The Record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1902-1904, 1902-08-15
STATE NEWS
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Judge will be on the be nch.
The Truckee is falling rapidly and
water for irrigation is becoming very
scarce.
The conductors, brakemen, engineers
and fireman on the V. d T. have all
had their wages raised recently.
The Reno Journal is now printed on
Cottrell press, the first one set up in
Nevada.
There are 800 men at DCnnely Noun
tain, the new mining camp IN the
northwestern part of Washoe Co.
A discovery of valuable diamond
diggings in Plumas county, California,
is reported.
The Commissioners of Lander coun-
ty have given notice that they will not
pay for killing noxious animals here
after
Battle Mountain will he three and
half miles from railroad communica-
ton in the reconstruction of the main
line of the Central Pacific railroad.
The Salt Lake Tribune says that a
mating furnace will be installed at
Spruce Mountain, Nevada, by the own
ers of several properties in that vicin-
ity.
The west endl of Donner Lake will
belthe western terminus of the tunnel
through the Sierras to.be driven by the
Southern Pacific company.
The school census of Humboldt
county shows 764 children of school
age. This is an increase of thirty over
last year.
Roy Skinner of Reno had three
fingers and thumb amputated though
contact with buzz saw at Loyalton
last Saturday.
a telegram from Tonopah says the
labor market there is over-supplied and
warns people looking for work to steer
clear of that town.
There is said to be 20, 900 tons of high
grade ore exposed in Weepah, the new
ly discovered mining district in Nye
county.
Artesian water has | cen struck on
ranch near Reno and number of
other wells will be bored in the neigh
borhood with the hope of striking
flowing water
w. II. MeInnis, Sheriff of Washoe
county, died last week at Reno from
blood poisoning. He had been Sheriff
of Washoe county for nearly eight
years and was a very popular man.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that on August 25,
26 and q an examination will be held
at Reno for the position of cadet in the
revenue cutter service.
The alleged high grade ore discovery
near the northwestern boundary line
of Humboldt and Washoe counties is
pronounced the rankest kind of a fake
by returned prospector.
Fire destroyed about $4,000 worth of
property in Truckee w ednesday morn
ing, ID. J. Smiths hotel and other build
idgs being damaged the extent men
toned. The property of p. Franzini
was damaged to the amount of $1,000.
Harry Bonner and Louis Chatelli
h ave returned from Tonopah and re-
port the camp as being full of idle men.
1t is also reported that a London conf
pany has purchased all the mines in
Tonopah, which was the direct cause
of Lynch & O'Meara giving up their
lease, which threw about 120 men out
of employment.-Aus Reveille.
Searchlight, Nevada, near the Colo
RADIO river, is comparatively new
camp which is attracting much atten-
ton of late. 1t is gold camp and the
ore is free milling. Water can be had
in the mines at depth of about 800
feet. Eighteen companies are now OPP
Grating there. The camp seems To have
bright future.
From present indications a portion
of the Reno street ear line will be con
structed this season. The startingpoint
will be the Riverside hotel and the as
sylum the first destination. Later the
road will be extended TO the site of the
Southern Pacific shops, thence to Wed
ekind city and back to Reno via thS
state fair grounds. a line will be run
to the western addition and another Il
the University.-Jou
Last week while party of Carson
residents were fishing near the Mexi
can dam lightning struck tree nea
where they were seated and cut Eth