Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-29

lHE BRUNEAU PLACER MINES u nose
who are rushing to the new placer mines
in the Bruneau Mountains, about which
there is so much talk in some quarters
at the present time, are not likely to find
new Ell Dorado. We have known of
the existence of these diggings for two
or three months through A. j. Smith, OF
this place, who visited the region early
this Spring, and located large amount
of mining ground and all the water avail
able for mining purposes. He heard of
the diggings through men who were
herding cattle in that region, and when
he left here gave out that he was going
to the Atlantic States-not wishing to be
followed and watched. When Mr.. Smith
first visited the mines he thought well of
them. He made locations of ground,
water and all else that he thought OF
value, and left two men to hold his
claims. At that time there was copsid-
cradle amount of snow on the ground in
many places, though not in the flats
where the diggings are located. Mr..
Smith and his partners dug several holes
to the depth of four or five feet, and in
all of these obtained very fair prospects
from the surface down. The gold was
tolerably heavy and fine, and bright in
appearance. We were shown sample
of the dust by Mr.. Smith when he came
in from the mines, and published an
item in regard to the discovery at the
time, though without making known the
whereabouts of the news diggings, as
Mr.. Smith did not want a rush to the
place until he had got his claims in shape
and got to work on them. He had made
arrangements for lumber for sluices, for
house and the like, and intended to
start hydraulic works at once, but when
he made bis second visit to the mines be
weakened" He found that all the gold
there was in the ground was in four or
five feet Of gravel near the surface. I'm
der tas came clay, in which not even
"color" could be raised. He sunk a
number of shafts, and always with the
same result. On the surface, and down
to the depth of three or four feet, pretty
fair prospects could be obtained, but
below that not q color. Two or three
Frenchmen have been working in the
Bruneau region for about two years, and
have made small wages-$2 or 50 day
and that is about as much as anybody
can make in any diRgings yet found in
that country.-[ Virg. Enterprise, 23d.
PETS OF THE INDIAN BuBEAu.-Four
Bohemians entered West Point on Mon
day morning in great haste. They being
unable to speak English found an in
terpreter towhom they told the follow
ing story: x party of Indians and squaws
camped near a homesteader's home in
Colfax county, and sent their squaws to
the house to procure some food. The
squaws entered the house and ransacked
it for all they could get. The wife OF the
homesteader being at home, OF course
objected to having all their food taken
away, whereupon the squaws turned
upon the woman and beat her over the
head. Her cries were heard by her hus-
band, who fastened to his house, and on
seeing his wife and hearing her cries
from suffering, he took his shotgun and
shot one of the squaws. The other
squaws reported this to the Indians.
They returned to the Bohemian's house
twelve in number) which they entered,
and put the man through terrible tor
ture. They skinned him and then cut
bis hands off, and then took his heart
out. All this is supposed to have been
done in the presence OF his wife, who
was suffering from the injuries the she
devils had inflicted her with.
The scene of the terrible murder was
about 16 miles from West Point in one
corner Of Colfax county, and only five
miles from the spot where farmer was
killed by the Winnebagoes while blowing
few years ago. This tragedy took
place on last Sunday.
A party left West Point for the scene
OF the horror. The Indians, no doubt,
have disappeared. = Fremont (Neb.)
Herald, 10.