The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-05-10
From Fridays Daily
SALMAGUNOI

Hugh Martin and party struck out for
Bruneau this morning.
Dave Casper and Charley Musser are
down to- day from Wells.
J. d. Abel and j. NJ. Dorsey came
down from the Fort by buggy to-day.
A pleRsant surprise party was rendered
Miss Bertha PoTcher, at the residence
of J. Henderson, last evening. the occa-
sion being her twentieth birthday.
A mill between Cieary and Mitchell
four-round glove contest, Marquis Of
Queensbury rules-has been arranged
to take place in San Francisco, May I'D.
Senator Fair has gone to San Fran
cisco AMI will remain in California one
month. when he say he will return and
remain in Nevada for IA period Of four
months.
The bodies Of the eleven miners bur
led in their bunk-house by n snow-slide
ut the Homestake mine near Lcadville,
Col. last week, have been recovered,
Several excavations were made before
the cabin was found.
Barley was again the feature on the
San Francisco Produce Exchange Tues
day. From the closing price Of Mon
day, 81 2Ga it rose until. at the close
Of the session, it ruled strong at 81 32X
a. ~ Gp.s,I x..,.l a. L.. t.. a..
East. IA carload Of barbeI wire for ienc-
ing.
J. II. Dorsey also received "A carload
of the same, which was discharged at
Hhlleck Station.
Great Enthusiastically Who
hit my little brother Afgy ?
ussia--uhrcatcniugly) Il did.
Great Britain (siztng up Ru,sin, and
in a much cllmer toncl-weli, you hit
him II terrible lick-Peoria Transcript.
The liberated portions of General
Grants throat, from which tissue has
been S~loughed otfh Gs materially improv.
ed. The canccrOus trouble at the base
of the tongue has neither lcSscned nor is
1t at present aggressive. Meantime, the
Generals system il improved.
In the settlement Of the estate of the
late L. II. Blythe, of San Francisco, the
Blue Jacket mine, u part Of said estate.
was "A few days ago. sold for the sum of
$4,000. This is the principal mine Of
Centennial District, in the Northern
part of this county, for the purchase Of
which for a million dollars, an English
company WAS negotiating n year or two
ago.
The Chronicles crop reports from all
parts u! the State OF California, show
that in all the counties but one (Shn,tnl
the grain yield will be only ~r-quaIt
to t~hrcc.quarters of that Of last year.
This Is largely due 10 decreased acreage.
The fruit districts rcport largely in-
creased acreage md promising crops.
What is lost in grain will he madc up
III fruit and wine.
Since the mysterious disappearance Of
Henry Nnmsickle, says the Carson Ap.
peal, Hnoth.r incident is called to mind
IN the history OF the family. About
twenty years ago, George Vunsickle.
brother Of Henry. owned a milk ranch
on American Fork. and did a prosperous
busincrs. lie saved nbuut $4,000 and
suddenly disappeared. The country
was secured ana the river searched for
wee ks, but there was no trace of him,
IA lac has not been heard Of since.
The hnrlcy-crackcr began business for
W. l. Smith at the upper freight-housc
I'M morning, with Frank lIungh as en-
Hih"rr. II buz2cd aud ratified away after
the usual orderly manner Of barley
"eha~crs' until 4. W. Fuller drove pnst
behind II pair of ily crs, when the engine
became excited, and taking the bits he
tween its teeth, tore round AT furious
speed IN total disregard Of the governor.
making things generally hum. The
throttle was finally closed without diam.
"sc to the machinery aud the pulveriz-
ing process proceeded. The next fo.t
team that came along frightened the
engine ngnin, however, and away il
went under II pressure OF LOCO pound,
to the square boot, doubling up the
shafts bursting the couplings aud cnus,
ing the r~oustabouts to hop around night
lively III order To save their bacon. Al
Inst accounts the damages were bcinp
repaired and with snfcty-yulyc attach.
ments 1t is now hoped that the engine
car be controlled.
Death OF L. NJ. Chaplin.
DIEp-ln Logan City, A. r., April "a.
j.. NJ. Chaplin, n native Of Providence, II.
AnnI q.