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The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02
A Change at Columbia.

Superintendent Price Of the Navajo
mine at Tuscaron. has purchased the
mil mines and other property of the
Columbia Mining Company, situate
In the camp Of that name in this
county, and the order Of New Yorl,
Court dissolving the corporation and
establishing receiver has been received
here. Now that the Columbia property
has fallen into the hands of practical
mining man, there is good grounds for "A
hope that instead of lying idle. it will
soon become "A source Of revenue TO its
owners and 10 the county. The fate OF
Columbia, like most of the mining en-
terprscs Of Eastern corporations, in this
State at least. is no worse than wouId
naturally be expected und the mis-
infringement that has prevailed in the
conduct OF It's affairs, almost from tie
INST. With au abundance Of good or.
In the lntdel mine. to hegin with, the
! silver was MOI saved in the mill, and not
wIthstanding the known value Of the
taillngs, and the protests of some prac-
uc1a men occupying sabordinais posi-
lions IN the cInploy Of the company.
they were suffered TO be swept beyond
recovery into the waters Of the Owyhee.
At the mill. every new tangled absurdity
IN the way of machinery found a place,
ami after the loAs of both time and mon
ey IN demonstrating the woItLlcssn, -
Of these creluions OF eastern mining
craIlkA- they regularly found sucezsIivr
graves among the piles Of reuse and
waste.
The failure O! The Columbia is no evil
dcncc that the mines of Columbia Go
not possess merit, aud under the man
aSrincn Of practical mining men, what
ever HLr7ue they do POSSESS will hc
brought Ia surface; nor will the product
Of their ores serve only TO beiou the
waters Of adjacent streams.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02
L.os Angeles dispatch Of the. 1stI

I"' Los Angeles dispatch Of the 1sth
r'ays The severe rain of the past three
weeks has completely saturated the
ground, and the water flowing of. rwitA
the breaking of the Tejunga, dam. near
SePulyeda, caused the most disastrous
Hood ever experienced here. The rise
occurred during Sunday afternoon, and
by p. N. all that portion OF the town in
the vicinity of The river, bounded by
Macy, Georgia and Alameda streets, was
under water. The scene was pitiable.
as this section was densely populated.
mostly by poor people, Who could M
afford their loss. Hundreds Of families
were Obliged to leave their homes and
move to higher portions OF the town.
The Mayor and the entire police force
and many of the citizens assisted in
helping those washed out. No loss of
life occurred. About forty dwelling
houses and innumerable sheds and ont.
houses were carried down the stream for
miles. Five out OF six OF the bridges
leading to the eastern portions of the
town were carried away. The banks of
the river for miles are covered with
debris of all kinds. The losses cannot
fall short Of $4,000. On SUNDAY
morning George Staltz, dairyman, at
tempted to cross Arroyo Seco above its
junction with Los Angeles, but his
horses lost their footing and the team
and driver we're swept down by the cur.
rent, which was running at the rate Of
twenty miles per hour. Staltz had sey-
eral opportunities of saving himself, but
when last seen was swimming at bis
horses heads, trying to turn them
toward the shore. A moment after he
was sucked under and his body has not
yet been found. The wires in all direc-
tons went down on Sunday afternoon.
The damage to railroad property is very
great; tracks and bridges being :~ashed
out for miles. From here to Mohaye
hardly a mile Of track remains intact.
East OF here to San Gorgonio the devas-
totion is equally great The bridges
over the San Gabriel at Ell Monte and
the long bridge over the Santa Ana, at
Cotton, have suffered severely. The
tracks on the Santa Ana and San Pedro
branches are washed out, MS also on the
California Southern. between Cotton and
San Dicge. All travel is completely sus-
pended, and, in the opinion Of men
qualified to judge, it will take two or
three months to reestGblish communica-
ton with the North.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02
Coles Crent Circus Com.
Ing West.

