Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-07-18
FROM Up THE, VALLEY.

FROM Up, THE, VALLEY.
What 10 Doing in the Agricultural
Section.
The new telephone exchange for
is an assured fact. Mr..
Karge, who has been here for some
time. interviewed our citizens with a
view Of establishing the exchange,
has met with considerable encourage
ment, and the work of installing the
new plant will begin Immediately.
1t will be found very convenient to
step to the telephone. call up Cen
trial." and in a few moments be placed
in direct communication with any one
on the Pacific coast, and in a short
time We will wonder how we managed
to get along without them for 80
long.
A Scrap.
A flying fight took place in town
doing any damage.
in IN accident some time ago, IL very
cause It extended over several blocks,
and was - good a. . circus while it
lasted. A young man and an old one,
both strangers in Gardnerville, and
well loaded with bug juice, started a
scrap in the street near the express
once. but Deputy Constable Mathieson
called q halt, and the old man invited
his younger antagonist to get in a
wagon with him and ride outside the
corporation limits, where they could
fight in peace, so to speak, with only
the approving mods Of the weeds by
the ROADSIDE to encourage them to sue
cess. The invitation was accepted. and
the young man climbed into the wag-
on. The old man whipped up the hor-
SEES and Yves making good time to a
new battle field. When opposite the
Oberon saloon the younger man took
advantage of his companion and lifted
him out of the seat into the bottom of
with his fist. Then the young man
jumped out of the wagon and ran at
full speed at the old man, who had
risen from recumbent position, to
give him a few more lifts while he
was hot. But just as he approached,
tho old man ducked his head and
lunged forward, with the result that
his head struck the young fellow in
the stomach, and the latter person
went clear over his intended victim
and landed on his head. Then the old
man turned about and punched the
young man good before ex-Sheriff Hen
ningsen and others parted them. Both
men were considerably bruised UP. es-
pecially the younger one, who got the
worst of the scrap.
The exhibit lasted long enough for
spectators to reach the scene from all
pa IS of town. and they pronounced it
a good show, with the proper finale
When the men left the wagon the
team ran to the turn of the road above
Ritchford's stable where it was head
ed into the fence and stepped withou
doing any damage.
Miss Ellen Virgin, who was injure'
in an accident some time ago, is yer.
low. Drs Huffaker and Berry are at
tending her.
a j. S. Cain, the Bodie banker and mil
ing man, has secured a water RICH
on the head waters Of Rush creek il
Mono county, an will erect an electric
plant for transmission to Bodie AM
Aurora, with ], 400 feet OF pipe. Their
will be fall of 1000 feet, with Silve
Lake as the reservoir. 1t is reporte
that work on the plant will commenc
this fall.
G. F. Belt, an Ophir mining mar
was a stage passenger Tuesday. Nj
Belt is interested in some mimi
claims near Carriers station, which b
expects to develop.
Wash Brandon has secured the col
/ tract for carrying the mail betwee
Bridgeport and Antelope, to commend
on August LIST.
A party consisting of seven of OF
townsmen, will leave here for Churcl
iii county to take up land along the i
rigation canal to be constructed by tn
government.
The mecca of local prospectors ar
mining men just at present seems
be the Mammoth region, Parties al
passing through almost daily on the
way to that section, and che group
men have spent three weeks locatir
twenty claims near the originalMa1
moth mine. Curry and Price, who
we spoke of in our last issue, at
| depth of eight feet have struck a S
foot ledge which carries over 81
worth of gold per ton. They feel gres
" encouraged and intend erecting
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