Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-09
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Mrs. Geo. W. Baker is quite ill.
j.. H. Anderson is mining In Rico, Col.
Yellowstone Kit still tarries On the Base
Range.
The Ruby Dunderberg pays its bills to-
morrow.
Governor Kinkead, who has been quite
i'll, is better.
Jack Gilmer departed for Salt Lake Sun
day morning.
G. W. Hicks Of the Typo road was in
town yesterday.
Parties from Arizona speak disparaging-
ly Of that region.
Senator Perley returned last evening
| from White Pine.
Judge Hawley, Of the Supreme Court, is
in San Francisco.
Miss Ida Kilbourne returned TO Hamil-
ton yesterday morning.
The Widow Bedott troupe passed East
for New York on Friday.
About sixty men are employed in grad
ing on the new railroad.
The town is full Of people desiring con-
tracts on the new railroad.
Miss Jennie Reese went on a visit to Pine
Valley yesterday morning.
Thermometer yesterdsy-1 P. M. "a, $3.50
P. M. GA, z p. M. 20 degrees.
James Liddle Of Ward arrived by pri-
vate conveyance last evening.
There is a shipment of 20 tons Of Bay
State ore at the Richmond works.
The "Sour Grapes meet at the Record
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Read Prof. Davison's dancing advertise
ment in another part of this paper.
Another party of surveyors went out ON
the line Of the new railroad yesterday.
Two or three pairs OF belligerents were
taken into camp by the officers last evening.
Albion brushed up yesterday to 81 60
and 81 65 and Eureka Con. sold for $24h.
Superintendent Everts Of the E. g.. p.
r. r. will return from California this even
ing.
Harry T. Cresswell, District Attorney Of
Lander county, is on o visit to San Fran
cisco.
Assessor Wash Woodbury. pointed his
moccasins for Hamilton yesterday after
noon.
Pete Lowell, the veteran lightning tanner.
is overhauling wires in the neighborhood
OF Phoebe.
DR.. M. r. Chamblin goes to San Jose to-
day. He will not return to Eureka for
some months.
Counselor George W. Baker has post
poned his contemplated visit to tide water
until next week.
Alpha Lodge No. 1, A. o. U. W., hold
their regular weekly meeting this evening
at 1880 O'Clock.
Harry Evans has taken the place Of Davy
Jones as Messenger for the Western Union
Office in Eureka.
In the District Court yesterday II.
Brisacher commenced suit against Harvey
Warren for $3.50.
superintendent Z. N. Robinson of the
Albion ia expected home from the Bay to-
morrow morning.
The Eureka Tunnel is now 10 a distance
Of 1902 feet, with iattering prospects for
striking ore Immediately.
The Comstock papers note an improve
ment, carrying low grade ore, in the bot
tom OF the Gould 4 Curry shaft.
The contractor has gone to work to re-
build the Richmond school-house. The
structure was completely wrecked.
The little son OF Sheriff Kyle had one OF
his eyes seriously injured by a toy pistol
in the hands of a playmate yesterday.
Senator w. W. Hobart and daughter de-
parted for San Francisco this morning.
They expect to be absent about three
weeks.
Johnny Horn, with a band OF cattle, got
soaked on Sunday in one OF the heavy
showers that swept across the Diamond
range.
The people Of Esmeralda are talking OF
moving their county seat from Aurora to
some point ON the Carson & Colorado
Railroad.
The Eastern Nevada Contracting and
Construction Company will hold a meet
ing at the Recorders Office at 7 O'Clock
this evening.
The Humboldt lake, which was dry last
season, has now resumed its old proper
tons, and the watesis now deep enough to
sail boats in.
Yesterdays rush OF waters down Main
street and the Big Ditch brought a large
crowd OF people TO he sidewalks in the
vicinity Of Perry's corner.
There is to be a heightened wedding in
Hamilton at IN early day. Assessor Wood
bury doesn't spend all OF his time in gath
ering revenues for his county.
In consequence OF the superabundance
OF electricity in the atmosphere we were
unable to get the list Of passengers due on
the e. d p. Railroad last night.
Thomas Murphy, who has for q number
Of years carried on the boot making BUSH
ness successfully in this place, will take up
his future residence in San Francisco,
There were heavy freshets on Sunday af-
ternoon in the canyons making down from
Diamond mountain. Thus far no great
amount Of damage has been reported.
A beautiful rainbow arched the eastern
horizon at about shutdown last evening.
One end seemed to rest on Pinto summit
aud the other on Four-Eyed Nick's ranch.
The heavenly artillery which bombarded
the mountain peaks in this vicinity Sum
day and yesterday seemed to be Of a
heavier caliber than is usually turned loose
in this neck OF woods.
The storm spoiled the Union Guard pic
mic again Sunday. The boys were es-
pecially unfortunate, and are reported to
have lost $500 on the venture. 1t is to be
deeply regretted that they did not have
fairer saies.
Col. R. H. Taylor, late Of Storey county,
will hereafter make his home in San Fran
cisco. He says he is not sufficiently en-
dowed with the characteristics of the
horned toad to find Arizona q place OF resi-
dence c~ongenial to his constitution.
W. j. Townsend, stage agent is back
from Cherry Greek. He reports an excit-
ing 12-mile race after O Mormon horse
thief who had driven off four horses be-
longing to q Steptoe Valley rancher. The
thief was overhauled and lodged in the
Hamilton Jail.
Superintendent Reads letter to the Sec
rotary OF the Eureka Con. at San Francisco
says; Nothing Of importance to report in