Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-10-28

Al Hamilton, White Pine county,
Nevada. on the 18th Of this month, one
Alexander Cohn was convicted OF the
crime of arson in the second degree. He
set fire to his own store in June last,
and the fire he kinded destroyed almost
the entire town of Hamilton. II is prop
er to state in this connection that Alec
Cohn who was convicted, as above stat
ed, is no relative whatever Of the family
Of the same name residing in Grass VAL
ley Grass Valley Union.
1t should also be stated that the man
convicted at Hamilton is in no way con-
nected with Jonas Cohn, merchant OF
Phoebe, whose place of business is on
Main street, opposite Meadow Valley.
PROSPECTUS should bear in mind, says
the Silver State, that the Congressional
mining law expressly prohibits the loca-
ton OF claims upon the mere supposition
that they contain mineral bearing vein
The law now is that to hold ledge YOU
have first got to find it. Until this is
done anybody and everybody has a right
to look for it and the finder viii hold it
regardless of notices filed with the Dis
trict Recorder. The language Of the
law is:
No location OF any mining claim or
ledge shall be made until the discovery
Of the vein or lode within the limits of
the claim located
The st. Louis Times is authority for
the statement that Ex-Governor =. Graft
Brown has announced openly that he in
tends running as candidate for Repre-
sentative from Iron county at the next
election. The Times says that Cover
nor Brown will do this for the purpose
Of repeating the coup made by General
+. b. Blair in 1870, and succeeding to
the chair now occupied by Senator Carl
Schurz.
AT about / o'clock yesterday morning,
says the Eureka Sentinel, of Sunday, an
accident occurred in the Richmond mine,
by which William Martin Thomas was
instantly killed, and William Wately and
Patrick Egan severely injured, The par
tlculars of the sad affair, as related to us,
are about as follows: Five men-to wit,
Pat. Egan, William Martin Thomas,
VIM. Byrne, William Moore and William
Wately-were working in drift or breast
on one of the lowest levels. Some dis
lance above them, on an entirely differ
ent level, John Calligin and Matthew
OBrien were engaged in blasting. When
ready to put off blast, at the time
named, they sent word to the men below
the men below did not consider that there
was any danger, and accordingly failed
to heed tho warning. Huddling together
in STOPPING or sitting posture, they
awaited the result of the blast overhead
In fewseconds the explosion was heard
and simultaneously several tons of rock
came down on the unfortunate group.
AS already stated, Thomas was instantly
killed. He was covered up to a depth
OF two or three feet, and never breathed,
we believe, after being taken out. One
of his arms wat broken and his head and
shoulders showed severe bruises. Egan
was also covered by the cave, though not
to as great depth as Thomas. AS soon
as the miners could procure lights they
began to dig away the debris, and soon
discovered that Egan was still alive.
Seeing him move his hand the miners
stopped digging and carefully unearthed
him by drawing the dirt from about him
with their hands. Strange to say he was
but slightly injured, having received but
few cuts and bruises about the head.
He was able to be out yesterday and will
probably be able to resume labor in a few
days. Wately, though not covered up,
received serious wounds and bruises
about the head, arms and shoulders. He
was confined to his cabin yesterday, and
at latest accounts appeared to be snffer.
ing great pain. If not injured internal.
ly, however, there is no doubt of his re.
covery. The other two men (Byrne and
Moore) who were in the drift at the time
of the accident. escaped almost, if not
quite, without o scratch.