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THE UNITED STATES COMPARED
MYTH EUROPEAN NATIONS.

rs. r. Mining and Scientific Press.l
The total valuation of the natural
wealth of the leading nations of the earth,
according to the best authority, ranks as
follows:
The United kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland head the list with capital
valuation of A, 400 millions of dollars.
Next comes France, with avaluation of
36, 700 millions. & @
The third in order is the United States,
30, 600 millions. ~.
Next follows Germany, with $4,000
millions; Russia, with $1,000 millions,
and the Low Countries with II, $50 mil
lions, collectively.
The average annual income, per in
habitant, of the various nations, makes a
better showing for our own country, and
presents the singular fact of an equal per
capita income for both the United States
and Great Britain of $l65 for each man,
woman and child in the two countries.
France ranks next with $l25. Then fol-
low the British colonies with 500; Ger.
many, $S5; Scandinavia, also $50, while
Russia, with her 80, 900, 900 inhabitants,
is quite out of sight. With her imper-
feet statistics, no reliable estimate of
income can be made. tt
But it is the annual aecnmulations of
wealth that the United States far ex-
ceeds all other nations, leading off with
1926 millions, while France follows next,
but at a long distance, with only 375
millions; then comes Great Britain with
325 millions, and Germany with zoo
millions. The bare increase of wealth in
the United States since 1850, according
to good English authority, would pur.
chase the whole German Empire with its
centuries of accumulations, its farms
banks, cities, shipping, manufactures ant
mines With these facts before th'
world, it is no wonder that Clare Seawel
Read who, during the past year ha
visited this country ins the interest 0
British industry, reported on his return
that the American nation is destined t.
become the greatest in the world;" o
that late number of the London Specta
tor should exclaim :" America excite
the half awe-struck admiration of tn
world at her material prosperity" Ever,
day that the sun rises upon this natiol
there is more than two and half mil
lions of dollars added to its wealth.
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JuB WORK.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Notice to LienhoIdsrs.

NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ undersigned has commenced an action In
the District Court Of the sixth judicial District
OF the State OF Nevada, in and for the County OF
Lincoln. in which action the undersigned IL
plaintiff and the Newark Silver Mining Company,
the National Gold Bank Trust Company, Job1,
Chisholm, Andrew Snodgrass, Frank p. Picfing,
Lee Rice. James Nesbitt and George Nesbitt,
are defendants, and is brought to enforce
lien In favor Of plaintiff and against the de.
PENDANTS upon the following described premises,
situated In the County Of Lincoln, State of Ne.
vada, to wit: The property known % the Con-
dor Quartz Mill, situated In Condor CANYON.
about twelve miles frpm Phoebe, on the lima Of
the Nevada Central r. R.. Said lien is for the
sum OF nine hundred and eighty.two 39.iOO
dollars. In gold coin Of the United States and is
claimed under and by virtue Of an Act Of the
Legislature of the State of Nevada, entitled can
Act to secure liens to mechanics and others. and
to repeal all other Acts in relation thereto"
approved March I'd, 1876. Now, therefore, ali
persons having, holding, or claiming liens upon
said premises under the provisions Of said Act,
are hereby notified to be and appear before said
Court on the 9Th day Of January, A. D. 1880, at
10 o'clock A. NJ, the same being . day of the
regular January Term, A. D. 1880, and then and
there exhibit their said liens and proof thereof
Friday, November %, 1879. -, =; -
PETER HANSON.
THOMPSON CA,PBxIL, Attorney for Plaintiff,
no2Q-30d
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UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE.

