Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-03-07
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A thorough test is being made OF the
Blair mines, at Silver Peak, and when
this has been accomplished there is
every reason to believe that the property
will be worked on quite an extensive
scale.
The Calumet & Hecla copper mine, at
Houghton, Michigan, has twenty-eight
heads of steam stamps, with daily
crushing capacity of 5000 tons of ore.
The copper occurs native in the rock and
is recovered by concentration.
Various changes took place at the
State prison this week Monday, reliev-
ing Messrs Cecil, Mcpherson, Fitzger-
aid, Russell, Acre and Harris. Their
places were taken by the new appontees.
There will be other changes shortly.
The Ruth mine at Ely was recently
bonded to M. L. Requa, who will under
take to pay $3.50, 900 for it, and with the
assurances that the camp is to have
railway greatly increased amount of
work will be prosecuted during the year.
Joe Unesar, of Berlin, Nye county,
has been declared insane and committed
to the asylum, at Reno. He was in the
asylum before and was released last
September. On his first commitment
he paid all the expenses incurred in his
behalf.
A joint meeting held in Winnemucca
Monday by the following railroad organ
izations, o. r. c., B. of R. T. and B. of
L. F., resolutions were adopted de-
nouncing Senator Hardin for his atti-
tude regarding bills in which the unions
were interested.
Senator Bell, of Nye county has pre-
vented the passage of the bill to remove
the county seat from Belmont to Tono-
pah. The Nye county people will now
try to pass measure calling for spec
ial election to permit them to vote on
the question of removal.
There is some talk Of turning the
Lovelock creamery into a -four mill.
Since the creamery was built the price
of hay has been SO high that none of the
farmers desire to feed it to cows for
milking purposes. 1t is said that an
other -four mill is needed there.
According to dispatches a great num-
of Ill ha
rampage in the southern part of Wyo-
ming, and farms and ranches are being
ravaged by the herds of frenzied ami
mails. Several farmers have had to flee
from the maddened beasts to save their
lives.
The application for release from the
State prison of one Finnegan, of Washe
county, has been denied by the Supreme
SQUIRT. Application was made on the
ground that he was convicted of can
attempt to sell liquor to Indians" and
that there is no such crime on the stat
utes.
A Piute beat squaw nearly to death
at Wells few days ago. His tribesmen
place him under arrest and decided that
if the squaw died the bucks feet were to
be tied to sagebrush, rope placed
around his neck and he be choked to
death. The squaw recovered and the
murderous buck was ordered to leave
the country.
A new mining district is reported 25
miles southwest of Butler. There are
seven lodges in granite, slate and lime
stone. The veins are described as large
and containing S. and over per ton gold.
Thirty claims have been recorded in the
new field, which is known as the Grand
pa district. There is spring flowing 3
inches of water within p mile of the
first locations made.
A dispatch from San Francisco says
sheepmen of seven States and two Ter
ritories were affected by decision hand
ed down this week by Judge Hawley
sitting on the bench of the United States
Court of Appeals. In effect, it perpetu-
ally enjoins them from pasturing flocks
on the forest reserves The decision is
final. By its provisions no sheep can be
pastured on reserves without permission
of the Commissioner of the General Land
Office and approved by the Secretary of
the Interior.