Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-04-12

L uc ueNelOpInenl WOTh on inc LeBl-
innate in the lower tunnel which was
struck few days ago, continues TO
show the presence of free gold in
the pan and the owners are very well
satisfied. Their machine drills have
been doing good work.
The contractors on the Surprise
have been running on the vein for sew
eral days in the lower tunnel and re.
port a good showing of quartz and
that ii pans fairly well. This tunnel
cuts the vein about 600 feet north and
$50 feet lower down than the rich
ore chute opened last fall. This sec
ton OF the camp will receive consid.
cradle attention this coming season.
The Elkoro company is getting anx-
ious about the new roads as they
want to begin shipping in lumber sup.
plies and timbers for their big mill as
soon as possible. Developments in
their different mines are showing I'D
continually more ore reserves and
they are fully warranted in the cree
ton of large mill as soon as pos
sible. This should place the Jar
bidge Mining camp on the list of pro
ducers where 1t has long belonged and
where II would have been five years
ago If il had not been for gross mis-.
management.
The camp. is still harbouring a
bunch of undesirables as was demon.
strated last evening, when the store
of ]. II. Berry was entered and rob-
bed. Mr.. Berry went to Salt Lake
! City short time ago TO select goods
and left the store in charge of Mrs.
B. J. Shea. Mrs. Shea had been home
to supper and returned TO the store
about 700 n. IN. She took her purse
out of a pocket in her cloak and tax
ing the key from 1t unlocked the store
and returned the key to the purse and
the purse TO the pocket and entering
the store tossed the cloak onto a
shelf in one corner. She noticed a
man on the street a short distance be-
hind her rs she came up the street
who seemed to be very much inter.
ested and watched her closely, but
she thought nothing of It at the time.
Soon after entering the store she went
out the back door for n few moments
and he must have witnessed her leave
the store and Immediately entered as
she was gone only two or three min.
utes. She did not miss anything until
short time later when her husband
came to the store and asked where
the key was, then she found that her
purse was gone with the key. some
money, and jewelry. Mrs. Shea
thought she could identify the party
and went all over the town with her
husband and the constable but did not
find him. Later from parties who
were on the street IL seems as IL the
deed had been planed as there are
reported to have been two OF them,
one who entered the store and one
near by who was on the lookout. II
Is believed that they will be recog.
nlzed and caught, but they may get
away or the jcwelry may be sent
out | will give a description of same
and request the officers and jewellers
in Twin Falls and Elko to keep watch
for them. The money OF course can.
not be Unidentified and there only hap.
pened To be twenty, two tens and a
Ave in the purse at the time, belong.
| ing to the store. The jewelry belong.
ed to Mrs. Shea and consisted OF one
loose diamond cut square. One small
diamond which had originally been a
stick pin but the wire had been
Strengthened and made into ring,
one pigeon rub unset about the size
Of four carat stone, ono lavallier
made OF contact copper and heart
shaped. leather stamp book with
name OF Hazel II. Shea burnt on II,
also one check for ten dollars made
out to II. A. Young by r. p. Trotter,
upon which latter payment has been
stopped.
Mrs. Shea was formerly Mrs. Ma.
honey of Deeth and was married TO
Mr.. Shea In Elko about last Thanks.
giving. She has numerous friends In
Elko and Deeth who will be sorry TO
hear OF her loss.
The snow is melting around camp
and we are wondering when work Is
going to be started on the new road
down the river We have had a hard
time in here this winter for lack Of
good transportation and desire TO have
this road started as soon as possible
so that II will be finished in time to
do the camp some good this summer.
The weather is getting warmer every