Eureka, Nevada, March IL. 1878.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIE
IN Tenn Pahute Land, Mining & Jm-
Provement Company. whose postoiice
application for . patent for 1900 linear feet
OF the Sleeper Mine or vein bearing silver, with
surface ground 900 feet In width, situate, lying
and being in Tenn Piute Mining District, County
of Lincoln, and State OF Nevada, and known and
designated by the field notes ana Ufllcial plat
on fle in this office as lot No. 45. 'Aa' stf~
The exterior boundaries Of said lot No As, be
ing as follows, to wit: Variation 1871 east
Commencing at . post marked No. I, U. 8. sur
vey No. 40, whence post No. ] of us. survey
No. 40. Wyandotte Lode. bears MISC deg 3S min.
y. 33A feet; the monument on Grant Peak bears
N. 24A deg, e. 1896 feet; the Kinsey shaft bears
B. 30 deg. 23 min. e. 678 feet, and the Sleeper
shaft bears 8. Is deg. E. 1l2 feet thence running,
LIST course, 8. 61x deg. e. 200 feet to post
marked No. 2. q. 8. survey No. z5; thence, "a
course, 8. 38h deg. W. 1900 feet, to post marked
No. 9. o. g.. survey No. As; thence, Sd course,
N. 6lh deg: W. 200 feet. to post marked No. ,
deg. E. 1900 feet to post No. 1. the place Of be
ginning, containing 69-100 acres. ~ Sll
This claim Is bounded on the west BY the
The location OF this Mine is duly recorded in
the Recorders Office Of Tenn Piute Mining Dis
trict, on page 10, book B, Of tho Mining Rec.
| ords Of said District. Any and all persons
Claiming adversely any portion Of said Sleeper
Mine or said mining ground as hereinbefoie
claim with the Register Of the United States
Land office at Eureka, in the State Of Nevada.
during the sixty days period Of publication
hereof, or they will be barred by virtue Of the
| provisions Of the Statute. g
mrle-eOd D.B. 1MMEL, Register.
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NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIL

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN undersigned has commenced an action in
the District Court Of the Sixth Judicial District
of the State Of Nevada, In and for the County Of
Lincoln, In which action the undersigned is
plaintiff and the "Nevada l. Arizona Mining Il
Transportation Company" defendants, and the
following described property, to wit: The
quartz mill end millsite situated in Ell Dorado
Canyon, in the Ell Dorado Mining District, in
the County Of Lincoln, State Of Nevada, and
known as the Ell Dorado Quartz MIL; and the
following mines and mining claims, situated in
the same mining district, to Wit: The :. Te-
chaticup" mine and mining claim, the "Piatt"
mine and mining claim, the Mash" mine and
mining claim, the s'Rover'' mine and mining
claim. the "Hercules" mine and mining claim,
and the "Savage' mine and mining claim, for
the purpose Of foreclosinR lien against said
property amounting to the sum of thirteen hun
dred and eiehty-fve S6-lC0 t$1 1886 86-1OO) dol
lars gold coin, in accordance with the statutes
OF the State of Nevada in such causes made
and provided. Now, therefore, all persons hav-
ing, holding or claiming liens upon said prop
erty under the provisions Of said statutes are
hereby notified to be and appear before said
Court on Monday the 4th day Of August,
A. d. 1879, at 10 o'clock A. M. Of that day, and
then and there exhibit their liens and the proof
thereof. M gl1 fAaEf
Phoebe Nevada, May 26, 1879.
mysl-3od JOHN N. CRAIG
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Application for a Patent
TO THE I yea .
OLD ABRAHAM MINE.
No. 566.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Eureka, Nevada, May 10, 1880.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ Great Western Tunnel Company by its
authorized Agent, Jas. l. Smith, whose postoffice
address is Tenn Piute, Nevada, has this day filed
application for patent for fifteen hundred
(150O) linear feet of the Old Abraham Mine OF
vein bearing silver, with surface ground 800
Piute Mining District, County Of Lincoln and
State of Nevada, and known and designated by
the field notes and official plat on file in this
Office as lot No. "a, Mount Diablo meridian.
The exterior boundaries of said lot No. "a being
as follows, to wit: Variation 16h degrees east.
