Eureka County News Highlights and Local Travel
Updates from Eureka on residents traveling to Reno San Francisco Salt Lake City and Chicago. Snow totals reach about 10 inches this week. Public notices include the Board of County Commissioners meeting next Monday and mail weighing order effective March 1 for 60 days. Julius Hoebner suffers a broken arm from a tin ore drift accident but recovers quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Mary Cavigtis
Mt. Hope
D. Brow
Reno
Mise Rose Romano
Diamond Val Joy
Eureka
Board of County Commissioners
Mra
Vincent Lani
James Romano
Diamond Valley
Post Office Department
Julius Hoebner
Tin Brothers
Prospect Mountain
Elko Editor Lays Down Pen After 29 Years
W. W. Booher, editor of the Elko Independent, retires with this issue after nearly three decades at the helm. He recalls starting in May 1881 as principal of the Elko public school and learning newspaper work on the job. The paper passes to W. T. McNeil and Joann. readers are invited to subscribe for the Sentinel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Booher
Elko Independent
W.T. McNeil
Ander Joann
Mr. Booher
The
Independent
Onder Lwase
Lave A. W. Grover
Elka
Buckhorn Mill Contracts Let In Nevada
Goldfield Monday awards awarded for Buckhorn Mines Mill machinery and equipment to multiple bidders. J W Hutchinson and Fred J Siebert represent the company with George Wingfield as controlling owner. Contracts cover crushing, electrical, tanks, Dorr agitators and other components with completion planned by March 1. Sizable construction underway as Pitners and suppliers prepare to ship gear. S J Kidder to take charge as superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucktorn Mines Company
Burela County
Nevada
Goldfield
J. W. , Hutchinson
Fred J. Siebert
Wad Ite
George Wingfield
Wing Geld
Bida
Enya
Goldfield Tribune
Siebert and Hutchinson
Ix Departmente
Power and Mising Machinery Company
New York
San Francisco
Walter E. Trent
Trent Engineering Company
Reno
Rolla
Trommels
Akins
J W. Hatchingon
Goldfield Consolidated Company
Henry Webrachmidt
Consolidated Engineering Staff
Hutchinson
Sievert
Teateriolé
Verdi Lumber Company
Leroue
Dunham, Carrigan & Hayden
San Fran
J. Kidder
Pittsburg Silver Peak Company
Backhorn Mines Company
Hoe
Silver Peak Company
Kidder
Old Timers Meet and Tell of Doings in Reno Assembly
In Reno the Old Timers Assembly heard Sen Joha Bell and Hy Stoker of Lovelock recount early mining days. Stoker spoke of hauling wood for Virginia City from Carson river and named many mines. Bell recalled the silver camp and bullion shipments, while Reynolds recalled Avastia’s boom era, urging younger members to seek those pioneers for history lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reno
Spencer Reynold
Joha Bell
Hy Stoker
Lovelock Bald
Rochester
Stoker
Carson River
Virginia City
Senator Bell
Reynolds
Avastia
Windfall Co Property Sold in Sheriff’s Sale
Hardigan of Chicago buys all Windfall Mining Company property at sheriff sale for 17085.81 to cover judgment and costs. Personal assets valued 2000, bullion 8500, ashes and slag 500, real estate 11585.81. Funds to creditors arranged, likely by East shareholders who plan aided reorganization. Hardigan takes possession and begins cleanup while plans for future operation remain undeclared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LJ. Hardigan
Chicago
Windfall
Loveday
Sherif Mahoney
Court House
L. 3
Gedney
Mr. Dye
L. G. Campbell
M. J. Hartigan
Gove
G. Dye
Hardigan
Campbell
Dye
Nevada ratifies tax on patented mines amendment
Carson Appeal reports the Nevada Assembly ratified a constitutional amendment allowing taxation of patented mines. The measure, opposed for a $500 per claim valuation as excessive in some cases, enables tax on patented ground to fund open prospecting. If approved by the Senate, the law will take effect next valuation cycle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson
Nevada
Senate
Boys Club Dance Draws Eureka’s Old and Young
The Boys Association Club held a dance at the Opera House on Friday night drawing a large crowd of both young and old Eureka residents. Decorated in red white and blue, the hall hosted the Base Range Orchestra. Prizes were awarded in the prize waltz with John McCharnes and his sister Mrs Ernest Simonsen winning the lady and gentleman prizes. For the couples’ contest, judges split on Frank Noetreau and Elsie Hooper versus Robbie Laird and Stella Genoli, and co floor manager Baptista Minoletti awarded prizes to all four couples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys’ Association Club
