Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-08-17
CLIPPED AND CONDENSED.

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CLIPPED AND CONDENSED.
Ore of the miners standing near the
mouth of the shaft of the Consolidated
Virginia mine Tuesday afternoon drop
ped a hand-drill about five feet long into
the shaft. The cages at the time were at
the bottom, and the steel bar went ring
ing to the depths below. Fortunately it
encountered none OF the miners in its
descent. 1t. however, went bounding
from side to side. splintering timbers and
demonstrating the power TO be attained
by q steady continued force, unrestrain-
ed. Before reaching tho bottom it
plunged through the lining Of the shaft |
and reached the north compartment,
still splinteripg the timbers. When it
reached the bottom it rendered the car
on the cage unfit for further use. But |
the damage did not stop here. When
one of the other cages came to be hoisted |
it worked ont of the shattered guides
about onefourth of the way up and was
injured. 1t took some FIVE hours 10 get |
things running again.
The Silver state OF August 18th says:
The owners of stock in the South Noun.
tain Consolidated Mining Company are
respondent to-day. Six hundred and
twenty-five shares sold yesterday at the
afternoon meeting of the Stock Board at
fifty cents a share, n decline of one dol
lar and quarter from Mondays quota
ton. To add to their discomforture an
assessment of two dollars per share has
been levied on the capital stock of the
company. The cause Of this decline and
the levying OF the assessment has not
been made apparent to outsiders. The
shipments OF bullion are more regular
than heretofore. all of which makes the
matter more incomprehensible than ever
to the uniformed; but for ways that are
dark the manipulators of stock are
peculiar. and they are not always free to
explain.
Of the Julia, the Gold Hill News says:
Sinking the main shaft is making
splendid progress. 1t is down ,450 feet,
| the bottom in good working ground.
| Two more Burleigh drills have been set
to work during the week, making four in
all, which begins to look as II the COM
pany meant business. The neighboring
companies will have to liven up or the
Julia will soon be leaving them far be-
hind. A splendid lathe has also been
erected, which will be great saving to
the company in the cost of repairs,
which now have to be done at the found
ries The main south drift on the 1000
foot level ia now in distance Of lila
feet, the face in soft clay, with but q
slight flow OF water. 1t is expected that
when this clay wall is cut through
, strong flow Of water will be tapped.
The White Pine News learns from Mr..
Ford, Superintendent of the Hamilton
Smelling Company, that the affairs of
the company are progressing admirably,
and that by the first of the coming
month, or soon thereafter, he hopes to
have the smelter in successful operation.
1t is his opinion that there will be no
scarcity OF ores to keep one furnace. and
perhaps two, running steadily until late
| in the season, unless Winter should set
in unusually early, Already there il a
considerable amount of charcoal burned,
and the present contractor has q large
r force of men employed in burning char
, coal. Work on the furnace is being done
as fast az the mt cessary materials can be
furnished, and there is no doubt but that
it will ba in readiness by the time there
+, is sufficient amount of ore and coal on
hand to start up.
The virg Chronicle says the number
OF names contained in Bethels new Di-
: rectory is as follows Virginia 6,198,
:, Gold Hill 5000. Carson l,lS5. Silver
= City COZ. Dayton $50. Sutro 1853, Empire
243, Washoe City Sc. Steamboat 80,
: Franktown 1888, Reno 495. Total 49, 065
. This only comprises the names of men,
A together with those of women engaged
: in business, and is probably about one
Il third of the entire population, On this
basis the actual number of residents In
Virginia City is 10, 594, Gold Hill 10, 800
Carson 1855, Silver City 1921, Rene
" l,4S5; ana the entire population of the
70 eleven towns is 80, 1876. 1t is likely
II however, that in the mining towns thu
n number OF men is somewhat in excess oil
= one-third OF the actual population, ant
o less than that proportion In the valley
\, and agricultural districts.
r. The White Pine News tells OF a speci
men of ore, on exhibition at the johnson
q Hotel. weighing fifty.fonr pounds, which
{. assayed at the rate Of "a, 900 per ton. TIT
specimen was taken from the Trencl
I. mine, on the east side Of White PINE
l. Mountain, and has been sent to Centen
-, NAL Commissioners Stewart and White
hill, as a present from Hon. Thos. Rob
10 inson, who ia Superintendent and hal
r owner in the Trench mine. This will b
:" one of the most splendid and valuabl,
Ia "a
- NAL.
The Virginia Enterprise says: Th,
Boarding House and Restaurant. Keep
an ers Protective Association have reduced
their monthly dues one.half. This vii
~ doubtless induce others to Join the asso
is citation. This is found to answer the OBJ
g. ject for which it was organized very we'll
having saved its members many dollars
n. in bad debts contracted by dead. beats
and bummers.
The White Pine News assures its read.
u ers that there is being more work done
Oh on the mines in that district, and more
10 money being paid out, and that the gen.
At eral business outlook of Hamilton is
much better to-day than at any previou,
time in three years, and that all kinds o
IS business is steadily improving.
10 The Nevada Democrat hears that it i
Up the practice Of many persons to repair I,
SO Chinatown during their leisure hour
and smoke opium. To acquire and con
tinue the practice of such habit is ce,
IN tain death to an American and should b
Ia avoided.
nd The following is the product of tn
mines Of Storey county for the quartz
ending June 80. 1875: Tons reduced
lie. 1884 gross Weld S6,767, ia 6l; N
in WELD. S3762,3 1913 81; amount of tai
get $47, 029 &c.
James Duffy. of Carson, has won
suit in San Francisco, growing out of
MS violated soda contract, by which he 7
, q covers 1913, 900 damages.
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