Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1888-01-14


able to be large next Summer. Good enough.
Louis Quilici, left last Thursday for Italy
where he has some property he goes to look
after.
So far this winter six men have been found
frozen to death in different parts of this
State.
| Miss Eta Sims returned to San Jose Sat
nrday to resume her studies in the Normal
School.
George Shaw left last Saturday afternoon
for San Francisco TO attend St. Mary's
School.
Flaws and Johnson have dissolved part
nershp, and Mr.. Flaws will continue the
business.
]. L. Campbell, who has been quite i'll
this week from severe cold, is improving
in health.
The young people build huge bon6res on
every evening.
D. Regain of the Mound House, keeps the
finest liquors to be found anywhere. Give
him call when up that way.
Dobblus, of the Valley, contemplates
sebering up and going to work on his copper
mine, which is good one, in the Spring.
The cold weather Of this week has pre-
vented active operations on the dredge The
kee has been laid, however. 1t is So feet
long.
There is not a particle of snow left in
Mason Valley. The ground is bare, but in
the hills there is snow from two to ten feet
deep.
| Work on the new bridge in Mason Valley
is progressing as rapidly as possible, consid.
ering the severe cold weather that has pre-
vailed.
The Sutro Tunnel Company has been put
ting up ice again this week, not having Sc
cured enough before the snow fell on the
| first crop.
Fresh roll butter is selling for 50 cents a
roll in Dayton, and numerous housewives
refuse to cook buckwheat cakes for break
fast any more.
Stovepipes should be carefully attended to
this kind of weather. The high wind and
no water in the town would give a fire a
chance to destroy everything.
The Monitor Belmont mill is running on
ore from the Barcelona mine, and notwith-
standing the cold weather the mill is doing
good work .-BeImont Courier.
| Station Agent Davis was down from the
Mound House last Wednesday to shoot with
the boys. He bagged Fl birds out Of IS,
Coffin got II out of IS and Watson downed
II out of IS.
Hugh J. Mahon, the Irish oratot, was a
passenger on lrst Mondays train bound for
Candelaria, where he went to write up that
camp and the surrounding country for the
Reno Journal.
Charlie Hall, formerly one of the proprie
tors Of the Armory Hall Saloon in Silver
City, has returned to the Comstock after
wandering about California and the East for
several months.
Charles Drury was down from Como this
week. He reports the snow about two feet
on the level and in some places where it is
drifted from four to six feet deep. Drury
came part Of the way on snow shoes.
James Holtom, an old resident Of Mason
Valley, who sold out some years ago and
went to Oregon, has returned TO the Valley.
While in Oregon he lost his wife and eldest
daughter. He will settle in the Valley.
Anchor Lodge No. IL, A. o. U. W., Of
Mason Valley, will give grand ball at
Craig's Hall, Greenfield, on the :2d Of
February. Tickets to ball and supper have
been placed at the low price Of So per couple.
The Douglass ditch has been frozen solid
clear to the bottom-for the past week,
consequently there is no water in the water
pipes and families have to haul water from
the river. The river is, also, in places,
frozen to its bed.
Jasper Daniels, of Mason Valley, who
sold his ranch in the Valley recently, star
ted to cross the mountains for California
| Just before the big snow storm. He got
| showed in and had to return to Hawthorne
where he will remain during the Winter.
Mr.. N. Ranger, of Wabuska, was in town
on Tuesday of this week. He is first elias,
musician, and makes piano and organ tuning
one of his specialties He also furnishes
music for dances, and is the finest violinst
in the county. Read his card elsewhere in
the TINES
Hero Kennedy, who had his leg broker
some three months or more ago by his team
running away on the Ell Dorado Canyon
road, returned to Dayton from the Virgins
hospital last Tuesday. Mr.. Kennedy's LEG
is almost we'll, but is not quite strong enough
for him to walk about much on yet.