Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-01-12

didn't went. l didn't want to went,
and il l had wanted to went, | couldn't
have got to go no how"
a bghwayman attempted to hold
up the Bunk saloon at Tonopah Friday
night and fired six shots Mt the barten-
der, z. II. Sandlin, one OF the bullets
striking him Oh the thumb.
Clarence Mackay, the son OF John ".
Mackay. who made millions out Of the
Eomstock mines, has given Father Tub.
man a check foi a snug sum To assist in
rebuilding the Catholi: church ut Reno.
Tho Stste Board of Revenue has grant
cd the Commissioners of Lyon county
permission to levy an emergency tax of
221a cents OH each 800 valuation for
general county purpo 'es. there being Il
deficiency Of Si,GG5 in the county funG.
Tho lecture ut the PRESBYTERIAN
ch"tch Fri lay n.Ght promises to he
very interesting Mr.. o X. Miller comes
direct from Washington. His sui je.i
will be Good Tidings from the National
Capital. Admission Free. Everybody
invited,
The S~earchlight is authority for the
statement that ore has been encountered
in the Quartette mine winch is 100 rich
to amnlgamate properly in the mill. The
ore is n tine-grained, deep red quartz,
and falls like eand under the pick. Wire
gold often holds the quartz together.
The State Capitol OF Colorado WAS
erected at Il cost OF s3,G0h,0OC and is
constructed entirely OF Colorado ma
terial. The exterior is Of selected gray
granite and the interior OF polished
marble nnd onyx. II stands in the cen
ter OF a teE-acre trac; and required
about ten years To complete.
There Is no truth III the report, pub.
liShcd a few days ago, that the Southern
Pacific had stopped work i'll Cariiu on
account OF q movement to incorporate
the town, There is no such movement
ON foot in Carlin and work is going
ahead on the roundhou5e. The item
was copied from the Silver State and
Bro. Bragg should now explain.
News was received here this week of a
big strike in Aurora. In the big drain
tunnel being run on the Prospectus
ground 10y j. S. Cain, III "A distance Of
SD feet, a - DOT ledge OF $40 ore has
been encountered This strike il at a
III the camp and demonstrates that there
are ore bodies Of value ut great depth.
II strike is hailed with JOY by the resi-.
dents Of the CAM as II guarantees the
revival If mining III the district on IA
large scale mex; spring and summer
Lyon County Times.
The Western Pacific is going right
ahead with its work at Oakland. Vice
prcsicdnt Boguo filed with the city
council yesterday two applications for
franchises in the disputed ter ritory.
Tho first application is for n franchise to
construct Il railroad beginning ut First
anu Union slTtcls, tleHce running
south westerly across the property Of tue
Pcralta street slip, and running thence
along the north training wall of the
Oakland hnrbOr, To the lighthouse. The
second application is for Il franchise to
erect Il passenger depot at the end Of the
training wall. also wharves and four
docks. IL il proposed to make this the
terminal station Of the Western Pacific.
The Club saloon Mt Wmncmucca,own
ed by Jack higgins, was held up 10y a
lone bmdit at 1 o'clock Monday morn.
ing. Tho bandit wore a mask and held
II revolver III each hand. Several parties
were playing poker and all were ordered
to hold up their hands. This they did
and the robbcr proceeded to gather up
all the coin about the saloon. Tie
empticd the cash drawer OF about 800
and then shot away the lock 10 n drawer
containing $500. lie then started To
walk OIt. Juc Puobln, one Ot the poker
players, started nt the same time to run
for the back door, but a shot brought
him to II stand and no fell to the floor
from fright and remained there until the
robbcr had escaped. There il no clcw
tn the robbcr.