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The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-05-08
COMMISSIONER PROCEEDINGS
Business Transacted By the Board
at Its Regular Monthly
Meeting

The regular monthly meeting of
the Board of County Commissioners
was held May 5, with Commissioners
II. j. Reid and F. A. Fulkerson, the
Clerk and the District Attorney pres
ent. The following business was
transacted:
The minutes of the last meeting
were approved as read.
The Board and Auditor counted
the money in the Treasurer's hands
and report that the same, together
with the money ON deposit In the
First National Bank of Elko, agreed
with the Auditors balance.
A list of the county bills allowed
will be found published In another
column of to-day's Issue.
The following bids for the construc-
tion of a concrete sidewalk In front
of the Court House were received and
opened by the Board Marco Ventu-
rino, $1175; John Repetto & Co.,
S1O75. The bid of Repetto & Co. was
accepted. upon the filing of a bond
for the faithful performance OF the
work, said bond to be approved by
the Board.
The following bids for the con-
struction of road between the De-
paoli ranch and the Newark summit
were received and opened by the
Board: j. d. Pastorio, $2100; r. A.
Laird, $1645; George Myers, 1850;
A. Depaoli & Co., $2250; Marco Ven
turino. $2500; Tognetti & Co.,
s1974.5O: Frank Sigarini. $4,000.
The bid of A. Hicks &Co. for $2450
was not considered for the reason
that the agreement did not comply
with the specifications fled in the
Clerks office. The bid of George
Myers for $3.50 was accepted, upon
his filing bond of $500. to be ap-
proved by the board.
The board ordered that the Alpha
election precinct be abolished, and
that it be attached and made a part
of Three Bar election precinct,
The bond of George Myers In the
sum of $500 for the faithful perform
ance of the contract In constructing
the Newark summit road was later
received and approved by the Board.
The Board submitted plans and
specifications for repairing, painting.
pointing. etc., the outside of the
Court House, JAIL and Fire House in
the Town and County of Eureka;
which plans and specifications were
ordered placed on file, to be ex-
hibited by the Clerk to any and all
parties who maydesire to bid for said
work. The Board also ordered the
proposals for bids for the above work
be advertised in the Eureka Sentinel
and in the Elko Free Press for a
period Of 80 days, beginning on
May s.
The Board ordered that the Beo-
wave Merchantiie Company be au-
thorized to supply George Buffalo and
his family such groceries as shall be
necessary for their maintenance dur
ing the time the said family is quar-
antined, and present a bill for same
to Eureka County.
The Board adjourned to May II.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-05-08
HONOR MOTHER AND FATHER
Wear q Carnation on Mothers Day
and . Rose on Fathers Day

The Secretary OF War sends out
the following notice regarding the
observance of Mothers Day, Sunday,
May g:
IAN department commanders, COM
manding officers and all chiefs of
bureaus have been directed to bring
to the attention of every officer and
enlisted man in their commands the
desire of the Secretary of War that
each officer and enlisted man write q
letter to his home on Mothers Day,
May 3. as an expression Of the love
and reverence we owe to the mothers
OF our country"
The third Sunday in June IL known
as Fathers Day and the practice IL
to wear q colored rose in honor Of .
living father. and q white one In
memory of one who is dead. In 1914
Congress passed bill recognizing
such an observance.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-05-08
EUREKA, NEVADA, MAY 8, 1920
Old and Respected Citizen Of Eureka
Answers Final Summons st Fam
fly Home Friday

