Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-07-31
FROM FRIDAYS DAILY.l
Salmagundi.

w. G.. PITT tc.II the HUMBOLDT Stand.
ard that ia" hny crop harvested on the
Big Meadows this yenr is the largest in
its history.
The Rcveillr is authority for the state
ment thu Austin il in danger Of becom.
ing der"pulated shortly. People are
leaving the camp every day.
AT II meeting Of tho Western Pacific
stockholders held in San Francisco
Wednesday fifty million dollars in
bonds, In run thirty years at . per cent.
were voted.
Two Indians have been semi tn the
Washnc county Jail Tor forty days each
Tor carrying concealed weapons. Veri.
ly, the life Of the noble red man is made
rougher aud full Of rocks 10y the laws Of
the pale face.
y freight wreck above Dresli late YES
terday afternoon stopped all traffic on
the road until this morning. Sixteen
freight cars vent into the ditch and no.
body hurt is about all we are able To
learn about it.
A.. b.. i%oungsop, CIR md Chief Engi.
neer Of the Bronthe rhouci OF Locomotive
Engineers, died in Meadvillp. Pennsyl-
vnnia. yesterday morning. Previous
{" his death he named VI. II. Shay. of
Youngstown, Ohio, rs his successor.
The party of Western Pacific survey
ors that began work III Mooleen canyon
a week z reached James Russell's low
or ranch, abont four miles west OF town.
yesterday afternoon. They are running
n direct line through the ranches along
the river.
The Sacramento Bee says: II is "a
bad time for any man with a closely
cropped head to make n solitary trip into
the mountains above Folsom. And any
deer hunter armed with a mia, seen in
that part of the State Just now, is liable
to he mistaken for an escaped convict.
The surve. ing party III charge Of
Arthur Keddie finished the work
on North Fork aud Jack creek wedues
day and came to town last evening. They
will join the U. S. Geological survey in
the Carson Sink MS soon rs the necessary
orders reach them.
Since the work ~ constructing the
LuCin cutoff began storms have caused
the loss OF mora than $4,000 feet OF pill
ing timber valued ut thousands OF doll.
ars, says the Salt Lake Herald. Most
OF this timber is in the shape or square,
sawed piles, varying from fifty to seven.
ty-iive feet in length.
1t is stated iii n report from San Fran
cisco that $4,000 worth OF gold was re.
covered from the carpets Of the adjust
ing room Of the United States mint. The
ca pets were put down six years 4 o
Those carpets have than paid for
themselves.
D. Allen. who slashed Jack Villa with
n knife a week agO or fo in a saloon
brawl at Reno, has been convicted Of nm
assault with Il deadly weapon to do bod.
lily harm. This is the last OF the criminal
cases to be tried in Reno until tho 18th
at August when Pat iIeran will be tired
for the murder Of VIM. Williamson.
Mr.. VI. y. Murphy a. Co., Inc popular
Chop House men, late OF the Senate
Saloon are back at their old stand, the
i0er, where only first class union white
help is engaged. Fresh bread for sale
every morning. OpeA day and night. .
joe CarrOli's automobile arrived yes.
terday afternoon. Il is n %tive-horsc
power OldsmOhile built ut Detroit.
Michigan, and cost about $500 laid down
here. Joe kept il busy last eve
ming giving free rides To his friends. II
ia n III .built machine md looks as IL il
might do good &c rvicc. 1t is the talk Of
tho town,
Engineer Barclay Of this city iDfor ms
tile Reno Journal thai the Southern Pa.
citic will cut III all its new lines pei tween
Reno and Cnrlin by the 10Th al August.
Tho work on the shop site here will re-.
quirc the balance OF the year to CON.
plctc. Engineer Barclay IL II couple ot
months abed Of tho worl, on fhc cnst end
of tho division.
Tho water plugs for the twenty five
places III The town selected 10y the com.
missioner arrived Il few days age nnd to.
day workmcn are making CONNECTION .
With the main ut the Bank
Free Press and Garcia corners
Those plugs will be put in rcady for the
commissioners to test Them mt the meet.
ing Monday. The others will he put in
M o q Hs possible.
james Murray alias James Gillignn,
the man shot 10y Constable Moore nj
Wells III having u hard tusslo Tor his life
ut the county liaspital. Gangrcnc and
blood. poisoning set in and yesterday
afternoon the Drs. Hood amputhtcd the
injured leg Mt tho hip. lIc was dcliti.
III yesterday md last night, but waa
some better this morning His recovery
I is very doubtful.