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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

The TnscarCra Timcs-Rcyiow i.
again controlled by its old TruIrictorT
M,s-rs. T,irchill AMI D.nuis. Ia its
Mondays issue. the Times speaks to
the public saying: The paper will
conlinus its course as an independent,
non partisan joETugI, devoted t. gnuer-
nj and local news, and especially to the
mining aud nErioul,ursl interests Of
h:s s'ctiun. The pTuVrielors arc we'll
known here. nni their pas: experience
as journalists, they hat,er themselves,
will merit the Inference that they VIII
furnish rs good a paper as the patron
age they receive will enable them to do.
Il will be their particular ann to aiyo
cate, fairly and implrtiaIy, the priuci
pal industry Of ,h!s section, uninnu-
oucel 10y individual interests or fac
tionul striie."
Tho friendship an ! esteem OF the Is
DEPENDENT is confined to tho new
management, accompanied by the
friendly wish that t nay inset with
full journalistic success.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05
To SE"nsurc the F.ow or Streams,

To I"nSurn the F.ow CT streams
The Manufacturer and Builder gives
the following very simple method: To
Measure water roughly III uu open
stream, take from four to twelve differ
ent points in a straight line, across the
stream AMI measure the depth ut cnch
Of these points aud adding them togvth-
er, divide by the number Of measure.
meuts taken. This quotIcut viii give
you the average depth, which should be
measured IN feet. Multiply THIS average
depth by the width in feet. aud tins
will give You the square feet Of cross
section Of the stream Multiply this Ly
the Velocity Of the Stream in feet, Der
minute, and YOU will have the cubic
feet, per minute, Of tho stream. Tho
velocity Of the stream caa be founl by
lsyIug OF 100 feet on the bank, aud
then throwing II board into the stream
AZ the m!dIlr. note Tie tine required 10
pass over the 100 feet. and dividing the
loo feet by the time AMI Multiplying
ny 60. gives the velocity In feet, pr
minute, at the surface. The velocity
At tn" center Is only eighty three per
cent Of that ut the surface. md 50 only
riELty-ibr'e per cent should b" aleu-
LATED For example: Suppose tie float
passes 100 feet in ten seconds; this, d.
viaci by ten aud multiplied 10y sixty
ls.cpmds III II miuUtc) Wv.s COZ feet per
minute as tho velocity, aud eighty
three per cent Of tins gives IyS feet -
minute as the velocity Of the stream a,
the c inter-, aud tho area Of the cross
section multiplied by this, Will give the
number Of cubic fest per miaute in the
stream.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

4 let;e. to the TImps-E.vicw from
John 7. May. foreman Of the mines a.
kins!"y District. says the Victoria.
which is the principal mine, ha, n good
prospect. \ new tLrc,-compurtment
SHAFT /, being sunk which will iutersrct
the ledge at . depth Of $50 feet, but at
. point 50 feet from ,lc surface. from
which "a cross-cut will be run to con-.
meet with the old workings, where
there is a considerable amount Of ore
ready fox extraction. The vein is from
ten to eighteen feet in With, cIrr, ing
q good pcrc7gtase @: native and sui
phide Of copper. The iornor is assorted
and shipped to Baltimore, aud will
probably average Gj per cent in copper.
The Victoria is working - force Of
twenty-five men, which will DO IN.
creased AS developments require.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

Hon. Montgomery Blair, who died at
his home ut silver Springs, near Wash
ington. Friday morning, was born In
Franklin county, Kentucky, May TO-.
1918, and graduated nt West Point IN
1885. Catering the Second Artillery. no
served IN the Florida war. Ito resigned
In 1886 and began tie practice Of law.
In 1852 he removed TO Maryland, ana
from March 'Gl to September 'Gi was
United States Postmaster Gfnetal.
Before the repeal Of the Missouri con.
promise, lac had been a Democrat. but
hftor words attached himself 10 the Re.
pblican party. The deceased occnpied
n very prominent position Ia the poli.
tics Of the country for several years
nfior tho ouibr,ok Of the war. aud gnyo
evidence Of m1rkcd ability Rs n states.
man. After the war, tho Republican
abandoned the party principles,
aud Blair, refusing to follow tho lead
Of IiAdicalisu,. was consigned 10 politi-
oblivion by tho wave that bore upon |
Is crest many who. In every respect. |
we're infinitely his Interiors. >
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

