Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-09-25
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will give a -Ki.Ku" hop OH the evening
OF October 9th. That kind OF a shop is
too high for us.
The Reed Brothers have started a dray.
ing business in Elko. They will do
all work in their line on short notice.
y share OF the public patronage is go.
lcited.
Work has now actively begun on the
Lower rruckee canal which the govern.
ment will build from a point on the river
west Of !adsworth to plains OF Church.
III county. As soon as everything ia in
readiness. which will be within the next
fortnight, there will be at least 1000
men busily engaged constructing this
great waterway. This canal will carry
"A tide sufficient to float a battIeship.-
Journal.
The grade for the ftty-seyen side
tracks that will compose the East Reno
yards is nearly completed. The walls of
h great roundhouse are rising steadily
and work upon the chops will soon be
gin. BY the way, the ro~unahouse stalls
Will each have room for four locomo.
motives, making l6O engines the capsc-
ity OF tho house. The building is more
than n quarter ~ n mile in circumfer.
ence.-Journal.
We forgot to mention yesterday that
the jurors in the caee OF German and
T:ao re. p. E. Wore reported to Judge
Brown 'atn Wednesday evening that
they were unable to reacl an agreement
and werH discharged. Before they were
discharged, the attorneys in the case
hustled around and settled it. The de-
PENDANT paid the plaintiffs SlO0 and took
the house in controversy and the plain-
tiffs paid the costs and got the disputed
lots.
Virgil G.. Bogue, chief OF all the eng:-
neeriug work for the Gould roads is in
Salt Lake ON business connected with
the Western Pacific. The Western Pa
ciiic work is going on under the direc-
tion OF MIR. Bogue, although this fact is
not generally known. 1t is understood
thai his trip west If to 20 over some of
the wo;k which has already been done
II to push everything as best he can,
for Rockefeller and Gould are anxious
to get the new road between Salt Lake
and San Francisco built rs fast as DOS
sible.-Stnndard.
VIM. Dave is the agent for the Ogden
Laundry. All orders left Mt the Elite
barber shop will receive prompt atten-
ton. y
Mr.. Hansel, the electrician CT the new
electric light and power company, is in
from Lamoille creek. From him we
learn that the preliminary work is go.
ing ahead and that lumber and other
material will be ordered in u few days,
1t is the intention Of the company to put
in tirst.class material and the best na
chinery that can be purchased. Mr..
Henderson will begin work on the dwell.
ing house Mt the plant as soon rs eur
fcieut stone to keep him nt work is on
the ground. The promoters Of the Ell
terprIse are certainly going ahead Ms il
they meant business.
Sam Hans returned last nigh. from
Costa RIGA, where has been located the
past year or moro, holding down the
position OF blacksmith at tho Jones
mines. MIR. Haas says Charles Colburn
has resigned rs manager OF the property
and has returned to San Francisco with
his wife. fe says the mines are pro.
ducing $1,000 III bullion daily The
climate is very enervatirg and Com
stuckars soon become Disguised md
leave there after n few mouths. There
are 800 natives and II white people en-.
ployed by tho Jones people. The
natives receive $3.50 per day and the
white miners 81 per day in gold.-
Report.
The loss by the Reno fire foots up
$4,000, exclusive OF the horses burned
to death. or this amount Mr.. Hymers
lost $4,000, and other parties $4,000.
MIR. lIymcrs wns insured for only $4,000.
'Npo ~ ~ bSNcIc Ouc ~ mT' tlyIncI9.
lie ia past seventy years Of age and is
left almost penniless. AZ nh evidence
Of the eeteem in which he Ia held by the
people Of Reno, a subscription was
started Tor his benefit and ia a little
while 81 ,230 was subscribed. Il is the
intention Of the citizens TO raise $4,000
tor him. Tho fro 10 paid to have been
by M Of the employees lighting
u cigarette md throwing tho lighted
match into the bay.
Lloyd's register Tor 1893 makes nm
interesting statement OF tho chipping
Of the vol and tho sl,are each
country has thereiE, There are l7,T6I
steamers % 27,tS3,35j tons and l2,lS2
sailing vessels OF G,459,7GG tone, the
being 2o,0i3 vessels a~pgregating
tons. OF the rorld'e tonnage
lG.003.3I4 tone, or about half, is British,
3,Gll,0 American, 3,2S3,2l1 German.
Norwegian, I,622.0lG French
and l.lS0.335 Italian. The British have
33G steamers ~ over 5000 tons, againet
80 German, 81 American, 30 French, lG
Japanceo and 10 Ruesinn or stonmers