Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-07-08
State News

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going to get into trouble soon.
The Beatty Miner reports d strike
of sI,ISo ore in the National Bank
property at that place.
An unknown person broke" all
the slot machines in Elko last Sun
day, carrying a way about $500
The freighters have raised the
cost of hauling lumber from Las
Vegas to Bulltrog from 500 to $751; so
per thousand feet.
Governor Sparks * credited by
Denver paper as saying we need
more Cinnamon on this coast, and
especially in Nevada.
The lost ledge in the Curtz-Evans
mine, at Loope, was found last week.
1t is a large ledge OF good ore, and
the mine is now hummer.
The Las Vegas Land Co. has let
contract to grade, gravel and curb
all the main streets in Las Vegas.
The other streets will be oiled.
There IS much activity in the
building line at the new camp of
Beatty, and an ice plant is one of
the institutions being constructed.
The Winnemucca Water Co. is
running a big tunnel into the noun
tains with the hope of getting flow
OF clear, pure water tor town pur-
poses.
The construction of new rail
road depot OF modern design has be-
gun at Las Vegas. The building
will be 45xI48 feet, two stories and
basement.
The Lovelock creamery is now
handling 1000 pounds OF milk per
day, and the butter manufactured
Is all consumed by the towns in the
eastern part of the State.
There is much prospecting being
done in the Harmony range of
mountains, near Winnemucca, and
some valuable silver and copper
claims are being developed.
While Bob Douglass and his wife,
of Fallon, were breaktasting in
Reno the other morning their room
in the hotel was entered and robbed
OF $40 in money, and other valuables.
Secretary TAFT and compression
al party, accompanied by Miss Alice
Roosevelt and other Washington
ladies, passed through Reno Tues
day on their way to the Philippines,
James Wilmington, well known
in Reno, Carson and Virginia in
early days as prosperous mining
man, committed suicide in Chico,
Cal, few day ago. He was a
bankrupt.
The Reno boys won the 5o-mile
relay race in Reno last Sunday with
the Garden City team, OF San J ose,
and are now champions OF the coast.
The race was close one, only being
won by about ten feet.
1t is said the Santa Fe railroad
may build from hex via Search
light, Kldorado Canyon, to Las
Vegas, and here connect with the
Borax Smith railroad. The dis
lance Is about sixty miles.
Much piltering was done by the
passengers on the train which ran
into some freight cars at Whine
nucca few nights ago. The train
was held at Sparks and searched
for stolen goods, but no arrests were
made.
L. J. Clapp. of Colorado, and ]. c.
Hoyt, of Washington, both in the
employ OF the Reclamation Bureau
OF the United States, are at Lake
Tahoe III company with Ajax Wolf,
to look over the proposed site tor
dam at Lake Tahoe.
Well borers have found water in
the subterranean channel of the Arm
gosa, in the center OF Beatty's bust
hess ulStElSl, says the M1neI, d
windmill has been erected to pump
the water, and z,ooo-gal tank erect
ed to supply the camp.
Hart won the battle from Root in
Reno Monday in the twelfth round.
1t was great fight. Four thousand
people were in attendance and the
management cleaned up between
$4,000 and $4,000. Hart is now the
champion heavyweight of America.