also Z. Miner, clerk.
The following persons we're appointed as
road supervisors for the districts named
F. NJ. Devoe, dists No. l and 4, town o.
range 55; p. o. Peterson, district No. 3,
town 95, range 81.
The following bills were audited and
allowed
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15
A Good Ledge Discovered.

l.. q. Vanauken, veteran and sue
cessful prospector, discovered on the
9th instant very promising ledge of
gold-bearing quartz, one mile and a
half south of Burbank's Canyon, dis
tant about six miles from Kinds
Springs and ~ from Wellington
Station. The ledge crops out boldly
for distance of about half mile,
and the groupings give good assays,
broken from any place on the surface
or at depth of eight or ten feet, the
distance already sunk. We were
shown a fine prospect which was OBJ
tanned from two ounces of rock by
the use of mortar and horn, and we
were informed that several assays
made by Conrad Wiegand of Vir-
ginia ranged from sos to $21S per
ton. The ledge is two and half to
three feet wide on top, and there is
ample assurance that it will pay big
from the surface down. There is a
considerable stream of water in Bur-
banks Canyon, enough to run mill
now, and the facilities for milling
will be good all the year round.
o. E. Nash of Dayton, who was
here in company with Mr.. Vanauken,
has been out in that country for a
week or two, and fortunately secured
an interest in this valuable find.
Two other locations have been made
on the same ledge. T. H. Patterson
& Co. of Virginia took the first ex.
tension west, but our informants did
not remember the names of the other
parties. 1t begins to look as though
the Red Canyon country will turn
out to be an important mining dis
trict.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15
Silver City, November 2. 1877.

A MISSING Boy.-An eight-yeal
old son of Mr.. Stewart, a blacksmith
residing in Dayton, has been missing
since Tuesday. His father being in
Aurora, it was believed the boy
had gone in search of him, and was
picked up by a passing team
Mr.. Stewart was telegraphed and has
returned home, but he failed to hear
anything of his boy anywhere on the
road. Parties have been searching
for the lost boy every day since Tues
day, and the superstition is gaining
strength that he has been drowned
The river in the vicinity of Dayton
will be thoroughly dragged ii he does
not turn up before the work is COM
pleted. The boy is named Guy; is
eight years old, fair complexion,
large blue eyes, high forehead, dark
hair and slender form; when he left
had on straw hat, light pants and
waist bound with black, with white
stockings and shoes. Any informa-
ton as to his whereabouts will relieve
his sorrowing parents.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

REFERRING to the charge that the
Carson people over-charged the pic
nicers last Saturday, the Appeal says
IF Carson shall become an object of
aversion to our notwithstanding
neighbors, it will be the fault of those
who, in dealing with picniccrs and
others, subject them to overcharges
and maltreatment of like character.
1t is unnecessary to reiteratc the fact
that in natural and acquired advan-
tages Carson is by all odds the most
attractive place in the State for
junketings and the enjoymcnts sought
for by people who like to taste
the abundant sweets of a summers
day amid the grassy shades of a
sage-brush orchard. If we forfeit
our advantages in regard of being
the chiefest point of attraction in
the State to picnic parties, we shall
be guilty of very grievous fault.
Ourselves can, and by all means
ought to, correct these abuses, if
abuses there be.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

One of Silver City's smart young
men, being annoyed by his prospec.
tive mother-in-law turning the clock
ahead on him every night, resolved
to put up job on her. He made
her believe that the clock was out of
order, and, being of a mechanical
turn of mind, offered to repair it.
She accepted the offer and he went to
work. He took the running gear all
out and boiled it and baked it and
oiled it, and finally put it back into
position again, but neglected to put
in the screws and pinions that hold
the handspring in its place. About
the time she finished winding the
clock that night the pieces began to
fly. She fortunately escaped with a
black eye and the loss of four teeth,
but the windows and glassware and
crockery in that particular room
looked like miniature siege of
Plevna. He has been regulating
the household affairs by his watch the
past week and having things pretty
nearly his own way, but the more
she thinks over the matter the more
she suspects that everything is not
on the square, and if that young
mans friends see him coming down
town some morning looking as if
he had been playing with young
Vesuvius in active eruption, they
need not be surprised.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

