Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-08-06
GLEANINGS FROM EXCHANGES.

L. c. KFMBLE, a California pioneer,
arrived in this city yesterday from the
East. He vas one of the early proprie-
tors of the Alta California, and was after
wards connected elitorally with the
Union for several years. At the COM
mencement of the war in 1861 he went
to Washington as the Union S correspon-
dent. He yesterday arrived overland
after Il seven days journey from New
York. He informs US that lust q years
ago yesterday he landed at San Fran
cisco from the ship Brooklyn, from New
YORK. after voyage around Cape Horn
Of III days. Sam. Brannan, with num-
Der OF Mormons, arrived on the same
vessel. kemble is now member of the
Board of Indian Inspectors appointed
under the late Act of Congress, and
comes to this coast on official business
| SACRAMENTO Union, Aug. LIST.
IT were enough that all the BOYS in
town are standing on their heads and
turning fip-haps, in imitation OF the
circus people. Fond mothers say they
can stand all this; but when their daugh-
tiers come home and walk into the house
on their hands, and use the clotAes-line
for tlght-rope performances, the mothers
aforesaid think there should BE- an end
ing of such tricks, and they have resolved
on calling the boys in and placing them
behind the doors to witness these Jolly
performances, without money and with
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midst of thor greatest feats. and show
ing their agility to the best advantage
the boys are to walk out and boldly CON
front them. Our sympathies are with
the good mothers 5. L. Tribune.
From San Diego, July 3lst, 1t is re-
ported that Captain Bailey, one of the
party with l. L. James, exploring the
overtiowed lands of the Colorado river
left Mr.. James II miles from the mouth
OF the river. 1t being overlooked there,
and wagons being useless, James and the
rest of the party pushed ON with mules
and Will endeavOr to reach the mouth of
the river. He will come up to Fort Yuma
on Il steamer. Captain Bailey SAYS they
found lake ten miles wide and forty
long of bitter salt water, in the desert.
on level with the sea; but they found
places fran 80 to 1870 feet below the sea
level, in which good fresh water was
struck close to the surface He saws
their rough estimates give 14O square
miles on this side of the line of the most
fertile land in the world. When the Col
orado recedes grass springs mp to the
height of three feet.
The Havilah Gal Miner of July 20.
says that prominent mining men have
scheme on foot for running a tunnel
through the range of mountains west of
Havilah. The idea is to tunnel the
mountains from a point about half mile
east OF the Mckeadney mine; the tunnel
to run in some places almost a mile be-
meath the surface and in a westerly direc
ton. great mining interest will be de-
veloped by this enterprise. The leaders
of this project entertain the most san
guine hopes of striking rich blind veins
enough to pay expenses. Over 500 veins
are known to exist in the range of the
tunnel; the tunnel, if completed, will be
several miles in length.
LAST month there were 43 deaths in
Salt Lake City-2S males and 10 females.
VI these ii were adults and 50 children.
JIM. CURRY, the discoyerer OF the IA
nous Gould & Curry mine, was at Ha-
vllah, CAL, on the Goth ult.
BRIGHAM YOUNG has disposed of the
Salt Lake Theater TO Joseph A. Young,
John W:1oung, John 7. Caine, H. b.
Clawson, Thomas Williams and Le-
grande Young. We understand that the |
price paid was 100000, and that the
purchasing company will expend a con-
siderable amount of money in thor
oughiy oyerhanling and fitting up the
Duiiding.-L Salt Lake Journal.