Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1901-02-06
SAMPLES.


days train for Reno.
Judge Curler of Reno was in town
last week, viewing the scenes Of his
early hopes and fears"
It is reported that President Hays
Of the S. P. Co. will shortly make
tour of inspection over the G. & c.
About three inches of snow fell in
hawthorne during the late storm
more than we have had at any one
time for FIVE years.
Nelse Nelson and family have re-
moved to the Pamlico mine, on which
property Nelson and Mark Aaroe
have taken lease.
A. Garard departed Monday for
Candelaria. where he has been en-
gagged to survey some coal lands for
George Elder and partners.
A daughter was born to the wife
OF P. NJ. Bowler last Saturday, and
mother and child are doing we'll, but
Patsy is nearly knocked out.
Mr., Glendenning and family ar
rived from Gold Run, CAL, last week.
He has been appointed section fore
man on the c. & c. at this point.
The late census gives Hawthorne
> population of 436 and Candelaria
100. This includes Indians and Chi
pese, but not coyotes and chipmunks.
NJ. T. Moriarty, formerly mail
clerk on the G. & c., has been trans.
ferred from Santa Rosa to the run
between San Francisco and Barstow,
Cal.
The Taylor and Jackson mills at
Silver City are now run and lighted
by electricity. The business houses
and many residences are also illumi-
mated with electric lights.
The Nevada State Board Of Health
was notified Friday evening that bu-
bonic plague is epidemic at Watson
vile and Bakersfield, Cal, aud that
those places have been placed in
quarantine.
The Inyo Independent says that
Messrs. Laws and Harrington con-
tinue to prosecute development work
in the Bunker Hill mine, ia Lead
canyon, and are making shipments
OF good ore.
A l50-ton smelter is to be built at
Wabuska. 1t will be the largest in
Nevada and will be operated by the
Boston b Montana Copper Company
Of Butte, one of the largest copper
companies in the world.
A movement is on foot to establish
mail route from Silver Peak to San
Antone for the accommodation OF
residents of Tonapah. The more
convenient route would be from Soda
Springs to the new camp.
A bill has been introduced in the
Indiana Legislature for the revival
of the whipping post for the follow
ing class Of offenders: Woman beat
ers, males over IA years of age who
indulge in profanity in the presence
of the other sex, tramps, wife desert
ers and public drunkards.
The carelessness OF letter writer's
is shown by the report recently is
sued by the Postofflce Department at
Washington, which shows that in 1900
1886; 100 pieces of mail matter were,
sent to the dead letter Office and that
these contained $1.136, 645 so in ne
gotiable paper and $44, l4O in actual
cash.
A four-horse team belonging to
sheep men, ran away near Luning
Monday. One OF the occupants
jumped out, striking on his head and
dislocating his neck. He was brought
TO Hawthorne, and, accompanied by
Or. Berry, left for Sau Francisco
yesterday. He has been speechless
since tho accident. Conclusion of
the brain is feared.
Senator Stewart has introduced o
bill In Congress which provides that
no person can locate more than one
mining claim in each district, and
such locator may locate one claim as
agent for another, but he must first
place on record a power OF attorney
from the person interested authOriz-
Ing him to locate snch claim. Before
avalid location can be made, ore in
paying quantities must be discover
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