The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-04-22
LOCAL BREvITIES

A small force of men was put to
work Wednesday sampling the ore
dumps of the Bullwhacker mine ON
Adams Hill.
Thomas Clifford was an arrival
from Reno by Wednesdays train, be-
Ing called here by the death Of his in
fant daughter.
Mrs. Peter Jensen arrived here
Wednesday from Salt Lake City to
join her husband, who is employed
as an engineer at the Uncle Sam
mine.
The long spell OF cold and stormy
weather was broken Tuesday when
the barometer commenced moving
upward. While there was some sun
shine that day, IL was not until We'd
nesday that the suns rays gave prom
ise OF early Spring warmth and of
lasting. Thursday and Friday also
broke clear. and with a high barom-
eter and clear skies a spell of good
weather now seems probable.
F. II. Bird, president of Holly Ex-
tension Mining Company, that owns
a group of seven claims adjoining the
Holly and Bullwhacker mines on Ad-
ans Hill, was an arrival the first of
the week from San Francisco. He
was joined here Wednesday by ]. b.
Hunley, connected with the com
pany, and after they have made an
examination of the properties and
planned for their further develop
ment, work will be commenced.
With the announcement of Peter
Buol as a Republican candidate for
United States Senator at the coming
Fall election. the first gun in what
gives promise of being one of Ne
yada's liveliest political campaigns, is
fired in to-day's Sentinel. State SEN
ator Buol halls from Las Vegas and
is prominent in the Republican party
Of this State. He has been conspic-
uous in the development of the Las
Vegas country. and is one of the in
fiuential men of the southern end Of
Nevada.
A. r. Carville, representing the
Standard Oil Company, autoed over
from Elko Tuesday. In speaking of
present road conditions he stated the
road from Elko to Shelton, 80 miles,
to be in fair condition, but from
there to the Sadler ranch, 20 miles,
1t was soft and bad going. From the
Sadler ranch into Eureka, so miles,
the road is in fair condition for autos,
but rough. This is the first auto to
get through from Elko this Spring
without assistance in some of the
soft spots.
Attention is called to the program
of the farce comedy. "A Poor Married
Man." to be presented at the Eureka
Theatre on Saturday evening, April
20, published in to-days Sentinel.
This entertainment is given by the
Ball Club to raise funds towards max
ing up considerable sum it was un-
able to finance in carrying through
last seasons games. The play will
both entertain and amuse you, and
between the acts pleasing specials
will be introduced. A social dance at
Pavilion Hall will follow the play.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Hunley. and the
latter's mother, Mrs. Dyke, were ar
rivals in Eureka Wednesday, coming
overland by auto from Berkeley, Cal
ifornia. They came via Tonopah and
Mr.. Hunley reports that considering
the stormy weather of the past month.
found the roads in very fair condi
tion and that the only section of road
that caused them any trouble was in
getting over the Manhattan summit.
Mr.. Hunley is connected with the
Holly Extension Mining Company,
and the family is now located in the
HUI house on the corner of Clark
and Spring streets.
Walter Handley succeeded in trail
ing a band of 5000 eve sheep over
the Newark summit last Saturday
and Sunday Notwithstanding the deep
snow on the summit and the cold and
stormy weather that prevailed. With
force of snow shovelers from Eu-
reka and the Newark side a trail was
cut through the deep drifts, and when
few leaders had been worked
through, the procession started and
was kept moving until all the band
had passed over and on to the Eu-
reka side. This forced drive became
necessary in order for the sheep to
reach the lambing grounds near Black
Point on this side of. the Diamond
range of mountains.