Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-09-06

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Siersns Wr,!ncH LAY afternoon washed
"at aver tao hundred yards OF the
Southern Pacific track. The water
loosened the earth and two giant land
slides swept down the mountain side,
twisting the steel rails ike wire. Thus
accounts for the delay in the eas,bound
trains yesterday,
According To story told by II. j.
Ponoch, two thugs beat HIM iusensible
and robbed him OF S9l and other va;uab-
les at Reno and Their placed him on the
tender OF an engine and shipped him
ont Of the state. Ponoch came to him.
self and returned to Reno and hal ono
OF the men arrested. The police are
looking for the other man.
Commissioner Lane amour 'eS that
the Interstate commission
will investigate tile cnal rates To Nevada
and il they are found to lie unreasonable
or exorbitant they well be reduced.
The Nevada commission pro to
get busy rs eo0n rs the present suit Is
settled and then material re- AUCTIONS
may be expected in freight rates.
Rev. Leslie NJ. Burwell and the
members Of the Salvation Army and
Volunteers Of America will have to pay
their fines FOR violating the Reno or
diuance prohibiting public meetings on
the streets. Their attorney made Il
mistake III addressing his notice Of
appeal to the justice court Instead of to
thep police court OF Reno aud the time
IL now past Tor filing the appeal papers.
Rooscvelt's name figured III the re-
marks Of Ex-Governor Par lee Of Cali
~tornia, AZ the irrigation congress. 10
telling Of a ride he had with the presi-
dent when the! wcre nearly clicked by
the smoke from brush fires, Pariee said:
The president asked the cause OF the
fires, and wns told the lumber men were
responsible. Damn the lumber men,
Governor of California; added Pardee,
said Amen
\ committee OF the Goldiield Miners
Union WA in secret conference yester-
day at Reno with Senator Nixon, George
WIuGtield and Judge Bryant, one of the
attorneys for the Consolidated NJ ming
company. Neither side would give any
thing out for publication, but the
Gazette says that negotiations have
been conducted III a spirit that augurs
well Tor an Hmicable settlement OF the
difficulties. The members OF the COM
mittee are desirons of ending the
trouble and go are the officials OF the
company.
Special agents for the government
are looking over territory in Carson
Sink to ascertain whether any public
lands had been fenced by cattlemcn.
According to report the agents found
in several instances that large areas Of
land hal been fenced and TINT public
lands were ciaimed by cattlemen and
others III that section. In addition 10
the government ordering al fences torn
down it ls claimed that ii federal grand
jury may he called Tor the purpose OF
Investigating the matter md probably
iudictlnR the offenders. The investiga-
ton may extend to other parts Of the
state.
Western Pacific surveyors are work
ing on Il new survey for the railroad
casi Of town. II the new survey If
accepted, the road will hug the Southern
Pacific right Of way until II reaches II
point near Mr.. Bruce's ranch house
when it will bcnr off toward the ri liver
Two blind miners participated in the
rockdriilmg contests at Butte, Montana,
on Labor day. Tho Butte Miner gives
this account OF the novel scene: AS
Henry Rodda and Michael Davy, two
blind miners, mounted the stand tor
the drilling contest, the throats oi
them until hoarsc aud urged them tC
the wInUng point. Tho contest was
won 10y MIR. Rodda, who drilled siX and
seyen-six-tecnths inches in hard granite
III five miuutos. The first prize was
$l2J cash and the second, 80 cash md
suit Of clothes and other merchandise.
Roida WIS q former COmstock minor.