Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1879-10-22
BRIEF MENTION.

about the Goth or Both instant.
Mrs. George w. Burrier is ill of
mountain fever, in Virginia City.
Messrs. Starting and Bryant, of
the Carson Mint, came to town last
Sunday, to look after their mining
interests here.
The total valuation of the taxable
property in Storey county this year
is stated at $5,60O,OOO. This is a
falling off, since last year, of about
$4,000.
An old Eastern Nevadan says that
in 1S49, 1859 and 1869 athe winters
were unusually severe, and argues
from that that the coming will like
wise be rigorous one. 4
The boys who are in the habit
disturbing the congregation, in Grace
Church, in this city, during divine
service, will be arrested. Parents
had therefore better see that stop
is put to this annoyance.
Lyman Parke, of the firm Of Parke
& Lacy, San Francisco, was on the
Comstock, last Saturday. He re-
ports business improving, and the
demand for Burleigh drills and air
compressors steadily increasing.
Charles Quill, Proprietor of Ell Do.
RADIO Canyon toll-road, is surveying
new grade to Palmyra and Como
through Palmyra Canyon. He says
his new toll-road, as compared with
the road now used, will be as level
plain is to hill. Parties who know
both roads say that Quill is right.
The San Francisco woman who
figures in the Fraser divorce suit, ia
Sadie Monks and not Marks, as at
first reported. She is a remarkably
handsome woman belonging TO a
wealthy family, and sure enough
widow. Seven years ago she was
one of the pets of fashionable San
Francisco society.
Welter's mill will not be ready to
start much before the 18th of Novem-
Der, as the contractors have been de-
layed in getting the timbers required,
much beyond their expectations.
This will delay the expected "boom-
ing" of the district, as it is not likely
that capital will become "enthused"
upon it until the ores have been
tested and the yield is satisfactory.
Craven & Hoffman,, of Virginia
City, have received, from LeadviIle,
Col, samples Of ore, and of the
hanging aud footwals. The hang
ing wall is metamorphic slate,
which is locally known as porphyry,
and the fDotwall is limestone. The
ore looks precisely like that found
at Muncey Creek in White Pine
county, and In other portions of
Eastern Nevada.
N. X. Lampson was in town last
Sunday, looking up site for "a mill,
and making arrangements to resume
work on the Drexel Consolidated,
the Liverpool and the London
claims. He left the same evening
for San Francisco. Those proper
ties have been decided to compa-
ny of New York capitalists who in
tend to work them theoretically.
The machinery for the mill which
MIR. Lampson proposes to erect in
this city is in Reno, awaiting his
return from San Francisco.
Old Soaker says that he has dis
covered sure preventative of GER
tain lectures. When he leaves the
saloon of an evening he takes a walk
proportionate to the degree of his
intoxicstion. If very drunk, he goes
out to the Buckeye, but if only about
-seas-over visit to the lower
tunnel of the William Penn compa-
ny answers the purpose. He then
seeks his home, aud successfully as
sures his wife that he has just left
the Lodge, or been sitting up with
sick friend.
Were There Two Sam Bucklands?