Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1898-09-10

Hon. francs ". Nc"AAnus 49,
GENTLY improved In health 10 return TO
his home in Reno.
Geo. b. Hill, formerly Of Carson, has
been nominated BY the Populis, party Of
Idaho for Governor.
The Truckee river, once the grandest
trout stream on the coast. is now declared
10 be almost depopulssed Of all but catfish.
The Wilson Ore Tailings Lsachins
Works at Pine Grove. Esmerslda county,
Nevada. were destroyed By fire 9 few days
ago.
The Belmont Courier says Indians have
killed . number Of deer recently in the
Jefferson and Spanish Belt mountains,
Nye county.
Surveyor General A. O. Pratt and Miss
Winnie Averill were married at Carson
Saturday. Miss Averill was . clerk in the
Land Onioe.
Lincoln county decides q. the coming
election whsiher o, mot the county will be
divided into two separate counties from
that time on.
Rsvsills /: Austin Is very dull nowadays.
There 10 absolutely no men employed in
the Austin mines. and all the miners
about tow are looking for work.
The Salt Lake Tribune. which always
has something handsome to say about the
lComssock, predicts q big boom on the lode
In The event of resumption Of deep mining.
The Reno Journal ssys that the many
friends OF Allen G. Bragg are imporsuning
him 10 go before the Republican State
| Convention for the nomination for Con-
gress.
Gardnerville, Douglas county. is said
10 be the ~liveliest town in the State for its
size and Q determined effort will be made
TO have the county seat ct Genoa removed
there.
Franklin Lake. the sink Of Ruby river,
ninety miles south Of Elko, is nearly dry,
says the Independent. This lake In It's
normal condition is ten miles long and
three miles wide.
The Free Press says . good many resi-
dents Of Elko are just now looking up
windmill catalogues, and il is quite likely
that a number of economical water-lifters
will be erected next Spring.
1t is said that the Yerrington Rustler
will again spring into existence, its editor
having returned from . "trip 70 the Klon-
dixie and is perfectly satisfied with any
kind Of a living so il is in Nevada.
The Virginia Chronicle says that q flock
of about twenty mountain quail sought
refuge in the solitude OF O street, the
principal business ~thoroughfare. Chief OF
Police Holmes succeeded in capturing the
flock.
! Two hundred and thirty-two students
were registered at the State University
Saturday evening, and from twenty-five
10 thirty more are there ready to go on
the roll, besides q number who are yet TO
arrive.
The Carson News says . soldier N
McNamara at Camp CLARK got well"ginned
up" Sunday and began to claim Carson as
his own, striking several un~offending citi-
zsns. He was arrested and given twenty
days 10 the county Jail.
D The Appeal says several Of the soldier
boys who became engaged to Carson girls
only on consideration of going 70 the front
and demolishing 9 spaniard are begin
: ming to realize that their matrimonial
!, chances are rather small now.
Tommy Griffin. the twelve-yesr-old son
/. Of Thomas Griffin Of Carlin. while playing
with q loaded revolver accidentally dis
charged the weapon. The ball entered
the boys head near the chin and ranged
4 backward, causing instant death.
: Tuscarora 10 enjoying q boom. Two
new saloons are to be added to the eight
: now running, and business In other lines
, Is brisk. A Saturday evening scene on
> the main street Ia said to be as lively as
Market street. San Francisco, 10 on a
a holiday.
A band Of horse thieves, says the Ne.
vads Herald, have been operating about
4 White Rock OF late. Instead Of being ct
the Manila fght. where they should be,
. they are preparing their necks for q piece
of Manila rope, and let us hope they do
/. not meet with disappointment.
Although the resident membership OF
. the Virginia City Miners Union has been
materially reduced by departures for
other mining localities, those who have
left are sill keeping up their monthly
dues and the union is on q solid financial
footing and has Q handsome surplus in the
i. treasury.
: Lem Allen Of st.. Clair, Churchill coun.
". met with quite 9 loss one day last
week. A FIRE started In the clubhouse 81
his ranch, and before il was put out de-
stroyed his mammoth dairy plant and Toe
house. It was 9 hard fight 10 save the
thousands OF tons Of hay that are stacked
there from destruction.
Two Silver City young ladies came
trsmping down to Carson last week 10 see