Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-02-14
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VALENTINES Day.
A hand will be in attendance at the r ink
again tonight.
~oranberries will cure dyspepsia. That's
sour opinion
Tho shoshones have been bringing In
anita a number Of rabbits lately.
Iudee Harmon has been commissioned
hv Gov. Adams as Notary Public.
oon. Riley, the %well-known mining man,
arrived from San francisco last night.
Immigrants are now brought by rail
/ from New York to San Francisco for S3S.
A. L. Fitzgerald, Esq, who has been on
a visit to California, returned home last
night.
The Chinese have o large flag OF their
country floating in the breeze in front Of
their josshouse.
J A letter is held for postage at the Post
Office addressed to v. Papino, 533 Broad
way, San Francisco.
Ii is stated positively that no improper
6 laracters will be admitted TO the masquer-
ads on Monday night.
Those who can do so should pay the Chi
nese josshouse q visit. 1t is gorgeously,
tAstefully and extensively adorned.
Counterfeit quarter dollars are in circu-
la;ion In this State. They are OF the date
OF 1877 and are well executed. Look out
for en-.
The SENTINEL acknowledges the receipt
OF complimentary tickets to the Knights Of
Pythias masquerade ball on Monday even
ing next.
OF the months mining assessments, Ne
vada mines call for $l33, 900. California for
SAC, 900. Arizona for S110, 900 and Mexican
mines for s25, 900.
Four Comstock miners have leased the
Baltimore Consolidated mine on American
Flat from 4. Strother, and they are ex-
trActing good milling ore from the 400 level.
On Tuesday last Assemblyman Smith
presented 9 petition from citizens OF a por-
ton of Nye county praying to be detached
from Nye and attached to Eureka county.
Eggs are selling on the Comstock at the
low price OF three dozen for seven bits.
The price don't pay the hens for cackiing,
and the roosters are liable TO go on q strike
any moment.
The Wood River mines are shipping ore
some I,400 miles, all the way TO Omaha,
paying S25 q ton freight. and making
money ct that, while some OF the local
smelters are not running.
Postmaster Smith was kept unusually
busy yesterday, attending TO the duties Of
his office and addressing letters for China
men. To-day being their New Years. they
had . host OF missives to send TO friends.
The mine owners In the district near by
| Hawthorne wan q custom mill and q few
| concentrators. The mines there are said
to be looking well. Here ia q chance for
| the Investment OF a few thousand dollars.
Members OF the several fire companies Of
the town say that each company will have
TO receive from the County Commissioner
a. least SIS per month in order to sustain
the present organizations after the first
prox.
Valentines Day masquerade and dom
inc party at the Truckee this evening will
he a grand affair. There will be lots OF
fun. and you will be the loser II you fail to
attend. Lots OF prizes will be given away,
and the music will be splendid.
There will be a jolly good time at the
masquerade ball at the Stone saloon to-
night. Valentines will be distributed al
0 o'clock. Some Of them are elegant, while
others are most horrible. However, tbs
latter will make lots OF fun. Trot out
your Sunday girl and waltz in.
The following experience OF Dan De
a Quille il similar to ours: 1.-THE gathering
, Of local news just now ia not very encour'
aging 10 q reporter on the Comstoek.
Ninety. nine out OF every 100 say they know
nothing. and the other fellow knows toe
much. but IL Amt worth -"