Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1899-09-26

ducing tea.
The 5000 water bonds of Seattle,
WASH, are ready for delivery.
Martinez, CAL, oontemplates copper
and smokeless powder plant
F. L. Jones Of San Diego county, one
Of the state capitol gardeners. has been
appointed watchman in the state treas
ury, and H. G. Herill of Placer county
has been appointed in Jones' place as
gardener.
Ship carpenters are IN demand at San
Francisco; a for eight hours is paid,
with 81 per hour overtime; those work
ing 16 hours are paid e1s per day.
The Manufacturers and Wholesalers
league Of San Francisco is securing the
presence of purchasers from Texas, New
Mexico and Arizona. Similar induce
ments have also been afforded merchants
from Montana, Idaho, Utah and Wash
ington by excursion rates, etc., the in
tent being to retain the trade
Coal is reported discovered 81 miles
below Dawson. a mile and three-quarters
back from the Yukon river. The North
American Trading 8 Transportatin
company has built q railroad from the
river to the mine. The coal is still
frozen ut depth Of $50 feet below the
surface. Recently 1850 tons were ship
ped to Dawson. The Canadian govern
ment took $50 tons at $50 per ton.
Sacramento. CAL, is using electric
power transmitted So miles over alum
inum wires from Browns valley, the
first installment of 1000 horse power
sent by the North Yuba company under
contract with the Sacramento Electric,
Gas & Railway company of Sacramento,
and supplements power already used
and transmitted here from Newcastle
and Folsom. Under contract 1000 more
horse power is to follow.
More than 500 miners have been laid
OF the past ten days by mining com.
panies in Tuolumne county ON account
of the Tuolmne County Water com.
pany's suppy giving out
twenty-five surveyors, have been at
work for several weeks in the vicinity OF
Cloverdale making second survey of a
proposed branch Of the California and
Northwestern railroad to tap the lumber
districts Of Northern Sonoma and
Southwestern Mendocino counties. The
fact that the route is being surveyed 8
second time leads to the conclusion that
the company means to adopt this route
to the big forest country. The survey.
ors are now at work in Dry Creek valley
the object Of the resurvey there being
to keep well mp in the foothills and avoid
crossing valuable farm lands.
The first authentic news Of the dis.
aster to the Jessie party at the mouth OF
the Kuskoquim In June, 1898, and in
which IA people lost their lives, has been
brought to st. Michael by DR.. Romig OF
the Moravian mission at Bethel. DIR.
Romig had with him many articles
taken OF the bodies of the unfortunates
washed ashore at different points. Six
bodies are reported to have been found.
OF these one was identified as ]. T.
Murphy of Frankford, KY. Another
body is thought to be that Of the Rev
e. L. Weber, . Moravian missionary
who was acting ~ guide for the Jessie
expedition.
Bert Williams. of Alexander valley,
Sonoma county, was probably fatally
wounded by the accidental discharge OF
q shotgun while hunting recently.
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nominated for congress by the Sixteenth
congressional district Republican con.
vention on the 299th ballot.
Frank Mcconnell. accused at San
Francisco Of manslaughter for having
caused the death Of James Franey in a
prizehght, has been discharged, the
court holding that death was due to
misfortune.
The sum of 5000 was paid the Brook
lyn, N. Y, long distance telephone Of
doe for a recent 5o-hour talk with St.
Louis. Mo.
The cruiser Charleston recently shelled
an insurgent stronghold at subig bay
The rebels had q cannon and repeatedly
fired at the war ship. While the rebels
shots were exceptionally good none hit
the vessel.
A passenger stage was held up las!
week q short distance from Calistogs
and the passengers relieved of theiI
coin. Joseph Weir is in Jail charged
with the crime.
A light engine collided head-on with
q passenger train near Olark's station
Is miles east Of Reno, New, one day
last week. Both engines were wrecked,
four trainmen were injured and one OF
the passenger cars was badly smashed
Fireman George Williams Of the light
engine had his left thigh and left les
and arm and three ribs broken. He
will suffer the amputation Of his leg at
that member is 90 badly shattered and
crushed that it is impossible to save it.
A heated dispute caused by a COW
breaking into a vegetable garden ended
on Harkstein island, Puget Sound. by
E. A. Haskell being shot and killed by
Wallace w. Lott.
Jimmie Tapelneot, an Okanogan IL.
dian, held in Jail at Spokane. Wash,
ON a charge Of murder committed sui
eide recently by stabbing himself with q
wooden dagger he made from blunt
stick.
Two hunters recently found the skele
ton Of . man near Gilroy. Remains are
supposed to be Thomas L. Dougherty.
who mysteriously disappeared SOME
months ago.
HILARY q. Starr. who has been MISSING