The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-07-22
From T~Auna.y'. Daily.
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Tow days ago, ~ paying Ogden . visit.
New potatoes raissd on Italian creek.
few mlas north Of Austin. Lander
county. ere now in market at Lander's
capital.
Patrick !Gonnslly. a section boss on
the Southern Pacific. was crushed by
one Of The big engines while descend
ing the Tehachspi grade. Monday.
Another raid upon the passenger con
duetors on the Union Pacific has just
been made by the company. Ten were
discharged at Omaha alone. aud Il is
stated that the work Of dec.pitaion is
but just begun.
Tue second semi-Annuel spportion.
ment Of State school moneys gives
Elko county 81. sos. SO, which has been
apportionsd to the several School Dis.
tricts Of the county by the Superintsnd.
u Of Schools.
]. w. Mcdonald who has been for
several weeks past up at Hicks district
attending to his mining interests iu
that section, returned here by stage
last evening and started for his home
in San Francisco by the train n few
hours later.
The Reveiiie says that Chris Baur, Of
the Philadelphia Brewery, Austin, has
invested $50, QUO in a project for the
manufacture at that place Of genuine
lager beer. and expects eventually to
compete with foreign manufacturers for
the Nevada trade.
Tho supply ditch from the river is
now fully repaired, and again furnish
ing water to tue thirsty town. II is pos
itively stated by the new proprietor
hat the ditch aud pipes will be kept in
order aud that henceforth there will be
no failure to furnish the regular
supply.
Attached to the west-bound freight
train last evening were a couple Of cars
containing u lot Of thoroughbred Span
Ish merino bucks and yews, which were
being conveyed to Australia. They
ure very valuable animals, which fact
was eyinced by the careful arrange
ments made for their transportation
aud The attention given them by those
having them in charge.
The Carson Appeal teRs of a terrible
wild recently discovered in the
mountains by EOme boys who were out
gathering bapanas. G.. W. Aiken. agent
for Robinson's circus. who stopped
over here last Monday, informed us
that the monster had been captured
and would be on exhibition IN the me-
nagerie.
Departed by stage this mornings Rev
G w James. Arrived this evening:
Owen Owens. Vim Breep, Hank
Knight, lIrs Rosa Edwards.
At o'clock Monday evening, the
boiler OF the Glen Falls. New York, pa.
per-mill works, exploded, and was
thrown from the mill 400 feet. Twelve
persons were wounded. Some OF the
wounded are fatally injured. Within
fifteen minutes after the explosion, tho
ruins took fire. Tho fiamss spread
with great ral I lity, destroying the
building.
Owing TO the unusual volume OF wa.
ter in the Colorado river, the current is
SO swift that boats can with difficulty
be made fast to the shore. The P.oche
Record SAWS "ihe large ropes known as
horses nre snapped in two as though
they were Int twino." "Horses' is
very good. The Record Local" is ev-
Idenlly q ''nau2hticar' cuss.
We learn that Jasper Harrell who re-
cent?. sold his stock ranch and herds
in this county, has purchased an inter-
es! in some mining property at Spruce
mont, and that work upon these mines
will now be vigorously prosecuted. The
mines referred to have been worked to
- ihi'bCh tAtVbh " WI CCueIu, IOT-
merly proprietor OF tho Wells hotel,
with very satisfactory results, and now
that ample meous arc at command,
there is every reason to expect good re-
ports FROM the enterprise very shortly.
Peter French, son.in law OF the lato
DR.. II. J. Glenn, with whom he was
associated as partner in the cattle bust
ness, has ~dispoS:d OF his oregnn ranch
to n syndicate Of Salt Lake capitalists
for 81. 500. 900. lie will make his fu.
turo home in Oakland. There were
G0,O00 head OF cattle on the ranch, the
greater portion Of which belonged to
Glenn, tho proceeds Of which will GO
to his heirs.