Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-02-20
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Scraps from the Notebook Of the
Sentinel's Reporter.

Scraps from the Notebook Of she
Sentinel-s Reporter.
In plumbers Eureka is we'll represented
at Carson.
There will be a grand masquerade bal
at Carson Thursday night.
In yesterdays afternoon Board 5000
shares of Jackson sold at 10 cents per
! share.
The engagement Of the Zanfretta sisters
and Richie, the Dutch comedian, closes
this week.
The members of the Senate are going to
give an invitation ball before the close Of
the session.
The output of the Alice mine. Butte,
| M. r., for the first II days Of February
was $40, 256 A.
Albion shares yesterday tumbled from
90 cents in the morning to 65 cents in the
afternoon Board.
The Commissioners Of White Pine re-
port a deficiency in the ex-T%reasurer's &C.
counts of Sl1 ,O92 IS.
The vapor Oil Lamp is used in the
LOGAN shaft. 1t is not extinguished by
water falling upon it..
Monroe street was thick with powder
smoke all Of yesterday, produced by the
Chinese firing crackers and bombs.
The Albion Company is shipping more
bullion now than at any previous time
since their furnaces have been running.
All those who have bills against Eureka
School District can get orders for their
pay by calling On Trustee Steler at his
jewelry store.
The warm weather of yesterday was very
damaging to the ice at the Skating Rink.
However, the regular attendants were on
hand as usual last evening.
Yesterday was almost a Spring. day.
The snow melted and came down through
all the streets in as many rivulets, or what
might be called in this country creeks.
The cattle men of Western Nevada are
somewhat depressed on account of the
cattle market "going to pieces" caused by
5000 head from New Mexico being thrown
in the market.
The officers made another haul of pipe
hitters Sunday night, all Cinnamon. They
have now nine opium pipes in their pos
session, which, valued at S12 SO apiece,
foot up quite a loss for the den keepers.
The Cinnamon who were jailed for
opium smoking gave bail yesterday for
their appearance in the Justices Court,
but the white men still linger in the
cooler, not being able to find any bonds
men.
The Ruby Hill Tunnel and Mining Com
pany proposes to lease any one of its mines
for a term not exceeding six months. Here
is a chance for unemployed miners. See
advertisement under the head of "New
To-day"
The SENTINEL is indebted to Benjamin
Saunders, our industrious and obliging
young friend of the legal profession, for
valuable aid rendered us in compiling the
table of mines which we presented to our
readers Sunday.
The Colorado Legislature has appropri-
ated S21 900 for the entertainment OF the
Grand Army OF the Republic, who will
hold q national encampment there during
the coming Summer. The city of Denver
will donate $40, 200 more.
Says the Salt Lake Tribune: The pass
ing of the Ontario dividend confuses the
boys. Uncle Jimmy Fairs wholesome
advice is as good as a porous plaster just
at this time-"Buy low and sell high"
There is no possibility of losing the game
if this advice is strictly adhered to.
Foreman Maxwell t~elephoned General
Conner last night that the ore body struck
last Saturday has not yet increased in
dimensions, but that the ore is increasing
in value. Some fragments which dropped
off the top of the drift he had assayed yes
terday afternoon, and they went 1924 SO
to the ton,
1t was reported here yesterday that the
bill continuing the present Assessors in
Office for two additional years had passed
both Houses of the Legislature, being
amended so that the Assessor of Eureka
County shall get $4,000 per apnum, in
stead Of So, 600, as originally proposed,
for the two years added to the term. If
the report is true some rapid legislation
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