A QUIET TowN.-Silver City is
now the most quiet, orderly and law
abiding town in the State of Nevada,
considering the number of people.
Our peace officers have long since
ceased to rely upon the their official
fees for living, and have sought
other occupations. If Justice TAFT
cannot prevail upon parties to COM
promise little matters of difference,
he occasionally sets the judicial mill
going for their satisfaction in civil
suits, and there is not criminal case
once month.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15
To Prevent Mining Litigation.

The Engineering and Mining Jour-
nal is advocating the amendment
of the mining law so as to in
crease the width of a claim suffi-
GENTLY to include the dip of the
ledge to practicable mining depth,
and limit company 10 vertical lines
drawn from the exterior boundaries.
We quote as follows:
Even the most limited acquaintance
with mining matters is sufficient to
convince any one that litigation is
probably the most fruitful cause of
loss in vein mining. 1t seems, in
deed, as if it were almost impossi-
BILE for any profitable gold or silver
mine to escape the blight of law
suit, and certainly no greater bless
ing could be brought to mining in
terests generally than the enactment
of law that would make it impos-
sible to misinterpret the limits of
mining claims. The questions,
"What is a vein o. "What are the
limits of mining claims 2" are at the
bottom of the lawsuits which have
ruined so many good mines.
The first Of these questions has
been SO enlarged by the Eureka
Richmond decision that an equally
perplexing question is now likely to
arise in the form of "What is not a
vein ?" And, no doubt, efforts will
be made to show that any mineral
bearing belt may be thus classed
What the limits of a lode are will
probably become more and more OBJ
scure as our knowledge Of the rami-
fications of the ore becomes more
and more perfect.
We believe it is absolutely impos-
sible to so define the meaning of the
term "lode" or "vein" as to prevent
these endless litigations, and even the
rights which are acquired by patent
are very uncertain by reason of our
ignorance at times of what consti-
tutes the outcrop or "apex" of a
vein. With the experience of count
less lawsuits before US it seems al
most incredible that laws which make
such state of things possible should
not have been changed long ago, and
especially when the remedy is SO
simple and so apparent as it is.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15
Death Of Casper Haupt.

About twelve o'clock Tuesday
night Casper Haupt sank to his final
rest, after lingering illness of several
weeks. Mr.. Haupt was an early
resident of Silver City, having ar
rived here in 1860, and for some years
prospered in business, being in part
nership with Philip Geyer in the
Sierra Nevada House. After time
he gave up his interest in the hotel
and went into the milling business,
in which he lost most of his former
accumulations. He then left here
and tried his fortune at other camps,
and returned again about three years
ago from Austin.
He never accumulated much of
this worlds goods after his return
here, and when finally his failing
health rendered him unable to do for
himself, Silver City Lodge No. 2
/. O. O. F. ministered with brotherly
kindness to every want until death
took him away. We believe he was
still a member of the Austin Lodge,
however, and the expense will Of
course fall upon that Lodge.
The funeral, under the auspices OF
the Odd Fellows, took place Thurs
day, and was largely attended.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

Us. MOVES, after sojourn Of sew
eral months here with his son, L. d.
Noyes, will leave to-day on his trip
eastward. He will stop at Denver for
a time, visiting brother-in-law, and
afterwards cali upon relatives at Jol-
liet, Illinois, and other points en-
route, prolonging his absence from
his home in New York State proba-
bly, two months yet.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15
The Ophir Development.

