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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-03
WEEKLY INDEPENDENT:
SALT LAKE & DEEP CREEK RAIL,
ROAD.

For the last sever or eight years the
building Of n railroad from Salt Lake
City to southeastern Nevada, via.
Deep Creek and other mining local
tiles, thence to California. has been n
subject OF considerable discussion on
the part OF the people OF Salt Lake
and southeastern Nevada. The
newspapers have been full OF railroad
rumors and railroad building. Quite
a number OF OF surveying and engin-
eering parties have been i'll the field
selecting routes at different times.
without any practical result, but now
comes the vol authenticated news
that a corporation has been organized
at Salt Lake, backed by capitalists OF
Salt Lake and Colorado. to build n
road that will penetrate the Deep
Creek regions that an area OF
seventy-five miles square, as rich in
minerals as any region Of country that
now lies between Pixies Peak and the
Sierras. In view of what Deep Creek
contains it il astonishing that it has
30 long been denied railroad com
munication. Probably there is no
mineral belt in the world where
such peculiar conditions prevail. The
greater portion Of the country is
gashed and scanned with great veins
carrying gold, silver, lead, copper
and iron, some OF the ores being OF
such high grade rs to pay for Il wag-
on haul OF 200 miles to Salt Lake City
for reduction. This road will be the
means OF developing the rich mines Of
Ferber, Kinsley, Furguson Springs,
ain Districts, also Deep Creek, which,
Is the objective point. and reaching
within % or 80 miles Of Sprucemont,
all OF which are situated in Elko c9un.
ty, thence westward to the Coast, pas,
sing southeast Of Eurku some 40 or
40 miles. Its construction will add
much to the wealth and prosperity OF
our county MS we'll ms give an impet-
us to the mining and agricultural in.
dustries OF that section OF the country.
The signs OF tho times indicate on all
sides that Elko county i'll now about
to enter Il new era OF prosperity and
on the up grade Of development to
substantial prosperity. Sho is now
undoubtedly tho richest county in the
State as her natural resources are
not only great but varied. TO show
the importance Of this road we copy n
portion Of II report OF Mr.. S. W. Ec.
cles:
"Mr. S. w. Eccles. assistant &c lera
freight agent Of the Union Pacific,
las i'll his possession some very com.
plete dRta concerning the resources
OF the Deep Creek country, compiled
with especial reference to the ore ton
mage. His estimates, made up from
conservative reports OH nearly all the
districts. show an aggregate output,
as sooD Us rail communication is CO.
established, OF 1905 tons, yielding to
the railroad n daily cvenu OF sS627,
md the estimated carningsfrom other
sources increase this sum to ever 49,.
CO.,
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Has Distinguished Herself.

DR.. Augustine G. IInub. u young
lady who was born III Gold Hill, hos
distinguished herself in tho East late.
~. She has been elected assistant
surgeon TO the Massachusetts Hon.
norathic Hospital. being the first wo,
nan VIA IN hn''''r y 'hr
Is II daugtcr o <. H4u... o... s..,
resident Of Gold Hill for Il number Of
years. who now resides at Santa Rosa,
California. II takes Il Constock girl
to get there every time. Miss IIaub's
many Comstock friends will DO glad
10 henr Of her snccesgAChronicle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-03
Another CrippI" Creek Fire.

DENVER, April 29.--A special to the
Times from Cripple Creek says: The
Portland Hotel Is burning, and an
other conilagra,ion is feared. The
roof Of the hotel fell III and tho fire
department is blowing up buildings
with dynamite to prevent the spread
Of the fire.
4 report has been received at the
Postal Telegraph Office from Gillette
that fourteen people have been killed
md several injured in the tire now
burning ut Cripple Creek.
CRIPPLE CREEK, (COl.J. April %
At . o'clock n hundred pounds of
giant powder was exploded blowing
up buildings To check the fire. 4
high wind had arisen. and the at.
tempt was a failure.
3:30 =. M.-Ilio fire il still burning.
4 number of people have been killed
by explosions.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-03

