The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1902-08-28


Delegates to the international Mining
Congress al Butte, Montana, Congress
to be held from September 1st to 9th in
elusive. The fare to delegates from Ne
vada will be one fare for round trip plus
50.
The Union and Southern Pacific joint
ly have ordered 100000 tons OF steel
rails for immediate delivery. This means
probably 8I6 miles of new track when it
is put down. The rails will be eighty
pound standard.
Charles Gushing and family were ar
rivals by Mondays train from the south
end on their way to Napa. Cal, at
which place they will reside, Mr.. Cush-
ing having recently purchased a vine.
yard at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Potts OF Moni-
tor Valley came down from Austin Mon.
day ard left on No. 3 for Reno. Mr..
Potts is a delegate to the Silver Party
State Convention. Miss Mamie Potts
accompanied her parents.
The Hon. Board OF County Commits
%sioners will hold their regular monthly
meeting next Monday morning, Septem
Der l, at 10 o'clock in the office OF the
County Clerk. Present your claims to
the Clerk by Saturday evening.
Duncan Falconer, Managing Superin.
teudent OF the Tenabo Mill & Mining
Company at Cortez, has resigned his po-
sition and will leave for Colfax, Placer
county, Cal, on September 1st, where
he and his family intend to make their
future home.
There is an appropriation OF $4,000,
by Congress, standing for the purpose
OF surveying any unsurveyed land in the
State OF Nevada. Anyone having in
view the location Of su h lands should
apply for information to U. s. Surveyor
General of Nevada, at Reno.
At the Democratic Convention T. A.
Limbaugh was appointed one Of the
Committee on Credentials and A. L..
Crum was appointed on the Committee
on Platform and Resolutions. H. r. LIE
marie was appointed on the Committee
on Credentials OF the Silver Convention.
The fascinating "two-step" is no long
err the correct thing in dancing, 1t has
been superseded by the still more fas-
cinating "fve-step." This is the coming
dance, and it has just been indorsed by
the National Association Of Masters Of
Dancing in convention at Milwaukee,.
The "hve-step" is not difficult to learn
or to dance.
Nevada as a mining state is coming TO
the front rapidly. That is what those
who know the State best have been pre-
dieting for twenty years. Not many
know the fact, but it is true. that at her
present yield it will take Colorado yet
fifteen years to reach the amount of gold
and silver tina. the mines OF Nevada
have already given up.-Goodwin's
Weekly.
Shortly after the adjournment OF a
meeting held by the citizens Of Berlin
last Monday all the Chinese 10 that
camp had immediate occasion to vacate.
There are some sixty miners and com
pany EMPLOYEES in the camp, and it ap-
pears that their action was taken in be-
half of the girl walters, toward whom
the Chinese had become insolent and
offensive.
John G. Tonkin. n cattleman Of Eu.
reka, fell from the rear window OF his
room in the third story Of the apartment
house at 4S3 Geary street, San Francisco,
last Thursday morning, sustaining
injuries which proved fatal. De-
ceased. in company with his brother
Walter, was in Battle Mountain for sew
eral weeks some months ago under the
care Of DIR. Hood, and was quite we'll
known by a number OF our citizens.
The candidates who are contemplating
coming out for office this Fall are some
what slow this year in bringing their
names to the front as compared with
former years, nevertheless it is believed
there will be no scarcity of candidates.
After the various State Conventions will
have concluded their labors, the voters
10 this vicinity will no doubt have ample
opportunity to practice writing their
signatures on the numerous petitions
that will be presented.