The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-06-08
News Notes from Hamilton

day in Eureka.
Louis LAM is still in Ely with Charles
Minoletti attending court.
Our dentist has gone to Duckwater
to attend to some dental work.
Ed Coyle recently lost the best horse
in his freighting team. He found ii
dead in a ditch.
Frank and George Allen are on their
way to Eureka with $50 wild horses.
which they will sell there.
Miss Fannie Coyle was up from the
Six Mile House last Friday on horse
back. visiting the Ma.son family.
Austin jackson, formerly of Tono-
pah but now of San Francisco, is in
town looking after some mining in.
terests here.
II. f. Hunt has been called to Ely &c
examine some mines. During his alb
sence James Rosevear will have charge
of the Nevada Lead mine.
Dan Ford, an Ely p~rospector. was in
from Shermantown this week for b
supply of provisions. He reports max
ing a very good strike there.
r. A. Dean has put a new ladder in
the shaft on his mine near town and i.
now doing his assessment work. and
also locating a few more mines.
William II. Smith and daughter.
Miss Annie. passed through here from
Ely OH their way home to Newark
valley. They had been attending court
at Ely.
Peter Brown Of Monte Cristo was in
town Friday for supplies. He informed
us that he had been highly successful
in his prospecting there. and predicts
that Monte Cristo will soon be heard
from. He says he struck a ledge OF
copper. lead and gold ore that is l6 feet
wide and all ore. and that he can trace
it 5000 feet.
Nick Lapolla and Charles Estella
have gone out to N work on
the Alta Zoanni mine. There 10 still
some snow there, al the mine is on the
top of White Pine mountain. but they
think that they a begin work and
continue during the Summer. There is
a large amount of high grade ore on the
dump, which only needs sacking and
packing down by mule train. and this
will be done without delay.
William Blair of Bull Greek dislocated
his arm last week and was brought into
Hamilt5n for treatment. He was riding
after a COW when his horse struck o
gopher hole and stumbled. In trying
to keep his horse from falling he pulled
hard on the bit and the horse fell back.
ward. throwing him. DIR. Pettengili
got the arm in its socket again and kept
the patient here for q couple Of days.
but Monday morning he returned to his
Nye County ranch.
Last Saturday We were informed that
an automobile containing Messrs. Grit.
FIN. Golding. Mayberry and one stranger.
all from Eureka. were at the Six Mile
House on their way to Hamilton to
look over the district. just then 1t be-
gan to snow heavily and the party
turned around and returned to Erreka.
The snow continued to fall all day Sun
day and before night more than a foot
was on the ground. Tuesday all the
snow had melted away.
Although the weather was bad, and
and it was showing steadily, Decoration
day was observed here. and the graves
tastefully decorated with flowers and
wreaths. The Odd Fellows held services
at the cemetery. while Mr.. r. A. Dean
delivered an address in the Hamilton
Club Hall. The singing was ably con
Quoted by Mrs. Carl Muir. In spite OF
the bad weather the attendance was
good. nearly all the people turning out
Robert Blackburn has struck a three
foot ledge of high grade silver. copper
aud lead ore on his mine adjoining the
Elko mine on the west side of Treasure
Hill. The find again shows a case Of
miners luck. Last year a shaft OF 20
feet was sunk without en%counterinG
ore. Then a second shaft was sunk abou'
20 feet away aud still no ore body found
| Mr.. Blackburn then sunk a shaft be
tween the two other ones and made thii
important find. Men will be at ono
put ON the find and shipping com
menced as soon as possible. as it is al
shipping ore. X. A. u.