Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-07-22
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the Hazen cutoff is completed a
road will be extended north from
Hazen to connect with the northern
line of the Hartman system in
Oregon.
The grasshoppers are reported SC
numerous in Monitor Valley, near
Belmont, Nye county, that the
ranchers cut their hay two weeks
earlier than usual to save the
Sentinel.
Last Saturday another disastrous
fire occurred in Columbia. The Lo-
throp 4 Davis store was again wip-
ed out with loss of about $4,000
Other buildings consumed makes a
loss of over 100000.
A Sensational strike in the Eureka
Tunnel on Prospect Mountain, two
and halt miles from Eureka, was
reported last week. The find con.
sists of an iron-stained quartz ore
carrying high values in gold.
w. A. Seymour, miner employ
ed at the Watson mine at Pilot
Knob, White Pine county, fell down
the shaft Sunday morning and sus-
tanned injuries from which he died.
He was overcome by powder gas.
NJ B. Spiker, Joe Hawley and
Willard Robbins are under arrest
at Las Vegas says the Age tor steal.
ing goods from the freight depot at
that place, with which they intend.
ed tie embark in business in Bullfrog.
The Review says the Columbia
Water Co. has six feet of water in
its new well, and is so sure of get.
ting plenty OF water at depth OF
so or 60 feet, that it has ordered a
pump with capacity of $4,000
gallons per day.
The Selby Con. N. 4 NJ. Co. has
concluded to erect an Sstamp mill on
its property in the Jumbo District,
eight miles north of Carson. Water
power to run the mill will be obtain
ed from the pipe line of the Virginia
and Gold Hill Water Co.
Many teamsters have pulled their
wagons off of the road between Las
Vegas and Beatty, owing to bad
roads. They are taking freight at
Ivanpah, which makes longer haul,
but the road Is good and there is
plenty of water along the line.
The friends and relatives of J. r.
Boal, cashier OF the defunct Gold
field bank, have raised $4,000. and
paid it over to the receiver. Boal is
in the Ha wthorne Jail for his part in
footing the bank and the money is
paid with the hope of mitigating his
punishment.
John Hays Hammond, the noted
South Africa mining engineer, on
his return to Las Vegas from Bull.
frog last week, took a shy at the
roulette wheels and walked off with
bank rolls aggregating $4,000, leav.
ing the wheel manipulators in.
solvent.
Four men met ]. w. Wilbur, who
is operating in Bulltrog, in Reno the
other night. One of the men re.
quested Wilbur to change a twenty
dollar piece for him, and while doing
so one of the four snatched Wilbur's
purse, containing SI75, and ran
away with it.
A fellow giving his name as G. b
Treadwell was put off of S. P.
train at Wells few nights ago and
arrested there on a charge of enter
ing berth in a pullman and trying
to rob and rape lady occupant
The woman has signifed her will
ingness to return from Chicago to
prosecute Treadwell.
Harry Butts, who some months
ago shot fellow gambler in Reno
has been found guilty of assault,
with a deadly weapon. His victim
did not die. Butts will be sentenced
today. He says he will appeal the
case it he can raise the money
Butts is addicted to morphine and
uoCane and ig GRAVY half the tune