The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1913-03-22
The EURFKA Sc NTINEL
BREvITIES.


Mary, Of Antelope Valley were visitors
in Eureka several days this week.
Charley Williams. and Gent and
Tony Marteletti are up from Duckwater
country on a business and pleasure trip.
A. CALI of the Miners Home Hotel
returned to Eureka by Fridays train
from a business trip to Elko and Carlin.
There will be a stated communication
of Eureka Lodge No. 16, F. & A. M.
this Saturday evening at 1880 o'clock.
Mrs. Joseph Birch Of Duck water
spent a couple of days in Eureka the
latter part Of the week visiting with her
sister, Mrs. Gent Marteletti.
DIR. s. V. Moore. the dentist, now in-
tends leaving here for Elko next Tues.
day. and any one desiring his services
should govern themselves accordingly.
O. p. Barnum of Fish Greek Valley
returned by Fridays train from his trip
East with a carload of horses. Mrs.
Bsrnum and baby remained in Eureka
during his absence.
Easter Sunday. the most festal aud
Joyous holiday of the whole year is be-
ing ushered in in Eureka this year with
a snow storm and a very low barometer,
the prospects being good for a heavy fall
of snow.
Several important trades for ranches
in this end of the county and for bust.
ness properties in Eureka are reported
to be under way. but the negotiations
have not progressed far enough as yet
to make definite mention of any Of
them.
Considerable machinery and building
material for the new mill at Buckhorn
is now arriving at Blackburn. Sixteen
carloads arrived there this week, and
the railway company is now engaged
in putting in additional side tracks there
and a Y on which to torn its engines.
The Eureka Land aud Stock Company
has about completed arrangements to
shearing It's different bands
OF sheep next week at Oak Station on
he E. N. railway. about 80 miles north
of Eureka. Some 90 sheep shearers are
expected to arrive by next Mondays
train from California. and, weather
permitting. it is now planned to con-
memo shearing e Tuesday.
ThA GuxrrrNur Iaawua that NUtlltau mn
Sweet OF Eureka. who has been in the
East for several weeks on mining bust
ness, has interested several men OF
means in the Hsmbnrg and other Pros
pect Mountain properties. and that as
o as the snow on the mountain will
permit OF an examination of these mines.
Mr.. Sweet will bring out a party for
an inspection of these properties.
Regular March weather has prevailed
in this section during the week. The
storm wave that commenced on the
Coast aud gave California a slight
drenching on Monday reached here
early Tuesday morning and left us with
"a covering Of about six inches OF snow.
Some three or four more inches have
fallen during the week in intermittent
furries, aud with the barometer still
below the storm point, plenty of moist
ure to help along the new grass seems
assured.
The Lobster Club Bands annual st.
Patrick's Day ball given in the Opera
House last Monday evening was largely
attended and proved a most enjoyable
event. The hall was tastefully DECOR
ated with festoonings of red and green
the green suggestive of the holiday, and
the shamrocks suspended above the
stage and numerous green ribbon bows
and lovers knots were other evidences
of st. Patrick's Day. The music rem
dered by the HOLSTERS was greatly en-
joyed by the dancers-most of those
present remaining until a. m.
All kinds of rumors and stories have
been in circulation here for several
weeks regarding the putting into opera
ton Of a new schedule of rates on ore
shipments from Eureka TO the smelters
at Salt Lake. The SENTINEL some time
q vas given enough inside informa-
ton to keep it from making public the
plans it is hoped to carry through, and
as the proposed arrangement is all for
the betterment of present conditions
here. aud means much for the future
of this and surrounding districts, the
SENTINEL has refrained from making
any mention of the matter. We are
now informed that the plans for carry
log out this project are about com
pleted, aud il is thought that within
the next week or ten days the matter
will nave haan sntisf tctnrllY settled.