Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-11-12
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS.

lnere - nov p!thty Vi " "
carson river and all the mills are IN
for work.
There are two times in mans lie
when he eagerly scans the newspaper
once. when he hes been In an awiui
scrape, and, again. when he Is LOOKING
for o puff.
II ia understood that Wells, Fargo X
Co. have closed all express lines running
;nto Plumas county, California This
change has been forced upon the COM
pany by the repeated treasure robberies.
Ward, who, while endeavoring to
rescue an imperiled child, year or so
ago, and had leg cut off by passing
locomotive, has just secured verdlcs'
by jury. against the Kansas Pacihc 90.
for $3.50 damages.
John Powell has discovered at Crystal
Mountain, COL, a valuable vein Of verdi
antique, known as green amazon stone.
q notified green marble, from which the
miners are realizing from 5000 to $3OO
per month, selling It for specimens and
for the manufacture OF jewelry, etc.
A new motor has been invented by
Chief Engineer Wood. OF the United
States Navy. consisting OF power de-
rived by the agency of oarbonic acid OBJ
tanned by means OF electricity and gal.
vanism. He has filed caveat, and
promises to exhibit his invention ut the
Centennial.
Prof. W. Frank Stewart desires the
Carson Appeal to say, as quietus Of
MISREPRESENTATION, that the great cabinet
uf specimens collected by himself and
State Mineralogist Whitehill for the
| Centennial, was not destroyed by the
Virginia fire, but is safely housed, the
whole ten tons being in the Rail.
road Round House in Carson. All OF
which is good and assuring information
On the Sd inst, in the District Cour
in Virginia City. Rising, Judge, the viii
Of the late A. NJ. Edgington was ad
mitted to probate. The estate is valued
at 500, 800; from this sum an indebted
ness amounting to $35, 900 (of whicl
$50, 900 is due the Bank Of California
will be deducted, and the remainder viii
be turned over to Mrs. Edgington. Mrs
A, M. Edeington and A. j. Ralston ar
appointed executors.
1t appears after oil that trouble bs
tween the Black Hills gold hunters IN
the Indians is inevitable. The Siou
9th Iowa) Journal has the following
which is suggestive: 1.-THE Black Hill
excitement has not all died away, and
/. fact there is considerable being dor
!. hereabouts in quiet manner. Sewers
!, parties arrived yesterday in this city wit
= the intention of making their way will
:. out much ado into the reputed gol
. country to pass the Winter"
The Virginia Chronicle tells Of cui
: GUS incident which occurred on G stree
J. A lady passing along the sidewalk hi
her attention directed to a gold watt
: and chain, with handsome ring and watc
key attached, all aging to button {
her jacket. At first she was at loss
account for their presence, but soon l
IN collected that few moments before
!, gentleman had brushed rather violent
y against her in passing, and the only pc
10 sible conclusion was that in the conte
q her button had hooked the watch al
~ chain from his vest.
10. At least fifty-perhaps twice that nul
of ber--of fine cabinets of ores, minera
lis and curiosities Of all kinds were lost
of the fire. Quite number Of the collie
as tions 80 destroyed we're worth from 81 o.
ok to Sc, 900 each. In many of the cal
of nets says the Enterprise were ores tn
ut cannot be replaced. Among these we
he specimens taken from the Comsto
elk (Ophir and Mexican mines) in the ear
A. days-specimens possessing peculiariti
not now found in any Of our mines.
nu the ores thus preserved were generally
rk the richest descri ption, they must ha
OF contained in the aggregate small Il
as tune in silver and gold. Besides
specimens of silver ore there were
Set many of the cabinets very rich specime
nal of gold bearing quartz from mines
Ice California. Many OF the rare coins al
lat specimen bars OF silver and gold "
doubtless be recovered, but the ores "
No be ruined AZ specimens. Some of
ial Mexicans in town would no doubt Ii
rly the job OF working these burnt ores
10 their arrastras, or even by hand.
on All the men that it was possible
he work to any advantage during the p
uc- week. says the Gold Hill News of
,ti- 4th, have been employed in clear
Ids away the debris from the Ophir, rem,
zen ing the injured portions Of the machine
nv, and repairing the foundations. I
ills shaft has been retimbered so far as
Der was injured by the fire, and q donl
engine erected, which commenced
hosting of water from the lower lev
to-day. The company has purcha
ngs the splendid new powerful hosting
"a CINE Of the Combination Chollar- Saw
:. Company, which will give them IN,
%" greater hosting power than that of
inc old engines, and will enable them
DR.. start up again much sooner than il
cas had been necessary to order from
- foundries. The New York pump Dol
'm' complete pattern of the old, has b
the purchased, 80 that the entire pump
Ter. machinery will be in readiness to 8
,tb up at very early day. New air c.
pressors and 10-horse engine to dri,
III lathe and run the gearing Of the
on machine-shop have been ordered
was will be erected as soon as they arr
and The shaft is all right, and everythin
being done to forward the Replacement
'of the hosting works and machinery tn,
TIA possible. The incline machinery is
nut little injured and will not have to be
nls placed. The body works Of the hois
engines are also but slightly hurt
ens can be easily repaired. As soon o
as can be done the shaft is to be enlal
- by the addition of another compartm'
which will make four in all. and
,aty largest working shaft on the Comst
. in ----.-.=.--
:, LOUIS KULLMAN NATHAN MAYER MAX Az