Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-08-11

Scraps from the Notebook Of she
SentfneI's Reporter.

Scraps from she Notebook Of she
SentineI's Reporter.
Considerable horseback riding these
days.
Sunday was an unusually quiet day in
town.
Bonner Lake Is lower than 1t has been
for years.
The Hale and Norcross assessment falls
due September 8.
Pete Hansen took q run on yesterdays
train 10 Pine Valley.
Several families in town talk of moving
to California this Fall.
The Manhattan Company has In bullion
| and coin over $3.50, 600.
Joe Winzell left on yesterdays train for
| his ranch in Pine Valley.
A. s. Longley returned to his Palisade
home on yesterdays train.
Active work will shortly be resumed In
| the Fairplay mine, Silverado.
Mrs. W. J. Townshend is expected home
from California in a few days.
Miss Ella REILLY went down on yester-
days train for q visit at Palissde.
Mr.. A. J. Underhill and wife, Of Taylor,
are stopping at the Jackson House.
A. Conover and wife. OF Newark Valley,
came in yesterday by private conveyance.
Quite q number OF our people we're ont
at the italian ranches picnicing last Sun.
day.
Eureka county for last quarter was $267,-
1928 go.
1t is said that Sarah Althea, during her
lecturing tour this Fall, will visit the
principal towns in Nevada.
John Ainley, OF the Elko Touring mills,
accompanied by his daughter, are stopping
At the Jackson House.
NJ. III. Joseph has moved bag and bag
gage to Secret Canyon, where he intends
TO operate in mining this Fall.
The rivers in this State are all running
lower than usual at this season Of the year.
Notably is this the case with the Walker,
Carson and Truckee.
Our failure 10 make mention In Sunday
mornings issue Of the good display made
by the Centennial Guard during the Grant
obsequies on Saturday was IN oversight.
There was q very pleasant social gather.
ing last evening at the residence OF j.
Vanderleith. Miss Emma was the hostess
Of the occasion aud did the honors royalty.
The most prosperous camp in Esmerslda
county ct present is Marietta. The mines
are looking well and the bullion returns
are solid evidence Of the reality Of appear
ances.
At the shooting match at the Caledonia
picnic in Carson last Thursday, the Com
stock Rife Association defeated the Carson
Guard team by a score Of 422 to 421. A
close game.
ALI freight consigned from either the
East or West to Taylor, Ward. Bristol,
Phoebe. Osceola, and other settlements in
those parts, 10 now taken in from Toano
Oh the O. p. road.
Several OF the prisoners OF the Washoe
County Jail were detected last Saturday
making preparations for Q strike for free
dom. Their operations were discovered
in time TO prevent their escape.
Melville, the ten-year-old son of Mr.. G..
A. Fletcher, who met with q painful &C.
cident some two weeks ago by which the
sight OF his left eye 10 impaired, 10 said 10
be getting along as we'll ~ can be expected.
While the eye remains intact and ap-
parently uninjured the sight OF it Is almost
despaired Of.
1t has been suggested. and the sugges
tion will probably be acted upon, that the
$40, 600 about to be received from Washoe
county by Elko county on the University
account be set apart as q special fund un-
I'll the next Legislature, when o bill could
be passed allowing 1t to DO transferred to
the Elko School Fund.
HALEY News Miner: al Gage, an old
time Nevada prospector. lately returned
from a trip TO the Salmon country, but
who has more recently been at work
on the Scorpion. was taken TO town last
evening In q wagon, on account OF sick
ness. He has been complaining for a week.
and yesterday was much worse. He is
threatened With fever.