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Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01
EASTWARD THROUGH
THE

The traveller, tourist or business
ls wise when he selects the Rio
Grande Western Railway Great Salt
Lake Route for his route to the East.
II Is the only transeontInentul line
pasring directly through Salt Lake
City, and in addition Ia the glimpse
il affords Of the Temple City. the
Great Salt Lake md picturesque
Salt Lake and Utah Valley, it affords
the choice Of three distinct routes
through the mountains and the most
magnificent scenery in the world.
On all classes OF tickets stopoycrs
are granted ut Ogden. Salt Lake
City, Glenwood Springs, Leadville.
Colorado Springs, Denver and other
points Of interest. Double daily
train service md through Pullman
and Tourist sleeping cars between
San Francisco and Denver. Tourist
cars through to Omaha, Chicago and
Boston.
For illustrated pamphlets descrip-
tive OF the Great Salt Lake Route"
write to +. a. WADLEIGH, General
Passenger Agent. Salt Lake City.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01
rho Old CoppcrS,

What becomes OF all the old conner
coinY There are 100, 900. 600 old con.
per pennies somewhere. Nobody
known what has become Of them, ~.
cept that once in Il while a single
specimen turns up in change. A few
years ago 4,50O.O0O bronze 2.con,
pieces wore got anont. Three million
OF them are still outstanding. Three
million 3.cent copper pieces are seat
tered over the United States. bnt IL Il
very rarely That one is seen. OF sC0,.
700 q cents, which correspond In
yaluo to English farthiugs, rot ono
has been returned to tho Government
Tor coinage or In held 10y tho treasury.
Congress appp1priates about elOO.O 600
yearly for recoining tho silver coins
now in possession Of tho treasury.
These arc mostly half.dolla,a on,i
arc not ci%rcul,tci, becaue. t,er, "a
no demand fct7.hem. Not long AGO
nio stock Of them amour I'D TO oycr
s5,GcQ hy1, but IL is only abon, half
that now. Tho money SGT eide Tor
recoining ia not intended to Day ror
tho coet OF minting, but il 10 tcaiirei
70 reimburse the t~teasury Of United
States on account OF the loso which
silver pieces have suffered By abra.
sion. Tho loes amounts TO ego ON
every $1,000. and IL has to DO mado
good in order 10 set tho itensnror's
accounts etraight.-Atlaota Consti.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01

The following dispatch should
spur the cattlemen and people OF Ne
vada into renewed activity il they
would prevent tho ranges Of tins
State from being overrun with dis.
eased cattle:
SACRAMENTO, March %. - Tho
United States quarantine difficulties
have now been satisfactorily adjusted
by the Secretary OF Agriculture, upon
application OF Governor Bndd and
the secretary Of the State Board OF
Health. Tho line across the central
part OF the State has been abandoned,
and cattle may now be moved from
point to point within the State with.
out inspection. This will permit the
cattle in the southern part OF the
State to he moved north, where feed
can be had. winch will greatly relieve
the stockmen in that section.
"While the southern cattle Owners
are thus benefited the stock breeders
north Of the abandoned line md in
the previously exempted portion of
the State will not be injured rs their
herds will be permitted by the Secre-
tary Of Agriculture, upon application.
to be moved across the State liue into
adjoining States. Owners Of cattle in
the southern portion OF the State and
transportation companies which send
or ship them north should report their
destination TO the secretary OF the
State Board Of Health ut Sacra.
memo"
The Reno Gazette in commenting
on the above very truly says: Ne
vada must 0e more on the alert now
than ever, for there is great danger
OF cattlemen moving their herds
into Northern California and from
there can drive them over the line.
California may succeed yet in getting
her diseased herds scattered through
this State, and eventually have Ne.
vada placed under quarantine rcstric.
tions.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01