The Carson Appeal tell, o: ii, lis
covery of q hole in the roc'y Bottom Of
Lake Diglcr, three feet N diameter,
and suggests that as the surface OF the
lake is OF O level with c street, Viz
ginia, this opening may account for the
body Of water in the Comsturk, and IL
SO, the opening might readily be
plugged, thus Gu ting OF the chief ex-
pense Of working those mines by stop
ping the supply Of water.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

David NJ. Luke, m engineer nj the
Standard Buiw"r mill, iiodic. was in
stahtly killed Friday morning. In CON.
ing mp through n trup.door in tue floor
OF the engine room lac slipped. and the
crank Of the mill cr giuo caught him.
pohndinS him on the floor at ouch revo.
Intion. brcnlimg bis bones and th-ow-
ing his heart and other vital parts out
OF his body. The accident has thrown
n gloom over tho community. ns Luke
was widely known md highly ro.
spectel. He was n native of New York
AMI 80 yonrs old.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

The Silver State learns that a fam
hand in the employ Of ". V. Tod
hunter, at White Horse, was u over
By a mower last Friday, and that his
arms and l,cs were broken and hcsr-
ated. The unfortunate man, whose
name our OK, hnnCc could not learn,
was taken to Font McDsrmit los treat
ment.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

A Ruby Hin dramati,t has prepared
n piece for a Carson actress, which
makes the heroine go mad by eating
the seeds OF n suuAaveT, which she
worshipcd, causing her to fall in love
with a long haired poet in knee Lreech-
es, whom she eventually Kill, with a
ra!ling-pin, being interrupted By him
with q poem while engaged in tho nrt-
istic work Q. preparing Jrscli. Tor
breakfast.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

Henry Ramon eluPeI with the dauph-
ter Of old man Ricketts,, II Shiny. Ne
bFaska, last Friday, at which the latter
was wroth. After tie p,ir we're mar
ried. the father attempted to separate
them by Shipping the daughter BY
train. but the men, meeting at the De.
pot, began shooting. which resulted in
the death of Ricketts, AMI the loss OF u
finger by Raynor.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

Willie moving in a Geld about a mile
south of PSlisSde. last Friday, the
bl-ached bones Of a bumSn skeleton
were exhumed by j.. II. N,yin. tho
body having apparently been only par
TALLY buried. The body was that Of Z
white man, but who, Is the mystery.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

The S ut Sake Tribune states that
RoLinson's circus this season i first
class, and that daring its two days st,y
in that city. dill the square thin; by
the people in the way Of entertain
mtn,. Old John is travelling with his
show this year, and there is nothing
more certain tLan that n mans bust
ness is best ait,nded 70 10y himself.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

On board the steam r Hsrkow fro,n
London 4, S.a =. .neisce. three women
aed 6fy-fvS children were carried OF
by disease before the vessel ar
rived al uonolulu. to which port the
passengers were bound.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

At Oberliu, Ohio. a few days ago.
Rosa DEM, n respectable girl ii years
o: age, was Outraged by three negro
men, who peipetrateG the hcllish act in
a barn where the giIl hai gone to re-
turn a hired horse and buggy. The
ch.ld's injuries NE o! such n natter,
that her recovery is doubtful. The
scoundrcls are in custody.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

The gang Of tramps who attacked the
trai1 men ct Browns station a few
days AGO. were arrested. aud the Que
Who did the shooting was held for the
action Of the Humboldt county grand
jury. The rest we're released.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

BY direction OF the President, n gem
eral court martial has been appointed
to NICE; at Vancouver Barracks, Wash
ington Territory, on August Both, for
the trial Of Second Lieutenant 5 mu-l
C. Robertson, charged with duplicating
his account tcr the month Of June last.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

a San Francisco dispatch Of the 3Oth
says: T~hifty.two printers. members Of
tho Typographical union. struck work
this evening OF the Morning Gail uews.
paper. They insisted that ten Others.
]non.union men, bc discharged. Tho
proprietor refused, claiming that in tae
management Of his own own property
he tai the right TO employ whom no
saw ht. Tho places Of the strikers
we're quickly flied by n]ou.union men.
IL is rnmorsd that strikes may possibly
occur In other printing Offices before
morning.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