After describing the development
in the Ophir mine, the Gold Hill
News says: In this there are three
things established, first, the finding
of rich paying vein of ore at the
depth of 1000 feet or more, dispelling
all doubt of the continuation of our
rich, noble metal veins to yet unde-
termined depth. Second, a vein Of
ore which, in strength, width and
richness is more than the equal of
the ore development in the CONSOLE
dated Virginia 100 feet below where
it was first struck in the 1166 level
drift from the Gould & Curry shaft /;
and, third, steady and gradual
widening of this vein from the 1900
to the 1000 level, with every pros
pect of its steady continuance.
These are facts gathered from per-
sonal observation which there is no
disputing, so that to-day we can
assert without the least desire to
overstate the facts or mislead any
one, that there is at least one mine
on the Comstock that holds out a
more than ample promise of devel-
opment at no very distant day of
another one of our world famed ore
bodies.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

G. BECKER has started menagerie
again. Last year he started with a
fox, but he didn't have very good
luck. So this season he begins with
half-grown badger, and if he buys
all the wild animals the Piutes bring
in for the next six months he will
no doubt have a fine aggregation of
foxes, wildcats, cayotes, skunks, jack
rabbits, squirrels, and-a badger.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

SAYS the Philadelphia Times
Senator Sharon has not drawn his
salary for nearly year. This is the
fair thing in the Nevada Senator, be-
cause he has not been in his seat in
all that time, and yet he has done as
much as a good many Senators to
entitle him to pay.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

SILVER HILL.-The south lateral
drift on the 800 level is steadily ad-
vancing, the face in very favorable
quartz. The north lateral drift on
the same level is also in a fine char
acter of quartz a little mixed with
porphyry. Another east crosscut
(No.O has just been started from
the north lateral drift at a point 100
feet north of east crosscut No. 2.
The east crosscut on the 900 level is
steadily advancing, the face in asfine
vein formation. Sinking the main
incline is progressing at the rate of
two feet per day.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

COLONEL DERBY has resigned and
Ned Boyle has been appointed Super
intendent Of the Alta, Benton and
Boyle mines. Mr.. Boyle has been
foreman of the Alta for long time,
and will doubtless fill his new posi-
ton with satisfaction to all concerned.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

THE Grand Chapter of Royal Arch
Masons of the State of Nevada in
session in Virginia City elected the
following Grand officers for the en-
suing year: NJ. E. Philip Seldner of
Virginia, Grand High Priest; r. E..
David E. Bailey of Eureka, Deputy
Grand High Priest; r, Z. Frank Bell
of Reno, Grand King; r. E. Horatio
S. Mason of Carson, Grand Scribe;
E. Charles Knust of Reno, Grand
Treasurer; E. John ID. Hammond of
Carson, Grand Secretary; E. Tren-
NOR Coffin of Carson, Grand Chap
lain of the Host; E. Jonas Seely of
Virginia, Grand Royal Arch Captain.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

THERE are 1900 tons of water be-
ing daily thrown out by the pumps at
the c. s. c. shaft. This has been 60
ing on for the past two years, and
fully 100000 tons of water have
been discharged from the shaft dur
ing that time.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15
SETTLE NJ EMIT.

II is our desire to have an immediate set
Element of the accounts Of THE TINES office
Parties holding claims against us will please
present them at once, and those indebted mus
settle either by cash or note. Our time II
valuable. and this business must be attended
to. FRANK KENYON.
Silver City, November 2, 1877,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

GRAND LODGE OFFICERs.--Previous
to adjournment of the Grand Lodge
F. & A. M. Thursday, the following
officers were elected and installed
Henry L. Fish, G. NJ, Fred. Furth,
D. G. M; E. Baily, s. G. w.; Henry
Rolfe, j. G. W.; j. c. Currie, G. T.;
Rev. John D. Hamm ond, G. S.; Rev.
Charles McKelvey, G. c.; Trenmor
Coffin, G. o.; James McGinniss, G..
NJ; James E. Sabine, G. s. B.; Adam
Gillespie, G. S. B.; George r. Walker,
G. B. B.; Thomas N. Stone, S. G. D.;
W. T. Smith, j. G. D.; George Ernest,
and George P. McConkey, G. S.;
George N. Eells, G. o.; A. M. Cohen,
G.. p; z. s. Kincaid, G.. r.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

