The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1909-02-06
Nevada State News


the p~ostofice at Tenabo on January ~.
was taken to Winnemucca this week
for q preliminary hearing before q
United States Commissioner.
The President has signed a proclama-
ton adding GOO. 1856 acres to the Hum
boldt National forest in the northern
part of Elko County. Nevada, bordering
on the Idaho line. The area contains
pine, fir and aspen timber estimated at
GA. 900. 900 lineal feet. This addition
gives the forest q total of ~1,153,S1S
acres.
William Luttrell attempted suicide
In the railroad tunnel near Ely a few
days ago by cutting his wrists to the
bone and his throat from ear to ear.
He was found by a woman who was
walking through the tunnel and res
cued just in time to escape being run
over by q Nevada Northern passenger
train. He probably will recover.
Within the next go days the Salt
Lake route will have located its general
machine aad repair shops at Las Vegas,
Nevada, and the construction of the
new buildings will amount to over
$500, 900. The buildings. machinery
and equipment of the shops will fur
nish employment for 400 men. and by
the time the plans are worked out. the
full equipment installed. the cost is ex-
pected to reach between $500, 900 and
$500. 900.
According to the report Of State Lii
cense Collector Haley. Nevada has 744
saloons distributed among the different
counties as follows: Churchill %,
Douglass 10. Elko 70. E,meralda 1853.
Eureka 20. Humboldt 100. Lander IS.
Lincoln 50, Lyon 81. Nye 81. Ormsby
2S, Storey 20, Washoe ia, White Pine
Sc. Total 744. In Reno there are "a
saloons. Sparks IS, Tonopah 10, Ely 2S,
Virginia City "a. Winnemucca 25 and
Goldfeld 70. These towns have the
largest number of saloons.
p. J. McDermott, q young man of
Elko. 10 said to have been virtually
railroaded to the State prison for one
year on Saturday last. He with two
other companions took three barrels of
whisky from along side Of . box car.
His two companions put up the job. and
from all that can be learned they had
stolen the goods from the car and got
McDermott to help them load the
whisky into . wagon and haul it of.
His companions turned States evidence
and were found not guilty.
While riding along the big canal of
the Wadsworth Light and Power Com.
pany on Jan. 2S. Robert Esden. aged IL
and SON Of the president Of the COM
pany. was thrown from his horse and
had his brains dashed out against the
trunk Of Q tree. 1t was the boys
duty each morning to ride along the
ditch to look for possible breaks.
When he failed to return at the usual
time. his father made search and found
the lifsless body. with the horse which
had caused the accident standing watch
over it.
Three masked men held mp the Mo
hawk Saloon, one Of the biggest es.
Adjustments Of the kind at Goldfield,
and got away with s34l7 early Monday
morning. They have not yet been
captured. Entering the front door in
Indian file with guns drawn. they lined
mp about 30 men who were in the place.
Then one Of them went behind the bar,
tapped the cash register, got . key to
the safe, took all the bank roll aud coin
sacks he could find and walked out of
the saloon while the others covered his
retreat. None OF those who lined up
were molested.
Considerable pressure Is being
brought to bear upon Senator Clark to
agree to . fiat rate Of six dollars per ton
for all ore hauled over his road out of
Goldheld. He spent over 90. 900. 900 for
this extension Of his railroad enter