Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-10-28
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Patrick Rock, bloodthirsty H;bern-
ian, who cut bis partners throat with
butcher-knife and pitched his body into
q we'll, escaped from the Montana Peni-
Tertiary last week.
George Washington McNera, of Bis
marck, Colorado, has been sentenced to
be hung on the 9th of November for the
murder of John Peterson near TINT place
on the I'd of last December.
A comparative trial of the relative ad-
vantages Of dynamite, Run-cotton and
gun-powder was recently made at tho
railroad tunnel works under Clifton
Down, England, with the result of show
ing that dynamite is much superior to
either gun-cotton or gun-powder.
Of the Utah the Enterprise says the
work Of cleaning up and preparing the
grounds ready for new structures is now
going on with energy. The works will
be rebuilt at once. The contracts for
material are nearly all made and the
work of grading for slight change in
the plan of the building commenced.
The pumping engine will be repaired and
set to work as soon as possible, to keep
the water out Of the mine.
Much trouble can often be saved by
marking tools with their owners names.
which can easily be done in the follow
ing manner; Coat the tools with thin
layer Of wax or hard tallow, by first
warming the steel and rubbing on the
wax warm until it flows, and let it cool.
When hard mark the name through the
wax with q graver. and apply nitric acid;
after few moments wash off the acid
, and wipe with soft rag, when the let
tiers will be etched into the steel.
The Alpine Chronicle of the 10th says:
The assay of ore from the late strike in
the Exchequer mine made by Manager
Chalmers footed up S.. 794 per ton. The
ore contained 1874 in gold, the balance
being in silver. This is the best assay,
we believe, that has ever been made in
this county. The ore being assorted and
sacked at the mine will average $4,000 a
ton. When the furnaces are started up
the Exchequer will astonish the San
Francisco mining sharps and make the
Virginia Consolidated look to her laurels.
The Enterprise local has been shown
very handsome specimen of cinnabar
from a mine recently discovered near
the eastern base of the Sierra Nevada
Mountains, at a point about five miles
west OF Huffaker's Station, Truckee
Meadows. The sample was taken from
q depth Of but three or four feet below
the surface. 1t is not a solid mass of
ore, but is piece of gangue coated on
all sides with red sulphuret of mercury,
some of which occurs in pure and hand
some crystals. A tunnel has been started
which will tap the deposit at depth of
about forty feet below the groupings.
The cinnabar appears to fill the crevices
of the rock in which it is found, and as
il is very fine and bright. tits hoped that
a large deposit may be found. A large
and productive quicksilver mine would
be a grand thing for the silver mining in
terests Of the country.
The discontinued stockholders of the
Golden Chariot Mining Company, rep.
resenting some 10000 shares of the
stock, held meeting in San Fran
cisco on the 2lst. when the Investigat-
ing Committee submitted its reports on
the accounts of the management. The
report represents that the management
assessed the unsettled Indebtedness OF
the mine, amounting to over 1885,, 000
which they have paid; that mill prop.
erty, fitted up for use, has been pur-
chased at further outlay of 100000
and that new hosting works have beer
contracted for $29, 900, an installment Of
$l7 900 having already been paid on the
same. The report failed to find any evi
dence OF dishonesty. and only midi,
censured the management for lack o.
judgment. A resolution requesting the
trustees to postpone the sale of delin
quent stock for twenty days was passed
and another resolution declaring tn,
management inefficient and necessary L
have it changed, was adopted.
General Sheridan and party passed
through Ogden on the 18th. going east
The Salt Lake Herald attests that Mrs
Sheridan didn't leave the General for
moment from the time the train entered
Utah until it reached Wyoming. Sh,
was very attentive to Phil, frequent.
chucked him under the chin. and sal,
pretty things to him just as she used tc
when they were counting. When The
train arrived at Evanston Mrs. s. asked
II they had LETT Utah, and being an
( swered affirmatively, she heaved sigh
t and said: Phillip. darling. guess II
lie down and rest little while. In
really tired out, and my nerves are al
: again, you'll take me, won't you dear
The next time We go. hubby, we'll g,
round by water. and then we won
have to go through Utsh, you know
Hall the pleasure Of my visit to Oregon
California and Nevada has been spoile,
because ! was so nervous on your &C