The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1903-06-04

vile yesterday. lie brought down some
specimens Of very good looking rock
from a prospect which he has discovered
near Maysvifle.
Hundreds Of people have been drown
ed and millions of dollars worth OF
property destroyed by floods in Kansas
IN the last few days. Nevada is a pretty
good country to live in after all.
Messrs. Callahan, Bigley and Herman
arrived from San Francisco last week
and will spend the Summer here. The
young men are college students and
were former classmates of James Blossom.
Section Foreman Conway who has
been stationed at this place for some
years past has been transferred to Car
lin and Mr.. Conway and family took
their departure for Carlin Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reid Of Prescott, Ari-
IONA. we're in town yesterday. About
six weeks ago a fire which occurred in
Prescott destroyed a hotel which they
were conducting. They are hunting a
location and left last evening for Carlin
where they expect to remain.
BY referring to another column will
be found the closing out sale ad. Of I.
Solomon. Mr.. Solomon is selling out his
stock OF goods at cost consisting of dry
goods. hats, shoes aud groceries. II you
want bargains you should not lose the
opportunity Of calling on Ike.
The primary department Of the Battle
Mountain public school closed Monday
afternoon for the Summer vacation.
Miss Allen, the teacher, departed for
her home at Silver City, New. Tuesday
afternoon. The Grammar department
closed this afternoon and a dance will
be given tonight in Lemaire's Hall in
honor Of the graduating claes.
II. E. Randall will leave tomorrow af-
ternoon for bis homo at Dayton to spend
a few days With his parents. From
there he will go to Reno to attend the
Grand lodge Knights of Pythias which
convenes 10 Reno on the 11th inst. AT
ter the lodge adiourns he will leave for
st. Helera, Cal, where he expects to To-
cate. We join with Harry's many friends
in wishing him u~nbounded success in
his new home.
Last Thursday afternoon a gravel
train jumped the track three miles east
of Wadsworth. 1t was a CHASTITY wreck.
Fur men were xii led and their bodies
horribly mangled. The dead are Frank
Boyd, Frank Bennett. Herman Turner
aud a man whose name is unknown. 1t
was a miracle that the loss OF life was
not greater. Turner was a brakeman
and came from Auburn, but little is
known Of the other men at Wadsworth.
Forty-four gravel cars, an engine,
steam shovel and eighty men came in
from some point east Of Reno yesterday
and pitched tents on the Mary Wall
ranch, one and Il half miles east of Reno
preparatory 10 commeacing grading for
the new yard. The gravel will be trans.
ported from a pit west Of town to make
the fill required. 1t is estimated thai it
will take 100000 cubic feet OF dirt to
make the necessary fll.-Reno Gazette.
Marion Moore of Galena has a good
booking copper prospect about seven or
eight miles south west of Stone House.
On his return from the property last
week he brought a large specimen Of
the ore with him and is on exhibition at
Hendricks saloon and is pronounced to
be tirst-class by all those who have seen
the ore. FROM the small amount of
work done on the prospect it shows up
we'll and from reports Marion has the
making OF a good mine. A number Of
locations have been made at that place.