Abram Laird passed away in the
present family home at the County
Hospital here Friday noon. where
Mrs. Laird is holding the position Of
matron. His death was due to cir
rhosis of the liver and kindred all
ments. Being of q robust constitu-
ton, advancing age found him able
to be actively engaged until about
four months ago when his health be-
gan to fail and . gradual decline
came upon him. The past two months
he has been confined to his bed, and
the family and friends realized his
illness was serious and the end ap-
preaching.
Mr.. Laird was born in Scotland.
his parents coming TO America in his
early childhood, which was passed in
West Virginia and Maryland. In
1877 he came west to Nevada; first
to Candelaria, and the same year to
Eureka. where he has resided con-
tinuously for 43 years. He was
married to his surviving widow on
Thanksgiving Day, 1895. and six
children, all but grown, are deprived
of a fathers counsel and guidance.
The deceased has always followed
or engaged in mining, and has seen
and enjoyed both the quiet and pros
porous days of this district In the
early SOS he was foreman of the AL
exandria and Kit Carson mines on
Prospect Mountain; then leaser on
Adams Hill, and later worked the
Bullwhacker mine with his brothers,
r. A. and William Laird in the later
SOS and early eos.
Besides his widow and children,
and his brothers, r. A. and William
Laird of Eureka, he is survived by
sister, Mrs. Mary n Brown of Cum
berland City, Maryland. He was a
native of Glasgow, Scotland, and aged
~ years, months and "a days.
He was a member of the Georges
Creek Valley Lodge No. 161, A. F. &
A. M. of Homecoming, Md, for 48
years. and a member of Rising Sun
Lodge No. Sc. X. of p. of Lonacon-
ing, Md, for 46 years. He was a
charter member of the Order of East
ern Star of Eureka. 4
The funeral will be held from the
present family home at the County
Hospital on Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock, and will be under the auspi-
ces of Beatific Lodge, X. of p, of Eu-
reka. Friends and acquaintances are
respectfully invitedft to attend.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-05-08
WHY HE'S STILL SINGLE

After a meeting of one of the leg
ion posts two members were discus
sing matrimonial affairs. DO you
know, Buddy" said one, 81 came near
being married not so long ago?"
"Yes?"
After | proposed and had been ac-
cepted." said the first ex-buck, "she
asked me If she would have as good
a home after we were married as she
had then. 1 don't see why not l
said. You don't expect to move, do
your American Legion Weekly.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-05-08
OLD NEWS FROM
FILES OF SENTINEL
As Told In Our Issues Corresponding
To the Present Week I'm May and
From 10 to 4S Years Ago


10t6
Shoenbar & Adams were taking out
good ore from the Silver Lick mine
High gold assays were frequent and
1t was said that appreciable quantities
of selenfum were present. A drift
was being run at depth of 35 feet
in the shaft.
Martin Piantoni had 80 tons of
$3.50 ore on the dump of the Dead
Broke.
u. s. Geological Survey party
started work after long delay caused
by bad weather.
Bergman Bros. were working the
Geddes & Bertrand mine on a lease,
and claimed to be making 400 to 600
dollars per day.
Alexandria mine was Incorporated
for 10000 shares of a par value Of
$25.00 per share; 10000 shares in
treasury. Abram Laird was ap-
pointed superintendent.
Martin was shot by Johnny Brent in
the Tiger saloon. and due to the
prominence of both men, and the rep
utation of Martin as gun man"
the affair created more than usual in
terest. They had been together
all night and about 8 o'clock in the
morning became involved in a dis
pute. Martin drew his gun, but
Brent was too quick for him and fired
first. Justifiable homicide, said the
coroner's jury.
Silver s1.01H.
Eureka Con. smelter commenced
buying custom ores.
Ore shipments were 81 cars, be-
sides large amounts treated at local
smelters.
VIM. Fries, president, and assayer
H. c. McTerney of the Eureka Con.
Company, arrived by special train.
R. Macintosh and R. C. Chambers
of Salt Lake, owners of the Diamond
mine, were here inaugurating an ex-
tensive plan of deeper development.
1900
Silver 59N cents.
Thirty-two cars of ore shipped to
Salt Lake.
.Postoffice moved to its present To-
cation on Main street.
Five deaths in Eureka from la
grippe and complications during the
week.
1910
Adams johnson returned from a
three-week visit to Salt Lake City.
John Martin and Bennett Moyle
left for Eureka, Utah, to work in the
Downey and Kaufman began reg
ular trips hauling freight from Pal
isade to Eureka. with two wagons.
No news regarding rebuilding of rail-
road.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-05-08
NATIONAL BANK WILL
OPEN IN EUREKA
Farmers & Merchants Nation
al Bank Organization Conn
pleted At q Meeting of Stock
holders and Directors ON
Thursday Last.

