Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1902-03-28
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Salmagundi.

Constable Mccoy took A. L. Stearns
to the Reno asylum last night.
MIR. George Russell went down to
Battle Mountain this afternoon.
Mr.. Lew Engler came down from
Tuscarora yesterday. lie will remaIn
in town two weeks.
The attention Of housekeepers Is call.
ell TO the al Of the Elko Roller Mills in
this issue. Try some Of their new
brands Of flour.
It is to be hoped that Prince Henry
will no form HE ideas OF the Amurican
people from what he saw OF American
high sassieiy.'-Commoner.
a. j. I1ongstreet. who shot and
wounded J.B. Nay near Belmont about
two weeks co., has been bound over to
the Nye county grand jury under $1,000
bail. The amOnnt wRs immediately
furnished.
Tho big horse rodeu in Lander county
will begin the latter part Of next month.
The settlers in the Reese river valley
will meet on the evening OF April %, to
arrange the plnn OF campaign against
the wild horses that overrun TINT section.
II. II. Porch .Jr. came in from Hunt.
ington valley this forenoon. He reports
more snow in that section now thar he
has ever seen before. At the head OF
Huntington creek the snow IL seven feet
deep. From the present outlook there
will be no scarcity Of water in the
Humboldt river this summer
John O'Leary Of Seattle, has leased
tue Puett property Mt Carin and will
open a hrst.class saloon there. The
building will be thoroughly renovated
papered and painted and when finished
will be one OF the best fitted up resorts
III the State. Mr.. O'Leary will open up
IN Rbont two weeks, with a full line OF
the best wines, liquors aud cigars.
Tom Harris is sporting a combination
bamboo cane and fish pole sent to him
from China a few weeks ago. The hsh
pole il concealed in the hollow OF the
cane and ia made ready for work by
taking the ferule Off the bottom Of the
cane. Tom is as happy over the cane ae
he would be to make n million or less
from his invention.
The steward OF one OF the ~luncheons
given to Prince Henry in New York has
been forced into bankruptcy on account
of souvenir hunters who stole practically
all OF the silver at the table. The persons
who attended wore invited guests and it
Is "A sad commentary on their characters
that their booty consists not only of
mementoes Of Prince Henry, but of
tokens OF The absolute ruin OF a poor
man.
The new oarEp OF Ray, twelve miles
from Tonopah, has already hattensd
out, and inside Of a month there will not
be a dozen people there A ledge was
struck there that at first gave promise
and the owners began leasing 100. foot
elaine. as had been the case at Touo
pah, but none Of them had shown any
thing worth while. and the few men still
at work there declare their intention Of
quitting.--Ente prise.
Mr.. Kayser came in from the Rocky
Mountain oil well this forenoon. He
reports that everything ia working
smoothly md that the water we'll il
down 100 feet. The formation is fos.
siliferous limestone. Mr.. Merritt, the
president OF the company, is acting ns
water hoy. making regular trips to
south Fork for water to keep the boiler
from blowing up. Drilling goes On
night mud day. except Sundays.
The H~umprey brothers. OF Crow
Spring, hayo two locations on the
%turquoise vein which il now attracting
30 much attention. The vein can be
traced for 200 feet. Several rich spec.
linens nre Il hRli.inch III thickness and
three inches square have been extracted
that will net the owners Il snug sum.
The property has been bonded to I'M
eastern syndicate and it looks % though
the Crow Spring district il to blossom
as the ose.-Tonopah Bonanza.
There il trouble in the air IN Reno.
The trades union, that has lately formed
deman ! eight hours no u days work.
a number OF contractors. who took con.
tracts OF II low scale, state that they
cannot meet tho demand and make ends
join. They even threaten to import
labor IL tho hours are insisted upon. a
meeting OF tho contractors has been
held to see what can be done in the
matter. Tho Union 10 firm in it's de.
mand md it is likely that trouble will
follow.-Appesl. as,,
This ia n curious administration we
have. When a lieutenant tried 10 re-.
cover ZONE personal property lost in
transit to the Philippines. tie decision
was sgainst him beosuss state OF war
existed in the islands. When General
Miles wanted 10 30 over there and work
out a theory which no believes will end
the conflict, he ia calmly told that there
ia no war to end. Much deponds on tho
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