Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-09-30
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Joseph Collingwood writes to the kri-
IONA Citizen that it is feared some OF the
richest of the Pinal mines are in the
Carlos Indian Reservation.
The President has made the following
appointments: Charles Darling OF Min
nesota, Agent for the Indians of Fort
Berihold, Dakota Territory. Alexander
G.. Irvine Of Illinois, Agent for the In.
dams of Navajo Agency in New Mexico.
The old Reservoir mill in Dayton is
being demolished. A part of the ma
chinery will be hauled to the Spring VAL
ley mill, and the remainder will he sold
to the best possible advantage. The mill
has not run for over two years. 1t was
erected ten or twenty years ago.
The Grass Valley Union gives its read
ers the assurance that the Fryer process
OF working rebellious ores is success.
The discoverer OF the process has done
sufficient work with his machinery to
convince him that he can reduce base
ores up to within ten per cent OF their
has been engaged in erecting buildings
near Grass Valley for the enlargement
OF his operating facilities. II his expec-
tations are realized. this coast must re-
ceive an impetus in its mining prosperity
that is incalculable.
The San Bernardino Times says the
work on the Southern Pacific Railroad
has been progressing steadily; the track
Of the Colorado extension is laid to a
point twenty or more miles from Cotton.
just two miles this side of the summit OF
the San Gorgonia Pass. The grading al.
ready extends some distance in tho Des-
ert, but owing to the intense heat it has
been fonnd necessary to suspend work
temporarily. Over one thousand men
are employed on the San Fernando tnn-
n-l and thu line Of the gap between San
Fernando and Caliente. 1t is now posi-
lively asserted on reliable authority that
the road will be open to San Francisco
by July, 1876.
The Evanston twyomiug) Age of the
goth instant has the following: About
ten days ago, as freight train was going
west, when this side of Bryan the engin-
eer heard terrible cracking and thought
something might be wrong with the en-
CINE. The train was stopped. the en-
CINE examined and found to be all right.
An examination of the cars was then
made, and about the middle OF the train
WAS car which contained something
that was leaking, a few drops striking
the rails. Upon opening the car mum.
Der of large tanks were found. labelled
'Glycerlpe. The Car was side.tracked
at Granger. In moving it wheel passed
over drop OF the substance. when it ex-
ploded with report like that of ps.
tol. The car was consigned to some
firm in San Francisco, but the company
have as yet been unable to find out who
shipped it. 1t Is supposed to be nitro
glycerine. The railroad men have tested
it by placing drop OF it on the track
and striking it with BANNER, which
will make loud report. A few shavings
that had been lying in the car became
saturated with it and were laid on the
ground and struck with stone, which
caused them to fly in every direction
A track has been built away from the
main track and the car run out on it,
where 1t now remains, everyone fearing
to 60 near it, What to do with it puz.
zles everyone. There must be from q
thousand to fifteen hundred gallons
OF it,"