The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-09-30

gypsum quarry at the Nevada Douglass
ground. Arrangements are being made
to ship 100 tons per day as 500 as the
railroad can handle the shipments.
Winnemucca is to erect q new high
school building. The sum of $50. 900 has
been issued in bonds and will be applied
to the building Of this educational plant.
The bonds were purchased by an East
ern party who paid a premium Of 1910.
At the trap shooting contest Saturday
at the close Of the big Truckee-Csrso
Fair at Fallon, A. E. Hammond rested
his shotgun on his right foot for q
moment while awaiting his turn at the
trap. The gun was accidentally dis
charged and tore away a part Of the foot.
State Engineer Kesrney is in Ely and
other points in White Pine County,
where he lie gathering data on water
rights. Some Of the rights are located
on water which rises in Nevada and
flows through to Utah. In these cases
he has some hard problems to crack.
Sheriff Harris Of Elko County is max
ing up a book with all the stock brands
of his county. Already several pages
have been filed and more will be done.
This is done to help identify stock
shipped from the range out Of the State
by the cattle buyers, and will also pre-
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Cadet gray uniforms have been adopt.
ed by Warden Baker as the uniform to
be worn by his "honor men," The first
grade prisoners will have a cadet gray
uniform having black braid down the
side seam Of the trousers. The next be-
low that will be the plain gray, and the
lowest grade will keep on wearing what
they have.
Joseph Antoine. the convict who tried
to escape from the convict road gang a
short time ago, only to be captured by
his fellow convicts, has been released
from the dungeon. where he spent go
days. He has been given a bright red
shirt by Warden Baker and must
wear this at all times as extra punish
ment for breaking his word.
The Assessor Of White Pine County
has finished his work, which shows an
increase in that county. OF the large
taxpayers Of White Pine. Adams al
McGill rank the highest in regard to
land valuations. They are paying taxes
on 43, 280 acres OF land and 81, 900 head
Of sheep. Their total valuation as given
to the Assessor is $144, 475.
Drilling for water at the Schulz ranch
In Carson in the new land settlement
scheme has thus far proved a success, the
well developing a flow Of rs gallons per
minute at a short distance down. 1t is
expected that under a pumping head.
800 gallons per minute will be available.
and that all the water needed will he Sc
cured for the land within the first 90 feet.
The Elko County tax roll for this year
foots up approximately SIC. 450, 900. This
is an increase of $z.071, 900 over last
years accounting Over ten millions Of
this assessed valuations is paid by the
railroads and other corporations. Eight
cattle companies in the county are as
sessed over $1O0, 900 each. while one cat
tie company pays on over $500. 900 valu
alton.
Virginia Enterprise: The statute
passed by the last Legislature on March
30. 1911, relating to taxation, and par
ticularly to the taxing of mortgages, has
been held not to effect the question OF
taxes for the present year 1911 by Dis
trict Attorney Sanford Of Ormsby Ooun-
ty and the officers are proceeding accord
inRly. The decision means considerable
to the counties, as it will add materially
to the e
Norman Wade. age seven years. lost
the sight of n eye. was badly lacerated
about the face and had one hand mangled
by the explosion Of a railroad torpedo
which he found by the Tonopah and
Goldfeld tracks in Goldheld n ex-
ploded with q rock The little fellow
has been taken to San Francisco where
he will be tres ed by specialists in the
hope that the sight Of n eye may be
saved.
]. Z. Valentine, who is held at Haw-
thorne for dvnamiting a building, at
tempted to escape from the Jail at that
place. He had removed a stone in the
floor and tried to get through to the
basement. HIS body caught in the hole
and it required the efforts of two deputies
to extract him from the position. He
was found badly scratched and bruised.
as he had removed his clothes before be
ventured to make his get away.
BY the addition OF a roasting plant OF