Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-06-04

About 800 martins have built their
nests under the cornice of the court
house at Dayton.
Rumors of mines to be. started up
in this district are as thick as grass
hoppers in Spring valley.
Mrs. Fenner Angel, of this city,
left last Sunday for trip to the At
lantic States. She will return in the
fall.
Two hundred miners were dis.
charged from the Sutro Tunnel last
Monday. Only about 400 are now
employed there.
Holders of county scrip issued
last December eau obtain the coin
for it by applying to the Treasurer,
at his office in Dayton.
The Boston mill was started UP
yesterday morning, on ore extracted
though the Waller Defeat workings
of the Justice Company.
One of the white men arrested at
Sutro on charge of smoking OPT
un, is said to be a brother of Sheriff
Walker, of Washoe county.
During the past month the Coun-
ty Assessor collected 1920 poll
taxes, amounting to $4,920. The
bulk of these were paid at Sutro.
The school census marshal for
Mason Valley district has presented
his report. There are twenty two
children of school age in the dis
trict.
Some Of the machinery for the
new mill being erected for the Will
liam Penn Milling and Mining Com
pany has arrived and is being put in
place.
w. r. King, john w. Grier,
Theodore Vinson and T. L. Pieotte,
have been appointed n committee to
solicit subscriptions for " Sagebrush
Leaves" Harry Mighels's book. in
this city.
Claus Becker, Of this city, has
gone to Steamboat Springs, to see
his old. time friend. John Rapp, who
is laid up with the injuries received
by bcing thrown from horse, last
Tuesday.
Three days ago man hardly dared
to 90 OUT without an overcoat on !;
yesterday most men seen on the
street wore busters. This, in brief,
is summary of the weather dur
ing the past week.
A team left standing in front of
the residence Of George w. Keith, in
Dayton, last Sunday, ran away and
came tearing into Parkc Barnes's
livery stable. Damages to buggy,
about ten dollars worth.
Thomas Cabill, the assayer at the
Justice mine, has been appointed
Superintendent of the Atlantic Con-
solidated. He proposes to let a con-
tract for sinking a double Wine, one
hundred feet, on Atlantic ground.
Albert Harris, of Dayton, will
leave to-day for San Francisco, to
attend business college. Albert is
an unusually bright boy, and he will
make the most of the opportunity
thus given him of acquiring first
class business education.
The County Recorder and other
residents of Dayton are In daily re-
ceipt of letters from persons afflicted
with catarrh who ask for further in
formation concerning the remedy
soi thhe uiscoSo WhiCh NaS ItitITcu
to by tho TIMES a couple of weeks
ago.
d. b. Merry, a civil engineer and
surveyor, Of Humboldt county,
came to town last Monday to exam
inc the Young IL Sirlott mill. Mr..
Merry is about TO erect n ten stamp
mill near Wadsworth, and he came
here for the purpose of ascertaining
the cost of working, the percentage
of the yield. and all the information
obtainable concerning water mills.
He was very favorably impressed
with the workings Of Young ~ Sir
lofts mill, and will probably copy
IT to some extent when he erects his.
The Pioneer Picnic.