Commencing at post marked No. 1, U. s. sur.
vey No. 81, whence Grant Peak bears N 2 deg.
04 min. E, 1886 feet; U. s. monument No. 8 on
Coyote Peak bears 8. 10 deg. 80 min. W. 1878
feet; the Colchis shaft bears N. Al deg. Is min.
lode bear N. 20 deg. 80 min. E, 100 feet
Thence running. 1st course, 80 deg. E, 800
feet to q post marked q. 8. survey No. "a, post
No. q; thence, I'd course, N. 20 deg. E, $50 feet,
to post marked U. g. survey No. 80, post No4,
feet to a post marked q. ). survey No. "a. post OFT
No. 8. and being also post No. 8, U. 8. survey
No. 90, Colchis lode; thence, Sd course, N. 20
deg. W, 1888 feet, to post marked U. 8. survey
No. %, post No. 9, and 750 feet to post marked
course, s. 10 deg. ". 300 feet, to . post marked
U.s. survey No. "a, post No. s; thence, 5th
course, 8. 90 deg. E, 760 feet, to post marked
o. 8. survey No. 81, post No. g.. thence, 9Th
course, s. 20 deg. ", 750 feet, to post No. 1. at
the place Of beginning, containing 12100
acres. sa ,5;,a ..-f
This claim is bounded on the east by the
Colchis and South end lodes, on the north by the
Homestake, on the south and west by no known
claim. ~ fHi- .-9ta ~ ti ics
the Recorders office of Tenn Piute Mining Dis
trict. in book b. mage O. of the Mining Rec
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STUBBORN LITIGANTS.
RYE PATCH, December 10, lSS

RYE PATCH, December 10, 1880.
EDITOR Silver State: The item in the
Silver State of the 10th instant, from the
White Pine News, under the heading of
Stubborn Litigants, calls to mind a some-
what similar case that occurred in the
town of Unionville, in this county, in the
Fall of 1862
A prominent citizen of the town was
building an adobe house, and, being anx-
ious to get it rooted in before the rains
came, had nearly all the carpenters in
town employed on the building One
morning about nine o'clock, storm
threatening, he pressed the only unem-
ployed carpenter in town into service, in
order to get the roof on that day. The
roof on, the prominent citizen asked the
eleventh hour" man how much he owed
him. The carpenter replied six dol
lars" that being the rate per day for
carpenters wages. The prominent citi-
zen deemed the charge exorbitant, and
refused to pay it, but offered to pay five
dollars. This amount the carpenter re-
fused to take, saying he would have six
dollars or nothing. After some hard
words, and an utter failure to agree, the
carpenter commenced suit for the recovery
of six dollars. Trial came on, and judg-
ment was rendered in favor of plaintiff.
A new hearing was applied for by de-
fendant, and was granted. In due time,
the case came to trial again, with large
array of witnesses and counsel on both
sides. Judgment was again entered in
favor Of plaintiff, and the costs of suit
amounting as well as l remember, to
about 500, taxed to defendant. This
added to attorneys fees and other ex-
penses was stubborn and expensive liti-
cation, originating in the trivial sum Of
the difference between five and six dol.
lars. AN OLD RESIDENT.
The writer remembers the suit above
referedb to by can Old Resident" very
well. The prominent citizen was no less
parsonage than A. P. X. Stafford, who
has since been United States Survey
or-General of Nevada and Governo
of Arizona. The carpenter" was
wagon maker named Jack Biddle, wei
known in Shasta county, ColifoyRia, ant
in Honey Lake Valley, where he wa
killed in bar-room affray. The bes
legal talent in the county was engage'
in the suit, M. S. Bonnield appearin
for the plaintiff, and w. H. Clagett, sine
Delegate to Congress from Montana
and w. w. Dixon, his law partner, act
ing for defendant Stafford admitted, be
fore the suit was decided, that he woul
have paid the six dollars rather tina
have any words about it, but before h
knew, or even suspected, anything OF tn
kind, an action had been brought agains
him in Justice Strong's rt.-[Silve
State
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ApplicntiOn for a Patent
TO THE
SOUTH END MINE.
