Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1897-02-24
SAMPLES.

IN Hawthorne for FIVE years visited
US last week.
Dan McGilvery is now driving
quartz team for Stewart & Harring.
ton at Soda.
A number of Mason Valley farm
ers are going to try corn raising
quite extensively this year.
The Chairman mine near Ely,
White Pine county, has recently been
sold for 1925, 900 The chairman has
produced $3.50, 0OO
Chun Sing, the Chinese who MUIR
dered three of his countrymen near
Lundy last Fall, was hanged at San
Quentin last Wednesday.
Dune Merigold, John Brown and
Peter Hatton are examining the Cen
tral mine, Hawthorne district, with
view to leasing the same.
Another placer excitement is re-
ported from Tule canyon-in fact,
"they say that placer claims are be-
ing staked off on four feet of snow
Carson News: D. A. Bender will
shortly resign his railroad position
and with his family remove to San
Francisco to engage in business
there.
Esmeralda county produced about
$500, 900 worth of gold and silver last
year. She was second in the list,
Lincoln county, including De Lamar,
being first
The total amount of bullion pro-
.duced in Bedie and vicinity during
the year 1896, and shipped through
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S express, was
SAL, O69 "a.
The Enterprise says the Bailey
process is to be used in extracting
precious metals from the talings and
low-grade ores of the Holmes Com
qany at Belleville and Candelaria
1t is said that parties have agreed
to give the prizefight promoters $25, :,
600 for the privilege of taking kineto-
scope views of the coming contest
between Corbett and Fitzsimmons.
Senator Kaiser has introduced n
bill authorizing any one to kill wild,
unbranded horses, mares or colts
over the age of six months, found
running at large on the Govern ment
range.
Washington's birthday was not OBJ
served by any unusual demonstra-
ton in Hawthorne. A few flags were
run up and two or three couples took
in the Candelaria dance. Our young
folks finished off the day with So
cial dance at Urquhart Hall
There will be very pleasing exhi-
bition given by the school children at
the school house next Friday. Miss
Sherman intended to have the exhi-
bition take place last week. but ow-
ing to the irclement weather had to
postpone it. Parents and friends are
invited to attend.
Bob Christian was in town a few
days last week. He is slightly under
the weather and is taking a briel
holiday to recuperate. He says Star
was too lively and he came to Haw.
thorne for quietude. And he got it,
Tor our town at present more resem.
oles deserted graveyard on a mid
summer morning than anything else.
Ed. Brown, Billy Douglass and
agent Ellis have returned from their
southern hunting trip. They bagged
large quantities of qnail, but Ellis,
IN the dim light of early dawn. mis-
took Douglass for whale. and fired
Charge of fine shot into him. Doug.
lass still has number OF the pellets
under his cuticle, but fortunately he
is not seriously injured.
Wheelock, the prze-fght man, is
s'ying to arrange live bird shoot,
.o' carson next month. Ii success.
,u'' all the crack wing shots of the
united States would participate He
'"'u there would be at least two days
sport offered to those who come. lie
e,So SAID that Unexpected 5000 PEG.
p'e 70 witness the mill and other at
ac''ons which were on the tapis.
Tue Esmeralda Mercantile Co. car.
" tull line of the Chamberlain rem.
ra'es' They sell Chamberlain 5 Cough
,a'eoy' famous for its cures of bad
NV, Group and whooping cough