Since the adoption Of tho Internal
Revenue system in the United States
Eeniy yeas ago. the aggregate
amounts derived from spirits is s97C.-
900, uol; from tobacco, S52s. oOO. oOJ;
FROM beer, STA. COa, oOOi total, Si.77O,-
COO, 90.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

Tho bonds ISSUED to the Pacific Rail.
road, with interest pty,b'o Ly ,hr
United States. hn+ a p,incip,l ont.
standing Of $Gl.c'2.5!2. 80: TO-;
crued not yet pail, SJ23.Il7; interest
ptid 10y tho Unitcd States. S.g.192 .ugJ;
interest, repaid hy the compnni,s by
transportation service, SiG.777.J $50: by
cash payment of . por cent on ne, cnrn.
ings. $3.50. 1893; balance Of i~ntcrcs, paid
by the.United Stntos. S~II,7sv,5IL
what makes the Young oma mad
aud feel that lif" is not worth living j.
when she finds u that the handsome,
dn-hing young fellow who IL SPENDING
his fOrtuight's vacation at the country
hotel Is married, anil has Two children
who remained nj home.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

In tho thirty.eighth j1iut ballot frr
United states Senator. at Concord,
Tuesday. rike gained 10 over fridiy's
vote, Burns ~, Mnrst,n q Chandler
lost 10 and Sappnn 2.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

The Virginia Chronicle of Tuesday
has the following: "OphIr surprised
the market thi- morning by its sudden
rise from 50, yesterdays closing figures,
to Si.lO after the IL a. IN. board. The
cause Is said to be duo TO an effort on
the part OF Sharon and Morrow to cap
tUre the control Of the mine tram the
Nevada Bank party. The Ophir crop
pings AMI oh upper levels are known
to contain tLousanls of tons Of good
ore-Tich ore. Sharon and Morrow are
just nov looking around for old nest
eggs like this, and there is much PROT
ability in the theory that these two
lrn-.Leai.d oil boys are a; the bottom
oi tie OpLIr rise"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

Earthquakes. accompanied by rnm.
bling sounds, bnyo prevailed nj Gilroy.
Cal, At intervals during the past ton
days.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

A Snn Froncisco dispatch Of tho 3ist
says: During tho last twcnty.four
hours. ftty-fvp vessels. mostly wheat.
chtrtercd, arrived ut this port. Frcighls
have dropped consilcrnbly. Wooden
charters tor Liverpool were effected NJ
low M II sh)illinEs. Six ships, aggrc.
eating $4,000 tons, ate now loading.
Ninety thousand Ions nro not Engaged.
A mystery involving tho fnto Of a
md child, occurred NJ prcsidio
Wednesday last. Tho woman. nccom.
panied by n little girl, was observed 10
disrobe herself and child, md proceed
toward the Bay. only n few hundred
feet distant. Nothing was afterwards
Of either. The clothing OF the
woman chowod tho nanIo Of Mugarci
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

Tho change Of running timo on tho
Nevada Central railway went into a.
feet yesterday. The train leaves Austin
at S:ia IN III" morning, arriving n,
Battle Mountain ut 2:Ij p. ru. arriving
AT Austin ut 1920 o.. M.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05
According {, the ssmi.anna / slate.

According 10 the semi-annu, i state.
ment Of san Francisco saylug- banks,
the total mou in the eight Of that
city is given a, S5J.4ie.Tls-au in
erase Of 81, 3SJ. 2s7 over tn a Mount of
liabilities July !. Iss2. Th,- l. G n>ii-.
cred a renirksbl- g.in. la Niew Of the
fact that the rates II iutcr 1t on de-
posi;s are the lowest they nave ever
been. The assets Of the Hibernia Bank
aggregate the enormous sum of S20.-
52i.SOO. 1t is the only bank on the mu-
tunl principle in the city, and 1t Is one
of tho strongest in the country. Il has
nearly Sil, uOO, 600 in bonds, mostly Of
the issue Of the United States. convert
IDLE into cash at a moments warning.
Next in wealth the San Fran
cisco Savings Union, with Sll,2I3, 500
liabilities, aud the German SAVINGS
aud loan Society. with SlI.ll7.9IG liz
bilities. The banks are paying from 1
to i.32 FER cent per annum on term aud
$50 to $50 per cen on Ordinary de.
posits. The dividends to dopositors in
1882 amounted to SI,7tI,Ii7. Those
FOX 1883 will aggregate a larger sum.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

foE pure and good liquors and 80.
glTs. 60 to the Gem.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