The subscribers to the capital stock
of the Farmers & Merchants National
Bank of Eureka, Nevada, met In the
once Of Attorney Edna c. Plummer.
the organizer OF the corporation, on
Thursday night. May 6, and held
their FIRST stockholders meeting. At
this meeting the following stockhold-
ers were elected as directors for the
ensuing year: J. Sheehan, Walter
Handley, J. b. Biale, Isadore Sara, T.
r. Plummer, Robert C. Kelley. d.
States, Otto Mau. Bernard Damele.
At the directors meeting. called
Immediately after the adjournment
of the stockholders meeting, the fol-
lowing directors of the bank were
chosen as officers: ]. Sheehan. presi-
dent; J. B. Biale. first vice president;
Walter Handley. second vice presi-
dent. The selection of q cashier was
postponed until the next meeting Of
the board. The capital stock of the
bank is $4,000.
1t is unnecessary to say that the
opening of the bank will be a great
benefit to the town and county, and
that the strong directorate named is
an assurance Of a thoroughly capable
administration of its affairs. Mr..
Sheehan, the president, is vice pres
ident of the First National Bank of
Winnemucca, and is also interested in
the Churchill County Bank of Fallon,
and the Reno National Bank Of Reno.
in conversation with a Sentinel"
representative. Mr.. Sheehan said:
''I am well acquainted with Eu-
reka County and the needs of its
people and business institutions. III
was born and brought up in Nevada,
and in my early experiences and lat |
er business life have met a great
number of the citizens, and learned the
resources and conditions of the State. |
So when was asked to join some of |
the residents of Eureka County in |
the establishment of this bank I |
readily consented. For years our
bank In Winnemucca has done a large
business with Eureka County. This |
business, together with that now done
by depositors of Eureka County in
other banks, who will naturally be |
interested in a strong local deposit |
tary, insures US large clientele. The |
increase In business that Is coming |
with the resumption of mining ac- |
tivity throughout the opunty will BEN
eft materially the banks operations. |
ITO the town of Eureka especially |
will the influence of the bank be felt, |
as money that has for years been 60
ing out of the county will be deposit
ed and loaned in the neighborhood |
In which 1t was obtained. This fact |
will gradually bring about senti-
ment that will result In an ever en-
exchange of business between |
your own people, and develop both |
better times and better feelings.
I'VE have not decided upon our To-
cation. II the building and fixtures
of the former bank can be bought or
leased. the Farmers & Merchants Ma
-ional Bank will be ready for business
about the first of June. II another
building has to be prepared for oc-
cupancy. our opening will be delayed
beyond that time"
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-05-08
EUREKA MINING NEWS
Development Work Progresses
Steadily On All of the
Camps Properties

The past week has been quiet so
far as news features are concerned,
but steady development Is progress
sing in an enlarged area of opera
tions ON all the properties of the dis
trict that are equipped for work. The
number of men employed is increas-
ing as fast IS room can be made for
them. and q trip to the mines shows
an activity OF underground and sur
face construction that accounts for
the town seeming quiet in the day
time. The Eureka-Croesus and Ruby
Hill Development Companies have
dining rooms and sleeping quarters
at their mines, and the majority Of
the men employed reside on the prop
critics. The Holly mine is now
equipping their boarding house and
sleeping rooms to take care Of their
employees, as the distance from town
is too far for walking. To strangers
accustomed to camps that have been
built around the shaft headframes,
Eureka is disappointing in first inn
pressions, which are, however, quick
ly changed when the hills about the
town are visited, and a view OF the
extent, richness, and activity Of the
district Is realized.
All of the Davis properties are iat
work on ore bodies and development
The Ruby Hill Development Com
pany Is now ready for sinking In the
LOGAN shaft and are delayed BY coal
shortage. The pumps will not be
started until q thousand tons Of coal
Is at the pow er house, as lack OF
coal would cause a shut down, .ana
refiooding OF the lower
levels. Meantime timbering and az
ploration work is going on in the
levels above water.
At the Holly, the new hoist and
are still idle due to the
non arrival of oil for fuel. A new
body Of good ore was found this week
south of the drift on the 500, and the
former showings of ore on this level,
and shipments of this from the mine
10 the smelter continue. A pipe line
will be laid in few days from the
Holly shaft to connect with the Ruby
Hill water works.
Work on the Bullwhacker shaft
this week, and It will
;oon be timbered to the 400 foot
evel.
The Eureka-Nevada Company ON
Prospect Mountain is using two shifts
N driving their new tunnel ON the
Liberty claim and making good head
xay. ss
Part Of the machinery for the Hol-
y Extension arrived yesterday and
will be moved to the property at
'nce. This has been on the road
several weeks and delivery has been
delayed by the railway strike.
Teams have been busy all week
lauling material to the Eureka-South
Holly, and nearly all of the shipment
3 now on the ground.
The Eureka Silver Lick Extension
will start work this week, and ex-
avations will be made in three or
our places to determine the course
II fault lines in the limestone. The
haft location will be decided by this
work, and the shattered zone in
which the ore bodies are found in
he Silver Lick mine, few hundred
Get south, will be explored.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-05-08
LIFE PENSION FOR
INJURED DIVIDE MINER

