Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1897-08-29
FROM THURSDAYS DAILY.
SALMAGUNDI.

said the NINE operators will now pre-.
pare to open their mines.
Reno's bed whiskey must have Gel
its work in yesterday as the Gazette
reports an attempted suicide. a cut.
ting ARRAY and a shooting scrape all
occurring within "a hours.
Harve McAdatns has sold his inter-
est in the Palace Saloon to Sam
Rodgers. The new firm has nm in
teresting notice in another column.
Henry LIE Marie. DR.. w. III. Hood
and l.. ii. Taylor Of Battle Mountain
left for the Ruby Mountains this
morning on IA weeks hunting trip.
While the people OF Montevideo
were celebrating the independence OF
Uruguay yesterday. an assassin shot
and killed President J. Idarte Borda.
September wheat closed at 96al
in Chicago yesterday. an advance OF
o cents over Tuesday. December
wheat advanced 3 cents, closing at
93A.
Charley Mayer will leave for Reno
Saturday to enter the State Univer-
sity. Charley is a bright young man
and will doubtless make a good
record.
We are pleased to know that Ham
Mccain is improving. He Is on the
street today and though weak feels
that he Is on the road to final recoy
cry. His many friends will be pleas-
ed to hear this good news.
Journal The Hutchinson Mining
Company at Olinghouse made a
cleanup OF the first twelve tons OF
placer dirt RIM through its sluices
n the yield amounted to S207. The
miners are quite pleased over the re,
suit and expect larger returns at an
early day.
John d.. Tollent, President OF the
Tollent Savings Company OF San
Francisco. went insane on the over
land limited train which reached
Chicago yesterday morning, and
threatened to shoot the passengers.
He was on his way to Europe to Join
his wife.
The Electrical Worker recently
said that il the women emploped in
shops and factories would quit work
three-fonrths Of them would be mar.
ried III two years. Men would be
needed for their places, wages would
advance and an epidemic Of marriage
would follow.
The sixth annual session of the Ma.
tional Irrigation congress. which
meets at Lincoln Neb., the last OF
September, promises to be one OF the
most interesting hssemblages OF the
year. Opening the arid section:
OF the national domain for settlement
means homes for several millions o.
people.
a horse swapping" convention
took place al Winder, Ga. recently
for the purpose OF permitting farmers
AMI tralrrs to get together and dis
doe of surplus stock and till theiI
various needs. 1t was such n sue
cess 'hat the organization has beer
made permanent and will hold a ses,
sion every year.
Frank Fcrnald, Thos. Hunter, j.
Wright, James Russell. 4. Bruce and
Charles Greenberg are LOADING about
DIS head OF beef cattle today. The
cattle are consigned to Perrine,
Cook & Co. OF Omaha and are among
the finest ever shipped from Elko
George Perrinc is assisting IN the
londing and will go with the cattle to
their destination. rs will Thomas
Hunter, Frank Fcrnald. A. Bruce
George Banks and John Il. Wright.
1t seems that we we're in error yes,
terday i'll stating that Editor Sain
hal been promoted to the position OF
General Manager OF the Gold Creel,
Mining Company. Tho item was
based on information given us in the
Office o. the company md We sup.
posed it TO be reliable. We are in.
formed today that he is only the gen.
cral manager OF the Gold Creek
News Company.
Tho trusts have discovered. staked
ont, patented and opened up the
richest gold mine aver known in
ancient or modern history. Mark
Hanna md Mckinley prospected il
in n grent stake and the trusts are
working il Tor NIL It is worth. II
Welded 70 them something like s25,
0Oo,0O0 n month. It's u placer mine
made up Of pockets, and it is esti
mated to yield not less than 1900. 900,
600 Il year for four years. Tho nam,
Of tho mine is "tho tariT."-Louisvillt
Dispatch.