The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1906-08-09

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spend a few days.
Ramsdell, the photographer, will
remain only o few days longer. II
you are contemplating having any
work done, attend to it at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. Z. Bartoo, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Schmith and Miss
Edna Bartoo attended the funeral OF
the late Albert Williams at Austin
last Thursday.
The steamer Tahoe was Quilted by
flames Sunday night. The engine
was started and the boats pumps
were set to work. This prompt ac-
tion saved the vessel from being q to-
tai loss.
We have been informed that four
men have been put to work in the
Clifton tunnel in Austin, cleaning out
and repairing the same. This is good
news and shows as If the company
meant business.
Saturday, Aug. 18th, is the day set
by the Democratic and Silver Parties
of Nevada, for the holding OF primar-
les for the purpose of electing dele
gates to the State convention.
The Republican primaries will be
held on Saturday, August 18th.
A man who was walking from Los
Angeles to Indiana, became insane at
Pa;isade and was placed under arrest.
-Ex.
A man who would leave Los An
geles to walk to Indiana, must have
been "nutty" to start with, and had it
bad, too.
This month 10 the last month for
naturalization to enable the person
seeking citizenship to vote at the
coming election. According to the
State law on the subject a person
must have been a citizen sixty days
before he will be allowed the right of
franchise.
L. A. Blakeslee, Internal Revenue
Collector for the district OF Nevada,
has resigned his position and his son.
in-law, H. J. Humphrey, will be APP
pointed to the place. Henry Mack OF
Gardnerville, will succeed the position
vacated by Mr.. Humphrey, that OF
Deputy u. 8. Marshal.
Charles Campbell came in from
Clipper Sunday night. He tells us
that work on the group OF claims re-
Gently bonded by c. ID. Calvin in that
district has been started, and that
four men have been put to work. The
force will 0 o be increased. Mr.,
Campbell is the manager.
Sam Rosenthal, who is interested
with several other Reno mining men,
in operating "a group of silver claims
in the Northumberland district, some
50 miles south of Austin, passed
through on his way to Reno last
Thursday night. He was returning
from a trip to the mines and gives q
glowing account of the property
Some assays run all the way from
1900 to 5000 ozs. in silver.
G. A. Middleton of Lewis, left last
Sunday for Paradise Valley, on q
frenzied search for a ledge Of gold in
the hills northeast of Paradise, on
Martin creek, the general location oil
which was given to him by a friend
over forty years ago, and the exact 10.
cation of which has been divulged to
him in his sleeping hours, over and
over again. Alex. returned yesterday
and tells us he was unable to find his
hidden treasure.
Walter Moore came i'm from Trenton
canyon last week where he is engaged
in mining. He went to Golconda last
Friday, returning Sunday. He reports
Golconda as showing renewed signs Of
activity from the fact that the Glas'
gov Western Company are soon te
start mp their smelter. The company
have q number Of men making re-
pairs on the mill and quite a force o.
miners have been put to work at the
Adelaide mines, which are owned by
the same company.