The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-06-21
Nevada State News

in the engineering ana CONSTRUCTION "ofk
at the Isthmus OF Panama last November,
has returned to Reno.
II is claimed that 1000 wild horses run
on the ranges OF EIko County and per
mits are taken out under the new law to
allow of their determination. 1t is claimed
that they are valueIess and that they
keep the ranges eaten down.
The old Quartette mine at Search
light has passed into new hands and it
il expected that a new lease OF life will
follow. This was one Of the heavy gold
producers a few years back and made q
lot OF money for the owners mi stock
holders
A food threatens the Las Vegas Sec
ton in southern Nevada. The recent
rains have filed a newly made reservoir
and a lake OF water nearly three miles
long and q mile wide has been formed.
1t is feared that the strain is toe severe
for the rudely constructed dam and en-
bankments.
A detective from the Burns agency
who has been in Carson has announced
that he is unable to get any definite ciew
regarding the recent robbery OF the Sur
veyor Generals office in Carson. and
states that the suspicion that certain
persons had committed the robbery was
without foundation.
Miss Anna Mcdonald has beer award
ed $4,000 damages for breach OF promise
to marry against W. l.. Hacker. a former
Assemblyman from Nye who was a clerk
at the last session of the Legislature.
She sued for 800, 900. As she is closely
10 touch with Hackers property, h ex-
poets to get the money.
The Tax Collector OF Washoe County
has informed the Tax Commission that
some $4,000 in licenses is refused by the
parties on legal grounds. He has passed
the matter up to the Attorney General,
who. it is expected, will bring suit in
order to place the matter where all AS
SCISSORS will know their standing.
The daily train which has been run
ming between Wells and Metropolis has
been discontinued, the last regular trip
having been made last Saturday. AT
least until times pick up out in that sec
ton. a train will be run to Metropolis,
carrying mail, express and freight. three
times a week, Wells on Mondays.
Thursdays and Saturdays.
Burt Young was arrested at his ranch
near Cherry Greek, White Pine County,
Saturday last by Deputy Sheriff Borchert
upon a warrant sworn out by John Mag
nuson, charged with horse stealing. On
Information filed by District Attorney
Billings, he was arraigned before Judge
Coleman, who fixed his bond at $1,000
for his apps arance at the next term Of
the district court.
A large band Of sheep at Hot Springs.
according to the Elko Free Press. left
their bedding grounds early Tuesday
morning and tried to swim the river
there, which is several feet below the
banks. Hundreds crossed and started
feeding on the James Russell meadow.
Many could not make a landing, how
ever, and were drowned. The owner, in
addition, had to pay Russell $3.50 to
square matters.
The Goldfeld Tribune contains an
account of the death of Chester Pray, a
former Carson boy. at a mining camp on
the T. & T. r. X. Pray wi b associates
WAS interested in some valuable mines
down that way and was experimenting
the work. A few evenings ago he was
found dead near the camp with q bullet
in his head. 1t is believed that he acci-
dentally shot himself while examining
an automatic pistol.
A dispatch from Lovelock a y that
Dan Trogen, a barber employed in the
Big Meadow barber shop there, was ar
rested Sunday night by Constable Wolf
on a charge of robbing the gate keepers
following a recent fight at Taft, Cali
fornia. Trogen declares he is innocent
He says he can establish an alibi. An
officer is now on his way to Lovelock to
get the prisoner, who is in Jail there,
The crime charged to Trogen was com
mitted several weeks ago when following
the fistic exhibition at Taft two men with
revolvers appeared and held up the gate
keepers as they we're counting money
taken in for tickets. After securing thii
money the mer entered a barroom, in
Inundated the occupants and riied the
cash drawer. They escaped with a good
haul.