Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-05-27

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r. P. Butler, formerly member
of the Salvation Army in Reno, has
been missing for some time, and
foul play is feared. Relatives in
Georgia have written to Reno ask
ing for information concerning the
missing man.
George Graham, Charles Angle
and William Mcpherson escaped
from the Esmeralda county Jail at
Hawthorne last Friday night. The
two former were held for forgery.
Later news reports the capture of
all three of these men.
A man named Haycock was taken
from a passenger train at Winnie
mucca Saturday night suffering
from alcoholism. He died soon after
being taken to the hospital His
wife, who was with him is left des-
titute in strange land.
A company has been organized in
Lovelock, says the Tribune, to be
known as the Spring Valley Gold
Mining Co., with capital SI,ooo,ooo.
The property owned by the company
is four gold claims and mill site in
Spring Valley, Humboldt county.
A lone bandit robbed the Chile
Con Carne saloon at Kawich Mon
day night. He secured quite an
amount of money and then asked
the crowd to have a drink with him.
While drinking two men floored
him, but he managed to regain his
feet and get away.
The proposed raising of the
waters of Lake Tahoe, for irriga
ton purposes, will flood out num-
Der of resorts and cause many
buildings to be removed. The gov
eminent has taken all these things
into consideration and will pay for
all damage done.
Deer seem to be plentiful in the
hills this year. A bunch of eleven
were seen in the mountains north
east of town a few days ago, and
another bunch of eighteen in the
Highland range, besides numerous
others in small punches of two and
three.-Pioche Record.
The Butte-Goldfeld Mining Co.
has completed plans for $4,000
smelling plant at Sodaville. Con-
struction work will be started as
soon as material can be obtained.
Contracts to deliver ore to the
smelter are already being signed by
Goldfield mining companies.
A young man in Goldield the
other night threw a stone with
great violence through the window
of jewelry store, snatched three
nugget chains valued at nearly 5000,
and made his escape. The act was
witnessed by several persons, but
the robber was too quick for them
and got away.
A young man named Williams
was accidently shot and killed near
Cedar Flat last Saturday. While
he was building a location monu-
ment revolver dropped from his
pocket and was discharged, the ball
entering his breast. Deceased was
a native of Arkansas, aged % years.
Register.
A. Martin, mining engineer and
owner of several claims in Goldfeld,
was ordered out of that camp by
several miners last week. He was
in charge of the Yellow Aster mine,
in Randsburg, CAL, some time ago
and had trouble with the union
there. He employed non-union min
ers and the fact has not been forgot
ten.
Sackett Cornell, newspaperman,
who formerly conducted publica-
tons in Reno and Tonopah, and who
LETT the State without paying num-
erous creditors, has been released
from custody at San Francisco
where he was charged with viola
ton OF the rules governing revenue
officers. He was arrested several
weeks ago on complaint of his STU
perior officers but the grand jury
failed to return charge against
him. He has been discharged from
the employ of the government.
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