Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-06-17
NEVADA NEWS.

400 inhabitants.
Steamboat Valley contains about
6,000. The soil is very good.
The Centennial travel from Nevada is
said to be very great.
A. NJ. Hillhouse, Of. Eureka, has gone
East to the Centennial.
Three hundred scholars attend the
Public Schools at Carson.
Tho favorite actress OF Virginia City,
Maggie Moore. is playing with much
success in London.
In Western Nevada and California, the
late cold snap shrivelled matters con-
siderably.
Mount Rose, the eternally snow
capped peak, southwest Of Reno, is
over 5000 feet high.
The Reno Journal says that somebody
at Reno is resping q rich harvest from
catching the vast amount Of drift wood
floating down the Truckee.
J. L. johnson, convicted at Austin Of
murder in the second degree, has been
returned to that city for the purpose Of
having new trial.
The dissatisfied shareholders of tho
Trojan mine at Gold Hill. say they are
going to make 1t very hot for their trus-
tees.
Pyramid Lake takes its name from a
remarkable rock formation. pyramid Of
which towers above the lake to hight
Of more than 500 feet.
At Reno. Judge Wright committed
Michael Martin. an insane man, to the
Woodbridge Asylum. He is native Of
Ireland, Al years Of age and labors under
the hallucination that parties are after
him to hang him.
| At Elko Water Stofeld, who arrived
from Island Mountain, brought from
tho mines of that camp something over
two hundred ounces of the yellow dust,
which, being worth $lS per ounce, is
over $1,000.
Southall & Jamison have made rich
and extensive strike in their mine al
Yankee Blade, having uncovered.a large
body Of high grade ore. which they are
now extracting. They have got o sure
thing on Centennial stake.
We are informed, says the Austin Rev
ellie, that the Reese river is OVERLOOKING
, its banks, and that the bottoms on thu
! stage road are covered with water to suct
an extent as to seriously impede freigh,
teams hauling between this place ant
Battle Mountain.
On the 18th at Virginia City. Thoma
Loft was found dead in his bed. LOT
4 was native Of England between so ant
, so years OF age. He was q miner, Blu
has been crippled for years with rheu
: matism and spent o good deal OF hi
time in the County Hospital.
Miss Wolfe. OF New York City. is tn
name Of the lady who contributed $40,
,. 600 toward the founding of the ne,
2 Episcopal Female Seminary in Reno
n As token Of respect, the Reno Joul
!. nal suggested that the street leadin
- toward the Seminary be named in he
ID honor.
70 The dividends Of the Northern Bell
Mining Company are maintained wit
N great regularity. The Trustees have de
m clarsd another div idend OF 81 per shar,
aggregating $50, 900, payable on the l5tl
This Is the thirteenth CONSECUTIVE
D. monthly dividend, aggregating $3.50
D. 900.
1t is a we'll conceded fact that som
at where in the mountains to tho west I
IN Eagle Valley exists valuable gold d.
ID rosit; whether in quartz or gravel, 60
"a there Is and it only needs concerts
- action to develop IL. To find which Il
'" Carson Tribune advises the formation
q joint stock prospecting company.
ia A mass convention of vags. tramp
in three-card monte men and check guerill
IN will meet at Reno in few days. vi
in ginia City and Gold Hill will send strol
delegations. The object is to organi
for the Summer campaign. take pr
b, tective measures against the enroac
IN. ments of tho authorities aud send o re
!. resentation to the Centennial.
IS, A company has been informed, prin
pally Of old residents of Carson, for I
10 purpose OF opening and working o OF
IN field that lies near Verdi. A stratum
SO coal has been found two miles in extel
10, some OF which assays 95 per cent. G.
bon, and is from six to seven feet thiC
is Nine hundred acres OF land has been
,,v cured, ON all OF which is found unmist,
able proof OF coal field. The compa
Is fully organized and incorporated, a
will commence work Immediately.
inc At Virginia City some fifty gentleu
who formerly served In the Union a
Confederate armies have formed
w. ciety called "The Order OF Union a
H. Confederate Veterans" Any one v
served in either of the armies and "
re. was honorably discharged is eligible
membership. The following OHIO
% we're elected: Senior Commander, O
tain F. @. Lord; Vice Commander, !
jor r. G. Foote; Junior Vice Comman
be- Ogden Hiles; Adjutant, Guy Thor
led Quartermaster, Colonel Webater; ON
OF tho Day, Colonel Stone. Member
the Council OF Administratiou-Gent
ars A. L. Gusrney and Major Grey; Capt
NJ. D. Wheeler.
The dumps at the Richmond mine
'eu full to overlooking. and large amo
Of ore ID being daily taken out from
IAN 400, 500, GOO and 700-foot levels.
7 mine never looked better than at pres
and there 10 NO reason WHY the pres
Gus should not prove the most prons'
season since me organization Of tha o.
panv. Tor there il an abundance Of 20
rs. sibls ore n nearly every opening In