The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-08-24
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defeated, according to the official canvass, by
6S votes in the last election in his fight against
Baker for the Office of Attorney General. He
contested the election and the contest is now
in the hands of the Judges of the Supreme
Court.
The Senate last week passed a bill placing
at the disposal of Luther Burbank IL sections
Of land in California, New Mexico, Arizona
and Nevada for the propagation of the spine
less cacti. The bill provides that il Burbank
succeeds in growing on this semi-arid land
cacti suitable for animal food for a period Of
two years, the land shall be sold to him for
the regular $1.50 all acre Government land
price. The bill already has passed the House.
A proposition is now on to move the county
seat from Phoebe to Caliente, which is Great
ing much comment throughout Lincoln Coun-
ty. Phoebe has played in hard luck for sew
eral years past, while Caliente has been very
prosperous. Phoebe, aud the residents in the
northern end Of the county will put up a
stubborn fight to retain the county seat where
It is. II the proposition is successful, the
residents Of the northern portion of the coun-
ty will no doubt ask to be annexed to White
Pine County, as Ely would be more conven-
lent of access to them than Caliente.
Three hundred TASKS OF quicksilver are pro
duced each month by the Mercury Mining
Company. which is operating at lone in the
northwestern corner of Nye County. @. G..
Dennis, manager Of the company, states that
his company is operating at low cost, the ex-
pense of mining and reduction being not over
S. a ton, which breaks all records for Nevada.
Wood is used in volstizing the cinnabar, only
a cord and a half a day being required. This
fuel is found in abundance on the property.
The quicksilver is found in a rhyolite forma-
ton lying between lime walls.
Los Angeles capitalists have a number of
men at work installing a gold dredger on the
Carson river, below the sites Of the old Mexi-
can and Morgan mills. They intend to dredge
the river and to recover the gold and silver
washed down the river in the ~tailings from
these mills during the quarter of a century
they were worked on Comstock ores. II they
are successful they will dredge other parts Of
the Carson Valley. It is stated that by the
old milling processes used on the Comstock
for many years, not more than 70 per cent Of
the gold and silver was saved.
The voters of Winnemucca last week re.
pudiated the action of the County Com.
missioners of Humboldt County by voting
down the proposition 10 bond the city OF
Winnemucca for $3.50, 900 to purchase a light,
power and water system for the city. Only
a small vote was polled and this resulted in
70 voting in favor of the bono and 16S against
it. Some time ago the Commissioners voted
to bond the city and purchase the plant of the
Winnemucca Water & Light Company, and
later submitted the proposition to the voters.
The voters believing the price demanded for
the property is too high voted 1t down. Many
of those who voted against the purchase Of
the plant stated they were not adverse to
municipal ownership. but do not want to pay
such a high price to the power and water
company.
Rather a novelty in prison management
! was exemplifed at Carson Sunday when con-
victs and free men engaged in agame of base
ball in the prison yard under the frowning
guns Of the guards stationed on the walls
above and the electric fence carrying its dead.
ly voltage blocking egress from the ball
grounds. A convict umpired the game and a
a few spectators were allowed within the wall
ed Enclosure to witness the game. The Car
son baseball players constituted the free men,
with Karge and McQuarrie as the battery,
while the convict team had Sharkey and CLARK
doing the heavy work as pitcher and catcher
! The Carson players won by a score Of II to 3