The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1891-05-20
STATE AND COAST NEWS.

IN CsTeOn Tor the celebration OF DecOra-
tion Day.
At q depth OF $50 feet at Eddy, N. NJ,
a stratum of salt has been struck which
is 40 feet thick.
In Arizona magnificent weather pre-
walls for all growing crops, and although
wheat is little backward grass lie in fine
condition.
Cutting hay with header is one OF the
latest developments in SoIano county. 1t
is said that by using header the hay
is kept perfectly clean.
The lands embraced 10 the Fort Hal
leck military reservation and bay reserve
in EIko county are now open to entry at
the Eureka land Office.
The Carson Tribune says that q quarter
dash was run Sunday between Cooks
Steeldust and Dunlsp's Dandy Wheeler
and was won by the latter by neck.
Time, 0:241.
At Tuscon. Arizons, the safe OF c.. 8.
Taylor wac robbed by burglars Monday
morning and $3.50 in cash was taken.
Blood stains on the safe indicate that the
parties were accidentally wounded.
The Sentinel says the Diamond mine
at Eureka is shipping thirty tons OF ore
daily. The pay roll of the company now
numbers sixty, but the force will be in-
creased to IS or 100 during the Summer.
On Sunday w. A. Hubert. of Sacra-
mento, rode bicycle to Stockton ifty-
one miles-withont dismountiDg. and
made it in four hours and twenty-five
miutes. The round trip was made in
nine hours and fifteen minutes.
Superintendent Lymsn's report Issued
last Saturday afternoon states that The
average assay OF ore from the Con. Cal.
Virgins milled during the week ending
Saturday was 1872 "a per ton against
$33 80 per ton for the previous week.
TIE Journal says Paradise Valley grain
which cannot be surpassed by any grain
in the State, so millers say, is being made
into -four at the Riverside Mills at Reno.
Charles Kemler was paid 1921 20 for q
carload of wheat delivered at the mills.
Fish Commissioner Mills has shipped
( 100, 900 brook trout from Carson to the
Humboldt river, under charge Of Byron
Close his deputy. Millions of spawn are
now Matching in the State hatchery. to
/ bs dispersed throughout the State this
( Summer
August Olsen, who has been on trial
( for several weeks at MERGED, charged
( with killing bis brotber-in-lsw Ivett, hsI
been acquitted. The evidences was who'll,
circumstantial, and a strong enmity
seemed to give aid 10 trying to convic'
the accused.
The youngest son of Assemblymsn
/ William Thompson, of Washos, was vio-
len.ly thrown from a horse Monday
afternoon on his fathers ranch. He wal
rolled upon by the animal and injured
seriously. When last heard from he wa
still unconscious.
At Truckee Oscar Homer, Will,
gathering firewood Monday afternoon
slipped from . boom into the river ane
| was drowned. The current swept hin
rapidly downward and he soon disap-
peared. Homer was a Frenchmsn abou
40 years old and leaves a wife. Tn,
body has not been found.
Nat Whittum, rsncher on the Blue
forty miles north of Clifton, Arizona, wa,
found dead in his cabin yesterday. HI
was shot through the body. His cabin
was pillsged, two horses, guns and
saddles being stolen. Fritz and Boyles
both reliable men, brought in the news,
aud they are of toe opinion that it is the
work of Apsches.
The Dayton Times Gays quite a number
of farmers in Mason Valley have plowed
up their alfalfa this year and put barley
and wheat in its place. This has been
done for the reason that the new Touring
mill that is being built by Mr.. Wilson. in
the valley, will give the farmers q chance