Opera House
Eureka
Homor
John McCharnes
Ernest Simonsen
Frank Noetreau
Elsie Hooper
Robbie Laird
Stella Genoli
Co Foor
Baptista Minoletti
Ove
Rhea
Catholic Services In Eureka With Father Corcoran
Father W H Corcoran of Carlin Nevada arrives in Eureka to celebrate Mass at the Cathole Church Sunday March 9 at 10 am and to preach on a dramatic subject at 7 pm He returns to Palisade on Tuesday March 11 Mareb came to like a lamb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eureka the Key
W. H. Corcoran
Carlin
Nevada
Eureka
Mase
Cathole
Corcoran
Palisade
Certificates of Location for Nevada Mines in Lynn District
Multiple Certificates of Location filed February 24 in an unknown mining district list mines including Ble Bix Bullion Now Rameses Ramonts Iron King Jack Pot Hilltop Fox Christo Mohawk Spring Valley Valley View and others. Names cited include M P Armstrong G W Dantey A O Hall J W Ebert H O Hall Ed Hillock B Hillock John Swan and F Ebert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
M. P. Armstrong
Leno Mining
Digerice
Gen. W. Dantey
Frenchy Ranch
Koreks County
A. O. Hall
Ed Hillock
J. W. Ebert
H. P. Ebert
John Swan
Ramesne and Ramonts
H. O. Hall
Ba Billock
Ramesses Now
J. O. Hall
Frank Marold
J.W. Ebert
Rameses Noa
HB. O. Hall
Rameses No. 21
Rameses No. 22
Rameses
H. F. Ebert
H.O. Hall
B. Hillock
Hilltop
B.A Strohike
F. A. Strehike
M. E.thomas
Christo
Spring Valley
O. Hall
R. Z. Marold
F. Ebert
Valley View
Alfalfa Weevil Threat Warns Nevada Farmers
A Churchill resident returning from the East warns Utah farmers and Nevada readers about the alfalfa weevil. The pest, imported from Germany with straw around crockery, spread from Salt Lake County to almost all of the state over three years. It destroys first and second alfalfa crops, with third crop sometimes viable. No remedy exists. plowing up alfalfa and reseeding to clover is advised. The piece urges Nevada to enact quarantine laws to prevent importation of the pest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill Woonty
Utah
Germany
Salt Lake County
Nevada
Uta
Lawa
Equal Suffrage Society Hosts Public Meeting's Lively Evening
The Equal Franchise Society met at Mr Mang Fulton's home on Tuesday. Members presented music readings and speeches, elected officers with good spirits, and welcomed visitors after a program featuring an original Poe style poem about equality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Equal Franchise Society
Mang Fulton
Saniat
Tommy
Edger Allen Poe
Laura Hoegh
Early Day Bad Man Dies at Forest Hill
Carson News recounts the death of J B Squires near Forest Hill Sierra County California where he prospected for years. He rose in the Comstock era built a Six Mile Canyon mill and mine with ties to the Verdi stagecoach robbery gang of 1800s. The tale covers the gang members including Davis Parsons Cockrell Gilcrest and others, their capture pardons and later stage robbery attempt near Borcks Tybo. Details include Wells Fargo messengers Blair and Brows and the gunfight that sent Davis to Eureka. The item also notes club notices and an upcoming meeting with officers named and a March 1 gathering at Mrs A Tenvoord’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Squires
Forest Hill
Sierra County
California
Squires
Comstock
Reno
Virginia
Six Mile Canyon
Virginia City
Walls, Fargo & Co's
Repress Co
Truckee
Gilcrest
Sierra City
Wells Fargo
Parsons
Cockrell
Jack Davis
Eureka
Borcks
Tybo
Lion
Keepars
Erixene Blair
Jim Brows
Jack Davia
Bob Hamilton
Frank Clifford
Tom Lauri
Plato Mountain
Darid
Blair
Davis
Brown
Fred
God
Pinto Mountain
Bampton
Lauri
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Tut Eurfka Sentinel
Rosa
Spencer Plummer
Salt Lake City
Mineral Hill
George W. Leighton
Nevada Central Copper Company
Cedar
Hazel
Alfred Hocking
Nob Hill
Hocking
Grass Valley
T. F. Plummeer
Washington, D.C
Washington
Boston
Providepos
J. B. Biale
Eureka Cash Store
Elko
Eureka County
Eiko Cooty
J.D. McLeod
Charlie
Mies Muay
Boreks
Smoky Valley
Nye County
McLeod
Mary Smith
Morrison
Brown Hotel
Smith
Mian McLeod
Miss Pearl Morrison
Sentinel
Buckhorn Mill
Windfall CO
Mareb
the Recorder of
Equal Suffrage News
of the
Eureka Opera House
Richard Hooper
J. B. Rebaleati
R. A. Broy
Crand
J. B. Squires
St Vetch
Carson News
Tyboon
Effie Eather
Mike Sarah Im Obersteg
Zod
Minn Christie Fulton
Seertery
G. M. Roberts
G. W. Leighton
Presa
F. J. Brossemer
A. P. Tenvoord
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