Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-10-09

announcement that it is TO form feature |
Of the Centennial. 10 a building erected ]
Of lumber cut from the same tree into /
shingles, and planks OF vesther-bosrd- /
ing twenty.eigbt feet in diameter
Ono million young SALMON Ron the
United States hntehing-erounds on the
McCIoud river, have Just been shipped
to the East for distribution IN the
streams of that less favored region
Another lot Of q million or two IS 10 ioi-
low soon.
There was a wholesale shooting oil
borse-tbieyes at Fort Augustine. New
Mexico. last week -Four prisoners
named Jesus Mes, Pas Mes. Thomas
Madrid and Fermin Aquire, wel!-known
borse.thieves, were taken out OF JAIL AT
night. marched TO little grove, tied TO
one tree, and shot down like dogs.
The Silver State says Judge Badly
Green, Of Varyville, has rendered bis
resignation as Justice Of the Peace OF
Blackjack Township. TO the Board OF
County Commissioners. He says he Is
Engaged in mining now and can not
spare time to attend to the duties OF the
office. When he becomes rich and has
mere leisure time, be proposes to run
for Chief Justice. but at present no mas a
surfeit of judicial honors.
County Clerk Job, Of Winnemucca
received few days ago from his brother
in-law, who has been at work in Eureka,
some fossil bones, found in the solid
rock, one hundred and eighty feet below
the surface, in the Lookout shaft at Eu-
reka. They were fouDd in "vugg' or
pocket in the rock, by Mr.. Jobs brother
in-law, who was at work in the shaft al
the time. The bones are about two
and half inches long, and appear tc
have belonged to an animal of the ca,
and rabbit species. They are in good
, state OF preservation. but how they go
/. into n crevice one hundred and eighty
feet below the surface will probably eve
remain q mystery.
, A silver and gold-bearing quartz ledg
has been discovered in detached rang
, of hills on the Bay OF San Francisco
near Ceutreville. and about three mile
behind Dumbarton Point, from whicl
: the narrow. gauge railroad to San Jose
= now being constructed. The ledge ais
y runs through the lands of the Gree
r Point Dairy Company. The San Fran
C cisco Alta says that experts who have e,
l. amined II state that tho formation
identical with that of the Comstoc
70 Lode, but that the groupings are yer
}. much larger than anything found on th
It Comstock, the ledge being about fit
n feet wide on the surface. The cropping
are sufficiently rich in silver to warrar
the expectation Of very valuable ledg
6 1t is somewhat strange that this appa
o emily rich quartz ledge-within twent
. six miles of this city, as the crow flies
y should have remained undiscovered u
r til this time; but such is the case, neve
Q. theless. H@
y The manufacture of cigars in 81
3 Francisco employs the services of abo
10 1900 people and capital Of from Il
10 to thirteen million of dollars. In IS
IN more than 91.OOO,0O0 of cigars we
made in that city alone. while the nu,
n Der consumed was about lao, 900, 0O
" There are fifty-five firms engaged in il
- porting Havana cigars and tobacco, eli
~ ployipg on an average fifteen perso
g. each. and having invested from $50, o
o. to $1,000.000. There are 215 firms e
E gagged in manufacturing cigars, of viii
about IS are Chinese. They empl
DO from twenty to two hundred men eac
es The cigars made. besides partially su
N. plying the local trade. go to other pal
no Of the State, and Nevada, Oregon, G.
~ orado, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Wyomiu
no Washington, Montana. the Easte
e. States, Australia, South America. Chi
ar and Japan. The cultivation of tobac,
=, is beginning to attract much attention
~ California, and is likely to become
dc time leading industry.