Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-04-25

Storey county. and leaves a wide circle
of friends. During bis life Mr.. Paul
held q number of local Offices in Gold
Hill.
At present there are less than 10000
trade dollars in Storey county, and it is
expected that before long they will be at
premium.
Two prisoners named Nectar and
Mead, confined in the Elko county Jail,
amused themselves, says the Independ-
emit, 10 tracing map OF North America
on each others countenapces.
Jack Gilmer has just returned to
Eureka from establishing stage line to
the Black Hills. Jack says he hasn't
fully determined as to the financial value
OF the Colored Elevations.
On the 18th a man named Gillespie,
residing in Gold Hill, committed suicide
by taking poison. He leaves wife and
three children. II is said that he was
come cted with the New York mine
The stockholders of the Hale h Nor
cross Mining Company have decided to
increase the capital stock from So, 200.
900, in 10000 shares, to $11, zoe, 000. in
l12. 900 shares.
Albert Mack has sold the Camanche
mine and mill at Benton. Mono county,
CAL, to some San Francisco sharps for
1920. 900. Benton is about 40 miles dis
tant from Columbus.
A correspondent of the Silver State in
forms that journal that the contract for
erecting Touring mill on Silver Greek.
near Bull Run, has been let to P. G..
Cunningham, Davis & Ham of Palisade
Valley are the parties building.
The total receipts Of the Episcopal
Church festival given in Silver City
amounted to $783.75. The dsburse-
ments were $l05.50 leaving the hand
some sum of S678 25, for the receipt Of
which Rev. Mr.. Jenvey responds in a
card OF thanks.
The Virginia Enterprise Of the 10th
says: DR.. s. A. McMeans, who has
been quite i'll during the past three
weeks, was yesterday able to be abroad
for the first time. Except that he Is
rather weak, he is feeling quito himself
again.
The work in building in Virginia City
has now fairly commenced and is going
ahead with rush in all parts of the
city. A great number Of large frame
buildings are in process Of erection and
grading is being done for many first.
class brick structures.
The suit of Hough vs.. Gilmer & Sails
burs for $40, 900 damages for injuries re-
ceived by the upsetting of the Cherry
Creek stage, was tried in the Eureka
District Court. The jury rendered a
verdict OF $500 for plaintiff. The case
will be taken TO the Supreme Court IN.
less new trial be granted.
In front of G. II. Clarke's grocery
store. @ street, Virginia, there is very
curious specimen of petrifaction. 1t il
Of tree or log about one foot in diane
ter, and shows distinctly the knots and
grain of the wood. Tho curiosity was
found in Six-mile Canyon by Mr.. Clarke
who thinks it was piece of nut-pine
The bark and sap of the tree are clearly
shown. A miner, after examining tn
specimen yesterday pronounced it to b
.. "quartz in hollow tree"
t The Carson Appeal says: All Carson
. ties know we'll ex.Attorney Genera
! Buckner. as ho resided here for fou
= years and became general favorite wit
d our people. All will be glad to hear c
his prosperity, and we therefore recor
with pleasure the fact that the Genera
has just completed the sale of the Nor
r tezuma mine in Humboldt county I
, parties in San Francisco for $4,000. A
/ this was the Generals individual pro
' perty, the sam obtained for it will kee
him in pocket money for some time.
The Eureka Sentinel says: Nsarl
every day we hear Of letters being re
: ceived from the Black Hills that spea
J, very discouragingly of that section
r. Gold is scare, hardly color being foun
n in the gulches, and those who bav
n waited oil winter for spring have packe
y up and left the country to the new
8 corners Rich diggings are reporte
Q every day hut hunting them is equal
It the pursuit of the phantom shadow. an
N are reported to be about fifty miles mort
n from any place one inquiries concerniu
s them. The best prospect yet discoyere
u is for a big Indian war, and this is pal
!, ming out we'll. The reds are showing
d hostile feeling and 1t is thought th'
II when spring opens there will be troub
lr with them.
: A WAsHoE ZEPHYR. - The Virgin
- Chronicle OF the 18th inst. says ne
o house, 25I30 feet. in the course of COL
20 struction, belonging to Constable J.
70 Smith, suffered badly. At o'clock tn
10 wind lifted it up bodily and landed it
u the middle Of the street. The roof r
10 NAMED intact but the sides were bad
crushed in. The damage to the stru
ture is about $500. The dwelling
IS. Thomas Jose, the Virginia agent of Il
40 San Francisco Chronicle, at the corn
of A and Mill streets, was whirled in
the air and deposited on the roof of
, adjoining house. where it now stands
monument to the strength Of Wash
~ zephyr. The building to which Mr., Jo
ne has SO unwillinRly contributed anoth
xe story, is damaged more than the o
u, which now surmounts it.
IN Among the passengers which pass
'er through on the express train yesterd'
90 says the Winnemucca Silver State
isl April IA, was crazy woman. who
" times became so violent that it was nee
sary to restrain her to prevent her fr'
injuring herself. She was accompan
ha by her children who were too small
,er appreciate the sad condition of th
mother. Conductor Hopkins inform