Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1886-08-11
COAST ITEMS.
Jennie June is in San Francisco.

ed Postmaster at Tallac, Lake Tahoe.
The Manhattan mines at Austin are not
sold yet, but the prospect for sale are very
good ,-.----=--
There is no truth in he rumor that the
Richmond, at Eureka, intends to fire up
third furnace shortly.
In the man VS.. horse race at Santa Cruz
Saturday, in distance often miles the horse
won by nearly mile.
Another victim of the explosion of coal
dust on board the Queen of the Pacific died
at the Nanaimo, B. c., Hospiaal Friday.
The Ophir mill is running but nine pans
now and the Douglas mill is also running
short on account Of low water in the river.
Postmaster Evans says s43o was the ex-
act amount taken from the registered letters
in the Postoffice robbery at Reno last week.
Urah Griffith, aged eighteen, of San
Diego, put out one Of his eyes last week
while trying to remove a cap from a shotgun
cartridge.
The shipments of California fruit to the
East in July last, aggregated 4,S6S, 100
pounds, which is equal to 24a carloads of
ten tons each.
Mrs. Sylvia, who has a ranch near San
Jose, lost $1,000 by thieves, who entered
her house during her absence in San Fran
cisco last week.
Sacramento promises to outdo all previous
fruit displays next Wednesday evening, and
the flower exhibit will simply astonish even
the oldest inhabitant.
Jerry Slatterly, the middle-weight of the
Coast is in Reno, and offers to knock out
any person in that town in four rounds on
next Saturday evening for $50, Murphy pre-
fcrred.
The extensive lumber mill owned by the
S. c. V. NJ. and Lumber Company, located
at Dougherty Mills seven miles south of
Wrght's was entirely consumed by fire on
Sunday last.
The Salmon pack on the Frazer river has
proved failure, and the canneries have shut
down with scarcely one.fourth the antici.
pated pack. The total for the Province will
be SO, 900 cases.
Herman Grant had the second finger Of
his right hand taken off at the first joint
while uncoupling two engines at Wnnemuc-
ca last Saturday. He has gone to the hos
pital at Sacramento.
Two prisoners, named respectively Carson
and Campbell, broke out of the Lander
county Jail at Austin last week, where they
were being held to await the action Of the
Grand Jury for HOUSEKEEPING.
Col w. w. Hollister died at Santa Bar.
bara yesterday at the age Of 6S years. He
was pioneer in the introduction of many
useful fruits and vines, and expended large
sum in experimental cultivation.
Reports from the Railroad mine in Central
District are Of the most encouraging charac.
ter The ledge is said to be well defined
and rich. 1t is owned by J F. Clark, who
has spent considerable money in develop.
ing it.
The Nevada Central Railway has com.
menced sinking an artesian we'll at Clifton,
near Austin. II a good flow of water is
struck, numerous wells will bo bored in
Reese River and Smoky Valleys for irriga.
ton purposes.
A tin mining company has been formed in
Dakota, with capital Of $4,000, 900. The
English tin-plate makers are threatened by
a syndicate seeking tariff legislation on this
side, and by strong movement in Germany
to manufacture plate.
Treadwell Co., sent down $o3,ooo in
bullion on the last steamer from Alaska.
Other mines in the same district of Alaska
will soon be opened by Boston parties, and
it is expected that by next year 100 stamp
mills will be started.
A brutal prize fight took place yesterday
in barn in the stock yards near West Berb-
eIey, between Pete O'Brien and Billy