Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-09-12
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Considerable iron is en- route up the
Columbia River, to be used in connect
ing Wallula and Walla Walla by railroad.
Wheat is coming into the Salt Lake
market very slowly, owing to the advice
of the priesthood to the farmers, enjoin-
ing them to keep their grain, and thereby
raise the price.
Major J. r. Hayden, formerly AS
SCISSOR, and afterwards Collector Of In
ternal Revenue for Washington Territory,
has been appointed Inspector of Gus
toms, resident at Seattle.
Times are reported dull in North Idaho.
The placer mines are being worked out
and yield little less every year. Quartz
mining doesn't appear to prosper. They
have good mines, but the difficulty is in
getting capital to open them.
Speaking of the reported placer dig
gings on the San Miguel river, the Pros
pector of San Juan cautions the people
OF that place that if they can make fifty
cents day each and their board else
where they had better stick to it.
Any person knowing anything con-
corning the whereabouts Of William
Broadfoot, or where he went to on leav:
ing Belmont. will confer favor on his
brother, John Broadfoot, Loyalton, Sierra
Valley, California. by communicating the
information to him.
A Tucson dispatch of the Sd instant,
says. On Tuesday Francisco Esperazo
City Marshal and keeper of booth a,
Fiesta, shot one Levas through the body
There was no proyocation except singing
in the latter's tent. The Mexicans are
excited and threaten lynching.
d. l.. Healy reports having discovered
a rich mine in the old Augusta district
in Churchill county. forty live miles from
this city, says the Austin Reveille, nov
called Crystal Springs district. A mum
Der OF specimens which he brought il
were assaysd at the Manhattan assay OF
fee, and gave AN average result of $50
per ton.
Mexicans from Sonora, says the Yum
Sentinel, are pouring into Arizona i
great numbers, doubtless to escape th
civil war in that distracted countr,
Many of these people have families wit
them. Some Of them stop here, Will
others go on to California. Hundred
have already come, and still they al
coming.
The U. s. Mint at San Francisc
turned ont on the 9th ultimo $1,000
, in gold coin, on the 2Sth $500, 900, Q
, the Both $500, 900, and on Tuesday 5000
600, total in four days Sl.SOo,O 600 gol'
and silver coin enough to bring Il
J. amount close on to $2,0OO.0OO. On Il
LIST instant the Mint was closed for O
inspection by the Government Directo
r DR.. Linderman, who found everythir
;. correct and in order. The institute
= remained closed the LIST and I'd, aud b
o gan again on Friday, since which tin
Is operations have been confined to silv,
A coinage, of which about $lOO,OOO hl
been made. The bullion fund amour
:. to large sum, almost all Of which
d available for immediate payment in o.
vance for bullion sent in for coinage.
IS In reviewing the Columbia Riv
g. salmon trade for the past season, Il
" Historian says: From the best inform
ton at hand We may estimate the vie
at 225,0O0 to 235, ZOO cases, in rouI
l. numbers. The season opened with an
}. thing but an encouraging outlook, viii,
. prevented some from making any pre-
= arations for business whatever, Will
others were deferred from operations b
yond half their capacity to work. At
q time during the season were any OF the
short Of fish; on the contrary, none we