Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-08-04

~ fAo Dottom DOuy OF soit chfoobntc
about three feet wide, Assaying about
sz0O per ton. The mine belongs to T..
.. Read and Il. p. Tucker.
The Gold Hill News of the 3lst ultimo
says; The engine on the l5OO-foot level
OF the Gould 4 Curry mine. which is
used for hosting on the Wine between
that and the 17oO-foot level, got out Of
NJ this morning about O'Clock, and ran
the car up into the shieve at the top of
the winze. The car got of the track, and
In trying to get il to its place again, two
men named j. A. Grant and Frank Nor.
row. put an old hemp hosting cable
about an inch and bali in diameter
around u and tried to pull the car to its
place. The rope had been lying in a
DRIFT, or some where down in the mine,
so long that il was perfectly rotten. and
when the men began pulling II parted,
percipitatinR both down the Wine. In
falling. Morrow fortunately caught the
beli-rope and save himself. Grant. how
ever. Tell down the entire length OF the
Wine, and when the other men went to
bis assistance WIS found in dying con.
ditlon, expiring before he could be
brought to the surface. An inquest was
held on the remains this afternoon. The
deceased, who was O member Of the Vir-
ginia Miners Union, will be buried IN
der their auspices tomorrow. He was
a native Of Nova Scotia, and has broth
! er living in CALIFORNIA; The i'll luck that
seemed to pursue the unfortunate man
during the past year would almost lead ia
the belief that he was singled out by
fate as an especial maSk at which to ain
its shafts. About that time he wen
home one day. and instead of the lovinI
companion who bid him pleasant good
bye in the morning, he found circle o
weeping friends around his wife's deat
body. Not long afterwards his home wa!
swept awny by the snow slide from tn,
side of Mount Davidson last Winter, ant
now, as il unwilling that he should EMO,
what little Of pleasure there might be il
store for him in after life, he has beer
called into eternity by death tina
makes the boholder shudder to contem
plate.
The Gold Hill News tells of Bill Jones
man living in Dayton, who was yes
terday observed patiently following
large hog from one place to anothe
through the street, although the heat o
the sun was at the time quite intense
attracted number of his acquaintance
toward him, who began asking the req
son OF his singular conduct. Leaning
against q fence, by which he was pass
ing, and keeping his eye steadily fixed oil
the hog, he replied: You see tina
hog? WE'LL that beast has just gone ant
ate twelve pounds of amalgam, wortl
$12 a pound, and I'm going to have hin
PANIED out and assayed, if it takes me
week. Tell you what, boys, there
money in him.
The Los Angeles Express in an edi
, torial on the new discoveries in that sec
ton. says the mines are situated at III
head waters OF the Tejunga, in the TIE
junga canyon. and are about forty mile
distant from Los Angeles. The Uniol
lode has been thoroughly investigate
and the shaft has been sunk to dept
of thirty-fivs feet. 1t yields a honey
comb ore, with beautiful crystalizations
| WulCu IutttI IcoCiDp btuiukhlto. uFb
crystallizations are 80 fine that the or
can be conveyed with difficulty to tn
arastra. An assay Of average specimen
of the ore yields about $500 to the ton.
In accordance with the provisions c
the indenture attached to the sinkin
fund bonds of the Union Pacific Railroad
, by which one per cent. Of the bonds ar
to be drawn and redeemed at par ever
year, the first direct annual drawing too
place at Boston on Wednesday. in tn
presence of the officers of the compan
and notary public. The cards nun
bered to correspond to the numbers {
the bonds issued, were placed in DO,
and from it the numbers OF the bonds I
be redeemed on the LIST Of Septembe
were drawn.
The Lyon County Times, Of the 29t
ult., says the Virginia City Coal Con
pany wagons have again commence
hauling coal from their mine In
Dorado Canyon. 1t goes to the mil
above. The working of the damon
drills, some 1900 feet from the origin,
shaft, has demonstrated the fact that tn
coal vein is very extensive. The hole
at present being put down are tube
from the surface. and will more tho
oughly prospect the mine.
The Virginia Chronicle has been i,
. formed that the latest kink in feminir
: fashions is to render the evidences OF
bosom az slight as possible. The Sn
: Francisco beauties are coming out fl,
4 breasted in favor of it, 1t would be
field Of profitable research to discove
whether there is any connection betwee
this horrible innovation and the presel
' alarmingly depressed condition of Il
, cotton market.
: The Boston Cinnabar Mining Con
t pany incorporated in San Francisco O
I the 29th ult.. is to engage in the busine,
b of mining and milling cinnabar and or,
!. in Trinity county and other counties
California. The Directors are Edmon
: Green, r. Z. Brewster, Charles r. Wo
Q land, C. G. Palmer and Abraham Hslse,
y The capital stock is $4,000, 900, divide
! into $4,000 shares.
letter to Los Angeles says the Isl
: yer King" the big mine near Florence
Q on the ella river, located about 81
b months ago. has been sold to W. ]
Il Hellings, of Phoenix, who is acting +,
San Francisco capitalists, (Senator job
. p. Jones and others) for S200,0 900.
). The sign dodge sprung on the vi
ginia City folks proved abortive. and Il
City Attorney has thrown up the spopg
% and with sigh dismissed the case. as
3, now appears the ordinance was illegal.
The Archbishop OF San Francisco h
been presented with a number of gifts.
le purse, carriage and pair, etc.. on Il
- celebration of the twenty-fifth anniye
y sary of his conservation.
= Grove and Reed, who we're in troub
in Winnemucca. growing out of matte
connected with the ownership Of min
have been discharged by the Distri
Court of Humboldt county,
- The Carson Appeal man has made a
y other discovery. He says the best "
= for young ladies' to keep foxtail bul