Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-02

On Saturday afternoon from this ONCE
black murky clouds could plainly be seen
gathering on the mountain and hanging
like funeral pail over the ridge separ.
ating Ash Canyon from Kings Canyon.
All in a moment it burst, and the dire
effects were soon seen. In torrents the
water streamed down the canyon, carry
ing away the fumes and flooding Carson
street. The rain continued for an hour
or more. Language can give no ade-
quate idea of what that fail Of water &C.
complished. Mighty powders, weigh.
idg tons, were thrown bither and
thither like marbles. Trees and i'm
mense logs lay scattered like reeds all
over the Sweeney ranch. We have
measured one log, said to have come
down end over end, and found it seventy
feet long by five feet in diameter. Just
at this point the toll road suffers the
most; for half mile it is torn up as with
an immense steam pillow, and powders
as ! rye as houses are scattered around.
-[Carson Tribune, 28th.
THE Courthouse was crowded last
night by an audience composed largely
OF ladies, to listen to the lecture OF Hon.
G. Z. DeLong on Japan, delivered on be-
half of the sufferers by the recent food
He closed by q touching expression of his
sympathy with our people in their mis-.
fortune, and the large audience dispersed
most heartily pleased with Mr.. belong.
The amount received from his self-sacri-
ficing generosity will prove large Gas yet
we do not know the exact fgures), and
the entire people of Eureka extend to
him their heartfelt thanks. 1t is only Q
fair joke on Charley to state that he
never could have got into the lecture
room if he had not purchased lot Of
tickets. Il Eureka Sentinel, 3Oth.
THE heat in the 1OO0-foot level Of the
Belcher mine is SO great that the mer
have been temporarily removed. The
hot air from the the Grown Poin
and Yellow Jacket rushes to this point
making it uncomfortable. As soon as thu
new air shaft, the work upon which il
being rapidly pushed forward, is com
pleted, this difficulty will be obviated
Most of the companies favor their oil
miners by placing them in the coolies
levels and drifts. A new hand is usual.
set to work in the hottest place in tn
mine. II he can stand that he is capa
BILE of standing almost anything that vii
be required of him on this sublunar
shere.-[virg. Chronicle, 25th.
| The body of W. }. McGeary. one 0
D the victims Of the late disaster, was re
t covered yesterday morning at 8 o'cloc
by Colonel Ray and number Of other
who were searching for it among the de
i bris washed down the canyon. 1t wa
). discovered three miles from town at tn
d mouth of the canyon, lying under doo
, and was in a very decomposed state, hay
. ing lain there nearly Ave days. Eurek
a Sentinel, 30th.
d WE learn that the Committee of "601,
night before last, politely invited two I
% the desparadoes who lately stampede
from Reno to leave the city at their ca
'e lest convenience; and last night thru
l. others of the same stamp were serve
e with a notice to quit Virg. Chronicl
II 25th.
- SHERIFF J. E. JONES, on Sunday eve
T. ing, arrested man named Kane, fuG
"a tive from justice from Sacrament
Kane is under indictment Of the Sacr
u mento Grand Jury for felony, and the
=. is reward out of 800 for his captur
&c which Jones has baeged.-[ Reno Jour
al. %.
10 The west bound passenger train "
er four hours behind time yestrrda
Caus--a wat-r-spout at Hot Sprinl
at east of Wadsworth.-(Rr Reno Journal,
4. Mrs. MrNNA GRANT (nee McLeo
died very suddenly at Virginia OF hei
r disease.