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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-07-29
TH|RTY-N|ME YEARS AGO
News Items From the SENTINEL
Files of July %, 1872, to
July 28, 1872

Almost every evening Zephyr mount
ain just east Of town is brilliantly illu-
minated by bonfres. Ladies and GENTLE
men frequently climb the mountain
these beautiful evenings. and just for
the fun Of the thing. huge sagebrush
bonires are kindled. The mountain
was especially brilliant last evening.
The Phenix reduction works are rum
ming satisfactorily and turning u .
clear profit Of about $500 worth Of
bullion daily.
A few days ago q gentleman connected
with the coal and timber business re-
ceived several hundred dollars in town
on a contract. which amount he proceeded
to disburse to the last cent before start
ing for home in the hills. A few miles
out he was met by . mounted highway
man, and commanded to fork over that
money" He frankly told the road
agent hat he hadn't q red; but his
story was not accepted as the whole
truth, whereupon the enterprising agent
FASTENED to search him in the most
appropriate style known to the art. Not
finding anything the highwayman vas
disposed at first to be q little overbear-
ing, but finally simmered down and
conversed good naturally on many Of
the current topics Of the day. Before
parting the mar to be robbed was the
recipient of q chew OF tobacco from the
robber, after which he went on his way
rejoicing. Taken all through, it vas .
little the coolest affair of the kind that
has ever come under our notice.
Following is the roll of honor Of the
Eureka public school in Mrs. Browns
department for the month of June:
Wesley George. Ike Leventhal, William
Matthews, Annie Story, Louie Travers,
Lizzie Mathews, George Barnes. Emma
Vanderlieth. Julia Barnes. Dan Brown.
There Is q perfect mountain of char
coal piled up in the vicinity Of the Eu-
reka Consolidated furnaces. We have
no idea Of the number Of bushels there
are. but the supply on hand seems to be
about double as large as has ever been
seen stacked up around those works.
A ditch for extending the water pipes
from Monroe street to the O'Neil sur
vey. west of town, was commenced
yesterday.
The Adams Hill mine Will make
another shipment of 100 tons Of $500 ore
to San Francisco next week.
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To Develop Salt Beds

Having. with a number of associates,
secured clear title to wonderful salt de-
posits near Monticello, o. j. Gutke, q
former Southern Pacific Railroad man,
is now arranging for machinery for the
working of the salt fields. When these
fields were discovered a number Of rail.
road men located more than 40. 900 acres,
but the State Of Utah disputed their
right to the land, but the locators have
won out. Gutke says that more than
Is, 900, 900 tons of salt can be extracted
from the beds.
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c BREVITIES.

Mrs. Flora Morris returned here las
Saturday from a business trip to Sar
Francisco.
Mrs. g. M. Roberts and Mrs. S. T
Edwards returned Tuesday from theii
visit at Mineral Hill.
W. A. Moore Of the Warm Springs
ranch in Newark valley was in Eureka
Wednesday securing a haying crew.
William Sweet, manager Of the
Chicago Eureka Mining Company, left
Friday for Palisade on a business trip.
Miss T. Suichetti of Austin, cour
stenographer in the Indian murder trial
being tried in the District Court, arrived
here Thursday.
J. o. Southland, wife and three chill.
dren of Emporia, Kansas, passed
through Eureka Monday from the
Coast on their way home.
Mrs. G. w. Leighton, who has been
on q visit with her husband at Oak
Station for the past week. returned to
Eureka with him Wednesday.
Attention Is called to the advertise
ment in to-day's SENTINEL announcing
the commencement Of the next term Of
the Nevada State University.
julius Minoletti OF Eureka, but now
residing temporarily at Hamilton, drove
over last Sunday and returned there
Monday. accompanied by Mrs. Charles
+. Estella and child.
A. r. Randolph. Nat Hawkins and
J. NJ. Requa of Palisade and DIR. T. H.
Harper Of Carlln were arrivals in Eu-
reka from Palisade Thursday as wit.
nesses in the Indian murder trial.
@. +. Wittenberg, wife and three
children of Tonopah arrived in Eureka
by auto Thursday. Mr.. Wittenberg Is
here for a short visit OF inspection to
his mining properties on Adams Hill.
Gent Martelletti, wife aud child left
Wednesday for w. A. Moore's Warm
Springs ranch in Newark valley. where
Mr.. Martelletti will have charge of the
hsying crew and Mrs. Martelletti will
do the cooking.
Robert L. Benson of Chicago. manag-
ing director Of the Nevada Central Cop.
per Company, who paid a visit last
week to the company's mines near Oak
Station on the f. g. p. Railway. re-
turned East Wednesday.
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J, p, Morgan, sl.5O Cigar.

