Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1892-11-09
Ualher Lake Bulletin.
WEDNESDAY,. NOVEMBER 9. 1892.
SAMPLES.

A. J. McCone returned from BOdie
Saturday and continued on to Viz
ginia,
On Saturday the mills at Glenbrook
closed down for the Winter The
season was unusually short
The Wadsworth Dispatch is a neat
and newsy paper, and the people O:
Wadsworth seem to appreciate it.
Mrs. Mckee, the President s
daughter, will probably succeed Mrs.
Harrison as mistress OF the White
House.
Thank goodness, the election is
over. Now, perhaps, we viii be able
to CLEAN a news item from our ex-
changes.
Don't fail to attend the social al
Urquhart Hall next Saturday even
ing as good time is assured to all
who attend.
There are dozen or more of pros
s peetive settlers from Los Angeles
now in the lower end of Owens Val
s ley, and more expected soon.
1t is reported that John W. Hogan
is endeavoring to obtain leases on
mining properties in Aurora, with
the intention of operating the same.
Horse racing, bicycle racing and
croquet are some of the out of door
sports recently reported as having
been carried on by the aid of electric
light.
The Last Chance and Amethyst at
Creole shipped 100 carloads of ore in
II days. Ten cars of the Last Chance
ore Melted 5000 or better than
$500 ton.
Ed. Sorrey has quite a reputation
as one-arm driver. He handles a
large four-horse freight between
Lovelocks and White Cloud without
any trouble.
William Patten, an old resident OF
Dayton, who during life was employ
ed at the Douglas and Ophir mills,
died last week of pneumonia after a
brief illness
A Bodie blacksmith by the name of
Quioley died November LIST from the
effects of a blow from a hammer in
tlicted some three weeks ago by q
man named Butler.
Petitions are being circulated for
Geo. Bell and Mrs. Jennie Fisher for
the appointment to the position made
vacant by the death OF Postmaster
Rodman = Tribune.
The cattle train has been pulled off.
On its last trip Conductor Pittlnan
engaged in -asyou-please contest
with a wild steer, and now carries
his left eye in sling.
More miners are going into Fergu-
son District, Lincoln county, than
the times justify, and the local paper
advises those seeking employment to
stay away for the present.
The Indians continue to come in
from the hills loaded down with pine
nuts. The Piutes have had a bounti-
full harvest and are laying in big
supply for hard Winter.
Governor Colcord has proclaimed
Thursday, November "a, 1892, to be
Thanksgiving Day, and recommends
that the people of this sovereign
State observe tin the usual way.
Inyo Index: There is certain to be
a largely increased demand for pro
duce of all kinds in Owens Valley
next year. Farmers should prepare
to put increased acreage under cult
walton.
Homer Index: 1t is proposed to
construct a telephone line between
Lundy and Bodie. 1t would afford
us communication with Hawthorne
and other foreign places, including
San Francisco.
The total output of crude sugar at
the Chino beet factory in San Barnar-
dino county, Cal, for the season just
ended was 1903, 5i1 pounds. on which
a bounty of over $lS0,000 will b.
paid by the Government.
Cruiser No. 6 was launched sur
cessfully at San Francisco at the
Union Iron Works at high tide at
1l:25 Saturday morning. The launch
ing was effected by an automatic de-