Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-03

Chief Engineer Hood OF the Tehachape
Pass, has moved into the Soledad Pass
to make the final location of the South
ern Pacific railway.
The statue of Senator Baker, ordered
by Congress. has been finished at Car
rara, Italy, from the model of late Hora-
ito Stone, and will be shipped for its
destination in q short time.
The Sandwich Islands seem to be pref
ty we'll flooded with Cinnamon now, but
there is demand for more. The Gov
eminent promises TO pay bonus Of 1926
per head for Chinese men and $50 per
head for Chinese women.
The latest mining sensation in Colora-
do is rich strike in the Gladiator mine,
gold lead on Jim Creek in Boulder
county, Of recent discovery. At depth
of six feet below the surface vein of
| nearly solid tellurium, encased in O net
gold and tellurium are reported as visible
In the blossom rock for distance of six
hundred feet.
The Cerro de Pasco (Chili) silver
mines, which formerly produced enorm.
ously, and which rank among the richest
in the world, have of late years produced
very poorly in consequence Of the pres
ence Of large body of water. They or,
filled to such an extent that their richie,
8 portions cannot be worked. Intelligen
t practical miners from abroad are needed
a to overcome with engineering skill tn
obstacles now preventing the develop
ment and profitable working Of the mine
of Chill.
Concerning the duty on certain smeltet
Mexican ores containing a mixture o
4 silver and lead lin the proportion of IA
Q to 1920 slver,) the Treasury decided
s that " mixed metals, the produce of ore
, smelted or refined. should be classified
according to the preponderance of weigh
, and quality, and not the value Of the res
8. pective metals therein contained. Tn
. specimens presented should therefore b,
classified as lead. The Department &C
cordingly revokes the instruction of Dec
! 10, 1874, relative to importations of sc
r called base silver bullion by the Sa
, Raiel Silver Mining Company at Indian
ola.
At the annual meeting of the stock
t holders of the Kentuck Mining Compan
u held on the oath ult., the following trui
7 tees were chosen: J. p. Jackson, A. {
Hamilton, Eugene l.. Sullivan, W.
r Hobart and j. II. Dickinson. As thi
Q board includes two OF Senator Jones
n relatives and his agent, it is easy to pc,
ceive into whose hands the MANAGEMENT
! of the mine has passed, The Kentuc
" was once great favorite with the publ
l. and, under the new regime, will probabl
regain its popularity and become reason
ably active. 1t contains 95 feet and 80
" 600 shares, has levied assessments aggr,
eating $270, 900 and disbursed dividend
!, to the amount of 81. 1852, 900.
a Another accident, fatal in its result
i. occurred on the Goth ult. at Ruby Hill
=. About noon, says the Eureka Sentine
<. Alexander Nixon, the shift boss at Il
a. X X, with two other men. came up
n the cage out OF the mine. When the
ioacueu tuo Pih'ioliu ht tho top " VI
shaft, instead Of stopping. from son
cause. the cage continued tol ascend al
Nixon. doubtless fearing that it would ru
r up to the sheave, thirty feet above, whe
9, about eight or ten feet above the pla
n. form, jumped off, As he jumped h
foot slipped and he fell headforemo
g upon the ground. He was picked up
Id an unconscious condition and conveys
sd to his home, where he was attended
Drs. William and Chamblin. Althoue
there was severe concussion OF the BRA
nd the skull was not fractured and Il
Try physicians at first were Of the opinio
lat that the injuries were not necessari
- fatal, but after laying in semi conscio
~" state until about nine o'clock in h
evening, the symptoms became more u
favorable and he shortly aiterwar
en- breathed his last The cage stopped il
an mediately after the unfortunate m
\, had made his fatal jump. and his co
III panions who remained inside were u
ry injured. We did not learn how the q
70. gineer came to let the cage run 30 |
above the mouth of the shaft