Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1903-11-06
tFRoM u a DAILY
SalmaQundi.

MY Boomer Will leave for Reno to
night to attend n meeting Of the Board
OF Regents. lie will return Sunday
night.
An old man was found dead in bed in
hIs cabin Mt lyndon this mornng. Mr..
forenoon.
Ii is reported that there is q get-rich.
quick "nltit operating in Reno that
promises l3O per cent profits in a year
or the return nf twice the money in.
vested Mt the end nf forty weeks.-Cnr-
son NrwR. 49,
DR.. Gardner called Mt the INDEpES.
DENT Office this forenoon and registered
u Kick because the residence OF the
Wightman family was not quarautined.
lie said he had positive evidence that
Mr.. Wightman had the smallpox and
unless the family were %quarantined he
should ndvisn ms patients to 20 where
they please. This don't lnnk good to
the lSDEPEN nEST.
Some remarkable salt formations are
found extending for thirty miles along
the Virginia river in Nevada. rhs sult
forms mountains Of crystal. and is so
pure and clear that tine print can he
read through Il foot Of it. This region
was once evidently occupied 10y a great
salt lake, us close 10y are some wonder.
fui wells, one OF which, rs feet in diam
cter. contains water so intensely saline
tina Il person bathing the re will float
like a cnrk.-ES.
The ewnrd money for the capture Of
Convict Woods was received in Reno
Friday morning mt the WRshoc Conn
y Bank deposited to the credit of Con.
stable Wilson and Chief Leeper. At
the time Of the delivery Of the convict
the prison reward Of $50 was paid, but
in the meantime the State has offered
an additional reward of $500. 1t took n
long time for THIS money to find its way
to the men who earned it, but at last il
came. The money will be evenly divid.
ed between thc officers.
The INDEPENDENT has received Il CODY
Of Judge F~itzgerald's book, entitled
Tho Thirty Years War On Silver" 1t
is printed in bright, clear type on heavy
paper al d contains 355 pages, exclusive
OF II thorough index. \ cursOry glance
through its pages shows the book to be
thoroughly interesting. Judge Fitz.
gerall has devoted years Of study to the
silver question and his views are logi.
cally and forcibly stated in his book,
Every student Of the money question
should read and study Judge Fitzger,
nld's boox.
Sheriff Tom Allen OF Harvey county,
Oregon, arrived this morning after
Harry Egbert. lie and Constable Nc.
Coy will leave tonight for Burns, Ore.
gOn, with Egbcrt. Sheriff Allen called
at the INDEPENDENT Office this morning
and spoke highly of Constable Mccoy
and the treatment he had received mt
Carson. He said it was the general
wish Of the people OF Harvey county
thnt Constable Mccoy return with him.
Sheriff Allen in Il very pleasant mar
and has the appearance of being very
determined. lie will take no chances
with Egbcrt on the return trip. Mr.,
Allen brought with him the reward
money for Egbcrt's capture.
The evidence in the Winnemucca
murder case closed Yesterday afternoon
and court adjourned until 10 o'clok thus
forenoon to enable the attorneys to pre-.
pare their Instructions. The Silver
Stat" rays the attorneys agreed to be.
gin their argume nts at 10 o'clock today
md there will be no recess OF the court
until the argument In concluded anil the
cases given to the jury. There is con,
siderable speculation us to what the YER
dict will be. a few are sanguinc that
all the defendants will be found guilty
~ murder in the first degree and Others
think there is Il possibility ~ such {
verdict against Roberts and Wllliams
and u lighter Que against SEWER and
German. Some expect u disagreement
and u few woul Il not he surprised Mt ar
%acguittal.