Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-08-26
FROM wEDyGsDAY.s DAIlY.i
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Joseph Hcenan and Tom Rrannor
NJ Pleasant Valley we've in town to,
day.
A Huntington mill is being sci
up in Olinghouse canyon near wads.
worth.
Ben Craighead is engaged in paint,
ing and repapering the high schoo
building.
Jack Harrington Il well known res,
ident OF Columbia is ugaiu in Il yer,
feeble condition.
Jack liardimau and wife and Frank
Hamilton are the only residents in
Gold Creek at the present time.
Congressman Ncwlands has been
Instrumental i'll securing u @ post,
Office at Pyramid Lake with Isaac r
Matthews Postmaster.
Tho war with Spain aud the annex.
atron Of Hawaii have Increased the
population OF the United States about
ten million.
Nevada wool is quoted Mt II 10
Ii cts per Id. Several hundred tlious.
aud pounds are stored III this place
awaiting an expected rise in price.
S. u. Miner Manager Of the Dcx.
ter AT Tuscarora came in from Salt
Lake last night and LETT for the mires
by this mornings stage.
The biggest, widest, longest and
most permanent mining boom ever
known will follow the unwatcr;ng of
the Comstock.-Bodie Miner.
Sundays stage from Tuscarora
brought down ovcr sll 900 worth Of
cynni!c from the Dexter and abont
$1,000 in gold bars aud dust.
Con. James LODgstrect u. S. Rail.
road Commissioner with his family
and "a party Of officials passed through
this afternoon on special going
west.
II. NJ Reed mud "A neighG,- on the
North Fork have gotten together Il
nice bunch Of ref steers which they
Will ship 10 market next week.
Jumes Carat ono of the cattle
a. onarchs from White Rock who has
been visiting i'll town for Il few DAYS
LETT for the ranch this morning.
We were in error Yesterday in stat.
Ing tia; the fall term Of the Nevada
business College commences Sop
tcmhcr lst. 1t should have been
November lst.
y s~'x-fuotcr with a bleeding head
ami looking for a gun Ito do up {
niger was the external evidence a
"a warm time in the tcnderloim dis
J tFirt last night. No arrests.
Parties w"ll informed estimate there
are over 100000 head ~ sheep in 1
radius "f 80 miles from Mountain
City. Feed is plentiful but every
foreman Is hust ing for water.
Eastern buyers are in tins market
for every lat lamb that con he had
Purchases have been made during
I'll" past week from sl,75 for ordinary
Springs to ~ high ms s2.T5 per head
Ia! extra line lots,
Vt The request Of a number OF nat,
rous th" Water Company has changed
the irrigation hour from evening &c
morning. Hereafter you must Gu,
short your morning nap or the lnwr
will suffer. The new hour il from
t. 7:l5M. NJ.
= =. Bcr'hclott accompanied b,
{. G. Swenson and james CummIrCs
~ New York returned to-day from
BALD Mountain, where an inspection
81 the quartz properties Of the Bald
Mountain Mining Company wa:
made.
y f"nr horse coach load Of men wa:
sent out this morning 20 Contractor
Mcneil who il binding the new coun,
y rnnd between Stoiicl and Monn,
tain CITY. lie wanted twelve mcr
bnt not that number of idle mel
conld he found in town,
Senator Elansborougb il authority
Tor the statement that the War De
pirimcUi has deter mined to disbant
MI ~ tn, volunteer cavalry regiments
and ihat orders tu that effect will he
Issued today. As this iuclu les Tor
rcl'F regiment il seems certain that
our Jnhnnics will soon "comc march
my home.
\ number Of heavy sales 81 shco,
have reon made in the northern ent
NJ tho county luring ;hc pnRt icv
dry. tho purchasers being Easlcrr
shippers. Owing Ia the drying up o
the small streams On the varionl
routes ordinarily uscd 10y sheep mel
md The cntiro cuniroi' of The lnrgc.
str.amS ny caitlemcn, who jcnlousl,
guard their privilege. these bnycr
arc hnvmg great difficulty in rcttinl
their purchases 10 the railroad. II
consequence il IL reported II numbr
Of these Hooks will be driven uOrtI
TO The Short Line.
y determined effort is bong mnd
10 prospect the Owyhcc river bed bo