The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1886-01-31

ii Black ami G. A. Richardson. Who
some time ago relocated under the name
Of the Diamond. the claim formerly
owned by Governor Bradley and Frank
Stewart on the Hat beyond Eureka
Gulck, have run n tunnel l10 feet, and
expect to run il about the same distance
further before striking the ledge. IL is
known that there is u strong vein in the
Shaft, but the water tow Was so gr-;.i
That it could not Gs prospeeted by sink
ing.
Yesterdays Reno Journal says: The
rain poured down in torrents yesterday.
and reports were current nearly every
hour Of washouts on the railroads, des-
truction to the culycrts, detention of
trains, aud speculation of future dan
gers. 4 big washout occurred at Camp
20, near Bronco. and all Central Pacific
trains were ordered TO lay at Reno for
orders. The cattle train of % cars WAS
ordered back from Verdi. The west
bound passenger train remained here.
and it was thought it would stay until
this morning, although all the men
Truckee could furnish were brought
down to bronco. The storm had been
a terrific one on the m~ounatius, aud the
ground loosencd up, SO that a series of
slides, ETC., are liable.
A Kansas City special of Saturday
said: All through trains are again
abandoned. and business is at n stand
still on the Santa Fc X Kansas Pacific,
aud the Burlington n Missouri River
railways, except for local trains. The
Missouri River to Omaha is also report
ell blockaded above Atkinson. The
present experience is the worst the
western roads have known in many
years.
A c~,rdule Cal. dispatch Of the 23d
says; Details reached here to-day Of
the double muiier Of II prominent far
mel named Jess" G.. WickerSham and
ms wife, Mt their ranch about twenty
miles from this town. wickersham
was found sitting in a chair in the din
ming room, dead, With the blood oozing
FROM a wound in the breast and another
i'll the head. MrS. WickeIsham WAS
foual dead on tho bed up stairs, with
her hands and feet bound AMI n wound
in the broast. The Yaluables on both
bodies were intact, which showed that
robbery WAS not the object of the crime.
All the wounds were inflicted with q
shotgun. Strong circumstantial evi.
denc" points to n Chinese cook, All Toy
Employed by the murdered couple, who
has disappeared. 1t is believed the
Chinamau took the early train Tuesday
for San Francisco and embarked Oh the
steamer ''Iio de Janeiro." which
sailed from there for Hong Kong on
Wednesday,. The crime was first dis
covered Thursday, but owing to the bad
condition Of the roads caused by the re.
cent storms, no reliable information
could be obtained earlier.
Mrs. Foote, who keeps a boarding
house in Sacramento. was the recipient
of a package which proved To be nm in.
fernal machine. n few days ago. 1t was
addressed TO Mrs. Childs, her sister,
who opened the package at the break,
fast table, when an explosion occurred
Mrs. Childs' clothing was burned, one
OF her hands b!istercd, and she was
burned over one eye. The clothing OF
a little girl sitting near was ignited and
almost burned from her before the
flames could be eStinguished. The Ia,
bic was turned over and almost nll the
dishes broken. Fortunately, in opening
the box Mrs. Childs opened the lid to,
wards her, and the covering kept of tn,
flames.
Times Review: A sleigh load Of
young folks got lost while going to n
party Mt Taylors Station last Monday
evening. After wandering around in
the Valley for some time, the team
brought up against Bob Hubb's fenc,
near the oil OwylIce Brewery on the riv,
er. Taking their bearings from there
the pnry finally made their way safely
to their destination.