f'-''"-H'1 '-1r T~nharilippi north TO
tho nruuH murs III tire Sacramento is
divided geographically into thrccgreat
divisions-tho Sierra Nevada. tho
Coast Range aud tho great valley ly.
ing between. 4 part OF tho vale,
south Of Fresno il IA barron ~ the
G~agcbrush plains OF Nevada, though
most Of the land is under cultivation.
Wheat and barley are the principal
products, but in dry Seasons like the
present the crops in many parts Of the
arid region appear from the window
Of II railroad car as II they would not
pay for harvesting; in fact. there is
nothing to harvest. beyond question
the rich cage covered lands Of Nevada
would produce without irrigation as
goOd grain aud ~ much Of it MS the
plains south Of Fresno. A wct season
is essential; without ii crops are Il
failure, and. beyond reasonable doubt,
the plains OF Nevada, whore sage
brush grows iuxuriantly, would pro.
duCo year in aud year ont as much
grain to tho aero ~ the plains Of
Fresno aud Tularc counties in Cali.
fornia journal
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-03

In Humboldt county, about thirty
miles east OF Winneinucca, in what is
known us the Osgood range OF noun
tains, near Eden creek, is a natural
wonder in the shape of II cave OF quite
large dimensions, cut out in the solid
lime formation, resembling an old
worked ont mine, with it's incline
drifts and slopes, but showing no trace
that this work was ever done by man.
kind. The opening Is about ten feet
long by three feet wide and you de.
scend on your hands and knees down
an incline fifty feet whore the cave
opens up into Il chamber, perhaps
thirty feet high aud twenty feet wide,
and from this point a person can walk
down the decline to tho bottom, which
il about thirty feet further. There
you find yourself in another chamber
much larger than the first, about
fifty feet in diameter and forty feet
high, with Il number of small pas
sages leading of i'll different dircc,
tions to small chambers. Some of
these passages would not admit Il
mans body SO they were rot all eX.
plorcd. About twenty feet above the
bottom Of this large chamber another
passagoway can be seen, but ns no
ladder could he produced in this des.
.1ut. ..LN "a E1,. A.. ..I- $500.
sagcs, was not explored. StaIuctites
hang all over the cave, but are very
small, and water drips continually
from the walls in small drops which
resemble diamonds III the light OF Il
candle. This is tho home OF hundreds
Of woodrats and their nests can be
seen in all diroctions.-"G. NJ. r." in
Silver State.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-03

More Prosperous Times.

That Nevada is on the eve of more
prosperous times goes without say.
ing. Elko, Humboldt, Douglas,
Waslioc and Esmernlda are on the
upgrade and nro getting in now
blood.
Tho future OF Ellto county is par.
ticularly bright Mt this time. II our
people would go to work with "'c ~
termination to develop oar ugrIcuI.
turHl possibilities the State would at
once take u new lease OF life.
While il il we'll to- keep up the sil
a." aud not leave q stone
lNt'i Ion. there
ave other interests equally ms import
ant, that should not he overlooked.
Az tho Gazette has frequently said
before, 1t il the duty Of citizens Of
this State 10 show tho world our best
side and not spend our timc aud on.
ergy IN fault finding without accom-.
plishing anything towards bringing
us prosperity.
Tho reason that the towns in
Southern California are all prosper
ous is that tho people are all alive
and wide awake 10 every interest and
do not overlook anything that giycs
promise OF lettering thor condition.
Lot Nevada profit 10y tho experience
OF other States. pull OFT her garnet Of
mourning and don ono of bright
colors, and 500 how much happier md
prosperous her people will bc.--Rono
Gazette.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-03

y great many people are Influenced
by what others do. and that is one OF
the casons why so many take Sim.
mons Liver Regulator. 81 was suI.
oring greatly from Chills and Fever
and the more quiHinc | took the
worse felt. | was told Of Simmons
Liver Regulator by Il friend in Arkan
sas, and ! didn't need to take much OF
II before was entirely rclicvcd."-
Byron bradley. Tallyhasscc, Fla.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-03

In tho Supreme Court of thia state
on November IL. 1885, the following
rulo was adopted. "Undcr no cir.
cumstanccs shall this court or any Of
tho District Cuurts 81 Tho state Of
Nevada hear proof for The issuance 81
or issue final papers or certificates Of
naturalization To any applicant there.
for, at any time within 60 days immo
diatcly preceding any general or
special election Of this State
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-03
FAMOUS EYES.

