Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-06-10
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Reno has been commenced.
Rails are now going over the G. x
G. road for the branch road from To-
nopah to Goldfield.
Work has begun on the artesian
well to be sunk on the Capitol
grounds at Carson.
The new camp of Kawich IN the
southern country is coming to the
front as a great producer.
There seems to be no doubt now
that the S. P. will soon run branch
line of road from Hazen to Fallon.
Arrangements were completed
yesterday to pull off bicycle race
for the coast championship in Reno
on July I'D.
Under recent order the Southern
Pacific Company will employ no
train men over IS years of age and
no skilled labor over as years.
A thirty-two room cottage with
thermal and cold shower baths will
be the first improvement made at
Shaw's Springs by the new owners.
Rhyolite, one of the new camps in
the southern country, has organized
a Board of Trade, for the purpose of
advancing the interests of that town.
Hector Wiley, timberman in the
Midwa mine, at Tonopah, was
caved on Monday and received in
iuries from which he may not re-
cover.
Dave Crosby, an old resident of
the Comstock, died in San Francisco
last week, aged over 10 years. He
was recently married in San Fran
cisco.
The Reno Gazette Is authorized to
saate that the rumor that J. NJ. Full
ton intended to resign as Superin-
tendant OF the c. & G. railroad is I'M
founded.
The wool clip from the sheep of
the Ypaguarri Bros, of Sweetwater,
amounted to nearly 100 tons this
season, and the price paid for it was
over 20 per pound.
A good strike has been made near
the old camp of Berlin, i'll Nye
county, where ledge has been I'M
covered for 1000 feet, all of which
assays over $3.50 per ton.
The stage team ran away between
Eureka and Ely last Friday. Mrs.
MCGEE, passenger, was quite badly
injured and two other passengers
were some what shaken up.
The people of White Pine county
have donated right of way to the
Nevada Northern Railway Co.
which is to build line from Ely to
connect with the S. P. at Toano.
Frank Clifton, aged about II, fell
into ditch running through Reno
few nights ago and was drowned.
He was intoxicated. Report says he
has wealthy relations in the East.
p. c. Stohr, assistant traffic mana
ger of the Hartman lines is taking
much interest in Burbank's spine
less cactus, and will give them a
trial on the desert tracts of Nevada
soon.
While coupling cars at Sodaville
Monday brakeman w. A. Price was
caught between some poles and
box car. He was badly bruised and
suffered a severe confusion of the
scalp.
1t is reported that a suit will be
started by the State against Lincoln
county for $1,000 delinquent taxes
that Were not audited and reported
to the State Controller since ISo3.-I
Phoebe Record
A ledge of ore, some of which as
says as high as 100000 a ton was
discovered last week about two
miles from the old Winters mine in
Red Canyon. Just how much the
strike will amount to cannot yet be
stated.
The Ida Enterprise reports the
sale of the Tule Canyon placer
grounds to the Orc Placer Mining
Co., the purchase of the Piper ranch,
and the Inauguration of scheme to
put water onto the placer ground at
an expense of over a quarter of
million dollars.