The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-07-15
STATE NEWS
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Late News Notes Gathered
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granted to John II. Martin of Nevada.
There are now 309 persons in Nevada
receiving pensions from the govern
ment.
The 14-year-old son of S. Wasson
of Silver Peak was mischievous.y shot
in the cheek by girl playmate at the
Peak on Friday of last week. The
wound inflicted was painful but not
sngerous.-Bonanza.
w. ID. Phillips and Harry Butts
were arraigned in the district court at
Reno Monday on an indictment for
Robbery of the Southern Pacific till
in the passenger depot. They pleaded
not guilty. Trial was set for July
Gath.
Bert Dandy, the Indian who was in
dicted for robbing and attempting to
rape Anna Callahan of Washoe, was
arraigned in the district court at Reno
Friday and through his attorney filed
demurrer to the robbery charge
but il was overruled.
J. S. d. Seward died Monday at
Loyalton. He was one of the best
known men in northern California an
was Superior Judge of Sierra county
for a number of years. Judge Seward
was a member of the last California
legislature. Death was due to erysip
elias.
A meeting of the Spanish War Vet
Grams was held in Reno Monday ev-
ering. About twenty members were
present. The charter for the organiza-
ton has arrived and there will doubt
.ess be a large accession to member
ship during the next week or two.
A vein of ore was discovered last
Note mine at Kennedy went on a
strike last Wednesday. The cause of
the strike was the request made by
the superintendent that the men work
nine instead of eight hours, the change
being on account of the decision that
the eight-hour law is unconstitu-
tional.
The Printers challenged the Reso-
lutes to a game of baseball last Sun
day for $40 a side. The Resolutes ac-
cepted and were on the ground ready
to cross bats, but the Printers failed
to materialize, or to quote Coach Cobb,
'fiunked,' and it was later ascertained
were badly worsted in a battle with
beer mugs-a natural sequence.
According to reports from the east
ern part OF the county, sheep thieves
are doing rushing business in that
section, says the Elko Independent.
One prominent sheepman missed about
400 head from his flock He tracked
them away down in the wilds of Utah
confident that he could identify the
sheep he was looking after by their
earmarks, but their ears had been cut
off close to their heads. AS all sheep
without ears look alike to him, he
was compelled to return home empty
handed.
A dozen or more Reno people are in
teTested in a strike that has been made
in the hills southeast of Gardnerville,
near place known as Carter's station.
Curry, Price, Curly and several other
Reno business men have thirteen lo,a
tions and G. F. Belt and Tom Shier
have seven more. The latter brought
scme ore to Reno, says the Journal,
that assays upward of 800 and was
taken from a ledge six feet in width.
Ar offer was made several days agU
to bond this property for $4,000, but
the offer was refused.
All the miners employed IN the God
week by Chris Isley and L. l.. McAfee
on a claim owned by them at Lone
Mountain, about two and one-half
miles southeast of the General Thorn
as. The vein is not blind lead, not
piece of float being seen on the sur
face. 1t was discovered by accident.
1he boys were scratching around on
the surface and found piece of fine
ore, and on digging a shallow hole
opened UP good vein. AS they were
just starting for town to celebrate the
4th, they did not do much work on
the new find, but enough to show that
the vein is at least or 4 feet wide.
They brought some samples of the
quartz to town, and assays show that
it carries values of 1880 in gold, sill
yer and copper. They will leave in
a day or two with supplies to open up
the new discovery. There are several
other good veins already uncovered
ON this claim.-Miner.