Undoubtedly the lsrgcst show ever
organized is positively coming West this
season. W. W. Cole the Prince supreme
of shUwmrn. has determined 10 asiorIish
the Great West with far the largest ex-
hibition that has yet had an existence.
Three years have elapsed Stree Cole and
his magnificent shows circus and me
nagerie-yisited the Pacific Slope. Tn,
intervening time has been productive Of
surprising results. Last srason the
great Cole show outstrippcd all worthy
rivals, and created an impression which
served to establish itsclf rs the y.c,i
varied and int, ,nscly interesting nmusc-
ment enterprise in the world. This sen
son IL will put its former greatness tn
blush, by IA perfect deiugo Of freshly
added features and increased propor-
tions. More mon, more horses, more
performers. and larger canvas bciny
required. Three circus rns, and nn
elevated stage are necessary for the pro-
.ductiOn of the NaliOUs uuvltics within
II reasonable time, Representatives. Of
nearly every race Of people have been
secured, and will appear III acts churac-
teristic Of their country. Twelve Brdu-
uin Arabs are one Of the leading attrnc-
Cons, AMI their performances have ere
Ated fuTOTe since their arrival in Amr,i-
ca under contract with MT. Cole. Yet
the most notable fcaturs Of this more
than marvellous show is the exhibition of
Aspotted n UT sacred elephant, imported
direct from the Royal stables Of Bur
mese King. Tho onr selected by Mr..
Coles agent, and purchased for the snm
OF S25. 900, enjoys the somewhat poetic
name Of Lnl!nh hook, and Is particularly
remarkable for the variety and number
Of the vanghtcd spots which Adurn her
person. Whit. salmon auI light blue
ARE the prevailing colon which decorate
the legs, iinnks, sidcs Aud trunk Of her
ladyship. whose enormous carcaSs is,
according 10 Bhidhist belief supposed
To contain the souls Of several departed
kings and their long line Of progeny. \
sinking feature uf LallUh Rocks nT-
Pcrance isthetaet that broad white
stripe extends from her eyes down near
ly To the end Of her trunk, which gives
Ler the prond distinction Of being the
only bald iaccd' elephant ever seen.
even ID he fu0l Of elephant ideIayy
Aside from ia" rare and expensive at
fractions already mentioned Cole has
Sampson, the largest elephant ever ia
captivity. vcrtiablr mastodou. and -
Young lady whose daring walk, on the
0sibng have won for her the SOmcahnt
suggestive title Of the "liumau Fly"
The rarest Of animals. the grrat,st Of
artists, the cOstlirs uf features. ar, the
distinguished points and policy of tins
enormous exhibition, which hm. now br-
come recognized National | stitutiou.
backed by unlimited capital and creating
Joyous holiday whcTcvcri il ind, pppu-
lace 10 warrant its actual daily expenses
OF -, 800. This place has been srlc,1-
ed as one Of it, exhibiting points, which
will he visited during the early Summer.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02

II will bc remembered, saws the Wal
Bcr Lake Bulletin. that some time ngo
the stage h'twe the town Of Bishop
Creek and the station was stopped and
the treasure box. coDtaiuing $500, was
taken. Suspicion irU on Lew Sheldon,
the driver, Eud Harness and Oily Mairs.
They began showing more money at
gambling tables than it was supposed
they could have honestly come by, and
finally were arrested TLcy were Kept
separate, and after some persuasion.
ShciG"R, tie driver, was induced 10 con
fesS. lie said that his share OF the
booty was only 800, the others having
divided the rcmnind-r. All were nkcn
to Independence last week
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02
c. ". GEovER.
Co. Supt. Of Schools

\ submarine eruption occurred on the
22d Of January OIL the east cape Of LA,
waII. 1t consisted Of terrific explos-
ion, 10y which column Of wnter WIS
thrown coo feet into thc mir. accompan-
Jed With the mO-a teInac dci0patjons. AS
II II battery Of cannon had been dis.
chrrgrd. The uui~"s were 30 loud as 10
be- distinctly heard forty miles away, and
continued for several hours. IL il prob
able that the Wster was disturbed durin.,
tht whole daN but. a. dense smol.
aud the II am which came from the sub
marine eruption filed the mir and pre-
vented any further observations, nothing
was afterwards seen Of it during the duy
The occurrence was followed 10y a storm
Of wind and TIin, which lasted only u
few buurs. The nett day WAS clear and
pleasant.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02

