Books 68-69 (CG)

Centennial Gravel.

The latest advices from the mine are to the effect that the tunnel is making good progress toward the main back channel, where the best pay gravel is expected. The face is in somewhat softer rock, showing little or no increase in moisture as yet, but a radical change in that respect can be looked for at any time. What gravel was washed from the front channel explorations showed plenty of very fine gold, and a good paying proposition with proper appliances for saving it. This was demonstrated satisfactorily by means of the three or four sluice boxes used. Systematic washing of it calls for about half a mile of sluices, set and managed properly, and the use of quicksilver. This will be done, but meanwhile the main proposition is to develop the course gold back channel first, with its increase of water and other important facilities. The Centennial is mostly owned on the Comstock and in Carson.

THE HEATED SPELL.

"Let Us Talk About the Weather" --- The Mercury Takes a Big Tumble in Many of the Afflicted Cities --- The Dead and Prostrated at Chicago During the Last Five Days.

ST. PAUL, July 29. --- Specials covering a stretch of territory from Montana, to Iowa show that the hot spell is broken. The temperature fell 20 degrees in as many minutes at many points northward. At Great Falls Montana the mercury dropped 20 degrees in five minutes, with frost. In Iowa the fall in temperature was accompanied by a heavy rain.

CHICAGO, July 29 --- A decided drop in the temperature, accompanied by a rain, occurred here during the night. At 10 o'clock this morning the Signal Service barometer registered 59 degrees, a fall of 30 degrees.

NEW YORK, July 29. --- The heat continues insufferable. In lofty, well-regulated offices the mercury registers 90. On the oven-like streets it is over 100. Up to 11:30 there have been 42 deaths from sunstroke and a large number of prostrations. Last night was sleepless for most of the city dwellers, the temperature not going below 80. Over two hundred horses have died from heat since Monday.

CHICAGO, July 29. --- During the five days of hot weather beginning Sunday there were 90 deaths from sunstroke in this city and 500 prostrations.

BURLINGTON, Iowa, July 29. --- A cold wave reached here this morning. The temperature fell 20 degrees. Considerable rain fell.

DELL RAPIDS, S.D., July 29 --- On Wednesday afternoon a terrific storm of wind, rain and hail swept over this section of the country, leaving desolation in its track. The barley harvest was in progress at the time and thousands of acres were laid waste.

NEW YORK, July 30. ---Fifty deaths from heat are reported for the 24 hours ending at 11 A.M. Fifteen occurred since midnight. The weather is not quite as warm as yesterday and there

TERRITORIAL ENTERPRISE Saturday...July 30, 1892

Mrs. Stevenson's Will.

The will of Ellen M. Stevenson was filed for probate Thursday. Deceased's aunt Caroline M. Hardy, is appointed executrix, and is directed to set aside enough money to keep in condition the family plat in Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, where deceased's husband, Charles Clarke Stevenson, is buried, and also the family plat in Deerfield, Mass. Deceased's father, George Frary, is bequeathed $27 a month; half sisters, Clara and Laura, $1,000 each, while Carrie, another half sister, gets $100, and Cousin Eda S. Pike, $1,000. The will provides that $4,000 shall be placed in the bank for Leon and Harry Stevenson to draw interest until they are of age.

Other relatives are given various small sums, and the shaving stand of the deceased's husband, her sealskin sacque, tableware, etc., are donated to other connections. Rev. J. Fred Holmes is bequeathed the "Encycolopedia Britannica," Hon. T. Coffin, two volumes of Longfellow, and the executrix, after paying out bequests, is left the real estate, which consists of a residence lot on Sutter, near Jones, valued at $25,000.

The Stevenson Estate.

In the District Court at Carson yesterday, L.D. Folsom applied for letters of administration in the Stevenson estate, this being at the request of the Stevenson heirs who relinquished their rights of administration to Mr. Folsom. Trenmor Coffin, attorney for Mrs. Stevenson deceased, was given ten days to file his report relative to the condition of the estate.

TERRITORIAL ENTERPRISE Saturday...July 30, 1892

MARRIED.

HARRIS - BIDLEMAN -- In Virginia, July 27, at the residence of the bride's mother, by Rev. Mr. Crook, Emile C. Harris and Miss Julia E. Bidleman.

Connubial.

Under the usual heading, in another column, is recorded the marriage of Emile E. Harris and Miss Julia E. Bidleman. Both are youthful descendants of our earliest Comstockers, the bride being from the old Six-mile Canyon Bidleman stock, and the happy groom, (machinist at the Chollar mine), a son of Hon. H. Harris, the old-time assayer of Gold Hill, who for several years has held the official position of Danish Consul for this section. The newly mated have an array of friends to wish them good luck and prosperity.

TERRITORIAL ENTERPRISE Sunday...August 7, 1892

THE PICNIC

An Orderly and Enjoyable Affair -- A Large Crowd Visits Treadway's Park -- Prize Winners.

Yesterday morning at 8 o'clock the train for the grand annual picnic excursion of the Caledonian Club left the depot for Carson with nine cars -- three coaches and six flats. At Gold Hill a couple of cars more were added, bringing the train up to eleven cars in all. The cars were very comfortably filled with a gay and festive crowd, dressed in Summer attire and bent upon having a thoroughly good time. The train pulled out to inspiring strains of music by the Artillery Band, with hats, handkerchiefs and parasols waving, and faces beaming with smiles and good-nature.

When the train pulled into Carson and slowed up at Treadway's Park the crowd alighted, and, supplemented by many people from Carson, Reno and neighboring places, soon made the beautiful grounds populous. After a lunch under the stately trees and in cosy arbors, the picnickers devoted themselves to strolling about the park swinging, dancing and watching the prize games. The day was passed very pleasantly, and no mishap or disturbance occurred to mar its enjoyment. The picnic was very orderly throughout in every respect, which was very gratifying to its managers and creditable to the picnickers.

