Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-07-11
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to be built from Rhodes Marsh to Tono-
pah. g. s. Nixon says the stock has
been fully subscribed in the East, and
that actual construction is matter of
only short time.
A carryall containing several people
went over the grade on the road between
Virginia City and Reno last Saturday,
and several of the occupants were badly
hurt. \ Mrs. Wilson, from San Fran
cisco, received injuries from which she
may not recover.
f. d. Vanderleith, for some years
employed in the Carson Mint, has re-
signed to accept the position of chief
clerk with the State Bank 4 Trust Com
pany, of Carson. His position in the
mint has been filled by the appointment
OF w. NJ. David.
The Springfield Nevada Mining Com
pany, of Olinghouse Canyon, has four
Huntington mills and one Kinkead mill
in operation, and is said to be milling
four dollar ore and realizing a net profit
of 81 per ton. The milling and mining
together only cost 80 ton.
The Hartley mining claims, at Meadow
Lake, are now claimed by one Edwin T.
Heath, who says he is the only son OF
the late l.. r. Hartley, known as the
"Meadow Lake Hermit The estate,
however, was many years ago assigned
to Hartley's widow by decree of Court.
The first field trials ever held in the
State of Nevada will be inaugurated at
Paradise Valley, commencing October
9th, and lasting five or six days. Some
of the best dogs on the Coast will take
part, including kernels from British
Columbia, Washington, Oregon and
Nevada.
A cutting ARRAY occurred in the new
camp of Tokop, in Nye county, last
week, in which man known as "Buck-
| ley, the Swede," was carved by man
known as Coon" The trouble occurred
over a mining claim. Buckley will prob
ably recover. No arrests were made at
this writing.
A wreck under unusual circumstances
occurred near Terrace, Utah, a few days
ago. A heavy wind started several
| freight cars down an incline and they
ran off the switch onto the main line,
where they were struck by an east bound
freight number OF cars were derailed
but no one was hurt.
A stabbing ARRAY which will very
| likely result in the death of Thomas
Crimmins, hay-maker, occurred one
day last week near Miller 4 Lux's Big
Creek ranch, about seventy-five miles
northwest of Winnemucca. Crimmins
was stabbed in the left side above the
groin, and the intestines protruded from
the wound.
Jack Wing, the Carson bicycle rider,
met with a bad accident at Gardnervilh
last Sunday. He ran into a Piute girl
while going at terrific pace and was
| thrown forty feet in the air. The Indian
girl was badly hurt, and it is reported
that she died of her injuries. Wing was
badly bruised and cut up but not dan
gerously hurt.
A fire occurred at Spring Valley u the
ranch of Dave Francis, formerly the
Coumerill place, on Sunday night. 1t
consumed all of the corrals, stable, out
buildings and contents, and new set of
harness. Fortunately the residence,
which is situated about 100 feet from
the corrals, was saved. 1t is not known
what caused the fire.
The Copper King Mining Company, of
London, with property in California,
has gone to smash. According to the
schedule of all debts and property of the
insolvent company, filed in the United
States Court, the concern is in bad
financial condition, and the statement
will hardly be gratifying to the bank
rupt creditors. The statement shows
that the total Indebtedness of the com
pany is $6l4, 223, of which amount $50S,
695 is unsecured. The total assets are
given at 1907, 704, but when these are
placed under the hammer there is a
suspicion that the value will show
! shrinkage.