Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-12-14

| the Owyhee river, at the crossing on ihe
stage road, which has been forbade Tor
several months past, is 50 swollen by
| the late storms that teams are now ter-
ried across its turbulent bosom.
The Arizona Miner says: The mines oi
Bradshaw Mountain are looking aS well
as at any time, and from the Peek ana
Prince as good ore is being taken out M
| at any previous time, while on ouslhe To-
cations parties are sinking shafts. run
ming tunnels and otherwise prospecting |
and generally with good SUCCESS.
| A band OF horse thieves, led by des-
perado known as Rocky" were re-
Gently chased from Eastern Idaho, over
the mountains past Freemont's Peak, to
the foothills in Northern Wyoming,
where two OF the thieves were killed. an
other wounded, Rocky captured and
some stolen horses recovered.
The White Pine News says: The Tay-
lor mine and mill-site. at Taylor District,
in this county. were sold few days ago
to the Martin White Company from $14.-
600 cash. Ten tons OF ore taken for The
Taylor mine were sold to the Martin
White Company at $50 per ton, and was
by them sent to San Francisco TO be
worked, which yielded little over $500
per ton.
The Stock Exchange says: Atone time
on California street yesterday afternoon
there might have been seen cheek by
jowl the following operators: Jim Keene
| -, Chornv, md Hap
Dodge; A. e. Head and John Living
stone; George Roberts and Bradley;
Captain George W. Kidd and Solomon
Heydenfelt; Archie Borland and Alex
ander Badlam; Fulton Berry and Jack
McKenty. And adds there is something
in the wind.
The Ruby Consolidated Company
(Limited) of London, on the 9th inst.
filed the papers in the Office of the Clerk
of the District Court for the commence
! ment OF a suit against Hermann Heyne-
. mann ct al, for the possession and re-
, covery of title OF the Dunderberg, FL
Dorado, and number OF other mines in
Eureka district. and for the possession of
the furnace, Offices and other property
: claimed by plaintiffs, now held by defend
ants, and for an account of the steward
ship of said Heynemann in the working
of the mines OF the said Ruby Consoli-
y dated Company for the last three years.
1t is said a venerable lady of color re.
: sides in the southern portion OF Oak.
land, California. who modestly claims to
L be daughter of the author of the Dec
; laration Of Independence, and who was
}. given her free papers by the administra
% tor of the estate OF the third President o.
a. the United States. Though born slave
10 idea concocted by her democratic pro
8, eenitor become the law of the land: "Al
Id men are created equal" Also to see he
great. erandchildre educated in the sam,
schools, associated with and on al
equality with the favored OF our land
u Digest these facts, ye Jeffersonian Dem
ocrats.
:. or the West Comstock the Gold Hill
of News says: This mine lies west of tn
n Chollar and Bullion. and has been quietl
I'd and systematically worked for some tim
~ past, with what success may be judge
from the fact that the company has jus
!. declared q dividend of fifty cents pc
NO share, payable on the 2lst. There or
es $500 feet in this mine, it pays its wa
re and is expected to prospect the heart c
tn Mount Davidson, where no company ha
"a prospected yet. The company have dis
na posed of 10000 shares OF their stock fo
re working capital, realizing $3.50, coo
be placing them on very good financis
rs' basis, and out Of the way Of assessments
al. Some fifteen years ago, says the Carso
Appeal, during or about the time OF tn
~ Indian war, Captain ellison, formerl
40 Indian agent for the Territory of Nevada
~ was informed by Winnemucca. Chief c
CO. the Putes. of rich quartz ledge nea
'e- the line of the present Indian reservatio
vas at Pyramid Lake. Since that time an
until very recently, Mr.. ellison has keI
his knowledge q profound secret; hi
nal reason for so doing being the suppositio
hat that he would not be permitted to ow
for or prospect mining claim that was likel
TO be proved to be within the lines of til
said reservation. Recently Mr.. Gillso
OF and others, living here and hereabou
by have formed company for the purpos
we of taking up and working the ledge; an
Yesterday he and MIR. Thomas Wells an
others of the party returned from the
n mine, bringing with them bag of vel
- rich specimens of silver-bearing ore.
gh- ine virgin" i1n'e'P'''0 VI '"o ~
md gives the following resume of the Con
stock: The new buildings of the Coz
solidated Virginia works are being la
nta ..;.l d., G,,o ;,ohao in th;otpaso T{
But floors are double. The first course
'rly blanks are three inches in thickness ar
the second two inches. On such n ho
giants might safely dance a breaknow
IN The ore-house is ready for the receptic
inc of ore and the switch to the same fro
all. the main railroad track is about cor
pleted. Most of the rails were laid ye
terday. The Ophir Company ha
,.,, erected q new boiler-house over the
'''' incline engine and are putting the h
draulic apparatus OF their new ore dun
in order. The pumping engine is
place and the foundation timbers a
ready for the reception Of the heavy III
Wv. chinery of the pump. Water is bel
,or, hoisted with two iron tanks, one
,;,; which is worked by the donkey engir
''' The pump will shortly obviate the nee,
sity for the work. A large amount
asst. wood is accumulated at the works. T
;ah. battery blocks of the California stamp m
gu will soon be ready for the reception
una the mortars. The California pan mill
'ods running ten pans on shines and failing
ou The San Francisco Alta says: In
n;, Fourth District Court yesterday
way oomP'a'n' WIS n''u :" ,n' '"'o
nell & Hawkins VS.. ]. M. English, 10
s. Magee and Arthur II. Hawkil
Sal. Plaintiffs aver that in December, Is
was Magee obtained bond from the own,
the of the Gila mine. situated in the Reyei
and District Nevada, for its purchase DR.