Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-02-21
LOCAL AND OTHER JOTS.
Scraps from the Notebooks Of tiis
SentineI's Reporter.
Vashington's Birthday TO. morrow.

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Washington's Birthday to.morrow.
Yesterdays quotation of silver, 81 OF.
The ore product of the Comstock mines
now averages $50 o daily.
Anti Chinese meeting at the Courthouse
tomorrow evening.
Sundsy hours at the Postoffce to.mor.
row-Washington's Birthday.
Divine services in the Catholic and
Presbyterian Churches to-day.
The District Court has adjourned until
Tuesday morning at 10 O'Clock.
The Walker Lake Bulletin notes an i'm
provement in the Lapanta mine.
Twenty-eight carloads OF cattle were
shipped from Reno on Thursday.
Third-class emigrant tickets from Elko
to Omaha can now be bought for S25.
Monday being Washington's Birthday,
the Eureka County Bank will be closed.
Five violent deaths since the 9Th OF
January-two in town and three on Ruby
Hill.
It Is said that "Bill" Gibson con-
templates resigning as Indian Agent at
Pyramid.
Joseph Winzell and family expect TO
leave tomorrow for an extended visit in
California.
The worst portion OF the road leading
from Eureka to Taylor ia on this side of
Pinto summit.
The wonderfully fine weather continues.
The sheepmen appear satisfied, but the
cattlemen want rain.
Messrs. Gilmer & Salisbury has secured
the contract for carrying the mails be.
tween Elko and Tuscarora.
Central Nevadan: b. F. Wilson has
again started up his mill at Gslena and
will soon be shipping bullion again.
A footrace, to come off this morning on
South Main street, at 9 O'Clock, was
talked OF on the streets last evening.
Workingmen seeking employment are
advised to steer clear Of Taylor until in
April. The labor market there 10 now
oyerstocked.
The Battle Mountain Central Nevadan
says that 1t is expected that some healthy
Developments will be made in / K L Dis
trict this Summer.
The Churchill Soda Company have COM
pleted their furnace and have on hand
about 800 tons Of soda, ready for drying,
which will soon be put on the market.
Wednesdays Times : Review: Tbs
Grand Prize will commence operations to-
day. The starting up was delayed from
some trouble in the heater, which had to
be repaired.
The new mail contract for the Reno and
Cedarville route has been secured by Y. H.
Pease at SI3, 720. 1t is thought that on
April l the route will be cut down to three
times q week.
II is definitely settled that the orna.
mental gateway to be erected at Golden
Gate Park, San Francisco. will be built Of
Inyo county marble. The amount re-
CURED will be 500 tons.
Belmont Courier: Work goes steadily
on in the mine OF the Twin River Com
pany, enough ore being easily produced to
run the mill without ntermission The
bullion output is satisfactory to the man.
agement.
W. F. Dyer has been appointed Post
master at Austin, vico VIM. Gibson,
term expired. Wm. Perkins has also
been appointed to take the place OF Post
master Robbins, OF Winnemuccs. whose
term had expired.
Two substantial and beautiful coaches
are receiving their finishing touches In
Henderson q Snetsinger's establishm emit.
One is for use on the White Pine stage
line, the other on the mail route between
Eureka and Palisade.
The American Express Company, 1t Ia
said. has established offices along a route
leading from Salt Lake City TO Osceola,
Taylor aud Ward in White Pine county.
They undoubtedly want a share OF the
business done by Wells. Fargo d Co.
At a special meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners yesterday the
storeroom adjoining the Courthouse was
leased to William Mayor for S25 q month.
The lease extends for no definite period.
This is the room wanted by the Hooks
and Knicks for their use.
Miss Alice J. Ober. for some time past q
teacher in the High School at Beverly,
Mass, has been rendered the position, re-
Gently vacated by Mrs. Andy Stinsop. as
Assistant Principal Of the public schools
here. and, having accepted the same, will
leave Boston for Eureka on Wednesday
next.