Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-09-11

night. He was placed upon drsy and
carried to the hospital, but DR.. HoTgaD
was not able to restore him from his stu
por. and in an hour or so after his arrival
he died. We have not been able to learn
his name nor his antecedeuts. E.s.
The Lyon County Times says an i'm
portant strike of gold suIphurfts was
made Last week in the Vivian mine at
Silver city. II is a stiinger about one
inch in width, dark brown in color, very
much decomposed, and is thickly sPrin-
killed. with flour" aud "dot" gold.
specimen shown the editor of that paper
is worth nearly $12, 900 in coin per ton.
The stringer is so far traceable about
sixty feet, and preserves uniform width
and richness. Should it continue through
the lead as it now very fairly promises to
tracted will be enhanced fully two hum
dred per cent.
The tramway up Little Cottonwood
Canyon is fast nearing the terminus at
Alta. The grade has been completed to
Central, and the track laid TO within a
mile and half OF Alta. The tramway
will probably be completed and in opera
ton by the end Of next week. The
wagon road up the canyon is said to be
In o frightful condition, and becoming
worse every day. No one seems to have
an interest in keeping tho road In repair.
Says the Sentinel OF the 7th We I'M
derstand that about fifty OF the Indians,
who usually make Eureka their head
quarters, returned yesterday to their
wick.a-ups on the neighboring hills.
They appear to be quite docile. and sew
eral bucks and squaws are on the streets
vending pine.nuts. chopping wood and
begging hash pretty much az usual. 1t
seems quito probable that the Eureka
Indians have been off harvesting pine.
nuts and know but little about the ex-
citing scenes transporting in White Pine.
At all events, this is the conclusion Of
parties claiming to know much concern
their customs and habits.
The Carson Herald learns that the de-
velopments in the Virginia City Coal
Company's mine in El Dorado Canyon
continue to be of the most favorable
character. The coal vein continues TO
improve the deeper it is explored. This
deposit is being developed just at the
right time; just as the wood is disap-
pearing from our hills. A distinguished
geologist, who visited this mine and
made thorough examination Of it, de-
clared that it contained the future fuel
OF the Comstock. We are informed that
its owners, being DESTROYS of Introducing
their coal as common article of fuel,
will sell it on their dump at one dollar
per ton. At the present about ten tons
day are being hanld away to Gold Hill
and Virginia. 1t is said to be equal to
Wyoming coal.
Judge Badly Green arrived in Winnie
mucca last Friday from Bartlett Creek
He says the Badger mill is running as
steadily as water will admit of, and turn.
ing out considerable bullion, considering
the disadvantage under which it is
worked at present. The Independent
ledge is prospected by shaft to the
depth OF ninety,fve feet and some sev.
/
sinking is now on the dump. A new ten
stamp mill has been ordered by the
Badger Mill and Mining Company, own.
ers Of the Independent mine, and is ex-
pected to arrive soon. Judge Green sayt
that when this mill gets to running. the
bullion product OF the Bartlett Greek
mines will astonsh San Franciscans, ant
convince the skeptical that the mines il
that section are what he has represented
them to be: as good as any in the State
outside OF the Comstock,
OF the California the Enterprise says
On the l400.foot level the main drift
toward the Ophir has reached the north
ern limit Of tho ore-body, and it's face,
100 feet from the Ophir line, is in barren
porphyry. Crosscut No. is still max
ing toward the west, and is still in very
fine ore. From crosscut No. 4 on the
l500.foot level Wine has been started
to connect that with the 1850, where the
main drift north will reach and intersect
with it. On the 1550-foot level, the
north drift and the east and west cross
cut under crosscut No. 3 of the l5OO-foot
level sre making good progress, the faces
all in ore exceedingly rich, except that
Of the drift north, which is passing
through ore of an inferior quality to that
penetrated further back. The ledge
where intersected by crosscut No. 3 ia
200 feet in width. and through more than
half the distance contains very fine ore.
The battery section of the new mill is
being rooted in. The work is making
the usual good progress, and the mill
will be ready to commence crushing rock
by tho LIST OF November. The frame of
the pan mill is also up and will soon DO
inclosed. The foundation work for the
machinery is advancing rapidly. and
immense blocks OF stone for the engine
beds are being received Several large
boilers are already on tho ground, and
pieces Of machinery are scattered about
the building ready to be placed in posi-
ton. 1t will be ready for use by the
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