Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-10
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UNDER the head of Lake Colorado 3
the San Diego Union speaks of the expe
dition for turning the Colorado, and
adds: The object of Mr.. James exam
lnation is to ascertain the feasibility O
turning the waters of the gulf into tn,
Colorado desert, SO as to form n perma
nent inland lake; in effect, to extend tn.
Gull OF California northward at leas
l5O miles from its present head. Chic
Engineer Evans, of the Texas and Pa
citic Railway, will furnish all information
and assistance in his power.
The funeral of General j. L. Var
Bokkelen and j. p. Smith took place this
afternoon at ! o'clock, and was one Of
the largest and most imposing ever seen
In this city. The funeral services were
held in the lower hall of the Odd Fellows
new building, corner of C and Smith
streets, and were witnessed by large
concourse of people. The services and
solemnities were conducted by Bishop
whitaker and Sir Knight John c. Currie,
Prelate of the Comm tndery. A large
number of Knights Templar and many
Masons were present during the solemni-
ties in the hall. The services were most
impressive Throughout Enterprise.
IN San Francisco the other evening a
pair of horses attached to a hack were
frightened by iir.-cracker thrown under
their feet by an urcMn, and starting
from the corner of Suffer and Powell
streets ran down Powell street at a furi-
Gus speed, colliding with posts and wag-
ons. When finally stopped the hack was
complete wreck, and the horses had
received several cuts and bruises. The
damages will amount to several hundred
dollars.
The Phoebe RECORD is now one of the
best and prettiest dailies on the Pacific
slope. Recent NJ mbers of the paper in.
form us that several parties were getting
ready to prospect Tor silver and cinnabar
mines in Northern Arizona. We shall
welcome these prospectors, and before
hand assure them that they have Sc
lected the best possible season for pros.
pecting this SCI non of country, as the
summer rains wall very soon set in, fresh
ening the grass and putting plenty of
water where ii will do the most good"
Arizona Miner -...
WE learn that the Grand Jury of
White Pine county have found true bill
against Alec Conn for kindling the great
ire at Hamilton. Of course, no one on
the outside has any right to know what
transplred in thu jury room, vet it is as.
serted TINT the evidence was yery strong
against him. His bail has been fixed nj
Slo,oOO. The warrant was issued for his
arrest yesterday Il Eureka Sentinel. 9Th.
The Eureka Sentinel learns from As.
SCISSOR Cranley, of White Pine county.
that large part of the town of Hamil.
ton will be rebuilt. Town lots, on both
sides OF Main street, in the block where
Perry's saloon was situated, are held al
VI, 900 each. The fire makes additional
work for Cranley, as he proposes to re.
assess the whole town.
EDWARD HUaHEs, OF San Francisco. a
one armed man, after fourteen months
labor. has succeeded in making table
constructed Of one hundred thousand
pieces Of wood.
PUBLIC GOSSIP in Vienna represents
the Emperor and Empress as by no
means very happy in their conjugal rela.
uons. Her photographs in the windows
show her to be very handsome woman
aoos 20 years OF age. She d said to h.