Allen Ingalls,, one Of the negroes mr.
rested ON the charge uf having murdered
the Taylor family few days ago, told
the whole story 10 Marshall Brown in
the jail at Avonlnlr, Ohio. lie said
TINT ou Friday morning Bon johnson.
who hv, with him, told him that he had
three points" for that night. lie cx-
planned TINT points meant subjects for
tine Medical college, lie asked where
they were. and johnson replied: "The
three people nj the Taylor cabin on the
hill. They are no good We can knock
them in The head. Ingalls, said hc
agrIcl, nni vcII to the Ohio Medical
College. lie told them hc would have
three subjects that isht. I'll agreed
t. pay hIrn SO oTI,Cc, nnd gave him
note tn Il. u. Dixon, an cNprcssIIlan.
llr went To Tho cypr ssinan uni engaged
him Ia nirct them un the AyuHlnl. turii-
pike at . o'clock that night. He then
went home, and after dark he and John
f'''' Hhh'A''l w Ahgt'ANs lt llltl ~
bottle Of whiskcy, and took drinks and
felt good. The door was not locked, but
they hoitcd it when they went in. Tho
old man was sitting ut the side of the
iirc-plnre. His vile was in 'front.' and
the g!rl WAS ut work in The room. John
son hnd u locust cluh, little longer than
npoliccmnns club, with which lac struck
th"m on thc head, right and left ns he
would cattle. The woman struggled. and
offered resistance. Ingalls, seys hc final
g. ohokc1 NrTiu dcoth Johnson cn,ily
disposed ot ia" 0ilicrs with the club.
They then stripped the j"lics, put them
IN sucks, which they brought along and
carried them 10 tho roadside, where they
went To meet the wagon On Jonding
them they drove io the Ohio Medical
College, delivered them aud got their
fnriy-Ayc dulnrs.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02
A Mill For Schroeder Dig
~ trict, a..

Reliable information is received here
that mill for Schroeder District was dis
patched from Carlin on pair of bob
sieds several days ago. The form of the
structure is circular, and at one time was
used by the Railroad Company us a
water tank. Unless the works have
been wrecked in their passage and en-
quilted in the snowy pillows, they are
now probably erected and in running
order. The enterprise was instituted by
a"esiern stock Company but incorporat-
ed III the East under the name and style
of the "Sourmash" Company; the re-
duction works TO be known US the Gin
Mill" ..E
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02


The Bodic Free Press is evidently sui
fcring from an attack Of bilious vriuc.
That nltiiu'Gnous finger board IL in
nh ecstasy Of sentimental perturbation
ut the mere idea Of Governor Adams
bccomi rg II United States senator: prr-
dieting the collapse Of the dome Of the
Capitol nj Washington In the event of
Jewetts taking an oiliciql seat in the
Senate. The Free Press has evidently
forgotten itS own Mr., sharon.
When the dome about which
ths Free Press is 30 mOtbidly sn-
licitious, could Withstand tie pondcrou,
presence Of that Republican bchcmoih.
tho resisting capacity Of tho archiicctn-
raj structure is equal To any strain that
may bc put upon IT, Even the intellect.
nal Sampson Of tho Frcc Press would bc
comparatively safe under ils broad pro
tecting arch.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02
Those Lasker Resolutions.
Why they were Returned.

Upon the death in this country of
Lasker, the distinguished German, the
House of Representatives passed resolu-
tons of respect for the deceased, the
same being forwarded To the German
Government through U. S. Minister
Sargent. These resolutions were byAai,
der of Bismark, returned to the Houd,
whence they emanated, which acton ON
the part of Germany has caused coasid-
cradle Excitement and much unfayomble
comment in this country. The sueees-
ton that this action by Bismarck was
designed as an insult to the people Of
America can hardly be sustained in the
face of the following communication
from the German Premier, with regard
to the resolutions in question, Bismarck
writes: ANY recognition in foreign
country of the personal qualities OF Ger
mans, especially when made by so dis
hnguished body as the United States
House of Repres, natives, is gratifying
to our national feelings. / should have
gratefully accepted the communication
made by Minister Sargent and should
have asked the Emperor to empower me
to present it to the Reichstag il the res
olution had not contained an opinion
r'Sarding the object and effect of Las
ker's political activity which was oppos-
cd TO my conviction. According TO my
experience of the political and economic
developements of the German people, L
cannot recognise the opinion as one
which the events have witnessed would
justify. / should not venture to oppose
my judgement to the opinion of such an
illustrious body us the United States
House Of Representatives il had not by
more than thirty years active participa-
ton IN the internal policy OF Germany
gained an experience which jnstified me
III attaching certain Yalue to my judg-
meni on questions Of home affairs. 1
cannot determine to ask the Emperor for
the necessary power 10 communicate the
resolutions TO the Reichstag. because
should have officially to advocate before
the Emperor an opinion which cannot
recognise as correct" ....-. .....
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02
RUBY VALLEY.