Elizabeth OF England Ind large, clear
blue eyes. with II habit OF looking side
ways ut people with whom she was
conycrsing.
Nero had hulgine, ucnr-sightcd eyes.
lie used n small gem in the nhnpc Of n
lens to observe the Rlndintors in tho
nmphithcnicr.
Frederick the Great had cyCa Of Il
clear blue. Ono of his biographcrs
compared the lustcr Of his eye 10 thai,
Of polished steel.
In ancient Greek art Venus wns nj.
ways represented with the upper eye
c c" Si, 5
expression To ~" c,,u,,m..u,,.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-03

Einmct Lidcl. a MAJ 50 years Of
age, was killed by Il horse last Tucs.
day morning Mt lIs ranch in Church.
hill county. We learn that the old
gentleman went ont to the sable for
sonIc potatoes. and noticing TINT the
rope 10y which tho horse was tied in
the stall Wa between the horses fore
legs. he stepped in the stall To take it
ont. Tho horse. in some way, knock
cd Mr.. Lidcl down, and, il issupposcd
kicked and paved him 10 death.
When discovered ,his legs were lying
under the horse aud his head outside
Of The stall. Tho remains were buried
at Aliens cometary. near ST. Clnir.
Thursday - adsworth Dispatch.
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WAHTED:-A reliable lady or gen
tlcman 10 distribute samples and
make It housc.to.hOusc canvass for
II Vegetable Toilet Soaps and puro
FlavorInE Extracts. 80 To SO Il
month easily made. Address Crofts
~ Reed, Chicago, Ill. 4
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-03

We might tell you more about One
Minute Cough Cure, but yOu prob,
ably know that 1t cures II cough.
Every II does who has used it. 1t is
II perfect remedy for coughs. colds,
h~oar5encSs. 1T is an especial fayoritc
for children, beng pleasant Ia take
and quick in curing. For sale by r,
i. Muller.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-03

Take a dose OF DoWitt's Little Ear.
iy Riscrs just for the good they will do
You. These little Pills are good for
indigestion. good for headache, good
for liver complaint, good for constipa.
ton. They are good. For sale by +.
l.. Muller.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-03

Busy people have no time, aud sem
sihlc people have no inclination to use
It slow remedy. Que Minute Cough
Cure acts promptly and gives pcrma-
ncnt results. For salo by +. +. Null
Ter.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-03

ita lust as easy to try One Minute
Cough euro az anything else. Jt's
cnsicr To euro Il severe cough or cold
with 1t: Lot your next purchase for
q cough DO One Minute Cough Cure.
Better medicine; better results; bet
Ter Try IL For sale by +. f.. Muller
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-03

1t il not u miracle. 1t wont cure
everything. but it will cure piles.
That's what DcWItt's Witch Hazel
Snlyc will do, because il has done il
in hundreds Of cascs. For sale by f..
T.. Muller.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-03

Carson Ncws:-Reno people needn't
think their town IS metropolis
just because they can boast OF Il few
amateur burglars. Carson house
breakers can give them lesson in the
art.
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ADvEis Using RATES.

Will be made as low as Ia consistent with
GUN bu,lness. principles. Apply at tn" Of
ace for terms.
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When a man has not good reason for
doing u thing, he has one good reason
Tor letting H. alonc.--Sir Walter Scott
They could neither of them speak TO-
rage and 20 fell n-sputtcning nj ono an.
o'hcr like two ronsting npplcs.--Con.
rryp.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1896-05-03

II yOn want Il suite Of furniture
come and see how close you can guess
and get il. Elko.Tuscarora Mcrcan.
tile Go. +
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BORN,

SCRANTON At Fort llnlleck. Nevada
April 80. 1896, 10 the wife of Lee
Scranton, Il daughter.
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y new bicycle given away to any
good gucsscr at the Elko-Tuscarora
Mercantile TO.
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W. noomER, Editor and Pro.
i,rietDr.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 1

One Copy, one year....-..... ....-......Ss 90
one py. six months...............--... "
For any period und,r six months. one dollar
per month. Payable tn advance.
Delivered by CARRIER In Elko at TWENTY-FIVE
sentI per week.i
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balance in treasury. ....s2l,47i %
The above balance stands 10 the
credit OF the various funds Ms per
Treasurer's Balance Sheet, dated
March 80, 1896:
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Following is the report of the
Mound Valley School for the month
ending April u. 1896.
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why Ito stoppcd Ina rnpcr,

\ recent subscriber to tho Rustler
thus requests us to stop his paper
81 think people auteut to speud their
mnDcy for papurs mi daddy didn't
aud everybody sod lie waz the INTEL
genst muu in the kentry and had tho
emartest family OF bois that ever
dug tatcrs or putt up n lot Of alfarior
hay."-Ycrington Rustlcr.
Tho Elko. Tuscarora Mercantile Co.
will have something TO interest you
next week. Come and sec IL. =
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TREAsURER's VALANCE SHEET.

