Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-07-21
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uon. The water engines are wv
small affairs used IN connection Win the
main engines Two points VIII pfoJsce
two feet over the pillow-bloeks OF Tue
main shaft, and at these points the water
engines arc situated. These engines,
run by great pressure OF water' eAeI'
an enormous power and act SO as "
actly balance the weight OF the cage ana
cable, and entirely relieve the steam en-
CINE Of their weight. As the cage ue-
sends the shaft the movement Oh 'ne
main engine acts upon the small ones ~
as to convert them into pumps winch
force the water back TO the reservoir
above. As the cage is about TO De Drawn
up the reaction oil the immense ~eight
OF water upon the small engines Is o'
sufficient force to work the reel, WINE
the big engine does nothing. Inc same
water is used over and over again, anu
the saving of wood for the steam engine
is about $50 or $50 day.
The Nevada Democrat thus dseonrses
Of an old acquaintance: There passed
down Virginia street. this morning an
old familiar figure, which We recognized
IA the once dead, but still famous, Or.
]. J. Mcbride, King Of Pair" Wen DO
we remember first seeing that long-tailed
coat, peg.top pants, and wide-brimed.
black sombrero, shadowing his long and
luxuriant locks. glossy ana black Ms
ravens wing. Ii was in san francisco,
some five years ago; and equally well do
we recolIect the style in which he dashed
around that city in his barouche, drawn
by four milk white steeds, and guided by
n charioteer Of the color of ebony. A
yery Mephistopholean turnout. He was
the wonder of the West. No tales of his
miraculous cures were too incredible to
be believed and reported, until when.
after gathering in fortune from his
dupes, he returned East and was shot
dead in gambling fracas on the line OF
the Union Pacific Railroad, at least it
was so reported. Now we have heard Of
him as being arrested at Eureka. and
held under bail to answer to the charge
of aunckery under the law lately passed
in this State, to abolish that practice
Reno, however, did not have the honor
OF his company long, for he departed
silently on this mornings train for
Truckee.
The Elko Independent OF the 18th
says that Mr.. Willis has purchased for
the Mardis Silver Company, in Bruno
District. in this county, the Golden Age
mill at Silver City. Nevada, the property
OF the Fulton Foundry. This is n fine
10-stamp mill Of the most improved pat
tern, the batteries being similar to those
now in use in the new Consolidated Vir.
ginia mill, near the mine. The Mardis
is considered by oil to be good piece OF
ground, and with these stamps to crush
its ore will undoubtedly be brought out
in its true colors. The machinery fol
the mill will be shipped at once, and il
expected to arrive in Elko sometime mex
week, from whence it will be shipped tc
| its destination on teams in short order.
Speaking of the mines listed on the
San Francisco Stock Exchange, the Aus
tin Reveille says: I'm California, ani
in Washoe and Ely districts, in this
State, the dividends have been in excess
of the assessment. In the other districts
of this State and in Utah Territory, thu
assessments have succeeded the divi
dends. Philadelphia district, Nye county
shows $4,000 in dividends agains
1876, $50 assessments. Utah shows $55,
600 assessments, and no dividends; bu
most of the mines of that Territory art
held in England and the East, and these
figures should not bear any relation to
their productiveness.
From the Virginia Enterprise We learn
that the organization of the First Nevads
Artillery Company is now complete
The Company will have two field pieces
to begin with, and ultimately DO supplied
, with full battery. 1t is composed al
most exclusively of men who have seeI
active service. The officers have al
smelt powder, and imbered up" OF
l the field of battle. Something over
hundred names have been enrolled, tn
most of which are of prominent citizens
: Action will be Immediately taken to Sc
; cure from the State the pieces, afte
which the first section will be mounte
J and equipped.
, Mrs. Baskerville. of San Francisco, wa
!. a delinquent taxpayer to the amount c
twenty cents. When she called to pa
that amount, three months overdue, sh
was handed bill amounting to $40 3
> She will pay her taxes promptly aft
a this.
l. Whitehill and Stewart are still on the
10 winding way. They propose to stril
d Elko about the LIST of August and fro
t. there to the placer diggines at Isla,
. Mountain
The Austin Reveille illustrates Il
- eternal fitness of things by remarkih
= Lander county contains more scho
70 children than Eureka; but Eureka bea
~ Lander in hurdy-houses,
Deputy Sheriff King, of Eureka, h
n been arrested under $4,000 bail bon
IN on the charge of forging the names
!, the County Auditor and Treasurer t
- gambling license.
\. The Western Union Telegraph Co
pany will soon build new line fl,
franklin along the Utah Northern Ri
~, road to intersect the line to Montana.
~ ou tut ltth ihSsehh tup hNOhiuN
Company of Eureka shipped six bars
do refined bullion to San Francisco; val
Sl4, l06.77
The Carson Tribune commenced
third year of its existence on the l
''' inst. It's live paper and deserves
Ply liberal support it receives.
The last bonanza is reported in VI
ter county, Missouri. where mysteri
INT stranger pointed out the location
to then ohligingly disappeared.
oln Spinner kissed all the pretty girls
fore leaving the Treasury. And now
sea, New man will want to resign toe, Jus
ARE get the same chance.
'nh A large force OF miners have Ia
sey. been discharged from different Virg
rty- mines. Fifty were laid off at tho /
lars Bryan mine on the 14th inst.
haaI II. Y. Dimeek, of the Arm OF Dim
ling Epley l. Co., suicided in Carson on
- I4tk inst Gauca Gcancial sphar ~,