Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-10
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sentInel's Reporter.
j. W. Dean OF Cortez arrived last even.
ing.
t. D. Page of Fish Greek was in town
yesterday.
John J.. Albright leaves for Montana in
a few days.
The Sour Grapes held q harmonious ses-
sion last night. .
Big ore is expected in the Eureka Tunnel
almost any day.
The saloon business in this town seems
to be ON the decline.
Prospectors are making down from the
Wood River country.
The hay crop down on Fish Creek is
abundant this season.
Matters about the Courthouse are look
ing very quiet these days.
One hundred graders we're at work on
the new railroad yesterday.
The Richmond Company still continue
to ship large amounts Of lead.
Notwithstanding the recent storms, all
the stages are coming in on time.
Travel Oh the E. & P. Railroad has been
running light for the past few days.
Two days racing over the Willows
course is the talk among horse men.
Six more days in which to sharpen your
faber to figure on railroad contracts.
W. H. Sweeney returned last evening
from an extended visit in California.
The Union Guard are making extensive
preparations for next Sundays picnic.
Two thousand shares OF Jackson sold in
the Board yesterday afternoon at rs cents.
Brick for the new building on the old
Postofice lot were being delivered yester-
day.
j. A. M%athewson arrived from Hamilton
yesterday, and will remain here for several
days.
Fifteen poles on the Palisade telegraph
line were splintered by lightning Monday
night.
Mountain Lodge No. 81, l. o. o. F., will
meet at their hall this evening at 1880
O'Clock.
There are several White Piners in town,
and they all talk en~couragingly Of that
locality.
Dick Ryland ran his eye over the rail-
road survey yesterday as far as the Pinto
summit.
Attention is called to an advertisement
in another column headed Dividend on
Union Con-"
We escaped yesterday with a mere
sprinkle. 1t begins to look like the wealth
err might clear up.
d. Nathan is now sole proprietor and
manager Of the Clothing Bazaar, next door
to Paxton & Co. 8 Bank.
E.,uaI~o No.. .Lo,an luoonI - l. cog l..
the Boards Yesterday, and 600 shares of
Albion sold at 81 rs and 81 80.
Mountain peaches and grapes will soon
be due in our markets. They are q more
palatable article than the valley variety.
The recent rains have been a God-send to
our milkmen. They have increased the
quantity, but did nothing for the quality.
The road up New York Canyon was bad
ly damaged by the recent rains. The ship
ment OF ore from that direction has been
delayed in consequence.
John Tore informs us that his vegetable
ranch was not in the least damaged by the
recent heavy rains. He says the rains
never do damage the just.
We learn that the bonanza recently
struck in the Geddes & Bertrand mine, at
Secret Canyon, increases in size and rich
ness as development is made.
John Norton, one OF the shift bosses at
the Richmond furnaces, was arrested yes
terday afternoon upon a charge Of assault
on VIM Colburn, q laborer at the furnace.
Charlie Crandall relates the most sensa-
tionai cloud-burst experience OF the sea-
son. He got water logged on Monday in
Italian Canyon with a wagon load of grub.
William l.. Ross, an ex-senator Of
Wasboe County, died at his sisters home,
near Elkhart, ILL.,, July 26. His death
was sudden, and from an affection of the
heart.
The second and last assessment Of 81
levied on Eureka Jon was on May 26, 1876,
amounting to $l00. 900. and the dividend
roll of the mine shows 81, $50, 900 disbursed
in dividends.
o. NJ. Paris, formerly in the mercantile
business here, writes that he is doing a
fine business at Albion, Idaho. His num-
erous friends here will be pleased to learn
Of his prosperity.
Senator Perley and Geo. W. Baker and
wife departed by private conveyance at
noon yesterday for Hamilton. They will
view out the railroad line as far as Steptoe
Valley before returning.
Mrs. A. W. Campbell is quite sick in
Oakland, California. The Commissioner
has been quite i'll himself for some days,
but was yesterday able to be out. He
goes below to-day or tomorrow.
The town ditch is shallow at the north
end Of Buel street. As a result the late
freshet did considerable damage in that To-
cality. A large amount OF debris was de-
posited which requires looking after,