No. $685.

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE,
Eureka, Nevada May TO- 1880. .sN
NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN Great Western Tunnel Company, by Jas.
Smith whose postofice address is Tenn Piute.
Lincoln county, Nevada, has this day filed his
application for patent for fifteen hundred t150O)
linear feet of the South End Mine or vein
bearing silver, with surface ground four hun
dred (400l feet in width, situate, lying
and being in Tenn Piute Mining District, County
of Lincoln and State of Nevada. and known and
designated by the field notes and official plat on
file in this Office Us lot No. So Mount Diablo
meridian.
The exterior boundaries Of said lot No. SO
being as follows, to wit: Variation 16h degrees
east. Commencing at post marked No. l, U.
deg. as min. W, II I'LL feet; U. 8. monument
No. on Coyote Peak bears 8. 81 deg. 20
min. W, 1108 feet; the Colchis shaft hears N. 5
deg 45 min. E. 2156 feet, and the working shaft
upon this lode bears N. 6 deg. E, 1862 feet.
Thence running. LIST course. n. 10 deg. =, 400
feet, to post marked No. 2, U. 8. survey No. So;
thence, I'd course, N. Z deg. Is min. W, 1900 feet
to post marked No. 8, U. 8. survey No. 53
which is also post No. Of U. s. survey No. 81
Colchis lode; thence, Sd course, 8. 70 deg. W,
400 feet. to q post marked No. 4, y. s. survey
No. 50, which is also post No. 4, U. 8. survey
No. 50, Colchis lode thence. 4th course, 8.
deg. Is min. E. 1900 feet. to post No. l. the place
of beginning, containing Is 43-100 acres.
This claim is bounded on the north by the
Colchis lode, on the northwest by the Old
Abraham, and on the south and east by nc
known claim.
The location Of this Mine is duly recorded In
the Recorders Office of TEN Piute Mining Dis
trict, In Book B, page 80, OF Mining Records
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said South End Mine or said min.
ing ground as hereinbefore described, are re-
quired to file their adverse claim with the
Register of the United States Land Office al
Eureka, in the State of Nevada, during the sixty
duys period of publication hereof, or they will
be barred by virtue Of the provisions Of thu
Statute.
! myl5.lOt JAMES McMARTIN, Register
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NOTICE.

To Issac n. Gar rfson, owner in the iron
Mime, situated In Bristol Mining District, Lin.
celn county, State of Nevada, you are hereby
notified that there is due from you the sum Of
slxty-six dollars and sixty-six t$68.66) cents on
your interest-being an undivided two thirds In
are hereby notified to pay immediately, together
with the costs Of this advertisement, otherwise
we shall claim forfeiture Of your Interest In
said mine. in conformity with the acts Of Con.
gress (Sec. 81, approved May 10th, 1877. All
persons are cautioned against purchasing the
said interest from the said Isaac n Clarion, a.
he cannot under existing circumstances make
alegal transfer. III yIa&i l,,F, z
C.P. KAHTBER0s,
WIN. MCDONALD,
Owners Of the Iron Mine.
Bristol. New. May &. 1880 nye-S0d
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NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT WELLS

IN Fargo 81 Co. have commenced an action In
the District Court of the Sixth judicial District
Of the State Of Nevada, in and for the County OF
Lincoln, in which action the said Wells, Fargo
Il Co. is plaintiff and Andrew Fife and q. z.
