Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-03-28
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ton by May LIST. The machine will be
capable of carrying six passengers, bag
gage and express, and have maximum
speed of 80 miles per hour.
Humboldt county is putting forth the
claim that Olinghouse mining district,
which has been credited to Wasnoe
county, is in reality in Humboldt coun-
ty, and survey will probably soon be
made to determine the location of the
camp.
B. F. Leete and sons are completing
arrangements for Smile line of track
from their salt works, in Churchill coun
ty, to Wadsworth. A small locomotive
has been purchased to haul salt from the
works to the main line of the Central
Pacific.
PietrO Sottile was taken violently in
sane on the Overland train at Elko a
few days ago and locked up. He had
$500 on his person. He was examined
by Dr. Hood, found to be well enough to
resume his journey, and went on his way
rejoicing.
l. n. Garrison reports two companies
to be operating in and around Poison
Springs, near Death Valley. The poison
from which the springs derive their
name. turns out to be nitre, and already
some $1,000 acres of land have been To-
Gated Whereabouts.
Henry Hunter, an employee of the N.
c. 0. road, attempted to board a train
in the Reno yard last week Thursday
and missed his footing. A car wheel
crushed his right foot badly, and last
Sunday the foot was amputated in the
hospital at Sacramento.
The old Arizona mine, which was be-
ing operated at Unionville, Humboldt
county, has been closed down. The
acknowledgements Mining Company
worked up great stock deal on this
property, and Nevada gets another black
eye from wildcat scheme
George Young, an old resident of
Humboldt county, and formerly Justice
of the Peace at Lovelock, committed
suicide at that place Tuesday by shoot
ing himself in the chest with shotgun.
Mr.. Young leaves two sons and daugh-
tiers. He was aged As years.
H. Williams, employed by the Crystal
Water Co., of Tonopah, had the frontal
portion of his skull fractured into four
different pieces last week by being struck
by bucket descending a shaft owned
by the company. An operation was per-
formed, and it is thought Williams will
recover.
Surveyors have been at work for sew
eral weeks past on the fiat near Shaw's
Springs, just north of Carson, and it is
now reported that the object is to lay
out tract of land upon which to estab-
fish government military post. where
recruits will be drilled and prepared for
soldier life.
Alex. Twaddle, prominent Washoe
Valley farmer, committed suicide Tues
day by firing a bullet into his brain
from a revolver. Dependency over
lawsuits and sickness in his family is
said to be the cause of the deed. He
was 45 years of age, and leaves a wife
and two children.
The Nevada University has now
thirteen graduates in South Africa, elev-
en- of whom are from the School of
Mines. In the Report of American En-
University of Nevada is shown to have
a larger percentage of graduates in
South Africa than any other University
at home or abroad.
The boarding house at the Poleto
mine, near Benton, was destroyed by
fire one day last week. The men were
all in the mine when the fire occurred
and Mrs. Martin, the cook, succeed in
saving her baby, some trunks and the
bedclothes of the miners. Over $500
worth of provisions were consumed.
The building was owned by Mr.. Millner
and is a total loss.
Frank Eliot, Financial Secretary of
the Miners Union at Morrissey, B. G.
has been expelled from the union and
driven from the camp. A few weeks
ago Eliot went on protracted drunk,
and for proper transaction of business
other officers of the union opened his
mail. Letters were found from mine Of
ficials ordering Eliot to attend meetings
of various Miners Unions in the neigh.
hood and report their doings. Other
letters proved him to be a private de-
.tective under regular pay from mine