Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-03-11
From wEoNEsDAY's DAILY.l
saL,IAGUNDl.

ON No. I today.
Mr.. Charles Adams of South Fork
is doing business ia Gown today.
". r. Smith returned last night
after Il weeks visit IN California.
l.. y. GRAY aud T.. Il. l'owles left
for Mountain City this morning.
Col. IIardesiy Of Wells is sShaking
hands with his friends in EIko today.
George Moody Of Mound Vale,
was i'll evidence Oh streets today.
Mr. Henley returned home last
evening from her visit to San Fran.
cisco.
y Primeau The Tuscarora merchant
came down last night and LETT ON No.
FOR San Francisco.
The S. +. Report attributes the
hcavincss Of the mining share mark I
TO the fact that the financial condition
of several Of the Comstock companies
will nercssitate n leyying Of assess
ments the current month.
Mark Frcney one of the pioneers
on the COmstock died at Virginia
City on Monday, Deceased had heen
u resident NJ the stat" Tor % years 30
"f which were spent in the assessors
Office Of Storey county.
Preparations for operating the
Snake River gold p~lnccrs on an extern
sivc scale are i'll progress on bonanza
Bar, below American Falls, Idaho.
The gravel is said to show n value Of
81 30 Ia the cubic yard and the OWN
CTS expect to wash 100 cube var Is
daily.
III. V. liigGeubothum wi:o has been
visiting his brother Walter Iiiggcn-
bntham left last night for Alaska.
MIR. lligEcnbotham is a miner of wide
experience and will take to the Nor.
thern country Il store of scientific
knowledge possessed by few in the
vast crowd now rushing Ia that point.
Mr.and Mrs.Edgar Rcinhart are he
coming quite proficient ns amateur
photographers. Some specimens Of
their recent work ranking with that
Of professionals. y. picture of Edgar
Jr. adorned with hose glasses read
ing "A copy Of the INDEPENDENT il
very taking.
San Fran cisco merchants are up in
n-ms ove the refusal OF the S. u. K.
Co Ia meet the cut Of the northern
roads on Klnndikc travel. The ont.
ii ing business for Alaska has fallen
- fully one half since the tide OF
travel has been turned to sound
points by the rate war between the
Canadian and Northern Pacific rOad-.
Chroniclc:-lho Piumbago mine
above Mour's Fat, Nevada 60, Calls
III rich rock again and III Il few days
timc'SlG,00O III specimens was taken
mt. One piece, which weighs less
than 100 pounds. it is estimated. is
worth $4,000 in pure shining gold.
The mine is owned by "A New York
company. II is estimated that nearly
S.3U0,0O0 has been extracted. most Of
which was from specimen ore.
Tom Short OF Ruby Valley, the i,l-
licst cattle man on the range. return
cd today from Brunsnn Missouri. with
five Of the finest thorough bred Short
Horn bulls which money could buy
i'll that State. For three OF these. all
under two :cars old, he paid SlOD
and for two calves $500, the lot cost
ing him delivered here over $500.
They are all the get of the lannon's
sire. Young Abbottsburn. md are
stop noichers" among fash onably
bred cattle. Tom deserves the THINKS
of every cattle man i'll the county for
this practical step towards improv-
ing the breed on the ranges.
\ movement towards assisting in
the erection Of "a monument to the
memory Of the heroes who lost their
lives i'll the Maine disaster has taken
shape in town 10y the appointment OF
the following committee on general
arrangement, consisting OF j.. II.
Wheeler, Thomas l'unter, \. W.
Ilcsscu. John Henderson and Edgar
Iirinhart. This committee has de-
cided uTun giving Il ball on the 18th
Of the month Mt the Depot Hotel hall,
the use Of which Mr.. Ostrcicher has
generously donated. Mr.. Ostreichcr
will nlso donate twenty-five per cent
OF the receipts Of the lar and table
for that evening.