Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1882-06-03

cess.
Some of the boys who have for
the past few years been employed
in the mill are about to leave. May
they have coed luck and fall onto as
STAT take" as they had here, are
our worst wishes.
L. Bush, one of the fortunate own.
ers of the Dollie Warden mine, in
Garfield district, came to town last
Monday and proved the pudding by
bringing some rock and showing by
assay what 1t is worth.
James Gilmore was in town en-
gagged in shipping the material, bar
fixtures, etc, for dive to be opened
at Luning. No doubt he will make
times lively at that place as he has
in times past at Sutro, and more
recently at Virginia.
The following additional post
routes we're created for Nevada in
the last bill: From Reveille, via
Cherry Creek aud Jones, to Bristol.
From Sweetwater, Esmeralda county,
Nevada, to Patterson (Clinton), in
Mono county, Cal. From Saltwater,
in Churchill county, to Roseville.
Numerous complaints are being
made in Grantsville of some person
who is out squaw hunting every
night. He is a source of annoy ance
to people with families, and has
caused quite a scare smong the gen.
tie Shoshone maidens, who do not
seem to appreciate his mode of
courtship.
The hauling of ore and coal to the
Day furnac, near Phoebe has been
steadily going on during the week,
and last week G.. Il. Barton went to
Eureka for the purpose of purchasing
large coal teams. The same steady
work is being earned on 10 the COM
psnie's mines, and the Day mine is
holding it's own.
We are authorized to say that the
Lyon Mill & Mining Co. will give a
strawberry festival to the children
and grown persons Of Dayton and
vicinity on the afternoon and evening
of Thursday, June 9Th. Persons
who have worked for the company
are especially invited. Dancing In
the evening at Odeon Hall.
The river is rising, and is now at
good stage. Should the warm
weather continues it will soon be so
high that no more wood can be run
with safety. In July and August
drives of Longabaugh, Bryant, and
Yerington & Co, aggregating some
$4,000 cords, will be down and give
employ meut to a large number of
men.
The new management have taken
possession of the Lyon mill prop
eIty. During their residence among
US the retiring management have al
ways proved courteous, liberal and
business like; and while the people
OF Dayton are loath TO have them
leave, they extend 70 them heartiest
wishes of prosperity in their future
undertakings.
A Rochester man has invented an
electrical ballot box for use in soci-
cites. The machine contains three
knobs. The member who wishes to
vote in favor of certain candidate
touches a white knob; il opposed he
touches black knob; if indifferent,
knob between the two. At each
bell rings, thus making more than
one vote impossible without decision.
The machine registers the result Of
the ballotng in plain figures.
Jos. McClane of Garfield district
has been with US tor several days but
left for home on Thursday. Mr.. Nc
Lane is an old and experienced
miner, a quiet gentleman, and has
large possessions at Garfield. He
speaks in very encouraging terms
of the prospects of the District aud
has shown his faith by his dong
more substantial work on the mines
in which he is interested than has
been done on any other claims. He
is anxious to have men of means