Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-22

California contains an area nearly as
large as the six New England States.
The contract for grading the Southern
Pacific Railroad TO Fort Yuma has been
let and will be completed by July, 1876.
The Savage Mining Company has
levied an assessment of one dollar per
share, the first on the new issue.
aggregating $4,000. delinquent Janu-
airy 10Th.
The weather has been quite cold at
Idaho City. Shoveling snow is said to
be the principal occupation of the citi-
| zens, with the exception Of those who are |
wrestling with pedro.
A miner named Miller. near Butte city, |
Montana. is reported to have found, in
an ordinary gravel rock. a specimen of
| surface gold worth one thousand eight |
hundred dollars.
Ex-Governor Mccormick will write an
account of the condition Of the mines in
Arizona. at the request of the United
States Commissioner OF Mines and
Mining.
seat from one OF the Pacific's life
boats fioated into Esquimault harbor on
the 9Th. Nailed beneath were two straps,
on one Of which was plainly seen the
flesh of three fingers, left. no doubt, by
some poor sufferer who had seized on
the seat in his last extremity and held on
with grip OF iron.l
The Virginia Chronicle reports that
nothing is being done on the 170O-foot
level Of the Best & Belcher. and rs feet
OF water will have to be taken out before
any work will be done there. The Gould
& Curry pumps. however, are draining
the mine very steadily, and the resump-
ton Of work is only question of few
days.
OF the Belcher, the Gold Hill News
says: Sinking the main shaft is making
good progress and has about reached
point 100 feet below the 550-foot level.
1t is the intention to start another level
at the 650.foot level in very few days.
The bottom of the winze. 100 feet south
of the shaft on the 550-foot level, is in
very favorable quartz and ore.
On last Saturday morning, say the
Borax Miner, the outgoing stage was
} robbed OF two bars Of the Sweetapple
bullion at Belleville. The stage arrives
there before daybreak, and it is not posi-
, lively known whether the bullion was
stolen while the driver was watering his
, team at the tank, or while he was load
: ing on the Northern Belle bullion at the
, express Office.
o Yesterday afternoon, says the Stock
( Exchange, well-known street operator
0 whose name for the nonce shall b.
: Smith, met another, whose name should
= be Brown, when the following converse
ton ensued: Said Smith to Brown
e go and buy yourself some Insulated
: Maggie. It's good buy-betcherli!e!
" Said Brown to Smith, "Yes. goodbye 4
your money-none in mine"
ID The annual meeting of the Ophir Co
II was held on the 10Th, and G. L. Welle
:. (President), ]. D. Fry Vice resdent)
Az A. X. P. Hermon. j. H. Dickinson, Jo
90 seph Sharon, A. p. Wade and Mauric
Dore. were elected Trustees for the ensu
~ ing year. Joseph Marks was chose
y Secretary, and Samuel s. Curtis, Supel
ve intendent. At the meeting 79, 955 share
ne were represented.
IL A correspondent Of the San Francisc
g. Post gives an account OF the drawing Il
Is seats amongst the members Of the Hous
,so and it seems that all the Pacific Goa
Ia. members were in luck except Bill
oh Woodburn, OF our own State, Of whom
nd is related: BILLY Woodburn's nau
ne was not called till near the last. The
US was but one good seat left and that WI
ne in front OF Bob Small. the colored repr
led sentative from Charleston, and to Il
right of another oolored member. Woo
zen burn came down and looked at 1t hes
lilo tatingly, and then, after O moments !
~ Election, dropped into it with q rosy ia
:" and amidst a general litter all around
la' We guess Billy can stand it.
- A San Bernardino dispatch dated I
CIV 10th says: On Tuesday evening,
MI Horace Clark, a teamster in the empl
of the Ivanpah Mining Company, W
eating his supper at Cottonwood static
about sixty miles from here, some part
ub- on horseback approached the wage
/. Il distracted four bars OF silver bullio
-, and rode off towards Bakersfield. 7
tracks were followed for some distar
'no until lost in the rocks. The bullion v
Ugh valued at S4, 500. A reward OF 81 ,00O
nv offered by John McFarlane for the app
tension OF the thieves and recovery
'ne the bullion. Every bar is stamped "Ivi
'wn pah."
'u'' The latest from below says: The G
'en stockholders, repress nting $4,000 sha
A"a have called meeting for the 21st I'M
'n'. to see if the company's affairs cannot
'e"' investigated and set straight for outsid
'n"' as we'll as insiders. The mine has b.
'' yielding large amounts Of bullion late
ere, but divid ends are scarce. Within W.
the firm known to be interested in
tho management have brought suit for
900 shares and 100000 damae
aIo which has created excitement among o
lght siders, and as they will have to ventil
n q the management as well as try and b
~, this peculiar law business, the dissat
fed share. owners are going to star,
Vi early and strong.
80. Not long since. says the Salt l.
~ Herald, Joseph Robinson, of Amer
Fork, went to Ogden on business,
49,, then mysteriously disappeared. In'
~. ries of his whereabouts were anxio,
~. made by his friends. but without succ
~ A day or two passed when informal
was received that he was in Sacrameu
1t appears that while in Ogden he
also arrested by California detectives, loo
but in caboose, and rolled off to Sa
lora. mento, where he was put to consider
: !, expense in securing his release.
pped accused Of crime in California. and
stern wishing to wait the slow process of
., law kidnanned him withont o;vino