The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1911-02-04

10, 1872, by Rev. Mr.. Henderson, Luther
Clark to Mrs. NJ. J. Russell.
We are still without mails from the
East. One or two small patches are all
that have come through since early In
December.
John r. Kittrell, District Attorney of
White Pine County. passed through Eu-
reko on his way home from San Fran
cisco q few days ago.
We learn that the General Lee prop
erty on Adams Hill. including the
Wide West, a Yesterday i~ncorpsted in
San Francisco under the name Of the
Adams Hill Mining Company.
A railroad meeting OF the Board of
Directors OF the Palisade and Eureka
Railroad Company is called TO meet at
the office Of the Secretary for Thursday.
February 1. at 7 80 p. m. w. w. Nc
Coy, president; Selden Hetzell, secre-
tary.
We learn from Supt. W. s. Keyes that
the Eureka Consolidated Mining Com
pany will most certainly build q rail-
road or tramway between the mines and
furnaces Of the company in the early
Spring.
Several thousand dollars in coin will
be disbursed by some of our leading
companies within the next day or two.
Small pox. that dangerous and loathe-
some disease. has at last broken out in
Eureka, the first case being that Of a
woman living on North main street.
The doctors at first disagreed as to the
nature OF the disease, and not until
yesterday, when the patient breathed
her last. was it generally accepted that
there was small pox in town. A few
hours later a man also died Of small pox
on Buel street.
II it we're possible to get our daily base
bullion shipments for publication we are
satisfied that the showing would add
UNNECESSARILY to the reputation Of Eu.
reka abroad.
The first shipment Of bullion from the
Pinto mill was made yesterday by Pax
ton & Co., weighing 500 pounds, and
valued at 80. 433. IS. 1t was consigned
to the Oriental Bank Corporation at
London, England.
The gentlemen composing the Board
Of Health yesterday canvsssed the town
for funds to erect q pest house. They
succeeded in raising something like
5000 in cash.
The Silver Brick Saloon will be thrown
open to the public tomorrow evening
by Simms & Weber. Clay Simms
mixes a cocktail that will timber q fellow
up like boiled maccaroni.
The pest house is going up rapidly,
six or eight carpenters being employed.
The building will be IA by 30 feet. The
sanitary Juno now mounts to $l025.
Chris Murths. the irrepressible pro-
prietor of the City Brewery, has received
an invoice Of charming young ladies
from San Francisco, who will delight
the %frequenters of his house tonight
with their bewitching smiles and grace
full dancing. Chris is a judge Of beauty,
and report says his talent has o been
at fault in this instance.
The other day while John s. Capron
was temporarily absent from his resi-
dence. an enterprising carpenter. being
pressed for lumber, entered his Gap.
ron's) back room and carried off a $50
cupboard, which he speedily transform
ed into a counter for a cheap gin-mill.
A miner coming to town after an alb
sence of a few days was informed of a
rumor Of small pox in our midst. and
perceiving a yellow covered ham
hanging outside n Of our business
houses imagined it as indicative of that
contagious disease. He bottled and ran
some distance. and could. not be con-
WINGED of the nature of the object for
some time, but at last acknowledged
the ''sell" and treated all hands.
Chris Murtha's dance hall was
crowded to OVERLOOKING last night. and
all seemed to have a good time. When
the boys get paid off the first of the
month Chris will have to enlarge his
hall to accommodate the number who
will resort there.
The Eureka Consolidated Mining
Company was busily engaged yesterday
paying off a large number Of employees.
Something in the neighborhood OF $751;
600 will be disbursed by this company
alone. The Richmond Company will
pay of to day and put upward of $4O,-
900 more afoat. The Phenix pays on
the 18th, and will add $4,000 more to
the sums~ actually maid ont to laboring