Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1911-11-10
Salmagund
FROM SATURDAYS DAILY

Elko friends and relatives.
Mr.. Fred Davis left for hi.
home at Bullion this morning.
John Scott came in from the
Bruneau country yesterday.
w. T. ONei'l, n Of the solid
stockmen of Eastern Elko county,
is in town on land matters.
The case of the state against C.
W. Grover, charged with threaten
ing the life Of George T.. Wolford,
was continued this forenoon until
10 O'Clock Monday.
President Taft reached Washing
ton Wednesday night after his Do
litical jaunt to the Pacific coast.
He travelled nearly $4,000 miles
and saw many people. He had a
great time and returned much
wiser than when he started out TO
meet the ingurgents face 10 face.
Rev. w. S. Holt. d. d. of Port
land, Oregon, in whose honor a
banquet was given at the Com
mercial Hotel two years ago, ar
rived in Elko today. He will
occupy the pulpit of the Presby-
terrain church tomorrow morning.
DR.. Holt is a good speaker and no
one should fail to hear him.
The Sunday School service at the
Presbyterian church at 1890 to-
morrow will be a Union service of
all the Sunday Schools of Elko and
Of EIko County. Every one is in.
vitei. Rev. W. S. M,rritt, well
known to Elko audiences, will have
charge.
Judge Quicker has granted the
Tolion Of TANNERS attorneys for
a change Of venue from Humboldt
county and he has sent the case TO
Washoc county for trial. He was
tried there before for tho murder
Of Mrs. Quilici and convicted OF
murder in the second degree. He
will be tried for the murder Of
Mr.. Outlet and il is hoped that he
will receive the death sentence
this time.
Another attempt is being made
to work the ground about Steam
boat Springs. Some rich ore has
from time to time been Developed.
hut On account IF the hot water il
has been practically impossible to
do any deep or extensive exploring
The last time such a work was al
tempted "A miner was scaldcd 20
death in the pump stump. a new
outfit is to attempt development on
tn ground. Appeal.
This mDrnlnR the Cnntes tants in
the 'ccount Of ballots finished their
work on the Humboldt county bal.
lots. They were all counted. tai
lied and returned to their packages
with the exception of the objected
TO ballots which will be scanned by
the members Of the SupremcCourt.
This afternoon the ballots from
Nyc County were opened up.
They will be counted during the
mDnth. The first precinct ofRo und
NJ DIltain viii be looked into this
afternoon. One hundred and fifty
ballots were cast at the gold camp.
Appeal.
Nearly a third Of a billion dollars
vas added to the wealth Of the
United States from the mineral
production of the western stares
during 1910. according to the fig
urcs of the UnitcdStatcs geological
survey. This includes about $780,
OOO, 600 worth Of coal, the rcmain-
ing production, principally metals,
having a value Of practically a
quarter of a billion dollars. The
total figures of western mineral
production are 1913, 9d4,SSl. This
is about onc-fourth Of tnc total ag-
riculturaI production. being about
the anne as for the entire United
States. The agricultural produc-
ton Of the wctscrn states derived
from the figures Of the department
OF agriculture, was approximately
$l,39d, 79l 900. The area consid.
cred includes the belt from the Da-
kotas south to Texas and the terri
tOTy westward