Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1902-03-29
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in Reno.
Carson is arranging public min
eral exhibit.
Tonopah is to have new 8o-gallon
chemical fire engine.
In Nevada 8S per cent. of the land
belongs to the government.
A Tuscarora lady has become in
sane from the use of anti fat.
There is no more smallpox in Reno
and the pest house has been closed.
The wheat crop of California is ex-
pected to be larger this year than
ever before.
Residents of Austin are preparing
to beautify that town by planting
shade trees.
New potatoes and wberries
have made their appearance in the
San Francisco markets.
KY, White Pine county, enjoys
the distinction of being without a
secret society organization.
Dist. Attorney Stearns, of White
Pine county, has become insane, and
will be sent to the State asylum.
1t is reported that jim Cain, the
well.known banker of Bodie, will
start a branch bank in Tonopah the
first of April.
At Hawthorne, the Esmeralda
oasis, the air is warm as June and
heavy with the perfume of blossom.
ing fruit trees.
The reported sale of Olinghouse
mining property failed to pass and
the property is still in the hands of
the original owners.
The Silver Peak mines are again
to be tied up in lawsuit. This
time prospectorn AIMED J. II. B.
Harris brings the suit.
The boiler of S. P. locomotive ex-
ploded at Promontory, Utah, last
week Monday, killing the engineer,
fireman and brakeman.
The Bonanza reports atrike of $500
horn silver ore in the Brougher shaft
at I Onopah at depth of $50 feet.
The ledge is seven feet wide.
Bot.I the San Pedro and Oregon
Short Lis.e are taking a rest. There
will not be any railroad building in
Lincoln County this year.-Record.
The ReUeilLe says it doubts if the
road from Austin to Tonopah will
ever be built. Others have doubted
it ever since The subject was broach-
ed.
The new camp of Ray, near
Tonopah, is not spoken of very high
1y by those returning from there.
The lodges are narrow and low
grade.
The Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir
passed through Reno last Sunday
morning and entertained the entire
population of the town with tavorite
selections.
Senator Hardesty fell down a
flight of stairs about week ago at
Wells and was injured so badly that
he has been confined to his bed since
the accident.
Vim. Mccartney, who was so Sc
verely burned by electricity at the
Farad power house, near Reno, a
couple of weeks ago, is in danger of
losing his life.
Andrew Carnegie has promised to
give SIS 600 for public library build
ing in Reno if the town will con-
tribute $1,000 year to keep the Ii
brary up after it is started.
The tax rate for Churchill county
has been liked by the County Com
missioners at SI,65, IS cents for the
county and Sc cents for State tax.
This IS the lowest rate in the State.
Another strike has been made in
the Harris mine, near Washoe Lake.
A body of 5000 ore has been encoun-
tered. This is pocket mine, and has
produced over 5000 900 in years past.
A prominent Elko county stock
man says hay is getting very scarce,
and that if stormy weather contin-
ues much longer cattle will have to
be turned out on the range, snow or
no snow.
A. ]. Longstreet, who shot and