RELIGIoUs.--Rev. w. r. Jenvey
will otficiate at Grace Church, Silver
City, tomorrow at 7;30 p. NJ. Sun
day School at 2 80 r. NJ.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

THE Annual Statistician, 1878,
will be issued July 1st; 5SS pages.
Price, "a. L. p. McCarty, publisher,
GOA Commercial street, San Francisco.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

The late rains have delighted the
hearts of the ranchmen down along
the Carson river.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

Mr.. FRANK KENYON was taken Sc.
riously i'll at Aurora on Saturday last
and for time his friends were much
alarmed. Our latest information is
to the effect that he was improving
rapidly, and expected to be out again
in few days. Mrs. Kenyon was
telegraphed to come up from San
Francisco, and she arrived at Aurora
Monday morning.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

AT THE Julia mine they have yet
some 40 feet to go before they can
expect to strike ore in crosscut No. /
on the 1000 level.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

The Land Office will be removed
from Independence to Bodie next
week.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

The sale day. Dayton delinquent
stock has been postponed until Thurs.
day, June 9th. Sec official notice
on the fourth page Of this paper.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

MILLINERY.-The ladies of Silver
City, Gold Hill, Virginia City and
surrounding country will bear in
mind that the finest assortment of
millinery in the State can be found
at 1873 South G street, Virginia. Hats
made to order.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

Tony PASTOR will be the mex
attraction at Piper's Opera House
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

MRS. ]. C. WILLIAMSON Maggie
Moore) is visiting her sister, Mrs.
John H. Pidge Of Virginia City.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15
STOCK REPORT.

MORNING BOARD.
FRIDAY. June IA.
Ophir, 481l 4S14 49,.
Mexican, 12,S 12h 12k 12x.
Gould Curry. Z Tbs.
Best q Belcher, lax.
California, 19A 1914 1sf 1917 19%.
Savage, 11A III.
Con. Virginia, II.
,Chollsr, 26 25h.
Hale h Norcross, IN.
Crown Point, 8 5b5 4.95 s 4.o5.
Yellow Jacket, 81.
Imperial. csc.
Alpha, 13h 10 12X 12x.
Belcher, 4.05 I.
Confidence, 4.
Sierra Nevada, 4.45.
Bullion, 81.
Exchequer, 3.35 $40.
Seq. Belcher, 20.
Overman, 13h 1874 1413h 13A.
Justice, 81 3hb5 3.A5.
Union, 81 5A.
Alta, 8 81.
Julia, 8h.
Caledonia. 1876 2.
Silver Hill, N 1.30.
New York, 40c.
Woodville, 30c.
Occidental, 75c.
Con. Washoe, zoe.
Wells Fargo, 40c 30c.
Andes, ACC. GE ~.
Ward, ~ 1.sO1x1A.
Levisthsn, 20c.
Trojan, ACC.
Benton. 2.20 AZ.
Boyle. 40c.
AFTERNOON BOARD.
Eureka Con-, SO.
jackson, 8.
Newark, LAO.
Northern Belle. 81 81 81.
Manhattan, 6z.
Grand Prize, $50 $50 3%.
Endowment, SIC.
Modoc, 1866 LEO. s@se esp
Bodie, 3A $40. II q y
Bechtel. 1.S0 Ito IL. &
Leeds, IN.
Ophir, 481s 4Sx.
Crown Point, 5 81 s.
Gould h Curry, 81. ...-
Cslifornis, I9k Dk. HkF#4
Con. Virginia, ~ 14b6.
BeIcher, $50. n,
Best Z 5elcher, 1917 1915 1874.
Csledonis, 1875 100.
Mexican. 123s. T-
Alpha, IL II.
Alta, 3 81 8,
lula, 3.
Bullion, ga 81.
Imperial, 90c Sc.
overman. 1871 13A.
Silver Hill, 1.35.
Exchequer, 8 $40.
Ward. 1.80.
Union, 5k.
Sierra Nevada, 40. s-.ll
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

THE annual picnic excursion of
the Virginia Presbyterian Sunday
School will go to the Bowers Mansion
on Saturday, June 22d.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

