Eureka weekly sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1887-1902, 1899-08-19

Typhoid fever Is apparently becoming
epidemic In Reno.
Humboldt prospectors hire out during
the haying season 70 earn money for grub
stakes.
The Telfourd group OF mines in White
Pine county have been bonded 70 Utah
people for $4,000.
An experiment In growing Egyptian
corn lie being made on the Rodgers ranch
in Humboldt county.
Government agents were in Lander and
Humboldt counties last week purchasing
cavalry and artillery horses.
Uvsds. the present terminus Of The Utah
Pacific railway on the Nevada line, is 70
miles from DeLamar, Lincoln county.
DR.. ]. E. Stubs has returned 10 Reno,
and says be has no thought Of leaving the
University for Nebraska or anywhere else.
The August number Of the Puritan"
contains 8 picture Of Baroness Won
Nimptsh. formerly Miss Bouton Of Reno.
The receipts at the relay race at Carson
last Sunday amounted 70 1928, which at
Is cents 9 head shows . pretty big attend
ance.
Eva Greenwood, who was confined in
the State Prison at one time for poisoning
9 man, has been sent to the Insane Asy-
lum.
The smelter at Golconda has closed
down for repairs. II will take about three
months to make the necessary repairs 10
the plant.
The Commissioners OF Humboldt have
G machine for wagon road construction
and will put the highways in that county
in good repair.
The new mining camp 10 San Antonio
district, Nye county, is attracting asten-
ton, and experts are examining the prop
critics recently located there.
Miss Kate Msyberry, q popular school
teacher Of Reno, died last Saturday at that
place of typhoid fever. The Journal and
Gazette speak Of her as the best loved
girl in Reno"
The Cottonwood Borax Works, near
Lovelock, Nevada, have been sold TO H.
| B. Thistle, an Eastern man, who will per-
sonally superintendent the operation Of
the property.
Forty years ago the waves OF Humboldt
lake lAved the ground where Browns
station on the Central Pacific railroad is
now located. The shore Of the lake is now
over one mile from Browns.
Lieutenant George B. Sharon Of Virginia
City, has received orders TO proceed to
Manila to join the Twenty-ffth United
States Infantry regiment stationed there,
and TO which he has been assigned.
George Smith, the Washoe City mer.
chant. was struck by q V. Il T. passenger
train Monday morning near Willow Glen
while crossing the track with q team. One
horse was killed and Mr.. Smith badly
hurt.
Henry A. Buffers Of the Constantine
ranch In Long Valley, recently bought the
old Fish Springs ranch. range and cattle,
The consideration Is supposed 10 have
been In the ~neighborhood Of $35, 000.-
Reno Gazette.
Prof. Wilson of the Agricultural Ex-
pertinent Station, connected with the
State University, is making q Tour Of the
State for the purpose of studying its agri'
cultural and 70 secure samples
Of the soil for chemical analysis.
Operations ct Deerlodge. Lincoln ooun'
ty. are on the improve since the sale Of
mining property to Salt Lake parties
Contracts have been let for four hundred
feet of work, and some fifteen men put tc
work on the Horseshoe mining claim
Lode.
The Reno electric ore reduction works
were shut down Monday on account OF Q
lack Of water, and if q supply to run the
works continuously is not available the
plant will be removed to some point on
the Humboldt river, In closer proximity
to its mines.