Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1876-06-16

cnnir, discovered on Shelf O cup oil
concentrated I've, Of which he took a
quantity in bis mouth. He ran scream
ing to bis mother, who Immediately sent
for physician, who administered the
proper remedies in time to save the life
OF the little one, although his mouth and
throat were badly burned and his suffer-
ing intense. He was, however, more
comfortable last evening. and it is hoped
that the injuries are emily OF temporary
nature.
A notable party visited the bonanza
mines and inspected the wonderful
wealth to be seen. The visitors were !:
w. II. Russell OF the London Times, Mr..
Prior Of the London illustrated News,
Mr.. Weed OF the New Orleans Picayune,
Howard Colt of San Francisco, and Mr..
Jarrett. of lightning train celebrity.
No pine nut catch EN- this time, said
an Indian to the Austin Reveille man.
The red man had just returned from the
pine nut forests in the vicinity of
Mammoth, Nye county, and informed
US that the prospects for good crop of
the nuts is very dim. The unusually
late Spring seems to be the cause of the
failure, and the Indian looks at it in
that light; for be said; "Heap too much
dam cold"
The Elko Independent learns that the
Mountain Laurel mine-an old location
between that place aud Bull RUNS
giving most encouraging results. The
mine is owned by Elias De Young and
James Duncan, who took from the ledge,
several years ago, a large quantity of
what they thought to be base ore, and
they are now agreeably surprised at
procuring from it, assays from 5000 to
800 per ton.
The Eureka Sentinel OF fhe 18th says
II. X. Mitchell was in from the Piano AXE
coal mine last Sunday. He says that
work is progressing satisfactorily at the
works; that the coal cokes finely and the
general prospects OF the mine is favor
able. There is considerable water comm q
into the works, but no serious trouble is
anticipated from that cause, as the ma
chinery will be amply sufficient TO keep
1t clear. Mr.. Mitchell returned to the
mine yesterday morning.
Mrs. A. M. Edgington, now in the
East. sends the Virginia Enterprise, the
bill of fare for lunch at the st. James
Hotel, New York. It appear that a
porter-house steak plain costs but So so;
with mushrooms, So so; coffee, plain
~ cents; with cream, 40 cents; tea, 80
cents, plain; with cream, 40 cents, and
40 on for four pages. Looking through
the whole bill, we find that there is no
dish that cannot be had for less money
here In Virginia City than is charged for
the same in New York.
On the 18th at Winnemucca, it was re-
ported that o young man in the employ
of the Central Pacific Railroad, as ticket
agent, had gone where the woodbine
twineth and left unsettled accounts be-
hind to the amount of 1000. 1t was al
so reported that tho youthful defaulter
had been arrested in Ogden, and is now
coRitating in durance vile over the un-
certainty of human events. it's the old
story, wine, women and cards, and the
keep up the expensive habits the young
man had acquired.
The Los Angeles Express has the fol.
lowing bit OF railroad rumor: "We un.
derstand that Senator Sharon entertaius
o serious design of pushing the Virginia
4 Truckee Railway towards Indepen.
dence and ultimately TO Santa Monica.
This extension would pass through a
very rich country minerally, and doubt
less 1t would provea profitable invest
ment. There are not wanting intelli.
ligent persons who contend that Tnyo
county would furnish a volume of bust.
ness which would guarantee revenue
from the very initial. We trust that the
rumor is & reliable one, as a connection
with Virginia City would be desirable
one for..this section
At Virginia City on the 10th. as John
Young, the burglar, was being taken
aboard the train for Carson by Tailor
White, he Suddenly made break across
the platform. White drew q revolver.
which Immediately fell from his hand,
and in striking the plank was discharged.
crowd OF people were on the platform
about to get on the train going to the
Orphans picnic. but curiously enough no
one was injured. The ball went betwee
the legs OF Judge Cox, passed between
two ladies who were in conversation. and
then through window in the depot
Young was handcuffed at the time, and
soon recaptured. He was taken down on
the train, and will remain in Carson two
years.
Tho showing made by the Trustees of
the Crown Point mine has created con.
siderable feeling among the outside
stockholders. The trustees show that
they have taken out OF their mine and
crushed at their own mills and at those
OF the Union Mill and Mining Com pany
l2O, 1872 tons OF ore, which did not nav
tor the cost of extraction and crushing
BY nearly ten per cent. OF the proceeds.
This difference Of course has had to be
made up by assessments, which within
the year have been levied to the tune of
$2OO, 900. BY the first of August new
machinery to the value OF $3.50, 900 or
more is to be erected and paid for, aud
as the ore taken out is already being
crushed at loss, it stands to reason that
this sum and the loss on the ore as we'll
will have to come out of the pockets of
the stockholders in the form of add.
tional assessments.
On the 9th at Austin, DR.. Wixom dis
covered that He had. been robbed of
money and valuables to the amount OF
upwards OF $4,000. The property was
taken from drawer in the back room of
the Doctors drug store on Court street.
The drawer had been forced open with
an OK, the marks of that instrument
being visible on it. The property taken
consisted of diamonds and watches,
$2l0 in gold coin and $llO in silver
coin. The robber was not hogeish and