CARSON MINT.-Says the Appeal
of the 18th: The last standard dol
lar delivery of the fiscal year, and
consisting of $4,000, was made by
Conner Dague yesterday. With a
gold delivery, of double eagles, also
made yesterday, the coinage delivery
of the year has been closed. The
adjusters have been off duty since
Monday last, and will not report
again until the 9Th proximo. This
suspension of the adjusting depart
ment has been caused by scarcity
of bullion, in part, and for a sort of
annual rest during the Mint clean up.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

BENEFIT.-A ball will be given in
Miners Union Hall on Thursday
evening, July 4th, for the benefit of
the Silver City Catholic Sunday
School. Good music will be provided
and refreshments will be supplied at
the hall. The good people of this
locality will no doubt make the affair
a financial success, as they have al
ways done heretofore when any
worthy organization needed help. This
will be cheap affair, and every one
can afford to pay 81 for ticket.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

A BIG drive of wood will shortly
be started down the Carson river.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

BEAUTIFUL ladies' and gents gold
chains, at Uncle Harris,
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

PIONEER PICNIC.-At q regular
meeting held Thursday night the Pa
cific Coast Pioneers decided to hold
their picnic at the Bowers Mansion.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15
Notice /!

Notice !
All persons indebted to me are re-
quested to settle up Immediately and
save costs. THEo. s. DAVENPORT.
Silver City, New, Dec. IL, 1877.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

F. V. CARELLA and Lorenzo Fletis
have been arrested in Gold Hill on
the charge of stealing amalgam,
quicksilver and scrapings from the
Petaluma mill.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

The Pioneer stage line from Bodie
connects with rail at Milton, and
passengers leaving Bodie at 6 AN.
will arrive in San Francisco at 5:15
p. NJ. the next day.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

UNION IRON WORKs.-Tyrrell &
Reese have on hand and ready for
immediate delivery vast amount Of
mining and milling machinery, new
and secondhand, from which selec-
ton may be made to carry on almost
any industry in Nevada. Parties
opening up new mines can obtain at
this establishment every article need
ed without waiting for its construc-
.tion.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

THE TUNNEL CoMPROMIsE.-ASa San
Francisco dispatch of Thursday says:
Crown Point and Belcher wheeled
into line this morning by holding
meetings and ratifying their original
contracts with the Sutro Company.
There are now very few companies
on the Comstock which have not
done the same.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-06-15

- ~ W. W6Ws
MAIN STREET, /: :: SILVER CITY.
Next door TO the Express Office.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1878-08-16

whose stop is ITO feet, and the circum-
ference of the trunk, three feet from the
ground, 10 feet inches, The age of the
tree Is about 100 years, and it is supposed
That this IS the largest tree of the kind in
new England. The man who owns the
lana on which the tree grows is 80 years old
ana Is still vigorous in body and mind He
was born on the farm, aud remembers when
this tree was so small that he could snan il
with his fingers.
The Universalist clergyman at Cavendish
was absent, the other Sunday, and his pull
pit was supplied by his wife.
A man by the name of Bates, of West
Fairlee. has been badly poisoned digging
potatoes where Paris green had been used to
kill potato bugs.
Daniel Picknell, of North Tunbridge. a
veteran OF the war Of 1912, died, the other
day. at. SO.
George Curtis, of South Londonderry, has
a collection oil curious and rare coins, mum
bering over 700 pieces.
Janus H. Congdon, Of East Wallingford,
purchased an Attorney COW three years ago
last Fall, which has given birth each year
since. on the l>t day of April, to fine
heifer calf
Col. Albert C.. Hubbell. Bennington,
Grand Master of the Grand Council of Yer
mont. has recently instituted three subor-
dinata councils in the eastern part of the
State.
Mr.. Billings. a Boston capitalist who
holds $40 900 of West Concord Railroad
bonds has offered them to the town for so
cents on the dollar and accrued interest,
and the town will soon have a town meet
ing to consider the subject and how to raise
the money. Other parties have also offered
the bonds at the same rates