The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1885-10-25
From Fridays Daily
NALMAGUNDI.

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W. J. Hanks Of Wells, passed through
on his way to Battle Mountain this
morning.
6eventy-Rve cars Of grain nearly all
wheat, were shipped from Lovelock for
San Francisco last week.
Arrived by stage rom Tuscarora last
evening: L. Brandt, II. ]. Levy, NJ.
Levy, Monahan and q Chinaman.
Mrs. Z. p. Banning is in town from
Deeth, engaged II settling up the af-
fairs OF her lately deceased husband.
c.. Z. Chapman, Of the irm of Horn
Il Chapman, came up from San Fran
cisco last evening and remained in town
to-day.
According to that alleged map beauti-
flying the first page Of the Journal, Re-
no Is the Hub Of the Universe. Thus
another pet delusion has melted into
the bitter too-preyiousness.
Vim. jenkins, who killed Joe Dean,
was a~rraigned in the District Court at
Eureka on Wednesday aud pleaded
mot guilty'' to the Indictment for muir
der. The trial was set for Monday, 0c-
tober goth.
Virginia Observation-Disclosures large
new ore bin is being constructed ut the
Con. Virginia shaft for the reception of
ore taken out under the Jones lease.
Several shipments have recently been
made to the Eureka mill from this por-
ton OF the Con. Cal. d Va, aud daily
shipments of 200 tons will be in order
as oon as there is head enough OF wa
ter in the Carson river to furnish the
power to keep the Eureka's 60 stamps
dropping.
Phoebe Record:-A couple of shots
were pat into the Ridge Claim, at
Stampede Gap, on Monday, and consid-
cradle rock showing gold was blown out.
Pieces Of rock, on which no gold was
visible, even with the aid Of the gInss,
were pounded up and panned out, and
the color showed up big. On Wednes-
day another trip was taken TO the mine,
and n blast shot OF, and rock supposed
to be worthless displayed gold literally.
The rock is n sort Of cOnglomcrate of
white quartz, decOmposed iron and vol
canic looking material, and gold can be
seen Oh all OF the different characters Of
rock. 1t looks as though it was u large
deposit Of ore.
The sad expression which for IA day
or two has suffused the usually genial
countenance Of Chris. Reckhnrt has
been a subject Of wonder among his
friends. Our reporter was induced TO
interview him ON the subject, and
learned that II is all occasioued by the
sudden departure Of his baker, who
left without bidding his numerous
friends goodbye. Chris attributes this
freak TO IA military education, a. he says
that in Germany il is not customary for
soldiers to bid their friends farewell
when departing for the seat of war, and
ms the baker was formerly u soldier. his
sudden and seemingly abrupt departure
Q b IL accounted for.
The latest mining news brought out
in the ~rutabaga districts by the Virginia
City papers is calculated to- FIRE the
hearts Of rural contributors 10 the Com.
stock Assessment fund. Norcross and
ChOllAi ale just at this time the tempt
Dg bait for suckers, but II long aud bit
ter experience ever does produce wis
dom those willy mnnipulators will make
nothing in the coming deal but n water
haul.
Phoebe Record:-The Smelling COM
pany nave commenced operations in
earnest at B"ullionyille. They have now
some thirty men at work grading and
laying the foundation for the Stcdefelt
furnace, which is going to be the largest
OF the kind on the coast. The fouuda.
ton is to be solid masonry-sO feet in
length, l3 in width and five high. IL
will be n month yet before bricklayers
can get to work, and two more before
che furnace can be completed. One
hundred thousand more brick will be re-
quircd to complete the building, n con-
tract for that amount having been given
to u Mr.. Morris, 81 Salt Lake City. II
is estimated that the entire cost of
teaching plant and furnace will reach
$4,000.
The bucolic editor OF the Carson Ap.
peal. who has entered a COW and n bull
mt the Reno Fair. writes that the cattle
exhibit is n wonder TO all who visit the
stalls. The immense Hereford beef
cattle OF Scott j. Co., and the Polled
Angus and Aberdeens OF Vail Bros. has,
he says. attracted the greatest atten-
tion. lie also mentions n showing OF
hno bloode1 Jenics, but his excessive
modesty made him dumb ON the sub.
iect OF his own pair OF thoroughbred
Holsteius. There are some fine Nor
mon stations on exhibition also. among
which Ia handsome animal belonging
10 Joseph Henncn, of Pleasant Valley.
this county.
State Teachers Institute.