Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-03
NEVADA STATE ITEMS,

md j. u. L. Cavalier. 1t also contains
hese items:
Lieut.. G.. NJ. Wheeler, of the corps OF
Typographical Engineers, U. S. A., ar
lived in Virginia City yesterday. We
earn that there is probability that the
established meridian line which
passes through Virginia City and Gold
Hill will be continued southwark to the
ocean. The establishing OF this meridian
will be a public benefit which cannot be
too highly appreciated, for the reason
that TO it, as base line, may be referred
all of the local and mining surveys which
already have been or may hereafter be
made. 1t will also be of value in SCI
entific poin; of view, being determined
base, to which may be referred the fiuc-
tuations, from year to year, of the mag
netic variation. The detachments of
soldiers detailed for service under Lieut..
Wheeler, in addition to the establishing
of meridian lines, by means of careful
observations, collate valuable information
respecting astronomy, meteorology lin
ending movements OF the atmospheric,
geology and natural history. The party
who were engaged several weeks ago in
taking observations on the Divide are
now similarly employed at Fort Ellis,
Montana. Lieat. Wheeler has nine other
field parties under his charge, one of
whom is stationed at Ogden, one at Salt
Lake City, three in Colorado and four in
eastern Arizona.
The carpenters at work on the Crown
Point machine shop, are engaged in par
titioning off a portion of the upper story
into four rooms, the first 12xl4, to be
used as a general Office, the second, ska,
private office, the third, OKLA, dressing
room, and the fourth, 7xl4, bath room.
We ale informed that the company will
Immediately proceed to erect a large
building covering the ground and extend
ing northward to the American Flat toll
road. The building, which will be an
irregular quadrangle in shape, the south
side being 80 feet in length, the north
side 49, and the west side 30, is desig ned
for boiler-house and engine room.
l. E. James, Civil Engineer, has COM
pleted the survey of the Belcher mine,
and will shortly make report thereon.
We understand that great pains were
taken to make the survey an accurate
one, and that very gratifying results
were attained, the variation of the under
ground survey from the one made on the
surface amounting to six one-hundredths
(G-l00) of foot.
We copy the following from the Even
ing Chronicle, OF the Goth:
DR.. S. A. McMeans, President Of the
Society of Pacific Coast Pioneers in
forms us that it was never contemplated
that the Society wonld establish q Pio-
neer Savings Bank in this city. They,
however claim the honor of the sugges-
ton, as it emanated from a distinguished
member of the Society, Colonel Robert
II. Taylor. 1t may not De amiss to say
that he also informed US that compe-
tent and well known firm, doing business
in this city, will open such an institution
as soon as the present unsettled condi-
ton Of monetary affairs will have become
permanently reached.
The Virginia Consolidated and Gould
X Curry mines connected their drift on
Wednesday last and at present fine
current OF air is passing through from
one mine to the other Both mines will
soon be able to open out drifts and slopes
to The ore, and we expect in short time
to have good accounts from both mines.
We understand that the ore in the Vlr-
ginia Consolidated will assay nearly 5000
TO the ton, so that we may expect to hear
that stocks are up
Thomas Langley, the man who had a
crOwbar driven through his right thigh
on Tuesday night last, is much better to-
day. Drs. Heath and Weber cut
through the thigh to-day and removed
a quantity Of matter that had accumu-
lated at the end where the bar passe ed
up to. At present the patient is doing
quite well.
AUSTIN.
From the Reycille, OF September 90, we
clip and condeGsa the following:
On Saturday night, about half-past 10
O'Clock, while coming through the can
yon leading up from Nick's Station and
about three miles this side of the sta
ton, Eugene Burnett, the driver, was
! awakened from reverie by the COM
mand halt and the discovery of the
muz2le of Henry rifle in close proximi-
ty to his dexter optic. There were two
! passengers inside, Charles Switzerland,
of Palisade, and Mrs. Soule, of this city.
The robber party was composed of the
usual tall, medium sized and short man;
and of course the short man was spokes-
man, and it was he that ordered Eugene
to hand down that box" Eugene, with
proper discretion handed it out, when
the medium sized" robber brokeit open
with "A Ratchet and overhauled its con-
tents, closely examining every package
that looked as though it might contain
money or valuabes The men were dis
guised by wearing barley sacks over their
heads, and the driver says he does not
think he could recognize them. On the
arrival OF the stage in this city yesterday
morning, Sheriff Emery at once took
measures to secure the arrest of the high
waymen; but up to this writing nothing
has been heard OF them, and it seems
hardly possible that they will be discov-
cred. The amount extracted from the
box was about $500.
S. B. Morse was shot yesterday, near
the Summit, by the discharge of a shot
Sun III tIiC VI Nlllldlu w HTreQ.
The parties were out hunting; Warren
fired at a rabbit, and the load, besides
killing the rabbit, entered Mr.. Morse's
body and put out horses eye. The af-
fair was purely accidental and we believe
that MIR. NJ. is not seriously wounded.
1 A dividendo of fifteen per cent. has been
declared on the capital stock of the Aus
tin and Reese River Transportation Co.,
payable Immediately at the office of the
Treasurer, at Dinsmore Bro. s store
C. D, Spires, Esq, has been appointed
Deputy Sheriff by Sheriff Emery.
Notwithstanding several untoward cir
cumstances mentioned by the Sentinel
OF Wednesday, the bullion shipment for
September was 2,2s9,3i7 pounds. We
clip the following items in addition:
We received private letter yesterday,
informing US that W. S. Travis, the well
known livery and stage man, will arrive
in Eureka from San Francisco next Sat-
nrday, with thirty head of the finest
buggy, saddle and business horses ever
brought to the mountains. He will re-
main in Eureka few days, during which
time persons in want of GOOD horses can