Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-29
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

The extensive works OF the Stewart
Silver Reducing Company, at George
town, COL, we're lately burned to the
ground by the explosion OF n kerosene
lamp. Loss. 100000; only partially
insured. This is the second time these
works have been destroyed.
Joe. Triplett, says the Elko Inde-
pendent of the Oath, after en- absence of
twenty-four years, started Thursday
evening for his home in Kentucky. He
has just gone to visit the old folks, and
will return again in the course of few
weeks. May his journey be pleasant
one.
The female Seminary Committee have
received subscriptions to the amount Of
SO, 400, says the Reno Journal, and it is
thought the 81 600 balance will be SUBJ
scribed within few days. This show
ing is creditable to the people of Reno.
and evinces that her citizens will rally
around the flag when her interests can
be improved.
Says the Salt Lake Herald, wonder
il the "blarsted British who have
been bowling so piteously over the fail
ure Of the Emma mine wont say the find
ing OF rich body of ore directly under
the Emma workings isn't put up job
on the part of the Yankees? If Ameri-
cans again come into possession of the
Emma-which they will probably do ere
long-the mine will soon thereafter be
shown to be one of the big things of the
country, and the English will say there
is another swindle in it. But such is
life on the coast.
The Eureka Sentinel Of the Gath has
the following: We learn from B. H.
Galen. of Secret Canyon, that importan,
developments have just been made in the
old Page & Corwin mine and also in the
mine owned by W. n. Corwell and his
associates, the latter being an extension
of the first named. The Page & Corwin
shows fine body Of ore, estimated to be
worth 81 900 per ton. 1t is under lease
to Doc Hamilton and Fac Taylor. whom
we congratulate on their good fortune.
We did not hear 30 much about the
strike in the Crowell mine. 1t is known
that body of ore has been found at q
depth OF 270 feet, but how extensive it is,
or how valuable, We are not advised. II
is the impression among the Secret Can.
yon boys, however, that both OF these
mines are now among the biggest things
in Eastern Nevada.
The Enterprise Of the Oath says:
young man named Brown, employed al
the Gould and Curry ore-house. yesterday
narrowly escaped horrible death.
team was loading and Brown was in the
ore-house. where he was working with 9
pick at pulling the ore down toward the
chute through which it passed into the
wagon. There was large bank of ore
above and around him. This suddenly
oaved upon him. covering him entirely
up. He was so suddenly overwhelmed
that he had no time to make an cutlery
The teamster knew nothing OF what had
happened above. but he presently OBJ
served boot projecting from the mouth
OF the chute. At once compromising
the nature OF the accident that had oc
CURED, the teamster hoisted the gate OF
the chute to full hight, when forth came
rush OF ore and with 1t the almost in.
animated body OF young Brown. HI
was almost at his last gasp when he was
thus tumbled out into the open air. Had
the teamster gone up into the ore-house
and attempted to rescue the young mar
by digging he would not have succeeded
in getting him out in half an hour, ant
the man could not have lived half {
minute buried as he was in the ore
Young Brown was very severely cut ant
bruised, but his injuries are not OF I
dangerous nature.