The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-01-08
Nevada State News

The Supreme Court has rendered a
decision sustaining the constitutionality
of the Nevada banking law passed by the
last Legislature.
Senator Nixon has been elected president
Of the Carson Valley Bank. The capita
lization of the bank has been increased
to $50, 200.
Arrangements are being made for the
erection of a modern hotel in Winnie.
mucca. The building is to cost $75 900
and will be constructed Of steel, concrete
and brick.
G~eorgias Stevanopolcus a Greek
laborer working in the smelter at McGill
was caught in a belt while at work last
week. and 80 badly mangled that he died
shortly after being taken to the hospital
His arm was broken in eight places and
his entire side was mashed nearly to q
pulp.
Rock Crisler, conductor on the N. CO
between Madeline and Alturas. was
seriously injured Wednesday in an at
tempt to avoid the effects of a threatened
derailment OF an oil car. While the car
was rounding a curve on a high embank-
ment, the car appeared about to topple
over, causing Crisler to Jump to the hard
ground, a distance OF over 20 feet. Girls
ler's ankles were badly sprained and it
is thought that his left leg is broken
above the ankle.
A great private preserve is to be made
of the country along the Truckee river
from the town OF Truckee to Lake Tahoe
| a distance Of IA miles. All the mountain
district on both sides OF this stream has
just been given into the exclusive con-
troll Of Wilson & Lindsay OF Oakland and
the firm intends to divide it into sections
ranging from 2 to % acres in extent and
sci, the land only on the agreement that
the great trout stream probably the best
known to Coast fisherman will be pre-
served for the exclusive use of the land
holders along the river.
Tonopah Sun James Byrne 8 died SaI
urday at tie Miners Union hospital from
the effects OF blood poisoning. following
the amputation first Of the little finger Of
his left hand and later of his arm above
the elbow. November 13 his finger was
smashed while working in the Montana
Tonopah mine. in the breaking OF
Waugh drill. He was taken to the hos
pital and the finger dressed and caret
for until December 6 when ii was ampu
tated. He grew worse and for a time j
was thought that he could live but a few
hours, having been unconscious for owe
three weeks. Tuesday his arm was am
putated, and he had not shown a sign Q
rallying since.
According to the officials Of the South
ern Pacific, extensive improvements ar
being planned, and a number are al
ready under way, on the company's over
land line in Nevada. The opening OF tn
Western Pacific railroad for transconti
mental business has fastened these i'm
provements On account Of the shorte
distance, easier grade and freedom from
snow O. the new Gould line between Sal
Lake and San Francisco. Practically th,
entire track is to be reballssted and re
placed with the underground rail, which
the company has now adopted as it
, standard. double tracks will be built il
, several sections Of the line, and e~xtensiv,
/, improvements to the various tunnels o
the road will have to be made.
Shipping Of ice from the ponds a
Truckee to ill the great ice house at Car
lin, Nevada. is about to commence, all
preparations having been commenced fol
it. There viii be about 200 carloads o.
ice hauled. or about 1900 tons, this