Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-28

Thirty tons Of rich ore will arrive in
Eureka to-day from Paradise, for treat
ment.
To-day, McKcith, OF Honey Lake Valley,
sends out to Ward a trian loaded with
barley.
An extensive rainfall occurred on the E.
4 T. Railroad, between the Hay ranch and
Palisade, yesterday morning.
Among the teams rolling out of Eureka
for Ward, yesterday, was Of four wag-
ons, heavily loaded, and drawn by twenty
mules.
Five men were trying to "sic !" seven
teen dogs upon one 'prairie-rooter " yes
terday afternoon. Piggy stood the whole
crowd of.
A little child, at the north end Of town,
tipped backwards into n tub Of water, last
evening. and but for timely aid must have
been drowned.
There was breeze enough yesterday to
keep the unlucky pedestrian scooping
gravel out Of his eyes about two-thirds OF
his time.
During the hours, Monday morning,
When the City Bakery was without an oc-
cupant, some rapscallion showed his
" co%ming-up' by breaking in the front
windows with a chunk Of quartz.
Among the scale Of prices posted up in a
fruit store on Main street is one which
reads: "Plums, l cent cach.' That's
| getting down to a Massachusetts, way OF
reckoning.
Yesterday was a dull day about the Dis
trict Courtroom, but to-day, at 10 O'Clock,
the mill will commence to grind out some
OF the cases that have worn ont many a
juryman.
A snake skin was picked up back of the
SENTINEL Office, a day or two ago, which
must have cncased a monster Of his kind.
II was waited on the tide from some of the
snake dens at the base Of Prospect noun
tain.
The johnson Bros. will rave their new
business house, on Main street, Just north
Of Clark, ready for tenants in about a
week. The lumber is flying around there
like banjos in a seance with the Dayen-
ports.
All along the quartzite belt. which is
easily traced from Ruby Hill to Secret
Canyon. prospecting is reported lively I;
claims are in demand, and the general in
dications Of new and important discoveries
are good.
Its a glorious ride through the canyons
over to Pinto: and then, when you get
there, there's N. Smith, "a jolly old soul"
ready to lend a hand in appeasing yonr APP
pctites or otherwise adding to your enjoy
ment while you loitcr with him.
A number of little innoccnts assembled
yesterday afternoon at the residence Of
Mr.. and Mrs. q. M. Payne, on Cedar Hill.
and toasted and romped to their hearts
content. The gathering was occasioned by
its being the fifth anniversary of the birth
Of little Mabel Payne.
Before Justice Cromer. yesterday. n
Chinaman under examination was asked
about tho length Of the knife with which
Gee Sing hacked away at his victims ear.
John threw his hands so far apart that it
was a question for the Court to decide
whether it was a knife or a cavalryman's
sword.
We heard as many as 40 men, in CONVEX
sation among themselves, offer to /" boss -
the raising Of Bartlett's houses on Main
street, at from So to $40 per day. AS it is
now, they sit around all over the lumber
and chip in with valuable advice at each
and every opportunity.
Quite q crowd were amused yesterday on
Buel street, in watching a watermelon
move mysteriously about in the dust. At
last one Of the party stepped up. kicked it
over and revealed q young Shoshone.
He was a triie larger than a tumble-bug,
after having eaten out the in'ards Of the
| melon.
Tansey had retired to rest on a chip-pile
last evening. when the nozzle Of a hose
was inserted into his right car and a full
head Of water turned on. Sand, chips and
gravel stones flew to the four winds as
| Tansey arose with a motion liAs That of a
snapping-bug from off his back; but he
wasn't a bit riled-sang a little song and
moved on to finish his nap in more genial
| quarters.