Information has been received here
that the POsto!lico Department has
changed the mail route from here To
Cold Creek 50 rs to go by the way OF
ilallcck. This change il To go into
effect with the beginning OF the new
contract on the first Of July. This
change seems Ia be the result OF a
slick scheme cOncOctcd by tue con-
tractor who took the contract to
carry the mail from here to Gold
Creek. He spent several days here
trying to get meo to take tho
contract of his hands and failing in
tina, he has put up job on the de-
partmcnt md 10y false representa-.
tiODs has had the route changed 80 IN
to enable him to carry out his con-
tract.
IL tins scheme succeeds the people
all along tho present route will be
put to great Inconvenience and ElkO's
business men will be the losers. The
busincss Of the people along this
route is with the county sent and any
change III slIc present route will
cause them delay and annoyance in
communicating with the people hero.
In addition tn this, which in itself
ought Ia defeat the scheme. tho road
from lialicck to North Fork is not n
regular county road and tho taxpay-
crs would he put To considerable cx-
pcnsc in putting il in condition so
that tho mail can be carried over the
route. Persons familiar with tho
llnlleck route inform us that in the
Spring al the year this route IL ian
passablc. The present rond crosscs
the North Fork four times and four
bridges would have to DO built
across this stream. This would ne.
ccssitnto tho expenditure OF u good
deal OF money and add new burdens
to the taxpayers Of the county. IL
this scheme goes through, the ron.
tractor would save lila bacon on his
contract and the people Of the coun.
ty would foot tho bill.
II ttc prcDcr representations are
made t. tho PostoIlirc Department
this sch"Eic can bn killed. Petitions
shoui! To gotten up and circulated
here nnd clong :lc present route md
sent TO our Senators md Representa-.
tive setting ont the fncls Of Tho cnse
aud protesting against tho change.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01
EIko- Mercantile Co.


Tie excitement at Mountain City
over mining matters il evidently
founded on great merit. Tho follow
ing account Of the finding Of an i'm
mcnso dyke ~ miucralizrd phonolitc
Is taken from the Times OF March
9th.
Last TALL S. A. Walker brought
some rock into camp from a pros.
pecting trip out "a the mountains.
Ii was something new, a blue lava
color. light MS porphyry, unlike any
or" known {" tho camp, but upon a
closer inspection he thought he could
geo :rnccs Of ruby silver. Walker dc.
scribed the find by saying there VIVA
n mountain Of it. Tho Cripple Creek
miners in camp pronounced il phono.
lite. They had some Cripple Creek
orc with them, and a comparison
showed IL close resemblance. Rock,
seemingly barren, when ronsted,
would blister with little white silver
bubbles, Hinged with gold. But il
was rock they said would run well
for it showed the disqualification OF
the Colorado camp.
a dozen or Fo samples wore sent
oil Tor assay to the PENNSYLVANIA
sinclting company md tho Sclby
smelling company, Salt Lake and
San Francisco. Tho reiurns are he.
yond NIL expectations. Tho lowest
assay on tho dixie is 10 ounces silver
md iivo dollars in gold. Tho dixie Ia
II hundred md more fcot wide be.
tween granite and basali. and even
the country rock nssays n dollar or
two in gold.
This find is in u well known min
craI bearing country. II is on n nor.
phyry belt extending for many miles
north and south th rough the country.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01
Trust
"Busted"
And Friction Removed
"Ww @ W

Some months since we called your attention to the fact
that Friction ought to be removed and discussed many
things concerning it. Then we gave you the names Of the
machines that we handle and cuts Of the Ball Bearing and
Roller Bearing on these machines where Friction
would certainly occur, were not these simple appliances
used. We have broken the Trusts combine and are now
ready to make you prices never before made to ranchcrs
in this country. There is not another point i'll the United
States where us low prices prevail. The price of either
the Dccring or Buckeye mowers, both with Ball and 2ol-
Ter bearing and every modern Improvement, fully guaran-
teed,
Will be to Everybody $50 each at EIkO.
We also have The Mccormick mower, should any
person want one, price, also, at Elko $50.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01
Fl
WAR VIRTUALLY
DEGLaRED.
The Flying Squadron Or
dered to Capture the
Spanish Flotilla.
Gazette special to INDEPENDENT

