Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-08-24
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

The Virginia Chronicle says: The
work on the California new battery mill,
on + street, is advancing very rapidly.
The third story is at present being
erected. Everything about the building
is OF the most substantial character. The
foundation is formed Of large blocks Of
stone, and the heavier timbers are nearly
three feet square. The posts for the ex-
terror wall Of the mill are up, and from
appearances it will be enclosed within
two weeks. Car loads of machinery are
arriving daily, and the work of setting it
up will coon be commenced. The mill
will have sixty stamps. and the batteries
will DO very similar to those of the Con-
solidated Virginia mill. When COM
pleted the yield of bullion from the bo-
nanzs will be doubled.
The agent o! the Central Pacific Rail.
road at Reno has been told to notify all
shippers who have heretofore received
freight from the East, contracting 1t to
Sacramento, that they are advised by the
Union Pacifc Railroad Company that
they have arranged to contract freight
from Omaha and points east OF tho
Missouri river direct to Reno at rates
considerable less than the published
local tariff of the roads over which freight
must pass, and which will not exceed the
cost OF freights from same points by
way OF Sacramento or any other route.
All freight must be marked to Reno di-
rect.
The Sentinel says; Eureka for some
time past has been tho objective point
for all White Pine seekers for hymeneal
bliss. The reason for this 10, that the
ungodly county OF Pine Blanco contains
not within her boundaries Q clergyman
Of any denomination whatever, and all
Christian Pogonippers who desire the
silken cord fastened in an artistic man.
ner by man Of God, instead of having
1t clumsily tied with "granny's knot :
by an unannointed one-horse Justice Of
the Peace, have to come 10 the Base
Range to have il done.
What is now thought to be an exten.
sive coal field has been recently diseov-
cred at Palmyra District, Lyon county,
q short distance from the Whitman mine.
Several sacks of the coal have been
Drought into Dayton aud tested. and il
found to be very free from slate and "a
contain a large quantity Of mineral pitch,
1t IL OF deeper color and very much
harder than the I'll Dorado CANYON coal
though it will probably be found muci
Of the same quality as the shaft i,
deepened.
John A. Decker, who formerly lived il
Senaca county, Ohio. but whose fathe,
now lives at Elkhart, Indiana. has mo-
written home in four years. He is sup
posed TO be in Nevada, and if he or hi
friends will send his address to BIZ
father Daniel d. Decker, Elkhart, or |,
the Lyon County Times. John will hea
something to his advantage.
From reliable sources the Elko indie
pendent learns that Forbes, of Battl
Mountain, has drawn the conclusion tina
Oornucopia is a first-class newspape
field. and will shortly commence ID,
publication OF sheet in that place.
The Eureka Sentinel calls for small
Hood just big enough to wash out III,
cart loads Of decayed vegetation. dead
oarcasses, and heaps Of misoellsneons
rubbish which have accumulated.
The work on the State Prison al.
though slack at present. will soon bs
pushed ahead with renewed energy