Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-14
During the fiscal year ending june 30,

During the fiscal year ending june 30,
1896, there were imported into ths
Uoited States uncut diamonds to the
value Of sl0.5T9.O00, u diamonde
valued by the cuStom.houee appraisers
at s2i.2S2, 900 and other precious stonee
to the amount OF $4.2i7, 0O0-s total of
more than sio,Ooo,OO0. Aud yet. when
the tax assessor goes diamond hunting
anywhere in the United States, these
geme. so nch md rare, do not sparkle
for him. Their luster is dimmed to a
Few thousand dollars in the torgettui
memory Of the tax dodRer.
There are now. over twenty horses at
the race track in training for the five
days Of racing to be given in Carson
the Inter part Of the month. and a
string OF five from Churchill county,
owned by l.. l.. Allen, will arrive either
this or tomorrow. Abont ten
or fifteen animals will arrive within a
few days from Oakland, Sacramento,
and Woodland, swelling the total num-
her at the track to about forty. This
one Of the best meets ever held
in this scctiop.-Carson News.
John Sunderland, Jr., OF Reno and
DR.. Richardson nf Ely have been selected
by the State committee to I'LL the Sd.
cancies OH the Democrat ticket Tor re-
gents Of the university. Sunderland,
who ID n graduate Of the university, is
given the long term md Richardson the
short term. These are excellent selec.
lions. henderson IN, Sunderland, Levers
and Richardson with Regent Smith will
mako an excellent board OF regents md
the university will DO safe in their hands
for the next w yeare.
Greenwater, tue mining town at the
base OF the Funeral range bordering
Death Valley, is tn nave a bank with
Senator Nixon MS president. An
attempt is being ma IL to lind water
by boring. AS the valley is AGO feet be-
low sea level it IS reasonable to suppos
that n flow OF a~rtcsian water may be
obtained. The price NJ water in the
camp is fifteen cents a gallon. Ten
years ago a person forecasting that a
banking business would be established
on Death Valleys desolate desert waste,
would have been considered on the road
to the State bughouse.
1t ia not surprising that some OF our
young men seem to have such hard
work to be decent. Just remember
that the first man to dwell upon the
earth was no saint. II We can rely upon
history he was Il liar and a sueak. The
first woman kept bad company, and wn'
man like pried into things that did moi
concern he. The first child born was
a murderer and killed his brother. Our
first ancestors we're a tough lot and it il
bard to get il out OF the hlood.-Ex.
The Missouri investigating committee
which investigated the transportation ot
mails, found that the United State:
pays 100000 more per anuum tol
carriage Of mail than the balance OF til,
whole world pays for similar service
Tho governerment pays IL rental o
S't'OS NuNh fSt hiuuul " zig Cor
III use or in reserve. In 1904 the Gov
eminent paid 100000 for tr~ansporta
ton by tonnage, besides 10000, 900 fol
rental. 1t is claimed n sixty-foot cal
making 400 miles a day, will earn $40
600 rental alone, in addition to the rat
Of 8 cents per pound for mail actual,
carried.
Saturday Conductor W.. j. Wrede wal
seriously hurt at station between here
md Sparks, He attempted to board the
caboose when the train had attained
nearly full Roadway, missed his hole
and was thrown to the ground, sustain
ing Il fracture Of the small bone on the
right leg and Il dislocalon OF the knee
Conductor Wrede was brought to his
home here on No. Is and was attended
by DR.. Samuels. The injured man was
sent to the railroad hospital on No. &;
Sunday evening. 1t will DO severa
weeks before he is able to resume hi
run on the road -Winnemucca Star.