Secretary Teller, Of tho Interior De
partmert, Is reported AS having said
maj; there wls nothing further going to
bo done about the Land grants to those
railroads which were never built. ex-
cept on paper. Decisions of his preie.
cessors Ia Office were to the effect that
the grant was absolute to the parties
provided for in law, and could be held
10y them, tho bui, !ins Il the road be-
ing an oX~traEcous consideration. lie
did not desire to override his prrd,c f.
sors. Possibly a remedy to recover the
lands, under tho so-call-d 'lapse
grants" might be found in Congress
or in the Courts.
This statement is widely at variance
with that Of Senator Van Wyck and
others who were IN position 20 know
whether these grnuts were simply a do
nltiOu-as the Secretary uuouu $
ar not. Senator Van wyck has. for q
long time past, been paying particular
attention to these matters, an | declare
most cmphitically that they were CON
dt,i0mal. and quotes deliberately from
the granting Acts, in proof Of his state
monts. Furthermore, if the view of the
Department respecting this mater, as
expressed by tho S. crctnry. TO correct.
SHY WAS il That tho Question Of de
c%IarIng these lands forfeited, was So
-~,rcuUOu,ly advocated in the last Con
srcss. That the rronigacy Of the Nn-
.ioUal Government for years past has
roib.d the people Of the greater por.
ton Of their heritage. ID u wulI-rccug-
niz.d fact, but that it abandoned all
semblnmco Of rtgAed for justice and
constitutional rrsirictjous-as tue Ian.
gGnge Of the Hon .~creinry implies
will scarcely b. accepted without the
most iudubi.,ble proofs; for t comprc.
hends a depth OF infamy greater than
any heretofore even suspected.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

An order for arrest has been granted
in the Supreme Court against Rever-
end Richard II. l. Tighe. pastor Of
Grace Cag.ch Chapel, in II suit: COM
meucei against him by Thomas j..
Nab!ett. The action IL for S25,C coo
damages for the alienation Of his
wiie's affections by lying aud Sian
drraus statements. which Noble,t al.
lygss resulted in his incarceration in
an iuebriate asylum and in the peni-
Tertiary.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

A 500 . Lien Harris. the w~eIl-kpovn
Central Pacific detective. w,s killed
while eoupliuG cara a, spraSne. New
Mexico, 4 few days uco.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

AZ Shlt Lake City, last week. Rich
ard Andrew was shot dead in II drug
store by u man who WA carclc-sly *
aiming n loaded pistol. About the
only method 10y witch the public can
10 saved from such "accidontnl'
deaths. is to cxterminnto with fire and
sword, dynamite. clubs, brick-bnts or
anything avhiIrblc for tho purp. Sc. tho
entire race OF "dldn't-kunw it-wns
loaded" fools.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05
The or.a,

The search Of the ruins for the bod
les Of the victims OF the earthquake in
ischie was confined during the night.
All the bodies recovered wsre buried
immediately, to prevent miasma. An
eye witness described the scene at Casa.
micciola, vixen the earthquake oc-
Cured. as an awful one. The curtain
hal just risen when a tremendous
shock was felt. A fearful o a followed.
aud the grouni rocked like u ship III u
storm A great cry Of terror rose from
heap aud u large number buried be-
meath the tiurbeTs Of the building.
which fell on them. Two nor shocks
occurred. All who could rushed out Of
the theaier aud bundIeds clhmbered
into trees in the vicinity for safety.
Most of the people, however. escaped
to the shore. where boufirrs were
lighted rs signals Of distress. HUI
dreds of half naked men aud women
wild with terror aud grioi, III 10 aud
fro among the ruins with torches dur
ing the night, searching for missing
friends. The number OF lives lost OF
the island is placed at not less han
five Thousand. Fifteen hundred tons Of
chloride OF lime was used ut Casamicci-
ola during the day. for deOd0rizing
purposes. but the stencil in :hc upper
is still EuhearIble. The water
gushed Violently OUT Of the springs
again to-day, aud was almost boiling
hot. \ slight shock was felt Monday
night. Among the persons who were
OF the Island Saturday night, and who
hvve been missing since the earthquake
occurred. was a Mr.. Sommer. an Eng
lish o. American gentleman. Il. re-
sided u. the Hotel Maui. The only
American known to hays been injured
by the earthquake was a Miss Van
Allen, and she was only slightly hurt.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

