Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1880-04-24
AUSTIN CORRESPONDENCE.


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Personal Mention. Etc., Etc.
From our regular Correspondent
AUSTIN, New, April 81, 1880.
EDITOR SENTINEL The near approach
Of our municipal election has caused our
citizens to put on their thinking caps, and
in an unusually enthusiastic manner, take
to heart the best interests Of the city.
There are already three tickets in the field
for the Mayoralty, Board OF Aldermen and
Marshaiship, with a strong prospect Of a
fourth. In this city-which l believe is q
strange exception to the general rule-the
candidates for the Marshalship never an
nounce themselves, but select some popu-
lar man to run for Mayor in their interests
that is, the candidate for Marshal works
for, and, if possible, elects his choice for
Mayor. he, in turn, expecting the Mayor Of
his choosing (if elected to appoint him
Marshal. The candidates for Mayor are
as follows Albert ~Steinbuch, in the in
terests Of John Bicknell present incum-
bent) for Marshal; VIM. Ohngemar for
Dan Murphy, and G. P. Soule for the old
favorite, Jim Brennan-a former city guar
dian for two terms. The fight will be much
mixed, as all the aspirants for city watchers
are very much thought Of in their respec-
tive circles and the winner will, in all pro-
liability, make a close call Of it. The May
orally announcement stands as a simple
figurehead for the ticket. The hard hits
are all set in for the Marshal. For Alder
men, things are already scattered, as to
opinions, and as your correspondent can
form no idea of their chances Of success,
will leave the matter till after the Goth (the
day Of election) when I'll give a list Of the
lucky ores.
The Manhattan mill is pounding again,
and times are looking up somewhat, in all
its branches but the town is far from
lively.
Two sales of mining property in Yankee
Blade and Kingston Districts have been
contaminated recently. the purchasers, in
both instances, being eastern parties. The
transaction in Kingston District, was the
sale of a promising property by Frank
Collier to E. s. Stokes, of New York. The
Yankee Blade sale was brought about
through the influence of Chas. W. Jenkins
= the mine passing from the hands of John
Spencer, of Grass Valley, into those Of
Chicago capitalists. Mr.. Stokes and party
will arrive here in a day or two, when, it is
presumed they will examine other as equal
ly meritorious claims as those they now
have control Of.
There is a snug little mining property
over in Smoky Valley that, in the opinion
of your correspondent, will come out as a
paying venture, some of these days. l al
Jude to the Dives mine, now in the hands
of four parties, viz G. P. Soule, H. H.
Warne, G.. A. Dyer and James L.. Smith.
Mr.. Warne, with a small force, is pushing
matters at the mine, which is located about
so miles from Austin. and it is expected
that favorable results will soon spring from
the Dives present prospects. Mr.. Warne
is a thorough practical miner, and has ex-
cellent Judgment as to the best method of
working out a claim to pay the hand
soonest.
R. L. Walker, who for the past three
years had charge of the Morris & Gable
mine at Yankee Blade, returned to Austin
this morning, from a visit to Wilmington,
Del. The Cable is owned by Delaware
men, and Mr.. Walker seems to be making
the scheme pan out we'll for all concerned.
There is some talk of active operations on
the Old Hickory also a Yankee Blader),
which has been seemingly abandoned for
several years. This property is being over
hauled and, Charlie Dyer and julius Stein
berger, of the firm of Steinberger & Kali
isher, San Francisco, have the say in this
matter, it may not be long before this once
liberal producer may come to the front
again with a brilliant cleanup. Mining
experts and capitalists would do we'll to
take a look at the Dives and Old Hickory
mines.
At present every indication points con-
clusively to the certainty hat the present
year will be n of good times for this dis
trict, and Lander county generally. In the
valleys and surrounding country ranchers
and stock-farmers are jubilant over the
outlook. There will be plenty Of water for
ample irrigation IA feature Of good feeling
not experienced in this section for the past
two years., and a fine barley harvest is, in
fact, fully assured. The cattle have wor-
ried through the past exceptionally severe
winter with a heavy decrease in their num-
bers from starvation and exposure, yet
matters have Lot been nearly as bad as it
was feared they would be, and those left
Oh Az hSic LduSCS are dlItdu1 ldhluS
new life and picking up in q form to war;
rant the expression that cattle-raising will
still continue to be q money-making bust
ness in this district.
Bob Harper-everybody knows Bob "a
brother of the late Sheriff Harper, has
been quite i'll for the past week, but We are
happy to be permitted to that he
is once more on his pins, and, although he
has been in failing health for the past year
or two, there is every prospect Of his speed
lily gaining strength, and that, with the
trip to his Texan boyhood's home, which
he expects to take shortly, will. without a
doubt, bring him back to his original form.
Allen A. Curtis and family, accompanied
by Miss Josie Trolson and Miss Bird Read,
were among the snow-bound passengers
Californiawards last week. Miss Birdie is
to resume her musical studies at Oakland.
Miss Josie and Mrs. Curtis and family are
to remain in California on a visiting trip
for q few months.
Rev. r. s. Eastman. who recently accept
ed the pastorate Of st. Georges Episcopal
church in this city, is evidently making for
himself very many warm friends. He is
well spoken Of by all who have met him or
attended his church since his coming among
US. He shows on the surface that he is in
earnest in his work, and, without doubt,
he will soon engraft himself as firmly in
the hearts and affection of his congregation
and the community at large as did our
much esteemed and revered friend, Rev. s.
G. Blackiston, who left US with so many
regrets about a year since.
The weather for the past month has been
a sort Of cross between a cloud and a sun
shine, with the cloudy side of the union
strongly predominating-rain, snow, hail,
wind and sunshine in a continual chop
ping. But there is q satisfactian in the
thought that it is much better to have this
changeable, harsh weather now than it
would be were it to come q month or two
later. In all probability it is all for the
best, as the country will be strongly gamer