The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-11-06
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yesterday.
c. G. Warner shipped by Banning and
spence's teams to-day. 81 .OOO pounds Of
general merchandise for Tuscarora.
Major John II. Dennis Sas, by the
ndrice Of his physician, DIR. sIeigs, gone
out to sniff the sancti6ed breezes Of
Zion for n few days.
James Meyers arrived hero from his
homo in Ruby last evening, and re-
manned in to- to-day. attending to the
business that called him here.
G. G. Warner has just received from
Truckee, five more car loads OF lumber
for the new Falcon mill now in course
Of construction at Rock Creek.
The passengers by stage for Tuscarora
this morning were G. u. Haight AID
Mrs. Ross. Arrivals this evening": Z.
Is. Monroe, A. Veasy, Samuel West and
N. G. Nero.
W. II. Eunor came up from Palisade
aud met L. Woodruff, his partner, who
came down from Wells by the train this
morning. Both gentlemen remained
here to-day.
A. w. Fuller, who went East with
Russell X Bradley's stock in tho drive
from their ranch on Goose Creek, Idaho,
arrived here with the supply outfit from
chcyeune Sunday niyht
Departures by stage yesterday morn
ing: A. j. Dallas, Otto Trilling, p.
Burke and - Redsull. Arrived
last evening: Thos. Pnor, II. II.
Webb. Mrs. Wilbert and Mrs. Frum.
G. d. Haight, who has been in San
Francisco purchasing goods for Wood
ruff X Ennor's dry-Goods store III Tus-
carorn, returned by the train last even
ing, aud departed for the North by stage
this morning.
Hubbs & Phillips big teams. with
fourteen wagons, arrived here from
Tuscarora last evening. They brought
down from Sayles & Gerber a lot Of
dry hides for shipment 10 San Francisco,
and are to-day reloading with timber
fer the Falcon Mill.
Charles Williams of Fort Klamath,
Lake county, Oregon, in a letter to the
Postmaster ut this place states, that he
has ''heard much in regard to the
quality Of hemlock timber in this local
ity," aud desires to know il green hides
and the other Ingredients necessary to q
successful ~iHmnery grow i'll the same
profusiou. Mr.. Williams is, perhaps,
the only gentleman now living, who
has ever heard much" OF the hemlock
timber Of Nevada, for il that peculiar
| growth ever ilourished in the Great
Basin, it must have been during ante
dcluyian period. Dry hides are very
generally difrused through this country.
and tho green article may be seen sport
ing in all the valleys, and on Il thousand
hills, but the shadow OF nary a hemlock
can possibly DO cast into the degluteu-
izing vat Of n Nevada ~tanncry.
John Mckee, OF Huntington Valley,
who arrived in town last evening, has
just received n letter from the old home
in Canada, which brings the sad news
Of the death of his brother james,
which occurred a few days ngo. The
deceased was a well known aud highly
respected citizen Of Huntington Valley,
where he had ranchcd for u number Of
years past. For the benefit OF his de-
cliniug health he left here for the East
last Winter, whittier he was followed by
his wife only n few weeks ago. Every
effort was made to stay the course OF tho
fell disease hat was gradually but surely
wasting him away, but human skill has
proven unayailing. and ono moro is
added TO tho lorg list Of consumption's
victims. James Mckee was n man Of
sterling qualities. and the knowledge
hat no is no more will occasion un
foigned sorrow among tho hosts Of
friends who know him in life.
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