Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-08-26
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! Sinking has been discontinued until
pumping machinery can be procured.
Dispositions in the suit of the State
of Nevada against the Floreston
Paper Co. are being taken in San
Francisco. The State will try to
force the paper company to des1st
from polluting the waters OF the
Truckee River.
There is persistent rumor float
| ing about the State that Senator
Clark, of Montana, is to secure
residence in Nevada, mainly, it is
supposed, so that he may be eligible
as candidate for the u. S. senator
ship three years hence.
The Searchlight, published at the
town OF that name, in Lincoln
county, has put in new cylinder
press, type-setting machine, and Is
enlarged and much improved. This
is sure indication that the camp of
Searchlght is all right.
George Williamson, an old farmer
of Washoe county, drove into Reno
few days ago in a rattletrap rig
and unloaded $4,000, which he de-
posted in one of the local banks.
He said he was tired of keeping the
stuff buried on his ranch.
The Bulletin says Mrs. Walsh
- T. loo
week charged with insanity. She
escaped from her keepers at Haw-
thorne, but was later found at the
Pamlico mill. The woman seems to
think that somebody wants to poison
her.
Work on the Borax-Smith railroad
has been discontinued. This road
was to run from Las Vegas to the
Bullfrog country, but 1t will prob
ably not be built now. All freight
will go into the southern mining
country for some time to come over
the S. P. lines.
| 1t is now claimed that the pistol
found on Will Stephenson after he
had been murdered in San Francisco,
belonged to his wife, and it is
thought that Bowen, who shot
| Stephenson, or the latter's wife put
the pistol in Stephenson's pocket
after he was killed.
Hawthorne is entirely off the map
now as no trains run into that town.
1t is rumored that the people of Es-
meralda county will not wait until
another session of the Legislature
to move the county seat from Haw-
thorne to some town further south
and on the line of the railroad.
The people of Logan and Overton
in the Muddy River Valley, have
decided to the State eighty acres OF
suitable land for the Agricultural
Experiment Station. Ten thousand
dollars will be expended at this sta
ton during the next two years.
The elevation is about 1900 and the
climate is semi-tropical. Crops will
be raised by irrigation. Age.
Lovelock is to have water sys-
tenn for fire purposes. The town
has been bonded for $4,000 for this
purpose, and it is estimated that
pumping plant, tanks and mains can
be put in tor $1,000. An electric
plant for lighting the town will also
probably be put in, from which con-
siderable revenue will be obtained
to operate the water system.
Louis Pagnoni, sheep man who
recently died at Duckwater, Nye
county, is supposed to have left
$1,000 buried somewhere near his
cabin. Just before death he tried to
inform his brother where the money
was hidden, but failed to make him
self understood. Although vigor.
Gus search has been made for the
hidden treasure it has not yet been
unearthed.
| Three miles south of St. Thomas,
at an elevation of LOO feet above
sea, is one of the greatest salt de-
posits in the world. 1t is a great
ledge in the mountain and extends
for miles. The salt is hard, white
and of superior quality. Mining
costs about $500 per ton. Some day
salt mining will be one of the great
industries in Lincoln county.-Las