Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-06-27
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nave passed an ordinance WHICH 'PtO-
hibits houses of ill-fame from being con-
Quoted within the city limits.
Acting upon the advice of jim Butler,
the father OF Tonopah, the Miners
Union has arranged matters with the
mine owners OF that camp so that there
will be no further trouble about contract
work.
Supt Allen, who has been in charge
of the Carson Indian School for four
years, has been transferred to Albu-
querque, New Mexico. Calvin Ashury,
of the Western Shoshone School, sue
ceeds him.
The citizens of Carson have been talk
ing for some time past about erecting a
flour mill at that town. They called for
a meeting of citizens to discuss the mat
ter the other day and only three men
attended the meeting. No mill.
In the Bounce mine, in Silver Star
district, at depth OF 400 feet, a fourfoot
ledge of $40 ore has been struck. In
sinking Wine fifty feet $4,000 was
taken out The mine is owned by Tom
Pepper, j d. Lothrop and Dick Davis.
While returning from Valleys Hot
Springs few evenings ago, Miss Ellen
Virgin and Mrs. r. Raycraft, OF Gard
were run down by couple of
drunken ruffians and Miss Virgin re-
ceived injuries that came near being
fatal.
Wadsworth people do not feel so blue
now about the :. P. shops being moved
from that place to Reno. The mining
camp of Olinghouse is coming to the
front in great shape, and will make OF
Wadsworth good town Tor years to
come.
A rich strike is said to have been
made at Silver Peak, ore going $1,000 a
ton, and the lowest assay going S2S} per
ton An old prospector named Tom
Price discovered the ledge. A Chicago
syndicate has purchased the claim for
$1,000
Richard Pope, of Virginia City, was
sentenced to serve 100 days in jail or
pay a 5000 fine for beating his wife last
week. \ dentist, of the same town,
also beat and kicked his wife, but was
allowed to 90 upon the earnest pleading
OF the wife.
On his Alamo ranch, in Washoe coun-
ty, Governor Sparks has sunk finch
well $50 feet and obtained a flow of II?
gallons of pure. hot water per minute.
He has been offered $4,000 fol the
surplus flow by people who desire to
establish a sanitarium.
The body OF man in decomposed
condition was found in the Asylum
ditch, near Reno, Sunday. The suppo-
sition is that the man was killed in the
Reno tenderloin district and the body
thrown into the ditch, whence it fioated
down to the Asylum grounds.
The shut down at the May Lundy
mine, in Mono county, Cal, was only
temporary 1t is said that the tunnel is
now in about $500 feet. A ten-inch vein
has been struck and porphyry has also
been encountered. The appearance OF
the mine is said to be favorable.
A teamster named Jerry Padrone was
badly injured one day last week on
Brougher Avenue, Tonopah, by being
thrown from his wagon during a run
away. He was taken to the County
Hospital and it will probably be some
weeks before he will be able to be out.
A man named William Snow, wanted
in Wyoming on a grand larceny charge,
escaped from Constable Lewis at Deeth
few days ago and has not yet been
recaptured. A few miles from Deeth,
Snow held up George Englebright, from
whom he took mule. He also stole a
rifle at Bradley's sheep camp.
Albert +. Chandler, graduate OF the
Nevada University, is Governor Spark S
appointee to the new office OF State
Engineer, at salary OF $400 per annum.
He may employ an assistant at $1,000
per annum, and other assistants at a
salary not to exceed $500 per year. All
are entitled to travelling expenses.
W. H. Russell has bond on num-
Der of mines at Fish Springs, including
the Commetti mine, SAYS the lnyo INDIE
pendent Mr.. Russell believes that ii
all the mines can be consolidated into
one company and worked Systematically
they can be made to pay handsomely.
There is an abundance OF water power,
and the mines are most conveniently