A life pension Of $50 per month
has been granted to John ohert by
the Nevada Industrial Commission.
In July Of last year 0bert sustained
serious injuries consisting Of frac-
lures OF both bones of both legs, says
the Carson News. The accident oc-
Cured at one of the Divide proper
ties when obert's partner picked into
a missed hole and was killed. Treat
ment ever since the accident has
proved that the sight of the injured
orb will never be restored. Obert
had suffered the loss of the sight Of
the other eye previous to this aeei-
dent,
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-05-08

the ore rapidly; for example, a re-
volving furnace could be heated at
the feed end; or, IL very long fur
mace, ii could be heated at both ends.
Another example would be furnace
of the shaft type, like the Stedfelt or
Scott, in which the heat is applied at
any desired point. With the shaft
furnaces the extraction could probab-
ly be obtained in a few minutes, es-
pecially when chlorides of the aka
line earths are used.
THE consumption of fuel in the
Observation-Disclosures process will
not be a serious item. In the case of
an ore somewhat similar to the analy-
sis quoted above, to which would be
added 10% of its weight of salt, the
chemical consumption of heat, allow
ing for all thermo-chemical reactions.
including heating of the ore, salt, and
gases therefrom, to 1000 degrees c..
would amount to 6 and two-thirds
per cent,
THE consumption of chloridizing
agents will not be a serious item of
cost in the process, because there is
little chance for stack-losses, especi-
ally IL an absorbent like calcium car
Donate is used. The combined chlor-
inc can nearly all be recovered in an
available form and most of the chlor-
inc is driven from the ore before 1t is
discharged. An allowance of 1096 of
the chloride added to the ore would
in most cases cover the possible loss
es. The amount of chloride required
by the ore will vary with the char
acter of the ore, the type Of furnace,
and the nature of the chloride, as
well as the manner of applying the
chloride. The amount added to the
ore may vary anywhere from 1 to
12% or more of the weight of the
ore; therefore, the loss would not ex-
ceed, say, 20 lb. per ton of ore. In
most cases 1t will be found advisable
to work with calcium chloride and in
many cases the small losses of the
chloride can be made up with a cheap
salt, like sodium chloride, which may
be added to the charge fed to the fur
mace
while chloridizing volatilization
will find big field In complex ores,
it may also be used on simple ores,
like a straight precious-metal ore, as
ShO NOSh Va WV ott0A 10 hOb AA6As Oh
an oxidized silver failing from pan
amalgamation, In which the silver
was combined with manganese, and
in which the gangue consisted of sill
lea and barium sulphate, / have OBJ
tanned S0% extractions on the first
trial, whereas the best extraction
that could be obtained either by cy-
anidation. concentration, or fiotation,
or by all three methods, was not much
over sos. The estimated cost of
treating this failing by chloridizing
volatilization in a 50-ton plant was
S2.43 per ton."
The volatilzation process may be
applied to almost any oxidized ore of
gold. silver. copper or lead, and the
problem of recovering the fumes has
been settled. The development of a
furnace that will insure cheap and
rapid roasting is only matter OF a
short time, and when this is done,
great quantities of low grade ore In
the western States will be available
for treatment. The volatilization
method will then mark an advance in
the metallurgy of lead, similar tothat
held by the discovery of the cyanide
process in the metallurgy of gold.
w. M. G.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-05-08
INDIAN COUPLE MARRIED

Miss Alice George and George Nc
Queen wers married by Judge ]. J..
Lucey at his residence In Eureka on
Saturday evening, May !. The couple
are well known Indians. the bride
having lived here off and on with her
parents. Dixon and Lille George. the
only resident Indian family here at
present. The groom comes from
White River. White Pine County. and
the couple left for there Wednesday.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-05-08
D|GEsTs
PRESIDENTIAL POLL

The poll of Presidential candidates
inaugurated three weeks ago by the
Literary Digest, and in which some-
thing over 100000 queries were
sent out, places William G. McAdoo
in the lead on the Democratic side,
and General Leonard Wood ON the
Republican list.
Nearly 100000 votes are now In
and show the following results, as
tabu)ated in the Digest of May 1:
Democratic
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-05-08
PIANOS TUNED AND REPAIRED

j. Daniels. an experienced and
competent piano tuner and repairer,
is now in Eureka and prepared to do
any work in this line. Leave orders
at Sentinel" Office. -Advt.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-05-08

