Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-02-17

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il !n.o the wound. were extracted oy III,
Heath. Of this city. Yesterday Caspian
was able to come to town on horseback.
He will probably be confined TO his room
for two or three weeks. The weapon
with which he was wounded is cartridge
deringer, carrying large conlcai Dali
! Virginia Enterprise, 10th.
NV BRANCH RAILRoAp.-I. Z. James,
the well-known civil engineer. hast even
ing went down TO the Eureka mill, Car
son river, and to-day will begin the work |
of making survey for a new railroad
track from the Eureka dam 10 the mill.
The track Mt present in use, from the
dam down TO the mill runs on the top of
the t!ume, and the ore cars are drawn
over it by horses. The new track will
run on the bank of the river, and the
greater part CT the way the road-bed will
be constructed in solid rock. That por-
tion of the road above the dam, to where
it connects with the Virginia and True
kee Railroad, is already built on the
ground When the new track from the
dam down to the mill shall have been
completed, the ore cars will be drawn
back and forth over the road by small
locomotive. The Eureka is one Of the
largest mills on the river, and each
month reduces vast quantity of ore
Enterprise, 10th.
MAJOR WILLIAM DowNIE writes US
February 7th) from the heightened
shadow OF the old oak tree in Downie-
vile, where he spread his blankets to
"settle" in 1S49, that it is his intention
to write book of "reminiscences of the
Early Days of Mining Life on the Pacific
Slope" and he earnestly requests all old
Pioneers in possession Of pleasing, hui
morous, romantic, tragic or other inter-
esting anecdotes and incidents of early
life in the mines to forward the same to
him at Downieville, which place the old
Major founded just quarter of a GEN.
fury ago. All such items may be written
in full, but Major Downie would also be
thankful for the outlines merely Of inter-
esting stories pertaining to the dig
gings" in 40 and 80. Nevada aud other
coast papers are requested to notice
Enterprise, 10th.
ARIIvED.-Piper's troupe. for the sup
port OF Dion Boucicault and other stars
to come, arrived this morning. The
company consists of thirty-eight per-
sons, male and female, and is the largest
that ever visited this city. Several old
favorites and many familiar faces are
among the new arrivals at the Opera
House "Old Man" Billings, George
Hinckley, Maurice Pike. Billy Robinson,
l.. Belmour, d. Belasco, OF the mascu-
line, and Miss Florence Kent, Millie
Sackett and Mollie Raynor, Of the
feminine gender. Piper also brought up
u full orchestra Of A No. musicians, in
Guiding the finest brass band ever
brought over the mountains. Virginia
Chronicle, 9th.
HER CONDITION Brinton, the
woman who was shot in the neck and
dangerously wounded few nights since
on south G street, Is still lying in pre-
carious condition. Night before last il
was thought that she was dying, but yes.
terday che seemed quite comfortable
The wound made on the right side Of hel
neck, where the bullet entered, appears
to be healing up, while the left side Of
the neck, where the ball is supposed &c
have lodged, is much swollen and in.
famed. She says she can almost fee
the bullet and thinks it is lodged at nc
great depth below the skim Enterprise
: 10th.
JOHN STEWART, under sentence o
death, and confined in the Ormsb,
county Jail, says the Appeal, was in
formed OF the decision of the Suprem,
Court, on Sunday night. 9Th inst HI
is in very Respondent state of mind, il
consequence. There is the almost hope
less hope Of Communication left to him
and there will be great exertions mad
by friends of his poor mother to hav
him rescued from the gallows. But tn,
) sinking heart of doomed man is his AM
3 greatly is he to be pitied
SAM BAKER, a Mexican Veteran and
r Pioneer Of California and Nevada, an,
for many years miner on the Com
S stock, who was partially paralyzed by
, fall received in chasing a burglar in thi
a city two years ago, is now employed a
Waterman at the United States Brancl
: Mint in Carson, and his many friends
t all over the coast. will be rejoiced to hea
t that he is recovering the use of his limb
again. Enterprise, 10th.
s Mrs. ToRp, who accidentally shot her
. self at Virginia is out of danger.