Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1885-12-20

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SentineIs Reporter.


r. sadler returned yesterday from o
visit to Elko county.
just think Only o few days more and
Christmas will be at hand.
The usual religious services will be held
in the Presbyterian Church to-day.
The weather yesterday was much more
like that OF May than Of December.
Charley Wallace and wife returned yes.
terdsy from Q visit to San Francisco.
Dave Evans. the old restaurant keeper
OF Virginia City. is stricken with paralysis.
No services will be held In the Catholic
Church to-day, Father Kiley being absent.
Patent No. 10, 251 for the Santa Maria
lode claim. Eureka District, has been is
sued, bearing date November 20.
Governor Adams is still in San Francisco
and will probably remain ten days longer
under the advice Of his physician.
Congressman WOODBURY. and wife have
CHARTERED themselves In Washington for
the Winter at No. 621 Thirteenth street.
8. o. Wells aud family, accompanied by
Mrs. Smith, mother Of Mrs. Wells, will
leave tomorrow for several months visit
at San Francisco and Los Angeles.
Tabor OF Denver has q couple OF mines
10 Leadville called the Maid OF Erin and
Henrietta, in which there 10 said to be
over 81, 000, 900 worth of ore in sight.
In the District Court yesterday the fur
Their hearing Of the motion to quash sum
mons in the case of Bandmsnn, Nielsen L
Co. was continued TO the 28th instant.
IT. d. Page returned on yesterdays
train from Fort Halleck. where he pur-
chased some fine blooded cattle. They
will be placed on his ranch ct Fish Greek.
The Reno Journal says: J. j. O'Brien
sold l,452 sheep to Miller d Lux for
81 80 q head, about seven cents q pound.
That is the best price for sheep ever real
lied In Nevada.
A bucking donkey and o half dozen
small reckless boys afforded q good deal OF
amusement yesterday afternoon on Main
street for q crowd Of over Q hundred men
that gathered about them.
A great deal Of work is now being done
in the surrounding bills by people who are
performing the requisite assessment or
holding work necessary to secure their
claims from being jumped or relocated on
the LIST Of January.
Don't forget the grand mask ball to be
given next Thursday evening by the
young ladies Of the Stone Saloon. Two
elegant prizes will be awarded. one for the
best dressed and the other for the most
comic character. Admission free.
Reno Gazette: A new development is
reported in the Dictator mine near the
Lapanta. 1t is owned by Jim Yering.on
and other railroad boys. with Robert Kest-
ing as q partner. The find Ia nice gold ore
worth $50 q ton and the ledge is four or
five feet wide.
HALEY Inter-Idsho: Az we 90 to press
we learn that United States District At
torney Hawley telegraphed his wife to-day
that Hibbs, the d~efsulting ex-Postmaster.
was now in the Territorial Pen. The dis.
patch was from Mr.. Hawley at Boise City,
and dated last evening.
II is rumored that q smelling furnace
will be erected at Reno next Spring to re-
duce the extensive deposits OF carbonate
ore In Washoe county, and the refractory
ores OF the Comstock lode. providing Con- |
gress does not pass any lev to further de-
preoiate the value OF silver.
Austin Reveille of Wednesday: Last
night two bars OF bullion arrived in town
from Ophir Canyon. They weighed d. |
0t2 ounces and looked healthy. We hope
those are only the forerunners Of many |
more such. The shipping of bullion from
Twin River Ia good news. We need such
enterprises south Of us.
The holiday vacation OF Bishop Whit
aker's School ct Reno commenced on
Thursday. to be continued until after New
Years. Most OF the young lady boarders
have left for their respective homes in
various parts Of the State, while several
will visit friends in Reno during the vaca-
ton.
Eastern exchanges: The Richmond lead
has ceased TO be an oppressive load on the
market. I. can come here but slowly and
in small quantities, and the impression ia
becoming pretty general that. unless some
new sources OF supply are opened up. we
shall possibly have to import lead next
year.
The members Of Eureka Hook and Lad
der Company No. l and Knickerbocker
Hose Company No. 2 are e~xerting them
selves TO make their fourteenth annual
ball on New Years Eve the social event of
the Winter. Those who 60. and every
body will be there, can feel assured OF Q
good time.