More celebrated in Wall street than
his art treasures are ]. Pierpont Nor.
gan's cigars. To add to the sum Of
human knowledge about great men,
some one got hold of one of his smok es
and examined, measured and weighed
it carefully. Exactly eight inches long
circumference at the latest girth 81
inches; half Of the four inches from
the lighting end to the band very fine
and tapering; butt massive for a good
grip of the jaws; surface of the whole
as smooth and almost as shiny as a
chocolate colored billiard ball; weight
n ounce; grown for him on a
specially reserved field near Havana.
made for him by specially selected
workers; shaped for him on a special
models price O .5o each smoke. ]. P.
said to have sworn off smoking more
than n pound a day.-New York
Press.
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Notes Of Former EurekanS

Principal E. E. Winfrey Of Sparks
public schools has gone to the Ha waiian
Islands for his Summer vacation.
Reno Gazette, July %: Mrs. William
Bryant Of Sparks, who was operated
upon a few days ago. is rapidly regain.
ing strength and is now believed to be
out of danger.
Las Vegas Review: Prof. A. s. Hen
derson and family have left for a few
weeks vacation. Mrs. Henderson
and the children will go to Salt Lake
City. while the professor will go to
northern Nevada for a time and enjoy
q fishing excursion along the Truckee.
Reno Journal July "a: Crittenden
Thornton. one of the pioneer attorneys
Of Nevada, arrived from San Francisco
yesterday morning and continued on to
Carson. After spending the day in the
capital, Mr.. Thornton returned to Reno
and left last evening on train No. %
for the coast. Iu the early days of this
State Mr.. Thornton practiced in Reno,
Carson and Eureka. He was a law
partner of Tom Wren. former Congress-
man from Nevada, and at one time was
private secretary to Governor Bradley
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NEWS SUMMARY

A fire broke out in Constantinople
Sunday afternoon and before it was
under control two square miles Of the
city we're swept of buildings. 1t is es.
timated that over 5000 buildings were
destroyed.
Henry P. Dalton. the Oakland asses
sor, convicted Of receiving $4,000 Of q
$4,000 bride from the Spring Valley
Water Company to lower its assess.
ment, has been sentenced to serve eight
years in San Quentin.
Farmers across the Mississippi river
from Alton in the country known as
Missouri Point, abolished the rule this
year that every harvest hand and every
thresher is entitled to three jiggers of
whisky each day besides his wages.
In other days West Alton became q
battle ground every harvest.
The Canadian Reciprocity bill passed
the United States Senate on Saturday
by the decisive vote of 80 to 81, the
final lineup Of Senators being along
sectional lines rather than political.
The Democrats supported the bill large
ly. and among the votes in the afirma-
tive were those of Senators Newlands
and Nixon of Nevada.
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Buick Auto Wins Endurance Race

Reno. Nevada. July 23.-T. A. Judd,
driving q Buick car, arrived in Reno
this afternoon It 2:49 o'clock, winner
Of the Reno Winnemucca endurance
contest for the Bert Nixon trophy.
Colonel O. A. Lundy. driving a Doris
car. was stalled in the heavy sand six
miles west Of Winnemucca early this
morning on the return trip and was
compelled to summon aid to move his
Car. The Buick covered the entire
journey to Winnemucca and return, a
distance Of $50 miles over rough roads,
In Is hours. 30 minutes and 90 seconds
without . mishap. Only two cars com
peted, and the Doris on the outbound
trip yesterday became wedged in the
same sand that proved its Waterloo
this morning.
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RAILROADS ENTER TRACKAGE PACT
Gould and Hartman Interests Will
Send Trains Over Either Routes

