Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1905-07-29

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Two and one-half tons OF ore of
great value were shipped from the
Original Bulltrog mine last week
under guard. The stuff was sent
to San Francisco from Reno by ex-
press.
Bullfrog now has water system,
the water being piped in from Goss
Springs in sufficient quantity for
household and milling purposes, and
also to furnish the artificial ice
plant.
Mike Cagney, the railroad man
who got into trouble at Mound
House some weeks ago, was arrest
ed in Reno a few nights ago for be-
ing drunk and making nuisance
of himself.
The Tonopah Sun reports that
parties arriving from Montezuma
recently have discovered ledge OF
ore there which is $50 feet wide and
averages $40 to the ton in gold TOR
the entire width.
A small cyclone hit Battle Noun
tain last Sunday and trees, fences,
ETC., were leveled to the ground and
number of cattle killed. There
were no buildings or people in the
path of the storm.
The Reno boys defeated the Oak
land relay team last Sunday by
about mile, and still hold the coast
championship. Carter, of the Reno
team, came within four seconds OF
the worlds record.
Al Linn, a Reno typo, was knock
ed down and robbed by two foot
pads one night last week. The
strange part of the affair IL that
Linn had IS cents in his pocket,
which the highwaymen took.
William Foster, a Tonopah pioneer,
has been adjudged insane. His de-
mentla is attributed to reading daily
accounts of the wealth of that
region which caused him to imagine
he was the possessor of millions.
The Standard says the Douglass
ranch, in Churchill county, COM
prising $4,000 acres, is to be cut up
into 100 acre tracts and sold to home
seekers. 1t il estimated that the
land will bring from $40 to $50 per
acre.
Several men and burros have lost
their lives during the month in the
Death Valley region, for lack of
water, and the Beatty Miner warns
prospectors to keep out of the dis
trict at this season unless they have
guides.
Boxcar tourists are giving the
Southern Pacific trainmen consider
able trouble these days. They
board trains in groups of fifteen to
thirty and ride to whatever destina-
ton they see fit, ignoring the orders
of the trainmen.
1t transpires that the famous run
made from Los Angeles to Chicago
by the millionaire cowb oy-miner, of
Death Valley, over the Santa Fe
road, was but bit of advertising
for the railroad company. Pretty
good advertising.
1t is reported that good indications
of oil ground have been found 100
miles north of Tonopah, that con-
siderable of the land has been Sc
cured, and that company of
Pennsylvania people will be organ
lied to develop the ground.
The Kelley Brothers, lumber
kings of Minnesota, have purchased
the Boca and Loyalton railroad for
100000. 1t is said the purchase was
made for the Western Pacific Co.
The road is an outlet for the lumber
and box factories north of Boca.
Carry Earl, a colored girl who
visited the colored cook at the Sund-
erland residence, in Reno, was re-
Gently arrested for stealing $3.50
worth of diamonds. No evidence
sufficient to convict her was obtain
able and she was released from
custody.
A halt-breed Indian girl who had
been attending the Indian School at
Carson, gave birth to child couple
of weeks ago and cremated the baby
in furnace at the institution. The
father of the child is said to be
| another pupil AT the Indian School.
The girl had been working for a
prominent Carson family. She