Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1905-06-09

an hour. there are frequent outspans,
and vegetables, butter, butchers meat,
fowls and Eggs are easily ~obtainable, it
Is said. Tho total cost is only 1926.
III you want u clean, neat, stylish rig,
with horses hat look well md can mako
good time, call at the Elephant Stable.
We have the best livery outfits III town.
J. W. THOMPSON.
Mrs. George Nixon and son OF VIM
nemucca will sail from New York on the
18th inst, for a visit in Europe, as q
sea voyage has been advised by Mrs.
Nixou's physician.
Cloudburuts are said TO result from
the sudden contact OF hot air with cool
or currents. Que occurred in Okla.
homa Wednesday when the National
Editorial association con yened.
GREAT SHOE SALE.-2oO pairs Of Lad
les, Misses, Gents and Children's
shoes, which will be sold at one-half of
the cost, and others at one.third cost.
Come one, come all, both large and
small, and maze n haul. East Loo OF
y. OsELL's Store. =
Two men named Perkins and Hand
quarreIed over a mining claim in Ding
house yesterday morning that resulted
i'll Hand taking n shot at Perkins. The
shot missed Perkins by n narrow mar.
gin. Hand was Immediately arrested
and placed under a heavy bond.
n. p. Guldagger, ut Jones old Stand
ID prepared to 90 blacksmithmg in all
Of its branches at prices to suit the
times. Horse shooting and wagon work a
specially. Pu work guaranteed Tako
your work to Mr.. Guliagger's should
you want it done we'll and at reasonable
prices.
Twelve hundred ounces in silver and
Sil in gold, is the value claimed from a
strike made last week by Harry lnglekee
on his claims in the Palmetto district
between Silver Peak and Oasis, Esmer-
aida county. Tho claim ia close to the
Watson and Gum mine and the ore was
encountered at a depth OF 10 feet.
Henderson Banking Co. is prepared to
furnish at reasonable rates in the
National Surety Co. Of New York
SURETY BONDS for county officials,
administrators, executors, guardians,
trustees, mercantile employees, mail
carriers, indemnity and judicial bonds
and bid bonds. Insurance againat bur-
glary ii special feature. =
The richest ledge over uncovered in
Nevada was discovered last week about
I'D miles souoh OF Bullfrog. The ledge
is nm iron body, that assays $50 in gold.
On sinking 100 fect he ledge suddenly
became richer, nssaying siO0 per ton.
drifting {" widen ont tile body II small
ledge was uncovered that assays $40, 900
per ton. or nearly $40 a pound.
Prospects for peace between Russia
and japan are growing brighter, say the
dispatches. While it might be too much
to say that peace is III sight, it is certain
that there is greater hope now for q sue
cessful termination Of tho present nego-
t%iations than there has been at any time.
An armistice probably will be tho first
evidence the world will have that the
two powers have agreed to shake hands,
Advices from Lds Vegas aro to the Of.
feet that tho first construction work on
the Tonopah and Underwater railroad
has begun enst Of that town. The road,
which is being built by +. Nj. Smith OF
Oakland. Cal, better known as -Bora1"
Smith, will be pushed to completion
with all haste, but thus far the contract.
ors have been hampered with scarcity of
Iaborers. Transfers and graders arc
needed. There are two roads in contem.
platiop having in mind tho Smith route,
but this is the first on which actual work
has been commenced,-DeLama Lode,