Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-07-23

of Mrs. Tilton: /.
observed an eqxuisite portrait on
canvas grazing the wall. Again and
again my eyes fell upon it. Something
peculiarly charming and fascinating and
tender hung about it. Musingly 1
thought the artist himself most imagi-
native genius and consummate creator.
or, II an actual instead of fancy subject,
his brush must have been inspired. A
most symmetrical head, intellect and
poetry predominating; wealth of silken
brown hair; soft and soulful eyes of
richest hazel; face of exquisite sweet
ness and tenderness, and ripe
with culture and character; O mouth
carved by the gods, and lips full, warm.
and suggesting robustness of modest pas
sion; chin indicating gentle firmness
and abundant will; shapely neck and
graceful shoulders, and finely de-
veloped bust-all harmony, all beauty,
all the vigor and tenderness OF youth,
life and facination. The witching ewes
seemed to brighten when looked into; q
very smile SO sweet as to thrill me ap-
peared upon that face when I involun-
tarily fixed my gaze upon it.
The California Borax Company's
property and works near Cover lake, has
been purchased by party of San Fran
cisco capitalists who propose the imme-
diate construction of furnaces to reduce
the cinnabar and quicksilver ore found
In immense quantities there. The Stag
or dross that has been left from the pro-
cess of extracting the sulphur for the
past six years, which was considered
worthless, has been found to contain
cinnabar, has been examined and found
to contain thirty per cent cinpabar, in
fact, mercury is found everywhere in
paying quantities. Careful estimates of
two feet deep or surface rock, and the
dump of Stag, show tho existence Of ore
valued at over two millions of dollars.
This is considered by experts to be the
greatest quicksilver discovery on the
coast. Suitable works are being erected
under the supervision of the Lightner
Bros, for the reduction OF this character
of ore, which requires different process
from clear cinnabar, as the presence of
such large quantities of sulphur necessi-
tates some special provision for combus-
toni Calistoga Press.
The Chronicle of last evening saws
"a very perceptible shock of earthquake
was felt in this city at about 2 O'Clock
this morning." The shock WAS in deed
very perceptible, and very like that OF an
earthquake, but the terrestrial agitation
was altogether artificial and home made.
The shock was caused by an explosion
of heavy blast at the point where the
site of the new mill OF the Consolidated
Virginia Company is being graded. In
putting in these blasts o hole is first
| drilled into the earth to a depth of 20
feet. At the bottom of this is fired q
charge of giant powder. The giant powder
is thrust down to the bottom of the hole
and fired without any tamping-fred Just
as it lies loose at the bottom Of the hole.
The action of giant powder is principally
downward. and firing of q charge of It
forms cavity about the size of -four
barrel. Into this cavity are then poured
several kegs OF black powder, and the
hole is then filled and tamped When q
charge of this kind is fired. it makes no
report that is audible up town, but it
shakes all the central part Of the city,
[Virg. Enterprise, 18th.
The Tribune thinks that there is no
position between tie church cormorants
and the Federal carpet-baggers of Utah.
But there is, Notwithstanding the pro-
fundity of the organs wisdom, and its
declarations to the contrary. There is
no reform for Utah in the rule of church
mice that steal the public cheese, and
there is infinitely less hope for reform in
the rule of Grants army OF bread and
butter missionaries. When the people
learn by the kicks and cuffs they get
from both sides, that neither of these
parties are their real friends, they can
and will come out on Democratic basis.
rs. l.. Press.
The funeral of Mrs. Anna NJ. Lyons,
aged sc years, was to have taken place
last Thursday afternoon at O'Clock,
from her residence on Van Ness avenue,
between Pacific and Jackson streets, but
when the body was being placed in the
coffin, it was found to be so warm that
physician was summoned to make an
examination Of the deceased, in order to
ascertain whether life was really extinct.
To the great Joy of the mourners, he de-
| cided that she was not dead, and the
funeral was deferred. The supposed
cause Of her apparent death was old age.
rs. f. Call, II.
YESTERDAY about IL o'clock Mrs.
Thomas Shone, of this place, went to
| Stevens's drug store and purchased 20
grains OF strychnine, and upon reaching
home swallowed the whole amount.
After taking the fatal poison she called
her husband and some OF the neighbors,
and endeavored to take antidotes for it,
but without avail, and she died in few
| minutes. We understand it is the third
that she has attempted to take her life.
No cause is assigned for the act, further
than it is thought she intended only to
brighten her husband and not to take her
own life.-[ Humboldt Register, 18th.
LARGE quantities OF wood have arrived
at Dayton, and more is constantly COM
ing down the river; indeed above the
town the channel of the stream is liter
ally covered with floating wood. Thou
sands OF cords are now in the Dayton
boom, and great number Of workmen
are engaged in hauling it ashore and
cording it up on the banks of the river.
There is still fine stage of water, and
the drive this season will prove the most
successful that has been had in some
years.-[virginia Enterprise, 18th.
The Consolidated Virginia Mining
Company are pushing the work of grad
ing the site of their new mill day and
night. They are now employing at that
point, outside Of the mine, about 200
men. A side track from the Virginia
and Truckee Railroad runs along the
west front of the site of the new mill,
therefore all the lumber, machinery and
materials of every description required
in the construction can be brought upon
the ground by rail. The neighborhood
Of the new mill is at present the liveliest
place in or about the town. Virginia
Enterprise, 18th.
WORK on the Brownie quicksilver
mine, near Vallejo, is progressing favor
ably. About Is or 20 men are employed,
and one tunnel is now in 200 feet. The
ore is increasing in richness as the work.
men progress.-[S. F. Alta.
SAN FRANCISCO STOCK REPORT.
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