Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-09-23
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larged to an eight-page paper.
At the bicycle meet at Reno last
week Carter won all prizes, also es-
tablishing new fve-mile record of
1894.
The Ida Enterprise reports that
work will soon be commenced on the
large smelter to be constructed near
that camp.
The Supreme Court has denied
the last of the Welch murderers
ne trial and it now looks as though
all four would hang.
Chas Z. Knox was reelected pres
ident OF the Acknowledgment Min
ing Co. at the annual election of that
company held last week.
Former United States Senator
Stewart denies The published report
that he is candidate for reelection
to the United States Senate.
Monte Attel was knocked out in
the twenty-fiith round by Harry
Tenny in their fight tor $4,000
purse at Goldfield last week.
d. G. Bovee, backed by Pittsburg,
Pa, capital, has bought the 4. Cling
house mines and mills for S35,ooo
which he expects to operate on pre-
tentious scale.
The State well at Carson Is now
down 800 feet and smaller casing
will have to be used to sink deeper.
The water now comes almost to the
top of the ground.
Pumping operations are progress
ing tavorably in the Dexter at Tus-
carora. The mine has been un-
watered below the first level and
the completion of the work is looked
TOR in about seven or eight weeks.
The Schwab-McKane mining syn
dictate is endeavoring to effect con
solicitation of several of the large
mining properties of Goldtield, in
Guiding the Florence, Jumbo, Combi-
nation, January, Atlanta and possi-
bly, some others.
L. L. Patrick has purchased for
$4,000 the Canton group of mines
near Pigeon Springs, Esmeralda
county. The property includes a
mill site, and several lodges travers-
ing the ground show ore running
from $40 to $500 per ton.
There seems TO be no doubt now
that the Tonopah and Goldfied rail
road will be extended down to the
Bullfrog country. Some reports ga y
the road will be a narrow gauge, but
this is hardly probable. The day of
narrow gauge roads has gone by.
Monday large monkey in the zoe
OF A. Cohn, at Carson, escaped from
his quarters and ran about town
He attacked several women and
children, and badly mangled little
girl named Minnock. The brute was
finally shot by George Kitzmeyer.
Mrs. Clara V. Regain has been
granted a divorce in the district
court by Judge Curler from Daniel
Regain, who is serving sentence
for killing his mother-in-law. The
divorce was granted on the convic-
ton of the defendant on a charge OF
felony.
The Walker River Light & Power
Company has commenced work on
its plant at Sweetwater. Fifty men
are employed and it is reported that
work will be actively prosecuted
and power furnished to Masonic
Bodie, Aurora and Tonopah within
six months.
DR.. j. L. Robinson. Secretary OF
the Reno Board OF Health, says that
Reno has the highest death rate OF
any city in the country. In August
there were twenty-one deaths and
only seven births. The high NOR
tality rate is caused largely by vic
lence or suicide.
AT the southern end of Death Val
ley great rock salt ledge has beer
discovered, which in extent is only
equaled by the deposit at Bunker
willie. The New Liverpool Salt Co
has an expert examining the proper
ty. 1t will be in market when the
Borax Smith railroad is built.-Age
At Deeth, Nevada, the Humboldt
river is Derfectlv drv for the first