Barter are defendants. Said action IL brought
to enforce lien upon the following described
premises, situated in said County Of Lincoln
and State Of Nevada, to wit: That certain
Quartz Mill and Millsite situated in Long Valley
Mining District, in said County and State, and
about three-quarters Of mile south Of the
ranch known as "John Kiernan's Ranch" and
known as the 'Fife & Barter MILL" for the
amount of one hundred and forty.nine 6.iOO
($149 6-100) dollars, gold coin. Said lien, is
claimed under and by virtue OF an Act Of the
Legislature of the State Of Nevada, entitled "An
Act to secure liens to mechanics and others, and
to repeal all other acts in relation thereto = ap.
proved March I'd, A. d. 1875. Now, therefore,
all persons having, holding or claiming Hens
upon the said premises under the provisions Of
said Act are hereby notified to be and appear
before said Court on the 4th day Of August, A.
D. 1879, at 10 o'clock A. M. of that day, the same
being day Of the regular term of said Court,
and then and there exhibit said liens and the
proof thereof. f 81 !.
Phoebe, Nevada, June IA, 1879.
FULLER Il SAWYER,
jel4-3Od Attorneys Tor Plaintiff
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SheriR's Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
ID out of the Sixth Judicial District Court,
in and for the County Of Lincoln, State of Ne
vada and to me directed and delivered, for a
Judgment rendered in said Court on the LIST
day of December, A. D. 1880, in favor of the
Floral Springs Water Company, plaintiff, and
j. N. Curtis and 8. NJ. Smith, defendants, for
the sum of twenty-six hundred aud fifty y-seven
2s.ioo ls2,651 2s,looi dollars debt, together
with one hundred and forty-fve 60.100 ($l45 30
1907 dollars tax costs and all accruing costs
and interest, I have levied ION the following
property, to wit:
One safe, one desk, one stove. one clock one
buggy, one pair scales and thirty-two sacks
Of grain.
Notice Is hereby given that on
Thursday the 10th daylof December.
A. d. 1880, at the hour Of 70 O'Clock m. of that
day, will sell all the right, title and interest
of said Curtis and Smith in and to tina above
described property, at Curtis and Smiths cor
raj. Lower Main street, at public auction, FOR
cash in hand, to the highest and best bidder, to
satisfy said execution and all costs.
And by virtue of the same execution have
levied on the following real estate, to wit:
The whole Of block No. 7, together with all
the improvements situated thereon, known and
described as Curtis and Smiths corral; also the
whole of block No. -, together with all the
improvements situated thereon, known and de-
scribed as Delmoi's corral; also lots Nos. l. .,
8, 7, 80, 10, II, and u, in block g. together
with all improvements situated thereon, known
and described as the Walker Bros corral; also
| lots Nos. 4. s and 6, in block s, together with
| all the improvements situated thereon, known
and described as the Curtis House and lots, all
Of the above being situated in the town OF
Phoebe, County of Lincoln, and State of Ne.
vada.
| Notice is hereby given that on
Friday, the 31st day Of December,
| A. D, $780, at the hour of 10 O'Clock m of said
day, will sell all the right title and interest
of said Curtis and Smith in and to the above
described property, at the front door Of the
County Courthouse, Phoebe, Nevada at public
auction, for cash in hand, to the highest and
best bidder, to satisfy said execution and all
costs.
| WI. MCKEE,
Sheriff OF Lincoln County,
GEORGE Il. GoRMAN.
| d11-td Deputy Sheriff.
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This is the ruling on famous Indian
case at the mooted court of law school:
Four men bought several bales of cotton.
That the rats might not destroy the cot
ton they purchased cat it was agreed
that each of the four should own par
ticular leg of the cat, and each adorned
with beads, &C., the particular leg ap-
portioned to him. The cat accidentally
injured one of its legs and the owner of
that member wound rag around it, and
soaked it in oil The cat going too near
the hearth set the rag on fire, and being
in great pain rushed in among the cotton
bales, where she was accustomed to hunt
rats, and set fire to the cotton and rags,
which were consumed. The three owners
of the unburnt legs brought suit against
the other to recover the value of the
goods destroyed. The defendant denied
his liability and claimed to recover
against the plaintiffs. The court said
The leg that had the oiled rag on it was
hurt; the cat could not use the leg; in
fact it held up that leg and ran with the
other three legs. The three unhurt legs,
therefore, carried the fire to the cotton
and alone are culpable. The injured leg
is not to be blamed. The three partners
who owned the three legs with which the
cat ran to the cotton will pay the whole
value of the bales to the partner who was
the proprietor of the injured leg.
