Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-03-14
FLUE DUST.

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brakes stores, Main street.
Lead was quoted at 80 cent in the
New York market yesterday.
The freight arrivals by rail yesterday
embraced five sr.loads of merchan-
disc and two of coal.
Sixteen car loads Of crude bullion
and refined lead were shipped to Pali-
SADIE yesterday.
The value of the crude bullion
shipped since our last issue amounts
to Sl7, 300.
Attachment suits for large sums were
issued yesterday in favor Of numerous
creditors of A. B%ersanti.
Rev. G. B. Crawford returned from
Palisade last evening, from a pastoral
visit to that point.
A. r. Kendall, Superintendent of the
Jennie A mine, White Pine, is regis
tered at the Parker House.
The weight of the mail matter that
passes daily through the Eureka Post
Office will average over half a ton.
The improvements to Bigelow's Hall
will be commenced as 500 as The
ceiling stuff leaves Truckee.
Don't forget the soiree at Bigelow's
Hall to night. There will be a splen-
did opportunity for enjoyment.
The main shaft at the Hamburg is
now down $50 feet, and will he com
pleted TO the 600 foot level in a few
days.
A solid body Of ore. foul feet thick,
and of high grade, has been struck in
the east cross cut o II the $50 foot level
Of the Hamburg.
r. X. Morrison advertises a very
desirable residence on Sheridan av-
enue for sale or to rent. See notice in
another column.
The Prospect Mountain tunnel is in
557 feet, the face being in hard crystal
line limestone. The present progr ess
is very slow.
Very few men realize the blessing of
a good wife, until a place between his
shoulder blades. that he can't reach,
needs scratching.
Mr.. FELTON, the Eastern mining ex-
pert, who has been visiting Eureka for
the past week, has returned TO New
York.
The dwelling house on the lot
by Paxton Il Co., has been sold to
4 W wv Co ~ th0 UP"
posite side of the street.
By an explosion in front of one Of
the Richmond furnaces Wednesday
morning one of the sinelters was seri-
ously injured about the breast and
neck.
Letters received from South Africa,
from former residents of Eureka now
In those far.otf gold fields, give glow
ing accounts of the wealth oil that
country.
The delayed Eastern mails, if our
news is correct as to the raising Of the
spow blockade yesterday, will arrive
ia Eureka Friday and Saturday even
ings.
Coal receipts at the Richmond fur
naces ave been very light for the past
two weeks, but the delivery by rail
will be resumed with increased volume
from date.
The future site of the proposed new
courthouse il the exciting topic of the
hour. Shall it be among the rocks or
on the corner?
The drift from the 200 foot level of
the Jefferson is in favorable ledge mat
ter, and there are Indications of the
neal presence of an ore body.
Billy Wermuth departed for New
York just in time to get caught in the
snow storm on the Union Pacific
railroad, and is at Green River wait
ing for the raising of the blockade.
Andy Lane and other prominent
Elkoites were at the Arkansas Hot
Springs at the date when the town was
burned to ashes by the recent confla-
grafton.
Visitors from Eureka to San Fran
cisco, on pleasure bent, universally
complain that the moist condition of
the atmosphere in the Golden State has
curttiled their enjoyments.
Surveyor Read is concentrating the
construction Of a glass model of the
interior of the Hamburg mine. similar
to the ones made OF the Eureka and
Richmond Consolidated.
There will be an adjourned meeting
of the Board of School Trustees at the
County Commissioner office this
evening. All of the Trustees are re-
quested to be present.
The frequent loud explosions heard
at both ends of town are caused by
blasting knotty logs at the Richmond
works, and breaking open old iron by
the aid Of giant powder at the Eureka
foundry.
The young child Of S. Friedman died
at 6 o'clock last evening. All that
medical skill could 10 was rendered in
her behalf, but without avail. The
parents have the sympathies OF numer-
Gus friends, in whose condolences we
join.
Pete Anderson, of the lumber yard,
has beer appointed agent of the White
Star line OF steamers, from New York
to Liverpool, and is prepared to fur
nish through tickets to travellers at the
lowest rates.
A special meeting of the members of
Mountain Lodge. No. 81, /. o. o. F.,
will be held at their hall at l o'clock
p. NJ. to day. Members of Eureka
Lodge, and visiting %brethern, are in
vited to attend.
Surveyor Read has forwarded his
map of Eureka District to a Fran
cisco, where 1t Will be photographed
and returned. 1t will probably be
ready in about two weeks. It's cor
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