The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-09-25
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Soun'y COMMISSIONER doneymAn
and Campbell are in town this morning.
The Byrns Bros. shipped seven car
loads Of beef cattle to San Francisco on
Saturday.
George Elmore came down from his
ranch at Pequop Saturday and stayed
over yesterday.
A pair Of magnificent greyhounds ar.
rived from the east yesterday consigned
to Senator Shepherd.
Capt, VanNamee. proprietor OF the
Railroad House at Wells, came down
on the passenger train this morning.
S. S. Sears and family reached home
at IL O'Clock to-day after q two weeks
visit to the northern portion OF this
county.
Senator J.. P. Jones is reported as on
his way to the Comstock. The Sierra
Nevada deal three years ago brought
him home. also.
Will w. Rogers. who accompanied v.
g. Bartlett and the unfortunate Bob
Hughes to the Atlantic seaboard re.
turned yesterday morning.
Sheriff Fitch, accompanied by Mr..
Luckhart. a mining eIper, arrived from
kinsley last evening. Mr.. Luckhart
left for San Francisco this morning.
We notice a much larger delegation
Of rural citizens IN town to-day than
usual. We suspect many Of them are
here for tho purpose OF interviewing
the Board Of Equalization. Rise 'em
Riley"
John Mentally md A. v. Lancaster
and family arrived from tTuscarora by
private conveyance last evening. Nc
and Mr. Lancaster departed for the
West this morning.
Our enterprisiDg ~jeweler. Mr.. n. d.
Nye. has just received Il large addition
to his stock OF clocks. watches. ladies'
and gents iewelry Of all kinds, which
he will sell to the public on the most
favorable terms. Repairing a specially.
Sir Charles Turper and family occu-
pied IA palace car attached to the E,st-
bound express Saturday evening. Sir
Charles is the President OF the Cana
dian Pacific and returning from q visit
TO the western terminus Of that road.
Supt. Martin. Of the Eureka FIGURING
Mill. appeared In town this morning.
He says it will take about four weeks
yet to complete the new mill; also, that
he is now constructing Il yrninery 30x
100. with capacity for a thousand tons
Of wheat.
Mrs. Zach Tucker, so easily beaten
by Mrs. Unwi!lor III the lO-mile race at
Bellevue the other day, now challenges
any female woman ia the Territory for
a lO.mIle go.as you please on horse
back for the SUN Of $500. The lady
evidently has sand II not speed.
Tho election to locate permanently
the county seat o! Alturas count
llnbo Is 30 close that it will require an
official count to determine tue result.
At last accounts both Bellevue and
HALEY claim the much coveted prize
with the chances slightly in favor Of
Bellevue.
Everybody and lis best gal made a
break for the river yesterday morning,
md all unite in saying it was the best
days sport Of the season. The trout
seemed to have just concluded a forty.
day { st and ven for all kinds Of bait
without stopping 10 consider the conse.
quenccs. The aggregate catch reported
last evening amounted to over two hun.
dred. with several COMMITTEES to hear
from.
County Assessor Mundcll came ND
from Stafford District last evening and
speaks highly Of the prospects in the
new dorado. He showed us on assay
of five different samples from a mine
owned by Conductors Case and Hop
kins, which gave the following result:
No. /, $3.50 co; No. 2. S3G7.SI; No. 3,
Sll3.l3; No. I, $3.50; No. s. s6I5.94.
This settles the question Of quality. and
II the quantity is all right they evi.
IDENTIFY have n bonanza.