Gould and Hartman Interests Will
Send Trains Over Either Routes
A trackage agreement made recently
in New York between officials of the
Southern Pacific and Western Pacific
roads, it is understood, provides that the
former company may operate trains
over the lines of the latter and vice
versa. The most important factor.
however, is that the Southern Pacific
may construct additional trackage on
the road bed of the Western Pacific.
The agreement will not interfere or
lessen the work of double tire cking
now in progress by the Southern Pa
cifc from Ogden west to Sparks; be-
tween Benicia and Sacramento, and on
the western slope of the Sierra Nevada
Mountains. By the terms of the agree
ment the Southern Pacific will soon
start sending out trains over the West
err Pacific track from San Francisco to
Wells where the two tracks diverge,
while the western Pacific will use the
tracks of the Hartman lines at first
only for overland mail and passenger
trains, west bound.
Increased traffic on both lines caused
the agreement which was proposed by
the Southern Pacific.
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DOCUMENTS OF RECORD
Filed In the Office OF the Recorder
OF Eureka County Up to
July %, 1911

Notices Of Location of the Boston
Boston Nos. /, @, 8 and 4 mines il
Roberts Greek mining district by
George Watt and K. ID. WALTZ. Re
corded July 20.
r. Mechanics. County Treasurer t.
Bsowawe Mercantile Company-Ta,
deed to the personal property. furniture
fixtures and improvements Of NJ. II
Bertrand at Buckhorn. Consideration
sl7.84. Recorded July 20, 1911.
Notices of Location Of the Red Jacket
Consolidated Nos. 8. 4 aud 8 mines in
Mineral Hill mining district by Will ],
Flynn aud Joseph A. Flynn. Recorded
July ".
Proofs Of Labor on the Ruby and
Queen mines in Eureka mining district
by David Morris. Recorded July 2S.
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To Develop Buckhorn

Reno. Nevada, July 24-Alex Boyle,
a well known young mining engineer
OF this city. and a graduate of the
Mackay School of Mines OF the Univer-
sity of Nevada, has been appointed
Superintendent of the Buckhorn mine
at Buckhorn, Nevada. This property is
owned by George Wingfield Of the
Goldfeld Consolidated Company and is
said to be a big low grade proposition.
1t is the intention Of the company to
erect a large mill and to work the mine
on a large scale.
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MARK TWAlN'S INSTRUCTOR TALKS
Declares That Mark Melted $1,000 ON
His First Lecture

East Liverpool, O.. July 19-Captain
Abner Martin, the oldest Ohio Missis-
sippi river man in this section Of the
Ohio valley, celebrated his 91st birth
day anniversary yesterday. 1t was
Captain Martin who taught Samuel
Clemens MARK Twain) all that the
latter aver knew about a steamboat,
and when both were working on the
old river packet. Pennyslvania. "told
Sam he never would make q hit as .
steamman." Said Captain Martin
laconically "And he didn't; he was
too witty. even when On q pilot house
deck.
"Sam broke into the lecture business
in Sacramento. CAL, soon after the
war, and when he was dead broke. He
made a deal with an opera house mama
ger, who talked against Sam going ON
the stage. Sam got out his own dod-
gers. and on them he had printed.
Doors open at 7:30 o'clock-trouble
starts at 81 He spent all night writing
his FIRST lecture. He was still at it at
sunup. The house was packed. and
Sam cleared over $1,000 that highland
he got the opera house for nothing"
Captain Martin declares that few
people ever knew how Sam got into the
lecture business. When the war broke
out. he enlisted in the Confederate army,
spent a few months there, and desert
ing, went to the Fiji islands. where he
remained until after the war. Return
ing home dead broke. Sam then wrote
and delivered his first lecture.
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Criticising Board of Pardons

The State Board Of Pardons is receiv-
ing its share of criticism from all over
the State. for the clemency shown
many prisoners at the meeting Of the
board held this month. The latest is
from Tonopah. the Governors home
town, the Bonanza taking him to task.
and also the Attorney General for
granting a parole to Frank Hart. who
was given a ten years sentence for
drugging and robbing q woman. the
latter afterwards g.-Virginia
Chronicle,
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BUCKHORN ITEMS

