Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-19

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bowlder on the track and was unable
to move it. He sent the boy to flag the
train while lac blasted the rock. Beng
without a flag, the boy stood in the
middle o! the track and waved his coat.
The engineer paved no attention to the
signal at first. but the boy he'll his place
until the train stopped. Had the engine
struck the bowlder the train would in
all probability nave rolled for nearly
one hundred feet into the canyon below
and many people would have been kill
ed or injured. The boys pluck saved
the train.
The most valuable single bar " bull
ion ever produced from Coinstock ore
viii be shipped by express to the Ophir
Co, San Francisco, says the Virginia
Chronicle. ltcontained Sll 1854 81 in gold
and silver. II was turned ont at the Kin.
kead mill and represents the free gold
caught on the silver plated copper plates
from Il run Of 900 tons OF Ophir ore.
Besides the bullion about 80 tons OF con-
ccnirates were produced worth in the
ueighborhood Of S25 900.
y story is told Of the Sudan railway
which shows patient literalnese. To an
official there came he Telegram from an
outlying station: "Station master has
died. Shall burg him?' The reply
was sent: YES; bury station master,
but pie se make sure he is really dead
before you 10 80" In due time back
came the message: aHave buried
station master. Made sure he was dead
by hitting him twice Oh the head with a
fish plate There was perfect assurance
that there had been no premature
burial.
The Dayton stage capsized by the
wind Oh the Divide while on the way
here this prorning and after being
righted blew over again and was partial
ly wrecked. The passengers and driver
escaped injury. The horses we're de.
tacEed and brought to the stable and
tho mail delivered at the postofiice by
Henrichs' dairy delivery rig. Bridges
along the road between Silver City and
Dayton are washed away and the road
Is now impossible Tor vehicles tho
first time in thirty yrars.-Virgipia
Chronicle.
Snndstorm is credited with the most
phenomenal strike in the history of
Goldtield, and the entire camp is alamo.
Thursday night three feet OF ore was
opened up below the hundred loot level
IN No. q that has ali average value Of
Sl,GU0 la the ton. The showing in the
vifious Workings warrant the be lief that
SinGstnrm is destined to become one OF
Tie g~reatcst mines in the world. Sand
storm stock responded to the develop
ment- Of the week by jumping in two
days fTom SO cents to Sl,G5 bid and no
Otfers--JourngI.
Peter Kern, a miner employed at the
Golden Grown mine, WAS instantly kill
ed sunday afternoon by n cave in OF the
station roof at the 400. foot level. Kern
and II companion were doing some
york on the station. when a portion OF
the roof fell, extInguishing Kern's light.
Ills companion who was a few feet
"'". siIt " hlul anu htTD
To him that he was unhurt. AS he
finished speaking an immense cave. in
occurred aud he was buried under tons
OF Garth. y force Of miners ut once
commenced to remove the earth and
recovered the body. He was consider
ably nultilated.-Touopah Sun.
y GoldiicId dispatch says tina, the
ruch into Manhattan continues. a
great whitl Of snow hns filed the valley
for the past few days. but despite the
weather conditions, some 200 ~leascrs
have been at work. a cafe. started on
borrowed capital, paid the debt in one
day IL noted 1890 ut the end OF tho
week. A number of claims have been
sold at high figures. II is reported that
the United States geological sur vcy ora
have been ordered to the pew field.
Some Of the ore is mica schist and
al part is in limestone, The mica
schist has true iisure veins in which the
vein matter il cnlcRrar carying gold
values.