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1t used to be custom of the Treasury
whenever draft, check, as well as ready
cash, was received to be credited to the
conscience fund, to make newspaper an
nouncement of the amount in order that
the anonymous sender might know that
his contribution had been duly received.
Now only cash contributions are promptly
acknowledged. There is reason for
this course. The fact is, some people,
supposed to be wicked young men, have
been apparently giving the conscience
fund boom by sending in drafts ranging
from 81 to 500. These drafts were sent
anonymously, and generally were for
"money due the government on account
Of custom dues" A number of this kind
had accumulated in the Treasury within
few days. Secretary Sherman directed
that they be collected. In order to do
30 both his and the treasurers endorse
ments were necessary. These were
placed on the drafts, but they were not
collected. They were worthless, despite
the big endorsements. Since then there
have been number of drafts for con.
science money received at the Depart
ment. They have not been acknowledged
through the newspapers, and will not bs
until they are collected they art
worth anything. The hoax is yer!
little one, and, doubtless, will not be at
tempted when no announcement of tn
worthless draft or check received is mad
by the Department. d Evul t~-
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NOTICE OF SUITS COMMENCED.

STATE OF NEVADA, COUNTY OF LINCOLN,
DISTRICT OR PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS OFFICE,
To the following named defendants, and to
all owners or claimants to the real estate and
improvements thereon, or improvements when
assessed separately, hereinafter described;
situate, lying and being in the County Of Lin
coin, State of Nevada, known or unknown, you
are hereby notified that suits have been COM
menced in the Justice Court of Phoebe Town.
ship, in and for Lincoln county. by the State
of Nevada, plaintiff, against each OF the defend
ants hereinafter named, and each Of the follow
ing described tracts or parcels Of land, with the
improvements thereon and improvements when
separately assessed, and all owners and claim
ants to same, known or unknown, to recover the
tax and delinquency assessed to said defendant
against said property for the fiscal year COM
mencing January ], 1879, and ending Decem-
Der 81, 1879, and that summons has been duly
issued in each case; and you are further notified
that unless you appear and answer the COM
plant filed and show cause on or before the 18th
ofDecember, 1880, judgment will be taken against
you, and the real estate and improvements
hereinafter described for the amount Of taxes
and delinquency specified and costs Of suit:
TAX AND DELINQUENCY. ''7.s Hts
Nicolich b ODougherty - Fee simple III
title, 8 lots on Main street, lots No. 7,
IL, IA, Is and 10. block Is. Official Bur =
vey Of Phoebe; also, possessory claim
to 200 acres land and improvements
| III DTy Ndlloy, huOWu huu -u6blkuHI6u .
as Nicolich ranch: r-..-, ,,,...
Tax. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .sH 81
! Poll tax. .......... 4 OF
Ten per cent. ........................ &C
-
Total. ....................s5 $50 81
| Crawford Clark-Fee simple title to lot
on Main street, lot No. 80, block 80,
Official Survey of Pioche: Hh
Tax. .......................$ SIT &c
Pen per cent Observation-Disclosures. 7t
| Total Observation-Disclosures. $40 %
Owen Hoey-Fee simple title to lot on
Wandell street, lot No. 4, block 81, Of o
| fetal Survey of Phoebe FYa ire
Tax. SO !:
Ten per cent. t......................... 81
Total. al...................... ........ SO 7S
| G.. H. PATCHEN. ' -Al
| n13-td District Attorney for Lincoln County