Our correspondent at Buckhorn sends
the SENTINEL the following items for
publication.
Mrs Patsy Patterson came over from
Carlin last week, remaining q few days.
She returned home by way Of the Dean
ranch. accompanied by O. E Hymsr.
J. J. Jordan Of the Buckhorn Mines
Company goes to Fairview, Churchill
County, and in his stead Mr.. Boyle of
Silver City, Nevada. assumes charge
here.
s. O. Stratton and Mr.. Fitzpatrick
were over from Cortez last week. They
say the town Of Cortez is working up a
boom.
Talk of sport, there were several that
started out from here this week that
said they were going to bag all the
game that anne within 30 miles Of the
camp. John O. Tyree and Charles
Hickey are supposed to be the fellows
who are going to do the job.
Mrs. Lulu Kaye came in from Beo-
wave Tuesday for a visit with her
brother. O. E. Hymer. After a visit
Of q few days she left for California.
A mining sale was contaminated
here last week. The interested parties
were James Raine and Charles Hickey.
The property is situated at Quartz,
neal Buckhorn, and from all amounts
this new districts will be heard from in
a substantial way before long.
BILL.
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INDIAN MURDER TRIAL
The Case Begun Last Thursday
In the District Court Is
Still Pending

The trial Of the two Iudiaps-Indian
Tom and Indian Maggie-recently in
dicted by the Grand Jury on the charge
OF numbering Minnie Mckee, an Indian
squaw. at Palisade on November 6.
1910. was commenced in the District
Oourt here Thursday morning, July 81,
Judge Peter Breen presiding.
Some time was taken up in selecting
the jury. and it was nearly 4 o'clock in
the afternoon before the 10 men chosen
to try the case were impaneled. Their
names are as follows:
Ed Bergman Charles Boyle
John Conway w. N. Curto
M. M. Horner Thomas Eccles
w. ]. Eathorne Jorgau Jacobsen
William Holder Fred Harris
James Kautz G. w. Leighton
Attorney H. X. Mitchell is represent.
ing the defendants and District Attor.
neyT. J. McParlin is prosecuting the case
Miss I. Suichetti of Austin is court
st~enographer and Truman Collins of
Duckwater the interpreter.
1t appears an Indian squaw named
Minnie Mckee Of Carlin came to Pail.
SADIE on Sunday afternoon. November
9. 1910, and was found burned to death
the next morning by the peace officers
of Palisade. The wickiup at Indian
Toms camp was burned and the squaw
was found dead in the ruins, her body
being badly burned and a confusion
found on the top Of her head, which il
was thought had been caused by being
struck with a heavy club.
The dead squaw had. been drinking
with Indian Tom. Maggie. his squaw.
and other Indians. Every indication OF
foul play was present, and Justic of the
Peace Requa Of Palisade, as coroner,
held an inquest upon the remains, and
subsequently, caused .he arrest for
murder of Indian Tom, Maggie. Indian
Squsewe and Minnie. his squaw.
Aho OoiohoA . july iOuuu tunt tuc
squaw came to her death by burning.
but made no recommendation fastening
the guilt upon any person. The In
dams arrested were released from
custody by the Justice.
Subsequently a further investigation
proved that the dead sQuaw was most
foully and brutality murdered, and Dis.
trict Attorney T. J. McParlin went to
Palisade the latter part of December last
aud had Indian Maggie.rearrested for
the crime. A preliminary examination
was held before Justice Requa. who,
upon the confession made by Indian
Tom aud other evidence brought out in
the trial, bound the prisoner over to
appear before the Grand Jury.
Indian Tom was detained as a wit.
ness. and with his squaw Maggie, was
brought to Eureka December 81 aud
lodged in the county Jail.
When the SENTINEL went to press
this afternoon. the prosecution was still
putting in its case.
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Elv Supplies Eureka With Beer

Ely Record: On Friday last one OF
Matson's six.horse teams Of Hamilton
was loaded with bottled beer at the
Consumers Mailing & Brewing plant
for shipment to Eureka, being the
second shipment within the past few
weeks. Eureka is now getting its entire
beer supply from Ely. which speaks
we'll for the popularity OF the brew
and also brings business to Ely.
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PROSPEROUS LAS VEGAS
Former District Attorney Of Eu-
reka County Booms South
ern Part of State

