The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1879-04-13

Regular meeting OF Elko Lodge. No.
Is I. o. o. =. at the hall. 1t 7:30 this
evening.
The aqueous commission, combating
of Judges Flack, Keeney and Rand, re-
urn ed by private conveyance from the
upper level last evening.
A pair Of horses, with a w~agon-bar-
rim the hind wheel-stRrted on q run
through town, night before last, and
succeeded in relieving the dull monot-
ony OF regular business, for q few
moments. They did the best they could
and had the hores been heavier. or the
vehicle lighter. they doubtless would
have done much better. After taking a
spin or two around the block, tho little
feiloHs were fesrfully blown, and con-
GLIDING it was useless to play circus TO
an audience with free tickets, they lot
up and behaved themselves.
Assays from ore just taken from the
buckeye mine. at Lone Mountain. give
q return of S3i 30 in silver and % per
cent copper to tho Tor When it IL
known that this il from pulp made from
samples Of ore taken from the entire
width Of the lead-over twenty feet
with a view OF obtaining a fair average.
the result is particularly fiattering. 1t
has been demonstrated that n portion OF
the vein. comprising several feet in
width. is quite rich. 1t is understood
thnt the company will, AS soon as prac-
ticnble, introduce the teaching process,
and begin tho reduction of these ores.
Sue, ess TO them.
NJ. =. Freeman. who has just returned
from u visit to Railroad. showed us to.
day, a specimen Of copper ore he
brought in from the Blue Bell mine OF
that district. which is of very rare
character aud exceeding beauty. The
specimen shows the interior OF u cavity
occurring in the mineral 81 the lead.
about three by five inches in extent, the
ontirc surface OF which is literally GOV.
ered-Iike hair upon II dng-wlth brau-
tiful deep green crystals 20 exceedingly
fin and closely arranged IA to give the
whole the exact appearance OF d piece
OF hand come green silk plush Nth
ing can exceed tho rich cnloring i'm
part, d to the crystals by its metallic at
compartment. and "a n cabinet speci-
men, this piece possesses rnr"
value. or ia" almost nnIubrrlrss spcci-
m-us We have examined from the mines
Of the coast. nothing Of this exact
observation.
An OLD gentleman who was a passen.
ger 10y the east bound train yesterday,
accidentally f,ll fru;u a car platform
when the train had reached n point n
short distance east Of Pattlr Mountain.
The fact Wa at oncr discovered. the
t,n'n stopped, nul the man WIS brought
here for treatment. H- wac st fast
Thought t. he bn'iiy inj ir.I. bnt Tc are
infprIu-'l L, d.: that his wuur"ls are
not likely to prove s,T,uus. That -
1900 "'t N'"N w "bo s'"'''
fall from n train running ut n speed OF
twenty miles VI h'ur md light upon
the ground on his head without sustain
ing serious p"rsonal damage. Is scarcely
credible. yet in this Instance. such
is apparently tho case His inju-
rl"s were principally Hbou, the
head, which was much swollen last
night, but it has abAtej to-day, And the
old gentleman il resting quite comfort
nbly. lie speaks very imperfect English.
but from DIR. Muller who interviewed
him in German. va lcnrn tina, his nrrne
Is +. Meyers; that ho Is ~ native Of
Switzerland, AMI that he is on his way
from Victoria. H.. c.. to Cincin-
natl, where he has II sister living. At
the time OF the accident 10 NJ. Meyers.
tho wind was blowing a gale. AMI in
passing from one cur to another il is
thought no partially lost his balanc"
and was pushed from the platform by
the wind. H. will probably be- nblc to
continue his journey in u few days, Mt
the farthcst.