Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-11-20
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

Three feet OF snow is the report from
the Wasatch range, and still it is coming. |
Work will shortly be commenced at the
Black Diamond coal mine in Palmyra |
District.
Tho receipts of the Reno Office OF the
the Central Pacific Railroad dnring the
month OF October were 500. 900.
The reward for the capture Of old
Bender is still standing. II you get out
of work this Winter suppose yon go
around and haul him in.
The people OF Utah are getting up
memorial TO Congress asking the admis-
sion of that Territory into the Union as
State this Winter.
The officer in charge of the construc-
ton Of the telegraph line to Fort Bayard
says the New Mexican, will buy poles by
the wagon load, thus doing away with
the services and profits Of the contractor.
o, my! exclaimed the Reno Journal,
because q young lady, rugged up in
pull.back OF the most elevated kind, was
tripping along down Commercial Row,
when something busted and a loaf Of
bread fell to the sidewalk.
The total yield Of the wheat crop of
California the present season Is little
over four hundred and twenty-five
thousand tons, giving surplus available
for export of two hundred and twenty
five thousand tons.
The Register says it is sad sight to
see the young men Of Winnemucca
wrestling four or Ave hours night with
the North American game of "Pedro "
when there is a score OF manageable
young ladies in town.
Don Pedro, OF Brazil, will bring 5000,
600 worth of diamonds when he comes
to visit this country. The Detroit Free
Press says he is going to give them away
to young men who part their hair in the
+, center.
The Arizona Miner says: Ben Baker
: and the mail carrier who was shot and
: had his horse killed last week, went oui
: a few days ago to try to recover the mail,
which the rider hid in the brush at the
o time he was shot. They found the dead
v horse, stripped Of saddle, bride, etc.
~ but no trace OF the mail. From thu
" number of moccasin tracks in the vicin
. ity Ben is convinced that the shooting
It was done by Indians. who must have
o watched where the mail was hid ant
a taken it. The only queer thing about il
is that they did mt eat the horse.
+ The Pacific Wood, Lumber and Flum,
"a Company, represented by Presiden
). Hereford and Supt. Haist. have beef
;. paying off in Reno the past two days
n and have disbursed in the neighborhoo'
= Of $25, 1000. This is the last settlement
- until next Spring as the weather ha
. compelled them to close down their mills
IL which was done last Saturday night, 81
10 they have no further use for six hundre
l. men. The Reno Journal is informed b.
- Mr.. Hereford that the Company hav
y 10000 feet OF lumber and ]. 900 cords o
OF wood on hand to be shipped to Virgins
at as soon as possible.
10 The total number of exhibitors fror
III San Francisco at the Chilean Expositio
40 was 144, and the value of the goods OF
40 hibited amounted to $50, 1923. TIL
O. exhibitors occupied space OF 5000
ID feet in the palace of the Exhibitio
building. The articles inclueded almos
% everything produced by the intelligenc
O. and genius Of man. Mining specimen
be from 36 mines in California and "a i
ps Nevada were sent to Santiago, whic
must have given the Chileans some ide
OF the marvellous mineral wealth of tn
Pacific Coast. By request of the Gov
ia eminent of Chile the United States Gov
ia eminent forwarded to the Exposition
collection OF coin OF the United State
80 and Photographic views Of the principa
to public buildings.
o. 1t is said Great Salt Lake is becoming
ey less and less salt every year. When tn
na country was settled by the Mormon
'a' three barrels of water would make on
20 of salt. Now It takes four barrels +
~ produce the same quantity. 1t has be
er- come fresh in q proportion Of somewha
IL more than one per cent. year; hence
:. in less than 100 years the water vii
become entirely fresh. While it is be
'lt coming fresher it is growing longer
til Within the twenty-seven years that tn
ire country around has been settled, it ha
"a encroached all along its low banks nearl
- a mile upon the land, and deepened fv
feet. Several fine farms are now permu
nently under water. This is accounte
lin for by the fact that the rain fall ha
So. doubled within the past twelve years.