Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-08-16
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Eumors are rife of persons being lost in
the flood, but none authenticated.
Some of the Buel street love cotes were
submered, and the occupants put to fight.
A large pile Of rubbish accumulated on
the corner near the San Francisco brewery.
The Bateman street bridge was rescued
at the Hook & Ladder house.s
Billy Clarke's dam in the big ditch went
a fukin.
There is plenty Of work in sight for the
Road Supervisor.
The whole town is strewn with drift
wood, and debris of one kind and another.
Several washouts occurred up the can
yon in the direction of Pinto. The road,
however, is still passable.
TIL women Of Eureka are talking Of
forming a come-bome-husband club. It's
to be about three feet long.
Men were yesterday engaged in digging
a ditch and putting in a sewer from the
San Francisco Brewery to the big ditch.
Several firms will be unable to resume
business to-day, on account OF the slum-
gullion in their stores.
Lanterns were so numerous Ia It evening
that our streets presented a novel and
striking appearance.
1t is expected that the connections in
the Hamburg mine will be effected in
about ten DAYS. after which a force of rien
will begin taking out ore.
Several hooks belonging to the Hook
and ladder Company were lost yesterday.
Any one returning the same will confer a
favor on that organization.
MAY 0harfal1or an,nloval oovora1 man
in digging a ditch to drain the water from
his liquor store, corner of Bateman and
Buel street. 1t was completed about mid
night.
The hotels did a good business last night.
Many people who lived along the ditch
feared the coming of a second deluge, so
took refuge in more secure quarters.
The Hook and Ladder Company did
some good work yesterday in keeping the
ditch free from floating timbers, wood, etc.
Considerable damage was lone to the
building of the Hook and Ladder Com
pany, their loss being about $500.
Water buckets were in demand last
night, aud men who used them in baling
out cellars received good pay.
No damage is reported along the line of
the Eureka and Palisadc Railroad, though
it rained quite heavily at different points.
Owing to the confusion incident to the
flood. the paper mail at the postoffice was
not distributed last evening.
The reservoirs of the Water Company
were flooded last night, making the water
so murky it could not be used.
The mountains were covered with men,
women and children yesterday, who
sought safety from the deluge.
No danger at night. Freshets never oc-
cur in this country after night fall. At
least this is what old timers say.
Several cars of ore from the mines around
White Pine were unloaded at the Metamo-
ras furnaces yesterday for the purpose of
being sampled.
Messrs. Flurshutz h Carter are fitting
mp a room in Tom White 8 building, on
South Main street, for a candy factory and
bakery. They expect to be ready to serve
customers Saturday.
Quite an addition is being made to the
north side of t.. j. Whites business house,
on North Main street. When finished, it
will be occupied as a meat market.
A scientific authority SAYS that in one
season a single fly will produce 5,0I3. 1852
Of its species. Good gracious What
would q married one do?
A number Of persons were employed all
last night in cleaning mi their places of
business, in many of which there was sand
and water to the depth of twelve and
fifteen inches.