The Carson Appeal says that A. s.
Henderson, formerly District Attorney
of Eureka County. now an attorney at
Las Vegas. spent q day In that city
where he had some legal business to ct.
tend to. Mr.. Henderson Is also the
secretary Of the Chamber of Commerce
at the Southern Nevada citrus city.
In speaking Of that section he says:
LAS Vegas and that portion of Ne
vada is all right. The fact that the
railroad people are making headquart-
ers there Of course helps. but we all
hope and believe that the greatest
future lies in the agricultural develop
ments.
1--WE are raising anything from table
truck to the best fruit on earth. At
the present time they are cutting the
third crop Of alfalfa, aud the hay is
selling at $50 per ton. As an expert.
ment radishes were raised from seed to
table in 2S days; that, we think. is
some record. Other crops grow in the
same ratio so the people can figure what
is being done.
"The development of the artesian
belt has made that section. At the
present time 70 wells are flowing.
They range in volume from a few
inches to l40 inches per minute. The
big well Is certainly a charm and has
made the owner q fortune. The Pc
culiar and satisfactory result is that
the last well dug does not diminish the
flow Of the first. In fact every well
seems to come from a basin of its own
and there seems to be no end to the
possibilities along this line.
MANY large colonizipg plans are
under way and Vegas is going to reap
the benefit. The artesian belt is not
confined to q small district but seems to
extend over q vast area which is going
to make 1t possible to carry on extensive
cultivation.
1T 10 true that it is warm down that
way, but the heat is such that no pros.
trations occur. Men work in the fields
without danger and the heat is only
oppressive during the months Of July
and August.
THE city has incorporated and with.
in a short time we will boast of all
modern improvements, including
sewers and other sanitary necessities.
We have adopted q modern charter and
one that other cities could follow.
Las Vegas is going ahead on re-
sources Of her own. Aside from the
vast possibilities Of the agricultural
fields, the section boasts of q number of
mining properties. while the railroad
is past experiment. The San Pedro is
now using the high line and the danger
Of washouts and other troubles has
passed. The road is handling all the
business in that section and the trains
are crowded. 1t is becoming the popular
route."
Mr.. Henderson leaves this evening for
San Francisco and will return to his
southern home by the way of Los
Angeles.
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Maps Of Eureka Mining District

The SENTINEL has received a limited
number Of new black and white prints
Of Eureka mining district. In addition
to what 10 known as the Pardy map. has
been added the Windfall and other
mines adjoining in the Secret Canyon
mining district. Price per map, one
dollar. BY mail, 5 cents extra.
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More One Dollar Bills

According to advices from Washing
ton there will be no lack Of VI bills IN
circulation If the plans Of the Treasury
Department carry out. As fast as silver
certificates of larger denomination are
received, their place is being taken BY
the n dollar certificate. so that the
smaller bill should be much in evidence
shortly.
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The sinews of war will no longer play
such an important part in the elections
Of men to the House and U. S. Senate.
for legislation just passed prohibits any
candidate for the House or Senate to
spend more than q sum equal to 10
cents for each voter in his district or
State. Senatorial candidates are
limited to $4,000 and Congressional
candidates to $4,000.
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New Superintendent. a. Buekhoru

Carson Appeal: Alex M. Boyle, a
brother of Emmett Boyle. has been ap-
pointed superintendent Of the Buck
horn mines, q holding of the Wingfsld
people. Mr.. Boyle has been connected
with the Mexican mine In Virginia
City.
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California Smelter Coming to Nevad.

California Smelter Coming to Nevada
Coram, Shasta County, GAL. July "a.
1t is authoratively stated here and at
Redding that a tract Of barren country
on the Nevada. California border, 40
miles square. has been negotiated for.
for the site for the erection Of . mann
moth smelter where will be shipped
ores from Shasta County. It is claimed
that the Balakla and Bully Hill Com
panies are interested in the project but
not the Mountain Copper of the Man,
moth Copper Companies. The tract
is said to be untitled for cultivation Of
any sort and is barren of vegetation and
that therefore the fumes would not be
destructive.
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THE T MARKET

The latest metal quotations are al
follows:
Silver at New York 52s cents per ounce.
Lead al New York s4.45 per 100 pounds
Copper at New York $12.W.
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