EDITOR lNDErENDESr-After being
delayed for some time in Ruby Valley by
the most severe snow-stUrm that has risi-
ted that locality for many wears. reach
ed home las, evening well satisfied by NV
experience with deep snow. In the north
end Of the valley the snow is full three
feet deep on level, and in many places
1t Is drittd 10 the depth Of from ten to
twenty feet. r. .H.. ....
All communication with Secret Valley
> entirely cat OF, and il is iInpossibl, Ia
Tea'b That settlement except on
spoy shoes. The stock men of Ruby
are bnsiiy engaged in attempting TO
gather the cattle on the range md pe,
them where they can be- fed. as il is
feared that they will be unabl. 10 sur-
Wv" without feed. There has been only
TWO days of school at Central Ruby in
The last two weeks as II impossible for
children to get to scLOd ON nccuUir ,t
the snow. At the Overland. however.
The SNOW has not been 80 deep. and the
school II progressing under the care of
Mr.. Nichols of Eureka, who seems 10
he giving good satisfaction to both pat
rons and pnpils. / spent one day visit
ing her school and found 1t IN good
working order.
The Central Ruby school is in charge
Of Mr Eugene Thompson, and I think
the patrons Of that district were fortu
nate IN securing his services. was es'
pcci"lly PLEASED with his method Of
teaching the important branch Of rad
ing, which, unfortunately. receives too
little attention in many schools.
During my two weeks visit in the val
ley ! spent the time pleasantly among
the good people Of that vicinity whom
found {" h., without exception, ~ so
cinhIc, generous and whulc-soulrd as
can bc found anywhere: and notwith-
standing the fearful storus that prevail
eel mos, oi the time, my visit was ii very
pleasant one.
&. W. GEoyER
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02

John Flick, native II Missouri.
wns brought here FROM Fort Iinllcck n
few days ago, on suspicion that he was
nt unauumd mind. A commission in
lunnoy, to-day, after due examination,
pronounced Flick insane md hc will
bc committed To the Reno nsylum. The
poor unfortuDatc somehow got Prcsi.
dental hcc jn bis bonnet, which has tor
mcntcd him on, Of bis reason. The sad
fate of poor Flick should serve ~ n
wholesome warming to tho vast army Of
Presidential aspinnts now hanging ON
tho ragged edge" in all parts Of the
country.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02
Frank Lcslje's Popular
fHonfhl1.

The March number iS ne think. ono
OF the best yet issued of this dcscryrlly
faNorite magazine. The l2S qunIto pages
arc filled with choice. entertaining and
Instructive literature: and there nrc over
100 handsome embellishments. Lcgiics n
very tasteful colorod plate frontisriccc.
"A Wood.nymph. The Articles rmhrtrr
various subjects, and are by popular
writers. "Soulhn aud lis con, p!iCaiiuus. o
"Sapolcnn = Mnrshals, ""Liyine Homes.
"rhc New York Negro Plot of IA"
etc, are exceedingly interesting. Eta
w. Pierce's scrinl. "a Dark Deed" Is
continued. and there nro short stories.
skctchcs, etc, by Nathan ID. Urnrr Isa-
bella Crawford, y. Rohin-nn, Eta ".
Pierce, II. V. Hastings and oihcrJ.
There are poems Of great merit, and n
conprchcnslvc miscellany uf plcrsnut
reading matter. The price is only -
cents for single number, md u years
subscription ~, 30. postpaid. Address
MRs. FmSS LEsLIH, Publishcr, bJ, %
md 81 Park PlHCc, New York.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02

The Carson Appeal snys news was re.
ccivcd from Benton, Thurfday. that the
snow-buond train on the G. & g. road,
was all right. Tho engine got out Of
wood near Benton, aud was stuck ia tho
snow. Laws took an engine out Of
Hawthorne, aud went to The relief Of the
snOw-boand train with provisions etc.
but got stuck five miles out and was
obliged to walk back They cleared the
way however, and the train reached the
Mound House all right.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02

Tie Gazette OF the 2lst says: Twenty.
four carloads Of fat cattle which had
been held at Wadsworth during the past
few days on account of the blockade
went through Reno for the Bay last
night Twe!yc-car loads of fine jecves
werc also loaded ut Lees cOrrais yester-
day, and started fox The same dcstina-
ton. -Four carloads Of the latter we've
shipped to Louis Dean, who informs the
Gazette that hy tomorrow, 60 carloads
Of cnttle shipped from Reno, Wadsworth,
Wells and Winnenucca will arrive in
Oakland.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02

At Enigrnni Gap, Thur.lny, n west
bound freight train crashed into the
crushed snuw-shcds. The two engines
were thrown from the track, AMI twelve
cans were wrecked. No lives are report
ell lost.
The wcst-bound passenger train WIS
delayed mt Browns Station, several hun
drcd feet Of trnrk having been washed
ont
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02

