The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1882-02-12
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Belshsr Is assssssd so cents. and Vel.
10y Jacket IL 81.
Eastern people continue TO absort
small quantities OF u mining stock.
ore man at county hospital al
Eureka has cost 81 ,8c0.
There are l2s minsn employed atthe
Yellow Jacket.
Report says that Mscksy will be on
the Comstock within a month.
The murderer gets his letters address
ed Hon. Charles J. Griteau
A Cincinnati factory mouths eleven
miles Of candles daily. 8ag-
Two car loads Of emigrants passed
through this morning.
1t is estimated that over 1900 chill
dren Of San Francisco are In regular
attendance at the various night schools.
On the train at the Spuyten.D uyyil
disaster we're n persons having free
passes Il rrf.r~~-
About half the divorces granted in
Chicago now are said to be on account
OF the drunkenness Of wives.
Governor Kinkead is expected home
within the time allowed for absence by
State law, to wit: 30 days.
Eight soldiers for the cavalry. com.
pany stationed at Walla walla went
west Yesterday.
The Custer mine produced in eigh-
teen days Of January s6,326 gold and
rs, 900 ounce Of silver.
1t is stated on good authority that
Woodruff & Ennor will put on q stage
and fast freight line from Wells to
Bellevue.
The yield Of tho Richmond Company
in dore bars of silver for the year 1881,
was sl,l72. 900. This does not include
the immense quantity Of lead turned
out at the company's refinery.
The barometer has been steadily fall
ing for the past two days, and is still on
the downward course. Dec. Null T
says the indications are good for q gen
eral change of weather.
Winnemucca is t. have a hanging to-
morrow. John Chinaman is the gen.
tleman who steps upon the trap. for the
crime Of numbering one OF his coun-
trymen.
The Manhattan Mill has stopped for
repairs aud the accumulation Of ores.
as has been done for years; that miners
may have been discharged. but that the
mine has not petered out, SO says the
Austin Beveille.
BY private letter. says tho Eureka
Leader, We are informed that the Ar
genta mine OF T~uscarora will be pre-
pared in the Spring TO SHOW up and
mill sufficient ore to create q boom il
that region.
At a meeting OF tho Eureka Mills
Company, of which j. p. Edoff Is
Secretary. to that position was added
General Manager. aud Mr. Edon in
forms US that he is o prepared to
make contracts with farmers for the
whole. or part OF their wheat crops. as
they may desire.
The Sullivan-Rva prize fight came
off yesterday morning at Mississippi
City, Miss. After fighting nine rounds
the fight was declared in favor OF Sull;-
var nmid great cheering. The crowd
consisted Of sporting men from all Sec
lions Of the country, and many promi.
nent citizens Of New Orleans, and Jews,
paper correspondents, representing the
the press OF the North and West.
FHAsk HATroS, Assistant Postmaster.
General. knows how it 10 himself. He
therefore announces that q Postmaster
will give cause for his removal il he de-
liTers a subscribers newspaper TO non.
subscriber, allows him to read It, and
puts il back into the box. This will
deprive the man who goes for tho mail
and sits on the sugar barrel to sponge
the reading Of his neighbours newspaper
Of half his Winters amusement.
The cold weather which has prevail
cd in Northern Nevada for the last three
weeks has been very severe on cattle il
this county. The snow is several inohel
deep and tho cold intense, snd though
not many cattle are known TO have suo
cumbed to the inolemenoy OF the sea
son, they are poor and weak. In Hum
boldt county, says the Silver State, tn,
valleys have been comparatively fret
from snow. md cattle are doing we'll.
A Now York physician snys that sol
phur taken internally affords q tempo
tary immunity from smallpox and vari-
old, and that this was discovered be
fore vaccination was practiced, ~her
the Use Of sulphur to cure various erup
tive diseases was moro common thar
than now. Jcnnor himself discovered
that tho previous use Of sulphur woult
even prevent the effects OF vaccination
until the sulphur vas eliminated from
the system.