When you chip in a nickel at
church, don't expect q transfer.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1920-05-08
New Treatment For Eureka Ores

voatzation Methods of Extracting Metals Will Enable Eu
reka Mine Owners to Work Low Grade Ores At a Good
Pro6t-Sysem Is Near Successful Completion and Marks
Great Advance in Metallurgy.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-20
Chamberlain Kahn
Fund Requires Equal
Appropriation by State

SANTA re. y. NJ, Dec. 2O.-Tho
amount II the federal appropriation
which New Mexico will receive from
the Cbambcrlain-Kahn fund for car
rylng on It's work IN 1921 OF prevent
ing. treating n controlling Vcncrenl
diseases II tl,9ii.2S. But the state
must first raise a similar by
legislative enactment. Tho nliot-
mcnts to the various states from the
funds provided for In the Chamber
lain-Kahn act are based on the so
80 plan. That Is. a state u match
dollar for dollar Of lis appropriation
for the amount Il would receive from
the federal government.
Provision for the states receiving
its proportionate part OF the federal
appropriation set apart by congress
FOR the work OF controlling venereal
diseases will be a feature OF the
health legislation and appropriation
asked by the state Board OF Health
OF the state legislature at It's regular
session in January.
But the lnter-departmcntal Social
Hygiene board, which department OF
the government has the duty and
power NJ eNpending his appropria-
tion, calls attention to the fact that
the allotment to the state for 1921
has been reduced by congress to only
about half Of what II was for 1920,
and that II Will be necessary for the
states TO double their appropriations
II the work of controlling vcnereal
diseases liz to he carried on as II ls
today. The board believes that this
state will not allow it's fine health
record to be married by curtailing the
work that has made such an effective
beginning or tn he handicapped In
It's future efforts by failing to pro-
vide necessary funds.
IN MI health and moral cOnsid-
crnuunS could he left out OF the
/ question: says "a communication
from the board, the financial argu.
ment alone would Justify the states
spending Il sum sufficient to continue
the present activities of It's vencrcnl
disease control work. The time lost
by Officers and enlisted men In army
service In iAlS m q of vener-
cal diseases amounted to 5.937,7i0
days. This was an average OF TO-.
7SS men and officers absent from
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-20
NOTHING ARTISTIC
ABOUT THIS BANK
RODDING JOB
Burns Detective Agent
Trying to Find Men
Who Used S~ledgeham-
mer on Locks of Lake
wood Stronghold.

ROSWELL, ". NJ. Dec. 20.-Agents
Of the Burns Detective agency have
been working FOR a week In nm effort
to spot men, who on December II.
attempted to force their way into the
safe Of the Lakewood National bank.
with a sledgehammer.
The bank keeps its currency In q
small solid steel safe which stands
outside the vault. II Is supposed to
be burglar proof and proved proof
against the amateurs who tried to
force an entrance. The robbers used
"A heavy piece OF betting to silence
the blows. They succeeded In knock
ing off the knob Of the outside com
bination. but were unable to break
through the timc-lock combination
on the strong o inside. They sue
ceeded. however, In tanning the
door so hat II will be necessary t0
destroy the locks to force an en-
trance.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-20
New Mexico Plants
$4,000 Acres Of
Winter Wheat

LAS CRUCES. n. NJ, Dec. TO-
Reports on crop conditions Decem-
Der I, released today by the depart
mont OF agriculture. through the Of
flee OF State Statistician Il. 4. Hare,
estimates that the state has planted
wheat. compared with last gall's re-
viscd estimate OF 2bs. eco acres. The
condition OF this wheat Is 30 per cent
OF normal. compared to n condition
Of 9S Fer cent for asst years cror
at this time. IL conditions remain
favorable, New Mexico will produce
the largest wheat crop II has we
produced.
Rye.
The acreage In the state Is csti'
mated at only 5000 acres, which Il
so per cent of the acreage planted
last year. The condition is 20 pei
cent OF normal on December /.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-20
Convict Escapes
From P~enitentiary

SANTA FE, N. NJ, Dec. 20.-J. A.
Houchin. n convict. escaped from the
state penitcntiary here last night. He
was storckcepcr and u shipment Of
suits for discharged convicts had Just
been received. The aupposition IN
hat Houchin donned one of the suits
and walked out OF the pcnltentiary.
He was sent up from Sierra county
IN 1917, sentenced TO serve from five
to ten years for murder.
shortly after Houchin's departure
was discovered fire was found in an
air chamber between two coll blocks.