Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-04-12

01unty eon,racoeJ Lsbts to prepare hcr.
self for the journey to California and
now she has been left in the lurch. II
is up TO the southern men to iaakc
good.-Journh.
Mr.. Weston is still here waiting the
ARRIVAL OF W. F. Snyder, president Of
the Pacific Consolidated MIXING and
Smelling company. This is the
that Is operating the copper properties.
formerly owned by Mr.. Weston at Lone
Mountain. Mr.. Snyder will pass
through III a day or so ON his way TO
iermgton and MIR. Weston viii Join him
aud go as fra rs Reno. 1t is very prob.
able that active work will begin IN the
Lone Mountain mines this summer.
Col. Hy man is making ~angemen
to open u tirst-class ASS ~ Office aud
mining bureau in Elko. 1t Is his mten-
tioL to furnish reliable intor NATION
bout the mines Of Elku county and to
expert mining properties. The assay
ing department will be III ,;...rg. al a
SohoPS'Shh doedseE. ne 10 DpS bt1Utlht-
lug for a location and will open the
busin ess us soon the necessary arrange
nlents can be made. Such "A bureau
will be Of Immense benefit TO the mining
interests Ut this section OF the state uII,i
there Is no more capable mnn 10 the
county to manage it than Col. ii, man.
A sheepherder employed by Martin
Sorrensen became suowbIiud recently
while out III the hills near Gardnerville,
and hnd IA narrow escape FROM sturya-
non Before beaoning totally blind, he
male hI' way "a the ca'iu mud waited
six days Tor help 70 arnve dur!ug which
time he was without TOO T.. There was
grub III the CABIN but sur. unfortunate
tuan could not help Himself. As days
passed 10y :he man grew weaker md
when Tonne wa unable to rpeak. The
ram had MISC fpnnd it, va, through the
roof 81 the cabin, and the herder suffer-
ed as mnch from exposure as he did
from starvation.
Chief Engineer Bosue and PARTY went
over the line OF the Western Pacific
eact md west OF Elko yesterday. They
were not very free With Information cor.
corning the work Id this section, but
from II remark made by Mr.. Bogue to
Engineer w. II. Gavin we are led to
believe that active work will begin =, ast
and west OF Elko in a few days. Mr..
Gavin arrived last Wednesday with his
wife and child and they are stopping at
the Commercial Hotel. Mr.. Gavin will
have charge OF the work in EIko and
vicinity. Mr.. Bouge said to him yester.
day that he would give him an easy ONO
IN Two or three days. This was inter.
preted By those who heard it to mean
that work would soon begin ON the cuts
at Ryndon aud the tunnels in Moleen
canyon.
During the session OF the legislature,
Milton Detch, a GoIdfieid millionaire,
and K. L.. Colbarn, a GoldfeId mining
man, agreed to give $500 zach toward
the education Of Miss Mamie Berning. q
waitress at the Arlington dung room.
They thought she was too pretty a girl
toispend her life as a wait ress aud pro.
posed to educate her. Colburn drew
his check FOR 300 and placed it IN the
hands Of Senator Pyne, but has since
dishonored it. Detch did not come to
time with his $500. Miss Berning relied
on their unsoicIted promises and made
preparations for her Califor MIA trip, but
gave it up and went back TO her work in
the dining room. Dptcb is snid to he in
training for u. S, senate. iils conduct
III this matter will not win him my votes.