Al a cancus Of the Democratic mem
bers of the House, held Wednesday. Car
Isle, Randall, Morrison Eaton, Rcagcnt,
Barbour. 4. s. Hewitt, Thompson and
Cobb were appointed n committee TO con.
fer With the organization of Democrat.
Campaign Committee, and to report at q
joint meeting 10 be held next Wednesday,
The Chairman Of the caucus, $, $, Cox,
was to cooperate with ibe setgeant-nt-
Arms in securing the prompt attendance
Of members when call Of tho House
has been ordered.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02

The Navajo Company has at the Ex-
press Office, in Tuscarora, awaiting ship
nent, fiyc bars of bullion Of the value of
SlO,i5G 81. II will not bc sent out un-
Ill the roads are in such condition as 10
insure direct transit through to the Rail.
road. This last lot brings the number
Of bars produced by the Navajo Com
pany, since the commencement Of Sup
crinteudent Prices administration, up to
42s.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02


One of the most cowardly End fiendish
robberies on record was perpetrated near
Nevada City, Cal, n few days ago. The
Transcript tells the story thus: During
the late storm, Ed. Green, who was at
ColfaN, received word that lIe could get
a steady job by going Immediately to
Nevada City. lie missed the evening
train, but being determined not 10 miss
the job, he started to walk the whole dis
tance. The night was very dark, and
when near Storms ranch he fell and
broke his leg. Realizing that he must
soon freeze to death unless he got help,
he began shouting. His cries soon at
tractcd the attention Of a couple of
scoundrcls, Who came to him and asked:
What are you making all this noise
about 2" Green replied that he was on
his way TO Nevada city, and had slipped
down and broken his leg. lie asked the
strangers to take him to some pace
where he could bo cared for until the
next morning. One OF them replied ::
"We arc not acquainted in this part OF
the country, and there is not house or
cabin within mile or two of this
spot" The two cowardly villains then
went through his pockets and extracted
therefrom 100 shares OF Bodie stock, a
pistol. and soms small coin, and then
departed. convinced as they must have
been that Green would freeze to death
before the following morning. About
mn hour after this occurred two wood
choppers heard his cries and went to his
assistance. Procuring wagon, they
took the wounded man to Nevada City,
where he was properly cared for.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02

San Francisco advices OF the Goth are
as follows: photographic and mail IN.
eih;ies to the southern country are still
interrupted. The only communication
s via Ogden, Kansas City aud Deming.
The Worlds Fair Committee have pre-
pared memorial to Congress, asking
for AN appropriation Of $4,000, 900, and
communications have been sent to the
Governors Of all the States and Terrific
ries, requesting them to appoint Com
missiOncrs to the Fair.
Detective John Cofrry sailed for Hon
olulu last Monday for The purpose of
capturing George W. Moishall. the clev-
er diamond operator who swindlcd sew
ernl jewellers of this city out of several
thousand dollars worth Of diamonds and
who is now under police surveillance in
Honolulu.
Mayor Bartlett has just received mp.
pcnls for assistance from the Mayor Of
Jefferson, Indiana, and the Mayor OF
Portsmouth, Ohio. They report thou-
sands Of people homeless from the ef-
fec,s of the floods, md the consequent
distress perfectly appalling.
II Is announced this evening. on rclia-
ble authority, that the Governor has de-
cidcd to call an extra session Of the Leg.
islature, 20 take action in the matter of
unpaid State and county taxes, due from
the Central Pacific for the yenrs 1880,
1881 and 1882. which. with interest and
penalties, amount to 81 1.O7i, 900. II has
been established that the law will not
permit any compromise, aud that the to.
tai amount must bc paid. The procln-
nation will bc issued the latter part OF
this or the first part Of next week.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1884-03-02

At knrOum. General Gorion has in
stitutcd u pew order Of things by cnu.,-
ing offices to he opened at the palace to
hear the grievances of the Government.
The books containing the records from
time iInmemorial Of the debts of the
people, whips and bastinadocs have been
publicly burned. 4 Council of Arab
notablcs has been formed. The prison
iuwhich 200 wrctchcs, loaded with chains
were found has been ordered TO be de-
molished. The negroes held a great ju-
bilce. The Europeans agree that Cor
don's proclamation was the only means
of saving themselves and the garrisons.
Afresh Bcy Shilook, TIL negro who won
the decoration Of the Legion Of Honor,
under Razins. in Mexico, la, been ap-
pointed commander Of the troops ut
khnnoum. All Soudanesr troops stny
nt Khartuum, while the o;hcr troops 20
to Onrlurmnn.