Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1878-05-24
FLUE DUST.

~ v oB'J 10 EOlOlll III
in Eureka, and will probably remain
with us permanently.
A brass door key, found on Main
street, has been left at the SENTINEL
Office, where the owner can reclaim it.
Mrs. b. f. Ward, of Mineral Station,
has been quite i'll, but DR.. Tboma in-
forms US That she is now convalescent.
Prof. Beaton has departed for San
Francisco. He will return and resume
his soirees next September.
The shaft at the Williamsburg is be.
ing carried down rapidly. The ore
bodies are looking exceedingly well.
Walter Marsden will have the Rich
mond telephone wire up and the con-
nections made this afternoon.
Miss Jennie Wethered and Miss
Sallie Vance left this morning for a
short visit to San Francisco.
1t is rather amusing 70 listen to a
blushlng miss in her teens thrum the
piano and sing of "Baby Mine" and Its
sire. Premature, so TO speak.
John Hughesdon proved up in the
United States Land Office yesterday a
pre- emption claim to land situated on
Maggie Greek.
The citizens of Palisade are decorat-
ing the town with evergreens and flags,
and everything is being done to get the
place in readiness for the excursion
lists.
Mr.. Mau, of the San Francisco
Brewery, is ~renovating and improving
his premises. The saloon will look as
bright as a fresh coined twenty dollar
piece.
Weather permitting, the base ball
match between the Eureka and Ruby
Hill clubs will come III at the new
race track Sunday next.
The first installment of Gila bullion
passed through Wells, Fargo IL Co.'S
office Wednesday last. 1t will be fol-
lowed by frequent shipments.
Major Dennis will please take notice
that Archie still lives, and is evidently
renewing his youth. Further partic-
ulars by mail.
Clay Simms has received some splen-
did specimens OF silver bearing ore
from Lewis District, near Battle
Mountain.
Many fine stone residences are being
built In the western portion of the
town. Our quarries furnish excellent
material for that purpose.
A violent rainstorm visited Palisade
and vicinity on Tuesday night. 1t was
one OF the heaviest ever ex perienced in
that section,
DR.. Bishop informs us that the boy,
Webster, is getting along quite com
fortably. He sustained a compound
fracture of the leg.
The ore shipments to Utah have
been very light for the past week, al
though large quantities have been
purchased by salt Lake buyers.
Considerable prospecting is being
done on Housac mountain, and those
holding locations in that vicinity are
very sanguine of future developments.
Work on the Fourth of July mine,
which has been temporarily suspend
ed, will be resumed some time next
month.
Alphonse Hawkes. returned from
San Francisco last evening. He Will
deliver TO subscribers, Immediately,
THE Sazerac Lying Club
w. G. Clarkson, of Patterson Dis.
trict, and IA. Armstrong, OF Virginia
City, are registered at the Parker
House.
The new furnace at the Consolidated
was completed last night. Mr.. Allen
has done a good piece of mason work.
1t will be started up as soon as it can
be dried out.
Mr.. l.. A. Hall. of Wells, Fargo Il
Co.. made but a short stav with us, de-
parting for the G.. p. X. II. yesterday
morning. He is as rotund and Jolly as
OF yore.
Mr.. II. A. Durivage, of Grand
Rapids, Michigan, A heavy investor in
Eureka mines, is in town taking a look
al Il resources. The gentleman is
much pleased with the prospect.
The upraise from the third level, at
the Jackson mine, has made "A distance
of 20 feet. Shrewd judges claim that
Is feet more will penetrate a handsome
ore body.
A theatrical company, embracing
some of the best talent from the San
Francisco theaters, will give a series of
performances at this point some time j n
June.
Mr.. Griff. Williams, to whom the
| Northwestern Consolidated mine has
been bonded. will leave for San Fran
cisco some time this week, in order to
btE'htatC thO SoAO - ~ pBphS
Phil. D%ephanger is getting the
Young America mine, Bullion Dis
trict, in first class shape. The machin-
cry will soon be in place and active
operations commenced.
A runaway team cavorted through
Ruby Hill yesterday, upsetting the
wagon and smashed things generally.
They ended their trip down i'll the
valley.
An early riser picked uptwo twenty
dollar gold pieces on Main street yes
terday morning. The fact may per
suade some of our citizens to stay up
all night.
The last legal excitement is the
threatened suit for damages by Judge
Cole and G. j.. Lansing, Esq. against
A. NJ. Hillhouse, Esq. lt grows out
of that sorrel horse business.
The intentBr of the Opera House is
to he handsomely decorated. A con
tract has been entered into with a com
petent artist to do the work. 1t will be
finished off in white, crimson and gold.
1t is Bigelow's Hall no longer. but