The prize winners are as follows:

Throwing heavy hammer -- First prize, J.J. Flynn; second prize, John Bannon.

Throwing light hammer -- First prize, J.J. Flynn; second prize, John Bannon.

Putting heavy stone -- First prize, J.J. Flynn; second prize R. Lalonde.

Putting light stone -- First prize, J.J. Flynn; second prize, J.D. McRae

Members race -- First prize, Joseph Vair; second prize, J.D.R. Corbett; third prize, Thomas Dick.

Sack race -- First prize, Joseph Vair; second prize, Zach Taylor.

Standing jump -- First prize, J.J. Fynn; second prize, J. O'Farrell.

Running jump -- First prize, J.J. Flynn; second prize, W. Davis.

Vaulting with pole -- First prize, J. O'Farrell; second prize, W. Davis.

Tossing the caber -- First prize, John McDonald; second prize, John Dunlop.

Ladies race -- First prize, Emma Miller; second prize, Mrs. John Craze.

Girls' race -- First prize, Maud Blake; second prize, Mamie McCaffrey.

Boys' race -- First prize, Arthur Ratcliffe; second prize, Joe Smythe.

The prize for the winners of the baseball game was won by a club composed of altar boys of St. Mary's church. The club played with the "A street Amateurs," and won with a score of 13 to 8. The game was exceedingly well played, and greatly interested the spectators.

In the military shoot the prize of $30 for the best score made by a team of ten men, was contested for by Battery A of this city and a team from the Carson Guard. The latter won the prize with a score of 417 points, against a score of 401 points made by their opponents. The prize of $10 for best individual score was won by M.H. Burke of the Battery of this city, with a score of 45 points.

The picknickers arrived in this city in the evening on their return at about 8 o'clock. They came in cheering, with handkerchiefs flying, hats waving and everybody well satisfied, with the day. They formed quite an array when they toiled up Union street to C, where a large crowd awaited them. A very happy and noticeable feature of the picnic party upon its return was the entire absence of drunks.

EVENING CHRONICLE VIRGINIA CITY, NEV. FRIDAY...AUGUST 12, 1892

AN OLD TIMER'S REVISIT

Pat Lannan Drops in on the Comstock After a Long Absence.

Pat Lannan, whom all old-timers in this city remember vividly and well, arrived upon the croppings of the Comstock by today's train after an absence of twenty-three years. Pat was a boy and man among the boys and men of the early Comstock days. He ran with the old fire laddies and wide-awake citizens of prominence and renown. He was a way-up butcher shop man, and served also in the capacity of Constable and Justice of the Peace, making a noted mash in that respect.

When he left here he went to Salt Lake in a sort of missionary capacity, as it were, and, after awhile, being literarily inclined, he managed to get hold of the SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, with which influential journal he has been connected for several years past with Charley Goodwin, also a well-known old-timer, legal, journalistic and otherwise in this section.

Pat Lannan is only 53 years of age - so he says -- and trots around as spry as ever, happy to shake hands with the few remaining old boys who remember him so cordially and well. After twenty-three years absence he notices considerable changes -- the hill up from the depot being steeper and the streets narrower -- but he finds sufficient old landmarks to prevent his getting lost. He has recently returned from a visit East, and comes now from San Francisco. He will leave for Salt Lake in a day or so.

TERRITORIAL ENTERPRISE Sunday...October 9, 1892

CAPITAL OBSERVATIONS.

Carson City and Carson River -- Milling and Mining Prospects -- Politics --Bicycling -- Webfooted Cows --Etc.

Carson City never looked cleaner than at the present time, which includes yesterday. The shade-trees and shrubbery enveloping the town -- so to speak -- are arrayed in full volume of Autumn foliage, and the apple and pear trees show a good home supply of fruit, notwithstanding the unfavorable season. And the same may be said all along the railroad. The dust is very effectually laid by the late rains, and the river itself, which cuts such a prominent figure in Comstock ore milling, has experienced a rapid rise, which, if properly followed up by further rains, will soon give ample water power for the ore reductions mills.

MILLING AND MINING

The Morgan mill, run by steam, is the only one running at present; but the Brunswick, Mexican and others are in complete order and condition ready to resume active and lucrative work as soon as sufficient water gets onto their wheels. Water power is a whole lot cheaper than steam. Meanwhile the mines have not been idle, exploration and developing work goes right along and ore production will come up to the milling and resultant bullion requirements during many months of a prosperous run. The additional miners being put to work of late is not a political election proposition altogether by any means.

POLITICAL

Some of the Weaverite dudes of Carson wear a silver collar, not around their necks, but as a hat-band. That mild attack of political cholera will be summarily suppressed and forgotten about election time. Weaver weevils won't be in it. John T. Jones of the coinage department, Carson Mint, just returned from a three months' visit East, came up to the Comstock last evening. He says Weaver is not considered worthy of special mention, politically, outside of Nevada, his greatest notoriety at present consisting in being rotten-egged down South. He visited the principal cities of the East and found the straight Republican element on top -- New York is for Harrison.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

Johnny Jones occupied two or three days looking through the World's Fair arrangements at Chicago. The buildings in course of construction and completion each cover not only acres but farms of ground, and will be noted and recorded as the largest anybody in the world ever saw.

Secretary of State Grey has done a very meritorious bit of work in compiling and distributing in pamphlet form throughout the State, the new Australian law to regulate elections.

Bicycle riding is very fashionable in Carson and universally adopted except at funerals.

The pasturage on the islands in Carson river at Empire, continue good, and the cows, who have all become web-footed through swimming from one island to the other the last thirty years are in fine condition.

ALF. DOTEN