Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1896-12-26

The two Bodie papers have been CONSOLE
dated under the name Of the Miner-Index.
Captain Jack O'Brien, . former partner
Of John MsckAy. died on Saturday night
In Virginia City.
Parties returning 10 Nevada from the
new mining camp Of Rsndsburs report
that IL is overestimsted.
One hundred and eighteen native sons
OF Nevada voted in Alameda county, Cal,
at the last general election.
The Sacramento authorities have identi-
fed the man arrested the other day in
Virginia City as Dunbar the forger.
A dispatch from Washington conveys
the information tina, q reduction Of five
employees will be made in the Carson
| Mint.
Colonel Overton Of the Virginia City
Water Works bias estimated the cost Of
supplying Reno with pure water from
Hunter Greek at s74, 200.
Arizona has q mining law which will
not allow the relocating Of claims 70
avoid assessment work. 1t compels the
~locators 10 do development work.
The Catron land bill has been defeated in
Congress. This bill sought to allow aliens
to acquire title to real property in the
Territories under mortgage foreclosure.
but provided that they must dispose Of
such within ten years.
In q barrel Of New York apples opened
at San Bernsrdino, was found q letter
from the farmers daughter that helped to
barrel the fruit. She wrote that they got
IS cents the barrel. and asked the con-
sumner to LET her know what he was charged
for them. Just 81 rs will be his reply.
The equal suffrage amendment has been
declared carried by the Supreme Court OF
Idaho, all the Judges concurring. The
State Canvassing Board declared the
amendment lost. but the friends of equal
suffrage we're not content with that. They
appealed the case and won their fight.
Idaho now joins Wyoming, Colorado and
Utah in according to women the right to
vote.
From the water of the Anaconda and
st. Lawrence mines, in Montana. one
Ledford made, it is claimed, $50, 600 in
two years by precipitsting the copper.
His methods were crude and since the
company took the concession from him
they have put in an improved plant and
will net from the water from all their
mines SIS, 900 a month, IL ia ~said.-scien-
tifc Press.
To show that the camp Is not doomed
out of reason, the Rossland, b. O.,
Miner states that the population is over
5000. The number of miners at work for
wages is /, 800. In addition to the miners,
there are 500 woodchoppers and teamsters
employed. Three sswmills furnish en-
ployment to 200 hands. and the railroads
give permanent work to 200 more.
The National Bank Of Illinois, one OF
the Oldest and best known banks in Chi.
csgo, with assets OF s12. 900. 900 or more,
closed its doors Monday and is in charge
Of the National Bank Examiner. The
failure is said to be due to recklessness and
imprudence on the part Of the officers and
not checked by the directors. A loan Of
50, 400, 900 to the Calumet Street Gar Rail.
way was without the knowledge Of the di.
reotors.
j.. ]. Coonsy. the San Francisco notary
who says James G. Fair acknowledged the
deeds transferring property to Mrs. Cra-
ven before him, was examined as TO his
part in the will contest Monday. He tes-
tilted that Fair brought the deeds to his
office and acknowledged his signature to
the same. He could not explain how the
name Mollie Craven appeared as grantee
In one OF the deeds while the entry In his
book was Nsttie Craven.