Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-10-31

use to them, and that the production OF
the mine must cease till the works could
be repaired or new ones obtained. Flood
was disinclined 10 express Gn opinion as
to the length Of time it would take TO get
in working order again, but intimated
something over sixty days, saying IL
wonld be foolish 10 hold out hop OF too
early resumption. Flood stated that
an offer had been received from the Lady
Washington Company Of their new moist
ing works, lust completed at the Union
foundry. These works. which are duph-
cate in many respects OF those destroyed,
would be purchased il they would be
made available. All that could be said
with definiteneA about the whole matter
was that the most feasible plan of pro.
ceeding that suggested itself would tie
pursued, whether of buying new works
or repairing the old. He did not know
to what extent the old works were in
jured, but il could be assumed with GER
tainty the bed plates and other OF the
most solid parts Of the machinery are
sound and uninjured, but even If the
least supposable damage were done 1t
would be folly to expect that the neces.
ssry repairs could be made inside OF
thirty days, or even considerably longer
period.
The Consolidated yirginia's battery
and pan mill and the Battery mill would
be also repaired as soon as possible.
The &c. & c." mill cost about $500 900,
but the pan portion of it was intact.
The Consolidated Virginia mill was also
very expensive and complete. The diff
Guilty about ore production, however,
does not lie in the production of the
milling facilities, for until the new estab-
lshments were erected, recourse could
be had to the Brunswick and Morgan
mills, which are equal in capacity to the
one burned; besides there were several
other small mills, which could he called
into requisition.
~ As regards the Ophir mine and works
dispatches received to-day show that the
shafe il all right, and the boilers and
most of the machinery available. A
special dispatch to the Stock Exchange,
from Virginia City. to-day, says the vault
| of the Bank of the California Agency
was blown open this morning, and the
treasure removed to the Gold Hill
| Agency. Several deaths have occurred
! from exposure, excitement and typhoid
fever combined.
Carson sent cooked provisions for 2, SOC
persons, and they are being dealt out al
the First Ward SchooI-house. Reno
Gold Hill and other towns are sending
food and clothing. There only 5000
people without food, beds, roofs o.
money. Of these only 500 are withou
necessary clothes. Should harsh weathe
soon yet in much suffering must ensue
The three injured mines can not, thu
employees say, get the buildings and ma
chinery under sixty days, but rebuilding
will be going on oil over the city, Ant
this will give labor to hundreds in clear
ing the ruins, etc. The people are il
good spirits, and while terribly afflicted
are the pluckiest, bravest lot l ever ha'
to deal with. Hundreds are too prou
to say they need help, and ladies go Oh
and find women and children needin
food, but ashamed to beg it. This feel
ing is relaxing. however, under the kin
offices of the Relief Committee, which
already partly organized. Some shnntie
are already being put mp; ~orkmen ar
busy shutting off the broken water an
gas pipes and getting the worst debrl
, ont of tho streets; some streets are nttel
ly impossible, choked with ruins. Th
ferocity of the fire is seen in the twisted
warped iron work and heavy walls draw
out OF shape. Dangerous walls are bein
, blown up every few minutes and othei
are being pushed over. The streets an
open lots present scene of indescrib'
: BILE confusion; numbered with broke
, furniture, damaged goods and broke
, machinery. The machinery OF the hois
ing works burned is believed to be badl
: damaged, but not utterly ruined. Th
:. water in the Consolidated Virginia is bt
v ing pumped off through the Gould ,
= Curry, and other mines, but pumpin
facilities are thus far inadequate. Las
X night the air shaft of the Andes min
8 was on fire and sent up columns of flame
It $50 feet in hight. 1t is believed it wi
!, burn out the shaft and 60 no further
- Communication is being pretty well Gu
Q off below. This mine is on the south G
d the region of the fire and above it, an
, took fire from the flying ciuders. 1t
, buildings are not burned. Information
= about the mines is that all the men &c
!, out without exception. some Of th
r burning timbers of the Ophir shaft fe
a down it and sent the gases, as if burnin
wood, up the Gould Il Curry shaft
. Water was lifted up and then droppe
h back, forcing the gases back. 1t is be
d lieved there is no fire in the Ophir q
al watar howayar Eapt IN tha bo( q