Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-04-05
BRIEF MENTION.

of last Wednesday, has been found,
E.W. Gowen returned from San
Francisco last Thursday. He will
remain in town for three or four days.
Joe Layman and Pat. Quinn are
attracting some fne-looking ore
from the Grant claim, in Niger Ra.
vine.
Ex.Assemblyman Powell. OF Sto-
rev, was in town last Thursday. He
was one of those who "fell down" to
the railroads.
Black, the individual shot by
Harry Dougan, in Bodie about three
weeks ago, will be compelled TO have
his arm amputated.
The Woodwork mill is being sup
piled with new pans and thoroughly
repaired, preparatory to being turned
oyer to T. L. Lyons.
Ed. Hummel, a former carrier of
the Gold Hill News, who returned
from Bodie a few days since, says
that be saw Bart. Derham there.
"Prospecting Bill" arrived in
town last Thursday. He has been
away for nearly year. He is, as
usual, loaded down with specimens
of rich ore.
Tom Hebron, of the Capitol eating
stand, in Virginia. does not employ
any Chipese. As "A cook, he has no
superior on the Comstock. Drop in
there, when you arc up.
The Bacon mill is being cleaned
up, preparatory to temporary shut
ting down. Both the Bacon and
Trench will probably be running
again in thirty or sixty days.
There was 9po school" in this
county yesterday, the teachers hav-
ing been given holiday to enable
them to visit the various classes in
the public schools OF Storey county.
While at work in the Alta inaline,
last Wednesday night, Jolese Law
son, of this city, fell on a BurleIgh
drill column, and broke three of his
ribs. His injuries are serious, but
not fatal.
George Barton is meeting with en-.
couraging success in his new enter
prise. His stage is generally we'll
loaded, both ways. II times brighten
up at all he will have more patronage
than he can accept.
During Thursday night there was
quite heavy fall Of snow on Mount
Davidson and the other high peaks
of the Comstock range, while in Gold
Hill, this city and Dayton, there was
q heavy shower of rain.
Superintendent Langridge, of the
William Penn Company, has leased
the residence formerly occupied by
Justice TAFT, on the main street, in
this city, and will bring his family
up from San Francisco in few days.
"Mary Jane Simpson," whose other
name is j. ]. Robbins, has returned
to the Comstock, and will superin-
tend operations at the Dardanelles
mine. He is newspaper writer of
average ability, and may prove q
good miner.
Early last Tuesday morning man
was seen wandering about the en-.
trance to the Sutro Tunnel. with no
other clothing on but Q white shirt.
Ar. Harris, the Waterman, took him
to the changing room, and cared for
him. The man was drunk,
For some days past excellent ORE
indications have been found in the
Lady Bryan mine, but the stock of
the company has steadily depreci.
ated in value. 1t 10 therefore to be
hoped that no ore will be found in
that really promising property for
some time to Gomez otherwise the
stock will go of the Boards.
The fruit trees in the garden ad.
joining Armory Hall, which were SO
badly scorched at the time of the big
fire that they were believed to have
been killed, are blossoming on the
side which was furthest from the fire.
As the fruit grows and ripeps the
trees will have an odd appearance,
but Mr.. Noyes says that it will be
better thus than to have no fruit
at all.
No work 10 being done on the
Estells claim at present. After sink.
ing the incline twenty-five feet SO
much water came in that il became
necessary 10 put in pumn Tho