Tho pos, norton shows that Captain
webb was not drowned, bat crushed TO
death by the force OF tho water. The
conclusion il reached that no human
being can ever possibly pass the whirl.
nOOl nliYn.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

Mount Ncsuyius is in u state Of crup
ton. Lava is descending from the era.
ter in tho direction Of tho town T,rro
dol Greco, Mt tho southwest foot Of tho
mOnMtnin.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

Iniho Disirict CuminlI Court. Mon
day, Judge Wylio rendered a decision
ov,rruiing the motion to Guosh tho iu-
dictmcnt in the X llogg star route crso.
Wilson, counsel Tor Kellogn, noted an
exception, and asked that tho case BE-
set dowu.fdr trial at ~ early n day NJ
possible. Kellogg pleaded not guilty.
and the Court adjourned to October 8.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

Tho r~uSrIrorl limos Of the
30ih says; "rhc repairs upon the Nav
$40 ho:sting works engine will be com
plctel today, AMI work will be re-
sumcd tomorrow at all points in the
mine. The shaft has been completed to
the depth Of GTj foot, and tho work Of
emitting out n station at the G5O-foot
level will be Immediately commenced"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

John Br!xcns, Jr., nephew Of John
BriEenS. ST., Of Newark. y. j.. boarded
with his uuslo, aud falling to pay his
board, was ordered to leave the house.
tucsdty evening the young man met
the elder BriScuS in front Of his dyrll-
ing, nui drawing q pistol. shot his
uucle in the head. l1o then ran 10 IL
clay pit filed with water. fired two
balls into his own head md jumped in.
Ills dead body was soon recovered.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-08-05

II is stated That the Northern Pacific
Railroad propose carrying freight from
the East to san Francisco at tho same
rates a. to Portland. and hat tho man
ayers will demand the pooling Of freight
by all Of The trnuscontinenirI roads.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-09-19
TharyAay-Nlnth Day.
MORNING SESSION.

Rev. E. p. Livingston of the Re-
formed church, Sioux Falls. opened the
convention with prayer.
That a great deal Of work was done
by the convention the length Of the
journal was proof. Roll-call was dis.
pensed with. but the attendance of the
delegates was very large.
HOURS OF MEETING.
H. J. Campbell Of Yankton called uE
his resolution offered yesterday fixing
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-09-19

AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon the reassembling of the COLI
yention at 2 o'clock, consideration Of
the report of the communities on coun-
ty and township organization was re-
Sumed.
w. W. Bookings of Minnehaha Of
fered a substitute for the whole report,
the rock upon which the convention
split being section of the original re-
port relating to the removal of county
seats, a three-fifthS vote, AS provided
for in the report. being Objectionable to
many.
!. A delegate moved to refer the sub
stitute report to the committee on
printing.
II. J. Campbell of Yankton stated
that he was advised that a large num-
Der of delegates would leave the city on
Friday, and that the work should he
hurried, else the work of the conven-
ten would not be completed.
The substitute of Mr.. Brookings was
adopted. There were few new points
of news to the general reader in it.
On motion of G. G. Moody the third
section was reconsidered. He said that
under the section adopted, it was posi-
BILE to cut off a tier Of townships too
small to make a county, and hence
would be left out Of any county. He
offered an amendment which provided
that the legislature might add territory
to county without consent of the
county, provided that provision be
made for the debts Of the territory an.
nexed. 1t was adopted.
CORPORATIONS.
A. c. Mellette Of C0dington, from
! the committee on corporations other
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1883-09-19

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