Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-10-12

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Good orc is coming out OF the Silver
Conner mine.
Our town was unusually quiet yesterday
and last evening.
Eureka Con. sold yesterday at s21 so,
and Albion at 50 05.
Tickets for the Miners Union Ball will
be put in circulation to-day.
Whitton's new brick building on Buel
street is progressing rapidly.
Tom Fitch ought to be a rich man, for
even his voice has a silver lining.
Mountain Lodge No. 81. l.. o. o. F.,
meets this evening at 1880 o'clock.
Mrs. John p. Jones has gone to Wash
ington, where she will spend the Winter.
The rush to Stafford is not so great as it
was; owing to the COO weather, probably.
The L. & P. r. R. Company paid their
hands at this end OF the line on Monday.
The Jackson House Restaurant received
a fine lot Of fish, quail and duck last even
ing.
There are 10 pupils in the Dayton public
schools ; 95 at Silver City, and SO at Su-
tro.
Large quantities Of custom ores are
daily being delivered at the reduction
| works.
One OF Charley Broy's big teams is en-
gagged in hauling lumber to the Shoe Fly
mine.
The Goddes & Bertrand mine continues
to send in largo quantities Of ore for re-
duction.
The Typo Consolidated Mining Com
pany's mine and mill has closed down for
the present.
Alfred b. Marcournay has declared his
intention Of becoming a citizen Of the
United States.
1t is again reported that q large body Of
ore has been encountered in the Eber-
hardt mine at White Pine.
Any persons wishing to purchase small
houses and cabins can make application to
Joseph OFT in Goodwin Canyon.
Joe Armstrong was arrested about 8
O'Clock yesterday morning by Officer Ash
ley for disturbance Of the peace.
NJ. Karsky, wifo and child arrived from
San Francisco last evening. They will
make Eureka their permanent abiding
place.
There will be a special meeting Of the
Trustees Of the Northwestern Consolidated
Mining Company tomorrow afternoon at
4 O'Clock.
Harmony Lodge No. 10, knights Of
Pythias, was instituted at Gold Hill last
Friday. 1t started off with 80 charter
members.
Professor Trippell and son left.yesterday
for Downieville, Nye County, Nevada,
where the Professor is largely engaged in
mining operations.
One of Josh Whitesides 20-animal teams
was yesterday engaged in loading lumber
at the depot for the Geddes q Bertrand
mill at Secret Canyon.
DR.. Thoma returned from the Hay
Ranch on the T.. Il p. Railroad last even
ing. He reports Mrs. Fletcher, who has
been danger ously i'll, as being better.
Sundays Enterprise says Senator Fair
will probably be up from San Francisco
this week. John W. Mackay is now liable
to "come marching home" almost any
day.
The autopsy held on the body OF Mrs.
HUMPHREYS, who died so suddenly at Vir-
ginia City last Friday, revealed the fact
that death was caused from congestion Of
the brain.
L. Clayton, John Clough and John
Speak. representatives OF the Richmond
Mining Company, arrived from England
last evening. They are stopping at the
Jackson House.
A number OF teams are now engaged in
hauling the loose quartzite from Carriboo
Hill to the Richmond Works for fux. We
learn that an extensive contract has been
let for the same.
John G. Drake has just received a letter
announcing the death Of his wife in New
York last week. Mrs. Drake formerly re-
sided in Hamilton. White Pine, and just
previous to her leaving for the East lived
in Eureka.
Hugh Mccormack Is still confined to his
bed, but is gradually improving. The
young man has had a severe attack OF
typhoid fever. and only the most devoted
nursing and best medical skill has assisted
him in pulling through.
In our account Of the shooting tourna-
ment in yesterdays SENTINEL we stated
that in shooting off the ties in the pigeon
contest Sam. Reynolds only killed one OF
his birds. 1t should have been given as
two killed and one missed.