Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-07-30
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The Virginia Enterprise has been
shown some very promising rock which
was taken from the South Star claim,
formerly known as the Columbia ground
and situated on the Southern extension
Of the Comstock. The ledge from which
it came is in the range and vicinity OF
the recent strike in the Amizop. It's
neighbors arc the Dayton. Daney, Nos
suth and others in that section. 1he
rock shown wss from a depth OF thirty.
Eve feet, and has all the appearance OF
Comstock ore. 1t is the intention OF the
company to put gang Of men OF WORK
there this week. The location IS an oid
one, and contains twelve hundred feet
north and south by six hundred feet east
and west. Some $50. 900 were expended
In former years in prospecting the claim
and considerable ore was taken there
from. 1t was heretofore bonded 10 an
English company for $3.50. Ooo, and womb
have passed into their possession only
for delay in issuing the patent. which
was subsequently obtained. IL IS thein-
tention Of the company now to develop
the claim, and work will be begun at
once and carried on systematically.
On the I'd inst. Hiram ]. Rollins.
young man IS years Of age, son OF Mrs,
s. F. Rollins. who keeps the stage sta
ton on the Hamilton road, ten miles
south of Cherry Creek, was out hunting
with his little brother and another boy.
When about two miles from the house,
from some cause one OF the barrels of his
gun was accidentally discharged. lodging
the entire contents in the left breast OF
Young Rollins. who exclaimed, ~ have
killed myself staggered a few rods
and fell dead.
On the Oath instant jim Kean and 9TH
ers visited the Consolidated Virginia and
California mines. On arriving at the
surface, and after the prospect" had
been duly digested by the President OF
the San Francisco Stock Board, he turned
to Mackey and offered $50 a share for
ten thousand shares OF California. 1t is
needless TO say the offer was refused, but
the manner in which 1t was made, and
the offer itself, were very characteristic
OF the man.
The Eureka Sentinel Of the 9th says
the Grand Jury came into court yester'
day and presented an indictment against
John Nixon for assault with intent tt
| kill. Nixon is the person who shot Pc
lice Officer Trav. Johnson on the morn
ing of the 10Th instant. Mr.. johnson il
now considered by his physician to b,
out of danger. Judge Cole fixed the de
fendant's bail at $4,000.
The existence of large vein OF anti
mony in the San Emidio mountains
Kern county, has long been known, Blu
owing to the lack of facilities for trans
portation nothing has been done to de
velop il. The near approach OF th,
railroad has now induced the owners L
make preparations for opening the min,
and erecting furnaces.
The Inyo Independent says: A curl
GUS AZ well as very valuable strike wa
recently made in the old jefferson min
at Cerro Gordo. Coming in among tn
galena ores Is streak Of quartz literally
bright with gold-one piece of which
less in size than man. fist, carried
more than $40 of the precious metal.
Centennial Commissioner Donaldson,
OF Idaho, is in Eureka. His mission is
to gather specimens for United States
cabinet at Philadelphia. while Messrs.
Stewart and Whitehill are engaged to ex-
hibit the wealth aud resources OF Nevada
in the most attractive shape.
Eastern newspapers are publishing
portraits Of the potato bug, and the
horny handed subscriber to weekly edi-
tions feels himself, for once, on firm
ground as an art critic.
Ex-Governor Vaughn, Of Utah, who
was recently arrested in San Francisco
on charge of insanity. intends to insti
tute suit sagainst his captors for dam.
ages, alleging that the arrest was ma
lci Gus.
The Austinites have collected and for
warded to the French Consul at Sar
Francisco. the sum of $500, for the relie
of the sufferers by the recent inundation
in France.
The Geddes and Bertrand furnace a
Secret Canyon will start up on the 18Th
prox. The capacity is 80 tons daily
That Company now employs AZ men.
The Austin Reveille discourages
charivaris, and says it looks bad to Sc,
grown men engaging in such pastime.
The local of the Carson Appeal has, go
40 full OF soda that the efferyescent fumet
have mounted to his head.
On the Goth inst. Stewart and White
hill shipped over ton of specimen
from Eureka.
A Winnemucca barber has the dis
ordered name Of Pustules.
Carson chronicles an incipient com
mercial college In Corbett Hail.
Jessie Pomeroy will be hanged on DC
tober 9Th.
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