Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-03-25
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yOIl, LlHCOfll COunly, ny 0lllCoplC
and Coyle, two prospectors.
Peter Giovanni, miner, fell
down II2 foot shaft of mine in
Siegle District, some miles from
Virginia City, last Sunday, and
was almost instantly killed. He
was ascending on a bucket, and
probably lost his balance and fell
out.
Judge Murphy, of Mono Co.,
has decided the case of Hickey VS..
Glader in favor of the plaintiffs.
The decision gives Mr.. Hickey the
use of all the water in the West
Walker River flowing through his
land according to the riparian
right law.
A Pyramid Reservation Indian
went to Winnemucca a few days
ago, got drunk, and commenced to
clean out the Indian settlement
near that place. The Sheriff was
called upon and had to shoot the
Piute through the arm before he
could capture him.
The Tonopah- Goldfield Auto
Company announces that any
person caught riding or driving
over its road without a permit or
without paying toll will be prose
cuted. The toll rates are S. for
each horse, $50 for each vehicle,
$3.50 additional for each person.
John Strang, a Boston wool
buyer, is in the eastern section of
the State looking after this sea-
sons wool clip. He is offering
I5H cents per pound for wool, but
finds that many wool producers
have already contracted their crops
for from IS to I6 cents per pound,
1t is announced that all lands
open to entry within several miles
of Fallon have been filed upon.
A recommendation was made few
days ago by L. H. Taylor, the
engineer in charge of reclamation
work, that several withdrawn sec
tons be re-opened to entry
Standard.
Eighteen hundred dollars on a
single turn of the wheel That
was the sort of game witnessed
last Saturday afternoon in Tono-
pah Monte Carlo. Chips were
$500 a stack and $40 pieces were
piled around as promiscuously as
their celluloid representatives.
Tonopah Sun.
c. L. Marsh is going to try to
establish a freight and passenger
line of stages from Caliente to
Goldfield and other new camps in
the southern country. He says it
will be S27 cheaper for passengers
to travel his line from Salt Lake
to Goldfield than to come over the
S. P. lines of road.
Mrs. Cora Healey expected to
find her husband, James Healey,
at Tonopah, but on arriving there
failed to do SO. He is described as
a man with dark hair, dark blue
eyes, dark mustache and pale
complexion. If anyone knows of
his whereabouts, kindly notify
Mrs. Healey in Tonopah.
The Fermena copper mines near
Luning have been sold to H. w.
Graham, Montana copper man
and experienced miner and metal
lurgist One thousand dollars
was paid down, and the balance to
be paid at stated intervals. De-
velopment work will begin at once
on the property.-Bulletin.
Constable Gordon brought up
from Moapa and placed in Jail
Wednesday night man by the
name of Will Ford, who has been
living with an Indian girl twelve
years of age. Owing to whipping
and abusing her, the girl wanted
to leave Ford, but he would not
permit her.-Pioche Record.
Steve Andrews is the name of
the young man accused of ravish-
ing young squaw at Bodie last
week. He denied the charge, but
there is said to be an eye witness
to the crime. Physicians found
that the girl died from the effects
of the assault. The hearing of
Andrews has been postponed I'M