Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-05-05

Panamint Mr.. Emery has kindly per-
mitted us TO make an extract from the
letter, which seeks to prove an abb for
the men in the robbery of the Palisade
and Eureka stage and the shooting of
Miller, Wells, Fargo Il Cos express
Following is the letter OF
Mr.. Mcdonald:
Ny main object in writing to you is to
enquire of you il there is not some mis-
take in charging Small and Mcdonald
with stopping the stage the time Miller
was shot. 1t is claimed by a number of
parties here that they arrived here ca or
about the 18th of August. Some of the /
parties am personally acquainted with.
Among them are Sam Tate, d. Nagle, |
the former Recorder, and Murphy. the
present Recorder. There are also loca-
tons made by them in the month of /
August. and the Recorder says that they |
made them in person.
| have conversed with small on the |
subject, and he says that if he had money |
for the expense that he would necessarily |
be put to, he would return to that part OF
the country and have an investigation.
He has very valuable mining ground
here. and he says that as soon as he can
dispose of it be proposes to do SO.
Iwant you to write TO me what you
think about it. If you think it necessary
| will make transcript from the records
and get the written statements of these
parties that have named and send them
to you.
am pursuaded myself that they are
innocent. These men are in town fire.
quently, stopping for weeks at time,
their permanent stopping place being at
Wild Rose, near here. Every one almost
knows them and of the reward, but be-
lieve that they could not have been here
and at the scene of the stage robbery at
the same time Austin Reveille, 2S.
SuTRo RAILRoAD.-A narrow-gauge
railroad is being built from the mouth of
the Sutro tunnel to the Carson river. 1t
will be employed for the immediate pur-
pose of hauling wood from the river to
the tunnel, and afterward for various
uses connected with the work, such as
carrying away waste rock, transporting
lumber, etc. 1t is the commencement of
the railroad which is finally expected to
extend through the Sutro tunnel to the
Comstock LEDGE Virg. Chronicle, 20.
The Woop DRIvE.-There is at present
no wood in the Carson river at Empire,
but it is reported that 5000 cords, owned
by Captain Haynie, is on its way down,
and that after it arrives an immense drive
of 40. 600 cords will be turned loose as
soon as the water in the river is at d
proper stage. Getting this wood out OF
the water at Empire will furnish employ.
ment to many of the men about town
who are looking for work. Vir. Chroni
Gle, 80.
A Rreat celebrity appeared in Reno OF
, Monday night last. 1t was no less thar
Sam Hazlett, the Pilgrim" printer, whc
has been in nearly every printing offic,
in the United States. and though Otter
importuned to remain for week or tw,
to help out on rush, he will quit at tn
end of two or three days and commence
his extensive tramp. He originally halle,
from Titusville, Pa, but does not inten
ever to return. He is on his way t
f Virginia City Reno Journal, April 2s
& ><
Coon WORDS FOR GRANT.-As we hav
y said, we are no admirers or apologsts G
r Gen. Grant, and we write from nor
t partizan standpoint, but we really thin
that, in keeping his mouth closed on tn
> matter, he has followed illustrious pr,
/ oedents and consulted proper offici
E. dignity. Gen. Grant may be candida
e for third term; but, if he is not, he
, not obliged to crafty his enemies b
y premature disclaimers Los Angel,
l. Express.
.
" ANOTHER SULPHUR MINE. - Charlie
10 Wright and cattle man named Egbe
have discovered and located another su
70 phur mine near Rabbit Hole Spring
which for extent and purity surpass
anything in the birthstone line this sit
70 of the internal regions. Hundreds
st tons of the mineral is in sight, and Il
D. only trouble will be in getting it to IL
a Railroads.&c. Silver State, "a.
Professor Thompson, the geoIogis
has informed the Omaha Herald that Il
sluices in the Medicine Bow rang
thirty miles from Laramie, contain lar
quantities of gold. Unskilled men a
I'd making from 50 to SIS day there. La
in fall few experienced miners from Ida
and California came in there and tn