Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-09-23


From u tabulnted statement: pub
lished in the Tonopah d rnanza, show
ing tho production to date OF leading
Goldtield mines, il appear. that the
camp has already yield $500 900. TO.
The Democratic county convention
meets next Monday. There seems to
DO q dcarth OF candidates for some Of
tho offices, but it is more thun likely
that there will he aspirant+ enough
from which to select a winning ticket.
Following is the ruscaroTa delcga-
ton to the Democratic county cnuven-
ton: +. j.. Bowen, Oscar Graham,
Frank Hart, f.. A.. l.. Johnson, Phil.
Snyder, John L. Talbot, T.. Todd. viii
frcmbath, ID. L. Young.
John Sheridan wus arrested ut Reno
the other day for stealing rich ore from
the GOldtield mines. ihe ore WAS
packed in II trunk and shipped us bag
gage. Sheridan WIS arrested as he
presented the checks for a trunk that
contained 800 pounds of nr" valued Al,
5000.
China wants $4,000 Ga:H.r"< 81 tie
United States for the "u &, .r- CON.
united upon the Chinese II; iunupah
last year. US District A~tto,a-. Sum.
nerl!cld has been at Toaop It uvcsti
eating the facts Of til" outrn-v. Tie
United States will probably cont"ud
that all WIS done To preserve III, peace
that was possible and that ever a,nce
extreme precautions have be III Ia&rm to
prevent Il repetition Cf the oircnsc.
y traveller has male the Oh derivation
that r''iIre-drinHImE people are very sci
dom given Ia drunkenness a. Brazil,
-. s.a'"a@v. "l!c.v ou.i .. -.uNn cx-
icu-Iye!y Hnd al ilr Iuuarita.uis drink
II nan times II lay, in'nxIaaIuD Is rare
y seen. The effect Is not only noticeable
auiuiiG the uHtivcs. Dut the foreigner
ShO settles Their re-. though - ,asrSS u - a
passion Tor strong drink, gradually lo-es
his liking for aIcohol rs ice acquires the
cOiTcC-Irinilug habit -: the BraZiIIun.
The nan WHO IS 'Hpet f.ou jail "a few
day ago and after wi.Cm Sheriff Lamb
ha I "a hard chase. proves Ia be an IS
capped lumatic. He escaped from the
insane asylum 1T Reno some time ago,
and the authorities there, Instead OF
notifying officials over the state, hushed
the matter up for some reason. IL was
only accidentally that Sheriff Lamb
made the discovery that the fellow was
an escaped ~iuuatic with iirc-5u. p~Torliv.
tiles. AZ soun as the discovery WAS
made the Unfortunate man Was returned
la l;cuo.-SiiYcT StH".
Over $40 q cattle III Russia wear
Rpcctao!cs. They are Of smoke. colored
glass, and are usci To Fre"cni snow
blindness. Through the snow 81 the
plains tufts of grass 'Orce their way,
and on these the cattle feed. The glare
OF the sun "n the snow causes blindness
and Ia protect the animals the spccia-
clrs have been fitted over their eyes.
The Piochc Record learns tim: much
placer mining is gong on III the terri
tory thni lies between the Muddy and
Virgin rivers, md Thousands Of dollars
III gold uust is being washed cut weekly
by the pr"-p,c;ors. That section Of
county, with the exception Of u few wa.
t]cr-hulrs, Is devoid u! water, but the
ingenuity Of the pr"spcctors have over.
cUmc this difficulty, During the sum.
mcr there is nearly always IL strong
wind blowing between the river and the
prospcc:"r sits on "a boulder, gets his
eyes filled with dust, waghcs the dirt ont
with tcnIs Of JOY, pulls the lower c!clid
down and scrapcs ont the gold dust.