Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-10-21


and wide. People arriving from Ctlifor
MIA. where the grass is all gone end the
earth parched and cracked, ere pleas.
antly surprised at the dense growth OF
green grass on every side. Tbref-qna
ters Of Arizona is to day covered win
crop of new grass. Stock is very lat ana
che grasses here are good wiz dfy'
But the fact Is that rain falls nearly
every month in the year, and I'D fonr 10
five IL pours down every week or Two.
July and August just past, have been
noted for the frequency OF rains, sev-
eraI of which have been regular soakers
The Carson Tribune says that Moore
& Parker Of that place have commenced
suit against the Beecher and Paxton Com
pany, for twelve undivided feet of the
ground, which contains 2,O94 shares.
and $4,000 damages for detention OF
their stock. The Beecher and Paxton
Joins the Consolidated Virginia on the
west and is equal in value to any mine
on the Comstock.
There is hard fight going on for the
control Of Ophir, and Flood q O'Brien
ore said to be playing their best points
to hold the winning hand in the Decem-
Der election. Their main object, it is
said, is to obtain the use OF the Ophlr
shaft and works for hosting California
ore. On the other hand Sharon, keene
and Baldwin nre said to claim that they
have the inside and can fix matters to
suit themselves.
A dispatch to the Salt Lake Herald
from Minersville, Beaver county. an
nounces the discovery in San Francisco
district, of n galena and carbonate ledge
OF mammoth proportions. 1t was being
stripped, and couple Of shafts were
being sunk to ascertain the extent OF the
ledge. Some of the big mines of Utah
will be found in the southern districts
and the extension Of the railroad will
speedily develop that section.
The Pacific Wood, Lumber and Flune
Company, on the 18th instant took nm
account of stock on hand at their yard
near Huffakers Station. and found the
quantity OF timber to be 4.800. 900 feet
and of firewood nearly 5000 cords. This
quantity, vast as it is, will be insufficient
to meet the Winter requirements OF the
mills and mines under the control oil
Messrs. Mackay & Fair, so the work OF
cutting ti,nber and running it down the
flume still goes on.
One OF the unique and picturesque
features OF the Centennial exhibition
will probably be groups OF American
Indians, representing different tribes
dressed in aboriginal costume, and en-
gagged in the manufacture of articles sucl
as are in common use among them. IL
short, il is desire OF the Indian Bureau
as expressed by the Commissioner o
Indian Affairs. to represent an Indiar
camp on the Centennial Grounds th,
physique, personal appearance. costume
and customs and modes of living OF al
the Indian tribes of North America, in
GLIDING the Esquimaux OF Alaska. Con
gress. at its last session appropriated
I small sum for this purpose, but it is no
: more than enough to pay Tor collecting
and transporting the Indian curiosi
ties now being gathered by Indian agents
. If the design of the Indian Bureau i
, carried out, an additional appropriation
J must be made by Congress.
OF the Consolidated Virginia the En-
. terprise says; The ore-breasts are yield
ing daily 700 tons of ore on the average
and show no signs Of giving ont. Tn
only work done in the mine is in extract
ing this immense amount of ore and il
y extending the works on the 140O.foo
Q level. This is making good progress
o The work in and about the mine is NOV
ing with the regularity and precision o
clock work. There have been severa
=, shipments OF bullion since the com
=" mencement of the current fiscal month
i The shipments during the five days "
l. to and including the last shipment ex
coed 800. 900 per day, or at the rate o
over So, 900, 900 per month At the G
# and G. shaft the work of sinking still
: goes bravely on, the usual good average
; being made, and the shaft being dow
over 700 feet. The hosting engines or,
nearly ready for action. There are two
! of these. both connected to the sam,
n shaft These have cylinders each o.
twenty six Inch bore and six-foot stroke
They are to be OF class called direc
It action, the reels being directly on tn
engine shaft The reels will be rigget
! with steam brakes and an automat
stop, SO that when the cages reach tn
If surface the engine will stop itself, ant
, oil possibility of running the cages owe
u the sheaves will be prevented The con
nections will soon be made. The car
penter-shop raised last week is finished
% and the second of like dimensions raised
l. The machine-shop is framed, and vii
soon follow up the carpentor-shops, a
there 10 no grading necessary for III