Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-03-03
NEVADA STATE ITEMS.

nifty iett IN WiI'h winch crops OUT u iit-
tie above the general level oE the ground
aud which can be traced great distance.
These groupings do not wear a very
promising look, the quartz closely APP
preaching in appearance a kind com
monty termed bastard" and the sur
face rock containing little more than the
color in gold. In the early da,s
small shaft was sunk on the iue Of the
Groupings, but the lead has long been
looked upon as "big thing with Goth
lug ia 1t. Thu present rroprieie,s,
Hirkius x o.. determined 10 test the
leads. AMI relocating it began sinking a
shaft at 30 great distance from the old
prospect hole mentioned above, and it
would now seem that their faith and la
bors are likely to be richly rewarded.
Day before yesterday, after passing
through a considerable thickness of clay
(resembhng the pipe clay found it the
gravel mines of California;, at the depth
Of about IS feet they came upon mass
of broken quartz, filed and covered
with gold. The quartz was in the form
OF gravel and small powders, mingled
with dirt, and presenting almost
the same appearance as washed
gravel. These pieces OF gravel are
literally filled with spangled gold. some
OF it very bright, bu. the greater part
presenting rusty appearance. Much Of
this gold Is quite coarse, some of the
largest pieces being worth five dollars.
and all OF II is rough and scraggy, as is
all quartz gold. The dirt in which the
broken quartz is imbedded is also very
rich in the same quality OF gold that is
found in the rock, and a gentleman who
was Mt Silver City yesterday informs us
that be saw lot of gold worth about
$50, which was panned out OF some Of
this dirt. This rich deposit covers the
whole bottom of the shaft, but, as yet,
only about Wheelbarrow load Of the
dirt and rock has been hoisted ont.
Some of the powders on exhibition at
Silver City are said to look as though
nearly half gold. In the middle of the
shaft. where the lead seems solid, a hole
has been drilled down to considerable
depth. and the drlllings brought out
seem to be more than half gold. Indeed,
as far as developed, all in and about the
bottom Of the shaft seems to be lousy"
with gold. The deposit is no doubt
pocket, but how large it may be can only
be surmised. 1t may contain no more
than thousand dollars or so. and it may
contain $4,000. The men who have
struck it seem to be in no hurry to dig
further at present. Coming upon SO big
a thing all on sudden seems to have
demoralizei them aud they hardly know
what TO do. After the exciting news
was known in Silver City there was
grand rush, and men we're out Mt mid
night With lanterns, making locations in |
all directions-north. south, east and |
west. The mine is situated at some dis !
tauce south of the Buckeye and about !
two hundred yards west of the Leet L |
Birdsall grade, a road running from this |
city to Dayton. The men who made the |
location and have been doing the work |
on the shaft are Mr. Harkin, black |
smith, and some Of his men about the |
shop. Some of those located in the claim |
by Mr.. Harkin thought so little Of the |
lead that they refused to pay anything |
toward sinking the shaft; now. however, |
they are the readiest men in the world |
with their assessments. This strike, turn
out as II may, will set great many men
TO scratching the surface and "vexiug''
all groupings IN that neighborhool.
IL the Virginia City Council on the +
24th ut, Alderman Atkinson said there /
was considerable complaint by some OF /
our citizens in regard to houses of pros
tituton being allowed in certain local. /
ties, the parties complaining desiring 10 /
see such houses confined TO certain lin. /
its. City Attorney Lindsay said that
there was now an ordinance prescribing .
certain bounds within which all houses
o! ill-tame should be located, but il could .
not be enforced, as under the charter the /
Board Of Aldermen could pass no ordi- /
nance regulating such houses. The City !
Charter gave the Board power for pro
hibiting the establishing and keeping of 4
houses Of prostitution within the city I
limits, and the Board might prohibit I
such houses but could pass no ordinance
to regulate them. The City Attorney !
was then instructed to prepare an ordl-
nance and present II at the next meeting
Of the Board, prohibiting houses o. i'll /
fame within the city limits.
The WoNEN's LIQUOR MoyEIENI-
From recent San Francisco dispatches it
will be seen that the women Of that city
expect shortly to commence hostilities
and to wage q vigorous warfare against
the sale of ardent spirits. In the event
Of their 50 doing, it is believed that
score of them, sctuated by missionary
spirit, will make a demonstration on
Virginia City. 4 devotee Of Bacehus,
y he resides there, fearing that his sup
ply will be cut eff in case the women in
AueuTate war against King Alcohol.
eoDtemplates purchasing a barrel of
Whisky which he will proceed TO bury up
in the ground, 50 as to be prepared for
my emergency which may arise Gold
Hill! News.
The ISpIcTEp.-Yesterday ssterpoon
lie Grand Jury reported the finding Of
six true bills Of indictment. as follows:
Against James Mulligan. for perjury:
Al Chow, burglary; Annie Maria Lang,
bigamy Tor, as Mrs. Partington would
'ay, Brishamyl; \. II. Hopkins {who
hot Mrs. Brsntonl, assault with intent
o kill; Edward H. Fiero, grand larceny
stealing Daggett's col watch } and
Thomas Coleman, assault with intent TO
Kill. The indicted, all of whom are in
be County Jail, were arraigned il the
Dlstric, Court to-day, and severally given
Until Saturday next to plead. Virginia
Chronicle, 25,h
THE Eureka Sentinel, of the 9th.
'ays, without mentioning names, that
nan, infatuated by woman. drawn in
be mesbes OF willy eourtessn. he took
be money entrusted to him BY his