Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-16
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seutfneps Reporter.

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sentiners Reporter.
interpretations are becoming numerou
in Eureka.
The Union Guard picnic on Sunday wa
q success.
Temperature yesterday P. NJ. So; TIP
M. 76 degrees.
Clute yesterday received q large guam
tity of sheetiron.
Both Of the Construction Companies
held meetings last evening.
Mr.. Hammond Of Morey, Nye county, il
visiting here for a few days.
Many people were on the streets las
evening looking for the new comet.
A new and pretty style Of rocking chair
fer ladies can be seen at Haskeils.
Three hundred and fifty shares Of AL
bion sold yesterday at 81 95 and ii 30.
Quite a number OF the Ruby Hill pic.
nickers were on the streets last evening.
Alpha Lodge No. 1, A. o. U. W., meet
at their hall this evening at 1880 O'Clock.
DR.. Keen has his pictures on exhibition
on South Main street, a few doors south OF
the Jackson House.
Jack Gilmer, one OF the owners Of the
Geddes & Bertrand mine, is expected here
to-day or tomorrow.
Contracts for building 20 miles Of the
Eureka & Colorado River Railroad Com
pany will be let on the goth.
Clay Simms claims that he was the first
discoverer in this locality Of the new
comet, which occurred last Saturday even
ing.
Walter Harrub, who has for some days
been looking after his water interests here,
expects to leave for his Oakland home to-
morrow.
The stockholders OF the Prospect Noun
tain Tunnel Company are feeling quite ju-
bilant over the prospect Of getting ore
very shortly.
Thomas Leonard met with a painful ac-
cident at the Eureka Con. furnaces on Sat-
urday last, by having his foot badly
scalded with hot Stag.
Jake Cohn, formerly OF the Bazaar, left
this morning for San Francisco where he
intends purchasing quantities Of fine
clothing for this place.
The Base Range Baseball Club yesterday
challenged the Athletics to play a game
next Saturday at the baseball grounds
stakes, a key Of lager beer.
Col. Francis Bridges, brother of Col.
Lyman Bridges, the builder Of the Battle
Mountain and Austin Railroad, who has
been in town several days, left for the West
this morning.
A committee OF the fire companies hold
a meeting this evening for the purpose OF
determining whether they will give q pic
mic or not, and if so, when and where it
will take place.
The finder OF a gold-plated martingale
chain will receive a reward Of IS by leav-
ing it at Sweeney & Co.'s stables. 1t was
lost on Sunday, somewhere on the road to
the picnic grounds. See advt.
The Ruby Hill Miners Union nave de-
cided to give their picnic on the 10th and
18th Of next month at the Italian ranch,
and have appointed a committee to make
all the necessary arrangements.
The mill Of the Morey Mining Company
was to have started up yesterday, and if it
is successful in working the ores Of that
district a very prosperous camp is assured.
There are large quantities of ore at the
mill to be worked.
Superintendent Reads weekly letter to
the Secretary Of the Eureka Con. says At
fairs at the mine remain in the same con-
dition rs at last report. We are still con-
tinuing work on the surface at the LOGAN
shaft. Both furnaces are running and
producing as usual.