Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-07-11
State News

been increased to $1,000 per annum.
The mill at DeLamar, Lincoln county,
is crushing 500 tons OF low-grade ore
per day.
The Carson team won the bicycle race
bv about one-half mile at Gardnerville
last Sunday.
1t is said that over 400 carloads of
5. p. freight is stalled in Ogden awaiting
transportation.
Winnemucca had small blaze Sunday
last, the residence of f. A. Lewis being
badly damaged.
The automobile now in use between
Sodaville and Tonopah makes the
60-mile run in five hours.
Western Pacific surveyors are at Wells
to run line from the head OF the Hum
boldt River to Salt Lake.
Over twenty horses are in training at
the Reno track for the race meeting
that is to be held this Fall.
Geo. X. Moyle, one of Bodies popular
merchants, had his spine badly injured
in runaway accident last week.
The mines at Eagleville, in Churchill
county, have been sold to Eastern and
San Francisco parties for $4,000.
Word comes from Fox Mountain, north
of Reno, that cattle stealing is carried
ON in that section quite extensively.
A forest fire is raging back of Jobs
Peak, near Sheridan, and the lower val
leys Whereabouts are filled with smoke.
The Tonopah ore recently worked at
the Wedekind mill, near Reno, was
worked up to an average of 81 per cent
of its value.
The Elko Independent announces that
small flow Of oil has been struck in
one of the wells near that town. Oil
floats on water.
A horse auction at Winnemucca the
other day was largely attended by buy
ers from several States, but there were
few horses for sale.
The Comstock Carnival brought a
choice lot of hobos to that camp, who
have remained and are giving the Off
GERS some trouble.
Henry Barrett and Prime Coleman,
two cattlemen of st. Johns, Arizona,
fought duel with Mauser's the other
day, both being killed.
The Civil Service Commission will
hold an examination at Reno on July
END and 23d for the position OF teachers
in the Philippine service.
Messrs. Jessen and Wilder, owners of
the Winters mine, shipped this week
fifteen tons of concentrates to the Amer
lean Smelling and Refining Company, of
Reno.
Pedro City is the name of the new
mining camp in Churchill county, where
many locations have recently been made.
The camp is devoid of wood, water or
feed for animals.
1t is stated that the Flagstaff Mining
Company, of Ellsworth, Nye county,
has decided to erect milling and reduc-
ton plant. The company will also in
crease it's force of miners.
Mr.. Jaynes, well-known dealer in
hogs, of Carson Valley, was found dead
in his bed at Gardnerville last Saturday.
He was quite aged, and death was prob
ahlv dino IN natural oauSaS
Henry Atchison was accidentally shot
by Andy Sayres, another boy, at Sweet
water, last week Thursday. The weapon
was 2l-caliber rifle, and the wound is
not thought to be dangerous.
A man named Quincy, of Elko, had his
right hand nearly torn off on the night
of the Fourth, by installing giant fire
cracker for Roman candle and holding
it in his right hand while it went off.
The automobile for the stage route
between Wells and Ely arrived last week
and made the trip from Toano to Ely, a
distance OF $50 miles, in twelve hours,
carrying six passengers and l 900 pounds
of freight.
Walter Dunn was stabbed and killed
in Tonopah Monday by man named
Smith. Smith also cut the Deputy
Sheriff who arrested him, but not
seriously. The killing OF Dunn is said
to be unjustitiable.
The cable between this country and
the Philippines has been completed and