NhsTI III TtISUTy 20 II.D cTouIt NJ thr
various funds, March 81, 1896:
In State fund o ID ........S 5,9l3 IL
In general county fund.-. 3.GI7 ca
In cash contingent fund. 3,G0I L.
In INDECENT sick fund ..... II Ol
In county school fund.-. % n
In officers salary fund.-. Gl5 fl
Ia road fund.:...!-.... 1881 80
In County High School fund l,3il ~
In Eikn county Special
high school fund. ....... 1916 L.
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PROM ROAD PUNE

tONht.....-- StO,sJU ~
SUMMARY
Total receipts. .S3S,i3i 10
Paid from county funds. 7,l32 -
Paid from school finds. 1877 81
Paid from road funds. 1850 ~
Total disbursements. sig, 9GO52O
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J0iHT STATEMENT
i'biI ~ AID TItEASUItt;lt
or IfKO CDESTS.

h'biI ~ AID TItEASUItEit
or i.fKO COUNTY.
t"r the Quarter Finding Mar 81,
1850.
STATE or SEvAUA.t-
County NJ ElkO. o."
AUDITOR'S OFFICE.
March II, 1850
! 90 uHEurHhi, iipnfI o. County CUtnmIy
tlpu.r. IT ElkO County. Nevada
~ '~.HrLTWr"' "r herewith Puhmit our y1nt
rlIy Nurptl Ur the fInnnCos Cf tho Curuty
or The quarter ending March 81. IsaC.
Hopefully submitted:
L. T. hiLKEY.
Auditor
JOHH iIESDERSON,
Treasurer
nrcEIrre FROM Att snURCEs.
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D ny laoEpEaDERTn
AN pArEn.

'..ued ereey DAY. sunday. excepted
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-06-04
luck we can get, and let US hope
we may have it.
Is Hard Times COMING?

The fact of the feed on the ranges
drying up SO much and the cattle
dying, all over the country, brings
to mind a little information given
US by an old veteran who was very
intimate with the prophet Joseph
Smith, iii the early days OF the
Church. The veteran above refer
red to has gone to his rest, but his
words still live in our memory.
He said that he heard the pro-
phet Joseph say that "when the
time comes that the stock shall be
dying on the ranges, then is the
time for the people to kill their
stock and salt the meat down and
cure it, and prepare for famine"
The extended dry weather is
hard, and if it continues. there is
no telling what may yet occur.
Crops this year are rot az good as
they were last, and the exceeding
short changes of weather is not
helping them any.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-06-04

How is this from Mexican stand
point: "Many ardent free silver
journals in the west of the United
States are quoting the Mexican
Herald in behalf of their cause.
They are wholly welcome to draw
from our armory any weapon they
may choose to select and, to use it
with what vigor they possess. But
it must be borne in mind that this
journal is, above all things, not
endeavoring to aid the cause of free
silver in the United States; it might
be good thing for that great coun-
try, but most assuredly it would be a
bad thing for Mexico. Silver
monometallism is making Mexico
strong and wealthy; it is building
up local industries; it is rendering
us selfreliant and emancipating us
from financial and industrial in
dependence on older countries.
Hence we are for the silver dollars
of Mexico, the dynamo which sends
its force through our entire social
mechanism. We do not wonder that
American editors who see business
stagnant, their readers out of en-
ployment and paralysis resting on
affairs, advocate the adoption of
the Mexican plan We sincerely
hope, however, that they will stick
to gold and stay so for a quarter OF
century more, Meantime Mexico
will continue to grow rich on silver
-Mohave County Miner.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-06-04
Another Utah Railroad.

The New East Tintic railroad
has been incorporated with 500
shares of a par value of 800 per
share. j. A. Cunningham is presi-
dent and general manager; III. s.
Young is treasurer, and F. B. Cook,
secretary. These with j. A. Cum
bingham, Jr. and William M. Brad
ley constitute the directory of the
company.
The object of the company is to
construct and operate line of
railroad between the Mammoth
mill in the Tintic district, and the
Mammoth, Ajax, Sioux, Utah,
Swansea and other mines, and to
transport the product Ct these
mines to the Mammoth mill for
concentrating and the smelling
ores over the connecting railroads.
The road will be standard gauge,
and will be equipped with one
4 Shea locomotive and several freight
cars, the intention being to handle
the cars of both the Rio Grande
Western and the Union Pacific.
The total mileage as now agreed
upon will be something over five
miles, and the maximum grade will
be 6 per cent.-Inter- Mountain
Mining Review.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-06-04
0Arn1vA1 Notes.

