Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1878-08-07
BRIEF MENTION.

mOmeter indicated q temperature OF
108 degrees in the shade.
The clatter Of the stamps at the
Trench mill is as welcome a mise as
was ever heard in this city.
Lieutenant Governor Jewett w.
Adams passed through town last
Monday morning. A dead duck.
The Democratic Central Com
mittee will meet in the courthouse, at
Dayton, at 10 o'clock this morning.
The fancy drinks prepared at the
Sacramento saloon, corner Of Union
and D streets, Virginia, cannot be
equaled in the State.
The Eureka is the only water
power mill on the Carson river which
is running to its full capacity. The
Eureka is working on tailings.
The past few nights have been
actually cold, and the extra blankets
removed from the beds few weeks
ago, were again brought into use.
Bart. Derham, the ice dealer, is
the most popular man in town just
now, and his daily calls are looked
forward to with the greatest anxiety.
The teachers of this county report,
for the last year.. 70 visits made by
the County Superintendent, 80 by the
trustees, and 1l5 by patrons aud
others.
An express wagon load of water
melons was disposed of on Main
street, last Monday evening, in about
fifteen minutes. A large number of
the bows around town have since
been Isboring under severe attack
of melancholy.
There will be an examination of
applicants for teachers certificates at
the Dayton schoolbouse, on Friday
and Saturday, the 9th and 10th inst,
commencing at 0 O'clock sharp.
Trustees, patrons and the public are
cordially invited to attend.
Quite large number Of persons
have visited McGilton's arastra, since
reading the article in our last issue,
and inquiring into the details Of the
business. They all express surprise
that so simple method should not
be in more general use.
The most part Of the dreaded
heated term is about over, yet the
general health Of the Comstock re-
gion is quite up to the average. In
this city there have been very few
cases If sickness for this time or the
year,-and the same may be said Of
Dayton, Gold Hill and Virginia.
Captain John Kelly has accepted
the superinsendency &c the Lady
Bryan mine, and is getting the ma
chinery and shaft in shape for active
prospecting. His course will prob
ably he to sink few hundred feet,
and then drift west for the Comstock
which, it is generally believed, will
be found somewhere in that district.
A flume Is being made from the
old tailings deposit at the Occidental,
mill To the main Stun reservoir east
OF this city, for the purpose OF fium-
ing down the 80, 900. odd tons of tail
ings at the mill. This work will
give employment to about twenty
men for two or three weeks, at least.
Senator Westertield il commander
in chief OF this operation.
~ t"uP 0NPiouc0 ~ Tue SiiN6T
City Restaurant, about 8 O'Clock last
Saturday evening, but a blanket
was thrown over 1t and the blazing
oil, and the incipient fire WAS thus
smothered. 1t is supposed that the
wind blew the fame down the burn
or, and that the OIL was thus set on
fire. An alarm was given and there
was rush OF citizens toward the
hose house, but before the reel could
be got out the FIRE was extinguished.
The Trench mill started up on
bonanza ore, yesterday morning.
The Bacon will follow suit in q
couple Of weeks. The Trench mil
gives employment toabout fifty men
altogether, and the Bacon will give
employment to as many more. Tbcy
will probably run until next Spring
when the snow in the mountains shall
begin to melt, aud thus supply the
water required for power at the mills