The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-06-10
tFsoa Wednesday. D.iIy.I
sALMACUNDI.

II Is reported that the engineers,
conductors, brakemen aud other EN-.
ployes Of the Southern Pacific Rail.
road are organizing q strike on accoun,
OF the recent ten per cen reduction.
London papers claim to have strong
evidence in proof that O'Donoyau
Rosa and the mysterious Peter lyman,
mo. l." are both British spies aud are
receiving regular salaries from that
Government.
Hayden Tilla saug at Ogden Monday
evening, Of which aud the playing of
Viseinia. the Pilot speaks in the high
est praise. Unfortunately for the par.
~. however, the audience numbered
but id people.
4 couple Of children of Mr. Ward, of
Ogden, were seriously poisoned Mon
day by spreading butter on bread with
a knife that had recently been used in
mixing s%trychniue for poisoning rats,
and then eating the bread.
The big suit for n million between the
Holmes NJ. Co aud the Northern Belle
NJ. Go. viii be dismissed by Judge Sa-
lin without prejudice On motion Of tho
Holmes NJ. Co., and Carson has been
defrHud,d of another bonanza trial.
Mons. La Hare. trnpezc performer,
willie DONG his walking ceiling net at
the Park Theatre, Indianapolis, had
one e the strnIs break. letting him fall
to the stage, u distance of tweuty-one
feet. HIS injuries nre thought to be
fatal.
The Enterprise says: There is no
truth ~ the rtpoT; that John AIackay
offered TO buy the Kremlin at Moscow
for n countr. seat, and invite all his
ComstoSk friends 10 spend the summer
with him. IL only Offered to buy the
cathedral Of ST. Michael.
l1diGn Agent Mnyhugh states that
the removal OF Henry BoyIe. Levi Har-
avs aud David Coots, the settlers within
TIE boundary Of the Duck Valley Res
c%rvaiioD, VAS Effected by Lieu;enaut
Brown, Of Fort iiallrck, IN a friendly
spirit. no bitterness Of feeling being
maieien,ed 10y any Of the r~urtieS. The
Government recognizes an equitable
nEEt IN tho parties to a fair cCInpcnsa-
ten Tor their Improvements, Ahich has
al',Gdy been adjusted, Us to the
amount. and will he paid rs soon as
Congress makes the necessary appro-
priution. The land Was unsuIyeyed
aud uUoffrred, Hul hence the parties
were only tenEuts at will. aud only had
,quily rights to improvements made
PRIOR to the Executive order OF July.
1871, d. clurins said lands to bs n part
Of the Wcstern Shoshone Reservation.
II j. currently reported hat ex-Sru-
n;or Sharon and Senator j. =. Jones
have gained control Of tho Union
mine.
The Reno journal ssys that Alviro
Evans has disposed Of a band Of horses
ut his ranch beat Iron Point, TO J. A.
BLOSSOM for Sl2 1000.
The Mining News announces that the
NAVAJO will pay no dividend this
month. and that the Argsnta will make
a shipment Of bullion to-day.
Tho Avalanche says: Dave Johnson
came in from Meadow Creek on Mon.
day, bringing With him GONE gold dnst
which he had run into u beautiful bar.
The gold dust was worth SlI so per
omncc Dave says that he and Steve
McEimocl have ground enough to last
for twenty years. md that it is good
too.
Tho Belmont Courier says rich ore
was extracted during the week from the
Knight ground, the property OF the
belmont Mining Company. Work is
pushed vigorously ahead in the South
tunnel, and rich blucS metal ore is ex-
trncied. and all is looking we'll at the
bottom Of tho winzc. Good ore is also
extracted from tho Martin ground.
Frank Free. Of Wndsworth, who has
Division Of tho g. Z. II. II. for ten or
twelve years. has resigned his position,
to take effect on the 9th instant. 1t ~
thought by the Reno papers that Jerry
Whitod, who has been train dispatcher
on the Humboldt sud Truckee Diyis-
ions for thirteen years, will 10 Mr..
Frees successor. Jerry's many friends
mp this way would be glad 10 hear Of
the wcil-d,seryed promotion.
Since 4. J. Pullman has finally
packed away his paint pots an3 kslso.
mining kettles, the jewelry establish
meut Of n. Il. Nyo aud the confection-
cry store Of Anderson Il Son look fresh
rs daisies. aud pretty as an Elko belle
IN n new Spring bonnet ard low-quar-
I & shoes. IN fact, the graceful iron
front, aud p~late-glass projecting win.
dows, would not detract from tho nr,
chitcclurnl harmony OF tho brilliant
thorcughfnres Of a metropolitan city.
Doc. Muller and Charley Ftoelict
struck out for the Boy City thi,
morning. The departure OF the pair o
uujcrnts dtow a c:owi AZ synpNhiz-
ing friends to the depot, who. appreci
nting the dangers to which they would