RENO, Nevada, April /, 1885,
Sagasta communicates to Wood
ford SPANS reply to Mckinley. The
chief demands OF U. S. are denied.
Woodford is preparing to Ieave Mad
rid. The situation is more serious
than ever Mckinley will not accept
mediation. The flying squadron il
under full steam III Hampton roads.
SPANS reply is thoroughly unsatis-
factory to Mckinley. Tho Senate is
now IN session considering purchase
of Danish West Indies. The Cab
met decided that the bill for purchase
Of the islands should be hurried
through congress. The general opin-
ion Mt the Capitol is expressed that
Congress will at once recognize Gu
ban independence. La Lachc, the
official Spanish paper. this morning
editorinlly calls for Sagasta's assas-
sination il he backs down to the
United States. Washington is ablaze
with excitement and the Presidents
message is eagerly awaited. \ spec
ial cabinet meeting has been called
for 3 p. IN.
Members OF Congress have re.
ceived appeals FROM the White House
to delay action and give the Presi
dent Il chance to frame a reply to
Spain.
The situation is OF the gravest and
most critical character. 1t is rumor-
ed that orders Will issue late this If.
ternocn Tor the flying squadron to
intercept iiotilla and crush it.
LATrE-rhe flying squadron left
Hampton itoads this afternoon with
orders to capture the Spanish tor
pedo ~il"til!a.
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KEEP THEM OUT.

California .cattlemen are making
great efforts to get the quarantine
regulations so modified rs to admit
OF starving cattle from the plains OF
San joaquin being brought into Ne
vada. While we spmpathize with
! California in her hour OF distress il
would be II burning shame to admit
cattle suffering from splenetic fever
to the ranges Of Nevada. Such n
course will undoubtedly end in this
State being included in tho quaran-
tine district, again placing us Mt the
mercy Of Snn Francisco butchers and
shut us out Of the markets OF the
world. We are now enjoying n good
eastern market and are no longer
subject to San Francisco, then why
should we again place ourselves in
That position? IL it is done mt all, 1t
will be dono through the advice OF
Nevada officials and the outside pres
sure may be such as to cause them to
yield. The minute they do we are
confined to the limited market OF San
Francisco, and shut out from the
privilege Of shipping stock east,
which has done so much FOR the cat
tie industry. Men engaged in the
raising Of cattle in this State should
be energetic in putting the stamp OF
disapproval on any such movements.
1t is said TINT Miller Il Lux, Gray
son, Owen Il Co., and Barney IIar.
rail- favor it, and say that Nevada is
acting the dog in the manager" by re-
fusing to relieve Californiu's distress.
But Nevada can stand all such talk
better than she can afford to lose the
eastern market by opening the door
to diseased cattle. 1t is quite nat
ural for men owning large hcrde
OF starving cattle to want to get them
where there is feed, but the people OF
this State should tell our representa-
tives in Congress, and also give the
home officials to understand tlnt il
such a step is taken they will be held
responsible for it.
The Gazette is thoroughly con
vinced that it would be the cause OF
immediately destroying one OF our
most important industries and will
oppose it to the bitter end.-Reno
Gazette.
rhe people OF Enstern Nevada are
very much interested III the questions
discussed by the Gazette. They are
standing solidly by the cattlemen in
the Efforts to prevent the shipment OF
cattle from the infected districts OF
California into this State ut this
time. They fully realize that uron
the prosperity Of the cattlemen de-
Ponds in Il great measure the pros
perity Of the State. Kill this indus
try 10y bringing diseased cattle into
the State and every other industry
would be ruined.
Tho California cattlemen are cx-
hausting every argument on Cover
nor Sndler to gain his consent to the
shipment OF inspected cattle into this |
State. So far they have met with no
Tho Governors pnst record
on all questions touching the welfare
OF Nevada is u aurc guarantee TINT no
viii not betray the people now. They
look Ia him to protect them in this
emergency.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01
HONESTY rHERE. REPUTATION
HERE.

