Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-02-11


four deep insently gazing thersin,
while In the back ground 10 tho gentle.
man Of elegant leisure wistfully staring
at Tho huge bustlsh In front'of him. ana
rendering passage through the principle
streets somewhat dimcnlt.
To the visitor, II he DO stranger,
San Francisco presents much that IL at
tractive and interesting. and the many
places Of curiosity cAnnot b seen In one
day or even week. Your correspon-
dent has had much OF his time taken
up plotting acquaintance from q dis
lance around the city, and hence can
not furnish you much this week; SO this
letter will DO brief and contain only
mention Of few persons known to Me-
VadanE.
Portsmouth Square is q small, but
pretty park, situated at the lower end of
Kearny street and known to all old
timers as the Plaza. At this season 1t
il covered with fresh green lawns and
evergreen trees, and has been especial
ly brought into public prominence by
the placing, temporarily, of small pox
tent therein.
The other day standing and in'ently
gazing upon this park was your fellow
townsman, o. E. Green; thinking he
was last your correspondent by gentle
touch awakened him from his reveries
and ascertained that he was merely To-
eating himself, as il were. San Fran
cisco 10 too big for Green now; he can
only remember the old FIRE laddies and
vigilante boys. How funny that his
memory Of the latter should be 10
fresh. --...s
The bright DAYS have thawed ont Col :.
Moore and others. and they talk Of soon
returning to Nevada.
The colony has not diminished any us
yet, but rather increased. =,
j. Duff Brovn. formerly of Tuaca-
rors, skips. 4nsm one end Of the town to
the othsf. stopping occasionally to
shake the hand of some new arrival.
Billy Plughoff, graduate of the IN
DEPEkDxNr Office. is frequently seen in
the Baldwin lobby saying his pleasant
''tow t1edo" to some one from Elko.
Billy has . case in tin Gall Office. and
slso oyps ranch near Napa.
Another faytneF Tuscarorau brousiug
about in theEs parts is Geo, O'Brietsr,
the boys.ail know him, and he seems
very glad to n,ingl4 with them.
Fred Reinhart promenades Kearny
and market. Airsets with ell the grace
and ease ofa native dude. He il al
ways in hurry aud gets along with q
CELEBRITY quite in CONTRAST to his manner
| Of locomotion when resident Of EIko.
He goes north soon.
49, Robinson1 . former gin mixer OF
Elko. has some valuable mines in
Alaska which he via try and put upon
1 the market. f&4af}EJ
| Bill Weed, one Of the old originals,
and one Of the locators Of TGkcarora,
lives here and III interested more or less
IN mines and stock operations. Time
has not left inspsfnts npon Mr.. Weed
aud he looks'as fresh and hearty today
as when he was "panuing out" twenty
years ago in Nevada.
A. Speillnan, an Elko '69er, who at
one time had brewery and saloon on
the site now occupied by Billy Smith
lie here for his health. Mr. s. now
owns an extensive brewing establish
ment at Bellevue. Idaho.
| Net Wines, one Of the most popular
boys OF Elko, IL employed in the Wells
fargo Express office here and doing
nicely,
| Charley Adams arrived yesterday
from San Jose and registered at the
Lick Hopse, He is being chaperoned
4 by Pierce Wore, whose big eyes nearl,
pop, out OF their sockets ut the wonders
OF this great city. The telephone ana
cable cars are q mystery TO these gentle
men. Mr.. Adams met bis brother, Q
merchant of Ketohum. Wood River