Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-04-29
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scraps from the Notebook Of tht
SemtineI's Reporter.

Sentinel's Reporter.
Strawberries are retailing in town at rs
cents q box.
The nti-Treating law thus far has not
proved a success.
W. o. Mills, Jr., returned yesterday
from a visit to Cortez.
The California mill, near Hamilton.
will start up again May 1 on tailings.
There was q slight advance in Hale a.
Norcross yesterday, sales closing at S. %.
Four bars of bullion were shipped by the
Argus Company OF Taylor through Wells,
Fargo q Co. yesterday.
George d. Roberts, formerly a Com
stock mining expert, arrived in Virginia
City last Saturday from New York.
s. J. Beebee, one of the owners Of the
Silver Common mine, returned Yesterday
from an extended visit In California.
A very heavy rainstorm occurred on
Monday between Parker's and Robinson,
ON the Hamilton and Phoebe stage road.
The Centennial Guard Band, from Ruby
Hill, gave the Miners Union boys in the
Jail a serenade last evening. The music
was very fine.
The Smoky mill in Hamilton will resume
operations about the 18th OF May on ore
from e.. N. Robinson's mines on Treasure
Hill, and it will, in all probability, be kept
running all the Summer.
Attorney General Davenport refuses to
give an opinion, preferring to have the
election of school trustees next month
under the new law decided by the courts.
The election must proceed.
The heavy and warm showers of rain
yesterday adds to the faith OF those who
believe our seasons are 80 changing that
good crops of cereals, vegetables, etc. can,
il planted early in the season., be raised in
Nevada without irrigation.
Silver State: We learn from f. P.
Snapp that q vein OF rich gold bearing
quartz has been cut in one Of the drifts in
the Ohio mine at Rebel Greek. The mine
hitherto has been producing silver ore ex-
clusively. The extent Of the new find is
not yet known.
In the United States Court at Carson
last Friday Jim" Smith, the Italian
convicted Of passing counterfeit dollars,
was sentenced by Judge Sabin to a term Of
three years and q half. Ling Tong, the
Monaghan, convicted of selling liquor to
Piute Indians, was sent up for five
months.
The cattle ranges in the Warm Spring
Valley, south Of Hamilton, are already
verdant with the Spring growth of grass.
and stock never looked finer. In several
herds, numbering from 500 to 700 head,
not a hoof was lost during the Winter.
Eastern Nevada is certainly a paradise for
stock growers.
A reporter Of the Lyon county Times
has discovered a Piute Indian who is a
confirmed opium iend. The old fellow
claimed that opium smoking is cheap
good" and he had no desire to break him.
self Of the habit. The Cinnamon Of Day.
ton don't seem to fear any trouble from
the officers for INDUCING in their fayorite
dissipation.
Several ranchers in Diamond Valley
plowed up considerable rich land q month
ago which was never before utilized, ow-
ing to there being no facilities for irrigat'
ing, and believing the coming season
would prove q wet one they sowed the
same in barley and oats. AS a result they
have fields of growing grain which prom
Use TO yield good crops.
A miner by the name Of Knapp, who
claimed to be damaged by the Bonanza
Company, by having certain ground
claimed by him covered with waste rock
from the Con. Virgini a mine. is reported
to have drawn a pistol on Senator Fair
Friday in order to compel the payment OF
the damages claimed. The offender was
arrested and locked up.
Should the Eureka Con. and Richmond
reduction works start up during the COM
ing fortnight-and it is confidently be-
lieved by many that they will aside from
the $50 or 200 men who will find employ
ment about the furnaces upwards of 1000
bushels Of charcoal will be consumed
daily. thus giving work to quite a little
army of coalburners in the neishboring
mountAina-