Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-01-28

of snow which gets down that far
does not last long.
An advertisement appears in the
Seattle papers warning all persons
committing highway robbery or an@
capital crime, that the punishment
of such offense is death. 1t is signed
by tho citizens committee.
George Barton has withdrawn one
of his stages from the line between
Sntro and Virginia, and "Pard's"
gentle voice is heard no more. The
mail now arrives from Virginia at A
D. m. and leaves here at 8 a. m.
Old Haynes is grumbling at the
cold weather. 1t seems he sold all
his wood during the warm weather
and is now out. People who have
wood piles out Of doors will do we'll
to keep a close watch over them.
The station agent at Luning, Mr..
Thurman, has a copper mine in San
Ia Fe district which produces native
copper. The mine IS stated to be
under bond, and has been somewhat
developed. Ore is now being taken
out preparatory for shipment.
The road from Dayton up Gold
| Canyon is in very bad condition.
During the warm weather previous to
the cold snap, the entire road was
flooded, and since ice has formed.
making the road almost impossible
for heavily laden teams.
The residents of Mason Valley have
experienced colder Gather this win
ter than was ever known TO the oldest
rancher. Last week the thermometer
was at times 10 degrees below zero.
In addition TO the cold weather PiZen
Switch boasts Of six inches of snow.
The Reno Gazette reports the dis
covery of gold ledge in the vicinity
of Reno that has been tramped ever
for twenty years and was always sup
posed to be iron ore. The ledge is
80 feet wide and ore from the crop.
pings ASSAYS as high as Sl55 per ton.
John Thurston has ledge Of sill
Yer ore from 10 to 90 inches wide, in
Garfield district, from which he has
obtained assays that go from $500 to
81 300 per ton. The ledge as yet
is undeveloped, ana the assays were
made from ore taken from the sur
face.
The True FlssuIc says the wood
market at Candelaria ha become sad
~ demoralized Of late. The cold
spell has held on longer than was
expected, and the town as whole is
out of wood half the time. There is
a chance for some enlerprising body
to make a spec.
A rich strike WAS made in the An
telope mine few days ago, giving
new life and hope to the owners of
the property. At the $50 foot level
vein of very rich ore, Al feet vide
was cut. Mr.. s. +. Clawson, of Bos
ton, principal owner of the mine, is
very much clated with the find.
J. II. Benton, who keeps the hotel
at Luning, has all the accommoda.
tons for parties wishing to visit the
mines He can supply you with sad
die horses or teams, and as this is
the nearest place on the road to Santa
Fe, Garfield, ellis and Silver Star
districts, it is the place to leave the
road for the mountains.
A remarkable use is being made of
potatoes. The clean peeled tuber is
macerated in solution Of sulphuric
acid. The result is dried between
sheets of blotting paper, and then
pressed. OF this all manner of
small articles ale made, from combs
10 collars, and even billiard balls, for
which this hard, brilliantly white
material is well fitted.
Park Barnes returned from Santa
Fe district this week. He has cop,
per mine in the district about five
miles from Luning. The mine is on
a well defined ledge that can be traced
a distance OF 1000 feet, and ore from
which has worked as high as 43 per
cent ut the reduction works here. The
vein has not been developed to a
depth of more than 90 ieet.
Thankful Departure.