Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-08-11

from the mint. the Carson Appeal thus
proceeds to let the rays of intelligence
and instruction shine in upon the dark
and beclouded mind Of ignorance; After
the gold and silver bars which are pre-
pared expressly for coming have been
passed through the rolling machines and
converted into strips or ribbons. the said
strips or ribbons are passed under cut
ting or punching machine which makes
the disks upon which the impress is
afterward made in the coming press.
Disks are called "blanks." and before
they go to tho press-room they are :" ad-
justed those tina. are too light being
condemned and sent back TO the melter,
and those that are heavier than the
standard being filed down to the correct
weight. The correct "blanks are then
milled." the process of milling being
the thickening of the edge of the blank
and then they are ready for the
coiner's hands. Nothing is ever done to
any coin which has passed successfully |
through the press. If it should by any |
mishap get cracked or bent or be imper-
fectly stamped, it is condemned.
Ofthe California the Enterprise says:
The ore-body encountered on the 1850.
foot level is proving to be very rich as
the drift penetrates further and further
into 1t. The great proportions Of this
end OF the bonanza are gradually being
opened up. On the 1500.foot level.
crosscuts Nos. 4 and 8 have been con-
nected during the week by the lateral
drift in the ore-vein. The drift is now
being extended to the northward to meet
another from crosscut No. 6. which is
being On in the ore-vein, and will soon
complete the connection of the lateral
drifts the entire length Of the mine. The
mason-work on the pan mill is approach
ing completion, and the structure will be
ready to raise in two weeks. At the
battery mill the battery frames are in
position, and the structure Itself will be
raised the coming week. The work is
being pushed at all points.
The Humboldt Register tells that on
the 3lst ultimo, when the Court overruled
the motion and sentenced Rover to death,
the prisoner, for q moment, showed the
E, first signs of weakening" but it was
only for a moment. Soon his old devil.
me-care, bravado Indifference returned,
and anger took the place of conscious
ness of q dreadful situation and as he was
taken from the courtroom by the sher-
if. he struck the swinging, folding doors,
with his fists with all bis force. which
sprung il outwards, striking man on
the outside with considerable violence.
He still exhibits that logged Indifference
of his fate, which he has been noted for
during heret0fore--an indifference en-
tirely inconsistent with innocence. The
death warrant fixes the day of execution
on the Gath Of September next. 1t is not
probable that be will suffer the extreme
penalty of the law upon that day, if he
ever does.
The Virg. Chronicle thinks that peo-
pie who want to fetch up in the "city
with streets OF shining gold," but can't
whip themselves into paying the price OF
a righteous life, can euchre morality and
religion by coming to Virginia. You
can't put your foot down without cover
ing shining particles Of silver and gold
| A handful Of dust picked mp anywhere
on the streets shows proportion Of the
precious metals. II some OF our enter
prising citizens would fiI pair of pearly
gates on the Divide, Virginia would I'll
, the orthodox description Of heaven
The only drawback to perfect bliss 10 tn,
i price Of whisky. for which the resident
saints are compelled to pay two bits I
drink. y
. OF the Chollar. Potosi. the virgini
= Chronicle says: The work Of extracting
J, ore has been resumed, and Go tons pc
. uuy 70 rno mills. me drift sout
r on the 115O-foot level is making goo
hesdway, as is also that ON the l250-foo
level-neither of them having encoun,
\ cred any thing Of extraordinary import
4 ance during the week. The drift sout
,, on the 1350-foot level has been starte
:, and made an advance of As feet, the fac
/; in porphyry. No trouble from water
n experienced in sinking the main inclin.
: The bottom is hard rock and the heat e,
4 treme. The daily yield Of ore is rs tom
& which assay from $2S to $50 per ton.
ID From the Inyo Independent Of the 3ll
ultimo we learn that more tying-up an
robbery took place in the foothills With
# seven miles OF Independence. near tn
KearsarRe mill. The robbers consiste
Of two Mexican men and boy. the latt'
( eighteen or twenty years old and a Mel
,. lean woman. They tied up Mr.. GRAY,
l. and wife, leaving free little boy Of 81
years. They were kept tied for fol
Fs hours. until the robbers had secure
st their booty, MIXED the cows and cooke
ID themselves q good supper, when the
were released
1t is said that the Colorado Centr
" Railroad, which is twenty-one miles
~ length, is built among the rocks al
y lodges. and is known to be the crooke,
hs est line ever built. At but three plac
10 is the track straight. and then only for
A distance of 800 feet. 1t ia moreover 81
,,v that the legislature granted the compar
:" a charter as joke, never expecting tn
or it would be built, yet it has proved
in profitable investment to the builders.
~ The Trustees of the Humboldt Agl
ID cultural, Mining and Mechanical Socie
held meeting on the 3lst ult. and
cided to have the next annual fair col
az mence on the Goth and end on the 90
80 day Of October The fair will thereto
pc continue four days.
il ( The editor Of the Humboldt Regist
in has been shown specimen OF ore take
=, from the Henrietta mine, at Wagontow
~ near Silver City. Idaho. 1t was col
10 posed Of sulphurets, ruby and horn 8
az yer, and assays over $50, 900 per ton.
to Governor Routt, Of Colorado, offe
n two hundred dollars for the capture
Hall and Wilder, swelling the total l
ward to eight hundred dollars, for d
capture Of the Denver Jail breakers.
The time having expired for viii
NJ license had been paid for exhibiting 4
X. "Royal Bengal" in Winnemucca, 4
\. proprietors Of the animal have closed I
10 lair and left.
~ L. S. Davis. Receiver Of the First
tional Bank of Nevada, gives notice tn