Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-07-27

count OF the loss: While passing through
Seymour Narrows the ship was caught 10
a whirlpool, becoming uumanageable ire
fusing to obey her helm). wss carried
bodily on TO a supken rock. which she
struck with great force on the port side,
about abreast of the foremost, careening
the ship and starting the deck forward.
The ship hanging on the rock for mo-
ment, swung rapidly. head to current,
then slipping of, was Immediately headed
for the shore Of Vancouver Island, the
nearest land. By this time the ship was
rapidly filling with water, and about 'he
time her head struck tho Shore the nfes
were e1tinguished.
The Los Angeles Express states: Ioe
track of the Southern Pacific Railroad IL
now extended a few miles beyond the
Santa Ana river, and will be pushed en-
ergetically across San Gorgonio Pass'
Material for finishing the road as lar as
Dos Palmas is arriving rapidly, anfthe
will be no interruption q the construc-
ton until that point is reached. AS coon
as the road is in operation the other sioe
Of the Pass, the freight Of Arizona VIII
commence to come this way. The diver
sion OF the Arizons trade to the Southern
Pacific will give that company very I'M
portant line Of business. and more tnan
compensate for whatever diversion OF
local trade the Los Angeles and lnde-
pendence Railroad may create.
Speaking OF the purchase BY The uoV-
eminent of Comstock bullion and the
probable intention of the Government to
use it to partially supplant the present
circulating medium, the Reno journal
says, while this news will come to our
people with welcome sense OF gratifica-
ton, it 10 not the least glorious thought
that our wealthy young State Is the
treasure-house to which the eye OF Uncle
Sam is looking for redemption Of his
notes OF band. With the struggles and
strifes OF scarce twenty years. it is q
proud record for this land of sagebrush
and silver to have made, and in the flu
ture years the boast II am Nevadan, "
shall only be second in honor to that OF
II am an American citizen"
Tho Dover Mail says: 1.-THE man
who will borrow lead pencil aud re-
turn it to the owner unasked is the kind
of O man We want at the head OF oui
Government. The New Orleans Re
something virtuous in returning Dor
rowed things; but the man who car
earn five cents and buy his own leat
pencils will suit us for the head OF {
/ nation" The man who shoves a five.
cent graphite need never aspire to high
position in this great and glorious coun
try. His deeds would be as worthless a,
his instrument.
The White Pine News Of the 24tl
says during the past week there has beef
more improvements, in the way Of build
ing, than We have seen started for loni
time before in this place. Everybod,
seems to be painting and fixing up thei
houses and business places, whirl
betokens n better feeling for the bust
ness future Of Hamilton. This ia right
for brighter future certainly awaits us
The Austin Reveille chronicles th,
fact that David Badger has sold to P. W
Murray one-half interest in his brow
: filly-the one that runs without rider
for 81, 200 coin. About the dearest piec
of horse flesh for her weight-750 pound
ever sold in Nevada.
The Eureka Sentinel reports an i'm
portant strike in new mine in Silverad
\ District. near the property of job
@ Shonebar. Average assays from the re
4 cent development are reported at $39
y per ton, and fine showing Of ore of tn
same character is already in sight.
o Several trusting individuals lamen
" the petty defalcation Of "Dandy Jim
IS the scientific boot-black Of Virginia City
: who lately borrowed several small SUM
A and with his exchequer thus dishonest,
replenished, sloped.
DIR. Goodfellow, formerly of Hamilton
o says the Elko Independent, is now the
Superintendent OF the famous Leopard
. and is pushing things along at a lively
, rate. The mine is holding its own nobly
in fact it is steadily improving.
A Canadian paper announces the de-
mise of a peculiar citizen" of Ded
y must be common characteristic of tn,
/. inhabitants Of that romantic town.
The White Pine News says the Raw
o mond & Ely last Monday discharge AZ
men. This looks little bearish. BuI
y looks are often so deceptive you know.
Spooks. specters and SPIRITS are seri
It ously soaring the superstitious seeker.
= after treasure in the New Calsdoni,
shaft at Gold Hill.
Professor Price, of San Francisco, ia
u close 6gurer. He tots up the reserve il
}. sight in the Richmond Consolidate,
mine at Eureka at Sc, 96S, O9S.
The new hosting machinery for tn
Consolidated Virginia is approachin,
8 completion in San Francisco.
u Two sons Of the San Francisco banker
= Ralston, are studying minerslosy a,
!. Austin under professor.