The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-08-07
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@. ". Grs1on v.s in Salt Lab. City
yesterday.
Elko Eneampment No. 8. holds it's
regular ssmi.monthly meeting at Odd
Fellows' hall to night.
Warner &Co. to-day shipped by John
6pence's team 5000 pounds Of general
merchandise for Tusc.rora. principally
for Smith. Woodruff i Euuor.
We acknowledge receipt OF a "com-
~plimentsry" to the sixteenth exhibition
Of the Mechanics Institute. which
opened yesterday at San Francisco. and
continues until September Sd.
J. II. Steinhurn, formerly Of this
county. and known to many Of our
readers. was a passenger for the west
by this mornings train. He is still
unidentified with the mining interests.
Tho Sentinel says that all doubt az to
the construction Of the Eureka aud Colo
RADIO railroad is nov eff~ectually dissi-
pated by the fact that the work Of
grading the road bed was begun in
earnest Monday.
James Bridger, the famous noun
~taineer. for whom the p ,st in the
Rockies was pnmed, died al his ranch
near Santa Fe oil the 18th OF last month.
aged &c years. He came to the Rocky
Mountains over forty years ago.
A large delegation of Indians from
the tribes OF the Northwest are to ar
rive at Washington on the 18th instant,
to consult with the Department about
the division 4 lands in severalty, and
other questions of interest to the tribes.
A car load Of square timbers and an
other OF scantling and lumber, arrived
from the west for Ur,on & Brown. The
timbers and part of the lumber are al.
ready on thu road to Tuscarora. All
the new pumping machinery for the
Grand Prize is also loaded aud on its
way to the nine.
Onr former townsman, James Quig-
ley, whose interests for a long time past
have beer identified with ;h0se Of Can
delaria, arrived here on his way to Butte
City, last evening. Ho spent some
three weeks at Lewis District, but being
unable to discover the reported i'm.
mensity Of the big ihings' in that
imme late vicinity. he determined to
prospect the regions farther north.
A social dance. in honor OF our highly
esteemed yourg citiz,n, Abe Hesson.
was enjoyed at Freeman Hall last even.
ing, the affair being one Of the pleasant
est Of many enjoyable gatherings Of a
similar nature during the past season,
Mr.. Hesson is about to leave Elko, for a
time at least, and the unanimous eI-
preston OF regret at his departure is in
evidence that his. popularity is by no
means confined exclusively to the femi,
nine portion of our population. Abe is
a good boy-plenty good enough for u
sage-brush country. and we shall be
sincerely sorry to lose him.
The Sisson Il Leavitt Comedy Com
pHny have arrived from the West, and
will, at Freeman Hall this evening. give
one OF their highly amusing variety
entertainments. We ARE informed BY
persons who have ATTENDED perform
ances OF this company that they were
very meritorious. Ned Buckley. of the
Adelphi Theatre. writes: 30. L. Sisson
aud Miss Josie Simmons. as musical
sketch artists, are unexcelled. Their
acts are new, refined. and full OF artistic
merit. Miss Simmons has a voice I'M
equalled on the variety strge. As a
character and change artist o. T.. Sisson
is, without doubt, n of the finest in
tho profession" Go and see them and
judge for yourselves. this evening.