Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-14

cisco TO New York and Phiiadelphia,
passed. through this afternoon.
Mrs. Louise Tomamichael OF Reno
eloped with Edward Givan of Sparkle
Saturday night. The young people
went to Sacramento to be- married.
Mr.. Cazier and Mr.. Badt Of Wells
spent last night in town. Mr.. Cazier
brought q Of HE boys nlong aud
placed him in the high school.
j. NJ. Fulton, formerly district freight
md passenger agent at Reno, has
accepted n 5000 a year position with
the Guggenheins, the head and front
Of the smelter trust.
Banana flour is nov be ing sold to
some extent in London, where it
is worth about 500 a ton. 1t is said to
be especially cool for infants and in
valids.
Hazen had n slight earthquake shock
Sunday morning. Tho vibration lasted
but a few seconds and was so indi 5tinct
that it was impossible to ascertain the
trend VI the movement.
According to the Sun the total rs.
sessed valuation of Tonopah proper
ties is 81 ,l9l, 523 and the increase in
valuation i'll Nye county will admit OF a
$3.50 rate on each 500 Of valuation the
current year. ..,
The winning OF the bank at Monte
Carlo, Sir Hiram Maxim says, amounts
to about sG,25).COO a year-not far
from s25 a minute. The bank gets 80
per cen OF all tic money the gamblers
place on it's tables.
The republican congressional commit
tee have dropped the 81 subscription
plan, winch was only n fake to fool the
voters and are receiving liberal cub.
scriptions from the tariff protected in
terests and corporations tllat can be
made to fear the anti trust law.
The sultan .: Turkey has a fine
screen, which is 200 years old. But
aside from this it has many tender
associations for him. II IL made from
the tnnned hides OF twelve faithful
slaves who saved Il former sultan from
being burned To death when some NAL
content touched Il match Ia the palace.
A kID=as lady insists thai mi can
never hope to be mails equal until she
che Is able to open n can Of corn. Why
not give her a chanceY Let her have
equality rs 500 rs she 10 able to open
n telegram as calmly us Il man opens a
can OF corn.
Maine voted for STATE officers, members
OF congress, members OF the Legislature
and county officers yesterday. The
republicans expected to elect their gov.
ernor by 1900 to $1,000 plurality M
against 2i,SlG two years ago. The
democrats predicted a large decrease in
the republican plurality and the possible
election OF their candidate for governor
The Gazette Gays that Mr.. D.. S
Taggart district freight and passenger
agent nj Reno. has resigned and that
r. W. Cinpp OF San francisco will
succeed him. MIR. Taggart has made
many friends in Nevada since he took
charge Of the Southern Paciiic'a bus.
mess at Reno.
Jethou island, oil which the steamer
Courier foundereh, is by far the small,
eat OF the channel islande, and boasis
tho distinction Of being the smallest
inhabited island in Europe. having.
indeed, only one dwelling house upon
it. 1t has n population OF about seven
sonls. IL has no re adj or pathway OF
poh AT tho last census more than
hall the population OF the island was
absent, having gone into Guernsey
market with the butter and cream from
the Jethou COVE. Tho weather became
bad md the visitors had pertorce to
emam at Guernsey during the census
time.
Nelse Ouderhirk brought some fine
specimens OF ore from n new find, about
four miles west OF Bullion in the rail.
road mining district to this Office this
forenoon. Tho ore carries gold, silver
and copper and assays Sll6 To the ton.
Tho find was made by Charles ~Iverscn
a short time ago and is owned by him
and MIR. Ouderkirk. Mr.. Ouderkirk
thinks from tho work thai ia now 20
ing on in Bullion TINT it is sure to DO
the coming camp Of Nevada.
~Prospcctors should investigate all dc
posits OF black sand. The u. s. Gcolog.
ical department has found TINT this
eand usually carries platinum, which il
moro precious than gold. Other yalu.
able minerals, useful In tho nrtp, nre
found i'll black sand, which is plentiful
IN tho western States especially 'blong
the big streams. Platinum is worth 800
nm ounce. IL will rcmnin IN tho rar
with gold and can he distinguished by
its bright oliver color. The grains arr
usually smaller than gold grnins.
In liouoiying h%cliun.. the Inst Of the
gases TINT have been ihOnyh, to hC