The following from the New York
Sun, n very able gold bug journal
should be read with interest b, gold
standard disciples:
@The Bank OF France. which is
controlled by the government, is ed.
verse to losing any OF it's gold. From
the military point Of view. which is
the supreme French point OF view,
the authorities desire tn retain all the
gold they can. The same view is
held BY the German government, and
both at the Bank OF France and at
the imperial Bank OF Germany, when
notes are presented and gold B asked
for which Is obviously intended for
export, the application is almost GER
tain to be refused and silver is offered
although the applicant is generally
told that il he desires he can buy
gold at a premium. 4 foreign ban
ker said yesterday Of the situation:
France and Germany are often
referred to as gold standard coun-
tries. They are really, however, OH u
bimetallic basis, for they redeem
the notes IN gold or in silver, rs they
please, and are very sure to redeem
them in silver il it is thought that
gold Is desired for export. The
United States and England are the
only real gold standard countries.
Both redeem their uotes in gold on
demand"
The United States never should.
1t Is not so nominated in the bond.
Hut what We desire particularly is
to call the attention OF the readers to
the fact that Germany and France
under the control largely OF the gold
rlng-do not permit that nefarious
trust to go rs far US it does in the
United States. The payment Of ma.
tional notes in silver, at least ac-
quiesced in. il not approved by gold
bug organs when done by Germany
and France, becomes reputation
and dishonesty in the eyes of those
same papers il attempted by the
United States.-Bee.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01
n Puzzle.

Tho latest statistics Of the relative
strength OF the combatnnts in Cuba
are as follows: Starting with n few
d~isorganizcd, poorly armed men, the
insurgents have now nm army Of g..
600 men, well drilled. efficient and
provided with arms. Tho head OF tho
army il General Gomez, with head
quarters at La Esperanza. in the
province Of Puerto Principe. which Ia
the capital OF the new republic"
Tie Spanish force numbers 10000
men under General ~llnnco. Brsi,lrs
this land force Spain has in Cuban
waters seven cruisers, nineteen gun.
boats. ono transport, five torpedo
bonts md twen.y.four launches,
winch watch the coast to prevent tho
landing Of munitions OF war for the
rebels. Spain hus already expended
S2SO,000, 900 In the war and her mn
nual expenditure IS about s35,O 0O, 900
This being tho case, il is u fair cues.
ton to ask: IL Spain at such a cost OF
meu and money has not been able in
three years ~ nut down the rebellion
III Cuba. with tho exceedingly limit.
cd Fes"urcce u tho insrrgonte. how
long would it take Spain to whip the
United StGtce, with II superior Dayr,
a larger army and with practically
unlimited resources? Probably that
Ia tie puzzle Sagnsia is now ut work
on .-VirgiDia Chronicle.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01
One Thousand Nil. Tict,,

Agents Of the Southern Pacilic
Company have been notified that in n
few days II thousnnd mile tickets
WI b" pl"rcd on sale Mt Reno. Win.
hcmucca, BattiO Mountain and Elko.
These tickets will be limited TO use
In tho State OF Nevada and will DO
sold Tor $50 or ut the ratio OF three
cents per mile. a reduction Of two
cents per mile will be quito n saving
to those who do considerable travel.
ing IN tho state.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01
VIII Issue "a Proclamation.

Thursday Reno Gnzc,tc has tho
following!
Governor Sadlcr Intends Issuing n
proclamation t,'!aJ against the H..
p"rtation Of diseased sheep from chi.
ifornia. y train load came In ycsicr.
dizzy and was unloadcd Mt Iron po;,,
mud the people Of EIko county nro
very much iuccnscd md tbronic, IN
rclo"d them by force mud shin them
back. Another train lond will lonvo
Oakland today. Govcruor Sodlor
proposes t2 stand lay his people and
VIII not allow California to make thia
u dumping ground for her Diseased
STOCK. Ncyndl Inns u law agnina, tho
"n"lsai"n II diseased stack from NJ,
a'JoIninR state and the Governor
proposes 10 SEQ that il il enforced moi
only against sheep but cattle ma we'll,
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01

Tho ladies' will be interested in the
new ad OF the Rcinhart Company.
See it, read il and profit by it.
Secretary Bliss has again arevers Sod
himself 10y an ,nding the mineral
regulations OF the Interior Depart
ment 20 that ono moro Il group OF
mines may be patented on the ex.
ponditurc 81 $500 OH my ono location
Ill a group belonging to tho same
owner.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01

