Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1902-04-12
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the Indians at Lovelock.
Winnemucca is experiencing quite
a good-sized real estate boom.
The Phoenix group of mines in
White Pine county have been sold to
Boston people for S65,ooo.
Alex. Crane, and old Comstock
miner. died in Berlin last week, and
by request was buried there.
Under the provisions of the will OF
Cecil Rhodes, Nevada will be entitled
10 two scholarships at Oxford,
Another strike of high grade crude
sulphur is reported in Black Rock
desert district, Humboldt county.
1t is reported that the Tonopah dis
ease is again combining many resi-
dents of that csmp to the hospital.
Micha ell O'Keefe, an old resident of
Candelaria, died at that place last
week of pneumonia, aged IS years.
The strike of engineers at Butte is
off and most OF the mines closed
down resumed operations Sunday
night last.
The impression is gaining ground
that Allen Bragg, editor OF the Keno
Gazette, will be appointed Post
master at Reno.
The feed throughout the State is
reported good and the sheep men
better condition.
Insurance companies refuse to take
any more fire risks in Wadsworth
on account of that town being side
tracked in the cutoff
The Indians at Pyramid Lake
Agency have issued notice that
hereafter they will not sell fish for
less than ten cents pound
1t will require 400 carloads of piles
tor bridging Great Salt Lake for the
Lucin-Ogden railroad cut off. The
piles are from McCloud river, Cal,
and Texas.
1t is estimated that the poll tax col
lected from men employed on the
Southern Pacific railroad recon-
struction will add $4,000 to Nevada's
State treasury.
The Lovelock Land and Develop
ment company has had patented Io,-
600 acres of land in Humboldt county
and expects to harvest 5000 tons of
wheat this year.
The miners at Thunder Mountain
are threatened with a famine. Flour
is scarce and selling for $50 per sack.
Pack trains with provisions tor their
succor are stuck In the snow.
1t is said that the Western Union
Telegraph Company will soon move
it's repeating office from Reno to
Winnemucca, the latter being more
centrally located for the work.
The new traction engine made
successful run from Carson to Gard
nerville this week and is now prob
ably tearing up the soil at rapid
rate on Carson Valley ranches.
Reno Is to have a suburb. A town
cast of the old town has been laid off
and it is thought will contain 1000
people within year. The new town
will be largely populated with rail
road men.
John Corkish has brought suit
for $4,000 damages against the April
Fool mining company in Lincoln
county. Corkish lost his eyesight
and one hand in an explosion in
detendants's mine June IS, 1900.
The Walker river Indians sold
this year two hundred and sixty-fve
tons of hay which Melted them S23o7
cash. They are all enthusiastic over
farming and will endeavor to in
crease the quantity of land Guilt
waited.
Jack Shaughnessy, who was Sec
rotary of the Bullion Mining Com
pany, on the Comstock, a number of
years ago, died III San Francisco last
Friday. In recent years he was a
drummer for San Francisco liquor
house and was very successful.
William Mccormack, formerly a
horse trainer at Theodore Winters
ranch in Washoe Valley, is in Jail at
Sacramento on charge of murder.
Heis accused of fatally shooting a
man named Thomas Cullen, at the
Arcade Hotel, in Sacramento, last
Wednesday.
1t is stated on good authority that
Ex-Governor levitt Adams has asso-
ciated himself with wealthy COM
pany just organized to build an cleo
trio power and light plant on Twin
River about sixty miles north of To-
nopah to supply this place with
power and light. 1t is to be hoped
that the plant will be built.-Bo-
n0nzd.
The remains of a man were found
some days ago about six miles north
OF Reno in the hills. They were not
recognizable on account OF having
been gnawed by animals, but pa per
in the coat pocket OF the man showed
his name to be L. Einecker. He was
"A prospector and had met with foul
play, evidently, for large hole was
found in his head, as if made by
blunt instrument. The Reno au-
thorities are looking the matter up.
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