Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-03-21
JARB|DGE SCHOOL
BURNS DOWN
w. w. Fisk Writes Usual In
teresting Letter From Coun-
ty'S Busiest Camp
Jarbidge. Nevada. March 1s.

So far March has favored the camp
with all kinds of weather, rain. snow,
sleet, wind and occasional sunshine. |
The temperature has on the whole |
been moderate and the snow has been |
going rapidly. Friday, the 18th, !
eight men were sent dwon to shovel !
cut the snow drifts on the Crippen |
grade, so that 1t now open again for
wagon traffic and probably in few
days autos will be able to come into
camp. 1t is expected that the new
road down the river will be finished
through by the last of April, which
will help a great deal to shorten the
time from Jarbidge to the north; but
we await anxiously for the Bull peo-
pie to make the grade out of the
canyon from the junction of the two
rivers. which will give a much short
er road and one with much less
grades,
March first the big mill of the Ell
koro Mines Co., was started up and
has been running very satisfactorily
since then. This mill has a nominal
capacity Of one hundred tons every
"a hours, and has already shown that
II can handle more ore. The com
pany has purchased all the surface
rights along the bottom on the east
side of the river, opposite the town,
for dumping and retaining of the tail
ings. Much of the sand and gravel
from this bottom land was used for
the retaining walls and foundation
about the mill. However, the mill
grinds the rock so fine that 1t seems
difficult to settle it and there Is al
ready a lot of fine mud observable
in the river below town and for sew,
eral miles down the river.
On the evening of March 18th, ].
G. Dufner, popularity known as Molly,
had the misfortune to break his right
forearm, He was working on the
crusher floor and went up ladder
to fix belt and in some way his foot
slipped aud his arm got caught In the
belt, causing clean fracture. He
was hurried to the company hospital
where Doctor Wright set the broken
bones. MT Dufner was out the next
morning and has experienced very
little pain from the accident, altho
1t will keep him from work for some
time.
March 18th, about 1890 in the
morning, an alarm of fire startled
our peaceful town, and we found
very fierce fire raging in the school
house. Our new chemical fire engine
here proved its efficiency and more
than paid for itself by saving the new
part OF the building. The fire caught
In the roof around the stove pipe, al
though. the flue had been inspected
within a week by one of the com
missioners. The fire was not noticed
until 1t bad gained some Roadway and
burned down through the Beaver
board ceiling, then IL gained so rap
idly that the whole interior was
mass OF flames by the time the chem
zeal arrived on the scene. The sec.
ond window blew out with consider.
able force Just as the chemical ar.
rived and a solid sheet OF flame came
pouring out of both windows, but in
about Is seconds after the chemical
stream was turned into the room,
there was no more flame. A bucket
line was then established from the
river about 60 feet away by two solid
lines Of both men and women and
soon the embers of the charred tim.
bers were completely quenched. The
old part OF the building was built of
logs and by the timely arrival OF the
chemical the fire was confined to
that part. This Is the second time
that the chemical has been in use
and both times II has proven TO be
all that was expected OF II. Mr.. vuck.
oyich kindly has rendered the use OF
his new cabin, 1920 for the use OF
the school until the building can be
repaired.
Ed Smith has taken over the man.
agement OF the Mint rooming house
and has fitted up reading room in
the office which is well patronlzed.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCluskey closed the
Palm Cafe on the first and have gone |
TO California.
Mrs. Hammond closed the chile
room and has also gone to the state
Of sunshine and flowers.
Joshua zacharias returned to camp
a short time ago with his wife and
large family. and are now located on
his ranch about four miles down the
river from town.