Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-08


The Appeal, of Saturday, gives us the
following item;
The total amount of mixed bullion,
gold and silver, received at the Carson
Mint was 1877 pounds, sent from mills
on Carson river to the Mint for melting
and assaying. On the same day the
Cashier of the Mint delivered to Wells,
Fargo d Co., Carson, six impaired bars
of gold and silver weighing together 654
pounds, and worth the sum of $2l ,031.79.
The bars are the property of the Crown
Point mine, Gold Hill, Nevada, and are
directed to the Bank of London and San
Francisco (Limited). The Cashier also
delivered to depositors of bullion the sum
of $25, 900 in gold coins and trade dol
lars, in return for bullion deposited for
coinage.
WHITE PINE.
The News of Saturday, says:
The suit OF Thos. Phillpotts, agent of
the Eberhardt and Aurora Company dim
ited), against II. G. Blasdel, brought
about twelve months ago in the Dis
trict Court of this county, is set for Mon
day next. The action is to recover $685.
600 damages, being the alleged value of
a large quantity of ore taken by defend
ant from the Ward Beecher claim of the
plaintiff, while working over his line
from adjoining ground.
We copy the following items from the
Enterprise, of Saturday last
The total length of the Sutro Tunnel
from its mouth to the point where it will
intersect the Comstock lode, is 20, las
feet. Shaft No. is located distance
of 4, 9l5 feet from the mouth Of the tun-
mel. From Shaft No. / to No. the dis
lance is 4,l50 feet; from No. 2 to No. 3
it is A, 4S0 feet; from No. to No. 4 it is
4,l5O feet, and from Shaft No. 4 to the
Comstock lode the distance is 2,450 feet.
During the past week the main header
has been advanced 80 feet, making its
total length a, 447 feet.
Stocks again show an upward tendency,
and dealers are again beginning to think
there may be "A chance yet for them to get
even. Those who purchase at present
prices cannot lose much, and stand a
chance to make few dollars occasional
ly by keeping sharp watch upon the
market.
John Cropley, for sending challenge
to fight duel, has been sent to the
County Jail by Justice Wright of Gold
Hill, to await the action of the Grand
Jury.
Sundays Sentinel affords us the follow
ing items:
The Grand Jury of White Pine will be
impaneled tomorrow. The Green mur-
der case, we understand, is to be reinves-
tigated by that body. Finney and
Matheney will soon know their fate.
Several witnesses will 60 over from here
to testify before the Grand Jury.
Sheriff Travis arrived here last night
from California, with band of fine
horses, which he will endeavor to dis
pose of in this market. People wishing
to possess good stock should examine
this band.
General Robert NJ. Clarke, of Carson,
was in town last night. He is en- ronte
for Hamilton to participate rs counsel in
the trial of the great case of Phillpots VS..
Blasdel, suit involving nearly one hun
dred thousand dollars. He appears for
Governor Blasdel.
W. L. Pritchard shipped yesterday for
the Eureka Consolidated Company So
600 pounds of bullion; for the Rich
mond, 41,000 pounds, and for the Hoo
sac, $1,000 pounds. In addition to the
above the X X shipped by private teams
to Elko 160, 900 pounds. Total, 272, 900
pounds.
AT a meeting of the directors of the
Belcher Mining Company held at San
Francisco to-day, q dividend of So per
share was declared upon the capital
stock of the company, aggregating $312,-
900; the same being payable October
10th.
The Pacific Coast Pioneers will cele-
brate the admission of Nevada into the
Union on the LIST Of November next, on
which occasion they will have grand
parade. concluding with an evening
terpsichorean entertainment.
The miners of this mining district are
requested to meet at Theater Hall, Gold
Hill, on the 9Th af October, for the Dur.
pose of considering and deciding upon
the propriety of making a change in the
mining laws OF the district, relative to
the location Of mining claims.