Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1903-02-21
State new$

from 1aTk OlJy, y ttu
The oil well near Elko is now down
between 500 and 700 feet.
An anonymous letter writer is doing
some dirty work at Lovelock.
DR.. Charles T. Abbott has been APP
pointed physician of Washe county.
1t is expected that the population of
Tonopah will be increased to 5000 or
10000 the coming Summer.
The Sparks mine at Wedekind, Woshe
county, has suspended work tempora-
rily on account of the cold wave.
Bill Davis, well known character
and pugilist on the Comstock in early
days, died recently, in San Francisco.
Some heavy losses of sheep are re-
ported in the eastern part of the State
from the effects of the rigid cold wave.
Stockmen in Wyoming are shooting
their cattle for the hides, as they cannot
feed the animals and do not want to let
them starve.
The Nevada Assembly, as Committee
of the Whole, has reported favorably
the measure to build Governors man
sion at Carson.
A survey has been made to take water
from the Truckee River into Humboldt
Valley for irrigation purposes about the
Lovelock country.
DUTCH" a well known Reno sporting
man, died at San Francisco recently
from the effects of surgical operation
for stomach troubles.
B. F. Edwards, of the firm of Ed
wards & Cutting, the principal mer-
chandisers of Tonopah, has sold out his
interest to Mr.. Cutting
1t is reported that railroad into To-
nopah is now an assured fact, and that
corps of engineers is now making a
survey between that camp and Soda
vile.
The trial of Henry Dimar, for the
killing of w. Granotti, at Lovelock, last
August, which was in progress last week
at Winnemucca, resulted in verdict of
acquittal.
A four foot ledge of sulphide ore has
been opened at the 30O-foot level of the
Saxton mine, White Pine county. The
ore goes Az per cent. copper and IS per
ton in gold.
In ha Go OF
Icarius, small station east of Elko,
last Saturday, Fred Stokes, one of the
oldest and best engineers on the line,
lost his life.
James Morris, well known Reno
printer, is reported to have purchased
half interest in the Tonopa' Miner,
and it is said that paper will soon be
issued as daily.
A miner was dropped $50 feet on
cage in the Star mine, at Cherry Creek,
last week, and had both legs broken just
above his ankles. He was taken to Salt
Lake for treatmt MT
The ore development of Welland and
Clifford, about four miles from Phoebe,
continues to get better. Some except
ionally fine carbonate lead ore has been
encountered in the mine
The Humboldt Standard is the
name of a new daily paper just started
in Winnemucca. 1t is owned by Win
dell and racket, and is Democratic in
politics. 1t is very neat little sheet.
A fabulously rich strike is reported
at Douglas, Arizona. The prospector
who made the discovery claims to have
extracted $3.50, 900 in the last six weeks.
There is a stampede to the new discov
cry.
The Southern Nevada mill, at Search
light, has resumed operations after max
ing some repairs and improvements. A
new 28-h.p. gasoline engine has been
put in and an electric plant is being in
stalled for light and pumping
Upon the retirement of Warden Hem
derson, of the Nevada State prison, the
inmates presented him with case con-
tanning an elegant gold headed cane, and
an umbrella to match, also a letter
thanking him for his kind treatment.
Several thousand acres of new land
will be put IN around ovelock this sea-
son. The land will frat be sown ito
wheat and then put into alfalfa, which
is considered the most valuable crop
that can be produced in that section.