Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-06-05


added to the carnival fuad.
Mrs. Thomas Callow of Big Pine
was a passenger for San Francisco
Sunday.
Frank Humphrey passed through
to Carson Friday He intends pur.
chasing number of horses aad au
other coach to be used on the line
OF Humphrey & Esser now plying
between Soda and Tonapah.
Superiu tendent John Kelly of the
Bodie south end mines expects to
have the Red Cloud shaft equipped
with hosting machinery within 80
days, when development work will
be prosecuted vigorously.
The v. & T. R. R. Co. is taking up
nearly all of its side tracks in Vir-
GINA City. This is done because OF
the increased valuation recently
placed upon this class OF property by
the State Board of Assessors.
Carson will hold carnival on July
| 81, 18th, 9Th and 9th. Senator Flan.
nigan of Washoe is to be Grand Mar
shall and is enthusiastic over the af-
fair. About $1,000 has been sub
scribed and a grand celebration is in
prospect.
TIE B ,die Miners Union will give
big dance on July 4th We notice
the name of Jack Inglis among the
arrangement committee. Now if Jack
would do a scotch reel in highland
costume he'd bring down the
house"
The last Legislature passed game
law which prohibits the shooting of
doves at this season. The doves are
beginning to come around now and
sportsmen should beware Of the law.
The fine is from s25 to $500 and the
law is in force from November 1st to
July 18th.
Patrick Crowley, confined in the
State Prison for the killing of VIM.
Nichols in the Savage mine in Vlr-
ginia City twelve years ago, has filed
petition asking the Board OF Par
dons for his liberty. The principal
ground on which be relies is his fail
ing health. The Board will meet
July 9th.
J. G. Booker, who is surveying the
c,unty line at Tonapah, has written
a letter to Commissioner Douglass,
i, which he says that he has not yet
completed the work, but from the
measurements so far taken he feels
justified in saying that Tonapah is in
Nye county.
Col. Robert Stewart came In from
Soda Saturday. He has 40 tons Of
high-grade copper ore at Luning
awaiting shipment. His mining in
terests in other directions are flour
ishing. That's the reason we call
him Colonel" When he goes broke
again be will be plain Bob.
A deed has been placed on record
in the Recorders Office transferring
the Mascot mine, owned by S. M.
Summerfied and P !. Bauer, to the
Hawthorne Gold Mining Company of
Boston, Mass. We learn from relia-
BILE sources that this company is ne
gotiating for the purchase of other
mining property in Hawthorne dis
trict.
Charles Colburn left Virginia City
last week for Costa RIGA, where he is
Superintendent OF a mine at salary
of 500 a year. Hebe Holman,
George Allen, Barney Gillon, John
Graham, Frank Fox. M, p. Melon
a'd and VIM. Sneider, Comstock min
ers, accompanied Mr.. Colburn. They
are to receive s. day and travelling
expenses.
S. A. Knapp is the pantentee Gs-
sued May 24th) of an Improvement in
furnaces and 10 copper smelling and
refining in open hearth steel practice
and glass manufacturing. This i'm
provemcnt is designed to add to the
life OF the furnace and saves greatly
10 repairs, and permits of lighter
construction Tue principal involved
is the suspension OF the arch in in
dependent removable sections.
| Levi, the Piute capitalist, and his
new wife are in Hawthorne on their
honeymoon tour The bride Is dus-
| XIV damsel from Wadsworth. They