Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-03
A YEARS RECORD.
PROMINENT HAPPENINGS DUR
ING THE YEAR.
COMPILED FROM THE SENTINEL
FILES.
JANUARY

newly elected officers.
2-Dick Paddock, a former resident
of Eureka, shot and MORALLY wounded
at Virginia City.
10 Rumored big strike in the Eu.
reka Consolidated and X X CONSOLE
dated mines.
IL Meeting of taxpayers in favor of
incorporation.
l6-Suit commenced by the Eureka
Consolidated Mining Company against
the Richmond Mining Company for
the recovery of 81, 250 900 damages, and
an injunction asked to restrain the de.
PENDANT from working in plaintiffs
ground.
17-Judge Cole granted a temporary
injunction against the Richmond Com
I'any.
19-Davis, a prize fighter, formerly
of Eureka, shot and killed at Elko.
23-Judge Cole ordered a survey of
the disputed ground in the Eureka
Consolidated and Richmond Compa-
MES suits.
25-Cylinder head of the big engine
at the Richmond Works blew out,
causing a suspension of operations at
The furnaces.
FEBRUARY.
2-Commencement OF the trial in the
District Court between the Eureka
Consolidated Mining Company and the
Richmond Mining Company.
6-The body of Arthur f.. GARRISON
was found in the Humboldt river near
Palisade,
S-Rev. G. III. Marshal resigned his
rectorship of the Episcopal Church.
l0-Hugh Kelly shot by j. Tickle in
a fracas on Ruby Hill
ll-Judge Cole dissolved the temporary
injunction in the big mining suit.
l6-House of Joseph WANNA, on AID.
ans street, destroyed by fire.
25-The Eureka Consolidated Com
pany commenced a new suit against
the Richmond Mining Company of
Nevada.
25-Attemp,ed robbery of the Typo
stage. VIM. Carlow, n of the high
waynen, MORALLY wounded by Mes
senger Eugene Blair.
MARCH.
5-Grand ball in honor of the in.
auguration of President X. b. Hayes.
9-The mining suits removed to the
United States Circuit Court.
l3-Completion and dedication of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.
17-Black Rock District discovered.
AP2IL.
5-Professor Ros.iter j. RAYMOND
arrived in Eureka, and examined the
mines on Ruby Hill.
9-Ex-Sheriff George A. Gilmore
died.
10-Lee Singleton suicided in Culver
canyon.
ls-Giant powder explosion at the
Adams Hill mine.
22-Hoosae mine purchased by a
New York Company.
2s-Four mile race at the Willows
track won by Tom Moore.
A
Mat Gleason killed by John Roach
at Robinson.
5-Atlas furnaces started up on Ham
burg ore.
7-lncorporation defeated by seven
votes.
10-Gas introduced into Eureka.
l7-C. Flynn found dead in a cabin
on the hillside.
23-BankinC house of d. b. Immel
IL Co. suspended payment.
JUNE.
9-James McSloy killed by d. Man
helm, in self defense, at Spring Valley.
l3-S. Mahoney shot bv II. Massey
at the Willows, on the Tybo road.
lS-James Trevillian fell dead in a
Main-street saloon,
u John Hamilton and r. Burton
escaped from the County Jail.
JULY.
4-Grand celebration i'm Eureka.
6-Ott's blacksmith shop and Moore
Bros stable totally destroyed by
fire.
13-Two-Two Johnny recaptured.
l5-Lemmon mill started up on hue
dust.
23-The mining suit trial commenced
at San Francisco.
AUGUST.
l-Metamoras furnace started up.
4-Verner Leggett scalded to death
at Ruby Hill.
l3-Hamilton escaped from jail, but
was r~ecaptured immediately.
ls-Bullion valued at SIS 900 recov-
cred from the old Jackson furnaces.
D-Geo. Goodheart lynched by stock
men in the Diamond mountains.
22-Decision rendered by the United
States Circuit Court in San Francisco
in favor Of the Eureka Consolidated
Company.
26-P. Mccartney dropped dead.
29-Work commenced on the Jack
son Hotel.
SEPTEMBER.
3-Attem pied robbery of the Tvbo
stage. John Davis, n of the high
waymen. killed, and messenger Brown
wounded.
4-Richmond furnaces started m.
23-Professor VIM. Blake, of Yale
College, arrived in Eureka.
27-Smash-up of a freight train on
the r. '& p. r. r.
30-Hamilton and Lowery arrested
by Sheriff Sias. as participators in the
Typo stage robbery.
OCTOBER.
1-Ground broke for the erection of a
new furnace by the Metamoras Com
pany.
S-Rieves and Berry mine bonded
to General Common.
30-Race at the Willows track won
by Crazy Jane.
NOVEMBER.
5-Passenger train put on the E. Il
p. r. II.
10-Grand social entertainment of
the Episcopal Church.
i7-Presbyterian parsonage burnt to