Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-10-01
Observation-Disclosures 1, 1879
BRIEF MENTION.


Mr.. Casebeer, the school teacher at
6utro, spells 1t salery."
James Scott has been appointed
Superintendent of the Lyon Mill
and Mining Company, vice Eben
Dole, resigned.
Upon the application Of Hon. w.
r. King, the valuation of the Eure-
Ia mill, for assessment purposes,
was reduced to 100000.
About $4,000 worth Of property
was destroyed by fire in Sutro,
about 8 O'Clock last Sunday after.
noon. Insured for about o. ,OOe.
Mrs. Hcise, of this city, has raised
cabbages which weigh over thirty
pounds apiece. And this on Main
street, in this city, and with very
little care.
The heat IN the lateral drifts of the
Sutro tunnel is 80 great that few
miners can Withstand II, and large
number are disabled for days after
they attempt to work through . full
shift.
Mr.. Yerington says that George
DAILY made a mietake in allowing
himself to be drawn into fight with
the Owyhee Jumpers. A lawsuit
would have been less expensive, and
no human life would have been sac.
rificed.
Mr.. Page, the Superintendent Of
the Silver City water works, caught
a skunk In the cellar of bis residence.
few days ago. His chickens hav-
ing been bothered by rats he set a
trap under his house, with the result
stated.
A California detective was in town
last Saturday, making inquiries re.
garding the whereabouts Of certain
parties who are wanted to answer to
the charge of numbering . promi.
neDt banker who was on his way TO
Nevada City, CAL, In stage coach,
q few weeks ago.
The Board Of Equalization reduced
the valuation Of the properly Of Fred
erick Heinrich, In Sutro, from 81, 900
to 5000. He returned his property
TO the Assessor at the first figure
named, but . fire having since con.
.sumed his house, there Ia now moth.
ing left but the vacant lot.
Mr.. Yenngton informs THE TrxEs
that George Days resignation as
Superintendent of the Real del Monte
mine at Aurora was accepted only at
his (Daly's) earnest solicitation. Mr..
DAILY intends to proceed to New York,
soon, to attend 10 the "placing" Of
some Bodie property on that market.
An arrastra Is being put up In
American ravine. This will make
the fifth erected In this district dur.
ing the past twelve months. These
small concerns are inexpensive, and
invariably yield good income. A
few sites are yet unoccupied, but
II they continue to be taken up 1t
the present rate there will soon be
none left.
Charles r. Hoffman, of the firm
of Hoffman, & Craven. has com.
pleted the surveys for the north and
south lateral drifts of the Sutro tun-
mel. They will extend from a point
500 feet east Of the Utsh shaft, on
the north, to a point 200 feet west of
the Overman new shaft, on the south,
and will have a total length of
1895 feet, or about three aud one
sixth miles.
l.. NJ. Russell, Of this city, has
bonded the Baldin claim, which is
situated on Gold Flat, in Nevada
CAL, for $4,000. There is a
tunnel IN 730 feet on the property,
and 1t is just about to strike the
ledge. Mr.. Russell says that if he
were able to attend to II himself no
amount of money would buy the
claim, as he considers II as rich as
any he has ever seen.
ii. N. \. PinafOrc.