The Press Bureau offer $as as
prize for the best editorial on the
Midsummer Cornwall, and $50 is
also offered for the best written and
set display advertisement on the
same subject.
Every cent of expenditures of the
peoples money subscribed to the
Carnival fund will be itemized and
published.
Clip the coupons and vote often
for your favorite for county queen.
Do not vote for those who are not
willing candidates.
The huge Continental Market
building, on West Temple street, is
used for the construction department
for the Carnival. The building OF
the beautiful floats is now in progress
There will be fully fifty floats in
line, representing business, com
| mercial and manufacturing indust
ries.
Every county in the State is re
quested to have a Representative.
float in the Carnival procession
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-06-04
State Line District.

Report comes to town of some
very promising gold discoveries at
State Line district made during
the past ten days. Quartz carry
ing gold in large quantities has
boz n found in several veins at the
old Nate Hanson stage station,
which is about four miles in an
easterly direction from the Utah
Spur, claim. Over q dozen loca-
tons have been made, and vigor-
GUS prospecting is going on there.
At Eagle Valley district also, on
the Nevada side of the line, and
some three miles southwest of the
Utah Spur, gold discoveries are
being reported, and all claim own
ers Whereabouts are much encour-
aged over the outlook.
Dandy Ross has made ten-ton
shipment of high-grade ore from
the Utah Spur claim, at State Line,
on which he holds a lease. Phoebe
Record.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-06-04
He must have been tired.

The great American Eagle re-
turned on Sunday afternoon, about
4 o'clock, and lit on top of the ball
of the Tabernacle spire, remaining
there until Monday morning, when
he took his departure, only to re-
turn again to his favorite resting
place ON Tuesday afternoon. He
remained until Wednesday morn
ing, when he scared off eastward,
vs the clock struck s o'clock.
Many people call these hard
times, and not few have fears of
harder times coming, but those
who profess to know, say that a
visit from the great American
Eagle betokens good times, and if
there is any truth in the omen,
surely his making his third visit
ought to bring us better times in
the near future, if he carries good
luck wherever he goes; and one
thing sure we need all the good
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-06-04
The Seven Wonders.

The question is often asked
what were the seven wonders of
the worldp The seven wonders of
the world were several remarkable
objects of ancient times. First,
the pyramids of Egypt, second, the
Pharos, or watch tower at Alexan-
dria, Egypt, built by order of
Philadelphus, about $50 B. c., be-
ing built of white marble, and
visible at distance of 100
miles; third, the walls and hang
ing gardens of Babylon; fourth,
the temple of Diana at Ephesus,
supposed to have been two hun
dred years in building; fifth, the
statue at Olympia, in Ellis, sculp-
tured in ivory and gold by Phidas,
the most eminent Of the ancients;
sixth, the tomb built for Mausolus,
king of Caria, by Artemesis, his
queen; seventh, the colossus at
Rhodes, a brazen statue of Apollo,
seventy cubits high.-Ex.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-06-04
Thursday, June 4, 1896.

The Ogden Standard of May 26,
shows up the ignorance of the
Illustrated american editor, on
the money question, to a niceity.
The editor in question has been
slurring the people Of the South
and Northwest, because we want
free silver; and the Gold bug editor
of the american can't see why the
people of the South should care
so much for Silver" when Gin the
South there are no silver mines"
The South, as we'll as the North
west, know that before the country
will be restored to its former pros
porous condition, we must have the
free and unlimited coinage of the
American silver product, placed
on a parity with gold, at ratio of
l6 to /; and we wish the East end
the North were not SO much con-
trolled by the gold-bugs, so they
would have honor enough to adj
NIT their honest convictions-that
gold and silver should go side by
side-but it is true saying that
pride goeth before the FALL" and
it may be they will have the fall
before they can come to an honest
money bimetalism.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-06-04

Entered at the Post Office ut St. George,
Washington Co., Utah, as second class
matter, March ~, 1896.