"hiic you are IoOrIug Tor u chnuRo
IN tho weather. examine tho lntcst
patterns in 'eall purcr nj the posiof.
ice. All goods first class and nj tho
lowest living PRICES. Chi in and OK.
amino my stock. No .rOnhlc 10 sLow
2oods. /. n. SmERwood. .
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01

Tho population Of WadswOrth has
Increased from 537 in 1890 to 1925 Mt
tho present time, on the authority OF
tho Dispatch.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01

pave Cnspcr has Jret received n
new lot Of srt"rlas Of Fail md
"ihts. E:Oihing which will he made
To order from 1880 up. =
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-04-01

This train makcs direct connections with
vi trains from points on tho Southern pa.
CHIC H. H. for Chicago aud nil eastern
points lie surc your Tickets read via tho
burlington Itoutofmm Denver.
Vel r. NrSicn, Is. T.. LIttlo,
Tray. Pass. hgt. Tray. Pass. Aet,
W. =. MCMILLAN, GcnI Agi.,
@ii y. w. Temple ST., salt Lake CITY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06

should receive. From five to forty similar IN
quiries come in the mail every day 1T Is also
a stock question that has to be answered seV-
eral hundred times every month whether Inc
interest or principal OF tho pubic debt has ever
been paid In silver sreenbacks, or whether
gold alone IS used. | have received four such
Inquiries within the last three days. III Is the
practice of the Government to make dill dlS-
bursementS for ordinary expenses, FOR the IN
terest on the public debt and for the redemption
Of bonds that have maturcd, by checks Drawn
upon the Sub-T"easuries at New YORK, ChlciSC
and elsewhere Persons holding registered
bonds receive these checks by mail. Pers ms
having coupon bonds cut off the coupons ana de-
post them much cash i'll banks where ne!
keep their accounts The checks when rece'ed
are deposited in the same manner. me DantS
send them 10 the Clearing House, which sends
tncm TO the Sub-Treasury for deposit, ana 10
settle other accounts. 50 that ii IS entirely a
matter OF bookkeeping. and the actual tasn Is
not handled one time in thousand. AT very
rare intervals some will come into one OF
the Sub-TreasUres with Government check on
a coupon and ask for cash. The paying teller
invariably inquiries, How will you have it, II
they say gold they get gold; if they say green
backs .hey get sreenbacks; but they usually tN-
press no choice. and the cashier hands them the
money that is most convenient. If all the per
sons receiving interest checks should bring them
TO the Sub-Tro lsuries the same thing would oc-
cur They would be given whatever money
they asked for, as long as it held out and If the
cashier got short Of gold certificates or gold
coin or Greenbacks, or any other particular
kind he would tell them so and give them some
thing else
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-06

ductor is large enough and Of the right char
acter to favor It's passage. But If the conductor
or a short link in il, be reduced in size or be
poorly suited to the flow then the resistance
which is offered at that particular point pro-
duces heat This is the reason that a carbon
fil5 ment grows white hot in an Edison lamp as
soon as the electricity is turned on.
Now. in an electric forge the copper wires
the metal lining OF the tank, the water the tohsS
and the iron spike which the workman WISHES
to heat are all excellent conductors of electricity!
But the film of hydrogen gas when lorHS
around the negative pole. the immersed lion' IS
a poor one. The resistance which 1t oilers pro-
duces intense heat. and does so instantly Iha'
effect would not be observed if a feeble current
were employed But powerful current requires
better facilities Off travel than weak one ana
if it's demands are not complied with 1t gets
not in the collar" The heat thus generated
Is impaired TO the iron rather than the water
AT the point of contact. Hence the effects when
have been observed
The apparatus which has recently been the
subject Of experiment in Newark, ana whlch
eventually ought TO prove serviceabe in certain
lines Of industry, was devised by Boston man,
George ID. Burton. But the fundamental iued
Of it was discovered about FIVE years ago by
two Besans. Lagrange and Hohe VINO 'ooh
out patents in Germany 1t was behc'eu DIT
one time that the system could be applied on Il
very much larger scale than Mr. Burton pro-
poses and that it might prove useiui III the
treatment Of armor plate Negotiations were
conducted for a trial Of the process at the krupp
works in Essen.