Lincoln County record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1900-1905, 1905-01-13
STATE NEWS.

claims, near Yerington, for $50, 000.
At a public meeting held at
Sharks committee was appointed
to 90 before the legislature and
ask that Sparks be authorized to
issue 800, 900 in municipal bonds
ago 900 to build sewer system,
s30 600 for school building and
SIC, 900 for fire equipment.
The supreme court has affirmed
the decision of the district court in
the case of 2. A. Mckenzie vs. Geo
Coslett, which was suit over a grub
stake claim in a Tonopah mine.
Nearly $4,000 was involved in the
suit and by the decision of the dis
trict court Coslett was given the
ownership of the mine. The atfirma-
tion of the decision by the Supreme
court releases the injunction on the
clam and gives Coslett the right to
work the mine.
Death has claimed another victim
from the explosion of thawing dyna-
mite. This time Thomas Shea was
the fated one. He was a leaser on
the Velvet claim near Goldfeld and
he arose early to thaw quantity OF
dynamite that was to be used in the
days operations on his lease. The
explosive was placed in the oven of
a stove. About s O'Clock the dyna-
mite was set off by the heat and the
stove and cabin blown to pieces.
Mr.. Shea was instantly killed.
Mr.. Higginbotham informs the
Elko Independent that the new coal
mine, which is about a mile east of
the old one, is ready to supply
fuel to the people of Llko for 30
per ton by the wagopload. They
are getting the coal 80 feet below
the surface at the present time.
They have an abundance on hand,
and are taking out about four tons
per day. In many respects this coal
is better than that shipped in, being
very clean and makes but little SCOT.
There are forty inches of coal, lying
in three streaks-sixteen fourteen
and ten inches thick respectively
aud it all occurs in five feet of ground
1t has been estimated that last year
$35,800 sent out of Elko for coal.
The authorities of the general
government have drawn bill and
ask that it be presented to the Ne
vada legislature and enacted into a
law at the coming session. The
bill prohibits the sale of liquor in
less quantities than five gallons with
in five miles of any of the great ir
rigation camps on the line of the
government canal. The contractors
have great trouble in keeping their
men on account of their visiting
saloons and getting drunk. Derby,
a station a few miles west of Wads-
worth on the line of the ditch, and
Hazen, station east of Wadsworth
have been pest holes of crime fol
many months. hs.-Silver State.
Ophir was off little in the stock
board yesterday, but there was nc
occasion for decline, as the ore
body is looking better than ever
The winze has reached depth O
nearly 80 feet, with the bottom stli
in high-grade ore. Estimates by
conservative mining men place the
size Of the ore body at 200 feet II
length, 100 feet in width, with al
average width of s feet. As the orr
is all high grade, it would not b.
putting the figure too high to say
from present indications, the yielc
will be thrce-quarters of mllliol
dollars, and may be even better, a
the dimensions of the ore body hay
not been actually determined ant
may exceed all expectations.- En-
terprise.
There are no pine or fir tree
growing in the vicinity Of TonopaI
and the people of that place had
difficult time in providing Christina
trees on that occasion for the littl
ones, and most families ha'
to be contented with hanging u
their stockings. The jolly AM
wealthy members Of the Tonopa
Club were not to be without tree
however, and they provided on
which was without doubt the mos
unique Xmas tree ever seen in an